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