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Hopestill (Tryon) Woodworth (abt. 1720 - aft. 1766)

Hopestill Woodworth formerly Tryon
Born about in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial Americamap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 2 Sep 1742 in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 46 [location unknown]
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Biography

Hopestill Tryon married Ebenezer Woodworth in 1742 in Lebanon, Connecticut. They had eight children.

Research Notes

The only records we have for Hopestill are her marriage record in 1742 and subsequent records regarding children. Based on her 1742 marriage and last child about 1766, she was likely born no earlier than 1720 or later than 1724. There is no information on when or where she died. What follows are some thoughts on who her father could be.

William Tryon (c. 1645-1711) was the first Tryon in America and nearly all Tryons in America are his descendants. He lived in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. His sons were Joseph Tryon, David Tryon, Thomas Tryon, Abel Tryon, Ziba Tryon, and Abiel Tryon. Given that Hopestill Tryon was probably born in the early 1720s, the candidates for her father are the sons of William:

  1. Joseph Tryon, was born in 1671, lived in Wethersfield and Glastonbury. His last known child was born in 1712. Alternatively, Hopestill could be a granddaughter of Joseph though his oldest known son was born 1702 and he didn't start having children until 1730.
  2. David Tryon was born 1673, lived in Wethersfield and Glastonbury, and had children from 1699 to 1720. He died in 1730 and his youngest children who required guardians are mentioned in the probate documents. Hopestill would be about ten and is not mentioned. His two oldest sons could possibly be Hopestill's father but their documented marriages and children came a bit late (>1725).
  3. Thomas Tryon was born in 1678 and lived in Wethersfield and Glastonbury. He may be a conflation of two Thomases, father and son. Sons were born 1714 to 1741. Hopestill is not mentioned in probate documents. If the conflation theory is correct, she could be the last child of the father, Thomas and wife Rebecca Dix. She would then not be in the 1749 probate document.
  4. Abel Tryon was born in 1682, lived in Wethersfield and Middletown, and had children from 1704 to 1728. Hopestill is not mentioned in estate documents.
  5. Ziba Tryon was born in 1684, lived in Wethersfield and Fairfield county, and had children from 1709 to 1725. Hopestill is not mentioned in the 1754 estate documents.
  6. Abiel Tryon was born in 1695, lived in Wethersfield, and had children from 1733 to 1750. His estate is probated in 1768 and Hopestill is not mentioned.

Any of these could have been the father of Hopestill but none are good candidates. The records are good for them during their adult lives, there are probate documents for most of them, and a lot of professional research has been done on this family (e.g. Donald Jacobus and Gale Ion Harris) with no hint of Hopestill. Alternatively she could be a granddaughter of Joseph or David, though she would be an early birth for any of them.

One online source, without documentation and many errors regarding the Tryon ancestors [1], gives David Tryon and Hannah Waddams as parents. This would fit with her being their last child but there is no evidence for this and strong evidence against: the lack of guardianship records for her, which do exist for the two youngest children and would also for her if she was born any time after about 1715.

There are the undocumented ancestors of Hulda (Tryon) Harding who are reported to be residents of New London which is the seaport south of Lebanon, where Hopestill was married. Hulda's father was a Captain Joseph Tryon, born about 1720, son of James Tryon, son of Joseph Tryon. There is no record of any of them. However, if Joseph did have a son James right after he was married in 1691, then James would be old enough to be the father of both Hopestill and Capt. Joseph Tryon. This is purely speculation.

Note on the location of Lebanon, CT: Lebanon was originally (and now) in New London County but it was part of Windham County from 1726 to 1824 [2].

Sources

  • Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Hopestill Tryon, Lebanon Vital Records Volumes 1 and 2, 1700-1854, Hopestill Tryon m. Ebenezer Woodruff Jr., Sep 2, 1742 (ancestry.com)




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