Category: Genealogy

The Tryon Family In America
by Wesley Tryon



FIFTH GENERATION


WILLIAM TRYON 5.5a, first son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date. He settled at Wethersfield, Conn.

DESIRABLE TRYON 5.5b, first daughter of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date.

JOSEPH TRYON 5.5c, second son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date. He settled on "John Tom Hill."

EB TRYON 5.5d, third son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date.

RUSSELL TRYON 5.5e, fourth son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and ---(---) Tryon, no date.

GEORGE TRYON 5.5f, fifth son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date.

NATHANIEL TRYON 5.5g, sixth son of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1872. He married --- ---, and it is said they had eight children, but we find names for only seven:
Harvey 6.6a,
George 6.6b,
Eliza 6.6c,
Honor 6.6d,
Lucinda 6.6e,
Nathaniel 6.6f,
Benjamin 6.6g.

ANN TRYON 5.5h, second daughter of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---), no date.

MARY TRYON 5.5i, third daughter of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date.

HONOR TRYON 5.5j, fourth daughter of Nathaniel Tryon 4.4e and --- (---) Tryon, no date.

RUTH STEVENS 5.7a, first daughter of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Thomas Stevens, was born Nov. 14, 1764. She married Matthew Hale, son of Dr. Elizur Hale and Abigail (Hollister) Hale on May 21, 1786. She died at Glastonbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 1844, at the age of 80 years.

JOSEPH STEVENS 5.7b, first son of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Joseph Stevens, was born July 9, 1767. He married Mehitable Hale, daughter of Daniel Hale and Ruth (Hale) Hale, his cousin. He died at Glastonbury, Conn., May 12, 1824.

MARY STEVENS 5.7c, second daughter of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Joseph Stevens, was born Jan. 6, 1770, and died Feb. 4, 1778, just 8 years of age.

THOMAS STEVENS 5.7d, second son of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Joseph Stevens, was born Oct. 13, 1772. He married Hapsy Hale, a sister of Mehitable, wife of his brother Joseph 5.7b. Thomas died Nov. 4, 1848.

ANN STEVENS 5.7e, third daughter of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Joseph Stevens, was born Oct. 26, 1775. She married John Caswell.

MARY STEVENS 5.7f, fourth daughter of Mary (Tryon) Stevens 4.4g and Thomas Stevens, was born at Glastonbury, Conn., Dec. 13, 1779, and died Dec. 5, 1860, at Austerlitz, N.Y., aged 81 years. She married Nathan Kinne, Oct. 6, 1806, at Winston, Conn. He was a son of Rev. Aaron Kinne and Anna (Morgan) Kinne, and was born at Groton, Conn., on Mar. 13, 1785. He died at Alford, Mass., Mar. 10, 1844, aged 59 years. Both buried at Austerlitz, N. Y. They had nine children:
Franklin Kinne 6.15a,
Charles Kinne 6.15b,
Thomas S. Kinne 6.15c,
Nathan Kinne, Jr. 6.15d,
Mary Kinne 6.15e,
Caroline Kinne 6.15f,
Cornelia A. Kinne 6.15g,
Fanny S. Kinne 6.15h,
Laura S. Kinne 6.15i.

NOAH TRYON 5.9a, son of Joseph Tryon 4.4i and --- (---) Tryon, was born at Glastonbury, Conn., in 1738 (?). He married Fanny (---) Smith, at Glastonbury, Oct. 6, 1805, with William Lockwood officiating. She was born at Glastonbury about 1775. She had two daughters by her first marriage:
Lucinda Smith and
Penelope Smith.
The 1790 census of Glastonbury states that Noah had 1 boy over 16, 2 boys under 16, and 3 girls. He died at Glastonbury, Hartford County, Sept. 27, 1807, aged 69 years, and Fanny died there on Jan. 1, 1832, aged 51 years. We find the name of only one daughter:
Polly 6.16a.
"Noah and Fanny had a nephew named Noah, who built a house on Uncle Noah's land with a deed he was to have the land. About 1815, the children of Uncle Noah demanded settlement: Lucinda, Penelope, Polly, and Elijah. Judment against Elijah Tryon 6.17c, being one-seventh part of the life use of Ruth Chapman 6.17a and Prety (Elizabeth) Pelton 6.17b. The last three named were children of Isaac Tryon 5.9b."

