The White Cloud library was nice enough to check for Benjamin's marraige for me. Here is what the data says: April ll, 1880 Benjamin Tryon was 49 and Mary Ellen Lord was either 17 or 19. Benjamin born in N Y ,Mary Ellen born in Mi. He was a Wood Maker ( so it states- whatever that was at that time) They were married by Justice James Conver - in Ashland Twp. This Benjamin is b. 1831 but could he be the Benjamin in Allegan just lying his age a little bit? Allegan Co. Benjamin gives his age as 36 in 1850. I suspect it could be. I also think that he was in Van Buren after he left Allegan and "went east" according to the Allegan Co. county history. Is this the same Benjamin who was in Van Buren in 1860 and said his age was age 34 NY, in Lawrence TWP. He had a son Wesley Aaron b. jun 18, 1868 - Mother Charity. If they are all the same man..... we could have real problems identifying him, even if we could find his grave. Vicki

At 12:10 PM 12/20/97 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks for the info. I just started my genealogical research last summer, >so I haven't gotten very far yet and appreciate any help. > >--Christine Christine, I am copying the Tryon list for the benefit of everyone. Let's start with what is known about the family group of John Tryon's father, Ezra: Ezra Tryon married Anner Bidwell, probably in Middletown (where she was from) or Glastonbury (where he appears to be from); most likely time was the 1780s after Ezra was out of the military and before the birth of son David ca 1790. For those who are interested in technique, Anner's maiden name was ascertained by taking gravestone data - 'In memory of Anner Tryon, died 1-21-1818 in the 56th year of her age' - determining an approximate date of birth, 1761 - and then searching Barbour index records for Glastonbury, Middletown, and Wethersfield for any "Anner, Annor, Hannah, Honor, Anna" that would match. Actually, I didn't have to search Wethersfield because the perfect match occurred in Anner Bidwell, born July 4, 1761, daughter of Samuel Bidwell and Iranah Hubbard. Anner's brother Samuel Bidwell was on the road with his sister and her husband Ezra Tryon; you can find them in all the same places - Otsego County, NY in 1800, Clarence, NY in 1810 and Wayne County in 1820. That Ezra's Anner was Anner Bidwell was later confirmed by a 1797 record in Middletown in which Ezra and Anner Tryon, "of Suffrage (later known as Milford), Otsego County, NY," quit claim their rights in the estate of her father Samuel Bidwell, to her brother Ashbell Bidwell of Middletown. Ezra Tryon was born probably on August 2nd, 1759. He died in Wayne County, Ohio on May 25, 1847, age 88. I have a picture of both stones - Dan, want me to scan them for the Tryon Union web site? Extract of Ezra Tryon obituary, Western Christian Advocate, Nov 5 1847: Ezra Tryon, b 1759, CT; d at his son-in-laws, Daniel Smith in Canaan Twp, Wayne Co, Ohio; married; Issue; at least one daughter; RW Soldier; joined [Methodist] church in Milford, Otsego County, NY in 1795; 1811-12 moved to northwest NY, from there to Holmes County, OH. Known family of Ezra and Anner (Bidwell) Tryon: David, b ca 1790 NY, m Oladine Tyler Mar 2 1820 in Wayne County (DAR marriages) John, b Mar 8 1794, m Lydia Sadler, probably New York. On a bio of John's son Enos Tryon, Knapp's History of the Pioneer and Modern Times of Ashland County, Ohio indicates Lydia Sadler was born in New York. However, later census records indicate she was born in Canada. Both John and Lydia are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Clinton Township, Wayne County. Elizabeth, b Jun 12, 1792. She may have married a Stewart. Ezra's Revolutionary War pension records reveal an Earl R. Stewart wrote asking for Ezra's war records. His letter indicates that he descends from Ezra's daughter Elizabeth and that she was born June 12, 1792. There was a William K. Stewart living very close to the Tryons in 1820 Wayne County. The assumption that she married a Stewart is not conclusive since a female descendant of Elizabeth's could have married a Stewart. Earl R. Stewart was living in Michigan at the time of his letter (just after 1900) and I have traced him through some census years. He was living near Lansing. Mary, b about Feb 1799, m Daniel Smith, Apr 6 1820; DAR Marriages; They stayed in the Wayne County area and both are buried in Canaan Bend cemetery in Canaan Township. Adah, b ca 1800, m Charles Isbell July 23, 1815 in Clarence, New York. I only have a secondary source for the date of marriage, "The Descendants of Robert Isbell" by Mason. Charles and Adah (Tryon) Isbell were briefly in Monroe County Michigan before settling in Noble County, Indiana. Adah is my ancestor. Next note, I will discuss the ancestry of John Tryon's mother, Anner Bidwell. It is quite interesting...she descends from many of the notable families who settled central Connecticut. Doug

