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LYON    MEMORIAL 


MASSACHUSETTS    FAMILIES 

INCLUDING   DESCENDANTS   OF   THE    IMMIGRANTS 

WILLIAM  LYON,  OF  ROXBURY 
PETER  LYON,  OF  DORCHESTER 
GEORGE  LYON,  OF  DORCHESTER 

WITH    INTRODUCTION    TREATING    OF    THE    ENGLISH    ANCESTRY    OF   THE 
AMERICAN    FAMILIES 


EDITORS: 

A.  B.  LyonCs),  M.D.,  OF  Detroit,  Mich. 

G.  W.  A.  Lyon,  M.D.,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

ASSOCIATE  EDITOR: 
Eugene  F.  McPike,  of  Chicago,  III. 


DETROIT,  MICH.: 

Press  of  Wm.  Graham  Printing  Co. 

1905 


Copyright  1905 
By  Albert  Brown  Lyons,  Detroit,  Mich. 


1149619 


p.  127 


PREFACE 


A  family  history  covering  eight  or  nine  generations  cannot  be  writ- 
ten in  a  day.  The  labor  of  collecting  the  data  would  occupy  a  man's 
entire  time  for  a  score  of  years,  if  an  exhaustive  work  embracing  six 
distinct  families  were  contemplated.  The  editors  of  the  "Lyon  Memo- 
rial" have  not  attempted  the  impossible.  It  seemed  to  them  that  the 
time  was  fully  come  when  the  history  of  the  Lyon  families  of  America 
should  be  written,  and  they  volunteered  their  services  for  some  of  the 
difficult  pioneer  work.  They  have  aimed  to  lay  a  secure  foundation  on 
which  others  may  build,  content,  themselves,  to  erect  a  serviceable  tem- 
porary superstructure  according  to  their  skill  and  ability. 

Pecuniary  means  were  not  at  their  disposal  for  carrying  on  an  ex- 
tended research  into  the  ancestry  of  the  several  immigrants  bearing 
the  name  Lyon.  They  have  not,  indeed,  ignored  the  importance  of  the 
inquiry,  and  they  have  been  able  even  in  this  field  to  gather  new 
information  of  interest  and  value.  Their  energies  have  been  chiefly 
dire'  "^ed,  however,  to  the  unraveling  of  the  tangled  skein  of  the  earlier 
family  records  in  America,  and  to  the  gathering  of  definite  knowledge 
regarding  the  individual  members  of  each  of  the  pioneer  families.  To 
this  end,  town,  church,  land  and  probate  records  have  been  diligently 
searched  and  many  a  musty  volume  of  colonial  history  has  been  labori- 
ously perused.  The  origin  and  explanation  of  family  traditions  have 
been  sought,  with  the  general  conclusion,  on  the  part  of  the  writer  of 
these  lines,  that  very  little  weight  can  be  attached  to  any  tradition 
however  persistent  or  widespread  which  is  unsupported  by  independent 
historical  evidence.  It  is  necessary  only  for  some  imaginative  person 
to  make  a  plausible  conjecture;  on  the  morrow  it  will  be  repeated  as 
his  belief;  the  third  day  it  will  be  quoted  as  matter  of  common  hearsay. 
The  conjecture  need  not  be  even  plausible,  so  it  is  flattering  to  family 
pride. 

The  Memorial  will  inevitably  contain  some  errors  of  fact  and  mis- 
taken dates.  No  history  that  has  not  been  the  subject  of  long  critical 
study  is  free  from  such  errors.  The  editors  have  consulted  the  most 
authentic  sources  of  information,  and,  whenever  possible,  have  quoted 
their  authority.  Confusion  of  dates  is  sure  to  arise  from  the  imperfect 
knowledge,  on  the  part  of  many,  of  the  ancient  method  of  recording 


6  PREFACE. 

dates.  The  year  formerly  began  with  the  vernal  equinox,  so  that  the 
"seventh  month"  was  September  (as,  indeed,  the  name  itself  indicates) 
instead  of  July.  16  (XII)  1652  is  not  December  16,  1652,  but  February 
16,  1653.  Again,  we  often  find,  in  the  eighteenth  century,  a  discrepancy 
between  the  date  of  birth  given  in  town  or  church  records  and  that 
inscribed  on  the  tombstone,  the  discrepancy  due  to  the  change,  in  the 
interval,  from  O.  S.  to  N.  S. 

The  editors  of  the  Memorial  have  been  much  encouraged  in  their 
work  by  the  ready  responses  of  the  majority  of  those  appealed  to  for 
records.  Only  two  replies  expressed  indifference  to  the  undertaking, 
one  man  pretending  to  fear  that  he  might  find  out  something  to  the 
discredit  of  his  forbears.  We  who  have  searched  the  annals  have  found 
cause  only  for  increased  pride  in  the  family  name,  albeit  our  ancestors 
were  not  less  human  than  we. 

We  desire  to  mention  gratefully  in  particular  the  generous  co-opera- 
tion of  a  number  of  friends  whose  interest  has  been  that  of  the  enthu- 
siast in  genealogical  research.  Among  these  we  are  under  especial 
obligation  to  Mr.  James  LeBaron  Willard  of  Brooklyn,  Historian  of  the 
Mayflower  Society;  Mr.  F.  S.  Hammond  of  Oneida,  N.  Y.,  whose  history 
of  the  Hammond  families  of  America  has  been  recently  published,  and 
Mr.  Edmund  D.  Barbour  of  Boston,  who  is  gathering  materials  for  a 
history  of  the  Barbour  family.  Among  the  many  Lyon  descendants 
who  have  aided  our  work  by  contributions  of  data  gathered  by  patient 
effort,  we  must  mention  (family  of  William  of  Roxbury)  Hon.  George 
F.  Lyon,  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.; 
Hon.  George  R.  Lyon  of  Waukegan,  111.,  through  whose  persevering 
researches  we  have  obtained  knowledge  of  the  family  of  Edward  Lyon 
of  Sutton;  Royal  May  Lyon  of  Hammond,  Ind.;  (family  of  Peter  of  Dor- 
chester) Charles  M.  Ayer  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.;  Mrs.  William  D. 
Lewis  of  Portland,  Me.;  (family  of  Richard  of  Fairfield)  Mr.  W.  W. 
Eldridge,  Compti'oller  of  Currency,  Washington,  D.  C;  (family  of 
Thomas  of  Fairfield  and  Rye)  Mrs.  Louisa  Lyon  Lockwood  of  Lakeside, 
Conn.,  and  Mr.  Newell  Lyon  of  New  York  City;  (family  of  George  of 
Dorchester)  Miss  Bertha  Caroline  Hitchcock  of  Plainfield,  Conn.  Valu- 
able aid  has  been  received  in  the  foreign  research  work  from  Mr.  R.  W. 
Buss,  70  Whitworth  Road,  S.  Norwood,  S.  E.,  London,  Eng.  Many 
courtesies  have  been  extended  by  officials  in  public  libraries  in  Boston, 
New  York,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis  and  Detroit,  while  free  access  has 
been  given  to  the  abundant  genealogical  material  in  the  large  private 
library  of  Hon.  C.  M.  Burton  of  Detroit. 


PREFACE.  7 

Research  work  involves  not  only  patient  labor  but  large  expenditure 
of  money.  None  of  the  editors  can  boast  of  a  large  bank  account.  An 
appeal  for  pecuniary  aid  in  research  work,  sent  out  in  connection  with 
the  original  prospectus  of  the  Lyon  Memorial,  brought  responses  from 
the  following  persons,  to  whom  are  due  the  sincere  thanks  not  of  the 
editors  alone  but  of  all  belonging  to  the  Lyon  family:  Hon.  George  R. 
Lyon  of  Waukegan,  111. ;  Capt.  Henry  Ware  Lyon,  U.  S.  N.,  Washington, 
D.  C;   Mrs.  Mary  T.  Hoe  of  New  York  City. 

The  original  Prospectus  of  the  Lyon  Memorial  contemplated  a 
single  volume  of  not  to  exceed  400  pages.  As  material  accumulated,  it 
became  evident  that  one  of  two  things  must  be  done — either  the  barest 
skeleton  of  the  genealogical  record  must  be  supplied,  or  else  the  mate- 
rial must  be  divided  so  as  to  form  two  volumes.  The  editor-in-chief, 
acting  on  his  individual  responsibility  as  publisher  of  the  work,  chose 
the  latter  alternative.  One  volume  is  occupied  by  the  descendants  of 
William  Lyon  of  Roxbury  and  Peter  and  George  Lyon  of  Dorchester. 
The  other  deals  with  the  closely  related  families  that  settled  first  in 
Fairfield  County,  Conn.,  those,  namely,  of  Richard,  Thomas  and  Henry 
Lyon.  Each  volume  is  complete  in  itself.  The  two  together  constitute 
an  attempt  at  a  Comprehensive  History  of  the  Lyon  Families  of  New 
England  and  New  Jersey,  and  as  such  are  commended  to  the  consid- 
eration of  the  numerous  members  of  these  families  in  the  hope  that.  In 
spite  of  their  imperfections,  they  will  meet  a  kindly  welcome. 


Cy^  *  /^  .  C?C  i^  ^s^X-^^ 


Detroit,  March,  1905. 


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INTRODUCTION 


"HoNOK  Thy  Fatheb  and  Thy  Motheb."  This  injunction  needs 
not  the  force  of  Divine  command:  it  is  instinctive  in  the  heart  of  man. 
There  has  been,  and  there  is,  no  people  so  debased  in  humanity  that 
they  have  not  this  feeling,  and  in  some  cases  it  has  been  the  moving 
principle  in  their  moral  nature.  Such  peoples  as  knew  not  God  have 
made  it  the  basis  of  their  religious  systems,  and  have  exaggerated  the 
natural  impulse  into  ancestor  worship;  others  have  made  it  the  basis 
of  their  political  systems,  and  have  established  patriarchal  govern- 
ment; all  have  let  it — modified,  and  sometimes  grotesquely  so — become 
the  predominant  feature  in  the  formation  of  national  and  personal  char- 
acteristics. 

To  advance  to  more  recent  times,  France  gives  a  remarkable  in- 
stance of  this  truth,  and  the  keynote  to  its  development  among  this 
people  is  sounded  in  the  motto  of  the  Lords  de  Rohan:  "King  I  care 
not  to  be,  Prince  I  deign  not,  Rohan  I  am."  The  sentiment  of  family 
pride  among  this  people  was  productive  of  good  results  and  ill.  As 
to  the  good,  noblesse  oblige  made  the  cavalier  brave,  even  to  rashness, 
polite  to  a  punctilio,  honorable  in  word,  and  polished  to  a  degree  that 
has  left  its  mark  upon  Europe.  True,  it  led  to  haughtiness,  to  a  disre- 
gard for  those  not  of  his  order,  and  had  for  its  logical  sequence  the 
Revolution;  but  these  ills  were  the  outcome  rather  of  such  other  factors 
as  prodigality  and  selfish  pride.  The  peasants,  on  the  other  hand, 
having  no  ancestral  pride,  were  swayed  only  by  personal  motives, 
becoming,  under  the  varied  circumstances  of  their  lot,  obsequious,  sul- 
len and  brutish,  or  devoted  to  the  family  which  reflected  upon  them 
the  luster  of  its  name. 

In  England,  family  pride,  while  essentially  the  same  as  in  France, 
has  taken  on  a  different  form.  In  neither  country  did  devotion  to  the 
king  mean  really  more  than  support,  more  or  less  loyal,  to  the  chief 
personal  representative  of  the  family  idea.  English  aristocracy  is  the 
foundation  of  the  English  State,  and  the  bulwark  of  her  liberties.  This, 
not  because  of  titles  as  such,  for  many  an  English  squire  with  ancestry 
traceable  to  the  Conquest  is  the  object  of  envy  to  great  lords  who  date 
back  no  farther  than  the  beginning  of  colonial  days.  But  it  is  because 
of  English  conservatism,  which  shrinks  from  removing  the  landmarks 
which  their  fathers  have  set. 


10  INTRODUCTORY. 

This  feeling  has  crossed  the  sea,  and  this  it  is  that  causes  us  to 
hold  fast  to  the  land,  and  to  its  traditions,  its  records,  its  constitution 
and  its  laws,  as  a  goodly  heritage  handed  down  to  us  from  those  whom 
it  is  our  privilege  to  regard  with  reverence  and  with  awe.  Some,  indeed, 
take  up  the  search  of  an  ancestor  as  a  fad,  seeking  some  connection — 
even  left-handed — with  a  titled  family  and  a  coat-of-arms.  This  tad, 
though  usually  betraying  its  ulterior  purpose,  is  in  itself  harmless, 
save  as  it  may  mislead  through  its  sometimes  unauthentic  and  often 
false  data.  But  surely,  those  who,  having  traced  their  lineage  with 
painstaking  fidelity  to  truth,  can  with  confidence  look  backward  along 
a  line  of  ancestors  who  lived  worthy  lives,  who  did  their  part  toward 
making  us  what  we  are,  must  have  a  higher  appreciation  of  the  bless- 
ings which  we  enjoy,  and  a  loftier  conception  of  the  trust  committed 
to  us  for  posterity,  than  those  who,  however  pure  their  motives,  how- 
ever strong  their  patriotism,  can  never  feel  a  personal  interest  in 
those  from  whom  those  blessings  came. 

G.  W.  A.  Lyon. 


THE  LYON  FAMILY  IN  ENGLAND 


One  of  the  first  questions  asked  by  those  interested  in  family 
research  is,  "What  is  known  of  our  origin  beyond  the  sea?"  In  the 
case  of  our  own  family,  the  answer  must  be,  "Nothing  that  is  definitely 
supported  by  record."  Yet  there  exists  strong  probability  based  upon 
circumstantial  evidence  that  the  Lyon  emigrants,  of  the  Eastern  shore 
at  least,  came  from  Essex  or  Middlesex,  England.  A  short  account  of 
the  Lyon  family  of  that  locality  is  inserted  here,  in  the  hope  that  it  will 
be  available  in  future  research. 

A  few  years  ago,  Mr.  Amos  Maynard  Lyon,  descendant  of  William 
of  Roxbury,  desiring  to  solve  this  question,  secured  the  services  of  Mr. 
Philippe  of  the  Rolls  Office,  London.  The  result  of  the  research,  con- 
siderably condensed  from  Welles'  American  Family  Antiquity,  and  sub- 
sequently confirmed  by  research  in  England  by  the  compilers,  is  set 
forth  below.  In  it  the  dates  are  approximate,  and  there  is  no  pretense 
that  the  lineage  is  given  in  extenso. 


THE  LYON  FAMILY  IN  ENGLAND.  11 

Sir  Roger  de  Leonne,  son  of  a  follower  of  the  Conqueror,  [who 
must  In  this  case,  however,  have  spelled  the  name  Leuoine,*  which 
strangely  appears  in  comparatively  recent  times  as  Leuon]  born  in 
France  1040,  joined  himself  unto  King  Edgar,  son  of  Malcolm  Canmore 
1091;  received  lands  in  Perthshire  called  Glen  Lyon.  His  son  Paganus 
went  to  the  Holy  Land  with  Geoffrey  Plantagenet;  afterwards  settled 
in  England.  His  son  Hugh  de  Leonibus  had  lands  in  Norfolk,  Hen.  IL, 
1175.  His  son  Ernald,  born  in  Norfolk  1150,  is  mentioned  in  John  L, 
1199.  His  son,  John  Lyon,  born  in  Norfolk,  had  lands  in  divers  coun- 
ties; paid  a  fine  for  a  false  claim  in  Essex,  2  Hen.  HI.,  1226.  [At  this 
period  begins  the  Essex  branch.]  His  sons  were  Pagan  and  Walter. 
Of  these,  Walter  married  Alicia,  and  died  just  before  51  Hen.  IIL,  1266; 
one  of  his  sons.  Sir  Henry,  Norfolk  1230,  had  lands  in  Sussex,  was  sum- 
moned to  defend  the  seacoast,  24  Edward  L,  1297;  another  son,  William 
de  Lyon,  Norfolk  1235,  held  lands  of  the  king  in  capite,  and  died,  5  Ed- 
ward II.,  1312.  Pagan,  brother  of  Walter,  married  Ivette  de  Ferrers, 
Co.  Cambridge;  his  children  were  John  de  Lyoun,  1225,  and  Thomas, 
1230.  This  Sir  John  was  summoned  for  service  against  the  Scots,  21 
Edward  I.,  1294;  he  married  Margery  de  Ackle,  and  had  children,  John 
de  Lyon,  Baron,  1250,  whose  arms  are  given  below,  and  Sir  Adam, 
Knight,    1255. 

Baron  John's  children  were  Sir  Adam  1285,  Richard  1287,  Sir  John 
1290.  This  last,  Sir  John  of  Forteviot,  settled  in  Scotland.  His  son. 
Sir  John  of  Forteviot  1320,  was  a  favorite  of  Robert  II.,  and  married 
his  daughter  Jean;  he  was  killed  in  a  duel  1383;  and  it  is  from  this 
Sir  John  that  have  descended  the  Scottish  Earls  of  Strathmore,  whose 
lineage  is  found  in  Burke,  and  to  whom  reference  is  made  in  the 
preface  of  the  Rolfe  edition  of  Macbeth. 

Assuming  Baron  John's  children  as  a  first  generation.  Sir  Richard^ 
had  three  daughters,  and  a  son  Richard,"  who  was  a  vintner  in  London, 
and  was  created  sheriff  1374,  and  died  1381.  Sir  Adam^  had  (1)  Sir 
John^  1320  and  (2)  Adam  de  Lyon"  1325. 

Sir  John"  had  (1)  Sir  Richard  1350,  of  Oxford,  Cambridge  and  Hunt- 
ingdon; (2)  Sir  John  1353,  of  Kingsland,  Co.  Suffolk  and  Co.  Norfolk; 
(3)  Sir  Henry  1355,  of  Ruislip,  born  in  Norfolk.  [At  this  point  occurs 
the  divergence  between  this  pedigree  and  the  one  given  later.] 


*The  name  of  Leonne  is  not  found  in  the  list  of  those  who  came  over 
with  William  the  Conqueror.  The  following  occur:  Loious,  Loueney, 
Loveyne,  Lovein,  Lovan,  Leuuin,  Lieuvin.  Louveyne  (Pr.  Louvain)  seems 
likely  to  have  been  the  name  corrupted  into  Lyoun.  The  Domesday  Book 
has  among  names  of  ancient  land  holders,  Leuin,  Leuena  and  Lining. 


12  INTRODUCTORY. 

Henry^  had  (1)  John  of  Ruislip,  Middlesex,  1380;  he  was  at  the 
battle  of  Aglncourt. 

John*  had  (1)  Henry  1410;   (2)  John  1415. 

Henry^  had  (1)  Henry  of  Ruislip,  1440;  (2)  John  "of  Preston," 
1450;   (3)  Thomas  "of  Perifere,"  1453;  (4)  William  1460. 

Henry'  had  (1)  John  1470,  married  Emma  Hedde;  (2)  William 
1475.  John^  of  Preston,  Middlesex,  had  (1)  John,  married  Joan.  [This 
was  the  founder  of  Harrow  school.]  Thomas"  of  Perifere,  Middlesex, 
had  (1)  Sir  John  1490,  Lord  Mayor  of  London  1554,  married  Alicia;  died 
Nov.  6,  1564;   (2)  Henry  1495,  married  Dorothy. 

John,'  son  of  Henry  of  Ruislip,  had  (1)  Henry  1500;  (2)  Thomas 
1503;  (3)  Richard  1505;  (4)  John  1510,  married  Joan.  John'  "yeoman," 
founder  of  Harrow  (died  Oct.  3,  1592)  had  Zachary  1550,  who  died  1583 
without  issue.  Sir  John'  (Lord  Mayor)  had  John,  married  Mary  and 
died  without  issue.  Henry,'  son  of  Thomas  of  Perifere,  had  (1)  Rich- 
ard of  West  Twyford,  married  1st  Agnes  and  2d  Mabilla  Darnell;  (2) 
Henry  1535,  married  Katherine  Rithe. 

John,*  son  of  John  and  Emma  Hedde,  had  (1)  William  1540;  (2) 
Elizabeth  1545;  (3)  Thomas  1550;  (4)  William  1555,  died  1624,  married 
Isabel  Wightman.  Richard,'  son  of  Henry  by  wife  Agnes  had  Henry 
1550,  died  Oct.  16,  1590;  by  wife  Mabilla,  (1)  John  1560,  died  1615 
without  issue;  (2)  Dorothy  1565,  married  Humphrey  Hyde;  (3)  Cath- 
erine 1570,  married  William  Gifford. 

William'  of  Heston,  married  Isabel  Wightman,  had  (1)  William 
1580  [married  1615  Anne  Carter,  died  1634];  (2)  Thomas  1585;  (3)  ^Rob- 
ert 1590. 

William"  had  (1)  Katherine  1616;  (2)  John  1617;  (3)  John  1619; 
(4)  William  1620.  It  is  the  contention  of  the  expert  that  this  last  is 
the  William  who  is  reported  at  the  Rolls  Ofl&ce  as  having  embarked  in 
the  Hopewell  in  1635,  aged  14. 

Very  soon  after  the  publication  of  this  pedigree,  Mr.  Percy  M. 
Thornton,  author  of  "The  Harrow  School,"  in  tracing  the  "Founder's 
Kin,"  secured  reports  from  the  experts,  Mr.  C.  E.  Long,  Mr.  Sims  of 
the  British  Museum,  and  Mr.  Edward  Scott,  antiquarian.  The  accuracy 
of  their  researches  was  tested  by  the  wills  of  Sir  John,  who  died  1564, 
and  of  John  of  Twyford,  dated  1615.  The  line  of  descent  is  given  as 
follows : 

I    John,  admitted  to  lands  in  Kingsbury  1370. 
II    Andrew,  married  Agnes;  died  1395. 
Ill    John.  . 


THE  LYON   FAMILY  IN  ENGLAND.  13 

IV    Andrew,  d.  1402   (no  issue)   and  William,  m.  Rose;    d.  1422. 
V    John,  son  of  William;    d.  1445. 

VI  William,  married  Matilda;  died  1476. 

VII  John,  married  Joan;  died  1518. 

VIII    William,   died   1522,   and  John  of   Preston,   married   Joan,   died 
1534    [sons   of  Henry^   in   the   preceding   pedigree].     Thomas 
of  Perifere  is  also  of  this  generation. 
IX    John,  son  of  John,  married  Joan,  died  1592,  founder  of  Harrow 
School.    Thomas  of  Perifere  (Thomas'  in  preceding  pedigree) 
had  (1)  Sir  John,  the  Lord  Mayor,  married  Alicia,  married  2d 
Elizabeth  Lee,  widow  of  Alderman   Hind;    by  Alice  he  had 
John,  who  died  before  his  father  in  1560;  by  Elizabeth  he  had 
no  issue.    Thomas  had  (2)  Henry,  married  Dorothy,  and  (3)  a 
daughter  who  married  a  Randall. 
X    Richard,  son  of  Henry  and  Dorothy,  married  1st  Agnes  Smith, 
and  2d  Isabel  Millett,  died  1579,  and  was  buried  at  Twyford. 
He  inherited  the  property  of  Sir  John.    Henry,  the  brother  of 
Richard,  married  Katherine  Rithe. 
XI     The  children  of  Richard  were  (1)  Henry  of  Harrow,  who  married 
Mabilla  Dirnell,  and  died  1590;    (2)  John,  who  inherited  from 
Richard,  and  died  1633;    (3)  Ethelred,  who  married  William 
Gifford,  and  died  1601;   (4)  Dorothy,  who  married  1573  Hum- 
phrey Hyde;  (5)  John  (?) ;  (6)  Anne,  who  married  1573  Augus- 
tine Hynd. 
XII    George,  son  of  Henry  and  Mabilla,  inherited  West  Twyford  Manor 
from  his  uncle  John,  and  died  1636.     He  had  a  sister  Eliza, 
and  a  brother  Richard,  who  inherited  from  his  uncle  John 
Horsington  Manor,  which  had  come  to  the  latter  from  the 
Founder's  uncle  William. 

XIII     George,  son  of  the  foregoing  George,  sold  the  manor,  and  died 
not  married  1647. 

It  will  be  observed  that  this  pedigree  differs  from  that  of  Mr. 
Philippe,  in  that  the  former  gives  John  of  Preston  as  son  of  John,  while 
the  latter  assigns  him  to  Henry,  who  had  indeed  a  brother  John,  but 
from  the  evidence  of  dates  he  could  not  have  been  the  John  marked 
VII  in  this  pedigree.  Of  this  discrepancy  Mr.  Thornton  says:  "It 
should  be  here  stated  that,  according  to  the  experts,  Mr.  Philippe  fell 
into  the  error  of  merging  the  Walden  family,  established  in  Essex  since 
1226,  into  that  of  Preston,  whose  presence  there  can  be  proved  in  1370. 


14  INTRODUCTORY. 

An  important  fact,  regarding  the  Middlesex  Lyons,  is  contained  in 
these  extracts  from  The  Harrow  School:  "It  is  remarkable  that  neither 
the  Herald's  OflBce  nor  the  Rolls  Office  experts  have  succeeded  in 
tracing  the  Lyon  family  later  than  the  17th  century."  As  regards  the 
Ruislip  branch  of  the  Lyons,  it  should  be  remembered  that  the  family 
may  have  possessed  property  there  before  the  Founder's  uncle  Henry's 
time,  and  that  therefore,  if  Mr.  C.  E.  Long  was  right  in  holding  his 
male  descendants  to  be  locally  extinct,  still  there  may  have  been  others 
to  perpetuate  a  name  which  survived  at  least  to  the  close  of  the  18th 
century." 

Reference  has  been  made  to  a  branch  of  the  family  who  were  estab- 
lished in  Essex  as  early  as  1226,  and  in  that  part  of  the  county  not 
far  removed  from  Middlesex.  In  fact,  the  two  branches  seem  to  be 
closely  connected,  and  it  is  sometimes  difficult  to  assign  certain  Lyons 
to  any  one  of  several  counties.  Reference  to  the  Visitations  and  to 
church  records  will  show  this  very  clearly.  Are  the  American  Lyons 
of  Essex  or  Middlesex?  It  would  be  well  to  know,  yet  both  have  the 
same  origin. 

The  Heralds'  Visitations  corroborate  in  some  degree,  and  as  far  as 
they  go,  the  genealogies  as  given.  It  must  be  remembered  that  these, 
too,  do  not  claim  to  be  exhaustive. 

Visitations  of  Nottingham  and  of  Lincoln:  I.  Thomas  of  Perifere 
married  Anne  Hyde,  Co.  Berks.  II.  John  of  London  and  Co.  Lincoln, 
married  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Sir  Richard  Lee  and  relict  of  Augustin  Hind, 
Alderman;   and  Henry,  Dr.  of  Common  Law,  of  Co.  Lincoln,  married 

Dorothy,  dau.  of ,  Co.  Lincoln.     III.    Richard  [son  of  Henry]  of 

W.  Twyford,  Co.  Midx.,  married  Agnes,  dau.  of  Smith,  and  had 

Henry  1554,  married  2d  Mabel,  dau.  of  Adam  Dirnell,  Co.  Lincoln;  and 
Agnes,  married  Augustine  Hynde.     Richard  married  2d  Issabel,  dau. 

of Myllett,  and  had  John  of  Twyford  1560,  married  Joan,  dau.  of 

Mosley  of  London;   Dorothy,  married  Humphrey  Hyde  of  Co. 

Berks;  and  Audrey,  married  Willm.  Gifford  of  Co.  Midx. 

Henry  by  1st  wife  had  Catherine,  married  J.  Holding;  and  George. 
By  Mabel  he  had  John  of  Wakefield  and  St.  Faith's,  London — see  refer- 
ence in  Field  Genealogy;  Sibbel  and  Elliner. 

Visitation  of  Lincoln:  Richard  of  Roxby,  Lord  of  the  Manor  1579, 
had  Henry,  John,  Anne  (Agnes),  Dorothy,  Etheldreda  (Audrey).  Henry 
had  George  of  Roxby,  living  1613 ;  and  Priscilla,  married  Ralph  Rokeby, 
married  2d  John  Bamford.     This  is  in  the  Yorkshire  Visitation  also. 


THE  LYON   FAMILY  IN  ENGLAND.  15 

Visitation  of  Essex,  1634:  Robert  of  Much  Baddow  had  John  of 
Milde  Inn  (Mile  End^  Co.  Midx.,  married  Thomazin,  dau.  of  Fisher  of 
Ipswich  in  com.  Suffolk.  They  had  Willm.  of  Spring  Feld  in  com. 
Essex,  married  Joane,  dau.  of  Richard  Roofe;  and  John. 

Visitation  of  London,  1634:  Lion,  descended  from  a  younger  brother 
to  Richard  Lyon,  sheriff  of  London,  had  John  of  Walden  in  Essex, 
Gent:  and  Richard  of  Walden,  Gent:  John  had  Richard  of  Walden, 
Gent:  married  Alice,  dau:  of  John  Harvey.  These  had  Richard,  eldest 
son,  and  Gabriel  of  London,  married  Margt.  dau:  of  Iver  [in  another, 
she  is  styled  dau:  of  Joece  by  the  da:  of  Mr.  Stonehouse  of  Barksh 
(ire)].  Richard  had  Elizabeth,  only  dau:,  married  Wm.  Hollingshed 
of  London,  Gent:  Gabriel  was  member  of  the  Anc.  and  Hon.  Artillery 
Co.  1626. 

To  the  Visitations  these  records  are  added: 

Berkshire  Pedigrees:  Thomas  Lyon,  Esq.  of  Enborne,  married 
Anne,  dau:   of  Oliver  Hyde  (died  1516). 

Co.  Oxford:  John,  son  of  John  Lyon,  Knight,  was  seized  of  lands 
in  Little  Swerford,  tempo  3  Elizabeth,  1561,  and  had  John  and  Elizabeth 
who  married  Chetwood. 

Burials  at  Chacombe  Priory,  Northampton:  Sir  Richard  married 
Lady  Hawys;  Sir  Roger  married  Gunilda;  Roger  married  Lady  Joane; 
Sir  Richard;  Sir  John  married  Alice.  These  records  have  no  date,  but 
were  made  by  a  Herald  of  the  time  of  Henry  VIII. 

Co.  Northampton:  William  Lyon  of  Braundeston,  John  de  Lyon 
of  Dunston  and  Margaret  his  wife,  and  Geoffrey  Lyon  of  Braddon,  sued 
Richard  de  Thorp  and  Margaret  his  wife  for  the  Manor  of  Gildesburg, 
15  Edward  III.,  1342. 

Co.  Oxford:  Domesday  of  Inclosures.  Johanne  lyne,  gentilman, 
rented  20  acres  to  Willm.  Harryngton  in  Fewcotte,  Stoke  lyne,  6  Oct., 
20  of  the  King  (1529).  Willelmus  lyne  was  seized  of  60  acres  of 
Johanne  Roys,  gentilman,  20  Mar.,  8  of  the  King  (1517).  The  Essex 
returns  are  not  available,  as  they  are  for  the  most  part  lost. 

John  de  Lyon  was  a  witness  "anno  ter  cii  King  Edward  40  a  con- 
questo  quarto  decimo";  also  "ter  cii  post  conquestu  tricesimo — Latin 
chronicle  [this  date  would  be  1367J. 

Some  data  from  the  London  Parish  Registers  are  added,  inasmuch 
as  they  refer  to  persons  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  genealogies,  and  as 
they  may  prove  of  some  aid  to  those  who  may  some  day  complete 
this  work: 

Adam  m.  Ursula,  had  Mary  and  Dorothy  bp.  1632 — St.  Botolphs. 

Andrew,  d.  1590,  had  Susan,  who  m.  Robt.  Treswell — London. 
■    Barseba  m.  1563  Jacob  Spice — St.  Martins. 


16  INTRODUCTORY. 

Dorothy  m.  1589  John  Warner — St.  Michael,  Cornhill. 

Elizabeth  m.  1631  John  Rathburn — St.  James,  Clerkenwell. 

George  had  Thomas  and  Martin  bur.  1597;  William  bur.  1598 — St. 
Mary  Magdelene. 

Grisela  m.  1624  Thos.  Corbould — St.  Mary  le  Strand — Essex. 

Henry  m.  1609  Sarah  Aiding — Bishop  of  London — Mldx. 

Humfridus  had  Mary  bp.  1629 — St.  Dunstans. 

Humfridus  m.  1584  Katherine  Betts — St.  Martins. 

Humfridus  m.  1609  Elizabeth  Brett— St.  Martins. 

John  m.  1601  Grace  Jones — St.  Mary  Magdalene. 

John  m.  1618  Elizabeth  Jenkins — St.  Mary  le  Strand. 

John  had  Richard  bp.  1589,  and  Edward  bur.  1591 — St.  Mary  Mag- 
delene. 

John  m.  Elizabeth  and  had  John  bp.  1625,  John  bp.  1627,  both  bur. 
1627— St.  James. 

John  m.  Elizabeth  Gwillim  1624 — St.  Marys,  Islington  and  St.  Bo- 
tolphs — Midx. 

Peter,  aged  43,  Gent:  m.  1633  Ann  Eyres — St.  Botolphs. 

Robert  had  Thomas  1585,  Elizabeth  bp.  1578,  Thomas  bp.  1580,  Ed- 
ward 1583— Christ  Church. 

Robert  ih.  1583  Marsella  Beckwythe — Christ  Church. 

Robert  m.  1573  Margt.  Wilcox — St.  John  Baptist,  Wallbrook,  and 
St.  Antholins. 

Robert  had  Margaret  m.  1591  Thos.  Bucke — Bishop  of  London — 
Essex. 

Richard  m.  1583  Joanna  Ball — Bishop  of  London — Midx. 

Richard  had  Mary  m.  1613  Thos.  Gwillim — St.  Dunstans — Walden, 
Essex. 

Richard  had  George  bp.  1657  and  Sarah  bp.  1657 — St.  Vedast. 

Richard  m.  1656  Abigail  Rose — St.  Vedast. 

Symon  (bur.  1595)  had  George  bur.  1592,  Richard  bur.  1592,  Thom- 
asin  bp.  1595 — St.  Mary  Magdelene. 

Thomas  of  St.  Giles  m.  1604 CoUiar — St.  Dionis  Backchurch. 

William  m.  1593  Joanna  Dennys,  Co.  Herts — Bishop  of  London. 

William  m.  Eliza  and  had  William  1659 — St.  James,  ClerRenwell. 

Several  of  the  Lyon  family  are  mentioned  in  English  Chronicles. 
Baron  John  was  in  attendance  at  the  Tournament  of  Duncastle,  7  Ed- 
ward IIL,  1314.  The  arms  which  he  displayed  thereat  are  described 
below. 

Froissart,  in  describing  the  events  connected  with  Wat  Tyler's 
Rebellion,  1381,  states:  "They  slewe  in  the  city  a  riche  marchaunt 
called  Richarde  Lyon,  to  whom  before  that  tyme  Watte  Tyler  had  done 
seruyce  in  Fraunce;  and  one  tyme  this  Rycharde  Lyon  had  beaten  hym 


THE  LYON  FAMILY  IN  ENGLAND.  17 

whyle  he  was  his  varlet,  the  whiche  Watte  Tyler  then  remembered." 
Richard  Lyon,  vintner,  of  London,  sheriff,  was  placed  in  charge  of  the 
jewels  of  the  duchess  of  Brittany,  what  time  the  duke  left  for  his  expe- 
dition into  France.  When  Richard  was  committed  to  the  Tower  for 
misprision,  the  Treasurer  was  ordered  to  receive  the  jewels  from  him. 

Thomas  of  Perifere,  a  member  of  the  Grocer's  Company,  was  sheriff 
of  London.  He  died  1550,  and  was  buried  at  St.  Syth's,  Bucklesbury. 
His  mansion  perished  with  St.  Syth's  in  the  Great  Fire,  but  the  family 
arms  have  been  preserved:  "Azure,  a  fess  engrailed  between  two 
plates  each  charged  with  an  eagle's  head  erased.  Sable,  a  lion  passant 
between  two  cinquefoils  gules."  The  arms  of  the  Middlesex  Lyons  are 
the  same  arms  "differenced." 

Sir  John,  son  of  this  Thomas,  was  Lord  Mayor,  and  on  the  occasion 
of  the  entry  of  Queen  Mary  and  the  Prince  Consort  he  was  knighted. 
In  the  Cotton  MSS.,  the  diary  of  Henry  Machen,  citizen  of  London,  1550- 
1563,  gives  an  account  of  his  mayoralty  reception,  and  the  same  for 
Sept.  10,  1555,  gives  a  description  of  the  burial  of  [the  first]  Lady  Lyon. 
His  name  occurs  also  in  Middlesex  Records  quoted  below. 

Sir  John  left  the  bulk  of  his  property  to  his  nephew  Richard,  son 
of  his  brother  Henry,  and  a  sum  of  money  to  his  grand-niece  Dorothy. 

The  record  of  his  nomination  for  Alderman,  Cripplegate  Ward,  is 
here  inserted,  as  showing  the  method  of  procedure  in  that  day:  "10. 
Feb.  1  Edward  VI.  (1547).  Itm.  this  day  my  lorde  mayer  reported  to 
the  Court  here  that  the  inhitants  of  the  Warde  of  Creplegate  had  noiate 
&  appoynted  Roland  Hyll,  Knight  &  Mr.  Hynde,  Alderman  &  Nicholas 
Spakeman,  habd.  &  John  Lyon,  groc.  befor  his  lordship  syttyng  there 
for  the  eleccon  of  a  newe  Alderman  for  the  seyd  Warde  in  the  stede 
of  Wyllm  Forman,  Knyght,  late  Alderman  of  the  same  Warde  nowe 
depted  unto  the  mcye  of  Almyghty  God,  upon  whose  soul  Jesu  have 
mcye,  that  this  Court  Accordyng  to  the  Auncyent  lawes  &  customes  of 
this  Citie  shulde  by  scrutynye  electe  &  chuse  one  of  theym  the  seyd 
foure  psons  to  be  Alderman  of  the  seyd  Warde.  Which  noiacon  & 
eleccon  was  accordyng  to  the  seyd  lawes  adiuged  insuffycient  &  reject 
by  this  Court  for  that  the  seyd  Spakeman  was  demed  not  to  be  of  sub- 
stance mete  for  the  seyd  rome." 

Sir  John  and  Alice  his  wife  were  granted  by  Henry  VIII.  the  Manor 
of  Becontree  Hundred,  with  advowson  of  the  Rectory  of  Woodford,  Co. 
Essex,  1545.  It  was  subsequently,  in  1547,  given  to  Edward  VI.  in  ex- 
change for  lands  in  Lincoln.  Other  lands  in  Woodford  were  granted 
him  by  Edward  VI.  after  the  "suppression."  The  same  king  granted 
him  the  Rectory  and   advowson  of  Aylesbury  Hundred,   Co.   Bucks. 


18  INTRODUCTORY. 

Richard  Lyon,  his  brother  Henry's  son,  was  his  heir;  he  departed  this 
life  17  Mar.,  1579,  leaving  Henry  his  son  and  heir,  aged  27  years. 
[Inquis.  7  Eliz.  and  23  Eliz.  May  3.] 

Sir  John  married  2d  the  widow  of  Augustin  Hynde,  clothes-worker. 
Alderman  and  co-Sheriff  with  Lyon  in  1550.  In  the  year  1569  Lady 
Lyon  gave  the  Clothes-workers'  Company  £20  for  "loan  money." 
Dame  Elizabeth  died  the  12th  day  of  July  An.  Dom.  1569. 

The  names  of  some  of  the  family  are  mentioned  in  Middlesex  Co. 
Records.  Some  of  these  records  are  quoted  partly  because  they  refer 
to  Lyons  mentioned  in  this  article,  and  partly  for  their  historic  interest: 

John  Lyon  Sr.  and  John  Jr.,  yeomen,  with  16  others  assembled 
riotously  2  Nov.,  1  Mary,  1553,  and  forcibly  entered  the  Manor  House 
of  Popler,  and  assaulted  John  Maynard  of  London,  mercer,  and  beat 
him  and  his  family.     True  Bill. 

22  Aug.  27  Eliz:  1584,  at  St.  Clement  Danes,  Co.  Midx.,  William 
Southern,  late  of  London,  yeoman,  entered  the  house  of  Richard  Lyon, 
and  stole  a  silver-gilt  "salt"  with  cover  worth  £4  [a  long  list  of  val- 
uables].    True  Bill. 

6  Oct.  29  Eliz:  1586.  A  True  Bill  against  Roger  Lyne,  gent:  of 
Westminster  for  not  going  to  church,  chapel,  or  any  usual  place  of 
Common  Prayer,  from  6  Oct.  to  29  Nov.  next. 

22  May  1  &  2  Ph.  and  Mary,  1553,  at  Highholburn,  Richard  Bentley, 
baker,  assaulted  with  a  bill,  John  Lyon,  then  and  still  being  Lord  Mayor 
of  the  City  of  London,  when  the  same  John  Lyon,  in  the  execution  of 
his  office  was  weighing  the  same  Richard  Bentley's  loaves  of  bread, 
even  as  all  Mayors  of  London  from  time  immemorial  have  been  accus- 
tomed to  weigh  the  loaves  of  bakers  in  Holburn,  and  that  by  so  assault- 
ing him,  Richard  Bentley  hindered  and  obstructed  the  same  Mayor  of 
London  in  the  execution  of  his  office. 

5  Apr.,  1639.  Recognizance  of  Edward  Lyon,  cutler,  Sepulchres, 
Co.  Midx.,  for  appearance  of  Edward  Sudlowe  for  saying  in  vestry, 
"Divill  take  you  all." 

12  June,  7  James  I.,  1609.  True  Bill  against  four  persons  [named] 
for  breaking  into  the  house  of  Humphrey  Lyon,  Gent:  Kingsbury. 

1  Mar.,  14  James  I.,  1616.  True  Bill  against  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John 
Lyon,  yeoman,  St.  John's,  and  again  25  Mar.,  15  James  I.,  against  sarre 
of  St.  James,  Clerkenwell,  for  not  attending  church,  chapel,  etc. 

17  Jan.,  12  James  I.,  1614.  True  Bill  against  Elizabeth  Rutter  for 
practising  witchcraft  upon  William,  son  of  John  Lyon,  Finchley,  so  that 
he  still  languishes.  Also,  27  Mar.,  13  James  I.,  against  Elizabeth  Rut- 
ter, four  counts,  one  being  for  "making  John  Lyon  lame." 


COAT  OF  ARMS 


As  the  Lyon  family  is  divided  into  several  branches,  one  would 
expect  to  find  the  coat  of  arms  "differenced";  and  so  they  are,  widely. 

The  oldest  recorded  arms  are  those  which 
Baron  John  exhibited  at  the  Tournament 
at  Duncastle,  1314:  "Monsr.  John  de 
Lyonnes  arms:  d'argent  un  lyon  rampant 
de  goules." 

Lyon  of  Middlesex,  W.  Twyford  and 
vicinity:  Azure,  on  a  fesse,  or,  between 
3  plates  each  charged  with  a  griflBn's  head 
erased,  a  lion  passant  between  2  cinque- 
foils  gules.  Crest:  On  a  pink,  flowered 
gules,  leaved  vert,  a  lion's  head  erased, 
per  fesse  ermine  and  ermines,  charged 
with  a  pale  counter-changed.  [This  crest 
differs  slightly  from  the  one  in  the  Brit- 
lion's    head 


Baron  John  Lyon,  1314 ; 

Tournament  at  Duncastle. 


ish    Museum,    which    has    a 
quarterly  ermine  and  ermines.] 

Lyon  of  Bishop's  Caudle,  Dorset:  A 
lion  rampant  azure,  charged  on  the  body 
with  3  crosses  pattee  argent,  and  resting 
his  sinister  paw  on  a  cross  moline  or. 
Motto:    Innixus  vero  validus. 

In  St.  Dunstan's,  London,  is  found  a 
coat  of  arms  quartered  with  Chetwood: 
A  lion  rampant  gules,  crowned  azure,  for 
Lyon.  This  probably  refers  to  the  mar- 
riage mentioned  in  the  Visitations  under 
No.  7. 

Lyon  of  Essex:  Argent,  a  chevron  sa- 
ble between  three  lions  (rampant?)  gules. 
This  coat  is  roughly  drawn,  and  it  is  im-. 
possible  to  determine  whether  the  lions 
are  rampant,  passant  or  dormant.  [In 
the  drawing,  they  are  marked  sable. 
which  appears  to  be  an  error.] 


Lyon  of  Middlesex. 
19 


20  INTRODUCTORY. 

Lyons  of  Somerset:  Arms  cut  on  tower  of  Ashton  church,  and 
blazoned  on  ceiling  of  nave — Argent,  a  chevron  sable  between  three 
lions  dormant  coward  gules.  This  family  bears  the  same  arm  as  Lyon 
of  Essex,  yet  it  is  curious  to  note  that  the  name  is  spelled  Lyons. 
Also,  a  family  in  Filton,  established  in  the  13th  century:  Argent,  two 
lions  rampant  respecting  sable.  This  family  also  spells  the  name  Lyons. 

[It  is  customary  for  branches  using  the 
same  arms  to  make  a  slight  change  in 
position,  color,  etc.,  for  a  "difference.'] 

The  arms  of  the  Scottish  branch  are 
the  best  known,  inasmuch  as  they  are 
given  in  all  works  on  the  Peerage:  A  lion 
rampant  azure,  armed  and  langued  gules, 
within  a  double  tressure  flory  counter- 
flory  azure.  Crest:  Within  a  garland  of 
bay  leaves,  a  lady  to  the  girdle  richly 
habited,  holding  in  her  right,  hand  the 
Lyon  of  Essex.  royal  thistle,  all  proper.     [This  is  in  ref- 

erence to  the  marriage  of  John  Lyon  to  Jean,  daughter  of  Robert  II.] 
Supporters:  dexter,  a  unicorn  argent,  armed,  maned  and  enguled  or; 
sinister,  a  lion  party  per  fesse  or  and  gules.  Motto:  In  te  Domine 
speravi. 

EARLY  LYONS  IN  NEW  ENGLAND 
In  America,  there  were  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston,  about  1640,  four 
immigrants  of  our  name,  John,  William,  Peter  and  George,  and  one 
Susanna,  who  was  a  member  of  the  Dorchester  church  before  1639. 
In  south-western  Connecticut  were  Henry,  Thomas  and  Richard. 

Of  John  nothing  is  known,  except  that  he  was  of  Salem  1638,  and 
probably  of  Marblehead  1648;  unless  he  be  the  one  referred  to  in  an 
English  will:  "John  Lyon,  heretofore  of  New  England,  now  of  the 
frigate  Elizabeth  in  state  service  1651:  proved  1658"  [Wooten  559]. 
This  will  would  indicate  that,  unless  he  was  the  progenitor  of  the 
Marblehead  Lyons  of  the  next  century,  he  became  no  longer  a  factor 
in  a  history  of  Lyons  in  America.  Moreover,  he  sold  his  property  in 
Marblehead  17  6  mo.  1653  [Essex  Deeds]. 

William  of  Roxbury,  claimed  to  be  the  son  of  William  of  Heston, 
Co.  Middlesex  [q.  v.  supra],  seems  to  have  had  no  social  relations  with 
Peter  or  with  George.    Indeed,  he  lived  in  the  far  end  of  Roxbury,  near 


EARLY   LYON    IMMIGRANTS.  21 

Brookline,  while  the  others  lived  at  the  far  end  of  Dorchester,  near  or 
in  Milton.  While  not  impossible,  it  is  not  likely  that  he  was  a  brother 
of  the  others.  And  yet  at  this  point  Family  Tradition  steps  in.  Family 
tradition  is  based  upon  some  remark  made  by  an  ancestor  and  trans- 
mitted to  a  descendant.  It  is  unverified  by  records,  inasmuch  as  the 
remark  is  usually  not  considered  important  until  after  its  maker  can 
no  more  be  questioned  as  to  its  verity  or  its  application.  It  is  there- 
fore vague,  and  possibly  misleading,  yet  it  may  have  more  or  less 
intrinsic  value.  There  is  in  the  Peter  Lyon  family  a  definite  tradition 
of  four  brothers,  Peter,  William,  Thomas  and  John.  Peter  was  of 
Dorchester,  William  of  Roxbury,  Thomas  went  to  Essex,  and  John 
"went  Rhode  Island  way."  It  strangely  omits  mention  of  George;  but 
It  is  curious  in  that  it  does  give  accurate  information  about  William 
and  two  of  his  sons.  It  would  therefore  appear  that  there  must  have 
been  some  community  of  interest  between  the  two  families,  since  a 
tradition  which  so  evidently  refers  to  the  William  line  has  been  handed 
down  in  Peter's. 

Peter  and  George  lived  near  each  other,  and  their  names  are  asso- 
ciated quite  frequently.  If  they  were  brothers,  Peter  was  the  older, 
and  Susanna  may  have  been  their  sister;  she  could  hardly  have  been 
Peter's  wife,  as  Pope  faintly  suggests.  His  second  daughter,  unless  he 
had  some  children  not  recorded,  was  named  Susanna,  and  her  husband 
was  Peter's  administrator. 

The  names  given  to  the  children  of  these  immigrants,  save  those 
of  Peter,  who  seems  to  have  been  convinced  of  the  virtue  of  biblical 
names,  are  strongly  suggestive.  Were  these  immigrants  from  Middle- 
sex and  Essex?  In  that  case,  they  would  have  found  Roxbury  and 
Milton  almost  as  household  names.  The  fact  that  William  came  in 
charge  of  Isaac  Heath,  and  that  the  Heaths  had  in  the  16th  century 
been  closely  connected  with  the  Lyons  of  Middlesex,  corroborates  the 
hypothesis  of  Amos  Maynard  Lyon  in  some  degree.  As  to  George,  the 
family  names  smack  strongly  of  Essex,  and,  moreover,  his  good  friend, 
William  Blake,  who  subsequently  married  George's  widow,  was  of 
Little  Baddow,  near  the  family  seat  of  the  Lyons  of  Essex.  As  to 
Peter,  he  was  a  weaver,  and  probably  of  London,  i.  e.,  of  Essex  or  Mid- 
dlesex, and  there  we  find  the  Peter  of  St.  Botolph's  who  married  1633 
Ann  Eyres,  but  this  when  aged  45,  and  therefore  not  the  Peter  in  ques- 
tion. The  name  was,  moreover,  continued  in  St.  Botolph's  registers  till 
the  next  century,  and  this  parish  was  the  home  of  many  of  the  countj 
families.    It  is  not  impossible  that  Peter  or  his  father  had  removed  to 


22  INTRODUCTORY. 

the  city,  becoming  a  weaver,  or  he  may  have  taken  up  the  trade  on 
this  side,  influenced  by  we  know  not  what  transatlantic  cause.  A  care- 
ful search  of  the  records  of  the  Weavers'  Guild,  however,  fails  to  dis- 
close Peter's  name  therein.  These  records  are,  however,  incomplete, 
and  there  are  none  prior  to  1610. 

But  what  of  Henry,  Thomas  and  Richard?  whence  came  they? 
Tradition  assigns  them  to  Yorkshire,  of  the  Scottish  line.  There  was, 
indeed,  a  strong  settlement  of  Lyons  in  Co.  Lancaster,  and  these  may 
have  descended  from  Scottish  Lyons  who,  through  internal  dissensions, 
had  been  driven  over  the  border.  They  may  even  have  drifted  north- 
westward from  the  old  Norfolk  and  Lincoln  home.  Subsequent  research 
may,  some  day,  solve  a  question  now  obscure;  but  however  it  be  settled, 
there  would  seem  to  be  little  doubt  that  all — Scot,  Yorkshireman,  Lan- 
castrian, East  and  Middle  Saxon — have  in  them  the  blood  of  Baron 
John. 

It  is  Interesting  to  note,  while  speaking  of  the  immigrants,  that  the 
experts  have  failed  to  trace  the  Lyon  family  of  Preston  and  vicinity 
later  than  the  17th  century,  while  the  Ruislip  branch  became  locally 
extinct.  What  became  of  the  family?  Did  they  emigrate  to  America? 
and  were  these  emigrants  they  who  themselves  bore  and  gave  to  their 
children  Middlesex  and  Essex  names?  The  withdrawal  of  a  few  young 
men  from  a  family  already  numerically  weak  would  not  be  without 
effect.  "Many  in  this  country,"  says  Thornton,  "think  this  more  than 
probable."  And  those  in  England  who  have  studied  with  interest  the 
family  of  Lyon  send  across  the  sea  this  brotherly  wish:  "We  are  of 
the  number  of  those  who  desire  to  learn  that  the  American  does  suc- 
ceed in  tracing  back  his  ancestry  to  a  contemporary  branch  of  the 
Founder's  family,  because  the  great  people  across  the  sea  have  an 
equal  part  and  lot  in  early  Harrow  life  with  ourselves." 


ABBREVIATIONS 


Ch.  i?.— Church  or  Parish  Record. 

Fam.  i?.— Family  Record. 

G.  R. — Grave  Record;  /.  e.,  Cemetery  Inscription. 

T.  iJ.— Town  Record. 

E.  C.  Af.— Early  Connecticut  Marriages. 

E.  M.  M.— Early  Massachusetts  Marriages. 

Col.  Rec.  Conn.— Colonial  Records  of  Connecticut. 


* — ^An  asterisk  preceding  a  serial  number  indicates  that  further 
information  is  to  be  found  in  the  next  generation. 

System  of  numbering.  Each  name  has  its  serial  number,  printed 
in  full-faced  tj'pe,  followed  by  Roman  numeral  whose  significance  is 
obvious.  Preceding  the  names  which  head  the  serial  paragraphs 
there  are  three  numbers,  the  first  the  serial  number  of  the  person, 
the  second,  in  Roman  numerals,  the  number  of  the  generation,  the 
third  the  serial  number  of  the  person's  father  (or  mother).  By 
aid  of  these  numerals,  it  is  easy  to  trace  back  the  ancestry  of  any 
person. 


23 


WILLIAM  LYON 

OF    ROXBURY 
iThe  family  history  compiled  by  A.  B.  Lyons,  M.  D.,  of  Detroit,  Mich.] 

In  the  list  of  passengers  that  embarked  for  America  in  the  Hope- 
well September  11,  1G35,  we  find  the  name  of  William  Lyon,  age  "four- 
teen yeres."  "Theis  vnderwritten  names,"  it  is  stated,  "are  to  be 
transported  to  New  England  imbarqued  in  the  Hopewell,  Tho:  Babb 
mr  p.  Cert,  from  the  Ministers  and  Justices  of  their  conformitie  in  Re- 
ligion to  or  Church  of  England:  &  yt  they  are  no  Subsedy  Men.  they 
have  taken  ye  Oaths  of  Alleg:  &  Suprem." 

The  name  is  further  registered  in  Rolls  Office,  Chancery  Lane, 
London,  as  having  sailed  for  New  England  Sept.  11,  1635,  and  settled 
in  Roxbury,  Mass.  William  Lyon,  perhaps  an  orphan,  is  said  to  have 
been  placed  in  the  care  of  Isaac  Heath.f  There  appears  to  be  no  reason 
to  question  the  conclusion  reached  by  Albert  Welles  (American  Family 
Antiquity)  that  this  was  the  William  Lyon  who  was  baptized  at  Heston, 
now  part  of  the  city  of  London,  Dec.  23,  1G20,  the  youngest  son  of 
William  and  Anne  (Carter)  Lyon  of  Heston. 

According  to  Welles,  Henry  Lyon,  fourth  in  descent  from  Baron 
John  de  Lyon,  left  Norfolk,  which  had  been  for  more  than  two  hun- 
dred years  the  ancestral  home,  and  settled  at  Ryslippe  [Ruislip],  Co. 
Middlesex.  The  family  remained  in  Ryslippe  through  four  generations, 
bringing  us  to  what  we  may  regard  as  unquestionable  historical  ground. 
John  Lyon,  born  in  Ryslippe  about  1470,  married  Emma  Hedde  of 
Ryslippe,  and  had  four  sons  bearing  the  suggestive  names,  Henry, 
Thomas,  Richard  and  John  (compare  names  of  the  three  brothers  who 
came  to  Fairfield  Co.,  Conn.).  John  settled  in  Little  Stanmer,  Co. 
Middlesex;  his  wife's  name  was  Joan,  and  their  oldest  son,  born  about 
1540,  was  William,  who  married  Isabel  Wightman,  daughter  and  heiress 
of  William  and  Audry  (Deering)  Wightman  of  Harrow  on  the  Hill. 
William  lived  for  a  time  (1596)  in  London,  but  was  buried  Sept.  7,  1624, 
at  Little  Stanmer.  He  had  a  brother  Thomas,  whose  son  William  was 
called  the  Marquis  of  Southwold,  and  was  owner  of  the  ship  Lyon 
which  brought  to  America  so  many  emigrants.     William  and  Isabel 


f'lsack"  Heath,  "harmsmaker"  (armorer)  with  family  were  fellow 
passengers  with  William  Lyon,  his  name  immediately  following  theirs 
in  the  passenger  list.  He  was  freeman  1636;  member  of  John  Eliot's 
church,  ruling  elder,  town  officer  and  deputy;  buried  Roxbury,  Jan,  23, 
1661. 


24 


OLD  CEMETERY,  WEST  ROXBURY,  MASS. 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY.  25 

Wightman  had  a  son  William  born  about  1580.  He  married  July  17, 
1615,  at  Harrow  on  the  Hill,  Anne  Carter,  and  made  his  home  in 
Heston.  His  children  were:  1.  Katherine,  bapt.  Oct.  25,  1616;  2.  John, 
bapt.  Nov.  30,  1617,  d.  in  infancy;  3.  John,  bapt.  June  1,  1619,  and 
4.  William,  bapt.  Dec.  23,  1620;  (O.  S.). 

In  Roxbury  land  records  the  name  of  William  Lyon  appears  as 
Lion,  Lyon  and  Lyons,  and  we  find  all  three  forms  also  in  the  records 
of  the  Eliot  church.  He  seems  to  have  written  it  himself  sometimes 
Lion  (see  autograph  signature  of  his  will,  p.  28),  sometimes  Lyon  [or 
Ljon].  William  Lyon  married,  June  17,  1646  (Roxbury  Ch.  R.),  Sarah 
Ruggles,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Curtis)  Ruggles  of  Nazing,§ 
England.  She  was  born  April  19,  1629,  and  came  to  America  with  her 
parents  while  yet  an  infant. 

The  death  of  Sarah  is  not  found  in  Roxbury  town  or  church  records, 
and  probably  occurred  in  Rowley,  for  on  Sept.  (or  Nov.)  30,  1677, 
William  Lyon  "of  Rowley"  was  married  to  Mrs.  Martha  (Philbrick) 
Casse  [Cass],  widow  of  John  Casse. 

William  Lyon  in  1645  became  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honor- 
able Artillery  Company  of  Roxbury.  He  received  in  1648  a  grant  of  six 
acres  of  land  in  Roxbury,  and  in  1652  of  three  acres  "upon  the  common, 
by  John  Polly's."  His  name  also  appears  as  grantee  in  deeds  of  land 
in  Roxbury  in  1651,  1658  and  1661,  and  as  grantor  in  1658  and  1672  (see 
below).  When  the  new  settlement  at  New  Roxbury,  now  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  was  determined  upon  in  1686,  he  was  one  of  the  "goers,"  and 
he  was  assigned  a  lot  there,  although  he  did  not  actually  occupy  it. 
Several  of  his  grandsons  (William,  Thomas,  John  and  Jacob)  were 
prominent  members,  however,  of  the  new  colony,  and  a  stepson,  Eben- 
ezer  Cass.f  received  a  grant  of  land  there. 

The  Lyon  homestead  in  Roxbury  was  on  what  is  now  Bellevue  ave- 
nue, formerly  called  Lyon  street.  It  was  on  the  east  side  of  the  street, 
southwest  of  Atwood  street. 


§The  Nazlng  colony  in  Roxbury  included  the  brothers,  John  and 
Philip  Eliot,  William  Curtis,  uncle  of  Sarah  Ruggles,  and  many  familiar 
names.  The  "Nazing  Christians"  were  distinguished  for  their  devoted 
piety.  John  (5)  Ruggles  of  Nazing,  who  died  in  Roxbury,  Nov.  16,  1644, 
was  eldest  son  of  Thomas  (4)  Ruggles  [Thomas  (3),  Nicholas  (2),  Thomas 
(1)  of  Sudbury,  co.  Suffolk].  He  was  descended  from  William  de  Rug- 
gele  of  Staffordshire,  time  of  King  Edward  I.  John  Ruggl>i3'  will,  dated 
Nov.  9,  1644,  makes  bequest  to  daughter  Sarah. 

fEbenezer  Cass,  one  of  the  ten  children  of  John  and  Martha  Cass, 
in  1686  went  to  "New  Rocksbury,  Mass."  (really  in  Connecticut)  and, 
being  a  minor,  was  made  joint  grantee  with  "a  person  of  age,  one  Lyon" 
(N.  Eng.  Gen.  and  Hist.  Reg.,  1902).  Ebenezer  Cass  married,  March  13, 
1689,  Patience  Draper,  born  Aug.  17,  1668,  daughter  of  James  and  Miriam 
(Stansfield)  Draper  of  Roxbury. 


26  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

William  Lyon  was  admitted  to  full  communion  in  John  Eliot's 
church  in  1655,  and  became  a  freeman  in  1666.  He,  with  John  Bowles 
and  others,  signed  the  Roxbury  petition,  Oct.  25,  1664,  to  the  General 
Court,  praying  it  to  "stand  fast  in  our  present  liberty's."  He  lived  to 
the  age  of  seventy-two.  He  was  buried  May  21,  1692,  probably  in  the 
West  Roxbury  cemetery,  although  there  is  no  stone  there  to  mark  the 
spot.     His  widow  died  "about"  Aug.  4,  1694 '(Roxbury  T.  R.). 

Deed  dated  June  25,  1651:  "For  valueable  Consideration  in  hand 
received,"  Capt.  Hugh  Pritchard,  late  of  Roxbury  in  New  England,  deeds 
"vnto  James  Morgan,  Griffin  Craft,  Edward  Bridge,  Wm.  Lyon,  John 
Mayes,  Robt.  Seaber  &  John  Ruggles  &  Isaac  Johnson  a  certaine  par- 
cell  of  marsh  land  in  Roxbury  being  now  an  island  by  reason  of  a  creeke 
between  the  same  and  the  land  of  John  Johnson  of  Roxbury." 

Deed  dated  Aug.  3,  1657:  "In  Consideration  of  fowerscore  pounds 
to  him  in  hand  well  and  truly  pajd,  Edward  Weld  deeds  to  William  lyon 
and  John  Polly  40  acres  of  land  in  Roxbury." 

Deed  dated  Sept.  "fowerth,"  1657:  In  Consideration  of  certain 
other  lands  and  houses  specified  as  also  in  Consideration  of  sixe  pounds 
in  hand  pajd  vnto  him,  William  Lyon  and  Sarah  his  wife  deed  to 
Isacke  Johnson  a  dwelling  house  in  Roxbury  with  an  orchard  and 
tenne  acres  of  land  more  or  lesse,  of  which  said  Orchard  is  part. 

Signed  Willjam  Ijon  &  a  seale. 

Sarah  Lyon  &  a  seale. 

Deed  dated  Sept.  1,  1661:  In  Consideration  of  a  valueable  Price 
to  us  in  hand  payed,  we,  William  Lyon,  John  Mayes,  Junr  &  John 
Bridge  &  John  Watson  Junr  deed  to  William  Gary  fiveteen  Achors  of 
land  in  Roxbury. 

Deed  dated  June  15,  1661:  In  Consideration  of  a  Vallueable  price 
to  us  all:  «6;  to  every  of  our  contents  payed,  we,  Richard  Witherington 
and  Eliz:  his  Wife  of  Dorchester  and  John  Aldiss  &  Sarah  his  Wife  & 
Jno  Smith  &  Lidda  his  Wife  both  of  Dedham  deed  to  Willm  Gary  and 
Willm  Lyon  &  John  Mayes  Junr  &  John  Bridge  &  Jno  Watson  Junr  all 
of  them  of  Roxberry,  in  generall  all  the  housing  &  lands  that  Deacon 
Phillip  Elliott  was  possessed  of  in  Roxberry  when  he  Died,  including 
a  dwelling  house,  Barne  &  Cow  houses  with  two  Achors  of  land  in 
Roxbury;  ninety-six  Achors  of  land  in  the  Second  alottment  in  Rox- 
berry; fiveteen  Achors  of  land  as  it  lyeth  in  Roxberry  abutting  upon 
the  highway  leading  to  the  great  Pond;  six  Achrs  of  Salt  Marsh  at 
Gravelly  Pointe  in  Roxbury;  three  Achors  &  a  halfe  of  fresh  Meadow, 
as  it  lyeth  in  baremash  in  Roxbury;  twelve  Achors  of  land  in  Roxbury 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY.  27 

upon  the  Pond  Plaine,  and  nine  Achors  of  land  in  Roxbury  being  com- 
monly called  the  Ox   Pasture. 

The  following  document  is  interesting  for  the  light  it  throws  on 
conditions  of  life  in  New  England  in  the  early  days:  Wm.  Lyon  & 
Rich.  Sutton,  both  of  Roxbury  (for  &.  in  consideration  of  two  oxen 
sould  Sd  delivered  to  them)  did  grant  unto  Tho:  Dudley,  Governr.,  six 
Acres  of  land  in  Roxbury,  lyeing  southwards  of  the  great  lotts,  the 
land  of  Georg  Brand  on  the  east,  the  commons  on  the  west  &  on  the 
south.  Also  fyve  Acres  neare  the  greate  Pond,  lately  purchased  of 
Samuel  Ruggles  with  fyve  Acres  he  doth  covent.  suflficiently  to  fence 
before  the  1  (3)  next,  both  those  parcels  of  land  being  the  possession 
of  the  sd.  Wm.  And  the  said  Rich:  doth  grant  fifteene  Acres  purchased 
of  Wm.  Parke,  with  the  appurtenances ;  Provided  that  if  the  sd.  Wm.  & 
Richard  shall  pay  to  the  sd.  Thomas,  his  heires.  Execs,  or  Assignes 
fourty  seven  shillings  six  pence  lawfull  money  vppon  7  (2)  next  &  the 
like  some  vppon  the  7  (8)  1651,  &  the  like  summes  each  7th  day  of 
Apr.  &  Octob.  the  severall  yeares  1652,  1653,  1654,  in  good  clean  dry 
&  merchantable  wheat  at  the  now  dwelling  house  of  the  sd.  Tho.  Dud- 
ley in  Roxbury,  then  this  grant  to  be  void,  els  not.  And  the  sd.  Wm.  & 
Rich,  do  bind  themselves  in  the  summe  of  fourteene  pounds  that  they 
will  not  forfeit  the  mortgage.  And  the  sd.  Tho.  Dudley  doth  agree 
that  if  the  sd.  Wm.  &  Rich:  doenow  carry  plow  harrow  &c  according 
to  an  agreement  beareing  date  with  these  presents  that  then  it  shalbe 
abated  out  of  the  above  sd  paymts.  dated  7  (8)  1650  &  acknowledged 
19  (8)  1650  before  Mr.  Wm.  Hibbins. 

Will  of  William  Lyon,  Sr.,  of  Roxbury,  "dated  in  the  yeare  1692": 
The  Last  Will  and  Testament  of  William  Lion  Senr  of  Roxbury  in  the 
County  of  Suffolk  in  his  Majesties  Territory  in  New  England  as  follow- 
eth:  I  the  sd  William  Lion  being  in  my  perfect  understanding  and 
memory  by  the  blessing  of  my  mercifuU  Father  into  whose  hands  I 
commend  my  Soul,  I  dispose  of  my  Worldly  Estate  as  foUoweth. 

I  will  constitute  my  Eldest  son  John  Lion  to  be  my  Sole  and  alone 
Executor  and  Administrator  to  act  with  full  power  as  I  myself  can  do 
during  my  natural  life  for  to  take  care  for  to  discharge  and  pay  or 
cause  to  be  paid  all  my  just  Debts  and  Such  Charges  as  may  be  need- 
full  for  my  decent  buriall.  And  also  as  an  attorney  to  recover  all  due 
Debts  to  the  sd  William  Lion's  Estate.  I  further  will  and  give  unto 
my  son  John  Lion  my  now  Dwelling  house  Together  with  all  and 
every  parcell  of  Land  or  Lands  belonging  unto  me  in  Roxbury  to  the  sd 
John  Lion  and  his  Male  heires,  and  if  that  family  should  faile  of  Male 
heires  then  the  same  benefit  to  Thomas  Lion  and  his  Male  heires  and 


28  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Samuel  Lion  and  his  Male  heires  and  William  Lion  and  his  Male  heires 
and  Joseph  Lion  and  his  Male  heires. 

Furthermore  my  Will  is  That  my  sons  Thomas  and  William  Lion 
shall  have  my  Salt  Marsh  at  Gravelly  Point  equally  divided  between 
them  notwithstanding  the  words  all  and  every  parcell  in  the  sixteenth 
line. 

Furthermore  my  Will  is  That  my  beloved  Wife  Martha  shall  have 
Seven  pounds  a  yeare.  That  is  to  say  Three  pounds  Tenn  Shillings  in 
Money  and  Three  pounds  Ten  Shillings  in  Countrey  pay  as  the  sd 
Martha  shall  need  at  current  prices,  and  the  new  Leantoo  at  the  West- 
em  end  of  my  house  for  to  dwell  in  and  room  in  the  Parlour  as  she 
shall  have  occasion  for  the  same  privileges  above  mentioned  to  be  duly 
performed  by  the  above  mentioned  Executor  unto  the  sd  Martha  Lion 
during  her  naturall  life. 

My  Will  is  that  my  Four  Sons,  Thomas  and  Samuel,  William  and 
Joseph  shall  have  Sixteen  pounds  apiece  duely  and  truely  paid  unto 
them  in  Current  pay  at  Current  prices  within  Six  years  after  my  death 
by  my  above  mentioned  Executor. 

And  for  the  better  enabling  my  Son  John  Lion  to  discharge  these 
obligations,  I  the  sd  William  Lion  Senr  give  all  my  moveables  within 
and  without  doors  excepting  those  things  particularly  given. 

And  Furthermore  if  in  case  that  the  Salt  Marsh  don't  come  to 
make  Thomas  and  William  Sixteen  pounds  apiece,  then  to  be  made 
up  out  of  the  Estate. 

The  last  Will  of  William  Lion.    Witness  my  hand  and  Seale 


*^^'a^*^  ^O**-^^'-' 


and  a  Seale. 

In  presence  us  Jabez  Tolman,  John  Grigs,  Francis  Youngman. 

Probated  Oct.  27,  1692. 

Inventory,  May  27,  1692,  amounted  to  £213—16—4 

The  will  of  Martha  "Lion"  of  Roxbury,  widow,  is  dated  March  2, 
1694;  proved  Aug.  10,  1694.  Names  as  executor  and  principal  heir, 
Ebenezer  Cass,  sons  Joseph  and  Samuel  Cass,  daughter  Abigail  (Cass), 
daughters  Griggs,  Radman  and  Green  and  grandson  John  Cass.  (Suf- 
folk Co.  Probate  Records,  Vol.  13,  pp.  470-471.) 

Children  of  William  and  Sarah  (Ruggles)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.: 

•2.  I.  John,  bapt.  April  10,  1647;  d.  Roxbury,  Jan.  15,  1702-3  ae.  55  y. 
(G.  R.). 

*3.    II.     Thomas,  bapt.  Aug.  8,  1648;  d.  Roxbury,  1734. 

*4.    IIL     Samuel,  bapt.  June  10,  1650;  d.  April  7,  1713  (Roxbury  T.  R.), 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,   SECOND  GENERATION.  29 

*5.  IV.  William,  bapt.  July  12,  1652;  d.  Roxbury,  Aug.  10,  1714.  ae. 
about  62  y.  (G.  R.). 

*6.  v.  Joneph,  bapt.  Nov.  30,  1654;  d.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  7, 
1721. 

7.  VI.     Sarah,  b.  Jan.  8,  1657   (?);  bapt.  March  8,  1657. 

8.  VII.  Jonathan,  b.  Sept.  5,  1666  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Sept.  9,  1666;  d.  Jan. 
5,  1668   (T.  R.). 

9.  VIII  (?).  Jonathan,  b.  1668;  d.  May  30,  1668  (Pope);  buried  June 
5,  1668    (T.  R.). 

2.  II.  1.  JOHN*  LYON  [William^],  oldest  son  of  the  pioneer, 
was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  April,  1647.  He  inherited  the  landed 
property  of  his  father  and  lived  and  died  in  Roxbury.  He  married. 
May  10,  1670,  in  Roxbury,  Abigail  Polley,  born  June  4,  1654,  daughter 
of  John  and  Susanna  Polleyf  of  Roxbury.  They  united  with  John  Eliot's 
Church  March  24,  1672.  John  Lyon  and  his  wife  died  (it  is  said  of 
smallpox)  on  the  same  day,  Jan.  15,  1703,  and  were  buried  in  one  grave 
in  West  Roxbury  Cemetery  (see  illustration). 

John  Lyon  died  intestate.  Administration  of  his  estate  was  granted 
to  his  oldest  son  John.  Inventory,  June  7,  1703;  amount,  £409 — 10 — 0. 
Division  of  estate,  Aug.  12,  1704,  to  children:  John,  William,  Joseph, 
Abigail,  "Bethyah,"  Ebenezer,  Nehemiah  and  Hannah.  Feb.  25,  1703 
("1702"),  Samuel  Ruggles  and  Joseph  Weld  were  appointed  guardians 
to  the  four  minor  children,  Ebenezer,  Nehemiah,  Bethiah  and  Hannah. 
These  items  from  Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records. 

Children  of  John  and  Abigail  (Polley)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

•10.  I.  John,  b.  May  14,  1673  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  23,  1725  (Rehoboth 
Records). 

*11.  IL  William,  b.  Sept.  15,  1675  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept. 
27,  1741  (T.  R.). 

•12.  IIL  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  10,  1678  (T.  R.);  d.  Roxbury,  June  19,  1724, 
in  47th  y.    (G.  R.). 

13.  IV.     Benjamin,  bapt.  Feb.  1,  1680;  buried  Feb.  14,  1680  (Ch.  R.). 

14.  V.  Abigail,  b.  July  12,  1682  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  16,  1682;  m.  Jan. 
22,  1706,  Nathaniel  Draper  §   (Roxbury  T.  R.). 

15.  VI.  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  18,  1684  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Dec.  21,  1684;  d. 
before  1704. 


tJohn  Polley,  born  in  England  about  1618,  was  in  Roxbury  as  early 
as  1650,  when  his  wife  Susanna  was  admitted  to  the  church.  He  was  four 
times  married;  by  his  first  wife,  Susanna,  he  had  six  daughters,  Mary, 
Sarah,  Hannah,  Abigail,  Bethiah  and  Susanna.  In  his  will,  dated  Dec.  17, 
1688,  he  makes  bequest  to  his  son-in-law,  "John  Lion." 

§Nathaniel  Draper,  b.  Roxbury,  April  2,  1684;  d.  Dec.  30,  1721.  He  was 
son  of  James  and  Abigail  (Whiting)  Draper.  James  was  son  of  James 
and  Miriam  (Stansfleld)  Draper,  of  Heptonstall,  Eng.,  who  came  to  Rox- 
bury 1647-50.  Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  (Lyon)  Draper:  1. 
Nathaniel,  b.  Roxbury,  Oct.  10,  1706;  m.  Mehitable  Weld;  2.  William,  b. 
Plainfleld,  Feb.  20,  1707;  3.  Benjamin,  b.  Plainfield,  July  13,  1710;  d.  1711; 
4.  Abigail,  b.  Plainfield,  Sept.  13,  1712;  5.  Eunice,  b.  Roxbury,  April  24, 
1715;  6.  Jonathan,  b.  Roxbury,  June  20,  1717;  7.  Jemima,  b.  Roxbury, 
March  30,  1720. 


30  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

;ie.  VII.  Susanna,  bapt.  June  5,  1687  (Ch.  R.);  d.  Roxbury,  Dec.  25, 
1698    (T.   R.). 

17.     VIIL      Bethlah    ["Belhiah"],    b.   Oct.    20,    1690;    m.    (Int.    Sept.    25, 
1708)   Jonathan   Bugbee  of  Rehoboth;   was   "of  Woodstock"   in   1725. 
*18.     IX.     Ebenezer,  b.  March  10,   1692    (T.  R.). 

10.     X.     Nehemlaht,  b.  July  23,  1695    (T.  R.);  d.  before  Feb.  1725. 

20.  XI.  Hannah,  b.  May  7,  1698;  m.  March  29,  1721,  Joshua  Blcknell 
of  Ashford   (Rehoboth  Record). 

3.  II.  1.  THOMAS'  LYON  [William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1648,  and  died  there  in  1734,  ae.  86  y.  He  married  in 
Boston,  March  10,  1669,  Abigail  Gould  [Gold].  We  have  only  meagre 
information  about  his  history.  Sentence  of  excommunication  was  pro- 
nounced against  him  in  John  Eliot's  Church  Sept.  26,  1669,  but  on  re- 
pentance he  was  absolved  therefrom  the  following  year.  He  bought 
land  of  Martha  Newell  Oct.  13,  1680  (Rec.  of  Mass.,  V.).  Thomas  Lyon 
and  John  Aldis,  May  12,  1698,  returned  inventory  on  estate  of  James 
Draper  (the  immigrant),  deceased. 

His  will  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  Vol.  30,  pp.  381,  382)  was 
dated  April  6,  1733;  proved  Oct.  15,  1734.  Thomas  Lyon,  "yeoman, 
advanced  in  years,  but  of  sound  and  disposing  mind,"  bequeathes  to 
Seth  Lyon,  eldest  son  of  his  eldest  son  Thomas,  late  of  Woodstock, 
twenty  shillings  in  Bills  of  Credit  (having  already  given  to  Thomas 
his  double  portion) ;  to  grandson  Thomas  Lyon,  eldest  son  of  his  son 
Ephraim  Lyon,  late  of  Roxbury,  ten  shillings  (having  given  to  Ephraim 
his  full  single  portion) ;  to  son  Eliphalet  Lyon,  in  addition  to  his  full 
single  portion  already  given  him,  ten  shilings;  to  his  two  daughters, 
Esther,  wife  of  Benjamin  Wilson,  and  Mehitable  Lyon,  to  be  equally 
shared,  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds  and  all  the  household  goods. 
Executors  Benjamin  Wilson,  Mehitable  Lyon  and  "my  Cousin' 
(nephew)  Samuel  Lyon,  mason.  Signed  Thomas  Lyon,  X  his  mark. 
Inventory,  Nov.  12,  1734;    amount    £175 — 5. 


tNehemiah  Lyon  is  called  "blacksmith,"  but  he  seems  to  have  been 
of  an  adventurous  disposition.  A  letter  written  by  him  March,  1716,  from 
"Jamaca"  and  addressed  to  Mr.  Joseph  Lyon  "living  in  Roxbury,  in  Spring 
Street,  in  New  England"  is  probably  the  last  word  evtr  heard  from  him. 
He  says:  "Dear  Brother:  This  with  my  kind  love  to  you.  *  *  •  I  was 
sixteen  months  in  the  Bay.  «  *  *  i  left  the  £hip  I  sailed  in  thinking 
to  get  a  better  livelyhood  than  going  to  sea,  which  indeed  I  did  by  cut- 
ting of  wood,  but  going  to  England  thinking  to  meet  with  a  ship  that  was 
bound  to  the  Bay  for  to  take  my  wood.  Meanwhile  the  Spaniards  have 
taken  the  Bay  and  I  have  lost  all.  *  »  *  We  are  bound  for  Virginia, 
where  I  will  get  my  discharge."  From  letter  on  file  in  Suffolk  Co.  Pro- 
bate Records.  March  30,  1725,  a  legal  document,  relating  to  the  disposi- 
tion of  the  property  of  Nehemiah  Lyon,  "supposed  to  have  been  lost  at 
sea"  and  witnessed  by  Samuel  and  John  Lyon,  was  signed  by  the  fol- 
lowing lawful  heirs  to  the  estate,  Ebenezer  Lyon  of  Norwich,  New  Lon- 
don Co.;  Joshua  Bicknell  of  Ashford,  and  wife  of  Jonathan  Bugbee  of 
Woodstock. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,   SECOND  GENERATION.  31 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Gould)  Lyon  (Roxbury  T.  R.): 
*21.     I.     Thomas,  b.  Sept.  4,  1670;  d.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.   14,  1717. 

22.  II.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  26,  1672;  bapt.  with  Thomas  April  20,  1673 
(Ch.  R.). 

23.  III.  Jonathan,  b.  June  24,  1674;  bapt.  Aug.  23,  1674;  d.  Oct.  25. 
1675. 

24.  IV.  Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  25,  1676;  d.  Nov.  29,  1683  [Dec.  7,  1683, 
Ch.  R.]. 

25.  V.  Esther  (Hester),  b.  Dec.  13,  1678;  m.  July  2,  1706  (Roxb.  T. 
R.)   Benjamin  Wilson;  res.  Newton,   1733. 

26.  VI.  Mehitable,  b.  March  17,  1680;  bapt.  April  24,  1681  (Ch.  R.); 
d.  Nov.  28,  1724   (Roxb.  T.  R.). 

27.  VII.     Ann,  b.  March  4,  1682;  d.  May  29,  1683   (T.  R.). 
*28.     VIII.     E:phraim,  b.  Jan.  14,  1685;  d.   1727. 

*29.     IX.     IDIipbalet,  b.   Sept.  20,  1687;  bapt.  Aug.   12,  1688   (Ch.  R.);  d. 
April,   1749. 

30.  X.     Ann,  b.  April  28,  1689;  d.  Oct.  16,  1693  (Roxb.  T.  R.). 
["Samuel,  son  of  Thomas  Lyon"  bapt.  Sept.  28,  1679   (Ch.  R.)  was  no 

doubt  really  Samuel,  No.  39.] 

4.  11.  1.  SAMUEL^"  L^ON  [William^]  was  bom  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  bapt.  ("Samuel  Lyons")  June  16,  1650  (Ch.  R.),  and  died  April 
7,  1713  (Roxbury  T.  R.).  He  was  a  mason.  He  was  dismissed  from 
the  church  in  Roxbury  Dec.  21,  1673,  to  that  in  Rowley,  but  returned  a 

few  years  later.     He  married  in  1672  Deliverance  ,  who  was 

the  mother  of  all  his  children.  He  married  second,  Dec.  5,  1692,  Sarah 
Grant  of  Rehoboth,  being  then  "of  Worcester"  (Rehoboth  Rec).  About 
1688  he  was  granted  land  in  Woodstock;  it  is  not  certain  that  he  ever 
lived  there. 

His  will  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  XVIII,  87-89)  was  dated 
Roxbury,  April  25,  1711;  probated  April  25,  1713.  Executors,  Samuel 
and  Ebenezer  Lyon,  his  sons.  He  mentions  his  "present  wife  Sarah," 
speaking  of  the  agreement  made  with  her  before  marriage,  "that  if 
she  survived  me  she  should  have  the  improvement  of  the  housing  and 
land  I  then  possessed  for  her  subsistence  during  the  term  of  her  con- 
tinuing my  widow";  refers  to  forty  pounds  already  given  to  his  oldest 
son  Samuel  Lyon,  and  twenty  pounds  given  to  each  oi  his  sons  Eben- 
ezer and  Abiel,  and  makes  bequests  to  his  "other  children,  Henry  Lyon, 
Sarah  Curtise  and  Margaret  and  Johanna  Lyon."  Inventory  April  14, 
1713,  by  John  Payson,  Benjamin  Tucker  and  Nathaniel  Brewer. 
Amount,  £162—18—0. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Deliverance  Lyon: 

31.  I.  Sarah,  b.  Rowley,  Mass.;  bapt.  Feb.  8,  1673;  m.  Jonathan  Cur- 
tis;t  d.  1724. 


tChildren  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Lyon)  Curtis:  1.  John,  b.  Aug.  13, 
1708;  2.  Jonathan,  twin  brother  of  John;  3.  Experience,  m.  March  21,  1717, 
Benjamin  Smith  of  Roxbury;  4.  Rebecca,  m.  Dec.  6,  1732,  Benjamin 
Archer  of  Wrentham;  5.  Sarah,  b.  May  14,  1717.  Of  these  Jonathan  and 
Sarah  were  mentioned  in  the  will  of  their  grandfathe.r. 


32  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

•32.     II.     Samuel,  b.  Rowley,  Dec.  16,  1675. 
*33.     III.     Ebenezer,  bapt.  Roxbury,  July  29,  1676. 

♦34.  IV.  Ablel,  bapt.  Roxbury,  April  25,  1680  [in  Ch.  R.  "Biel,  son  of 
Joseph  Lyon"];  d.  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Oct.   9,  1756. 

35.  V.     Henry,  b.  Roxbury,  Nov.  14,  1682;  bapt.  Nov.  19,  1682  (Ch.  R.). 

36.  VI.  Margaret  [Margarita],  b.  Roxbury,  Aug.  24,  1685  (T.  R.); 
bapt.  Sept.   13,  1685   (Ch.  R.). 

37.  VIL     Johanna,  bapt.  Roxbury,  Sept.  18,  1687   (Ch.  R.). 

5.  II.  1.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [William']  was  born  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.  (baptized  July  18,  1652),  and  died  there  Aug.  10,  1714.  His  tomb- 
stone, in  good  state  of  preservation,  still  stands  in  the  W.  Roxbury 
Cemetery  (see  illustration).  He  married,  Sept.  1,  1675,  in  Roxbury, 
Sarah   Dunkin   [Duncan],   perhaps   daughter  of  Samuel   Dunkin.     She 

died  Feb.  9,  1689.    He  married  second,  Nov.  18,  1690,  Deborah , 

who  survived  him,  dying  March  12,  1717  (T.  R.).  He  was  one  of  the 
"goers"  at  the  time  that  "New  Roxbury"  (afterwards  Woodstock)  was 
founded,  but  although  he  received  a  grant  of  land  there  (Lot  24)  in  the 
apportionment  in  1686,  he  did  not  go  there  to  live.  He  died  intestate 
and  administration  of  his  estate  was  granted,  Sept.  10,  1714,  to  his 
widow  Deborah  Lyon  of  Roxbury  and  Samuel  Lyon  of  Newtown,  pre- 
sumably his  son.  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  XVIII,  351).  Inventory, 
Nov.  5,  1714;  amount  £471 — 6 — 6.  Administrator's  account,  presented 
March  9,  1715,  shows  payments  to  David  Lyon  and  Jacob  Lyon,  and 
money  due  the  estate  from  Eliphalet  Lyon  (son  of  Thomas') ;  signed 
Samll  Lyon. 

Settlement  of  estate  of  William  Lyon  by  His  Excellency,  Governor 
J.  Dudley,  Oct.  3,  1715,  mentions  "Samuel  Lyon  the  second  son,  his 
elder  Brother  William  being  non  compos  mentis  and  so  incapable  of 
accepting  and  improving  said  Estate."  All  the  real  estate  was  given 
to  son  Samuel  saving  unto  widow  Deborah  Lyon  her  right  of  dower, 
he  to  pay  to  his  brother  William  Lyon  his  double  share,  being  £67 — 5 
— 0%,  and  to  each  of  the  rest  of  his  brothers  and  sisters,  viz.  Hannah 
Tucker,  Mehitable,  David  and  Jacob  Lyon  (or  their  respective  guard- 
ians) the  sum  of  £33 — 12 — 6%,  and  further  sum  on  death  of  their 
mother  Deborah  Lyon. 

Children  of  William  and  Sarah   (Dunkin)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 
SS.    1.     Willlami,  b.  Dec.  9,  1677   (T.  R.);  (?)  d.  July,  1743. 
*39.     II.      Samuel,  b.   Sept.   20,   1679    (T.   R.);   d.  Middlebro,  Mass.,   Feb. 
22,  1756   (G.  R.). 


IWilliam  was  declared  non  compos  mentis.  July  12,  1743,  adminis- 
tration on  estate  of  William  Lyon,  laborer,  late  of  Boston,  dec'd,  granted 
to  Rev.  John  Moorhead.  Inventory  £121-1-11.  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Rec- 
ords, XXXVI,  366,  367.)     This  may  be  a  different  William. 


IN  WEST  ROXBURY  CEMETERY 
See  p.  32 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,   SECOND  GENERATION.  33 

40.  III.  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  11,  1681  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Aug.  14,  1681  (Ch. 
R.);  ra.  Tucker. 

41.  IV.  Benjamin,  b.  March  29,  1683  (T.  R.);  d.  April  2,  1683  (T.  R.) 
[April   4,  Ch.   R.]. 

43.  V.  Mehltable,  b.  March  24,  1684  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  6,  1684  (Ch. 
R.);  d.  Nov.  28,  1724  (T.  R.). 

Children  of  William  and  Deborah  Lyon: 

43.     "VI.  ?  Deborah,  b.  probably  in  1691;  d.  before  Oct.,  1715. 
*44.    VII.    David,  b.  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1692    (T,  R.);  d.  Needham,  May 
1731. 

45.     VIII.     ?  Martha;  d.  before  Oct.,  1715. 

*46.     IX.      Jacob,   b.    Roxbury,    June    1,    1696    (T.    R.);    d.    Woodstock, 
Conn.,  April  19,   1771    (G.  R.). 

6.  II.  1.  JOSEPH*  LYON  [William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1654,  baptized  Dec.  3,  1654,  "Joseph  Lyons"  (Ch.  R.) 
and  died  in  Woodstock,  June  7,  1721. 

He  married  in  Roxbury,  March  13,  1681,  Mary  Bridge,  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Prudence  (Robinson)  Bridge,f  born  Roxbury,  .April  21, 
1661.  To  Joseph  Lyon  belongs  the  enviable  distinction  of  having  been 
the  first  of  his  family  in  America  to  do  for  his  country  military  service. 
He  took  part  in  the  memorable  war  in  1676  with  that  Sachem  of  the 
Wampanoags  called  "King  Philip." 

The  public  life  of  Joseph  began  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen.  "May 
1,  1668,  he  was  chosen  a  fence  viewer  on  the  northwest  side  of  Stony 
River  ana  as  far  as  Muddy  River  and  to  Dedham  bounds."  In  1678  he 
took  the  Oath  of  Allegiance  in  Roxbury.  He  removed  from  Roxbury 
to  West  Woodstock,  where  he  spent  the  later  years  of  his  life. 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bridge)  Lyon: 

47.  I.  Blary,  b.  Roxbury,  Jan.  9,  1682  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  10,  1682  (Ch. 
R.). 

*48.  IL  Joseph,  b.  Roxbury,  July  4,  1684  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Sept.   13,  1751   (G.  R.). 

49.  IIL  Mary,  b.  Roxbury,  Oct.  15,  1686;  bapt.  Oct.  17.  1686  (Ch.  R.); 
d.  Roxbury,  Aug.  7,  1687;  ae.   9m.   3w.   2d.    (G.  R.). 

50.  IV.     Mary,  bapt.  June  24,  1688   (Ch.  R.). 

51.  V.  Rebecca,  b.  1695;  m.  Dec.  14,  1716,  Thomas  Gould  [Gold]  (T. 
R.  and  Ch.  R.). 

52.  VL  Eunice,  b.  March  25,  1701  (Roxbury  T.  R.) ;  m.  Dec.  12,  1723, 
Benjamin  Roth,  in  Woodstock,  Conn.  (E.  C.  M.,  I.  107). 

["Biel,  son  of  Joseph  Lyon,"  bapt.  April  25,  1680  (Ch.  R.),  was  no 
doubt  Abiel,  No.  34.] 

10.  III.  2.  JOHN"  LYON  [John.^"  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury, 
Mass.,  May  14,  1673,  and  died  in  "Rehoboth"  in  Feb.,  1725.     He  re- 


tEdward  Bridge,  born  in  England  in  1601,  was  freeman  Roxbury, 
May  22,  1639,  and  died  there  Dec.  20,  1683.  His  second  wife  was  Prudence, 
daughter  of  William  Robinson  of  Dorchester.  They  had  one  son  and  four 
daughters. 


34  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

moved  about  1698  to  Woodstock.  In  1705  he  went  to  Mashamoquet, 
now  Pomfret,  and  later  was  "of  Rehoboth,"  living  perhaps  at  Seekonk 
or  in  that  neighborhood. 

His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth.  He  died  intestate.  Suffolk  County 
Probate  Records  have:  "March  1,  1725,  John  Lyon  of  Rehoboth,  boat- 
man, granted  administration  on  estate  of  his  father,  John  Lyon  late  of 
Rehoboth,  husbandman."  Also,  March  3,  1725,  inventory  of  property 
in  Roxbury,  viz  a  house,  orchard  and  20  acres  of  land  adjoining,  value 
£350   (XXIV,  396-7). 

Daniel  Carpenter  was  appointed  guardian  to  Caleb  Lyon,  minor, 
Jan.  18,  1726;  John  Lj'on,  Jr.,  guardian  to  Joshua,  Jan.  25,  1726  (Bristol 
Co.  Probate  Records).  March  22,  1726,  mention  is  made  of  Elizabeth 
Lyon,  widow  of  John  Lyon,  and  children  John,  Joshua,  Benjamin  and 
Caleb  Lyon  and  Susanna  Carpenter  (Bristol  Co.  Register  of  Deeds). 

Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lyon: 

*53.  I.  John,  b.  about  1697  (no  record  found  of  place  or  date);  d. 
Feb.  12,  1760  (Rehoboth  Records). 

54.  II.  Sn.sannn,  b.  Woodstock,,  Conn.,  Sept.  29,  1699  (T.  R.);  m. 
Dec.  29,  1720,  Daniel  Carpenter,  Jr.§  of  Rehoboth  (Rehoboth  Rec). 

*5r>.  III.  Benjamin,  b.  Woodstock,  May  29,  1702  (T.  R.);  d.  April  27, 
1727  (Rehoboth  Rec). 

56.  IV.  Elizabeth,  b.  Woodstock,  July  22,  1703  (T.  R.);  d.  April  29, 
1719   (Rehoboth  Rec). 

57.  V.  Abigail,  b.  Woodstock,  Aug.  1,  1705;  d.  May  10,  1719  (Reho- 
both Rec). 

*58.  VI.  Joshua,  b.  Woodstock,  June  22,  1707;  res.  Bristol,  R.  I.;  d. 
about  1760. 

*59.  VII.  Caleb,  b.  April  15,  1709  (Rehoboth  Rec);  d.  Woodstock, 
Nov.    14,   1792    (G.   R.). 

60.  VIIL     Hannah,  b.  July  1,  1713  (Rehoboth  Rec). 

61.  IX.  ?  Bethia,  b.  probably  in  1710;  may  have  been  of  some  other 
family;  m.  by  Rev.  John  Greenwood,  Dec.  12,  1728,  to  Obadiah  Carpenter 
of  Rehoboth;  both  buried  at  Attleboro,  Mass.,  where  slate  stones  under  a 
fir  tree  mark  their  graves  (Hist.  Attleboio). 

11.  III.  2.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury, Mass.,  Sept.  15,  1675,  and  died  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.  17, 
1741;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery,  as  were  his  two  wives.  He 
was  married  first  in  Dedham,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Belcher,  Nov.  8,  1699,  to 


§Daniel  Carpenter,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1696  and  died  Jan.  26,  1763;  ae. 
67  (Rehoboth  Records).  Children  of  Daniel  and  Susanna  (Lyon)  Car- 
penter (Reboboth  Records):  1.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  25,  1721;  2.  Daniel,  b. 
Dec.  8,  1724;  d., before  1738;  3.  Bethiah,  b.  Nov.  25,  1726;  d.  Dec.  16,  1726; 
4.  Elisha,  b.  June  18,  1728;  5.  Asahel,  b.  March  5,  1731;  6.  Susanna,  b.  Feb. 
21,  1733;  d.  May  15,  1735;  7.  Susanna,  b.  June  29,  1736;  8.  Daniel,  b.  July 
27,  1738;  9.  Benjamin,  b.  Jan.  8,  1743;  d.  April  7,  1743;  10.  Hannah,  b.  May 
9,  1746. 


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DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON^   THIRD   GENERATION.  35 

Deborah  Colburn,  daughter  of  John  and  Experience  (Leland)  Colbum.f 
She  died  April  18,  1714,  ae.  34  y.  (G.  R.).  He  married  second  (date  not 
ascertained)  Martha  Morris,  daughter  of  Lieut.  Edward  and  Grace 
(Betts)  Morris  of  Woodstock.  She  died  May  9,  1756,  ae.  81  (G.  R.) 
[May  8,  T.  R.]. 