ISAAC TRYON 5.9b, son of Joseph Tryon 4.4i and --- (---) Tryon, was born at Glastonbury, Conn., Apr. 23, 1742. (Another source gives his birth date as May 4.) Of him, Rev. J. Herbert Brown's booklet says: ''He was a wealthy manufacturer in Glastonbury, Conn., and served through all the Revolutionary War. It is stated that he is the inventor of the first machine for making combs--before that time small hand-saws had been used in making the teeth of combs." He married Elizabeth Kimberly, daughter of John Kimberly and Mary (Hubbard) Kimberly, of Stamford, Conn., at Glastonbury, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1771. She was born at Glastonbury, Oct. 9, 1747, and died at the same place May 17, 1838, aged 92 years. They were both recommended to church privileges by Rev. John Eels, and accepted Mar. 7, 1747. He enlisted in 1777 in Col. Baldwin's Corps of Artificers, and served at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Valley Forge. Pension granted Aug. 23, 1790. Isaac received in 1820, a pension for two years actual service as a private in the Connecticut line during the American Revolution. He died at Glastonbury, Dec. 25, 1822, or Dec. 26, 1823, at the age of 82 years. It was said that he had seven sons and three daughters. We found names for all of them:
Ruth 6.17a,
Elizabeth 6.17b,
Elijah 6.17c,
Isaac 6.17d,
Kimberley 6.17e,
William 6.17f,
Anna 6.17g,
Marshall 6.17h,,
Clesard 6.17i,
Clifford 6.17j.
D.A.R. Pension Papers, vol. 30, printed in 1915, says: "Widow also received pension. She died 1838, leaving five children: Elijah, Clifford, Ruth Chapman, Elizabeth Pelton, Ann Reed."

INFANT HILLS 5.15a, child of Josiah Hills 4.48d and Lydia (---) Hills, birth date not shown, died at Eastbury, Conn., Dec. 28, 1786.

SARAH TRYON 5.19a, first daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Oct. 14, 1754, and died at the same place, Oct. 29. 1754, aged only 15 days.

SARAH TRYON 5.19b, second daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Oct. 31, 1755, and died there Oct. 8, 1758, in her third year.

ELISHA TRYON 5.19c, first son of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Dec. 22, 1757. He married Mabel (White) Boardman, a widow, daughter of John White and Elizabeth (---) White, of Upper Houses, at Cromwell, Middlesex County, Conn., Feb. 2, 1784. She was born Dec. 29, 1754, and died Aug. 22, 1804, aged 47 years. The 1790 census of Connecticut lists 1 boy, 2 girls. The 1800 census of Rutland, Vt., Iists 2 boys under 10, and 2 girls under 10. We find five children:
Mabel 6.20a,
Nancy 6.20b,
Elisha 6.20c,
Elijah 6.20d,
Leonard 6.20e,
Reuben R . 6.20f .

SARAH TRYON 5.19d, third daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Jan. 31, 1760. She married Abijah Hubbard, son of Capt. Caleb Hubbard, at Middletown, May 28, 1781. They had eleven children:
Sarah Hubbard 6.21a,
Hattie Hubbard 6.21b,
Lucretia Hubbard 6.21c,
Polly Hubbard 6.21d,
Polly Hubbard 6.21e,
Abijah Hubbard 6.21f,
Elisha Hubbard 6.21g,
Hannah Hubbard 6.21h,
Clarissa Hubbard 6.21i,
Elijah Hubbard 6.21j,
Elmira Hubbard 6.21k.

AMY or AMIA TRYON 5. l9e, fourth daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., May 57 1762, and died at the same place July 4, 1764, at the age of 2 years.

HANNAH B. TRYON 5.19f, fifth daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., June 8, 1764. She married William Thomas Childs, of Haddam, Conn., at Middletown, Jan. 17, 1786. He was born Apr. 18, 1765, and died Apr. 25, 1856, aged 91 years. They had four children:
Thomas Childs 6.23a,
Buckley Childs 6.23b,
Ole Childs 6.23c,
David Childs 6.23d.

DAVID TRYON 5.19g, second son of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., May 5, 1766. He settled in Chatham and married Deborah Brainard daughter of Jabez Brainard and Deborah (---) Brainard, at Middletown, Sept. 27, 1785. He was a merchant in Middle Haddam, Conn., and died Mar. 4, 1851, aged 85 years. They had seven children:
Hannah 6.24a,
Deborah 6.24b,
Hannah 6.24c,
Roxanna 6.24d,
Roxanna 6.24e,
Elijah 6.24f,
Benjamin 6.24g.

