Penelope (Hollister) Tryon (abt. 1719 - 1797)

Born about 1719 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Noah Tryon — married 1736 in Glastonbury, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1797 at about age 78 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

"David Hollister, of Glastenbury, Conn., was married to Charity ?, daughter of ?, of ?.

Mr. David Hollister died December 27, 1753, in the 76th year of his age.

His widow, Mrs. Charity Hollister, died January 12, 1786, in the 89th year of her age.

Children named in his will:

Jonathan

Jemima born 1712 Died October 8 1745 in her 23d year Gravestone

Tryon

Goodrich

Rebecca Married to Timothy Goslee of Glastenbury October 19 1743

Smith

Goodrich

Hollister Amos Hollister son of Lieut Jonah and Bathsheba daughter of David Hollister married April 27 1749

David"^[1]

Penelope was the daughter of David Hollister and Charity UNKNOWN. She married Noah Tryon before 1738. Her gravestone says she was aged 78 years at death.

Sources

1. ↑ pg. 101, Genealogical Notes: or, Contributions to the Family History of Some of the ... By Nathaniel Goodwin https://books.google.com/books?id=aVcBAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA100&ots=7gT8PzDDbk&dq=david%20hollister%20charity%20mehitable&pg=PA101#v=onepage&q=david%20hollister&f=false

• Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 for Penelope Tryon, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 16

• Source: S66 Title: The Tryon Family In America Author: Wesley Tryon Note: http://www.gratisbooks.com/pchapdet.php?chapter_id=33 Data: Text: NOAH TRYON 3.2g, fourth son of David Tryon 2.1b and Hannah (Waddams) Tryon, was born Mar. 15, 1712 or 1713. He married Penelope Hollister, date not known. She was born in 1718, and died at Glastonbury, Conn., Dec. 7, 1797, aged 79 years. Noah also died at Glastonbury on Oct. 4, 1758, in his 46th year. Seven children are recorded: Penelope 4.13a, Jemima 4.13b, David 4.13c, Hannah 4.13d, Hannah 4.13e, Elizur 4.13f, David 4.13g.
• No. 101, pg 49 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
• Penelope Hollister Tryon's Find a Grave Memorial

Acknowledgements

Hollister-450 was created by J. Wesley Cleveland through the import of Cleveland Family Tree Clean3.ged on Aug 27, 2014.