Tripp Families of North America
David Ralph Tripp[1, 2, 3]
1803 - 1845 (42 years)-
Name David Ralph Tripp [1, 2, 3] TRIPP LINEAGE - 7TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678 1600 - GEN7: DAVID RALPH TRIPP [7], (John6, Job5, Isaac4, Job3, Peleg2, John1)
TRIPP LINEAGE - 7TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678 1600 - GEN7: JAMES R TRIPP [7], (John Tripp6, Hannah Rice5, Phebe Tripp4, Job3, Peleg2, John1)
Mayflower Descendant - George Soule - 8th Generation* 1803 - GEN8: DAVID R TRIPP [8], (Martha Phillips7, John Phillips6, Francis West Phillips5, Sarah West4, Francis West3, Susannah Soule2, George Soule1)
Birth 25 Jun 1803 Pittston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA 
[2] Gender Male Residence 1820 Greenfield, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA [3] Death 29 Oct 1845 Davies County, Indiana, USA Person ID I342223127747 Tripp Family Genealogical Website | Peleg Tripp 2, Mayflower-George Soule
Father John Tripp, b. 5 Sep 1766, Middletown, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 6 Jan 1820, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years) Mother Martha Phillips, b. 21 Oct 1771, Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, USA d. 17 Feb 1809, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 37 years) Marriage 16 Dec 1789 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA [4] Family ID F9922 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Lester Osgood, b. 9 February 1808, New York, USA d. 14 February 1858, Daviess County, Indiana, USA (Age 50 years) Marriage 01 May 1827 Probably Pennsylvania Children 1. Ralph H Tripp, b. 4 Feb 1829, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Apr 1855, Davies County, Indiana, USA (Age 26 years)2. Elizabeth S Tripp, b. 1830, Pennsylvania, USA 3. Caroline A Tripp, b. 13 Mar 1832, New York, USA d. 04 Jul 1855, Davies County, Indiana (Age 23 years)4. Zacheus Lester Tripp, b. 13 May 1834, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Apr 1880, Butler County, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years)5. Jonathan W. Tripp, b. 11 Feb 1836, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Mar 1860, Davies County, Indiana (Age 24 years)6. Barnes S. Tripp, b. 04 Sep 1838, Davies County, Indiana d. 29 Oct 1838, Davies County, Indiana (Age 0 years)7. William Henry Harrison Tripp, b. 11 Apr 1840, Davies County, Indiana d. 22 Apr 1938, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 98 years)8. Mary Adeline Tripp, b. 26 Aug 1842, Gibson, Indiana, United States d. 25 Aug 1919, Union County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)9. Nancy Jane Tripp, b. 21 Mar 1844, Daviess County, Indiana, USA d. 28 Apr 1916, Bordley, Union, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)10. David Tripp, b. 03 Feb 1846, Daviess County, Indiana, USA d. 1872, Bordley, Union, Kentucky, USA (Age 25 years)Family ID F9833 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - David R. Tripp was the fourth son and the sixth child of John Tripp, son of Job Tripp, son of Isaac Tripp, son of Job Tripp, son of Peleg Tripp, son of John Tripp the Founder. He married Betsy Osgood in New York and they had ten children. David R. Tripp seemed to be a restless type of person, because he made several major moves during his lifetime. First he and his family moved from Luzerne County in the northeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania to the extreme southwestern part of the state to Washington County. Some Tripps preceeded him there, because the 1820 census showed that a Ralph Tripp, and a Mrs. Tripp, lived in Washington County at that time. They were no doubt some relation, but how, has not been determined. David R. Tripp's second big move began early in 1838, when he and his sister Polly decided to build a raft to live on, while they floated down the Ohio River. What an undertaking! They may not have been the first to tackle this job, but it certainly made news. There has been several references of the feat in the records of that time. We do not, of course know all the facts, but we know that it would have had to be quite a raft, to hold at least two sets of parents and eight children. Imagine: where did everyone sleep?; how did they protect themselves in rainy weather?; did they have enough to eat with them, or did they stop along the way to find food? The story is, that the trip took up to three months!! They did make it, all the way to Evansville Indiana by the fall of 1838, however, and I'll bet that they were glad! The records show that Polly Tripp, her husband Solomon Millard, and their family settled near Blairsvillle, Posey County, Indiana. We have found some of the family's graves there, and the census of 1850 show that some of the family was still there then. David R. Tripp's whereabouts are less clear. We know that Mary Adeline was born in a neighboring county-Gibson, and we know that they eventually settled farther on, in Davies County.
David R. Tripp was thirty-five years old when he planned and made this trip, but as happy as they probably were with this adventure, the rigors of the wilderness and strains thus attributed, no doubt caused an early death. He died in 1845 only 42 years of age. Before he died though, David R. and Betsy had 10 children, one of which was born 3 months and 3 days after his death.
- David R. Tripp was the fourth son and the sixth child of John Tripp, son of Job Tripp, son of Isaac Tripp, son of Job Tripp, son of Peleg Tripp, son of John Tripp the Founder. He married Betsy Osgood in New York and they had ten children. David R. Tripp seemed to be a restless type of person, because he made several major moves during his lifetime. First he and his family moved from Luzerne County in the northeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania to the extreme southwestern part of the state to Washington County. Some Tripps preceeded him there, because the 1820 census showed that a Ralph Tripp, and a Mrs. Tripp, lived in Washington County at that time. They were no doubt some relation, but how, has not been determined. David R. Tripp's second big move began early in 1838, when he and his sister Polly decided to build a raft to live on, while they floated down the Ohio River. What an undertaking! They may not have been the first to tackle this job, but it certainly made news. There has been several references of the feat in the records of that time. We do not, of course know all the facts, but we know that it would have had to be quite a raft, to hold at least two sets of parents and eight children. Imagine: where did everyone sleep?; how did they protect themselves in rainy weather?; did they have enough to eat with them, or did they stop along the way to find food? The story is, that the trip took up to three months!! They did make it, all the way to Evansville Indiana by the fall of 1838, however, and I'll bet that they were glad! The records show that Polly Tripp, her husband Solomon Millard, and their family settled near Blairsvillle, Posey County, Indiana. We have found some of the family's graves there, and the census of 1850 show that some of the family was still there then. David R. Tripp's whereabouts are less clear. We know that Mary Adeline was born in a neighboring county-Gibson, and we know that they eventually settled farther on, in Davies County.
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Sources - [S1252207844] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky.
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