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From: John and Mari Minke <>
Subject: Re: [NJBergen] Tice Family
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 08:39:33 -0800
References: <Pine.OSF.4.10.10401180749280.179107-100000@library.berkeley.edu>

Perhaps they were descendents of Johann Philipp Tyse, a member of the early
Palatine group, and covered by Hank Jones in one of his series on the
Palatine emigration era 1709. They had settled on the Ramapo Tract.

John
Carmichael, CA

Dorothy Koenig wrote:
>
> In Dutch the given name equivalent to "Matthew" or "Matteus" is "Mattys".
> Many nicknames in Dutch are formed from the last syllable of a name. So
> the Dutch equivalent of the English nickname "Matt" is "Tys" (originally
> spelled "Tijs" and prnounced "Tice". The surnames "Tyson" and "Tice"
> derive from this Dutch nickname.
>
> Dorothy
>
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 wrote:
>
> > Relatives named Tice. Does anyone know what country they originated from?
> > They lived in Ramsey, NJ and bought a farm in Pennsylvania. Might have been
> > related to the Tice Farms family in Bergen County Woodcliff Lake.
> >
> >

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