PRUDENCE TRYON 5.19h, sixth daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Sept. 9, 1768, and died in the spring of 1861. She married Elijah Johnson, at Middletown, no date. No record of any children. They must have separated, because Prudence married second, Elisha Spaulding, of Plainfield, N.H., Nov. 12, 1796. He was born in 1774, and died May ---, 180S, aged 29 years. They had four children:
Phineas Spaulding 6.25a,
Susanna Spaulding 6.25b,
Elizabeth Spaulding 6.25c,
Prudence Spaulding 6.25d.

AMOS TRYON 5. l9i, twin, and third son of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown Conn., Mar 30, 1771, and died at the same place, Mar. 30, 1773, on his second birthday.

AMY or AME TRYON 5.19j, twin, and seventh daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Mar. 30, 1771. She married Oliver Prior,
Aug. 14, 1788.

OLLY TRYON 5.19k, eighth daughter of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, and was baptized there on Nov. 22, 1772. She married Gurdon Whitmore, Jr., of Chatham, at Middletown, Feb. 24, 1799. They had eight children:
Daniel Whitmore 6.28a,
Titus Whitmore 6.28b,
Gurdon Whitmore 6.28c,
Olly Whitmore 6.28d,
Deborah Whitmore 6.28e,
Sarah Ann Whitmore 6.28f,
Maria Lavinia Whitmore 6.28g,
Etta Elizabeth Whitmore 6.28h.

AMOS TRYON 5.191, fourth son of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, and was baptized there on Oct. 15, 1775. He married first, Lucy Hall, of Woll, in 1799. They had six children:
Lee 6.29a,
Amos Fuller 6.29b,
Mary Ann 6.29c,
Samuel 6.29d,
Lucy Ann 6.29e,
William 6.29f.
Lucy died in the spring of 1820, and Amos married second, Hannah Stocking, of Cromwell, Conn., July 20, 1820. She was born in 1792, and died May 6, 1880, aged 88 years. We find one son:
Daniel Charles or Chapman 6.29a.

ELIJAH TRYON 5.19m, fifth son of David Tryon 4.8b and Sarah (Tryon) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., in 1780, and was baptized at the same place Nov. 17, 1780. He died Feb. 26, 1781, just three months old.

HULDAH COOK 5.21a, first daughter of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was born Aug. 21, 1763.

MILES COOK 5.21b, first son of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was born June 11, 1765. He, with his parents and two brothers, Elisha and Tryon, were early settlers of New Durham, Schoharie County, N.Y., about 1788. He married Sarah Griffin, daughter of John Griffin, and later moved to Jefferson County, and is buried near Antwerp, N.Y.

ELISHA COOK 5.21c, second son of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was baptized May 17, 1767. He moved, with his parents and two brothers, Miles and Tryon, to New Durham, Schoharie County, N.Y., about 1788. He married Wealthy Bishop, in 1795, at Middletown, Conn.

DINAH COOK 5.21d, second daughter of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was baptized July 30, 1769.

TRYON COOK 5.21e, third son of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was baptized Oct. 27, 1771. He moved to New Durham, Schoharie County, N.Y., with his parents and two brothers, Miles and Elisha, about 1788, and in 1795 moved to Middletown, Conn., where he married Mary Griffin (possibly a sister of Sarah Griffin 5.21b), in 1795.

BENJAMIN COOK 5.21f, fourth son of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was born Feb. 27, 1774, and died Aug. 30, 1774, just 6 months old.

HANNAH COOK 5.21g, third daughter of Hannah (Tryon) Cook 4.8d and Thomas Cook, Jr., was born Feb. 27, 1774, and died young.

ENOCH TRYON 5.22a, first son of Capt. Amos Tryon 4.8e and Sarah (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Aug. 26, 1781, and was baptized there Aug. 26, 1781. He was a ship's captain, and married Sarah Crowell, no date. They had ten children:
Sarah Ann 6.38a,
Mary H. 6.38b,
Matthew Crowell 6.38c,
Elizabeth 6.38d,
Enoch 6.38e,
Sophia 6.38f,
Daniel C. 6.38g,
Albert G. 6.38h,
Augustus 6.38i,
Lucretia 6.38j.
Enoch followed his two sons, Albert and Augustus, to the California gold rush, then to South Carolina, then back to Tryon Street in Middletown, Conn. He owned "White Rock."