John, Ezra Tryon, father of John Tryon of Wayne County, Ohio enlisted in the Revolutionary War at Rocky Hill, CT in March of 1777. War service records and town records indicate Ezra was a resident of Glastonbury, CT, just across the river from Rocky Hill. Ezra enlisted in Captain Buckley's Company of the 9th Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel B. Webb. He was in the battle of Rhode Island, Battle of Springfield, NJ, Battle of Yorktown, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. On December 10, 1777, while crossing Long Island Sound, Ezra was taken prisoner by the British. He was retained until July 16, 1778, at which time he was exchanged. All indications are that Ezra was much more a 'commoner' than Governor Tryon. Ezra listed 'cooper' as his occupation on his Reveolutionary War pension papers. He served as a private throughout his 6 years in the war. Ezra, I would say is about a 5th generation descendant, give or take, from the original Tryon immigrant to Connecticut, William Tryon. It would be fun to know how the later generation English Tryons tie in with the early colonial American Tryons. Doug At 08:23 AM 12/19/97 -0500, you wrote: >There was a William Tryon who was a British Governor for NC, today you >can even visit the Tryon Palace in Raleigh. Right before the Revolution >he became the last British Governor of New York, fled to Canada during >the war. After the Revolution, Herkimer and Montgomery counties were >formed from settled land along the Mohawk from what was once called >Tryon County. > >John >>---------- >>From: Doug McGuire[SMTP:dmcguire@iquest.net] >>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 1997 7:24 PM >>To: Tryon, John >>Subject: Re: Fw: Ohio Tryons >> >>I'll mail her. The Governor part is highly doubtful but still nice to find >>a Tryon cousin. >> >>Doug >> >>At 05:02 PM 12/18/97 -0600, Vicki Titus wrote: >>>Was contacted by this person when she saw my Tryon census database on line. >>> I told her all about EZRA Tryon of Wayne Co. and his son John, or at least >>>what I know of them. >>> >>>I told her I would forward her letter to the group while she checks into >>>how to subscribe to the list. I know we had at least 1 desc of Ezra on the >>>list, so I thought he/she might want to drop her a line. >>> >>>Vicki >>> >>>---------- >>>| From: Michael & Christine <mlindner@netquest.com> >>>| To: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> >>>| Subject: Ohio Tryons >>>| Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 1:03 PM >>>| >>>| I moved to Detroit from Ohio ten years ago, and all of my Tryon relatives >>>| are from Ohio, mainly Medina and Wayne Counties. I've been able to trace >>>| back to John Tryon (1794 -1872). I believe his father was a brother of >>>| William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina ~1777, so hopefully William's >>>| fame will make it a little easier to find information on my ancestors >>>| around that time. (But maybe not!) William was born in England, and I >>>| haven't started researching outside of the United States yet, so I have >>>| lots of new resources to study about finding ancestors in England. >>>| >>>| How do I subscribe to the Tryon mailing list? >>>| >>>| --C >>>| >>>| ---------- >>>| > From: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> >>>| > To: mlindner@netquest.com >>>| > Subject: Re: Wow! >>>| > Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 10:46 AM >>>| > >>>| > Thanks for the comment. I put things out there and it's nice to know >>>if >>>| > and when people are using it. >>>| > >>>| > You're in Detroit!!! Are you desc of a Michigan Tryon? That is one of >>>| my >>>| > two areas of expertise, the other being how many strange way's Tryon >>>can >>>| be >>>| > corrupted - Ryon, Fryon, Treon, etc. >>>| > >>>| > I am a desc of Adelia Tryon, who married Lyman Chaffee in Hillsdale Co. >>>| MI. >>>| > They resided in Hillsdale Co and St. Joseph Co. before finally >>>settling >>>| in >>>| > Allegan Co. MI. >>>| > >>>| > I have not been able to "prove" her parents. The only proven fact I >>>have >>>| > is that a Benjamin Tryon witnessed her wedding and that there were two >>>| > different Benjamin Tryons in MI in 1850, one in St. Joseph Co. and one >>>in >>>| > Allegan Co., both places where Lyman and Adelia lived. >>>| > >>>| > Have you subscribed to the Tryon mailing list? There are about 50 or >>>so >>>| > people, I believe. >>>| > >>>| > I also have a web page for Tryon family into. It includes links to the >>>| > Tryon Union Web page, which has a lot of data, including orphans. >>>| > >>>| > The address is: >>>| > http://www.ipa.net/~vtitus/tryon.html >>>| > >>>| > Looking forward to hearing from you soon. >>>| > >>>| > Vicki >>>| I mo >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >

