Tryon County was a county in the colonial Province of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772, and was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York. [1] . The county's boundaries extended much …

1775 On April 3, an Act of the Colonial Legislature passed, which among other actions, provided for the erection of the Old England District in Tryon County. This District ran to and along the west, south and east lines of the Wallace Patent and …

Tryon County is a former county which was located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1768 from the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River, although the legislative act that created it did not become effective until April 10, 1769.

On February 8, 1779, the NC General Assembly created Lincoln County and its regiment of Militia out of part of Tryon County and its regiment of Militia, which was abolished. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The Lincoln County Regiment was …

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The vast area of Central and Western New York known as Tryon County was created from Albany County on March 12, 1772. The area which comprised Tryon County was essentially all of NY State west of historical Ulster, Albany, and Charlotte Counties; and no western limit was specified.

Tryon County is the name of two former counties in the United States: Tryon County, New York- 1772-1784; Tryon County, North Carolina- 1768-1779

Much of the confusion, attending the names of localities in reading local history, can be avoided by a knowledge of the boundaries of the five districts of Tryon County, which was formed in 1772, from the County of Albany.

Tryon County was a county in the colonial Province of New York in the British American colonies. It was created from Albany County on March 24, 1772, and was named for William Tryon, the last provincial governor of New York.

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