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