I think we can give officially up on the Amos White in 1850 Mendon being the one who Benjamin Peter Tryon was living with in 1850. He died in 1854, shortly after being send to prison for murder. This is according to a history of St. Joseph Co. MI. Kind of thankful, for Fanny Tryon, that she wasn't married to that particular White. Vicki

I'll mail her. The Governor part is highly doubtful but still nice to find a Tryon cousin. Doug At 05:02 PM 12/18/97 -0600, Vicki Titus wrote: >Was contacted by this person when she saw my Tryon census database on line. > I told her all about EZRA Tryon of Wayne Co. and his son John, or at least >what I know of them. > >I told her I would forward her letter to the group while she checks into >how to subscribe to the list. I know we had at least 1 desc of Ezra on the >list, so I thought he/she might want to drop her a line. > >Vicki > >---------- >| From: Michael & Christine <mlindner@netquest.com> >| To: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> >| Subject: Ohio Tryons >| Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 1:03 PM >| >| I moved to Detroit from Ohio ten years ago, and all of my Tryon relatives >| are from Ohio, mainly Medina and Wayne Counties. I've been able to trace >| back to John Tryon (1794 -1872). I believe his father was a brother of >| William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina ~1777, so hopefully William's >| fame will make it a little easier to find information on my ancestors >| around that time. (But maybe not!) William was born in England, and I >| haven't started researching outside of the United States yet, so I have >| lots of new resources to study about finding ancestors in England. >| >| How do I subscribe to the Tryon mailing list? >| >| --C >| >| ---------- >| > From: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> >| > To: mlindner@netquest.com >| > Subject: Re: Wow! >| > Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 10:46 AM >| > >| > Thanks for the comment. I put things out there and it's nice to know >if >| > and when people are using it. >| > >| > You're in Detroit!!! Are you desc of a Michigan Tryon? That is one of >| my >| > two areas of expertise, the other being how many strange way's Tryon >can >| be >| > corrupted - Ryon, Fryon, Treon, etc. >| > >| > I am a desc of Adelia Tryon, who married Lyman Chaffee in Hillsdale Co. >| MI. >| > They resided in Hillsdale Co and St. Joseph Co. before finally >settling >| in >| > Allegan Co. MI. >| > >| > I have not been able to "prove" her parents. The only proven fact I >have >| > is that a Benjamin Tryon witnessed her wedding and that there were two >| > different Benjamin Tryons in MI in 1850, one in St. Joseph Co. and one >in >| > Allegan Co., both places where Lyman and Adelia lived. >| > >| > Have you subscribed to the Tryon mailing list? There are about 50 or >so >| > people, I believe. >| > >| > I also have a web page for Tryon family into. It includes links to the >| > Tryon Union Web page, which has a lot of data, including orphans. >| > >| > The address is: >| > http://www.ipa.net/~vtitus/tryon.html >| > >| > Looking forward to hearing from you soon. >| > >| > Vicki >| I mo > > >

