That makes sense, especially since one of the Tryon - Lewis marraiges seems to be out of Ziba's line - David Tryon, married to Elizabeth Lewis in 1783 in Ashfield, Franklin Co, Mass. She was the dau of Timothy and Sarah Lewis. Vicki ---------- | From: Dennis J Brevik <dbrevik@ix.netcom.com> | To: Vicki Titus <vtitus@ipa.net> | Cc: A group of Tryon researchers <TRYON-L@rootsweb.com> | Subject: Re: Rowland Tryon | Date: Wednesday, August 13, 1997 8:56 PM | | Vicki Titus wrote: | > | > You're off by one gen, but then, I wasn't too clear. I am talking about | > the father of Benjamin Peter Tryon of St. Joseph Co. MI, who was named | > Peter, and his brother Benjamin. That Benjamin was christened in 1745 in | > Coxsackie. Their mother was an Elizabeth, last name unknown from my notes. | > | > Vicki | > | | Oh! You sent me the wrong tree to bark up! <g> | | It bears looking into. But I don't see any match at this time with | the Coxsackie and Stamford branch. What data exists is inconclusive. | I'll keep it in the back of my mind. In fact, ever since reading | Adm. James Rufus Tryon's statement that his g-grandfather came from | Connecticut (Rufus is of Coxsackie line) I have assumed that some | sort of connection probably exists. The entire spawn of Ziba are | suspect!!! | | Dan |