William  Lyon  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  (1686)  in  Woodstock, 
where  he  became  a  prominent  member  of  the  community.  In  1710  he 
was  appointed  on  a  committee  to  build  a  schoolhouse.  In  1712  he  was 
appointed  grave  digger  for  the  parish,  to  receive  two  shillings  for  each 
grave  for  a  child  under  five,  three  shillings  if  the  grave  were  for  a  child 
over  five  and  under  twelve,  and  five  shillings  if  the  grave  were  for  an 
adult.  In  1717  he  was  one  of  a  committee  to  provide  materials  for  a 
new  meeting  house;  1719  to  1721  was  on  the  building  committee.  In 
the  division  of  the  remaining  land  in  the  south  half  of  Woodstock, 
Sept.  11,  1725,  he  received  Lot  15.  For  many  years  he  served  as  deacon 
in  the  Congregational  Church.  He  was  several  times  sent  to  represent 
Woodstock  in  the  General  Court  (1734  and  in  succeeding  years).  In 
1736  he  was  chosen  moderator  of  the  town  meeting  in  place  of  Col. 
Chandler,  who  had  been  accustomed  to  serve.  About  this  time  also 
he  was  appointed  with  his  cousin  Joseph  Lyon  on  committee  for  pulpit 
supply. 

He  gave  a  deed  (dated  Nov.  9,  1727)  to  "a  parcel  of  land  in  Rox- 
bury,  Co.  Suffolk  [Mass.]  *  *  *  it  being  a  lot  of  land  which  my 
honored  grandfather  William  Lyon  dyed  seized  of,  and  did  in  his  last 
will  and  testament  give  to  my  honored  father  John  Lyon  and  to  his 
male  heirs  as  by  the  will  appeareth."  Signed  William  Lyon ;  Witnesses, 
John  Lyon  (no.  53?)  Aaron  Lyon  (no.  66). 

Heirs  named  in  distribution  of  his  estate,  including  lands  originally 
laid  out  to  John  Lyon,  Sr.:  sons  William,  Daniel,  Ebenezer,  Jabez, 
Aaron,  Caleb  [son-in-law — Ed.],  Moses,  Nehemiah. 

Children  of  William  and  Deborah  (Colburn)  Lyon,  all  born  in  "Wood- 
stock: 

*e2.  I.  William,  b.  Oct.  26,  1700  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  Sept.  27, 
1780  (Mss.  Fam.  R.). 

*63.  II.  Daniel,  b.  June  6,  1702  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  March  3,  1767 
(T.  R.). 

*64.  III.  Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  13,  1703  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  July  12. 
1767;  "ae.  63y.  11m.  Id."  (G.  R.). 


tJohn  Colburn  of  Dedham,  born  July  29,  1648,  son  of  Nathaniel  and 
Priscilla  (Clark)  "Coalborne,"  was  land  owner  in  Dedham  1637.  Ex- 
perience Leland,  born  May  16,  1656,  was  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mar- 
garet (Babcock)  Leland  of  Dorchester;  Henry  was  only  son  of  Hopestill 
Leland,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  New  England. 


36  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

*e5.  IV.  Jabes,  b.  March  7,  1704  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  May  30, 
1760,  "in  56th  year"   (G.  R.). 

•66.  V.  Aaron,  b.  Jan.  11,  1707  (T.  R.);  killed  by  Indians,  Charles- 
town,   N.   H.,   May   24,   1746. 

67.  VI.  Margaret,  b.  Nov.  9,  1708  (T.  R.);  m.  Feb.  29,  1728  (Dedhani 
T.  R.)  Caleb  Lyon  (No.  59);  d.  "Woodstock,  Nov.  26,  1781  (T.  R.). 

68.  VIL  3I08es,  b.  Jan.  4,  1710  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  May  6,  1710 
(T.  R.). 

•69.  VIIL  Moses,  b.  Oct.  26,  1712  (T.  R.);  d.  Brimfleld,  Mass..  Sept. 
28,  1778   (G.  R.  in  Woodstock). 

Son  of  William  and  Martha  (Morris)  Lyon: 

♦70.  IX.  Nehemlah,  b.  Woodstock,  Oct.  16,  1719  (T.  R.),  d.  Oct.  1, 
1807;  ae.  87   (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock  Cemetery). 

12.  III.  2.  JOSEPH'  LYON  [John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  Feb.  10,  1678,  and  died  there,  June  19,  1724;  buried  in 
West  Roxbury  Cemetery  (see  illustration).  He  was  married  Nov.  5, 
1701  (T.  R.),  to  Mary  Aldrich  (Aldridge),  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  (Colburn)  Aldrich§  of  Dedham.  Joseph  was  a  well-to-do 
yeoman  of  the  detail  of  whose  life  little  is  now  known. 

His  estate  was  administered  by  the  widow.  Inventory  by  Edward 
Bridge,  Jonathan  Draper  and  Samuel  Lyon,  included  dwelling  house, 
barn  and  15  acres  of  land  adjoining  with  orchard,  £400;  land  "over 
the  way"  30  acres,  with  house  bought  of  his  father  John  Lyon  and  his 
brother  John  Lyon,  £507;  40  acres  of  land  on  Muddy  Pond  Hill,  £586. 
Division  of  the  real  estate  made  in  July,  1729,  Joseph  Lyon,  the  elder 
son,  receiving  two-thirds,  Benjamin  Lyon  the  remainder.  These  items 
from  Suffolk  County  Probate  Records,  XXIII  and  XXVII.  Nov.  4,  1728, 
the  widow  Mary  Lyon  was  appointed  guardian  of  her  minor  daughter, 
Mary.  Jan.  27,  1731,  the  same  daughter,  then  aged  about  14,  chose  as 
her  guardian  her  honored  "uncle"  Jacob  Lyon  of  Woodstock  (no.  46) 
[in  reality  her  father's  cousin]. 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Aldrich)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

71.  I.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  27,  1703  (T.  R.);  d.  March  19,  1705  (T.  R.) 
[probably  March,   1704]. 

*72.     II.     Joseph,  b.   Dec.   25,   1704    (T.  R.);  d.   1743. 

*73.  IIL  Benjamin,  b.  June  27,  1708  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  20,  1752,  In  44th 
year    (G.   R.,  West  Roxbury  Cemetery). 

74.  IV.     Mary,  b.  Aug.  4,  1711   (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  1,  1712  (T.  R.) 

75.  V.  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  25,  1712  (T.  R.);  m.  May  1,  1729,  Nathaniel 
Whiting    (T.   R.). 


§Thomas  Aldrich,  freeman  1677,  perhaps  son  of  Henry  and  Mary 
Aldrich.  Thomas  owned  150  acres  of  land  in  Needham.  [Later  we  find 
the  widow  of  Joseph  living  in  Needham.]  The  first  wife  of  Thomas 
was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  the  brave  Captain  Prentice.  Hannah  Colburn, 
his  second  wife,  was  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Priscilla  (Clark)  Col- 
burn (Coalborne).     See  footnote  foregoing. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   THIRD   GENERATION.  37 

76.  VI.  Mary,  b.  Feb.  3,  1717  (T.  R.)  [Feb.  2,  Richards  Gen.];  m. 
May  16,  1740,  Joseph  Richards,  son  of  Capt.  Jeremiah  Richardst  of  Rox- 
bury. 

[There  may  possibly  have  been  other  children.  The  children  were 
not  baptized  in  infancy,  hence  church  records  are  wanting.  Mary,  wife 
of  Joseph,  united  with  the  church  June  26,  1720,  and  the  children,  Joseph, 
Benjamin,  Hannah  and  Mary  were  then  baptized.] 

18.  III.  2.  EBENEZER3  LYON  [John^  William^]  was  born  in 
Roxbury,  March  10,  1692.  He  married  in  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1718,  Abi- 
gail Gay  (T.  R.)  and  removed  to  Reboboth  and  in  1725  was  living  in 
Norwich,  Ck)nn. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Abigail  (Gay)  Lyon: 

77.  I.  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  4,  1719  or  1720  (Reboboth  Records;)  d.  in 
1721  (ibid). 

78.  II.     Hannah,  bapt.  Seekonk,  Nov.  21,  1721   (Newman  Ch.  R.). 
[There  were  probably  other  children.] 

20.  III.  3.  THOMAS'  LYON  [Thomas,^  William'^]  was  born  in 
Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1670  [1669,  T.  R.],  and  died  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Sept.  14,  1717.  He  was  married  first,  Nov.  1,  1692,  by  Samuel 
Sewall,  Esq.,  in  Roxbury,  to  Anne  Case  (Boston  Rec).     She  died  Oct. 

17,  1693  (?).    He  married  second,  date  not  ascertained,  Abigail , 

who  survived  him.  He  settled  in  Woodstock,  where  he  was  the  sec- 
ond schoolmaster  in  the  schoolhouse  built  in  1704.  He  was  later  Cor- 
poral in  a  Company  under  Israel  Putnam  in  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
"chiefly  engaged  in  the  congenial  service  of  scouting  and  ranging" 
(Hist.  Windham  Co.).  In  the  distribution  of  lands  in  the  south  half 
of  Woodstock  (1725),  the  heirs  of  Thomas  received  Lot  21. 

The  will  of  Thomas  Lyon,  Jr.  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  XX, 
79,  80),  was  dated  Woodstock,  Aug.  14,  1717,  and  probated  Nov.  11, 
1717.  "His  dear  wife  Abigail"  is  made  sole  executrix.  To  her  he  be- 
queathes all  "his  goods.  Chattels,  Debts  and  other  Personal  Estate" 
and  the  use  of  all  his  Real  Estate  until  his  son  Seth  shall  be  twenty- 
two  years  old.  He  commits  his  children  also  to  her  care  "to  be  brought 
up  in  the  fear  of  God  and  an  Industrious  Improvement  of  their  time 
during  their  minority,  Expecting  and  Requiring  them  to  be  very  duti- 
luU  and  Obedient  unto  her."  He  bequeathes  to  son  Seth  Lyon,  when 
he  shall  reach  the  age  of  22,  with  reservation  of  the  widow's  third, 

tinventory  of  estate  of  Joseph  Richards,  after  his  death  in  1790, 
showed  a  value  of  £1,021,  or  "£545  in  lawful  money  besides  £2,600  in  Con- 
tinental money  and  £72  In  notes."  Children  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Lyon) 
Richards,  born  in  Roxbury:  1.  Molly,  b.  May  18,  1741;  m.  Oct.  7,  1759, 
Nathaniel  Wheaton;  2.  Joseph,  b.  Dec.  3,  1742;  m.  Jan.  1,  1777,  Abigail 
Mayo,  dau.  Thomas  Jr.  and  Elizabeth  (Farley)  Mayo  of  Roxbury;  3. 
David,  b.  June  18,  1745;  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution;  m.  Dec.  1,  1772,  Mal- 
atiah  Farrington  (3  daughters);  4.  Samuel,  b.  March  24,  ;  d.  young. 


38  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

"my  house  and  homestead,  also  my  ten  acres  of  woodland  at  Westhill, 
and  one  third  part  of  my  West  Division  of  Land  and  one  third  part  of 
my  Right  in  Common  and  undivided  lands  in  the  South  half  of  Wood- 
stock, he  paying  unto  each  of  my  three  daughters  Abigail,  Sarah  and 
Esther  Lyon  the  sum  of  Thirty  pounds  as  they  successively  arrive  at 
the  age  of  Twenty-one  years.  And  to  Seth  I  give  my  two  Lotts  of 
Meadow  in  Johnson's  Meadow."  "To  son  Goold,  my  Sixty-four  acres 
of  Land  in  the  third  Range  of  out  Division  Lotts,  and  my  Twenty-five 
acres  of  Land  at  Claybrook,"  also  a  third  of  lands  before  mentioned, 
the  other  third  going  to  "my  son  Noah  Lyon,"  together  with  "my  Sec- 
ond Division  of  Land,  called  Thirty-two  acres,"  and  "my  Lott  of  Twenty- 
four  acres  and  two  roods  in  the  North  half  of  Woodstock."  Further 
my  will  is  that  none  of  my  sons  shall  sell  any  of  their  Lands  herein 
bequeathed  unless  among  themselves  until  they  arrive  to  thirty  years 
of  age,  on  penalty  of  forfeiting  the  same  to  the  other  children." 

Son  of  Thomas  and  Anne  Lyon: 

79.  I.     Achln,  b.  Roxbury,  Oct.  15,  1693;  d.  Oct.  17,  1693  (T.  R.) 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

80.  IL     Thomas,  b.  April  9,  1703   (T.  R.);  probably  d.  in  infancy. 
•81.     III.     Seth,  b.  March  27,  1704  (T.  R.);  res.  Ashford,  Conn. 

•82.     IV.     Gould  [Gold],  b.  Feb.  14,  1706  (T.  R.);  res.  Ashford,  Conn. 

83.  V.     Abigail,  b.  Nov.  12,  1707  (T.  R.). 

84.  VI.  Noah,  b.  Dec.  29,  1710  (T.  R.);  d.  intestate,  Ashford,  1757; 
no  record  of  any  marriage. 

85.  VIL     Sarah,  b.  May  11,  1713  (T.  R.). 
86i    VIIL     ISsther,  b.  Aug.  8,  1716  (T.  R.) 

28.  III.  3.  EPHRAIM'  LYON  [Thomas,'  William^]  was  born  at 
Roxbury,  Jan.  14,  1685  (T.  R.)  [in  some  records  the  name  is  erroneously 
given  as  Jonathan],  and  died  in  1726  [letters  of  adm.  granted  Sept 
26].  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  husbandman,  and  the  inventory  of  his 
estate  shows  that  he  succeeded  in  making  a  comfortable  living.  He 
married  first,  June  13,  1709,  Abigail  Crosby  ["Crosbee"]  of  Billerica, 
who  was  the  mother  of  his  children.     She  was  daughter  of  Simon  and 

Hannah   ( )   Crosby,§  born  at  Bellerica  Jan.  6,  1691.     Two  of 

her  brothers,  John  (born  April  18,  1696)  and  Samuel  (bom  Oct.  4, 
1698),  settled  in  Shrewsbury,  which  accordingly  became  the  home  of 
her  minor  children  after  their  father's  death. 

Ephraim  Lyon  married  second,  July  4,  1723,  in  Roxbury,  Alice 
(Craft)  Lovering,  widow  of  Robert  Lovering.  Alice  Craft  was  bom  in 
1678  and  died  in  Holliston,  Mass.,  in  her  105th  year.     She  was  five 


§Simon  (3)  Crosby,  the  father  of  Abigail,  was  son  of  Simon  (2),  who 
w^as  born  in  Cambridge,  son  of  Simon  (1)  and  Ann.  Simon  (2)  married 
Rachel  Bracket,  dau.  of  Dea.  Richard  Bracket  of  Braintree,  July  15,  1659, 
and  settled  at  Bellerica.  He  was  a  leading  citizen,  an  inn  keeper,  and  a 
large  land  holder.     He  died  Jan.  22,  1725. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   THIRD   GENERATION.  39 

times  married,  and  survived  her  fifth  husband.  She  married  Robert 
Levering  in  Roxbury,  Jan.  3,  1705.  They  had  four  children:  Elizabeth, 
born  May  19,  1708;  Robert,  born  Sept.  26,  1710;  William,  born  March 
1,  1713,  and  Samuel,  born  Dec.  5,  1715. 

After  the  death  of  Ephraim  Lyon,  Alice  married,  July  24,  1729,  John 
Greenwood  of  Cambridge.  Her  fourth  husband's  name  was  Shedd,  her 
fifth,  Winchester.  She  saw  at  least  two  of  her  great-great-grandchil- 
dren, one  of  whom  was  named  after  her. 

Suffolk  Probate  Records  (XXV.,  80)  show  that  adm.  of  the  estate 
of  Ephraim  Lyon  was  granted,  Sept.  26,  1726,  to  his  widow,  Alice  Lyon, 
'  of  Boston."  The  inventory  presented  Nov.  28,  1726,  gives  to  his  real 
estate  a  value  of  £360,  total  valuation  of  the  estate,  £505—17—6,  the 
assets  including  1  mare,  1  yoke  of  oxen,  six  cows,  farming  tools,  black- 
smith's tools,  furniture,  etc., 

Sept.  11,  1733,  final  settlement  was  made  of  the  estate  (XXX,  115- 
116).  Since  it  could  not  be  divided  among  the  heirs  "without  spoiling 
the  whole,  the  estate  was  assigned  to  Thomas  Lyon,  "son  of  said  Eph- 
raim— saving  unto  his  mother,  Alice  Greenwood,  former  relict  of  said 
deceased  her  right  of  dower,"  he  to  pay  to  each  of  his  brothers  Josiah 
Lyon,  Amariah  Lyon  and  Aaron  Lyon  the  sum  of  £49 — 4 — 0,  etc. 

Probate  Records  show  further  that  (Sept.  13,  1727)  the  sons  Josiah 
and  Aaron  were  placed  under  the  guardianship  of  their  uncle,  John 
Crosby,  of  Shrewsbury,  while  Samuel  Crosby,  also  of  Shrewsbury,  was 
made  guardian  of  the  other  son,  Amariah.  Oct.  1,  1731,  Amariah  chose 
as  his  guardian  John  Crosby. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Abigail   (Crosby)  Lyon: 

87.     I.     Ephraim,  b.  Roxbury,  March  16,  1710   (T.  R.);  d.  before  1733. 
*88.     II.     Thomas,  b.  about  1711  or  '12   (no  record  of  birth  or  bapt.); 
d.  1751. 

*89.  III.  Josiah,  bapt.  Roxbury,  Sept.  19,  1713  (Ch.  R.);  res.  Shrews- 
bury, later  Grafton. 

*90.     IV.     Amariah,  b.  about  1715. 

♦91.  V.  Aaron,  bapt.  Roxbury,  Feb.  16,  1717;  d.  Shrewsbury.  1743 
("ae.   26"). 

[It  is  possible  that  the  Ephraim  above  is  a  myth  and  that  the  son 
born  March  16,  1710,  was  really  Thomas.  In  his  grandfather's  will  Thomas 
Is  called  "oldest  son  of  my  son  Thomas."] 

29.  m.  3.  ELIPHALET'  LYON  [Thomas.^"  William^]  was  born 
In  Roxbury,  Sept.  20,  1687  (T.  R.),  baptized  Aug.  12,  1688,  and  died  in 
April,  1749.  He  married  in  Roxbury,  Jan.  1,  1712,  Elizabeth  Jordan 
(T.  R.).  His  will  was  dated  Feb.  21,  1744,  and  proved  April  25,  1749. 
Bequests  to  wife  Elizabeth  Lyon  and  to  daughters,  Abigail  Davis, 
Esther  White,  Anna  Lyon  and  Elizabeth  Lyon. 


40  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Elephalet  and  Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Lyon,  born  in  Rox- 
bury,   Mass.: 

92.  I.     Thankful,  bapt.  Aug.  23,  1713;  d.  before  Feb.,  1744. 

93.  II.     Sarah,  bapt.  Oct.  31,  1714;  d.  before  Feb.  1744. 

94.  IIL  Abigail,  bapt.  April  15,  1716;  m.  Roxbury.  Nov.  4.  1736. 
Nathaniel  Davis  (T.  R.). 

95.  IV.  Esther,  bapt.  Nov.  9,  1717;  m.  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1739,  Sam- 
uel White. 

9«.  V.  Anna  (called  Hannah  in  Ch.  R.),  bapt.  Oct.  20,  1723;  m.  Oba- 
dlah  Lyon    (No.    99). 

97  VI.  Elizabeth,  bapt.  April  18,  1731;  d.  Roxbury,  Apr.  31,  1747, 
ae.  17  (G.  R..  West  Roxbury  Cemetery). 

32.  III.  4.  SAMUEL'  LYON  [Samuel,'  William^]  was  born  in 
Rowley,  Dec.  16,  1675.  The  date  and  place  of  his  death  have  not  been 
ascertained.  He  married  first,  Jan.  12,  1703,  Elizabeth  Capen  (born 
March  21,  1682),  daughter  of  John  and  Susanna  (Barsham)  Capen,f  of 
Dedham.  He  married  second,  Nov.  24,  1742,  Mrs.  Mary  Robbins,§  nee 
Bateson  or  Batson.    She  died  in  Cambridge,  March  2,  1760,  ae.  84. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Capen)  Lyon: 

98.     I.     Samuel,  b.  Roxbury,  Feb.  2,  1712   (T.  R.). 

•99.    II.     Obadlah,  bapt.  Roxbury,  Sept.  6,  1719  (Ch.  R.). 

[Probably  there  were  other  children.] 

33.  IIL  4.  EBENEZER'  LYON  [Samuel,'  William^]  was  baptized 
in  Roxbury,  Sept.  29,-1676  (Ch.  R.).  He  married  in  Dedham,  July  15, 
1700,  Elizabeth  Torbet,  of  Roxbury. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Torbet)  Lyon,  baptized  In  First 
Church,  Roxbury: 

100.  I.     Jemima,  bapt.  Oct.  31,  1713. 

101.  IL     Experience,  bapt.  Dec.   31,  1716. 

102.  III.     Henry,  bapt.  July  26,  1719. 

103.  IV.     Joslah,  bapt.   April    15,   1722. 

104.  V.     Eleanor,  bapt.  Dec.  27,  1723. 

[There  were  probably  children  born  between  1700  and  1713  of  whom 
we  have  no  record.  Possibly  Ebenezer  Lyon  of  Canterbury,  born  about 
1717,  was  of  this  family.] 

34.  III.  4.  ABIEL'  LYON  [ Samuel',  William^]  was  bom  in  Rox- 
bury, Mass.  (bapt.  April  25,  1680).  [In  Ch.  R.  we  find  "Biel,  son  of 
Joseph  Lyon,  bapt.  25,  IL,  1680 ; "  there  is  little  room  for  doubt  that  this 
was  really  Abiel,  son  of  Samuel.].  He  married  first,  Nov.  24,  1703, 
Judith  Ferrington,  of  Woodstock  (Roxbury  T.  R.).    She  died  Sept.  12, 


tJohn  Capen,  born  Oct.  21,  1639,  was  son  of  John  and  Redigon  or 
Radigan  (Clap)  Capen.  John,  Sr.,  was  freem.  1634,  b.  in  England,  Jan. 
26,  1613,  son  of  Bernard  Capen,  who  also  came  to  America.  Susannah 
Barsham  was  dau.  of  William  Barsham  of  Watertown. 

§Mary  Bateson  married  first  Thomas  Prentice,  and  second  Nathaniel 
Bobbins,  who  died  in  1741,  ae.  64.  Her  will  devises  to  Ave  Prentice  chil- 
dren and  grand-daughter  Mary  Richenson. 


IN  PURCHADE  CEMETERY,   MIDDLEBORO,   MASS. 
See  p.  41 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   THIRD   GENERATION.  41 

1740  (Pomfret  T.  R.).  He  married  second  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  April  26, 
1748,  Mrs.  Susanna  Craft  (T.  R.).  She  died  Sept.  2,  1748.  He  married 
third,  Nov.  3,  1749,  Sarah  Tomson  (Pomfret  T.  R.),  mentioned  in  his 
will.  He  lived  a  few  years  in  Woodstock,  then  moved  to  Pomfret. 
"Abiel  Lyon  of  Mashamognett  Colony,  near  Woodstock"  (Worcester 
Registry  of  Deeds).  He  was  appointed  Deputy  from  "Pomfrett,"  1721, 
1725  and  1736  [called  Abell  in  1721]  (Col.  Rec.  Conn.).  He  died  in 
Pomfret  Oct.  9,  1756.  Will  (Pomfret  Probate  Records,  I.,  191-2)  dated 
Sept.  30,  1752,  mentions  wife  Sarah,  daughter  Judith  Ferrington,  chil- 
dren of  son  Peletiah,  deceased,  and  sons  Jonathan,  Obadiah  and  Sam- 
uel, exec. 

Children  of  Able!  and  Judith  (Ferrington)  Lyon: 

105.  I.     Experience,  b.  "Woodstock,  Oct.   11,   1704   (T.  R.);  m.  Oct.   21, 

1728,  Ebenezer  (4)  Goodell  [Thomas  (3),  Zachariah  (2),  Robert  (1)];  he 
b.  Pomfret,  Sept.  8,  1703;  d.  May  20,  1772;  Experience  d.  Canterbury,  Conn., 
Jan.  3,  1758. 

106.  II.     Ablel,  b.  Woodstock,  Dec.  6,  1706  (T.  R.) ;  d.  Pomfret,  March 
30,  1724. 

*107.     III.     Jonathan,  b.  Woodstock,  Sept.  28,  1709;  d.  Pomfret,  Aug. 
25,    1785    (T.    R.). 

*108.     IV.     Pelatiah,  b.  Pomfret,  Sept.  20,  1711:  d.  Feb.  18,  1746  (T.  R.). 

109.     v.     Judith  Ferrington,  b.  Pomfret,  Sept.  5,  1713. 
•110.    VI.     Obadiah,  b.  Pomfret,  Oct.  16,  1715   (T.  R.). 
111.    VII.     Mary,  b.  Pomfret,  Oct.  8,  1717  (T.  R.);  m.  Benjamin  Ingalls 
(Probate    Rec). 

♦112.    VIIL     Samuel,  b.  Pomfret,  Jan.  3,  1719  (T.  R.);  d.  Pomfret,  Augr. 
23,    1774    (T.   R.). 

113.  IX.     Peter,  b.  Aug.  26,  1722;  d.  Pomfret,  Sept.  7,  1722  (T.  R.). 

114.  X.     Abigail,  b.  Pomfret,  Sept.  11.  1725  (T.  R.);  m.  Jabez  Goodell 
(Probate  Rec). 

["John  Lyon,  Jr.,  married  May  16,  1754,  Susanna  Stowell,  in  Pom- 
fret" (E.  C.  M.  I.  76)     Who  was  this?    There  was  also  a  John  Lyon  of 
Pomfret  in  the  Revolution.    This  latter  may  have  been  John^  [Caleb,* 
John,'  John^],  of  "Rehoboth."    We  may  call  to  mind  the  fact  that  John* 
lived  for  a  time  in  Pomfret.     See  footnote  to  No.  115]. 

39.    HL     5.     SAMUEL'  LYON   [William',  William^]   was  born  in 
Roxbury,  Sept.  20,  1679,  bapt.  Sept.  28,  1679  [in  Ch.  R.  called  "son  of 
Thomas  Lyon";  see  p.  31,  also  see  number  32].   He  died  in  Middleboro, 

Mass,  Feb.  22,  1756,  "in  his  76th 

J^  ^^0^  year"    (Ch.    R.);    buried    in    Pur- 

^^O'O^m'^^*'^^  ^'C^y^j.^  chade  cemetery.    He  married  first, 

.....  . . ,  .....  Maria  Kenrick,  who 

was  born  in  1675  and  died  April 
25, 1704  (Roxbury  T.  R.).    He  mar- 
ried second,  Dec.  20,  1704  (Roxbury  T.  R.),  Joanna  Weld,  daughter  of 


42  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

John  and  Hannah  (Prentice)  Weld.  She  was  born  Sept.  15,  1685.  [In 
Middleboro  Ch.  R.,  the  "original  name"  of  Joanna  is  given  as  Bates  (?) 
[sic],  probably  simply  an  error.]  He  is  spoken  of  as  "of  Newtown"  in 
1714,  but  seems  to  have  been  then  residing  in  Roxbury.  He  is  also 
called  "Lieutenant."  He  moved  with  his  family  to  Middleboro;  united 
with  the  church  there  Jan.  23,  1732.  March  16,  1750  he  and  his  wife 
gave  to  their  son  Jedediah  (consideration  £100)  deed  of  70  acres  of 
land  in  Purchade  Neck,  Middleboro  (the  "ox-bow"),  originally  in  grant 
to  Peregrine  White.  Traditions  of  the  "Ox-bow"  linger  still  among  the 
descendants  of  Samuel.  He  died  intestate;  inventory,  returned  May  1, 
1756;  amount  £122 — 18 — 0.  Administrator  Edward  Lyon,  of  Sutton. 
Heirs,  sons  Jedediah,  Eleazer  and  Jonathan  and  daughters  Phebe  and 
Sarah  (Plymouth  Co.  Probate  Records  XIII,  570;  XIV,  162). 

Son  of  Samuel  and  Maria  (Kenrick)  Lyon: 

115.     I.     John,!  b.  Roxbury,  April  18,  1703   (T.  R.). 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Joanna  (Weld)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 
•lie.     II.     Eleazer,  b.  Oct.   14,  1706   (T.  R.). 

117.     III.     Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  15,  1708  (T.  R.),  settled  in  Bedford,  N.  H. 
•118.     IV.     Edward,  b.  Dec.  24,  1710  (T.  R.);  d.  Oakham,  Mass.,  1773. 
110.     V.     Snrab,  bapt.  March  29,  1713   (Ch.  R.);  not  m.;  united  with 
church   in   Middleboro. 

120.    VL     Hannah,  b.  July  20,  1715  (T.  R.)   [bapt.  July  24,  1714,  Ch.  R.]. 
•121.     VIL     William,  b.  April  12,  1719  (T.  R.);  bapt.  April  19,  1719   (Ch. 
R.);  res.  Middleboro,  Mass. 

•1S2.     VIII.     Jedediah,  b.  Sept.  7,  1721   (T.  R.);  bapt.  Sept.  10,  1721   (Ch. 
R.);  d.  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Feb.  9,  1807,  in  86th  y.  (G.  R.). 

123.  IX.  Phebe,  b.  Oct.  8,  1723  (T.  R.);  m.  Middleboro,  Oct.  28,  1742, 
Israel  Thomas;  d.  Middleboro,  May  27,  1795  (Ch.  R.). 

44.  II.  5.  DAVID^  LYON  [William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury, Mass.,  Oct.  31,  1692,  and  died  at  Needham,  Mass.,  May,  1731.  He 
married  first,  in  Roxbury,  March  11,  1715,  Mary  Perry  (T.  R.),  daughter 
probably  of  Joseph  Perry.  He  calls  himself  in  his  will  "house  carpen- 
ter," and  left  an  estate  valued  at  nearly  £780.    The  given  name  of  his 


tNov.  12,  1727,  Samuel  Lyon  deeds  land  to  son  John,  both  of  Roxbury. 
Dec.  20,  1731,  a  John  Lyon  was  assigned  a  seat  in  the  meeting  house  in 
Sutton.  ■  It  is  not  unlikely  that  John  went  with  his  half-brother  Edward 
to  Sutton,  and  he  may  have  been  the  father  of  the  Eleazer  Lyon  of  that 
place,  who  was  a  minute  man  in  1775.      (An  Eleazer  Lyon  "in  Worcester 

County"  married  Mary  and   had  a  daughter  Mary,  born  Nov.   15, 

1767.)  The  William  Lyon  who  was  witness  of  Edward  Lyon's  will  may 
have  been  another  son,  and  John  Lyon  of  Worcester,  whose  will  dated 
Sept.  5,  1796,  makes  bequest  to  "his  honored  father,  John  Lyon,"  may 
have  been  another.  John  Lyon  of  Worcester  was  a  merchant  and  quite 
well  to  do.  He  devises  all  his  estate  except  1,000  acres  of  land  in  Ohio 
Territory  and  800  acres  in  Grafton  County,  N.  H.,  to  wife  Abigail.  The 
above  real  estate  to  brothers  and  sisters,  viz.,  Mary,  wife  of  Jonathan 
Newhall,  Judith  Blake,  Nancy  Lyon,  Nathaniel  Lyon  and  Elizabeth 
Choate.  [John  Lyon  of  Worcester  may  with  equal  likelihood  have  been 
of  one  of  the  Rehoboth  families;  see  Nos.  146  and  171.] 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   THIRD   GENERATION.  43 

second  wife  was  Deborah,  but  no  record  of  the  marriage  has  been  found. 
From  an  allusion  in  David's  will,  it  appears  that  his  wife  Deborah  was 
living  Sept.  7,  1728,  but  died  shortly  after,  at  least  before  the  date  of 
the  will. 

The  will.  No.  6,109  in  Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records  (XXIX.,  64-66), 
dated  May  18,  1731,  proved  May  31,  1731,  names  as  executors  Lieut. 
Ebenezer  Woodward  and  "uncle"  Jonathan  Fairbanks,  both  of  Ded- 
ham,  and  Lieut.  Samuel  Lyon,  of  Roxbury.  It  speaks  of  property  in  the 
hands  of  widow  Mary  Lyon,  of  Needham  [his  uncle  Joseph's  widow, 
Ed.],  of  Joseph  Lyon  [son]  and  Nathaniel  Whiting  [son-in-law  of  the 
same  Joseph].  Bequests  are  made  to  his  three  daughters,  Deborah,  the 
eldest,  Mary  and  Rachel. 

Oct.  13,  1733  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  XXX.,  10-11)  Samuel 
Lyon,  of  Roxbury  [brother  of  David]  was  appointed  guardian  to  Rachel 
Lyon,  "a  minor  about  nine  years  of  age."  Nothing  further  has  been 
learned  about  the  children  of  David. 

Children  of  David  Lyon,  born  probably  in  Needham: 

124.  I.      Deborah. 

125.  II.      Mary. 

126.  III.     Rachel,  b.  1724. 

46.  III.  5.  JACOB'  LYON  [William',  William^]  was  born  in  Rox- 
bury, Mass.,  June  1,  1696,  and  died  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  19,  1771; 
buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery.  He  married,  June  20,  1728,  Mehit- 
able  Bugbee  (Boston  Record).  She  died  May  25,  1790,  in  her  84th  year 
(G.  R.).  In  1736  he  signed  a  petition  for  preaching  in  West  Woodstock. 
In  1749  he  took  the  freeman's  oath.  Will  (Pomfret  Probate  Records) 
mentions  wife  Mehitable,  sons  David,  Jacob,  William,  Zebulon  and 
Nathaniel  and  daughters  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Benjamin  Skinner,  and 
Molly,  wife  of  Ellphalet  Goodale. 

Children  of  Jacob  and  Mehitable  (Bugbee)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.: 

127.  I.  Philip,§  b.  April  6,  1729  (T.  R.);  bapt.  March  17,  1730;  d.  Lud- 
low, Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1811,  ae.  82   (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

128.  II.  Elizabeth,  b.  June  9,  1731  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  26,  1731;  m. 
Woodstock,  Jan.  31,  1751,  Benjamin  Skinner  (T.  R.);  no  record  of  children. 

129.  III.  "A  son,"  bapt.  Sept.  30,  1733;  probably  d.  infant.  [Town 
record  gives  Grace,  b.  Aug.  23,  1735,  not  consistent  with  the  next  entry.] 

iPhilip  Lyon  "of  Springfield"  in  1755,  sells  land  to  Moses  Stebbins 
of  Springfield  [his  brother  David  married  a  Stebbins];  in  1768  Philip 
Lyon,  "husbandman  of  Wilbraham,"  sells  land  to  John  Firman  of  Wales, 
Mass.  Philip  Lyon  of  Wilbraham,  who  was  in  the  French  and  Indian 
war  and  also  in  the  Revolution,  was  probably  a  son  (or  nephew)  of  this 
Philip.  Daniel  Lyon  of  Ludlow,  also  in  the  Revolution,  may  have  been 
another  son,  or  else  a  son  of  Philip's  brother,  David. 


44  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

♦130.  IV.  David,  b.  Jan.  23,  1736  (T.  R.);  d.  Ludlow,  Mass.,  Sept.  20, 
1804    ("ae.   69,"   T.   R.). 

131.  V.  Molly,  b.  April  8,  1738  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  2,  1738;  m.  Eli- 
phalet  Goodale. 

♦132.  VI.  Jacob,  b.  Feb.  29,  1740;  bapt.  ("a  son"),  April  5,  1740;  m. 
Dec.  5,  1769,  Lucy  Perrin;  probably  removed  to  Gageboro,  Mass.,  and  died 
In  the  Revolutionary  army. 

133.    VII.     Mehltable  (no  record  of  birth  in  T.  R.),  bapt.  Aug.  22,  1742. 

♦134.  VIII.  William,  b.  Dec.  4,  1744  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Feb.  3,  1745;  d. 
Woodstock,  March  30,   1817    (G.  R.). 

135.  IX.  Nathaniel,  b.  1746;  "d.  Dec.  22,  1771,  in  25th  year."  This 
inscription  on  the  monument  in  the  Hill  Cemetery  is  the  only  record 
found. 

136.  X.  Zebulon,  perhaps  the  same  as  No.  129;  probably  the  Zebulon 
who  joined  the  colony  from  Windham,  Conn.,  to  Pomfret,  Vt. ;  colony 
founded  1761;  in  1778  Zebulon  Lyon  was  a  qualified  elector.  In  1810  a 
"Zabulon  Lyon"  lived  in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  presumably  a  son  or  grandson 
of  this  Zebulon. 

48.  III.  6.  CAPT.  JOSEPH'  LYON  [Joseph*,  William*]  was  born 
in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  July  4,  1684,  and  died  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.  13, 
1751;  buried  in  the  cemetery  on  the  hill.  He  was  married  in  Roxbury, 
May  10,  1710,  to  Elizabeth  Philips  (T.  R.)  and  went  soon  after  to  Wood- 
stock. In  Oct.  1731,  John  Ruggles,  cordwainer  of  Roxbury,  deeded  to 
him  land  in  Woodstock.  Heirs  mentioned  Oct.  3,  1751,  Elizabeth  Lyon 
(widow),  Mary  and  Ephraim  Child,  Anna  and  William  Chapman,  Zer- 
viah  and  Joseph  Allton,  Lucy  and  John  Hutchins,  Susanna  and  Samuel 
Chaffee. 

In  1721  he  was  one  of  sixteen  who  were  granted  permission  to  build 
pews  in  the  new  meeting  house.  In  1722  Joseph  Lyon,  "of  Roxbury," 
deeded  land  in  Woodstock  to  Penuell  Child.  [This  was  shortly  after 
the  death  of  his  father,  who  had  come  to  Woodstock.  Perhaps  the  deed 
was  given  by  Joseph,  Sr.,  before  his  death  and  recorded  in  1722.] 

In  1737  or  1738  Joseph  Lyon  was  one  of  three  empowered  to  prose- 
cute trespassers  on  undivided  lands  (Hist.  Windham  Co.). 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Philips)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

137.  I.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  25,  1711  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  June  20, 
1733,  Samuel  Hemingway  (T.  R.),  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Hemingway. 

138.  II.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  10,  1712  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  June  20,  1734, 
Ephraim  Child,  Jr.t;  d.  April  21,  1790. 

139.  III.  Anna,  b.  Feb.  7,  1715  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  April  14,  1736 
(T.  R.),  William  Chapman^^  as  his  2d  wife. 

tEphraim  (4)  Child,  son  of  Ephraim  (3)  and  Priscilla  (Harris)  Child. 
Benjamin  (2),  Benjamin  (1),  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Jan.  15,  1711,  and 
died  Sept.  12,  1775.  Children  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Child:  1. 
PrlscUla,  b.  1737;  m.  Jonathan  Bacon;  2,  Increase,  b.  Dec.  13,  1740;  m. 
Nov.  3,  1762,  Olive  Pease;  3.  Asa,  b.  April  6,  1743;  m.  Nov.  26  [or  16],  1793. 
Elizabeth  Murray  (b.  Sept.  15,  1741;  d.  April  28,  1790);  he  d.  Oct.  20,  1826, 
ae.  83;  4.  Theoda,  bapt.  April  7,  1745;  d.  Dec.  12,  1748. 

♦♦William  Chapman's  first  wife  was  "Abigail  Lyon,"  of  unknown 
parentage  [Abigail  of  John  (No.  57),  d.  1719,  ae.  14;  no  other  Abigail  can 
be  found  of  suitable  age].  Children  of  William  and  Abigail  (Lyon) 
Chapman:  1.  Anna,  b.  April  16,  1720;  2.  Jonathan,  b.  April  22,  1722.  Chil- 
dren of  William  and  Anna:  3.  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  10,  1736;  4.  William,  b. 
Feb.   16,  1744. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  45 

140.  IV.  Zerviah,  b.  Dec.  31,  1716  (T.  R.),  m.  Joseph  Allton  [or  Alton] 
(Probate  Record). 

141.  V.     Joseph,  b.  Jan.  11,  1719  (T.  R.). 

142.  VI.  Lucy,  b.  Aug.  7,  1721  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  Oct.  7.  1742 
(T.  R.),  John  Hutchins.*** 

143.  VII.  Susanna,  b.  July  28.  1723  (T.  R.);  m.  Samuel  Chaffee  (Pro- 
bate Record). 

144.  VIII.     Theode   (a  dau.),  b.  Aug.  7,  1725 (T.  R.). 

53.  IV.  10.  JOHN*  LYON  [John^  John',  William^]  was  born 
probably  in  1697  and  died  in  "Rehoboth,"  Mass.,  Feb.  12,  1760.  He  is 
called  "boatman"  in  record  of  his  appointment  as  administrator  of  his 
father's  estate  (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  Vol.  XXIV.,  p.  396).  He 
married  first,  Feb.  1,  1722  (Rehoboth  Records),  Judith  Cooper,  daughter 
of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Saben)  Cooper,  b.  Jan.  3,  1698  (Rehoboth  Rec- 
ords), d.  March  17,  1727  (ibid).  The  children  of  Judith  were  baptized 
in  the  Newman  Congregational  church  of  Seekonk,  those  of  the  second 
wife  were  not. 

John  married  second,  in  1728,  Mary  Craggeshall.  She  died  Aug. 
26,  1753  (Rehoboth  Records).  March  27,  1755,  John  married  as  his 
third  wife,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Carpenter)  Ide,  widow  of  Daniel  Ide  (See- 
konk Ch.  R.).  She  was  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (French) 
Carpenter,  of  Rehoboth,  married  to  her  first  husband  in  1724.  She  sur- 
vived her  second  husband  and  died  July  24,  1768  (Rehoboth  Records). 

The  will  of  John  Lyon  (Bristol  Co.  Probate  Records,  XIV.  494)  Is 
dated  July  4,  1759.  It  was  proved  March  5,  1760.  It  mentions  wife 
Hannah  Lyon,  daughters,  Abigail,  wife  of  Benjamin  Peabody;  Patience, 
wife  of  John  Ide;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Joshua  Abel;  bequeathes  to  Abi- 
gail Peabody  "the  house  and  lot  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  that  I  bought  of  the 
widow  of  William  Clacket."  It  mentions  also  negro  servants,  Quamini 
and  Jude.     Son  John  Lyon  is  made  executor. 

Children  of  John  and  Judith  (Cooper)  Lyon  (dates  from  Rehoboth 
Records): 

145.  I.  Abigail,  b.  Dec.  2.  1722;  bapt.  March  10,  1723  (Seekonk  Ch. 
R.);  m.  Benjamin  Peabody. 

*146.     II.     John,  b.  Aug.  27,  1724;  bapt.  Oct.  17,  1724  (Seekonk  Ch.  R^ 

147.  III.  Nathaniel,  b.  Oct.  17,  1726;  bapt.  Nov.  11,  1726  (Seekonk  Ch. 
R.);  d.  Dec.  1,  1727. 

Children  of  John  and  Mary  (Craggeshall)  Lyon,  dates  from  Reho- 
both Records: 

148.  IV.     Mary,  b.  Dec.  15,  1728;  d.  Jan.  1,  1729, 

149.  V.     Mary,  b.  May   10,   1731. 

150.  VI.    Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  19,  1732;  d.  Aug.  31,  1732. 


♦♦♦Children  of  John  and  Lucy  (Lyon)  Hutchins:  1.  Bllsha,  b.  July  29, 
1744;  2.  a  daughter,  b.  July  22,  1746;  3.  Bernice,  b.  Aug.  22.  1749;  4.  a 
daughter,  b.  May  24.  1753;  5.  John,  b.  July  31.  175(5);  6.  a  son,  b.  May  16, 
1760. 


46  WILLIAM    LYON   OF   ROXBURY. 

151.  Vn.  Patience,  b.  Nov.  30,  1733;  m.  May  5,  1755,  John  IdeJ  (Re- 
hoboth  Rec). 

152.  VIIL    Elizabeth,  b.  April  1,  1735;  m.  in  1753  Joshua  Abell.t 

153.  IX.     Nathaniel,  b.  Oct.  7.  1736;  d.  Oct.  30,  1736. 

154.  X.     Susanna,  b.  Feb.  25,  1739  [a  Susanna  Lyon  d.  Feb.  10,  1756]. 

55.  IV.  10.  BENJAMIN*  LYON  [John',  John',  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  29,  1702,  and  died  April  27,  1727  (Reho- 
both  records).  He  married,  July  23,  1724,  Bethia  Carpenter,  of  Reho- 
both,  bom  Sept.  23,  1706,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Butter- 
worth)  Carpenter,  of  Rehoboth,  the  marriage  recorded  in  the  Newman 
Congregational  church,  Seekonk.  Benjamin  Lyon  and  his  wife  became 
members  of  the  Newman  church.  May  8,  1726.  Bethia  Lyon,  widow 
appointed.  May  19,  1727,  administratrix  of  estate.  (Bristol  Co.  Probate 
Record.) 

Daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Bethia  (Carpenter)  Lyon: 

155.  I.  Elizabeth,  b.  Seekonk,  Feb.  9,  1726;  bapt.  Aug.  5,  1726;  m. 
Seekonk,  Feb.  15,  1743,  John  Perren  "of  Rehoboth"  (born  March  19,  1718, 
son  of  John  and  Rachel    (Ide)   Perren). 

58.  IV.  10.  JOSHUA^  LYON  [John,'  John,'  William^]  was  born 
in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  22,  1707,  and  died  in  1760.  He  was  married 
at  Seekonk  by  Rev.  John  Greenwood,  March  27,  1729,  to  Elizabeth  Paine 
(Rehoboth  Records).  She  was  bom  Aug.  15,  1712,  daughter  of  Nathan- 
iel and  Dorothy  (Chaffee)  Paine  (Rehoboth  Records).  He  lived  in  See- 
konk until  about  1736,  when  he  moved  to  Bristol.  April  6,  1755,  he  con- 
veys land  to  John  Hill,  of  Worcester,  being  then  described  as  "mariner 
oi  Rehoboth,  Bristol  Co.,  Mass."  (Springfield  Reg.  of  Deeds).  Aug.  5, 
1760,  John  Lyon,  of  Rehoboth  (No.  146?)  was  appointed  administrator 
of  his  estate;  also,  same  date,  appointed  guardian  to  James  Lyon, 
minor  (Bristol  Co.  Probate  Rec). 

Children  of  Joshua  and  Elizabeth    (Paine)   Lyon: 

156.  I.  Hannah,  b.  Seekonk,  Mass.,  Feb.  14,  1730;  bapt.  March  1,  1730 
(Newman  Cong.  Church). 


§John  Ide  was  son  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Daggett)  Ide.  He  was  b. 
Feb.  27,  1728.  His  first  wife  was  Priscilla  Wilmarth  of  Rehoboth,  who 
bore  him  a  son,  James,  who  d.  in  infancy.  Children  of  John  and  Patience 
(Lyon)  Ide  (Rehoboth  Records):  1.  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  22,  1756;  d.  Nov.  16, 
1756;  2.  John  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  24,  1757;  m.  April  27,  1788,  Rachel  Newman  of 
Rehoboth;  3.  Molly,  b.  Oct.  17,  1759;  d.  July  1,  1762;  4.  Betsy,  b.  Jan.  4, 
1762;  d.  Feb.  6,  1762;  5.  Molly,  b.  Jan.  6,  1763;  m.  Nov.  27,  1783,  Seba 
French  of  Rehoboth;  6.  William,  b.  April  14,  1765;  m.  April,  1791,  Sarah 
Ide  of  Rehoboth;  7.  Betsey,  b.  Nov.  27,  1767;  8.  Abigail,  b.  Jan.  21,  1770; 
m.  in  Swanzey,  Aug.  31,  1788,  James  Ormsbee;  9.    Olive,  b.  Aug.  29,  1773. 

tChildren  of  Joshua  and  Elizabeth  (Lyon)  Abell  (Rehoboth  Records): 
1.  Mary,  b.  Dec.  25,  1753;  2.  Joshua,  b.  Nov.  21,  1755;  3.  Benjamin,  b.  Sept 
8,  1757;  4.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  1,  1759;  d.  Oct.  25,  1759;  5.  Nathaniel  b.  Oct.  14, 
1760;  6.  John,  b.  May  3,  1763;  7.  Asa,  b.  April  13,  1765;  8.  Jesse,  b.  July  23, 
1767. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  47 

157.  II.     Joshua,  b.  Seekonk,  Jan.  5,  1732;  bapt.  Jan.  16,  1732. 

158.  TIL     Dorothy,  b.  Seekonk,  April  12,  1734;  bapt.  May  5,  1734. 

159.  IV.  Nathaniel,  b.  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Jtine  26,  1737;  bapt.  Bristol  2d 
Cong'.  Church,  June  26,  1737. 

160.  v.    Elizabeth,  b.  Bristol,  April  22,  1739;  d.  in  infancy. 

161.  VI.     Elizabeth,  b.  Bristol,  Aug.  9,  1741. 

162.  VII.     James,  b.  Bristol,  Oct.  2,  1744. 

163.  VIII.     Daniel,  b.  Bristol,  Feb.  12,  1749. 

164.  IX.  Joshua,  b.  Nov.  16,  1752  (Rehoboth  Records).  Perhaps  the 
Joshua  Lyon  of  New  London,  Conn. 

59.  IV.  10.  CALEB*  LYON  [John',  John',  William^]  was  born 
April  15,  1709  (Rehoboth  Records)  and  died  at  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov. 
14,  1792.  He  married,  in  his  nineteenth  year,  Feb.  29,  1728,  at  Wood- 
stock (Boston  Rec.)  his  own  cousin,  Margaret  Lyon,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Deborah  (Colburn)  Lyon,  born  Woodstock,  Nov.  19,  1708.  He 
took  the  freeman's  oath  in  Woodstock  in  1749.  Several  of  his  sons 
and  at  least  one  son-in-law  left  records  of  distinguished  service  in  the 
Revolution.  Among  his  descendants  (probably)  were  Gen.  Nathaniel 
Lyon  and  Hon.  Caleb  Lyon,  first  territorial  Governor  of  Idaho. 

Children  of  Caleb  and  Margaret  (Lyon)  Lyon,  the  first  nine  baptized 
in  the  Newman  Congregational  Church,  Seekonk,  Mass.,  the  remaining 
six  in  Woodstock: 

165.  I.  Deborah,  b.  Jan.  23,  1729  (Rehoboth  Rec.)  [Jan.  28,  Mss.  Fam. 
R.];  bapt.  Jan.  26;  m.  Nov.  28,  1748,  Allerton  Cushman  (E.  C.  M.,  I,  110). 

*166.     II.     Benjamin,  b.   Dec.   31,  1730    (Reh.  Rec);  bapt.   Jan.   3,   1731; 
d.  July  14,  1807,  in  77th  y.   (G.  R.). 

167.  III.  Margaret,  b.  July  20,  1732  (Reh.  Rec);  bapt.  July  23;  m. 
June  6,  1754   (E.  C.  M.,  I,  111),  Col.  Ezra  May;§  d.  Goshen,  Jan.  19,  1788. 

*168.  IV.  Caleb,  b.  June  29,  1734  (Reh.  Rec);  bapt.  June  30;  rem.,  to 
Goshen,  Mass. 

169.  V.  William,  b.  April  29,  1736  (Reh.  Rec);  bapt.  May  2;  d.  April 
5,  1739  (Reh.  Rec). 

*170.     VL     Lemuel,  b.  June   4,  1738    (Reh.  Rec);  bapt.  June  4;   settled 
in  Goshen. 

♦171.  VII.  John,  b.  Feb.  24,  1740  (Reh.  R.);  bapt.  March  9;  [Feb.  20, 
Mss.  family  record] ;  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 

172.     VIII.     William,  twin  brother  of  John;  d.  Sept.  17,  1740  (Reh.  R.). 
♦173.     IX.     W^illlam,  b.  Feb.  7,  1742  (Reh.  R.);  bapt.  Feb.  28;  d.  Wood- 
stock. March  30,   1805    (G.   R.). 

*174.    X.     Levi,  b.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  28,  1743  (T.  R.);  d.  1824. 


§Col.  Ezra  May  was  son  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Holbrook)  May. 
See  foot  note  to  No.  216.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Goshen, 
where  he  became  very  prominent  in  public  affairs  and  as  an  officer  in 
the  church.  He  belonged  to  a  family  having  an  enviable  record  for 
patriotism.  Children  of  Ezra  and  Margaret  (Lyon)  May,  the  first  four 
b.  probably  In  Woodstock,  the  rest  in  Goshen,  Mass.:  1.  Nehemiah,  b. 
1754;  Colonel  in  the  Revolution;  m.  Nov.  27,  1777,  Susanna  Parsons;  d, 
Sept.  10,  1813;  2.  Dexter,  m.  Mary  Paine  of  Williamsburgh;  3.  Prudence, 
m.  Rev.  Isaac  Babbitt  of  Charlemont;  4.  Mary,  m.  Dr.  Nathaniel  Nara- 
more;  5.  Sarah,  b.  Dec  27,  1763,  the  first  child  born  in  the  settlement;  m. 
Elisha  Morton  of  Williamsburgh;  6.  Calvin,  b.  April  15,  1765;  grad.  Yale, 
1786;  physician;  m.  1800  in  Highgate,  Vt.,  Mary  Hyatt. 


48  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

175.  XL     Molly,  b.  Woodstock,  Nov.  8,  1745   (T  R.). 

176.  XII.  Sylvanns,  b.  Feb.  10,  1748  (T.  R.);  removed  to  Goshen, 
Mass. 

•177.     XIII.     Cyras,  b.   Woodstock,  Feb.   22,  1750    [Mss.   fam.   record]; 
bapt.  April  4,  1750  (Ch.  R.);  d.  Goshen,  Mass.,  Feb.  12,  1831. 

178.  XIV.      Susanua,  b.  Feb.  2,  1752   (T.  R.). 

179.  XV.  Luther,  bapt.  Woodstock,  April  17,  1754  (Ch.  R.);  m.  1771, 
Mary  Frisket  (?). 

62.  IV.  11.  WILLIAM*  LYON  [William',  John',  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  26,  1700,  and  died  there  Sept.  27,  1780. 
He  married  June  3,  1726  (Mss.  fam.  record)  [int.  April  8,  1726,  Wood- 
stock T.  R.]  Patience  Hall,  of  Bellingham,  Mass.,  born  Nov.  4,  1704  or 
'05,  died  Woodstock,  Sept.  3,  1761  (G.  R.  "in  56th  year")  [Woodstock 
T.  R.,  d.  Sept.  3,  1760,  ae.  55  y.  10  m.  1  d.]  He  was  teacher  in  1732.  A 
deed  is  on  record  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  conveying  land  to  "my  daugh- 
ter, Annah  May,"  also  to  Nehemiah  May,  of  Brimfield. 

Children  of  William  and  Patience  (Hall)  Lyon,  all  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.: 

♦180.  I.  Elijah,  b.  May  8,  1727  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  Dec.  24,  1800 
(G.  R.)    [T.   R.  adds,  "ae.   74"]. 

181.  IL  Jemima,  b.  June  30,  1730  (T.  R.);  m.  March  3,  1747,  Joseph 
Monger  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  no  children  recorded  in  Woodstock. 

182.  III.  Anna,  bapt.  March  11,  1733  (Ch.  R.);  probably  died  in 
infancy. 

183.  IV.  Hannah,  b.  Oct.,  1735  (T.  R.)  [no  record  of  baptism,  pos- 
sibly "Anna"  and  "Hannah"  were  the  same];  m.  Woodstock,  March  18, 
1752    (T.  R.),  Capt.  Nehemiah  May,  Jr.f 

184.  V.  Lucy,  b.  Aug.  22,  1739  (T.  R.);  m.  July  16,  1760,  Abljah 
Tucker   (E.   C.  M.,  I,  112). 

63.  IV.  11.  DEACON  DANIEL*  LYON  [William,'  John,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  6,  1702,  and  died  in  West 
Woodstock,  March  3,  1767.  He  married  June  3,  1726  (Mss.  family  rec- 
ord) [int.  Apr.  29,  Woodstock  T.  R.]  Priscilla  W.  Morse,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Priscilla  (Carpenter)  Morse.  She  was  born  Sept.  23,  1702, 
and  died  in  Woodstock,  Sept.  20,  1767  (T.  R.).  He  lived  in  West  Wood- 
stock, and  was  among  the  first  to  take  the  freeman's  oath  there,  1749. 
In  Jan.  1736,  he  was  one  of  a  committee  on  pulpit  supply.    Will  (Pom- 


tCaptain  Nehemiah  May,  Jr.,  son  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Hol- 
brook)  May,  and  brother  of  Colonel  Ezra  May  (foot-note  to  No.  166),  was 
born  Jan.  31,  1729,  and  died  in  Brimfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1793.  Settled  In 
Brimfield  1752  and  bought  of  his  father-in-law  the  farm  now  owned  by  H. 
A.  May  of  Boston.  He  was  Captain  in  the  14th  Hampshire  Regiment 
under  Colonel  Pyncheon.  He  had  four  sons  in  the  service  and  nine  oth^r 
near  relations,  the  roll  of  honor  including  two  corporals,  one  captain, 
one  major  and  two  colonels.  Children  of  Nehemiah  and  Hannah  (Lyon) 
May  (list  incomplete):  1.  Hannah,  b.  Brimfield,  Feb.  17,  1754  (T.  R.);  2. 
Rnfus,  b.  April  13,  1756  (T.  R.);  3.  Eli,  b.  Dec.  9,  1757  (T.  R.);  4.  Chester, 
b.  Nov  1  (?),  1759  (T.  R.).  In  the  Brimfield  records  the  name  of  Nehe- 
miah's  wife  appears  as  "Hannah,"  "Annah"  and  "Anna." 


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DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON^  FOURTH  GENERATION.  49 

fret  Probate  Records),  dated  Dec.  20,  1766,  mentions  wife  Priscilla,  sons 
Benjamin,  Daniel  (who  receives  the  "great  bible")  and  Abiel,  daughter 
Priscilla  Paine,  granddaughters  Hannah  and  Priscila  Bowen,  daughters 
of  Silas  Bowen. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Priscilla  (Morse)   Lyon,  born  in  "Woodstock: 

1S."J.     I.     Dorothy,  b.   May  12,   1727    (T.   R.);   m.   Woodstock,  April   17, 

1746  [int.  Feb.  8,  1746  (T.  R.)  ],  Silas  Bowen;§;  d.  March  [or  May]  16,  1762. 

186.  II.  Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  23,  1729  (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.  2,  1752,  Mary 
May,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Holbrook)  May;  d.  Wood- 
stock, Aug-.  26,  1767,  ae.  38  y.  (T.  R.). 

187.  III.     Daniel,  b.  Jan.  10,  1733  (T.  R.);  d.  April  6,  1733  (T.  R.). 

•188.     IV.     Daniel,  b.  Feb.  22,  1734  (T.  R.);  d.  June  20,  1820,  ae.  86  y. 
(G.  R.). 

189.  V.  Abiel,  b.  March  7,  1736  (T.  R.)  [1735,  Mss.  Fam.  R.];  d.  Feb. 
26,  1737   (T.  R.)    [Feb    8,  1737,  Mss.  Fam.  R.]. 

190.  VI.  Abiel,  b.  March  28.  1739  (T.  R.)  ;  d.  April  3,  1771,  in  33d  y. 
(G.  R.)    [d.  April  30,  1771,  Mss.  Fam.  R.]. 

♦191.     VII.     Priseilln,  b.  June  3,  1743    (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  Jan.   12, 
1764   (T.  R.),  Amos  Paine;  d.  Sept.  29,  1807. 

192.    VIII.     ?Asa,  b.  1744  (Mss.  Fam.  R.);  d.  Feb.  28,  1785. 

64.  IV.  11.  EBENEZER*  LYON  [WilliamS  John^  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  13,  1703,  and  died  July  12,  1767;  buried 
in  West  Woodstock  cemetery.  He  married  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  March  8, 
1731  [Fam.  R.  has  Jan.  28,  but  T.  R.  gives  "int.  Feb.  4"]  Rebecca 
Throop,  who  died  in  West  Woodstock,  Aug.  2,  1801,  in  94th  y.  (G.  R.) 
[ae.  92  says  T.  R.]  She  was  daughter  of  John  and  Rebecca  Throop 
[Troop],  of  Bristol,  R.  I.,  granddaughter  of  William  Throop  and  sister 
of  Rev.  Amos  Throop,  the  second  minister  in  Woodstock,  1727-1735. 
Nov.  2,  1736,  Ebenezer  Lyon  signed  a  petition  for  preaching  in  West 
Woodstock.  In  1744  he  was  on  a  committee  to  select  a  spot  for  a 
burying  ground.  In  1747  he  was  appointed  grave  digger  for  West  Wood- 
stock.   In  1749  a  pew  spot  in  the  church  was  voted  to  him. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Throop)  Lyon,  born  in  West 
Woodstock: 

•193.    L     Amos,  b.  March  7,  1732  (T.  R.);  d.  West  Woodstock,  Feb.  26, 
1812,  in  79th  y.  (G.  R.). 


§Silas  Bowen,  born  in  Woodstock,  April  7,  1722,  was  son  of  Henry  (4) 
and  Margaret  (Davis)  Bowen  [Isaac  (3),  Henry  (2),  Griffith  (1)].  After 
the  death  of  Dorothy  he  married  Mrs.  Mehitable  (Huntington)  Webb, 
widow  of  Zebulon  Webb,  Jr.,  of  Windham,  Conn.,  and  by  her  had  several 
children.  Children  of  Silas  and  Dorothy  (Lyon)  Bowen,  b.  in  Wood- 
stock: 1.  Hannah,  b.  March  20,  1747;  m.  Dec.  10,  1767,  Asa  Smith;  d  Aug 
14,  1817;  2.  Henry,  b.  March  9,  1748-9;  3.  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  21,  1750;  soldier 
in  the  Revolution  and  one  of  General  Washington's  Life  Guards;  m  Feb 
21,  1788,  Mehitable  Packard  of  Brookfield,  Mass.;  d.  Reading,  Vt,  April 
13,  1829;  4  Priscilla,  b.  July  22,  1753;  m.  Sept.  3,  1778,  Waldo  Cheney  of 
No.  Springfield,  Vt.;  5.  Elisba,  b.  July  17,  1755;  went  to  sea  in  1777  and 
was  lost,  it  was  thought,  "in  a  terrible  hurracake  on  the  coast  of  Mar- 
tinico." 


60  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

194.  II.  Frances  [Fannie],  b.  Sept.  7,  1735  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock. 
Dec.  12,  1754,  Moses  Chandlert   (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  5,  1805. 

195.  III.     Moses,  b.  Feb.  14,  1738   (T.  R.). 
•196.     IV.     Kbenezer,  b.  July  10,  1744   (T.  R.). 

•197.     V.     Warehain,  b.   Feb.   1,   17(48)    (T.   R.);  d.  West  Woodstock, 
March  7.  1S23;  ae.  76  y.    (G.  R.). 

65.  IV.  11.  CAPTAIN  JABEZ*  LYON  [William',  John',  William*] 
was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  7,  1704-5  [also  1704]  and  died  May 
30,  1760.  He  married  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  June  26,  1729  (Boston  Rec.) 
[int.  June  7,  1729,  Woodstock  T.  R.]  Urania  Hall,  of  Bellingham,  Mass., 
daughter  of  Zurial  Hall.  She  was  bom  in  1708  and  died  in  Woodstock, 
Dec.  14,  1797,  ae.  84  years  and  4  months  (T.  R.)  [in  her  89th  year,  G.  R.] 

Captain  Jabez  Lyon  took  prominent  part  in  church  and  public 
affairs.  March  12,  1744,  he  was  present  at  First  Precinct  Meeting  of 
the  new  parish  of  West  Woodstock.  Oct.  11,  1750,  he  was  appointed 
captain  of  the  8d  Company  ("trainband")  of  Woodstock  (Col.  Rec. 
Conn.,  IX.,  550.).  He  was  repeatedly  appointed  (1750-1757)  Deputy  for 
Woodstock.  In  1756  he  was  on  a  committee  to  prosecute  trespassers 
in  the  cedar  swamps  and  on  commons.  When  the  old  meeting  house 
was  built  in  East  Woodstock,  Widow  Urania  Lyon  was  voted  first 
choice  of  a  pew  and  she  chose  directly  in  front  of  the  pulpit  and  built 
her  own  pew.  In  1798  Major  Earl  Clapp,  of  N.  Woodstock,  bought 
Urania  Lyon's  pew.  The  will  of  Jabez  Lyon  (Pomfret  Probate  Records, 
I.  320),  dated  April  14,  1760,  mentions  wife  Urania,  eldest  son  John 
Lyon,  grandson  Jabez,  son  of  John,  sons  Asa  and  Stephen  Lyon,  daugh- 
ters Urania,  wife  of  Uriah  Marcy;  Lois,  wife  of  Stephen  Tucker;  Han- 
nah Baldwin  and  Sarah  Lyon;  speaks  of  slaves,  London,  Prince  and 
Cato;  bequest  of  £10  to  Caleb  Lyon  to  assist  in  education  of  his  son 
John  at  college;  bequest  for  support  of  the  Gospel  in  the  north  half  of 
Woodstock;  son  Stephen  exec;  witnesses  Nathaniel  Child,  Isaac  Stone 
and  Elisha  Child. 

Children  of  Jabez  and  Urania  (Hall)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
•198.     I.     John,  b.  Dec.   22,   1730   (T.  R.);  d.   Stratford,  Conn.,  Sept.  26, 
1778. 

199.  II.  Hannah,  b.  April  19,  1732  (T.  R.);  m.  Leicester,  Mass.,  Jun« 
28,  1752  [date  elsewhere  given  July  15],  Zebulon  Baldwin  of  Leicester; 
res.  Spencer,  Mass.,  in  1769. 

tMoses  Chandler  of  Reading,  Mass.,  was  son  of  Joshua  and  Elizabeth 
(Cutler)  Chandler.  Children  of  Moses  and  Frances  (Lyon)  Chandler, 
born  in  Woodstock:  1.  Moses,  b.  Jan.  19,  1756;  d.  Jan.  21,  1756;  2.  Rebecca, 
b.  Oct.,  175(6)  (T.  R.);  3.  Fanny,  b.  Jan.  15,  1759;  m.  Nathaniel  Sessions; 
d.  March  3,  1843;  4.  FUzabetb,  b.  Oct.  20,  1760;  d.  July  6,  1766;  5.  Moses, 
b.  March  22,  1762;  m.  Woodstock,  Nov.  25,  1784,  Azubah  Child  (T.  R.);  6. 
Joshua,  b.  Sept.  19,  1763;  m.  Woodstock,  Nov.  13,  1788,  Hannah  Farnum  of 
Ashford  (T.  R.);  7.  Ebenezer,  b.  July  30,  1765;  d.  Feb.  8,  1787;  8.  John,  b. 
Aug.  9,  1768;  9.  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  27,  1770;  10.  Mary,  b.  Aug.  25,  1772;  11. 
James  Davenport,  b.  June  27,  1777. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  51 

200.  III.  IJrania,  b.  Dec.  26,  1733  (T.  R.)  [also  given  1735];  m.  1758, 
Uriah  Marcy;  d.  N.  Woodstock,  Nov.  11,  1818  (G.  R.)  [Uriah  d.  June  10. 
1801,   in   71st  y.    (G.   R.)  ]. 

201.  IV.  Lois,  b.  June  1,  1737  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  March  31, 
1757,  Stephen  Tucker§  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  1,  1795. 

•202.  V.  Stephen,  b.  Feb.  7,  1738-9  (T.  R.);  d.  April  26,  1791,  in  53d 
y.   (G.  R.). 

•203.    VI.     Asa  Hall,  b.  March  13,  1743  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  28,  1785. 
204.     VIL      Sarah,  b.   Aug.   13,   1745    (T.   R.);   m.   Woodstock,  July   2, 
1761    (T.   R.),  Isaac   Stone.t 

66.  IV.  11.  AARON*  LYON  [WilliamS  John',  William^]  was  born 
at  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  11,  1707  [one  record  has  1706]  and  died, 
"slain  by  Indians,"  on  Sat.,  May  24,  1746,  at  Town  No.  4,  N.  H.  (now 
Charleston).  He  married  first  Mary  Marsh,  of  Uxbridge  [int.  May  24, 
1735,  Woodstock  T.  R.]  She  died  Feb.  8,  1738-9  (T.  R.)  and  he  married 
second  Elizabeth  Allen,  of  Barrington  [int.  April  9,  1740,  Woodstock  T. 
R.].  Administrators  of  estate.  Widow  Elizabeth  Lyon  and  Daniel  Lyon. 
Inventory  returned  Sept.  8,  1746;  amount  £2,107 — 0 — 0  (Worcester 
Probate  Records  No.  38,162).  In  account  of  Daniel  Lyon,  Adm.,  Nov. 
1,  1748,  three  children  are  mentioned,  Jonathan,  ae.  about  7,  Isaiah,  ae. 
about  5,  and  a  third,  ae.  about  3.  Sept.  20,  1748,  Daniel  signed  bonds  as 
guardian  of  Jonathan,  "Josiah"  and  Ezra,  sons  of  Aaron  Lyon,  deceased. 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Elizabeth   (Allen)  Lyon,  born  at  Woodstock: 
•205.      I.      Jonathan,    b.    April    26,    1741;    d.    Woodstock,    May    28,    1830 
(G.  R.). 

*20e.  II.  Isaiah,  b.  Jan.  29,  1743  (T.  R.);  d.  South  Woodstock,  Aug. 
25.  1813  (T.  R.). 

•207.  III.  Ezra,  b.  Dec.  9,  1744  (T.  R.,  but  last  figure  of  date  illegi- 
ble); bapt.  Dec.  16,  1744;  d.  Sept.  27,  1788  (?)  (G.  R.,  which  says  "in  39th 
yr.",  which  would  make  the  date  1783). 

69.  IV.  11.  MOSES*  LYON  [William^  John=,  William^]  was 
bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  26,  1712,  and  died  in  Brimfield,  Mass., 
Sept.  28,  1778.  He  was  among  the  "schollers  taught  by  Thaddeus 
Mason,  Esq."  in  Woodstock  in  1728.  He  was  graduated  from  Yale  Col- 
lege in  1735.  He  married  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  Oct.  10,  1737,  Grace 
Child,  daughter  of  Captain  Benjamin  and  Patience   (Thayer)   Child.J 


§Children  of  Stephen  and  Lois  (Lyon)  Tucker,  born  in  Woodstock: 
1.  Sophia,  b.  March  16,  1760;  2.  Stephen,  b.  Sept.  20,  1761;  3.  Mary,  b. 
April  19,  1763;  4.  Urania,  b.  Dec.  1,  1764;  5.  Daniel,  b.  1766;  6.  Huldah,  b. 
April  2,  1768;  7.  L.ols,  b.  Oct.  20,  1769;  8.  Hannah,  b.  March  1,  1771;  d.  April 
30.  1771;  9.  L.ncy,  b.  June  27,  1772;  10.  Fennel,  b.  Oct.  2,  1773;  11.  Hannah, 
b.  May  10,  1775;  12.  Esther,  b.  June  13,  1776. 

tChildren  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Lyon)  Stone  (Woodstock  T.  R.):  1. 
Znrlel  (a  son),  b.  Feb.  3,  1767;  2.  Sally,  b.  Dec.  13,  1768  or  '69;  3.  Stephen, 
b.  Dec.  2,  1770;  4.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  9,  1772;  5.  Urania,  b.  Jan.  21,  1776; 
d.  May  22,  1783. 

IPatience  Thayer  was  of  Mendon,  Mass.  Benjamin  Child,  son  of 
Benjamin  (3)  and  Grace  (Morris)  Child  [Ephraim  (2),  Benjamin  (1)], 
moved  from  Roxbury  to  Woodstock  in  1712. 


52  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

She  was  born  in  Woodstock,  July  22,  1716.  Moses  Lyon  was  present 
at  the  first  precinct  meeting  in  the  new  parish  of  West  Woodstock; 
chosen  clerk  Sept.  12,  1744.  He  removed  to  Brimfield,  Mass.,  about  the 
year  1753.  There  he  taught  a  winter  school  and  was  proprietor  of  a 
farm.  March  20,  1753,  Moses  Lyon,  late  of  Woodstock,  conveys  land 
to  John  Hallowell  (Springfield  Reg.  of  Deeds).  His  will  (Northampton 
Probate  Records),  dated  Sept.  7,  1778,  proved  Nov.  3,  1778,  bequeathes 
to  well  beloved  wife  Grace,  household  furniture,  "my  riding  beast"  and 
"my  gold  sleave  buttons;"  to  son  Ethel,  100  acres  of  land  in  Brimfield, 
also  "my  Silver  Watch  and  Shoe  Buckles;  to  my  other  son  Alfred  the 
remainder  of  my  Real  and  Personal  Estate;"  bequeathes  also  to  daugh- 
ters Mersilva  Cheney,  Alkmena  Wallis,  Elphleda  Janes  and  to  grandson 
Moses,  son  of  Ethel;  witnesses  John  Child,  Eleazer  Weld  and  Lemuel 
Child.    No  mention  is  made  in  the  will  of  a  son  Ephraim. 


Children  of  Moses  and  Grace  (Child)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
*208.    I.    Kphralm,  b.  1738  [no  record  found];  d.  Ashford,  May  25,  1798 
(T.   R.). 

200.     II.     Mayasellva,  b.  Dec.  17,  1740. 

210.     III.     Marsilva,  b.  Oct.  14,  1742   (T.  R.)    [Mersylvia,  bapt.  Oct.  17, 

1742,  Ch.  R.];  m.  Cheney. 

•211.      IV.      Ethelbert    Child,    b.    April    13,    1744    (T.    R.);    d.    Holland, 
Mass.,  about  July  1,  1787. 

212.  V.  Alkmena,  b.  Oct.  17,  1746  (T.  R.)  [Alcmena,  bapt.  Oct.  19, 
1746,  Ch.  R.];  m.  Wallin. 

213.  VI.  KIpbleda,  b.  June  12,  1749  (T.  R.);  m.  about  1768,  Ellphalet 
Janes;t  d.  March  1,  1792. 

•214.     VII.     Alfred  Colburn,  b.  March   4,  17(53)    (T.   R.);   d.   Brimfield. 
Mass.,  Dec.  5,  1813. 

21.%.  A'^III.  RIneldo,  perhaps  older  than  Alfred;  d.  Brimfield,  July, 
1757    (T.    R.). 

70.  IV.  11.  NEHEMIAH*  LYON  [William',  John',  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  16,  1719,  and  died  there  Oct.  1,  1807; 
buried  in  East  Woodstock  cemetery.  He  married  first,  in  Woodstock, 
July  3,  1741  [July  2,  T.  R.],  Mehitable  Child,  who  was  born  in  Wood- 


fEliphalet  Janes,  of  Norwich,  Conn.,  was  born  Feb.  23,  1743,  prob- 
ably at  Brimfield,  Mass.,  and  died  at  Sturbridge  in  1836.  He  was  son 
of  Jonathan  and  Irene  (Bradford)  Janes  of  Brimfield.  Jonathan  was 
born  in  New  Lebanon,  Conn.  Irene  was  grand  daughter  of  Governor 
William  Bradford  of  Massachusetts.  Children  of  Eliphalet  and  Elphleda 
(Lyon)  Janes  (dates  from  Hyde's  History  of  Brimfield) ;  1.  Lnclnda,  b. 
March  11,  1769;  m.  Zephaniah  Gibbs;  2.  Roxallna  (Roxylena),  b.  Nov.  29, 
1770;  m.  Edwin  Fox;  3.  Marsilva  (Marsilvy),  b.  June  14,  1772;  m.  Ben- 
jamin Eastman;  4.  Alfred,  b.  March  7,  1775;  m.  Mary  Warren;  5.  Walter, 
b.  Feb.  27,  1778;  m.  Cynthia  Richards;  6.  Almarin,  b.  July  11,  1781;  m. 
1st  Polly  Fox;  2d  Mrs.  Wilcoxon;  7.  Bradford,  b.  May  6,  1784;  m.  Sabra 
Gibbs;  8.  Sally,  b.  Dec.  1,  1788;  m.  Abijah  Richards. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  53 

Stock,  Jan,  15,  1719  (T.  R.)  [Jan.  19,  Mss.  Fam.  Record]  and  died  April 
13.  1789  "at  27  minutes  after  9  o'clock,  ae.  70  y.  2  m.  27  d."  (T.  R.) 
[d.  April  17,  1780  (?),  ae.  70  y.,  G.  R.]  She  was  daughter  of  EphraimS 
and  Priscila  (Harris)  Child,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Nehemiah  married  second,  Dec.  18,  1794,  in  Pomfret,  Widow  Eliza- 
beth Squiers,  of  Pomfret  [T.  R.].  She  was  born  in  1731  and  died  Nov. 
12,  1804  [Woodstock  T.  R.].  Nehemiah  Lyon  was  a  prominent  citizen 
of  Woodstock.  He  took  the  freeman's  oath  in  1749.  He  was  selected 
to  convey  to  the  General  Assembly  the  protest  of  his  district  against 
the  Stamp  Act  in  1765,  and  during  the  Revolution  he,  with  his  nephew, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Lyon,  were  appointed  to  receive  and  transmit  donations 
lor  the  relief  of  Boston.  He  was  deputy  from  Woodstock  1762-1769.  In 
1768  he  was  one  of  five  appointed  to  invite  Rhode  Island  to  "appear  in 
person"  before  the  General  Assembly  of  Connecticut  and  unite  in  ask- 
ing to  have  the  Massachusetts  boundary  line  settled.  In  1771,  at  a  meet- 
ing held  in  the  house  of  Colonel  Israel  Putnam,  he  was  one  of  four  to 
represent  Woodstock  in  a  conference  with  representatives  from  Kil- 
lingly,  Thompson  Parish,  Ashford  and  Union  in  regard  to  some  "new 
bound  for  the  county."  He  was,  moreover,  deacon  in  the  First  Church 
of  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Child)  Lyon,  born  in  "Wood- 
stock: 

216.  I.  Martha,  b.  April  24.  1742  (T.  R.);  bapt.  April  25,  1742  (Ch. 
R.);  m.   Dec.   27,  1770,  Eliakim  May   (T.   R.)t;  d.  May  6,   1813. 

217.  II.  Kllsha,  b.  Feb.  11,  1744  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Feb.  12,  1744  (Ch.  R.); 
killed  by  accidental  discharge  of  a  gun  at  a  training,  Oct.  15,  1767 
(T.R.). 

*218.  III.  Amasa,  b.  July  23,  1745  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  28,  1745  (Ch. 
R.);  d.  at  Pollet,  Vt.,  Oct.  12,  1776;  ae.  31  y.  (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock  Ceme- 
tery). 

•219.  IV.  Aaron,  b.  Dec.  5,  1747  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Jan.  31,  1748  (Ch.  R.); 
d.  Oct.  28,  1821,  ae.  74  (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock  Cem.). 


§Ephraim  (4)  Child;  son  of  Benjamin  (3)  and  Grace  (Morris)  Child 
[Ephraim    (2);   Benjamin    (1)]. 

tEliakim  May  was  born  in  1742  and  died  March  27,  1816.  He  was 
son  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Holbrook)  May  of  Roxbury  and  Wood- 
stock. See  foot  note  to  No.  167.  Children  of  Eliakim  and  Martha  (Lyon) 
May.  born  in  Woodstock:  1.  Mary,  b.  Sept.  20,  1772  (T.  R.);  m.  David 
Sheppard;  2.  Nehemiah  Lron  [birth  not  in  T.  R.],  bapt.  Feb.  28,  1773  (Ch. 
R.);  m.  Nancy  Morse;  3,  Mehitable,  b.  Nov.  23,  1774  (T.  R.)  [Mss.  Fam. 
Rec.  has  1778];  m.  Nov.  13,  1794,  John  Phillips;  4.  Eliakim,  Jr.,  b.  Sept. 
37,  1776  (T.  R.)  [May  6,  Mss.  Fam.  Rec.];  m.  1801,  Hannah  Bradford; 
lived  in  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y.;  had  a  dau.  Eliza,  b.  about  1810,  who  m.  Aaron 
Lyon;  5.  Ezra,  b.  May  8,  1780;  m.  Chloe  Plumb;  d.  Otsego,  Nov.  22,  1826; 
4.  Amasa,  b.  June  16,  178(2)  (T.  R.)  [Mss.  Fam.  Rec.  has  May  6,  1783];  m. 
Betsey  Clark. 


54  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

220.  V.  LeTinn,§  b.  Aug.  7,  1750;  bapt.  Aug.  12,  1750  (Ch.  R.);  m. 
Jan.  14,  1773,  Peleg  Corbin***  (T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  18,  1788  (T.  R.). 

•221.    VI.     Lyman,  b.  March  10,  1753  (Bible  R.)   [March  11,  T.  R.];  bapt. 
(date  not  found);  d.  Stafford,  Conn.,  Feb.  3,  1824,  ae.  71  (G.  R.). 

222.  VII.  Kliakim,  b.  Nov.,  1755  [T.  R.  gives  "Liakim"  without  date]; 
bapt.  Nov.  16,  1755   (Ch.  R.);  d.   1776    (T.   R.). 

223.  VIII.  Mehltable,  b.  Aug.  14,  1758  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Aug.  20,  1758 
(Ch.  R.);  m.  April  10,  1777,  Samuel  Corbin,  Jr.  (T.  R.)t;  d.  before  1781. 

71.  IV.  12.  JOSEPH*  LYON  [Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was  born 
In  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1704  (?)  and  died  there  in  1743  (Adm.  of 
estate  granted  to  widow,  Huldah,  April  25,  1743).  He  married,  Oct.  28, 
1735,  in  Roxbury,  Huldah  Smith.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  owned  four- 
teen acres  of  land  and  left  an  estate  valued  at  £605.  Inventory  by  John 
Weld,  Nathaniel  Draper  and  Jeremiah  Richards,  Jr.  Guardians  were 
appointed  April  26,  1743,  to  the  minor  children,  viz.:  to  Thomas,  aged 
7,  Seth  Tucker;  to  Pelatiah,  aged  6,  Thomas  Lyon  of  Roxbury  (No.  88) 
and  to  Catherine,  aged  4  months,  Huldah  Lyon  (her  mother). 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Huldah  (Smith)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 
•224.     I.     Tbomas,  b.  Feb.  6,  1736   (T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  30,  1810. 

225.  II.  Pelatlab.  b.  Nov.  18,  1737  (T.  R.);  m.  May  27,  1760,  Sarah 
Heley  (Roxbury  Ch.  R.);  perhaps  the  Pelatiah  Lyon  "of  Cambridge,"  who 
was  in  the  Revolution. 

225a.     III.     I.uey,  b.  June  19,  1740  (T.  R.);  d.  before  1743. 

325b.     IV.     Catherlnf,  b.  Dec,   1742;  d.  before  Feb.   14,   1744. 

73.  IV.  12.  BENJAMIN*  LYON  [Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  June  27,  1708,  and  died  there  Feb.  20,  1752.  He 
was  a  "housewright."  He  married  first,  Feb.  1,  1732  [Roxbury  T.  R.], 
Hannah  Polley,  who  was  bom  June  25,  1707,  and  died  May  11,  1738  [T. 


§The  Hartford  Courant,  Jan.  6,  1766,  had  this  item:  Miss  Levina 
Lyon,  daughter  of  Capt.  Nehemiah  Lyon  of  Woodstock,  and  Miss  Molly 
Ledoit  carded  and  spun  in  one  day  22  skeins  of  good  tow  yarn  and  a  few 
days  after,  Martha,  sister  of  Levina,  spun  194  knots  of  good  linen  yarn 
in  "one  day." 

•••Peleg  (4)  Corbin  [Samuel  (3),  James  (2),  Clement  (1)]  was  born 
Sept.  7,  1749.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution;  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  Thompson,  Conn.,  wliere  he  was  school  teacher  and  ofHceholder;  re- 
moved to  Woodstock  about  1814.  Children  of  Peleg  and  Levina  (Lyon) 
Corbin,  b.  Thomson,  Conn.:  1.  Patty,  b.  April  27,  1774;  not  m.;  d.  1844; 
2.  PrlsclUa,  b.  1775;  m.  Nov.  28,  1797,  Rensselaer  Child  (5  sons  and  4 
daughters);  3.  Eliakim  Lyon,  b.  Oct.  7,  1777;  m.  and  had  4  sons  and  2 
daughters;  4.  Icbabod,  b.  Nov.  13,  1779;  5.  Aaron,  b.  Dec.  15,  1781;  m.  Bet- 
sey Johnson;  6.  Horace,  b.  Oct.  23,  1783;  d.  Dudley,  Nov.  13,  1802   (G.  R.); 

7.  Levina,  b.  Aug.  11,  1786;  m.  Perrin;  1  daughter,  Polly;  8.  Samnel, 

b.  Nov.  5,  1788.  [By  his  second  wife,  Peleg  had  five  daughters,  making 
13  children  in  all.] 

JSamuel  Corbin  was  brother  of  Peleg.  See  foregoing  note.  He  w^as 
born  Aug.  27,  1751,  and  died  June  9,  1785.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lution and  lived  in  Woodstock  and  Dudley.  Mehitable  seems  to  have 
had  no  children.  Samuel  married,  second,  Jan.  18,  1781,  Lucy  Learned, 
and  had  one  son.  Learned,  and  two  daughters,  Mehitable  (Butler)  and 
Lucy   (Brown). 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  55 

R.].  He  married  second  Anna  Dwight;  "married  by  Nathaniel  Walter, 
Dec.  21,  1742"  [Roxbury  T.  R.].  She  died  Sept.  17,  1775.  Benjamin 
Lyon  lived  on  Lyon  street  (now  Bellevue  avenue),  on  the  west  side  of 
the  street,  the  property  afterwards  owned  by  George  Richards.  Benja- 
min Lyon  dying  intestate,  administration  of  his  estate  was  granted. 
May  1,  1752,  to  Anna  Lyon,  his  widow,  and  Jeremiah  Richards,  Jr.,  of 
Roxbury.  Inventory  returned  May  14,  1752;  amount  £752 — 5 — 10.  In 
settlement  of  estate  mention  is  made  of  sisters  Hannah  Whiting  and 
Mary  Lyon  and  of  sons  Benjamin,  David  and  Daniel  Lyon,  and  daugh- 
ters Mary,  wife  of  John  Bird;  Hannah  Lyon,  Rachel  Lyon  and  Eliza- 
beth Lyon.  In  1777  bonds  were  filed  by  Joseph  Richards  and  David 
Lyon  as  administrators  of  the  estate.  May  15,  1752,  Widow  Anna  Lyon 
was  made  guardian  of  her  daughter  Rachel,  aged  7 ;  her  daughter  Eliza- 
beth, aged  4,  and  her  son,  Daniel,  aged  3.  David  Lyon,  aged  14,  chose 
Jeremiah  Richards;  Hannah  Lyon,  aged  16,  chose  Nathaniel  Whiting; 
Mary  Lyon,  aged  18,  chose  Jeremiah  Richards,  and  Benjamin  Lyon, 
deaf  and  dumb  from  birth,  aged  20,  chose  Seth  Tucker  as  guardian.  In 
1777  Joseph  Richards  is  mentioned  as  guardian  of  Benjaniin.  April  11, 
1786,  Nathaniel  Whiting  presents  account  as  guardian  of  Hannah  Lyon 
for  34  years.    Items  from  Suffolk  County  Probate  Records. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah   (PoUey)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

*226.      I.     Benjamin,  b.   Nov.    18,   1732    (T.   R.);    bapt.    in   Mr.    Thayer's 
parish,  Dedham,  Nov.  19,  1732;  d.  Roxbury,  June  14,  1785   (Ch.  R.). 

227.  II.  Mary,  b.  Jan.  5,  1734  (T.  R.);  m.  May  21,  1755,  John  Bird  of 
Needham   [m.  by  Benjamin  Bird,  Esq.];   d.   1782. 

228.  III.  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  27,  1736  (T.  R.);  deaf  mute,  as  was  her 
bro.  Benjamin;  d.  probably  1786. 

*229.     IV.     David,  b.  Aug.   12,  1737   [O.  S.]    (T.  R.);  d.  Colerain,  Mass., 
Sept.   8,   1803.      See  Colerain  Branch. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Anna  (Dwight)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

230.  v.     Anna,  b.  Feb.  4,  1744  (T.  R.);  d.  Roxbury,  Oct.  3,  1747. 

231.  VI.  Rachel,  b.  Feb.  2,  1745;  bapt.  April  21,  1745  (Ch.  R.);  prob- 
ably d.  before  Aug.,  1776. 

232.  VII.  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  10,  1747  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Dedham,  Sept. 
27,  1747,  "on  account  of  her  mother";  m.  Oct.  6,  1769,  Ebenezer  Richardst; 
d.  Sharon,  Mass.,  March  23,  1809. 

*233.    VIII.     Daniel,  b.  Sept.  15,  1748  (T.  R.);  d.  Sept.  13,  1776  (Ch.  R.). 

tEbenezer  (5)  Richards,  son  of  "William  (4)  and  Elizabeth  (Baker) 
Richards  [Jeremiah  (3),  Nathaniel  (2),  Edward  (1)],  was  born  Sept.  21, 
1747.  Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Lyon)  Richards,  born  in 
Sharon,  Mass.  (dates  from  Richards  Gen.):  1.  Moses,  b.  July  27,  1770; 
m.  Esther  Hodge;  d.  March  13,  1857;  2.  Aaron,  b.  July  7,  1772;  m.  Hannah 
Kollock;  d.  Dec.  12,  1818;  3.  Levi,  b.  July  25,  1774;  m.  Amelia  Richards;  d. 
Feb.  17,  1805;  4.  Anna,  b.  Sept.  3,  1776;  m.  Ebenezer  Hewins  of  Sharon;  d. 
March  28,  1831;  5.  Nabby,  b.  Feb.  3,  1779;  m.  Daniel  Hodges  of  Sharon;  d. 
Aug.  12,  1842;  6.  Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  20,  1781;  not  m.;  d.  Dec.  24,  1804;  7. 
David,  b.  June  8,  1784;  d.  March  29,  1801;  8.  Joel,  b.  Nov.  27,  1787;  d.  June 
15,  1840. 


56 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 


81.  IV.  20.  SETH*  LYON  [Thomas,'  Thomas,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  27,  1704.  He  married  in  Ashford, 
Conn.,  March  29,  1726  [T.  R.],  Abigail  Russell.  He  owned  the  coven- 
ant at  Ashford.  Feb.  2.  1727. 

Children  of  Seth  and  Abigail  (Russell)  Lyon,  born  In  Ashford: 

234.  I.   Mehltable,  b.  Jan.   6,  1727    (T.  R.). 

235.  II.     »Iary,  b.  June  16,  1728   (T.  R.). 
23«.     IIL     Seth,  Jr.,  b.  July  24,  1734    (T.  R.). 

237.  IV.     Persel   (Presela),  b.  March  22,  1741    (T.  R.). 

238.  V.     Ablgrnll;  d.  Aug.  19,  1760  (T.  R.). 

There  were  probably  other  children.  Among  them  may  have  been 
Aaron  Lyon  of  Sturbridge,  who  was  born  probably  about  1730. 

82.  IV.  20.  GOULD'  LYON  [Thomas,'  Thomas,'  William^]  was 
bom  In  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  14,  1706.  He  married  Elizabeth  Chap- 
man, who  was  probably  sister  of  William  Chapman. 

Children  of  Gould  and  Elizabeth  (Chapman)  Lyon,  born  in  Ash- 
ford, Conn.: 

230.     I.      Sarah,  b.   31,   1731    (T.   B.). 

240.  IL     Elliabeth,  b.  March  3,  1733   (T.  R.). 

241.  III.     Esther,  b.  Dec.  19,  1736  (T.  R.). 
•242.     IV.     Henry,  b.  April  2,  1738  (T.  R.). 

243.  V.     Ellphalet,  b.  Jan.  8,  1740  (T.  R.). 

244.  VL     Noah,  b.  Nov.  1,  1743   (T.  R.). 

245.  VIL     Aaron,  b.  July  10,   1746. 

88.  IV.  28.  THOMAS*  LYON  [Ephraim,'  Thomas,'  William^]  was 
born  about  1711;  "16  years  old"  Feb.,  1727,  when  he  chose  Ebenezer 
Draper  guardian.  He  was  married  first,  Jan.  24,  1738,  to  Abigail  Weld 
[Roxbury  T.  R.]  and  second,  Nov.  3,  1748,  to  Hannah  Weld  [Roxbury 
T.  R.  and  Ch.  R.].  He  died  in  1751.  Estate  administered  by  Edward 
Child  and  John  Davis,  of  Roxbury;  inventory  presented  Oct.  8,  1751; 
amount  £656 — 13 — 5,  property  including  much  furniture,  many  tools, 
cattle,  grain,  etc.  In  final  settlement  of  estate,  March  20,  1761,  the 
eldest  son,  Abner,  receives  the  property,  paying  to  each  of  his  sisters, 
Abigail  and  Bathsheba,  £75.  The  children  had  been  under  guardian- 
ship of  John  Weld,  of  the  Gore,  Worcester  Co.,  and  John  Davis,  of 
Roxbury;  they  afterwards  went  to  Sturbridge,  Mass. 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Weld)  Lyon: 

•246.  I.  Abner,  b.  about  1738  or  1739;  m.  Sturbridge,  Aug.  3,  1768, 
Elizabeth  Martin. 

247.  II.  Abigail,  b.  Roxbury;  bapt.  Aug.  2,  1741  (?);  m.,  Sturbridge. 
Mass.,  March  14,  1765.  Ebenezer  Lovell,  of  Worcester. 

248.  III.     Ephraim,  bapt.  Roxbury,  Oct.   9,  1743;   d.  before  1751. 

249.  IV.  Bathsheba,  b.  Roxbury,  July  13,  1746  (Ch.  R.);  May  8,  1761, 
chose  Aaron  Weld  of  Sturbridge  as  guardian  (Worcester  Probate  Rec- 
ords). 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  67 

89.  IV.  28.  JOSIAH^  LYON  [Ephraim,'  Thomas,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  baptized  Sept.  19,  1713.  He  married,  March  29, 
1737,  Deborah  Fisher,  of  Dedham  [Fisher  Gen.]  and  resided  in  Shrews- 
bury and  later  in  Grafton.  In  1743  he  was  "of  Nitchewagg,"  now  Peter- 
sham. In  Dedham  Ch.  R.  we  find  "Josiah  Lyon  and  Deborah  [Fisher] 
dismissed  Oct.  7,  1739,  to  Mr.  Whitney's  church  in  a  new  plantation, 
Nichtawog."  The  names  of  Josiah  and  Deborah  and  of  several  of  their 
children  are  found  in  the  "Worcester  County  warnings." 

Children  of  Josiah  and  Deborah  (Fisher)  Lyon  (not  arranged  in 
order  of  age) : 

*250.     L     Ephralm,  b.   Shrewsbury,  Nov.   8,  1737;  d.  Grafton,  Feb.   24, 
1820. 

*351.     II.     John  Fisher,  b.  Shrewsbury,  Oct.  30,  1751;  d.  Harvard,  Mass. 

252.  III.  Abigail;  m.  April  9,  1760,  Nathaniel  Sherman  (Grafton 
T.  R.). 

253.  IV.     Josiah;  m.  Sarah  Ward;  res.  Grafton;  had  a  son  Julius. 
2.'>4.     V.     Aaron;  m.  Molly  Willard;  had  a  son  Luther,  b.  Aug.  12,  1769 

(Grafton  T.  R.). 

255.  VI.     Lois;  m.  Joseph  Warren. 

256.  VII.  Ebenezer;  m.,  March  30,  1779,  Matilda  Boon  (Grafton  T. 
R.). 

257.  VIL     Klizabeth;  m.,  1761,  Jedediah  Tucker. 

258.  IX.  Anna;  m.,  April  14,  1760,  Jaazaniah  How,  "both  of  Graf- 
ton"  [Grafton  T.  R.]. 

90.    IV.     28.    DOCTOR    AMARIAH*    LYON    [Ephraim,"    Thomas." 

William^]  was  born,  probably  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  1715  (was  "16  years 

of  age"  in  Oct.,  1731,  when  he  chose  for  his  guardian  his  uncle  John 

Crosby,  of  Shrewsbury,  Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records,  XXIX.,  242),     He 

married  Lydia  Stebbins,  eldest  daughter  of  Christopher  and  Abigail 

(Allen)  Stebbins.    He  was  educated  as  a  physician  in  Boston.    In  1738 

he  was  "of  Pequoque"   (now  Winchendon)   and  gave  deed  of  land  to 

Moses  Hastings,  of  Shrewsbury,     In  1743  he  was  "of  Sutton,"  but 

shortly  after  this  is  found  permanently  settled  in  Montville,  Conn., 

then  the  north  parish  of  New  London. 

Children  of  Amariah  and  Lydia  (Stebbins)  Lyon;  the  seven  sons  all 
served  their  country  in  the  Revolution  ;t  dates  from  Mss.  record  in  pos- 
session  of   Ephraim  Lyon    (No.    907): 

259.  I.   Hannah,  b.  Sept.   3,  1746. 

•260.  IL  John,  b.  Jan.  12,  1748;  d.  Montville,  Conn.,  April  24,  1807. 


tJosiah  Lyon  served  as  private  May  10  to  Dec.  17,  1775,  in  the  Com- 
pany of  Capt.  James  Chapman,  of  New  London,  in  Sixth  Regiment,  which 
was  reorganized  as  the  Tenth  Continental  Regiment  the  following  year. 
To  this  belonged  a  Thomas  Lyon,  discharged  sick  at  Stamford  in  Novem- 
ber, 1776.  A  Thomas  Lyon  enlisted  for  three  years,  March,  1777,  but  died 
Sept.  12,  1777.  In  the  same  Company  (that  of  Capt.  Holmes,  First  Regi- 
ment of  Connecticut  Line)  wb  find  the  name  of  Aaron  Lyon,  of  East  Had- 
dam;  served  Feb.  13,  1777,  to  Feb.  13,  1780.  An  Amariah  Lyon  was  pri- 
vate in  the  Company  of  Capt.  Thomas  Knowlton  of  Ashford,  in  1775.  An 
Amariah  Lyon  also  marched  from  Colchester  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775.  Most  of  the  foregoing  items  probably  relate  to  sons  of  Dr.  Amar- 
iah Lyon. 


