The Tryon Family In America

Author: Wesley Tryon

ELIZABETH ANN TRYON 6.169f, fourth daughter of Jedediah Tryon 5.88f and Belinda (Jones) Tryon, was born at Saybrook, Conn., June 11, 1807, and was baptized Aug. 12, 1810. She married Elam Hervey or Harvey B. Rogers, of Deep River, Conn., at Saybrook, Nov. 16, 1826, by Rev. Frederic W. Hotchkiss. Elam was born Jan. 19, 1805, and died Mar. 13, 1881, aged 76 years. She died at Saybrook, Feb. 27, 1886, at the age of 79 years. No children.

GEORGE WASHINGTON TRYON 6.169g, third son of Jedediah Tryon 5.88f and Belinda (Jones) Tryon, was born at Saybrook, Conn., in 1814, and was baptized Aug. 21, 1814. He died at Saybrook, Jan. 7, 1825, aged 11 years.

AZUBAH K. TRYON 6.169h, fifth daughter of Jedediah Tryon 5.88f and Belinda (Jones) Tryon, was born at Saybrook, Conn., Sept. 22, 1816, and died July 15, 1881, aged 65 years. She married Henry Mix, son of Elias Mix, of New Haven, Conn., Feb. 23, 1835, by Rev. Orlando Starr. Henry was born Sept. 15, 1803, and died Feb. 17, 1885, aged 82 years.

EMILEE E. TRYON 6.169i, sixth daughter of Jedediah Tryon 5.88f and Belinda (Jones) Tryon, was born in Old Saybrook, Conn., Feb. 22, 1822. She married Mr. Plum, and on her 75th birthday, lived in Meriden, Conn. Following is a "Brief Sketch of My Birthplace, Ancestry, etc.", delivered by her at her 75th birthday celebration:

I was born in the historic town of Saybrook, settled in 1639. Saybrook derived its name from Lords Say, Seal and Brooks, to whom the patent of that territory was granted. It then embraced the present towns of Westbrook, Clinton and Madison lying on Long Island Sound, also the towns of Essex, Deep River and Chester, lying on the Connecticut River. My own birthplace was in what is now called "Old Saybrook" lying partly on Long Island Sound, and partly on the Connecticut River.

My father's residence was situated about two miles above its mouth, upon its beautiful bank, at the place called Saybrook Ferry, the Ferry forming a connection with the opposite town of Lyme. My father's house commanded a fine view of the river to its junction with the Sound. There upon a strip of land, dividing the river and sound, called Lyndes point, stands Saybrook Lighthouse at the south-eastern extremity of the town.

Vessels and steamers of every description were always to be seen wending their way to and from New York, New London, and up and down the Connecticut River, and only for a very great impediment, called Saybrook Bar, being a sand-bank caused by the meeting of opposite tides, preventing ships of heavy tonnage from entering the river, except at stated times, Saybrook would have been the Capital of the State. Saybrook Point (a small peninsula at the mouth of the river) was laid out for the Capital and Yale College was first founded there in 1700.

A large building, one story high and 80 feet long was erected for the use of the institution. Fifteen Commencements were held there, when after an exciting contest it was removed to New Haven, Conn. At the extremity of this Point, the remains of an old Fort are to be seen. About 40 rods south-east of the Fort is Lady Fenwick's tomb, the wife of Col. Fenwick, one of the early settlers. She was the daughter of an English nobleman. She died in 1648, when her husband returned to England, and was appointed one of the Judges in the trial of Charles 1st, and died in 1657. This Point had many residences of wealthy sea-captains.

The village proper occupies a level tract three-quarters of a mile west from the river, most of the dwellings lining one long, wide and beautifully shaded street. There stood the old Puritanic Church, the only one in the said village at the time. I was first therein introduced. I well remember the pulpit, the square pews, and most of all, the long prayers, during which we were obliged to stand.

One thing more I will mention. In that town a Convention of Ecclesiastics met and promulgated the Creed, which was adopted by the churches of New England, called "The Saybrook Platform," and however much I may have been taught to revere the wisdom, and goodness of those Divines, in most things some of the articles of that Creed were to me like '>Hamlet's Ghost," continually haunting me with a hellish vengence, from which I saw no way of escape, until, thanks to the immortal John Wesley and his eye of faith, reaching beyond the dark vista, saw in Christ a way "out of the darkness into light" and with a heart as full of love and holy zeal, as was his eye of faith, sent forth the proclamation of "free salvation to all who will accept it." I accepted it which not only made me a child of God, through faith, but also a Methodist.