Was contacted by this person when she saw my Tryon census database on line. I told her all about EZRA Tryon of Wayne Co. and his son John, or at least what I know of them. I told her I would forward her letter to the group while she checks into how to subscribe to the list. I know we had at least 1 desc of Ezra on the list, so I thought he/she might want to drop her a line. Vicki ---------- | From: Michael & Christine <mlindner@netquest.com> | To: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> | Subject: Ohio Tryons | Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 1:03 PM | | I moved to Detroit from Ohio ten years ago, and all of my Tryon relatives | are from Ohio, mainly Medina and Wayne Counties. I've been able to trace | back to John Tryon (1794 -1872). I believe his father was a brother of | William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina ~1777, so hopefully William's | fame will make it a little easier to find information on my ancestors | around that time. (But maybe not!) William was born in England, and I | haven't started researching outside of the United States yet, so I have | lots of new resources to study about finding ancestors in England. | | How do I subscribe to the Tryon mailing list? | | --C | | ---------- | > From: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> | > To: mlindner@netquest.com | > Subject: Re: Wow! | > Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 10:46 AM | > | > Thanks for the comment. I put things out there and it's nice to know if | > and when people are using it. | > | > You're in Detroit!!! Are you desc of a Michigan Tryon? That is one of | my | > two areas of expertise, the other being how many strange way's Tryon can | be | > corrupted - Ryon, Fryon, Treon, etc. | > | > I am a desc of Adelia Tryon, who married Lyman Chaffee in Hillsdale Co. | MI. | > They resided in Hillsdale Co and St. Joseph Co. before finally settling | in | > Allegan Co. MI. | > | > I have not been able to "prove" her parents. The only proven fact I have | > is that a Benjamin Tryon witnessed her wedding and that there were two | > different Benjamin Tryons in MI in 1850, one in St. Joseph Co. and one in | > Allegan Co., both places where Lyman and Adelia lived. | > | > Have you subscribed to the Tryon mailing list? There are about 50 or so | > people, I believe. | > | > I also have a web page for Tryon family into. It includes links to the | > Tryon Union Web page, which has a lot of data, including orphans. | > | > The address is: | > http://www.ipa.net/~vtitus/tryon.html | > | > Looking forward to hearing from you soon. | > | > Vicki | I mo

