There is also at least one other Tripler of a similar age to Thomas in the city, Christian Tripler who was recorded in the 1851 census as being 80 years old. He was therefore born in about 1771. The census entry records his birthplace as England.
A Christian Randolph Tripler is baptised in London in 1770 at the German Lutheran church at the Strand. His mother is listed as Susanna. He appears to be a brother of Thomas Tripler.
Christian marries Margaret Menzies on February 4th in 1795 in Trinity Church in New York City. Margaret's mother's name mentioned in several of the baptismal records is Sarah. Menzies is a Scottish last name.
In the 1840 Federal Census, Christian Tripler is living in Yonkers, New York.
The children of Christian and Margaret include:
James Henry Tripler was born on February 21, 1798 and baptized at Trinity Church on April 15, 1798.
John Marvin Tripler was born on May 22, 1800 and baptized at Trinity Church on January 25, 1801.
Mary Daniel Tripler was born on April 1, 1802 and baptized at Trinity Church on September 27, 1802. Christian's will mentions his oldest daughter as "Mary Post". According to the register of the "First Reformed Dutch Church", Mary dies in 188X.
In the 1850 census, Mary Post age 48 is living with her parents Christian and Margaret in Yonkers. Her husband is Daniel Post, age 50, a shoemaker. Mary appears to have five children: Margaret (Emslie), Christian, Thomas, Mary A, and Charles.
Caroline Tripler born about 1805.
In the 1850 census, Caroline H. is 45 and living with her parents and sister Mary Post in Yonkers.
In the 1870 census, Caroline is 60 and living in Yonkers with her older sister Mary Post.
Thomas Horatio Nelson Tripler born in 1808,
Margaret Amelia Tripler was born on May 25, 1812 and baptized at Trinity Church on September 15, 1813.
Sarah Charlotte Tripler was born on August 14, 1813 and baptized at Trinity Church on January 26, 1815.
A Sarah C. Tripler marries Orrin Wood, Jr, on May 4, 1844 in New York City.
Christian's will mentions a son called Christian and a son-in-law William Dunlap.
Despite both Christian and Thomas having been born in England, Tripler does not appear to be a British name. There are very few records in England of residents named Tripler.