This was in the year 1830. Of the membership of the Methodist Church, then first formed in Old Saybrook, I am now, the only surviving member.

Just here, I would like to relate an incident I witnessed when a child. At that time, the Rev. Frederick Wm. Hotchkiss (whose memory I revere) was pastor of the Puritan Church of Saybrook, and the Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fisk (after whom my dear nephew here was named) was President of the Wesleyan College, and who, at this time was holding a controversy upon the doctrine of "Election and Reprobation" as contained in the "Saybrook Platform." He being a pioneer and eloquent lecturer in the Temperance course, was invited by the Rev. Mr. Hotchkiss to deliver a Temperance Address in his church.

As they together were ascending the stone steps of the Church the Dr. turned to Mr. H. saying "For the first time I have the opportunity of placing my foot upon the Saybrook Platform," Ha! Ha! laughed Mr. Hotchkiss, and said "I am happy ta inform you Dr. that it is able to sustain you."

I was born on Feb. 22nd, 1822, the seventy-fifth anniversary of which you are here tonight to celebrate, and to which I welcome you. My father's family consisted of nine children of which I was the youngest, and now the only living representative. I can remember when we were an unbroken family. My parents were both singers, as were all of their children, and could render some of the old Anthems, with all their various and complicated parts, in most perfect time and melody also those old tunes (called figures) such as exhortation, long and short "measure" (as they called the metre) Northfield, China and Majesty, with their different parts chasing each other in such rapid succession, as to make you wonder if they would ever come into unison, but they did, without a jarring note, not omitting a single trill, quaver, or demi-semi-quaver some of which I would like to have reproduced here tonight, if some of the older ones will take their "Harps from the Willows."

And now, vivid in my memory comes up the Thanksgiving festival and festivities. At that annual feast, every living member of the family was expected to be present if possible.

Now with a family of nine children, returning yearly with their continuous additions, you will not wonder when I tell you that at the last gathering, before my parents' death, there were present thirty-five grandchildren, besides two daughters and their families who could not be with us.

So then, you will not be surprised that it should take many days to prepare all the viands, etc., for such a feast. I will just give you the "Menu" on some of those occasions. (I shall hope that none of you are suffering from hunger at this time).

First upon the list, I will present his majesty, the roast pig who usually occupied an elevated position opposite the Host, standing on all fours, tail curled after the most approved style, surrounded with a lovely wreath of some evergreen, and the only thing about him indicating his piggish nature was that he did not wait for his betters to be served, but did actually grab a lemon in his mouth, for which act, he was given over to the carver's knife. There were turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens in every form, not omitting the huge chicken-pie, most exquisitely ornamented. Various kinds of game, fish, roast-beef, hams ornamented, together with the manifold vegetable kingdom, tarts, jellies, preserves, pies of all kinds, puddings, fruits, cakes, confections, in fact everything that a New England cook (as none other could excel, and whose ability you will soon have an opportunity of testing) could devise. Then came the evening enterainment. On that occasion my father would bring forth the hitherto locked up violin, or fiddle as the old folks called it, and play for them to dance. I will not attempt to describe the old time games and plays, but those were jolly times, and only sad when the parting time came. Now I will give you a brief list of my and most of your Ancestry on my father's side, and if life is spared, shall hope to give you an elaborate record of the different branches of our family:

Tryon lineage

Jedediah, wife Belinda Jones

Edward, wife Mercy Harris

William, wife Sarah Goodrich

wife Abiel Birdsey

William, wife Saint Lattimer. He emmigrated to America.

William, wife Rebecca of Bibury, England, and father of Thomas and William. Sir Thomas "Gentleman" left a large estate, to which we claim heirship. He left his property to his two nephews, viz: Roland and William Tryon. Roland died and left his property to his brother William Tryon. William died soon after, without issue, but willed his property to his adopted daughter, named Sarah Perkins. She married and died without issue, and left no will, which property, according to the English law, reverts back to the former heirs of Sir. Tho. Tryon's estate. We are the legal heirs.

Baron Peter Tryon of Malden, England (Whose unclaimed estate is the largest of the three, to which we lay claim) is buried back in St. Peter's Church in London, England. His monument is of English marble, elaborately ornamented. It bears the Tryon Coat of Arms, viz. The top of a bear's head; beneath it, a crescent and shield, upon which are two swords crossed.