58  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

261.  III.  Thomas,  b.  May  7.  1751;  d.  1777. 

262.  IV.  Aaron,  b.   1753;  d.  Aug.  8,  1780. 

263.  V.  Amariab,  b.  1755;  d.  1785    (Hist.  Montville). 

264.  VI.  Joslata,  b.  1756  or  '57;  d.  East  Haddam  Jan.  21,  1829;  no  Issue. 

265.  VII.   Eptaraim,  b.   1758  or  "59;  was  living  in  1782;  d.  before  1785. 

266.  VIII.     Abigail,  b.   1762   or  'SS;  m.   Peter  Clayton. 
266a.  IX.   Christopher    (?) 

91.    IV.     28.    AARON*  LYON  [Ephraim,'  Thomas,'  William^]  was 

born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  (bapt.  Feb.  16,  1717),  and  died  in  Shrewsbury 
in  1743.  Left  a  minor  at  his  father's  death,  he  chose  his  uncle  John 
Crosby,  of  Shrewsbury,  as  his  guardian,  Aug.  23,  1732  (Suffolk  Co. 
Probate  Records,  XXXI,  99).  May  26,  1743,  his  brother  Thomas  peti- 
tions for  appointment  of  Josiah  Lyon,  of  Nichewagg  (Petersham), 
Worcester  Co.,  another  brother,  as  administrator  of  the  estate  of  Aaron 
Lyon,  "late  deceased  in  his  majesty's  service,"  said  Josiah  being  sole 
creditor  to  the  estate  (Worcester  Probate  Records  No.  38161). 

99.  IV.  32.  OBADIAH*  LYON  [Samuel,'  Samuel,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  (bapt.  Sept.  6,  1719),  and  died  in  1755.  He  mar- 
ried in  Roxbury,  Jan.  26,  1740,  Anna  Lyon  (T.  R.),  daughter  of  Eliph- 
alet  and  Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Lyon  (No.  96).  Jeremiah  Richards  was 
appointed  administrator  of  his  estate,  March  21,  1755.  Inventory,  April 
4,  1755,  by  Nathaniel  Whiting,  Nathaniel  Richards  and  Ephraim  Jack- 
son; amount,  £52 — 14 — 2.  Jeremiah  Richards  app.  Jan.  6,  1758,  guar- 
dian to  Aaron,  Anna  and  Samuel  Lyon,  minors.  In  settlement,  Feb.  8, 
1765,  Aaron  Lyon,  "eldest  son,"  received  estate  by  paying  to  his 
brother  Samuel  and  his  sister  Anna  Carpenter,  £8 — 4,  each. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Anna  (Lyon)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

267.  I.   Samnel,  b.  Aug.   23,  1741   (Ch.  R.);  died  in  infancy. 
•268.   II.  Aaron,  b.  Oct.  14,  1743  (T.  R.);  d.  1801. 

269.  IIL  Anna,  b.  Jan.  26,  1745  (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.  5,  1764,  Daniel  Car- 
penter  of  Rehoboth. 

270.  IV.  (?)Hannab,  bapt.  Feb.  2,  1746  (Ch.  R.);  d.  before  1758. 
[perhaps  the  same  as  foregoing.] 

•271.  V.  Samnel,  bapt.  Sept.  25,  1748. 

107.  IV.  34.  JONATHAN*  LYON  [Abiel,'  Samuel,'  William']  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.  28,  1709,  and  died  at  Pomfret,  Aug.  25 
(or  22),  1785.  He  married,  first,  April  23,  1735  [1731  ?]  (Pomfret  T. 
R.),  Elizabeth  Sab  in,  who  died  Jan.  1,  1752.  He  married,  second.  May 
10,  1753  (Pomfret  T.  R.),  Rebecca  Moseley,  who  survived  him  and  died 
Pec.  1,  1788  (Pomfret  T.  R.).  She  is  said  to  have  been  Irish,  her  name 
given  also  as  Maxley. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  59 

Children  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Sabin)  Lyon,  born  in  Pomfret: 
•272.  I.  Jonathan,  b.  March  19,  1732   (T.  R.). 

273.  II.  Eilizabetta,  b.  Jan.  17,  1734    (T.  R.). 

274.  III.   Abiel,  b.  May  10,  1735  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  19,  1735  (T.  R.) 
»275.  IV.  Ablel,  b.  June  8,  1736    (T.  R.). 

276.  V.  Joshua,  b.  Oct.  22,  1738   (T.  R.);  d.  Sept.  29,  1756   (T.  R.). 

277.  VI.  Phinehas,  b.  Nov.  27,  1740   (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  29,  1742   (T.  R.). 

278.  VIL  Seth,  b.  March  23,  1742   (T.  R.). 
•279.  VIII.  Simeon,  b.  June'  15,  1745   (T.  R.). 

280.  IX.  Sarah,  b.  Feb  20,  1747  (T.  R.);  m.  July  9,  1767,  Hezekiah  Cole 
Jr.   (E.  C.  M.,  I,  78). 

281.  X.  Dorcas,  b.  June  20,  1749  (T.  R.). 

Children  of  Jonathan  and  Rebecca  (Moseley)  Lyon,  born  in  Pomfret: 

282.  XL     Mary,  b.  March   10,   1754    (T.  R.). 

283.  XII.     Amos,  b.  April  13,  1756    (T.  R.);  d.  Havana,  Sept.  23,  1762. 
♦284.   XIIL    Thomas,  b.  Nov.  13,  1757  (T.  R.). 

285.  XIV.    John,  b.  March  1,  1762   (T.  R.). 

*28e.  XV.    Asa,  b.  Dec.   31,  1763    (T.  R.);  d.  South  Hero,  Vt.,  April  4, 
1841. 

287.  XVL    Rebecca,  b.  June  3,  1766   (T.  R.). 

[It  is  said  that  Jonathan  had  in  all  seventeen  children,  of  whom  Asa 
was  the  sixteenth.] 

108.  IV.  34.  PELATIAH*  LYON  [Abiel,'  Samuel,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Sept.  20,  1711,  and  died  there  Feb.  18,  1746. 
He  married  first,  Feb.  2,  1741  (Pomfret  T.  R.),  Sarah  Holt,  who  died 

Oct.  11,  1743  (Pomfret  T.  R.).    He  married  second,  Rachel  .     His 

children  were: 

By  first  wife,  Sarah  Holt: 

288.  L     Robert,  b.  Pomfret,  Sept.   30,   1743    (T.   R.). 
By  second  wife,  Rachel  : 

280.  IL  Pelatiah,  b.  Pomfret,  Aug.  20,  1746;  m.  July  12,  1768,  Sabra 
Cady,  he  being  of  Williamsboro  (E.  C.  M.  I.,  38);  she  d.  Aug.  27,  1786;  he 
m.  second  Sept.  28,  1788,  Hannah  Lyon,  being  then  of  Pomfret  (E.  C.  M. 
L,  80);  he  d.  Oct.  17,  1795  (Pomfret  T.  R.). 

110.  IV.  34.  OBADIAH*  LYON  [Abiel,'  Samuel,'  William^]  was 
bom  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Oct.  16,  1715.    The  date  and  place  of  his  death 

have  not  been  ascertained.     His  wife's  name  was  Patience ,  of 

whose  parentage  nothing  is  known.  He  must  have  lived  for  a  time 
after  his  marriage  in  Dedham,  where  the  birth  and  baptism  of  his 
oldest  daughter  are  recorded.  In  1749  he  signed  a  petition  in  Pomfret, 
praying  that  this  be  set  off  as  a  west  district.  He  lived  in  Pomfret 
until  1753,  when  he  moved  to  Middleboro,  Mass.,  where  his  two 
youngest  children  were  born.  He  bought  land  of  James  Raymond  in 
Middleboro,  deed  dated  April  30,  1753,  but  sold  the  same  the  following 
year,  and  may  have  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  in  Halifax,  Mass., 
where  his  son  Obadiah  settled. 


60  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Patience  Lyon: 

290.  I.  Eunice,  b.  Dedham,  Aug.  8,  1743  (T.  R.);  bapt.  ["Unice"] 
Aug.   14,  1743   (Dedham  Ch.  R.);  d.  Pomfret,  April   13.  1747    (T.  R.). 

201.      II.     Jerasha,  b.  Pomfret,  Aug.  16,  1745  (T.  R.). 
•292.    III.    Obadiah,  b.  Pomfret,  Aug.   18,  1747   (T.  R.). 
*293.      IV.      Asahel,  b.  Pomfret,  Jan.   1,  1749   (T.  R.). 

294.  V.  Azarlah,  b.  Pomfret,  Nov.  26,  1751  (T.  R.);  d.  Pomfret,  Nov. 
21,   1752    (T.   R.). 

295.  VL    Zebnlon,t  b.  Middleboro,  Mass.,  May  8,  1756   (T.  R.). 
206.    VIL    Lois,  b.  Middleboro,  Nov.  14,  1758   (T.  R.). 

112.  IV.  34.  SAMUEL*  LYON  [Abiel,"  Samuel,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Jan.  3,  1719,  and  died  there  Aug.  23,  1774.  He 
married,  Oct.  20,  1748  (Pomfret  T.  R.),  Zerviah  Grosvenor,  who  died 
Dec.  12,  1803  (T.  R.).  He  was  appointed  in  1755  on  a  committee  to 
select  a  building  site  for  a  church. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Zerviah  (Grosvenor)  Lyon,  born  in  Pomfret: 

297.  I.     Judith,  b.   May  12,   1749    (T.   R.). 

298.  II.     Hannah,  b.  March  5,  1750   (T.  R.). 

299.  III.   Samuel,  b.  April  13,   1753   (T.  R.);  d.  Dec.   4,  1754    (T.  R.). 

300.  IV.  Samuel,  b.  Sept.  24,  1755  (T.  R.);  d.  June  5,  1784,  "ae.  28" 
(T.    R.). 

301.  V.  Abel,  b.  Oct.  8,  1757  (T.  R.);  perhaps  the  Abel  Lyon  who 
was  private  in  the  Company  of  Captain  Daniel  Lyon  of  Woodstock. 

302.  VI.    Mary,  b.  Jan.  23,  1760  (T.  R.). 

303.  VIL    Jernsha,  b.  Feb.  8,  1762   (T.  R.). 

304.  VIIL    Zerviah,  b.  Sept.   7,  1764    (T.  R.). 

116.  IV.  39.  ELEAZER*  LYON  [Samuel,"  William,*  William»]  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  14,  1706.  He  married,  Oct.  15,  1732,  in 
Middleboro,  Mass.,  Bethiah  Allen,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary 
Allen,§  of  Middleboro  (Ch.  R.),  [T.  R.  gives  date  June  27,  1732,  perhaps 
Int.].  He  lived  a  short  time  in  Middleboro,  but  with  his  brother  Jona- 
than removed  to  Bedford,  N.  H.,  where  they  signed  a  petition  in  1744. 
Little  further  has  been  learned  of  their  history;  in  1747,  1753  and  1763 
Ebenezer  Lyon  signed  petitions  in  Amherst,  N.  H.;  in  1783  the  name 
Edward  Lyon  appears  also.     See  footnote,  p.  42. 

Children  of  Eleazer  and  Bethiah  (Allen)  Lyon: 

305.  Eunice,  b.  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Feb.  8,  1735   (T.  R.). 
[No  doubt  there  were  other  children.] 


tZebulon  Lyon  of  Plympton  (also  "of  Plymouth")  took  an  active 
part  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  private  at  the  Lexington  alarm;  served 
May  to  August,  1775,  and  again  October,  1775;  was  corporal  in  Captain 
Cook's  Company;  enlisted  March,  1777,  for  three  years'  service,  but  was 
killed  Sept  11,  1777. 

§Nathaniel  (3)  Allen  was  son  of  Deacon  Samuel  (2)  and  Sarah  (Part- 
ridge) Allen  of  Bridgewater,  the  son  of  Samuel  (1)  and  Ann  Allen  of 
Braintree    (Hist.    Bridgewater). 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  FOURTH  GENERATION.  61 

118.    IV.    39.    EDWARD*  LYON  [Samuel,'  William,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Dec.  24,  1710.     He  married,  March  2,  1736, 

Rebecca  Boy  don  [Boyden],  of  Sut- 


Wl 


C^_.---^''^/9  ton;    married  by  Rev.   David  Hall 

f    f^J^.-J^//777,  (Sutton  T.  R.).     She  survived  her 
/r'^  5\/  husband,    married    second,    before 


^   1776,  a  Mr.  Black,  and  is  said  to 
(Autograph.)  have  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety-five. 

Sept.  8,  1742,  the  name  of  Edward  Lyon  is  signed  to  a  petition  for  the 
setting  off  of  a  new  "Presenk"  from  Sutton.  The  will  of  Edward  Lyon 
(Worcester  Probate  Records,  No.  38,184),  dated  Oakham,  Nov.  5,  1773, 
probated  Dec.  27,  1773,  bequeaths  to  wife  Rebecca  one-third  real  estate 
in  Oakham  for  life;  to  son  Samuel  Lyon  all  the  real  estate  in  Oak- 
ham; to  eldest  daughter,  Rebecca,  wife  of  Daniel  Moody,  farm  in 
Royalston  bought  of  Ezra  Pratt;  with  bequests  also  to  "eldest  son, 
David  Lyon,"  "daughter  Hannah,  wife  of  Daniel  Knap,"  and  "grandson 
Elijah,  son  of  Jerusha  Knap,  deceased."  Executor,  son  Samuel,  who 
died,  however,  before  the  will  was  presented  for  probate.  Among  the 
witnesses  was  a  William  Lyon,  who  may  have  been  a  nephew,  perhaps 
a  brother  of  Eleazer  Lyon,  of  Sutton,  minute  man  in  the  Revolution. 
The  estate  of  Samuel  Lyon,  "of  Oakham,"  was  administered  by  his 
brother  David,  of  Royalston.  Inventory,  Aug.  16,  1784,  showed  77  acres 
ot  land  in  Oakham  with  house,  barns  and  other  buildings,  valued  at 
£160.  Division  of  estate,  Jan.,  1796;  to  Rebecca  Black,  mother  of 
deceased,  to  heirs  of  Rebecca  Moody,  to  Hannah  Knapp,  to  heirs  of 
Jerusha  Knapp  (Worcester  Probate  Records,  No.  38,228,  No.  38,229). t 
Edward  Lyon  served  as  private  in  Capt.  Holman's  company,  Col. 
Chandler's  Regiment,  which  marched  from  Sutton  to  Sheffield,  and 
was  in  service  from  Aug.  10  to  Aug.  18,  1758.  According  to  family 
tradition  he  was  also  in  the  expedition  that  captured  the  French  fort 
at  Louisburg,  Cape  Breton,  in  1745. 


tThe  name  of  Edward  Lyon  appears  in  the  following  land  transac- 
tions- As  grantee:  (IX,  237)  Nov.  18,  1728,  from  Elisha  and  Abigail 
Johnson  of  Roxbury;  (XI,  530)  Dec.  10.  1739,  from  Joseph  Boyden  of 
Worcester,  presumably  his  father-in-law;  (LIII,  241)  Feb.  27,  1(53,  froni 
Isaac  Barnard  of  Sutton;  (LIII,  236)  Dec.  24,  1759,  from  James  Welman  of 
Sutton;  (LIII,  238)  Nov.  6,  1764  (?),  from  Deborah  Hull  of  Uxbridge; 
(LX  95)  Nov.  7,  1768,  from  Ezra  Pratt  of  Royalston,  land  in  Royalston; 
(LXVII,  564)  Aug.  20,  1771,  from  the  same;  (LXXII,  117),  June  25,  1772, 
from  Moses  Hamilton  of  New  Braintree,  land  in  Oakham.  As  grantor: 
(XXIII  157),  recorded  1747,  to  Deborah  Hull,  1  acre  in  Sutton;  (XLVlll, 
557).  rec.  1760,  to  Samuel  Buck,  44  acres  in  Sutton;  (LXIII,  323)  rec.  1770, 
to  Abigail,  w.  Jabish  Pratt,  %  acre  in  Sutton;  (LXVII,  362)  rec.  1772,  to 
Samuel  Bixby,  11  acres  in  Sutton;  (LXXVII,  26)  rec.  1773,  to  Ezra  Pratt, 
50  acres  in  Royalston;  (LXXIV,  79)  rec.  1774,  to  James  Freeland  of  Sut- 
ton, 50  acres  in  Sutton  for  £213.6.8. 


62  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Edward  and  Rebecca  Lyon  (perhaps  not  in  order  of 
age): 

306.  I.  Rebecca,§  b.  Feb.  18,  1737  (Sutton  T.  R.);  m.,  Sutton,  June 
10,  1757,  by  Rev.  James  Wellman,  to  Daniel  Moody  (T.  R.);  d.  before 
Jan.  2,  1776. 

*307.  II.  David,  b.  July  21,  1739;  d.  Royalston,  Mass.,  Oct.  23,  ISOS 
(Fam.   Bible). 

308.  III.    Samuel,  d.   Oakham,   Dec.   1773. 

309.  IV.  Hannah,  m.  April  26,  1763,  by  Robert  Goddard,  Esq.,  to 
Daniel    Knappt    (Sutton   T.    R.). 

310.  V.  Jernsha,  m.  James  Knapp;  d.  Millbury,  April  4,  1770  (Ch. 
R.);  had  a  son  Elijah,  b.  1766  [Elijah  Boyden  app.  his  guardian  March  31, 
1774]. 

121.  IV.  39.  WILLIAM*  LYON  [Samuel,'  William,'  William^] 
was  bom  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  April  12;  1719.  He  married  in  Middleboro, 
Mass.,  Aug.  26,  1740  (T.  R.),  Martha  Knowlton,  born  1718,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Martha  Knowlton,  of  Ipswich.  He  settled  in  Middleboro, 
joining  the  Congregational  church  there  Dec.  6,  1741. 

Children  of  William  and  Martha  (Knowlton)  Lyon,  born  in  Middle- 
boro: 

311.  L  Hannah,  b.  March  10,  1743  (T.  R.);  m.  Oct.  27,  1763  (Mid. 
T.  R.),  George  Harris. 

312.  IL      IDIisha,  b.   Oct.    5,   1744    (T.   R.). 

313.  IIL    Betty,  b.  Aug.   13,  1754    (T.   R.). 

314.  IV.  Joanna,  b.  Jan.  30,  1756  (T.  R.);  m.,  Aug.  10,  1782  (T.  R.), 
Ephraim  Dunham,  son  of  Lemuel  and  Elizabeth  (Tinkham)  Dunham  (T. 
R.). 

315.  V.    Bethlab,  b.  Oct.,  1758   (T.  R.). 

316.  VL    Daniel,  b.  Feb.  18,  1761    (T.  R.). 

122,  IV.  39.  JEDEDIAH*  LYON  [Samuel,^  William,'  William*] 
was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  7,  1721,  and  died  in  Middleboro, 
Mass.,  Feb.  9,  1807.  He  married  Nov.  24,  1743,  at  Middleboro  (T.  R.), 
Mary  Cushman,  bom  Dec.  22,  1723,  daughter  of  Ichabod  and  Patience 
(Holmes)  Cushman,  of  Plympton,  Mass.  In  his  will  (Plymouth  Co. 
Probate  Records,  XLII.,  53),  dated  April  3,  1789,  proved  March  6,  1807, 
he  mentions  wife  Mary,  son  Vinal  (executor),  daughters  Fear  Tomson, 
Molly  Tribou,  Rebecca  Leonard,  Phebe  Lyon  and  Lucy  Thomas,  and 
grandson  Isaac,  son  of  Lemuel  Lyon,  deceased. 

At  the  Lexington  alarm  he  was  corporal  in  Captain  Abiel  Pierce's 


§Rebecca  Moody  was  administratrix  of  her  brother  Samuel's  estate. 
In  March,  1778,  Henry  Nichols  of  Royalston  was  appointed  guardian  of 
her  daughter,  Rebecca  Moody,  "a  minor,  aged  11";  it  is  possible  that 
there   AYere   other  children. 

tThe  Knapps  of  Sutton  were  descended  from  Job  Knapp,  born  in 
Yorkshire,  Eng.,  1669;  m.,  1691,  Mrs.  Mary  Carpenter  of  Manchester, 
Eng.  Daniel  Knapp  died  in  1778.  In  March  of  that  year,  Simeon  Morey 
of  Royalston,  was  appointed  guardian  of  his  minor  children:  1.  Daniel,  ae. 
14;  2.  Edward,  ae.  14;  3.  Rebecca,  ae.  12,  and  4.  Jerusha,  ae.   8. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  63 

company  of  militia,  and  he  served  three  months,  1776-77,  as  private  in 
Captain  Nehemiah  Allen's  company,  being  then  55  years  old. 

Children  of  Jedediah  and  Mary  (Cushman)  Lyon,  bornf  in  Middle- 
boro: 

317.  L  Samuel,  b.  Oct.  1,  1744  (T.  R.);  d.  Middleboro,  Jan.  3.  1748 
(G.  R.). 

318.  II.    Joanna,  b.  Oct.  26,  1746   (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  10,  1750   (G.  R.). 

319.  III.  Fear,  b.  July  25,  1749  (T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  3,  1772  (Middleboro 
T.  R.),  Daniel  Tomson;§  d.  before  October.,  183S. 

320.  IV.    Joanna,  b.  May  10,  1750   (T.  R.);  d.  before  April,  1789. 

321.  V.  Mary  (Molly),  b.  Sept.  21,  1751  (T.  R.);  m.  March  6,  1781 
(Mid.  T.  R.),  Isaac  Tribou;t  d.  before  Oct.,  1838. 

322.  VI.  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  16,  1754  (T.  R.);  d.  Middleboro,  July  8,  1766 
(G.  R.). 

323.  VII.  Rebecca,  b.  Jan.  12,  1755  (?)  (T.  R.);  m.  Nov.  20.  1777  (Mid. 
T.  R.),  Joseph  Leonard;  living  in  1838. 

324.  VIIL  Phebe,  b.  Sept.  20,  1758  (T.  R.);  not  m.;  will  dated  Oct. 
27,  1838;  d.  Middleboro.  Nov.  12.  1838   (G.  R.). 

*325.    IX.    Lemnel,  b.  Feb.   6,  1761    (T.  R.);  d.   Feb.   1,   1789. 
326.   X.   Lucy  (birth  not  in  T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  15,  1785  (Mid.  T.  R.),  Enoch 
Thomas;  living  in  1838. 

•327.   XL   Vlnal  (birth  not  in  T.  R.);  m.  Sept.  8,  1796,  Chloe  Richmond; 
d.  Middleboro,  Nov.  28,  1819   (G.  R.). 

130.  IV.  46.  DAVID*  LYON  [Jacob,^  William.^"  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  23,  1736,  and  died  in  Ludlow,  Mass., 
Sept.  20,  1804.  He  married  Eunice  Stebbins,  daughter  of  Stephen  Steb- 
bins.  She  died  about  1795.  He  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Ludlow, 
and  was  deacon  in  the  First  Congregational  Church  there,  organized  in 
1789.  He  was  selectman  in  Ludlow  in  1786  and  1791.  In  1764  Jacob 
Lyon,  yeoman,  of  Woodstock,  deeded  land  to  his  son  David  Lyon,  of 
Wilbraham.    David  had  but  one  son  whose  name  is  on  record: 

♦328.    I.    Stephen,  b.  1775,  in  Ludlow.  Mass.;  d.  Ludlow,  Dec.  23.  1837. 
[Probably  there  were   other  children.] 

132.  IV.  46.  JACOB*  LYON  [Jacob,'  William,'  William^]  was 
bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  29,  1740,  and  died  in  the  revolutionary 
army  April  15,  1776.  He  married,  Dec.  5,  1769,  Lucy  Perrin  (Wood- 
stock T.  R.).  He  moved  about  1770  to  Gageboro,  Mass.,  now  Winsor, 
and  there  bought  land  (1770  and  1771).  He  was  selectman  1773-4, 
assessor  Jan.  20,  1775,  when  a  vote  was  passed  to  elect  someone  to 
take  his  place,  as  he  had  gone  into  the  army.     His  wife,  Lucy,  was 


tDates  of  birth  erroneously  given  in  Cushman  Gen. 

§Daniel  Tomson  [Thomson],  b.  Oct.  24.  1750,  son  of  Jacob  (3)  and 
Mary   (Hayward)   Thomson    [John    (2),  John    (1)]. 

$Isaac  Tribou,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margery  (Pratt)  Tribou,  born, 
1748;  attended  Dartmouth  College,  but  did  not  graduate;  had  six  chil- 
dren.    His  father,  a  Frenchman,  settled  in  Bridgeport  as  early  as  1747. 


64  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

admitted  to  the  church  Dec.  5,  1773.  After  his  death  she  married 
Josiah  Alvord.  Jacob  Lyon  was  sergeant  in  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins' 
Company  of  minute  men;  served  three  months  in  1775;  was  app.  2nd 
Lieut,  in  Capt.  Watkins'  Company  Jan.  1,  1776,  and  died  in  the  service 
In  April  following. 

Children  of  Jacob  and  Lucy  (Perrin)  Lyon: 

329.    I.    Rockse. 

830.    IL    Pbamelia;  m.  Dec.   15,   1796,  William  Prince   (T.  R.). 

331.  III.    Jacob. 

134.  IV.  46.  WILLIAM*  LYON  [Jacob,'  William,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  4,  1744,  and  died  there  March  30,  1817; 
buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery.  He  married  in  Woodstock,  Jan. 
24,  1769  (T.  R.),  Sarah  Mason,  who  was  born  in  1747  and  died  May  4, 
1840,  "ae.  93"  according  to  inscription  in  the  cemetery  on  Woodstock 
Hill.  She  was  the  mother  of  fourteen  children.  William  Lyon  was 
deacon  in  the  Congregational  Church,  the  second  of  the  name  to  hold 
that  oCace. 

Children   of  William  and  Sarah   (Mason)   Lyon,  born   in  Woodstock: 

332.  I.  JoBlab,  b.  Dec.  9,  1769  (T.  R.);  d.  April  20.  1771  (T.  R.)  ["ae. 
17  mo."  G.  R.]. 

333.  IL  Molly  (Mollie,  G.  R.),  b.  Sept.  28,  1771  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  7, 
1772    (T.  R.)    ["ae.   5  mo.,"  G.  R.]. 

334.  IIL  Josiab,  b.  Dec.  3,  1772  (T.  R.);  m.  Polly  Cole  and  rem.  to 
Salem,  Vt. 

335.  IV.  Nathaniel,  b.  Feb.  7,  177(4)  (T.  R.);  d.  March  21,  1774  (T. 
R.)    ["ae.  6  w.,"  G.  R.]. 

*33e.    V.    William,   b.   Aug.    5,   1776    (T.   R.);   d.    Woodstock,   Sept.    12, 
1860,  ae.   84    (G.  R.). 

♦337.    VL    Jacob,  b.  Aug.  13,  1778   (T.  R.);  d.  June  3,  1869   (G.  R.). 
338.   VIL    Josepb,  b.  July  29,  17(80)   (T.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Nov.  26,  1822, 
ae.   42    (G.  R.). 

*339.     VIIL     Natbanlel,  b.   1783    (?)    [July  24,   1780,  T.   R.,  but  not  the 
original  one,  which  has  only  "a  son,  b.   17 — "] 

340.  IX.    EUjab,  b.  Apr.  30,  1785;  d.  May  1,  1785;  ae.  1  d.   (G.  R.). 

341.  X.    Isaac,  b.  June,  1786;  d.  July  27,  1786,  ae.  7  w.   (G.  R.). 

342.  XI.  Sarab,  b.  April  13,  1787  [T.  R.,  but  in  original  record,  date 
is  Illegible];  m.  Dec.  26,  1816,  Benjamin  Bradford;  d.  July  18,  1822. 

343.  XIL  Polly,  b.  Dec.  30,  1789  [Mss.  Fam.  Rec.];  d.  May  4,  1807,  in 
18th  y.   (G.  R.). 

344.  XIIL  David,  b.  Nov.  23,  1791  [Mss.  Fam.  Rec.];  d.  Nov.  24,  1791, 
ae.  1  d.  (G.  R.). 

345.  XIV.    Elizabetb,  b.   and  d.  Nov.   4,   1793    (G.  R.). 

146.  V.  53.  JOHN"  LYON  [John,*  John,'  John,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1724.  He  married  in  Bristol,  R.  I., 
Oct.  4,  1748,  Elizabeth  Ingraham,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Ingra- 


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ham.§  She  was  born  Dec.  11,  1727,  the  youngest  of  ten  children.  John 
Lyon  lived  in  Bristol  County.  It  is  possible  that  he  moved  to  Wor- 
cester, Mass.  It  is  possible  also  that  he  went  to  Pomfret,  Conn.  See 
footnote,  p.  42.  All  that  has  been  ascertained  definitely  about  his 
descendants  is  that  he  had  eleven  children,  of  whom  the  fifth  was 
named  (346)  Elizabeth,  the  eleventh  (347)  Benjamin. 

166.  V.  59.  CAPT.  BENJAMIN^  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,'  John,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1730,  and  died  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  July  14,  1807;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery.  He 
married  in  Woodstock,  Jan.  25,  1752  (or  1753),  Sarah  May,  born  Oct. 
22,  1733,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Holbrook)  May.f  She 
died  in  Woodstock,  March  31,  1818,  in  her  85th  year  (G.  R.).  He  was 
appointed  Captain  of  the  17th  Company,  Eleventh  Regiment,  Oct., 
1772  (Col.  Rec.  Conn.,  XIV.,  9).  He  served  in  the  Revolution,  being 
one  of  those  who  responded  at  the  Lexington  alarm.  In  1773  he  sold 
land  in  "the  Gore"  to  Jonathan  Harding. 

He  made  a  bequest  of  £50  for  procuring  a  library  for  the  North 
Society,  afterwards  known  as  the  United  Lyon  Library. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (May)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
*348.    I.    Nehemiah,  b.  Oct.  9,  1753  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Oct.  14,  1753   (Ch.  R.); 
d.  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  Oct.   21,   1836    (Bible  R.). 

349.  II.  Prudence  [b.  July,  1754  (T.  R.)];  bapt.  Nov.  16,  1755;  d.  Jan. 
30,  1757  [G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill  has  "eldest  dau.  of  Capt.  Benj.  and  Prud- 
ence (?)   Lyon,  b.  Nov.  12,  1755;  d.  Jan.   30,  1757."] 

*350.    III.    Walter,  bapt.  Sept.  10,  1757   (Ch.  R.)    [birth  not  in  T.  R.]; 
was  a  minister;  res.  Pomfret,  Conn.;  d.  Feb.  11,  1826. 

351.  IV.  Azubah  [Zubah],  b.  Dec.  4,  1759  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Dec.  9,  1759; 
m.  Woodstock,  Nov.  30,  1780,  Jonathan  Morse+   (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  16,  1837. 

IJohn  Ingraham  was  one  of  the  claimants  of  the  large  estates  In 
England  left  to  the  descendants  of  the  only  daughter  of  Mr.  Joseph 
Wilson  of  Yorkshire.  Joseph  Wilson's  daughter,  Sarah,  married  Edward 
Crowell,  who  moved  to  Boston,  Mass.  Their  only  child,  Sarah  Crowell, 
married  Timothy  Ingraham  and  moved  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  where  he 
died  June  30,  1748,  in  his  84th  year.  She  died  Jan.  12,  1742,  in  her  71st 
year.  They  had  seven  children:  Timothy,  Jeremiah,  Edward,  John, 
Joshua,  Isaac  and  Sarah.  John  Ingraham  and  wife,  Mary,  had  ten  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  youngest  was  the  Elizabeth  who  married  John  Lyon. 

tNehemiah  May  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  June  28,  1701,  and  died 
in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  1,  1753;  m.  Nov.  30,  1726;  Mehetabel  Holbrook 
of  Roxbury.  Children:  1.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  23,  1727;  m.  Benjamin  Lyon 
(No.  186);  2.  Capt.  Nehemiah  (See  No.  183),  b.  Jan.  31,  1729;  3.  Col.  Ezra, 
b.  Dec.  16,  1731;  d.  Jan.  11,  1778;  4.  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  22,  1733  (above); 
5.  Hannah,  b.  1736;  d.  1744;  6.  Prudence,  b.  May  25,  1740  (m.  Capt.  Daniel 
Lyon,  No.  188);  7.  EUakim,  b.  1742;  m.  Martha  Lyon  (No.  216). 

^Jonathan  Morse  was  son  of  Jedediah  and  Sarah  (Child)  Morse. 
Children  of  Jonathan  and  Azubah  (Lyon)  Morse,  born  in  Woodstock:  1 
Chester,  b.  Feb.  28,  178(2);  2.  Charles,  twin  bro.  of  Chester;  3.  Dolly,  b 
Nov.  12,  178 — ;  4.  Sally,  bapt.  May  25,  1788;  m.  March  22,  1808,  Perley  Fox; 
5.  Jedediah,  b.  June  18,  1788;  m.  March  21,  1811,  Almira  Kendall;  6.  Lyman. 
b.  June  28,  1790;  7.  W.nlter,  b.  Oct.  24,  1794;  8.  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  20,  1797;  9. 
Ablel,  b.  Dec.   10,  1799.  c   .  ^v,  x ,  i,,  ,   s. 


66  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY, 

352.  V.  Deborah,  b.  March  15,  1762;  bapt.  March  21,  1762  (Ch.  R.J; 
m.  Woodstock,  Feb.  7,  1782,  Jonathan  Mason?   (T.  R.) 

353.  VI.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  24,  1763  (T.  R.);  m.  Woodstock,  Jan.  1,  1789, 
Lieut.  David  Holmes  (T.  R.). 

354.  VIL  Molly  ["Molle,"  also  called  Polly],  b.  July  14,  1765  (T.  R.); 
m.  May  17,  1787,  Amos  Paine.t 

*355.   VIIL    Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  14,  1766  (T.  R.);  d.  March  8,  1845  (G.  R.). 
356.    IX.    Hervey,  b.   Sept.    24,   1768    (T.   R.);   not   m.;   d.   Nov.    30,   1842 
(G.  R.). 

•357.    X.    Baxter,  b.  Dec.  1,  1771  (T.  R.);  d.  July  7.  1801. 

358.  XI.  Sarah  (Sally),  b.  Aug.  8,  1773 (?)  [not  in  T.  R.];  m.  Wood- 
stock, Nov.  27,  1794,  Capt.  Leonard  Holmes   (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  27,  1854. 

359.  XIL  Chester,  b.  April  3,  1777  (T.  R.);  d.  May  14,  1778  [G.  R.  has 
"Chester,  youngest  son  of  Capt.  Benj.  and  Prudence  (?)  Lyon,  b.  April 
3.  1777;  d.  May  14,  1778"]. 

168.  V.  59.  CALEB''  LYON  [Caleb,*  John/  John,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  June  29,  1734.  He  married,  April  28,  1756, 
Elizabeth  Hodges,  of  Norton,  Mass.  He  seems  to  have  removed  from 
Woodstock  soon  after  his  marriage.  He  was  probably  the  father  of 
Caleb  Lyon,  of  Lyonsdale,  N.  Y.,  who  was  bom  in  1761  in  East  Windsor, 
Conn.,  and  removed  thence,  presumably  with  his  parents,  to  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  when  still  a  child,  and  whose  ancestors  for  several  generations 
had  borne  the  name  of  Caleb  [Hist.  Lev/is  Co.,  N.  Y.].  One  child  only 
is  mentioned  in  Woodstock  T.  R.: 

360.  I.  Hannah,  b.  Woodstock,  July  30,  1760  (T.  R.);  possibly  not 
the  oldest  child,  and  almost  certainly  not  the  only  one. 

•361.    IL(?)    Caleb,  b.  E.   Windsor,  Conn.,  1761. 

170.  V.  59.  LIEUTENANT  LEMUEL^  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,' 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  June  4,  1738.  He  mar- 
ried first,  Oct.  10,  17C3,  Hannah  Dresser,  of  Southbridge,  Mass.,  cousin 


tJonathan  Mason  was  baptized  March  26,  1758,  son  of  Elias  and 
Lydia  Mason.  Elias  may  have  been  son  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (Holmes) 
Mason,  who  were  married  in  Woodstock  Nov.  15,  1711.  Jonathan  Mason 
settled  in  Orford,  N.  H.  Children  of  Jonathan  and  Deborah  (Lyon) 
Mason:      1.   Sarah,  b.   Dec.   12,   1782;   d.   March   9,   1784;   2.   Mary    (Polly),   b. 

Nov.   26,   1785;  m.  Mann;  was  living-  in  Orford,  N.   H.,  in   1885,  ae. 

99  y.;  3.  Jonathan,  b.  June  17,  1787;  4.  Sally,  b.  May  19,  1792;  5.  Hannah, 
b.  March  27,  1784. 

tAmos  Paine  (No.  406),  son  of  Capt.  Amos  and  Priscilla  (Lyon) 
Paine,  married  second,  Nov.  2,  1809,  Mrs.  Tryphena  (Eaton)  Kendall  of 
Ashford,  Conn.,  sister  of  Gen.  William  Eaton;  no  children  by  this  mar- 
riage. Children  of  Amos  and  Polly  (Lyon)  Paine:  1.  Ursula,  b.  Dec.  16, 
1787;  m.  Dr.  John  Eliot  Eaton,  Jr.,  of  Spencer,  Mass.;  d.  Providence,  R.  I., 
Feb.  3,  1842  (3  sons.  2  daughters);  2.  Nancy,  b.  Dec.  5,  1789;  m.  1st  Ches- 
ter Kendall  of  Ashford,  Conn.  (2  sons);  m.  2d  Oliver  Saunders  of  Wood- 
stock (2  sons,  2  daughters);  d.  Barrington,  R.  I.,  March  8,  1880,  ae.  90  y. ; 
3.  Polly,  b.  Dec.  8,  1792;  d.  Sept.  4.  1807;  4.  Amos,  b.  Jan.  12,  1800;  m.  Cyn- 
thia Davis  (no  ch.);  5.  Maria,  b.  1802;  d.  in  infancy;  6.  Sarah  may,  b.  Oct. 
23,  1804;  m.  Heman  Stebbins;  res.  Providence,  R.  I. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  67 

of  Reuben  Dresser,  Sr.,  of  Goshen.     She  died  Nov.  10,  1766,  and  he 

married  second,  Mary  .     In  1758  he  was  a  private  in  the  Twelfth 

Company  at  Ticonderoga.  He  moved  from  Woodstock  to  Goshen  in 
1762.  At  the  Lexington  alarm  he  marched  from  Chesterfield,  N.  H. 
(Hist.  Goshen).  In  1782  he  donated  land  in  Goshen  for  a  meeting-house. 
He  removed  later  to  Williamstown,  Mass.,  where  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Stone,  lived.  According  to  a  church  record  in  Goshen,  he  died  in  New 
York  City. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Hannah  (Dresser)  Lyon: 

362.  L    Joel,  b.   Goshen,  Aug.   17,  1764. 

363.  IL  Asenath  ["Cena"l,  b.  Goshen,  Feb.  26,  1766;  m.  1785,  Sylvanua 
Stone§  and  removed  to  Williamstown. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Mary  Lyon: 

364.  IIL    Hannah,  b.  Aug.  16,  1773. 

365.  IV.  Silas,  b.  May  22,  1780;  grad.  Williams  College;  lawyer;  in  a 
deed  given  in  1809  he  is  "of  Boston." 

171.  V.  59.  JOHN=  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,'  John,'  William^]  was 
bom  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1740.  Little  is  known  of  him  except 
that  he  served  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  captain  of  a  company  which 
marched  from  Rehoboth  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also  was 
a  private  in  a  company  that  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776.  He  married,  Aug.  8,  1771,  Mrs.  Miriam 
Frisket  (E.  C.  M.,  I.,  113,  also  Hist.  Goshen).  A  John  Lyon  married  in 
Crompton,  R.  I.,  Oct.  27,  1763,  Martha  Burlingame.  It  is  possible  that 
it  was  this  John,  who  may  have  been  twice  married.  A  separate  chap- 
ter is  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  John  and  Martha. 

173.  V.  59.  CAPT.  WILLIAM''  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,'  John,'  Will- 
iam^] was  born  in  Seekonk,  Mass.,  Feb.  7,  1742,  and  died  at  Woodstock, 
March  30  [or  31],  1805;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery.  He 
married,  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  June  6,  1776  (Charlestown  Genealogies), 
Mrs.  Mary  (Stone)  Tufts,  whose  acquaintance  he  made  while  on  mili- 
tary service  in  the  Revolution.  She  was  bom  Nov.  13,  1743  (?)  [1747 
by  G.  R.],  daughter  of  Moses  and  Hannah  (Tainter)  Stone  and  widow 
of  Aaron  Tufts,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.  She  died  Oct.  22,  1824,  ae.  77  y. 
(G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill).  He  served  as  corporal  at  the  time  of  the 
Lexington  alarm.  In  October,  1775,  he  was  appointed  ensign  (Col.  Rec. 
Conn.,  XV.),  afterwards  first  lieutenant  in  the  Seventh  Company  of  the 
Third  Regiment.  In  1771  he  was  one  of  those  appointed  to  inquire  into 
the  financial  status  of  the  town. 


SSylvanus  Stone  kept  a  hotel  many  years  in  Williamstown;  he  had 
sons,  Silas,  Chester  and  Pomeroy,  the  first  of  whom  continued  the  hotel 
business  after  his  decease. 


68  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  William  and  Mary  (Stone)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.: 

see.  I.  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  1,  1778;  m.  June  22,  1814,  in  Woodstock  (T. 
R.),  Col.  Jonathan  Lyon   (No.  451);  d.  Feb.,  1844   (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill). 

367.  II.  Susanna,  b.  Nov.  25,  1779  (T.  R.);  m.  John  Williams  of  Pom- 
fret:  d.  Sept.  1,  1841. 

368  III.  John,  b.  Nov.  8,  1781  (Fam.  R.),  "drowned  in  Cambridge 
River  on  the  Sabbath  day,  Sept.  22,  1799,  aged  18  years"   (T.  R.). 

369.  IV.  Betsey,  b.  June  5,  1783  (T.  R.)  [Fam.  Rec.  gives  1784];  m. 
Rhodes  Arnold,  widower   (of  No.   372)    (Fam.  R.);  d.  June  19,   1838. 

♦370.    V.    William,  b.  Aug.  5,  1786;  m.  Sept.  27,  1815  (Woodstock  T.  R.), 
Lydia  Sumner  of  Eastford;   d.  Nov.  28,  1867,  ae.  81    (G.  R.). 

•371.    VL    James,  b.  April   21,   1789    (G.   R.)    [1787.  T.   R.];   m.   Dec.   18, 
1817.  Lucy  L.  Davis   (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  25.  1861   (G.  R.). 

372.  VIL  Polly,  b.  July  3,  1791  (Fam.  R.)  [name  not  found  in  T.  R.]; 
m.  Nov.  11,  1812,  Rhodes  Arnold;  d.  Oct.  9,  1824. 

*373.    VIII.    Moses,   b.   Sept.    11,    1793    (T.    R.);    four   times   married;    d. 
Aug.  5.  1865,  ae.   72  y.    (G.  R.). 

174.  V.  59.  LEVP  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,'  John,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  28,  1743  [Fam.  R.  has  Feb.  7,  1742],  and 
died  in  1824.  He  married  Ruth  Fitch,  of  Coventry,  Conn.  (Hist. 
Goshen).  She  died  in  1815.  He  was  grantee  in  a  deed  of  land  Jan. 
21,  1786,  being  then  "of  Woodstock,"  but  seems  to  have  removed 
shortly  after. 

Children  of  Levi  and  Ruth  (Fitch)  Lyon: 

374.  I.      John,  b.  1780 

375.  IL    Phebe,  b.  1787. 

376.  III.    Roxana. 

377.  IV.     Lucinda. 

378.  V.    WlUard;  m.  June  1,  1823,  Amanda  of  Wallingford;  d. 

Sept.  22,  1849. 

177.  V.  59.  CYRUS'  LYON  [Caleb,*  John,'  John,'  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  22,  1750,  and  died  in  Goshen,  Mass., 

Feb.  12,  1831.     He  married  first,  Mary .     The  name  of  his  second 

wife  was  Hannah.  She  died  March  20,  1813,  ae.  59.  He  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Goshen.  He  was  chosen  hog  reeve  at  the  first  town 
meeting  held  there  in  1782.  In  1783  "Cyrus  Lyon  of  the  Gore"  conveys 
land  to  Thomas  Weeks.  Aug.  17,  1785,  he  buys  land  of  his  brother 
Lemuel,  being  then  "of  Goshen"  (Springfield  Rec.  of  Deeds).  In  1788 
he  was  appointed  on  a  committee  to  build  a  school  house  for  the 
southwest  district.  His  will,  dated  May  15,  1812,  probated  January, 
1832,  mentions  wife  Hannah,  sons  Abell,  Luther,  Cyrus,  Joel  and  Elias, 
daughters  Elizabeth  Lyon  and  Mary  Bisbee;  Elias  Lyon,  executor. 

Children  of  Cyrus  [and  Mary(?)]  Lyon: 

379.  L  Abel,  b.  Goshen,  May  15,  1778;  m.  Feb.  10,  1804,  Lucinda  Olds, 
being  then  "of  Swanton,  Vt." 

380.  IL    Luther,  b.  Goshen,  Aug.  26,  1780. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON^   FIFTH   GENERATION.  69 

381.  IIL    Kllzabetb,  b.  Goshen,  Aug.  22,  1782;  not  m.;  d.  1819. 

♦382.  IV.    Elias,  b.  Goshen,  Sept.  1,  1784. 

383.  V.    Cyrus. 

384.  VI.    Joel. 

385.  VII.    Mary;  m.  Bisbee. 

180.  V.  62.  ELIJAH"  LYON  [William,*  William,'  John,'  William^] 
was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  8,  1727,  and  died  there  Dec.  24, 
1800.  He  married  first,  Nov.  26,  1747  (Fam.  R.),  Sarah  Monger,  who 
died  June  8,  1748  (T.  R.).  There  is  record  of  a  marriage  of  Elijah 
Lyon,  Jan.  9,  1752  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  to  Elizabeth  Meriam,  of  Mendon, 
but  no  children  of  "Elijah  and  Elizabeth"  are  recorded.  On  Nov.  2, 
1777,  Elijah  married  Mary  Cross  (Ch.  R.  Leicester,  R.  I.),  and  four  sons 
blessed  the  union.  Mary  Cross  was  born  in  1738;  is  said  to  have  been 
"of  Providence,  R.  I.";  d.  July  27,  1803  (G.  R.).  Elijah  Lyon  in  1760 
was  surveyor  of  highways  in  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Elijah  and  Sarah  (Monger)  Lyon: 

386.  I.    Sarah,  b.  1748;  m.  Lawton;  res.  Holland,  Mass. 

Children  of  Elijah  and  Mary  (Cross)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
•387.    II.    William,   b.   Nov.    11,    1778    (T.    R.);    d.   Nov.    28,    1851,   ae.    73 
(G.   R.). 

♦388.    III.    Samuel,  b.  Feb.  18,  1780  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  18,  1850   (Fam.  R.). 

389.  IV.  Elijah,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1782  (T.  R.);  m.  Marcy;  de- 
scendants Tes.  Marshall,  Mich.;  d.  April  4,  1839   (Fam.  R.). 

390.  V.  Asa,  b.  Sept.  16,  1784  (T.  R.);  removed  from  Woodstock, 
was   m.   and   had   children. 

188.  V.  63.  CAPT.  DANIEL*  LYON  [Daniel,'  William,*  John,' 
William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Feb.  22,  1734,  and  died  there 
June  20,  1820;  buried  in  East  Woodstock  Cemetery.  He  married,  Nov. 
22,  1756,  Prudence  May  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  May  25,  1740,  daughter 
of  Nehemiah  and  Mehitable  (Holbrook)  May  (see  note  under  No.  166) ; 
died  Dec.  19,  1810,  ae.  71  (G.  R.  East  Woodstock  Cemetery).  He  was 
very  active  in  the  revolutionary  war.  He  was  appointed  in  October, 
1774,  captain  of  a  company  of  grenadiers  to  be  raised  in  Pomfret, 
Woodstock  and  Killingly  (Col.  Rec.  Conn.,  XIV.,  343),  In  July,  1775, 
he  was  appointed  captain  of  the  Seventh  Company  of  the  Eighth  Regi- 
ment in  the  colonial  army  (Col.  Rec.  Conn.,  XV.).  In  1776  he  was 
<;aptain  of  the  First  Company  of  the  Fifth  Brigade  under  Major-General 
David  Wooster. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Prudence  (May)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

391.  L  Parley  [Pearley,  G.  R.],  b.  Dec.  27,  1757  (T.  R.);  d.  July  9. 
1777.  in  20th  y.  (G.  R.)   [Fam.  R.  has  July  19]. 

*S92.   n.   Daniel,  b.  Jan.  17,  1760  (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  17,  1833.  ae.  73  (Q.  R.). 
393.    IIL    Dorothy,  b.  Jan.   (or  Feb.)   18,  1762   (T.  R.);  d.  April  4,  1804 
<G.  R.)    [Fam.  R.  has  1806]. 


70  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

3»4.    IV.    Priscilla,  b.  June  15,  1764   (T.  R.);  d.  1769  (G.  R.). 
305.    V.    Prudence,  b.  Sept.  28,  1766   (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.   10.   1788    (Wood- 
stock T.  R.),  William  Healy  of  Dudley,  Mass.;  d.  June  9,  1843   (Fam.  R.). 

396.  VI.  Roxalina  [Rockselena,  Roxalena;  Roxanna],  b.  Dec.  29  (or 
30),   1768    (T.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  March  31,  1848.  ae.   79    (G.  R.). 

397.  VII.  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  14,  1771  (T.  R.)  [This  and  the  following 
names  not  found  in  original  T.  R.  of  births];  bapt.  Sept.  8,  1771;  d.  May 
9,   1776,  in  5th  yr.    (G.  R.). 

*.3»8.  VIII.  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  19,  1773  (Fam.  R.);  d.  Oct.  3,  1857,  ae. 
84    (G.   R.). 

399.  IX.  Molly,  twin  sister  of  Benjamin;  d.  May  6,  1776,  in  her  3d 
yr.   (G.  R.). 

400.  X.  Clarlflsa,  b.  Nov.  4,  1775  (Fam.  R.);  bapt.  Feb.  4,  1776;  d. 
Oct.    16,    1810,   ae.    35    (G.   R.). 

*401.  XI.  Parley  [Perley.  G.  R.],  b.  June  3,  1778  (Fam.  R.);  bapt. 
June  28,  1778;  d.  Feb.  11,  1841,  ae.  62   (G.  R.). 

402.  XII.  Molly,  b.  Aug.  27.  1780  (Fam.  R.);  bapt.  Sept.  10.  1780;  m, 
first  Marcy  Whitney;  m.  second  Freeman  Pratt;  d.  May  9,  1852   (Fam.  R.). 

403.  XIIL  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  20.  1783  (Fam.  R.);  bapt.  Aug.  24,  1783;  d. 
Nov.   24,  1786,  in  4th  y.    (G.  R.). 

*404.  XIV.  Abiel,  b.  Aug.  25,  1787  (Fam.  R.);  bapt.  Sept.  2,  1787;  d. 
Dec.   24,  1831    (Fam.  R.). 

191.  V.  63.  PRISCILLA'*  LYON  (PAINE)  [Daniel,*  William,* 
John,*  William*]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  3,  1743,  and  died 
there  Sept.  29,  1807,  ae.  64  y.  She  was  married,  Jan.  12,  1764,  to  Capt. 
Amos  Paine,  son  of  Daniel  and  Leah  (Smith)  Paine,  of  Woodstock, 
who  was  born  Oct.  24,  1736,  and  died  Oct.  25,  1790.  Amos  Paine  was 
a  private  in  the  colonial  wars  and  a  captain  of  militia  in  the  revolu- 
tionary war;  a  man  of  influence;  in  1782-83  he  was  Representative  in 
the  State  Legislature.  Will  dated  March  31.  1790.  Inventory.  £1,812 
19s. 

Children   of  Amos  and  Priscilla    (Lyon)    Paine    (Paine  Gen.): 

405.  L    Anne,  b.   Feb.    27,   1765;   d.    1766. 

406.  XL    Amos,  b.  Sept.   25,  1766;  m.  Polly  Lyon   (No.  354,  Q.v.). 
406a.    IIL    Royal,  bapt.  July  31,  1768;  d.  Sept.  5,  1769. 

407.  IV.  Priscilla,  b.  June  8,  1770;  m.  Benjamin  Lyon,  Jr.  (No.  355 
q.  v.);  d.  S.  Brookfleld,  Mass.,  Nov.  9,  1850.  t 

408.  V.    Anna,  bapt.  April  12,  1772;  d.  May  17,  1789. 

409.  VI.  Dolly,  b.  April  6,  1774;  m.  Baxter  Lyon  (No.  357  q.  v.);  d. 
July  7,  1801. 

410.  VIL  Walter,  b.  March  31,  1776;  m.  1st.,  Nov.  13,  1800,  Lydia 
Snow  (6  sons);  m.  2d,  Jan.  2,  1818,  Abigail  Bacon;  d.  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Jan. 
15,  1860. 

411.  VIII.  Royal,  b.  May  8,  1778;  m.  July  2,  1805,  Anna  Benson  (3 
sons);  d.  Providence,  R.  I.,  July  2,  1816. 

412.  IX.  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  26.  1780;  m.  1st,  April  14,  1803.  Col.  Jonathan 
May;  no  ch. ;  m.  2d  Dea.  Deodat  Brastow  of  Brewster,  Me.;  d.  1864. 

413.  X.    Lucy,  b.  March  9,  1783;  d.  March  31,  1815. 

414.  XI.     Daniel,  b.  Jan.  27,  1785;  d.  Jan.  7,  1787. 

415.  XIL  Betsey,  b.  Jan.  27,  1785;  m.  March  12,  1817,  Aldis  Penni- 
man;  d.  July  1,  1857. 

416.  XIIL    Daniel,  bapt.  June  10,  1787;  d.  Jan.  7,  1789. 


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193.  V.  64.  AMOS"  LYON  [Ebenezer,*  William,'  John,»  William^] 
was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  7,  1732,  and  died  in  that 
place  Feb.  26,  1812.  He  married  Bethiah  Dana,  of  Pomfret.  In  Dec, 
1756,  Ebenezer  Lyon  deeded  to  loving  son  Amos  160  acres  of  land; 
subscribed  by  Rebecca  Lyon  (his  mother).  Marched  from  Woodstock 
at  the  Lexington  alarm.  He  was  interested  in  the  colony  from  Wind- 
ham County  that  settled  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  although  he  did  not  remain 
there.  Among  those  who  went  from  Woodstock  were  Benjamin  Bugbee 
and  John  Throop. 

Children  of  Amos  and  Bethiah  (Dana)  Lyon,  born  in  West  Wood- 
stock: 

417.    I.    Lydia,  b.  May  9,  1767   (T.  R.).- 

*418.    XL    Moses,  b.  June  21,  1769   (T.  R.) ;  d.  Sept.  9,  1839,  ae.  70  y.  8 
mo.    (G.   R.). 

419.  III.    Amos,  b.   177—   (T.   R.);   d.  Aug.   12,  1771    (T.  R.). 

420.  IV.    Benoni,  b.  177 —  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  26,  1772    (T.  R.). 

421.  V.  Amos,  b.  Dec.  22,  177(3)  (T.  R.);  perhaps  the  "infant  son" 
who  d.  May  1,  178(5)   (T.  R.). 

422.  VL  Bethiah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1776  (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.  18,  1798  (Wood- 
stock T.  R.),  Samuel  Coates  of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 

423.  VII.  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  25,  1782  (Paine  Gen.);  m.  Nov.  21,  1806,  Daniel 
Paine ;t  d.   Pawtucket,  R.   I.,  Nov.   29,   1864. 

424.  VIIL    Esther,  b.  Jan.  1,  1786  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  1,  1786  (T.  R.). 

196.  V.  64.  EBENEZER"  LYON  [Ebenezer,*  William,'  John,' 
William*]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  July  10,  1744.  He  married 
April  7,  1774  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  Prudence  Bugbee,  daughter  of  Jona- 
than Bugbee.  It  was  probably  this  Ebenezer  that  marched  from  Wood- 
stock on  the  Lexington  alarm  [possibly  Ebenezer  Lyon,  of  Canterbury]. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Prudence  (Bugbee)  Lyon,  born  in  West 
Woodstock: 

425.  I.    Rebecca  Throop,  b.  Jan.   31,  177(5)    (T.  R.). 
*42C.    IL    Kbenezer,  b.  Aug.   17,  1776   (T.  R.). 

427.  IIL  Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  22,  1778  (T.  R.)  [Aug.  27,  Fam.  R.];  d.  in 
infancy. 

*42S.  IV.    Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  27,  1779   (T.  R.). 

*429.  V.    Stephen,  b.  Sept.  7,  1780  ["a  son"   (T.  R.),  Sept.  9   (Fam.  R.)] 

430.  VL    Prudence,  b.  Sept.  15,  178(2)    (T.  R.). 

431.  VIL    James,  b.  March  17 —   (T.  R.)    [March  10,  1785    (Fam.  R.)]. 

432.  VIIL    Walter,  b.  Aug.  1786   (T.  R.);  d.  in  infancy. 

433.  IX.  Twins,  b.  Aug.  1787  (Fam.  R.);  it  is  likely  that  the  forego- 
ing was  one  of  the  twins. 


tDaniel  Paine,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Williams)  Paine,  and 
nephew  of  Capt.  Amos  Paine  (See  No.  191),  was  born  March  5,  1766.  He 
married  1st  Mary  Chandler  (1  son,  4  daughters);  Nov.  21,  1806,  he  m. 
as  2d  wife  Sarah  Lyon  (above).  He  was  a  farmer;  removed  to  Pawtucket 
about  1825  and  d.  there  Aug.  21,  1830.  Children  of  Daniel  and  Sarah 
(Lyon)  Paine;  1.  Lydia;  2.  Dana  Lyon;  3.  Harriet  Bethia;  4.  Amos  Lyon; 
5.  Sarah;  6.  Lucy;  7.  Luther;  8.  Abraham  Williams;  9.  Abraham  Under- 
wood. 


72  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

*4»4.  X.  Parley,  b.  Aug.  IS,  1788  (G.  R.  Rose,  N.  Y.)  ["a  son,"  b.  Aug. 
13,  1787,  T.  R.];  d.  Rose,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1846   (G.  R.). 

*435.  XI.  -Walter,  b.  Aug.  12,  1790  (G.  R.)  ["a  son,"  Aug.  19,  1789,  T. 
R.];  d.  Rose,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8.  1874. 

197.  V.  64.  WAREHAM^  LYON  [Ebenezer,*  William,'  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Feb.  1,  1748,  and  died  there 
March  7,  1823.  He  married  first,  Dec.  19,  1771  (Woodstock  T.  R.), 
Anna  Underwood,  who  was  born  in  1751  and  died  March  14,  1791,  "in 
her  40th  year"  (G.  R.).  He  married  second,  Patty  Bugbee,  who  was 
born  in  1761  and  died  March  3,  1828,  ae.  67,  at  West  Woodstock  (G. 
R.).  The  name  Corporal  Warram  Lyon  appears  in  revolutionary  rec- 
ords in  the  Company  of  Lieut.  Jonathan  Morris,  Eleventh  Regiment, 
in  1778. 

Children  of  "Wareham  and  Anna  (Underwood)  Lyon,  born  in  West 
Woodstock: 

♦436.    I.    Throop,  b.   177(2)    (T.  R.). 

437.  n.    Anna,  b.  April  3,  177(3)   (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  IS,  1780  (T.  R.). 

438.  III.  Frances,  b.  Aug.  20,  1776  (T.  R.);  d.  Dec.  20,  1793,  "ae.  18 
y."  (G.  R.)  [If  this  is  correct,  date  of  birth  must  be  1775;  T.  R.  says  d. 
Dec.  11,  1799,  a  discrepancy  not  easy  to  explain]. 

439.  IV.    Warebam,  b.  June  13,  1778   (T.  R.);  d.  June  20,  1778   (T.  R.). 

440.  V.    "A  dauKhter,"  b.   July  7,    1779    (T.   R.). 

441.  VL    Anna,  b.   Jan.   16,  1782. 

442.  VII.    Zervlah,  b.  April  26,  1784    (T.  R.). 

•443.  VIIL  Wareham,  Jr.,  b.  April  28,  1786  (T.  R.) ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1866, 
ae.  80  y.  8  mo.   (G.  R.). 

Child  of  Wareham  and  Martha  (Bugbee)  Lyon: 

444.  IX.  Alvan,  b.  Aug.  24,  1793  (T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  29,  1819,  Lucinda 
Stacy  of  Monson,  Mass.  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  she  d.  July  14,  1825,  ae.  32 
(G.  R.);  he  d.  July  24,  1825,  ae.  32   (G.  R.). 

198.  V.  65.  JOHN''  LYON  [Jabez,*  William,'  John,'  William^] 
was  born  in  Woodstock,  Dec.  22,  1730  (bapt.  Jan.  24,  1731),  and  died 
at  Stratford,  Conn.,  Sept.  26,  1778.  He  married,  July  25,  1750  (Wood- 
stock T.  R.),  Mary  Evans,  of  Woodstock,  who  died  Aug.  28,  1767  (T.  R.). 
He  was  probably  the  John  Lyon  who  was  a  private  in  Co.  7  of  General 
Putnam's  Regiment,  1775,  William  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  being  lieuten- 
ant in  the  same  Company. 

Children  of  John  and  Mary  (Evans)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

445.  L  Olive,  b.  July  23,  1752  (T.  R.)  [name  in  T.  R.  is  OUiff,  in  Ch. 
R.,  Olive;  in  Mss.  Fam.  Rec.  Oliver];  bapt.  Nov.  19,  1752. 

*446.  II.  Jabez,  b.  Jan.  26,  1756  (T.  R.);  m  1778  Mehitable  Woodward; 
d.  Brandon,  Vt.,  March   16,   1843. 

447.  IIL  Mamie  [in  Ch.  R.  "Minerva"],  b.  July  5,  1759  (T.  R.);  bapt. 
Sept.    30,  1759    (Ch.  R.). 

[Probably  tl^ere  were  other  children.] 

202.  V.  65.  CAPT.  STEPHEN^  LYON  [Jabez,*  William,'  John,' 
William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  7,  1739,  and  died  April 
26,  1791;  buried  in  East  Woodstock  Cemetery,  where  there  is  a  very 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  73 

old  stone  without  date  and  a  more  recent  one  bearing  the  foregoing 
date.  He  married  first,  Jan.  1,  1761  (E.  C.  M.,  II.,  55),  Huldah  Bugbee, 
of  Killingly.  She  was  born  in  1738;  died  April  23,  1782,  "in  44th  year" 
(G,  R.).  He  married  second,  Jan.  1,  1784,  Molly  [Mary]  Wilkinson,  of 
Scituate  (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She  was  born  in  1740  and  died  July  22, 
1807,  "in  67th  year"  (G.  R.).  Burials  all  in  East  Woodstock  Cemetery. 
No  children  recorded  in  Woodstock  by  either  marriage. 

In  May,  1767,  he  was  app.  Ensign  17th  Co.,  11th  Reg.  (Col.  Rec. 
Conn.,  XII.,  555);  later  app.  Lieut,  in  same  Co.;  in  May,  1776,  app. 
Capt.  6th  Co.,  11th  Reg. ;  June,  1776,  app.  by  Assembly  Capt.  4th  Co.  in 
6th  Battalion  (Ibid,  XV.,  430).  He  served  with  distinction  in  three 
successive  campaigns  during  the  revolutionary  war. 

203.  V.  65.  ASA  HALL"  LYON  [Jabez,*  William,'  John,'  Will- 
lam^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  13,  1743,  and  died 
Feb.  28,  1785.  Graduate  of  Yale  College,  1766.  Was  "of  Saybrook," 
Conn.,  1769.  Subscriber  to  campaign  document,  1774.  Appointed  sur- 
veyor  of  lands  for  Windham  County  in  1776  (Col.  Rec.  Conn.).  Was 
quartermaster  in  continental  service  in  1777,  promoted  1st  Lieutenant 
June  1,  1778;  served  as  paymaster  April  25  to  Sept.  13,  1780,  when  he 
retired.    Member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

205.  V.  66.  JONATHAN^  LYON  [Aaron,*  William,*  John,'  Will- 
iam*]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  26,  1741,  and  died  in  that 
place  May  28,  1830;  buried  in  the  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery.  He  mar- 
ried in  Woodstock,  Dec.  22,  1763  (T.  R.),  Rebecca  [Rebekah]  Corbin. 
daughter  of  Elisha'  Corbin  [James,'  Clement^],  of  Dudley,  Mass.  She 
was  born  in  1742  and  died  Aug.  12,  1828,  ae.  86  (G.  R.,  in  which  the 
name  is  Rebecka).  He  was  overseer  in  1773  of  a  highway  district 
(Hist.  Windham  Co.). 

Children  of  Jonathan  and  Rebecca  (Corbin)  Lyon,  born  in  Wood- 
stock: 

448.  L  Jonathan  b.  Sept.  29,  1764  (T.  R.)  [another  record  has 
"Martha,"  b.  Sept.  24,  1764]. 

449.  XL    Aaron,  b.  Feb.  13,  1766;  m.  . 

450.  IIL    Elisha,  b.  May  20,  17(67)    (T.  R.). 

♦451.    IV.    Jonathan,  b.  July  16,  17(68)    (T.  R.);  d.  "Woodstock,  Jan.  8. 
1834   (G.  R.). 

452.  V.  Rebecca,  b.  July  16,  1769  (Mss.  Fam.  R. ;  name  not  In  T.  R.); 
m.  Perley  Tucker;  res.  Holmes,  Seneca  Co.  N.  Y.;  children:  1.  Pliny;  2.  "a 
daughter"  who  m.  Freelove. 

*453.    VI.    Abel,  b.  Nov.  20,  17(70)    (T.  R.,  date  without  name);   d.   in 
Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y. 

454.    VIL    Lucy,  b.   Feb.  9,  177 —  (T.  R.,  name  not  given);  not.  m. 

„   .1^^-    Y^^^J-     Sa''ah  Healy,  b.   Nov.    17,    1773    (T.   R.);   m.    Feb.    23,    1801. 
Matthew  Willis  (Mss.  Fam.  R.). 


74  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

456.  IX.  Mlner\-a  [Mynerva],  b.  Feb.  17,  1776  (T.  R.)  [also  Feb.  27]; 
not  m.;  d.  Feb.  10,  1864,  ae.  88  y.   (G.  R.). 

♦457.  X.  Corbln,  b.  Nov.  19,  1777  (T.  R.,  also  Bible  R.);  d.  June  22, 
1855. 

♦458.  XI.  Moses,  b.  Nov.  20,  1780  (T.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  March  27, 
1862,   ae.   81   y.    (G.   R.)    [T.    R.   has  March   26]. 

459.  XII.  Jemima,  b.  Oct.  15,  1782  (T.  R.);  m.  Oct.  21,  1807,  Willard 
Johnson   of  Chester,  Vt.    (Fam.   R.);  d.   Oct.   26,   1817. 

460.  XIII.  Nancy,  b.  May  17,  1785  (Fam.  R.);  m.  May  2,  1811,  Jame^ 
Wheaton§  of  Pomfret,  Conn.;  d.  March  14,  1815. 

461.  XIV.  Hannah,  b.  June  3,  1787;  m.  April  9,  1810  (Woodstock  T. 
R.)  Asa  Pickering  of  Mendon,  Mass.;  d.  Dec.  1874;  children:  1.  Asa;  2. 
Daniel;  3.  Mary;  4.  Rebecca. 

[The  last  five  children  seem  to  have  been  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.] 

206.  V.  65.  ISAIAH^  LYON  [Aaron,*  William,3  john,=  William^] 
was  born  in  Woodstock,  Jan.  29,  1743,  and  died  in  South  Woodstock, 
Aug.  25,  1813.  He  married,  Oct.  24,  1765,  Sibyl  ["Sybbil"]  Ranney  (E.  C. 
M.,  I.,  112).  She  was  born  1738;  died  Sept.  24»  1815.  Isaiah  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Capt.  Samuel  McClellan's  company  "36  horses  rode,"  during  the 
Lexington  alarm. 

The  will  of  Isaiah  Lyon,  on  record  in  District  of  Pomfret,  Windham 
Co.,  Conn.,  dated  Aug.  24,  1813,  proved  Dec.  7,  1813,  makes  son  Luther 
W.  Lyon  executor,  and  mentions  wife  Sybil;  sons  Alvan,  Rufus  and 
Pearly,  and  daughter  Betsey  Bolles. 

Children  of  Isaiah  and  Sibyl   (Ranney)  Lyon: 

462.  I.    Betty  (Betsey),  b.  Woodstock,  May  30,  1766;  m.  Bolles. 

463.  IL  Elijah,  b.  Woodstock,  April  27,  1768  (T.  R.  in  which  name  is 
Elisha);  d.  Aug.  11,  1768  (T.  R.). 

*464.    III.    Alvan,   b.   Woodstock,   Nov.   9,   1770    (T.    R.   name  given  as 
Alban);  m.  June  (?)  6,  1798,  Sally  Barrett  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 
.*465.    IV.    Luther  Wells,  b.  Quasset,  South  Woodstock;  d.   1851. 

466.  V.     Rufus. 

467.  VI.     Perley    (Pearly)t. 

[Possibly  other  children;  Mss.  Fam.  Rec.  in  Woodstock  has  the  ad- 
ditional  names   Isaiah,  Asa   Payson   and   "Nancy;   m.  Wells,"   the 

last,  at  least,  very  doubtful.] 


§James  Wheaton  was  born  May  5,  1789,  and  died  Dec.  27,  1874.  Chil- 
dren of  James  and  Nancy  (Lyon)  Wheaton:  1.  AVarren  L..,  b.  March  6, 
1812;  m.  1st  Harriet  Record  (4  sons  and  2  daughters);  m.  2d  April  4,  1877, 
Christiana  Shugg  of  New  York  City;  2.  Jesse  C,  b.  May  27,  1813;  m.  Miss 
O.  Gary  (4  sons  and  5  daughters);  one  son  is  a  Methodist  minister.  War- 
ren and  Jesse  Wheaton  settled  in  Illinois  about  1834,  25  miles  west  of 
Chicago,  and  founded  there  the  town  of  Wheaton  and  the  college  bear- 
ing the  same  name.  The  brothers  were  both  farmers,  but  men  of  much 
enterprise  and  public  spirit.  Warren  has  been  a  member  of  both 
branches  of  the  State  Legislature. 

tA  Parley  Lyon  of  Woodstock  about  1802  married  Patty  Cushman, 
born  March  5,  1779,  daughter  of  Elkanah  and  Hannah  (Churchill)  Cush- 
man of  Plympton  and  Kingston  (Compare  No.  401).  They  had  three 
children. 


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207.  V.  65.  EZRA=  LYON  [Aaron,*  William,'  John,'  William^] 
was  born  in  Woodstock,  Dec.  9,  1744,  and  died  Sept.  27,  1783  (or  '88). 
His  wife's  name  was  Sabra.  She  was  born  in  1745  and  died  Dec.  23, 
1811,  ae.  66  (G.  R.,  which  reads  "Mrs.  Sabra  Bugbee,  formerly  wife  of 
Ezra  Lyon").  Ezra  and  other  members  of  the  family  were  buried  in  the 
Lyon  cemetery.  West  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Ezra  and  Sabra  Lyon,   born   West  Woodstock: 

468.  I.  Chloe,  b.  July  6,  1772  (T.  R.),  but  date  illegible);  d.  July  6, 
1791,  "ae    19  ort  the  day  she  died"   (T.  R.)    [ae.  19  y.,  G.  R.]. 

469.  IL  Orlnda,  b.  Sept.  3,  177(3)  (T.  R.,  name  partly  effaced);  d. 
Aug.  28,  1800,  "at  break  of  day,  ae.  27  y."   (T.  R.)    [in  27th  y.,  G.  R.]. 

470.  III.  Betty,  b.  Nov.  12,  1774  (T.  R.);  m.  (probably),  Aug.  19, 
1798,  Marvel  Underw^ood   (T.  R.). 

*471.    IV.    Eara,  b.  Aug.  8,  1776. 

473.  V.  ]IIarcu8,§  b.  1782;  murdered  in  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  Nov.  9,  1805, 
ae.  23  y.   (G.  R.). 

208.  V.  69.  EPHRAIM^  LYON  [Moses,*  William,^  John,^  Wil- 
liami]  was  born  in  1738  and  died  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  May  25,  1798.  The 
name  does  not  appear  in  Woodstock  town  records  and  the  parentage  is 
inferred  from  traditions  which  connect  the  descendants  of  Moses  and  of 
his  brother  Aaron  with  General  Nathaniel  Lyon,  a  grandson  of  this 
Ephraim.  His  name,  however,  is  not  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Moses 
Lyon.  He  served  twelve  months  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  He  mar- 
ried, July  5,  1762,  Esther  Bennett,  and  settled  at  Ashford,  Conn.,  where 
he  was  a  successful  farmer  and  also  a  lawyer  of  more  than  ordinary 
acumen.  In  1764  he  was  one  of  twenty-four  who  signed  a  protest 
against  the  formation  of  a  new  church  organization  in  Ashford.  His 
will,  recorded  in  Pomfret,  Windham  Co.,  Conn.,  is  dated  May  9,  1798; 
probated  July  3,  1798.  In  it  he  mentions  sons  Nathan  Lyon  (eldest), 
Ephraim  Lyon,  Jr.,  James  Lyon  and  Amasa  Lyon  and  daughters  Esther 
Burnham  (eldest),  Lucy  Lyon,  Betsey  Lyon,  Lois  Lyon  and  Zeruiah 
Lyon. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Esther  (Bennett)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford: 
*473.      I.     Nathan,  b.   April   29,    1763    (T.   R.). 

474.  II.  Esther,  b.  March  1,  1765  (T.  R.) ;  m.  1781(7),  Nathan  Burn- 
ham. 

475.  III.    Ephraim,  b.  March  15,  1767   (T.  R.). 

476.  IV.  Zeruiah,  b.  March  3,  1769  (T.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Eastford,  Nov. 
27,  1818,  ae.  50  (G.  R.). 


§Marcus  was  returning  on  horseback  from  a  visit  to  relatives  in 
New  York  State  when  he  was  waylaid  and  murdered  by  two  ruffians, 
who  were  apprehended  in  Boston  just  as  they  were  about  to  go  on  board 
a  ship  for  foreign  parts.  They  were  tried,  convicted  and  hanged  for 
the  crime,  which  caused  great  indignation  and  excitement  throughout 
the  region. 


76  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY, 

•477.    V.    Amasn,  b.  Nov.   19,  1771    (T.  R.);  d.  Eastford,  April   11.   1843, 
ae.   71    (G.  R.). 

478.  VL    L.ucy,  b.   Dec.   25,   1773    (T.  R.).  / 

479.  VII.    Betsey  (Bettee),  b.  June  25,  1776   (T.  R.). 

480.  VIII.    Lois,  b.  March  18,  1780   (T.  R.). 
♦481.    IX.    James,  b.  May  11,  1784  (T.  R.). 

211.  V.  69.  ETHELBERT  CHILD^  LYON  [Moses,*  William,' 
John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  13,  1744,  and  died 
in  Holland,  Mass.,  in  1787.  He  marched  from  South  Brimfleld  on  the 
Lexington  alarm;  in  1777  he  served  two  months  under  Capt.  Nehemiah 
May,  in  expedition  to  Ticonderoga;  in  the  same  year  served  three 
months  "in  the  northern  army."  Mary  Lyon  (his  widow)  appointed  ad- 
ministratrix of  his  estate  July  9,  1787.  Inventory  returned  July  23,  1787, 
value  £324 — 0 — 1  (Northampton  Probate  Records).  Mary  Lyon  ap- 
pointed guardian  October  7,  1788,  of  Mary,  ae.  12;  Aaron,  ae.  9;  Nellie, 
ae.  6;  Alfred,  ae.  4,  and  Ethelbert,  ae.  11  m. ;  children  and  heirs  of 
Ethelbert  Child  Lyon  (ibid). 

Children  of  Ethelbert  C.  and  Mary  (Puller)  Lyon,  born  In  Holland, 
Mass.: 

482.  I.    Moses. 

483.  IL    Matilda;  m.  Ephraim  Moulton  (before  1787). 

484.  III.   Jemlna;  m.  Josiah  Dow  (before  1787). 

485.  IV.    Mary,  b.  1775. 

486.  V.    Aaron,  b.   1778. 

487.  VI.    Nellie,  b.   1781. 

•488.    VII.    Alfred,  b.  Feb.  25,  1784;  d.  Aug.   24,  1842   (Wight  Gen.). 

489.  VIII.    Ethelbert,  b.  1776. 

214.  V.  69.  COLONEL  ALFRED  COLBURN''  LYON  [Moses,* 
William,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  4, 
1753,  and  died  at  Brimfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  5,  1813.  He  married  Lydia 
Ballard  (born  Nov.  18,  1756,  died  Dec.  29,  1822)  and  settled  in  Holland, 
Mass.    About  1800  he  moved  to  Brimfield,  Mass. 

Children  of  Alfred  and  Lydia  (Ballard)  Lyon  (dates  from  Hyde's 
History  of  Brimfleld): 

490.  L    Elvira,  b.  Oct.  21,  1777;  m.  1796   (int.  July  24).  Pliny  Polley. 

491.  IL    Orrll,  b.  May  19,  1779;  m.  Sept.  1,  1802,  Calvin  Brown. 

492.  IIL  Endotla,  b.  Aug.  19,  1781;  m.  May  25,  1807,  Elias  Carterf; 
■d.  July  23,  1869. 


tElias  Carter  was  born  at  Ware,  Mass.,  May  30,  1781,  and  died  at 
Chlcopee  Palls,  March  23,  1864.  He  was  a  son  of  Timothy  Carter.  Chil- 
dren of  Elias  and  Eudotia  (Lyon)  Carter,  born  in  Brimfleld,  Mass.:  1. 
Horatio  Lyon,  b.  April  27,  1808;  m.  Julia  Ann  Lyon  (daughter  of  No.  496); 
removed  to  Brimfleld,  O.;  d.  June  12,  1869;  2.  Timothy  Walker,  b.  July  2. 
1809;  3.  Edwin  Ballard,  b.  Jan.  23,  1811;  d.  Sept.  28,  1812;  4.  Joseph  Bal- 
lard, b.  Aug.  21,  1813;  5.  Edwin  Osgood,  b.  Oct.  30,  1815;  6.  Ellas  Endoclus, 
b.  June  11,  1819;  d.  Aug.  23,  1840;  7.  Samuel  John  Mills,  b.  April  3,  1825; 
d.  Jan.  20,  1834. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  77 

493.  IV.  Roxcy,  b.  Dec.  7,  1783;  m.  Jan.  20,  1805,  Charles  Cham- 
berlain. 

494.  V.  Sophia,  b.  July  9,  1785;  m.  April  29  (or  27),  1808,  MarQuis 
Converse;!  d.  Oct.  15,  1851. 

495.  VL     Prudence,  b.  Oct.  21,  1787;  m.  March  17,  1811,  Abel  Burk. 
•496    VIL    Washington,   b.   Jan.    1,   1790;   d.    Brimfiield,  Mass.,   Aug.    29, 

1824. 

497.    VIII.    Horatio,  b.  July  15,  1792;  d.  in  infancy. 

*498.  IX.  Lydla,  b.  May  22,  1794;  m.  March  19.  1816,  John  Wyles;  d. 
May  28,  1861. 

499.    X.    Alfred,  b.   Dec.    12,    1796. 

600.    XI.    Horatio,  b.  July  31,  1801. 

218.  V.  70.  AMASA"  LYON  [Nehemiah,^  William,'  John,'  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  July  23,  1745,  and  died  in  the 
army  at  Pollet  (Parolet?),  Vt,  Oct.  12,  1776.  He  married  in  Woodstock, 
Jan.  23,  1771,  Martha  Dana,  of  Pomfret  (T.  R.).  He  was  one  of  those 
who  marched  from  Woodstock  on  the  Lexington  alarm,  Company  of 
Capt.  Samuel  McClelland;   "thirty-six  horses  rode." 

Children  of  Amasa  and  Martha  (Dana)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

501.  L  Sally,  b.  Aug.  11,  17(71)  (T.  R.);  perhaps  the  "Salle"  (Lyon) 
who  m.  April  26,  1798,  Dr.  Ebenezer  Bishop;t  d.   1832. 

502.  IL    E:iisba,§  bapt.  with  Sally  and  Judah,  April   20,   1777. 

*503.  IIL  Jndah,  b.  Nov.  16,  1774  (called  "Huldah"  in  T.  R.);  d.  Dec. 
21,  1835,  ae.  61   (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock  Cem.). 

♦504.  IV.  Amasa,  b.  May  27,  1777  (a  posthumous  child);  bapt.  June 
8,  1777;  d.  Aug.  2,  1840,  ae.  63  (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock  Cem.)  [date  given 
elsewhere,  Aug.   21]. 

[Mss.  Pam.  Record  gives  Amasa  three  children:  1.  Levina;  2.  Aaron; 
3.  Amasa;  the  church  record  seems  to  be  the  more  authentic] 

219.  V.  70.  AARON^  LYON  [Nehemiah,*  William,*  John,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  5,  1747,  and  died  Oct.  28, 
1821;  buried  in  East  Woodstock  cemetery.    He  married,  Feb.  23  (or  24), 


JMarquis  Converse,  born  in  Thompson,  Conn.,  Aug.  16,  1785;  lived 
In  Woburn,  Mass.  He  was  son  of  Alpheus  and  Jerusha  Converse,  de- 
scended from  Edward  and  Allen  Converse,  who  came  from  England  with 
the  Winthrop  fleet  in  1630.  He  died  in  Brimfield,  Oct.  12,  1842.  Children 
of  Marquis  and  Sophia  (Lyon)  Converse,  born  in  Brimfield  (Hyde's  Hist, 
of  Brimfield):  1.  Marquis,  b.  Feb.  1,  1809;  2.  Charles  Washingrton,  b. 
Dec.  12,  1810;  d.  April  10,  1812;  3.  Lydia  Lyon,  b.  March  4,  1815;  m.  Oct. 
24,  1839,  John  W.  Foster;  4.  Charles  Eliot,  b.  March  2,  1818;  5.  Eudocla 
Carter,  b.  Jan.  21,  1822;  m.  Nov.  23,  1852,  W.  N.  Flynt;  6.  Alfred  I.yon, 
b.  Aug.  23,  1824;  7.  George  Alphens,  b.  June  24,  1827;  8.  Sophia  Burt,  b. 
May  21,  1831;  m.  Sept.,  1876,  C.  W.  Holmes,  Jr. 

tChildren  of  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  (Lyon)  Bishop:  1.  Amasa;  2. 
Ellsha;  3.  Adallne;  4.  Hezekiah;  m.  March  12,  1838,  Martha  D.  Lyon 
(daughter  of  No.  503);  5.  Tabltha;  6.  Ebenezer,  Jr. 

§This  was  probably  the  Elisha  Lyon  who  formed  a  partnership  with 
William  Bowen  in  Woodstock  about  1798.  It  was  also  probably  this 
Elisha  who  a  little  later  settled  in  Milford,  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  coming 
from  Woodstock,  and  had  a  son,  Warren,  born  1804,  who  married  Sophia 
Smith,  and  had  sons  Theodore,  Nelson  and  George  of  Albany  (Am.  Ances- 
tries L) 


78'  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1775,  Elizabeth  May,  who  v/as  bom  Nov.  10,  1748,  and  died  May  20, 
1822,  ae.  73  (G.  R.).  She  was  daughter  of  Stephenf  and  Mary  (Child) 
May.    No  record  is  found  of  any  children. 

221.  V.  70.  LYMAN^  LYON  [Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  10,  1753,  and  died  at 
Stafford,  Conn.,  Feb.  3,  1824.  He  married  first,  Jan.  24,  1777  [Fam. 
Bible],  Hannah*  Corbin  [SamueP,  James,'  Clement^]  who  was  bom 
Sept  25,  1756,  and  died  July  2,  1800,  ae.  44  [G.  R.  Stafford].  He  married 
second,  Nov.  15,  1801,  Fhilena  Hanks,  bora  1763;  died  Sept.  20,  1805 
[G.  R.,  Stafford].  He  was  one  of  those  who  marched  from  Woodstock 
on  the  Lexington  alarm. 

Children  of  Lyman  and  Hannah  (Corbin)  Lyon  (dates  from  family 
Bible): 

505.  I.  Mebltnble,  b.  Woodstock  (T.  R.),  Dec.  25,  1777;  bapt.  Oct.  3, 
1779;  m.  Charles  Child;  d.  April  30,  1867. 

506.  II.    Eliakim,  b.   Nov.    3,   1779;   bapt.   ,   1780;    m.   and   had   2 

sons  and  1  daughter. 

507.  IIL  Polly,  b.  Woodstock,  Sept.  17,  1781;  bapt.  ("Patty")  Sept. 
23,  1781;  d.  Sept.  20,  1807,  ae.  27  y.  (G.  R.)  [Mss.  Fam.  R.  has  1817,  an 
error]. 

♦508.  IV.  Samuel,  b.  Sept.  1,  1783;  bapt.  ("Samuel  Corbin")  Sept.  14, 
f783;  m.  Azubah  ;  d.  April  16,  1848;  ae.  63  (G.  R.  Stafford). 

509.  V.  Nehemlah,  b.  Oct.  15,  1786;  d.  Wales,  Mass.,  April  9,  1840 
[April  4,  Mss.  Fam.  R.]. 

510.  VI.  Hannab,  b.  April  7,  1789;  m.  Avery  Davis ;§  d.  Stafford,  July 
3,   1850. 

511.  VII.  Nancy,  b.  June  23,  1792  [Mss.  Fam.  R.  has  1790];  m. 
Brown;t  res.  Union,  Conn.;  d.  1850. 

*512.  VIII.  Lyman,  b.  Stafford,  Conn.,  Aug.  5,  1793;  d.  Wales,  Mass., 
IV^ay  16,  1860  [Mss.  Fam.  R.  has  April  18]. 

Son  of  Lyman  and  Philena  (Hanks)  Lyon: 
513.    IX.    WlUard,  b.  Aug.   9,  1802. 

224.    V.     71.     THOMAS'  LYON  [Joseph,*  Joseph,^  John,-  WilliamiJ 
was  bom  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  6,  1736,  and  died  there  Nov.  30,  1810. 
fP  ^  ^  He  married   Rhoda  Whiting,   bora 

in  1738,  died  June  26,  1816,  ae.  78 
(T.  R.).    Autograph  from  signature 
to  receipt  for  money  "from  estate 
(Autograph.)  of  Hannah  Lyon  of  Roxbury,  non 

compos"  (No.  228),  dated  Dec.  29,  1786.    He  was  a  grocer  in  Roxbury. 

tStephen  May,  b.  Nov.  10,  1721;  d.  May  3,  1794.  Mary  Child,  b.  April 
12,   1721;  d.  May  18,   1807. 

§Hannah  (Lyon)  Davis  was  member  of  the  Congregational  church 
in  Stafford.  Children  of  Avery  and  Hannah  (Lyon)  Davis:  1.  Edward; 
res.  New  Haven,  Conn.;  2.  Samnel;  3.  Cbarles;  4.  Eliza;  m.  Sanford  Bug- 
bee;  res.  Stafford,  Conn.;  5.  Mary;  6.  John;  m.  Ella  Collis;  res.  Rockville, 
Conn. 

JChildren  of  Nancy  (Lyon)  Brown:  1.  Nancy;  m.  Charles  Smith  of 
Wales,  Mass.;  2.  Martha;  married;  res.  Hartford,  Conn.;  3.  John;  res. 
Tolland. 


^^^ 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  79 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Rhoda  (Whiting)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 

514.  I.    Lucy,  bapt.  April  1,  1764   (Ch.  R.);  d.  in  infancy. 

515.  II.    Mary;  bapt.   Jan.,    1766. 

616.  III.  Abigail  (?),  bapt.  May  21,  1767,  "a  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Deborah"   (Ch.  R.). 

617.  IV.    Moses,  bapt.  Feb.  17,  1771   (Ch.  R.)  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

618.  V.    L.«cy;  bapt.  Aug.  29  (Ch.   R.). 

61».    VI.    Moses;   bapt.    Feb.    18,   1776    (Ch.   R.). 

226.  V.  73.  BENJAMIN"  LYON  [Benjamin/  Joseph,^  John,»  Wil- 
liam*] was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Nov.  18,  1732,  baptized  in  Dedham 
"on  account  of  his  mother,"  Nov.  19,  1732,  died  Roxbury,  June  14,  1785. 
Like  his  sister  Hannah  he  was  a  deaf  mute,  and  was  accordingly  placed 
under  a  guardian  as  a  person  non  compos  mentis.    He  married,  March 

12,  1770  (Roxbury  T.  R.),  Elizabeth  Man.f  who  after  his  death  became 
the  wife  of Tucker. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth   (Man)   Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury: 
520.    L     Elizabeth,  b.   Aug.    10,    1771    (T.   R.);   d.   Oct.    27,    1774    ("child 

of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth,"   Ch.   R.). 

*521.    II.    Benjamin,  b.  Oct.   9.  1774    (T.  R.);  d.  Roxbury,  June  2,  1821 

(G.  R.). 

229.  V.  73.  DAVID^  LYON  [Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  Wil- 
liam*] was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1737,  O.  S.  His  descend- 
ants write,  their  name  Lyons,  and  form  a  separate  chapter  in  this  book, 
The  Colerain  Branch. 

233.    V.     73.    DANIEL^   LYON    [Benjamin,*   Joseph,'   John,'   Wil-  / 

liam*]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  15,  1748,  and  died  there  Sept. 

13,  1776.  He  married  In  Roxbury,  May  6,  1771  (T.  R.)  ["married  by 
Rev.  Mr.  Addams"]  Elizabeth  Bird,  who  died  three  years  later,  April 
17,  1774  (Roxbury  Ch.  R.).  He  was  a  minute  man  in  the  Revolution. 
He  was  corporal  in  Capt.  William  Draper's  Company,  Col.  Wil- 
liam Heath's  Regiment,  and  responded  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 
His  will,  dated  Aug.  19,  1776,  proved  Sept.  30,  1776,  bequeathes  estate 
to  only  child  and  daughter  Rachel;  residual  legatees,  Joseph,  Jonathan, 
William  and  Isaac  Bird,  Esther  Brown,  brothers  Benjamin  and  David 
Lyon,  sisters  Mary  Bird,  Hannah  Lyon  and  Elizabeth  Richards;  David 
Lyon  sole  executor.    (Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Rec.  LXXV,  407,  408.) 

Daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth   (Bird)   Lyon: 

522.    I.    Rachel,  b.   Roxbury,  March   23,   1772    (T.   R.);   bapt.   April    12, 

1772. 


tShe  was  administratrix  July  12,  1785,  of  her  husband's  estate,  her 
bondsmen  "Thomas  Lyon,  victualler;  David  Weld,  Gent.,  of  Roxbury"; 
inventory,  Aug.  16,  1785,  amount  £239-11-3.  Division  of  estate,  June  9, 
1788,  "to  Elizabeth  Tucker  (late  Lyon)  her  dower;  the  remainder,  lying 
in  Roxbury,  Dedham  and  Needham,  to  the  son  and  heir,  Benjamin  Lyon, 
Jr."      (Items  from  Suffolk  Co.  Probate  Records.) 


80  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

242.  V.  82.  HENRY^  LYON  [Gould,*  Thomas,"  Thomas,"  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  April  2,  1738.  His  wife's  name  was 
Elizabeth.  It  was  perhaps  this  Henry  who  was  private  in  the  company 
of  Capt.  Daniel  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  in  1775.  May  26,  1777,  he  en- 
listed for  the  war  in  the  Company  of  Capt.  Daniel  Allen,  of  Ashford. 

Children  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford: 

523.  L    Nancy,  b.  Feb.  9,  1765  (T.  R.). 

524.  IL    Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  25,  1767   (T.  R.) 

525.  IIL    Henry,  b.   Feb.    18,    1769    (T.   R.). 

626.  IV.    Richard,  b.  and  d.  July  1,  1770   (T.  R.). 

627.  V.    Richard,  b.  July  23,  1771   (T.  R.). 

528.  VL    Rebecca,  b.  Dec.  25,  1772    (T.  R.). 

529.  VII.      Noah,  b.  Dec.  25,  1774   (T.  R.). 

630.  VIIL    Jeremiah   Everett,   b.   Nov.    4,    1776    (T.   R.). 

631.  IX.    Hannah,  b.  Sept.   22,   1779   (T.  R.). 

632.  X.    John,  b.  May  1,  1785   (T.  R.). 

246.  V.  88.  ABNER=  LYON  [Thomas,"  Ephraim,'  Thomas,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  about  1738  and  died  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  in  Nov.,  1817. 
He  married,  Aug.  3,  1768,  Elizabeth  Martin  (Sturbridge  T.  R.).  His  will 
(Worcester  Probate  Records  No.  38,165)  dated  Oct.  28,  1817,  proved 
Dec.  2,  1817,  mentions  wife  Elizabeth,  son  Ephraim  M.  Lyon  (execu- 
tor), son  Thomas,  son  Abner,  deceased,  leaving  children,  and  daughters 
Lucy  Lyon,  Patty  Richardson,  Abigail  Fiske  and  Sally  Fiske. 

Children  of  Abner  and  Elizabeth   (Martin)  Lyon   (Sturbridge  T.  R.): 
•533.    L    Abner,  b.  Jan.  6,  1769;  d.  Jan.  25,  1812;  ae.  43   (T.  R.). 

534.  IL    Abigail,  b.   and   d.   Aug.    24,    1770. 

535.  IIL  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  22,  1772;  m.  March  29,  1807,  Achsa  Rich- 
ardson   (Sturbridge  T.   R.). 

536.  IV.  Abigail,  b.  about  1774;  m.  Feb.  2,  1792,  Nathan  Fiske  (Stur- 
bridge T.  R.). 

537.  V.     Lucy,  b.  Jan.  19,  1776;  d.  unm.  1817. 

538.  VI.  Sarah  [Sally],  b.  July  2,  1778;  m.  June  18,  1801,  Samuel 
Fiske    (Sturbridge  T.   R.). 

539.  VIL  Martha  [Patty],  b.  Feb.  29,  1780;  m.  Aug.  10,  1806,  Joseph 
Richardson,  Jr.,  of  Brookfleld   (Sturbridge  T.  R.). 

540.  VIIL  Ephraim  M.  [Martin?],  b.  March  18,  1785;  m.  June  9,  1816, 
Priscilla  Wheelock    (Sturbridge  T.  R.). 

250.  V.  89.  CAPTAIN  EPHRAIM"  LYON  [Josiah,*  Ephraim," 
Thomas,'  William^]  was  born  in  Shrewsbury,  Nov.  8,  1737,  and  died  in 
Grafton,  Feb.  24,  1820,  "ae.  84."  He  is  said  to  have  come  to  Grafton 
with  his  wife  and  son  Ephraim  about  1800  and  settled  near  the  North- 
boro  line,  on  the  post  road.  His  wife's  name  was  Elizabeth  Axtell. 
Ephraim  Lyon  was  named  as  a  private  "from  Westfield"  in  Capt. 
Samuel    Warrin's    Company    of    "alarm    soldiers"  in  1757,  and  again 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  81 

in  Capt.  Stephen  Maynard's  Company  raised  in  1759  for  the  re- 
duction of  "Canady."  In  the  Revolution,  he  was  private  in  the  northern 
army  in  1777;  the  following  year  he  was  captain  of  the  9th  Company  of 
Militia  in  6th  Worcester  County  Regiment.  His  will,  dated  March  6, 
1813,  proved  May  2,  1820,  is  on  file  in  probate  office  in  Worcester,  No. 
38,190.  Bequests  to  wife  Elizabeth,  only  son,  Ephraim  Lyon,  Jr.; 
daughters  Molly  Leland,'  Betty  Marsh,  Deborah  Fay,  Lydia  Gregory  and 
the  children  of  daughter  Huldah  Knowlton,  deceased. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Elizabeth  (Axtell)  Lyon,  born  in  Grafton, 
Mass. : 

541.  I.  Mary  [Molly],  b.  Oct.  18,  1761  (T.  R.);  m.  by  Rev.  Daniel 
Grosvenor,   June   25,   1778,   to   Ebenezer  Leland   of  Grafton    (T.   R.). 

