'Trist1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Trist of Bowden, Trist of Culworth, Trist (Tryst) of Maidford

                               
John Trist (Tryst) of Maidford, Northamptonshire
m. (c1370) Joane Pullesdon (dau/heir of Edmund Pullesdon or Pulesdon)
1. William Trist (Tryst) of Maidford (a 1452)
  m. Eleanor
A. John Trist (Tryst) of Maidford (a 1457, 1500)
  m. Elizabeth Michell (a 1513, dau of John Michell of Dedford)
  i. William Trist (Tryst) of Maidford (d 01.07.1528)
  m. Lettice Barker of Stene or Steane (a 1532)
  a. William Trist of Maidford (d 04.09.1559)
  m. Margaret Belson (dau of William Belson of Brill)
(1) William Trist or Tryst of Maidford (bur 03.10.1593)
  This is the first generation covered by the 1681 Visitation which spells the family name "Tryst" rather than "Trist".
  m. Agnes Coles (bur 13.06.1625, dau of Richard Coles of Preston Capes)
  (A) Richard Trist of Maidford (bpt 18.10.1571, bur 01.07.1647)
m. (03.10.1597) Ursula Duncombe (bur 20.09.1652, dau of Thomas Duncombe of East Claydon)
  (i) Richard Trist of Maidford (bpt 22.04.1601, d 06.1656, 2nd son)
  m. Theophila Green (bur 12.01.1689-90, dau of Richard Green of Wykin)
  (a) Thomas Trist of Maidford (b 31.01.1633-4, bur 29.11.1721)
  m. (22.12.1657) Elizabeth Collin (bur 05.10.1721, dau/heir of Andrew Collin of Easton)
  ((1)) John Trist of Maidford (b c1661, bur 27.07.1717, 2nd son)
  ((2)) Thomas Trist of Maidford (bpt 14.03.1664-5, bur 09.10.1722)
  ((3)) Andrew Trist of Banbury (Oxfordshire) & Maidford (bpt 14.09.1667, dsp 11.10.1749)
  m. Bridget West (bur 17.02.1720-1)
  ((4)) Thomasine Trist (b c1660, d 1742)
  m. (22.12.1685) Augustine Barker of South Luffenham (d 1689)
  ((5))+ other issue - Richard (d infant), Richard (bpt 03.08.1666, bur 10.09.1666), Theophila (bpt 25.06.1683, bur 23.07.1664), Elizabeth (bpt 06.01.1669-70, d young), Anne (bpt 23.05.1672, bur 03.02.1762), Elizabeth (d young)
  (b) Mary Trist
  m. (c02.1671-2) William Nabbs of Stafford
  (c)+ other issue - Richard (b 25.10.1638, bur 08.01.1689-90), William (bpt 24.10.1643, bur 02.01.1729-30), Anne (bpt 22.04.1641, d unm bur 14.05.1661)
  (ii) John Trist of Fairtree, Lidbury, Herefordshire (bpt 20.10.1611, d c1661)
  m. Mary Skinner (dau of William Skinner of Fairtree, Lidbury)
  (a) William Tryst of Hereford (b c1650, a 1677, dsp)
m. Elizabeth Coles of Hereford
  (b) John Trist of Hereford (a 1681)
  m. _ Westphalin of Rudwell
  (b)+ other issue - Richard of London (a 1677), Thomas (d unm), Charles (d infant)
  (iii) Elizabeth Trist (bpt 18.03.1603-4, bur 24.07.1642)
  m. (20.02.1622-3) Raphe Jenison of Irchester (b c1598, d 1659)
  (iv) Susanna Trist (bpt 10.05.1607)
  m. Toby Lisle of London
  (v) Anna Trist (bpt 11.04.1613)
  m. John Elmes of Stow (of the family of Kilford)
  (vi) Bridget Trist (bpt 08.02.1615-6, dd 28.01.1696-7)
  m. Toby Chauncy or Chauncey of Edgcott
  (vii)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 03.06.1598, bur 29.09.1613), William (bur 04.12.1612), Frances (bpt 07.08.1618, d unm)
  The following is supported by 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 1, 1830, 'Trist or Tryst of Culworth and Whitfield', p752+).
  (B) Thomas Trist of Culworth, Northamptonshire (bpt 2.03.1574-5, d 07.04.1630, of the Middle Temple)
m. Margery Pell (d 22.03.1658-9, dau of Edmond or Edward (probably not Thomas) Pell of Rolleston)
  (i) Samuel Trist of Culworth (bpt 07.01.1615-6, d 09.07.1683) had issue
  Baker & Visitation identify Samuel's wife just as 'Parnell' who d 23.04.1671. We presume that this was ...
  m. Parnell Horton (dau of Christopher Horton of Catton)
  (a) Samuel Trist of Culworth & Whitfield (bpt 03.11.1649, a 1688)
  m1. (01.11.1670) Abigail (Marshall?) (bur 09.09.1679)
  ((1)) Parnell Trist (bpt 30.8.1670)
  m. (11.01.1689-90) Francis Harby of Adston
  ((2)) Abigail Trist (b c1679, d 07.12.1741)
  m1. (21.07.1709) Sir Nathan Wright of Cranham, 2nd Bart (b 1661, d 1727)
  m2. Herbert Trist
((3))+ other issue - John (bpt 16.11.1675, bur 30.01.1676-7), William (bpt 13.09.1677, d 29.12.1686), Catherine (bpt 09.05.1674)
  m2. Abigail
  (b) Parnell Trist (bpt 22.04.1647)
  m. (14.02.1669-70) Thomas Brough of Wyndyate
  (c)+ other isue - Elizabeth (bpt 23.10.1659, bur 22.07.1695), Dorothy (bpt 23.10.1659, bur 30.08.1680)
  (ii)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 06.12.1617, d 12.12.1668), John (bpt 08.01.1623-4, d 29.03.1679)
  (C) William Trist of Culworth (b c1577)
  m. (14.10.1603) Lettice Duncombe (b c1584, bur 03/05.02.1621-2, dau of Thomas Duncombe of East Claydon)
  (i) Ursula Trist (bpt 07.10.1603)
  m. (03.11.1638) Richard Mervin
  (ii)+ other issue - William (bur 18.02.1609-10), Thomas (bpt 13.07.1617), Richard (bpt 25.08.1618), Joan (bpt 03.07.1605), Mary (bur 23.08.1611), Silvester (bpt 10.05.1612), Elizabeth (bpt 18.03.1619-20, bur 02.08.1620)
  (D) Ursula Trist (bpt 09.02.1573-4, d before 1625)
  m. (20.09.1596) William Worcester of Draycot
  (2) Anne Trist
  m. John Knight
  (3) Jane Trist
  m. Richard Barton
  b. Thomas Trist of Chadesdon (Chaddesden)
  (1) Francis Trist
  ii.+ other issue - Robert, Richard

