William Tryon (1752 - 1821)

Born 3 Sep 1752 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Hurlbut) Tryon — married 9 Jun 1784 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Clarissa (Bodwell) Tryon — married 27 Jun 1816 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1821 at age 68 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1752, the child of Benjamin Tryon and Rebecca Hurlbut^[1] and was baptized in Wethersfield October 3, 1752.^[2][3] He married Anna Hurlbut June 9, 1784 in Wethersfield.^[4]

This newspaper advertisement may be when he is clearing the land in Farmington for his farm.

FOR SALE

Twenty-four acres of Staddle Wood Land, lying within seven miles and three-fourths of the city of Hartford. Also the wood on twenty acres of land, financing, and three years to cut and carry off the same. One third of the purchase money down and a reasonable time for the rest. Inquire of William Tryon living near said land. Farmington, Jan. 26, 1801. ^[5]

According to a newspaper sale notice, he owned a cider distillery north of Farmington. ^[6]

A probate notice for his estate dated 25 Jan 1821, noted that his estate was "represented insolvent" ^[7]

According to death notice, he served in the Revolutionary War. In Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War, he is listed as joining from Wethersfield.

"Died. … At Farmington, Conn. Mr. William Tryon, aged 66, a soldier of the Revolution."^[8] If his age is correctly reported, it would give him a birth year of 1754-1755. What is his connection with Onondaga, 250 miles away? The only Tryons I know of there are William Tryon (1757-1839) and his brother Elijah Tryon (abt.1783-1874).

Research Notes

Ancient Families of Wethersfield gives his birth date as September 1 (or October 1), 1752.

The following from The Tryon Family in America by Wes Tryon, is incorrect. Wes mixed the records of two different Williams, one who moved to Glastonbury and one who moved to Farmington.

WILLIAM TRYON 4.14d, third son of Benjamin Tryon 3.2h and Rebecca (Hurlbut) Tryon, was born Sept. 3, 1752, and died at Glastonbury, Conn., Aug. 31, 1825, at the age of 75 years. He married Anna Hurlbut at Wethersfield, June 9, 1784. She died Dec. 28, 1823. They had at least three sons: William, Jr. 5.49a, Isaac 5.49b, Warren 5.49c.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection): Wethersfield page 263 Original record Vol 2 page 86 (Americanancestry.org)
2. ↑ Henry R. Stiles (1904) Ancient Families of Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vol. 2, surnames T-U, reprinted Clearfield Publishers, Baltimore, 1999. p. 718 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-G4M), William Tryon, 03 Sep 1752; FHL microfilm unknown.
4. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Volume 126 Wethersfield, p. 225. Original record Vol. 2, p. 900. (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 02 Feb 1801, Mon, Page 1 (newspapers.com)
6. ↑ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 24 Jun 1817, Tue, Page 3 (newspapers.com)
7. ↑ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 13 Feb 1821, Tue, Page 4 (newspapers.com)
8. ↑ Onondaga Register, February 28, 1821, Page 3, Image 3, https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/tryon/437, entry by Patricia McCaul dated February 27, 2003

• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (Ancestry.com). There are 13 entries, ranging in date from November 1778 to May 1779 and from July 1782 to May 1783. He was a drum major for the first period, and a sergeant for the second, serving in the First Connecticut Regiment.

• Early Connecticut Marriages: Book 3, p. 19 (Ancestry.com)

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Volume 034 Farmington, p. 280. Original record Vol. 4, p. 55 (Ancestry.com)

• 1810 US Federal Census; Census Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 1; Page: 384; Image: 00384; Family History Library Film: 0281229 (Ancestry.com) Household of 6

• 1820 US Federal Census; Census Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 127; NARA Roll: M33_2; Image: 133 (Ancestry.com) Household of 4

• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934: FHL Film Number: 3215 (Ancestry.com)

• Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934: Connecticut Newspaper Notices Vol 01, p. 239. Reported January 23, 1821. Note: Revolutionary War.

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

• Stevens, Harriet Weeks. Wadhams Genealogy, Proceded by a Sketch of The Wadham Family in England (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., 1913) Page 40.