LUGRETIA TRYON 5.22b, first daughter of Capt. Amos Tryon 4.8e and Sarah (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., July ---, 1776. She married Elisha Fairchild, son of Elisha Fairchild and Abigail (Crowell) Fairchild, on Nov. 26, 1794. He was born at Middletown, date not found, and was baptized there Dec. 9, 1771. He died Aug. 26, 1828, and she died Sept. 20, 1861, aged 85 years. (Another source says she died in infancy.) There were ten children:
Amos Fairchild 6.39a,
Phoebe Fairchild 6.39b,
Samuel Fairchild 6.39c,
Eliza Fairchild 6.39d,
Mary Fairchild 6.39e,
Lucretia Fairchild 6.39f,
Elisha Fairchild 6.39g,
Robert Hubbard Fairchild 6.39h,
Abigail Fairchild 6.39i,
Maria Fairchild 6.39j.

AMOS TRYON 5.22c, second son of Capt. Amos Tryon 4.8e and Sarah (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Aug. 20, 1779, and was baptized there Aug. 29th. He died at Middletown, Oct. 7, 1780, aged 1 year.

AMOS TRYON 5.22d, third son of Capt. Amos Tryon 4.8e and Mary (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Sept. 21, 1773, and was baptized on Sept. 26th. He died at
Middletown, Oct. 21, 1776, aged 3 years.

GEORGE HARDING 5.24a, first son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born July 20, 1761.

EBENEZER HARDING 5.24b, second son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Jan 20, 1761.

ANNA HARDING 5.24c, first daughter of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Nov. 15, 1765.

AMOS HARDING 5.24d, third son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Dec 31, 1766.

HULDAH HARDING 5.24e, second daughter of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M . Ebenezer Harding, was born Oct. 25, 1768.

ELIZABETH HARDING 5.24f, third daughter of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Jan. 11, 1770. She must have died young, as the next daughter was named Elizabeth.

ASHBEL HARDING 5.24g, fourth son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Sept. 26, 1772, and died Oct. 12, 1776, just four years old.

ELIZABETH HARDING 5.24h, fourth daughter of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Sept. 5, 1774.

JEREMIA HARDING 5.24i, fifth son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Aug. 15, 1776.

MARTHA HARDING 5.24j, fifth daughter of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M. Ebenezer Harding, was born Jan. 1, 1780.

ASHBEL HARDING 5.24k, sixth son of Huldah (Tryon) Harding 4.8g and M . Ebenezer Harding, was born Apr. 5, 1782.

JEREMIAH TRYON 5.25a, first son of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Apr. 17, 1769. He married Quetus Bailey, no date.

LYDIA TRYON 5.25b, first daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., July 14, 1770.

ANNE TRYON 5.25c, second daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., Oct. 4, 1771. She married David Bailey at Wethersfield, Conn., on Aug. 15, 1793.

RHODA TRYON 5.25d, third daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., July 6, 1775. She married M. Abner Bow, no date. (Another source says she married Abner Burt, Apr. 6, 1766.

MARTHA TRYON 5.25e, fourth daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, but was baptized Nov. 29, 1778.

HULDAH HUBBARD TRYON 5.25f, fifth daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, and was baptized Sept. 10, 1780. She married Aaron Clark, no date.

CALEB TRYON 5.25g, twin, and second son of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, and was baptized June 22, 1790.

POLLY TRYON 5.25h, twin, and sixth daughter of Caleb Tryon 4.8h and Lydia (Hubbard) Tryon, was born at Middletown, Conn., no date, and was baptized June 22, 1790.
ARNIVE KENTNER 5.26a, first son of Mary (Tryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born Aug. 5, 1775.

JOHN PETER KENTNER 5.26b, second son of Mary (Tryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born Mar. 22, 1777.

JEREMIAH KENTNER 5.26c, third son of Mary (Tryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born May 18, 1779.

DAVID KENTNER 5.26d, fourth son of Mary (Tryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born Mar. 16, 1783. He married Ruth Hawley, Jan. 15, 1807. One son is recorded:
Warren Hawley Kentner 6.64a.

OLIVE KENTNER 5.26e, first daughter of Mary (Tryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born Aug. 6, 1788.

AMOS KENTNER 5.26f, fifth son of Mary tTryon) Kentner 4.8i and John P. Kentner, was born Feb. 16, 1790.

STEPHEN TRYON 5.27a, first son of Stephen Tryon 4.8j and Prudence (Bailey) Tryon, was born Oct. 1, 1775. He was baptized Aug. 8, 1781, with his two sisters.