 

 

Identified as a descendant of the above-mentioned John who m. (c1370) Johanna Pulesdon was ...
John Trist of Hernaford, Devon
m. Elizabeth Browse (dau/heir of Nicholas Browse of Dorsley)
1. Nicholas Trist of Dorsley & Bowdon, Sheriff of Devon (a 1709)
  BLG1886 does not follow this line other than to report that Nicholas's great-granddau & heir was the undermentiond Tryphena. BLG1886 reports that Nicholas, High Sheriff in 1709, was MP for Totnes. However, a search for "Nicholas Trist" in HoP identifies only one Nicholas Trist, the father of Browse by ...
  m. Elizabeth Rooke (dau of George Rooke of Totnes)
  A. Browse Trist of Bowden (b c1698, d 06.05.1777)
  m. (06.06.1734) Agnes Hore (dau of Thomas Hore of Nymph)
  i. Browse Trist (Rev.) probably of this generation, father of Tryphena by ...
  m. Elizabeth Wise (dau of John Wise of Totnes & Wonwell)
  a. Tryphena Trist
  m. (1804) Edward William Stackhouse, later Wynne-Pendarves of Pendarves (Colonel)
  ii. Agnes Hore Trist probably of this generation
  m. Rawlin Champernowne of Dartington (bpt 12.05.1725, d 1774)
  iii.+ 5 sons and 2 daughters

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 2, 1841, 'Kynne, Pulesdon, Tryst or Trist of Maidford, and Barker of Lyndon', p45), Visitation (Metcalfe, Northamptonshire, 1619, 'Trist of Maidford and Culworth'), Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681, 'Tryst of Maidford')
(2) For lower section : BLG1886 ('Trist of Tristford')
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