David Tryon (abt. 1673 - bef. 1730)

Born about 1673 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Husband of Hannah (Waddams) Tryon — married 25 Aug 1698 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Descendants

Died before 23 Dec 1730 before about age 57 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

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Biography

David was born in 1673^[1], the son of William Tryon.

He was married to Hannah Waddams in Wethersfield on August 25, 1698 by John Chester, J. P.^[2][3]

He passed away in 1730.^[4]

Research Notes

From The Tryon Family in America by Wes Tryon (accessed 24 Sep 2015):

DAVID TRYON 2.1b, second son of William Tryon 1.1 and Mary (Steele) Tryon, was born at Wethersfield, Conn., in 1672 or 1673. On Aug. 25, 1698, at Wethersfield, he married Hannah Waddams (another source spells it Wadhams), a daughter of John and Hannah Waddams, of Wethersfield, by John Clinton, J. P. She was born in 1680. David resided in Wethersfield until 1719, resided in Middletown from 1721 until 1723. In September 1725, he was living in Glastonbury. He was a ship builder, and died at Wethersfield before Dec. 23, 1730. According to Rev. Alonzo B. Chapin, published in 1853 in Glastonbury, Conn.: "David gave land to his 3 sons, David, Noah, and Ezra." The recorded children of David and Hannah were:

Hannah 3.2a, David 3.2b, John 3.2c, Jonathan 3.2d, Susannah 3.2e, Joanna 3.2f, Noah 3.2g, Benjamin 3.2h, Ezra 3.2i, Charles 3.2j. [1]

Early Connecticut wills show that David's will filed Dec. 23, 1730, and lists his wife Hannah and son Jonathan as administrators. A digest of probate records^[5] states: "Tryon, David, Glastonbury, Wethersfield. Invt. 45-16-10. Taken 23 December, 1730, by Samuel Boardman of Middletown and Benjamin Rose of Glastonbury. Court Recore, Page 35 - 5 January, 1730-1: Adms. Granted to Hannah Tryon, the widow. Page 108 - 5 March 1733-4: Benjamin Tryon, a minor, 18 years of age, son of David Tryon, chose Ebenezer Dickinson of Wethersfield to be his guardian. Recog., 100. Page 3 (Vol. XII) 25 April, 1734: Ezra Tryon of Wethersfield, age 14 years, son of David Tryon, chose his brother Jonathan Tryon to be his guardian. Allowed. Recog. 100."

The above court record is also found in Waddams Genealogy, p. 29 (ref. below). It also lists the same children of David and Hannah as in TFA but without Charles.

Note on sons John and Jonathan: John is a shortened version of Johannes, not Jonathan. While rare today, having sons of both names was not uncommon at their time.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for David Tryan, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (ancestry.com)
2. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection); Wethersfield Volume, page 262. Original record Vol. 1 page 48. (Americanancestry.org)
3. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700: Volume 3, page: 1547 (Americanancestry.org)
4. ↑ David Tryon's FindaGrave Memorial
5. ↑ A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1729-1750, Charles William Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Company, printers, 1906, vol. 3, p. 120

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 for David Tryon, Hartford, Probate Packets, Treat, M-Tuller, J, 1641-1880 (ancestry.com)

• Stevens, Harriet Weeks. Wadhams genealogy, proceded by a sketch of the Wadham family in England (Frank Allaben genealogical company, 1913) Page 23

Acknowledgements

• Entered by Kay Tryon Feb. 15, 2012