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Dear All –
I am so grateful to all I have learned at this site and have another question to ask of you. Has anyone ever run into the name Hyson as a Saponi Surname? I ask because it is everywhere in my family. It was the middle name of Freelin Hyson Collins (Son of Amos, father of Sylvania, my g-g-grandmother). It was ALSO the middle name of Samuel Hyson Dalton, my g-grandfather, and son of Sylvania. (My g-grandfather always went by the same Hyson, and on his tombstone he is “Hyson Dalton.”) My g-grandfather was named for HIS grandfather, whose name was also Samuel Hyson Dalton. Since I am now suspicious that the Dalton/Collins lines were both Saponi, I am wondering if the name Hyson has a Native American meaning. I haven’t been able to find anything out about the meaning of the name Hyson, except as an English surname. Any thoughts? 🙂 Aileen
While researching the Pamunkey side of my family, I heard of Pamunkey Daltons.
I copied this off a website years ago before I had the sense to also copy the names of sources, so I don’t know who wrote this, but its speaking of some of my family from Louisa county, Virginia. Branham is also a Monacan name. Some Tyrees were Catawba. Some of these surnames are also found in Powhatan familles. Most of these families ended up in Ohio.
“BRANHAM, COLLINS, COOPER, DALTON/DOLTON, DOLES, DONATHAN, GIBSON, HOLMES, LANDERS, LEMAY, NAPPER/NAPIER, SPROUSE, THACKER, TWOPENCE/TUPPENCE, TYREE. Of these, Gibson & Branham I guess are the two “original” surnames. Landers, Dalton, and Lemay married into the Branhams. Napper/Napier, Sprouse, and Thacker are white families that at various points associated with and/or married into the community. Collins, Cooper, Donathan, Tyree, and Twopence are mixed-race families that lived in/near the community in the 1700s. Holmes and Doles are two interrelated families that lived nearby and went to OH with the others. I should note that not all of these families were “mixed”–only certain branches of the Thackers and Sprouses, for instance–as well as the fact that we don’t really know what the “mix” was. Certainly their race was already in question by 1745, when a case dragged the Gibsons, Branhams, Donathans, and Collinses, as well as one member each of the Bunch and Hall families, into Louisa court.”
Interesting, Spilleddi.
Sense that Tyre(e) is one of our family names, since it was great uncle’s middle name. Have not found the connection, but it may be Collins and/or Hall.
Aileen, I got nothing for Hyson yet, but will put my eyes on and look. ;~)
Hi Beeleaf,
If your Tyree is out of Louisa or Hanover county, then we may be related. I’m also descent from the mixed Thackers and possibly Nappers, Bunch, and Halls from that family group. Theres also HARRIS thats associated with them. When a bunch of families went to Ohio in the 1800’s, they claimed they were Cherokee.
Thanks for your input everyone! I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed this forum. Everyone is so supportive and generous. Bee, thanks for keeping your eyes out for Hyson. I have been really stumped on this one! The most I have been able to figure out is that it is the name of a tea leaf. Huh. Have a great weekend everyone! 🙂 Aileen
I know Branham is a popular name among the Monocan tribe as Adkins is among the Chickahominey and Brady among the Eastern Chickahominey.
If your Tyree is out of Louisa or Hanover county, then we may be related.
That would be way cool. But I have nothing on them yet.
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