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     Matthew Hale was born on 17 December 1760 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵ He was baptized on 21 December 1760 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Ruth Stevens, daughter of Thomas Stevens and Mary Tryon, on 21 May 1786 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^2,5,4 He died on 24 January 1840 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 79.^6,5 He was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁶

     Joseph Stevens was born on 9 July 1767 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,3 He was baptized on 12 July 1767 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married Mehitable Hale, daughter of Daniel Hale and Ruth Hale, on 31 December 1795 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,4,3 He died on 12 May 1824 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 56.^5,3 He was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     Mehitable Hale was born on 31 July 1770 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She was baptized on 3 August 1770 at the First Congregational Church in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Joseph Stevens, son of Thomas Stevens and Mary Tryon, on 31 December 1795 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^4,2,3 She died on 28 January 1836 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 65.^5,2 She was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     Mary Stevens was born on 6 January 1770 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,3 She was baptized on 7 January 1770 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She died on 4 February 1778 (the Hale cemetery collection says 25 February 1778) in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 8.^1,4,3 She was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁴

     Thomas Stevens was born on 13 October 1772 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,3 He was baptized on 18 October 1772 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² He married Hapsey Hale, daughter of Daniel Hale and Ruth Hale.^4,3 He died on 4 November 1848 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 76.^5,4 He was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     Hapsey Hale was born on 2 September 1772 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^4,1 She was baptized on 6 September 1772 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.³ She married Thomas Stevens, son of Thomas Stevens and Mary Tryon.^1,2 She died on 19 May 1844 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 71.^5,1 She was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     Ann Stevens was born on 26 October 1775 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^3,2 She was baptized on 29 October 1775 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married John Caswell, son of John Caswell and Marcy Tiffeney, on 11 December 1817 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^4,2 She died on 1 December 1859 (church records say 26 November 1859) at age 84.^5,6 She was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     John Caswell was born on 16 August 1749 in Norton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.^2,3 He married, as his second wife, Ann Stevens, daughter of Thomas Stevens and Mary Tryon, on 11 December 1817 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^4,1 He died on 31 December 1829 at age 80.⁵ He was buried at Still Hill Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁵

     Mary Stevens was born on 13 December 1779 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,3 She was baptized on 19 December 1779 in First Congregational Church, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.² She married Nathan Kinne, son of Aaron Kinne and Anna Morgan, on 6 October 1806 in Winston, Connecticut.³ She died on 5 December 1860 in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., New York, at age 80.³ She was buried in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., New York.³
     She and Nathan had the following known children: Franklin, Charles, Thomas S., Nathan, Mary, Caroline, Cornelia A., Fanny S., Laura S.³

     Nathan Kinne was born on 13 March 1785 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2 He married Mary Stevens, daughter of Thomas Stevens and Mary Tryon, on 6 October 1806 in Winston, Connecticut.² He died on 10 March 1844 in Alford, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, at age 58.^3,2 He was buried in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., New York.²
     He and Mary had the following known children: Franklin, Charles, Thomas S., Nathan, Mary, Caroline, Cornelia A., Fanny S., Laura S.²

     Noah Tryon was born in 1738 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Isaac Tryon was born on 23 April 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^3,4,5 He was married by Rev. James Eells to Elizabeth Kimberly, daughter of John Kimberly and Mary Hubbard, on 25 December 1771 at the Church of Christ in Eastbury (now Glastonbury), Hartford Co., Connecticut.^6,7,8,9 He died on 26 December 1823 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 81.^10,11,12 He was buried at Still Hill Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹¹
     He served as a private during the Revolutionary War in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, enlisting on 17 March 1777. He initially served in the Corps of Artificers (skilled tradesmen) under Capt. William Mills. and later Capt. Clark, in Col. Jeduthan Baldwin's Regiment. The Artificers were transferred to the Corps of Artillery, under Capt. Patten, Gen. Knox's Brigade, in 1781. At about this time, in the spring of 1781, he procured Cromwell Price as his substitute, who served about a year. Isaac rejoined the unit in the summer of 1782, and was honorably discharged at the end of the war, on 3 June 1783 at West Point.⁶
     Before the war he worked as a furniture maker like his father, and later became a comb maker.¹ On 22 February 1798 he was granted a patent for a machine designed for cutting and pointing comb teeth. A year later Phineas Pratt was granted a patent for a machine that made ivory combs, and may have copied Isaac Tryon's design. Isaac later sued Phineas Pratt's son Abel Tryon, who then owned the patent rights, and settled out of court for $300.¹³
     On 2 April 1818, in his application for a pension for his service during the Revolution, he stated that he was currently unable to work "through age, infirmity & loss of my sight."⁶
     In the genealogy by Wesley Tryon, this Isaac Tryon is erroneously listed as the son of Joseph and Sarah (Treat) Tryon's son Joseph.⁴

     Elizabeth Kimberly was born on 9 October 1747 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^4,3 She was married by Rev. James Eells to Isaac Tryon, son of Joseph Tryon and Sarah Treat, on 25 December 1771 at the Church of Christ in Eastbury (now Glastonbury), Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,5,2,3 She died on 17 May 1838 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 90.^6,7,3 She was buried at Still Hill Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.⁶

     Joseph Tryon was born about 1672 (based on his death in his 67th year).¹ He married Lydia (?) on 5 December 1691 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 4 April 1738 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was buried at Green Cemetery in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.²
     On 29 December 1697, at a town meeting in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, he received a grant of 40 acres of land, providing he make improvements within four years.¹ In October 1708 he sold eight acres of land in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to George Stillman.¹ Four years later, in August 1712, he transferred to Stillman his rights to the estate of his father William Tryon in Wethersfield.¹ In June 1720 he sold 36 acres of land in Glastonbury to Joseph Garrett of Wethersfield.¹ On 5 May 1737 he gave a house and one acre of land to his son Benjamin.¹
     On 26 March 1714 he was listed among those who were involved in the construction of a sawmill on a branch of Roaring Brook.¹
     The Tryon genealogy says he was a doctor, and was among the first to vaccinate against smallpox, for which he was recognized by the General Assembly. While he may have studied medicine (he was called "Doctor Tryon" in a December 1723 list of Glastonbury estates and grants, and "Dr. Tryon" on his gravestone), no other proof has been found for this claim.^3,1,4

     Lydia (?) married Joseph Tryon, son of William Tryon, on 5 December 1691 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     The Tryon genealogy says she was Lydia Bird, but recent research by Gale Ion Harris using primary sources has been unable to support that claim.^2,1

     Mary Tryon was born on 5 October 1694 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Benjamin Abbe, son of Samuel Abbe and Mary Knowlton, on 24 January 1715/16 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Benjamin Abbe was born on 4 June 1694 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Mary Tryon, daughter of Joseph Tryon and Lydia (?), on 24 January 1715/16 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died in September 1765 in East Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut, at age 71.¹
     His will was dated 4 December 1754 and names his wife Mary, son Samuel, daughters Agnes Bidwell and Lydia Abbe, and eight grandchildren.¹

     Lydia Tryon was born on 13 July 1697 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Rachel Tryon was born on 29 October 1699 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married James Miller, son of Thomas Miller and Mary Rowell, on 4 July 1723 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹

     James Miller was born on 5 September 1700 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He married Rachel Tryon, daughter of Joseph Tryon and Lydia (?), on 4 July 1723 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He died in April 1750 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 49.¹

     Agnes Tryon was born on 14 August 1712 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 22 September 1712 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