UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 13F
                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  3/31/2009

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:       TRUSTCO BANK
Address:    3 SARNOWSKI DRIVE
            GLENVILLE, NY 12302


13F File Number: 28-10307

The institutional investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all  information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:   Richard W. Provost
Title:  Trust Officer
Phone:  518-381-3699
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Richard W. Provost         Glenville, NY        04/06/2009
------------------------       ---------------      -----------
[Signature]                    [City,State]         [Date]

Report Type     (Check only one)
                [X]           13F HOLDINGS REPORT
                [ ]           13F COMBINATION REPORT



COLUMN TOTALS                                     4417
AGGREGATE TOTAL                                  95344


                             FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:           121

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:           $ 95,344

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment Managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the Manager filing this report.


NONE





                                                 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

                                                VALUE    SHARES/  SH/  PUT/  INVSTMT   OTHER         VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER     TITLE OF CLASS     CUSIP    (x$1000)  PRN AMT  PRN  CALL  DISCRTN  MANAGERS   SOLE     SHARED    NONE
-----------------  ---------------  ---------  --------  -------  ---  ----  -------  --------  -------  --------  ------
                                                                                  
AT&T INC           COMMON STOCK     00206R102     1416     56200  SH         DEFINED              56200         0       0
                                    00206R102      570     22622  SH         DEF/OTH              14116      8506       0
ABBOTT             COMMON STOCK     002824100     2381     49919  SH         DEFINED              47519       500    1900
LABORATORIES
                                    002824100      431      9026  SH         DEF/OTH               4726      3400     900
AIR PRODUCTS &     COMMON STOCK     009158106      360      6400  SH         DEFINED               6400         0       0
CHEMICALS INC
ALTRIA GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     02209S103       14       870  SH         DEFINED                870         0       0
                                    02209S103      694     43300  SH         DEF/OTH              37800      5500       0
APPLIED            COMMON STOCK     038222105      391     36400  SH         DEFINED              33200         0    3200
MATERIALS INC
                                    038222105        6       600  SH         DEF/OTH                600         0       0
AUTOMATIC DATA     COMMON STOCK     053015103      549     15625  SH         DEFINED              14125         0    1500
PROCESSING INC
                                    053015103       21       600  SH         DEF/OTH                500         0     100
BP PLC             FOREIGN STOCK    055622104     1362     33953  SH         DEFINED              29653      3100    1200
                                    055622104      277      6904  SH         DEF/OTH               3100      3704     100
THE BANK OF NEW    COMMON STOCK     064058100      329     11637  SH         DEFINED              11637
YORK COMPANY INC
BRISTOL-MYERS      COMMON STOCK     110122108      138      6300  SH         DEFINED               2700      3600       0
SQUIBB CO
                                    110122108      259     11800  SH         DEF/OTH               3200      8600       0
CHEVRON CORP NEW   COMMON STOCK     166764100     2841     42251  SH         DEFINED              39251       600    2400
                                    166764100      973     14471  SH         DEF/OTH              11284      2387     800
CISCO SYSTEMS INC  COMMON STOCK     17275R102      844     50342  SH         DEFINED              49492       600     250
                                    17275R102       44      2650  SH         DEF/OTH                950      1200     500
COCA COLA CO       COMMON STOCK     191216100     2499     56866  SH         DEFINED              55966       900       0
                                    191216100      580     13200  SH         DEF/OTH               9000      4200       0
COLGATE            COMMON STOCK     194162103     1635     27728  SH         DEFINED              27228       500       0
PALMOLIVE CO