PRUDENCE TRYON 5.27b, first daughter of Stephen Tryon 4.8j and Prudence (Bailey) Tryon, was born July 13, 1777. She was baptized Aug. 8, 1781, with her brother and sister.

SUSANNAH TRYON 5.27c, second daughter of Stephen Tryon 4.8j and Prudence (Bailey) Tryon, was born June 8, 1778. She was baptized Aug. 8, 1781, with her brother and sister.

BENJAMIN TRYON 5.27d, second son of Stephen Tryon 4.8j and Prudence (Bailey) Tryon, was born May 12, 1779. He was baptized Aug. 26, 1781.

TEMPERANCE GIBBS 5.28a, daughter of Temperance (Tryon) Gibbs 4.9a and James Gibbs, was born Apr. 9, 1756. She married Philip Gildersleeve, son of Obadiah Gildersleeve and Mary (Dinge) Gildersleeve, at Chatham, Conn., May 4, 1780. He was born at Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., July 2, 1757, and died Oct. 26, 1822, aged 65 years. She died Sept. 22, 1831, aged 75 years. Both were buried in Portland (formerly Chatham), Conn. The record shows six children:
Jeremiah Gildersleeve 6.71a,
Betsy Gildersleeve 6.71b,
Henry Gildersleeve 6.71c,
Lathrop Gildersleeve 6.71d,
Sylvester Gildersleeve 6.71e,
Cynthia Gildersleeve 6.71f.

PHILIP GIBBS 5.28b, son of Temperanee (Tryon) Gibbs 4.9a and James Gibbs, was born on Long Island, N.Y., July 2, 1757. He died Oct. 20, 1822, at the age of 65 years.

JOHN TRYON 5.29a, first son of John Tryon 4.9b and Esther (Smith) Tryon, was born at Litchfield, Conn., on Feb. 10, 1756. He married Eunice Lay, daughter of Deacon Amos Lay,
Mar. 18, 1780. Several children, but found name for only one daughter:
Henrietta 6.73a.
John and Eunice are buried in the old cemetery at New Lebanon, N.Y., with Deacon Amos and their daughter Henrietta.

JOSEPH TRYON 5.29b, second son of John Tryon 4.9b and Esther (Smith) Tryon, was born at Litchfield, Conn., Jan. 11, 1759, and died at Litchfield Nov. 15, 1798. He married Sarah Gibbs, who died Dec. 13, 1798. They had four children:
Marianda 6.74a,
Sally 6.74b,
Joseph 6.74c,
Clarissa 6.74d.

SOLOMON TRYON 5.29c, third son of John Tryon 4.9b and Esther (Smith) Tryon, was born at Litchfield, Conn., Mar. 24, 1791, and died Feb. 21, 1844, aged 83 years.

WRIGHT TRYON 5.29d, fourth son of John Tryon 4.9b and Esther (Smith) Tryon, was born at Litchfield, Conn., Mar. 17,1763.

JAMES TRYON 5.29e, fifth son of John Tryon 4.9b and Esther (Smith) Tryon, was born at Litchfield, Conn., June 3, 1766. At age 22, he married first, Ruth Stoddard, daughter of
Aaron Stoddard and Philena (---) Stoddard, in 1788. She died at Litchfield, June 1, 1795, at the age of 34, and was buried in West Cemetery in Litchfield. They had one daughter:
Almira 6.77a.
At age 31, James married second Polly or Patty Saunders, in June of 1797. She died at Litchfield, Mar. 17, 1813, aged 38 years. She also was buried in West Cemetery, Litchfield. They had eight children:
Ruth 6.77b,
James 6.77c,
Eliza 6.77d,
David 6.77e,
Mary 6.77f,
Esther 6.77g,
Jeremiah 6.77h,
Cornelia Maria 6.77i.
When he was 48 years old, James married third, Lucinda Frisby, of Mt. Carmel, Conn., at
Litchfield, Jan. 11, 1814. No children reported to this union. He died at Litchfield, Nov. 23, 1825, at the age of 59 years. He was buried in West Cemetery, Litchfield, beside his first
two wives.

PRUDENCE CHURCHILL 5.30a, first daughter of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born at Portland (then called Chatham), Middlesex County, Conn., May 15, 1755. She married George Bush, son of Moses Bush and Susannah (Johnson) Bush, of Portland, Sept. 2, 1779. He was born June 11, 1756. She died Feb. 21, 1808, aged 53 years, and he died Mar. 3, 1843, aged 87 years. Four children are recorded:
John Churchill Bush 6.78a,
Joseph Bush 6.78b,
Prudence Bush, twin 6.78c,
Lucy Bush, twin 6.78d.

