Vicki Titus wrote: > > | > This sight has only 1 Tryon - > | > Tryon, Thomas, died at Coxsackie, aged 110, some of his friends say > 120. > | > (Aug. 13, 1803) > | > > | > This is not one of my Greene Co NY Tryon's. Is he from the CT line > with > | > Richard and Asa? > | > > | > Vicki > | > | > | His death was reported in the Mass Columbian in 1803 as Thomas Tryon of > | Coxsackie, > | aged at least one hundred years. That would put his birthdate back > | around 1700 > | (or 1699, just to emphasize his probable generation.) I have wondered > | about this > | person, and have tentatively concluded that he is grandson of the > | original William of > | Wethersfield, through son Thomas (b. ca 1678). This branch is mostly > | unknown, except they are known to > | have been the first branch to remove far away from Wethersfield, via > | Glastonbury. > | If anybody has further thoughts on him, please contribute them. Any > | vague clue is > | welcome at this point. > | > | Dan > | > > I wonder if he could be the Elizabeth's husband, father of the original > Benjamin? My notes indicate he was born during the late 1720's, circa > 1728 or so. > > Vicki A very good point. If he is, and he was over a hundred he had to be born before 1703. He could have been husband of Elizabeth, who was mother of (1) Benjamin (2) Peter (at least by my speculations). Benjamin, of course, is the progenitor of the bulk of Coxsackie Tryons, and is the person of whom the captain Kidd legend is told. Since old Thomas died in Coxsackie, and no other Tryons are known there in early days, he may have been living with a descendant who took care of him. A speculative descendancy could be: 1. William of Wethersfield b. 1645 d. 1711 2. Thomas, Sr b. ca 1678 mar. Abigail - had children Thomas (ca 1700) and William (ca 1730, so could be child of Thomas, Jr) 3. Thomas, Jr b. ca 1700 wife unknown - had following known children: Timothy 1729, Abel 1735, Eliud, 1741. Eliud ended up in Orange Co, NY, via Long Island. 4. Benjamin b. 1728 d. 1788 - conceivable that he could be brother to the Timothy, Abel and Eliud. #3, Thomas, Jr, could have had Elizabeth as wife. Now notice this. There is a lost diary written by Thomas, Sr (b. 1678), excerpts of which exist. This quote is from McNulty's "Glastonbury: From Settlement to Suburb" Quote: "The earliest mention of a Glastonbury mariner seems to be that in a diary kept by Thomas Tryon. (Thomas, Sr, by my above notation) Thomas mentions going to New York with his brother David, who lived in Glastonbury, to pilot a sloop that David had bought there, returning on November 3, 1709." End Quote Also, a portion exists that describes the death of his younger brother BENJAMIN on 20 Oct 1709 on this same voyage, (unknown son except for this entry). In 1700 this Thomas would have been abt 22, old enough for marriage and a family. Also note that Captain Kidd reigned as a pirate from 1696 thru abot 1699, and is known to have frequented the Long Island coast. in 1696, Thomas would have been 18, and no doubt already a mariner. He could have had some fleeting contact with the pirate, enough to brag about in later days, creating the myth surrounding the Coxsackie branch. Also note that Eliud went to Orange Co via Long Island. I think there is something here. I want to go thru the Glastonbury land deeds again, since that is one place where this branch is actually MENTIONED. Otherwise, they kept low and avoided attention <g>. So what are your thoughts, Vicki? > > BTW, did you find my note on Lovina Tryon? > > Vicki Yes. I had earlier received EMail from him as well. I intend to answer, but it has to go on "the queue". I can't find Lovonia/Lovina, but suspect she is a member of the Jesse branch that went thru VT, because he has known unnamed daughters. Dan