Introduction

The subject matter of this set of books comprises the historical and geneological history of the community of North Tryon since the arrival of European settlers more than 200 years ago.

A history of North Tryon was written by Ethel and Archie Thomson in 1973 and published by the North Tryon Women’s Institute. The 1973 history project kindled a desire to do a geneology of the families that had lived in the community and prompted the Women’s Institute to create the North Tryon Historical Association in 1985. The Association, that same year, assisted by a federal Summer Employment— Experience Development program grant, employed students Kim MacFadyen and Bethany Scott to gather geneological information. Association mem< bers made many trips over the next six years to do research at the geneology department at Beaconsfield, the Provincial Archives, and the Museum and Heritage Foundation, as well as to other museums and exhibitions, and to the homes of past and present residents. The Association is very grateful for the cooperation and assistance received from everyone including those who loaned family records, histories, photographs, and diaries. Letters were sent to many individuals and we thank them for the unanimous response! The Association was assisted by a second SEED grant in 1992 to employ student Kathie Geisbrecht for a summer of gathering and verifying information and reproducing many pictures that had been borrowed. ,

The Association had intended to publish a one volume history; however, as the quantity of quality geneological information grew larger and larger, it was decided to publish two volumes, one containing community history and the other containing family history.

The first volume is comprised of a number of chapters and appen— dices dealing with various aspects of life in North Tryon over the years. The Association has attempted to print a combination of pictorial, factual, and anecdotal information for the readers’ pleasure and we wish to thank the many residents who wrote the articles or provided details.

The second volume is comprised of genealogy and pictures of North Tryon residents and houses from the time of the arrival of Captain Samuel Holland in 1769 to the present. No names or families have been deliberately omitted; however, time did not permit a thorough research of every family. Available records are often inaccurate and other information is nonexistent. The material presented should not be presumed to be complete and, although great pains were taken to achieve accuracy, errors are unavoidable in a work of this character and magnitude. We apologize for any confusion which might be caused by errors in the text.

The Association wishes to thank the New Horizons Program of the