JOHN CHURCHILL 5.30b, first son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born at Portland (then called Chatham), Middlesex County, Conn., in 1757, and was baptized there on Jan. 8, 1757.

BETHIAH CHURCHILL 5.30c, second daughter of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born at Portland (then called Chatham) Conn., Feb. 19, 1759. She married Benjamin Goodrich. Jan. 6 or 26, 1784, and they moved to Schenectady, N.Y.

MARY CHURCHILL 5.30d, third daughter of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born at Portland (then called Chatham) Conn., Apr. 10, 1761. When she was 16 and he 31, she married Jesse Plum, son of Samuel Plum and Prudence (Ward) Plum, July 2, 1777. He was born on July 26, 1746, and died June 6, 1811, aged 65 years. She died in 1833, aged 72 years. They had three children:
Jesse Plum 6.81a,
Elijah Tryon Plum 6.81b,
Bethiah Plum 6.81c.

JOSEPH CHURCHILL 5.30e, second son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born at Chatham (later called Portland), Middlesex County, Conn., May 20, 1763.

ASEL CHURCHILL 5.30f, third son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born in Portland (then called Chatham) Conn., no date shown, and was baptized there on June 21, 1765.

ASAHEL CHURCHILL 5.30g, fourth son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born in Chatham (later called Portland), Conn., but no date given. He was baptized there May 21, 1768.

CHARLES CHURCHILL 5.30h, fifth son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born in the town of Chatham (later called Portland), Conn., June 12, 1769. He married Ruth Chapman, Oct. 29, 1788. She was born on Jan. 4, 1768, and died Jan. 11, 1849. He died Apr. 21, 1840. Nine children recorded:
John Churchill 6.85a,
Melantha Churchill 6.85b,
Alfred Churchill 6.85c,
Laura Churchill 6.85d,
Ruth Churchill 6.85e,
Charles Churchill 6.85f,
Joseph Bush Churchill 6.85g,
Joseph Bush Churchill 6.85h,
Prudence Churchill 6.85i.

DAVID CHURCHILL 5.30i, sixth son of Prudence (Tryon) Churchill 4.9c and Joseph Churchill, was born in Chatham (later changed to Portland), Conn., May 16, 1771. He married first, Jerusha Ufford, daughter of Eliakim Ufford and Christian (White) Ufford, of Portland, Oct. 14, 1792. She was born Apr. 25, 1771, and died Oct. 16, 1805, aged 34 years. They had six children:
George Washington Churchill 6.86a,
Maria Churchill 6.86b,
Henry Ufford Churchill 6.86c,
David Dickerson Churchill 6.86d,
Mary Churchill 6.86e,
George Churchill 6.86f.
David married second, Betsy Griffin, no date shown. He died May 19, 1821, at the age of 50 years. There were four children to this union:
Ebenezer Churchill 6.86g,
William Churchill 6.86h,
Elizabeth Prudence Churchill 6.86i,
Anna Maria Churchill 6.86j.