I am resending the section of the article that applies to Truby Priest, along with the Title and Citations. ADAM AND KATHERINE ROGERS OF NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT ---------------------------- JAMES AND KATHERINE MERRITT OF KILLINGWORTH CONNECTICUT ------------------------------- by George Waller-Frye (now, in 1996, George Waller) Spring Hill Press Storrs Connecticut,1977 Put into electronic format and errors corrected by Mark Merritt (1996) TRUBY MERRITT, daughter of Katherine Rogers (Adam) and James Merritt, b. 16 September 1745, Killingworth [79:2:151]; d. perhaps in Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY [1:31-2, 449-50 which is the source of all undocumented statements about this family]; m. ca. 1763, Phillip Priest [47:10:332-4], son of Aaron Priest of Simsbury, b. 27 June 1737, Simsbury [123:3:206; 51:1:489-92]; d. 1816, Chateaugay, testate. He was in the French and Indian War serving at Fort Edward (NY) near where he later settled [54:1:104-5; 54:2:160-1] and also served in the Revolutionary War in Connecticut and Vermont [53:361; 152:176, 288, 513]. He bought land in Barkhamsted in 1760 [7:1:408-9] and lived in Winchester, CT from at least 1776 to 1779 [23:126]. About 1780 this family and the family of Truby 's brother Michael moved to Fair Haven, VT where Phillip was elected town's first First Selectman and where he kept a tavern for several years. They moved to Chateaugay about 1800. Children (surname PRIEST), first eight births recorded Winchester [159:1:38], the remainder probably born Fair Haven: Truby, b. 4 February 1764; d. 21 October 1865 aged 92 (sic), Westhaven, VT; m. 21 February 1786, Fair Haven, Elijah Tryon, son of Jeremiah Tryon of Glastonbury, CT and Westhaven, b. 15 May 1761, Glastonbury; d. 8 September 1863 aged 92 (sic), Westhaven; both were buried in Forbes Cemetery, Westhaven. He was a Congregational deacon and a Revolutionary War soldier [133:80-87] Noah, b. 1 April 1766; perhaps d. western NY; m. (1) Abigail Cleveland, daughter of Enoch Cleveland [32:1:299]; m. (2) _____ Spoor. Adams called him a pettifogger, an active Federalist politician and a noted anti-Mason. They lived in Westhaven in 1800 [137:131] and perhaps as late as 1832 [133:84]. Abi, b. 15 April 1768; m. Timothy Martin, and removed to Chateaugay, N.Y., where he died, and she remarried Gideon Knowles.\ Timothy Martin lived in Westhaven in 1800 [137:131]. Zadok, b. 19 April 1770; d. 22 June 1796 a native of Connecticut d. in the 27th year of his age [91:173], Norton, Bristol County, MA [57:169; 129:214-5; 103:391]. He had been a Methodist preacher since 1793 on the Pittsfield MA, New London CT and Warren RI circuits [91:128, 143, 160], not in PA or NY as stated in Adams, nor was he the progenitor of the Jefferson County NY Priests [60:lxxx]. 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I just reread the notes for the William Tryon who was a son of Edward Tryon. The data you sent me on him states that William came from GREENE CO. NY and settled in Canastota, NY, Madison Co. NY. I have often looked at him for Adelia's father. Is it possible that the data is incomplete, just like the Benjamin who is in the Greene Co. NY line that some people think married Hannah Weeks while county histories state his wife was Mary Allen? My database of Alt. spellings indicated that a John Tryon was in Madison Co. NY for 1830. : Lenox TWP, page 338 0002001-00100401 That places 2 sons age 15-20 and a head of household age 40-50, or born 1780-90. also a dau age 10-15. This could account for Sally and Benjamin of Allegan Co. MI. He was 16 and she was born late in 1814 and could be 15 in that census. Madison Co. is where Sally's husband, Calvin Lewis. was from, according to his first deed in Allegan Co. MI Also in Madison Co. is a William Tryon: ;Lenox page 313 00100001 1000001001 That places 1 son age 10-15 and 1 dau under 5. This accounts for Adelia, just barely a year or two old during the 1830 census. If Adelia was a dau of this William, she might have been sent off to live with relatives, like the John Tryon in the area. That or his wife Lucretia might have remarried. When I went thru the Madison Co. NY cem records, William was buried alone, even though the notes say Mabel was buried there. We know that Jochem (John) Tryon of Greene Co. had a son William b. 1774/5, which would check with the Madison Co. NY William. Since we lose track of Jochem, he could have had a second son, which might have been named John. My question is this -- do we have any indications of Tryon's in Chenango Co. NY? That is the mother county of Madison Co. NY. Although Madison was created in 1806, it could be possible that deeds, etc, for Madison Co. was still entered in Chenango Co. NY. I found several deeds for Allegan Co. entered in Barry Co. MI even 15-16 years after Allegan was created. I know we have discussed this before, but I'm just wondering if anybody has found anything, either in Wes's books or other wise that might clear this up, one way or another. Vicki

