Tryon, William, 1729-1788

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Colonial governor of North Carolina, 1764-1771, and New York, 1771-1780.

From the description of William Tryon papers, 1772-1784. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779879

British army officer and colonial lt. governor and governor of North Carolina.

From the description of Correspondence of William Tryon, 1773-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551846

Colonial gov. of New York.

From the description of Letter signed : Fort George, New York, to John Tabor Kempe, Attorney General, 1773 Feb. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573408

From the description of Letter signed : Fort George, New York, to Alexander Colden, Surveyor General, 1772 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573403

Benjamin Hewlett, Jr. was a resident of Queens County in the Province of New York who served in the Queens County Militia.

William Tryon (1729-1788) was a British soldier who served as Governor of the British provinces of North Carolina (1765-1771) and New York (1771-1780).

From the guide to the Benjamin Hewlett, Jr. commission papers, 1772-1776, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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referencedIn Ellison family. Papers, 1723-1793. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Chalmers, George, 1742-1825. George Chalmers collection,1641-1825 [microform]. Memorial University/Newfoundland, Elizabeth II
referencedIn Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828. Papers of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1766-1825. Library of Congress
referencedIn Graham, William A. (William Alexander), 1804-1875. William A. Graham papers, 1750-1940. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850 William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Browning, Irving, 1895-1961. Autograph Collection, 1678-1966. New York State Library
referencedIn William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne papers 1665-1885 Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of, papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Letter signed : Fort George, New York, to John Tabor Kempe, Attorney General, 1773 Feb. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Henry Clinton papers, 1736-1850 William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous Papers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Glenn, L. C. (Leonidas Chalmers), b. 1871. L.C. Glenn papers, 1752-1927. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Letter signed : Fort George, New York, to Alexander Colden, Surveyor General, 1772 Jan. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780. Transcripts, 1741-1773. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Cotten, Bruce, 1873-1954,. Bruce Cotten image collection, circa 1837-1908. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Glenn, L. C. (Leonidas Chalmers), b. 1871. Papers, 1752-1927. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. [Letter] 1765 July 26 Brunswick on Cape Rear River [to Sewallis Shirley, Ettington, Warwickshire] / W. Tryon. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. Letters, 1845-1885. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn North Carolina governors' autographs, 1764-1811 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Philipse family. Philipse - Gouverneur family papers, [ca. 1653]-1874. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Correspondence of William Tryon, 1773-1774. Library of Congress
referencedIn Banyar, Goldsbrow. Land papers, 1728-1868. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf McIntyre, Donald, fl. 1771. Petition : of the several subscribers : to his excellency William Tryon esquire, captain, general & governor in chief in & over the Province of New:York and the territories depending thereon; chancellor & vice admiral of the same, 1771 Aug. Newberry Library
referencedIn Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774. Papers, 1733-1808. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Arbuthnot, Marriott, 1711?-1794,. Hamond Naval Papers, 1766-1825. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Message to the House of Assembly, ca. 1771. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Gage papers 1754-1807 1759-1775 Gage, Thomas, papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801. A plan of Brookhaven or Setalket Harbour with its environs / surveyed by Major Holland. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne papers, 1665-1885. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Sampson Simson probate records, 1773-1774. Litchfield Historical Society
referencedIn Colonial North Carolina papers, ca. 1768-1771. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. William Tryon papers, 1772-1784. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801. A plan of Merritick in the township of Southold on Long Island / surveyed by Major Holland. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Elliot, Andrew, 1728-1797. Papers, 1767-1787; bulk, 1775-1783. New York State Library
creatorOf Tryon, William, 1729-1788. Letter book : manuscript, 1764-1771. Houghton Library
referencedIn Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain). Letterbook, [185-]. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Livingston, John Henry, 1746-1825. Letter, 1778 April 28. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Benjamin Hewlett, Jr. commission papers, 1772-1776 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
creatorOf Woodbridge, Timothy, 1709-1774. Letter : Stockbridge, [Mass.], to William Tryon, 1773 Dec. 8. Newberry Library
referencedIn George Sackville Germain papers 1683-1785 Germain, George Sackville papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866. Collection, 1726-1854. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Chalmers, George, 1742-1825. George Chalmers collection, 1640-1825. Library of Congress
referencedIn Blair family. Blair, Banister, Braxton, Horner, Whiting papers, 1760-1890, 1765-1817. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf New York (State). Governor (1771-1780 : Tryon). Letters patent, 1772 May 11, New York, for the town of Cavendish (Vt.). Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Habersham family. Habersham family papers, 1712-1842. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Chauncey family. Chauncey family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Davie, Preston, b. 1881. Preston Davie collection, 1560-1903. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Duane, James, 1733-1797. Letter to M. Brashier, 1781 August 24. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776. Cadwallader Colden Papers, 1677-1832 (bulk 1711-1775). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn East Hampton Free Library. Report of oath of allegiance to King George III, 1778-1988, 1778 (bulk) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. George Sackville Germain papers, 1683-1785. William L. Clements Library
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associatedWith Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. person
associatedWith Banyar, Goldsbrow. person
associatedWith Browning, Irving, 1895-1961. person
associatedWith Chalmers, George, 1742-1825. person
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associatedWith Church of England corporateBody
associatedWith Clinton, Henry, 1771-1829 person
associatedWith Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795. person
associatedWith Colden, Alexander, d. 1774, person
associatedWith Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776. person
associatedWith Cotten, Bruce, 1873-1954, person
associatedWith Davie, Preston, b. 1881. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Duane, James, 1733-1797. person
associatedWith East Hampton Free Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Elliot, Andrew, 1728-1797. person
associatedWith Ellison family. family
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. person
associatedWith Glenn, L. C. (Leonidas Chalmers), b. 1871. person
associatedWith Graham, William A. (William Alexander), 1804-1875. person
associatedWith Habersham family. family
associatedWith Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828. person
associatedWith Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866. person
associatedWith Hewlett, Benjamin, Jr. person
associatedWith Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801. person
associatedWith Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780. person
associatedWith Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774. person
associatedWith Kempe, John Tabor, person
associatedWith Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 person
associatedWith Livingston, John Henry, 1746-1825. person
associatedWith Matthews, David, fl. 1784. person
associatedWith McIntyre, Donald, fl. 1771. person
associatedWith New York (Colony). Governor (1771-1780 : Tryon) corporateBody
associatedWith New York (State). Governor (1771-1780 : Tryon) corporateBody
associatedWith North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Assembly. corporateBody
associatedWith North Carolina. Governor (1765-1771 : Tryon) corporateBody
associatedWith Philipse family. family
associatedWith Queens County (N.Y.). Militia. corporateBody
associatedWith Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. person
associatedWith Shirley, Sewallis. person
associatedWith Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) corporateBody
associatedWith Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) corporateBody
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Trinity Church (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Van Schaack, Cornelius. person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Woodbridge, Timothy, 1709-1774. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
Canada
Fort George (New York, N.Y.)
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina
United States
New York (Colony)
Queens County (N.Y.) |History, military
North Carolina
Great Britain
Subject
American loyalists
Canada boundaries
Cherokee Indians
Indians of North America
Postal service
Soldiers
U.S. boundaries
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Birth 1729-06-08

Death 1788-01-27

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