542.  II.  Betty  [Betsey],  b.  Jan.  10,  1764  (T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  13,  1783, 
Moses  Marsh  of  Grafton   (T.  R.);  d.  before  1820,  leaving  daughters. 

543.  III.    Deborah,  b.  May  30,  1766   (T.  R.);  m.  Capt.  Charles  Fay. 

544.  IV.    Hannah,  b.  April   24,   1768    (T.   R.);  d.   Feb.   27,  1775    (T.   R.). 

545.  V.  Lydla,  b.  July  9,  1770  (T.  R.);  m.  May  13,  1790,  Daniel  Greg- 
ory,  "both  of  Shrewsbury"    (Grafton  T.  R.). 

546.  VI.  Huldah,  b.  April  24,  1773  (T.  R.);  m.  Feb.  1,  1798,  Artemas 
Knowlton,  "both  of  Shrewsbury"  (Grafton,  also  Shrewsbury  T.  R.);  will 
of  Ephraim  mentions  "Seth,  Huldah  and  Deborah,  children  of  Huldah, 
deceased,  of  Charleton";   d.   before  March,    1813. 

547.  VIL  Salla  (T.  R.),  b.  Aug.  28,  1776  (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  28,  1778 
(T.  R.). 

*548.  VIII.  Kphralm,  b.  June  5,  1779  (T.  R.);  m.  Nov.  17,  1799,  Lucy 
Fawcett  of  Boylston  (Shrewsbury,  also  Boylston  T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  14,  1835, 
ae.   56    (Shrewsbury  T.   R.). 

25L  V.  89.  JOHN  FISHERY  LYON  [Josiah,*  Ephraim,^  Thomas,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Shrewsbury,  Oct.  30,  1751.  He  married  Sarah 
Whitney,  born  Nov.  21,  1756,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Gould) 
Whitney.  He  was  then  "of  Grafton,"  but  is  said  to  have  removed  to 
Harvard  and  died  there. 

Children  of  John  Fisher  and  Sarah  (Whitney)  Lyon,  born  in  Shrews- 
bury: 

549.  I.    LydIa,  b.  April   9,   1778    (T.   R.). 

550.  II.    John,  b.   Oct.   17,   1780    (T.   R.). 
And   probably   others,   born   elsewhere. 

260.  V.  90.  JOHN=  LYON  [Amariah,*  Ephraim,'  Thomas,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  Jan.  12,  1748,  and  died  at  Montville,  Conn.,  April  24, 
1807.  He  married  Elizabeth  Moore,  who  was  born  1745,  and  died  June 
20,  1811  (Mss.  Fam.  R.)  [History  of  Montville  says  she  died  Jan.  20, 
1811,  ae.  66.]  She  was  daughter  of  Miles  and  Grace  (Rogers)  Moore. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  settled  near  Montville.  John  Lyon  is  said  to 
have  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  as  did  his  six  brothers. 


82  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Lyon,  some  or  all  born  In 
Montville,   Conn,    [dates  from   Mss.   Fam.   R.]: 

•551.    I.    Caleb,  b.  Dec.   3,  1769;  d.  July  24,  1854. 
♦552.    II.    Asa,  b.  May  8,   1775;  d.   Sept.,  1864. 

553.  III.  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  18,  1777;  m.  William  Vibber,  a  widower; 
d.  April,  1852. 

554.  IV.    Grace,  b.    1778;   m.    Jeremiah   Chapel. 
♦555.    V.    John,  b.  March  3,  1784;  d.  May  5,  1874. 

♦556.    VI.    Ephralm,  b.  Sept.  7,  1786   [Hist.  Montville  has  Sept.  27];  d. 
Oct.  26,  1866. 

268.  V.  99.  AARON^  LYON  [Obadiah,*  Samuel,'  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  14,  1743,  and  died  in  "Reho- 
both"  in  1801.  William  Lyon,  his  son,  was  appointed  administrator  of 
his  estate  Dec.  1,  1801;  Bethia,  widow  (Bristol  Co.  Probate  Records, 
XXXIX,  73.)  He  was  married  Oct.  20,  1763  (by  Rev.  Robert  Rogerson) 
to  Bethia  Carpenter,  "of  Rehoboth."  (Rehoboth  Records).  She  was 
born  April  7,  1745,  daughter  of  Jabez  Carpenter  and  his  second  wife, 
Rebecca.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  recorded  as  "of  Rehoboth" 
and  also  "of  Scarboro;"  service,  8  days  at  Lexington  alarm;  3  months 
in  1775;  2  months  and  again  16  days  in  1776;  engaged  for  3  years  in 
1777  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  Company;  Lieutenant  in 
Aug.,  1780. 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Bethia  (Carpenter)  Lyon  (Rehoboth  Records): 
♦557.    I.    Obadlah,  b.  March  20,  1764. 

658.  II.    Bethia,  b.  Oct.  16,  1765;  m.  Oct.   13,  1785,  Jacob  Hoar,  Jr. 

659.  IIL    Aaron,  b.  Sept.   10,  1767. 

560.  IV.    Anna,  b.   Oct.    26,   1769. 

561.  V.    William,  b.  July  2,  1773;  m.  Dec.  3,  1797.  Lucy  Jennings. 
662.    VL    Kllzabeth,  b.   Oct.    23,   1775;   m.  Nov.   26,   1796,  George   Hoar. 

563.  VII.    Abigail,  b.   Sept.   18,   1779. 

564.  VIII.    John,  b.   Dec.   1,   1781. 

271.  V.  99.  SAMUEL"*  LYON  [Obadiah,*  Samuel,'  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  bom  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  (bapt.  Sept.  25,  1748)  and  died  insol- 
vent in  1812  (Bristol  Co.  Probate  Records,  XLVII,  208).  He  married 
first,  Sept.  18,  1770,  Rachel  Fuller  (Rehoboth  Records).  He  probably 
married  second,  Oct.  21,  1788,  Judith  Fuller  (Rehoboth  Records). 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Rachel   (Fuller)   Lyon   (Rehoboth  Records): 

565.  I.    Kezla,  b.  Aug.  4,  1771;  m.  Nov.  24,  1793,  Gideon  Peck. 
666.    IL    Lucy,  b.   Aug.   16,1773. 

567.  III.    Samuel,  Jr.,  b.  April  13,   1777;  m.  May  8,  1800,  Olive  Perry. 

568.  IV.  Rachel,  b.  Nov.  2,  1778;  m.  April  2,  1797,  Daniel  Carpenter; 
Children  (b.  in  Seekonk):  1.  Rosanna,  b.  Nov.  3,  1797;  2.  Rosanua,  b.  Feb. 
12,  1799;  3.  Esther,  b.  April  22,  1801;  4.  Lueinda,  b.  Aug.  2,  1803;  5.  Daniel, 
b.  Oct.  22,  1805;  6.  Betsey  Washington,  b.  Feb.  22,  1807;  7.  Dexter,  b.  Aug. 
17,  1810;   8.  Abbie,  b.  Jan.  11,  1814. 

669.    V.    Anna,  b.   June   25,   1783 (?);  d.  June   26,   1782(7). 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  83 

570.  VI.    Jndltli(?). 

571.  VII.    Anna,  b.  May  18,  1791. 

The  last  two  probably  children  of  Samuel  and  Judith  (Fuller)  Lyon, 
although  the  Reboboth  record  calls  the  last  "dau.  of  Samuel  and  Rachal." 

272.  V.  107.  JONATHAN"  LYON  [Jonathan,*  Abiel,='  Samuel,^ 
William^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  March  19,  1732.  He  married. 
May  16,  1754,  Susanna  Stoell§  (Pomfret  T.  R.).  She  died  in  Pomfret, 
Sept.  22,  1768  (T.  R.). 

Children   of  Jonathan   and   Susanna    (Stoell)    Lyon,   born    in   Pomfret: 

572.  I.  Amaryllde,  b.  April  2,  1753  (T.  R.);  d.  Pomfret,  Sept.  11,  1764 
(T.  R.). 

573.  IL    Susanna,  b.  July  15,   1757    (T.   R.). 

574.  IIL  Alethea  [Elethea,  T.  R.],  b.  July  7,  1759  (T.  R.);  d.  Pomfret, 
Aug.   8,  1763   (T.  R.). 

57.5.  IV.  Alanson,  b.  Jan.  11,  1762  (T.  R.);  d.  Pomfret,  Sept.  12,  1764 
(T.  R.). 

.we.  V.    Alethea,  b.  Sept.  26,  1765  (T.  R.). 

577.  VL    Amaryllys,  b.  June  12,  1767    (T.  R.) 

275.  V.  107.  ABIEL"^  LYON  [Jonathan,*  Abiel,'  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  June  8,  1736.  He  married,  Nov.  27, 
1760,  in  Pomfret,  Mehitable  Osgood  (T.  R.).  He  was  perhaps  the  Abiel 
Lyon  who  enlisted  for  three  years,  April  29,  1777,  in  the  Company  of 
Capt.  Wills  Clift,  of  Plainfield,  Conn. 

Children   of  Abiel   and  Mehitable    (Osgood)    Lyon,   born   in  Pomfret: 

678.  L    Ablcl,  b.  April  26,  1762    (T.  R.). 

579.  IL    Rhoda,  b.   Aug.    26,   1763    (T.    R.). 

580.  IIL    Mehitable,  b.   March   1,   1765    (T.   R.). 

581.  IV.    Lrydla,  b.  April  29,   1767    (T.   R.). 

582.  V.    Molly,  b.  Dec.   3,   1768   (T.  R.);   d.   Feb.   1,  1769. 

583.  VL    Phlnehas,  b.  Jan.  1,  1770   (T.  R.).  n 

584.  VIL    Sarah,  b.  June  20,  1773    (T.  R.). 
685.  VIIL    Dorcas,  b.   Sept.   16,   1775    (T.   R.). 

279.  V.  107.  SIMEON'  LYON  [Jonathan,*  Abiel,'  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  June  15,  1745.  He  married,  April 
9,  1767  (Pomfret  T.  R.)  Martha  Bronson. 

Children  of  Simeon  and  Martha   (Bronson)   Lyon,   born   in  Pomfret: 

586.  I.  Alanson,  b.  Sept.  26,  1767  [?]  (T.  R.). 

587.  IL  Seth,  b.  July  1.  1769  (T.  R.). 

284.  V.  107.  THOMAS'  LYON  [Jonathan,*  Abiel,'  Samuel,==  Wil- 
liam^] was  bom  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Nov.  13,  1757.  He  married,  Oct.  2, 
1781,  Eunice  Dodge  (Pomfret  T.  R.).    The  names  of  Thomas  and  Abel 


§E.    C.   M.    (L   76)    has   "John  Lyon,   Jr.,   m.   May   16,    1754,   Susannah 
Stowell." 


84  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Lyon   (perhaps  No.  301)  are  found  in  a  roll  of  the  Eighth  Company, 
Eleventh  Regiment,  of  Connecticut  troops. 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Eunice   (Dodge)  Lyon,  born  in  Pomfret: 

588.  I.    Amos,  b.  Aug.  19,  1782   (T.  R.). 

589.  XL    Lois,  b.  June  15,  1784    (T.  R.). 

590.  IIL    Anna,  b.  Oct.   3,  1786    (T.  R.). 

591.  IV.    Rebecca,  b.  Sept.  6,  1788   (T.  R.). 

592.  V.    Warren,  b.  Dec.   2,   1790    (T.  R.). 

593.  VL    Clara,  b.  Jan.  7,  1793   (T.  R.). 

594.  VIL    Walter,  b.  Jan.  2,  1795   (T.  R.). 

.      595.    VIII.    Ezra,  b.   Sept.   22,   1797    (T.   R.). 

596.  IX.     Klizabetli,  twin  sister  of  Ezra. 

597.  X.    Marcia,  b.  July  26,  1799   (T.  R.). 

598.  XI.     Cyril  [Seril],  b.  Aug.  4,  ISOl   (T.  R.). 

599.  XIL    Pkebe,  b.  Sept.   13,  1803   (T.  R.). 

600.  XIII.    Sally,  b.  Sept.  2,  1806   (T.  R.). 

286.  V.  107.  REV.  ASA''  LYON  [Jonathan,*  Abiel,»  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Dec.  31,  1763,  and  died  in  South 
Hero,  Vt.,  April  4,  1841.  He  was  a  pupil  of  Rev.  Walter  Lyon  in  Pom- 
fret; graduated  with  first  honors  at  Dartmouth  College,  1790,  studied 
divinity  and  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Sunderland, 
Mass.,  in  1792.  He  organized  the  church  in  South  Hero,  Vt.,  which 
became  his  home,  in  1795,  and  was  its  first  minister.  When  the  church 
was  in  financial  straits,  he  gave  his  pastoral  services  gratuitously,  but 
"Father  Lyon"  was  under  no  vow  of  poverty.  By  thrift  and  industry 
he  made  himself  the  richest  man  in  South  Hero.  He  was  indeed  a 
man  of  extraordinary  ability,  a  giant  in  intellect  as  in  physical  stature, 
holding  a  commanding  place  among  the  divines  of  his  generation,  and 
remarkable  for  the  versatility  of  his  genius.  He  was  active  in  politics, 
was  several  times  elected  to  the  General  Assembly  from  South  Hero 
and  Grand  Isle;  was  two  years  member  of  the  Council;  presided  as 
chief  judge  of  the  first  term  of  the  Grand  Isle  County  Court  in  1805  and 
at  four  subsequent  terms;  was  representative  in  Congress,  1815  to  1817. 
Daniel  Webster  is  said  to  have  testified  in  the  highest  terms  to  his 
ability  shown  in  Congress.  A  sketch  of  his  career  is  given  in  the 
Vermont  Chronicle  (St.  Johnsbury,  Vt),  Nov.  28,  1895.  At  his  death 
he  left  a  memorandum  that  he  be  buried  without  any  monument,  and 
so  his  body  rests  in  a  nameless  grave  near  those  of  his  children  in 
Grand  Isle  cemetery.  Asa  Lyon  married  Esther  Newell,  of  Shelburne, 
Vt. 

Children  of  Asa  and  Esther  (Newell)   Lyon: 

601.  I.    Esther,  b.  1799;  m.  Daniel  Brown;  d.  March  25,  1841. 

602.  IL     Abigail,  b.  1801;  m.  Abijah  Hatch;  d.  March  18,  1881. 

603.  III.    Newell;  practiced  law  in  Burlington,  Vt. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON^   FIFTH    GENERATION.  85 

292.  V.  110.  OBADIAH^  LYON  [Obadiah,*  Abiel,'  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Aug.  18,  1747.  He  came  with  his 
father  to  Middleboro,  Mass.,  in  1753,  and  finally  made  his  home  in 
Halifax,  Mass.  He  married,  in  Halifax,  Oct.  28,  1773,  Lydia  Cushman 
(B.  M.  M.  n,  111).  She  was  born  Oct.  20,  1751,  daughter  of  Abner  and 
Mary  (Tillson)  Cushman;  d.  Oct.  27,  1820.  Obadiah  Lyon  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  war,  being  called  out  on  an  alarm  in  December,  1776,  to 
Bristol,  R.  I. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Lydia  (Cushman)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifax, 
Mass.: 

•604.  L    Obadiah,  b.  April  5,  1776;  d.  in  Oct.(?),  1846. 

605.  II.    Lydia,  b.  July  25,  1778. 

606.  III.    Sopbla  Weston,  b.  Oct.  23,  1780. 

607.  IV.    Rebecca,  b.  Feb.  16,  1783. 

608.  V.    Sabrlna,  b.  March  28,  1785. 
♦609.  VI.    Henry,  b.  May   30,   1787. 

610.  VII.  Josbua  C,  b.  July  26,  1790;  m.  Lucy  Thompson  (b.  Sept. 
30,  1787;  d.  Jan.  18,  1817),  daughter  of  Nathaniel  (5)  and  Sarah  (Thayer) 
Thompson  [Ebenezer  (4),  Jacob  (3),  John  (2),  John  (1)]. 

611.  VIII.  Isaac,  b.  May  31,  1793;  m.  Polly  Keith  Thompson  (b.  Oct. 
29,  1795),  dau.  of  Jacob  (5)  and  Lucinda  (Keith)  Thompson  [Jacob  (4), 
Jacob  (3).  John  (2),  John  (1)]. 

293.  V.  110.  ASAHEL^  LYON  [Obadiah,*  Abiel,^  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Pomfret,  Jan.  1,  1749.  He  removed  with  his  parents 
about  1753  to  Middleboro,  Mass.  He  married,  Oct.  10,  1776,  Fear  Cush- 
man, daughter  of  Abner  and  Mary  (Tillson)  Cushman,  of  Halifax.  She 
was  bom  Aug.  6,  1749.  Asahel  Lyon  served  three  months  as  private  in 
the  Revolutionary  army  in  1775.t 

Children  of  Asahel  and  Fear  (Cushman)  Lyon: 
613.    I.    Eunice,  b.  about  1778;  m.  Zenas  Bent. 

613.    II.     Mary,  b.   about   1780;   m.    1st  Briggs;   m.    2d  George 

Washington  Jackson 

307.  V.  118.  DAVID^  LYON  [Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,"  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  July  21,  1739,  and  died  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Oct.  24., 

1808  (T.  R.)   [Oct.  23,  Fam.  Bible]. 
^^J?  -.  ^^>y^     ^  He  married  first,  July  11,  1774,  Je* 

^^UCCOt6  qC^^^.^    — -^    rusha     Barton   (Royalston  T.  R.). 

She  died  in  October,  1778  (T.  R.). 
He  married  second,  Sept.  19,  1780, 
(Autograph.)  ^^^^.^  Burbank    (Royalston  T.  R.). 

She  was  born  in  Sutton,  Feb.  5,  1760,  and  died  in  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H., 


/ 


tWilliam  Lyon,  who  was  also  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  on  the  Spring- 
field roll  "for  Plympton,"  may  have  been  of  the  same  family. 


86  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Feb.  5,  1841  (Fam.  Bible). §  She  married  second  Ebenezer  Potter  and 
went  to  Fitzwilliam  to  live.  She  was  buried  beside  her  first  husband  in 
Royalston. 

David  Lyon  was  chosen  May  26,  1777  on  squadron  committee  (to 
"squadron  out"  the  school  apportionment,  etc.) ;  he  was  chosen  March 
2,  1778,  Leather  Sealer;  March  1,  1779,  Tithingman;  April  28,  1779,  on 
Committee  on  School  Money;  March  6,  1780,  Tithingman;  March  5, 
1781,  Surveyor  of  Highways;  also  again  Tithingman.  He  served  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  his  name  appearing  as  signature  to  a  receipt 
for  bounty  money  paid  by  the  Town.t 

Children   of  David  and  Jerusha   (Barton)   Lyon: 

614.  I.  Jeru!«ha,  b.  Royalston,  July  12,  1775  (T.  R.);  m.  Nov.  19,  1795, 
Isaac  Piper  (T.  R.);  lived  for  years  in  Windsor,  N.  Y. 

615.  II.    David,  b.  Royalston,  Feb.   23,  1777    (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.,  1778. 
Children    of    David   and   Lydia   Burbank   Lyon,    probably   all    born    in 

Royalston  (record  of  births  from  family  Bible  of  the  oldest  son,  Samuel): 

616.  III.  Mehitable  [Mahittabel  in  fam.  B.],  b.  March  8,1781  [April 
8,  Royalston  T.  R.];  m.  June  9,  1811,  Barnabee  Mendall  (Mandel)  of  Athol 
(T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  11,  1811. 

*617.    IV.    Samuel,  b.  Royalston,  Dec.  21,   1782;  d.  Harford,  Pa.,  April 
26,  1866. 

618.  V.  Sally,  b.  Nov.  4,  1784;  m.  April  3,  1808,  John  Holden  (Roy- 
alston T.  R.,  which  says,  "both  of  Templeton");  d.  Dec.  7,  1808. 

619.  VI.  Lydia,  b.  Aug.  1,  1787;  d.  Oct.  22,  1808  [Oct.  24  in  another 
Fam.  R.]. 

*e20.     VIL     Hannah,  b.  Nov.    3,   1789;  m.  April  6,  1813,  John  Burbank, 
Jr.;  d.  Fitzwillian,  N.  H.,  Oct.  21,  1869. 

*621.     VIII.     David,  b.  Sept.  10,  1791;  d.  Griggsville,  111.,  Oct.  28,  1878. 
*622.     IX.     Elijah,  b.  Sept.  29,  1793;  d.  Troy,  N.  H.,  Aug.  23,  1862. 
623.     X.     Daniel,  b.   June  14,  1795;   d.  Aug.   13,   1813    [Aug.   23,  T.  R.]. 
*624.    XL    Isaac,  b.  July  4,  1799;  d.  Harford,  Pa.,  March  4,  1868. 

325.  V.  122.  LEMUEL"  LYON  [Jedediah,*  Samuel,'  William,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Feb.  6,  1761,  and  died  (of 
smallpox)  Feb.  1,  1789;  buried  on  the  homestead,  Middleboro.  [G.  R.  is 
said  to  give  his  age  as  "57  y.  11  m.  26  d.;"  "27  y."  would  be  right,  and 
is  probably  the  actual  record.]  He  married,  Dec.  24,  1786,  Lydia  Rip- 
ley, daughter  of  Tillson  and  Rebecca  Ripley.  The  names  Lemuel  Lyon, 
Lemuel  Lion  and  Lemuel  Lyons  appear  on  the  muster  rolls  of  Revo- 
lutionary soldiers  from  Middleboro.    All  no  doubt  refer  to  this  Lemuel. 


§Feb.,  1838,  according  to  Mrs.  Tiffany,  dau.  of  Isaac. 

tThe  name  of  David  Lyon  appears  in  the  following  land  transac- 
tions: As  grantee:  May  25,  1771,  from  Obadiah  Walker  and  Henry 
Bond,  land  in  Royalston;  Sept.  9,  1771,  from  Ezra  Pratt,  land  in  Royals- 
ton. As  grantor:  Nov.  17,  1773,  to  John  Kendall  of  Westboro,  land  in 
Royalston;  March  3,  1783,  to  Joseph  Stockwell,  land  in  Royalston;  April 
5,  1787,  to  Silas  Hazeltine  of  Templeton,  land  in  Royalston;  May  20,  1790, 
to  Nathan  Field  of  Oakham;  July  22,  1806,  to  Isaac  Prouty  of  Royalston. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   FIFTH    GENERATION.  87 

Son  of  Lemuel  and  Lydia  (Ripley)   Lyon: 
*62u.     I.     Isaac,   b.   Middleboro,   Nov.    24,    1787    (T.   R.);   d.   Middleboro, 
Jan.  8,  1848,  ae.  60   (G.  R.). 

327.  V.  122.  VINAL^  LYON  [Jedediah,*  Samuel,'  William,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  presumably  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  although  no  town 
record  is  found,  date  probably  between  1762  and  1766.  He  died  in 
Middleboro,  Nov.  28,  1819.  He  married,  Sept.  8,  1796  (Middleboro  T. 
R.)  Chloe  Richmond.  His  widow  was  appointed  guardian.  May  1,  1820, 
of  four  minor  children,  Jane  Washburn,  Chloe  Richmond,  Phebe  and 
Vinal,  all  under  14  years  old.    (Plymouth  Co.  Probate  Records,  LI,  86.) 

Children  of  Vinal  and  Chloe   (Richmond)   Lyon,  born  in  Middleboro; 
626.    I     Mary  (Molly)  C,  b.  June  21,  1797  (T.  R.);  d.  Middleboro.  Jan. 
3,  1820,  in  23d  y.  (G.  R.  Purchade  Cemetery)   [d.  Jan.  1,  1820,  T.  R.]. 

*627.    IL     Lemnel,  b.   April    19,    1799    (T.    R.);    d.    Middleboro,    May    21, 
1848,  ae.   49   (G.   R.). 

•628.    IIL    Jane  Washburn,  b.  May  19,   1801    (T.   R.);  m.  Jan.   24,   1822, 
Jason   Wilbur   (Middleboro   T.    R.). 

♦629.    IV.    Chloe  Richmond,  b.  Oct.  4,  1803   (T.  R.);  m.  Philip  Wood. 

630.  V  Fear  T.,  b.  1809;  d.  Middleboro,  Jan.  22,  1820,  in  11th  y.  (.G. 
R.). 

631.  VL    Eunice  C,  b.   1813;  d.  Dec.   15,   1819,   in   7th  y.    (G.   R.). 

632.  VIL    Phebe  (see  above);  m.  Hosea  Kingman;  no  eh. 

*633.    VIIL    Vinal  (see  above),  b.  Middleboro,  Nov.  30,  1811  (Fam.  R.). 

328.  V.  130.  STEPHEN^  LYON  [David,*  Jacob,'  William,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Mass.,  in  1775,  and  died  in  Monson, 
Mass.,  Dec.  23,  1837.  He  married  Jan.  22,  1799,  Patience  Wight, 
daughter  of  Ephraim=  and  Patience  (Cleaveland)  Wight  [Ephraim,* 
Daniel,*  Ephraim,"  Thomas^].  She  was  born  May  7,  1781,  and  died  in 
Wilbraham  Jan.  2,  1861.  In  1822  he  moved  to  Monson,  Mass.,  where  his 
youngest  daughter  was  bom. 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Patience  (Wight)  Lyon,  all  but  the  last 
born  in  Ludlow: 

634.  L  Lucy,  b.  Nov.  22,  1800;  m.  Joseph  Cleaveland;  res.  Mansfield, 
Conn.;  d.  1881. 

63.5.  IL  Solon,  b.  Aug.  22,  1802;  m.  Hannah  White,  and  had  17  chil- 
dren; res.  Ludlow;  farmer;  d.  June   24,  1873.  ^     ,, 

636.  III.    Eunice,  b.  June  8,  1804;  m.  Samuel  Hilliard;  res.  Ludlow. 

637.  IV.  Ruth  Stebhins,  b.  June  10,  1806;  m.  March  31,  1828,  Ralph 
White  (7  children);  res.  Excelsior,  Minn.;  d.  Sept.  3,  1858. 

638.  V.  Esther  Cleaveland,  b.  Sept.  26,  1808;  m.  Abiel  Barrett;  res. 
Ludlow;  d.   Feb.   23,   1876. 

•  63»^    VI.     Ephralm  Wight,   b.    Jan.    2,    1811;    m.    Almira   Harris;    res. 
Chicopte,  Minn.;   d.  May  20,   1863. 

*640.  VII.  Gad,  b.  April  2,  1813;  res.  Ludlow;  d.  in  Vermont,  Nov.  29. 
1849. 

641.  VIIL    Mary  Wight,  b.  July  13,  1815;  not  m.;  d.  Ludlow,  Feb.  14. 

642.  IX.  Dexter,  b.  May  10,  1817;  not  m.;  d.  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  July 
12,  1863. 


88  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

643.  X.  Sarah,  b.  April  24,  1819;  m.  April  2,  1847,  Wesley  Cornelius 
Swart;  d.  Ludlow,  about  1892. 

644.  XI.     Josiah,  b.  Aug.  3,  1821;  d.  May  11,  1822. 

645.  XII.  Caroline  Cyntbla,  b.  Monson,  Mass.,  April  23,  1823;  m.  Am- 
brose Towers;  d.  Jan.  5,  1899. 

336.  V.  134.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [William,*  Jacob,'  William,^ 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock  Aug.  5,  1776,  and  died  there  Sept.  12, 
1S60;  buried  in  the  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery.  He  married  Jan.  9,  1820, 
Axceph  Dyer,  who  was  born  in  July,  1797,  and  died  April  24,  1891,  ae. 
93  y.   9  m.  (G.  R.), 

Children  of  William  and  Axceph    (Dyer)   Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

646.  L  Sarah  [Sally],  b.  Nov.  17,  1822  (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  4,  1841,  ae.  18 
(G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

647.  IL  Mary  [Polly],  b.  May  6.  1824  (T.  R.);  d.  April  18,  1845,  ac.  21 
(G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

648.  IIL  Helen  [Ellen,  G.  R.],  b.  Feb.  16,  1827  (T.  R.);  d.  June  13, 
1828,  ae  16  m.     (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

649.  IV.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  3,  1829  (G.  R.)  [not  found  in  T.  R.];  d.  Jan. 
21,  1829,  ae.  18  d.  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

337.  V.  134.  MAJOR  JACOB*  LYON  [William,*  Jacob,*  William,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  13,  1788,  and  died  there 
June  3,  1869.  He  married  May  25,  1815,  Martha  Robinson,  of  Canter- 
bury (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She  was  born  July  31,  1780,  and  died  Feb.  22, 
1875,  ae.  94  y.  6  m.  22  d.  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

Children  of  Jacob  and  Martha  (Robinson)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

650.  I.  Mary,  b.  April  7,  1816  (G.  R.)  [not  in  T.  R.];  m.  George  Brad- 
ford (G.  R.);  d.  Sept.  2,  1900  (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill). 

651.  IL    Sarah,  b.  Sept.  22,  1817  (T.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Feb.  7,  1842  (G.  R.). 

652.  III.  Martha,  b.  Jan.  9,  1821  (T.  R.);  m.  Nov.  28.  1842.  Stephen  H. 
Robinson  of  Providence,  R.  I.   (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

339.  V.  134.  NATHANIEL"  LYON  [William,*  Jacob,'  William,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock  July  24,  1780  (?).  He  married  Alvira 
Whittemore. 

Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Alvira  (Whittemore)  Lyon: 

653.  I.    Joseph,  b.  May  6,  1830;  d.  July  9,  1832. 

654.  IL    Phebe,  b.  Jan.  13,  1832. 

655.  IIL    Lonlsa,  b.  Nov.  20,  1833. 

656.  IV.    Sarah,  b.  July  20,   1836. 

65T.    V.    Joseph,  b.  July  10,  1839;  d.  May  18,  1842. 

348.  VI.  166.  NEHEMIAH'  LYON  [Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,* 
John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  9,  1753,  and  died 
in  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  Oct.  21,  1836.  He  married  in  Woodstock  April  16. 
1778,  Elizabeth  [Betty]  Bugbee,  of  Woodstock  (T.  R.).  She  was  born 
July  6,   1753,  and   died  in   Craftsbury,  Vt.,   Jan.   25,   1798    (Fam.   R.). 


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p.   91. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  89 

[Woodstock  T.  R.  says  d.  Jan.  15,  1798].  As  early  as  March,  1781,  he 
was  settled  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  where  he  lived  ten  or  twelve  years. 
About  1792  or  1793  he  moved  to  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  and  where  many  of  his  descendants  made  their 
home.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  he  married  a  Mrs.  Hannah 
Snell,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  Samuel.  In  1801  Nehemiah  Lyon  and 
Hannah,  his  wife,  of  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  deeded  land  to  N.  Kinsley,  of 
Bridgewater  (Plymouth  Registry  of  Deeds). 

Children  of  Nehemiah  and  Betty    (Bugbee)   Lyon: 

658.  I.  Mehltable  (Hittie),  b.  March  15,  1779  (Bible  R.);  m.  Ezra 
Smith;  d.  May  22,  1833  (Bible  R.). 

659.  IL  Walter,  b.  Oct.  15,  1780  (Bible  R.);  d.  Sturbridge.  Mass.. 
March  6,  1781   (T.  R.). 

♦660.    IIL    Baxter,  b.  Sturbridge,  March  15,   1782    (T.   R.);   res.  Bethel. 
Me. 

661.  IV.    Betty,  b.  Sturbridge,  March  7,  1784   (T.  R.). 

662.  V.    Lucretla,  b.  Sturbridge.  Jan.  19,  1786  (T.  R.). 

663.  VL  Sally,  b.  Sturbridge,  July  19,  1787  (T.  R.);  d.  April  4.  1816 
(Bible  R.). 

♦664.    VIL     Nehemiah   May,   b.    Sturbridge,    Nov.    25,    1789    (T.    R.);    d. 
Craftsbury,  Vt.,  Sept.  11,  1852,  ae.  63  y.   (G.  R.). 

♦665.    VIIL   Walter,  b.  Sturbridge,  Aug.  19,  1791  (T.  R.);  d.  Lyndon,  111. 

♦666.    IX.     Benjamin,   b.    Craftsbury,  Vt.    Sept.    20,    1794;    d.    Charlotte, 
Vt,  March  23,  1866   (Bible  R.). 

Son  of  Nehemiah  and  Hannah   (Snell)  Lyon: 
666a.  X.     Samuel. 

350.  VI.  166.  REV.  WALTER"  LYON  [Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,* 
John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn,  (baptized  Sept.  10, 
1757),  and  died  Feb.  11,  1826.  He  married  Sept.  1,  1785,  Mary  Hunt- 
ington. He  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  college,  1777;  A.  M.  of 
Yale,  1782.  He  was  minister  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Pomfret 
1783  to  1800.  The  distinguished  Rev.  Asa  Lyon,  afterwards  of  South 
Hero,  Vt.,  was  a  pupil  of  his  before  going  to  college.  He  was  a 
preacher  of  distinction  and  a  volume  of  his  sermons  was  published. 

Children  of  Walter  and  Mary   (Huntington)   Lyon;  born  in  Pomfret: 

*667.    I.    Samuel  Huntlngrton,  b.  Dec.  29,  1786   (T.  R.);  d.  Dec.  10.   1823, 
ae.   37  y.   0  m.   13   d. 

668.    IL    W^alter,  b.  Aug.  11,  1788   (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.   21,  1788    (T.  R.). 

355.  VI.  166.  BENJAMIN'  LYON  [Benjamin,^  Caleb,*  John," 
John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock  Dec.  14,  1766,  and  died  there 
March  8,  1845.  He  married,  March  4,  1790,  Priscilla  Paine  (Woodstock 
T.  R.).  She  was  daughter  of  Capt.  Amos  and  Priscilla  (Lyon)  Paine 
(No.  191),  born  June  8,  1770,  and  died  in  South  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Nov. 
9,  1850,  ae.  80. 


90  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Beniamin  and  Priscilla  (Paine)  Lyon,  born  in  Wood- 
stock: 

669.  I.  Dolly,  b.  Dec.  22,  179(0)  (T.  R.);  m.  Oct.  24,  1823.  Henry 
Reed,§  a  merchant  in  S.  Brookfield,  Mass. 

670.  II.  Chester,  b.  April  16,  1792  (Fam.  R.,  not  in  T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  21, 
1797,  ae.   5   y.   4  m.    (G.   R.). 

671.  III.  Almira,t  b.  March  24,  1795  (T.  R.);  m.  Feb.  27  [or  March 
2],  1819,  William  Howe,  Jr.,  of  No.  Brookfield;  d.  June  21,  1876,  ae.  81  y. 

♦672.    IV.    Baxter,  b.  March  3,  1797   (T.  R.);  d.  Medina,  Mich. 
♦673.    V.     Charles,   b.    March    4,    1800    (Paine    Gen.,    not    in    T.    R.);    d. 
Westfleld,  Mass..  Dec.   16,  1848. 

♦674.    VL    Asa,  b.  May  27,  1802  (T.  R.)  d.  Maysville,  Ky.,  Aug.  26,  1847. 
*67,%.    VII.    John,  b.  April  27,  1806  (T.  R.);  d.  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y..  Feb. 
5,   1870. 

C76.    VIII.    Walter  Paine,  b.  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

[Mss.  Fam.  R.  gives  also  Chester,  b.  Aug.  21,  1797;  d.  April  12,  1870.] 

357.  VI.  166.  BAXTER'  LYON  [Benjamin,''  Caleb,*  John,'  John,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  1,  1771.  He  married, 
April  3,  1798,  Dolly  Paine  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  in  1773  and  died 
July  7,  1801,  "in  her  28th  year"  (G.  R.),  daughter  of  Capt.  Amos  and 
Priscilla  (Lyon)  Paine  (No.  191).  Baxter  Lyon  removed  to  Boston, 
where  he  was  in  mercantile  business. 

Children  of  Baxter  and  Dolly   (Paine)   Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

677.  I.  Chester,  b.  Feb.  11,  1799  (T.  R.);  clerk  in  store  in  Woodstock, 
later  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  died,  unm.,  April  12,  1870,  ae.  71  y.  2  m. 
(G.  R.);  buried  in  Woodstock. 

678.  II.    Baxter,  b.  July  4,  1801   (T.  R.);  d.  July  31,  1801   (T.  R.), 

361.  VI.  168.  CALEB*  LYON  [Caleb,''  Caleb,*  John,'  John,* 
William^]  was  born  in  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  in  1761,  and  died  at 
Lyonsdale,  Sept.  15,  1835.  He  married  Mary  Du  Pont,  daughter  of 
Major  Jean  Pierre  Du  Pont,  nephew  and  Aid  of  Montcalm  of  Quebec. 


§Children  of  Henry  and  Dolly  (Lyon)  Reed:  1.  Anna  P.,  b.  Oct.  15, 
1824;  m.  April,  1848,  Bezer  Keith  of  North  Brookfield;  res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.; 
2.  Henry,  b.  July  16,  1826;  m.  Sept.,  1850,  Ellen  Bliss  of  Shrewsbury;  res. 
Worcester,  Mass.;  3.  Charles  Lyon,  b.  Jan.  4,  1828;  d.  March  21,  1832;  4. 
MIcah  Stone,  b.  March  17,  1829;  d.  in  California,  Sept.  19,  1853;  5.  Almira 
Howe,  b.  Aug.  26,  1830;  d.  April  2,  1856;  6.  Charles  Lyon,  b.  June  6,  1832; 
married;  res.  Chicago,  111.;  7.  Mary  E^lizabeth,  b.  Jan.  13,  1834;  m.  Dec.  27, 
1871,  Roscoe  E.  Farnham  of  Woolwich.  Me.  She  was  a  successful  teacher 
in  Chicago. 

tWilliam  Howe,  son  of  William  and  Abigail  (Crosby)  Howe,  was  a 
farmer  in  South  Brookfield,  where  he  died  in  1865.  Children  of  William 
and  Almira  (Lyon)  Howe:  1.  Francis  William,  b.  Dec.  18,  1819;  m.  Jan. 
8,  1845,  Sarah  Cowdry  of  New  York;  res.  Clifton,  111.;  2.  Charles  Oliver, 
b.  July  12,  1822;  m.  Nov.  15,  1848,  Mary  Foxon  of  Brookline,  Mass.;  rea. 
Washington  Heights,  111.;  3.  Walter  Lyon,  b.  April  7,  1824;  d.  Jersey  City, 
Dec.  30,  1850;  4.  Charlotte,  b.  Jan.  1,  1826;  m.  June  18,  1851,  Fisher  Miller 
of  Heath,  Mass.;  d.  Nov.  28,  1863;  5.  Jabez  Crosby,  b.  Feb.  15,  1833;  m. 
Sarah  Bliss  of  West  Brookfield;  res.  Homewood,  111.;  6.  Susan  W.,  b. 
April  16,  1834;  m.  Nov.  20,  1861,  David  Keith  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  7.  GeorK* 
Otis,  b.  March  28,  1836. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,    SIXTH    GENERATION.  91 

She  died  June  11,  1869,  at  the  age  of  81.  In  the  History  of  Lewis 
County,  it  is  stated  that  Caleb  Lyon's  grandmother  was  a  daughter  of 
Judge  Sherburne  of  Massachusetts,  and  that  his  mother  was  Margaret 
Hodges  "of  the  island  of  Jamaica."  Removed  from  Connecticut  to 
Greenfield  when  a  child;  attended  Harvard  college,  but  did  not  grad- 
uate. About  1800  settled  in  Walworth,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.  Engaged  sev- 
eral years  in  the  manufacture  of  salt  at  Salina.  In  1810  removed  to  the 
mouth  of  Four-Mile  creek  (North  Penfield)  and  there  laid  out  a  village, 
but  the  enterprise  was  not  successful.  He  next  went  to  Carthage 
Landing  near  Rochester,  purchased  1,000  acres  of  land  and  erected 
buildings;  in  1816  he  sold  the  property  and  agaiin  removed,  settling  fin- 
ally in  Lj'onsdale,  Lewis  County,  N.  Y.  Here  he  built  a  grist  mill  in  1830 
and  engaged  in  other  industrial  enterprises.  In  1824  he  was  elected  to 
the  Assembly,  and  then  took  an  active  interest  in  the  Black  River  Canal. 
He  was  a  personal  friend  of  De  Witt  Clinton  and  a  great  promoter  of 
public  improvements.  Sept.  15,  1835,  he  was  found  dead  in  the  woods 
a  mile  from  the  Davis  bridge. 

Children  of  Caleb  and  Mary    (Du  Pont)    Lyon: 

*e79.  I.  Lyman  RnsMelaa,  b.  Walworth,  Aug.  29,  1806;  d.  Savannah, 
Ga.,   April   7,   1869,  ae.    63. 

•680.  II.  Caleb,  Jr.,  b.  Lyonsdale,  Dec.  7,  1822;  d.  Rossville,  Staten 
Is..  Sept.,   1875. 

370.  VI.  171.  CAPTAIN  WILLIAM*  LYON  [William,"^  Caleb,* 
John,"  John,*  William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  5,  1786, 
and  died  there  Nov.  28,  1867;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery.  He 
married  in  Woodstock,  Sept.  27,  1815,  Lydia  Sumner,  of  Eastford,  who 
was  born  in  1791  and  died  Jan.  5,  1849,  ae.  58  (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill 
cemetery). 

Children  of  William  and  Lydia  (Sumner)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
681.    L    Mary  Stone,  b.  Jan.   30,  1817    (G.  R.);  not  m.;   d.  May  7,  1847, 

ae.  30  y.  3  m.  8  d.   (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill). 

♦682.     II.      Susanna  Williams,  b.  April  12,  1822    (Fam.  R.).  m.   June  29, 

1847,  Benjamin  Sumner;  d.  March  25,  1863. 

371.  VI.  171.  COLONEL  JAMES«  LYON  [William,"  Caleb,* 
John,"  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  21,  1789, 
and  died  there  Jan.  25,  1861;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery,  where 
a  monument  marks  his  last  resting  place.  He  married  in  Woodstock, 
Dec.  18,  1817,  Lucy  Little  Davis,  who  was  born  Feb.  25,  1797,  and  died 
Oct.  15,  1875,  according  to  the  inscription  on  the  monument  in  Wood- 
stock Hill  cemetery.  She  was  daughter  of  Major  John  and  Bathsheba 
(Ellis)  Davis,  of  Little  Compton,  R.  I.,  afterwards  of  Woodstock.     He 


92  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

was  Colonel  of  the  ISth  Regiment    of    Conn.    State    Militia  and  was 
selectman  in  Woodstock. 

Children  of  James  and  Lucy  L.    (Davis)   Lyon,   born  in  Woodstock: 

683.  L  John  Davis,  b.  Nov.  6,  1820  (T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  24,  1865,  leaving 
^  son,  Elbert  P.  Lyon,  who  lived  somewhere  in  the  Middle  West. 

684.  II.  Nelson,  b.  March  11,  1823  (T.  R.);  removed  to  California; 
d.  Feb.  1898. 

685.  III.  Polly  Arnold,  b.  June  or  July  20,  1827  (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.  22, 
1853,  Andrew  Williams  Bowen.g 

683a.     Lucy  Anna;  d.  Jan.   26,   1868. 
*e85b.    James   Harrison,    b.    Dec.    28,    1839;    res.    (1905)    Central    Falls, 
H.  I. 

373.  VI.  171.  DEACON  MOSES*  LYON  [William,"  Caleb,*  John,* 
John,"  William^J  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.  11,  1793,  and  died 
in  that  place  Aug.  5,  18C5.  He  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  on  Wood- 
stock Hill,  where  a  monument  bears  his  name  and  those  of  his  four 
"Wives  and  his  three  children.  He  married  first  in  1822  or  1823  Tryphena 
Kendall,  who  was  born  in  1803  and  died  July  12,  1828,  ae.  25  (G.  R.). 
He  married  second,  April  2,  1829  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  Sally  Ann  May, 
daughter  of  William'  [Thomas,^  John^]  and  Sarah  (Paine)  May.  She 
was  born  Nov.  22,  1796,  and  died  June  9,  1831,  ae.  35  (G.  R.).  His 
third  wife  was  Dolly  [Dorothy]  May,  sister  of  his  second  wife.  She 
Tvas  born  Feb.  16,  1799  (May  Gen.)  [1796  by  G.  R.];  died  Nov.  15,  1838, 
&e.  42  (G.  R.).  They  were  married  April  8,  1833  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 
He  married  fourth,  Sarah  Williams,  born  1799 ;  died  May  7,  1868,  ae.  69 
(G.  R.). 

Children  of  Moses  and  Tryphena  (Kendall)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
♦686.  I.  Roxanna,  b.  Nov.  13,  1823  (G.  R.);  m.  Asa  T.  Child;  d.  April 
21,   1896    (G.   R.). 

687.    II.    Mary  E.,  b.  1826;  d.  Jan.  28,  1828,  ae.  2  y.    (G.  R.). 

688-689.  III-IV.  Twins,  "infant  son  and  daughter,  born  and  died 
,June  22,  1828"   (G.  R.). 

378.  VI.  174.  WILLARD"  LYON  [Levi,=  Caleb,"  John,^  John,* 
"William^]  was  born  about  1795.  He  married  June  1,  1823,  Amanda 
lAramanda]  ,  of  Wallingford,  Conn. 

Children  of  Willard  and  Amanda  Lyon: 

689a.  I.  James  WlUard,  b.  June  16,  1824;  m.  Eliza  Kirby,  of  Ston- 
ington,  Conn. 


§Andrew  Williams  Bowen,  son  of  Colonel  Matthew  and  Laura  (Will- 
iams) Bowen,  was  born  April  22,  1829.  He  enlisted  in  1861  in  Co.  A,  1st 
Conn.  Cavalry  and  was  elected  Captain.  In  1868  he  succeeded  his  father 
as  owner  of  the  old  Bowen  homestead  in  Woodstock.  Children  of  Andrew 
W^.  and  Polly  A.  (Lyon)  Bowen:  1.  Mary  Dana,  b.  Nov.  13,  1853;  2.  Annie 
Belle,  b.  Aug.  7,  1855;  d.  Oct.  12,  1861;  3.  Charles  Angnstus,  b.  June  27, 
1858;  m.  Oct.  20,  1881,  Laura  Hooper  Kent;  two  daughters;  4.  Annette 
Xonlsa,  b.  Sept.  29,  1863;  m.  June  30,  1891,  George  Dana  Lord;  5.  Sarah 
Abble,  b.  Nov.   9,  1867. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  93- 

689b.  II.  Richard  Fitch;  m.  Oct.  9,  1853,  Josephine  Becker,  youngest 
daughter  of  Henry  Becker,  of  Canton  Center,  Columbia  Co.,  N.  Y.;  chil- 
dren: 1.  Richard  B.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1856;  2.  Josephine  A.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1862. 

689c.    III.    Ruth  Armenia. 

382.  VI.  177.  ELIAS«  LYON  [Cyrus/  Caleb,*  John,*  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Goshen,  Mass..  Sept.  1,  1784.  He  married  in. 
1813  Relief  Thayer  of  Hawley. 

Children  of  Elias  and  Relief  (Thayer)   Lyon   (History  of  Goshen): 

690.  I.    Mary. 

691.  II.     Betsey. 

And  perhaps  others. 

387.  VI.  180.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [Elijah,^  William,*  William,* 
John.*  William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  11,  1778,  and  died 
there  Nov.  28,  1851.  He  married,  April  6,  1800,  Nancy  C.  Tucker  (Fam. 
R.)  [Woodstock  T.  R.  has  Hannah  Tucker,  with  date  April  26].  Nancy 
Tucker  was  bom  March  23,  1777  (Fam.  R.),  and  died  April  7,  1845,  ae. 
68  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery). 

Children  of  "William  and  Nancy  (Tucker)   Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
♦692.     L     William,  "4th,"  b.  Oct.  7,  1801  (Fam.  R.);  m.  Oct.  7,  1832,  Har- 
riet Green  (Fam.  R.);  d.  Woodstock,  Feb.  9,  1859  (G.  R.)   [Feb.  10.  T.  R.]. 
693.    IL    Schuyler  "2d,"  b.  Feb.  17,  1804   (Fam.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Wood- 
stock, March  8.  1836,  ae.   32  y.    (G.  R..  Woodstock  Hill). 

*694.  III.  Maria,  b.  Dec.  9,  1806  (Fam.  R.);  m.  May  27,  1832,  Cyprian 
M.  Chandler  (Fam.  R.);  d.  July  5,  1880,  ae.  73  y.  6  m.  26  d.  (G.  R.  Wood- 
stock Hill). 

695.  IV.  Lydia  Ann,t  b.  Sept.  12,  1812  (Fam.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Wood- 
stock, Oct.  18,  1862   (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill)    [Oct.  12,  Fam.  R.]. 

♦696.  V.  Edward  Clinton,  b.  July  15,  1815  (Fam.  R.);  d.  Woodstock, 
Dec.  12.  1894   (G.  R.). 

697.  VI.  Theodore,  b.  Nov.  18,  1818  (Fam.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  Woodstock, 
July  20,  1845,  ae.  26    (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

388.  VI.  180.  SAMUBL«  LYON  [Elijah,^  William,*  William,* 
John,2  William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  18,  1780,  and  died 
there  Feb.  18,  1850,  on  his  seventieth  bii'thday.  He  married  first,  Feb. 
22,  1802,  Rebecca  Howlett  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  1779;  died  Jan.  14, 
1834  (Fam.  R.).    His  second  wife  was  Polly  Chaffee. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Howlett)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

698.  I.  EIijah,§  b.  April  9,  1802  (T.  R.,  but  not  in  original  record 
book). 

699.  IL    Otis,  b.  March  26,  1804   (T.  R.);  m.  Almira  Hiscox  (Fam.  R.). 

700.  IIL  Emetine,  b.  July  25,  1806  (T.  R.);  m.  Nov.  30,  1831.  Sanford 
Morey   (Woodstock  T.  R.);  d.  Douglas,  Mass.,  in  1878   (Fam.  R.). 

tWill  of  Lydia  A.  Lyon  (Worcester  Probate  Records),  dated  July  31, 
1860,  mentions  nieces,  Mary  G.  Chandler,  Sarah  P.  Chandler  and  Harriet 
L.  Chandler,  children  of  Maria  Chandler  (No.  694).  Inventory  of  estate, 
$2,500. 

§An  Elijah  Lyon  from  Woodstock  died  Dec,  1844,  in  Amenia,  Dutchess 
Co.,  N.  Y.  He  had  sons,  Charles  H.  and  Elijah  J.  (of  Providence,  R.  I.). 
and  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  P.   (of  New  York;  m.  Church). 


94  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    EOXBURY. 

701.  IV.    Mary  E,,  b.  July  27,  1811  (T.  R.);  m.  Steer  (Fam.  R.). 

702.  V.  Sarab  Samantha,  b.  Feb.  16,  1813  (T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  20,  1839, 
Hosea  Grover§  (Fam.  R.);  d.  North  Oxford,  Mass.   (Fam.  R.). 

703.  VI.  George  A.  [also  George  Washing-ton],  b.  March  16,  1819  (T. 
R.);  m.  1st  Sarah  Cooke;  2d  Cooke;  d.  Providence,  R.  I.  (Fam.  R.). 

392.  VI.  188.  DANIEL"  LYON  [Daniel,^  Daniel,*  William,"  John,* 
William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  17,  1760,  and  died  there 
Oct.  17,  1833;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery.  He  married,  Dec.  4, 
1783  [Dec.  17,  Fam.  R.],  Mrs.  Esther  Perrin  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  born 
June  11,  17C3  (Fam.  R.);  died  Oct.  21,  1830,  ae.  65  (G.  R.,  Woodstock 
Hill  cemetery). 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Esther  (Perrin)  Lyon,  born  in  "West  Wood- 
stock: 

*704.  I.  Danfortb,  b.  Oct.  2  [or  23],  178(4)  (T.  R.)  [perhaps  1785;  Mss. 
record  gives  two  of  this  name,  the  first  dying  in  infancy]. 

*705.    IL    Jasper,  b.  Jan.  18,  1787   [T.  R.,  "a  son"];  d.  July  26,  1850. 

706.  III.  Nancy,  b.  April  27,  1789  (G.  R.)  [178 — ,  T.  R.];  d.  March  13, 
1791,  ae.  17  m.  4  d.  (G.  R.,  West  Woodstock)  [Fam.  Rec.  has  "Mary,  b. 
Sept.   27.   1789;   d.  March   3,   1791"]. 

707.  IV.  -Walter,  b.  Sept.  19,  1791  (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  27,  1792,  ae.  13  m. 
18  d.   (G.  R.,  West  Woodstock). 

708.  V.  Polly,  b.  March  19,  1794  (T.  R.);  m.  Dr.  Amos  Carrollf;  d. 
Aug.   27,  1S56   (Fam.  R.). 

*709.    VI.    Daniel,  b.  Feb.  16,  1796   (T.  R.);  d.  Sept.  26,  1826   (Fam.  R.). 

710.  VII.  Jareil,  b.  April  15,  1798  (T.  R.):  d.  Oct.  3,  1798,  ae.  5  m. 
12  d.   (T.  R.)   ["Jerad,"  G.  R.]. 

711.  VIII.  Schuyler,  b.  Dec.  7,  1801  (T.  R.);  d.  July  16,  1880  (G.  R., 
Woodstock  Hill). 

712.  IX.    Bethlah  ["dau.  Dana  and  Esther"],  b.  Dec.  12,  1802  (T.  R.). 

398.     VI.     188.     BENJAMIN'    LYON    [Daniel,^    Daniel,*    William,' 

John,''  William^]   was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.   19,   1773,  and 

died  Oct.  3,  1857;  buried  in  West  Woodstock  cemetery.     He  married, 

first,  Nov.  19,  1798  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  Mrs.  Lydia  Ames  (name  given 

also  as  Morse,  which  may  have  been  her  maiden  name).    She  was  bom 

in  1771  and  died  Nov.  21,  1805,  in  34th  y.  (G.  R.).    He  married,  second, 

Hannah  M ,  born  1780;  died  March  24,  1863,  ae.  83  (G.  R.)  [Fam.  R, 

has  March  23]. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Ames)  Lyon,  born  in  West  Wood- 
stock: 

713.  L  Nancy,  b.  April  7,  1801  (T.  R.)  [1806,  Mss.  Fam.  R.];  not  m.; 
d.  Jan.  30,  1874.  ae.  73  y.   (G.  R.,  West  Woodstock). 

JHosea  Grover  was  son  of  Zina  and  Ruth  (Wakefield)  Grover  of 
Mansfield,  Mass.  He  m.  2d  Sarah  Rawson.  Children  of  Hosea  and  Sarah 
(Lyon)  Grover:  1.  Mary  Jane,  b.  1846;  d.  1848;  2.  Emma  Adeline,  b.  Nov., 
1851,;  3.  Sarah  Lyon,  b.  1861;  d.  1863. 

tAmos  Carroll  was  born  in  1789  and  died  Nov.  11,  1825.  Children  of 
Amos  and  Polly  (Lyon)  Carroll:  1.  Schnyler,  b.  Oct.  2,  1814;  d.  Aug.  17. 
1867;  2.  William  L,.,  b.  Nov.  7.  1817;  d.  Nov.  21.  1882;  3.  Amos  A.,  b.  March 
26,  1820;  m.  Amy  Woodward;  d.  March  9,  1894;  4.  Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  7,  1821; 
d.  March  20,  1890. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,    SIXTH    GENERATION.  95 

714.  IL  Sanford,  b.  Dec.  30,  1803  (T.  R.)  [1808.  Mss.  Fam.  R.];  m. 
Calista  CrofEord,§  who  was  b.  1811  and  d.  April  22,  1890,  ae.  79  y.  (G  R.); 
Sanford  d.  Nov.  27,  1864,  ae.  61  y.   (G.  R.,  West  Woodstock): 

401.  VI.  188.  PARLEY^  LYON  [Daniel,^  Daniel,*  William,^  Joliii,* 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  3,  1778,  and  died  Feb.  11, 
1841;  buried  in  East  Woodstock  cemetery.  He  married,  Nov.  10,  1803, 
Polly  [Mary]  Bradford  (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She  was  born  in  1781  and 
died  Feb.  19,  1830,  ae.  49  (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock).  She  was  baptized 
Aug.  27,  1815,  and  her  first  four  children  were  baptized  Sept.  17,  the 
same  year. 

Children  of  Parley  and  Polly  (Bradford)  Lyon,  born  East  Woodstock: 

715.  L  Danforth,  b.  Jan.  5,  1804  (T.  R.)  [also  June  5];  d.  July  15,  1837, 
ae.   33  y.    (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock). 

716.  II.  Dorothy,  twin  sister  of  Danforth;  d.  Sept.  10,  1841,  ae.  37  y. 
(G.  R.,  East  Woodstock). 

717.  III.  Clarissa,  b.  Nov.  14,  1810  (T.  R.)  [no  name  given  in  origi- 
nal T.  R.];  not  m.;  d.  March  1,  1850. 

718.  IV.  Prlscllla,  b.  Aug.  2,  1813  (T.  R.)  [date  also  given  Aug.  27]; 
m.  Jan.  5,  1842.  George  A.  Paine  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  d.  Sept.  5,  1845  (Fam. 
R.). 

719.  V.    A  sou,  twin  brother  of  Priscilla.  d.  infant  (Fam.  R.). 

720.  VL  Walter  Paine,  b.  June  21.  1816  (T.  R.) ;  bapt.  Sept.  1,  1816; 
d.  Aug.   27.  1838,  ae.   22   y.    (G.  R..  East  Woodstock). 

721.  VIL  Mary  Ann,  b.  Sept.  30.  1818  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Jan.  10,  1819; 
m.  Feb.  19,  1849  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  George  A.  Paine,  widower;  d.  May 
25,  1877    (Fam.   R.). 

404.  VI.  188.  ABIEL«  LYON  [Daniel,''  Daniel,*  William,"  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  25,  1787,  and  died  Dec. 
24,  1831.  He  married,  probably  in  1810,  Abigail  Dyer  (Fam.  R.),  who 
died  Aug.  11,  1854  (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She  was  received  into  the 
church  in  Woodstock  Sept.  1,  1822,  and  her  seven  children  were  bap- 
tized Oct.  13,  following. 

Children  of  Abiel  and  Abigail   (Dyer)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
*722.    I.    Hartwell,  b."  April   22,   1811    (T.   R.);   m.   Sept.   11,   1839,  Emily 

Richmond;  d.  Sept.   5.  1889   (G.  R.,  North  Woodstock). 

*723.    II.    Albert,  b.  Dec.  6,  1812  (T.  R.);  d.  Dec.  27.  1862.  ae.  50  y.  27  d. 

<T.  R.). 

724.    III.    Sophia,  b.  May  5.  1814;  m.  April   23,  1838.  Timothy  Fosgett 

(Woodstock   T.    R.)    [in    Fam.    R.    name   is   Fosbett];    1    dau..   Mary  E.,  b. 

May  11,  1840. 

*725.    IV.    Prudence  May,  b.  April   10,   1816    (T.   R.);   m.   Feb.   25,   1839, 

Damon  W.  Chandler  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  30,  1878  (Fam.  R.). 

726.  V.  Almlra  [Almyra],  b.  March  20,  1818;  m.  Jan.  9,  1839,  Charles 
D.  Rawsont  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

727.  VI.    Daniel,  b.  Nov.   30,  1819    (T.  R.). 


§Calista  (Crofford)  Lyon  married  second,  Feb.  14,  1866.  Abijah  Ses- 
sions. 

tCharles  D.  Rav/son  was  son  of  Luther  and  Mary  (May)  Raw.^on; 
Mary  May  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah   (Bugbee)   May. 


96  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

728.  VII.  Pamelia,  b.  Dec.  26,  1821  (T.  R.);  m.  April  4,  1841,  Nelson 
Morse  (Fam.  R.)   [one  dau.,  Pamella  Morse];  d.  June  6,  1845   (Fam.  R.). 

729.  VIIL  Abigail,  b.  1823  (Fam.  R. ;  not  in  T.  R.);  bapt.  July  19. 
1824;   d.   July   27,    1843    (Fam.    R.). 

730.  IX.    Lydia  [not  in  T.  R.];  m.  April  3,  1849,  Frederick  Vinton. 

731.  X.    Mary  Bradford,  bapt.  July  31,  1831. 

418.  VI.  193.  MOSES«  LYON  [Amos,=  Ebenezer,"  William,* 
John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  21,  1769,  and  died 
there  Sept.  9,  1839.  He  married  June  23,  1796,  Matilda  Bradford 
(Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  Nov.  8,  1774  (Fam.  R.) ;  died  July  1,  1853, 
ae.  77,  4  m.  (G.  R.). 

Children  of  Moses  and  Matilda  (Bradford)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

732.  L  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  4,  1797  (T.  R.);  m.  July  4,  1816,  Chester  Jack-^ 
son  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

733.  IL    Bradford,  b.  Nov.  6,  1802. 

734.  III.  Blaria  I.  [Marcia],  b.  June  22,  1805  (T.  R.);  m.  March  18, 
1839,  as  his  3d  wife,  Parker  B.  Pennock  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

735.  IV.  Otis  T.,  b.  July  7,  1811  (T.  R.);  m.  Jan.  25,  1836,  Mary  C. 
Bolles   (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

736.  V.  Matilda,  b.  July  1,  1813;  was  this  "Matilda  B.  Lyon."  who  m. 
Aug.   9,   1838,  Wm.  M.   Bacon    (T.   R.)? 

737.  VI.  Sally  C,  b.  April  20,  1816  (T.  R.);  (?)  m.  April  12,  1841. 
Joseph  Bickford   (Woodstock  T.   R.). 

426.  VI.  196.  EBENEZER'  LYON  [Ebenezer,''  Ebenezer,* 
William,^  John,^  Willam^]  was  bom  in  West  Woodstock,  Aug.  17,  1776. 
He  removed,  as  did  several  of  his  brothers,  to  Holland,  Mass.  He  there 
married  Rebecca  Upham,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Upham  of  that  place. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Upham)   Lyon,  born  in  Holland: 

738.  I.    Leonard. 

739.  II.    Wlllard. 

740.  IIL    Calvin. 

741.  IV.    Rebecca. 

428.-  VI.  196.  JONATHAN*  LYON  [Ebenezer,"*  Ebenezer,*  Will- 
iam,' John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  27,  1779, 
and  died  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  in  1863.  He  was  married  in  Sturbridge, 
May  2,  1802,  to  Hannah  Smith  (T.  R.).  His  will,  dated  June  4,  1859, 
proved  May  5,  1863,  is  on  record  in  Worcester  (Probate  Records,  No. 
38,204).  Bequests  to  wife  Hannah,  to  daughter  Oril  Streeter,  wife  of 
Simeon  M.  Streeter;  sons,  Abijah  S.,  Lorin,  Jonathan  Jr.,  Merrick, 
Lucius  and  Emory  and  to  children  of  daughter  Prudence  Cook,  de- 
ceased. Executors,  Merrick  Lyon  and  Emory  Lyon.  Asa  H.  Goddard, 
guardian  to  children  of  Prudence  (Lyon)  Cook. 

Children  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Lyon: 

742.  I.  Oril  [Oral],  b.  Sturbridge,  Oct.  10,  1803  (T.  R.);  m.  Simeon 
M.  Streeter. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON^  SIXTH   GENERATION.  97 

743.    II.    Abijah  Smith,  b.  Woodstock,  April  2,  1S05. 
•744.    III.    Lonzo,  b.  Woodstock,  Jan.  19,  1807  (T.  R.);  d.  North  Brook- 
field,  Mass.,  Dec.  23,  1829. 

745.  IV.    liorin,  twin  brother  of  Lonzo. 

746.  v.     Prudence;    m.    Cook;    d.    before   June,    1859,    leaving 

children. 

747.  VL    Jonathan,  Jr.,  b.   Sturbridge,  Oct.   5,   1811    (T.  R.). 

748.  VIL  Merrick,  b.  Sturbridge,  April  7,  1815  (T.  R.);  m.  Aug.  23, 
1842t,  Mrs.  Caroline  B.  (Jenks)  Lyon,  (widow  of  Lonzo);  graduate  of 
Brown  University  1841;  LL.  D.  University  of  Chicago  1873;  was  associ- 
ated with  his  brother  Emory  in  the  University  Grammar  School  which  he 
established  in  Providence,  R.  I.;  d.  Providence,  Aug.  11,  1888. 

749.  VIII.  Lucius,  b.  Sturbridge,  April  1,  1817;  grad.  Brown  L^nl- 
versity  1844;  manufacturer  of  sewing  machines  in  New  York  City;  d. 
Providence,  R.  I.,  June  21,   1892. 

*750.    IX.    Emory,  b.   Sturbridge,  April   23,   1819;  d.  Providence,  R.   I., 
Oct.    31,   1904. 

429.  VI.  196.  STEPHEN*  LYON  [Ebenezer,"  Ebenezer,*  William,* 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Sept.  7,  1780.  He  mar- 
ried, Nov.  29,  1804,  Sally  Stearns  (Sturbridge  T.  R.). 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Sally  (Stearns)  Lyon: 

751.  I.    Walter,  b.  April  13,  1810   (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

752.  IL     Cyprian  T.,  b.  July  5,  1814   (T.  R.). 

753.  IIL     Salome,  b.  Aug.    18,  (Fam.   R.). 

434.  VI.  196.  PARLEY*  LYON  [Ebenezer,^  Ebenezer,*  William,' 
Jolin,^  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Aug.  18,  1788  [Aug.  13, 
Fam.  R.],  and  died  in  Rose,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  17,  1846;  buried 
in  Valley  Cemetery  at  Rose.  He  married,  June  26,  1816  (Fam.  R.), 
Phoebe  Preston,  who  was  born  in  Westford,  Conn.,  Aug.  25,  1794,  and 
died  in  Connecticut,  Feb.  12,  1834  (Fam.  R.).  He  came  to  Rose  "in  the 
thirties"  with  his  large  family. 

Children  of  Parley  and  Phoebe   (Preston)   Lyon: 

754.  I.  Warren  White,  b.  July  11,  1817;  m.  Mary  Chaffee;  d.  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  Nov.  9,  1864. 

*755.     IL     AVilliam  Heath,  b.  Holland,  Mass.,  Oct.  18,  1819;  d.  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  July  11,  1902. 

756.  IIL  Phila  Frances,  b.  Dec.  28,  1821;  d.  Rose,  N.  Y.,  July  20,  1849, 
ae.  27  y.  6  m.  21  d.   (G.  R.)   [d.  July  23,  1849,  Fam.  R.]. 

757.  IV.    Phoebe  Maria,  b.  May  30,  1824;  d.  August,  1859. 

758  V.  Lucetta  Cornelia,  b.  Nov.  24,  1826;  res.  (1905)  Rose,  N.  Y.,  in 
her  beautiful  home,  the  last  of  the  family  remaining  in  that  place. 

759.  VL    Louise  Christine,  b.  Sept.   4,  1829. 

760.  VII.     Susan  Mary,  b.   April   14,    1832;   m.   Lindley    (a   son, 

William  H.  Lyon  Lindley,  was  born  July  9,  1866;  d.  July  23,  1887);  d.  Oct. 
24,  1866. 


tThey  were  married  in  East  Brookfleld  by  Rev.  A.  Smith  Lyon;  their 
oldest  child  was  born  in  E.  Brookfleld.  Two  daughters  were  born  in 
Providence:    1.    Caroline  Hannah,  b.   May   22,    1845;   2.   Mary  Elizabeth,  b. 

Feb.  16,  1847. 


98  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

435.  VI.  196.  DEACON  WALTER"  LYON  [Ebenezer,'  Ebenezer,* 
"William,*  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug, 
12  [20],  1790,  and  died  in  Rose,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  8,  1874,  ae.  84  y. 
0  m.   17  d.    (G.  R.).     [Imperfect  T.  R.  of  Woodstock  gives  birth  of 

Walter  Aug.,  1786,  while  a  son  " Iton"  (?)  was  born  Aug.  19,  1789.] 

He  lived  for  some  years  in  Sturbridge,  being  there  a  deacon  and  an 
active  church  member.  He  removed  to  Rose  early  in  the  forties  anu 
became  there  a  notable  figure.  He  married  first,  Nov.  26,  1812,  Lucretia 
Marsh,  born  in  1788;  died  in  Rose  Nov.  8,  1846,  in  59th  y.  (G.  R.).  He 
married  second,  Roxana,  widow  of  Deacon  William  Briggs.  She  died 
July  20,  1880,  ae.  85  y.  10  nx.  15  d.  (G.  R.).  Deacon  Walter  Lyon  was 
a  very  devout  man,  slow  of  speech,  careful  to  say  no  evil  of  any  man, 
but  not  without  his  share  of  Yankee  shrewdness. 

Children  of  Walter  and  Lucretia    (Morse)   Lyon: 

761.  I.  Wlnthrop  David,  b.  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Oct.  24,  1813  (T.  R.); 
wagon  maker;  settled  in  Clyde,  N.  Y. ;  d.  June  26,  1846. 

*762.    IL    Lothrop  Morse,  b.  Sturbridge,  Feb.  2.  1816  (T.  R.);  d.  Ithaca, 
Mich.,  May  23,  1896. 

763.  III.  Amos,  b.  1819;  taught  singing  school  in  Rose,  N.  Y. ;  d. 
Worcester,   Mass.,   Sept.   10,   1856. 

•764.     IV.     Emerson,  b.   Sturbridge,  April  12,  1823;  removed  to  Mich- 
igan about  1853;  d.  Jackson,  Mich.,  April   29,  1889. 

765.  V.  Elmina  Eliza,  b.  May  19,  1829;  d.  Rose,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  29,  1850, 
ae.  21  y.  6  m.  10  d.  (G.  R.) 

436.  VL  197.  THROOP'  LYON  [Wareham,^  Ebenezer,*  William,' 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  probably  in  1772, 

being  the  oldest  child  of  Wareham  Lyon.    He  married  Rebecca 

and  probably  lived  in  West  Woodstock,  but  no  record  of  him  is  found 
after  the  year  1800. 

Children  of  Throop  and  Rebecca  Lyon: 

766.  I.  Lucretia,  b.  June  29,  1798  (Woodstock  T.  R.)  [Woodstock 
records  show  that  a  Lucretia  Lyon  m.  Plyna  Clark,  Aug.  19,  1827,  also  a 
Lucretia  Lyon  m.   Thomas  Pitman,  April   1,    1830.] 

767.  IL     Louisa,  b.  May  11,  1800   (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

443.  VI.  197.  WAREHAM'  LYON,  JR.  [Wareham,^  Ebenezer,* 
William,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock  April  28,  1786, 
and  died  there  Dec.  27,  1866;  ae.  80  y.  8  m.  (G.  R.  West  Woodstock 
Cemetery).  He  married,  April  16,  1810,  Mabel  Stacy,  of  Monson,  Mass. 
(Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  June  8,  i7S5,  died  Jan.  24,  1859,  ae.  73  y.  7  m. 
16  d.  (G.  R.  West  Woodstock).  It  is  probable  that  this  is  the  Ware- 
ham  Lyon,  Jr.,  whose  name  appears  among  those  who  served  in  the 
war  of  1812  (from  New  London). 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION,  99 

Children  of  "Wareham,  Jr.,  and  Mabel  (Stacy)  Lyon,  born  West  Wood- 
stock: 

768.  I.     Alfred,  b.  Feb.  21.  1811   (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  27,  1813,  ae.  2  y.  8  m. 
6  d.  (T.  R.)   [In  3d  year.  G.  R.] 

769.  II.     Alvana,  b.  July   11,   1812. 

770.  III.     Mabel   [possibly  the  same  as  foregoing];  d.  Jan.  20,  1838, 
ae.  25   (G.  R.  West  Woodstock). 

771.  IV.     Luclnda,  b.  June   6,  1814   (T.  R.);  not  m.;  d.  July  15,   1845, 
ae.  31  (G.  R.  West  Woodstock). 

772.  V.     Oliver  Watson,  b.  Aug.  28,  1815   (T.  R.);  m.  Lydia  Shepard 
(T.  R.). 

773.  VL     Angelina,   b.   April   9.   1817    (T.   R.),   m.   April    5,    1840,   Seth 
Clark  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  12,  1868,  ae.  52  [G.  R.  West  Woodstock]. 

♦774.     VII.     Alfred  S.,  b.  Nov.   1,   1818    (T.   R.). 

775.  VIII.    li'anny,  b.  Aug.  28,  1820   (T.  R.). 

776.  IX.     Marshall,  b.  Nov.  28,  1821    (T.  R.);  m.  Dec.  13,  1871,  Nancy 
G.  Marcy  who  was  b.  Woodstock,  1847   (T.  R.). 

777.  X.     Warren,  b.   Oct.   2,   1823    (T.  R.). 

778.  XI.     Mastella,  b.  Sept.  3,  1827   (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.   28,  1828. 

779.  XII.     Alvln,  b.  Feb.  1830  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  10,  1833,  ae.  3  y.  6  m. 
(G.  R.  West  Woodstock). 


446.  VI.  198.  JABEZ'  LYON  [John,^  Jabez,*  William.'  John,^ 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  26,  1756,  and  died  at 
Brandon,  Vt.,  March  16,  1843.  He  married  in  1778  Mehetable  Wood- 
ward, daughter  of  Thomas  W.  and  Mehetable  (Goldsmith)  Woodward, 
born  at  Brookline,  Mass.,  March  11,  1757;  died  at  Brandon,  Vt.,  March 
25.  1837. 

He  removed  from  Woodstock  to  Tinmouth,  Vt,  in  1788,  and  thence 
in  1790  to  Brandon,  Vt.  Although  not  a  church  member  he  was  strict 
in  religious  observances,  especially  regarding  the  sacredness  of  the 
Sabbath.    He  was  temperate  in  all  his  habits  and  a  hater  of  tobacco. 

Children  of  Jabez  and  Mehetable    (Woodward)    Lyon: 

780.  L  John,  b.  Woodstock,  Feb.  14,  1779  (T.  R.)  [not  found  in 
original  record] ;  d.  Jan.,  1857. 

781.  II.  Hannah,  b.  Woodstock,  July  20,  1780  (T.  R.);  m.  in  1802 
Samuel  Capron;  died  April  1,  1869. 

782.  III.     3Jehetahle,  b.  Woodstock,  Dec.  17,  1781    (T.  R.). 

783.  IV.     Matilda,  b.  Woodstock,  July  3  [or  13],  1784  (T.  R.). 

784.  V.  Betty  (Polly),  b.  Woodstock,  Feb.  9,  1787  (T.  R.)  [not  in 
original  record] ;  d.  Aug.  5,  1835. 

785.  VL     Olive,  b.   Tinmouth,  Vt,  April   12.   1789    (Fam.   R.). 
•786.     VII.     Ksbon  Evans,  b.  Brandon,  Vt.,  May  8,  1791. 

787.  VIII.  Nancy,  b.  Brandon,  Jan.  20,  1794;  m.  S.  Spaulding;  d.  Oct 
9,    1866. 

788.  IX.     Lucy,  b.  Brandon,  Nov.  25,  1796. 

789.  X.     Lyman   [Luman],  b.  Brandon,  Jan.  1,  1799. 


ICO  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

449.  VI.  205.  AARON'  LYON  [Jonathan,"  Aaron,"  William,' 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  13,  1766.  He  is 
said  to  have  married  Elizabeth  Child;  (?)  there  is  record  also  "Aaron 
Lyon  married,  Dec.  27,  1795,  Jedidah  Childj  of  Sharon,"  which  may 
well  refer  to  this  Aaron. 

Children  of  Aaron  Lyon: 
•789a.     I.      Stephen,  b.  Aug.  5,  1800;  res.  Berne,  N.  Y. 

789b.     II.     Allen;  m.  Martha  Weidman;  d.  about  1850. 

789c.  III.  Sarah;  m.  Abraham  Snyder  (children:  1.  Jane;  2.  Maria) 
3.  James;  4.  Sarah  Ann);  d.  1868. 

789d.  IV.  Elizabeth;  m.  Jacob  Snyder  (children:  1.  Elizabeth;  2.  Mary 
E.;  3.  John  S.;  4.  Jane;  5.  Harriet;  6.  Emma;  7.  Hester);  d.  1847. 

451.  VL  205.  COLONEL  JONATHAN'^  LYON  [Jonathan," 
Aaron,*  William,"  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  July  16, 
1768,  and  died  there  Jan.  8,  1834;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery. 
He  married  (Woodstock  T.  R.)  June  22,  1814,  Hannah  Lyon  (No.  366), 
daughter  of  Capt.  William  and  Mary  (Stone)  Lyon,  b.  in  Woodstock, 
Feb.  1.  1778.     They  had  no  children. 

453.  VL  205.  ABEL'  LYON  [Jonathan,"  Aaron."  William,'  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock.  Conn.,  Nov.  20,  1770.  An  old  news- 
paper clipping,  without  date,  states  that  "Abel  Lyon  (born  Woodstock, 
1770)  joined  the  M.  B.  church  forty  years  ago  on  Bow  Hill,  Otsego  Co., 
N.  Y.  He  was  the  father  of  twelve  children,  ten  of  whom  survive 
him.  Two  are  ministers,  one  in  Black  River  Conference  (N.  Y.),  the 
other  in  the  West.  His  wife,  who  lived  with  him  fifty-three  years,  is 
left  behind.  He  died  in  Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y."  [Date  of  death  prob- 
ably not  far  from  1847].  There  was  an  Abel  Lyon,  Methodist  class 
leader,  in  Rose,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  1867-1872,  also  a  Moses  L^on, 
Methodist  minister,  1844,  1845,  in  the  Victory  and  Rose  circuits.  These 
may  have  been  sons  of  the  Abel  Lyon  vv^ho  was  "trustee"  in  1832,  in 
Rose,  and  who  is  said  to  have  removed  to  Allegany  Co. 

457.  VI.  205.  CORBIN«  LYON  [Jonathan."  Aaron,"  William," 
John',  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  19, 1777,  and  died 
in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  June  22,  1855.  These  dates  are  from  his  own 
family  Bible,  now  in  possession  of  his  grand-daughter,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
(Lyon)  Olney  (No.  1141),  as  are  the  following  records:  "Corbin  Lyon 
and  Rebecca  Vinton  were  married  March  20,  1809,  by  the  Rev.  Abiel 


tA  Jedidah  Child  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Nov.   21,  1770,  daughter  of 
Silas  (4)  and  Jedidah  (Allen)  Child  [Samuel  (3),  John  (2),  Benjamin  (1). 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  101 

Williams."  "Rebecca  Vinton,  daughter  of  Ralph  and  Phebe  Vinton, 
born  Feb.  22,  1785."  Rebecca  died  June  30,  1850  (Southbridge  T,  R.) 
[July  1,  Fam.  R.].  Corbin  married  second,  Sept.  21,  1852,  Elizabeth 
Thayer. 

His  will  (Worcester  Probate  Records  No.  38,181),  dated  Nov.  6, 
1854,  probated  Aug.  7,  1855,  mentions  wife  Elizabeth  and  sons  James, 
Aaron,  Ralph  Vinton,  Liberty  Allen  and  Lucien,  naming  Aaron  execu- 
tor; the  inventory  mentions  Jonathan  Lyon,  Jr.  [brother  of  Corbin 
Lyon.] 

Children  of  Corbin  and  Rebecca  (Vinton)  Lyon;  dates  from  the  fam- 
ily Bible,  except  where  otherwise  stated;  the  older  children  probably  born 
In  North  Woodstock: 

♦790.     I.     Ralph  Vinton,  b.  Oct.  21,  1809;  d.  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 
791.     IL     Phebe  Holmes,  b.  Aug.  31,  1811;  not  m.;  d.  Sept.  5,  1825. 

•792.  III.  Liyberty  Allen  [so  spelled  in  fam.  Bible],  b.  Nov.  2,  1812; 
d.  May  29,  1888. 

♦793.  IV.  Luclan  [elsewhere  spelled  Lucien],  b.  Feb.  13,  1815;  d. 
Southbridge,  Aug.  1900. 

794.  V.     Fidelia,  b.  June  9,  1817;  d.  June  6,  1822. 

795.  VL  Aaron,  b.  Southbridge.  May  26,  1820  [b.  May  20,  1820.  South- 
bridge  T.  R.];  d.  June  7,  1822. 

796.  VII.  JameH,  b.  Southbridge,  Feb.  22,  1822  (Bible  and  T.  R.); 
not  m.;  d.  April  1,  1891. 

♦797.  VIII.  Aaron,  b.  Southbridge,  Aug.  14,  1824  (Bible  and  T.  R.); 
d.  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Aug.  22,  1858   (not  in  Bible). 

798.  IX.  Holmes,  b.  Southbridge,  Feb.  1,  1827  (Bible  and  T.  R.);  m. 
July  4,  1852,  Julia  Congdon  (Fam.  R.)  [Woodstock  T.  R.,  with  date  July 
6  and  name  Julia  not  given];  d.  Nov.  24,  1856  (not  in  Bible;  no  record  of 
any  children). 

458.  VL  205.  MOSES"  LYON  [Jonathan,'^  Aaron,*  William,' 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  20,  1780,  and 
died  there  March  27,  1862;  buried  in  the  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery.  He 
married,  Dec.  1,  1812,  Sibyl  Brown  Tourtelott  (Wodstock  T.  R.),  born 
April  15,  1790,  died  Jan.  29,  1875,  ae.  84  (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill.) 

Children  of  Moses  and  Sibyl   (Tourtelott)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 
♦799.     I.     Prescott  Miles   [Myers,  Mss.  Fam.  R.],  b.  Aug.   29,  1813    (T. 
R.)   [in  Mss.  fam.  R.  this  date  is  1812,  that  of  the  marriage  being  1811]; 
d.  April  1.  1891   (G.  R.). 

800.  n.  Jndson  Mills,  b.  Aug.  6,  1814  (Mss.  fam.  R.)  [T.  R.  has  1813]; 
m.  Nov.  24,  1836,  Sarah  Ann  Arnold  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 

801.  III.  Nnncy  Wheaton,  b.  Sept.  1,  1816  (T.  R.)  [G.  R.  does  not 
agree];  d.  April  24,  1819,  ae.  1  y.  6  m.  24  d.  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

802.  IV.  Mary  Martha,  b.  March  31,  1818  (T.  R.);  m.  Henry  E. 
Prouty,  of  Brookfleld,  Mass.  [1  dau.  Frances  J.];  d.  Dec.  20,  1879. 

803.  V.  Frances  Julia,  b.  Aug.  29,  1820  (T.  R.);  m.  March  12,  1856. 
Bergan  Selleck,  of  Ovid,  N.  Y.  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  12,  1862,  ae.  40  y.  (Q.  R. 
Woodstock  Hill). 


102  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

*804.     VI.     Moses  Frederick,  b.  Oct.  13,  1822    (T.  R.). 

805.  VII.  Sibyl  Olivia,  b.  March  20,  1824  (T.  R.);  d.  July  20,  1827, 
ae.  1  y.  2  m.  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill). 

Notice  that  in  several  T.  R.  of  births  above,  dates  do  not  agree  virith 
those  of  the  G.  R.  corresponding. 

464.  VI.  206.  ALVAN'  LYON  [Isaiah,"  Aaron,*  William,*  Jolin,' 
William*]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  9,  1770.  He  married, 
June  6,  1798,  Sally  Barrett  (Woodstock  T.  R.)  [the  date  perhaps  should 
be  Jan.]. 

Children  of  Alvan  [Alvin  in  T.  R.]  and  Sally  (Barrett)  Lyon,  bom 
in  Woodstock: 

806.  L      Clarry,  b.  Dec.  20,  1798   (T.  R.). 

807.  IL     Sukey,  b.  Jan.  8,  1800   (T.  R.). 

808.  IIL  Elmlra,  b.  March  16,  1802  (T.  R.).  Was  this  Almira,  who 
m.,  about  1828,  Charles  D.  Rawson,  son  of  Luther  and  Mary  (May)  Raw- 
son  (May  Gen.)? 

809.  IV.     Calvin,  b.  May  17,  1804. 

465.  VL  206.  LUTHER  WELLS"  LYON,  SEN.  [Isaiah,»  Aaron,' 
William,'  John,'  William*]  was  born  in  South  Woodstock,  Conn.,  and 
died  probably  in  1851.  His  will  was  dated  June  6,  1851,  with  codicil 
July  25  the  same  year.  He  married  first  Nancy  Wells,  born  April  17, 
1781,  died  Jan.  3,  1815,  daughter  of  Henry  Wells  (born  Jan.  28,  1753, 
died  Oct.  14,  1823)  and  Nancy  (Shirtlifif)  Wells  his  wife  (born  April  30, 
1760,  died  April  24,  1815). §  Nancy  Wells  was  his  first  cousin.  The 
name  of  his  second  wife  was  Rebecca  Greene,  parentage  not  ascer- 
tained. 

Children  of  Luther  W.  and  Nancy  (Wells)  Lyon,  born  probably  in 
South  Woodstock: 

•810.  I.     Lnther  "Wells,  Jr.,  b.  May,  1802;  d.  July  30,  1885. 

•811.  IL     Isaiah,  b.  Feb.    9,    (?)    1804;   d.   Rockford,  111.,  Jan.   21,   1883. 

812.  IIL  Nancy,  b.  April  4,  1807;  m.  1st,  Dec.  25,  1825,  Samuel 
Johnson  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  m.   2d,  Ketchum. 

Children  of  Luther  W.  and  Rebecca  (Greene)  Lyon,  born  probably 
In  South  Woodstock: 

813.  IV.     Amy  Ann,  b.  March  20,  1818;  m.  Robinson;  d.  April 

20,  1861. 

814.  V.  George  Greene,  b.  April  24,  1820;  m.  Dec.  15,  1847,  Frances 
Maria  Dunlop;   d.   Chicago,   111.,   Sept.    23,   1873. 

815.     VI.     Rebecca  Greene,  b.   Dec.  10,  1822;  m.  Gibson;  res. 

Brookfield. 


§Records   from   family   Bible    of   his   son    Isaiah   Lyon,    Esq.,   late   of 
Rockford,  111. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  103 

471.  VI.  207.  EZRA«  LYON  [Ezra,^  Aaron,"  William/  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  8,  1776.  He  mar- 
ried, Oct.  10,  1802,  Beulah^  Corbin  [Silas,*  Bbenezer,'  Jabez,'  Clement^], 
born  Jan.  18,  1781. 

Children  of  Ezra  and  Beulah   (Corbin)    Lyon: 

816.  I.     Anna  Fisk,  b.   Feb.   18,   1803. 

817.  II.     Mary  Dresser,  b.  Feb.  1,  1807. 

818.  III.    Marcus,  b.   June   7,   1810. 

819.  IV.      Silas,  b.  March  18,  1813. 

473.  VI.  208.  NATHAN'  LYON  [Ephraim,^  Moses,"  William,' 
Jolin,2  William^]  was  born  April  29,  1763,  in  Ashford  (Eastford),  Conn., 
where  he  lived  and  probably  died.  He  married,  April  10,  1788, 
Patience  Badger  (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She  was  born  May  10,  1776,  and 
died  in  Eastford,  Dec.  10,  1852,  ae.  85  y.  7  m.  (T.  R.).  She  was  daugh- 
ter of  Ezekiel  and  Dorothy  (Scarborough)  Badger. 

Children  of  Nathan  and  Patience  (Badger)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford 
(Eastford) : 

•820.  I.  Amasa,  b.  Jan.  3,  1789  (T.  R.);  d.  Eastford,  Nov.  17,  1846, 
ae.  58   (G.  R.  Phenixville). 

*821.  XL  Nathan  Bennett,  b.  March  25,  1790  (T.  R.);  d.  Eastford, 
Jan.  15,  1875;  ae.  84  y.  10  mo.   (G.  R.). 

822.     IIL     Elijah,  b.  Jan.  13,  1792   (T.  R.);  was  in  the  war  of  1812. 
•823.     IV.     Thompson,  b.   Dec.    5,   1793    (T.   R.);    d.   Eastford,   April   27, 
1852,  ae.  58  (G.  R.). 

824.     V.     Fhilena,  b.  Nov.  25,  1795  (T.  R.). 

•825.  VI.  E:dmund,  b.  Sept.  21,  1797  (T.  R.);  d.  Eastford,  Feb.  22. 
1846,  ae.  48  (G.  R.). 

826.     VIL     Joseph,  b.  April  26,  1799   (T.  R.). 

•827.  VIIL  William,  b.  July  2,  1801  (T.  R.);  d.  Eastford,  Dec.  30, 
1874,  ae.  73  y.  6  m.    (G.  R.). 

477.  VI.  208.  AMASA"  LYON  [Ephraim,'^  Moses,"  William,' 
John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Ashford  (Eastford),  Conn.,  Nov.  19,  1771, 
and  died  there  April  11,  1843;  buried  in  the  Phoenixville  cemetery  at 
Eastford.  He  married,  Jan.  3,  1805,  Keziah  Knowlton  (Ashford  T.  R.), 
born  Feb.  9,  1781  (T.  R.) ;  died  Jan.  31,  1852,  ae.  71  (G.  R.  Phoenixville 
cemetery).  She  was  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Farnum) 
Knowlton. 

Amasa  was  a  farmer  of  Ashford,  in  the  portion  now  known  as 
Eastford,  set  off  from  Ashford  in  1S47. 

Children  of  Amasa  and  Keziah  (Knowlton)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford 
(now  Eastford): 

828.  I.  Amasa  Knowlton,  b.  July  4,  1806  [1804  in  T.  R.];  d.  Aug. 
28,  1822;  ae.  16   (G.  R.  Phoenixville  Cem.). 


101  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

829.  XL  Marcus,  b.  July  1,  1809  [1808,  T.  R.];  d.  April  29,  1810;  ae. 
9  m.   29  d.    (G.   R.   Phoenixville.). 

*830.  IIL  Delotla  [Delotisa,  T.  R.],  b.  Oct.  15,  1811;  m.  April  10, 
1837,  John  W.  Trowbridge;  res.  New  Haven,  Conn. 

831.  IV.  Sophronia,  b.  Jan.  4,  1813  (T.  R.);  m.  John  W.  Hassler; 
res.  Webster,  Mass.;  a  son  John  d.  a  cadet  at  West  Point;  a  dau.  Kate 
also  d.  unmarried. 

*832.  V.  Lorenzo,  b.  Feb.  9,  1815  (Fam.  R.);  d.  Eastford,  Jan.  28, 
1878,  ae.  63  y.    (G.  R.). 

833.  VL  Eliza  Ann  [Elizabeth],  b.  Nov.  8,  1816  (Fam.  R.);  m.  Ebe- 
nezer  Knowlton.f 

*834.  VIL  Nathaniel,  b.  July  14,  1818  (Fam.  R.);  killed  at  Wilson's 
Creek  in  the  Civil  War,  Aug-.  10,  1861. 

835.  VIIL  Daniel,  b.  Nov.  14,  1819  (G.  R.);  not  m.;  a  farmer  in 
Phoenixville;  d.  July  1,  1899  (G.  R.)  [T.  R.  says  ae.  79  y.  1  m.,  which 
tvould  make  date  of  birth  June,  1820.] 

836.  IX.  Lyman,  b.  May  30,  1822;  a  lumberman  at  Leverett,  Mass.; 
m.  Mary  J.  Nutting;  a  dau.,  Mary  Delotla,  lives  Easthampton,  Mass.;  d. 
Miller's  Falls,  Mass.,  Dec.  3,  1894. 

481.  VI.  208.  JAMES'  LYON  [Epliraim,''  Moses,^  William," 
John,*  William']  was  born  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  May  11,  1784.  He  mar- 
ried, Jan.  29,  ISOS,  Polly  Trowbridge  (Ashford  T.  R.). 

Children  of  James  and  Polly  (Trowbridge)  Lyon,  born  In  Ashford: 

837.  L     Mary,  b.  Aug.   16,    1808    (T.   R.). 

838.  II.     Louisa,  b.  Dec.   3,   1810    (T.  R.). 

839.  IIL     Wlllard,  b.  Sept.   19,  1813    (T.  R.). 

840.  IV.     Evelina,  b.  July  31,  1815    (T.  R.). 

488.  VI.  211.  ALFRED'  LYON  [Ethelbert  C,"  Moses,*  William,* 
John/  William']  was  born  in  Holland,  Mass.,  Feb.  25,  1784,  and  died 
Aug.  24,  1842.  He  married,  Sept.  25,  1808,  Lucippa  Wight,  bom  Nov. 
28,  1788,  died  in  Steamburgh,  Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11,  1873. 
She  was  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Jerusha  (Metcalf)  Wight,  of  Belling- 
ham,  Mass. 

He  settled  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  and  lived  there  until  about  1825,  when 
he  removed  to  Villenova,  Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Alfred  and  Lucippa  (Wight)  Lyon: 

841.  I.    A  son,  born  and  died  Sept.  10,  1809. 

842.  II.  Juliet  L.,  b.  Attica,  Nov.  3,  1810;  m.  Lewis  Wright;  res. 
Racine,  Wis.;  d.  March  2,  1862. 

*S43.  IIL  Ethel  Lorenzo,  b.  Attica,  Nov.  8,  1812;  res.  Steamburgh, 
N.  Y. 


tEbenezer  and  Eliza  Ann  (Lyon)  Knowlton  had  a  son  Nathaniel  Lyon, 
born  in  West  Ashford,  Conn.,  May  19,  1843.  He  has  filled  various  public 
offices  in  West  Ashford,  Constable,  Representative  (1872,  1891),  Select- 
man, Justice  of  Peace,  Postmaster  (five  years).  He  married  in  Willing- 
ton,  Conn.,  April  5,  1868,  Sarah  S.  Wright,  daughter  of  Leander  and 
Sally  H.    (Fisk)   Wright;  no  children. 


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DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  105 

844.  IV.  Emily,  b.  Attica,  March  7,  1815;  m.  Gregory  Hall  of  Pleas- 
antville,  Pa.;  one  son,  In  Independence,  Mo.;  d.  April  19,  1846. 

845.  V.  Maryette  Fuller,  b.  March  24,  1817;  m.  Samuel  P.  Hanford; 
res.  Irving-,  N.  Y. 

*846.    VI.    Alfred  Warren,  b.  Attica,  July  16,  1819;  d.  Jan.  22,  1877. 

847.  VII.  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  19,  1821;  m.  Cornelia  Dodge; 
res.  Painesville,  O. 

848.  VIII.  Marcus  Herman,  b.  Attica,  Jan.  25,  1824;  m.  Kate  Mar- 
tin; 2  dau.;  both  dead;  d.  Appleton,  Wis.,  Aug.  20,  1878. 

849.  IX.  Amerllla  Cordelia,  b.  Villenova,  N.  Y.,  July  21,  1826;  m. 
Silas  Harvey  Huntley;  no  ch.;  d.  Racine,  Wis.,  July  15,  1865. 

850.  X.     Lewis,  b.  Villenova,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  25,  1829;  d.  March  6,   1829. 

851.  XI.    A  son,  b.  and  d.  April  15,  1830. 

*852.    XIL    Louisa  Jane,  b.  Villenova,  Dec.   13,  1831;   m.  May  25,  1850, 
David  Wesley  Henderson;   d.   April   10,   1889. 

496.  VI.  214.  COLONEL  WASHINGTON'  LYON  [Alfred,' 
Moses,*  William/  John,"  William^]  was  bom  in  Holland,  Mass.,  Jan.  1, 
1790,  and  died  in  Brimfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  29,  1824.  He  married,  July  12, 
1812,  Elvira  Warren,  daughter  of  Philemon  and  Hannah  (Johnson) 
Warren. 

Children  of  Washington  and  Elvira  (Warren)  Lyon,  born  in  Brim- 
field    (Hyde's  History  of  Brimfield) : 

853.  I.    Charles  Warren;  d   (infant)   March  1,  1813. 

854.  II.  Julia  Ann,  b.  Feb.  2,  1815;  m.  Horatio  L.  Carter  (son  of 
No.   492). 

855.  III.    Harriet  Morgran,  b.  July  15,  1818;  d.  Oct.   11,   1818. 

856.  IV.    Marie  Wyles,  b.  about  1820;  m.  Clelland. 

857.  V.    Harriet,  b.  about  1823;  d.  June  21,  1825,  ae.  2  y. 

498.  VL  214.  LYDIA'  LYON  (WYLES)  [Alfred  C,"  Moses,* 
William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Holland,  Mass.,  May  22,  1794, 
and  died  in  Brimfield,  May  28,  1861.  She  married,  March  19,  1816,  John 
Wyles,  born  July  31,  1792  died  Oct.  19,  1875.  He  was  selectman  in 
Brimfield,  1820-22;   1825-26  and  1841. 