Just wondered into the following on the 1820 index: Fryon, Benjamin State : PA County : Northumberland Co. Location : Upper Mahanoy Twp Year : 1820 Page # : 008 Fryon, Frederick State : PA County : Northumberland Co. Location : Upper Mahanoy Twp Year : 1820 Page # : 008 Fryon, George State : PA County : Northumberland Co. Location : Upper Mahanoy Twp Year : 1820 Page # : 008 I assume that they are the kin of Frederick Treon/Tryon missing from the 1820 census. They are not from William, but from the Lancaster Co. PA, right? Vicki

I posted following from a post to Lanark County [ON] Genealogy Soc re a Wm & David TRAILL: Subject: TRAILL Family of Lanark Co Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 03:03:33 -0400 From: Don Tryon <detryon@fox.nstn.ca> To: PeterAndersen@easyinternet.net Hello Peter, Saw your note on LCGS re the a/m family and just wanted to confirm that David and William are actually TRAILs. Just a couple of doors over in Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, William and Peter TRYON are early arrivals in the 1820s. A David is in Northumberland, Cramahe in 1840/50. The Tryon family in the US had many misspellings including TRIAL(L) and TRYAL(L), so am just confirming. Regards, Don ======================= Peter Anderson replied: Don: William Traill arrived in Lanark Cty. from Ireland c.1849. Another earlier family of Traills were early arrivals in the Trent Valley/Peterborough area as I recall from a recollection of Catherine Parr Traill and her sister, Susannah Moodie, who wrote the pioneer novel "Roughing it in the bush". They I think were English. Both were talented writers and Catherine was an equally talented artist. As far as I know all these folk came with the name as is. Thnx for your query. Peter ======================== Don -- Donald Edric TRYON....Son of Clarence L of Edric M of Clarence E 89 Hillside Rd.......Son of Andrew Jackson of Simeon II of Simeon Albert Bridge, NS...Son of James of Ziba of William of Wethersfield CANADA B0A 1P0...Son of William of Bibury, Gloucestershire, Eng 902-567-2633.....Descendant of William TRIOEN of Wulverghem, Flanders

Pam, I know Mark Merritt would be interested in this; he asked me for the descendancy last year. Is he still subbed to the list? If not, I'll fwd them to him. Don -- Donald Edric TRYON....Son of Clarence L of Edric M of Clarence E 89 Hillside Rd.......Son of Andrew Jackson of Simeon II of Simeon Albert Bridge, NS...Son of James of Ziba of William of Wethersfield CANADA B0A 1P0...Son of William of Bibury, Gloucestershire, Eng 902-567-2633.....Descendant of William TRIOEN of Wulverghem, Flanders