                                    194162103      254      4300  SH         DEF/OTH                400      3400     500
DISNEY WALT CO     COMMON STOCK     254687106      819     45100  SH         DEFINED              42500       200    2400
                                    254687106      132      7250  SH         DEF/OTH               4150      3000     100
DOMINION           COMMON STOCK     25746U109       21       686  SH         DEFINED                686         0       0
RESOURCES INC VA
NEW
                                    25746U109      199      6418  SH         DEF/OTH               6418         0       0
DOW CHEMICAL CO    COMMON STOCK     260543103       98     11675  SH         DEFINED              10875       800       0
                                    260543103       25      2925  SH         DEF/OTH               1825      1100       0
DU PONT E I DE     COMMON STOCK     263534109      397     17793  SH         DEFINED              14207      1686    1900
NEMOURS & CO
                                    263534109       71      3160  SH         DEF/OTH                510      2450     200
ECOLAB INC         COMMON STOCK     278865100      515     14842  SH         DEFINED              13842              1000
                                    278865100       17       500  SH         DEF/OTH                300               200
EMERSON ELECTRIC   COMMON STOCK     291011104      223      7800  SH         DEFINED               7400               400
CO
                                    291011104       80      2800  SH         DEF/OTH               1000      1800       0
EXELON CORP        COMMON STOCK     30161N101      836     18425  SH         DEFINED              17775       600      50
                                    30161N101      147      3240  SH         DEF/OTH               2140      1100       0
EXXON MOBIL CORP   COMMON STOCK     30231G102     7534    110625  SH         DEFINED              92677     14884    3064
                                    30231G102     2249     33032  SH         DEF/OTH              19956     11720    1356
GENERAL ELECTRIC   COMMON STOCK     369604103     6227    615907  SH         DEFINED             574358     31689    9860
CO
                                    369604103     2756    272649  SH         DEF/OTH             200188     59061   13400
GENERAL ELECTRIC   CORPORATE BONDS  36967HAD9     1030   1000000  PRN        DEF/OTH            1000000         0       0
CAPITAL CORP
GENERAL MILLS INC  COMMON STOCK     370334104      623     12495  SH         DEFINED              11545       700     250
                                    370334104      242      4850  SH         DEF/OTH               4450       400       0
GLAXOSMITHKLINE    FOREIGN STOCK    37733W105      350     11266  SH         DEFINED              10666       600       0
PLC
                                    37733W105      134      4314  SH         DEF/OTH               3114      1100     100
HEWLETT PACKARD    COMMON STOCK     428236103      145      4511  SH         DEFINED               4511         0       0
CO
                                    428236103       80      2504  SH         DEF/OTH                504      2000       0
HOME DEPOT INC     COMMON STOCK     437076102      344     14599  SH         DEFINED              12999       100    1500
                                    437076102       80      3389  SH         DEF/OTH               2489       600     300
INTEL CORP         COMMON STOCK     458140100     1451     96550  SH         DEFINED              94150         0    2400
                                    458140100       92      6100  SH         DEF/OTH               3100      2500     500
INTERNATIONAL      COMMON STOCK     459200101      956      9867  SH         DEFINED               9017       850       0
BUSINESS MACHINES
                                    459200101      455      4700  SH         DEF/OTH                950      3700      50
ISHARES            MUTUAL           464287226      609      6000  SH         DEF/OTH               6000         0       0
                   FUND/CORPORATE
                   BOND
JPMORGAN CHASE &   COMMON STOCK     46625H100      968     36428  SH         DEFINED              35200       964     264
CO
                                    46625H100      343     12916  SH         DEF/OTH               9850      3066       0
JACOBS             COMMON STOCK     469814107      258      6675  SH         DEFINED               6575       100       0
ENGINEERING
GROUP INC
                                    469814107       17       450  SH         DEF/OTH                450         0       0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON  COMMON STOCK     478160104     4882     92821  SH         DEFINED              89821      3000       0

