William Tryon

     William Tryon was born on 16 January 1785 at Ashfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts; Since William's birth was recorded at Ashfield, MA, it is possible that Elizabeth remained behind with her family there while David made a home for them in Caldwell's Manor. The other possibility is that they registered the birth during a visit back to see her family considering there was little way of doing such at the Manor. Many of the early settlers were used to registering births and marriages in the local towns in the states, and even in the early 1800's, many still crossed back over the border to have their marriages registered at Alburgh, VT and other border towns.¹ He was the son of David Tryon and Elizabeth Lewis. William Tryon married Sarah Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott and Anna Willoughby, circa 1805. William Tryon died on 31 December 1864 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York, at age 79.² He was buried at Moira Cemetery, Moira, Franklin Co, New York.²
     Very little is known about the family of William Tryon and his wife Sarah Scott during the early 1800's. The family were Methodists while living in Moira, NY and perhaps future investigation will uncover much needed church records. Shortly before 1830, William Tryon's two brothers, Abel and Benjamin, were known to be residing in Fort Covington, Franklin County, NY. The record of William's daughter Nancy being born there about 1829 implies that he was there as well and may have even preceeded the family. One document dated 2 January 1821 found within the files of notary Leon Lalanne shows us that he sold all his belongings to his brother Abel Tryon. The list gives us a look at his way of life at that time: two horses, four cows, "one yoke of oxen", a yearling, 30 sheep, four "hoggs", 20 tons of hay, 50 bushels of corn, 50 bushel of wheat, two kettles, one pair hand irons, two beds and bedding, two barrels of pork, four barrels of flour, one cupboard, two chests and contents, one plough, and a double sleigh. All these moveable items were sold to Abel Tryon for 92 pounds 5 shillings. On the same date he also sold Lot #7 in the 4th Range and Lot 9 in the 5th Range to Abel. On 27 July 1824 there was a deed of sale executed before Leon Lalanne whereby William Tryon sold two tracts of land in Noyan known as Lots #8 (in part) and #9 in the 5th Range to his brother-in-law Thomas Scott, Jr. These tracts of land had been originally acquired in 1820. Deeds on file in Sherbrooke, Quebec indicate William Tryon was of Hinchenbrooke in Quebec by March 1833, but his eldest son, Philander, was of Moira by 1830, and both he and his father were listed in Moira in 1840. He had finally put down roots.³ He appeared on the census of 14 August 1850 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York; William Tryon, 66, b. VT, wife Sarah, 60, b. Canada, and Adelaide Stephenson, 8.⁴ He appeared on the census of 12 July 1860 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York; William Tryon, aged 76, and wife Sarah, aged 71 had living with them their daughter Paulina, then 45.⁵