ELIJAH TRYON 5.33a, son of Jeremiah Tryon 4.9f and ---(---) Tryon, was born at Glastonbury, Conn., May 15, 1761. Tradition has it that his mother died when he was quite young, his father left Connecticut, and he was "taken in" and "brought up" in the home of his great aunt, Hannah (Tryon) Williams 3.2a. He left this home when he was 16 years old, wandered to Massachusetts, where he enlisted at the town of Granville in the Colonial Army in the Massachusetts line, and served more than one year, for which he later received a pension. After the war he moved to Fair Haven (later changed to West Haven), Vt., in 1783, where he met and married Trubey Priest, daughter of Philip Priest and Trubey (Merritt) Priest. Her father is said to have moved to Fair Haven from Killingworth, Conn., early in 1780 or 1786. She was born at Winchester, Conn., Feb. 4, 1764. Elijah and Trubey were married on Feb. 21, 1786. The 1790 census of Fair Haven, Vt., lists 1 boy and 1 girl, while the 1800 census of Rutland County, Vt., lists 3 boys and 3 girls. Elijah was a farmer and became known as "Deacon Elijah", and lived with his wife 67 years. He died of old age at West Haven on Sept. 8, 1863, aged 102 years. She died two years later, Oct. 21, 1865, aged 101 years." They were both buried in Forbes Cemetery at West Haven. D.A. R. Pension Records, vol. 4, says: "Elijah Tryon applied for pension 1832, age 70. Born Hartford Co., Conn., May 15, 1762. Residence at date of application, West Haven, Rutland Co., Vt. Residence at date of enlistment, Greenville, Mass. Enlisted under Capt. Nathan Rowley, Col. John Jacobs regiment in service in Rhode Island. Was in Battle of 1778. He subsequently served under Capt. Dows, 1780, 6 months. Discharged at West Point. Name of his father often written Tryall. Pension allowed for over one year's actual service as private in Massachusetts line." D.A.R. Pension Records, vol. 43 says: 'Elijah Tryon (Mass. service), date of application Nov. 27, 1832. Claim allowed. Age at application, born Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Conn., May 15, 1762. Residence at application, West Haven, Rutland Co., Vt. Residence at enlistment, Granville, Hampshire Co., Mass. Soldier enlisted July 15, 1778, and served 6 months as private in Capt. Nathan Rawley's Company, Col. John Jacob's Regiment in Mass. He enlisted again July 15, 1780, and served 6 months and 5 days under Capt. Dow and Col. Bigelow. Engaged in Battle of Rhode Island. Name is sometimes spelled Tryall and Trial." D.A.R. Pension Records, vol. 60, says: "Tryon, Elijah. Soldier enlisted July 15, 1778, and served 8 months as a private under Capt. Nathan Rawley, Col. John Jacob's Massachusetts line. Enlisted July 15, 1780, served 6 mos & 5 days under Col. Bigelow. Name sometimes written Tryal. Enlisted at Granville, Mass. Declaration Nov. 27, 1832. Resided in West Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Conn., May 15, 1762. Abstract from original pension application." Recorded children of Elijah and Trubey were:
Daloy, twin 6.87a,
Dola or Dela F., twin 6.87b,
DeLafayette 6.87c,
William Elijah 6.87d,
Betsey or Elizabeth 6.87e,
Lavinia 6.87f,
Elijah or Samuel 6.87g,
Cynthia 6.87h,
Samuel Williams 6.87i,
Jason 6.87j,
Maria or Mariah 6.87k,
Matilda or Mathilda 6.871.

This is a copy of Elijah's original application for pension:
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State of Vermont, Rutland County, SS:

On this 27th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court of District of Fairhaven in the County of Rutland now sitting, Eliljah Tryon, a resident of Westhaven in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That on the 15th day of July in the year 1778 at Granville in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts he was drafted for six months and joined a company commanded by Capt. Rowley, in Col. Jacobs' Regiment, which was attached to Genl. Connell's Brigade. That he marched from Granville to Rhode Island and joined the American army commanded by Genl. Sullivan, where he remained until the 28th day of August, when the British Fleet hove in sight and the French fleet sailed out of the harbor to give them battle. That a violent gale of wind commenced blowing and the two fleets were separated. That Genl. Sullivan then commenced retreating with the American Army. That the applicant was in the rear guard of the American Army and was engaged in a battle fought between the American rear & British front guards. That in the night of the 29th they left the Island by crossing Howland's Ferry. That the company to which he belonged marched to Fogland Point where he remained until some time in the month of December and then marched to Freetown near Slade's Ferry and did duty as a guard until the 15th day of January 1779, when he was discharged, having served six months. That afterwards in July 1780 he enlisted into the Continental Army at Granville afsd. and passed muster at Springfield in the State of Massachusetts for six months on the 15th day of July. That he joined the army at Robson's farms about four miles below West Point. That he was attached to Capt. Dows company, Col. Bigelows Regiment & Genl. Gloviss Brigade. That Capt. Dow was absent the most of the time & that during his absence the company was Commanded by Lieut. Marble. That they remained at Robinsons f arms about two weeks & then marched to Peekskill, where he remained a few days & then marched to Haverstraw in New Jersey & from there to Tappan & from there to Tissancote Plains, thence to Plinsappa and then to Tappan and returned to West Point about the middle of December, where he remained on duty until the 15th of January 1781 when he was discharged, having served under this enlistment six months. That he received a written discharge but has lost the same. That he was born in Glastonbury in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut on the 15th day of May 1762. That he has resided in Westhaven in the neighborhood where he now resides since the year 1783. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annnuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afsd. Elijah Tryon

We, Reuben Sawyer a Clergyman residing in the town of Westhaven and Noah Priest residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Tryon who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to (be) seventy years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Reuben

Sawyer, Noah Priest

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and af ter putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to
them that Reuben Sawyer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Westhaven and that Noah Priest who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Westhaven and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Silah H. Merrill, Clerk of the Court of Probate, for the district of Fairhaven aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Tryon for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of November A D 1832. S. H. Merrill.

