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