My wife Suzanne and I recently spent two days at the Stamford, CT, Historical Society going through some ancient records. I would like to pass on some of our discoveries. 1. We were able to go through the Stamford Grand Lists from 1650 through 1819 - these are the tax lists, down to the number of cows owned. We were able to verify the Stamford Tryons previously known, at least the descendants of Rowland, son of Ziba, who was the first one there. 2. I have grave doubts that Edward Trehern of Stamford is the same Edward Tryon of Bibury as claimed by Wesley Tryon. He was never referred to as Tryon until the mid-1800's. He would have been 31 (per Edward Tryon's baptism record in Bibury) when town records show he was cutting up with some boys outside church one Sunday, throwing stones in the swamp, wrestling and using tobacco. It just doesn't fit, and I fear Wesley jumped to an unfortunate conclusion. Trehern married but had no offspring, contrary to Wesley's claim, based on a hasty conclusion made in the mid-1800's by a Rev Huntington. All in all, I feel that it is highly improbable that Edward Trehern of Stamford is the same Edward Tryon of Bibury, England. 3. A new John Tryon has been discovered in the Stamford records, who is definitely not either of the Johns previously known there. This John Tryon was born 18 April 1781, married Polly Weed, daughter of Jonas Weed and Ruth Waterbury. He died 18 April 1860, she was born ca. 1783, died 5 November 1855, aged 72. Nothing else is known. (This from Stamford's Soldiers, by Wicks & Olson, 1976.) I cannot find anything on this John. He was not known to Wesley. I can't find any census records that fit this description. Any ideas??? 4. There is absolutely no doubt that Hannah Weeks married Benjamin Tryon OF STAMFORD (not of Coxsackie) and gave him a few children. The records are crystal clear. Forthermore, her name was interchangably Weeks or Wicks. 5. A really loose cannon has been discovered in one Edward Tryon of Woodstock, Windham, CT, who enlisted 11/25/1755 during the French and Indian war. He was discharged the following spring. He served in Capt. Israel Putnam's company (later a Rev War general of some fame), and was in garrison at Fort Edward. According to History of Woodstock by Bowen, 1926, Edward Tryon was from Woodstock. This is the first and only Tryon ever found in Windham county (except for 20th century). One possibility is that he is the same Edward Tryon born and baptised in Middletown in 1739 and who next shows up in Saybrook married to Mercy Harris in 1759. But what was he doing all the way up north in Woodstock??? Or maybe this is a descendant of Thomas Tryon, son of William of Wethersfield. His descendants are known to have wandered all over. Any ideas? 6. There is a report that Samuel Tryon served in the Rev War (he did) as well as in the French-Indian War. His birthdate is given as 1743 in the Lockwood Bible and 1748 in CT Church Records. Either way he was pretty young to have served in 1755. The original claim is in the Lockwood Bible, but not in Rev Huntington's History of Stamford, 1868. But why would such a claim be in a Bible inscription if there were not some basis in fact? There are NO rosters in existence. The Lockwood Bible is at the Fairfield Historical Society, Fairfield CT, so maybe we should take a look at it. 7. The parentage of Benjamin Tryon b 1755, thought to be son of Rowland, is now up for grabs. A land record states that Benjamin's mother's name was Sarah, but Rowland's wife's name is thought to be Elizabeth. I shall have to get copies of all the Stamford recorded land deeds to straighten this one out. If anybody has any questions regarding Stamford Tryons please contact us and we will see what we have. Dan Brevik & Suzanne DeMillar