VITAL RECORDS

TISBURY

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1910

TISBURY

The town of Tisbury, County of Dukes County, formerly known as Middletowne, was established July 8, 1671, from common land, and the name was then changed.

November 8, 1709, bounds were established.

February 5, 1830, bounds between Tisbury and Edgartown were established.

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Population by Census:

1765,	739	1820,	1,223	1860,	1,631
1776,	1,033	1830,	1,317	1870,	1,536
1790,	1,142	1840,	1,520	1880,	1,518
1800,	1,092	1850,	1,803	1890,	1,506
1810,	1,202			1900,	1,149

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Adams - Athearns
Baker - Buttler
Calhoon - Crumwell
Daggettt - Durgin
Earl
Ferguson - Frazier
Gardner - Grinnell
Haft - Hyland
Ingerson
Jaques - Joseph
Kaler - Kennedy
Lambert - Lumburt
Manchester - Mosher
New - Nye
Owen
Palmer - Prouty
Randall - Russell
Samson - Swift
Taber - Tuckerman
Vincent
Walden - Worth
Yale - Young
Unidentified

Marriages
Adams - Austin
Bailey - Buttler
Canfield - Cushing
Dagett - Dunham
Eagleston - Ewer
Fales - Furgeson
Gardner - Grinnell
Haden - Hursell
Ingerson - Ives
Jackson - Joseph
Keith - Knight
Lambert - Lyon
Manchester - Myres
Neal - Nye
Ompany - Owen
Palmer - Prowty
Rand - Rynolds
Salvey - Swift
Taber - Tye
Umpony
Vincent - Vose
Wade - Worth
Yale - Young
Unidentified

Deaths
Adams - Austin
Basset - Butler
Cady - Crowell
Daggett - Dunham
Earl - Edmonds
Farguson - Freeman
Godfrey - Grinnell
Hamett - Hursel
Johnson - Joy
Kady - Knapp
Lambert - Lynell
Magee - Mosher
New - Norton
Parsons - Prouty
Redman - Russell
Simpson - Swain
Tilton - Tuckerman
Vaughn - Vincent
Waldron - Worth
Yale
Unidentified
Negro