William Tripp^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

1812 - 1891  (79 years)

• Name	William Tripp  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  TRIPP LINEAGE - 8TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678	1600
  	GEN8: WILLIAM TRIPP [8], (Job 7, George6, Stephen5, George4, John3, James2, John1)
  Birth	26 Feb 1812	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [9]
  Residence	1860	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [8]
  	Residence Post Office: Little Compton
  Residence	1865	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [5]
  Residence	1870	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [7]
  	Residence Post Office: Little Compton
  Residence	1875	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1880	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Namesake	He was the originator of the Rhode Island Red
  Web Link	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_Red
  Web Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86719280/william-tripp
  Death	16 May 1891	Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 3, 10]
  Burial	16 May 1891	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  	Oak Grove Cemetery PLOT: OG1214 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 86719280
  		William Tripp-1891 GS
  Person ID	I342223134569	Tripp Family Genealogical Website | James Tripp 2

  
  

  Father	Job Tripp,   b. Abt 1794, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Dec 1880, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Patience Earle,   b. Oct 1782, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Aug 1851, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1812	Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 12]
  Family ID	F8617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza Ann Soule,   b. 1810, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Oct 1838, USA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1832	Massachusetts
  Children	1. Patience E. Tripp,   b. Jul 1833, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 Apr 1905, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)   2. Benjamin E. Tripp,   b. Nov 1836, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 28 Mar 1902, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca S Earle,   b. 29 Jan 1819, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Jul 1900, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 1840	Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
  Children	1. Rebecca W Tripp,   b. 20 Sep 1854, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 14 Nov 1931 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rhode_Island_Red_centennial_monument,_Little_Compton
  		Rhode Island Red History
  		William Tripp-Rhode Island Red Chickens

  
  

• Notes

  According to Thomas Roderick- E-Mail Cousin, This William Tripp was the real co-founder of the Rhode Island Red Hens. Randall had guessed that it was a Philip Tripp instead. Referencing Thomas Roderick, The Randall book, on page 34 says of my Julius "(a descendant says he had a brother Philip of Rhode Island who originated the Rhode Island Red Hens)" I suspect that was one of the reasons Randalall thought Julius' father was a Philip Tripp. We have no evidence of a brother of Julius named Philip Tripp, although there may be one. According to the Randall book, Julius gave the middle name "Philip" to his first son Leander. But descendants of that family only acknowledged the middle initial "P" and never agreed that it stood for Philip. I suspect the middle name Philip was correct. The rumor about the Rhode Island Reds could have come from Leander's son Charles Soranus Tripp borrn 1854, part of whose business was raising chickens. But I am sure the credit for the Rhode Island Reds goes to William Tripp. Thank you Thomas Roderick. New story about the little red hen from Richard Gifford: The Rhode Island Red was developed by William Tripp ( 1812-1891 ) at his farm in Little Compton, Rhode Island. He purchased a Chittagong rooster that was brought back to New Bedford, Massachusetts by a sailor involved in the China trade. After letting it run around with his Leghorns, he noticed that the offspring were heartier and laid more eggs. He worked in conjunction with a farmer from Westport Massachusetts named Macomber at first and carried on the work of refining the breed after Macomber died. These fowl werre initially known as "Tripp's Yaller ( yellow ) hens" (although they weren't yellow at all). It was Isaac C. Wilbour, who used the breed and ran "the biggest poultry farm in the world" ( about 1900) in Little Compton Massachusetts, who came up with the name Rhode Island Red. Around 1925 a monument was put up in Adamsville commemorating the development of this breed. Tripp's daughter Becky was furious that the plaque wasn't placed at the site of the Tripp farm on Long Highway, and eventually a smaller plaque was placed there as well. One of the things I found curious about the chicken business in those days, is that the hens were not fed grain. Instead, a dough was cooked overnight in a large vat, with potatoes, corn, and turnips thrown in.

  
  

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