                                    478160104      580     11025  SH         DEF/OTH               5725      4200    1100
JOHNSON CONTROLS   COMMON STOCK     478366107      165     13750  SH         DEFINED              13750         0       0
INC
                                    478366107       49      4050  SH         DEF/OTH                900      3000     150
KRAFT FOODS INC    COMMON STOCK     50075N104       36      1628  SH         DEFINED               1628         0       0
                                    50075N104      668     29964  SH         DEF/OTH              26158      3806       0
ELI LILLY & CO     COMMON STOCK     532457108      492     14740  SH         DEFINED              13840       900       0
                                    532457108       20       600  SH         DEF/OTH                300       300       0
LOWES COMPANIES    COMMON STOCK     548661107      341     18668  SH         DEFINED              18668
INC
                                    548661107       18      1000  SH         DEF/OTH                600       400       0
MEDTRONIC INC      COMMON STOCK     585055106     1520     51562  SH         DEFINED              45062       700    5800
                                    585055106       35      1200  SH         DEF/OTH                300       500     400
MICROSOFT CORP     COMMON STOCK     594918104     2773    150961  SH         DEFINED             139561       800   10600
                                    594918104      309     16821  SH         DEF/OTH              13321      2800     700
MORGAN STANLEY     CORPORATE BONDS  61757UAA8      513    500000  PRN        DEFINED             500000         0       0
NBT BANCORP INC    COMMON STOCK     628778102      523     24158  SH         DEFINED                672     23486       0
NEW YORK           CORPORATE BONDS  64944QAA5      983    960000  PRN        DEFINED             960000         0       0
COMMUNITY BANK
NIKE INC           COMMON STOCK     654106103      380      8100  SH         DEFINED               8100         0       0
                                    654106103        9       200  SH         DEF/OTH                200         0       0
NUVEEN             MUTUAL           67062X101      114     10000  SH         DEF/OTH              10000         0       0
NUVEEN             MUTUAL           67070A101      112     10000  SH         DEF/OTH              10000         0       0
NUVEEN             MUTUAL           67101R107      113     10000  SH         DEF/OTH              10000         0       0
ORACLE CORP        COMMON STOCK     68389X105      198     10950  SH         DEFINED              10850         0     100
PEPSICO INC        COMMON STOCK     713448108     2852     55398  SH         DEFINED              53048      1250    1100
                                    713448108      371      7200  SH         DEF/OTH               2600      4300     300
PFIZER INC         COMMON STOCK     717081103      372     27335  SH         DEFINED              25235         0    2100
                                    717081103      138     10126  SH         DEF/OTH               3366      6760       0
PHILIP MORRIS      COMMON STOCK     718172109       31       870  SH         DEFINED                870         0       0
INTERNATIONAL INC
                                    718172109     1541     43300  SH         DEF/OTH              37800      5500       0
POWERSHARES        MUTUAL           73935A104      834     27500  SH         DEF/OTH              22000      5500       0
                   FUND/STOCK
PROCTER & GAMBLE   COMMON STOCK     742718109     4208     89353  SH         DEFINED              85363       790    3200
CO
                                    742718109      645     13700  SH         DEF/OTH               3197      9208    1295
SCHERING PLOUGH    COMMON STOCK     806605101      306     12996  SH         DEFINED               8696      4300       0
CORP
SCHLUMBERGER LTD   COMMON STOCK     806857108      351      8637  SH         DEFINED               7737       200     700
                                    806857108        8       200  SH         DEF/OTH                200
SOUTHERN CO        COMMON STOCK     842587107     1227     40058  SH         DEFINED              38358      1400     300
                                    842587107      184      6000  SH         DEF/OTH               1900      3300     800
SOVEREIGN BANCORP  CORPORATE BONDS  846042AB5      156    155000  PRN        DEFINED             155000
                                    846042AB5       96     95000  PRN        DEF/OTH              75000     20000       0
TARGET CORP        COMMON STOCK     87612E106      519     15082  SH         DEFINED              14282       100     700
                                    87612E106       52      1500  SH         DEF/OTH                900       600       0
TEXAS              COMMON STOCK     882508104      256     15530  SH         DEFINED              15530         0       0
INSTRUMENTS INC
                                    882508104        8       500  SH         DEF/OTH                300         0     200
3M CO              COMMON STOCK     88579Y101      977     19649  SH         DEFINED              19549         0     100
                                    88579Y101      240      4830  SH         DEF/OTH                680      4150       0
TRUSTCO BANK       COMMON STOCK     898349105     2910    483307  SH         DEFINED             203902     23843  255562
CORP NY
                                    898349105     3932    653189  SH         DEF/OTH                  0         0  653189
UNITED PARCEL      COMMON STOCK     911312106      360      7309  SH         DEFINED               6909       400       0
SERVICE
                                    911312106       10       200  SH         DEF/OTH                 50       100      50
UNITED             COMMON STOCK     913017109     2339     54431  SH         DEFINED              49231       400    4800
TECHNOLOGIES CORP
                                    913017109      150      3500  SH         DEF/OTH               1700      1400     400
VERIZON            COMMON STOCK     92343V104     1630     53984  SH         DEFINED              52484      1300     200
COMMUNICATIONS
INC
                                    92343V104      270      8948  SH         DEF/OTH               4824      3924     200
WAL-MART STORES    COMMON STOCK     931142103     1806     34656  SH         DEFINED              33606              1050
INC
                                    931142103      214      4100  SH         DEF/OTH               3100       800     200
WELLS FARGO & CO   COMMON STOCK     949746101      781     54827  SH         DEFINED              54027       800       0
NEW
                                    949746101       75      5300  SH         DEF/OTH               1200      3500     600
WYETH              COMMON STOCK     983024100      357      8306  SH         DEFINED               8306         0       0
                                    983024100      121      2815  SH         DEF/OTH               1415      1400       0
NOBLE CORPORATION  FOREIGN STOCK    H5833N103      752     31200  SH         DEFINED              31200         0       0
                                    H5833N103       41      1700  SH         DEF/OTH                200      1400     100