Children  of  John  and  Lydia  (Lyon)  Wyles,  born  in  Brimfield  (Hyde's 
History  of  Brimfield): 

858.  I.  Sarah  Goodwin,  b.  Jan.  25,  1817;  m.  Nov.  30,  1841,  Batholo- 
mew  Brown. 

859.  II.  Delia  Olmstead,  b.  March  28,  1820;  m.  Oct.  19,  1848,  Mar- 
shall B.  Blake. 

860.  IIL    William  Henry,§  b.  Jan.  28,  1822;  d.  April  23,  1877. 

861.  IV.    John  Osgood,  b.  Feb.  6,  1824;  d.  Sept.  25,  1832. 

862.  V.    Washington  Lyon,  b.  March  29,  1828;  d.  May  28,  1829. 


§William  Henry  Wyles  married  June  8,  1852,  Anna  C.  Pickett,  who 
died  Jan.  2,  1879.  Children,  born  in  Brimfield:  1.  Lizzie  Lyon,  b.  May 
10,  1856;  m.  Feb.  4,  1879,  John  F.  Converse,  son  of  Marquis  L.  andi  Mary 
(Pickett)  Converse;  2.  Delia  Pickett,  b.  Jan.  31,  1858;  3,  Mary  Frances, 
b.  Oct.  31,  1860;  d.  Jan.  2,  1868;  4.  Lydia  Lyon,  b.  Nov.  28,  1865;  5.  Mary 
Frances,  b.  Jan.   7,  1868. 


106  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

503.  VI.  218.  CAPTAIN  JUDAH^  LYON  [Amasa,»  Nehemiah/ 
William,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  16, 
1774  (?)  and  died  Dec.  21,  1835;  buried  in  East  Woodstock  cemetery. 
He  married,  Feb.  18,  1802,  Mehitable  Child  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  b.  1773, 
daughter  of  Deacon  Charles  and  Eliza  (May)  Child.  She  died  Aug.  9, 
1849,  ae.  76  (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock  cemetery).  In  1818,  Capt.  Judah 
Lyon  built  a  tavern  in  Muddy  Creek  Valley.  He  was  associated  with 
Rensselaer  Childt  in  a  manufacturing  business. 

Children  of  Judah  and  Mehitable   (Child)   Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

♦863.  I.  E:il8ha,  b.  Jan.  22,  1803  (T.  R.);  m.  1st  1832,  Lucy  May  (b. 
Jan.  22,  1809;  d.  May  11.  1839;  dau.  William  and  Sarah  (Paine)  May);  m. 
2d  Rebecca  Peters;  d.  June  19,  1877,  ae.  74  y.  5  m.  (G.  R.,  East  Wood- 
stock). 

*864.  II.  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  25,  1804  (T.  R.);  m.  May  8,  1827,  Dr.  Asa 
Witter;  d.  May  20,  1880,  ae.  75  y.  8  m.   (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock). 

865.  III.  Martha  D.,  b.  Dec.  2,  1806  (T.  R.);  bapt.  May  21,  1809  (Ch. 
R.);  m.  March  12,  1838,  Hezekiah  Bishop};  d.  Dec.  23,  1877. 

866.  IV.  Mehitable,  b.  April  26,  1810  (T.  R.);  bapt.  July  1,  1810  (Ch. 
R.);  m.  May  11,  1840,  Anson  Fowler;  no  children. 

867.  V.  Judah  Child,  b.  July  11,  1814  (T.  R.);  bapt.  Oct.  2,  1814  (Ch. 
R.);  d.  Aug.  30,  1852,  ae.  38  y.  (G.  R.,  E.  Woodstock). 

504.  VI.  218.  AMASA"  LYON  [Amasa,^  Nehemiah,*  William,' 
John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  CJonn.,  May  27,  1777,  and  died 
there  Aug.  2,  1840,  buried  in  East  Woodstock  cemetery.  He  married, 
May  6,  1802,  Perley  Penniman,  of  Woodstock  (Woodstock  T.  R.).  She 
was  born  in  1780  and  died  Oct.  13,  1847,  ae.  67  (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock 
cemetery). 

Children  of  Amasa  and  Perley  (Penniman)  Lyon,  born  in  Wood- 
stock   (the  first  four  children  were  baptized  Sept.   17,   1815): 

868.  I.     Sarah  Winchester  (Sally,  T.  R.),  b.  March  23,  1803  (T.  R.). 

869.  IL    Aaron  M.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1804    (T.  R.). 

870.  III.  Jesse  Penniman,  b.  Nov.  17,  1806  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  18,  1823 
(T.   R.). 

871.  IV.  Amasa  Penniman  (not  in  T.  R.);  bapt.  Sept.  17,  1815 
(Ch.  R.). 

872.  V.    William  Graves   (not  in  T.  R.)  ;  bapt.  Oct.   12,   1817    (Ch.  R.). 

508.  VI.  221.  SAMUEL  CORBIN«  LYON  [Lyman,=  Nehemiah,* 
William,"  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Stafford  (?),  Conn.,  Sept.  1, 
1783,  and  died  April  16,  1848;    buried  in  Stafford.     He  married  first 

tRensselaer  Child  was  grandson  of  Mary  Lyon,  No.  138,  and  hus- 
band of  Priscilla  Corbin,  daughter  of  Levina  Lyon,  No.  220. 

jHezekiah  was  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Sally  (Lyon)  Bishop  (see  no. 
501).  Children  of  Hezekiah  and  Martha  D.  (Lyon)  Bishop  b.  in  Wood- 
stock: 1.  Sarah,  b.  1839;  2.  Bbenezer,  b.  1841;  res.  114  Winthrop  St.,  Bos- 
ton, Mass.;  3.  Anna,  b.  1844;  4.  Esther,  b.  1845;  5.  Martha  H.,  b.  1850. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  107 

Azubah ,  born  1780,  died  March  27,  1811,  ae.  31  (G.  R.,  Stafford). 

He  married  second  Elizabeth ,  born  1774,  died  Oct.  3,  1851,  ae, 

77  (G.  R.,  Stafford). 

Children  of  Samuel  C.  and  Azubah  Lyon: 

873.  I.    Julius,  b.  Jan.,  1807;  d.  May  8,  1807   (G.  R.,  Stafford). 

874.  II.    Mary;  m.  Van  Alstyne;   res.   in  Ohio. 

512.  VI.  221.  DEACON  LYMAN"  LYON  [Lyman,"  Nehemiah,* 
William,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Stafford,  Conn.,  Aug.  5,  1793, 
and  died  in  Wales,  Mass.,  May  16,  1860.  He  married,  July  4,  1815, 
Lydia  A.  Eaton  (Fam.  Bible),  who  was  born  Nov.  10,  1792,  and  died 
June  1,  1859.  He  settled  in  Wales,  Mass.,  where  he  was  a  man  of 
prominence  in  the  community.  He  was  assessor  and  selectman,  mem- 
ber of  the  school  committee  and  held  other  town  offices. 

Children  of  Lyman  and  Lydia  A.  (Eaton)  Lyon,  probably  all  born 
in  Wales  (dates  from  family  Bible): 

•875.  I.  Hannab  Lydia,  b.  July  20,  1816;  m.  March  19,  1838,  William 
Harrison  Brown;  d.  May  24,  1896. 

♦876.    IL    Jasper  W.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1818;  d.  Sept.  13,  1891. 

*877.  III.  Caroline  Maria,  b.  June  5,  1820;  m.  at  Stafford,  Nov.  30,  1842, 
Michael  O'Byron;  d.  June  17,  1894. 

878.  IV.    Jnlla,  b.  June  21,  1822;  d.  Wales,  Oct.  18,  1839. 

879.  V.     Levlnla  [Lavinia],  b.  April  9,  1824;  d.  Nov.  22  or  23,  1828. 

•880.  VI.  Nancy  Ann,  b.  March  27,  1826;  m.  Wales,  Mass.,  May  12, 
1856,  Samuel  Corbin  Comins,§  son  of  Gustavus  A.  and  Jane  Davis  (Cor- 
bin)   Comins,  of  Woodstock;   d.  March  14,  1886. 

•881.  VIL  Julius  M.,  b.  Aug.  14,  1828;  d.  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Jan.  14, 
1897. 

*882.  VIIL  Martha  Jane,  b.  Aug.  23,  1831;  m.  1st  Nov.  26,  1857,  Rev. 
Watson  A.  Worthington;  m.  2d  Aug.  7,  1886,  Rev.  Asa  A.  Robinson. 

883.  IX.  Washln^on  Clayton,  b.  Oct.  10,  1833;  d.  Monson,  Mass., 
April  2,   1867. 


521.  VI.  226.  BENJAMIN*  LYON  [Benjamin,"  Benjamin,*  Jo- 
seph,' John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  9,  1774,  and 
died  there  June  2,  1821;  buried  in  West  Roxbury  cemetery.  He  mar- 
ried, Oct.  16,  1796,  Elizabeth  [Betsy]  Allen,  of  Roxbury  (Ch,  R.). 


§Children  of  Samuel  C.  and  Nancy  Ann  (Lyon)  Comins,  born  in 
Woodstock:  1.  Annie  Lyon,  b.  Sept.  16,  1857;  m.  Nov.  24,  1881,  Rolla  Fre- 
mont Kelton  (Woodstock,  T.  R.);  res.  Lincoln  St.,  Holyoke,  Mass.;  2. 
Henry  Beecher,  b.   June  22,   1860. 


108  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Allen)  Lyon,  born  in  West 
Roxbury: 

884.  I.  Eliza,  b.  April  25,  1797  (Richards  Gen.);  bapt.  July  2,  1797 
(Ch.  R.);  m.  May  8,  1822,  Lemuel  Richards.§ 

885.  II.    Rachel  Adams,  bapt.   April   6,   1806    (Ch.   R.). 

886.  III.     Hannah  Chandler,  bapt.  Feb.   25,  1810   (Ch.   R.). 

533.  VI.  246.  ABNER'  LYON,  JR.  [Abner/  Thomas/  Ephraim,' 
Tbomas,'  William^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Jan.  6,  1769,  and 
died  in  Ware,  Mass.,  Jan.  25,  1812.  His  wife's  name  seems  to  have 
been  Betsey.  His  will  (Northampton  Probate  Records,  XXVIII,  100), 
dated  Nov.  27,  1811,  proved  Feb.  13,  1812,  mentions  "my  beloved  wife," 
son  Abner  Martin  Lyon,  daughters  Maria,  Rosetta  and  Betsey.  July  13, 
1812,  Betsey  Lyon  is  appointed  guardian  to  Harriet,  Rosetta  and 
Maria,  children  and  heirs  of  Abner  Lyon,  deceased,  of  Ware.  Inven- 
tory of  real  estate,  amount  $1,800;  personal,  $335.73. 

Children  of  Abner  and  Betsey  (?)  Lyon: 

887.  I.    Abner  Martin. 

888.  II.    Maria. 

889.  III.    Rosetta. 

890.  IV.    Betsey  [Harriet  ?]. 

548.  VI.  250.  CAPTAIN  EPHRAIM'  LYON  [Ephraim,"  Josiah,* 
Ephraim,"  Thomas,'  William^]  was  born  in  Shrewsbury  (?),  Mass.,  in 
1779  and  died  at  Grafton,  Nov.  14,  1835.  He  married,  Nov.  17,  1799, 
Lucy  Fawcett,  of  Boylston,  born  Sept.  12,  1779  (Shrewsbury  T.  R.), 
daughter  of  Deacon  Jonathan  and  Sarah  Fawcett  (Fassett,  in  Shrews- 
bury T.  R.). 

He  died  intestate  and  his  widow,  Lucy,  with  Ebenezer  H.  Bowen, 
of  Worcester,  were  appointed  administrators  of  the  estate  (Worces- 
ter Probate  Records,  No.  381,912),  with  assent  of  Halyburton  Lane  and 
Harriet  Lane.  The  estate  included  homestead  in  Shrewsbury  and 
Northboro,  108  acres,  with  buildings  thereon,  valued  at  $3,500,  the 
total  value  of  the  estate  being  placed  at  $4,334.04. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Lucy  (Fawcett)  Lyon,  born  in  Shrewsbury: 

891.  I.  Hannah,  b.  April  20,  1800  (T.  R.);  m.  Sept.  17,  1822,  Ebenezer 
H.  Bowen  (Shrewsbury  T.  R.);  they  removed  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  where 
she  died. 

892.  XL    Chandler,  b.  Aug.  9,  1801   (T.  R.). 

893.  III.  Louisa,  b.  March  14,  1803  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  5,  1806,  ae.  2  y. 
6  m.   (T.  R.). 


§Lemuel  (7)  Richards,  son  of  Joseph  (6)  and  Chloe  (Fisher)  Rich- 
ards [Lemuel  (5),  Josiah  (4),  Edward  (3),  Nathaniel  (2),  Edward  (1)] 
was  born  Oct.  29,  1794;  removed  to  Dedham.  Children:  1.  Eliza  Ann,  b. 
Dedham,  Feb.  12,  1823;  2.  Henry  Willard,  b.  Feb.  25,  1825;  res.  Easton. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  109 

894.  IV.  Harriet,  b.  Jan.  2,  1808  (T.  R.);  m.  July,  1828,  Halyburton 
Lane  of  Fitchburg-,  Mass.    (Shrewsbury  T.  R.). 

895.  V.  liuey,  b.  June  2,  1809  (T.  R.) ;  m.  Sept.  12,  1836,  Aaron  Be- 
man  of  Fitchburg   (Shrewsbury  T.   R.). 

896.  VL  Abigail  Fawcett  (Fassett),  b.  Feb.  27,  1811  (T.  R.);  m  Oct. 
8,  1833,  Warren  C.  Sturtevant  of  Bath,  N.  H.   (Shrewsbury  T.  R.). 

897.  VIL  Bphraim  Fisher,  b.  Feb.  9,  1813  (T.  R.);  d.  Sept.  3,  1829,  ae 
1  y.  4  m.  2  d.   (T.  R.). 

898.  VIII.    George  Sherman,  b.   Feb.   11.   1815    (T.  R.). 

899.  IX.     E:ilzabeth    Louisa,    b.    March    30,    1817     (T.    R.);    m.    

Goodenow  of  Boylston,  Mass. 

551.  VI.  260.  CALEB"  LYON  [John,=  Amariah,*  Ephraim,' 
Thomas,^  William']  was  bom  in  Montville,  Conn.,  Dec.  3,  1769,  and 
died  July  24,  1854.  He  married  first,  Lovice  Thompson  (about  1792), 
and  second  Susan  Bolles.  He  was  a  deacon  in  the  Palmer  Baptist 
Church.    His  sons,  it  is  said,  nearly  all  followed  the  sea. 

Children  of  Caleb  and  Lovice  (Thompson)  Lyon  (dates  from  Mss. 
Family  Record): 

900.  L    William,  b.   March   19,    1793;   m.  Hannah  . 

901.  II.    Lueretia,  b.  Dec.  2  1794;  m.  March  28,  1824,  Lemuel  Darrow. 

902.  IIL    Hannah,  b.  Dec.   10,  1796;  m.  April  27,   1824,  Caleb  Sanford. 

903.  IV.    Joshua,  b.  July  18.   1798;   d.   1813. 

904.  V.     Caleb,  b.  Jan.  17,  1801;  m.  Salina  Stebbins;  d.  July  13,  1882. 

905.  VI.    Darius,  b.  April  8,  1803;  m.  Lucy  Strickland. 

906.  VIL    Martin,  b.  July  25,   1808;  d.  Jan.,  1812. 

907.  VIII.    Grace,  b.  Aug.  8,   1810;  m.  George  H.   Clark. 
Daughter  of  Caleb  and  Susan   (Bolles)   Lyon: 

908.  IX.    Margaret,  b.  May  25,   1822;  m.  Arnold  Rudd. 

552.  VL  260.  ASA"  LYON  [John,"  Amariah,^  Ephraim,=  Thom- 
as,=  William]'  was  born  in  Montville,  Conn.,  May  8,  1775,  and  died 
Sept.,  1864.    He  married Adams. 

Children: 
*909.    L     Sally,  b.    Sheffield,  Mass.;   d.    1870. 

*910.    II.   John  A.,  b.  Sheffield,  Mass.,  Aug.  7,  1803;  d.  Mattawan,  Mich., 
1838. 

911.  III.     Laura;  not  m. ;  d.  about   1895. 

912.  IV.    Maria;  m.  James  H.  Howard. 

*913.    V.     Lyman,    b.    Barker,    N.    Y.,    Aug.    28,    1816;    res.,    1904,    Bing- 
hamton,  N.  Y. 

914.    VI.    Harry  F.,  b.  Barker,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1818. 

555.  VL  260.  JOHN"  LYON  [John,"  Amariah,*  Ephraim,« 
Thomas,^  William']  was  born  in  Montville,  Conn.,  March  3,  1784,  and 
died  May  5,  1874.  He  married  Mary  Chapel,  who  was  born  1780  and 
died  Nov.  13,  1865,  ae.  85.  He  was  a  farmer  and  settled  in  Chesterfield 
Society. 


110  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  John  and  Mary  (Chapel)  Lyon  (History  of  Montville): 
815.    I.    Aaron;  m.  Harriet  Watrous. 

916.  II.    Mary;  m.  Seth  Hayes. 

917.  IIL     Albert;  m.  Mary  Scott. 

918.  IV.    John;  m.  Ellen  Rogers. 

919.  V.    Elizabeth;  not  m. ;  res.  New  London,  Conn.,  in  1882. 

920.  VI.    Robert;  m.  Mary  Lewis. 

921.  VII.    Nancy;  m.  Lewis  Haynes. 

922.  VIIL    Frances;  m.  J.  D.  T.  Strickland. 

556.  VI.  260.  EPHRAIM"  LYON  [John,^  Amariah,*  Ephraim,' 
Thomas,'  William^]  was  born  in  Montville,  Conn.,  Sept.  7  (or  27). 
1786,  and  died  Oct.  26,  1866.  He  married  first,  March  27,  1808,  Sarah 
Darrow,  who  was  born  Dec.  17,  1784,  and  died  Jan.,  1822.  He  married 
second,  Dec.  1,  1822,  Margaret  Strickland,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Mary 
(Morgan)  Strickland.  She  died  Dec.  19,  1865.  Ephraim  was  a  farmer. 
He  lived  in  Waterford,  Conn. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Darrow)  Lyon,  born  probably  In 
Waterford    [dates   from  Mss.   Fam.   R.]: 

923.  I.     Lorenzo,  b.  March  24,  1809;  m.  Susan  Street;  d.  Nov.  8,  1873. 

924.  II.    Electa   [Electla],  b.  Oct.  29,  1810;  m.  Giles  Chapman.! 

925.  III.    Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  10,  1813;  m.  James  Harris. 

926.  IV.  Daniel  D.,  b.  Sept.  20,  1814;  m.  1st  Rhoda  Latham;  2d  Eme- 
line  Babcock;  d.  Feb.  14,  1895. 

927.  V.  Eliphalet,  b.  July  26,  1816;  m.  1st  Rachel  DePew;  2d  Anna 
M.  Rogers;  3d  Lydia  Rogers. 

928.  VL  Susan,  b.  July  18,  1818  [Hist.  Montville  gives  July  28]:  not 
m.;  d.  Sept.  1,   1839. 

929.  VII.    Sarah,  b.  April  24,  1820;  m.   Leonard  Harris. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Margaret  (Strickland)  Lyon: 

930.  VIII.  Lucy  Ann,  b.  Nov.  8,  1823;  m.  Benjamin  Davis;  d.  Nov.  19, 
1866. 

931.  IX.    Ephraim,  b.  May  8,  1825;  res.    (1904),  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

932.  X.  Margaret  Amanda,  b.  Nov.  8,  1826;  m.  Christopher  Harris. 
Children:  1.  Lyon;  2.  Ephraim;  3.  Wlllard;  4.  Henry;  5.  George;  6.  Chris- 
topher. 


557.  VI.  268.  OBADIAH'  LYON  [Aaron,^  Obadiah,*  Samuel,' 
Samuel,'  William^]  was  born  in  "Rehoboth,"  Mass.,  March  20,  1764.  It 
was  probably  this  Obadaiah  two  of  whose  children  are  given  in 
Rehoboth  records.     If  so,  his  wife's  name  was  Mary.     He  may  easily 


tChildren  of  Giles  and  Electa  (Lyon)   Chapman:     1.  Glrard;  2.  Addi- 
son; 3.  Julia. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   WILLIAM    LYON,   SIXTH    GENERATION.  Ill 

have  had  a  son  Obadiah  born  as  early  as  1790,  the  Obadiah  Lyon,  Jr.,§ 
of  Seekonk  records. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Mary  Lyon  (Rehoboth  Records): 

933.  L    Asa,  b.  Jan.  28,  1796. 

934.  II.    Mary  Ann,  b.  May  10.   1802. 

604.  VI.  292.  OBADIAH'  LYON  [Obadiah,"  Obadiah/  Abiel,' 
Samuel,'  Wdlliam^]  was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  April  5,  1776,  and  died 
there  in  1846.  He  married  first  Abigail  Thompson,  daughter  of  Isaac' 
and  Huldah  (Sturtevant)  Thompson  [Barnabas,'  Jacob,'  John^].  She 
was  born  Sept.  26,  1779  and  died  in  March,  1808.  He  married  second, 
June  24,  1810,  Sarah  (Sally)  Paddock  (Middleboro  T.  R.).  She  was 
daughter  of  John'  and  Lydia  (Gushing)  Paddock  [Zachariah,'  Ichabod,' 
Zachariah,*  Zachariah,^  Robert,'  Zachariah,^  who  came  in  the  May- 
flower, 1620.].  His  will  was  dated  Sept.  3,  1846,  and  probated"  in  No- 
vember, same  year.  Edwin  Lyon,  executor;  bequests  to  wife  Sally 
and  children.  Alpha,  Henry  C,  Frederick,  Abigail  T.,  John  P.,  Lorenzo 
D.,  Edwin,  Charles  P.,  Pryam,  William  H.,  George  F.  and  Lydia  C. 
(Plymouth  Co.  Probate  Records,  LXXXVIII,  465). 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Abigail  (Thompson)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifax: 

935.  I.  Alpha;  m.  Tabitha  Alden  (?)  and  had  son  William  Alden 
Lyon,  deceased. 

*93e.    II.    Henry  C;  m.,  1834,  Priscilla  Thompson. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Sally  (Paddock)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifax: 

937.  III.    Edwin. 

938.  IV.    Priam. 

939.  V.    Frederick. 

940.  VI.    Lorenzo  D. 

941.  VII.     Charles  P.;  res.   Lyonville,  Halifax,  Mass. 

942.  VIII.    William. 


§Obadiah  Lyon,  Jr.,  born  about  1787,  died  June  17,  1836,  in  his  49th 
year;  lived  in  Seekonk.  He  married  Susanna  Bourne  (int.  Oct.  3,  1812); 
she  died  June  4,  1836,  her  husband  a  fortnight  later  (June  17).     Children: 

1.  Elbrldge  Augustus,  bapt.   Dec.   19,   1814;   m.  Artemisia  (born   In 

Vermont;  d.  Pawtucket,  Jan.  31,  1853,  ae.  29  y.);  dismissed  from  New- 
man Church  to  Pawtucket;  2.  Susan  [Susanna]  Ormsbee,  bapt.  Dec.  19, 
1814;  3.  Catherine,  bapt.  Jan.  2,  1817;  4.  William,  bapt.  March  1,  1819; 
5.  Callsta,  bapt.  Jan.  6,  1827.  At  the  death  of  their  father,  Catherine  and 
William  chose  Joseph  C.  Bourne  (Brown  ?)  as  their  guardian.  Children 
of  Elbridge  A.  Lyon,  above:  1.  James  Russell,  b.  Sept.  29,  1847;  2.  Susan 
Catherine,  b.  Feb.  24,  1849;  d.  Sept.  22,  1849;  3.  Jeannette  A.,  b.  July  14, 
1850.  Calista  Lyon,  above,  married  first,  Jan.  1,  1846,  Willard  Viall  of 
Seekonk;  she  married  second  Lemuel  Brown,  widower,  son  of  Aaron 
and  Nancy  Brown. 


112  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

943.  IX.    George  F.;  res.  Lyonville,  Halifax,  Mass. 

944.  X.    John  P.J 

945.  XI.    Abigail  T. 

946.  XII.    Lydia  C.   (probably  Cushman  or  Gushing). 

609.  VI.  292.  HENRY'  LYON  [Obadiah,^  William  (?)/  Sam- 
uel,' William,"  Wlilliam^]  was  born  in  Halifax,  May  30,  1787.  In  Ply- 
mouth Co.  Probate  Records  (LI.,  184),  under  date  Nov.  5,  1822,  we  find 
Betsey  Lyon,  of  Halifax  (presumably  widow  of  Henry),  appointed 
guardian  to  Joanna  Lyon,  a  minor  under  14  years  of  age,  daughter 
and  heir  of  Henry  Lyon. 

Daughter  of  Henry  and  Betsey   (?)   Lyon: 

947.  I.    Joanna,  b.  after  1808. 

617.    VI.     307.     SAMUEL"     LYON     [David,"*     Edward,*     Samuel,^ 

William,'  William^]  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Dec.  21,  1782,  and 

died  in  Harford,  Pa.,  April  26,  1866.     He  married  (int.  May  14,  1815, 

^  Royalston  T.  R.)   Elizabeth  Reed,  who 

-^omOi^   ^  ^'^®  ^°^^  ^^  Rindge,  N.  H.,  May  2,  1791, 

£^  c^ftX^iZ4^      Jj^^l^rrz^        ^^^   ^jg^   j^^    g^   -^325.     Many   of   the 

data  in  this  record  are  from  the  fam- 
(Autograph.)  .,        _.,,  ~      r^  ,     -r 

ily    Bible     oi      Samuel    Lyon    himself. 

Samuel  Lyon  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  a  strict  temperance  man 

and  one  who  never  used  tobacco.     In  1827  he  moved  to  Harford,  Pa., 

where  he  purchased  a  farm  on  which  he  lived  during  the  remainder 

of  his  life. 


JThe  Boston  Globe,  May  11,  1905,  contained   the  following   item: 

North  Abington,  May  11. — John  P.  Lyon,  one  of  the  oldest  resident^ 
of  this  town,  is  today  celebrating  the  ninetieth  anniversary  of  his  birth, 
at  the  home  of  his  son,  John  Lyon,  on  Plymouth  street.  *  *  *  At 
the  age  of  17  Mr.  Lyon  came  to  this  town  from  his  home  in  Halifax.  He 
married  Miss  Salome  Tyrrell  of  Plainfield.  She  died  a  number  of  years 
ago.     He  has  two  sons,  William  E.  and  John  Lyon,  both  of  this  town. 

Mr.  Lyon  was  a  member  of  the  Halifax  infantry  company,  organized 
in  1792,  and  later  joined  the  Braintree  military  company.  He  is  a  veteran 
of  the  Civil  war.  He  served  in  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  regiment  and 
was  its  first  captain.  On  the  completion  of  his  term  of  service  with  the 
Twelfth  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Second  Massachusetts  regiment,  and 
was  later  discharged  on  account  of  disability.  Mr.  Lyon  is  a  carpenter 
and  builder.  He  has  built  many  houses  in  this  vicinity.  He  is  still  hale 
and  hearty,  notwithstanding  his  years.  He  uses  neither  liquor  nor  to- 
bacco, and  to  this  he  attributes  his  good  health.  He  has  two  brothers 
living,  and  it  is  expected  that  they  will  be  present  at  the  reunion  today. 

See  Addenda  for  further  records  of  this  family. 


DAVID  LYON, 
p    I  13 


ISAAC   LYON, 
p.   I  14 


HANNAH   LYON   (BURBANK) 
p.   113 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,     SIXTH     GENERATION.  113 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth   (Reed)  Lyon: 

•948.  I.  Isaac  Reed,  b.  Royalston,  Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1815;  d.  Waukegan, 
IlL,  Nov.   19,  1883. 

949.  II.    Lydia  Maria,  b.  Nov.  25,  1817;   d.  in  1903. 

950.  III.    Elizabeth  Gere,  b.  Jan.   3,  1825. 

620.  VI.  307.  HANNAH"  LYON  (BURBANK)  [David,^  Ed- 
ward,* Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Nov. 
3,  1789,  and  died  in  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Oct.  21,  1869.  She  was  mar- 
ried in  Royalston,  Mass.,  April  6,  1813,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Lee,  to  John 
Burbank,  Jr.,  of  Fitzwilliam.  Many  of  their  descendants  are  now 
living,  well  scattered  over  the  United  States  and  engaged  in  honorable 
occupations,  some  of  them  in  professional  work. 

Children  of  John  and  Hannah  (Lyon)  Burbank,  born  in  Fitzwilliam, 
N.  H.: 

951.  I.    Daniel,  b.  Feb.  19,  1814;  d.  June  4,  1900. 

952.  II.    David,  b.  Dec.  20,  1815;  d.  Oct.  13,  1817. 

953.  IIL    Nancy,  b.  July  31,   1817;  d.  ,  1818. 

954.  IV.    Elizabeth  W.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1819;  d.  Aug.  9,  1842. 

955.  V.    Lydla,  b.  Dec.  30,  1821. 

956.  VL    Isaac,  b.  Sept.  17,  1823;  d.  Oct.  31,  1843. 

957.  VIL    John,  b.  July  18,  1825. 

958.  VIIL    Sally,  b.  Sept.  4,  1827;  d.  May  29,  1849. 
*959.  IX.    Lysander  Tower,  b.  Nov.   24,   1828. 

960.  X.    Da-(dd,  b.  July  4,  1830;  d.  July  7,  1830. 

961.  XI.    Elijah,  twin  brother  of  David;  d.  July  9,  1830. 

•962.  XIL  Hannah  H.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1832;  m.  Lysander  Collins;  res. 
(1904)   Keene,  N.  H. 

963.  XIIL    Mary  M.,  b.  Feb.  19,  1834. 

621.  VL  307.  DAVID"  LYON  [David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam,^ William^]  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1791.  He  was 
a  carpenter  by  trade.  He  was  married  April  11,  1816,  to  Patty  Nev- 
ins,  of  Western  Mass.  She  died  in  1840,  in  Griggsville,  111.  From  So. 
Royalston  they  went  to  Harford,  Pa.,  and  thence  in  1834  they  moved 
to  Griggsville,  111.,  where  he  died  Oct.  28,  1878. 

Children  of  David  and  Patty  (Nevins)  Lyon,  born  in  Harford,  Pa.: 

964.  L  Sarah  Arvilla,  b.  July  14,  1825;  m.  July  14,  1844,  Edward  Ford 
Allen;  5  ch.,  only  one  son;  d.  about  1884. 

965.  II.  Hannah  Cinderilla,  b.  Feb.  19,  1827;  m.  Dec.  20,  1879,  in 
Griggsville,  Josiah  Wade;  no  ch. ;  d.  Oct.  5,  1898. 

*966.  IIL  Mary  Alblna,  b.  Aug.  11,  1828;  m.  March  15,  1863,  David 
Fulton;  d.   St.   Helena,  Napa  County,   Cal.,   Dec.   20,   1893. 

967.  IV.  Lixicy  Angeline,  b.  Aug.  4,  1834;  m.  May  27,  1858,  A.  Goodwin; 
d.  in  the  seventies.  [Two  sons,  Willie  (d.  infant)  and  Charlie,  b.  Jan.  4, 
1861.]  ' 


114  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

622.  VI.  307.  ELIJAH^  LYON  [David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,^  Wil- 
liam,- William^]  was  bom  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Sept.  29,  1793,  and 
died  in  Troy,  N.  H.,  Aug.  23,  1862.  He  married,  in  Sutton,  Mass., 
March  13,  1818,  Sarah  Howe  (T.  R.),  born  Sept.  19,  1794;  d.  March  20, 
1872;  daughter  of  Nahum  and  Mary  Howe  (Hist,  of  Fitzwilliam).  He 
settled  about  1836  in  Troy,  near  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  where  he  was  a 
deacon  in  the  Baptist  Church  for  many  years.  He  served  in  the  war 
of  1812. 

Children  of  Elijah  and  Sarah  (Howe)  Lyon,  born  in  Fitzwilliam 
(Troy),  N.  H.: 

968.  I.  Mary  Taylor,  b.  Feb.  17,  1S19;  m.  Daniel  Whitcomb;  d.  March 
6,  1901. 

*969.    II.    Sarah  Howe,  b.  Oct.   13,  1820;  m.  Tenney;  res.    (1904) 

Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  with  a  married  daughter,  Mrs.  Eugenia  M.  Wright. 
*970.    III.    Franklin,  b.  Dec.  7,  1822;  d.  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1895. 
971.    IV.     Thomas   Johnson,   b.    Feb.    12,    1825;    d.    Rutland,    Vt.,    Nov. 
26,   1903;   spent   most  of   his  life   in  Rutland;   his  wife  and   one  daughter 
died  many  years  ago. 

973.  V.  Alcey  Melinda,  b.  April  22,  1827;  m.  July  10,  1867,  William 
Harvey  Kinsman;   d.  April  27,  1900. 

624.  VI.  307.  ISAAC^  LYON  [David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,^  Wil- 
liam,* William^]  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  July  4,  1799,  and  died 

March  4,  1868.  He  married, 
Feb.  20,  1822,  in  Fitzwilliam, 
N.  H.,  Sally  Blodgett  (Sutton 
T.  R.).  She  was  born  in 
Deerfleld,  Mass.,  Aug.  4, 
1800.     He  settled  in  Harford. 


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(Autograph.) 


Susquehanna  Co.,  Pa. 

Isaac  Lyon  was  a  man  of  strong  principle  and  pronounced  opin- 
ions on  all  questions  of  religion,  morals  or  politics.  In  Harford  he 
stood  alone  as  an  advocate  of  temperance,  a  Whig  in  politics  and  one 
who  kept  the  Sabbath;  nevertheless  he  was  not  one  to  swerve  from 
his  ideals,  nor  to  hold  his  convictions  in  silence: 

Children  of  Isaac  and  Sally   (Blodgett)   Lyon: 

973.  I.  Mehitabel  Prescott,  b.  Fitzwilliam,  Nov.  27,  1822;  teacher;  d. 
Harford,  Pa.,  June  25,  1844. 

974.  IL  Sally  Adeline  (Adeline  S.),  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  April  5,  1824; 
teacher;  d.  New  York,  Feb.  16,  1873. 

*975.    III.    Joseph  Foster,  b.  Harford,  April  23,  1825;  d.  Elkhorn,  Wis., 
Dec,  1902. 

976.  IV.     Daniel  Burbank,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Feb.   13,  1827. 

977.  V.  Isaac  Newell,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  April  28,  1828;  m.,  1855,  May 
Victoria  Kent;  a  lawyer  of  keen  intellect;  d.  Woodstock,  111.,  March  27, 
1856. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SIXTH     GENERATION.  115 

*978.  VI.  Charles  Lysander,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Sept.  1,  1829;  res.  (1904) 
BIkhorn,  Wis. 

*979.  VII.  William  Tuttle,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Dec.  12,  1830;  res.  (1904) 
Sumner,  la. 

*980.  VIII.  Louisa  Tliayer,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  April  2,  1832;  m.  Vester 
Tiffany;  res.    (1904)    Independence,  la. 

*981.  IX.  Harriet  Marilla,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Aug.  10,  1833;  m.  Joseph 
M.  McKibben;  res.   (1904)  Butler,  Mo. 

*982.  X.  John  Flavell,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Dec.  14,  1834;  d.  Riverside,  111., 
Sept.  7.  1902. 

983.  XI.  E:dward  Richardson,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  July  27,  1836;  d.  April 
17,  1837. 

984.  XII.  Ellen  Sophia,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  April  12,  1838:  d.  Dec.  22, 
1839. 

985.  XIII.  Samuel  Eli,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Aug.  11,  1839;  a  soldier  in  the 
Union  Army,  33d  Wis.  Vols.;  d.  in  the  service  at  Holly  Springs,  Miss., 
Dec.   27,  1862. 

980.    XIV.    Emma  Maria,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  May  16,  1841;  d.  May  17,  1841. 
*987.    XV.    Emily  Adelia,  b.   Harford,  Pa.,  June  16,   1S43;   m.   Leroy  A. 
Eggleson;  res.   (1904)   Sumner,  la. 

625.  VI.  325.  ISAAC"  LYON  [Lemuel,^  Jedediah,*  Samuel,' 
William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Nov.  24,  1787,  and 
died  there  Jan.  8,  1848.  He  married,  in  Middleboro,  Dec.  6,  1812, 
Joanna  Cushman  (T.  R.)  born  Aug.  16,  1791;  died  Oct  20. 1814;  daugh- 
ter of  Noah  and  Zilpah  (Thomson)  Cushman  (Middleboro  T.  R.). 
Noah'  Cushman  was  son  of  William"  and  Susanna  (Sampson)  Cushman 
[Ichabod,*  Isaac,'  Thomas,*  Robert^].  Isaac  Lyon  lived  in  Middleboro, 
where  he  made  an  enviable  record  as  school  teacher. 

Daughter  of  Isaac   and  Joanna   (Cushman)    Lyon: 

988.  I.  Lydia  Ripley,  named  after  her  grandmother;  m.  1st  Oct.  6, 
1833,  Olney  Walker   (Middleboro  T.  R.);  two  children,  Joanna  and  Ruth; 

he  d.  1840,  and  she  m.  2d  Israel  Wood  Thompson;  several  children,  one 
of  them,  Allerton  Thompson,  one  of  the  prominent  men  in  Middleboro; 
Lydia  d.   in  1898. 

627.  VL  327.  LEMUEL"  LYON  [Vinal,^  Jedediah,"  Samuel,' 
William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  April  19, 1799,  and 
died  there  May  21,  1848,  buried  in  the  Purchade  cemetery.  He  mar- 
ried in  Middleboro,  Oct.  15,  1837,  Mrs.  Cynthia  M.  (Keith)  Deals  (T. 
R.),  daughter  of  Aberdeen  and  Susanna  (Murdock)  Keith. §  Mrs.  Reals 
had  a  daughter  Lydia,  who  married Leonard. 


§James  Keith,  first  minister  in  Bridgewtaer,  Mass.,  born  1644,  came 
from  Scotland  in  1662.  His  wife  was  Susanna  Edson.  Their  son  John  (2) 
m.  Hannah  Washburn.  Daniel  (3),  son  of  John,  m.  Lydia  Keyzer.  Their 
son  Seth  (4)  m.  Widow  Hannah  (Keith)  Cole,  and  was  father  of  Aber- 
deen (5)  Keith,  above. 


116  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Cynthia  M.  (Keith)  (Beals)  Lyon,  born  in 
Middleboro: 

989.  I.  Lemuel  Martin,  b.  Sept.  29,  1838  (T.  R.);  m.  1st  Emily  Baker; 
m.   2d  Mrs.  Parks. 

990.  II.  Alonzo  Vinal,  b.  Dec.  8,  1840  (T.  R.);  d.  Jan.  8,  1841,  ae.  1 
y.    (G.  R.  Purchade  Cem.)    [Jan.  6,  1842,  ae.  1  y.,  Ch.  R.]. 

991.  III.  Malisi^a  Eunice,  b.  May  24,  1843  (Fam.  R.);  d.  June  12, 
1843,  ae.  19  d.    (G.  R.,  Purchade  Cem.)    [June  8,  1843,  Fam.  R.]. 

992.  IV.  Otis  Vinal,  b.  Aug.  27,  1845  (T.  R.)  [Aug.  22,  Fam.  R.];  d. 
Aug.  29,  1846,   ae.   1  y.    (G.  R.,  Purchade  Cem.). 

993.  V.  Eunice  Jane,  b.  Aug.  9,  1847  (Fam.  R.);  m.  June  29,  1879, 
Orlando  Tabor. 

628.  VI.  327.  JANE  WASHBURN^  LYON  (WILBUR)  [Vinal," 
Jedediah/  Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Middleboro,  Mass., 
May  19,  1801.  She  married  in  Middleboro,  Jan.  24,  1822,  Jason  Wil- 
bur. 

Children  of  Jason  and  Jane  W.    (Lyon)   Wilbur: 
*994.     I.     Maria;  m.   Henry  Wade. 

995.  II.     Jason;   m.   Standish;    2    daughters,   Fannie    (now   the 

wife  of  James  Bowen,  Central  Falls,  R.   I.)   and  Lillian. 

996.  III.    George;  not   married. 

997.  IV.    Cliarles;  m.  ;  2  ch.,  Frederick  and  Lena. 

998.  V.  Mary  Ann;  m.  Marston  Thompson;  sons  Herbert  and  Hor- 
ace; d.  1851. 

629.  VI.  327.  CHLOE  RICHMOND"  LYON  (WOOD)  [Vinal,* 
Jedediah,*  Samuel,'  William,-  William']  was  born  about  1805  (?).  She 
married  Philip  Wood. 

Children  of  Philip  and  Chloe   (Lyon)   Wood: 

999.    I.    Francis;   m.   Capen. 

1000.    II.     Ellen;   not   m. 

633.  VI.  327.  VINAL^  LYON  [Vinal,^  Jedediah,"  Samuel,'  Wil- 
liam,^ AVilliam']  was  bom  in  Middleboro,  Nov.  30,  1811.  He  married, 
Oct.  25,  1840,  Damaris  Williams  Keith,  who  was  born  Oct.  8.  1818,  and 
died  April  9,  1892. 

He  was  a  building  contractor  employing  many  men.  He  built  the 
large  house  in  Campello,  cor.  Main  street  and  Lyon  avenue,  where  he 
resided  and  which  is  still  owned  in  the  family.  He  was  an  enter- 
prising and  thrifty  citizen,  and  was  held  in  universal  respect. 

Children   of  Vinal  and  Damaris  W.    (Keith)    Lyon: 
*1001.    I.    Ellis  Vinal,  b.  Aug.  30,  1841;  d.  Sept.  24,  1864. 
*1002.    IL    Martha  Ann,  b.  Nov.   10,  1843. 

*1003.  III.  Chloe  Richmond,  b.  April  5,  1845;  ni.  June  3,  1866,  Lysander 
F.  Gurney;   res.  Brockton,  Mass. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  117 

*1004.    IV.    Granville  W  ard,  b.   Oct.   7,  1846. 

*1005.  V.  Mary  Williams,  b.  Sept.  16,  1849;  m.  April  17,  1872,  Rufus 
E.  Packard. 

*1006.  VI.  Abbie  Jane,  b.  Sept.  7,  1851;  m.  Aug.  20,  1872,  Sylvester  O. 
Snyder;  d.  May  13,   1901. 

1007.  VIL    Maggie  Keitta,  b.  March  24,  1859;  d.  July,  1859. 

640.  VI.  328.  GAD"  LYON  [Stephen,^  David,*  Jacob,'  William,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Ludlow,  Mass.,  April  2,  1813,  and  died  in  Ver- 
mont, Nov.  29,  1849.  He  was  prominent  in  public  affairs  in  Ludlow, 
being  selectman  in  1808  and  1812,  and  representative  in  State  Legis- 
lature in  1806,  1S08  and  1810.  He  married  Delphina  Henderson,  but  no 
record  of  his  family  has  been  obtained.  A  Nathaniel  Lyon  was  select- 
man in  Ludlow,  1816,  probably  a  cousin  of  Gad.  David  Lyon,  select- 
man, 1846-47,  and  Homer  Lyon,  selectman,  1854,  were  no  doubt  of  the 
same  family. 

660.  VII.  348.  BAXTERS  LYON  [Nehemiah,'  Benjamin,^  Caleb,* 
John,^  John,-  William^]  was  bom  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  March  15,  1782, 
and  died  in  Bethel,  Me.  He  married,  Sept.  19,  1805  (Woodstock  T.  R.), 
Sally  Blanchard,  of  Concord,  N.  H.    He  settled  in  Bethel,  Me. 

Son   of   Baxter  and  Sally    (Blanchard)    Lyon: 

1008.  I.    Baxter,  Jr.;  res.  Bethel,  Me.;  married  and  has  a  son  Ablel, 

and  two  or  three  daughters. 

664.  VII.  348.  NEHBMIAH  MAY'  LYON  [Nehemiah,*  Benja- 
min,^ Caleb,*  John,'  John,^  Williaim^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass., 
Nov.  25,  1789,  but  moved  with  his  parents,  before  1794,  to  Craftsbury, 
Vt,  where  he  died  Sept.  11,  1852.  He  married,  Feb.  27,  1814,  Sally 
Durrell,  of  Danville,  Vt.,  who  was  born  Oct.  27,  1788,  and  died  Oct.  14, 
1847  (G.  R.  Craftsbury).     He  was  a  farmer  in  North  Craftsbury. 

Children  of  Nehemlah  May  and  Sally  (Durrell)  Lyon,  born  in  North 
Craftsbury   (record   from  family  Bible): 

*1009.  I.  Royal  Corbin,  b.  Dec.  9,  1814;  d.  Bengal,  Mich.,  in  1871  or 
1872. 

»1010.    II.    Baxter,  b.   July  13,  1816;   d.  Preston,  Kansas,  July  13,  1889. 

♦1011.  IIL  Sarah  Maria,  b.  Sept.  21,  1818;  m.  Ruel  Hurlbut  of  Glover, 
Vt.;  res.    (1904)   Hildreth,  Nebraska. 

•1012.  IV.  William  Huntington,  b.  Jan.  5  (or  21),  1821;  d.  Craftsbury, 
Vt.,  July  18,   1874. 

*1013.    V.    Angnstus,  b.  Oct.   1,  1822. 

1014.  VI.    Judah,  b.  Aug.   29,  1825. 

1015.  VII.    Marcus,  b.  March  11,  1828;  d.  Lyndon,  111.,  in  1858  or  1859. 

1016.  VIII.    Martha,  twin  sister  of  Marcus;   m.   1st  Leonard; 

2d  Charles  F.  Ristow;  res.   (1904),  Stirling,  111.;  1  son  and  2  daughters. 


118  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

665.  VII.  348.  WALTER*  LYON  [Nehemiah/  Benjamin,^  Caleb/ 
John,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  Aug.  19,  1791, 
and  died  at,  Lyndon,  111.  He  married  Mary  Jenness  and  lived  first  in 
Craftsbury,  later  in  Albany,  Vt. ;  finally  moved,  about  1854,  to  Lyndon, 
111. 

Children  of  Walter  and  Mary  (Jenness)  Lyon: 

*1017.    I.    Silas,  b.  Sept.,  1815;  m.  Nancy  Jenness;  d.  in  Kansas,  Aug. 
19,   1893. 

1018.  IL  Mary,  b.  1817;  m.  John  Eldridge;  d.  East  Albany,  Vt,  D6c. 
21,   1895,  ae.    78;   several   children   res.   in  Vermont. 

1019.  III.    Eliza;  m.  T.  R.  Powell;  d.  in  Craftsbury,  leaving  1  son. 
*1020.    IV.    Huntington,  b.  Albany,  Vt.,  Sept.  17,  1828;  m.  Abbie  White, 

of  Craftsbury;  res.  in  Washington  State. 

*10ai.    V.    ZVathan  Jenness,  b.    Craftsbury,  Vt.    (?),   Feb.   28,   1831;   res. 
Morrison,  111. 

666.  VII.  348.  BENJAMIN'  LYON  [Nehemiab/  Benjamin,"* 
Caleb,"  John,'  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  Sept.  20, 
1795,  and  died  in  Charlotte,  Vt.,  March  23,  1866.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Williams,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Roger  Wil- 
liams, founder  of  Providence,  R.  I.  She  was  a  woman  of  great 
strength  of  character  and  deep  religious  convictions,  upright  in  all  her 
dealings  and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her.  Her  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Hannah  Bowen.     She  survived  her  husband  fifteen  years. 

Benjamin  Lyon  was  a  man  of  unusual  ability  and  of  a  large  heart. 
His  was  eminently  the  altruistic  spirit,  "better  to  the  world  than  to 
himself." 

Children   of   Benjamin   and   Elizabeth    (Williams)    Lyon: 

*1022.    I.    Ablel  Henry,  b.  Craftsbury,  Vt,  Oct  29,  1821;  d.  New  York 
City,  Jan.   30,  1884. 

1023.    IL    George,  b.  July  13,  1824;  d.  July  20,  1840. 

*1024.    III.     Charles   Mason,   b.    Craftsbury,    Jan.    20,    1826;    res.    (1904) 
Homewood,  Harry  Co.,  S.   Car. 

1025.  IV.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Craftsbury,  March  21,  1828;  res.  (1904) 
Homewood,  S.   Car. 

1026.  V.    Jennie  P.;   grad.   Troy  Academy,   Poultney,   Vt. ;    m.   

Whitlock,   now  deceased;  res.  Homewood,  S.   Car. 

Two  other  children  died  in  infancy. 

667.  VII.  350.  SAMUEL  HUNTINGTON'  LYON  [Walter,^  Ben- 
jamin,=  Caleb,*  John,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn., 
Dec.  29,  17&6,  [Mss.  fam.  record  has  Sept.  29]  and  died  Dec.  10,  1823. 
He  was  married  May  4,  1816,  at  Abington  Society  in  Pomfret  by  Rev. 
Walter  Lyon  (his  father)  to  Miss  Maria  Warner,  born  Oct.  1,  1789;  d. 
May  25,  1860,  ae.  70  y.  7  m.  24  d.    He  removed  to  White  Pigeon,  Mich. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION,  119 

Children  of  Samuel  Huntington  and  Maria   (Warner)   Lyon: 

1027.  I.  Samuel  W.,  b.  Pomfret,  Dec.  28,  1820  (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  12, 
1822,  ae.  1  y.  10  m.  15  d.   (Pomfret  T.  R.). 

1028.  II.  Samuel  Walter,  b.  Pomfret,  Dec.  20,  1822  (T.  R.);  res.  White 
Pigeon,  Mich. 

1029.  III.    Henry,  b.  White  Pigeon   (?),  1825   (Mss.  Fam.  R.). 

672.  VII.  355.  BAXTERS  LYON  [Benjamin,'  Benjamin.^  Caleb,' 
John,^  John,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  3,  1797, 
and  died  in  Medina,  Mich.,  at  a  ripe  age.  He  married  in  1819  Mary 
Roundy,  of  Spallord,  N.  Y.  In  1836  he  removed  to  Michigan,  where 
he  engaged  first  in  farming,  later  in  mercantile  business  in  Medina, 
where  he  was  postmaster  many  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church  and  a  man  highly  esteemed. 

Children   of  Baxter  and  Mary    (Roundy)   Lyon: 

1030.  I.  May  Jane,  b.  1820;  m.  1st  in  1839,  Isaac  Ludden  of  Medina; 
m.   2d  in  1861,  James  I.   Calkins  of  Adrian,  Mich.;   res.   Wyandotte,  Mich. 

1031.  II.    Henry  Baxter,  b.  1822;  married;  a  farmer  in  Illinois. 

1032.  IIL    Samuel  Huntington,  b.  1824;  not  m.;  d.  May  22,  1849. 

1033.  IV.  Chester,  b.  1827;  married  and  had  several  children;  res. 
Medina,  Mich. 

1034.  V.  Dolly,  b.  1831;  m.  James  B.  Pratt  of  Hudson,  Mich.;  died, 
leaving  a  daughter  and  a  son. 

1035.  VI.    Josephine,  b.  Woodstock,  1833;  d.  in  Michigan  June  1,  1848. 

1036.  VII.     George  Bdward,   b.    Madison,   Mich.,    1839. 

673.  VII.  355.  CHARLES'  LYON  [Benjamin,'  Benjamin,^  Benja- 
min,* John,^  John,"  William^]   was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March 

4,  1800,  and  died  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  (?)  Dec.  16,  1848,  He  married  in 
Sept.,  1825,  Caroline  Stannard,  who  was  born,  Nov.  5,  1801,  and  died  in 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  June  11,  1857.  He  lived  in  Central  New  York  and  later 
in  Westfield,  Mass.  His  widow  married  second,  March  6,  1856,  Dea. 
Merrill. 

Son  of  Charles  and  Caroline    (Stannard)    Lyon: 

1037.  I.     Charles  Edwin,  b.   Dec.   21,   1827;   m.   Oct.    18,    1853,   Cordelia 

5.  Shumway  (b.  Dec.  13,  1830).  Their  children  were:  1.  James  E.j  2. 
Charles  W.;  3.   Carrie  E. 

674.  VII.  355.  ASA^  LYON  [Benjamin,^  Benjamin,^  Caleb," 
John,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  27,  1802, 
and  died  in  Maysville,  Ky.,  Aug.  26,  1S47.  He  married,  Jan.  23,  1825, 
Celia  Barrows,  daughter  of  Philip  Barrows  and  Mrs.  Sarah  (Parker) 
Fisk,  of  Mansfield,  Conn.  She  was  bom  Oct.  23,  1803,  and  died  in 
Fredericksburg,  Va.,  Aug.  25,  1832. 


120  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Asa  and  Celia   (Barrows)   Lyon: 

1038.  I.  Walter  Huntington,  b.  April  5,  1828;  grad.  Amherst  College, 
1851;   d.   1853. 

1039.  II.     Sarah,  b.   April   30,   1830;   m.  Pratt,   harness   maker 

of  Groton,  N.  Y. ;  res.  Dryden,  N.  Y. ;  1  son  and  3  daughters. 

675.  VII.  355.  JOHN'  LYON  [Benjamin,"  Benjamin/  Caleb,' 
John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  27,  1806, 
and  died  at  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  5,  1870.  He  married  in  Jamaica, 
Vt.,  Feb.  27,  1830,  Cynthia  Wood,  of  Warren,  Mass. 

Children  of  John  and  Cynthia  (Wood)   Lyon: 

1040.  I.    Marie  Prlscilla.  b.  1832;  m.  Millman. 

1041.  II.  Benjamin,  b.  1834;  served  in  a  Mass.  regiment  in  the  Civil 
War. 

1042.  III.    Helen,  b.  ;  m.  Breese. 

1043.  IV.    Baxter,  b.   1838;  married;  res.   Providence,  R.   I. 

1044.  V.    Sarah,  b.  1840. 

679.  VII.  361.  LYMAN  RASSELAS'  LYON  [Caleb,"  Caleb,' 
Caleb,*  John,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Walworth,  Wayne  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  in  1806;  educated  at  Trenton  and  the  Lowville  Academy;  settled  in 
Lewis  Co.  in  1818.  In  1830-1835  he  was  Deputy  Clerk  for  the  Assem- 
bly and  was  for  several  years  afterwards  employed  on  government  con- 
tracts in  deepening  the  channels  in  various  rivers  and  harbors.  He 
was  several  years  cashier  and  president  of  the  Lewis  County  Bank. 
He  was  the  largest  resident  land  proprietor  in  Lewis  county,  and 
engaged  extensively  in  a  tanning  industry.  In  1859  he  was  sent  to  the 
Assembly.  He  was  an  ardent  patriot  and  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Re- 
bellion offered  his  personal  services.  Denied  this  privilege  on  account 
of  his  age,  he  found  other  ways  of  showing  his  devotion.  He  made  a 
present  of  a  musket  to  every  young  man  who  enlisted  from  his  town. 
In  1867  and  *68  he  made  a  trip  to  Europe  and  the  Orient  for  his  health 
and  spent  the  following  winter  in  Florida,  but  continued  to  fail  and 
died  in  Savannah,  Ga.,  April  7,  186!).  Lyman  R.  Lyon  married,  in  July, 
1839,  Mary  B.  Northrup,  born  in  Conn.,  April  28,  1812. 

Children  of  Lyman  R.  and  Mary  B.   (Northrup)  Lyon: 

1045.  I.    Lyman  Hovrard. 

1046.  II.    Mary  L,.;  m.  Fisher. 

104T.    III.    Chester  J. 

1048.  IV.    Julia  J.;  m.  De  Camp. 

1049.  V.    Florence  I.;  m.  Merriam  [The  daughters  represented 

the  Lyon  name  in  the  firm  of  Gould  &  Lyon,  in  1874.] 


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DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  121 

680.  VII.  361.  CALEB^  LYON  [Caleb/  Caleb,^  Caleb,"  John,' 
John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Lyonsdale,  Lewis  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  7,  1822, 
and  died  at  Rossville,  Staten  Island,  in  Sept.  1875.  Educated  at  Nor- 
wich, Vt.,  (class  of  1841), t  and  in  Montreal.  At  an  early  age  he  be- 
came known  as  a  lecturer.  He  was  a  man  of  versatile  talent,  a  writer 
of  verse  as  well  as  of  prose,  a  great  traveler  and  conspicuously  active 
in  public  life.  His  first  official  appointment  was  as  consul  to  Shanghai, 
China,  Feb.,  1847.  The  following  year  he  made  a  trip  to  Central  and 
South  America,  reaching  California  in  time  to  have  a  part  in  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  convention  called  to  frame  a  constitution  for  the  new 
state.  He  was  secretary  of  the  convention,  and  designed  the  state 
seal,  receiving  as  a  substantial  reward  for  the  design  one  thousand 
dollars.  On  his  return  to  New  York  he  was  elected  to  the  Assembly 
(1850)  but  resigned  on  account  of  opposition  to  the  enlargement  of  the 
Erie  canal,  a  measure  which  he  strongly  advocated.  In  1851  he  .was 
elected  to  the  state  senate,  and  the  following  year  was  elected  on  in- 
dependent ticket  to  Congress,  serving  there  from  Dec.  5,  1853,  to 
March  3,  1855.  Sept.  28,  1860,  his  residence  in  Lyonsdale  was  burned 
by  an  incenediary,  and  he  then  went  to  Staten  Island,  where  he  occu- 
pied the  country  seat  known  as  Ross  Castle.  In  1864  he  was  appointed 
hy  President  Lincoln  first  territorial  governor  of  Idaho.  Caleb  Lyon 
left  one  son,  Caleb,  a  physician,  and  a  daughter. 


tCaleb  Lyon  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Norwich  University 
In  1851. 

Joseph  Bonaparte,  brother  of  Napoleon,  in  1828  secured  a  tract 
of  land  in  a  wild  region  in  Lewis  County,  and  built  there  a  house  in  the 
wilderness  near  the  lake  named,  from  him,  Bonaparte  Lake.  This  cir- 
cumstance constitutes  the  raison  d'etre  of  the  following  lines  by  Hon. 
Caleb   Lyon: 

BONAPARTE    LAKE. 

Waters    enwound   with   greenest   woods, 

And  jewelled  isles,  the  gift  of  Pan, 
Unsought,  unseen,  where  Silence  broods 

Unwelcoming  the  feet  of  man. 

Gray  clouds  in  liquid  opal  burn 

Above  the  jagged  Hemlock's  height; 
A  sunset  sky  outpours  its  urn 

In  ripples  of  the  rosiest  light. 

By  sinuous   shore  the   baying  hound 
Tells  the  stag  seek  on  silver  sands 
Diana's   mirror;   here   is   found 

One  of  Eudymion's  haunted  lands. 


122  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXEURY. 

682,  VII.  370.  SUSANNA  WILLIAMS'  LYON  (SUMNER)  [Wil- 
liam,* William/  Caleb/  John/  John/  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  April  12,  1822,  and  died  there  March  25,  1863.  She  married, 
June  29,  1847,  Benjamin  Sumner,  son  of  Newman  Sumner. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Susanna  W.   (Lyon)  Sumner: 

1050.  I.    William  Lyon,  b.  July  21,  1848;  not  m.;  d.  Aug.  13,  1S72. 

1051.  II.  Gardner  Hubbard;  m.  Anna  Perry;  2  daughters,  Leslie,  b. 
about  1895,  and  Susan,  b.  about  1897;  lives  (1905)  in  the  house  built  by 
Captain   "William   Lyon    (No.    171). 

685b.  VII.  371.  REV.  JAMES  HARRISON'  LYON  [James/  Wil- 
liam,°  Caleb,*  John,'  John,=  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
Dec.  28,  1839.  Graduate  of  Williams  College,  1861;  of  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1864.  In  April,  1867,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  in  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  and  still  (1905)  fills  that  office  with 
acceptance.  Present  address,  320  High  street,  Central  Falls,  R.  I.  He 
has  been  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  President  of  the  Rhode 
Island  Congregational  Historical  Society,  President  of  the  Rhode  Is- 
land Congregational  Club,  Director  and  Secretary  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Home  Missionary  Society.  He  was  married  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Jan. 
10,  1865,  to  Anna  Halsey  Smith,  daughter  of  Charles  G.  and  Martha 
(McDonald)    Smith,  of  Pittsburgh. 


The  lilies  on  thy  glowing  breast 
Loll  languidly  in  crowns  of  gold. 
Were  pure  Evangels  speaking  rest 
Unto  an  Exile's  heart  of  old. 

Brother  of  him  whose  charmed  sword 
Clove  or  created  kingdoms  fair. 

Whose  faith  in  him  was  as  the  word 
Writ  in  the  Mamaluke's  scimeter. 

Here  he  forgot  La  Granja's  glades 
Escuriel's  dark  and  gloomy  dome 

And  sweet  Sorento's  deathless  shades 
In  his  far   off  secluded  home. 

The  hunter  loved  his  pleasant  smile, 
The  backwoodsman  his  quiet  speech, 

And  the  fishers'  cares  would  he  beguile 
With  ever  friendly  deeds   for  each. 

He    lived    for    others    not   in    vain, 

His  well  kept  memory  still  is  dear. 
Once  King  of  Naples  and  of  Spain, 
The   friend   of   Bernardin    St.    Pierre. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  123 

Children  of  James  H.  and  Anna  H.   (Smith)  Lyon: 

1052.  I.  Lucy,  b.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  30,  1865;  res.  (1905)  Central 
Falls,  R.  I. 

1053.  II.  Martha  McDonald,  b.  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Jan.  24,  1867;  m.  Oct. 
11,  1897,  Samuel  Burwell  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  res.  (1905)  Petersburg; 
children:    1.  Dorothy  Lyon,  b.  Aug.  6,  1899;  2.  Anna  Lyon,  b.  July  3,  1902. 

1054.  III.  Charles  Smith,  b.  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  Oct.  25,  1869;  m. 
Nov.  9,  1897,  Mabel  Dana  of  Pawtucket.  R.  I.;  res.   (1905),  Louisville,  Ky. 

1055.  IV.  Harry  Danforth,  b.  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  June  29,  1872;  d. 
Nov.   6,   1878. 

1056.  V.    Mary,  b.  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  Sept.  3,  1875;  d.  Sept.  15,  1875. 

1057.  VL  Donald  Blodgett,  b.  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  April  28,  1878; 
grad.  Medical  Dept.  Univ.  of  Pennsylvania,  June  12,  1901;  practicing 
physician  in  Central  Falls,  being  on  the  surgical  staff  of  St.  Joseph's 
Hospital,   Providence,  R.   I. 

1057a.  VII.  James  Lawrence,  b.  Central  Falls,  R.  L,  Aug.  9,  1881; 
grad.,  1904,  in  course  in  mechanical  engineering,  Mass.  Institute  of 
Technology;  is  now  (1905)  in  the  General  Electrical  Works  in  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y. 

686.  VII.  373.  ROXANNA^  LYON  (CHILD)  [Moses,"  William," 
Caleb,^  John,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov.  13, 
1823,  and  died  there  April  21,  1896  (Fam.  R.).  She  was  married,  March 
11,  1845,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Marsh,  to  Asa  Thurston  Child.  He  was  born  June 
7,  1820,  and  died  Feb.  10,  1859,  ae  39  y.  (G.  R.).  Both  buried  in  Wood- 
stock Hill  cemetery.  Asa  Thurston"  Child  was  son  of  Deacon  Luther' 
and  Pamelia  Child  [Willard,*  Henry,'  Ephraim,^  Benjamin'].  He  was 
a  farmer  in  South  Woodstock,  a  prominent  member  and  for  many  years 
a  deacon  in  the  church  of  that  place. 

Children  of  Asa  T.  and  Roxanna  (Lyon)  Child,  born  in  Woodstock 
(dates  from  authenticated  family  record): 

*105S.  I.  Henry  Thurston,  b.  Jan.  26,  1846;  res.  (1904)  Woodstock, 
Conn. 

♦1059.  II.  »Iary  Elizabeth,  b.  March  26,  1849;  m.  Nov.  29,  1875.  John 
Newton  Greene. 

*1060.    IIL    Edward  Moses,  b.  Aug.  24,  1851;  res.  (1904)  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

*1061.  IV.  Florence  Augusta,  b.  Oct.  31,  1858;  m.  Dec.  19,  1895,  John 
M.  Paine;  res.  East  Woodstock,  Conn.  ^ 

692.  VII.  387.  WILLIAM^  LYON  [William,'  Elijah,"  William,* 
William,'  John,==  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  7,  1801, 
and  died  in  that  place  Feb.  7,  1859;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill  ceme- 
tery. He  married,  Oct.  7,  1832,  Harriet  Green,  who  was  born  June  2, 
1809,  and  died  Nov.  18,  1896,  ae.  87y.  5m.  16d.  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill 
cemetery).  He  was  a  well-to-do  farmer  in  Woodstock.  Inventory, 
May  1,  1870;   amount,  $l,713.56.t 


tOn  petition  of  the  widow,  Harriet  Lyon,  Winthrop  O.  Green  of 
Pomfret  was  appointed  administrator  of  the  estate,  notice  to  be  pub- 
lished in  the  Fitchburg  "Reveille." 


124  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  William  and  Harriet   (Green)   Lyon,  born   in  Woodstock: 

1062.  I.  Emma,  b.  Nov.  16,  1833;  m.  Jan.  3,  1883,  George  Frink;  d. 
Oct.  4,  1893,  ae.  59  y.  10  m.  17  d.  (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery).  She 
was  much  interested  in  the  Lyon  family  history,  and  collected  many 
of  the  records  embodied  in  this  book. 

1063.  II.  Origen,  b.  Aug.  22,  1835;  was  in  the  army  in  the  Civil  War 
and  died  at  the  Springfield  Landing  Hospital,  La.,  July  12,  1863,  ae.  27 
(G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill  Cemetery). 

694.  VII.  387.  MARIA^  LYON  (CHANDLER)  [William,"  Elijah.'^ 
William/  William,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
Dec.  9,  1806,  and  died  July  5,  1880.  She  married,  May  27,  1832,  Cyprian 
M.  Chandler,  who  was  bom  Sept.  2,  1798  (Fam.  R.),  son  of  John  and 
Susanna   (Matthewson)    Chandler,  of  Pomfret. 

Children  of  Cyprian  M.   and  Maria    (Lyon)    Chandler: 

1064.  I.  Nancy  Maria,  b.  April  15,  1833;  d.  Woodstock,  Dec.  2,  1859, 
ae.   26  y.  7  m.    (G.  R.,  Woodstock  Hill  Cem.). 

1065.  II.  Mary  Grace,  b.  July  4,  1838  (Fam.  R.)  [1837,  Chandler  Gen.]; 
m.  July  10,  1876,  Abiel  Fox.  One  son,  Perlln  Eugene  Fox,  postmaster 
and  merchant  in  West  Woodstock. 

1066.  III.  Sarah  Patience,  b.  Jan.  15,  1842  (Fam.  R.)  [1841,  Chandler 
Gen.];  m.  May  23,  1866,  Jesse  Sumner  (b.  June  29,  1834);  1  son  and  1  dau. 

1067.  IV.  Harriet  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  27,  1844  (Fam.  R.) ;  m.  Jan.  19,  1870, 
Leonard  Wellington  of  Walpole,  N.  H.,  lawyer  in  Keene,  N.  H.  (district 
attorney  for  Cheshire  Co.,  1872-73;  delegate  to  Constitutional  Conven- 
tion,  Concord,   1876);   2   ch. 

696.  VII.  387.  EDWARD  CLINTON'  LYON  [William,*  Elijah.' 
William,*  William,'  John,-  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
July  15,  1815,  and  died  there  Dec.  12,  1894;  buried  in  Woodstock  Hill 
cemetery.  Ha  married,  May  29,  1837,  Maria  S.  Chamberlain  (Wood- 
stock T.  R.),  born  July  18,  1815  (Fam.  R.) ;  died  June  15,  1885  (G.  R., 
same  stone  as  husband's). 

Son  of  Edward  C.  and  Maria  S.   (Chamberlain)  Lyon: 

1068.  I.    Edward  Clinton,  b.  July  15,  1838;  d.  Dec.  30,  1846   (G.  R.). 

704.  VII.  392.  DANFORTH'  LYON  [Daniel,*  Daniel,'  Daniel,* 
William,'  John,=  William']  was  bom  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  23, 
1785,  and  died  April  12,  1857   (Fam.  R.).     He  married,  June  25,  1809, 

Hannah  Wilkinson  (Woodstock  T.  R.).    She  was  born  in , 

Vermont,  Dec.  18,  1783,  and  died  Dec.  10,  1884,  ae.  almost  101. 

Children  of  Danforth  and  Hannah   (Wilkinson)    Lyon: 

1069.  I.    Paschal,  b.  May  25,  1810   (T.  R.);  d.  Oct.  11,  1833. 

1070.  II.    William  R.,  b.  June  27,  1819;  d.  June  26,   1820. 

1071.  III.    Maijr  W.,  b.  May  24,  1821;  d.  May  23,  1904. 

1072.  IV.    William  P.,  b.  July  12,   1824;  d.  July  7,  1825. 
[Only  the  oldest  child  is  given  in  Woodstock  T.  R.] 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  125 

705.  VII.  392.  JASPER'  LYON  [Daniel,«  Daniel,^  Daniel,*  Wil- 
liam/ John,^  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock  Jan.  18,  1787,  and 
died  July  26,  1850.  He  married  Phebe  Safford  [or  Stafford]  (Mss.  Fam. 
R.).    She  died  Jan.  28,  1850. 

Children  of  Jasper  and  Phebe  (Safford)  Lyon: 

1073.  I.    Caroline,  b.   June   26,   1826;  d.  April   26,   1892. 

1074.  II.    Mary  L,.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1828;  d.  March  6.  1862. 

1075.  III.    Sarah  A.,  b.  Nov.  9,  1840;  d.  Feb.  27,  1863. 

709.  VII.  392.  DANIEL'  LYON  [Daniel,«  Daniel,=  Daniel,"  Wil- 
liam,^ John,^  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb.  16, 
1796,  and  died  Sept.  26,  1826.  He  married,  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  about  1822, 
Elizabeth  Gilbert,  who  was  born  Feb.  2,  1802,  and  died  Dec.  3,  1865. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth   (Gilbert)   Lyon: 

1076.  I.    Caroline  V.,  b.  Nov.   25,  1823;  d.  May  14,  1826. 

1077.  II.    Daniel,  b.   Sept.  26.  1826. 

1078.  III.  Mary  E.,  b.  March  15,  1832;  m.  Norfolk,  Va.,  March  30,  1848, 
Richard  B.  Reddick;  d.  May  14,  1862. 

722.  VII.  404.  HARTWELL'  LYON  [Abiel,«  Daniel,"*  Daniel,* 
William,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  22, 
1811,  and  died  at  North  Woodstock  Sept.  5,  1889.  He  married,  Sept. 
11,  1839,  Emily  Richmond  (mss.  Fam.  R.),  born  in  1813,  died  Dec.  31, 
1877,  ae.  63  (G.  R.),  buried  in  North  Woodstock  cemetery. 

Children  of  Hartwell  and  Emily  (Richmond)  Lyon,  born  North  Wood- 
stock: 

1079.  .1.  Emily  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  15,  1840  (Mss.  Fam.  R.)  [G.  R.  has 
name  Louisa  N.];  d.  Dec.  20,  1851   (G.  R.). 

1080.  II.  Walter  Abiel,  b.  May  5,  1841  (Mss.  Fam.  R.);  d.  Sept.  17, 
1853  (G.  R.,  North  Woodstock)    [Mss.  Fam.  R.  has  Sept.  11]. 

1081.  III.    Mary;  d.  Apr.   18,  1845    (Mss.  Fam.   R.). 

1082.  IV.  Maryclenia  (?),  b.  Oct.  11,  1852  (Mss.  Fam.  R.)  [T.  R. 
Woodstock  has  Mary  Louisa,  with  same  date]. 

723.  VII.  404.  ALBERT'  LYON  [Abiel,'  Daniel,'  Daniel,*  Wil- 
liam,' John,=  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  6,  1812, 
and  died  there  Dec.  27,  1862.  He  married,  April  22,  1838,  Mary  Phillips 
Brown  (mss.  Fam.  R).  [T.  R.  has  Feb.  11,  probably  int]. 

Children   of  Albert   and  Mary  P.    (Brown)    Lyon: 

*1083.  I.  Daniel;  m.  Nov.  3,  1865,  Mary  E.  Aldrich;  res.  (1904)  La 
Grange,  111. 

1084.  II.  Sarah,  b.  June  23,  1842;  m.  1st.  Dec.  25,  1861,  Albert  Bos- 
worth,  who  died  in  the  army  in  the  Civil  War;  m.  2d  C.  B.  Hinckley,  who 

died  in  .     One  son,  Harry  Hinckley,    is     a     practising     physician     in 

Northern  Wisconsin;  Sarah  Hinckley  res.    (1904)    Oak  Park,  111. 


126  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1085.  TIL  Henry  A.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1S44;  m.  Jan.  18,  1871,  Emma  Con- 
verse; no  ch. ;  res.  Lake  Bluff,  lU. 

1086.  IV.  Abby  M.,  b.  July  9,  1849;  m.  Nov.  11,  1871,  Thomas  D. 
Wayne;  a  son,  Albert,  and  a  dau.,  Mabel,  living  in  Chicago;  res.  (1904) 
Pasadena,  Cal. 

725.  VII.  404.  PRUDENCE  MAY'  LYON  (CHANDLER)  [Abiel,' 
Daniel,"  Daniel,*  William,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  April  10,  1816,  and  died  Oct.  30,  1878.  She  married,  Feb.  18,  1839 
(mss.  Fam.  R.;  T.  R.  has  Feb.  25),  Damon  Windsor  Chandler,  son  of 
John  and  Deborah  (Eddy)   Chandler.     He  was  a  farmer. 

Children  of  Damon  W.  and  Prudence  M.   (Lyon)   Chandler: 

1087.  I.  Seth  Bincrson,  b.  Feb.  2,  1840;  served  2  years  in  the  Civil 
War  in  Co.  G.,  18th  Conn.  Regt.  Volunteers,  under  Col.  Ell;  was  in  the 
battle   of  Winchester. 

1088.  IL    Marion,  b.  Feb.  28,  1843;  d.  unm.  ae.  33  y. 

1089.  III.  Charlotte  Hopkins,  b.  Aug.  20,  1847;  m.  E.  C.  May,  mer- 
chant  in  Woodstock. 

1090.  IV.    Alinlra,  b.  Oct.  12,  1848;  m.  G.  Esten,  of  Douglas. 

1091.  V.    Lixxle,  b.  March  2.  1853;  d.  unm.,  ae.  22. 

744.  VII.  428.  LONZO'  LYON  [Jonathan,"  Ebenezer,'  Ebenezer,* 
William,^  John,=  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  19,  1807, 
and  died  in  North  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  23,  1839.  He  was  a  merchant 
tailor.  He  married,  Nov.  20,  1834,  Caroline  Brown  Jenks  [Jenckes], 
of  Sturbridge,  born  at  West  Boylston,  Mass.,  March  8,  1813.  After 
his  death  she  became  the  wife  of  Merrick  Lyon,  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
brother  of  Lonzo. 

Children  of  Lonzo  and  Caroline  Brown   (Jenks)   Lyon: 

1092.  L  Elizabeth  Caroline,  b.  Keene,  N.  H.,  Oct.  12,  1835;  d.  No. 
Brookfield,  Mass.,  Feb.   11,  1840. 

1093.  IL  William  Lonzo,  b.  W.  Boylston,  Mass.,  Jan.  8,  1837;  d.  No. 
Brookfield,    Feb.    14,    1840. 

1094.  III.  John  Potter,  b.  No.  Brookfield,  July  29,  1839;  d.  Feb.  25, 
1840. 

750.     VII.     428.     DR.  EMORY'  LYON  [Jonathan,^  Ebenezer,'  Eben- 

ezer,^  William,^  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  April 

23,  1819,  and  died  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Oct.  31,  1904.     He  studied  two 

/p  years    in    Brown  University,     from 

^  <^^^  which  he  received  in  1858  the  hon- 

Up/^'H-^^'t^    OCM/fM"'^  orary  degree  of  A.  M.     Graduated, 

y  1/  ^  1847,    from    the    Jefferson    Medical 

College  of  Philadelphia.    In  1853  he 

became    English    Principal    of   the 

University  Grammar  School  in  Prov 

Authograph,  1904.  idence,  R.  I.,  Preparatory  School  for 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  127 

Brown  University,  and  held  that  position  of  responsibility  and  influence 
until  the  close  of  the  summer  term  in  1898.  His  residence  was  97 
Congdon  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

He  was  married  Aug.  15,  1854,  in  Eastport,  Me.,  to  Susan  Nelson 
Stevens,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Cony)  Stevens,  of  Eastport. 

Children  of  Emory  and  Susan  N.  (Stevens)  Lyon,  born  in  Providence, 
R.  I.: 

1095.  I.  Kditb  Maria,  b.  Dec.  27,  1857;  m.  in  New  York  City,  June 
15,  1880,  Elias  Mattison  Johnson  of  Spuyten  Duyvil. 

1096.  II.  Emory  Stevens,  b.  .June  26,  1863;  grad.  Brown  Univ.,  1883; 
res.  Everett,  Wash. 

1097.  IIL    Mary  Carolln,  b.  Sept.   4,   1867;  d.  April   28,  1872. 

755.  VII.  434.  WILLIAM  H."  LYON  [Parley,'  Ebenezer,"  Eben- 
ezer,*  William,'  John,'  William']  was  born  in  Holland,  Mass.,  Oct.  18, 
1819,  and  died  in  New  York  City. 

He  was  educated  at  Hartford,  Conn.  He  purposed  at  first  to  study 
law,  but  was  diverted  to  educational  work,  which  he  pursued  several 
years  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  showing  more  than  ordinary  ability. 
While  Principal  of  the  Clyde  High  School  he  became  greatly  interested 
in  Prof.  Morse's  new  invention  of  the  telegraph,  and  devised  a  method 
of  electrical  writing  or  printing.  In  1845  he  went  to  New  York  City 
and^  devoted  himself  to  mercantile  business.  He  embarked  there  in  the 
wholesale  dry  goods  trade,  and  was  for  more  than  forty  years  at  the 
head  of  the  oldest  and  one  of  the  largest  importing  and  jobbing  fancy 
goods  houses  in  America.  He  visited  France  on  business  while  the 
revolution  of  1848  was  in  progress,  and  was  the  first  American  to  visit 
Paris  after  peace  was  proclaimed.  His  business  was  conducted  first  in 
Pearl  St.,  then  successively  in  Dey  and  Cortland  Sts.,  and,  still  follow- 
ing the  movement  of  the  centre  of  wholesale  trade,  found  its  final  home, 
in  1870,  in  the  large  building,  483-485  Broadway,  where  it  was  con- 
ducted during  the  remainder  of  his  life  under  the  style  of  William  H. 
Lyon  and  Company. 

Mr.  Lyon  held  a  position  of  esteem  and  honor  among  the  business 
men  of  New  York,  being  a  prominent  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. When  President  Grant  desired  to  appoint  two  eminent  New 
York  merchants  on  the  Board  of  Indian  Commissioners,  composed  of 
ten  men  distinguished  for  their  public  spirit  and  philanthropy,  William 
H.  Lyon  shared  with  the  philanthropist  merchant,  William  E.  Dodge, 
the  honor  of  a  choice  universally  approved.  Mr.  Lyon  was  made  one 
of  the  Purchasing  Committee  of  Indian  supplies,  and  devoted  the  same 


128  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

cloBe  attention  to  these  duties,  performed  wholly  without  compensa- 
tion, that  he  habitually  gave  to  his  personal  business.  He  aimed  to 
procure  the  best  goods  at  the  lowest  prices,  and  soon  got  rid  of  the 
contractors  who  thought  that  anything  was  good  enough  for  the  Indian. 
After  reforming  the  methods  in  the  New  York  Warehouse  he  visited 
Chicago,  St.  Louis,  St.  Paul  and  San  Francisco,  and  introduced  the 
same  business  methods  in  each  of  these  places.  He  aided  largely  in 
the  efforts  of  the  Board  to  secure  justice  for  the  wards  of  the  nation, 
and  to  secure  for  them  good  schools  and  industrial  education.  In  his 
effort  to  discharge  the  full  duties  of  his  office  he  spent  several  sum- 
mers in  visiting  the  Indian  tribes  on  the  several  reservations,  including 
the  Chippewas,  Sioux,  Mandans,  Poncas,  Utes,  Bannocks,  Piutes  and 
Crows,  and  made  a  careful  study  of  their  circumstances  and  conditions. 
During  eight  years,  under  three  administrations,  he  performed  thus 
with  fidelity  the  full  obligations  according  to  his  high  ideal  of  the  im- 
portant office  entrusted  to  him — a  noble  example  of  the  highest  type 
of  American  citizenship. 

Although  an  active  Republican  in  politics,  Mr.  Lyon  was  never  a 
seeker  for  office.  In  1878  he  was  nominated  for  Congress  in  a  district 
overwhelmingly  Democratic,  and,  although  defeated,  ran  far  ahead  of 
his  ticket.  In  the  City  Convention  in  1879  he  was  put  forward  for 
Mayor,  but  the  nomination  went  to  Franklin  Woodruff,  who  was,  how- 
ever, defeated  at  the  polls.  Had  he  been  nominated,  his  friends  believe 
that  he  would  have  been  elected. 

Mr.  Lyon  devoted  considerable  attention  to  the  development  of 
Lake  City,  on  Lake  Pepin,  Minn.,  where  the  principal  street  is  named 
Lyon  Avenue. 

Mr.  Lyon  made  his  home  in  Brooklyn,  where  he  owned  a  fine  resi- 
dence with  ample  grounds  in  the  Ocean  Hill  region,  at  170  New  York 
Avenue.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  Avenue  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  He  was  a  life  member  of  the  New  England  Society  of 
Brooklyn,  a  Director  of  the  Long  Island  Historical  Society,  a  life  mem- 
ber of  the  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  executive  member 
of  the  Brooklyn  Life  Insurance  Company,  Vice-President  of  the  Ham- 
ilton Trust  Company,  Director  of  the  Bedford  Bank  in  Brooklyn,  and 
member  of  the  Oxford  and  Union  League  Clubs  of  Brooklyn. 

An  appreciative  notice  of  Mr.  Lyon  appeared  in  the  N.  Y.  Tribune 
of  March  2,  1890,  which  describes  him  as  at  that  time  "in  personal  ap- 
pearance commanding,  being  tall,  portly  and  dignified.  In  spite  of  his 
three  score  years  and  ten  he  walks  erect  and  sturdily,  and  save  for 
his  whitened  hair  he  shows  no  sign  of  age." 


MONUMENT  OF  GEN.  NATHANIEL  LYON. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  129 

Mr.  Lyon  was  married  in  Rose,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1853,  to  Ellen 
Maria  Gaylord,  daughter  of  Marvin  J.  and  Rachel  (Elton)  Gaylord,  of 
Bristol,  Conn.  [Rachel  Elton  was  born  in  Burlington,  Conn.;  after  the 
death  of  Mr.  Gaylord  she  became  the  second  wife  of  Eron  Noble 
Thomas.]    Mrs.  Lyon  resides  (1905)  at  831  St.  Marks  Ave.,  Brooklyn. 

Children  of  William  H.  and  Ellen  Maria  (Gaylord)  Lyon,  born  in 
Brooklyn,  N.   Y.: 

1098.  L  Alena  Frances,  b.  Dec.  23,  1S53;  m.,  Brooklyn,  Nov.  27,  1872, 
James  Oliver  Carpenterf. 

1099.  II.    Emma  Gaylord,  b.  Nov.   27,   1856;  d.   Feb.   28,  1857. 

1100.  IIL  Adela  Josephine,  b.  March  15,  1859;  m.  July  11,  1900,  Seth 
Thayer  Stewart;  no  children. 

1101.  IV.    Ellen  Gaylord,  b.  July  23,  1862;  d.  Rose,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1863. 

1102.  V.    William  Health,  Jr.,  b.  March   9,   1864. 

1103.  VI.  Alarvln  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  12,  1865;  m.,  Brooklyn,  Jan.  23, 
1895,  Frances  Rudd;  two  children,  Kathertne  and  William  Heath. 

762.  VIL  435.  LOTHROP  MORSE'  LYON  [Walter,"  Ebenezer,' 
Ebenezer,^  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass., 
Feb.  2,  1816,  and  died  in  Ithaca,  Mich.,  May  23,  1896.  He  married,  in 
Sturbridge,  April  9,  1843,  Lois  P.  Goodell,  of  Sturbridge.  Her  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Carpenter.  Mr.  Lyon  settled  first  in  Clyde,  N.  Y., 
but  removed  to  Jackson,  Mich.,  where  he  was  among  those  who  founded 
the  Republican  party  at  the  gathering  "under  the  oaks."  He  was  a 
merchant  and  proprietor  of  a  flour  mill,  and  during  the  Civil  War  was 
purchasing  agent  for  army  supplies.  He  held  the  office  of  County 
Treasurer  and  was  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  made  his  home  finally  in 
Ithaca,  where  one  of  his  daughters,  Mrs.  Sinclair  now  (1905)  resides. 

Children  of  Lothrop  Morse  and  Lois  P.  (Goodell)  Lyon: 

1104.  I.  Dar^-ln  Alonzo,  b.  April  18,  1845;  d.  July  22,  1846,  ae.  1  y.  3 
m.  4  d.   (G.  R.  in  Rose  Valley  Cemetery). 

*1105.    IL    Julius  Ellery,  b.  Clyde,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  28,  1847;  d.  Ithaca,  Mich., 
Aug.    14,   1881. 

1106.  III.  Juliette  Lueretia,  b.  Clyde,  March  19,  1850;  m.,  Ithaca, 
Mich.,  John  L.  Sinclair;  no  ch.;  res.   (1905)  Ithaca,  Mich. 

1107.  IV.  Eva  Janette,  b.  Jackson,  Mich.,  Nov.  8,  1858;  d.  Jackson, 
Feb.  23,  1859. 

764.  VII.  435.  EMERSON'  LYON  [Walter,"  Ebenezer,»  Ebenezer," 
William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  Mass.,  April  12,  1823, 
and  died  in  Jackson,  Mich.,  April  29,  1889.  He  married  first,  Oct.  15, 
1845,  Emily  S.  Whittlesey.    She  died  and  was  buried  in  Jackson,  Mich. 


tChildren  of  James  O.  and  Alena  F.  (Lyon)  Carpenter:  1.  William 
Oliver;  2.  Howard;  3.  James  Norman;  4.  Herbert  Lyon;  5.  Courtlandt 
Marvin;  6.  Helen  Alena;  7.  Richard  Lyon;   8.  Josephine. 


130  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

He  married  second,  Feb.  22,  1865,  Elvira  M.  Rogers  Wells,  bom  in  Sar- 
dinia, Brie  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  1,  1836.    She  lives  (1905)  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Children  of  Emerson  and  Emily  S.    (Whittlesey)   Lyon: 

1108.  L  Jane  Adell,  b.  Galen,  "Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14,  1847;  m., 
Jackson,  Mich.,  Dec.  25,  1871,  Arthur  L.  Graves,  son  of  James  and  Louise 
(Rog-ers)  Graves;  no  children;  res.  (1905)  Detroit,  Mich.,  238  Lafayette 
Avenue. 

*1109.  IL  Julian  Porter,  b.  Galen,  March  2,  1852;  res.  (1905)  Detroit, 
Mich. 

*1110.  in.  Judson  Elliott,  b.  Albion,  Mich.,  Aug.  2,  1854;  res.  (1905) 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Children  of  Emerson  and  Elvira  M.    (Wells)   Lyon: 

1111.  IV.  George  Emerson,  b.  Jackson,  Mich.,  Jan.  28,  18'^7;  res. 
(1905)  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

1113.  V.  Francis  Wayland,  b.  Jackson,  May  21,  1869;  m.  1st  Jan.  6, 
1897,  Mary  Evelyn  Folsom;  she  d.  in  Milwaukee,  March  11,  1898;  he  m. 
2d,  in  Chicago,  111.,  Feb.  10,  1901,  Mary  Vernon  Montgomery;  res.  (1905) 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 

1113.  VL  Robert  Eugene,  b.  Jackson,  Dec.  10,  1877;  res.  (1905)  Mil- 
waukee, Wis. 

774.  VII.  443.  ALFRED  S.^  LYON  [Wareham,«  Wareham.^ 
Ebenezer,^  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  West  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Nov.  1,  1818.  He  married  first,  April  5,  1848,  Esther  Barlow 
(Woodstock  T.  R.),  and  second,  in  1864,  Emeline  Lyon,  born  in  Stur- 
bridge,  Mass.,  in  1834  (Woodstock  T.  R.)  [mss.  Fam.  R.  says  "b.  Sims- 
bury,  Mass."]     He  was  a  farmer  in  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Alfred  S.  and  Emeline   (Lyon)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

1114.  I.    Alfred,  b.  March  9,  1866. 

1115.  II.  Arthur  Cady,  b.  Jan.  30,  1869;  said  to  have  been  the  fifth 
child  of  Alfred. 

786.  VII.  446.  ESBON  EVANS^  LYON  [Jabez,«  John,'  Jabez,^ 
William,'  John,'  William']  was  born  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  May  8,  1791.  He 
married,  in  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  Sept.  10,  1810,  Sally  Knight,  daughter  of 
Amos  and  Susanna  (Maynard)  Knight,  of  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.  She  died 
at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Dec.  7,  1857. 

Children  of  Esbon  E.  and  Sally  (Knight)  Lyon,  born  in  Brandon: 
inc.    I.    Adeline,  b.  Oct.  10,  1812. 

1117.  II.    Walter,  b.  Dec.  7,  1814. 

1118.  III.    Susan,  b.  Nov.   26,   1816. 

*1119.    IV.    Amos   Maynard,   b.    Aug.    29,    1818. 

1120.  V.    Jabez  RoUin,  b.  Feb.   10,   1821. 

1121.  VI.    Tliomas  TVarren,  b.  March  1,  1823;  d.  June  8,  1845. 

1122.  VIL    Sarah,  b.  July  9,  1825. 

1123.  VIIL    Alvin  Burr,  b.  Dec.   4,  1827;  d.  Feb.  6,  1833. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  131 

1124.  IX.    Antoinette  Alaria,  b.  Dec.   19,  1829. 

1125.  X.    Laura,  b.  July  1,   1832. 

1126.  XL    Alvin  Burr,  b.  July  21,  1834;  d.  Feb.   16,  1857. 

1137.    XII.    Charles  Wellln^on,  b.  Nov.  30,  1836;  d.  March  21,  1837. 

789a.  VII.  449.  STEPHEN^  LYON  [Aaron,'  Jonathan,'  Aaron,* 
William,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  Aug.  5,  1800,  and  died  March  17, 
1878.  He  married  Catherine  Linds,  who  survived  him  only  eight  days. 
He  lived  in  Berne,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Catherine  (Linds)  Lyon: 
1128.    I.    Aaron,  b.  Sept.  11,  1832;  m. . 


1129.  IL  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  15,  1834;  m.  Sept.  27,  1858,  Charles  O. 
Filkins. 

1130.  IIL    Lyman,  b.  Dec.   21,   1836;   d.   Sept.   21,   1862. 

1131.  IV.  Warren,  b.  July  3,  1839;  m.  1st  Orestia  Reynolds;  m.  2d 
Anna  Filkins. 

1132.  V.  Maria,  b.  Sept.  29,  1841;  m.  Oct.  19,  1860,  Clayton  T.  Lyon 
(No.  1149);  res.  Woodstock,  Conn. 

1133.  VL    John,  b.   Sept.  27,  1843;  d.  Dec.   12,  1862. 

1134.  VIL    Christopher,  b.  March  8,  1846;  d.  Feb.  18,  1858. 
*1135.  VIIL    Edwin,  b.  Jan.  18,  1850;  m.  Addie  J.  Lyon  (No.  1156). 

790.  VII.  457.  REV.  RALPH  VINTON^  LYON  [Corbin,' 
Jonathan,'  Aaron,*  William,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  Oct.  21,  1809, 
and  died  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.  He  was  thrice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Catherine  Sweet,  whom  he  married  March  18,  1833  (Wood- 
stock T.  R.).  He  married  second,  March  15,  1858,  Sarah  K.  Davison, 
from  whom  he  obtained  a  divorce  in  1861  for  desertion.  He  married 
third,  June  14,  1862,  Hester  Mary  Hortle,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Son  of  Ralph  V.  and  Catherine   (Sweet)  Lyon: 
*1136.    I.    Malcolm  Johnson,  b.   Southbridge,  June   9,   1839    (T.  R.). 

792.  VII.  457.  LIBERTY  ALLEN^  LYON  [Corbin,«  Jonathan,^ 
Aaron,*  William,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  Nov.  2,  1812,  and  died  in 
Southbridge,  Mass.,  May  29,  1888.  He  married  first,  March  18,  1839, 
Mary  Hibbard,  of  North  Woodstock  (Woodstock  T.  R.)  She  was  born 
April  25,  1813,  and  died  Oct.  25,  1843.  He  married  second,  April  9, 
1845,  in  Thompson,  Conn.,  Abigail  Davis  Phipps. 

Children  of  Liberty  Allen  and  Mary   (Hibbard)   Lyon: 

1137.  I.  Isaac  Hibbard,  b.  June  27,  1841;  "d.  ae.  about  2  y."  [also  "d. 
March,   1846"]. 

*1138.    IL    Mary  Rebecca,  b.  April  14,  1843;  m.  April  12,  1867,  in  South- 
bridge,*  William  H.  H.  Cheney;  d.  June  7,  1879  (Fam.  R.). 


132  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Liberty  A.  and  Abigail  D.  (Phipps)  Lyon,  born  in  South- 
bridge   (data  from  authentic  family  records): 

1139.  III.    Isaac  H.,  b.  Jan.   22,  1847;  d.  Aug.  5,  1849. 

1140.  IV.  James  H.,  b.  May  24,  1848;  d.  Sept.  8,  1849  (Fam.  R.)  [T. 
R.  gives  date  Aug.  10]. 

*1141.  V.  Abbie  P.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1850;  m.  Jan.  1,  1872,  Joseph  M.  Olney; 
res.  Southbridge,  Mass. 

*1142.  VL  Jennie  Fidelia,  b.  Sept.  1,  1852;  m.  Nov,  11,  1872,  Stanley 
F.  Newell;  d.  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  April,  1881. 

1143.  VIL    George  A.,  b.  June  7,  1857;  d.  Southbridge,  Oct.  20,  1868. 

793.  VII.  457.  LUCIAN^  LYON  [Corbin,*'  Jonathan,"  Aaron,*  Wil- 
liam,' John,*  William']  was  born  Feb.  13,  1815,  and  died  at  Southbridge, 
Mass.,  Aug.  1900.    He  married,  Sept.  25, 1845,  Hannah  Haskell. 

Children  of  Lucian  and  Hannah  (Haskell)  Lyon,  born  in  Southbridge: 

1144.  I.    John  Lucian   [Lucien],  b.  April  1,  1851;  d.  April  4,  1851. 

•1145.  II.  Susan  Rebecca,  b.  Dec.  27,  1852;  m.  Edward  F.  Douty;  res. 
Sturbridge,  Mass. 

1146.  IIL    Ada  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  21,  1859;  d.  July  30,  1861. 

797.  VII.  457.  AARON'  LYON  [Corbin,=  Jonathan,"  Aaron,*  Wil- 
liam,^ John,"  William']  was  bom  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1824, 
and  died  Nov.  24,  1856.  He  married,  May  25  or  26,  1852,  Mary  J.  Porter. 
He  was  a  lawyer  in  Sturbridge.  On  petition  of  Mary  P.  Lyon,  widow, 
and  Liberty  A.  Lyon,  Lucian  Lyon,  James  Lyon  and  R.  V.  Lyon,  broth- 
ers, David  H.  Porter,  of  Sturbridge,  was  appointed,  Sept.  7,  1858,  ad- 
ministrator of  his  estate  (Worcester  Probate  Records,  No.  38,163).  In- 
ventory Nov.  3,  1858;  real  estate,  |700;  the  undivided  half  of  a  house 
in  Worcester;  principal  asset  a  valuable  law  library. 

Son  of  Aaron  and  Mary  J.   (Porter)  Lyon: 

1147.  L    Charles  Porter,  b.  Sept.   16,  1856;  d.  July  5,  1878. 

799.  VII.  458.  PRESCOTT  MILES'  LYON  [Moses,"  Jonathan," 
Aaron,*  William,'  John,=*  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Aug.  29, 
1813,  and  died  April  1,  1891.  He  married  first  Letitia  Lincoln,  who 
died  in  Sept.,  1840.  He  married  second,  in  Cranston,  R,  I.,  April  13, 
1845,  Ann  Smith,  daughter  of  Deacon  Remington  and  Patty  (Holmes) 
Smith,  and  third,  Oct.  15,  1851,  Mrs.  Mary  Frances  (Carter)  Willis 
[Southbridge  T.  R.],  born  Aug.  27,  1822;  died  Jan.  7,  1898  (G.  R.) ; 
daughter  of  Royal  Carter. 

Children  of  Prescott  M.  and  Letitia  (Lincoln)  Lyon: 

1148.  I.    Arabella,  b.  Woodstock;  d.  in  infancy. 

*1149.  II.  Clayton  T.,  b.  Woodstock,  Jan.  9,  1839;  res.  (1905)  Wood- 
stock. 