Here is a cut and paste on the section that applies: TRUBY MERRITT, daughter of Katherine Rogers (Adam) and James Merritt, b. 16 September 1745, Killingworth [79:2:151]; d. perhaps in Chateaugay, Franklin County, NY [1:31-2, 449-50 which is the source of all undocumented statements about this family]; m. ca. 1763, Phillip Priest [47:10:332-4], son of Aaron Priest of Simsbury, b. 27 June 1737, Simsbury [123:3:206; 51:1:489-92]; d. 1816, Chateaugay, testate. He was in the French and Indian War serving at Fort Edward (NY) near where he later settled [54:1:104-5; 54:2:160-1] and also served in the Revolutionary War in Connecticut and Vermont [53:361; 152:176, 288, 513]. He bought land in Barkhamsted in 1760 [7:1:408-9] and lived in Winchester, CT from at least 1776 to 1779 [23:126]. About 1780 this family and the family of Truby 's brother Michael moved to Fair Haven, VT where Phillip was elected town's first First Selectman and where he kept a tavern for several years. They moved to Chateaugay about 1800. Children (surname PRIEST), first eight births recorded Winchester [159:1:38], the remainder probably born Fair Haven: Truby, b. 4 February 1764; d. 21 October 1865 aged 92 (sic), Westhaven, VT; m. 21 February 1786, Fair Haven, Elijah Tryon, son of Jeremiah Tryon of Glastonbury, CT and Westhaven, b. 15 May 1761, Glastonbury; d. 8 September 1863 aged 92 (sic), Westhaven; both were buried in Forbes Cemetery, Westhaven. He was a Congregational deacon and a Revolutionary War soldier [133:80-87] Noah, b. 1 April 1766; perhaps d. western NY; m. (1) Abigail Cleveland, daughter of Enoch Cleveland [32:1:299]; m. (2) _____ Spoor. Adams called him a pettifogger, an active Federalist politician and a noted anti-Mason. They lived in Westhaven in 1800 [137:131] and perhaps as late as 1832 [133:84]. Abi, b. 15 April 1768; m. Timothy Martin, and removed to Chateaugay, N.Y., where he died, and she remarried Gideon Knowles.\ Timothy Martin lived in Westhaven in 1800 [137:131]. Zadok, b. 19 April 1770; d. 22 June 1796 a native of Connecticut d. in the 27th year of his age [91:173], Norton, Bristol County, MA [57:169; 129:214-5; 103:391]. He had been a Methodist preacher since 1793 on the Pittsfield MA, New London CT and Warren RI circuits [91:128, 143, 160], not in PA or NY as stated in Adams, nor was he the progenitor of the Jefferson County NY Priests [60:lxxx]. Charity, b. 18 July 1772, baptized 26 July 1772 \ldblquote in the North Parish of W. Simsbury [96:1:19]; m. Hamilton Bolles. Diana, b. 3 January 1775; m. James Dada, perhaps son of a Revolutionary War soldier, James Dada of Suffield CT [53:352]. Elizabeth, b. 25 March 1777; m. before 1796, Asa Smith, perhaps son of Richard Smith and Grace Moore of Lyme CT [85:1:64]. Merritt (male), b. 11 June 1779; is said to have removed to southern Ohio and died there. Polly, b. say 1781; m. a Mr. Hall and had two sons who were Methodist preachers. Sally, b. say 1782; d. Chateaugay; m. Benjamin Emmons. Aaron, b. 27 March 1784; disappeared ca. 1808-10; a merchant of Benson. ---------- | From: Dennis J Brevik <dbrevik@ix.netcom.com> | To: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> | Subject: Re: Truby Priest | Date: Sunday, December 07, 1997 8:16 PM | | Vicki Titus wrote: | > | > I found a writeup on Truby Priest and her parents and Siblings and | > ancestors out on Genweb archives, if anybody is interested | > | > Vicki | | | Yes, definitely. | | Dan

Vicki Titus wrote: > > Looking for Titus data in GenWeb Archives, came across the following > possible Tryon's. > > 1850 Federal Census Index > > Town of Groveland, Livingston County, New York > TRUAIR JULIA A. 414 > TRUAN DIANA 414 > TRUAN ORANGE 414 > TRUASE TITUS 414 > TRUER FRANKLIN 414 > > If I am not mistaken, there was an Orange Tryon, wasn't there? > Closest I know of are three Orrin's: one died in 1844, one was 6 in 1850 and the third was born 1890. Dan

I found a writeup on Truby Priest and her parents and Siblings and ancestors out on Genweb archives, if anybody is interested Vicki

More data I found while "surfing" Index to Record of Service Of Connecticut Men Who Served in Regular Army MEXICAN WAR Compiled from rosters on file in Adjutant's Office Washington, D.C. HARTFORD 1889 Data Courtesy of CT.State Library Transcribed by Paul Petersen Proofreading by Mary Delano no copyright intended or reserved. Tryon, Ezra, -- Hartford Tryon, James, -- Litchfield Tryon, Walter A., -- Hartford Tryon, William H., -- Hartford

Looking for Titus data in GenWeb Archives, came across the following possible Tryon's. 1850 Federal Census Index Town of Groveland, Livingston County, New York TRUAIR JULIA A. 414 TRUAN DIANA 414 TRUAN ORANGE 414 TRUASE TITUS 414 TRUER FRANKLIN 414 If I am not mistaken, there was an Orange Tryon, wasn't there? Vicki

