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     John Tryon was born on 1 March 1702/3 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 7 March 1702/3.¹ He married Esther (?) about 1726 (based on the birth of their first child on 24 February 1726/27) in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     On 11 October 1738 he bought about three acres of land adjoining his existing land in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Esther (?) married John Tryon, son of David Tryon and Hannah Waddams, about 1726 (based on the birth of their first child on 24 February 1726/27) in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     She was also known as (?). The Tryon genealogy says she was Esther Wright.²

     Jonathan Tryon was born on 18 September 1705 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 23 September 1705.¹
     On 25 April 1734 he was chosen by his brother Ezra as his guardian.¹
     On 23 April 1744 he bought 23 acres of land in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from Elisha and Eunice Williams.¹ He was living in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut, in August 1745¹ when he sold a 1 1/2 acre lot in Wethersfield to Thomas Harris.¹

     Susannah Tryon was born on 15 April 1708 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 18 April 1708.¹ She married Joseph Smith on 10 February 1731 (possibly 1731/32) in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Joanna Tryon was born on 15 July 1710 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 16 July 1710.¹

     Noah Tryon was born on 1 March 1712/13 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Penelope Hollister, daughter of David Hollister and Charity (?).¹ He died on 4 October 1758 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, at age 45.¹
     On 2 April 1742 he bought two small parcels of land, one in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut, and one in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from his brother Benjamin.¹ On 13 December 1752 he bought 1/2 acre of land in Glastonbury from his cousin William Tryon.¹
     His will was dated 3 October 1758 and proved on 5 December 1758. In it he named his wife Penelope, sons Noah, Eleizur, and David, and daughters Penelope, Jemima, Mary, and Hannah.¹

     Benjamin Tryon was born on 16 December 1715 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 18 December 1715.¹ He married Rebecca Hurlbut, daughter of William Hurlbut and Susannah Bowen, about 1738 (based on the birth date of 21 October 1739 for their first child).¹
     On 2 April 1742 he sold two small parcels of land, one in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut, and one in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to his brother Noah.¹

     Ezra Tryon was born about 1720 (based on his age of 14 when he chose a guardian in 1734) in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     On 25 April 1734 he chose his brother Jonathan as his guardian.¹ On 11 October 1742 he sold a four-acre parcel of land to his brother Noah, near where Noah was then living in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     Sarah Tryon was born say 1675.¹ She was married by Rev. Stephen Mix to John Gillett on 7 April 1697 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,2 She died on 5 May 1758 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹
     She and her husband John moved to Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, about 1716.¹

     John Gillett was born say 1672.¹ He was baptized as an adult on 20 July 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was married by Rev. Stephen Mix to Sarah Tryon, daughter of William Tryon, on 7 April 1697 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^1,2 He died between 26 February 1763, when he signed his will, and 5 February 1770, when it was proved.¹
     Donald Jacobus says that "tentatively and with some likelihood" he was a son of Sgt. Jeremiah Gillett, and the Tryon genealogy lists him as the son of Jeremiah Gillitt and Deborah Bartlett.^3,2
     On 30 November 1702 he bought land in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from his wife's brother David Tryon³, and Wethersfield records dated 12 July 1703 show the purchase of 10 acres that had been laid out to John Kilburn.³ He sold the latter property to James Peterson on 29 April 1708.³
     He and his wife Sarah moved to Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, about 1716¹, where on 2 November 1717 he bought part of a 60-acre tract from Samuel Sanford.³ On 23 March 1722 he deeded four acres of land to his son Abel.³ He was assessed £72 in a levy made in Newtown in 1739.¹
     He gifted to his son Samuel half of his house, barn, and lot in Newtown on 13 March 1744/45¹, and deeded additional land to him on 23 March 1753.³ On 23 January 1756 he sold sold 12 or 13 acres of "upland and boggy meadow" in Newtown to his son William for £120.^1,3 On 26 February 1763, the same day he made his will, he deeded several additional parcels of land to his son Samuel.¹
     His will was dated 26 February 1763 in Newtown and proved on 5 February 1770. In it he mentioned his sons William, John, and Samuel, his daughters Hannah Sanford, Sarah Summers, Mary Ferris ("now Griffin"), and Hope Graves ("now Burne"), and the heirs of his son Abel.¹

     Abel Gillett was born on 10 March 1697/98 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 13 March 1697/98 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Sarah Kimberly, daughter of Abraham Kimberly and Abigail Fitch, about 1722.¹ He probably died before about 1728, when his wife remarried.¹
     On 23 March 1722 (possibly 1722/23) he deeded four acres of land in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, to his oldest son Abel.¹