1150.  III.  Andrew  L,.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1840;  m.  Oct.  20,  1869,  Maria  E.  Un- 
derwood; lives  in  New  Jersey;  3  dau.  and  1  son. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  138 

Daughter  of  Prescott  M.  and  Ann  (Smith)  Lyon(?): 

1151.  IV.    Mary  A.  Willis. 

Children  of  Prescott  M.  and  Mary  F.  ("Willis)  Lyon: 

1152.  V.  Prescott  John,  b.  Woodstock,  Aug.  13,  1857  (T.  R.);  d.  Dec. 
26,  1862. 

1153.  VI.  Franklynn,  b.  Nov.  30,  1859  (G.  R.)  ["a  son,"  Nov.  1,  1859, 
T.  R.];  d.  May  25,  1864. 

804.  VII.  458.  MOSES  FREDERICK^  LYON  [Moses,*  Jonathan," 
Aaron,^  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct. 
13,  1822.  He  married  first,  Aug.  5,  1848,  Susan  M.  Thayer,  of  Sutton, 
Mass.  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  born  Nov.  23, 1834.  He  married  second,  May 
3,  1863,  Alvira  Hewitt,  of  Whitinsville,  Mass.  (Woodstock  T.  R.),  bom 
in  1844. 

Children  of  Moses  P.  and  Susan  (Thayer)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

1154.  I.    Ellen  O.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1851. 

*1155.    II.    Harriet  A.   [also  N.],  b.  May  25,  1853;  m.  1st  Isaac  Trask; 
2d.  Edson  Elliott. 

1156.  III.  Addle  J.,  b.  July  26,  1858  (T.  R.) ;  m.  July  20,  1875,  Edwin 
Lyon  of  Berne,  N.  Y.  (No.  1135). 

Children  of  Moses  P.  and  Alvira  (Hewitt)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock: 

1157.  IV.    Fannie  L,.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1863   (T.  R.). 

1158.  V.    Frederick  Aloses,  b.   Feb.   29,   1865. 

1159.  VI.  Franklynn  W.,  b.  May  20,  1868  (Fam.  R.)  [T.  R.  has  Frank 
E.,  b.  May  10,  1868];  m.  Nellie  A.  Jepson;  d.  ,  leaving  several  chil- 
dren [T.  R.  gives  name  of  third  child,  Edith  May,  b.  March  8,  1895]. 

810.  VII.  465.  LUTHER  WELLS'  LYON,  JR.  [Luther  Wells,' 
Isaiah,'  Aaron,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  South  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  May  5,  1802,  and  died  July  30,  1885.  He  was  married, 
Feb.  27,  1831,  by  Geo.  B.  Atwood,  to  Martha  Wardwell  Fairfield,  of 
Woodstock,  daughter  of  David  and  Hannah  (Thurber)  Fairfield.  She 
died  in  1870.  He  removed  from  Connecticut  about  1840,  to  Wood 
River  township,  Madison  county,  Illinois,  near  the  city  of  Alton.  They 
resided  for  a  time  in  Upper  Alton. 

Children  of  Luther  W.  and  Martha  W.  (Fairfield)  Lyon: 

1160.  I.    Martha  Hannah;  m.  Wiley  G.  Preuitt.§ 

1161.  II.    Luther  L.add;  not  married. 

1162.  III.    Hannah;  m.  Edward  H.  Gouldingt;  d.  about  Aug.  8,  1880. 


§Children  of  Wiley  G.  and  Martha  H.  (Lyon)  Preuitt:  1.  Ida;  m.  Dr. 
G.  L.  Pritchett;  res.  Fairbury,  Neb.;  2.  Elizabeth  (Libbie);  m.  Charles  S. 
Cotter;  res.  Edwardsville,  111.;  one  child,  who  d.  in  infancy;  3.  Franklin, 
died  unmarried;  other  children  died  young. 

tChildren  of  Edward  H.  and  Hannah  (Lyon)  Goulding:  1.  Franklin 
Nichols    (Frank),   b.   about   1872;   res.    (1905)    Chicago,   111.;   2.    Charles   Le 

Roy  (Roy),  b.  about  1874;  retail  jeweler,  Alton,  111.;  m.  Blanche  ; 

one  child. 


134  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

*1163.    IV.    Nannie  Lonise,  b.  Wood  River  Township,  Madison  Co.,  IlL, 

Feb.  8,  1844;  m.  Oct.  12,  1869,  Henry  Guest  McPike. 

1164.  v.  Benjamin  Franklin;  d.  about  Oct.  23,  1857,  young,  un- 
married. 

811.  VII.  465.  ISAIAH'  LYON  [Luther  Wells,'  Isaiah,'  Aaron,* 
William,^  John,=  William']  was  born  in  South  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Feb. 
9  (?),  1804,  and  died  in  Rockford,  111.,  Jan.  21,  1883.  He  was  a  merchant 
and  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs.  He  was  for  forty  years  jus- 
tice of  peace  in  Rockford.  He  married,  in  1840,  in  Rockford,  Mary  B. 
Hitchcock,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Vaughn)  Hitchcock. 
She  died  Feb.  3,  1864. 

Children  of  Isaiah  and  Mary  B.   (Hitchcock)  Lyon,  born 'in  Rockford: 

1165.  I.    Charles  L,.,  b.  June  24,  1848;  d.  Jan.  16,  1852. 

1166.  II.    Mary  Addie,  b.  March  22,   1853;  d.  June   22,   1857. 

1167.  IIL  Flora  M.,  b.  April  25,  1858;  m.,  Rockford,  111.,  Oct.  10,  1878, 
Samuel  Fletcher  Weyburn|;  res.    (1905)    832  Madison  Ave.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

820.  VII.  473.  AMASA'  LYON  [Nathan,"  Ephraim,=  Moses,*  Wil- 
liam,' John,=  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  Jan.  3,  1789,  and 
died  there  Nov.  17,  1846;  buried  in  Phoenixville  cemetery.    He  married 

Betsey .    He  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  the  town,  being  justice 

of  the  peace  (1832). 

Daughter  of  Amasa  and  Betsey  Lyon  (probably  not  the  only  child): 

1168.  L  Dorotby,  b.  Eastford,  1811;  d.  Nov.  11,  1853,  ae.  42  (G.  R. 
Phoenixville  Cemetery). 

821.  VII.  473.  NATHAN  BENNETT'  LYON  [Nathan,'  Ephraim,' 
Moses,*  William,'  John,='  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  March 
25,  1790,  and  died  there  Jan.  15,  1875.    He  is  said  to  have  been  twice 

married.     His  second  wife,  Sophia  ,  died  Feb.  15,  1881,  ae.  67 

y.  6  m.  (G.  R.  Phoenixville). 

Son  of  Nathan  Bennett  Lyon,  probably  not  his  only  child: 

1169.  I.  (?)Natban  B.,  b.  about  1843;  m.  Ruth  M.  Grigrgs;  was  a 
stage  driver  in  1878;  one  son  b.  Eastford,  Feb.  28,  1868;  his  "seventh 
child"  Ernest  P.,  b.   in  Woodstock,  April  15,   1878    (T.   R.). 

823.  VII.  473.  THOMPSON'  LYON  [Nathan,'  Ephraim,'  Moses,* 
William,'  John,"  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  Dec.  5,  1793, 


tSamuel  F.  Weyburn  was  son  of  Edwin  and  Elsie  (Wooden)  Wey- 
burn  of  Geneva,  N.  Y.  Children  of  Samuel  F.  and  Flora  M.  (Lyon)  Wey- 
burn: 1.  S.  Lyon,  b.  Denver,  Colo.,  Oct.  10,  1882;  Yale  College,  class  of 
1905,  and  Harvard  Law  School,  class  of  1908;  profession.  Corporation 
Law.     2.  Elizabeth,  b.  Rockford,  111.,  Feb.   14,   1888. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  135 

and  died  in  that  place  April  27,  1852;  buried  in  Phoenixville  cemetery. 
He  married  first,  Nov.  23,  1828,  Eliza  Weekes,  born  1799;  died  March  13, 
1838,  ae.  39  (G.  R.  Phoenixville  cemetery). 

Children  of  Thomson  and  Eliza  (Weekes)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford 
(Eastford): 

1170.  I.  Ellen  M.,  b.  June  18,  1832;  d.  probably  in  infancy  (G.  R. 
without  date,  Phoenixville  Cemetery). 

1171.  II.    Nathan  T.,  b.  Jan.  19,  1834 

1172.  III.  Lee  T.,§  known  only  from  G.  R.  in  Phoenixville  Cemetery 
without  date,  named  as  child  of  Thompson  and  Eliza;  possibly  the  same 
as  No.  1171. 

1173.  IV.  Melissa  S.,  b.  March  16,  1838  (date  evidently  wrong;  see 
date  of  the  mother's  death). 

Children  of  Thompson  Lyon  by  second  wife  (?),  name  unknown: 

1174.  V.    Eleanor  Rutli,  b.   May  21,   184«. 

1175.  VI.    Edward   Sebray,   b.    Sept.   2,   1843. 

825.  VII.  473.  CAPTAIN  EDMUND^  LYON  [Nathan,"  Ephraim," 
Moses,*  William,^  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Sept.  21,  1797, 
and  died  in  that  place  Feb.  22,  1846;  buried  in  Phoenixville  cemetery. 
He  married,  Dec.  1,  1819,  Lucinda  Eastman. 

Children  of  Edmund  and  Lucinda  (Eastman)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford 
(Eastford): 

1176.  I.  Sabrina,  b.  March,  1821;  d.  Sept.  22,  1823,  ae.  2  y.  6  m.  (G. 
R.  Phoenixville  Cemetery). 

1177.  IL    Samantba,  b.   Oct.   20,  1823    (T.   R.). 

1178.  III.    Mary  Ann,  b.  April  18,  1826   (T.  R.). 

1179.  IV.  Edmund  Harvey,  b.  Dec.  6,  1828  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug.  9,  1864, 
at  Petersburgh,  Va.  (G.  R.,  Phoenixville  Cemetery,  which  adds  "Co.  F, 
2hd  Reg.,  Conn.  Volunteers"). 

1180.  V.    Cleora,  b.   Dec.   28,   1831. 

1181.  VI.    Jerusha  Sabrina,  b.  Jan.   26,  1834. 

1182.  VIL  Edwin  L,.  (?),  b.  1838;  killed  at  Cockneyville,  Md.,  Sept. 
8,  1861,  ae.  23  y.   (G.  R.,  Phoenixville  Cemetery). 

827.  VII.  473.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [Nathan,«  Ephraim,=  Moses,* 
William,^  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  July  2,  1801, 
and  died  there  Dec.  30,  1874;  buried  in  Phoenixville  cemetery.  He  mar- 
ried first.  May  31,  1820,  Betsey  Weekes,  and  second,  April  16,  1843,  Min- 
erva Hudson  (Eastford  T.  R.),  born  Jan.  16,  1814,  died  Eastford,  July 
23,  1885,  ae.  71  y.  6  m.  7  d.  (G.  R.  Phoenixville  cemetery). 

Children  of  William  and  Betsey  (Weekes)  Lyon,  born  in  Ashford 
(Eastford): 

1183.  L    George,  b.  Jan.  10,  1822   (T.  R.). 
*1184.  IL    Elijah,  b.   Sept.    28,    1823    (T.   R.). 


§A  Lee  Lyon   "born  in  Willimantic"   in  1848,   married  Nov.   25,   1875, 
Nettie  I.  Lawton   (Eastford  T.  R.);  was  he  of  this  family? 


136  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

1185.  III.    Joseph,  b.  Feb.  28,  1825   (T.  R.). 

1186.  IV.    Betsey,  b.  Jan.  23,  1827   (T.  R.). 

Children  of  William  and  Minerva  (Hudson)  Lyon: 

1187.  V.    Lafayette,  b.  March   4,   1844    (Ashford  T.   R.). 

1188.  VL    Angenette,  b.  Oct.  4,  1845    (Ashford  T.  R.). 

1189.  VII.    Henry,  b.  Jan.,  1849;  d.  July  20,  1876,  ae.  27  y.  6  m.  (G.  R.). 

1190.  VIII.    Almarla,  b.  Feb.  21,  1853   (Eastford  T.  R.). 

1191.  IX.    James,  b.  Nov.  30,  1855   (Eastford  T.  R.). 
[There  were  probably  other  children.] 

830.  VII.  477.  DELOTIA'  LYON  (TROWBRIDGE)  [Amasa,«  Eph- 
raim,^  Moses,*  William,^  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn., 
Oct.  15,  1811.  She  was  married  at  Eastford,  April  10,  1827,  to  John 
Work  Trowbridge,  son  of  Elisha  and  Esther  (Work)  Trowbridge.  He 
died  Nov.  5,  1890. 

Children  of  John  W.  and  Delotia  (Lyon)  Trowbridge: 

1192.  I.  Amasa,  b.  Feb.  10,  1831;  m.  Nov.  19,  1861,  Amy  H.  Lawson; 
no  ch.;  d.  Jan.  11,  1869,  from  injuries  received  in  trying  to  rescue  a 
friend's  property  in  a  fire. 

*1193.  IL    Bllsfaa,  b.  April   25,   1833;   m.   Oct.   3,   1861,  Agnes  Brown;   d. 
Feb.  4,  1901. 

832.  VII.  477.  LORENZO^  LYON  [Amasa,»  Ephraim,=  Moses,* 
William,"  John,''  William']  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  Feb.  9,  1815, 
and  died  in  that  place  Jan.  28,  1878;  buried  in  the  Phoenixville  ceme- 
tery.    He  married  Mary  M.  ,  b.  1816;   d.  Jan.  5,  1858,  ae.  42  y. 

(G.  R.  Phoenixville  cemetery). 

Children  of  Lorenzo  and  Mary  M.  Lyon,  probably  born  in  Eastford: 

1194.  L  Martha  J.,  b.  Nov.  14,  1839;  d.  June  23,  1842,  ae.  2  y.  7  m. 
9  d.   (G.  R.,  Phoenixville). 

1195.  IL  Amasa  B.,  b.  Sept..  1843;  d.  Dec.  7,  1872,  ae.  29  y.  3  m.  (G. 
R.,  Phoenixville). 

1196.  IIL  Isabell  K.,  b.  April  3,  1847;  d.  Jan.  23,  1859,  ae.  11  y.  9  m. 
20  d.    (G.  R.,  Phoenixville). 

1197.  IV.  Arma,  b.  Nov.  30,  1854  (Eastford  T.  R.);  m.  Henry  Cor- 
bln  (?). 

1198.  V.  Ernest,  twin  bro.  of  Arma;  d.  Sept.  6,  1856,  ae.  1  y.  9  m. 
6  d.    (G.   R.,  Phoenixville). 

834.  VII.  477.  GENERAL  NATHANIEL'  LYON  [Amasa,"  Eph- 
raim,"  Moses,*  William,'  John,^  William']  was  bom  in  Ashford  (East- 
ford), July  14,  1818,  and  was  killed  in  battle  at  Wilson's  Creek,  Aug.  10, 
1861.  From  the  public  school  he  went  to  the  Academy  at  Brooklyn, 
Conn.,  where  an  attempt  to  "initiate"  him  in  orthodox  fashion  proved 
a  conspicuous  failure.     Even  as  a  boy,  it  seems,  he  acted  first  and 


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DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  137 

deliberated  afterwards.  In  1837  he  entered  the  Military  Academy  at 
West  Point,  being  indebted  for  his  appointment  to  General  Holt,  who 
was  then  congressman.  He  was  a  diligent  student  and  at  the  time 
of  his  graduation,  June  30,  1841,  ranked  eleventh  in  a  class  of  fifty-two. 
He  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the  Second  Regiment  of  In- 
fantry and  in  November  was  called  on  for  active  service  in  the  Semi- 
nole war  in  Florida.  The  six  months'  campaign  which  resulted  in  the 
capture  of  the  redoubtable  chief,  Halleck-Tustenuggee,  was  a  post- 
graduate course  of  the  greatest  value  to  the  young  soldier. 

Although  strongly  opposed  to  the  policy  which  led  to  the  Mexican 
war,  he  had  his  part  to  play  in  that  conflict.  In  December,  1846,  his 
company  marched  for  the  front.  He  took  part  in  the  siege  of  Vera 
Cruz  in  March,  1847.  April  16  he  received  his  promotion  as  first  lieu- 
tenant and  assumed  command  of  Company  D,  which  on  the  following 
day  did  some  sharp  fighting  in  the  brilliant  affair  at  Cerro  Gordo.  Again 
on  August  20  he  led  his  company  to  victory  in  the  hard  fought  en- 
gagements at  Contreras  and  Cherubusco  and  "for  gallant  and  meritori- 
ous conduct"  there  was  promoted  Brevet  Captain.  Shortly  after  he 
became  full  captain.  In  the  assault  on  the  City  of  Mexico  he  was 
wounded  at  the  Belen  gate.  After  the  close  of  the  Mexican  war  Cap- 
tain Lyon's  company  was  sent  to  California  and  for  several  years  it  was 
doing  the  strenuous  work  of  repelling  incursions  of  hostile  Indians 
along  the  Mexican  border  and  elsewhere.  It  was  work  that  called 
for  constant  vigilance  and  for  prompt  and  decisive  action.  It  developed 
in  the  young  oflBicer  those  qualities  of  quick  intuition  and  ready  re- 
sourcefulness which  made  him  ten  years  later  arbiter  of  the  destinies 
of  the  wavering  state  of  Missouri. 

Many  anecdotes  are  told  of  his  personal  prowess  as  a  warrior.  More 
than  once  only  his  extraordinary  strength  of  muscle,  alertness  of  action 
and  presence  of  mind  saved  him  from  instant  death.  Once  he  was  sud- 
denly attacked  by  three  mounted  Indians.  His  pistol  settled  the  first. 
He  made  an  ineffectual  lunge  at  the  second  with  his  sword,  which  failed 
to  penetrate  the  thick  blanket  of  the  savage.  Only  by  tearing  aside 
the  blanket  with  his  left  hand  and  making  a  second  thrust  with  lightning 
swiftness  could  he  give  his  foe  his  quietus.  The  third  savage  fled  in 
dismay  from  one  so  quick  with  gun  and  sword.  There  is  not  space 
here  to  tell  the  story  of  the  Clear  Lake  campaign  in  1850,  although  it 
was  a  military  achievement  second  to  none  in  the  entire  thrilling  his- 
tory of  the  warfare  of  civilization  against  savagery. 

The  following  year  news  came  to  Captain  Lyon  of  the  serious  ill- 


138  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

ness  of  the  mother  he  loved,  and  he  immediately  asked  for  leave  of 
absence,  hoping  that  he  might  be  of  help  to  her — but  she  entered  into 
rest  long  before  he  could  make  the  journey  back  to  the  old  home. 
During  the  next  ten  years  Captain  Lyon  was  on  duty  wherever  most 
needed  for  his  recognized  ability. 

When  President  Lincoln  was  inaugurated,  with  secession  of  the 
Southern  states  imminent,  he  was  entrusted  with  the  command  of  the 
arsenal  at  St.  Louis,  although  with  a  very  inadequate  force  for  its 
defense,  and  hampered  by  the  irresolution  of  those  who  were  his  super- 
iors. St.  Louis  was  swarming  with  secessionists  who  counted  on  the 
connivance  of  Governor  Jackson.  Captain  Lyon  saw  clearly  how  criti- 
cal the  situation  was.  He  enlisted  and  drilled  a  Home  Guard  of  volun- 
teers. The  large  store  of  arms  in  the  arsenal  was  sure  to  tempt  an 
attack.  Captain  Lyon  succeeded  in  transferring  the  greater  part  of 
these  arms  to  Springfield,  111.,  allowing  the  secessionists  to  capture  a 
few  flint-lock  muskets  that  were  loaded,  with  great  pretense  of  secrecy, 
on  a  boat  as  if  to  send  them  away.  The  police  commissioners  of  St. 
Louis  demanded  the  withdrawal  of  Federal  troops  from  the  arsenal. 
Captain  Lyon  refused  to  go.  Meanwhile  a  military  camp  had  been 
established  near  the  city,  evidently  as  a  nucleus  for  an  army  hostile 
to  the  Federal  government.  Suddenly  Captain  Lyon  appeared,  with  a 
strong  force,  fully  armed,  before  this  "Camp  Jackson,"  and  demanded 
its  surrender  within  thirty  minutes.  There  was  only  one  possible  reply 
to  such  an  imperative.  Camp  Jackson  surrendered.  This  bold  stroke 
disorganized  the  ranks  of  the  secessionists  and  nipped  in  the  bud  a 
movement  that  would  unquestionably  have  lined  up  Missouri  with  the 
rest  of  the  states  of  the  Confederacy.  A  few  days  later  Captain  Lyon 
was  appointed  Brigadier  General  of  Volunteers,  and  thereafter  followed 
that  wonderful  display  of  generalship  which  brought  defeat  to  the 
cause  of  the  Confederacy  in  Missouri  and  commanded  the  enthusiastic 
admiration  of  all  the  North.  If  half  the  energy  that  General  Lyon 
displayed  in  compelling  victory  where  another  would  have  looked  only 
for  defeat,  had  been  manifested  in  the  conduct  of  the  war  in  Virginia, 
the  war  of  Secession  would  have  been  a  very  short  one. 

At  Wilson's  Creek  General  Lyon,  with  five  thousand  troops,  at- 
tacked a  fortified  position  defended  by  a  force  of  twenty  thousand  and 
came  very  near  to  winning  a  victory.  It  was  not  rashness.  He  attacked 
because  the  need  of  the  hour  demanded  the  sacrifice  and  he  gave  his 
own  life  as  part  of  a  cost  that  he  had  counted.  Already  twice  wounded, 
he  was  in  the  fore  front  of  the  battle  urging  his  devoted  soldiers  to  a 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  139 

final  effort,  when  he  fell  mortally  wounded.  The  battle  was  lost,  as 
Bunker  Hill  was  lost.  There  is  nothing  inglorious  in  the  memory  of 
such  defeats. 

The  general's  body  remained  on  the  battlefield,  but  was  sought 
out  after  the  battle  by  Mrs.  John  S.  Phelps,  who  secreted  it  in  a  cellar 
and  afterwards  aided  friends  when  they  came  in  search  of  it  to  carry 
it  away.  Col.  Elisha  M.  Lyon  (No.  1220),  who  had  served  under  the  gen- 
eral, was  sent  to  recover  the  body,  which  was  taken  to  Eastford  for 
burial.  In  the  principal  cities  on  the  route — St.  Louis,  Cincinnati,  Phil- 
adelphia, New  York  and  Hartford,  the  body  lay  in  state  and  thousands 
came  to  do  honor  to  the  lamented  dead. 

In  "Connecticut  as  a  Colony  and  as  a  State"  we  find  this  well- 
merited  tribute:  "So  pure  and  disinterested  was  his  patriotism,  so 
unquestioned  his  courage,  so  blameless  his  character,  that  he  has  gone 
into  the  little  band  of  knights  without  fear  and  without  reproach." 

Gen.  Sherman  said  of  him:  "He  was  the  first  man  that  seized  the 
whole  situation  and  took  the  initiative,  that  was  ready  to  strike  a  blow 
without  waiting  for  a  blow  to  be  struck.  *  *  His  death  imposed  on 
the  nation  a  penalty  numbered  by  thousands  on  thousands  of  lives  and 
millions  on  millions  of  dollars." 

General  Lyon  not  only  gave  his  life  for  his  country.  He  bequeathed 
$30,000,  practically  his  whole  estate,  to  the  Federal  government,  for  the 
prosecution  of  the  war. 

843.  VII.  488.  ETHEL  LORENZO'  LYON  [Alfred,"  Ethelbert  C..» 
Moses,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  8, 
1812;  res.  Steamburgh,  Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y.  He  married  Sophia 
Wright,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Polly  (Wilkes)  Wright. 

Children  of  Ethel  L.  and  Sophia  (Wright)  Lyon,  born  in  Steam- 
burgh, N.  Y.: 

*1199.    I.    Ellen  Jane,  b.  Jan.  12,  1842;  m.  Jan.   30,  1860,  Manly  Sewell 
Price  of  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

*1200.    II.    Clayton   Spencer,  b.   June   14,   1844;   m.   Sept.   10,   1876,  Mary 
E.  Tome  of  Corydon,  Pa.;  d.  Jan.  12,  1902. 

*1201.    III.    Manly  Scott,  b.  Aug.  5,  1846;  m.  Dec.  22,  1870,  May  Quinn 
Of  Randolph,  N.   Y.;  d.   Sept.   19,   1876. 

*1202.    IV.     Margette    [Maryet]    Adeline,   b.    June    1,    1848;    m.    July    4, 
1870,  Harvey  Gaylord  Wyman;  res.    (1904)  Niobe,  N.  Y.  - 

*1203.    V.     Herman   Alvord,   b.    April    27,    1851;    m.    Nov.    27,    1879,   Ada 
Estelle  Wells;   res.    (1904)   Randolph,  N.   Y. 

1204.  VL  Delia  Rosalyn,  b.  May  7,  1854;  m.  April  9,  1871,  Milo  Blake 
Morrison,  s.  of  Joseph  and  Lucy  (Sweat)  Morrison;  res.  Randolph,  N.  Y. ; 
d.   Feb.   23,   1880. 

*1205.    VIL    Julia  Elva,  b.  June   8,   1856;   m.  May  22,   1874,   in  Steam- 
burgh, Edward  A.  Stevens;  res.   (1904)   Randolph,  N.  Y. 

1206.  VIIL  Fred  Leroy,  b.  June  29.  1859;  res.  (1904)  Clay  Center, 
Neb. 


140  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

846.  VII.  488.  ALFRED  WARREN'  LYON  [Alfred/  Ethelbert 
C.,'  Moses,*  William,'  John,='  William^]  was  born  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  July 
16,  1819,  and  died  in  Portage  Co.,  O.,  January  22,  1877.  He  married  in 
Allegany  township,  Venango  Co.,  Pa.,  Mary  Rebecca  Henderson,  born 
May  20,  1825,  died  Portage  Co.,  O.,  Sept.  26,  1878.  He  resided  in 
Venango  Co.,  Pa.,  until  1859  or  later,  but  removed  to  Portage  Co.,  Ohio. 

Children  of  Alfred  W.  and  Mary  R.  (Henderson)  Lyon,  all  but  the 
last  born  in  Venango  Co.,  Pa.: 

1207.  I.    Laura  D.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1844;  d.  Venango  Co.,  July  4,  1855. 

1208.  II.    Herman  Henderson,  b.  Nov.  23,  1847;  d.  May  4,  1848. 

1209.  III.    David  Lewis,  b.  May  22,  1849;  d.  April  9,  1850. 
•1210.  IV.    Versalos  Sugart,  b.  March  22,   1851;   d.  Jan.   8,   1873. 

1211.  V.  Eva  Loretta,  b.  Sept.  6.  1856;  m.  June  24,  1875.  Joshua 
Sebrell. 

1212.  VI.  William  Bradley,  b.  Sept.  8,  1859;  d.  Venango  Co.,  June  6, 
1864. 

1213.  VIL    Lucy  Maria,  b.  Portage  Co.,  O.,  Sept.   30.  1870. 

852.  VII.  488.  LOUISA  JANE?  LYON  (HENDERSON)  [Alfred," 
Ethelbert  C.,'  Moses,*  William,'  John,"  William^]  was  born  at  Villenova, 
N.  Y.,  Dec,  13,  1831,  and  died  at  Pleasantville,  Pa.,  April  10,  1889.  She 
married.  May  25,  1850,  David  Wesley  Henderson,  whose  sister  Mary 
married  her  brother  Alfred  (No.  846). 

Children  of  David  W.  and  Louisa  Jane  (Lyon)  Henderson,  born  at 
Pleasantville,    Pa.: 

1214.  I.  Marcus  Herman,  b.  March  11,  1851;  m.  Feb.  22,  1887,  Nellie 
Henderson. 

1215.  II.  Emily  Adellna,  b.  May  9,  1852;  m.  March  8,  1869,  Edwin 
Skinner. 

1216.  IIL  Carrie  Luolppa,  b.  Jan.  19,  1855;  m.  Sept.  29,  1885,  John  L. 
Mattox;  a  dau.  Kate  Louisa,  b.  May  18,  1887. 

1217.  IV.    Lola  Montez,  b.  July  2,   1860. 

1218.  V.  Jessie  Maud,  b.  Feb.  13,  1862;  m.  Oct.  21,  1885,  William  B. 
Stewart. 

1219.  VI.    Georse  Alfred,  b.  March  3,  1864. 

863.  VII.  503.  COLONEL  ELISHA'  LYON  [Judah,'  Amasa,'  Ne- 
hemiah,*  William,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan. 
22,  1803,  and  died  there  June  19,  1877;  buried  in  Bast  Woodstock  ceme- 
tery. He  married  first,  March  28,  1838,  Lucy  May  (Woodstock  T.  R.). 
She  died  May  16,  1839,  ae.  30  (G.  R.  East  Woodstock  cemetery).  Hef 
married  second,  Sept.  7,  1841  [Sept.  5,  Fam.  R.],  Rebecca  Peters,  ae.  27 
(Woodstock  T.  R.).  [Mss.  family  record  says  Rebecca  Rice.]  She 
was  born  Aug.  7,  1814,  and  died  June  16,  1871,  ae.  57  (G.  R.  East 
Woodstock  cemetery). 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  141 

Son  of  Blisha  and  Lucy  (May)  Lyon: 

1220.  I.  Elisha  May,t  b.  East  Woodstock,  May  11,  1839;  m.  Oct.  3. 
1872,  Charlotte  W.  Day;  no  eh. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Rebecca  (Peters)  Lyon;  born  in  East  Wood- 
stock: 

1221.  II.  Lucy  May,  b.  May  5,  1842;  m.  Dec.  7,  1865,  George  P.  Whit- 
ney (Woodstock  T.  R.);  he  d.  Oct.  3  [or  18],  1904;  1  ch.,  Ernest  W.,  b. 
Aug.  11,  1876   [1877,  Child  Gen.]. 

1222.  IIL  Abble,  b.  Jan.  5,  1844;  d.  April  28,  1844,  ae.  3  m.  (G.  R.. 
E.  Woodstock). 

•1223.    IV.    Charles  Edward,  b.  Feb.  28,  1845. 

♦1224.    V.    Oliver  Peters,  b.  March  3,  1847;  d.  Jan.  18,  1889. 

1225.  VI.    William  P.,  b.  Oct.   19,  1852    (Woodstock  T.  R.);  not  m. 

1226.  VIL  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  April  25,  1854  ["a  dau.,"  April  26,  T. 
R.];  m.  Nov.   18,  1874,  John  B.  Morse.J 

1227.  VIII.    Hattle  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  14,  1855  ["a  dau.,"  T.  R.];  not  m. 

864.  VII.  503.  ELIZA'  LYON  (WITTER)  [Judah,«  Amasa," 
Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
Dec.  25,  1804,  and  died  there  May  20,  1880;  buried  in  East  Woodstock 
cemetery.  She  married  May  8,  1827,  Dr.  Asa  Witter,  who  was  born  in 
1800  and  died  May  9,  1868,  ae.  67  y.  7  m.  (G.  R.,  East  Woodstock 
cemetery.) 

Children  of  Dr.  Asa  and  Eliza  (Lyon)  Witter,  born  in  East  Wood- 
stock: 

1228.  I.  John,  b.  Dec.  31,  1831;  m.  April  13.  1856,  Mary  E.  Paine;  a 
physician;   res.  Putnam,  Conn.;   3   sons  and  3  daughters. 

1229.  II.  Judah  L,.,  b.  1833;  m.  Jan.  7,  1864,  Ruth  Richardson  of 
East  Woodstock;  2  sons  and  1  daughter. 

1230.  IIL    Martha  Jane,  b.  1837. 

1231.  IV.  Ebenezer,  b.  1839;  m.  Ellen  S.  Wright;  a  physician-,  rea. 
Sturbridge,  Mass.;  one  dau.,  Nellie,  b.  1868. 

1232.  V.    Asa,  Jr.,  b.   1846. 

1233.  VI.  Wilbur  FIsk,  b.  1849;  m.  Sally  Hooker;  a  physician;  res. 
(1904)   No.   Brookfield,   Mass.;   2   children. 

865.  VII.  503.  MARTHA  D.'  LYON  (BISHOP)  [Judah,«  Amasa,' 
Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,''  William^]  was  born  in  East  Woodstock, 
Dec.  2,  1806  (?)  [bapt.  May  21,  1809],  and  died  Dec.  23,  1877.  She 
married,  March  12,  1838,  Hezekiah  Bishop,  son  of  Dr.  Ebenezer  and 
Sarah  (Lyon)  Bishop  (No.  501). 


tit  was  this  Elisha  May  Lyon  to  whom  was  entrusted  the  mission 
of  recovering  the  body  of  General  Nathaniel  Lyon,  left  on  the  battle- 
field of  Wilson's  Creek.  He  was  at  that  time  serving  in  the  union  army 
with  the  rank  of  Colonel. 

tJohn  B.  Morse  died  March  29,  1892.  A  daughter,  Josle  Ellen,  was 
born  March  19,  1876.     She  married  Oct.  13,  1903,  Harry  L.  Nickerson. 


142  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Hezekiah  and  Martha  D.  (Lyon)  Bishop,  born  in  Wood- 
stock: 

1234.  I.    Sarah  L,.,  b.  Feb.  18,  1839. 

1235.  IL  Bbenezer,  b.  1841;  res.  (1904)  114  "Winthrop  St.,  Boston, 
Mass. 

1236.  IIL    Anna,  b.   1844. 

1237.  IV.    Esther,  b.  1845. 

1238.  V.    Martha  H.,  b.  1850. 

875.  VII.  512.  HANNAH  LYDIA'  LYON  (BROWN)  [Lyman," 
Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,=^  William^]  was  born  in  Stafford, 
Conn.,  July  20,  1816,  and  died  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  May  24,  1896.  She 
married  at  Wales,  Mass.,  March  19,  1838,  William  Harrison  Brown,  of 
North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  son  of  Lorin  and  Rhoda  (Willard)  Brown. 

Children  of  William  H.  and  Hannah  L.  (Lyon)  Brown,  born  North 
Woodstock,  Conn.: 

*1239.    I.    Ruth  Hannah,  b.  Oct.   18,   1841;  m.  Andrew  Jackson  Paine; 
res.    (1904)   Spencer,  Mass. 

1240.  IL    Julia  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  12,  18 — ;  d.  May  12,  1845. 

1241.  III.    William  Harrison,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.   18,  1847;  d.  Nov.  12,  1849. 
*1242.    IV.     Lilian  Arabella,  b.  Aug.   14,   1849;   m.   Ira  C.   Bailey;   res. 

North  Woodstock,  Conn. 

*1243.    V.    AVilllam  Harrison,  Jr.,  b.  June  19,  1854. 

*1244.    VL     Jessie    Fremont,    b.    Aug.    21,    1856;    m.    George    Leander 
Marsh;    res.    Wales,   Mass. 

876.  VII.  512.  JASPER  W.''  LYON  [Lyman,«  Lyman,«  Nehemiah,* 
William,^  John,''  William^]  was  born  Sept.  7,  1818,  and  died  Sept.  13, 
1891.  He  married,  first,  Sept.  19,  1843,  Sarah  A.  Eaton  (fam.  Bible) 
[Canterbury  T.  R.  gives  1845].  She  died  Nov.  8,  1867,  and  he  married, 
second.  May  24,  1876,  Jenny  Marsh,  who  died  in  May,  1886.  He  married 
third,  Oct.  19,  1886  (Canterbury  T.  R.),  Elizabeth  L.  B.  Hayward,  of 
Worcester,  who  survives  him  and  resides  (1904)  Wayne  Terrace,  Wor- 
cester, Mass.    See  appendix  for  additional  records. 

Children  of  Jasper  W.  and  Sarah  A.    (Eaton)   Lyon: 

1245.  I.    Charles  J.,  b.  Wales,  Mass.,  Nov.  18,  1848;  not  m. 

1246.  II.    Edward  E.,  b.  Wales,  Mass.,  May  27,  1853;  not  m. 

Children  of  Jasper  W.  and  Jennie   (Marsh)  Lyon: 

1247.  III.    Walter  M.,  b.  Wales,  Mass.,  April  14,  1877. 

1248.  IV.    Arthur  S.,  b.  Wales,  Nov.  19,  1878;  res.  North  Woodstock. 

877.  VII.  512.  CAROLINE  MARIA^  LYON  (O'BYRON)  [Lyman,* 
Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Wales, 
Mass.,  June  5,  1820.  She  married,  Nov.  30,  1842,  at  Stafford,  Conn., 
Michael  O'Byron,  son  of  Edward  and  Bridget  O'Byron,  of  Dublin,  Ire- 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON,    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  143 

land.    He  was  bom  Oct.  8,  1808,  and  died  May  14,  1870.    They  resided 

first  in   Southbridge,   Mass.,   then   in   Wales,   Mass.,   where   she    died 

June  17,  1894. 

Children  of  Michael  and  Caroline  M.    (Lyon)   O'Byron: 
1249.    I.    Emory  Edward,  b.  May  1,  1852;  d.  June  24,  1853. 
♦1250.    XL    May  Ida,  b.  Wales,  Dec.   29,  1856;  m.  Nov.   27,  1885,  Ernest 

Le  Roy  Needham;  res.  (1904)  Wales,  Mass. 

881.  VII.  512.  JULIUS  M.^  LYON  [Lyman/  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,* 
William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Wales,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1828. 
He  had  a  common  school  education  and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade, 
which  he  followed  for  many  years.  He  had  also  a  farm  in  Wales,  in 
which  he  took  great  pride. 

He  was  Lieutenant  in  the  42d  and  46th  Regiments,  Mass.  Volun- 
teers, in  the  Civil  War,  rendering  distinguished  service  for  his  country. 

He  united  with  the  Baptist  Church  in  early  manhood  and  took  an 
active  part  in  the  affairs  of  his  church  and  denomination. 

He  was  elected  in  1874  to  represent  his  District  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature, and  occupied  at  different  times  nearly  every  ofiice  in  the  gift 
of  the  town  of  Wales. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Markus  Keep  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  in  Monson, 
Mass.,  and  later  in  Sturbridge,  where  he  spent  the  last  five  years  of 
his  life,  was  a  member  of  the  Arthur  Johnson  Post  of  that  place. 

He  was  three  times  married,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Laura  Eaton, 
daughter  of  Nelson  Eaton  (one  of  fourteen  children),  bom  in  1836  in 
Somers,  Tolland  Co.,  Conn.  They  were  married  Nov.  26,  1857.  She 
died  in  1873.  He  married  second,  Aug.  7,  1886,  Eliza  Tupper,  of 
Monson,  with  whom  he  lived  two  years,  until  her  death.  He  married 
third,  in  1889,  Mrs.  Jennie  (Leonard)  Mathewson,  widow  of  Rev.  Henry 
Mathewson,  of  Woodstock.  She  survives  him,  living  (1904)  in  Globe 
Village,  Mass. 

He   had  one    (adopted)    son: 

*1251.  I.  \V.  A.  Lyon,  born  in  Sturbridge,  Jan.  24,  1856;  res.  (1904) 
Camden,  Me. 

882.  VII.  512.  MARTHA  JANE^  LYON  (WORTHINGTON)  [Ly- 
man," Lyman,*  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  bom  in 
Wales,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  1831,  and  died  in  Groton,  Vt.,  June  26,  1903; 
buried  at  Agawam,  Mass.  She  attended  the  Woodstock  Academy,  and 
before  her  marriage  was  a  teacher.  She  married  first,  Nov.  26,  1857, 
in  Wales,  Mass.,  Rev.  Watson  Alfred  Worthington,  son  of  Alfred  and 


144  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

CjTithianette   (Chapin)   Worthington,  of  Agawam,  Mass.,  who  died  in 
Groton,  Vt.,  June  16,  1885.     She  married  second,  Aug.  7,  1886,  Rev, 
Asa  A.  Robinson,  who  was  born  May  17,  1814,  and  died  April  17,  1900. 
Children  of  Watson  Alfred  and  Martha  Jane    (Lyon)    Worthington: 

1252.  I.  Charles  Spurgeon,  b.  Hinsdale,  Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1859;  drowned 
in  Westminster,  Mass.,  July  30,   1873. 

1253.  XL  Eva  Carrie,  b.  West  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  2,  1863;  d. 
Thompson,   Conn.,   of  malignant  scarlet  fever,  June   1,   1866. 

883.  VII.  512.  WASHINGTON  CLAYTON^  LYON  [Lyman,«  Ly- 
man,^  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Wales,  Mass., 
Oct.  3,  1833,  and  died  in  Monson,  Mass.,  April  2,  1867.  He  married, 
Nov.  23,  1857,  Sophronia  Peck,  daughter  of  Jason  and  Calinda  (Cady) 
Peck,  of  Stafford,  Conn.  He  was  a  carpenter,  farmer,  and  mill  operator 
and  resided  successively  in  Wales,  Mass.,  Stafford,  Conn.,  and  Monson, 
Mass. 

Children  of  Washington  C.  and  Sophronia  (Peck)   Lyon: 

•1254.    I.    Clarence  Cady,  b.   Stafford,   Conn.,   June  14,   1859;   a  clergy- 
man; res.  Canterbury,  Conn. 

*125S.    II.    Clayton  Peck,  b.  Monson,  Mass.,  May  Ifl,  1867;  res.  Monson. 

909.  VH.  552.  SALLY'  LYON  (WOOD)  [Asa/  John,^  Amariah,* 
Ephraim,"  Thomas,^'  William^]  was  born  in  Sheffield,  Mass.,  about  1801 
and  died  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  in  1870.  She  married  in  Barker,  N.  Y., 
Stillman  Wood.  He  was  Captain  of  a  Company  in  the  Third  Regiment 
of  New  York  Infantry  in  the  war  of  1812.  They  lived  in  Barker,  N.  Y., 
until  about  1838,  when  they  moved  to  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  and  thence 
to  Bainbridge,  Mich.  They  settled  later  at  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  where 
the  youngest  daughter  still  (1904)  resides. 

Children  of  Stillman  and  Sally  (Lyon)  Wood,  the  first  seven  born 
In  Barker,  N.   Y.: 

♦1256.    I.    Mary;  m.  Alexander  Robinson;  d.  Benton  Harbor,  Mich. 

1257.    II.    Oliver;  m.  Portia  Jaknay;  d.  ;  no  ch. 

125S.    III.    Asa;  d.  ;  4  ch.  living  in  Wisconsin. 

♦1259.    IV.    Olive;  m.   George   Wilder;   res.   Bainbridge,  Mich.;   5   ch. ;   3 
living   1904. 

*1260.    V.    Rhoba;  m.  Granger;   res.   Henderson;   4  ch.,   2   living 

1904. 

1261.  VI.  John;  went  to  California  in  1856,  and  not  since  heard 
from. 

1262.  VII.     Lafayette;   not   m. 

1263.  VIIL  CyrenniuM,  b.  Westfield,  N.  Y.;  d.  in  infancy  at  Bain- 
bridge, Mich. 

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1265.    X.    Harry,  b.  Bainbridge,  Mich.;  m.  1st  Eliza  Spink   (3  ch.);  m. 

2d  (2   ch.). 

*126e.  XL  Ann  E:ilza,  b.  Bainbridge,  Aug.  14,  1845;  m.  Steph- 
ens;  res.  St.   Joseph,  Mich. 

910.  VII.  552.  JOHN  A.'  LYON  [Asa,«  John,^  Amariah,*  Ephraim,' 
Thomas/  William^]  was  born  in  SheflBeld,  Mass.,  Aug.  7,  1803,  and 
died  at  Mattawan,  Mich.,  in  1838.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Barker, 
Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1813.  He  married,  Aug.  25,  1825,  Permelia  Gay- 
lord,  born  Sept.  7,  1801;  died  July  1,  1873.  In  1835  he  sold  his  farm 
and  moved  to  Michigan,  a  journey  of  five  weeks,  in  a  covered  wagon. 
He  purchased  a  farm  near  Mattawan,  where  he  died  three  years  later. 
After  his  death  the  family  returned  to  Barker,  N.  Y. 

Childfen  of  John  A.  and  Permelia  (Gaylord)  Lyon,  all  but  the 
youngest  born  in  Barker,  N.  Y. : 

*12e7.  L  Eliza  A.,  b.  June  8,  1826;  m.  Dec.  31,  1851,  Elisha  B.  Wright; 
d.  Matawan,  Mich. 

♦1268.  IL  Alice,  b.  Jan.  15,  1828;  m.  Dec.  24,  1848,  John  Paige;  d. 
Glen  Castle,  N.  Y.,  Jan.   13,   1899. 

*1269.  III.  Henry  A.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1830;  enlisted  in  California  in  Union 
army  1862;  d.   1865. 

*1270.  IV.  Mary  M.,  b.  Oct.  7,  1834;  m.  in  1859,  Thomas  L.  Bacon;  d. 
In   Louisiana,    1868. 

»1271.  V.  Caroline  L,,,  b.  Mattawan,  Mich.,  Feb.  24,  1838;  m.  Nov.  9, 
1861,  John   W.   Young;  res.    (1904)    Glen  Castle,  N.   Y. 

913.  VII.  552.  LYMAN^  LYON  [Asa,«  John,"  Amariah,*  Ephraim,' 
Thomas,"  William^]  was  born  in  Barker,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  28,  1816,  and 
resides  (1904)  at  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  He  married,  Oct.  23,  1844,  Eunice 
P.  Knapp. 

Son  of  Lyman  and  Eunice  P.    (Knapp)   Lyon: 
*1272.    I.    Charles  A.,  b.  May  31,  1850;  d.  Binghamton,  Oct.  2,  1892. 

914.  VII.  552.  HARRY'  LYON  [Asa,<=  John,"  Amariah,*  Ephraim,' 
Thomas,^  William']  was  born  in  Barker,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  17,  1818,  and  died 
in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  March  27,  1895.  He  married,  Nov.  3,  1847,  Pa- 
melia  A.  Livermore.    She  died  Nov.  13,  1902. 

Children  of  Harry  and  Pamelia  A.   (Livermore)  Lyon: 

1272a.  I.  Ellen  Eupbemia,  b.  Aug.  17,  1848;  m.  Nov.  6,  1884,  Robert 
B.  Hooper;  he  d.  July  2,  1903;  she  lives  (1904)  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

*1272b.    IL    George  Frederick,  b.  July  13,  1849;  res.  Binghamton,  N.  Y, 
1272c.    III.    Janette,   b.    1850;   d.    1853. 

1272d.    IV.    Jennie  D.,  b.  June  1,  1856;  m.  June  29,  1881,  Winthrop  D. 
Painter;  res.  (1904),  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
1272e.    V.    Charles,  b.  and  d.   1859. 


146  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1272f.  VI.  Harry  F.,  b.  Oct.  4,  1864;  m.  Nov.  15,  1888,  Winnie  M. 
Lester;  res.  (1904)  Binghamton,  N.  Y.;  they  have  one  son,  George  Harry, 
b.  April  2,  1890. 

936.  VII.  604.  HENRY  C.^  LYON  [Obadiali,«  Obadiah,"'  Obadiah/ 
Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  in  Halifax  about  1808  and  died 
March  18,  1888.  He  married  In  1834,  Priscilla  W.  Thompson,  daughter 
of  Revel=  and  Thankful  (Wood)  Thompson  [Francis,*  Thomas,^  John,^ 
John^].    She  was  born  June  24,  1810,  and  died  July  19,  1850. 

Children   of  Henry  C.   and  Priscilla   (Thompson)    Lyon: 
*1273.    I.     Henry   Clinton,   b.    Halifax,   May   17,    1838. 

1274.    II.    Celesta  Molena,  b.  Bridgewater,  Oct.  2,  1840. 
*1275.    IIL    Algernon   Sidney,  b.   Oct.   3,    1843. 

1276.    IV.    Priscilla,  b.  Bridgewater,  Jan.   9,   1850. 

948.  VII.  617.  ISAAC  REED^  LYON  [Samuel,"  David,^  Edward,* 
Samuel,^  William,^'  William^]  was  born  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  Dec.  4, 
1815.  At  the  age  of  twelve  he  went  with  his  father  to  Harford,  Pa., 
where  he  lived  on  the  farm  until  he  was  21  years  old.  He  then  became 
^^  >«0  clerk    in    a    store    in    Harford. 

a  >^^^v^n2^^  ^^  ■'^^^^  ^^  drove  west  to  Down- 

j^^^'"''^^   er's   Grove,  111.,  where  he  was 
^  teacher  in  a  public  school  dur- 

(Autograph.)  i^g  ^he   winter  of  1842-43.     In 

1843  he  drove  to  Waukegan  and  established  there  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness which  occupied  him  during  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  which 
is  now  prospering  under  the  conduct  of  his  son  and  grandsons.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  also  member  of 
Waukegan  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  Waukegan  Chapter  and  Con- 
sistory. He  married  first,  Loranda  Carpenter,  who  was  born  in  Har- 
ford, Pa.,  July  20,  1815,  and  died  in  Waukegan  Aug.  2,  1858.  He  mar- 
ried second,  Betsey  Amy  Carpenter.  He  died  in  Waukegan,  Nov.  19, 
1883. 

Children  of  Isaac  Reed  and  Loranda  (Carpenter)  Lyon,  born  in 
"Waukegan: 

*1277.    I.    George  Reed,  b.  July  19,  1846;   res.    (1905)    Waukegan,  111. 

1278.    II.     Mary  Elizabeth,   b.   Feb.    9,    1848. 
♦1279.    III.    Ida  Cordelia,  b.  Oct.   14,   1850. 

1280.    IV.    Fannie  Fmogene,  b.  July  4,  1853;  d.  June  26,  1902. 
*1281.    V.    Helen  Loranda,  b.   April   26,   1857;   m.   Hollis  E.   Wood;   re3. 
(1904)    Lincoln,  Neb. 

Daughter  of  Isaac  Reed  and  Betsey  A.   (Carpenter)  Lyon: 
*1282.    VI.     Annie   Carpenter,   b.   Nov.   6,   1863;   m.   W.   G.   Clarke;    res. 
(1904)    Lincoln,   Neb. 


DESCENDANTS    OF    WILLIAM    LYON^    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  147 

959.  VII.  620.  REV.  LYSANDER  TOWERS  BURBANK  [Hannah' 
(Lyon),  David,^  Edward/  Samuel/  William/  William^]  was  born  in 
Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Nov.  24,  1828.  Graduate  of  Williams  College,  1857, 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  1860;  Missionary  of  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  in 
Turkey,  1860  to  1870;  pastor  Herndon,  Va.,  1870-1880;  in  Georgetown, 
Neb.,  1880-1893;  in  Denver,  Colo.,  1893-1897;  in  Fresno,  Calif.,  1897- 
1903;  present  address,  531  Turk  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

He  was  married  in  New  York  City,  May  16,  1860,  to  Sarah  Susan- 
nah Van  Vleck,  daughter  of  Abram  H.  and  Catherine  Fredericka  (Bar- 
tholomew) Van  Vleck,  of  New  York  City. 

Children  of  Lysander  T.  and  Sarah  S.   (Van  Vleck)  Burbank: 

*1283.    I.     Frederick   L,.,   b.    Bitlis,    Turkey,    Dec.    24,    1862;    d.    July    31, 
1899. 

1284.    II.    John  Henry,  b.  Bitlis,  June  28,  1863;  d.  Jan.   23,   1864. 

*1285.    III.    Frank  Van  Vleck,  b.   Dec.   24,    1864;   res.    (1904)    Red  Cliff, 
Colo. 

*1286.    IV.    Mary  S.,  b.  Bitlis,  May  26,  1866;  m.  Rev.  David  W.  Mont- 
gomery; res.   (1904)  Washington,  D.  C. 

1287.  V.  Hannah  Catherine,  b.  Bitlis,  May  15,  1869;  m.  Denver,  Colo., 
Sept.,  1893,  Harry  B.  Pressey;  no  ch. 

1288.  VI.    Durbin,  b.  Herndon,  Va.,  187 — ;  d.  in  infancy. 

1289.  VII.  Abram  J.,  b.  Georgetown,  Neb.,  Jan.  14,  1881;  not  m.;  at 
home  with  parents   (1904). 

962.  VII.  620.  HANNAH  NEWELL^  BURBANK  (COLLINS) 
[Hannah^  (Lyon),  David/  Edward/  Samuel/  William/  William^]  was 
born  in  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Jan.  11,  1832.  She  had  a  liberal  education, 
and  March  23,  1853,  was  married  in  Rindge,  N.  H.,  to  Lysander  Collins, 
son  of  Abishai  and  Sarah  (Farrar)  Collins,  of  Fitzwilliam.  Present 
address,  38  Madison  St.,  Keene,  N.  H.  Credit  is  due  to  Mrs.  Collins 
for  much  of  the  information  in  this  book  regarding  her  father  and 
grandfather. 

Children  of  Lysander  and  Hannah  N.    (Burbank)    Collins: 

1290.  I.  Allie  Maria,  b.  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Sept.  21,  1856;  m.  Verona, 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  6,  1880,  Reuben  O.  Habreth;  3  daus.;  d.  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  May 
2,   1884. 

1291.  II.  Arthur  Leslie,  b.  Fitzwilliam,  April  13,  1859;  m.  West 
Frankfort,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  14,  1882,  Cora  Vandyke;  2  sons,  in  school. 

1292.  III.  Hattle  Josephine,  b.  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  15,  1866;  m. 
Keene,  N.  H.,  April  6,  1886,  W.  E.  Parker  of  Troy,  N.  H.  (farmer);  1  son 
in  school. 

1293.  IV.  William  Lysander  Burbank,  b.  Vernon  Center,  N.  T.,  Jan. 
31,  1869;  m.  Morenci,  Mich.,  Sept.  25,  1902,  Ola  Sebring;  1  son. 

1294.  V.  Herbert  Daniel,  b.  Vernon  Center,  April  30,  1871;  m.  Keene, 
N.  H.,  April  18,  1895,  Mabel  A.  Thayer;  lumber  dealer  in  Keene,  N.  H.; 
3  daughters. 


148  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

966.  VIL  621.  MARY  ALBINA^  LYON  (FULTON)  [David,' 
David,"  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William/  William^]  was  born  in  Harford, 
Pa.,  Aug.  11,  1828.  She  was  married  March  15,  1863,  to  David  Fulton. 
She  died  in  St.  Helena,  Napa  Co.,  Cal.,  Dec.  20,  1893. 

Children  of  David  and  Mary  Albina  (Lyon)  Pulton: 
*1295.    I.    Ida  A.,  b.  Dec.  12,  1863;  m.  Edwin  Mather;  res.  St.  Helena, 
Cal. 

1296.  II.  Alice,  b.  July  13,  1867;  m.  in  1887,  William  Turner;  res. 
Napa  Co.,  Cal.;  in  prosperous  circumstances  and  have  a  large  family. 

969.  VII.  622.  SARAH  HOWE'  LYON  (TENNBY)  [Elijah,* 
David,"  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,'  William']  was  born  in  Fitzwilliam, 
N.  H.,  Oct.  13,  1820.  She  married  in  Troy,  N.  H.,  Samuel  J.  Tenney,  of 
Providence,  R.  I. 

Children  of  Samuel  J.  and  Sarah  Howe  (Lyon)  Tenney: 

1297.  I.    Lyman. 

1298.  II.    Eliza;  m.  Wheeler. 

•1299.    III.    Eugenia  M.,  b.  S.  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  April  29,  1845. 

970.  VII.  622.  FRANKLIN'  LYON  [Elijah,"  David,"  Edward,* 
Samuel,'  William,^  William']  was  born  in  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Dec.  7, 
1822,  and  moved  to  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  in  1843.  In  1849  he  married 
Charlotte  M.  C.  Haskell.  He  was  a  contractor  for  granite  work  and 
built  many  of  the  high  arch  bridges  on  the  New  York,  New  Haven  & 
Hartford  Railroad.    He  died  in  Fitchburg,  Aug.  12,  1895. 

Children  of  Franklin  and  Charlotte  (Haskell)  Lyon,  born  in  Fitch- 
burg: 

1300.  I.  Rosaltha  Prescott  [Rose],  b.  Nov.  16,  1860;  the  only  sur- 
vivor of  a  family  of  four  children;  address  (1904),  89  Forest  St.,  Fitch- 
burg, Mass. 

975.  VII.  624.  JOSEPH  FOSTER'  LYON  (Isaac,"  David,"  Edward,* 
Samuel,'  William,'  William,']  was  born  in  Harford,  Pa.,  April  23,  1825. 
At  the  age  of  22  he  went  to  Waukegan,  111.,  and  later  to  Darien,  Wis.« 
where  he  married  Arimathea  Jones  in  1854.  He  was  married  second, 
in  1873,  to  Amelia  Dodge.  He  was  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly 
of  Wisconsin;  later  he  moved  to  Elkhorn,  Wis.,  where  he  practiced 
law  until  his  death,  in  December,  1902. 

Children  of  Joseph  F.  and  Arimathea  (Jones)  Lyon,  born  in  Darien, 
Wis.: 

1.301.    I.    ApI  May,  b.  March  17,  1856. 

1302.  II.  Vernette  Maud,  b.  Feb.  8,  1860;  m.  George  H.  Dunham  of 
Chicago. 

♦1303.    III.    Jay  Foster,  b.  Nov.  6,  1862;  res.  (1904),  Elkhorn,  Wis. 


DESCENDANTS    OF   WILLIAM    LYON^    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  149 

978.  VII.  624.  CHARLES  LYSANDER^  LYON  [Isaac,"  David,' 
Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Harford,  Pa.,  Sept. 
1,  1829.  He  moved  at  an  early  date  to  Woodstock,  111.,  and  afterward 
to  Escanaba,  Mich.  In  1875  he  came  to  Blkhorn,  Wis.,  where  he  now 
lives.  He  was  Coroner  of  Walworth  County  one  term  and  has  occupied 
many  positions  of  trust. 

979.  VII.  624.  WILLIAM  TUTTLE^  LYON  [Isaac,"  David,"  Ed- 
ward,* Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Harford,  Pa.,  Dec.  12, 
1830,  and  now  (1905)  lives  in  Sumner,  Iowa.  He  was  educated  at 
Harford  University  and  Charlotteville,  N.  Y.,  and  has  been  a  teacher 
and  farmer.  He  has  an  honorable  military  record;  enlisted  in  1861  in 
the  8th  Illinois  Vol.  Infantry;  was  mustered  out  after  three  months' 
service,  and  immediately  raised  a  Company  for  the  33d  111.  Infantry,  in 
which  he  ranked  as  First  Lieutenant,  but  was  soon  promoted  to  Cap- 
tain of  Company  I.  He  was  at  the  seige  of  Vicksburg,  the  seige  of 
Mobile,  and  in  many  other  engagements  in  the  Civil  War,  serving  from 
April  25,  1861,  until  Dec.  7,  1865.  His  health  was  seriously  impaired 
by  the  hardships  he  endured  in  the  service.  He  was  Doorkeeper  in 
the  Iowa  State  Senate  in  1884,  1886  and  1888,  has  held  many  civil 
offices  of  trust  and  has  been  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  for 
thirty  years.  He  was  married  in  Pittsfield,  111.,  April  21,  1861,  to 
Louise  J.  Farmer,  daughter  of  James  M.  and  Mary  Ann  (Chapman) 
Farmer,  of  Kingston,  111. 

Children  of  William  T.  and  Louise  J.    (Farmer)   Lyon: 

1304.  I.    Fred  Farmer,  b.  Perry,  111.,  June  6,  1862;  editor  and  teacher. 

*1305.  II.    Frank  Moulton,  b.  Independence,   la.,  June   29,   1866. 

1306.  III.  AVallace  Howard,  b.  Fairbanks,  la.,  June  14,  1864;  d.  Sept. 
16,  1867. 

1307.  IV.    Percy  Isaac,  b.  Dayton,  la,  March,  1875;  teacher. 

1308.  V.    Winnie  Olive,  b.  Dayton,  la.,  April  5,  1880. 

980.  VII.  624.  LOUISA  THAYER^  LYON  (TIFFANY)  [Isaac,« 
David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,"  William^]  was  born  in  Harford, 
Pa.,  April  2,  1832.  She  was  married  in  Harford,  Feb.  8,  1852,  to  Vester 
Tiffany.  They  moved  to  Darien,  Wis.,  and  later  to  Independence,  la., 
their  present  home  (1904).  Mrs.  Tiffany  has  taken  great  interest  in 
the  work  of  gathering  data  for  the  history  of  this  branch  of  the  Lyon 
family.  She  has  a  wonderful  memory,  without  which  a  completa 
record  of  her  father's  large  family  could  not  have  been  obtained. 


150  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Vester  and  Louisa  A.   (Lyon)   Tiffany: 

1309.  I.  Jessie  Adeline,  b.  Harford,  Pa.,  Sept.  2,  1854;  m,  April  10, 
1881,  Dr.  A.  F.  Percy;  res.  (1904)  Oakland,  Cal. 

1310.  II.  Ida  Rachel,  b.  Darien,  Wis.,  June  7,  1857;  m.  Sept.,  1882, 
Rev.  C.  W.  Pruitt;  missionary  to  China;  d.  Oct.  19,  1884;  buried  Yung 
Chow. 

1311.  III.  Cora  Angellne,  b.  Darien,  Wis.,  Dec.  6,  1858;  m.  1st,  Chi- 
cago, Oct.  2,  1891,  Lucan  Dodge;  m.  2d,  Oct.  5,  1904,  H.  B.  Gurler;  res. 
De  Kalb,  111. 

1313.  IV.  William  Foster,  b.  Darien,  Wis.,  Aug.  20,  1860;  m.  June 
11,  1891,  Hattie  Daniels,  Independence,  la. 

1313.  V.  Blmer  Newell,  b.  Darien,  Wis.,  July  1,  1862;  a  physician; 
m.  Dec.  10,  1891,  Anne  Windsor. 

1314.  VI.  Bdward  Vester,  b.  Independence,  la.,  Aug.  19,  1865;  a 
physician;  m.  Dec.  24,   1895,  Carrie  Baston. 

1315.  VII.    Hattie  Mehltabel,  b.  Independence,  la.,  March  20,  1868. 

1316.  VIII.  Herbert,  b.  Independence,  la.,  Nov.  24,  1869,  soldier  in 
Spanish-American  war,  1st  111.  Infantry,  stationed  in  (iuba,  near  Santi- 
ago;   d.   De    Kalb,    111.,   Oct.    7,    1898. 

981.  VII.  624.  HARRIET  MARILLA'  LYON  (McKIBBEN) 
[Isaac,*  David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,'  William^]  was  born  in 
Harford,  Pa.,  Aug.  10,  1833.  She  was  educated  at  Franklin  Academy, 
Harford,  and  has  a  record  of  twenty  years  as  an  unusually  successful 
teacher.  She  taught  in  Pike  Co.,  111.,  but  the  most  of  the  time  in 
Butler,  Mo.  She  was  married  in  1865  to  Joseph  M.  McKibben,  q 
merchant  of  Butler,  Mo.,  and  she  has  shown  as  much  ability  as  a 
financier  as  she  did  as  a  teacher. 

982.  VII.  624.  JOHN  FLAVELL'  LYON  [Isaac,«  David,^  Edward,* 
Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Harford,  Pa.,  Dec.  14,  1834, 
and  died  in  Riverside,  111.,  Sept.  7,  1902.  He  was  a  dealer  in  real 
estate,  a  man  held  in  high  esteem  in  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance, 
"a  generous  friend  and  one  of  the  kindest  of  husbands  and  fathers." 
He  married  first,  in  March,  1859,  Ellen  Maxon.  She  died  Dec.  25,  1882. 
He  married  second,  Elizabeth  Dyer.     She  died  in  1902. 

Children  of  John  F.  and  Ellen   (Maxon)   Lyon: 

1317.  I.    Winnie,  b.  in  1861;  d.  in  1872. 

1318.  II.    Lloyd,  b.  June,   1877. 

1319.  IIL    Florence,  b.  Nov.  24,  1879. 

Children  of  John  F.  and  Elizabeth   (Dyer)  Lyon: 

1320.  IV.     Lucille,   b.   April    10,    1889. 

1321.  V.    Ida  Dyer,  b.  Dec.   28,  1892. 

987.  VII.  624.  EMILY  ADELIA^  LYON  (EGGLBSON)  [Isaac," 
David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Harford, 
Pa.,  June  16,  1843.     She  was  educated  in  Harford  University  and  is 


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widely  known  by  her  verse  published  in  many  magazines  and  papers 
over  the  signature  "Emma  Eggleson."  In  the  Appendix  there  will  be 
found  a  selection  which  will  give  a  taste  of  the  quality  of  her  literary 
work,  showing  the  self-revelation  which  distinguishes  the  poet  from 
the  mere  rhymer. 

She  was  married  in  Beloit,  Wis.,  Sept.  28,  1860,  to  Le  Roy  A. 
Eggleson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Thurstin)  Eggleson,  of  Herman, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.    Present  address,  Sumner,  la. 

The  living  children  of  Le  Roy  A.  and  Emily  A.  (Lyon)  Eggleson  are: 

1322.  I.  Archie  Rush,  b.  Jan.  18,  1870;  m.  June  5,  1897,  Winnie  Eg- 
gleson. 

1323.  IL  Edith  May,  b.  Oct.  16.  1871;  m.  April  2,  1890,  Edward 
Fortsch. 

1324  III.  Veruon  Roy,  b.  Sept.  20,  1873;  m.  April  22,  1903,  Grace 
Norris. 

1325.  IV.    Hattie  3Iaude,  b.   March   8,   1876. 

1326.  V.    Effie  Lyie,  b.   April   10,    1879. 

1327.  VL    Eanie  Clare,  b.  May  13,  1885. 

994.  VII.  628.  MARIA^  WILBUR  (WADE)  [Jane  W.«  (Lyon), 
Vinal,*  Jedediah/  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Middleboro, 
Mass.,  Nov.  26,  1826,  and  died  in  North  Abington,  Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1898. 
Educated  in  Pierce  Academy,  Middleboro.  Was  a  teacher  before  mar- 
riage. She  was  married  in  Middleboro,  Feb.  16,  1846,  to  Henry  Warren 
Wade,  son  of  Isaac  and  Deborah  (Curtis)  Wade  [Isaac  died  in  E. 
Bridgewater,  1855;  Deborah  born  July  1798;  d.  July  3,  1874]. 

Children  of  Henry  W.  and  Maria  (Wilbur)   Wade: 

*1328.    I.     Victoria   Maria,   b.    Aug.    17,    1846;    m.    Edward    P.    Boynton; 
res.   North   Abington. 

1329.  IL    Harriet,  b.  June  27,  1848;  d.  Sept.  11,  1864. 

1330.  IIL    Clarence  Henry,  b.  June  13,  1850;  d.  Oct.   12,  1851. 

1331.  IV.  George  Henry,  b.  Dec.  16,  J.851;  m.  1st,  Abington,  Dec.  20, 
1881,  Elizabeth  Soule,  who  d.  in  Utah  in  1890;  he  married  again  and  res. 
(1904)    in   Telluride,   Colo. 

1332.  V.  Jeannette  May,  b.  Feb.  15,  1857;  m.  North  Abington,  Oct. 
9,  1883,  Charles  Otis  Tyler;  1  son,  Carlos  Wilbur,  b.  Jan.  23,  1886. 

1333.  VL     Cora  Lee,  b.   Dec.    11,   1858;   d.   Sept.   26,   1859. 

1334.  VIL    Fremont,  b.   Nov.   11,   1862;   d.   Sept.   2,   1864. 

1335.  VIIL    Frank  Edward,  b.  Nov.   13,   1865;  d.  Dec.   11,  1868. 

1001.  VIL  633.  ELLIS  VINAL^  LYON  [Vinal,'  Vinal,«  Jedediah,* 
Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  bom  Aug.  30,  1841.  He  married,  Dec. 
1,  1861,  Hattie  F.  Kingman.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  State  Normal 
School,  and  a  successful  teacher.    In  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  4th  Mass. 


152  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Cavalry  under  Capt.  Richmond  and  died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  Sept.  24, 
1864.    His  body  was  sent  home  to  be  buried  with  military  honors. 

Son  of  Ellis  V.  and  Hattie  F.    (Kingman)  Lyon: 

*1336.    I.    Arthur  Vlnal,  b.  Braintree,  Mass.,  Jan.  12,  1863;  res.   (1904) 
Brockton,  Mass.;   physician. 

1002.  VII.  633.  MARTHA  ANN'  LYON  (FANNING)  [Vinal,= 
Vinal,^  Jedediah,^  Samuel,^  William,^  William']  was  born  Nov.  10,  1843. 
She  married,  April  8,  1866,  Edmund  B.  Fanning.  He  is  foreman  in  the 
factory  of  Preston  B.  Keith  and  resides  on  the  spot  formerly  occupied 
by  the  house  in  which  Mrs.  Fanning  was  born. 

Children  of  Edmund  B.  and  Martha  Ann   (Lyon)   Fanning: 

1337.  L  Edmund  Gray,  b.  Aug.  26,  1867;.  m.  Nov.  19,  1889,  Sadie 
Maria  Lothrop;  eh.  1.  Dora  Lothrop,  b.  Jan.  14,  1892;  2.  Marjorie  Lyon,  b. 
Oct.   2,  1894;   3.  Edmund,  b.  Jan.,   1900. 

,  1338.    IL     Charles   Henry,    b.    Sept.    18,    1869;    m.    Feb.    3,    1891,    Sadie 
Louise  Lincoln. 

1339.  III.    Martha  Snyder,  b.  Feb.   10,   1873. 

1340.  IV.  Ellis  Vinal,  b.  Aug.  2,  1879;  m.  Mary  Gertrude  Hosmer;  a 
dau.,  Gertrude  Hosmer,  b.  Jan.,   1904. 

1341.  V.    Elsie  Keith,  b.  Feb.   19,   1885. 

1003.  VII.  633.  CHLOE  RICHMOND'  LYON  (GURNEY)  [Vinal," 
Vinal,^  Jedediah,*  Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  April  5,  1845. 
Educated  at  North  Bridgewater  Academy  and  East  Braintree  Monati- 
quot  Seminary.  She  taught  school  three  years.  June  3,  1866,  she 
married  Lysander  F.  Gurney.  She  has  been  active  in  her  own  city 
among  the  women's  organizations  and  is  now  Regent  of  Deborah 
Sampson  Chapter,  D.  A.  R.,  numbering  nearly  400  members. 

Children  of  Lysander  F.  and  Chloe  R.  (Lyon)  Gurney,  born  in 
Brockton: 

*1342.    I.    Frank  Lyon,  b.  July  22,  1867. 
♦1343.    II.    Merton   Stndley,  b.  April   14,   1869. 
*1344.    III.    Sanford  Keith,  b.  Oct.   30,  1875. 

1004.  VII.  633.  GRANVILLE  WARD'  LYON  [Vinal,*  Vinal,"  Jede- 
diah,*  Samuel,'  William,^  William']  was  born  Oct.  7,  1846.  He  married, 
Dec.  3,  1873,  Sallie  J.  Hart,  of  Kentucky.  He  studied  theology  in 
Millersburg,  Ky.,  and  Boston,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  Kentucky  as  M.  E. 
South  clergyman.    He  has  no  children.    Address,  Enterprise,  Ky. 

1005.  VII.  633.  MARY  WILLIAMS'  LYON  (PACKARD)  [Vinal,' 
Vinal,"  Jedediah,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William']  was  born  Sept.  16,  1849. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  153 

She  married,  April  17,  1872,  Rufus  E.  Packard.  She  was  a  school 
teacher  and  always  active  in  the  primary  department  of  the  Sunday 
school  among  the  children. 

Son  of  Rufus  E.  and  Mary  W.   (Lyon)  Packard: 
*1345.    I.    Granville  Lyon,  b.   Feb.    19,   1873. 

1006.  VII.  633.  ABBIB  JANE^  LYON  (SNYDER)  [Vinal,"  Vinal,' 
Jedediah,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  bom  Sept.  7,  1851,  and 
died  May  13,  1901.  She  married,  Aug.  20,  1872,  Sylvester  O.  Snyder. 
He  is  a  wholesale  hardware  merchant  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  all  the 
family  reside. 

Children  of  Sylvester  O.  and  Abbie  J.    (Lyon)    Snyder: 

1346.  L    Cora  Lyon,  b.  Oct.  18,  1873;  m.  Oct.  8,  1902,  Foster  Baird. 

1347.  II.    Keith,  b.  March  27,  1875. 

1348.  III.    Mary  Damarls,  b.  Dec.  30,  1878, 

1349.  IV.    Hiram,  b.  June  8,  1880;  m.  Jan.  23,  1903,  Lucille  Spaulding. 

1350.  V.    Slyvester  O.,  b.   April   1,   1885;   d.  Jan.   10,   1890. 

1351.  VL    John  Vinal,  b.  April  15,  1888. 

1009.  VIII.  664.  ROYAL  CORBIN^  LYON  [Nehemiah  M.,^  Nehem- 
iah,^  Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,*  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  North 
Craftsbury,  Vt.,  Dec.  9,  1814,  and  died  in  Bengal,  Mich.,  in  1871  or  1872. 
He  married  in  Lodi,  O.,  Betsey  Wilkins,  of  Craftsbury.  At  the  age  of 
20  he  moved  to  Lodi,  Ohio,  where  he  lived  until  1853,  when  he  went 
to  Bengal,  Mich.  After  his  death  his  widow  married  Col.  Scott,  who 
had  served  in  the  war  of  1812. 

Children  of  Royal  C.  and  Betsey  ("Wilkins)  Lyon,  all  but  the  last 
born  at  Lodi,  O. : 

1352.  I.    Willard,  b.  Feb.  3,  1840(?);  res.  St.  Johns,  Mich. 

1353.  II.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  24,  1841;  m.  C.  W.  Lyon;  d.  Conway,  Mich., 
Sept.   3,  1902. 

*1354.    IIL    Dow,  b.  Sept.  2,  1844;  res.  (1904)  Petoskey,  Mich. 

1355.  IV.    Deligrht,  b.  Oct.  2,  1848;;  d.  Bengal,  Mich. 

1356.  V.    Virginia  Eva,  b.  Aug.   28,  1852;  d.  Bengal,  Mich. 

1357.  VI.    Emma  Augnstine,  b.  Bengal,  Mich.;  m.  Alexander; 

res.  Bengal,  Mich. 

1010.  VIII.  664.  BAXTERS  LYON  [Nehemiah  M.,^  Nehemiah," 
Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,"  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  North  Crafts- 
bury, Vt.,  July  13,  1816,  and  died  at  Preston,  Kansas,  July  13,  1889. 
He  married  at  Lafayette,  O.,  Nov.  19,  1839,  Sarah  Ann  Vaughn,  born 
at  Smithfield,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y.,  daughter  of  George  and  Polly  Vaughn. 
Baxter  moved  to  Ohio  at  the  age  of  18,  afterwards  to  Morrison,  White- 
side Co.,  111.,  and  finally  to  Preston,  Kansas. 


154  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Baxter  and  Sarah  Ann   (Vaughn)   Lyon: 

1358.  I.  Sylvester,  b.  Harrisonville,  O.,  Dec.  4<  1840;  res.  near  Gal- 
veston, Texas. 

*1359.    XL    Mareus  Ruel,  b.   Medina  Co.,   O.,   Feb.    29,   1847;   res.   Tam- 
pico,  111. 

1360.  III.  Edwin  Harry,  b.  Medina  Co.,  O. ;  died  in  the  army  in  the 
Civil  War,  1862. 

1361.  IV.  Rhoda,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  Feb.  1,  1852;  m.  Bela  Garri- 
son;  d.   . 

1362.  V.    Dwight,  b.  April  20,  1849;  res.   in  Kansas. 

1363.  VI.    Ella,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  Dec.   24,  1853;  res.  Tampico,  III. 

1364.  VIL  Cora,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  Feb.  13,  1858;  m.  "W.  J.  Lukens; 
res.  Chicago,  111. 

1011.  VIII.  664.  SARAH  MARIAS  LYON  (HURLBUT)  [Nehemiah 
M.,''  Nehemiah,'  Benjamin,''  Caleb,*  John/  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
North  Craftsbury,  Vt,  Sept.  21,  1818.  She  married  Ruel  Hurlbut,  of 
Glover,  Vt.,  and  moved  to  Lyndon,  111.,  where  her  husband  died  many 
years  ago.    She  now  lives  with  her  daughter  in  Hildreth,  Nebraska. 

Daughter  of  Ruel  and  Sarah  M.    (Lyon)   Hurlbut: 

1365.  L  Zella  E.,  b.  Lyndon,  111.,  Dec.  26,  1856;  m.  at  Lyndon,  Dec. 
30,  1874,  Ira  H.   Slater. 

1012.  VIII.  664.  WILLIAM  HUNTINGTON*  LYON  [Nehemiah 
M.,'  Nehemiah,^  Benjamin,^  Caleb,*  John,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in 
North  Craftsbury,  Vt,  Jan.  5  (?),  1821,  and  died  there  July  18,  1874. 
He  married  in  Craftsbury,  October,  1846,  Harriet  Newell  Pearson,  born 
Endville,  N.  H.,  November,  1826;  died  Craftsbury,  June  9,  1894; 
daughter  of  John  W.  and  Sally  (Powell)  Pearson. 

Children  of  William  H.  and  Harriet  Newell  (Pearson)  Lyon,  born  in 
Craftsbury: 

*1366.    I.    Royal  May,  b.  July  16,  1848;  res.  (1904)  Hammond,  Ind. 

1367.  II.  Hattie  M.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1851;  m.  Dr.  C.  W.  Dunstan;  res. 
Craftsbury;    2    sons   and   2    daughters. 

1368.  III.  Jennie  P.,  b.  July  24,  1856;  m.  Henry  P.  Dutton;  res. 
Portsmouth,  N.   H. ;    2   sons  and   2   daughters. 

1369.  IV.    Sarah  E.,  b.  May  8,  1861;  d.  Aug.  31,  1864. 

1370.  V.    Ada  B.,  b.  May  5,  1863;  d.  Feb.  24,  1885. 

1371.  VI.  Ida  L..,  twin  sister  of  Ada  E. ;  m.  Dr.  A.  A.  Cheney;  res. 
LyniJonville,  Vt. ;   3   sons. 

1013.  VIII.  664.  AUGUSTUS*  LYON  [Nehemiah  M.,^  Nehemiah," 
Benjamin,''  Caleb,*  John,=  John,''  William^]  was  born  in  North  Crafts- 
bury, Vt,  Oct  1,  1822,  and  died  in  Peoria,  111.  He  had  a  family  of 
which  no  record  has  been  obtained.  He  lived  in  Springfield  and  in 
Lowell,  Mass.,  and  later  moved  to  Peoria,  111.,  where  he  became  insane. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  EIGHTH  GENERATION.  155 

1017.  VIII.  665.  SILAS*  LYON  [Walter,'  Nehemiah,'  Benjamin," 
Caleb,*  John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  September,  1815,  and  died  in 
Kansas,  Aug.  19,  1893.  He  married  first,  Nancy  Jenness  and  second, 
Augusta  Pratt.  He  went  to  Lyndon,  111.,  about  1850,  moved  repeatedly, 
finally  to  Kansas. 

Children  of  Silas  and  Nancy  (Jenness)  Lyon: 

1372.  I.    Mary. 

1373.  II.    Abble. 

1374.  III.     Charles. 

Son  of  Silas  and  Augusta  (Pratt)   Lyon: 

1375.  IV.    George. 

1020.  VIIL  665.  HUNTINGTON*  LYON  [Walter,^  NehemiaV 
Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,^  John,''  William^]  was  born  in  Albany,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  17,  1828.  He  married  first,  in  1850,  Abbie  White,  of  Craftsbury, 
who  lived  but  a  few  years  after  marriage.  He  married  second,  in 
Savannah,  111.,  May  11,  1861,  Carrie  Gillett.  He  came  to  Illinois  about 
the  year  1857  and  lived  many  years  in  Lyndon  and  in  Morrison.  Finally 
he  removed  to  Washington,  where  he  now  resides  at  Sedro-WooUey. 

Children   of  Huntington  and  Abbie    (White)   Lyon: 

1376.  L  Epbraim,  b.  Feb.  4,  1851;  m.  in  Craftsbury,  Dec.  14,  1887, 
Emma  Lewis;  no  ch. ;  d.  Craftsbury,  May  29,  1903. 

♦1377.    II.     Sidney,   b.    Aug.    12,    1852;    m.    in   Newport,   March    10,    1875, 
Kate  G.  Woodbury,  who  d.  March  2,  1889;  res.   (1904)  Craftsbury,  Vt. 

Son  of  Huntington  and  Carrie   (Gillett)  Lyon: 

1378.  III.  Charles  (Charlie),  b.  April  18,  1865;  res.  (1904),  Sedro 
Woolley,  Wash. 

1021.  VIIL  665.  NATHAN. JENNESS*  LYON  [Walter,^  Nehem- 
iah,»  Benjamin,'  Caleb,*  John,"  John,^  William^]  was  born  Feb.  28,  1831. 
He  married  at  Fair  Haven,  111.,  March  18,  1856,  Susan  Tracy,  born  in 
Frostburg,  Md.,  March  15,  1834,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Priscilla  (Isen- 
hart)  Tracy.  He  came  to  Whiteside  Co.,  111.,  in  1853,  bought  land  in 
Clyde,  sold  this  in  1864,  and  purchased  a  farm  three  miles  from  Morri- 
son. In  1892  he  retired  from  farming  and  built  a  fine  residence  at 
Morrison. 


111. 


Children  of  Nathan  J.  and  Susan   (Tracy)   Lyon: 

1379.    I.    Julia  E.,  b.  Clyde,  111.,  March  9,  1857;  res.   (1905)   Morrison, 


1380.  II.    Nellie,  b.  Clyde,  March  23,  1859;  m.  1st  Horace  Gardner;  m. 
2d  D.  B.  Fegan. 

1381.  IIL    Prank  Powell,  b.  Clyde,  Nov.  6,  1860;  d.  Feb.  20,  1862. 


156  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1382.  IV.  Ada,  b.  Clyde,  Sept.  28,  1862;  m.  April  IS,  1883,  Dr.  John 
James  McWilliams. 

*1383.  V.  Harley,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  Nov.  4,  1866;  res.  Mt.  Pleasant, 
111. 

*1384.  VI.  Frank  Glenn,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Nov.  28,  1868;  res.  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, 111. 

1385.  VIL  Pearl  Sidney,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Oct.  6,  1873;  d.  March  10, 
1875. 

1386.  VIIL    Mattie,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Dec.  19,  1875;  d.  Jan.   5,  1876. 

1022.  VIII.  666.  ABIEL  HENRY*  LYON  [Benjamin,'  Nehemiah," 
Benjamin,^  Caleb/  John,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Craftsbury,  Vt., 
Oct.  29,  1821,  and  died  in  New  York  City  Jan.  30,  1883  [1884?].  He 
married,  in  Williston,  Vt,  Oct.  3,  1849,  Electa  Spafford  Hodges,  who 
was  born  in  Williston  May  8,  1827,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hodges  and  a 
descendant  of  General  Spafford.  He  engaged  in  business  first  in  Char- 
lotte, Vt.,  after  some  years  removed  to  Southern  Illinois  and  later  to 
Chicago,  where  he  spent  many  years.  He  went  finally  to  New  York. 
Like  his  father,  he  was  more  generous  to  others  than  to  himself,  alert 
always  to  do  an  act  of  kindness.  Abiel  Lyon  could  never  be  forgotten 
by  any  who  were  privileged  to  meet  him.  His  widow  lives  (1904)  in 
New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Abiel  Henry  and  Electa  S.    (Hodges)   Lyon: 

*13S7.  I.  Charles  Hodges,  b.  Charlotte,  Vt.,  Nov.  9,  1851;  res.  Porter, 
Ind. 

*1388.  II.  Mary  Anna,  b.  Avington,  111.;  m.  June  1,  1897,  Martin  A. 
Gilmore;  res.   (1904)   Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

*1389.  III.  Jennie,  b.  Chicago,  IlL,  March  5,  1865;  m.  Charles  Edward 
Patterson;  res.  Sound  View  Ave.,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

1024.  VIIL  666.  CHARLES  MASON*  LYON  [Benjamin,''  Nehem- 
iah,"  Benjamin,^  Caleb,^  John,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Craftsbury, 
Vt.,  Jan.  20,  1826.  He  resided  successively  in  Charlotte,  Burlington 
and  Montpelier,  Vt.,  and  finally  settled  in  Homewood,  S.  C,  where 
he  now  lives.  He  married.  May  26,  1852,  in  Montpelier,  Vt.,  Elizabeth 
Davis,  of  Barnard,  Vt.  A  farmer,  superintendent  of  public  schools.  He 
has  no  children. 

1058.  VIII.  686.  HENRY  THURSTON*  CHILD  [Roxana'  (Lyon), 
Moses,*  William,^  Caleb,*  John,*  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  Jan.  26,  1846.  He  married  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  May  5, 
1875,  Ella  E.  Fitts;  married  by  Rev.  H.  Hyde.  She  was  daughter  of 
Lyman  and  Harriet  M.  (Richards)  Fitts.  He  was  educated  in  Wood- 
stock and  Wilbraham  Academies  and  is  a  successful  farmer  in  Wood- 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON_,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  157 

stock  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  that  town.    He  has  held  various  town 
offices  and  represented  his  district  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1889-90. 

Children  of  Henry  T.  and  Ella  E.   (Fitts)  Child,  born  in  Woodstock: 

1390.  I.  Alfred  Thurston,  b.  March  10,  1876;  m.  June  24,  1903,  in  Se- 
waren,  N.  J.,  Georgie  Smith  Boynton. 

1391.  II.    Edward   Lyman,  b.   Oct.   6,   1877. 

1392.  III.    Richard  Lyon,  b.  March  3,  1879. 

1393.  IV.    William  Chapiu,  b.  Sept.  12,  1880. 

1394.  V.    Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  March  9,  1882;   d.  April  9,   1882. 

1395.  VI.    Henry  Fitts,  b.  Jan.  19,  1885. 

1059.  VIII.  686.  MARY  ELIZABETH^  CHILD  (GREENE)  [Rox- 
ana'  (Lyon),  Moses,*  William,^  Caleb,*  John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  26,  1849.  She  attended  Woodstock  Acad- 
emy and  Miss  Brown's  Private  School  and  became  a  teacher.  She 
married  in  Woodstock,  Nov.  29,  1875,  John  Newton  Greene,  son  of  John 
J.  and  Hannah  (Elliott)  Greene,  of  Putnam,  Conn.  Present  address 
(1904),  4  Washburn  Place,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Children  of  John  N.  and  Mary  Elizabeth   (Child)   Greene: 

1396.  I.    Henry  Jewett,  b.  in  "Woodstock,  Conn. 

1397.  II.    Florence  Flizaheth,  b.   in  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 

1060.  Vin.  686.  EDWARD  MOSES^  CHILD  [Roxana^  (Lyon), 
Moses,'  William,"  Caleb/  John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  Aug.  24,  1851.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Yale  Scientific 
School,  class  of  '74,  and  of  the  New  York  University  Medical  College, 
class  of  '77,  and  has  practiced  his  profession  in  Meriden,  Conn.,  North- 
ampton, Mass.,  and  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  In  Northampton  he  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Health.  He  married  in  North  Chatham,  N.  Y.,  in 
1880,  Caroline  Nichols,  daughter  of  B.  and  Emeline  P.  (Becker)  Nichols, 
of  North  Chatham.  Present  address  (1904),  1  Revere  Place,  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. 

Son  of  Edward  Moses  and  Caroline   (Nichols)   Child: 

1398.  I.    Bradley  Lyon,  b.  Meriden,  Conn.,  May  3,  1884. 

1061.  VIII.  686.  FLORENCE  AUGUSTA«  CHILD  (PAINE)  [Rox- 
ana'  (Lyon),  Moses,«  William,"  Caleb,*  John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  31,  1858.  She  was  educated  in  Woodstock 
Academy,  and  before  her  marriage  was  a  teacher.  She  married,  Dec. 
19,  1895,  John  M.  Paine,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Ann  (May)  Paine.  Mr. 
Paine  was  a  captain  of  volunteers  in  the  Civil  War,  was  in  Libby 


158  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Prison,  has  held  various  town  offices  and  has  been  a  member  of  the 
State  Legislature.  They  reside  in  East  Woodstock  and  have  no  chil- 
dren. 

1083.  VIII.  723.  DANIEL*  LYON  [Albert/  Abiel,"  Daniel,^  Daniel/ 
William/  John/  William^]  was  born  about  the  year  1840  and  now  (1904) 
resides  in  La  Grange,  111.  He  married,  Nov.  3,  1865,  Mary  E.  Aldrich. 
He  served  in  the  war  of  secession,  first  as  Sergeant  in  Company  G, 
18th  Conn.  Volunteer  Infantry,  afterwards  as  Captain  of  Company  F, 
29th  Conn.  Volunteers.  He  is  now  a  contractor  for  street  paving  and 
concrete  construction. 

Son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  E.   (Aldrich)  Lyon: 

1399.  I.    ;  d.  1868. 

1105.  VIIL  762.  JULIUS  ELLERY^  LYON  [Lothrop  M./  Walter/ 
Ebenezer/  Bbenezer/  William/  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Clyde. 
Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  28,  1847,  and  died  in  Ithaca,  Mich.,  Aug.  14,  1881. 
He  was  married  at  Jackson,  Mich.,  Feb.  14,  1870,  to  Sarah  M.  Ambler. 

Children  of  Julius  B.  and  Sarah  M.    (Ambler)   Lyon: 

1400.  L  Florence  Julia,  b.  Jackson,  Mich.,  Dec.  19,  1870;  m.  at  Elm 
Hall,  Mich.,  June  22,  1892,  Henry  B.  Rice;  res.  (1905)  2425  S.  Michigan 
Ave.,  Saginaw,  Mich.;  a  son,  Arthur  Henry,  was  b.  Sept.  6,  1900. 

1401.  II.    Arthur  Graves,  b.  Jackson,  June  15,   1872;  d.  Dec.   10,  1872. 

1402.  IIL    Lottie,  b.  Hillsdale,  Mich.,  Sept.   19,  1874;  d.  Sept.  19,  1875. 

1403.  IV.  Loty  M.,  b.  Hillsdale,  Sept.  19,  1875;  d.  Ithaca,  Mich.,  March 
3,  1897. 

1109.  VIIL  764.  JULIAN  PORTERS  LYON  [Emerson/  Walter/ 
Ebenezer,'  Ebenezer/  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Galen, 
N.  Y.,  March  2,  1852,  and  came  to  Michigan  in  early  childhood  with  his 
parents,  who  made  their  home  in  Jackson.  He  is  now  (1905)  engaged 
in  a  manufacturing  business  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  address  54  Forest  Ave. 
He  was  married  in  Detroit,  Jan.  24,  1895,  to  Lora  Blanche  Mack, 
daughter  of  Francis  A.  and  Matilda  (Thomson)  Mack,  of  Detroit.  They 
have  no  children. 

1110.  VIIL  764.  JUDSON  ELLIOTT*  LYON  [Emerson/  Walter/ 
Ebenezer/  Ebenezer/  William/  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Albion, 
Mich.,  Aug.  2,  1854.  His  home  in  boyhood  was  in  Jackson,  Mich.,  and 
he  has  resided  since  in  Hillsdale  and  in  Detroit.  He  is  a  wholesale 
merchant.  Address  (1905),  571  Second  avenue,  Detroit,  Mich.  He 
married  in  Hillsdale,  Nov.  1,  1877,  Ella  Eudora  Allen,  daughter  of 
James  and  Margaret  (Sullivan)  Allen,  of  Detroit. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  159 

Daughter  of  Judson  E.  and  Ella  E.   (Allen)  Lyon: 

1404.  I.    Louise  Allen,  b.  Hillsdale,  July  10,   1880. 

1119.  VIII.  786.  AMOS  MAYNARD^  LYON  [Esbon  E,^  Jabez,' 
John,^  Jabez,*  William,^  John,-  William^]  was  bom  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  Aug. 
29,  1818.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  he  began  his  business  career  as 
assistant  to  a  merchant  in  Brandon.  In  1841  he  secured  a  position  in  a 
New  York  dry  goods  house.  He  engaged  later  in  a  real  estate  business 
and  again  in  a  tea  and  commission  business,  and  was  for  a  short  time 
associated  with  his  brother  Walter  in  Milwaukee.  From  1850  to  1867, 
he  gave  his  attention  solely  to  real  estate  and  was  very  successful. 
He  afterwards  traveled  extensively  in  this  country  and  in  Europe  and 
for  a  time,  1875  to  1877,  made  his  residence  in  London.  He  returned, 
however,  to  New  York,  where  he  has  since  made  his  permanent  home, 
He  has  always  been  a  lover  of  nature  and  a  man  of  contemplative 
disposition.  Much  of  the  wealth  which  he  acquired  he  has  devoted  to 
charitable  purposes.  He  had  a  prominent  share  in  establishing  and 
maintaining  the  N.  W.  Dispensary  of  New  York.  He  was  active  also 
in  various  city  charitable  organizations,  particularly  in  those  for 
relieving  the  families  of  Union  soldiers  during  the  Civil  War.  In 
religious  belief  he  is  a  Presbyterian,  and  contributed  to  the  building 
of  the  Forty-second  Street  church,  in  which  he  was  for  some  years 
Sunday  school  superintendent.  He  became  deeply  interested  in  the 
history  of  the  Lyon  family  and  employed  an  expert  to  trace  the  English 
ancestry  of  William  Lyon  of  Roxbury,  the  results  of  this  study  forming 
an  interesting  chapter  in  Welles'  "American  Family  Antiquities."  He 
was  married  in  Newton,  July  30,  1846,  to  Anna  M.  Collins.  June  29, 
1875,  he  married  a  second  wife,  who  was  the  mother  of  his  children: 

Children  of  Amos  Maynard  Lyon: 

1405.  I.    Adna  Maria  Maynard  Lucerna,  b.  April  4,  1876. 

1406.  IL    Amos  M.,  b.  July  29,  1877;  d.  April  15,  1878. 

1407.  III.     Cora  Eleanor   Mercedes,  b.   Oct.   7,   1878. 

1408.  IV.    Guy  Meridian,  b.  Oct.  15,  1880. 

1135.  VIII.  789a.  EDWIN^  LYON  [Stephen,''  Aaron,«  Jonathan,' 
Aaron,*  William,*  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Berne,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18, 
1850.  He  married,  July  20,  1875,  Addie  J.  Lyon  (No.  1156),  daughter  of 
Moses  F.  and  Susan  (Thayer)  Lyon. 

Son  of  Edwin  and  Addie  J.   (Lyon)  Lyon: 

1409.  I.  Judson  Mills,  b.  Farming,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  21,  1876;  m.  Aug.  5, 
1902,  Maud  E.  Lyon  of  Woodstock,  b.  1878  (Woodstock  T.  R.);  res.  Wood- 
stock; one  son  born  in  1904. 

[There  may  have  been  other  children.] 


160  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1136.  VIII.  790.  MALCOLM  JOHNSON*  LYON  [Ralph  V.,'  Cor- 
bin,°  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  South- 
bridge  June  9,  1839.  He  married,  April  28,  1867,  Alice  Isabella  Daniels, 
of  Ottawa,  Canada.  He  resides  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  is  prominent 
in  insurance  and  other  lines  of  business. 

Children  of  Malcolm  J.  and  Alice  I.   (Daniels)  Lyon: 

1410.  I.    Mary  Catherine,  b.  Jan.   1,  1868;  d.  April,  1868. 

1411.  XL    Ralph  Aberdeen,  b.  July  25,   1874. 

1412.  III.    Madgre  Netherellff,  b.  Aug.   1,  1876. 

1138.  VIII.  792.  MARY  REBECCA*  LYON  (CHENEY)  [Liberty 
Allen,'  Corbin,^  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,"  William^]  was  born 
in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  April  14,  1843,  and  died  June  7,  1879.  She 
married  in  Southbridge,  April  12,  1867,  William  H.  H.  Cheney,  who  was 
born  March  4,  1841,  son  of  Marvin  and  Bethiah  R.  (Morse)  Cheney,  of 
Southbridge.  Mary  was  educated  at  Nichols'  Academy,  Dudley,  Mass. 
She  was  teacher  in  the  public  schools  in  Southbridge. 

Children  of  William  H.  H.  and  Mary  R.  (Lyon)  Cheney,  born  in 
Southbridge: 

*1413.    I.    Mary  Eldlth,  b.  March  31,  1868;  m.  Southbridge,  Dec.  6,  1889, 
Fred  E.  Corbin;  res.  Southbridge. 

1414.  XL  Bethiah,  b.  Dec.  25,  1872  [1871,  T.  R.];  m.  Southbridge, 
April  10,  1902,  Dr.  Norman  T.  McLean. 

1415.  IXL  Liberty  Lyon,  b.  Nov.  27,  1876;  m.  Augusta,  Ga.,  June  27, 
1900,   Frances  Clary;  a  physician. 

1141.  VIII.  792.  ABBIE  P.*  LYON  (OLNEY)  [Liberty  Allen,' 
Corbin,'  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,"  William^]  was  born  in 
Southbridge,  Aug.  11,  1850.  She  married,  Jan.  1,  1872,  Joseph  M.  Olney, 
who  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  July  8,  1842,  and  died  at  Southbridge 
Aug.  19,  1900.  He  was  a  merchant  in  Southbridge,  where  Mrs.  Olney 
still  resides. 

