Ephraim Tryon (abt. 1768 - bef. 1838)

Born about 1768 in Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died before 20 Oct 1838 before about age 70 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Ephraim is the son of Joseph Tryon and Abigail Benton. Church records in Eastbury parish are missing before 1771 so Ephraim is thought to be born during the period between their marriage and Joseph's birth in 1771. He was old enough to have purchased land in 1801. Abigail's father was named Ephraim so possibly they named their son after him.

On 14 November 1801 Ephraim's father Joseph sold 50 acres of the family farm in Glastonbury along with a 1/4 share of the house and barn, and water rights, to Ephraim for $500.^[1]

Also in 1801, Ephraim Tryon owned the covenant and was admitted to full communion on either the 1st or 7th of February.^[2] In 1826 on January 1st he was made a member of the church.^[3]

His will was dated 1 Oct 1834, but he died in 1838.^[4] His will specifically mentions his brother Nathaniel Tryon with whom he shared land, barn and house, and his nephew George living at that time in Glastonbury (he had two nephews named George, but the other lived in Vermont). It also contains an indirect link to his father through mention of land formerly belonging to Joseph Tryon, deceased.

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The will suggests that Ephraim either had no children, or had none still living at the time he drew up the will.

Text of Will

In the name of God I Ephraim Tryon of Glastenbury in Hartford County and State of Connecticut of feeble and precarious health but of sound and disposing mind do hereby make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. After the payments of my debts I dispose of all my Estate in the following manner, to wit, I give and bequeath all my personal estate to my Nephew George Tryon of Said Glastenbury and I also give and devise all my real estate to said George Tryon which is in two separate tracts lying in said Glastenbury and [???] of said tracts is bounded as follows, South and East by land in the ten??? And occupancy of Nathaniel Tryon North by David E. Hubbards & Isaac Hills land West by land which formerly belonged to Isaac Hills deceased and by the highway containing about fifty acres of land belonging to me whether described & bounded with [crossed out] as above with perfect accuracy or not the Next[?] tract contains abourt seven acres of land and is bounded on the North by Roger Gibsons land on the East by Chester Hills land on the South by David Andrus land on the West by Widow Weldons land. I also give and bequeath to my said Nephew George Tryon one third part of the dwelling house now occupied by me and my brother Nathaniel Tryon and one third part of the barn now in the occupancy of said Nathaniel and myself with a right to the well of water near said Barn and also a right to a Spring of water on the South part of the farm which formerly belonged to Joseph Tryon now deceased and I also give and devise all [????] of my real Estate to my said Nephew George Tryon whether in said Glastenbury and described as above or not. I hereby constitute and appoint my said Nephew George Tryon to be my Executor of this my last Will & Testament In witness whereof I habve hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of October AD 1834. Signed sealed and published by the above [signature] Ephraim Tryon

named Ephraim Tryon as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us, the witnesses who subscribed our names herto in the presence of said testator and of each other

Ralph Gilbert

Walter Hale

Jason Convell

The distribution of the estate of Ephraim Tryon, late of Glastenbury, dec. was exhibited into Court and approved October 20, 1838.

Sources

1. ↑ Lynn McManus, "Notes on the Family of Nathaniel Tryon and Mary Strickland, with Additional Information on Nathaniel's brother George and his Family, and their Ancestors", unpublished document, 2014; p. 34, from Glastonbury Land Records, Vol. 13, p. 250, found at Entry in Towne-Bowditch Family Tree
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Volume 037 Glastonbury page 296. Original record Vol. 2 page 142 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Op. cit., original record Vol 2-A page F (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999: robate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, Probate Packets, Treat, M-Tuller, J, 1641-1880 (Ancestry.com)