WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
My 16th great-grandmother was Margaret Tyndale. She married Rowland Taylor, who became a Christian martyr in February 1555. Her brother was William Tyndale, who also became a Christian martyr.
William Tyndale was born in 1494 near Gloucestershire, England, and died October 6, 1536 in Vilvoord, near Brussels. He was martyred for his faith in Jesus Christ. According to some records, his and Margaret's father, John Tyndale, was also martyred, about 1515, the first priest to be burned at the stake. This is still uncomfirmed by me.
William graduated from Oxford University in 1515. He went to Cambridge to become an instructor there. It was here that he came to realize that the Bible itself, was the only source of the Truth of Christ, and that only by Him are we saved. He also believed that the Bible alone should set church doctrines and and that everyone should be able to read it, not just those in power in the Catholic church. He then set about translating the Bible into English, an act that was met with great opposition.
The church at that time had banned any translations of the Scriptures. The opposition was so great that Tyndale had no choice but to leave England. He needed a safe place to live and work on his translation. He left England in 1524, never to return to his homeland again.
He went to Hamburg and began translating the New Testament there. Copies were being printed, but there were spies and Tyndale's press was raided and destroyed. Tyndale had been warned in advance and escaped only with what belongings he carried on him.
After this, he went to Worms, Germany and there he completed his New Testament translation. Soon six thousand copies were printed and out of these only two survived. In 1526, the Bishop of London burnt all the copies he had in his possesion in a bonfire, all the while slandering Tyndale while they burned. It became dangerous for him to stay in Worms and so he moved to Antwerp in 1534. Here he was informed by English merchants living there that he would be protected by them. At this time his translation was virtually completed on the entire Holy Bible.
In May, 1535, he was betrayed by another Englishman to the Belgian authorities. He was imprisoned for 18 months when his trial began. There was a long list of charges read against him and in August, 1536, he was found guilty and condemned to die as a heretic. He was imprisoned another two months, never once breaking to his captors, then taken to the public square and told to recant. He refused and then cried out, "Lord, open the King of England's eyes!" He was immediately strangled and put to death by being burned at the stake.
After his death, his work thrived. In 1539, his last words, his prayer, was answered. The King of England approved Tyndale's translation and every parish church was required to have at least one copy for the people to read.
Tyndale's translation became the basis for the King James Version Bible, which was printed in 1611. There is only one intact Bible that is Tyndale's version that remains today and it is housed at London's British Library.
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
I am also a descendant of this family. Margaret was my great (eleven times) grandmother. I am fascinated by their history and would love to include them in my family heritage scrapbook. Do you know of any photos of portraits or statues which may have been done of either Margaret or William?
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
Hello Susie, I find Margaret and William Tyndale are my 12th Great Grandparents. How fun. I also feel honored. I am sorry, I don't have much to share with you, but am working hard to find out what I can. I see most of what I find is on the internet such as Ancestry etc. I will have to start in the books, I did just get the Book of Martyrs, and can't wait to read it. Love to hear from you and see your line. Pam
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
I just thought I'd let you know that there is a monument to Rowland Taylor in Hadleigh, Suffolk. You may be able to get someone to send you a picture of it if you wanted for your scrapbook. Hadleigh has a website http://www.hadleigh-suffolk.co.uk/ and there are contacts listed. Julia
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
John Tyndale, father of Margaret and William, was my husband's 12th great grandfather. It is interesting that my husband's Benge ancestors helped translate the King James Bible. Thank you for including the history.
Fran Chancellor
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
Hi! Rev Dr Rowland Taylor and Margaret Tyndale are my 11th Great Grandparents. I have noticed that Margaret died on the same day as the Rev Dr and was wondering if she was burned at the stake as well. Unfortunately, all I can find is her connection to William Tyndale and Rev Dr Rowland Taylor.
Any information you may have is helpful.
Thanks
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
I just discovered this. Rowland Taylor and Margaret Tyndale are my 12th great grandparents via their son Thomas. I am honored to be part of this lineage. I also noticed that some of the children have similar death dates. Would be interested to know if Margaret & some of the children died when Rowland did.
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
Some tree's I find on ancestry.com indicate that William Tyndale was an uncle to Margaret Tyndale and that Richard Tyndale b abt 1455 and Tebola Huchyns also born abt 1455 were William's parents. These trees indicate that other children were John b abt 1474, who could be Margaret's Tyndale Rowland's father, Thomas b 1479, William b 1484 and Edward b abt 1485. Sir John Tyndale is not of this family tree line, and it is stated that in the will of Sir JOhn Tyndale, husband of Amyphillse Coininbsy Margaret Tyndale is not mentioned. It mentioned his other 9 children. What source of info do you have that indicates Margaret is a sister of William Tyndale, translator of the English bible? Just trying to find the right tree line to follow. Margaret Tyndale Rowland is a great-grandparent on my tree also.
Ellen Kremmer Rugg
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Re: WILLIAM TYNDALE, Margaret Tyndale, England
I just found out today that (only according to Ancestry.com), Rowland Taylor and Margaret Tyndale are my 12th great grand parents. I thought that there was now way there was this connection, because I only lack about 4 generations to prove the the martyr John Rogers was my 13th great grandfather. These two lines didn't come together until my father.
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