| Born | 19 OCT 1740 | 1 |
| Died | 23 APR 1819 | Somerset PA 1 |
| Burial | Jersey Churchyard, Somerset Co., PA |
| Father | |
| Mother |
| Mary Hendrickson |
| John Tissue 3 | ||
| James Tissue 3 | ||
| Infant Tissue 3 |
| Hulda Rush | 1778 | 1 |
| James Tissue 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Tishue 2 | ABT 1778 | 2 |
| William Tissue 4 | 1780 | Elk Lick Twp 2 |
| Sebastian Tishue 2 | 5 JUN 1784 | Somerset Co., PA 2 |
| Edward Tishue 2 | 13 MAR 1785 | Confluence, Somerset, PA 2 |
| Jacob Tysue 5 | 1787 | PA 2, 4, 5 |
| Edward Tisue 4 | 1789 | 4 |
| Jane Tissue 1 | 1791 | 2, 4 |
| Isaac Tishue 2 | 15 AUG 1793 | 2 |
| Thankful Tishue 2 | 1795 | 2, 4 |
| Alt Death Date | 8 APR 1819 | PA 2 |
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Captain William Tisue (also Tissue, Tyshue, Tyshoe, Tice, Tyse - all spellings for the same man) was in the Revolutionary Service.
Also from the History of Bedford , Somerset, and Fulton Counties:
"A man named Tissue who probably came from N.J. was the first settler on the land where confluence now is, paid a conbict's passage from Baltimore, having employed him to work on his farm. One day when Mr. Tissue was away from home, the man took advantage of his absence, and robbed the house of a watch and other valuables. Then piling flax on the body of the murdered woman, he set fire to it and fled. He was followed by armed men, overtaken and shot. The shot took effect in his foot, partially cutting off his toes. The murderer then set his uninjured foot upon the wounded toes and wrenched them off. He tried to escape, but was captured and died in prison. tissue afterward married huldah Rush, a daughter of William Rush.
"The Tissue family was among the first in the township, and owned land on which the town of Confluence now is. Jacob tissue , who was born on this farm, was the owner of the property, inheriting it from his father. His son, Issac, born in 1783, was the next owner.
"Captain William Tissue bought land of james spencer in q798 - about 250 acres and is called 'Good Fane' in the patent. Some time before his death, Captain Tissue sold one part of his land to his son, Isaac and the remaining part to another son, William, Jr. This land lies between the Casselman river and Laurel Hill Creek. Probably all of the original tract is now within the town limits of Confluence.
Volume 2, chapter 4, page 36
"Salisbury assessment list supposedly made in 1772 contained the name of William Tissue. His name was also spelled Tyshu, Tyshoo, Tyse, and Tice. His land was located on a large tract of land known as the "Sullivan" farm. Tissue's warrant called for 400 acres of land while a second warrant for 100 adjoining stood in the name of huldah Tissue, his wife. The buildings on this farm are a little over 2 miles from the present town of Salisbury and may be seen from some parts of the town. When the first assessment of Brothers Valley Twp. was made, Tissue had 12 acres of cleared land. So he must have been here several years prior to 1772. Tissue's first buildings were on the North West part of the tract in the hollow beyond the sugar camp on the Abraham P. Beachy farm, and that before the road was made, a packer's train passed through this hollow and passed Tissue's house. Tissue sold this land to Patrick Sullivan in 1798. In 1847 the dwelling was a log house, the largest the writer has ever seen in Somerset County. whether it was built by Tissue or Sullivan the writer cannot say. About 1851 it was torn down.
"Tub Mill Run passes through the Abraham P. Beachy farm and here, somewhere along the stream, a pair of common mill stones were found many years ago. Mr. Beachy removed one of them to his house and it still may be there. These stones are supposed to belong to a small tub mill that is said to have been built somewhere along the stream by William Tissue. This would evidently be the first mill built in this part of the county. Tissue was commissioned Justice of the Peace in 1778, the first one for this settlement.
Return of taxables in 1774 listed William Tissue, Esq. with 3 horses, 4 cattle, 8 sheep, 1 house, and 6 in the family.
William Tissue's indenture papers are dated December 19,1749, Frederick Co. Maryland. (one year before his birth?)
Facts about this person:
Burial
Jersey Churchyard ,Turkeyfoot Township Somerset Co., PA
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Year of birth is listed as 1750 & 1752
[Luther Olson]
His first wife was a neighbor, Mary Hendrickson, and they had three children, John, James, and an infant daughter The murders of Mary and their daughter has become legend. William was offered a commission in the army during the Revolutionary War but hesitated to accept until he acquired the services of a young German "redemptioner" in Baltimore.
Assuming the family to be in good hands, William accepted the commission of captain in the 1st Battery of the Bedford County Militia. But tragedy soon struck. The farm hand had developed a strong attraction to Mary, and when she repelled his advances, he bludgeoned her to death and dismembered her body. After burying her remains under the house, he set it on fire.
Unfortunately, the infant daughter lay forgotten in her crib, and also perished. Their two small boys were taken hostage and before their eventual release, he cut out both their tongues. Neither child was ever normal again after this psychological and physical horror.
bur Jersey Church, Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset Co, PA
After his marriage to Huldah, they moved to a farm in Lower Turkeyfoot Twp which laid partially in the Borough of Confluence.
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