He had two sons, Peter and William. William resided in London, England; afterwards he is said to have come to America, and to have located in Wethersfield, Conn. I have his full record elsewhere.

The third, and last estate is that of Gov. and Gen. Wm. Tryon, L.L.D., and who was Gov. of North Carolina, in 1765, also of New York in 1771. He owned large estates, both in London and Flanders, Eng. He was born in 1725. Died in 1788, age 63 years, in London, England. Left no sons, but left one daughter, Margaret. He had a favorite nephew in Yale College named Benjamin Tryon at the time he invaded New Haven, and it has been thought that might account for the leniency, with which he treated New Haven. However much he may have been detested by Colonists we cannot but admit that he was a great man in England's estimation, at any rate we would not object to a slice of his property.

So much for the paternal line of the Tryons. I want now to introduce you to some of my father's maternal ancestry, of which we may well be proud. My grandfather, Edward Tryon's wife was a Harris, of a good family, but will give her record later. My great-grandmother, William Tryon's wife was a Goodrich, daughter of Dr. Charles Goodrich, a noble family. Her mother was a daughter of Dr. Charles Bulkley, son of the Rev. Gersholm Bulkley who married Sarah Chauncey, daughter of the Rev. Charles Chauncey, who became the second president of Harvard College, Mass., in the year 1654, and died at his post in Feb. 16th, age 80 years.

His wife's name was Catherin Eyre. He graduated at Trinity College, England, with high honors. His family records I have as far back as 1200, and all through, are of the highest order. The Bulkley family are equally as great. The accounts I have gotten would fill a large book of those of our families, viz. Tryon, Goodrich, Bulkley and Chauncey. I will not weary you with more now, only to say, that if any of your daughters wish to become members of the order of "Colonial Dames" they are eligible. I have in my possession a descriptive delineation of several Coat of Arms belonging to us, viz., Tryon, Jones, Goodrich, Bulkley, Chauncey, and Chitwood. Grace Chitwood was the wife of Peter Bulkley D.D., who first came to America in 1639. He was Rev. Gershom Bulkley's father. I am the eighth generation from Peter and Grace Chitwood Bulkley, and you my daughter, and you my nephews are the ninth. Whatever may be the character of the present generation, on my father's side, we need not fear to take a review backward.

I will now relate an episode given in the life of the Rev. John Bulkley, a son of Rev. Gershom, which may be somewhat amusing. A church in the neighborhood had fallen into division and contensions, which they were unable to adjust among themselves.

They, therefore, deputed one of their number to the venerable John Bulkley for advice, with the request "that it be sent to them in writing." It so happened that Mr. Bulkley had a farm in the extreme part of the town, upon which he had located a tenant to whom he had written. In superscribing the two letters, the one to the church was by mistake directed to the tenant, and the one for the tenant, to the church. The Church was convened, in order to hear the advice which was to settle all their disputes. The moderator read as follows: "You will see to the repairs of the fences, that they be built high and strong. Take special care of the Old Black Bull." This mystical advice puzzled the Church very much at first, but an interpreter among the more discerning was found, who said: "Brethren, this is the very best advice most needed. The direction to repair the fence is to admonish us to take good heed in the Church, by using our Master's Laws, and keep out all stray cattle from the fold, and we must, in a particular manner, set a watchful guard over the devil, The Old Black Bull." All now perceived the wisdom and fitness of Mr. Bulkley's advice, and resolved to be governed by it. The consequence was that all the animosities subsidied, and harmony was restored to the afflicted church. What the subject of the letter received by the tenant, and what good effect it had upon him, the story does not tell. John Bulkley graduated from Harvard College in 1699, married Patience Prentice.

ADELINE TRYON 6.170a, first daughter of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no birth date. She married John Davies, son of Richard Edward Davies, of Wales and America, and Mary (Newhouse) Davies, of England and America, date not known. There were eleven children:
Adeline Davies 7.278a,
Lorinda Davies 7.278b,
Edward Davies 7.278c,
Amelia Davies 7.278d,
Benjamin Davies 7.278e,
Henrietta Davies 7.278f,
Harriet Davies 7.278g,
Mary Davies 7.278h,
John Davies 7.278i,
William Davies 7.278j,
George W. Davies 7.278k.