This is a copy of Elijah Tryon's amended application for pension:

State of Vermont Rutland County ss

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County Elijah Tryon a resident of the town of West Haven in said County, aged eighty-seven years and after being duly sworn makes the following declaration as an amendment to the declaration he made before the Hon. Almond Warner in the A. D. 1833 (as declarant believes) in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he first entered the Army as a boy from the town of Granville in the Commonweath of Massachusetts and in a company commanded by Capt. Rowley, Lieutenant Leonard and Ensign Blood, and Orderly Seregeant Peckham and a Sergeant Stebbins, and declarant says in his mess were soldiers Alderton Pratt, John Gleason, Nathan Walden, and --- Allen, his first name does not recollect. Said Alderton Pratt and John Gleason afterwards deserted. Declarant states that his first service was in Rhode Island and that he was in the battle of Rhode Island on the 28th or 29th August 1778. Declarant states that his friend and school-mate Elijah Williams who was in Col. Jackson's Regt. was wounded in said battle. Declarant says that he served in said company six months (in Capt. Rowleys company Col. Jacobs Regt. ) Declarant further states that he afterwards entered the Army of the Revolution in Capt. Dows company, Col. Bigelows Regt. in the A. D. 1780, and was mustered at Springfield Massachusetts and joined the Army at West Point. The company was commanded for the most part of the time by Lieutenant Henry Marble who also signed the discharge which was given to the declarant when his time expired for which he was enlisted (viz) six months. Said discharge declarant saith he gave to Oliver Phelps, Esq. who was a representative from the town of Granville in the Legislature of Massachusetts who said he wanted it for the purpose of making up the accounts for that town. Declarant recollects the names of Seba Granger, William Gould, Ezekial Hale, and Thomas Pelton who were in the company to which he belonged and that some of them were present when Major Andre was executed, but declarant was not present, as he was confined by sickness. Declarant saith that he marched with the army to Pittsfield and then New Jersey, and finally to West Point where he was discharged, having served a period of six months and five days as he believes.

Declarant further says that his name always spelt Tryon which was also the way it was spelt by his father, but at the period of his childhood and up to the time he left Massachusetts he was more generally called Elijah Tryall or Trial, and declarant says his father, as well as other members of the family were so called, and it was so used without objections. Declarant further states that he has been told that his name was written on the records Tryall but by what means it became so written he does not know, as he was the only person by the name of Tryon or of Tryall in the company to which he belonged, or who at any period resided in the town of Granville as he believes. And he further states that he is the identical person who served for a period of twelve months and five days as narrated above in this supplemental declaration.

Declarant further states a certain receipt which is attached to this declaration and signed by Oliver Phelps and dated Dec. 2, 1782 was given to him by the said Oliver Phelps and has been in his possession since the date of it in 1782. Declarant further states that he was not aware that his name was spelt Tryal by Esq. Phelps not having observed it until his attention was called to it this day, and that he is the same person who delivered the articles mentioned in the recept, said recept, being in the words and figures (to wit): "Recd. from Slr. Seth Austin one sett of sleigh Buckles by the hand of Elijah Tryal to account for.

Dec. 2, 1782. "Oliver Phelps"

Declarant further states that he now resides in the town of Westhaven and State of Vermont where he has resided for more than sixty years. And he now asks that the pension with the arrears provided under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 be paid to him. Elijah Tryon
State of Vermont, Rutland County, ss.

West-haven, August 25, A.D. 1858

Personally appeared before the subscriber Elijah Tryon who signed the foregoing declaration and made oath that the same is true. And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Elijah Tryon and that he is a person of truth and credibility and generally believed in this community to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war in which opinion I also concur. David Downe, Justice of the Peace

Vermont 32629

Elijah Tryon of Rutland in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Rowley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jacobs in the Mass. Revolution for 12 mo. 11 days. Inscribed on the Roll of Poultney at the rate of 41 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of December '48 and sent to Hon. G. P. Marsh, House of Reps. Arrears to the 4th of ---, Semi-anl. allowance ending ---. (Revolutionary Claim, Act. June 7, 1832) Recorded by W. Sumpkin, Clerk, Book E.n. Vol. 3 Page 103.



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