Aaron Tryon (abt. 1790)

Born about 1790 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Aaron was born about 1790 son of Aaron Tryon. He married Rebecca (Rebekah) Kneeland. They had at least 5 children: Henry, Richard, Julia Ann, Albert, and Sarah.

Research Notes

In the marriage record, he is of East Windsor and she of Hartford. Given that Aaron Tryon had a son of the right age and lived in East Windsor, this Aaron seems almost certainly to be his son.

Aaron is in the 1820 census of Hartford, CT, age 26-44, with wife 26-44, two sons <10 and two daughters <10, and another woman 26-44. On 2 Sep 1821 their children Henry, Richard, and Julia Ann are baptized in Newington, suggesting one daughter has died [1]. On 31 Mar 1822 their son Albert is baptized in Newington [2]. In 1825 he and his wife, Rebekah, are admitted to the church in Manchester, CT, with a letter from their church in Newington, CT. The same Manchester record indicates they are church members in 1829 and "his w., watch & care withdrawn Aug. 29, 1837". "Watch & care withdrawn" was a church punishment for unrepentant sinners. Aaron and Rebecca Kneeland are noted as parents of Albert F. Tryon in his death record ^[1].

No further evidence of children Henry or Richard has been found. The family is not found in the 1830 or 1840 census with the last suggestion that Aaron is living being the church notice above in 1837. His wife Rebecca is next found in 1850 in New York City without Aaron.

The evidence for Julia Ann, another later daughter Sarah, and the life of his wife Rebecca after his death is a bit of a house of cards but it's what we've got. Julia Ann Tryon, b. 19 Dec 1819 NYC, d. 23 Aug 1862 Keyport, Monmouth, NJ, m. Capt. James Madison Treat ,16 May 1835. James died at sea in 1844 before their last child, James Madison Treat, Jr., was born on 10 Feb 1845. James Jr. died Aug 1851 in NYC ^[2]. In the 1850 census of Brooklyn, NY, there is a Julia A. Treat, b. 1819, with 5 yr old son James, who lives with Sarah Wilson, b. 1827. Sarah is the wife of Charles M. Wilson, b. 1821, of Ireland with children Julia 2, and Frederick C. Wilson 4. Julia and James are from CT, while the others are from NY ^[3]. These same Julia, Sarah, and Sarah's children are also found in 1860 in Monmouth, NJ, and living with them is Rebecca Tryon b. 1793 in CT ^[4]. Sarah remarried in early 1860 to George Minor who is also widowed with children. They are found in 1865 and 1870 in Monmouth, NJ, with Rebecca Tryon living with them ^{[5] [6]}. Rebecca died there in 1873. Sarah continues to be found in that location until her death ^{[7] [8]}. Sarah's son Edwin died in 1892 and shares a headstone with Rebecca ^[9]. Sarah died in 1895 and is in the same cemetery ^[10]. While no relationships between Rebecca, Julia Ann, and Sarah are specified in these documents, it seems clear that Julia and Sarah are daughters of Rebecca.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KY-2QV : 9 February 2018), Albert F. Tryon, 24 Jan 1884; citing East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, reference 334; FHL microfilm 1,312,793.
2. ↑ "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, The Treat Family : A genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat : for fifteen generations, and four hundr..." p. 355, (ancestry.com)
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census for Julia A Treat, New York, Kings, Brooklyn Ward 11 (ancestry.com)
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCH-9K5 : 18 February 2021), Sarah N Wilson, 1860.
5. ↑ "New Jersey State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24T-S48D : 17 March 2018), Sarah Minor, Raritan Twp, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 802,949.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDT-Y6L : 29 May 2021), Sarah A Minor in entry for George M Minor, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN8L-C7T : 19 February 2021), Sarah M Minor, Raritan, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 403D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,792.
8. ↑ "New Jersey State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YXQ-LW2 : 18 February 2021), Sarah Minor, Raritan, Monmouth, New Jersey; citing p. 63, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,630.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/10708865/edwin-t-minor : accessed 20 June 2021), memorial page for Edwin T Minor (unknown–23 Jun 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #10708865, citing Cedarwood Cemetery, Hazlet, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/10708873/sarah-m-minor : accessed 20 June 2021), memorial page for Sarah M Minor (unknown–21 Apr 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #10708873, citing Cedarwood Cemetery, Hazlet, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629).

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 for Aaron Tryon, Volume 064 Manchester (ancestry.com)

• Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, By Lucius Barnes Barbour (marriage record)

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL6-D6D : accessed 26 September 2018), Aaron Tryon, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 88, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 281,235.

• Admissions, Baptisms & Marriages, 1805-1857 & 1857-1874, Extracted From Early Annals Of Newington Comprising The First Records Of The Newington Ecclesiastical Society And of the Congregational Church Conneced Therewith; With Documents & Papers Relating to The Early History of the Parish, Transcribed & Edited by Roger Welles, Clerk of the Society & Church, 1874. [3]