Margaret Wake Tryon

Margaret Wake Tryon
Margaret Wake Tryon
Born	Margaret Wake; c. 1732; London, England
Died	16 February 1819; Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Nationality	English
Spouse	William Tryon (m. 1757)
Children	2
Parents	William Wake; Elizabeth Elwin;

Margaret Wake Tryon (c.1732 – 1819) was an English heiress and the wife of William Tryon, who served as the Colonial Governor of North Carolina and the Colonial Governor of New York. The namesake of Wake County in North Carolina, she is one of three women, along with Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Virginia Dare, to have a North Carolinian county named after her. She was known for her interest in military strategy, which was controversial for upper-class women of her time.

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