There were several William Tryons born in Connecticut in the mid 1700's that Wesley Tryon confused in his "Tryon Family in America." I discovered the errors when trying to identify the parents of my 4th great grandfather, William Tryon, the father of Anna Tryon, who died in 1821 in Farmington, CT. THe first problem with the Tryon geneaolgy is that there in no information on the descendants of Thomas, the fourth son of the first William Tryon and his wife Mary Steele. There is a manuscript in the library of the Connecticut Historical Society that shows that Thomas had two sons, Thomas and William. Son Thomas m. Abigail and d. 1749. His children are Thomas b. Jan. 23, 1727/8, Timothy b. Aug. 2, 1729, Abel b. Jan 19, 1734/5, and Eliud b. Jan 28, 1740/41. Abel chose Lt. Josiah Robinson of Wethersfied as guardian in 1748. Son William m. Phbe and lived in Glastonbury. He was still alive in 1798. His children are William, Jemina, Charles, Ezekiel, Michael, Thomas, Mary, and Phebe. William was b. abt 1752 and died at age 73 on August 31, 1825 in Glastonbury. This is the William that Wesley Tryon confuses with my William. The Glastonbury William did not marry Anna Hurlbut on May 9, 1784. According to a Bidwell genealogy, he married Sarah Bidwell May 11, 1777. There children are Sally b. abt 1780, Jesse, b. 1783, William, Jr. b. 1786, Prudence b. 1788 and Isaac b. 1791. My William is the son on Benjamin and Rebecca Hurlbut. He was born in Wethersfied Sept. 3, 1752. He served throughout the Rev. War period before finally getting married and settling in Farmington. His children are Sally b. 1780, Anna b.1788, Prudence, and William. The genaelogy also says that Willam, the son of Abiel and Hannah Northway, b. March 12, 1747/48 m. Sarah Bidwell. This must also be an error. This message is simply an attempt to correct possible errors in the record of the Tryons. Any comments would be much appreciated. Now, I still don't know who the parents of Anna Hurlburt are. She is not in the Hurlbut genaelogy. Jon Harden