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Finding Tryon County Ancestors

Note: Book locations: G=Gastonia Main, J=Jonas, Lincolnton.

Tryon County, existed from 1768 to 1779. It was named after William Tryon, governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771, and was formed from the western portion of Mecklenburg. Many present day counties in both North and South Carolina were completely or partially included within the borders of Tryon County.
The approximate boundaries of Tryon County can be seen at, http://jrshelby.com/rfotw/tryonmap.htm.
Tryon County was abolished in 1779 and Lincoln County and Rutherford County were created from it. Gaston County was formed from the southern portion of Lincoln County in 1846.

Here's a list of some Tryon County resources. Also, search our library Catalog by Subject: Tryon County.

Print Titles

  • History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin. 975.6 G NCC at G and J.
  • Marriage Bonds of Tryon and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina, by Curtis Bynum. 929.3 BYN NCC at G and J.
  • Wills of Tryon and Lincoln Counties, 1769-1824, by William Perry Johnson. 929.3 W NCC at G.
  • Tryon County Documents, 1769-1779: a North Carolina County, by Kathy Gunter Sullivan. 233 p. 2000. 929.3 SUL NCC at G and J.
  • Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln, and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1769-1786: Tryon County Wills and Estates, abstracted by Brent Holcomb. 206p. 1977. 929.3 D NCC at G; 975.6782 D NCC at J.
  • North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina, Vol. 1: Tryon County 1768-1773, compiled by Brent Holcomb. 1975. 929.3 N NCC at G and J.
  • Abstracts of Land Entries, Tryon and Lincoln Counties, NC: 1778-1780, by Albert Bruce Pruitt. Contains 666 land entries for Tryon County and 96 for Lincoln County. Includes Indexes. 1987. 929.375671 PRU NCC At G.
  • North Carolina Tryon County Court Docket. Reproduction of actual docket covers terms throughout 1771 to 1780. 929.3 NOR NCC at J.
  • Tryon County, North Carolina: Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1769-1779, by Brent H. Holcomb. 234p. 1994. 929.3 HOL at G; 929.3756 HOL at J.
  • Tryon County, North Carolina Crown Docket July 1769-April 1776; Tryon County, North Carolina State Docket October 1777-January 1779; Lincoln County, North Carolina State Docket April 1779-April 1780. Reprinted from Bulletin of The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County. 165p. 1994. 929.3756 TRY NCC at G; 929.3 TRY NCC at J.
  • Tryon County, North Carolina Land Warrants, 1768-1774, by Miles S. Philbeck. 69p. 1987. 929.3 PHI NCC at G.
  • Tryon (Rutherford) Co.- An Early Tax List. This undated tax list (probably between 1776 and 1780) includes sixty names. Article in North Carolina Genealogy, Summer 1968, Vol. XIV No. 2. 929.1 N NCC at G.
  • Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, v.1 (1974) to date. 929.1 Bul NCC at G and J.

County Records on Microfilm

Many of these records have been transcribed or abstracted in the print publications listed above.

  • Tryon County Court Minutes, 1769-1782, 2 vols. (Second vol. contains Lincoln County.) 1 reel microfilm. 929.3 T at G and J.
  • Tryon County Record of Deeds, 1769-1778, 1770, 1771. 1 reel microfilm. 929.3 T NCC at G and J.
  • Tryon County Record of Deeds, 1771-1772, 1774, 1778-1779. 1 reel microfilm. 929.3 T NCC at G and J.
  • The North Carolina Archives filed and filmed surviving Tryon County records with those of Lincoln County. See Lincoln County records marked with dates from 1768 to 1779 for Tryon material.

Web Sites

Purchasing books. The library does not have any books for sale. Some books relating to Tryon County may be purchased from:

Email and mail requests for SPECIFIC information are welcome. We will be glad to try to answer a particular question for those who are unable to use the collection in person. Please contact: NCC Librarian, Reference Services, Gaston County Public Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054. (704-868-2164 ext. 2.) Our email address is refgcpl@hotmail.com.

Local researchers Because the Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System cannot conduct extensive research, we have available a list of researchers who will pursue larger projects for a fee. Please contact us for a copy of this list. Note: The Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System is not able to recommend or take responsibility for any particular researcher.

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