Children  of  Joseph  M.  and  Abbie  P.  (Lyon)  Olney,  born  in  South- 
bridge: 

1416.  L    Alice  Blanche,  b.  April  19,  1873;  d.  Aug.  29,  1873. 

1417.  II.    >Villiam  Randolph  Phlpps,  b.   Jan.   3,   1875. 

1418.  IIL    Mary  Lyon,  b.  April  30,  1881;  d.  Aug.  2,  1884. 

1419.  XV.    Thomas  Liberty,  b.  Oct.   19,  1887. 

1142.  VIII.  792.  JENNIE  FIDELIA*  LYON  (NEWELL)  [Liberty 
Allen,'  Corbin,*  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,"  William^]  was  born 
in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  Sept.  1,  1852,  and  died  at  White  Plains,  N.  Y., 
in  April,  1881.  She  married,  at  Southbridge,  Nov.  11,  1872,  Stanley  F. 
Newell,  born  at  Southbridge  Oct.  6,  1842. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON^  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  161 

Children  of  Stanley  F.  and  Jennie  Fidelia  (Lyon)  Newell: 

1420.  I.    George  Allen,  b.  Sept.   3,  1873. 

1421.  II.    James  Monroe,  b.  Dec.  12,  1876. 

1145.  VIII.  793.  SUSAN  REBECCA^  LYON  (DOUTY)  [Lucian,» 
Corbin,'  Jonathan,^  Aaron/  William,*  John/  William^]  was  born  in 
Southbridge,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1852.     She  married  Edward  F.  Douty. 

Children  of  Edward  F.  and  Susan  Rebecca  (Lyon)  Douty: 

1422.  I.  Ada  KUzabeth,  b.  Southbridge,  Aug.  31,  1885  (T.  R.);  m.  re- 
cently  (1904). 

1423.  XL   May  Ida,  b.  Southbridge,  Oct.  8,  1886  (T.  R.). 

1149.  VIII.  799.  CLAYTON  T.»  LYON  [Prescott  M.,^  Moses.' 
Jonathan,^  Aaron,^  William,*  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Jan.  9,  1839.  He  married,  Oct.  19,  1860,  Maria  Lyon,  daughter 
of  Stephen  and  Catherine  (Linds)  Lyon.  She  was  born  Sept.  29  (?), 
1841  [T.  R.  says  born  in  Bern,  N.  Y.,  1842.  See  No.  1132.].  He  is  a 
farmer,  living  (1905)  in  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Clayton  T.  and  Maria  (Lyon)  Lyon,  born  in  "Woodstock: 
*1424.    L    Adelbert  C,  b.  April  27,  1863   ["a  son"  b.  May  7,  1863,  T.  R.]. 

1425.    IL    Edna  Maria,   b.  April   19,   1865    (T.   R.). 
*1426.    IIL    Belle  Lincoln   ["Arabella,"  T.  R.],  b.   Oct.   21,  1867    (T.  R.). 

1427.  IV.    Annie  Louisa,  b.  April  3,  1871    [April   13,  T.  R.]. 

1428.  V.    Prescott  Arnold,  b.  Sept.  14,  1873;  married  ;  one  dau., 

Louise   Cooper,  b.   Sept.    13,   1902. 

1429.  VI.    Frances  Julia,  b.  June  16,  1876. 

1430.  VII.    George  Austin,  b.  March   15,  1878. 

1155.  VIIL  804.  HARRIET  A.^  LYON  (TRASK,  ELLIOTT) 
[Moses  F.,''  Moses,*  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,*  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  25,  1853.  She  married  first,  Isaac 
Trask,  and  second,  Edwin  Elliott. 

Children  of  Isaac  and  Harriet  A.   (Lyon)   Trask: 

1431.  I.     Onslow  Morton,  b.   Oct.   14,    1872. 

1432.  II.    Charles  Edwin,  b.  Dec.  22,  1874;  d.  June  10,  1875. 

1433.  IIL     Mary  Elizabeth,  b.   March   22,   1877. 

Son  of  Edwin  and  Harriet  A.    (Lyon,   Trask)   Elliott: 

1434.  IV.    Edwin,  b.  Sept.,  1879. 

1163.  VIIL  810.  NANNIE  LQUISE*  LYON  (McPIKE)  [Luther 
Wells,  Jr.,'  Luther  Wells,*  Isaiah,^  Aaron,*  William,*  John,-  William^] 
was  born  in  Wood  River  township.  111.,  Feb.  8,  1844.  She  was  married 
Oct.  12,  1869,t  to  Henry  Guest  McPike. 


tCf.  (a)  "Notes  on  the  Descendants  of  James  McPike  (1751?-1825)," 
in  the  Old  Northwest  Geneological  Quarterly,  VII,  267,  and  (b)  "A  Bibli- 
ography of  the  Scottish  American  Family  McPike,"  in  Scottish  Notes  and 
Queries,  2nd  Series,  VI,  119. 


162  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Son  of  Henry  G.  and  Nannie  L.   (Lyon)  McPike: 
*1435.    I.     Eugene   Fairfield,   b.    Alton,   111.,    July    18,    1870;    res.    (1905) 
Chicago,  lU. 

1184.  VIII.  827.  ELIJAH*  LYON  [William,^  Nathan,*  Ephraim," 
Moses,'  William,'  Johii,^  William^]  was  born  in  Eastford,  Conn.,  Sept. 
28,  1823.  About  1841  he  moved  to  Southampton,  Mass.,  where  he  lived 
until  1888,  when  he  went  to  Holyoke,  Mass.,  his  present  (1905)  place  of 
residence.  Address,  114  Pleasant  street.  He  is  a  veterinarian.  He 
was  married  in  Southampton  about  1844  to  Eunice  Marietta  Clapp, 
daughter  of  Stephen  D.  and  Electa  (Frary)  Clapp,  of  Southampton. 

Children  of  Elijah  and  Eunice  M.    (Clapp)    Lyon: 

1436.  I.  Marcus  Elijah,  b.  Southampton,  Sept.  11,  1845;  d.  New  Or- 
leans, June  8,  1862   (U.  S.  V.). 

»1437.    II.     William    Stephen,    b.    West    Springfield,    Mass.,    April    27, 
1847;   res.    (1905)    Southampton,  Mass. 

1438.  III.  George  Horace,  b.  Southampton,  April  2,  1849;  m.  1874, 
Estelle  Russell. 

1439.  IV.  Florence  Evelyn,  b.  Southampton,  Oct.  12,  1852;  m.  Nov., 
1874,  George  Everett  Searle. 

1440.  V.  Charles  Orion,  b.  Southampton,  Nov.  14,  1856;  m.  1885,  A. 
Jennie  Ewing. 

1193.  VIII.  830.  ELISHA8  TROWBRIDGE  [Delotia^  (Lyon), 
Amasa,*  Ephraim,^  Moses,*  William,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  April 
25,  1833,  and  died  Feb.  4,  1901.  He  was  married  Oct.  3,  1861,  to  Agnes 
Brown. 

Children    of   Elisha   and   Agnes    (Brown)    Trowbridge: 

1441.  L  John  Matthew,  b.  Sept.  23,  1862;  m.  10,  1888,  Cornelia  Powell 
of  Newburgh,  N.  Y.;  children:  1.  Henry  Elisha,  b.  Sept.  22,  1889;  2.  George 
Allan,  b.  Dec.   26,   1892. 

1442.  IL    Janette,  b.  July  11,  1864. 

1443.  III.    Mary  Arslna,  b.  Oct.  13,  1865. 

1444.  IV.    Elisha  Grant,  b.  May   19,   1867. 

1445.  V.  Amasa,  b.  Nov.  10,  1870;  m.  Sept.  4,  1900,  Mary  C.  Bishop 
of  North  Haven,  Conn. 

144«.    VL    Cornelia  Burton,  b.  Nov.  15,  1876. 

1199.  VIII.  843.  ELLEN  JANE*  LYON  (PRICE)  [Ethel  Lor- 
enzo,^ Alfred,^  Ethelbert  C.,^  Moses,*  William,'  John,=  William^]  was 
born  in  Steamburgh,  Cattaraugus  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  12,  1842.  She  married, 
Jan.  30,  I860,  Manly  Sewell  Price,  of  Cortland,  N.  Y.  Present  address 
(1904),  Clay  Center,  Neb. 

Children  of  Manly  S.  and  Ellen  Jane   (Lyon)  Price: 

1447.  I.    Ethel  l^l^lnifred,  b.  Sept.  IS,   1865. 

1448.  IL    Jessie  L,.,  b.  Nov.   25,   1868.  ' 

1449.  III.     Stern   Aspinwall,   b.   Aug.    17,    1875.  :    .  "^ 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM   LYON,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  163 

1200.  VIII.  843.  CLAYTON  SPENCERS  LYON  [Ethel  Lorenzo.^ 
Alfred,*  Ethelbert  C.,*  Moses/  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Steamburg,  N.  Y.,  June  14,  1844.  He  married,  Sept.  10,  1876,  Mary  E. 
Tome,  of  Corydon,  Pa.  He  lost  his  right  hand  in  his  father's  shingle 
mill  in  August,  1867. 

Children  of  Clayton  S.  and  Mary  E.    (Tome)   Lyon: 

1450.  L    Kate  Smith,  b.  Nov.   11,   1878. 

1451.  II.    Ethel,  b.  April   4,   1880. 

1201.  VIII.  843.  MANLY  SCOTT^  LYON  [Ethel  Lorenzo,'' 
Alfred,*  Ethelbert  C.,^  Moses,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Steamburgh,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  5,  1846.  He  married,  Dec.  22,  1870,  Mary 
Quinn,  of  Randolph,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Manly  Scott  and  Mary   (Quinn)   Lyon: 

1452.  I.    Annie  Bertha,  b.  Nov.  24,   1871. 

1453.  II.    George  Ethel,  b.  Sept.   10,  1874. 

1202.  VIII.  843.  MARGETTE  ADELINE^  LYON  (WYMAN) 
[Ethel  L.,^  Alfred,'  Ethelbert  C.,^  Moses/  William,^  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Steamburgh,  N.  Y.,  June  1,  1848.  She  married,  July  4,  1870, 
Harvey  Gaylord  Wyman,  son  of  Cyrus  and  Elizabeth  (Washburn) 
Wyman. 

Children  of  Harvey  and  Margette  A.  (Lyon)  Wyman,  born  in  Steam- 
burgh: 

1454.  I.    Jennie  Sophia,  b.  Jan.   30,  1871. 

1455.  IL    Nellie  Elizabeth,  b.  June  5,   1873. 
1450.    III.    Elmer  Henry,  b.  May  25,  1876. 

1457.  IV.    Ellis  Arthur,  b.  April  7,   1882. 

1458.  V.    Beulah  Hazel,  b.  Nov.  9,  1884. 

1203.  VIII.  843.  HERMAN  ALVORD«  LYON  [Ethel  Lorenzo,^ 
Alfred,'  Ethelbert  C.,^  Moses,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Steamburgh,  N.  Y.,  April  27,  1851.  He  is  a  mechanic.  Present  address 
(1904),  Randolph,  N.  Y.  He  married,  in  Steamburgh,  Nov.  27,  1879, 
Ada  Estelle  Wells,  daughter  of  M.  B.  and  Ann  (Becket)  Wells,  of 
Kennedy,  N.  Y. 

Daughter  of  Herman  A,  and  Ada  Estelle    (Wells)  Lyon: 

1459.  I.    Bernlce  Belle,  b.  Steamburgh,  March  14,  1883. 

1189.  Vin.  843.  JULIA  ELVA«  LYON  (STEVENS)  [Ethel  L.,^ 
Alfred,'  Ethelbert  C,®  Moses,*  William,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in 


164  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Steamburgh,  N.  Y.,  June  8,  1856.    She  married,  May  22,  1874,  in  Steam- 
burgh,  Edward  A.  Stevens. 

Children  of  Edward  A.  and  Julia  Elva   (Lyon)    Stevens: 
1460.^1.    Clayton  De  Verd,  b.  May   29,   1875. 
1461. '  XL    Hazel  Annie,  b.  Sept.  26,  1885. 

1210.  VIII.  846.  VERSALOS  SUGART^  LYON  [Alfred  W.,' 
Alfred,^  Ethelbert  C.,"*  Moses,*  William,^  John,''  William^]  was  born  in 
Venango  Co.,  Pa.,  March  22,  1851.  He  married  in  Atwater  Township> 
Portage  Co.,  O.,  Jan.  18,  1870,  Louisa  Hutton.  He  was  killed  by  the 
cars  at  Hanover  Station,  Ohio. 

Children  of  Versalos  S.  and  Louisa   (Hutton)   Lyon: 
14C2.    L    Edward  Aldien,  b.   March   16,   1871. 

1463.  II.    Lyman  Versalos,  b.  Nov.  23,  1872. 

1223.  VIII.  863.  CHARLES  EDWARD*  LYON  [Elisha,^  Judah,' 
Amasa,^  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  East  Wood- 
stock, Feb.  28,  1845.  He  married,  March  9,  1868,  Mary  Martha  Spauld- 
ing,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Sanger)  Spaulding.  Address  (1904), 
168  Waverly  street.  Providence,  R.  I. 

Son  of  Charles  E.  and  Mary  M.   (Spaulding)  Lyon: 

1464.  I.    Sumner  Edward,  b.  Providence,  R.  I.,  Feb.   21,   1874. 

1224.  VIII.  863.  OLIVER  PETERS*  LYON  [Elisha,'  Judah," 
Amasa/  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^]  was  bom  in  East  Wood- 
stock, March  3,  1847,  and  died  Jan.  18,  1889.  He  married,  Dec.  2,  1874, 
Ellen  [Nellie]  M.  Spaulding. 

Daughter  of  Oliver  P.  and  Ellen  M.   (Spaulding)  Lyon: 

1465.  L     Mabel  R.,  b.   March  26,   1877.  , 

1239,  VIII.  875.  RUTH  HANNAH*  BROWN  (PAINE)  [Hannah 
Lydia^  (Lyon),  Lyman,'  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William^] 
was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  18,  1841.  She  married,  first, 
in  N.  Woodstock,  May  21,  1861,  Andrew  Jackson  Paine,  son  of  Ebenezer 
and  Olive  (Eaton)  Paine,  of  West  Woodstock.  He  died  Feb.  25,  1875. 
She  married  second,  at  Eastford,  Conn.,  Oct.  13,  1884,  W.  S.  Weld.  He 
died  at.Marlow,  N.  H.,  April  18,  1904.  Present  address  of  Mrs.  Weld 
is  Spencer,  Mass. 

Children  of  Andrew  J.  and  Ruth  Hannah  (Brown)  Paine: 

*1466.    I.    Valetta    [Lettle]    Marion,  b.   No.   Woodstock,  May   24,    1862; 
m.   Robards  Nelson  Darling. 


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*1467.    II.     Clarence   Eugene,   b.    Woodstock   Valley,   May    1,    1866;    m. 


1468.  III.  Theodore  Tllton,  b.  Woodstock  Valley,  Jan.  1,  1868;  d. 
March  22,  1868. 

*14e9.    IV.    Carrie  Eva,  b.  Woodstock  Valley,  May  25,   1869;  m.  Will- 
iam Howard  Currier;  res.  (1904)  Spencer,  Mass. 

1242.  VIII.  875.  LILIAN  ARABELLA*  BROWN  (BAILEY) 
[Hannah  Lydia''  (Lyon),  Lyman,*  Lyman,''  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^ 
William*]  was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Aug.  14,  1849.  She  married, 
in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  March  31,  1867,  Ira  C.  Bailey,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  J.  (Carpenter)  Bailey,  of  Thompson,  Conn.  Present  address 
(1904),  North  Woodstock,  Conn. 

Daughter  of  Ira  C.  and  Lilian  A.   (Brown)  Bailey: 
*1470.    I.    Alice  J.,  b.  No.  Woodstock,  April  16,  1869;  m.  John  C.  Brown. 

1243.  VIII.  875.  WILLIAM  HARRISON*  BROWN,  JR.  [Hannah 
Lydia^  (Lyon),  Lyman,'  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,^  William,*  John,^  William'^] 
was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  June  19,  1854.  Mechanic  and 
merchant;  has  served  on  police  force.  Present  address,  North  Wood- 
stock, Conn.  He  was  married  in  that  place  Jan.  1,  1874,  to  Frances 
Julia  Marsh,  daughter  of  Charles  Sumner  and  Arethusa  Jane  (Gates) 
Marsh,  of  Warren,  Mass.    He  died  at  North  Woodstock  July  8,  ■ . 

Children  of  William  Harrison  and  Frances  J.   (Marsh)  Brown: 

*1471.    I.    Bertha  Harriet,  b.  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.   30,   1875; 
m.  . 

1472.  II.    Mildred  Louise,  b.  North  Woodstock,  Sept.   17,   1890. 

1473.  III.  Emma  Frances,  b.  Southbridge,  Mass.,  July  25,  1898;  d. 
March  7,  1900. 

1244.  VIII.  875.  JESSIE  FREMONT*  BROWN  (MARSH)  [Han- 
nah Lydia''  (Lyon),  Lyman,*  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^ 
William*]  was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  21,  1856.  She  has 
lived  in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  and  Southbridge,  Mass.;  present  address 
(1905),  Wales,  Mass.  She  was  married  in  North  Woodstock,  Feb.  21, 
1876,  to  George  Leander  Marsh,  son  of  Charles  Sumner  and  Arethusa 
Jane  (Gates)  Marsh,  of  Warren,  Mass. 

Daughter  of  George  L.  and  Jessie  F.    (Brown)  Marsh: 

1474.  I.    Ethel  Lydla,  b.  Southbridge,  Mass.,  March  15,  1887. 

1250.  VIII.  877.  MARY  IDA*  O'BYRON  (NEEDHAM)  [Caroline 
Maria^  (Lyon),  Lyman,'  Lyman,"*  Nehemiah,*  William,'  John,^  William*] 
was  born  in  Wales,  Mass.,  Dec.  29,  1856.    She  had  a  high  school  educa- 


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166  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

tion,  and  married,  Nov.  27,  1885,  in  Wales,  Ernest  Le  Roy  Needham. 
He  was  son  of  William  Lyman  and  Emily  (Tupper)  Needham. 

They  have  one  son: 

1475.  L    Le  Roy,  b.  Wales,  Mass.,  April  26,  1889. 

1251.  VIII.  881.  W.  A.«  LYON  [Julius  M./  Lyman,«  Lyman," 
Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,''  William^]  was  born  in  Stockbridge,  Mass., 
Jan.  24,  1856,  an  adopted  son  of  Julius  M.  Lyon.  He  married,  in  1880, 
Sadie  S.  Pitcher,  of  Camden,  Me.,  born  April  13,  1861,  daughter  of 
William  H.  and  Sarah  A.  (Benner)  Pitcher.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Madi- 
son University,  Hamilton,  N.  Y.;  resided  first  in  Medfield,  afterwards 
took  charge  of  his  father's  farm  in  Wales;  now  resides  in  Camden, 
Maine. 

1254.  VIII.  883.  CLARENCE  CADY«  LYON  [Washington  C.,^ 
Lyman,'  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,^  William^]   was  born  in 

Stafford,     Conn.,     June     14,     1859. 

Until  22  years  of  age  he  worked  on 

the  farm,  attending  as  a  boy  the 

//  district  school,  and  later  taking  one 

. ,   ^        Y  term  in  a  select   school   in   South 

(Autograph.) 

Wilbraham  and  one  in  the  Wood- 
stock Academy.  In  1882,  after  studying  a  year  with  a  private  tutor,  he 
entered  the  Academy  at  Monson,  Mass.  He  was  graduated  from  Mystic 
Valley  Institute  (Conn.)  June  18,  1885,  took  a  special  course  of  study 
in  Bates  College,  Lewiston,  Me.,  in  1887,  and  entered  Bangor  (Me.) 
Theological  Seminary  in  the  fall  of  1888,  remaining  there  two  years. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Andover  (Mass.)  Theological  Seminary 
June  12,  1890.  He  has  held  pastorates  in  Bartlett  and  Kensington, 
N.  H.,  and  in  Packerville  and  Canterbury,  Conn.,  and  is  now  (April, 
1905)  about  to  assume  charge  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Haddam 
Neck,  Conn.  He  married,  Sept.  17,  1902",  Alice  Gould,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.  (born  in  Hanover,  N.  H.). 

Son  of  Clarence  C.  and  Alice  (Gould)  Lyon: 

1476.  I.    Rudolph  Gould,  b.  July  29,  1904. 

1255.  VIII.  883.  CLAYTON  PECK*  LYON  [Washington  C.,' 
Lyman,'  Lyman/  Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Monson,  Mass.,  May  10,  1867,  and  resides  in  that  place.  He  is  a  farmer 
and  blacksmith.  He  married  Ida  Royce,  daughter  of  John  Maine  and 
Mary  Ann  (Nobles)  Royce,  of  Monson. 


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They  have  one  son: 

1477.    I.     Marshall  Royce,  b.   April   12,   1896. 

1256.  VIII.  909.  MARY«  WOOD  (ROBINSON)  [Sally^  (Lyon), 
Asa,*  John,^  Amariah,*  Ephraim,*  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Barker,  N.  Y.     She  married  Alexander  Robinson. 


1478.    I.    Sarah,  b.   Erie,   Pa.;   m.  Gilson;  res.  Benton  Harbor, 

Mich. 


Children  of  Alex,  and  Mary   (Wood)   Robinson: 

1478.  I.     Sarah,  b.   Erie,    Pa.;    m.   Gilson; 

h. 

1479.  II.    Mary,  b.  Boston,  Mass.;  m.  McClane;   res.  Redlands, 

Cal. 

1480.  III.    Kliza,  b.  Chicago,  111.;  m.  McElmer;  d.  1873. 

1481.  IV.     Clara,   b.    Benton  Harbor;    m.   Barrows;   res.   Grand 

Fork,   N.  Dak. 

1482.  V.    Julia;  m.  El  wood;  res.  Alameda,  Cal. 

1483.  VI.    Delia;  m.  Kent;  res.  Granite,  Mont. 

Four  other  children  d.  in  infancy. 

1259.  VIII.  909.  OLIVE*  WOOD  [Sally'  (Lyon),  Asa,'  John,^ 
Amariah/  Ephraim,^  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  in  Barker,  N.  Y. 
She  married  George  Wilder.    Residence,  Bainbridge,  Mich. 

Children  of  George  and  Olive  (Wood)  Wilder,  born  in  Bainbridge, 
Mich.: 

1484.  I.    Albert;  d.  . 

1485.  II.    Oscar;  d.  . 

1486.  III.    Mary;  m.  Mack;  res.  West  Pullman,  111. 

1487.  IV.    Cora;  m.  Gilbert;   res.   Coloma,  Mich. 

1488.  V.    George;  res.   Millburg,  Mich. 

1260.  VIIL  909.  RHOBA*  WOOD  (GRANGER)  [Sally'  (Lyon), 
Asa,"  John,'^  Amariah,^  Ephraim,''  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Barker,  N.  Y.    She  married Granger.  . 

Children: 

1489.  I.    Ow^en,  b.   Three  Rivers,  Mich.;   res.   Albion,  Mich, 

1490.  II.    Frank,  b.   Albion;  d.  . 

1491.  III.    Allie;  d.  .     ' 

1492.  IV.    Myron,  b.  Newaygo,  Mich.;  res.  in  Kansas. 

1266.  VIIL  909.  ANN  ELIZA^  WOOD  (STEPHENS)  [Sally' 
(Lyon),  Asa,«  John,^  Amariah,*  Ephraim,'  Thomas,-  William^]  was  born 
in  Bainbridge,  Mich.,  Aug.  14,  1845.     She  married  Stephens. 

Children,  born  in  St.  Joseph,  Mich.: 

1493.  I.    Jennie,  b.   1868;   m.   1888  Snorf. 

1494.  II.    Eldna,  b.    1871;   d.    1877. 


168  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1495.  IIL    Kate,  b.   1873;  m.  1892,  Keeler. 

1496.  IV.    Willis  Clark,  b.  1880. 

1267.  VIII.  910.  ELIZA  A.»  LYON  (WRIGHT)  [John  A.,''  Asa," 
John,^  Amariah,*  Ephraim,^  Thomas,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Barker, 
N.  Y.,  June  8,  1826.  She  married,  Dec.  31,  1851,  Elisha  B.  Wright,  and 
in  1864  returned  to  the  homestead  in  Michigan,  where  she  had  spent 
several  years  of  her  childhood. 

Children  of  Elisha  B.  and  Eliza  A.    (Lyon)   Wright: 

1497.  I.    John;   res.  Mattawan,  Mich. 

1498.  II.    Henry;  res.   S.   Dakota. 

1499.  III.     Phebe. 

1500.  IV.    James. 

1501.  V.    Alice;  m.  Sprague  Ware;  res.  near  Mattawan,  Mich. 

1268.  VIII.  910.  ALICE*  LYON  (PAIGE)  [John  A.,'  Asa,"  John,' 
Amariah,'  Ephraim,^  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  in  Barker,  N.  Y., 
Jan.  15,  1828,  and  died  at  Glen  Castle,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  13,  1899.  She  married, 
Dec.  24,  1848,  John  Paige. 

Children  of  John  and  Alice  (Lyon)  Paige: 

1502.  I.    Fannie;  m.  Norman  Shaw;  res.  Kattelville,  N.  Y. 

1503.  II.    Isaac;  res.  Glen  Castle,  N.  Y. 

1504.  III.    George;  res.  Norwich,  N.  Y. 

1505.  IV.    Busene;   res.   Glen   Castle,  N.   Y. 

1506.  V.     Melvln;   res.   Oswego,  N.   Y. 

1269.  VIII.  910.  HENRY  A.»  LYON  [John  A.,^  Asa,"  John,' 
Amariah,*  Ephraim,^  Thomas,^  William']  was  bom  in  Barker,  Broome 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  25,  1830.  He  went  to  Michigan  in  the  fall  of  1851. 
taught  school  one  winter,  then  went  to  California,  where  he  engaged 
in  mining  near  Marysville,  Yuba  Co.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  Fifth 
California  Regiment,  served  three  years,  was  discharged,  and  died 
before  he  reached  home. 

1270.  VIII.  910.  MARY  M.«  LYON  (BACON)  [John  A.,''  Asa," 
John,''  Amariah,^  Ephraim,'  Thomas/  William^]  was  born  in  Barker, 
N.  Y.,  Oct.  7,  1834,  and  died  in  Louisiana  in  1868.  She  married,  in  1859, 
Thomas  L.  Bacon.  In  1864  they  went  to  Michigan,  and  thence,  later,  to 
Louisiana. 

Daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Mary  M.   (Lyon)   Bacon: 

1507.  I.    Jennie;  res.  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 


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1271.  VIII.  910.  CAROLINE  L.«  LYON  (YOUNG)  [John  A.,^ 
Asa,'  John,^  Amariali/  Ephraim/  Thomas,^  William^]  was  bom  in 
Barker,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  24,  1838,  and  resides  (1904)  in  Glen  Castle,  N.  Y. 
She  married,  Nov.  9,  1861,  John  W.  Young. 

Children  of  John  W.  and  Caroline  L.  (Lyon)  Young: 

1508.  I.    William  A.;  res.  Pawpaw,  Mich. 

1509.  II.    Henry  L.j  res.  Glen  Castle,  N.  T. 

1510.  III.    Ella  P.;  m.  Charles  Gaylord. 

1511.  IV.    Alice  E.;  m.  John  Davis. 

1512.  V.    Hush  M.;  res.  Hydeville,  N.  Y. 

1513.  VI.    Frank  N.j  res.  Itaska,  N  Y. 
.    Three  others,  not  now  living. 

1272.  VIII.  913.  CHARLES  A.»  LYON  [Lyman,^  Asa,"  John,=  Am- 
ariah,*  Ephraim,^  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  May  31,  1850,  and  died 
in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1892.  He  married  first  Ellen  A.  Gaige. 
She  died  Sept.  15,  187 — .  He  married  second,  Feb.  11,  1885,  Alice  01m- 
stead,  who  survives  him,  living  (1904)  in  Binghamton. 

Daughter  of  Charles  A.  and  Ellen  A.    (Gaige)   Lyon: 

1513a.  I.  Edith  Gaige,  b.  Feb.  17,  1876;  m.  Sept.  2,  1903,  Francis  W. 
Richards;  res.    (1904)  Merrick,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Son   of  Charles  A.  and  Alice    (Olmstead)   Lyon: 

1513b.  IL  Robert  M.,  b.  Binghamton,  Aug.  31,  1889;  d.  March  23, 
1896. 

1272f.  VIII.  914.  HON.  GEORGE  FREDERICK'  LYON  [Harry ,^ 
Asa,"  John,"  Amariah,^  Ephraim,'  Thomas,^  William^]  was  born  in  Bar- 
ker, Broome  Co.,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1849.  He  attended  the  Binghamton 
Academy  and  was  a  graduate  of  Hamilton  College,  class  of  1872.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875  and  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm 
of  Chapman  &  Lyon.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Con- 
stitutional Convention  in  1894.  In  the  following  year  he  was  elected 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York  State,  for  term  expiring  Dec. 
31,  1909. 

He  was  married,  April  9,  1884,  to  Elizabeth  Radcliffe  Mather.  They 
had  one  child,  born  and  died  in  Jan.,  1890.  His  address  is  Court  House, 
Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

1273.  VIII.  936.  HENRY  CLINTON*  LYON  [Henry  C.,^  Obadiah,' 
Obadiah,^  Obadiah,*  Abiel/  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  in  Halifax, 
Mass.,  May  17, 1838.    He  married  Weltha  Gilmore,  of  Turner,  Me. 


170  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Henry  C.  and  Weltha  (Gilmore)  Lyon: 

1514.  I.    Jervis  Selma,  b.  March  27,  1868. 

1515.  II.    AelUe  Gilmore,  b.  Nov.   16,   1874. 

1516.  IIL    Florence  May,  b.   Oct.    23,   1881. 

1275.  VIII.  936.  ALGERNON  SIDNEY*  LYON  [Henry  C.,^  Oba- 
diah,«  Obadiah,^  Obadiah,*  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  in  Hali- 
fax, Mass.,  Oct.  3,  1843.  He  married  Louisa  Frances  Copeland,  of  West 
Bridgewater. 

Children  of  Algernon  S.  and  Louisa  F.   (Copeland)  Lyon: 

1517.  I.     Louis  Evelyn,  b.   Nov.    7,    1875. 

1518.  IL    Harold  Sidney,  b.  Aug.   10,  1883. 

1277.  VIII.  948.  GEORGE  REED*  LYON  [Isaac  R.,'  Samuel," 
David,"  Edward,^  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Waukegan. 
111.,  July  19,  1846.     Educated  in  the  public  schools  in  that  city  and  in 

the   North   Western   University   at 
Evanston.     At  the   age   of  fifteen, 
June,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  69th 
y.,       ^ I  ^,  Illinois     Regiment,    a    three-month 

f^ J       (_/  (     /  regiment,  and  served  out  the  term. 

(Autograph  190M  Re-enlisted    Feb.    22,    1864,    in    the 

64th  Illinois,  and  was  with  it,  under 
General  Sherman  from  Chattanooga  to  Atlanta  and  on  the  "march  to 
the  sea"  and  on  the  march  through  the  Carolinas  to  Washington,  and 
participated  in  the  "grand  review"  at  the  close  of  the  war.  Was 
orderly  sergeant  of  Co.  K,  mustered  out  of  service  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
and  arrived  home  July  18,  1865.  Has  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  established  by  his  father  since  that  time.  Was  member  of 
Board  of  Supervisors  of  Lake  County  three  years,  the  last  year,  chair- 
man of  the  board.  Post  Commander  of  Waukegan  Post,  G.  A.  R. 
Elected  to  the  Illinois  Legislature  in  1896,  re-elected  1898,  1900  and  1902. 
A  Republican  in  politics,  member  of  Waukegan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
and  Waukegan  Chapter  and  Commandery.  He  was  married  in  Wau- 
kegan, Feb.  16,  1869,  to  Philippa  B.  Yeoman,  who  was  born  in  Wau- 
kegan Feb.  19,  1849,  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Penticost) 
Yeoman,  of  Waukegan. 

Children  of  George  R.  and  Philippa  B.  (Yeoman)  Lyon,  born  in 
Waukegan,  111.: 

*1519.    I.    Charles  Reed,  b.  Dec.  18,  1870;  res.   (1904)   Waukegan. 
♦1520.    IL    William  Isaac,  b.  Aug.  19,  1874;  res.  (1904)  Waukegan. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  EIGHTH  GENERATION.  171 

1279.  VIII.  948.  IDA  CORDELIA^  LYON  (HUTCHINS)  [Isaac 
R.,'  Samuel,«  David,^  Edward,"  Samuel/  William,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Waukegan,  111.,  Oct.  14,  1850.  Graduate  of  Waukegan  Academy  and 
Mt.  Holyoke  College.  Present  address,  313  Sheridan  road,  Waukegan, 
111.  She  was  married  in  Waukegan,  Nov.  13,  1872,  to  Edwin  Wesley 
Hutchins,  son  of  Edwin  P.  and  Charlotte  (Jones)  Hutchins,  of  Berkeley, 
Cal. 

Children  of  Edwin  W.  and  Ida  C.    (Lyon)  Hutclvjns: 

1521.  I.    Mary  Loranda,  b.   Darien,   Wis.,   Oct.   15,   1873. 

1522.  IL    Edwin  Roy,  b.  Aug.  16,  1875;  d.  Waukegan,  Sept.  2,  1878. 

1523.  III.    Frances  Ethel,  b.   Waukegan,  Feb.   24,   1878. 

1524.  IV.  Florence,  b.  Waukegan,  Oct.  8,  1880;  d.  Chicago,  Dec.  30, 
1903. 

1525.  V.    Edwin  Lyon,  b.  Waukegan,  Jan.  18,  1884. 

1281.  VIII.  948.  HELEN  LORANDA*  LYON  (WOOD)  [Isaac 
R.,^  Samuel,«  David,^  Edward,*  Samuel/  William,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Waukegan,  111.,  April  26,  1857.  Graduate  of  high  school,  Waukegan. 
She  was  married  at  Gibson,  Susquehanna  Co.,  Pa.,  Jan.  7,  1885,  to 
Hollis  E.  Wood,  son  of  Radcliffe  and  Hester  (Hill)  Wood,  of  Gibson,  Pa. 
Present  address  (1904),  146  So.  28th  street,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Children  of  Hollis  E.  and  Helen  L.    (Lyon)   Wood: 

1526.  I.    Infant  son,  b.  Madison,  Neb.,  Aug.   27,   1886;  d.   Oct.   9,   1886. 

1527.  IL     Harold  W.,   b.  April   15,   1888. 

1528.  III.    Fannie  Lyon,  b.  Madison,  Neb.,  Aug.  20,  1891. 

1529.  IV.    Florence  Hester,  b.   Lincoln,  Neb.,   Sept.   18,   1894. 

1530.  V.    Helen  C,  b.  July  4,  1900;  d.  March  1,  1901. 

1531.  VI.    Miriam  Elizabeth,  b.  Lincoln,  Neb.,  Aug.  26,  1901. 

1282.  VIII.  948.  ANNIE  CARPENTERS  LYON  (CLARKE) 
[Isaac  R.,'  Samuel,«  David,'  Edward,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Waukegan,  111.,  Nov.  6,  1863.  Graduate  of  Waukegan  high  school 
and  Wellesley  college.  She  was  married  in  Waukegan,  June  3,  1885,  to 
W.  G.  Clarke,  son  of  G.  W.  and  Cornelia  (Chapin)  Clarke,  of  Chicago. 

Children  of  W.  G.  and  Annie  C.   (Lyon)  Clarke: 

1532.  I.    HoUey  Lyon,  b.  Riverside,  111.,  March  17,  1887. 

1533.  II.    Cyril  Carpenter,  b.  April  25,  1895;  d.  Dec.  1,  1895. 

1534.  III.    Caryl  Chapin,  b.   May  18,   1898. 

1283.  VIII.  959.  FREDERICK  L.«  BURBANK  [Lysander  T.,^ 
Hannah*  (Lyon),  David,''  Edward,"  Samuel,='  William,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Bitlis,  Turkey,  Dec.  24,  1862,  and  died  July  31,  1899.  He 
married,  in  Georgetown,  Neb.,  Nov.  19,  1885,  Lucy  Montgomery. 


.  172  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Frederick  L.  and  Lucy  (Montgomery)  Burbank; 

1535.  I.    Rachel  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.   16,  1886. 

1536.  II.    . 

1285.  VIII.  959.  FRANK  VAN  VLECK*  BURBANK  [Lysander  T./ 
Hannah^  (Lyon),  David,®  Edward/  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was 
born  Dec.  24,  1864.  He  was  married  in  Leadville,  Colo.,  April  28,  1898, 
to  Lillian  Colbum.    They  reside  (1904)  in  Red  Cliff,  Colo. 

Children  of  Frank  V.  and  Lillian   (Colburn)   Burbank: 

1537.  I.    Warner. 

1538.  II.    Frank. 

1539.  III.    Eleanor. 

1540.  IV.    Infant,  b.  1904. 

1286.  VIII.  959.  MARY  S.^  BURBANK  (MONTGOMERY)  [Lysan- 
der T.,'  Hannah*  (Lyon),  David,®  Edward,'  Samuel,^  William,^  William*] 
was  born  in  Bitlis,  Turkey,  May  26,  1866.  She  married  Rev.  David  W. 
Montgomery,  who  is  now  (1904)  Pastor  of  5th  Congl.  Church  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C;  804  I  St.,  N.  E. 

Children  of  David  W.  and  Mary  S.  (Burbank)  Montgomery: 

1541.  I.    Dorothy  Grace,  b.  April  9,  1890. 

1542.  IL    Ruth,  b.   June   12,  1894. 

1543.  IIL    May,  b.  April  8,  1896. 

1295.  VIII.  966.  IDA  A.  FULTON^  (MATHER)  [Mary  Albina' 
(Lyon),  David,*  David,®  Edward,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William*]  was 
born  Dec.  12,  1863.  She  was  married,  July  28,  1897,  to  Edgar  Mather, 
seventh  in  lineal  descent  from  Cotton  Mather.  They  live  in  St.  Helena, 
Napa  Co.,  Calif. 

Children  of  Edgar  and  Ida  A.  (Fulton)  Mather: 

1544.  I.    Edgar  Cotton,  b.  Dec.  3,  1898. 

1545.  II.    Fnlton  Increase,  twin  brother  of  Edgar. 

1546.  IIL    Gladys  Elolse,  b.  May  7.  1901. 

1299.  VIII.  969.  EUGENIA  M.^  TENNEY  (WRIGHT)  [Sarah 
Howe'  (Lyon),  Elijah,*  David,®  Edward,*  Samuel,^'  William,^  William*] 
was  born  in  S.  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  April  29,  1845.  She  was  married 
in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Jan.  18,  1863,  to  Walter  S.  Wright,  son  of  J.  V. 
and  L.  (Blood)  Wright,  of  Shirley,  Mass.  She  has  lived  in  Minne- 
apolis, Minn.,  Chicago,  111.,  Toronto,  Canada,  Council  Bluffs,  la. ;  present 
address,  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H. 


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Children  of  Walter  S.  and  Eugenia  M.    (Tenney)   Wright: 

1547.  I.    E.  Walter,  b.  April  23,  1871;  d.  . 

1548.  II.    Esther,  b.  July  3,  1872. 

1549.  III.    J.  Wendell,  b.  Aug.  18,  1881. 

1550.  IV.    Irwin  B.,  b.  March   13,   1876. 

1551.  V.    W^alter  Newell,  b.   Feb.    22,   1881. 

1552.  VI.    Rollo  Lyon,  b.  April  12,  1888, 

1303.  VIII.  975.  HON.  JAY  FOSTER*  LYON  [Joseph  F.,^  Isaac," 
David,"*  Edward,*  Samuel,'  William,^  William^]  was  born  in  Darien, 
Wis.,  Nov.  6,  1862.  He  was  married  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  June  30,  1886, 
to  Caroline  Alida  Bayard.  He  is  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  is  now 
County  Judge  of  Walworth  Co.,  Wis. 

Children  of  Jay  Foster  and  Caroline  A.   (Bayard)   Lyon: 

1553.  I.    Bayard,  b.  Somerville,  Mass.,  April  4,   1887. 

1554.  II.    William  Ferson,  b.  Elkhorn,  Wis.,  Nov.  2,  1889. 

1555.  III.    Charles  Emanuel,  b.  Elkhorn,  Wis.,  Jan.  7,  1896. 

1556.  IV.    George  Dunham,  b.  Elkhorn,  Wis.,  July  18,  1897. 

1305.  VIII.  979.  FRANK  MOULTON*  LYON  [William  T.,^  Isaac," 
David,"  Edward,*  Samuel,*  William,^  William*]  was  born  in  Indepen- 
dence, la.,  June  29,  1866.    He  married,  Aug.  29,  1890,  Leila  E,  Wisner. 

Children  of  Frank  M.  and  Leila  E.  (Wisner)  Lyon: 

1557.  I.    Edna  liUeille,  b.  Sumner,  la.,  Jan.  31,  1892. 

1558.  IL    Howard  "W.,  b.  April  8,  1894;  d.  by  accident,  Aug.  21,  1901. 

1328.  VIII.  994.  VICTORIA  MARIA^  WADE  (BOYNTON)  [Maria^ 
(Wilbur),  Jane  W."  (Lyon),  Vinal,=  Jedediah,*  Samuel/  William,^  Will- 
iam*] was  born  Aug.  17,  1846.  She  was  married  at  North  Abington, 
Mass.,  June  6,  1867,  to  Edward  Pierson  Boynton. 

Children  of  Edward  P.  and  Victoria  M.  (Wade)  Boynton,  born  in 
North  Abington: 

1559.  I.    Hattie  May,  b.   May  2,  1871. 

1560.  II.    Florence  Avis,  b.  Sept.   6,  1883. 

1561.  IIL    Stanley  Butler,  b.  Jan.  17,  1890. 

1336.  VIII.  1001.  ARTHUR  VINAL«  LYON  [Ellis  V.,^  Vinal," 
Vinal,"  Jedediah,*  Samuel,*  William,^  William*]  was  born  in  Braintree, 
Mass.,  Jan.  12,  1863.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Amherst  College,  A.  B.,  1884; 
A.  M.,  1903;  M.  D.,  Harvard,  1887,  and  is  a  successful  practicing  physi- 
cian in  Brockton,  Mass.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  School  Board 
there  since  1888.    He  married  at  Weymouth,  Mass.,  June  30,  1887,  Mary 


174  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

A.  Bates,  daughter  of  Alpheus  and  Hannah  M.  (Smith)  Bates,  of  Wey- 
mouth. 

Children  of  Arthur  V.  and  Mary  A.  (Bates)  Lyon,  born  in  Brockton: 

1562.  L    Ellis  Vinal,  b.  May  21,  1889;  d.  Nov.  28,  1889. 

1563.  II.    Arthur  Bates,  b.  July  18,  1890. 

1564.  III.    Harold  Alpheus,  b.  Aug.  3,  1893. 

1342.  VIII.  1003.  FRANK  LYON*  GURNEY  [Chloe  R.^  (Lyon), 
Vinal,^  Vinal,^  Jedediah,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Brockton,  Mass.,  July  22,  1867.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Bridgewater 
Normal  School,  in  which  he  is  now  Instructor  in  Latin,  Geometry  and 
Astronomy.  He  was  Valedictorian  of  his  class  in  the  Brockton  High 
School,  also  in  the  Normal  School.  He  married,  June  25,  1893,  Cornelia 
A.  Churchill. 

Son  of  Frank  L.  and  Cornelia  A.   (Churchill)  Gurney: 

1565.  I.    Stndley  Churchill,  b.  June  2,  1898;  d.   Sept.   8,  1898. 

1343.  VIII.  1003.  MERTON  STUDLEY^  GURNEY  [Chloe  R.^ 
(Lyon),  Vinal,«  Vinal,^  Jedediah,"  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Brockton,  Mass.,  April  14,  1869.  He  married,  June  25,  1894, 
Ella  G.  Packard.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Brockton  High  School  and  is 
now  clerk  for  Gurney  Brothers,  watchmakers  and  jewelers — the  busi- 
ness established  in  1863  by  his  father. 

Children  of  Merton  S.  and  Ella  G.  (Packard)  Gurney,  born  in  Brock- 
ton: 

1566.  I.    Dorothy,  b.  Aug.   30,   1895. 

1567.  II.    Marion,  b.  Feb.   14,  1898. 

1344.  VIII.  1003.  SANFORD  KEITH»  GURNEY  [Chloe  R.'' 
(Lyon),  Vinal,«  Vinal,"  Jedediah,'  Samuel,*  William,^  William^]  was  born 
In  Brockton,  Mass.,  Oct.  30,  1875.  He  married  Mabelle  F.  Crocker,  Jan, 
28,  1902.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Brockton  High  School  and  of  Brown 
University,  class  of  1897.  He  is  Treasurer  of  Gurney  Brothers  Corpor- 
ation and  buyer  for  the  firm.  He  has  a  fine  baritone  voice  and  is  a 
church  quartette  singer. 

Son  of  Sanford  K.  and  Mabelle  F.   (Crocker)  Gurney: 

1568.  I.    Joseph  Gale,  b.  July  17,   1903. 

1345.  VIII.  1005.  GRANVILLE  LYON*  PACKARD  [Mary  W.' 
(Lyon),   Vinal,"  Vinal,'^   Jedediah,*   Samuel,*   William,^   William^]    was 


DESCENDA.NTS  OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   NINTH   GENERATION.  175 

born  in  Brockton,  Mass.,  Feb.   19,  1873.     He  married,   Oct.   22,   1895, 
Thersa  L.  Shepard. 

Children  of  Granville  L.  and  Thersa  L.  (Shepard)  Packard,  born  in 
Campello,  Mass.: 

1569.  I.    Mary  Esther,  b.  Feb.  11,  1902. 

1570.  IL    Lola  Shepard,  b.  Feb.  18,  1904. 

1354.  IX.  1009.  DOW«  LYON  [Royal  C.,«  Nehemiah  M.,^  Ne- 
hemiah,«  Benjamin,^  Caleb,^  John,*  John,^  William^]  was  born  at  Lodi, 
O.,  Sept.  2,  1844.  He  married  at  Dewitt,  Mich.,  April  30,  1868,  Ella  M. 
Wright,  born  in  Farmington,  Mich.,  June  14,  1851.  He  left  home  when 
quite  young  and  has  traveled  with  his  wife  in  nearly  every  State  in 
the  Union,  in  Canada,  British  Columbia,  and  Old  Mexico.  Mrs.  Lyon 
was  the  first  white  woman  to  go  down  into  the  Grand  Canyon  of 
Arizona.  In  his  extensive  travels,  Dow  Lyon  has  met  many  of  the 
name  Lyon  and  finds  that  almost  universally  they  claim  a  Scotch 
ancestry.    Dow  Lyon  is  now  (1904)  in  Petoskey,  Mich. 

Children  of  Dow  and  Ella  M.   (Wright)  Lyon,  born  at  Bengal,  Mich.: 

1571.  I.    Vemer  X.,  b.  March  24,   1869. 

1572.  IL    Royal  J.,  b.  Jan.  1,  1873. 

1359.  IX.  1010.  MARCUS  RUEL"  LYON  [Baxter,*  Nehemiah  M.,^ 
Nehemiah,'  Benjamin,^  Caleb,*  John,*  John,-  William^]  was  born  in 
Medina  County,  Ohio,  Feb.  29,  1847.  He  married,  at  Wyoming,  Iowa, 
Feb.  28,  1870,  Minerva  Miller  and  lived  at  Mt.  Pleasant  until  1874,  when 
he  moved  to  Tampico,  111.,  where  he  now  resides. 

Children  of  Marcus  R.  and  Minerva  (Miller)  Lyon,  all  but  first  two 
born  in  Tampico: 

1573.  I.    Lottie  B.,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  July  24,  1871. 

1574.  II.    Lewis  L.,  b.  Mt.  Pleasant,  111.,  Jan.  19,  1873. 

1575.  IIL    Grade,  b.  March  22,  1875;;  d.  Oct.  2,  1886. 

1576.  IV.    Katie  E.,  b.  April   23,   1880. 

1577.  V.    Martha,  b.   Nov.   25,   1882;   d.  June   5,   1884. 

1578.  VL    Rhoda  M.,  b.  Feb.   1,  1885. 

1579.  VIL    Mlna,  b.   Sept.   25,  1888. 

1580.  VIII.     Minerva,   twin   sister   of   Mina. 

1581.  IX.    Marcus  Rnel,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1891. 

1366.     IX.     1012.     ROYAL  MAY»  LYON   [William  H.,*  Nehemiah 
^^_  y  M.,''  Nehemiah,'  Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,* 

y\f  c^^Cj  t  c^'^-^.^iT'*"^    John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Craftsbury, 
^  ^  Vt.,  July  16,  1848,  and  resides   (1904)   in 

(Autograph.)  Hammond,   Ind.     He   married   in   Crafts- 

bury,  Feb.  2,  1875,  Mary  R.  Allen  and  lived  until  recently  in  Craftsbury. 


176  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Royal  May  and  Mary  R.  (Allen)  Lyon,  born  in  Crafts- 
bury: 

1582.  I.    Sarah  Mariah,  b.  Dec.  6,  1875. 

1583.  II.  SuBle  Chase,  b.  Sept.  4,  1877;  m.  George  A.  Dobbins;  res. 
Hammond,  Ind. 

1584.  III.    Benjamin  Powell,  b.  Aug.   28,   1879. 

1585.  IV.  Bessie  Jane,  b.  March  31,  1883;  m.  William  L.  Macey;  res. 
Craftsbury,  Vt. 

1586.  V.    Blanch  Edith,  b.  Feb.  23,  1885. 

1587.  VL    Lola  Belle,  b.  July  1,  1886. 

1588.  VII.    Roscoe,  b.  May  3,  1888;  d.  July  17,  1889. 

1589.  VIII.    Florence  Kthel,  b.  July  29,  1892. 

1377.  IX.  1020.  SIDNEY*  LYON  [Huntington,*  Walter/  Nehe- 
miah,^  Benjamin,*  Caleb,*  John,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Lyndon, 
111.,  Aug.  12,  1852.  He  married  at  Newport,  March  10,  1875,  Katie  G. 
Woodbury,  who  died  in  Craftsbury,  March  2,  1889.  After  the  death 
of  his  mother,  he,  with  his  brother  Ephraim,  went  to  Craftsbury  to  live 
with  a  maternal  uncle,  and  he  has  made  that  place  his  home  ever 
since.  He  is  the  only  representative  of  the  family  now  remaining  in 
Vermont. 

Children  of  Sidney  and  Katie  G.  (Woodbury)  Lyon,  born  in  Crafts- 
bury: 

1590.  I.    Elwyn,  b.  Jan.  19,  1876;  d.  April  4,  1904. 

1591.  II.    Lois,  b.  June  3,  1878;  d.  Aug.  23,  1878. 

1592.  III.    Walter  S.,  b.  June  22,  1882. 

1593.  IV.    Howard  H.,  b.  Jan.  14,  1887. 

1383.  IX.  1021.  HARLEY»  LYON  [Nathan  J.,8  Walter/ Nehemiah,' 
Benjamin,''  Caleb,*  John,^  John,''  William^]  was  born  at  Mt.  Pleasant, 
111.,  Nov.  4,  1866.  He  married,  Feb.  9,  1899,  Ella  J.  Mathews,  of  Denison, 
who  was  born  in  Hopkins,  Whiteside  Co.,  111.,  Feb.  9,  1876;  daughter  of 
Andrew  and  Rachel  Mathews.  They  live  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  and  have  one 
son: 

1594.  I.    Clifford,  b.  Dec.  25,  1900. 

1384.  IX.  1021.  FRANK  GLENN*  LYON  [Nathan  J.,«  Walter,^ 
Nehemiah,"  Benjamin,'^  Caleb,*  John,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  111.,  Nov.  28,  1868.  He  married,  Feb.  9,  1897,  Grace  Ethel 
Fellows,  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  daughter  of  Ernest  and  Addie  (Lewis)  Fel- 
lows. 

Children  of  Frank  Glenn  and  Grace  Ethel  (Fellows)  Lyon,  born  at 
Mt.  Pleasant: 

1595.  I.    Forest,  b.  Dec.  12,  1897. 

1596.  IL    Lynn,  b.  Feb.  8,  1899. 


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1397.    III.    Adelaide,  b.  June  24,  1900. 

1598.  IV.    Edith,  b.  Dec.  22,  1903. 

1387.  IX.  1022.  CHARLES  HODGES"  LYON  [Abiel  H.,*  Benja- 
min,^ Nehemiah,'  Benjamin,^  Caleb,*  John,^  John,'  William^]  was  born 
in  Charlotte,  Vt.,  Nov.  9,  1851.  He  received  a  High  School  education 
in  Chicago  and  has  engaged  in  mercantile  and  farming  business  in 
Chicago,  Blue  Island,  111.,  and  Porter,  Ind.,  where  he  now  lives  (1904). 
He  married  in  Porter,  May  8,  1880,  Emmie  Flemming,  a  native  of  Sax- 
ony, Germany,  daughter  of  Carl  and  Bertha  (Popendeick)  Flemming. 

Children  of  Charles  H.  and  Emmie   (Plemming)   Lyon: 

1599.  I.    Charles  A.,  b.   Chicago,   Nov.   3,   1881. 

1600.  IL    Fred  H.,  b.  Chicago,  Aug.  23,  1883. 

1601.  IIL    Ben  A.,  b.  Blue  Island,  111.,  Aug.  27,  188.5. 

1602.  IV.    Electa  B.,  b.  Blue  Island,  July  18,  1S87. 

1603.  V.    Elizabeth  F.,  b.  Blue  Island,  Jan.  6,  1890. 

1604.  VI.    Harry  A.,  b.  Blue  Island,  March  5,  18S1. 

1605.  VIL    Mary  Charlotte,  b.  Chicago,  Sept.  12,   1891. 

1388.  IX.  1022.  MARY  ANNA"  LYON  (GILMORE)  [Abiel  H.,« 
Benjamin,'  Nehemiah,«  Benjamin,^  Caleb,*  John,'  John,=  William^]  was 
born  in  Avington,  111.  She  married  in  New  York  City,  June  1,  1897, 
Martin  Anderson  Gilmore,  son  of  Joseph  Henry  and  Lucy  Ann  (Brown) 
Gilmore,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  They  reside  (1904)  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y., 
at  1306  Union  St. 

A  daughter: 

1606.  I.    Barbara  Blossom,  was  born  in  Schenectady,  Dec.   12,  1902. 

1389.  IX.  1022.  JENNIE"  LYON  (PATTERSON)  [Abiel  H.,«  Ben- 
jamin,' Nehemiah,*  Benjamin,"  Caleb,*  John,'  John,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Chicago,  111.,  March  5,  18C5.  She  was  married  in  New  York  City, 
June  5,  1889,  to  Charles  Edward  Patterson,  son  of  Thomas  Gowan  Tal- 
mage  and  Annette  Di  Costi  (Crane)  Patterson.  She  has  lived  in  Sea 
Cliff,  N.  Y.,  New  York  City,  and  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.  Present  address, 
IS  Sound  View,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Thomas   G.   T.   and  Jennie    (Lyon)    Patterson: 

1607.  I.    Ruth  Lyon,  b.  May  4,  1893. 

1608.  II.    Edward  Stuart,  b.  July  29,  1895. 

1609.  IIL    Roger  Williams,  b.  Aug.  23,  1900. 

1413.  IX.  1138.  MARY  EDITH"  CHENEY  (CORBIN)  [Mary  Re- 
becca*    (Lyon),   Liberty  Allen,'   Corbin,'   Jonathan,"   Aaron,*   William,' 


178  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  where  she  now  (1904) 
resides.  She  was  a  graduate  of  the  Southbridge  High  School  in  1887 
and  attended  the  Normal  School  in  Worcester.  She  married  in  South- 
bridge,  Dec.  6,  1889,  Fred  E.  Corbin,  son  of  William  and  Eliza  (Schole- 
field)  Corbin,  of  Dudley,  Mass. 

Children  of  Fred  E.  and  Mary  E.  (Cheney)  Corbin,  born  in  South- 
bridge: 

1610.  I.    Lulse  Bradford,  b.  June  15,  1892. 

1611.  II.    Donald  Cheney,  b.  Dec.  31,  1897. 

1424.  IX.  1149.  ADELBERT  C.»  LYON  [Clayton  T.,'  Prescott  M.,' 
Moses,*  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  27,  1863.  He  married,  June  2,  1896,  Irene  F. 
Aldrich  (born  in  1871).    Res.  Woodstock,  Conn.,  and  Southbridge,  Mass. 

Children  of  Adelbert  C.  and  Irene  F.   (Aldrich)  Lyon: 

1612.  I.    Adelbert  Otis,  b.  Woodstock,  June  5,  1897   (T.  R.). 
1612a.    II.    Clifford  Prescott,  b.  Aug.,  1902 (?). 

1426.  IX.  1159.  ARABELLA  LINCOLN^  LYON  (MILLER)  [Clay- 
ton T.,*  Prescott  M.,'  Moses,"  Jonathan,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,-  Will- 
iam^] was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  21,  1867.  She  was  married, 
Sept.  21,  1887,  to  Frank  Hubbard  Miller,  son  of  Philo  H.  and  Jane  E. 
(Hubbard)  Miller,  of  Ludlow,  Mass.  He  was  born  in  Hartford,  Conn., 
Sept.  14,  1866,  and  resides   (1905)   in  Woodstock. 

Children  of  Frank  H.  and  Belle    (Lyon)   Miller,  born  in  Woodstock: 

1612b.    I.    Ernest  'Ward,  b.  May  31,  1889. 

1612c.    IL    Louis  Kirke,  b.   Oct.   3,   1891. 

1612d.    III.    Ada  Belle,  b.  Jan.   25,   1896. 

1612e.    IV.    Dewitt  Howry,  b.  Jan.   30,  1898. 

1612f.    V.    Clyde  Wallace,  b.  Aug.  31,  1901. 

1435.  IX.  1165.  EUGENE  FAIRFIELD'  McPIKE  [Nannie  Louise' 
(Lyon),  Luther  W.,  Jr.,^  Luther  W.,*  Isaiah,^  Aaron,*  William,^  John,= 
William^]  was  born  in  Alton,  111.,  July  18,  1870,  son  of  Henry  Guest 
McPike,  ex-Mayor  of  Alton.  Early  education,  1878-1885,  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  Rockford,  111.  He  attended  Rockford  Business 
College,  1886-1887.  Entered  the  service  of  Illinois  Mutual  (Fire)  Insur- 
ance Company  July  1,  1887,  in  its  branch  oflace  in  Chicago.  Engaged 
in  business,  1890,  as  a  landscape  and  commercial  photographer.  En- 
tered service  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  Company,  Chicago,  1894, 
being  now,  1905,  Chief  Clerk  to  the  First  Assistant  General  Freight 


DESCENDANTS  OF  WILLIAM  LYON,  NINTH  GENERATION.  179 

Agent,  Chicago.  Has  specialized  in  regard  to  the  transportation  of 
dairy  products  and  other  perishable  freight. 

He  was  married  in  Chicago,  Sept.  2,  1895,  to  Ada  Florence  Denton, 
born  in  London,  England,  in  1870,  daughter  of  the  late  John  Denton,  Sr. 
An  active  and  successful  business  man,  Mr.  McPike  has  found  time  for 
historical,  scientific  and  bibliographic  researches,  and  has  been  since 
1897  a  frequent  contributor  to  American  and  foreign  periodicals,  his- 
torical, antiquarian  and  astronomical.  A  collection  of  his  sketches 
entitled  "Tales  of  Our  Forefathers"  was  published  in  1898  by  Joel 
Munsell's  Sons.  He  has  taken  especial  interest  in  genealogical  re- 
searches and  published  interesting  papers  on  the  McPike,  Lyon  and 
other  families.  It  was  through  his  encouragement  that  the  Lyon  Me- 
morial had  its  inception,  he  having  himself  at  one  time  purposed  to 
undertake  the  task. 

His  attention  has  been  given  of  late  more  especially  to  strictly 
bibliographical  research.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bibliographical  So- 
ciety of  America  and  of  the  Institut  International  de  Bibliographie, 
Brussels,  and  he  is  earnestly  endeavoring  to  arouse  interest  in  this 
important  line  of  work  among  his  countrymen.  History  is  for  him  a 
fascinating  pursuit  and  he  maintains  a  membership  in  the  New  Jersey 
Historical  Society  and  the  State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin.  His 
present  address  is  290  East  Forty-second  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Children  of  Eugene  F.  and  Ada  F.  (Denton)  McPike: 

1613.  I.    Klizabetta,  b.  Chicago,  June  11,  1897. 

1614.  IL    Helen,  b.  Chicago,  Oct.  19,  1903. 

1437.  IX.  1184.  WILLIAM  STEPHEN'  LYON  [Elijah,^  William,^ 
Nathan,«  Ephraim,^  Moses,'  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in 
West  Springfield,  Mass.,  April  27,  1847,  although  his  parents  were  resi- 
dents at  that  time  of  Southampton,  where  he  has  always  lived  (1904). 
He  was  formerly  a  builder;  now  has  a  grain  and  saw  mill.  He  married 
in  Southampton,  May  1,  1872,  Celia  Bartlett,  daughter  of  Thaddeus  and 
Sena  (Clark)  Bartlett,  of  Southampton. 

Children  of  William  S.  and  Celia  (Bartlett)  Lyon,  all  but  the  first 
born  in  Southampton: 

1615.  I.  Lnella  Rose,  b.  Westfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  19,  1872;  res.  (1904) 
North  Craftsbury,  Vt.;  educated  in  Southampton  High  School,  Westfleld 
Normal,  Springfield  Business  School;  teacher  of  commercial  branches; 
res.    (1904)    North  Craftsbury,  Vt. 

1616.  IL    Hattie  May,  b.  Sept.  4,  1875;  m.  . 

1617.  IIL    Helen,  b.  Aug.  21,  1878;  d.  June  28,  1885. 

1618.  IV.    Ruby,  b.  March  22,  1888;  d.  May,  1889. 

1619.  V.    Marcus  Elijah,  b.  Aug.   27.   1885. 


180  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1466.  IX.  1239.  VALETTA  MARION"  PAINE  (DARLING)  [Ruth 
Hannah^  (Brown),  Hannah  Lydia''  (Lyon),  Lyman,"  Lyman,''  Nehemiah,^ 
William,^  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  24,  18G2. 
She  was  educated  in  Powers  Institute,  Bernardston,  Mass.  She  has 
taken  active  part  in  educational  work  as  teacher  and  superintendent 
of  public  schools.  She  was  married  in  Packersville,  Conn.,  Dec.  31, 
1891,  to  Robards  Nelson  Darling,  son  of  Judge  J.  R.  and  Sarah  Maria 
(Taisey)  Darling,  of  Groton,  Vt.,  where  she  now  lives. 

Children  of  Robards  N.  and  Valetta  M.   (Paine)   Darling: 

1620.  I.    Ruth  Maria,  b.  Feb.  16,  1896. 

1621.  II.    Evalona  Jessie,  b.  June  8,  1903. 

1467.  IX.  1239.  CLARENCE  EUGENE'  PAINE  [Ruth  Hannah* 
(Brown),  Hannah  Lydia^  (Lyon),  Lyman,«  Lyman,''  Nehemiah,'  William,'' 
John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock  Valley,  May  1,  1866.  He  is  a 
blacksmith.  Present  address.  Cygnet,  Ohio.  He  married  first,  in  Put- 
nam, Conn.,  Nov.  25,  1888,  Bertha  Alice  Engel,  daughter  of  Fred  and 
Elizabeth  Engel.  He  was  of  Germany,  she  of  Willimantic,  Conn.  He 
married  second,  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  May  23,  1900,  Hattie  (Dunn)  Crawford, 
daughter  of  Joe  and  Eliza  (Bryant)  Dunn,  of  Peru,  Ind. 

Children  of  Clarence  E.  and  Bertha  Alice  (Engel)  Paine: 

1622.  I.    Clara  Ruth,  b.  Wauregan,  Conn.,  May  28,  1890. 

1623.  II.    Andrew  Harrison,  b.  Plainfield,  Conn.,  Sept.  1,  1891. 

1469.  IX.  1239.  CARRIE  EVA"  PAINE  (CURRIN)  [Ruth  Han- 
nah' (Brown),  Hannah  Lydia'  (Lyon),  Lyman,"  Lyman,"*  Nehemiah,^ 
William,^'  John.^*  William^]  was  born  in  Woodstock  Valley,  May  25, 
1869.  She  is  a  photographic  artist-  She  was  married  in  Southbridge, 
Mass.,  Nov.  1,  1894,  to  William  Howard  Currin,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Jane  (Orr)  Currin,  of  Southbridge.  [Samuel  Currin  died  in  South- 
bridge,  April  20,  1890.]     They  live  (1904)  in  Spencer,  Mass. 

Daughter  of  William  H.  and  Carrie  Eva  (Paine)  Currin: 

1624.  I.    Pauline  Katon,  b.  Spencer,  April  12,  1903. 

1470.  IX.  1242.  ALICE  JANE"  BAILEY  (BROWN)  [Liliam  A.« 
(Brown),  Hannah  Lydia'  (Lyon),  Lyman,"  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  William,' 
John,^  William']  was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  April  16,  1869. 
Graduate  of  Southbridge  High  School.  She  was  married  in  North 
Woodstock,  Dec.  10,  1891,  to  John  C.  Brown,  son  of  Chauncey  and  Mary 
(Gerould)  Brown,  of  Southbridge. 


DESCENDANTS  OF   WILLIAM   LYON,   NINTH   GENERATION.  181 

Daughter  of  John  C.  and  Alice  Jane  (Bailey)  Brown: 
1625.    I.    Ruth  Lilian,  b.  Southbridge,  Dec.   12,  1892. 

1471.  IX.  1243.  BERTHA  HARRIET'  BROWN  (PAINE)  [William 
Harrison,*  Hannah  Lydia^  (Lyon),  Lyman,'  Lyman,^  Nehemiah,*  Will- 
iam,^ Jolin,^'  William^]  was  born  in  North  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Sept.  30, 
1875.  She  was  married  in  Southbridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  20,  1884,  to  Irving 
Albert  Paine,  son  of  Albert  Aplin  and  Ellen  (Morse)  Paine,  of  North 
Woodstock. 

Children  of  Irving  A.  and  Bertha  H.  (Brown)  Paine: 
1636.    L    Cyril  Albert,  b.  North  Woodstock,  Feb.  5,  1885. 

1627.  II.    Christian  Slarlon,  b.   Southbridge,  Mass.,  March   13,   1885. 

1519.  IX.  1277.  CHARLES  REED'  LYON  [George  R.,«  Isaac  R./ 
Samuel,'  David,*  Edward,*  Samuel,^  William,^  William^]  was  born  in 
Waukegan,  111.,  Dec.  18,  1870.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
city  and  a  graduate  of  Riverview  Military  Academy,  at  Poughkeepsie, 
N.  Y.  Also  took  a  course  in  Harvard  College.  Is  now  a  Colonel  on 
Governor  Yates'  Staff,  a  member  of  Hamilton  Club,  Chicago,  a  member 
of  Waukegan  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  Waukegan  Chapter  and  Com- 
mandery  and  Oriental  Consistory  in  Chicago.  Now  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business  in  Waukegan. 

He  married,  June  20,  1900,  Maude  Smibert,  who  was  born  at  West- 
port,  Conn.,  Aug.  27,  1874.    They  have  no  children. 

1520.  IX.  1277.  WILLIAM  ISAAC  LYON  [George  R.,»  Isaac  R.,'' 
Samuel,'  David,^  Edward,*  Samuel,*  William,=  William^]  was  born  in 
Waukegan,  111.,  Aug.  19,  1874.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that 
city  and  a  graduate  of  Riverview  Military  Academy,  Poughkeepsie, 
N.  Y.  A  member  of  Waukegan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Waukegan 
Chapter  and  Commandery  and  Oriental  Consistory  of  Chicago.  Re- 
ceived a  commission  as  Major  in  one  of  the  Illinois  Provisional  Regi- 
ments of  the  Spanish  war.  Now  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business 
in  Waukegan,  111. 

He  married  Mary  Cantine,  who  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Jan. 
23,  1875. 

Son  of  William  I.  and  Mary  (Cantine)  Lyon,  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  T.: 

1628.  I.    George  Reed,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1903. 


COLERAIN  BRANCH 

(LYONS) 

A  separate  chapter  is  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  David  Lyon, 
'No.  229,  fourth  in  descent  from  William  Lyon,  of  Roxbury,  merely  for 
the  reason  that  in  this  branch  of  the  family  the  name  has  been  written 
Lyons,  and  this  ordinarily  would  be  conclusive  proof  that  it  had  no  con- 
nection with  the  Lyon  family.  The  final  "s"  seems  to  have  been  added 
at  the  time  that  the  family  moved  to  Colerain,  but  the  oldest  son,  at 
least,  had  adopted  it  soon  after  he  went  to  Sharon  to  study  medicine. 
In  an  exercise  book  in  possession  of  the  writer  is  found  in  boyish  hand 
the  autograph  Jerre  Lyon  with  date  1783.  In  the  same  book,  the  sig- 
nature is  found  also  with  the  "s,"  and  an  "acrostic"  on  his  name  pre- 
sented to  him  "with  true  respect,"  but  anonymously,  dated  November 
23,  1785,  has  the  final  "s."  Autographs  of  David  himself  and  of  his 
sons  Seth  and  Jesse,  which  will  be  found  in  their  respective  places, 
written  before  the  removal  to  Colerain,  all  read  Lyon,  but  the  inscrip- 
tion on  David's  tombstone  is  David  Lyons.  Since  the  oldest  son  was 
the  scholar  in  the  family,  it  is  likely  that  he  was  the  one  responsible 
for  the  change,  but  his  reason  for  making  it  can  be  only  conjectured. 
It  seems  likely  that  in  Sharon,  where  there  were  several  members  of 
another  Lyon  family — descendants  of  Peter  Lyon,  of  Dorchester — he 
wished  to  have  it  known  that  he  was  not  of  that  family.  If  this  be  the 
true  explanation,  we  must  infer  that  the  Roxbury  and  the  Dorchester 
families  did  not  recognize  any  bond  of  relationship.  The  fact  remains 
that  David's  descendants  have  all  borne  the  name  Lyons,  except  as  a 
few  have  come  to  understand  that  this  is  not  the  ancestral  name. 

229.  V.  73.  DAVID=  LYON  (S)  [Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,"  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1737  [O.  S.]  (T.  R.)  and 
died  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Sept.  8,  1803;  buried  in  the  cemetery  on  the  hill. 
The  inscription  on  his  tombstone  reads: 

In 

Memory  of 

Mr.  David  Lyons, 

who  died  8th  Sept., 

1803,  in  the 

67th  yr.  of 

his  age. 

Behold  fond  man! 

.    See  here  thy  pictured  life. 

182 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),    FIFTH    GENERATION.  183 

That  David  was  a  person  of  some  force  of  character  appears  from 
records  of  the  Second  Church  in  Roxbury,  to  which  he  belonged,  where 
we  find  that  repeatedly  "David  Lyon  was  appointed  to  take  care  of 
disorderly  persons  on  the  Lord's  day  at  the  meeting  house."  Intimately 
associated  as  was  his  family  with  that  of  the  ardently  patriotic  Drapers, 
it  seems  rather  strange  that  David's  name  does  not  appear  among  those 
who  rendered  service  in  the  Revolution.  His  half-brother,  Daniel,  was 
a  minute  man,  and  at  least  one  of  his  wife's  brothers  was  in  the  war. 
His  own  brother,  Benjamin,  was  a  deaf  mute,  and  he  had  a  sister  simi- 
larly afflicted.  His  father  died  when  he  was  only  fifteen,  so  that  it 
may  be  that  the  burden  of  family  cares  prevented  him  from  volunteer- 
ing for  military  duty.  That  he  was  loyal  to  his  country  appears  from 
the  circumstance  that  he  was  appointed  in  1781  collector  of  taxes  for 
Roxbury.  His  commission,  dated  Dec.  1,  1781,  signed  by  H.  Gardner, 
is  a  treasured  possession  of  Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  presented 
to  him  by  his  cousin,  Mrs.  Marie  (Lyons)  Van  Wormer,  of  Scranton,  Pa. 

It  is  a  well-authenticated  tradition  of  the  family  that  David  par- 
ticipated in  the  Boston  "Tea  Party"  in  1774.  His  wife,  Abigail  Draper, 
told  the  story  to  at  least  one  person  who  is  still  living,  Mr.  Fred  D. 
Lyons,  of  Susquehanna,  Pa. 

In  October,  1784,  David  Lyon  moved  with  his  family  to  Colerain, 
accepting  the  chances  of  a  pioneer  life  in  the  far  West  of  that  day. 
Church  records  state  that  on  Feb.  20,  1786,  he  formally  surrendered  his 
pew  in  the  old  church. 

As  keeper  of  the  village  tavern  he  was,  during  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  a  prominent  figure  in  Colerain.  The  old  tavern  is  no  longer  stand- 
ing, but  a  photograph,  taken  long  after  it  had  ceased  to  be  a  public 
house,  is  extant,  and.  has  been  reproduced  for  this  book  (presented  to 
the  writer  by  James  M.  Lyons,  of  Dorchester,  a  grandson  of  David). 
A  portion  of  the  decorated  wainscoting  of  the  old  tavern  is  preserved 
in  the  Historical  Museum  in  Deerfield, 
Mass.  The  autograph  of  David,  which 
tells  its  own  story  of  limitation  in  educa-  C  '^JcX.i- 
tional  advantages,  is  taken  from  a  deed  of    ^"^  ^'^r^^ 

land  sold  by  him  in  1792  to  his  son  Jerre,  (Autograph  1792 ) 

this  document,  together  with  many  other 

interesting  family  relics,  being  in  possession  of  Mrs.  Ada   (Sprague) 
Pratt,  grand-daughter  of  Jerre. 

Nearly  all  the  records  of  the  descendants  of  David  have  been 
obtained  from  family  Bibles  and  similar  authentic  private  sources  of 


184  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

information.  The  record  will  be  found  very  nearly  complete.  From 
the  records  of  the  Second  Church  in  Roxbury  we  learn  that  on  Feb.  9, 
1764,  David  Lyon  and  Abigail  Draper  were  married  by  Rev.  Nathaniel 
Walker.  Abigail  Draper  was  born  in  Newton,  Mass.,  June  11,  1740 
(David  Lyon's  Family  Bible)  [June  13,  1741,  Draper  Gen.] ;  died  at  Cole- 
rain,  May  6,  1829;  buried  by  the  side  of  David.  Her  epitaph  reads:  "In 
memory  of  Mrs.  Abagail,  consort  of  Mr.  David  Lyons,  who  died  May 
6,  1829,  in  the  89th  year  of  her  age. 

"The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just 
"Will  flourish  though  they  sleep  in  dust." 

She  was  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  and  Relief  Draper.t  After  the 
death  of  her  husband  she  married  Judge  Parker  and  went  to  live  with 
him  in  Amherst,  but  returned  to  Colerain,  perhaps  after  his  death,  and 
lived  in  the  old  "tavern"  with  her  son  Aaron.  David  Lyon  had  nine 
children,  seven  of  them  married,  and  ninety-five  grandchildren,  sixty- 
eight  of  them  bearing  the  name  Lyons;  twenty-seven  born  during  his 
lifetime.  His  great  grandchildren  numbered  about  one  hundred  and 
eighty-five.  Among  the  Probate  Records  in  Northampton  is  found  the 
will  of  David  Lyon,  dated  Jan.  19,  1802;  probated  Jan.  3,  1804.  Its  text 
is  as  follows:  In  the  name  of  God  Amen,  this  nineteenth  day  of  Janu- 
ary, A.  D.  1802,  I,  David  Lyon  (sic),  of  Colerain,  in  the  County  of  Hamp- 
shire and  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  yeoman,  being  weak  in 
body,  perfect  in  mind  and  memory,  thanks  be  given  to  God  therefor, 
calling  to  mind  the  mortality  of  my  body  and  knowing  that  it  is  ap- 
pointed for  all  men  once  to  die,  do  make  and  ordain  this,  my  last  will 
and  testament,  viz.,  principally  and  first  of  all,  I  give  and  recommend 
my  soul  into  the  hands  of  God  that  gave  it  &  my  body  I  give  «6;  recom- 
end  to  the  earth  to  be  buried  in  a  decent  and  Christian  like  manner  at 
the  discretion  of  my  executors,  nothing  doubting  but  at  the  general 
resurrection  I  shall  receive  the  same  again  by  the  mighty  power  of  God, 
&  as  touching  such  worldly  estate  as  it  has  pleased  God  to  bless  me 


tJames  (1)  Draper,  born  Heptonstall,  England,  1622,  fourth  son  of 
Thon-.as  Draper,  came  to  America  before  16!J0;  died  Roxbury,  July,  1694, 
buried  in  West  Roxbury  Cemetery  near  the  Lyon  lot.  His  wife  was 
Miriam  Stansfield,  born  Heptonstall,  Nov.  27,  1625;  died  Roxbury,  Jan., 
1697. 

Captain  Jonathan  (2)  Draper,  b.  Roxbury,  May  15,  1670;  d.  Feb.  28, 
1747;    m.   Sarah   Jackson,  b.  Newton,  Nov.   8,   1620. 

Capt.  Thomas  (3)  Draper,  b.  March  14,  1709;  died  NQ,wton,  1769.  His 
daughter,  Abigail  (4)  was  the  seventh  of  fifteen  children.  The  state- 
ment in  "The  Drapers  in  America"  that  Abigail  Draper  married  Ensign 
John  Baker  was  true  of  another  Abigail  Draper,  of  Roxbury. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONs),    FIFTH    GENERATION.  185 

with  in  this  life,  I  give  devise  &  dispose  of  the  same  in  the  following 
manner  and  form,  viz.: 

Imprimis — I  give  &  bequeath  to  Abigail,  my  dearly  beloved  wife, 
one  good  riding  horse,  two  cows  &  six  sheep  and  the  whole  of  the 
movable  property  in  the  house,  and  the  third  of  the  real  estate.  Item — 
I  give  to  my  beloved  son  Jerre  Lyon  ten  dollars.  Item — I  give  to  my 
beloved  son  Jesse  Lyon  twenty-nine  dollars  and  seventeen  cents.  Item 
— I  give  my  beloved  daughter,  Nancy  Chandler,  four  dollars.  Item — I 
give  to  my  beloved  son  Daniel  Lyon  ten  dollars. 

Item — I  give  to  my  beloved  son  Aaron  Lyon  the  whole  of  my  real 
estate  lying  in  Colerain,  including  my  wife's  third  after  her  decease  & 
the  whole  of  my  farming  tools,  and  I  order  and  direct  that  my  son 
Aaron  Lyon  pay  to  my  son  Joel  Lyon  one  hundred  pounds,  to  be  paid  in 
three  payments,  the  first  to  be  in  one  year  after  my  decease  &  the  same 
sum  annually  untill  it  is  all  paid.  And  I  further  order  that  my  son 
Aaron  Lyon  pay  to  my  beloved  daughter  Polly  Lyon,  sixty  pounds 
when  she  shall  be  eighteen  years  of  age  or  when  married,  if  she  should 
be  married  before  that  age,  and  I  order  that  my  daughter  Polly  shall 
have  the  privilege  of  making  a  home  of  my  house  that  I  have  given 
to  Aaron  while  she  is  a  single  woman,  or  untill  she  is  married,  and  I 
further  order  that  my  son  Aaron  provide  suitable  fire  wood,  cut  and 
at  the  house,  to  my  wife  for  one  fire  during  her  widowhood. 

Item — I  give  to  my  beloved  son  Joel  Lyon  one  hundred  pounds, 
which  I  have  ordered  my  son  Aaron  to  pay  to  him.  Item — I  give  to  my 
daughter,  Polly  Lyon,  sixty  pounds,  which  I  have  ordered  my  son  Aaron 
to  pay  to  her.  And  I  constitute  and  ordain  my  dearly  beloved  wife 
Abigail  executrix  &  my  beloved  son  Jerre  Lyon  executor  of  this  my 
last  will  &  testament,  in  witness  v/hereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  seal  the  day  and  year  above  written. 

DAVID  LYON.     [Seal.] 

Witnesses,  Jonathan  McGee,  Washington  Moore,  Theodore  Janes. 

Children  of  David  and  Abigail  (Draper)  Lyon  (dates  of  birth  from 
a  "true  copy"  of  record  in  David's  own  family  Bible) : 

*1700.    I.    Jerre,  b.   Roxbury,   Mass.,    Feb.    15,    1765;   d.   Chesterfield,   N. 
H.,   Oct.   23,   1825. 

*1701.  II.  Jesse,  b.  Roxbury,  May  18,  1767;  d.  Colerain,  Oct.  26,  1830. 
1703.  III.  Seth,  b.  Roxbury,  Jan.  26,  1770;  killed  in  wrestling,  Col- 
rain,  June  20, 
1789  (Fam.  Bi- 
ble of  Daniel 
Lyons,  No.  1705); 
buried  Colerain;' 
G.  R.  says  "died 
very      suddenly 

June   29,   1789,   in  (Autograph  178S. 

ye  20th  year  of  his  age." 


186 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 


1703.    IV.    Abigail,  b.  Roxbury,  June  18,  1772;  d.  July  21,  1772. 

»1704.    V.    Nancy,  b.  Roxbury,  Aug.  17,  1775;  d.  Colerain,  June  5,  1832. 

*1705.  VL  Daniel,  b.  Roxbury,  May  26,  1778;  d.  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  Sept. 
7,   1850. 

*170e.  VIL  Aaron,  b.  Roxbury,  Sept.  10,  1780;  d.  Colerain,  Mass., 
Nov.   3,   1863. 

*1707.  VIIL  Joel,  b.  Roxbury,  Jan.  17,  1783;  d.  Gill,  Mass.,  Sept.  11, 
1857. 

♦1708.  IX.  Polly,  b.  Colerain,  Mass.,  July  24,  1788;  m.  "William  Wil- 
son; d.   Greenfield,  Sept.   28,   1862    (Mr.   Wilson's   Fam.   Bible)    [Sept.   24]. 

1700.  VI.  229.  JERRE^  LYONS  [David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  15,  1765,  and 
died  in  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  Oct.  23,  1825.  He  was  married  first,  at 
Sharon,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1790,  by  Rev.  Philip  Curtis,  to  Mary   [Polly] 


(Autograph,  1783.) 

Richards,  who  was  born  July  15,  1765.    She  was  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Mary  (Belcher)  Richards,t  of  Sharon  [Canton],  Mass.    She  died  in 


tBenjamin  Richards  was  fourth  in  descent  from  Edward  (1)  Rich- 
ards of  Plymouth,  Eng.,  who  came  in  ship  Lyon  in  1632  and  settled  in 
Dedham;  called  "Gentleman  Richards";  m.  Susan  Huntington,  sister  of 
Elder  Huntington  of  Dedham.  He  d.  June  25,  1684.  His  son,  Nathaniel 
(2),  m.  Mary  Aldis,  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Eliot)  Aldis.  Sarah  Eliot 
was  daughter  of  Philip  and  niece  of  John  Eliot,  the  "Apostle."  Jeremiah 
(3),  second  son  of  Nathaniel  Richards,  married  Hannah  Fisher,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Fuller)  Fisher.  He  came  from  Dedham  to 
West  Roxbury.  His  second  son,  William  (4),  m.  Elizabeth  Baker,  dau. 
of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Pike)  Baker.  He  made  his  home  in  Sharon 
[Stoughtonham].  Benjamin  (5),  third  son  of  William  Richards,  m.  Mary 
Belcher  of  Stoughton,  whose  mother's  maiden  name  was  Mary  Howard 
(or  Hayward).  He  had  eleven  children.  One  of  his  daughters,  Hannah, 
m.   April   16,   1789,   Andrew   Capen   and   was   the    mother    of   Hon.   Nahum 

Capen   of  Boston,   who   was   thus   own 
cousin    of    the    children    of    Jerre    and 
P  Mary    (Richards)    Lyons.     Mary  Rich- 

^■^-A.^  ards  w^as  one  of  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren: 1.  Mary;  2.  Elizabetli;  3.  Ben- 
jamin; 4.  Hannah;  5.  Luke;  6.  Lucy; 
7.  Barna;  8.  Pruda;  9.  Thomas;  10. 
Nancy.  Compare  names  with  those 
(Autograph  1854)  of  her  own  children. 


ilCOAVv- 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),   SIXTH   GENERATION.  187 

Colerain,  May  6,  1808.  She  was  a  woman  of  devoted  piety  and  strongly 
impressed  upon  her  numerous  children  her  personality,  ruling  her 
household  with  conscientious  rigor  of  discipline.  Jerre  married  sec- 
ond, in  Colerain,  Dec.  1,  1808,  Sarah  Marquand  Nye,  born  Feb.  21,  1785, 
of  whose  parentage  nothing  has  been  learned.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band forty-five  years,  becoming  the  wife  of  John  Miller,  who  died,  how- 
ever, many  years  before  she  did.§ 

Jerre  went  to  Sharon  at  the  age  of  18  to  study  medicine  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  Elijah  Hewins.  The  diary  of  the  boy  student  of  medicine, 
in  possession  of  Mrs.  Ada  K.  Pratt  (No.  1855),  jejune  as  it  is,  is  full  of 
interest.  It  opens  May  10,  1784,  when  he  records  that  he  came  from 
Roxbury  to  Sharon,  and  that  he  "shot  a  bird  with  a  gun."  He  gives, 
week  by  week,  full  reports  of  the  sermons  of  Mr.  Philip  Curtis.  Here 
are  a  few  items:  May  20,  R.  B.  came  to  Dr.  H.  for  medicine  for  dropsy; 
he  gave  jalap  and  iron  filings.  May  23,  Sunday;  read  "No  Cross,  No 
Crown."  May  26:  Election  day.  Bought  election  cakes;  apple  trees  in 
full  bloom.  May  27,  Mr.  Jeremiah  Richards  came  to  be  blooded.  May 
28,  made  two  houses  for  birds  called  martins.    May  31,  this  day  dropped 

corn.  June  3,  went  to  Mr 's  and  drank  "shells."  June  6,  sacrament 

day,  spent  some  of  my  time  reading  the  Dialogues  and  Letters  of  The- 
ron  and  Aspasia,  which  delighted  me  very  much.  [A  religious  book; 
I  have  a  copy  of  it. — Ed.]  June  8,  Uncle  Ebenezer  Richards  (See  No. 
232)  had  a  son  born  [David];  June  11,  ate  some  strawberries;  went  to 
Mr.  Joseph  Hewins'  and  drank  some  gin  and  some  toddy  (rum  and 
water).  June  13,  B.  I.  was  blooded  and  had  a  mess  of  bitters  (sic). 
June  14,  Uncle  Eben.  Richards  worked  on  a  window  frame.  June  15, 
went  to  Mr.  Benjamin  Richards'  and  saw  many  fine  ladies  ("dominae 
or  virgines")  and  spent  several  hours  with  Polly  Richards;  spent  the 
evening  in  a  very  agreeable  manner  in  conversation  with  Miss  Polly. 
[Here  in  the  diary  Jerre  for  the  first  time  writes  partly  in  cypher,  the 
passage  relating  to  Polly  Richards  being  entirely  in  this  cypher.  The 
point  of  interest  is  that  this  was  the  beginning  of  the  courtship  that 
lasted  until  he  finished  his  medical  studies  six  years  later.]  June  17, 
was  pall  bearer  at  funeral  of  the  pastor's  little  daughter,  and  "saw  her 
safely  interred,  ut  spero."  June  24,  last  evening  went  to  Mr.  Benjamin 
Richards'  and  spent  very  agreeable  hours  [this  in  cypher]  with  Miss 
Polly,  and  returned  in  the  morning  "cum  contenta  mente."  Records 
that  he  learned  Polly's  age.    June  25,  bled  Mr.  T.  [the  first  patient  he 


§John  Miller,  son  of  Robert  and  Martha   (Ritchie)   Miller,  was  born 
Jan.   13,  1792,  and  died  in  Colerain,  Aug.   20,  1848.. 


188 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 


had  bled].  June  26,  began  to  keep  Dr.  H.'s  accounts.  June  28,  had  a 
visit  from  his  "marm"  [mother] ;  took  tea  with  her  at  his  Uncle  Bben's. 
July  1,  raked  and  pitched  a  load  of  hay.  It  was  a  very  simple  rural 
life  they  lived  in  those  days,  but  it  developed  men  and  women  of  strong 
moral  fiber. 

Throughout  his  life  Jerre  kept  up  his  diary  with  daily  entries  in 
microscopic  handwriting,  the  entries  for  one  month  filling  only  one  page 
7x3^^  inches. 

Jerre  Lyon  passed  his  exam- 
inations to  enter  Harvard  college; 
this  is  recorded  in  his  diary.  He 
took  at  least  a  medical  course  there, 
but  the  records  of  the  college, 
which  are  confessedly  incomplete, 
do  not  contain  his  name.  He  went 
to  Colerain  in  1790  and  practiced 
medicine  there  successfully  more 
than  twenty  years.  About  1813  he 
removed  to  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  where  he  spent  the  remaining  years  of 
his  life. 

Children  of  Jerre  and  Mary   (Richard)   Lyons: 
*ir09.    I.     Luke,  b.   Colerain,   Oct.   2,    1791;   d.   Jerseyville,   111.,  Jan.    11. 
1845. 

*1710.    II.    Betsey,  b.  Colerain,  Aug-.  22,  1793;  d.  Colerain,  Feb.  26,  1871. 

1711.    III.    Mary,  b.  Colerain,  March  20,  1795;  d.  March  29,   1795. 
*1713.    IV.    Nathan  Holmes,  b.  Colerain,  Jan.  7,  1796;  d.  Montrose,  Pa., 
April    24,    1877. 

*1713.    V.    Jerre,  b.   Colerain,   March   28,    1798;    d.   Montrose,   Pa.,   June 
20    1875 

'  *1714.    VI.     Nancy,    b.    Colerain,    Sept.    10,    1800;    d. 
5,   1839. 

*1715.    VII.     Benjamin   Richards,   b.    Colerain,   Nov. 

rose.   Pa.,   Aug.    17,   1890. 

171C.    VIII.       Barna, 

b.      Colerain,      April      6. 

1805;     d.     Montrose     Pa.,' 


(Autograph  1783.) 


Gill,    Mass.,    March 
4,    1802;    d.    Mont- 


Oct.   19,   1830. 


J. 


(.Autogrpah  1828. 


*1717.    IX.    Lorenzo,  b.   Coleraine,   April   18,   1807;   d.   Waimea,  Hav/aii, 
Oct.  6,  1886. 

Children  of  Jerre  and  Sarah  M.    (Nye)   Lyons: 
*1718.    X.     Mary    E}lvin,   b.    Colerain,    Nov.    5,    1809;    d.    Traverse    City, 
Mich.,   March    11,    1879. 

1719.    XI.     Hannah   Adallne,   b.    Colerain,   Dec.    19,    1812;    m.    in   Cairo, 

Greene   Co.,   N.   Y..   Nov.    8,    1848,   to   Tliomas   Newton   Smith,   a   farmer   in 

Cairo,   where   he   d.   Jan.   30,   1883.     She   is   still   living   and   at   the  age   of 

^j^      .      --  ^  92    is    able    not    only    to    read    but    to 

,^W>^  Ov_#     Vv       »  -^  occupy    herself    with    embroidery.     On 

r  ,^^^^^^''fl4/A\/ft<^^    '^■'Ult^^  the  occasion   of  her  90th  birthday  her 

^^  ff  relatives,    scattered    widely    in    many 

,  .     ,  .    ,^,.         ^  staes,  united  in  sending  her  as  a  sur- 

(Aiuograpb  iBto.)  prise   an   autograph  album   which   she 

prizes  highly.     Slie  has  made  ner  home  for  many  years   with  her  niece, 

Mrs.  A.   K.  Pratt,   in  Traverse  City,  Mich. 


ADALINE  H.  LYONS  ^SIVIITH). 
ae  92,  p.  188 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),   SIXTH    GENERATION.  189 

*1720.    XII.     Joel    Draper,    b.    Chesterfield,    N.    H.,    May    15,    1815  ;§    d. 
Montrose,  Pa.,  April  5,  1895. 

*1731.    XIII.     James   Monroe,   b.    Chesterfield,    May    29,    1817;    d.    Cairo, 
N.  Y.,  March   14,   1883. 

1722.  XIV.  John  Q.uincy  Adams,  b.  Chesterfield,  Dec.  29,  1819;  d. 
Chesterfield,  April  8,  1822. 

1701.  VI.  229.  JESSE'  LYONS  [David=  (Lyon),  Benjamin,' 
Joseph,"  John,'  William']  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  May  18,  1767,  and 
died  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1830.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  was 
apprenticed  to  Samuel  Daggett,  Jr.,  of  Dedham,  to  learn  "the  trade  and 
mystery  of  a  housewright." 
See  appendix  for  full  text  of 

the     articles     of      indenture,  ^-d^^X-^—-*  Cp^  Z-*^^:^^'^ 

which  are  now  in  possession  y^/     y^^^^""      ^^'^  Z^         ^ 

of  Jesse's  son,  J.  M.  Lyons,  of 
Dorchester.  The  document 
bears  the  signatures,  in  per-  (Autograph  1792.) 

feet    preservation,    of     David 

Lyon  and  his  sons  Jesse  and  Seth  Lyon.    How  apt  an  apprentice  Jesse 
proved  will  appear  from  what  follows. 

The  Springfield  Republican,  of  Sept.  25,  1904,  contains  an  interest- 
ing account  of  the  rescuing  from  neglect  of  the  beauitful  old  pulpit 
built  more  than  a  century  ago  for  the  old  North  River  meeting  house 
but  not  deemed  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  audience  room  of  the  newer 
church  building  and  so  allowed  to  rest  in  obscurity  in  the  basement. 
This  pulpit  was  built,  it  is  stated,  by  Jesse  Lyons,  "a  noted  Workman 
of  his  day,  the  head  of  the  Lyons  furniture  works  at  Lyonsville,  Cole- 
rain.  Architects  and  good  judges  who  have  examined  the  work  of  Mr. 
Lyons,  say  that  there  is  hardly  a  more  beautiful  specimen  of  pulpit 
architecture  in  the  country  outside  of  King's  chapel  and  the  new  Old 
South  in  Boston.  Other  specimens  of  Mr.  Lyons'  skill  and  good  taste 
are  found  both  outside  and  inside  the  Major  Willis  house,  now  the 
property  of  the  Griswoldville  Manufacturing  Company."  "From  this 
pulpit,  the  famous  'Priest  Taggart'  (Rev.  Samuel  Taggart)  delivered  a 
eulogy  on  George  Washington  soon  after  his  death."  The  Springfield 
Republican  contained  a  picture  of  the  pulpit. 

Jesse  Lyons  was  three  times  married  and  was  father  of  twenty 
children.    His  first  wife  was  Lucy  Ransom,  who  was  born  Jan.  12,  1768, 


§Perhaps  1814,  for  his  sister  Betsey  was  married,  according  to  Mrs. 
Smith  (No.  1719)  in  her  mother's  room,  the  baby  being  only  a  day  old. 
The  marriage  took  place  May  17,  1814. 


190  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

married  May  17,  1790,  and  died  in  Colerain,  Jan.  26,  1796,  in  her  28th 
year  (G.  R.).  May  29,  1796,  Jesse  married  his  second  wife,  Abigail 
(Nabbie)  Ransom,  half-sister  of  Lucy.  She  was  born  Oct.  13,  1774,  and 
died  in  Colerain,  June  8,  1818.  December  31,  1818,  Jesse  married  his 
third  wife,  Sophia  McCulloch,  born  July  21,  1788;  died  Dec.  12,  1877. 
Jesse  Lyons  was  heterodox  in  his  religious  views — a  circumstance  that 
in  those  days  meant  much. 

Children  of  Jesse  and  Lucy   (Ransom)  Lyons,  born  in  Colerain: 

*1723.    L     Sally,  b.   June   19,   1791;   m.   James   Pomeroy;   d.    Cazenovia, 
N.   Y.,   Sept.   21    (?),   1857. 

1724.  IL    Nancy,  b.  Aug.  26,  1792;  m.  Colerain,  May  24,  1812,  Samuel 
Coolidge;  d.  Colerain,  May,  1854;  none  of  the  children  living  in  1904. t 

1725.  IIL    Seth,  b.  Nov.  11,  1793;  d.  Colerain,  Feb.  1,  1796,  ae.  2  y.  2 
m.   (G.  R.t). 

1726.  IV.    Austin,  b.  May  7.  1795;  d.  Colerain,  Feb.  15,  1796,  ae.  9  m. 
8  d.   (G.  R.). 

Children   of   Jesse   and  Abigail    (Ransom)    Lyons,   born    in    Colerain, 
Mass.: 

1727.  V.    L,uey,  b.  Dec.  9,  1796;  m.  May  28,   1812,  Jacob  F.   Streeter; 
no  eh.;  d.  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  22,  1860. 