WILLIAM TRYON 6.170b, first son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

HARVEY TRYON 6.170c, second son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.
HARRY TRYON 6.170d, third son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

EDWARD TRYON 6.170e, fourth son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

JOEL TRYON 6.170f, fifth son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, was born Mar. 19, 1810. He married Eliza Jane Spooner in 1833. She was born in 1813. He was a blacksmith in Youngstown, N.Y.

HORACE TRYON 6.170g, sixth son of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

HENRIETTA TRYON 6.170h, second daughter of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

ELIZABETH TRYON 6.170i, third daughter of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

LORA TRYON 6.170j, fourth daughter of William Tryon 5.88g and Mabel (McKean) Tryon, no date.

DANIEL HARRIS PRIOR 6.190a, son of William Prior 6.90i and Susanna (Harris) Prior, was born in 1814. He married Chloe Hubbard in 1837. She died in 1852, and he in 1893. One daughter recorded:
Martha S. Prior 7.288a.

POLLY CROWELL 6.206a, first daughter of Lois (Tryon) Crowell 5.106a and Nathaniel Crowell, was born in 1797 or 1798, and died Aug. 23, 1802.

OLIVE CROWELL 6.206b, second daughter of Lois (Tryon) Crowell 5.106a and Nathaniel Crowell, was born in 1799, and died Aug. 28, 1802, aged 3 years.

ELIZABETH WOOD TRYON 6.214a, first daughter of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born in Chatham, Conn., July --, 1807.

HANNAH TRYON 6.214b, second daguther of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., Mar. --, 1808.

HARRIET TRYON 6.214c, third daughtter of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., Nov. --, 1810. She married Isaac Newell in 1832.

CAROLINE TRYON 6.214d, fourth daughter of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., Apr. --, 1813. She married Homer Fuller, Dec. 28, 1835.
WALTER TRYON 6.214e, first son of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., Feb . --, 1815.

JEMIMA TRYON 6.214f, fifth daughter of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., Oct. --, 1818.

FREDERIC TRYON 6.214g, second son of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., May --, 1822.

SETH TRYON 6.214h, third son of Seth Tryon 5.106i and Betsy (Wood) Tryon, was born at Chatham, Conn., no date. He married Harriet Prough, of Middletown, Conn., Jan. 13, 1833, by Rev. William Jarvis.

JANE TRYON 6.221a, first daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, no date. She died Aug. 9, 1807.

JAMES TRYON 6.221b, first son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Jan. 21, 1804, and died June 15, 1834, aged 30 years.

LUCY HARDING BROWN TRYON 6.221c, second daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Dec. 4, 1805, and died Aug. 14, 1895, aged 90 years.

SIMEON TRYON III 6.221d, second son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, July 5, 1807, and died Jan. 11, 1838, aged 31 years.

BETHIAH JANE TRYON 6.221e, third daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Jan. 25, 1809, and died June 8, 1826, aged 17 years.

ELIZABETH or BETSY TRYON 6.221f, fourth daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Dec. 4, 1811, and died Apr. 26, 1839, aged 28 years.

DORCAS TRYON 6.221g, fifth daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Jan. 4, 1814, and died Sept. 4, 1892, aged 78 years.

APHIA TRYON 6.221h, sixth daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Oct. 6, 1815, and died Dec. 22, 1875, aged 60 years.

SAMUEL LEWIS TRYON 6.221i, third son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Mar. 21, 1819, and died Aug. 26, 1905, aged 86 years.

MERCY TRYON 6.221j, seventh daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Jan. 19, 1821, and died Aug. 30, 1904, aged 83 years.

MARTHA RICH TRYON 6.221k, eighth daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Mercy (Cook) Walker Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Apr. 12, 1822, and died May 17, 1860, aged 38 years.

ANDREW JACKSON TRYON 6.2211, first son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Dec. 26, 1827. He married Lucinda Noyes Corliss, of North Yarmouth, Maine, date not given. She was born Sept. 24, 1832, and died Mar. 9, 1916. He died at Pownal, June 18, 1906. Their eight children were:
Clarence Edgar 7.309a,
Frederick 7.309b,
Alice Mariah 7.309c,
Lizzie 7.309d,
Lincoln 7.309e,
Mellen 7.309f,
Cora Florence 7.309g,
Agnes Christine 7.309h.

THANKFUL TRYON 6.221m, first daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Apr. 21, 1829, and died June 21, 1862, aged 33 years.

