Individual Details

Event

He was not an original member of The Susquehanna Company, but, with his eldest son, Job, was admitted as a proprietor in the Purchase in 1761 or early in 1762. Job Tripp was in Wyoming in 1762, as we have previously shown, and it is possible that Isaac Tripp also was here.

Event

In the Spring of 1771, it is said, Isaac Tripp built his cabin on the "Capouse Meadows" (on the Lackawanna River near the site of a former village of Monsey Indians—whose chief was named Capouse—and within the present limits of the city of Scrauton), "and, without clearinga foot of land, planted and raised a crop of corn the first season, on the plantation deserted but a short [?] time before."

Event

At a meeting of The Susquehanna Company held at Norwich, Connecticut, April 1, 1772| a "six-mile township at Capouse Meadows" was granted to a number of shareholders in the Company "and ordered to be laid out." This township was of unusual size, and was laid out in pursuance of a special vote passed by the Company. It was known to the Company as a "Suffering" township-^-"wherein rights lost or improperly forfeited were relaid and commuted." Isaac Tripp was one of the original proprietors in this township—which was indiscriminately called "Six-mile," "Capouse Meadows" and "Capouse" Township. Within two or three years, however, the name of the township was changed to "New Providence", and ultimately to "Providence."
The following is a copy, in part, of a report to be found on page 296 of Book "B" of the original records of The Susquehanna Company (mentioned on page 28, ante): "whereas we the subscribers were appointed by The Susquehanna Company at their meeting at Norwich April 1, 1772, a committee to lay out townships to proprietors of the Company, upon the application of twenty; * * * therefore, upon the application of Isaac Tripp, Esq., John Jenkins and Mr. Jon. Dean, in behalf of themselves and associates, have laid out to them a township northerly of and adjoining the townships of Kingstown and Pittstown—five miles square.
"Dated at Wilkesbarre November 25,1772. "zbb? Butler,
[Signed] "stephen Fuller,
"obadiah Gore, Jr.,

To this new township the proprietors gave the name "Exeter."
Under authority of a resolution adopted by The Susquehanna Company April 1,1772, a new township in the Company's Purchase was "surveyed, laid out, approved and granted" in October, 1775l to Isaac Tripp, agent, for himself and nineteen other "proprietors in said Susquehanna Purchase." This township was located on both sides of the Susquehanna, "at a place called Tunkhannock," and contained twenty-five square miles "exclusive of the river.'' Subsequently the township received the name of "Putnam," in honor or Col. Israel Putnam, a resident of Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, the former home of Isaac Tripp. In addition to the latter Job Randall, Esq., Jonathan Randall, Dr. Ephraim Bowen, Benjamin Bowen, Jonathan Slocum, Job Tripp, Philip Buck, Elisha Wilcox, Zebulon Marcy, Elijah Shoemaker and Increase Billings (several of whom were Rhode Islanders) were among the original proprietors of Putnam Township.

Event

Isaac Tripp, as one of the duly elected Representatives from the town of Westmoreland (Wyoming), attended the sessions of the General Assembly of Connecticut held in May and October, 1777, and January,
1778.

Death

Isaac Tripp fell at the same attack as his son-in-law Jonathan Slocum. He was killed by Indians during Wyoming massacre (Deane 9) within the limits of Wilkes-Barre while on a visit to home of son-in-law Jonathan Slocum.Tradition says that when the bloody knives were flourished around Tripp's head, he never winced. Probably lies buried at the farm where he was killed by indians.

Isaac* Tripp, Sr,, was killed by Indians after the Wyoming massacre, 16 December, 1778, while assisting his son-in-law, Jonathan Slocum, to feed stock from a stack in the field on the Slo- cum farm where now is the city of Wilkes-Barre. Slocum was also killed and a son William wounded'.

He was killed by a band of marauding Indians December 16,1778, within the limits of the Townplot of Wilkes-BarrG. Just two days previously he had been appointed administrator of the estate of Capt. Asaph Whittlesey, who had been killed in the battle of Wyoming in the previous July. April 21,
1779, Job Tripp was appointed administrator of the estate of Isaac Tripp, deceased—John Jenkins, Jr., being his surety in the sum of £1,000. April 8, 1782, the administrator filed an inventory of the decedent's estate, amounting to £1.049,18s. 4d. The principal items in the inventory were: "957 acres of land in Providence Township, £957; 1,209& Continental dollars, £60."