     William Gillett was born on 15 March 1699/0 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 17 March 1699/0 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Elizabeth Welch, daughter of Thomas Welch and Elizabeth Peck, on 14 November 1722 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹
     On 23 January 1756 his father sold him 12 or 13 acres of "upland and boggy meadow" in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, for £120.^1,2 At the time he was living in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹ He was living in Huntington, Suffolk Co., New York, where his son Elisha was a minister, in 1760.² In 1780 he was living in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.¹ From various records, he worked both as a blacksmith and a doctor.²

     John Gillett was born on 16 June 1702 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 21 June 1702 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Mary Williams, daughter of Jacob Williams and Sarah Gilbert, on 29 August 1727 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 29 February 1764 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, at age 61.¹
     On 30 September 1727 he bought a "Mansion house & barn" with five acres of land in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from Daniel Rose for £290.² On 6 August 1733 he mortgaged six acres to the Connecticut colony for £75. The mortgage was released on 9 February 1735/36², and the next day he sold 11 acres, including an orchard and buildings, to John Mitchell for £800.²
     On 2 March 1735/36 he bought an 80-acre farm in Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from Joseph and Benjamin Woodbridge for £320.^1,2 Later that month, on 29 March 1736, he mortgaged 16 acres of it to the Connecticut colony for £75; the mortgage was released on 6 April 1747.² A week later, on 13 April 1747, he sold his 80-acre farm in Newington to Martin Kellogg for £1700.²
     He eventually moved to Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut,² where he had purchased land on 9 April 1745.²
     His will was dated 23 February 1764 in Canaan and proved on 19 March 1764. In it he named his wife Mary and seven children.¹

     Hannah Gillett was born on 26 January 1704/5 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 28 January 1704/5 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Samuel Sanford, son of Samuel Sanford and Esther Baldwin, on 16 June 1731 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹

     Sarah Gillett was born on 23 February 1707/8 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 29 February 1707/8 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Joseph Summers, son of Henry Summers and Mary Holbrook, on 4 March 1729/30 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹

     Samuel Gillett was born on 15 July 1710 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 16 July 1710 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Eunice Clark, daughter of Daniel Clark and Hannah Beecher, on 23 April 1746 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ He died before 16 April 1795 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹

     Mary Gillett was baptized on 5 September 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first John Ferris, son of Samuel Ferris and Martha (?), on 7 August 1746 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She married second Samuel Griffin by 1763.¹ She died on 27 September 1773 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, at age 59.¹

     Hope Gillett was born on 30 March 1717 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first (?) Graves.¹ She married second (?) Burne by 1763.¹

     Thomas Tryon was born say 1677.¹ He married first Rebecca Dix, daughter of John Dix and Rebecca Goff, by 1 Jun 1713.¹ He married second Abigail (?).¹ He is probably the Thomas Tryon "late of Glastonbury deceased" named in Connecticut probate records in January 1648/49.¹
     He was called a shipwright on 1 June 1713^1,2, when he and his wife Rebecca quitclaimed their rights in the estate of her father to her brother John Dix.² On 3 March 1713 (probably 1713/14) he conveyed his rights in his father's Wethersfield estate to George Stillman.¹ On 1 October 1723 he bought 1/2 acre of land in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, from his brother David.¹

     Abel Tryon was born about 1683.¹ He married Abiel Harris, daughter of Elizabeth Harris, about 1703 (based on the birth date of their daughter Sarah).¹ He died on 29 January 1761 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He was buried at Old Farm Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹
     On 5 May 1762 the distribution of his estate was approved, with shares going to his son Thomas, heirs of his sons William and Charles, and his daughters Sarah Clark, Eunice Barns, Mary Powers, Rachel Lewis, Elizabeth Green, and Prudence Robberds.¹

     Abiel Harris was born in 1683 in Middletown, Connecticut.² She married Abel Tryon, son of William Tryon, about 1703 (based on the birth date of their daughter Sarah).¹ She died on 30 November 1756 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She was buried at Old Farm Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹
     The Tryon genealogy says that she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Harris) Hunnewell, that her father's surname was Birdsey, that her mother married John Hunnewell after the death of her first husband, and "evidently Abiah adopted his name." However, recent research by Gale Ion Harris concludes that she was illegitimate, and that her father's name is unknown.^2,1

     Sarah Tryon was born on 10 July 1704 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 6 August 1704 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She married first Anthony Sizer on 10 May 1727 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She married second (?) Clark by 1762.¹

     Eunice Tryon was born on 10 February 1705/6 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She was baptized on 10 February 1705/6 (the day she was born) in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She married John Barnes, son of Shamgar Barnes, on 18 August 1726 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ She was buried on 10 April 1786, aged 81 (sic), in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.¹

     Thomas Tryon was born on 7 May 1708 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He was baptized on 9 May 1708 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He married first Mary Andrus on 20 December 1733 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He married second Rachel Hammond on 23 April 1778 in Middletown, Hartford Co. (now Middlesex Co.), Connecticut.¹ He died on 24 July 1804 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, at age 96.¹ He was buried at Old Farm Hill Cemetery in Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.¹