SAUL COOK TRYON 6.221n, second son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Oct. 10, 1830. He married Sarah Jane Lancaster, date not given. There were no children. He died Aug. 24, 1905, aged 75 years.

JOSEPH TRYON 6.221O, third son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Apr. 6, 1832. He lived in Boston, Mass., and married Ellen Bigelow Cummings, only child of Daniel Cummings and Lydia (Wescott) Cummings, in 1864. She was born in 1836, and died in 1931, aged 85 years. He died at Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 22, 1918, aged 86 years. They had four children:
James Libby 7.312a,
Winthrop Pitt 7.312b,
Ellen Isobel 7.312c,
Geneva 7.312d.

JAMES TRYON 6.221p, fourth son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Mar. 7, 1835.

WINFIELD SCOTT TRYON 6.221q, fifth son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, Feb. 12, 1839, and died Sept. 16, 1913, aged 74 years.

GREENVILLE TRYON 6.221r, sixth son of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, July 3, 1840, and died Oct. 29, 1845, just 5 years old.

MARY ELIZABETH TRYON 6.221s, second daughter of Simeon Tryon II 5.132c and Jane (Cook) Tryon, was born at Pownal, Maine, May 18, 1843, and died Jan. 24, 1851, in her 7th year.

LEVI LOVELAND 6.232a, first son of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1816. He married Hannah Pease.

CHESTER LOVELAND 6.232b, second son of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, Dec.. 30, 1817. He married Fanny Call, a daughter of Cyril Call and Sally (Tiffany) Call. She was born May 11, 1815, in Fletscher, Vt. He died at Call's Fort, Utah, Mar. 5, 1886. They had eight children:
Fanny Emoret Loveland 7.318a,
Chester Carlos Loveland 7.318b,
Agnes Melissa Loveland 7.318c,
Levi Cyril Loveland 7.318d,
Heber Chauncey Loveland 7.318e,
Anson Cassim Loveland 7.3l8f,
Orson Clinton Loveland 7.318g,
Josiah Call Loveland 7.318h.

SOPHIA LOVELAND 6.232c, first daughter of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, in 1819. She married Charles Weaver.

ALMON FRANCIS LOVELAND 6.232d, third son of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, in 1821, and died there in 1841, aged 20 years.

HANNAH LOVELAND 6.232e, second daughter of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, May 28, 1827. She married Seth Dustin.

JOEL CHAUNCEY LOVELAND 6. 232f, fourth son of Chauncey Loveland 5.144k and Nancy (Graham) Loveland, was born at Madison, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1835. He married Amanda Simmons.

JANE ELIZA GRISWOLD 6.261a, first daughter of Timothy Griswold 5.162c and Emaline (Hill) Griswold, was born May 30, 1822.

TIMOTHY GRISWOLD 6.261b, first son of Timothy Griswold 5.162c and Emaline (Hill) Griswold, was born, but date is missing. He was baptized June 22, 1823.

JOHN MILES STANDISH GRISWOLD 6.261c, second son of Timothy Griswold 5.162c and Emaline (Hill) Griswold, was born Aug. 31, 1826.

HULDAH ISABELL GRISWOLD 6.261d, second daughter of Timothy Griswold 5.162c and Emaline (Hill) Griswold, was born Apr. 14, 1828.

TRYON EDWARDS 6.272a, son of Tryon Edwards 5.170a and --- (---) Edwards, no date. He was called doctor, and was author of "History of the United States," "Life of Columbus," "Dictionary of Thought," and others.

JAMES SEYMOUR TRYON 6.275a, first son of James Seymour Tryon 5.176b and Eliza (Horsford) Tryon, was born in New York in 1850. He married Mary Vincent Harrington, of New Bedford, Mass., date missing. He was an agent for a chemical works, and they had two children:
Dorothy 7.328a,
Henry Harrington 7.328b.

MARY H. TRYON 6.275b, daughter of James Seymour Tryon 5.176b and Eliza (Horsford) Tryon, was born in New York in 1856. She married George F. Stone, but date is missing. They had three children:
Janet Stone 7.329a,
Rachel Stone 7.329b,
Mary Stone 7.329c.

THOMAS TRYON 6.275c, second son of James Seymour Tryon 5.176b and Eliza (Horsford) Tryon, was born in Connecticut in 1859. He was an architect in New York.