Vicki Titus wrote: > > In 1830, Benjamin RYON m. Minerva Goodell, both of Fowler. I always > suspected that that was the Benjamin whose will was probated in St. > Lawrence Co. where Fowler is located. Your records show that "probate" > Benjamin didn't get there until just before 1850. That means that the > marraige could be for Benjamin of Greene Co. as he worked his way toward > MI. > Vicki, I think this is an issue between you and either Don or Dean Gernon. I have not personally worked on those branches. > Does anybody have records of anything close to Benjamin/Minerva marraiges? > There is very little info on Benjamin Peter's wife/wives, but the marraige > to a Goodell might explain the Goodell connection I see in MI 1 generation > later. It would be a stepmother to the Benjamin who settled in Allegan > with the Goodell's, and also for Adelia, since she was born circa 1829. > I have nothing except a complicating piece of information: The Wisconsin land records show that grants were made in 1848 to the following Tryons: Clarissa 80 acres Sheboygan county Nerva (Minerva?) 80 acres Sheboygan <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Jane 80 acres Sheboygan William 40 a and 80 acres Sheboygan And in the adjacent county of Fond du Lac, William 240 acres Fond du Lac Josiah 120 acres Fond du Lac In a nearby county of Winnebago, William 458.97 acres All above in 1848.... in 1850 Josiah picked up an additional 160 acres in Fond du Lac In 1858 Samuel picked up 40 acres ion Manitowac county, north of Sheboygan. Minerva being an unusual name, do you think these folks might tie in??? Dan

Vicki Titus wrote: > > The Priscilla you state as a dau of Benjamin Peter b. 1836 is probably > Drusilla, who married Ransom Terry in St. Joseph Co. in 1851. She would be > his last dau, not so close to the top. Yes, that is undoubtedly her. As to the ranking of children, this seems to be an ideosyncracy of the program "ged2html" which I used to convert from a GEDCOM to the html posted on the website. It doesn't seem to sort the children by birthdate. In actual fact, Priscilla appears in the database as the last child, born in 1834(?). > > I have a list of children for them, along with burial info for Benjamin > Peter, Mercy, and Drusilla's family. Good. Every little bit helps! > > I also have info on Henry, his wife, their one dau Henrietta,etc. > I also have info that Francis/Fanny's married name was White, and she lived > with Benjamin Peter for a couple of years, as she witnessed Drusilla's > marraige. However, just like Benjamin of Allegan Co, I can't find them > after the 1850's. I picked up Fanny White in the 1850 census but did not realize that she eventually married Henry. In the future could you please use the Reference number assigned to the person, if there is one? It's a lot easier that way to figure out who of 10,000 you are talking about. Thanks for your enthusiasm in updating errors and providing missing data. I hope by next summer to have a version posted that everyone can agree on, or at least agree on most and enumerate the remaining problem areas. Dan

The Priscilla you state as a dau of Benjamin Peter b. 1836 is probably Drusilla, who married Ransom Terry in St. Joseph Co. in 1851. She would be his last dau, not so close to the top. I have a list of children for them, along with burial info for Benjamin Peter, Mercy, and Drusilla's family. I also have info on Henry, his wife, their one dau Henrietta,etc. I also have info that Francis/Fanny's married name was White, and she lived with Benjamin Peter for a couple of years, as she witnessed Drusilla's marraige. However, just like Benjamin of Allegan Co, I can't find them after the 1850's. Vicki

In 1830, Benjamin RYON m. Minerva Goodell, both of Fowler. I always suspected that that was the Benjamin whose will was probated in St. Lawrence Co. where Fowler is located. Your records show that "probate" Benjamin didn't get there until just before 1850. That means that the marraige could be for Benjamin of Greene Co. as he worked his way toward MI. Does anybody have records of anything close to Benjamin/Minerva marraiges? There is very little info on Benjamin Peter's wife/wives, but the marraige to a Goodell might explain the Goodell connection I see in MI 1 generation later. It would be a stepmother to the Benjamin who settled in Allegan with the Goodell's, and also for Adelia, since she was born circa 1829. Vicki