•1728.    VI.     Frederick  Ransom,   b.   May    19,    1798;    d.    Waukesha,    "Wis., 
Feb.    21,    1881. 

♦1729.    VII.    David,  b.  Feb.  10,  1800;  d.  Conway,  Mass.,  March  3,  1895. 
1730.    VIIL    Thomas  Jefferson,  b.   Dec.   28,   1801;   d.   Colerain,   June    8, 
1804. 

♦1731.    IX.    Lucius,  b.  Sept.  17,  1803;  d.  Colerain,  March  29,  1859. 
1732.    X.    Erastus,  b.  Sept.  2,   1805;  d.  Colerain,  Aug.  20,  1850;  not  m. 
*1733.    XI.    Sopbronla,  b.  Feb.  12,  1807;  m.  Job  Peirce;  d.  Dryden,  N. 
Y.,  July  7,   1897. 

*1734.    XIL     Diana,   b.   May   7,   1809;   m.   Curtis   Coman;    d.   Prattville, 
Mich.,   April   30,   1892. 

1735.    XIII.    Polly,  b.  Aug.  14,  1812;  d.  Colerain,  Aug.  8,  1813. 
*1736.    XIV.     Mellona,   b.    Oct.    20,    1814;    m.    1st    Kellogg   Haskins;    2d 
Jacob  M.   Blazier;  d.  Union  City,  Mich.,  June  1,   1885. 

1737.    XV.    Austin,  b.   May  30,  1818;   d.  Aug.   19,   1846. 


JThe  children  of  Samuel  and  Nancy  (Lyons)  Coolidge  were:  1. 
L.oulsa;  m.  Joseph  McGee;  lived  in  Chicago;  died  a  few  years  ago  in 
Waukegan,  111.;  2.  Sopbronla;  m.  Horace  McGee;  lived  and  died  in  Cole- 
rain,  Mass.;   3.  Amanda;   m.   Truman   Shattuck;   he   died  in   Colerain;   she 

married    second   Noyes    and    went    west;    4.    Frank;    m.    Elizabeth 

Drury;  died  in  Troy,  O.    (?);  one  dau.  lives  in  Evanston,  111.;  5.  Charles; 
died    in   Troy,    O. ;    2    daughters    living;    6.    Fllzabetb;   m.    William   Parks; 

lived    in    Grand    Rapids,    Mich.;    died    in    the    South;    7.    E^llen;    m.    

Hines;  died,  ae.  50  y.,  in  Beardstown,  111.,  in  1882;  8.  Celestia;  m.  Edward 
Gale  of  Heath. 

tinscription  on  tombstone  in  cemetery  on  the  hill  reads: 
"Mortals    attend,    read    these    few    lines, 

You'l   find  a  mother  &  two  sons. 
They  in  youth,  she  in  her  prime. 

Death  concored  all  in  three  weeks  time." 


COLERAIN   BRANCH    (lYONS),   SIXTH    GENERATION.  191 

Children  of  Jesse  and  Sophia  (McCulloch)  Lyons,  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.: 

*1738.  XVI.    Alma  Taylor,  b.   Dec.   31,   1819;   m.   Dr.  Rollin  Whitcomb; 

d.  ,  III..  April  4,  1880. 

1739.  XVII.    Abigail,  b.   Sept.    21,    1821;    not   m. ;    d.   ,   111.,   Oct. 

15,   1845. 

*1740.  XVIII.    Alonzo,  b.  Oct.  3,  1823;  d.  Aug.   25,  1878. 

*1741.  XIX.    James  McCulloch,  b.  April  21,  1825;   res.   Roxbury,  Mass. 

*1742.  XX.    Sophia  McCulloch,  b.  March  18,   1827;  m.  George  W.   Hal- 

loway;  d.  Georgetown,  111.,  July  8,  1901. 

1704.  VI.  229.  NANCY^  LYONS  (CHANDLER)  [David'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Aug. 
17,  1775  (bapt.  Aug.  20)  and  died  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  June  5,  1832.**  (G. 
R.).  She  married,  in  her  sixteenth  year,  July  14,  1791,  Major  Clark 
Chandler.  He  was  born  in  Petersham,  April  19,  1770,  son  of  John°  and 
Lydia  (Ward)  Chandler.§  Major  Chandler  came  to  Colerain  soon  after 
David  Lyon  and  had  his  "store"  in  a  part  of  the  house  of  his  future 
father-in-law.  He  was  made  town  clerk  of  Colerain,  and  so  was  able  to 
make  sure  that  his  twenty  children  were  all  duly  recorded — also  the 
fifty  cousins,  more  or  less,  of  theirs,  that  were  born  in  Colerain  be- 
tween 1790  and  1824.    He  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-four,  Feb.  26,  1824. 

Children  of  Clark  and  Nancy  (Lyons)  Chandler,  all  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.    (dates  from  Clark  Chandler's  family  Bible): 

1743.  L    John,  b.  Feb.  8,  1792;  d.  Colerain,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  1792. 

♦1744.  II.    John  Ward,  b.  Jan.  18,  1793. 

1745.  IIL  Nathaniel,  b.  July  2,  1794;  d.  Colerain,  Mass.,  April  10, 
1795. 

1746.  IV.    Lydia,  b.  Oct.  10,  1795;  d.  Colerain,  Feb.  17,  1797. 

*1747.    V.    Nancy,  b.  Aug.  17,  1796;  m.  Isaac  B.  Barber;  d.  April  3,  1851. 
1748.    VI.    Lydia,  b.  Aug.   13,   1797;  d.   Colerain,  Mass.,   Sept.    8,   1803. 


**Her  tombstone   bears   the   inscription: 

"This    Marble    is    raised 
to  the  Memory   of 
MRS.    NANCY    CHANDLER 
The    ever   virtuous   and    much 
Esteemed    companion    of 
Clark   Chandler,   Esq., 
Who    died    Tuesday    morning, 
June  5,  1832,  aged  57." 
iWilliam  (1)  Chandler  and  Annis,  his  wife,  settled  in  Roxbury,  1637. 
John  (2)  Chandler,  b.  in  England  about  1634,  m.  in  1658  Elizabeth  Doug- 
las; he  was  deacon  in  the  Roxbury  church.     John   (3)    Chandler,  b.  Rox- 
bury,  April    16,   1665;    m.   Mary  Raymond;   removed    to   Woodstock,   Conn. 
Hon.  John   (4)   Chandler  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  b.  New  London,  Conn.,  Oct. 
18,  1693;  m.  Hannah  Gardiner.     Hon.  John   (5)   Chandler,  b.  New  London, 
Feb.   26,   1721;   m.   Dorothy  Paine;   res.   Worcester,  Mass.     He   was  grand- 
father of  George  Bancroft,  the  historian.     John  (6)  Chandler,  b.  Worces- 
ter, Mass.,  March  3,  1742;  m.  Lydia  Ward. 


192  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1749.  VIL  Joseph  Henry,  b.  March  24,  1799;  d.  Colerain,  Mass.,  May 
5,    1799. 

*17o0.  VIII.  E^Iiza  Greene,  b.  July  6,  1800;  m.  William  Whiting 
Draper;   d.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  12,   1880. 

1751.  IX.  3Iarta  Augrusta,  b.  May  30,  1801;  m.  Benjamin  R.  Lyons 
(No.    1715);   d.   Montrose,  Pa.,  June   16,   1846. 

1753.    X.    Horatio  Nelson,  b.  May  10,  1802;  d.  Sept.  11,  1803. 
*1753.    XL    Horatio  Nelson,  b.  April  12,   1804;  d.  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Oct. 
3,  1873. 

*1754.    XIL    Rufns,  b.   April   3,   1805;   d.   Jan.   17,   1841. 

1755.  XIIL     Sophia,  b.   Jan.   25,   1806;   d.   the  same  day. 

1756.  XIV.  Parmelia,  b.  Nov.  20,  1806;  m.  Colerain,  Oct.  17,  1826, 
George   S.   Root   of  Chesterfield,   N.   H.;   d.  April   18,   1834. 

17."i7.    XV.    Sylvester,  b.  Jan.  1,   1808;  d.  Jan.  2,  1808. 

1758.  XVL  I.ydia  Head,  b.  May  20,  1810;  m.  June  6,  1829,  Dr.  Harvey 
Carpenter  of  Chesterfield,  N.  H.;  d.  Dec.   16,  1837. 

1759.  XVII.  Clark,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1812;  m.  Harriet  B.  Holt;  one  dau., 
Isabella,   d.   ae.    3   y. 

1760.  XVIIL  Lncretia  Head  [Alcesta],  b.  Aug.  15,  1814;  m.  Geo.  S. 
Root   of   Brattleboro;   d.    Feb.    19,    1839. 

1761.  XIX.  Alexander,  b.  Jan.  14,  1816;  m.  April  29,  1839,  Lydia  Her- 
rick;   d.   June  29,   1881. 

•1762.  XX.  Francis  Blake  [Frank],  b.  Dec.  9,  1816;  d.  Montrose,  Pa., 
Feb.   13,   1897. 

1705.  VI.  229.  DANIEL"  LYONS  [David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,' 
Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  v,^as  born  in  Roxburj%  Mass.,  May  26,  1778, 
and  died  at  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  Sept.  7,  1850.  He  was  named,  no  doubt, 
after  his  uncle  Daniel,  minute  man  in  the  Revolution,  who  died  in  1776. 
He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Rebecca  Barker.  They 
were  married  at  her  father's  house  in  Heath,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  1799,  by 
Rev.  Mr.  Strong.  She  was  born  June  26,  1776,  and  died  at  Montrose, 
Pa.,  Nov.  28,  1819.  His  second  wife  was  Anna  B.  Smith,  whose  sister 
Amanda  afterwards  married  his  son  David.  They  were  married  by 
Elder  Dimmock,  at  her  father's  house  in  Springville,  Pa.,  Oct.  19,  1820. 
She  was  born  April  26,  1792,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Sabra  Smith.  She 
died  at  Great  Bend,  Feb.  8,  1856. 

Daniel  lived  until  about  1813  in  Colerain.  In  that  year  he  was 
assessed  in  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  and  this  became  his  permanent  home. 
In  1814  he  was  one  of  the  "Board  of  Managers"  of  Great  Bend.  He  was 
a  Baptist,  and  himself  built  a  meeting  house  for  his  co-religionists  in 
Great  Bend  in  1825.  It  is  recorded  of  him  that  he  had  a  prejudice 
against  singing  as  a  part  of  religious  worship.  He  must  have  been  a 
man  of  strong  individuality,  and  was  a  sturdy  and  successful  pioneer. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Rebecca  (Barker)  Lyons,  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.  :t 

1763.  L    Nathaniel,  b.  Oct.   6,  1800;  d.  June  9,  1816. 

1764.  IL    Abigail  Draper,  b.  March  10,  1802;  d.  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  Feb. 

8,   1820. 


tSo   stated    in   the  family   record,   but   the   last   three  were   probably 
born  in  Pennsylvania. 


p.    194 


CHARLES   DARWIN   LYONS 
p.   221 


JOHN  STONE  LYONS 
p    222 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),   SIXTH    GENERATION.  193 

*1765.  III.    David,  b.  Oct.  22,  1804;  d.  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Oct.   9,  1894. 

1766.  IV.    Samuel,  b.  and  d.  April  10,  1806. 

1767.  V.    Soptaroniu,  b.  May  11,  1807;  d.  the  following  day. 

1768.  VI.    Anna,  b.  June  16,  1808;  d.  June  16,  1812. 

*1769.    VII.    John,  b.  Oct.  16,  1810;  res.   (1904)  Union  City,  Erie  Co.,  Pa. 
*1770.    VIII.    Jesse,  b.  July  1,   1814;  d.  Nov.   2,   1866. 

*1771.  IX.  Betsey,  b.  Nov.  2.  1815;  m.  Confucius  Fitch  Loomis;  d. 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Sept.   8,  1891. 

1772.    X.    Daniel,  b.  May  6,  1817;  d.  June  7,   1817. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Anna  B.  (Smith)  Lyons,  born  in  Great  Bend, 
Pa.: 

*1773.  XI.  AVilliam  Barker,  b.  June  14,  1821;  d.  Vineland,  N.  J.,  March 
5,  1872. 

1774.  XII.  Susan  Mary  Parke,  b.  July  11,  1823;  not  m.;  d.  Oct.  19, 
1851. 

*1775.    XIII.    Joshua  Smith,  b.  Aug.   9,   1825;   res.  La  Center,  Wash. 

*1776.  XIV.  Sabra  Ann,  b.  Feb.  21,  1828;  m.  Dr.  Guy  R.  Westcott;  res. 
(1905)   Minneapolis,  Minn. 

*1777.    XV.    Daniel,  b.   March   28,   1830;   res.    (1905)    Binghamton,   N.   Y. 

*177S.    XVI.    Horace,  b.  Aug.  2,  1832;  res.  near  Topeka,  Kan. 

1779.  XVII.    Silas,  b.  Sept.  6,  1834;  not  m.;  farmer;  res.  Topeka,  Kan. 

1780.  XVIIL  George,  b.  Oct.  13,  1836;  m.  at  Meadville,  Pa.,  March  20, 
1873,  Mary  A.  Culbertson  (b.  1845);  no  ch.;  d.  Parsons,  Kan.,  May  18,  1897. 

1706.  VI.  229.  AARON"  LYONS  [David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph/  John/  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1780, 
and  died  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Nov.  3,  1863.  He  was  married  in  Colerain 
by  Rev.  Samuet  Taggart  ("Priest  Taggart"),  October  14,  1804,  to  Mary 
(Polly)  Miner.  She  was  born  April  9,  1779  and  died  in  Colerain  Oct. 
27,  1863,  her  husband  surviving  her  but  one  week.  She  vv^as  daughter 
of  Richardson  and  Katherine  (Holman)  Miner,  of  Stonington,  Conn. 
Her  brother,  Gilbert  Smith  Miner,  married  Betsey  Lyons,  No.  1710. 
Aaron  inherited  his  father's  farm  and  lived  in  the  old  Lyons  "tavern." 
See  illustration.    In  1842  Aaron  was  one  of  the  selectmen  in  Colerain. 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Polly   (Miner)   Lyons,  born  in  Colerain: 

1781.  I.    Alvin,  b.  Aug.  30,  1805;  ,d.   in  New  Jersey,  Sept.  6,  1833. 
*1782.    II.     Catherine    Cecelia,    b.    Aug.    4,    1807;    m.    Robert    Miller;    d. 

North  Jackson,  Pa.,  March  28,   1848. 

*1783.  IIL  Scth  Augustus,  b.  July  29,  1809;  d.  Lanesboro,  Pa.;  Feb.  2, 
1880. 

1784.  IV.  Gilbert  Miner,  b.  Aug.  29,  1811;  not  m. ;  d.  Montrose,  Pa., 
Nov.   29,   1836. 

1785.  V.  Mary  A.,  b.  March  1,  1814;  not  m.;  d.  Jackson,  Pa.,  March 
18,    1884. 

•1786.  VL  David  A.,  b.  April  26,  1816;  d.  Susquehanna,  Pa.,  March 
1,  1881. 

*1787.  VII.  Frederick  Denison,  b.  March  14,  1819;  res.  (1905)  Susque- 
hanna, Pa. 

*17S8.  VIIL  Charles  Treat,  b.  Feb.  5,  1822;  address  (1905),  219  Clinton 
Ave.,  Waverley,  N.   Y. 


194  WILLIAM    LYON   OF   ROXBURY. 

1707.  VI.  229.  JOEL"  LYONS  [David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^ 
Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Jan.  17,  1783,  and 
died  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Sept.  11,  1857.    His  father  died  when  he  was  twenty 

years  of  age,  but  provided  for  his  edu- 
j9  ■  ^  cation  in  medicine.     His  preceptor  in 

i^        jm      ^  Colerain  was  Dr.  Samuel  Ross,       His 

^^^it^g^i^  jpL^M^  J»  ^^'f^a  ^^^*^^^^  finished,  he  entered  upon  the 
A^  practice   of      his   profession,   Oct.   20, 

(Autograph  1853.)  1807,   in   Gill,   Mass.     There  he  lived 

nearly  fifty  years,  a  skilled  and  suc- 
cessful physician,  of  whom  it  was  said  at  his  death:  "We  have  all 
known  him  as  a  welcome  visitant  to  our  homes  in  our  times  of  suffer- 
ing and  anxiety.  He  has  won  our  confidence  by  his  medical  skill  and 
our  respect  as  a  citizen,  a  magistrate  and  a  gentleman  of  the  old 
school."  He  was  devoted  to  music,  being  an  expert  performer  on  the 
violin.  Dr.  Fiddlehead,  his  neighbors  irreverently  called  him.  He  was 
member  of  the  State  Legislature  in  1829,  representing  the  town  of  Gill. 
He  was  married  in  Shelburne,  Mass.,  July  4,  1807,  to  Eliza  [Betty] 
Webb  Mason,  who  was  born  in  Colchester,  Conn.,  Aug.  18,  1788,  and 
died  in  Gill,  May  1,  1869.  She  was  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  Cramer 
Mason. §  His  funeral  was  attended  on  a  Sabbath  afternoon  by  a  large 
concourse  of  people,  townsmen  and  strangers,  and  by  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity of  Greenfield,  of  which  he  was  a  member. 

Children  (all  sons)  of  Joel  and  Eliza  Webb  (Mason)  Lyons,  born  in 
Gill,   Mass.: 

17S0.  I.    Peter  Ma«ion,  b.  May  15,  1808;  d.  Gill,  Mass.,  July  3,  1810. 

*1790.  II.    Elvin  Draper,  b.  Oct.  18,   1809;  d.   Gill,  Mass.,  Sept.  12,  1875. 

*1791.  III.    Samuel  Jaoe.s,  b.  Jan.  18,  1812;  d.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  March 
4,  1894. 

*1792.  IV.    Joel  liivingston,  b.  Feb.  14,  1814;  d.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Dec. 
8.  1893. 

*1793.  V.     Charles  Darwin,  b.   Dec.   7,  1816;  d.  Aug.   9,   1883. 

*17»4.  VL    John  Stone,  b.  May  4,  1819;  d.  Dorchester,  May  17,  1883. 

1793.  VIL  Horatio  Nelson,  b.  April  26,  1830;  d.  Gill,  Mass.,  July  19, 
1831. 

*179e.  VIII.    Benjamin  Richards,  b.   July   5,    1834;   res.    (1904)    Roslin- 
dale,  Mass. 


Peter  Mason  [Pierre  Masson]  was  born  at  Espinasse,  in  France,  in 
1758,  and  came  to  America  w^ith  Lafayette.  He  was  in  the  Royal  Au- 
verne  Regiment  under  Marquis  de  Rostaing;  enlisted  Dec.  30,  1775;  dis- 
charged Jan.  4,  1784.  He  was  married  June  1,  1786,  in  Wethersfield, 
Conn.,  to  Mary  (or  Anna)  Cramer  [Kramer],  who  was  born  in  Germany. 
His  children  were  Eliza  [Betty]  Webb,  b.  Aug.  28,  1788;  Sally,  b.  Aug.  20, 
1790,  and  Harriet,  b.  July  14,  1792.     He  died  Feb.  7,  1813. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  W5 


1708.     VI.     229.     POLLY^    LYONS      (WIL 
SON)     [David'     (Lyon),     Benjamin,*     Joseph, 
John/  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass 
July  24,  1788.    She  married  William  Wilson,  of 
Montighe  (?),  who  died  Jan.  30,  1868. 


Children    of    William    and    Polly    (Lyons)    Wil- 
son.     (It  is  said  that  all  died  of  consumption): 
1797.    I.    Olive  Draper,  b.  Nov.  9,  180S;  m. 


Pierce;  they  had  two  sons,  James  D.,  born  in  1827 
(res.  Milwaukee,  Wis.),  and  [Major]  Henry  Hub- 
bard, b.   1835;   she  d.   in   1837. 

1798.  II.     Mary,    b.    June    9,    1810;    d.    June    29, 
1810. 

1799.  III.     [Capt.]    William  Wellington,   b.   Aug.    5,    1814. 

1800.  IV.  Maria  A.,  b.  April  6,  1819;  d.  in  1837,  the  same  day  as  her 
sister,   Olive. 

1801.  V.    Caroline,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  27,  1822;  d.  Aug.  11,  1824. 

1802.  VI.    George,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  May  31,   1825. 

1803.  VII.  Henry,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1828;  d.  Hartford, 
Jan.    8,    1878. 

1709.  Vn.  1700.  LUKE^  LYONS  [Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benja- 
min,* Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct.  2,  1791, 
and  died  in  Jerseyville,  111.,  Jan.  11,  1845.  The  son  of  ardently  pious 
parents,  he  early  chose  for  himself  the  work  of  the  ministry.  He  was 
a  brilliant  student,  but  had  a  single  purpose  in  life — to  do  the  work  of 
the  Master,  whether  as  a  teacher,  an  organizer  of  Sabbath  schools  or 
a  minister  of  the  Gospel. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  went  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  opened  an 
academy  for  young  ladies.  Among  his  pupils  there  was  the  lady  who 
became  afterwards  his  bride  and  efficient  co-worker.  Later  he  studied 
theology  in  Princeton,  finding  his  health  so  impaired  when  he  com- 
pleted his  studies  that  he  went  to  South  Carolina  to  recuperate  while 
doing  missionary  work.  In  1823  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  from  Williams  College.  His  first  regular  pastorate  was 
in  Esperance,  N.  Y.,  a  place  noted  for  its  wickedness.  He  gathered 
there  a  church  of  two  hundred  members,  and  under  his  leadership  they 
erected  for  themselves  a  comfortable  stone  church  building.  Out  of 
his  small  income  at  this  time  he  was  educating  for  the  ministry  his 
brother  Lorenzo,  who,  as  a  missionary  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  num- 
bered his  converts  to  Christianity  by  the  thousand. 

It  was  to  Esperance  that  he  brought  his  bride,  Aurelia  Fobes, 
to  whom  he  was  married  in  Albany,  July  1,  1824.  She  was  daughter 
of  Philander  and  Nancy  (Warner)  Fobes,  born  in  Dalton,  Mass.,  Sept. 


196  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

SO,  1802.  She  survived  her  husband  many  years  and  died  in  Philadel- 
phia, June  14,  1875;  buried  at  Davenport,  Iowa. 

From  Esperance  Rev.  Luke  Lyons  went  to  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  where 
in  a  short  time  his  church  doubled  in  membership.  His  next  pastorate 
was  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.  (1831).  From  there  he  went  to  Michigan,  hav- 
ing a  charge  (1837)  in  Allegan.  Then  we  find  him  (1839)  in  Jackson- 
ville, 111.,  and  later  (1840)  in  Jerseyville,  111.,  where  he  spent  the  last 
four  or  five  years  of  his  life.  Wherever  he  went  he  was  beloved  by 
all,  especially  by  the  young,  in  whom  he  always  had  a  great  interest. 

He  had  strong  personal  magnetism  and  the  fondness  for  music  so 
common  in  the  Lyon  families;  he  played  both  the  flute  and  the  bass 
viol. 

After  his  death  his  widow,  who  was  a  woman  of  noble  character 
and  of  varied  attainments,  became  chaplain  at  Monticello  seminary, 
T/here  she  was  teacher  of  Rhetoric,  History,  Composition  and  Penman- 
ship. She  was  gifted  as  a  speaker — although  she  addressed  only 
audiences  of  women.  It  was  through  her  personal  efforts  that  the 
money  was  raised  for  the  Monticello  seminary  building. 


^.(ki.<^ 


Children  of  Luke  and  Aurelia  (Fobes)  Lyons: 

1803.    I.    Henry   Martyn,   b.    Esperance, 
j._^ ^^    N.  Y.,  April  11,  1825;  graduate  of  Jackson- 
^^■^^    ville  College;   studied  medicine  and  ■was  a 
,  .     .  .    ,o_.  .  practicing  physician  in  Chicago,   where  he 

(Autograph,  1876.)  ^jjed   (unmarried),  Oct.   1.   1885. 

1S04.    II.    Marcus,  b.  Esperance,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1827;  d.  Sept.  21,  1827. 
180o.    III.    Mary,  twin  sister  of  Marcus;   d.   Sept.   21,   1827. 

*180e.  IV.  Mary  Aurelia,  b.  Cortlandville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1828;  m. 
Rev.  George  R.  Moore;  address  (1905)  407  Green  Lane,  Roxborough, 
near  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

*1807.  V.  Harriet  [Hattie]  Maria,  b.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1832; 
m.  John  N.  Crawford;  address  (1905),  The  Foreston,  210  33d  St.,  Chicago, 
Illinois. 

1808.  VI.  Charles  Edward,  b.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1834;  d. 
Rochester,  Jan.   20,  1837. 

1809.  VII.  Heber  Trowbridge,  b.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  July  1,  1836;  a 
young  man  of  brilliant  promise,  embarked  for  Europe  in  1871  and  was 
never  heard  from.     See  appendix  for  a  specimen  of  his  verse. 

1810.  VIII.  Seward  Fobes,  b.  Jacksonville,  111.,  Aug.  27,  1840;  d.  Jer- 
seyville, 111.,  Nov.   21,   1840. 

1811.  IX.  Edward  Warner,  b.  Jerseyville,  111.,  Oct.  24,  1841;  d.  Dav- 
enport, la.,  Oct.  31,  1858. 

1812.  X.  Theodore  Lnlte,  b.  Jerseyville,  111.,  May  31,  1844;  d.  Jersey- 
ville, Jan.  22,  1861. 


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COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  197 


\C^j^^j2^    o/t<U<^^^-- 


1710.  VII.  1700.  BETSEY'  LYONS  (MINER)  [Jerre,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  vfas  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Aug.  22, 
1793,  and  died 
there  Feb.  26,  ( 
1871.  She  mar- 
ried    in    Chester-  (Autograph,  1827.) 

field,  N.  H,  May  17,  1814,  Captain  Gilbert  Smith  Miner,  born  in  Ston- 
ington,  Conn.,  Feb.  9,  1792,  died  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Jan.  2,  1865.  He 
was  the  son  of  Richardson  and  Katherine  (Holman)  Miner.f 

Children  of  Gilbert  Smith  and  Betsey  (Lyons)  Miner,  all  born  in 
Colerain,  Mass.: 

*1813.    I.    Mary  Richards,  b.  May   16,   1815;  m.  Joel  Augustus  Hall;   d. 
Keokuk,  la.,  Sept.   29,   1882. 

*1S14.    II.    Elizabeth  Shepard  ["Betsey"],  b.  July  8,  1817;  m.  Joel  Wil- 
son;  d.  Greenfield,  Mass.,   Nov.   18,   1897. 

*1815.    III.    Sophronia  Aususta,  b.  Aug.  23,  1820;  m.  Charles  Shearer; 
d.   Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.   25,   1883. 

1816.  IV.  E^mily  Holman,  b.  Feb.  28,  1823;  d.  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct. 
16,   1842. 

*1S17.    V.    Alonzo  Gilbert,  b.  Feb.  11.  1826;  res.  Greenfield,  Mass.  (1905). 

*1818.    VI.    Nancy  Melissa,  b.  Sept.   19,  1828;  m.  Luther  B.  Stewart;  d. 
Aug.  12,  1850. 

1819.  VII.  Jerre  Lorenzo,  b.  Sept.  6,  1831;  not  m. ;  d.  Colerain,  March 
7,   1897. 

1712.  VII.  1700.  NATHAN  HOLMES'  LYON  [Jerre,"  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1796,  and  died  at  Montrose,  Pa.,  April  24,  1877.  He  mar- 
ried first,  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Sept.  30,  1818,  Jerusha  Stockwell,  born 

in   1799;    died   Montrose,    Feb.    11, 
1819.    He  married  second,  in  Mont- 
,  rose.     Pa.,     Elizabeth     Sturdevant 

^  Dean,    born    in    Bridgewater,    near 

(Autograph,  1844.)  Montrose,      April    16,    1806;       died 

Montrose,  Jan.  12,  1887.  She  was  daughter  of  Luther  and  Olive  (Stur- 
devant Dean.t 


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tRichardson  (5)  Miner,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  son  of  Nathan 
(4)  Miner  [Elnathan  (3),  Manassah  (2),  Thomas  (1)].  Thomas  Miner, 
a  native  of  Somersetshire,  England,  came  to  Stonington  in  1642-3.  He 
is  said  to  have  been  descended  from  an  ancestor  who  was  knighted  for 
bravery  by  King  Edward  III  in  1356.  Richardson  Miner  lived  to  the 
age  of  94,  occupying  vi^ith  his  son  Gilbert  the  old  mansion  on  the  hillside, 
of  which  an  illustration  is  given.  His  w^ife,  Katherine  Holman,  was 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Treat)  Holman.  Their  children  were: 
1.  Samuel  Holman  (m.  Nancy  Avery);  2.  Mary  (see  No.  1709);  3.  Martha 
(m.  1st  Abner  Daboll,  2d  St.  Clair  Smith);  4.  Katherine;  5.  Sarah  (m. 
Stephen  Randall);   6.   Gilbert  Smith,  above. 

tFrom  Family  Bible  in  possession  of  Mrs.  "Wallace  Lyons  in  Mont- 
rose, the  following  records  are  taken:  Luther  Dean,  born  March  24, 
1774;  Olive  Sturdevant,  born  May  25,  1771.  Their  children:  1.  Luther,  b. 
Oct.  8,  1800;  2.  Lucinda,  b.  July  16,  1802;  3.  Pamela,  b.  June  9,  1804;  4. 
Elizabeth  Sturdevant,  b.  April  16,  1806;  5.  Rebecca  Franklin,  b.  May  8, 
1S08;  6.  Martin  Luther,  b.  April  22,  1810;  7.  Sarah  Dimock,  b.  April  9. 
1812. 


198  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Nathan  Lyon  was  a  cabinet  maker  and  carpenter.  He  went  to 
Montrose  early  in  1819,  his  brother  Jerre  follov/ing  him  i,  year  later. 
He  established  a  book  binding  business,  which  is  still  carried  on  by  his 
nephew,  George  H.  Lyons  (No.  1839).  It  is  related  that  in  the  succeed- 
ing year  he  received  a  reward  of  one  hundred  dollars  for  apprehending 
a  highway  robber.  His  family  was  a  large  one,  consisting  almost 
wholly  of  boys.  Four  of  the  sons  joined  the  Union  army;  one  only  of 
these  lived  to  see  the  close  of  the  war,  and  he  never  recovered  from 
the  wounds  he  received  in  his  country's  service.  See  paragraph  on 
Jerome  R.  Lyons,  No.  1822. 

Children  of  Nathan  Holmes  and  Elizabeth  Sturdevant   (Dean)  Lyons: 

*1820.    I.     Wlllinm    Edwin    George    Washlnsrton    Wallace,    b.    Dundoff, 
Pa.,  May  9,  1824;  d.  Montrose,  Pa.,  April  19,   1898. 

1821.    II.    Helen  Marlon,  b.  March  1,  1826;  d.  April  27,  1828. 

*1822.    III.     Jerome   Richards,   b.   Milford.   July    30,    1828;    d.   Montrose, 
Pa.,   May   5,   1877. 

*1823.    IV.     Edward   Payson,   b.    Cortland,   N.    Y.,   March    13,    1831;    res. 
(1904),   109  N.  Beech  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 

1824.  v.  Eugenius  Augustus,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  July  18,  1833;  d. 
Montrose,  March  15,  1853. 

*1825.    VI.    Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  25,  1835;   m.  Fran- 
cis Jones  Lathrop;  d.   Danville,  Pa.,  July  16,  1885. 

*lS2e.    VII.    Clark  Cliandler,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  26,  1837;  d.  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  June  20,  1864. 

•1827.    VIII.     Benjamin  Richards,   b.   Montrose,   Pa.,   Aug.    25,    1839;    d. 
New  York  City,  July  6,   1862. 

*1828.    IX.    Luke  Lorenzo,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  July  3,  1841;  d.  Fredericks- 
burg, Va.,  May  20,   1864. 

1829.  X.  James  Monroe,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  July  19,  1843;  not  m. ;  in 
business  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.    (1904). 

1830.  XI.  Pulaski  Kosciusko,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Oct.  4,  1845;  d.  Mont- 
rose, April  26,  1860. 


1713.  VII.  1700.  JERRE^  LYONS  [Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  March  28, 
1798,  and  died  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  June  20,  1875.  He  married  in  Brattle- 
boro,  Vt.,  Oct.  31,  1819,  Melinda  Bennett,  daughter  of  Rodolphus  and 
Huldah  (Bicknell)  Bennett.  She  was  born  in  Brattleboro,  Oct.  18, 
1798,  and  died  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Jan.  9,  1883. 

Before  his  marriage  Jerre  made  a  trip  to  Montrose  to  spy  out  the 
land.    He  was  so  well  satisfied  that  he  brought  his  bride  there  and  he 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONs),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  199 

never  had  reason  to  regret  the  choice  of  location.     He  engaged  in 
mercantile   business,    being   associated   from    1824    to   1835   with   his 


(Autograph,  1817.) 

brother,  B.  R.  Lyons,  later  with  C.  F.  Read,  and  finally  with  his  son 
Theodore.  He  was  a  prominent  and  influential  man  in  the  Presbyter- 
ian church,  taking  a  deep  interest  in  all  missionary  enterprises  and 
contributing  generously  according  to  his  means  to  benevolent  objects. 

Children  of  Jerre  and  Melinda  (Bennett)  Lyons,  born  in  Montrose, 
Pa.:    . 

1831.    I.    Ellen  Maria,  b.  Oct.  29,  1S20;  d.  Montrose,  July  18,  1822. 
1S32.    II.    Frederick  Angustus,  b.  Aug.   9,   1822;  d.  Montrose,  Aug.   10, 
1822. 

*1833.    III.     Jerre    I^ioreoaio,    b.    April    18,    1824;    d.    Jacksonville,    Fla., 
March   1,  1888. 

*1834.    IV.     Theodore    AugnstuH,    b.    April    9,    1826;    d.    Montrose,    Jan. 
21,    1905. 

1835.  V.    Pliny  Fisit,  b.  Oct.  6,  1828;  d.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Oct.  6,  1828. 

1836.  VI.  Melinda  Sopliia,  b.  Nov.  12,  1829;  d.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Dec.  27, 
1867. 

1837.  VII.  Mary  Aurelia,  b.  Aug.  30,  1836;  d.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept. 
23,   1837. 

1838.  VIII.  Benjamin  Francis,  b.  Nov.  14,  1838;  d.  Montrose,  Pa., 
Jan.  14,  1842. 

1839.  IX.  George  Henry,  b.  Nov.  15,  1843;  res.  (1905)  Montrose,  Pa., 
where  he  carries  on  the  bookbinding  business  established  many  years 
ago  by  his  Uncle  Nathan. 

1714.  VIII.  1700.  NANCY'  LYONS  (TENNEY)  [Jerre,"  David* 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1800,  and  died  in  Gill,  Mass.,  March  5,  1839  (G.  R.).    Her 


200 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF.   ROXBURY. 


mother  died  when  she  was  ten  years  old  and  she  went  to  live  with  her 
uncle.  Dr.  Joel  Lyons,  at  Gill.  There  she  was  married,  March  24,  1821, 
to  John  Avery  Tenney.  He  was  born  in  Barre,  Mass.,  July  12,  1793, 
and  died  in  Willimansett,  May  22,  1873;  son  of  Capt.  Gideon  and  Bet- 
sey (Child)  Tenney,§  of  Northampton,  Mass. 

Children  of  John  Avery  and  Nancy  (Lyons)  Tenney,  born  In  Gill, 
Mass.: 

*1840.  I.  Rossy  Maria,  b.  Nov.  10,  1821;  d.  Willimansett,  Mass.,  Jan. 
20,   1877. 

*1841.  II.    Eugenia  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  1,  1823;  m.  Orange  C.  Towne;  res. 

(1905)    in  "Willimansett;   a   widow. 

*1842.  III.  Frederic  Augustus,  b.  Sept.  30,  1825;  d.  Newport,  R.  I., 
Feb.    1,    1859. 

1843.  IV.  Ellen  Augusta,  b.  Dec.  14,  1827;  m.  Oct.  8,  1872,  Henry 
Johnson,  a  lumber  dealer  in  Northfield,  Mass.,  his  native  place.  He  d. 
South  Hadley  Falls,  March  27,  1882;  she  d.  Willimansett,  Jan.  28,  1894. 
They  had  no  children,  but  he  had  seven  by  a  former  marriage;  two  of 
these  were  graduates   of  Dartmouth  College. 

1844.  V.  Nancy  Elizabeth  [Lizzie],  b.  June  2,  1838;  m.  Pascal  J. 
Newell;   no  ch. ;   res.    (1905)    Willimansett,  Mass. 

1715.  VII.  1700.  BENJAMIN  RICHARDS'  LYONS  [Jerre,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Nov.  4,  1802,  and  died  at  Montrose,  Pa.,  Aug.  17,  1890.    He  had 


(Autograph,  1838.) 


a  common  school  education,  but  early  learned  the  value  of  books  and 
as  the  years  passed  gathered  a  library  of  hundreds  of  volumes,  each 
one  a  familiar  friend.  "I  am  never  less  alone  than  when  alone,"  he 
inscribed  in  more  than  one  of  these  volumes. 


§Thomas  (1)  Tenney  came  to  America  in  1638  and  settled  at  Rowley 
1<539;  wife's  name  Ann.  Daniel  (2)  Tenney,  b.  Rowley,  July  16,  1653;  m. 
July  21,  1680,  Elizabeth  Stickney  of  Bradford,  Mass;  d.  in  95th  year  of 
his  age.  Daniel  (3)  Tenney,  b.  Rowley,  March  2,  1690;  m.  2d  Elizabeth 
Bailey  of  Newbury,  Mass.;  d.  March  21,  1756.  Stephen  (4)  Tenney;  m. 
May  Taylor.  Capt.  Gideon  (5)  Tenney,  b.  Aug.  16,  1759;  m.  March  8. 
1792,  Betsey  (6)  Child,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  (5)  and  Abigail  Willis  Child 
[Jonathan  (4),  Samuel  (3),  Richard  (2),  Richard  (1),  of  Barnstable, 
1640].  Capt.  Gideon  Tenney  had  eleven  children;  John  Avery  (above) 
was  the  oldest;  one  son,  James  Augustus,  was  a  physician  in  Toledo, 
Ohio;  a  daughter,  Abigail,  m.  Rev.  Lowell  Smith  and  went  as  mission- 
ary to  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 


p.  200 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     ( LYONS ),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.   '  201 

From  boyhood  he  kept  a  diary  in  which  he  not  only  recorded  the 
daily  happenings,  but  set  down  in  prose  or  verse  the  thoughts  and 
emotions  that  meant  to  him  more  than  the  ordinary  incidents  of  life. 
A  separate  page  in  each  volume  of  his  diary  is  given  to  the  current 
family  record. 

Here  is  a  fac-simile  copy  of  one  of  these  records  of  especial  inter- 
est in  that  it  relates  to  his  own  marriage. 


The  detailed  account  of  his  journey  from  Chesterfield,  N.  H.,  to 
Montrose,  Pa.,  in  1824,  and  then  of  his  trip  from  Montrose  to  New  York 
to  purchase  a  stock  of  goods,  is  of  very  great  interest,  and  of  real 
historic  value.  The  itemized  account  of  the  expenses  of  the  journey 
is  particularly  interesting.  The  summary  of  the  trip  from  Colerain  to 
Montrose  makes  the  total  distance  232  miles,  traveling  time,  71% 
hours,  expenses  (for  two,  himself  and  his  father),  $16.88.  He  was  all 
his  life  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  at  first  in  a  small  way  in 
New  England,  afterwards  on  a  larger  scale  in  Montrose. 

He  was  a  man  of  pronounced  opinions,  of  strong  and  constant  af- 
fections, generous  to  a  fault,  self-centered  and  living  much  apart  from 
his  fellows,  whose  ideals  he  found  too  often  low  and  unworthy.  He  was 
a  strong  temperance  man,  an  enemy  of  tobacco  as  well  as  alcohol,  a 
radical  in  his  anti-slavery  convictions. 


202  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

The  central  fact  of  his  life  was  his  marriage  to  his  cousin,  Maria 
Augusta  Chandler  (No.  1751),  a  lady  who  shared  his  love  of  poetry  and 

sentiment,  and  was  not  without  talent  as 
/?/       '        //     -Q,  ^  writer.    They  were  married  at  Colerain, 

^//LU't^^  Uh     ffl^^trt^t-^  Nov  8^  1826,  by  Rev.  S.  B.  Shaw.    Twenty 
(Autograph  1842)  years  she  was  the  companion  of  his  life. 

She  died  June  16,  1846,  leaving  him  deso- 
lated. "When,  six  years  later,  a  daughter  was  born  to  his  brother,  Joel, 
v,fho  in  later  years  shared  his  house  with  him,  he  was  pleased  that  the 
name  that  had  meant  so  much  to  him  should  be  given  to  the  newcomer, 
and  his  heart  found  opportunity  again  at  last  to  expend  itself,  and  so 
his  later  years  had  solace. 

1717.  VII.  1700.  REV.  LORENZO'  LYONS  [Jerre,^  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  April   18,  1807.     His   brother  Luke,   sixteen  years  his  senior, 

became  a  Presbyter- 
ian minister  and  en- 
couraged him  to  fol- 
low his  example.  By 
his  assistance  he 
prepared  himself  for 
the  ministry,  taking 
a  bachelor's  degree, 
with  honor,  at  Union 
College,  in  1827,  and 
being  graduated 
A — "^/'^.^'-^  from  Auburn  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in 
1830.  He  chose  the 
(Autograph.  1832.)  foreign       missionary 

field,  and  in  1831 
was  sent  by  the 
American  Board  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  where  a  mission  had  been 
established  eleven  years  earlier.  He  was  stationed  at  Waimea,  Hawaii, 
a  central  point  in  that  large  island,  and  there  for  fifty-four  years  he 
labored  with  untiring  devotion  for  the  people  of  his  great  parish.  He 
received  into  the  church  thousands  of  the  natives,  among  whom  he 
was  known  as  the  "Makua  Laiana,"  (Father  Lyons).  He  designed  and 
superintended  the  building  of  fourteen  houses  of  worship.  He  was 
besides   superintendent  of  public   schools,   paymaster  for   the   school 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  203 

teachers,  land  agent  under  the  government  and  postmaster  for  the  vil- 
lage. 

Physically  he  was  poorly  equipped  for  so  strenuous  a  life.  His 
fighting  weight  was  never  above  110  lbs.  avoirdupois,  but  it  was  a  giant 
spirit  that  dwelt  in  that  frail  body.  He  made  his  tours  through  his 
field  of  work  always  on  foot,  with  one  or  two  natives  to  carry  his  neces- 
sary baggage. 

He  spoke  Hawaiian  with  a  perfect  accent  and  idiom,  acquiring  the 
language  so  rapidly  that  he  preached  his  first  sermon  within  three 
months  after  landing  in  Honolulu.  He  acquired  great  facility  in  writ- 
ing Hawaiian  verse,  and  became  the  hymnologist  of  Hawaii.  He 
amused  himself  by  translating  into  Hawaiian  not  only  sacred  songs, 
but  secular  verse,  e.  g.  Poe's  "Raven"  and  "Bells,"  and  even  so  undig- 
nified a  jingle  as  "Johnny  Schmoker." 

A  marble  monumentf  marks  the  spot  where  he  sleeps  his  last 
sleep,  placed  there  by  the  Sunday-schools  of  the  nation  as  a  grateful 
tribute  to  the  author  of  the  Sunday-school  hymn  book  in  use  there. 
For  a  winding  sheet  the  king  himself  sent  a  Hawaiian  flag,  because 
the  aged  missionary  had  said,  on  the  occasion  of  the  great  jubilee  meet- 
ing held  at  Imiola,  "Fifty  years  I  have  lived  under  your  flag,  that  is  my 
flag  also,t  I  wish  that  when  I  die  I  may  be  wrapped  in  the  flag  I  love." 

Mr.  Lyons  took  with  him  as  a  bride  when  he  went  to  the  foreign 
mission  field,  Betsey  Curtis,  daughter  of  Simeon  and  (Reming- 
ton) Curtis,  of  Elbridge,  N.  Y.,  who  was  born  there  Jan.  10,  1813.  They 
were  married  at  Elbridge,  Sept.  4,  1831,  by  Rev.  Timothy  Stone.  She 
died  at  Honolulu,  May  14,  1837.  On  the  14th  of  July,  1838,  he  was 
married  a  second  time,  in  Hilo,  Hawaii,  to  Miss  Lucia  Garratt  Smith, 
who  had  gone  out  as  a  missionary  teacher.  Miss  Smith  was  born  at 
Truxton,  N.  Y.,  April  17,  1808,  daughter  of  Brown  and  Patty  (Daniel- 


tThe  monument  bears  the  following  inscriptions:  "Rev.  Lorenzo 
Lyons,  born  at  Colerain,  Mass.,  April  18,  1807;  died  at  Waimea,  Oct.  6, 
1886;  after  more  than  50  years  of  consecutive  labor  for  this  one  mission 
field,  entered  the  Heavenly  Rest";  "He  Kaua  na  ka  Haku;  he  Makua  o 
ka  aina  mauna;  ka  Haku  mele  o  Hawaii,  Aloha  ia"  (a  servant  of  the 
Lord;  a  Father  in  the  Highlands  [Waimea  is  surrounded  by  mountains]; 
The  beloved  poet  of  Hawaii)  and  "He  kia  hoomanaoia  keia,  na  na 
Kula  Sabati  Hawaii,  no  ka  Makua  Laiana"  (Erected  by  the  Sunday 
Schools  of  Hawaii  in  memory  of  Father  Lyons). 

$He  had  been  for  many  years  a  naturalized  citizen  of  the  "Aupuni 
Hawaii." 


204  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

son)  Smith. §  She  was  a  woman  of  remarkable  force  of  character, 
with  few  advantages  of  schooling,  but  with  a  mind  well  disciplined  and 
stored  through  extensive  reading.  She  survived  her  husband  several 
years,  departing  this  life  April  27,  1892. 

Mr.  Lyons  died  at  Waimea  Oct.  6,  1886. 

Children   of  Lorenzo  and  Betsey    (Curtis)    Lyons: 

*1S45.    I.    Curtis  Jerre,  b.  Waimea,  Hawaii,  June   27,   1833;  res.    (1905) 
Honolulu,   Hawaii. 

1846.  II.    Luke,  b.  Waimea,  June  4,   1836;  d.   Waimea,  June  21,   1836. 

Children  of  Lorenzo  and  Lucia  Garratt  (Smith)  Lyons: 

1847.  III.  Fidelia  Maria,  b.  Waimea,  Sept.  4,  1839;  unm.;  res.  (1904) 
Waimea. 

*1848.    IV.     Albert  Brown,   b.   Waimea,  April   1,   1841;   res.    (1905)    De- 
troit, Mich.,  72  Brainard  St. 

1849.  V.  Elizabeth  Woodbury,  b.  Waimea,  Nov.  13,  1842;  educated 
at  the  Punahou  School;  was  teacher  in  schools  for  Hawaiian  girls  at 
Waialua,  Oahu,  Makawao,  Maui  and  Kohala,-  Hawaii.  She  was  married, 
Nov.  1,  1904,  to  Mr.  Joseph  Hay,  son  of  Adam  and  Harriet  (Thomas) 
Hay,  of  Raymond  township,  Racine  Co.,  Wis.  She  now  (1905)  resides 
at  Waimea  (Kamuela),  Hawaii,  where  she  was  many  years  postmaster 
for  the  village,  school  agent  for  the  district  and  teacher  in  the  public 
school. 

1850.  VI.    An  Infant  daughter,  b.  and  d.  Waimea,  Dec.  5,  1844. 

1718.  VII  1700.  MARY  ELVIRA'  LYONS  (SPRAGUE)  [Jerre,^ 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,'  Joseph,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Cole- 
rain,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1809.  She  attended  a  j'oung  ladies'  seminary  in 
Brattleboro,  Vt.  After  the  death  of  her  father,  which  took  place  in 
1825,  she  went  to  spend  a  few  months  with  her  uncle.  Dr.  Joel  Lyons, 
at  Gill,  Mass.,  and  there  met  Joseph  Wright  Sprague,  to  whom  she  was 
united  in  marriage  on  Dec.  20,  1827.  Mr.  Sprague  was  born  in  Dec, 
1804,  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Wrisley)  Sprague.  Joseph  was  son  of 
a  Revolutionary  soldier,  Jonathan  Sprague,  who  was  with  Washington 
at  Valley  Forge. 

The  family  lived  in  Gill  until  1836,  when  they  sought  a  new  home 
in  Michigan.  They  settled,  in  the  spring  of  1837,  in  Dexter,  where 
they  remained  until  after  the  death,  at  the  early  age  of  49,  of  the 
head  of  the  family.  The  son  Elvin  became  one  of  the  pioneers  in 
Grand  Traverse  county,  and  in  1861  the  widow  and  daughters  moved  to 


§Brown  Smith  came  to  Central  New  York  from  Colerain,  Mass.,  be- 
ing originally  from  Providence,  R.  I.  He  was  descended  from  John 
Smith,  "the  miller,"  who  accompanied  Roger  Williams  in  his  banishment, 
and  from  Chad  Brown,  the  first  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Provi- 
dence. Patty  Danielson  was  daughter  of  Timothy  Danielson  of  Mon- 
son,  Mass.,  one  of  four  brothers  who  fought  in  the  Revolution,  and 
nephew   of   the   distinguished   General    of   the    same   name. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  205 

Traverse  City,  then  a  lumbering  village.     Here  Mrs.  Sprague  rounded 
out  her  three  score  years  and  ten.    She  died  March  11,  1879. 

Children  of  Joseph  W.  and  Mary  Elvira   (Lyons)   Sprague: 

1851.    I.    Sarah  Ann,  b.  Gill,  Mass.,  Dec.   18,  1828;  d.  Feb.  14,  1831 

erse*Sfy,  Mich.''^*'*  Lyons,  b.  Gill.  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1830;  res. '(1905)  Trav- 

1853.    III.    Georgre  Rolla,  b.  Gill,  Mass.,  Dec.   2,  1832;  d.  Nov.   3,   1833 

w  *T^*^^*oi^^   Esther  Henry,  b.  Gill,  Mass.,  Dec.   12,  1834;  m.   1st  Charles 

W.  Day,  2d  Reuben  Hatch;  res.    (1905)   Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  '-"aries 

Pra*tt?'r;«,^Viq'^^?  .^mT'  '^-.P^^t^'"'  ^'"^A'.  ^"^-  16'  1843;  m.  Edwin  S. 
Jr-ratt,    res.    (1905)      Hillcrest,"   Traverse   City,   Mich. 

1720.  VII.  1700.  JOEL  DRAPER'  LYONS  [Jerre,"  David** 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,''  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Chesterfield, 
N.  H.,  May  15,  1815,  and  died,  after  a  long  and  painful  illness,  in 
Montrose,  Pa ,  April  5,  1895.  He  married,  in  Harpersville,  N.  Y.,  July 
9,  1845,  Sarah  Z.  Hubbard^  bom  in  Westford,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  3,  1823.  She 
was  of  an  old  Connecticut  family.  Her  father  came  to  Otsego  Co., 
N.  Y.,  and  settled  near  Cooperstown. 

He    married     Harriett    Von     Valken-  .  ^[^      Q 

burg,t   whose  father   was   related  on  (LJ,  ^^    oL^  v% 

his  mother's  side  to  the  Von  Rensse-  yy^  '^"^^  <*^<:*Vi>3 
laer's  of  New  York.  /\y  ^ 

Joel  Lyons  engaged  in  mercantile  (Autograph.) 

business,  first  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  later 

(1858-1895)  in  Montrose.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  character,  unos- 
tentatious, exhibiting  in  his  prolonged,  painful  last  illness  a  remark- 
able example  of  patience  and  fortitude. 

Daughter  of  Joel  D.  and  Sarah  Z.   (Hubbard)  Lyons: 

.  *1856.  I.  Marie  Augusta,  b.  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Oct.  25,  1852-  m  Charles 
A.  Van  Wormer;  res.  (1905)  Scranton,  Pa.,  1307  Mulberry  Av4.        "-^^^^^^ 

1721.  VII.  1700.  JAMES  MONROE'  LYONS  [Jerre,=  David= 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,-  Joseph,^  John.^-  William^]  was  born  in  Chesterfield, 
N.  H.,  May  29,  1817,  and  died  in  Cairo,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1883.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Cairo,  Oct.  6,  1846,  Sybil  J.  Hubbard.  He  was  a  prosperous 
farmer.    His  widow  still  lives  (1904)  in  Purling,  not  far  from  Cairo. 

tHarriett's  father  was  born  Jan.  20,  1781,  In  Chatham  N  Y  Hp 
married  in  Chatham,  Sallie  Harrison,  of  English  descent  a  iseautifnl 
Christian   character.     He   lived   to   the  age   of   101;   wis   converted   at   90 

?p^n^lT^'s^?.^a\'ysuYljfS.^^'•  ^-  ^-  *«  ^-  ^-*«  ^-^  ^^^^^^^''^ 


206  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

Children  of  James  M.  and  Sybil  J.  (Hubbard)  Lyons,  born  in  Cairo, 
N.  Y.: 

1857.  I.  George  H.,  b.  Oct.  7,  1S47;  was  for  3  years  clerk  for  Fred  D. 
Lyons  (No.  1787)  of  Susquehanna,  then  went  to  Traverse  City,  where 
he  was  in  business  some  years.  In  1883  he  returned  to  the  farm  in 
Cairo,   where   he   died,   unmarried,   Oct.    18,   1893. 

1858.  XL     Clifton,  b.    Dec,    1856;    d.   Cairo,   Feb.    16,    1863. 

1723.  VII.  1701.  SALLY'  LYONS  (POMEROY)  [Jesse,'  David' 
(Lyon).  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  June  19,  1791,  and  died  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1857.  She 
was  married  at  Colerain,  Dec.  11,  1811,  to  James  Pomeroy,  who  was 
born  at  Northampton,  Mass.,  Nov.  4,  1790,  and  died  at  Perryville,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  6,  1867.  He  v/as  son  of  William  Pomeroy  (b.  May  8,  1750;  d. 
March  8,  1807)  and  Eleanor  (Root)  Pomeroy  (b.  Dec.  31,  1755;  d.  Jan. 
12,  1799;  dau.  Joseph  Root) 

Children  of  James  and  Sally  (Lyons)  Pomeroy: 

1859.  I.  Austin  Lyons,  b.  June  16,  1812;  m.  1st  Aug.  27,  1837,  Emily 
E.  Hurlburt;  m.   2d,  1873,  Kate  Nye  Starr;  d.  . 

1860.  II.  Nancy  C.  (Chandler?),  b.  July  24,  1814;  m.  S.  T.  Jeffrey  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  d.  Syracuse,  . 

1861.  III.  William  Henry,  b.  Amherst,  Mass.,  July  27,  1816;  m.  Ovid, 
N.  Y.,  Sept.   8,  1841,  Julia  Bliss;  d.  Ovid,  April  25,   1897. 

1862.  IV.  Frederick  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  7,  1818;  m.  1st  Lydia  Smith  of 
Covert,  N.  Y. ;  m.  2d  Eliza  Reeves  of  Lodi,  N.  Y. ;  d.  Jonesville,  Mich., 
Oct.    1,    1868. 

1863.  V.  Hubbard  N..  b.  Oct.  17,  1820;  m.  Sept.  5^  1850,  Eliza  Bush 
of  Endfleld,  Conn.;  d.   Springfield,  Mass.,  March  20,  1869. 

1864.  VL  Charles,  b.  Cuyler,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  9,  1823;  m.  Ruth  Smith  of 
Covert,  N.  Y.,  sister  of  Frederick's  wife;  d.  North  Hector,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  19, 
1900;  4  children:  Victor  H.,  L,e  Dow  R.,  William  H.  and  James  S.;  the 
only  one  living   (1904)   Le  D.  R.  Pomeroy,   24  Bolton  Place,  Cleveland,  O. 

1865.  VIL  Eliza  Ellen,  b.  Jan.  8,  1825;  d.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  10, 
1899. 

1723.  VII.  170L  FREDERICK  RANSOM' LYONS  [Jesse,*  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,'  Joseph,'  John,*  William*]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  May  19,  1798,  and  died  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  Feb.  21,  1881.  He 
was  married  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  March  15,  1821,  to  Martha  B.  Steb- 
bins,  who  was  born  in  Greenfield,  Aug.  17,  1800,  and  died  at  Wauke- 
sha, Nov.  12,  1873.  She  was  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Asenath  Steb- 
bins.  Mr.  Lyons  made  his  home  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  until  1841,  when 
he  moved  to  Waukesha,  Wis. 

Children  of   Frederick  R.   and  Martha  B.    (Stebbins)   Lyons: 

1866.  I.  Frederick  Stebbins,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  16,  1821;  d. 
Jan.  15,  1822. 

*18e7.    IL    Frederick  R.,  Jr.,  b.   Greenfield,   Feb.   5,    1823;   m.   Riceboro, 
Liberty  Co.,  Ga.,  Margaret  Trask;  d.  John's  Station,  Ga.,  June  20,  1877. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  207 

*1868.  III.  Martha  Ann,  b.  Greenfield,  May  15,  1825;  m.  Eli  Welch; 
d.  Waukesha,  Nov.   15,   1S97. 

1869.  IV.  Asenath  B.,  b.  Greenfield,  July  7,  1827;  m.  Paul  H.  Wheel- 
er; two  sons  and  one  daughter,  all  in  Minnesota;  the  younger  son, 
Frederiek,  lives  at  Wheaton,  Minn.,  a  wealthy  farmer,  -with  one  son. 

1870.  V.    Charles  J.,  b.  Greenfield,  Oct.   16,  1829;  d.  Jan.   15,  1855. 

1871.  VI.  Mary  H.,  b.  Greenfield,  Nov.  2,  1831;  m.  James  A.  Graves; 
d.  Gravesville,  Wis.,  April   19,   18 — . 

*1872.    VII.    David,  b.  Greenfield,  Oct.  7,  1833;  d.  Redwing,  Minn.,  Dec. 

14,   1875. 

*1873.  VIII.  Lucius,  b.  Greenfield,  Nov.  25.  1836;  res.  (1904)  Wauke- 
sha, Wis. 

*1874.    IX.    Seth  S.,  b.  Greenfield,  March   1,   1839;  res.  Waukesha,   Wis. 

*1875.  X.  Sophronla  Jane,  b.  Waukesha,  Wis.,  June  27,  1841;  m.  John 
L.  Gaspar;  res.  Waukesha,  Wis. 

*1878.  XI.  Eli  Welch,  b.  Waukesha,  April  22,  1844;  res.  Waukesha, 
Wis. 


1729.  VII.  1701.  DAVID'  LYONS  [Jesse,"  David'  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,'  Jolin.^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Feb. 
10,  ISOO,  and  died  in  Conway,  Mass.,  March  3,  1895.  He  was  a  cabinet 
maker  by  trade  and  lived  for  a  time  iu  Bennington,  Vt.,  and  later  in 
Conway,  where  he  was  deacon  in  the  Congregational  church.  He 
married  first  in  Colerain,  Nov.  15,  1821,  Orel  Adams,  daughter  of 
Edward,  Jr.,  and  Sally  (Webber)  Adams,  of  Adamsville,  Colerain. 
Sally  Webber  was  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  Webber,  of  Holland, 
Mass.  David  married  second,  Dec.  3,  1828,  Mary  Adams,  and  third, 
Nov.  15,  1849,  Mercy  D.  Tinker,  a  widow  with  two  daughters,  Lizzie 
and  Augusta;  their  father  was  Rev.  O.  Tinker,  of  Ashburnham  (?), 
Mass. 

Children  of  David  and  Orel    (Adams)   Lyons: 

1877.  I.  Sarah  W.  [Webber?],  b.  Feb.  19,  1822;  m.  Feb.  17,  1848, 
Alvan  Hall,  uncle  of  Pres.  Hall;  res.  Hatfield,  Mass.;  one  child,  Frank 
(d.  at  21);  Sarah  d.  Jan.  10,  1851. 

1878.  II.  Abl)G;all  Ransom,  b.  July  25,  1823;  m.  Sept.  20,  1843,  Roswell 
H.  Fisher;  res.  (Greenfield;  2  ch.,  Oscar  (d.  young)  and  Herbert  (left 
three  daughters,  Maria,  Mnud  and  "Winifred,  living  in  St.  Louis  with 
their  mother;  the  latter  two  married);  Abigail  d.  July  29,  1847. 

1870.    IIL    Catherine  Swift,  b.  Sept.  28,  1825;  not  m.;  d.  Oct.   20,   1856. 

1880.  IV.  Maria  Stearn.s,  b.  Conway,  Nov.  8,  1827;  m.  Evanston,  111., 
Sept.  26,  1876,  William  Davis;  he  d.  in  1883;  she  has  been  President  of 
Chautauqua  Circle  and  Temperance  Union  and  now  lives  with  her 
niece,  Clara  Maria   (Kendall)   Harris,  in  Brantford,  Ont.,   107  Darling  St. 

Children  of  David  and  Mary   (Adams)   Lyons: 

1881.  V.  Gertrude  M.,  b.  Sept.  22,  1829;  m.  William  C.  Thompson  of 
Colerain;   one  child,  Georgie   (d.   young);  d.   April   15,   1861. 

1883.  VI.  Caroline  .1.,  b.  April  21,  1831;  m.  Oct.,  1855,  John  G.  Ken- 
dall   of   Worcester,   Mass.;    one    ch.,    Clara   Maria    (m.    Harris);    d. 

about   1895. 


208  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1731.  VIT.  1701.  LUCIUS'  LYONS  [Jesse,"  David'  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Sept. 
17,  1803;  d.  Colerain,  March  29,  1859.  He  succeeded  his  father-in-la-w, 
Joseph  W.  McGee,  as  landlord  of  the  Colerain  House.  He  was  married, 
Nov.  26,  1829,  to  Jane  Ross  McGee,  who  was  born  at  Colerain,  June  5, 
1808,  and  d.  Feb.  19,  1879. 

Children  of  Lucius  and  Jane  Ross    (McGee)  Lyons,  born  in  Colerain: 

1883.    L    Amos  Russel,  b.   1830;  d.   1831. 

18S4.    II.     A   daughter,   b.    1832;    lived   but    two   weeks. 
*188r».    III.     Antes   Amanda,   b.    Feb.    11,    1834;    m.   Lorenzo   Spurr;    res. 
(1904)    Colerain,   Mass. 

*lSSe.    IV.    Joseph   McGee,   b.   Aug.    6,    1835;   res.    (1904)    Evanston,   111. 

1887.  v.  Lueinda  Barber,  b.  April  15,  1840;  d.  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct. 
12,    1854. 

1888.  VI.  Jesse  Ransom,  b.  Feb.  9,  1844;  m.  at  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
Oct.  14,  1875,  Annie  J.  Hurd,  who  w^as  born  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  Feb.  2, 
1852,  dau.  of  Edward  B.  and  Jane  (Smith)  Hurd.  Resides  (1904)  at 
Evanston,   111.      Engaged   in   mercantile   business   in   Chicago. 

1733.  VII.  1701.  SOPHRONIA'  LYONS  (PIERCE)  [Jesse.' 
David'^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Cole- 
rain, Mass.,  Feb.  12,  1807,  and  died  in  Dryden,  N.  Y.,  July  7,  1897,  aet.  90. 
She  married  in  Colerain,  Feb.  28,  1827,  Job  Pierce,  son  of  Judah  and 
Hildah  (Ransom)  Pierce.  He  was  born  in  Colerain,  April  9,  1801,  and 
died  in  Dryden,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1882. 

Children  of  Job  and  Sophronia  (Lyons)  Pierce: 

1889.  I.  Eliza  Jane,  b.  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1829.  She  married  at 
Dryden,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  28,  1872,  C.  L.  Hardy  of  Chicago.  They  had  no  chil- 
dren.    She  died  of  apoplexy  March  1,  1895,  at  Dryden,  N.  Y. 

1890.  II.  Albertus,  b.  Truxton,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  26,  1833.  He  removed  to 
Louisiana,  where  he  was  proprietor  of  a  pleasure  resort  at  Lake  Pon- 
chartrain.     He  died  of  yellow  fever,  Aug.  14,  1867,  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

1891.  IIL  Mary  E.,  b.  De  Ruyter,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1835.  She  married 
at  De  Ruyter,  Aug.  7,  1856,  William  A.  Swift  of  Marathon,  N.  Y.  She 
resides,  a  widow  (1904),  at  Dryden,  N.  Y. ;  the  only  surviving  member  of 
the   family. 

1892.  IV.  Melvin,  b.  De  Ruyter,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  31,  1841.  He  married 
Ellen  Merchant  of  Etna,  N.  Y.,  went  west  after  the  civil  war  and  died, 
Jan.  11,  1869,  at  Lopez,  Wash.,  of  chronic  dysentery,  contracted  in  th« 
army. 

1734.  VII.  1701.  DIANA'  LYONS  (COMAN)  [Jesse,'  David* 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=  William']  was  born  in  Colerain. 
May  7,  1809,  and  died  in  Prattville,  Mich.,  April  30,  1892.  She  married 
in  Colerain,  Feb.  28,  1827,  Curtis  Coman,  son  of  Samuel  and  Lydia 
(Palmer)  Coman.  He  was  born  in  Eaton,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1804,  and 
died  at  Prattville,  Sept.  11,  1885. 


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COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  209 

Children  of  Curtis  and  Diana  (Lyons)   Coman: 

♦1893.  I.  Sarah  Ann,  b.  Adrian,  Mich.,  March  9,  1837;  m.  Edward  C. 
Brewster;  d.  Prattville,  Mich.,  July  20,  1871. 

*1894.  II.  Helen  Johnson,  b.  Wright,  Mich.,  Oct.  22,  1841;  m.  George 
Hawcroft;   res.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

*1895.    IIL    Lrucien  B.,  b.  Prattville,  May  26,  1847. 

1736.  VII.  1701.  MELLONA^  LYONS  (HASKINS)  [Jesse,* 
David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph/  John/  William^]  was  bom  in  Cole- 
rain,  Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1814,  and  died  at  Union  City,  Mich.,  June  1,  1885. 
She  married  first,  in  Truxton  (?),  N.  Y.,  1831  or  1832,  Kellogg  Haskins, 
who  was  born  in  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27,  1808,  and  died  of  cholera 
in  Chilicothe,  Ohio.  Aug.  29,  1849.  She  married  second,  at  Wright, 
Mich.,  Jan.  12,  1852,  Jacob  M.  Blazier,  who  died  in  Union  City,  Mich., 
June  6,  1895. 

Children  of  Kellogg  and  Mellona  (Lyons)  Haskins: 

189«.  I.  Kellog:,  Jr.,  b.  in  Central  New  York,  Nov.  4,  1832;  d.  Cleve- 
land,  O.,   Jan.    5,   1840. 

1897.  II.  Ansel  Cobb,  b.  Chittenango,  N.  T.,  Dec.  22,  1834;  not  mar- 
ried; d.  on  Red  River,  Louisiana,  of  yellow  fever,  Oct.  31,  1859. 

*1898.  III.  Lndns  Lyons,  b.  Chittenango,  Aug.  23,  1837;  res.  (1904) 
2096   Denison  Ave.,   Cleveland,  O. 

*1899.  IV.  David  Eddy,  b.  Cleveland,  O.,  Dec.  8,  1840;  res.  (1904) 
Jackson,  Mich. 

1899a.  V.  Mary  Ella,  b.  Chillicothe,  O.,  June  27,  1845;  d.  Aug.  23, 
1845. 

Son  of  Jacob  M.  and  Mellona  (Lyons)  Blazier: 

1900.    VI.    Dexter  B.;  d.  in  infancy. 

1738.  VII.  1701.  ALMA  TAYLOR'  LYONS  (WHITCOMB) 
[Jesse/  David°  (Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph/  John/  William^]  was  bom 
in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Dec.  31,  1819,  and  died  in  Illinois,  April  4,  1880.  She 
was  married  in  Clinton,  Ind.,  March  4,  1841,  to  Dr.  Rollin  Whitcomb, 
son  of  Philocles  and  Lois  (Metcalf)  Whitcomb.  He  was  born  in  Cat- 
taraugus county,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  9,  1808. 

Children  of  Rollin  and  Alma  T.   (Lyons)   Whitcomb: 

♦1901.  I.  Edwin  Thompson,  b.  Clinton,  Ind.,  Sept.  17,  1843;  res.  (1904) 
Washington,  D.  C. 

1902.    II.    Alma,  b.  Clinton,  Ind.,  Feb.  23,  1846;  d.  in  infancy. 
*1903.    IIL    Alonzo,  b.  Bloomfield,  111.,  March  30,  1848;  physician;  res. 
(1904)   St.  Paul,  Minn. 

•1904.  IV.  Alva  Hill,  b.  Bloomfield,  May  20,  1850;  d.  Urbana,  111., 
Aug.  15,  1879. 

1905.  V.  Abby,  b.  Bloomfield,  Oct.  19,  1852;  teacher  in  public  schools 
In  Little  Rock,  Ark.   (1904). 

•1906.  VL  Emma  Sylvia,  b.  Urbana,  111.,  April  19,  1855;  m.  Alexander 
C.  Rittenhouse;  res.    (widow),   1614  Arch  St.,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 


210  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1907.  VII.  Mary  Sophia,  b.  Blue  Grass  Grove,  111.;  teacher  in  public 
schools  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.   (1904). 

1908.  VIIL  Rollin,  b.  Clinton,  Ind.,  March  30,  1862;  d.  Urbana,  March 
27,  1865. 

1740.  VII.  1701.  ALONZO'  LYONS  [Jesse,^  David"*  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct.  18. 
1823,  and  died  in  Tolono,  111.,  Aug.  25,  1878.  He  married,  in  Urbana, 
111.,  Jau.  17,  1855,  Julia  E.  Bassett,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Rachel 
(Hewett)  Bassett,  of  Montpelier,  Vt.  She  died  in  Tolono,  Oct.  2G, 
1904.  He  was  a  merchant;  lived  in  Clinton,  Ind.,  Urbana,  111.,  and 
Tolono,  111. 

Children  of  Alonzo  and  Julia   E.    (Bassett)    Lyons: 

1909.  L  Alma  S.,  b.  Urbana,  Nov.  3,  1855;  m.  April  28,  1886,  Rev.  R. 
E.  Carney,  son  of  Abraham  and  Nancy  (Jones)  Carney,  of  Lisbon,  Bed- 
ford Co.,  Va.;  res.   (1905)   Saint  Paris,  O. 

*1910.    IL    Alonzo  L.,  b.  Urbana,  July  17,   1858;  res.   (1904)   Homer,  III. 

1911.  III.  Charles  Bassett,  b.  Tolono,  April  20,  1868;  merchant  and 
contractor;  expert  in  concrete  construction;  res.  Tolono,  111.,  until  1900; 
address    (1904),   612   W.   Park  St.,   Champaign,   111. 

1913.    IV.    Julia  F.,  b.   Tolono,  April   22,   1860;   not  m. 

1913.    V.    Luey  L.,  b.  Urbana,  May  20,  1857;  not  m. 

1741.  VII.  1701.  JAMES  McCULLOCH'  LYONS  [Jesse,'  David^ 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,''  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Coleraia, 
Mass.,  April  21,  1825.  At  the  age  of  ten  he  went  to  Indiana  with  his 
uncle,  James  McCulloch.  They  left  Colerain  in  August,  1835,  traveling 
over  the  mountains  in  a  wagon  to  Troy,  N.  Y.,  then  by  canal  boat  on 
the  Erie  canal  to  Buffalo,  across  Lake  Erie  on  a  steamer  to  Toledo, 
O.,  from  there  on  horseback  to  Lafayette,  Ind.,  and  thence  to  Clinton, 


(Autograph,  1880.) 

their  objective  point,  by  stage.  Later,  he  attended  Franklin's  Acad- 
emy, Shelbume  Falls,  Mass.  (1840-41),  then  became  clerk  for  his 
uncle  in  Clinton,  being  at  the  age  of  twenty  in  charge  of  his  pork  pack- 
ing business.  He  went  into  business  for  himself  Nov.  2,  1846,  with  a 
capital  of  $1,000.  He  went  to  New  Orleans  on  business  every  year  for 
several  years,  being  absent  on  each  trip  several  months.  He  formea 
a  partnership  with  his  brother  Alonzo,  imder  the  style  A.  and  J.  M. 


COLEBAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  211 

Lyons,  engaging  in  general  merchandising,  grain  dealing  and  pork 
packing.  The  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1852  and  he  continued 
the  business  independently  until  1864.  For  many  years  he  was  post- 
master in  Clinton,  having  charge  sometimes  of  several  postoflBces.  He 
joined  the  Masons  in  Eugene,  Ind.,  in  May,  1846;  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Cov- 
ington Lodge,  July  18,  1846;  is  one  of  five  charter  members  of  L  O.  Kf. 
F.  of  Terre  Haute  Lodge,  No.  51,  1848,  the  last  one  surviving  (Feb., 
1905). 

He  was  married  in  Clinton,  Sunday,  Aug.  3,  1851,  to  Phebe  Anna 
Hathaway,  daughter  of  William  Ronnseville  and  Louisa  (Peirce)  Hath- 
away. She  was  born  at  Berkley,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1825.  She  was  a  lady 
of  superior  endowments,  educated  at  Piefce  academy,  Middleboro, 
Mass.,  and  at  Suffield,  Conn.,  and  was  teacher  of  the  first  free  school  in 
Indiana,  at  Clinton.  In  1860  Mr.  Lj'ons  moved  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
where,  in  1864,  he  opened  a  general  hardware  business  which  he 
continued  successfully  for  twelve  years.  In  April,  1876,  he  retired 
from  active  business,  retaining  imtil  1884  an  interest  in  the  house  he 
had  established.  Since  that  time  he  has  resided  at  New  Bedford, 
Mass.  (1876  to  1892),  Taunton  (1892  to  1898)  and  Boston  (Dorchester), 
where  he  now  lives.  Present  address,  66  Hartford  street,  Dorchester, 
Mass. 

Mr.  Lyons  has  long  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  family,  history 
and  has  rendered  very  valuable  assistance  in  gathering  the  data  for 
this  memorial.  He  has  a  beautiful  home  quite  near  the  spot  where  the 
original  William  Lyon  lived,  sharing  his  house  with  his  married  daugh- 
ter, Anna,  and  her  husband.  His  wife  died  very  suddenly  March  6, 
1901,  a  few  months  before  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  their  marriage. 

Children  of  James  M.  and  Anna  (Hathaway)  Lyons: 

*1914.    I.     James   Pelrcc,   b.    Clinton,    Ind.,    April    20,    1853;    res.    (1904) 
Fairhaven,  Mass. 

1915.  II.  Lyman  Abbott,  b.  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Nov.,  1866;  d.  Feb., 
1867. 

*19ie.    III.     Annie   Peirce,  b.   Terre   Haute,    Oct.    28,    1868;   m.    William 
Fessenden  Spurr;  res.   (1904)   Dorchester,  Mass. 

1742.  VII.  1701.  SOPHIA  McCULLOCH  LYONS  (HALLOWAY) 
was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  March  18,  1827,  and  died  in  Georgetown, 
111.,  July  8,  1901     She  married  George  W.  Halloway. 

Children  of  George  W.  and  Sophia  M.  (Lyons)  Halloway,  born  in 
Georgetown,   111.: 

1917.  I.    George;  in  railroad  employ;  res.  Georgetown,  111. 

1918.  II.    Jesse,  twin  bro.  of  George;  d.  1900. 


212  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1919.  III.    Belle;  m.  David  Webb;  res.  Danville,  111.;  2  sons. 

1920.  IV.  Rose;  m.  John  W.  Thompson;  res.  Chicago,  111.;  2  ch., 
Roth  and  John. 

1921.  V.    Abby;  not  m.;  res.  Georgetown,  111. 

1922.  VI.    A  son;  d.  ae.  17  y. 

1744.  VII.  1704.  CAPTAIN  JOHN  WARD'  CHANDLER  [Nancy* 
(Lyons)  Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Jan.  18,  1793,  and  is  said  to  have 
been  "killed  in  battle"  in  Texas  or  Mexico.  In  early  life  he  was  asso- 
ciated in  business  in  Colerain  with  his  cousin,  Samuel  Cooledge.  Later 
he  engaged  in  business  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  in  Providence,  R.  I., 
finally  seeking  a  more  adventurous  life  in  Texas.  His  first  wife  was 
Margaret  Cunningham,  daughter  of  Samuel  Cunningham,  born  in  Wood 
Co.,  Va.,  June  29,  1799.  [She  married  afterwards  A.  J.  Sweeney.]  He 
married  second,  Feb.  8,  1829,  Emma  A.  Ballou,  daughter  of  Ziba  Bal- 
lon. She  was  born  at  Cumberland  Hill,  R,  I.,  May  17,  1808,  and  died 
Oct.  26,  1837. 

Children   of  John  W.   and   Margaret    (Cunningham)    Chandler: 

1923.  I.  Clark  Augustus,  b.  Feb.  4,  1822;  m.  1st  Nov.  14,  1849,  Louisa 
Randall   (3  ch.);  m.  2d  March  8,  1845,  Sybilla  Keyfet   (3  ch.). 

1924.  II.     Infant. 

Children  of  John  "W.  and  Emma  A,   (Ballou)   Chandler: 

1925.  III.  Maria  Antoinette,  b.  Providence,  R.  I.,  March  1,  1831;  m. 
Woonsocket,  R.  I.,  Oct.  9,  1855,  William  Persia  Whitaker;  6  children. 

1928.    IV.    Zlba  Ballon,  b.  Sept.   2,  1833;  d.  May  16,  1834. 

1747.  VII.  1704.  NANCY'  CHANDLER  (BARBER)  [Nancy,' 
(Lyons)  Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,'  William^] 
was  bom  in  Colerain,  Aug.  17,  1796,  and  died  April  3,  1851.  She  was 
married  (by  Rev.  Mr.  Wood)  Sept.  5,  1814,  to  Isaac  B.  Barber,  who  was 
born  in  Hebron,  Conn.,  May  20,  1787,  and  died  in  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  21,  1864.  Graduate  of  Dartmouth  College.  He  was  a  lawyer  of 
great  ability,  gifted  with  a  remarkably  retentive  memory.  He  served 
nine  months  in  the  war  of  1812  with  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  Ninth 
regular  U.  S.  Infantry. 

Children  of  Isaac  B.  and  Nancy  (Chandler)  Barber: 

1927.  I.  W^llUam  Henry,  b.  Parsonfield,  Me.,  Nov.  1,  1815;  m.  Jan., 
1844,  Harriet  Bracy;  no  ch.;  d.  New  York,  Oct.  19,  1853. 

1928.  II.  Nancy  Cbandler,  b.  Colerain,  Mass.,  Dec.  18,  1817;  became 
deranged. 

1929.  IIL  Louisa  Maria,  b.  Oct.  1,  1820;  d.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  July  13, 
1860. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS).    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  213 

^      A*®^"-^^'^-.^****'  Adelle,  b.  April  28,   1824;  teacher;  d.  Rochester,  N. 
Y.,  Aug.   29,   1856. 

1931.  V.    Adolphus  Frederick,  b.  Feb.  15,  1826;  d.  Feb.  16,  1826. 

1932.  VI.     Albert    Louis,    b.    Feb.    19,    1827;    m.    Nov.    4,    1856,    Mary 
loo^T^o'  °l  Rochester,  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Adams,  b.  June  24. 

1933.  VII.  Charlotte  Amelia,  b.  Aug.  16,  1829;  teacher  In  public 
schools;  d.  Rochester,  N.  T.,  Aug.  24,  1858.  h"^^----^ 

12    im*'    ^^^^'    '**'"*  Bartholomew,  b.  Oct.   31,   1833;  d.  Rochester.  Aug. 
ester.* Aprn^io^mo*'  ^"*''****»''  ^-  Halifax,  Vt,  Aug.  15,  1838;  d.  Roch- 

1750.  VII.  1704.  ELIZA  GREENE'  CHANDLER  (DRAPER) 
[Nancy/  (Lyons)  Chandler,  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^'  John,- 
William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  July  6,  1800,  and  died  in  Green- 
field, Oct.  12,  1880.  She  was  married  by  Rev.  Mr.  Strong,  of  Green- 
P.eld,  March  8,  1821,  to  William  Whiting  Draper.  He  was  son  of  Na- 
than' [William,'  Nathaniel,*  Nathaniel,^  James'  James^]  and  Hannah 
Whiting  Draper.  His  father  was  a  private,  his  grandfather  a  Colonel 
in  the  Revolution.  He  was  born  Aug.  18,  1794,  and  died  June  26,  1881. 
He  came  at  an  early  age  with  his  parents  to  Greenfield.  He  was  an 
ingenious  mechanic,  inventor  of  the  scythe  snath  and  other  useful 
devices.  He  was  the  first  to  observe  the  so-called  fossil  "bird  tracks" 
in  the  sand  stones  of  the  Connecticut  river  valley. 

Children  of  William  W.  and  Eliza  Greene  (Chandler)  Draper,  born 
m  Greenfield,  Mass.: 

1936.  I.  Ellen,  b.  Feb.  11,  1822;  m.  March  1,  1858,  Jonathan  Ellis,  of 
Boston;   d.  . 

1937.  II.    Jane,  b.  March   [or  Jan.]   8,  1823;  d.  Sept.   14,  1824. 

1938.  III.    Mary,  b.  July  25,  1824;  d.  Dec.  8,  1845. 

1939.  IV.  Charlotte,  b.  April  3,  1826  (or  7);  m.  Henry  Brewster,  son 
of  James  and  Mary  (Hequembourg)  Brewster  of  New  Haven,  descendant 
of  Elder  VVilham  Brewster;  children:  1.  Henry  Draper,  b  April  4  1862- 
2.  William,  b.  June  2.  1866;  Charlotte  d.  in  New  York,  June  3,  1865.  ' 

1940.  V.  Harriet,  b.  Jan.  10,  1828  (or  '29);  m.  June  9,  1853,  Dr.  Jos- 
eph Sidney  Crane,  son  of  Sidney  and  Catherine  (Hequembourg)  Crane- 
children:  1.  Catherine,  b.  June  21,  1856;  2.  Amelia  Brewster,  b.  Nov.  22* 
1862;    3.   Charles  Sidney,  b.   Oct.    27,   1866;   4.   Charlton  VTells,  b.   June   15,' 

1941.  VI.    Jane,  b.  Nov.  13,  1830;  d.  Sept.  21,  1831. 

1943.    VII.    Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.   28,  1832;  d.  May  8,   1881. 

Tx  ,,*®^^*  ^Ph  Catherine,  b.  Jan.  13,  1834;  m.  Oct.  27,  1857,  Thomas  Vern 
Hall,  son  of  Nehemiah  T.  and  Dorcas  (Homes)  Hall;  children:  1.  Ellen 
Ellis,  b.  Oct.  24,  1860;  2.  William  Thomas,  b.  April  15.  1864;  Catherine  d. 
May  2,   1864. 

,^^  4***-  I^-  GeoTse  Ellis,  b.  May  13,  1835;  not  m.;  veteran  of  the  7th 
(N.  Y.)  Regiment;  res.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


214  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1753.  VII.  1704.  HORATIO  NELSON^  CHANDLER  [Nancy" 
(Lyons)  Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,'  Joseph,^  John,*  William^] 
was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  April  12,  1804,  and  died  in  Brattleboro, 
Vt,  Oct.  3,  1873.  He  was  married  by  Rev.  Mr.  Barnard,  Aug.  18,  1836, 
to  Louise  Maria  Gilson,  daughter  of  Calvin  and  Mehitable  Partridge 
Gilson.     He  was  a  merchant  in  Brattleboro. 

Children  of  Horatio  N.  and  Louise  M.  (Gilson)  Chandler,  born  in 
Brattleboro,  Vt.: 

1945.  L  Henry  Horatio,  b.  July  25,  1S37;  m.  Nov.  27,  1862,  Sarah  A. 
Knight  of  Charlestown,  Mass.;  a  merchant;   2  ch. 

»1946.  II.  Amelia  Maria,  b.  March  30,  1839;  m.  Elbridge  G.  Park  of 
Boston,  Mass.;  3  ch. 

1947.  III.  George  W^aslifngrton,  b.  April  7,  1840;  m.  1862,  Hannah 
Lillis,  "the  prettiest  girl  in  Brattleboro";  d.  Brattleboro,  Sept.  17,  1880. 

1948.  IV.    Helen  Augusta,  b.  Oct.  20,  1843. 

1949.  V.  John  Gerard,  b.  Sept.  26,  1846;  m.  1st  in  1873,  Josephine 
;Durgin,t  who  d.  April  14,  1876;  m.  2d,  June  28,  1880,  Mary  E.  Durgint; 
merchant,  firm  Gammas  and  Chandler,  Charlestown,  Mass. 

1754.  VII.  1704.  RUFUS^  CHANDLER  [Nancy«  (Lyons)  Chano 
ler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in 
Colerain,  Mass.,  April  3,  1805.  He  was  married  first,  in  Chesterfield,  N. 
H.,  May  10,  1826,  by  Rev.  John  Walker,  to  Lydia  Louisa  Dennison,  and 
second,  March  18,  1835  to  Mary  King.    He  died  Jan.  17,  1841. 

1762.  VII.  1704.  FRANCIS  BLAKE'  CHANDLER  [Nancy"  (Lyons) 
Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  Jolin,*  William^]  was 
born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1816,  and  died  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Feb.  13, 
1897.  He  married,  in  Montrose,  May  26,  1841,  Mary  Sophia  Jessup, 
daughter  of  Hon.  William  and  Amanda  (Harris)  Jessup.  She  was  born 
in  Montrose,  March  20,  1823,  and  died  there  Dec.  19,  1893. 

Children  of  Francis  B.  and  Mary  S.  (Jessup)  Chandler,  born  in 
Montrose: 

*1950.  I.  William  Jessup,  b.  July  11,  1842;  physician;  res.  (1904)  So. 
Orange,  N.  J. 

*1951.  II.  Benjamin  Lyons,  b.  Sept.  26,  1844;  d.  Montrose,  Nov.  11, 
1875. 

1765.  VII.  1705.  DAVID'  LYONS  [Daniel,'  David'  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct.  22 
1804,  and  died  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Oct.  9,  1894.  He  married,  March 
1,  1824,  Amanda  Smith,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Sabra  Smith,  of  Spring- 
ville.    She  was  born  June  28,  1804,  and  died  Aug.  12,  1872. 


tJosephine  and  Mary  Durgin  were  daughters  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Durgin  of  Charlestown,  Mass. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONs),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  215 

Children  of  David  and  Amanda  (Smith)  Lyons: 

1952.  I.  Amelia  Eunice,  b.  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  Oct.  24,  1824;  m.  at 
Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Aug.  17,  1S47,  David  A.  Lyons  (No.  1786),  her  father's 
cousin;   d.   Susquehanna,   June   4,   1904. 

1953.  II.  Hannah  Melvlna,  b.  New  York  City,  Sept.  1,  1827;  d.  New 
York  City,  Oct.   4,  1827. 

*1954.    III.    Sarah  Helms,  b.  Lanesboro,  May  8,  1830;  res.  (1904)  Lanes- 
boro. 

1955.  IV.  Julia  Amanda,  b.  Lanesboro,  March  21,  1836;  not  m. ;  d. 
March  2,  1856. 

1956.  V.  Nancy  [Nan]  Maria,  b.  Lanesboro,  June  25,  1842;  m.  Lanes- 
boro, Jan.  22,  1879,  Charles  B.  Smith  of  Susquehanna,  Pa.;  lived  25  years 
in   Stamford,   Conn.;    no   ch. ;    res.    (1904)    Lanesboro. 

♦1957.    VI.     Charles  Jerre,  b.  Lanesboro,  April  26,   1844;   res.   "Windsor, 
N.  Y. 

1769.  VII.  1705.  JOHN'  LYONS  [Daniel,'  David'  (Lyon)^  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John/  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Oct.  16, 
1810,  and  now  (1904)  lives  on  a  farm  near  Union  City,  Erie  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  the  oldest  living  representative  of  the  Colerain  branch.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Wayne,  Pa.,  Feb.  6,  1834,  Nancy  Smith,  who  is  exactly  one 
year  younger  than  himself. 

Children  of  John  and  Nancy  (Smith)   Lyons: 
♦1958.    I.    James  J.,  b.   Dec.   1,   1835. 
♦1959.    II.    David  S.,  b.  May  25,  1838. 

1960.  IIL  Samuel  S.,  b.  July  28,  1840;  killed  in  the  battle  of  Gaines 
Mills,  June  26,   1862. 

•1961.    IV.    Harvey  S.,  b.  March  26,   1843. 

1962.  V.  Daniel,  b.  May  26,  1845;  killed  by  runaway  accident,  Jan. 
16,    1864. 

1963.  VI.    John  C,  b.  Dec.  30,  1849. 

1964.  VII.  Sarah  J.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1853;  m.  March  16,  1874,  William  C. 
Hendry. 

1965.  VIII.    Nancy  L.,  b.  May  10,   1857;  d.  Nov.   15,   1857. 

1770.  VII.  1705.  JESSET  LYONS  [Daniel,"  David=  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John/  William^]  was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  July  1, 
1814,  and  died  in  Erie  Co.,  Pa.,  Nov.  2,  1866.  He  was  married  March 
23,  1837,  to  Jane  Kincaide,  who  was  bom  June  7,  1818,  and  died  Nov. 
23,  1866.    Their  home  was  in  Wayne  Township,  Erie  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  Jesse  and  Jane  (Kincaide)  Lyons: 
*1966.    I.    Andrew,  b.  April  2,  1838. 

1967.  II.    Joshua,  b.  Jan.  16,  1840;  d.  Jan.  23,  1868. 

1968.  III.    AVilliam,  b.  Oct.  1,  1842;  d.  Aug-.   16,  1844. 

*1969.  IV.    Rebecca  E.,  b.  May  24,   1845;   m.   John  J.   Bember;   d.   Feb. 
18,    1891. 

1970.  V.    Julia  A.,  b.  Jan.   9,  1847;  m.  R.  G.  Lundsley. 

*1971.  VL    Amanda  A.,  b.  March  7,  1850;  m.  W.  O.  Hammond. 


216  WILLIAM    LYON    OF    ROXBURY. 

1972.  VII.    Jesse  K.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1852;  d.  May  13,  1891. 

1973.  VIII.  Samuel  A.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1854;  m.  April  11,  1881,  May  L. 
Whitney  [b.  June  8,  1854;  d.  May  1,  1895(?)]. 

*1974.  IX.  Rosetta  J.,  b.  May  11,  1857;  m.  Frank  S.  Carroll;  d.  June 
19,  1884. 

1975.  X.    Celia  N.,  b.  March  22,  1859;  m.  Dec.  6,  1883,  J.  H.  Hanlen. 

1976.  XI.  Sophronia  A.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1861;  m.  Aug.  28,  1879,  D.  L. 
Triscuit. 

1771.  VII.  1705.  BETSEY'  LYONS  (LOOMIS)  [Daniel,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph?  John/  William'^]  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Nov.  2,  1815,  and  died  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Sept.  8.  1891.  She 
was  married  in  Deposit,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1,  1S35,  to  Confucius  Fitch  Loomis, 
son  of  Gershom  and  Clarissa  (Stoughton)  Loomis.  He  was  born  in 
East  Windsor,  Conn.,  Oct.  8,  1809,  and  died  at  Hallstead,  Pa.,  Feb.  9, 
1885. 

Children  of  Confucius  F.  and  Betsey  (Lyons)  Loomis,  born  Sand- 
ford,  N.  Y.: 

*1977.  I.  Harriet  Thompson,  b.  Oct.  27,  1836;  m.  James  D.  Fisk;  d. 
Lyndon,  111.,  April  10,  1858. 

*1978.  II.  Rebecca  Barker,  b.  Sept.  13,  1838;  m.  1st  Abram  L.  Car- 
penter and  2d  Samuel  Crouch;  res.    (1904)  Hill  City,  Tenn.;  no  ch. 

*1979.  III.  Samuel  PettlngUl,  b.  Oct.  6,  1840;  d.  Great  Bend,  Aug.  23, 
1891. 

*1980.  IV.  Julius  Fitch,  b.  Sept.  26,  1842;  res.  (1904)  Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

*1981.  V.  John  Charles  Stoughton,  b.  Dec.  30,  1846;  res.  (1904)  Louis- 
ville, Ky. 

1773.  VII.  1705.  WILLIAM  BARKER'  LYONS  [Daniel,*  Darid* 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Great  Bend, 
Pa.,  June  14,  1821,  and  died  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  March  5,  1872.  He  mar- 
ried in  Wayne,  Pa.,  Dec.  9,  1846,  Betsey  Ann  McDuff,  She  was  born  in 
Columbus,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  29,  1827,  and  died  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  April  2, 
1885. 

Children  of  William  B.  and  Betsey  Ann    (McDuff)  Lyons: 

1983.  I.  Theresa  A.,  b.  Wayne,  Pa.,  Nov.  12,  1847;  d.  Vineland,  May 
6,    1900. 

1983.  II.    Zachary  D.,  b.  Wayne,  July  8,  1849;  d.  Vineland,  1901. 

♦1984.  III.    Frank  M.,  b.  Wayne,  Feb.  8,  1854;  res.  Vineland,  N.  J. 

1985.  IV.    Georgre  A.,  b.  Kirkwood,  N.  Y.,  June  9,  1862. 

1775.  VII.  1705.  JOSHUA  SMITH'  LYONS  [Daniel,*  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Great  Bend, 
Pa.,  Aug.  9,  1825.  He  married,  July  23,  1848,  Cordelia  Elizabeth  Smith, 
who  was  born  April  14,  1827,  and  died  July  9,  1900.  He  lives  in  La 
Center,  Clarke  Co.,  Washington. 


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Children  of  Joshua  S.  and  Cordelia  E.   (Smith)   Lyons: 

*1986.  I.    Raldlno  Smith,  b.  Dec.  17,  1849. 

1987.  II.    Lavern  S.,  b.  June  16,  1851. 

*1988.  III.    Costello,  b.  Oct.   9,   1853. 

1989.  IV.    Lettie,  b.  Nov.  28,  1856. 

1990.  V.    Venlca,  b.  Feb.  1,  1859;  d.  June  2,  1864. 

1991.  VI.    Alice,  b.   July   29,   1861. 

1992.  VII.    Myrtle,  b.  March  26,  1864;  d.  June  27,  1865. 

1993.  VIII.    Cesco  George,  b.  July  23,  1867;  d.  Sept.  4,  1876. 

1994.  IX.    Charles  Vlnxton,  b.  June  11,  1871. 

1776.  VII.  1705.  SABRA  ANN'  LYONS  (WESTCOTT)  [Daniel,' 
David°  (Lyon).  Benjamin,*  Joseph/  John,'  William^]  was  bom  in  Great 
Bend,  Pa.,  Feb.  21,  1828.  She  was  married  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Nov. 
25,  1847,  to  Dr.  Guy  R.  Westcott,  son  of  Charles  and  Sallie  Westcott 
[Charles  Westcott  was  born  in  Killingly,  Conn.;  his  wife  in  Guilford, 
N.  Y.].  Dr.  Westcott  was  bom  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  10,  1825.  He  is 
now  (1904)  a  physician  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  address,  1909  Hawthorn 
avenue. 

Children  of  Guy  R.  and  Sabra  Ann  (Lyons)  Westcott: 

*1995.  .1.    Ella  Gertrude,  b.   Norwich,   N.   Y.,   Oct.   14,   1848;   m.   Horace 
P.  Breed;  d.  Minneapolis,  April  21,  1889. 

*1996.    II.    Frances  Bmma,  b.  Norwich,  Feb.  5,  1851;  m.  Archie  Guthrie. 

1777.  VII.  1705.  DANIEL^  LYONS  [Daniel,'  David'  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,'  John,'  William^]  was  born  in  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  March 
28,  1830.  He  married,  May  29,  1855,  Harriet  Hatch  Starkweather  01m- 
stead,  daughter  of  Samuel  Jackson  and  Jerusha  Rose  (Hatch)  01m- 
stead,  of  Hanover,  N.  H.  He  settled  ixi  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
has  for  many  years  carried  on  a  successful  mercantile  business.  An 
old  family  Bible  in  his  possession  contains  records  from  David  (his 
grandfather)  down.  In  this  record,  it  is  stated  that  David  Lyon  took 
part  in  the  Boston  "Tea  Party." 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Harriet  H.  S.  (Olmstead)  Lyons,  born  In 
Binghamton: 

1997.    I.     Ella    Olmstend,   b.    Sept.    24,    1856;   m.   May   29,    1875,   Alford 

Masten;   2   daughters,  Ella  and  Anna,  died  in  infancy;  she  d.   in  ; 

her  ■widower  lives  in  Cortlandt,  N.  Y. 

*1998.    II.    I.,nlu  Olmstead,  b.  Oct.  8,  1858;  m.  Peter  Harvie;  res.  Havre, 
Montana. 

1999.    IIL    Daniel   Samuel,  b.  Sept.,  1868;  d.   1870. 
*2000.    IV.    Harriet    [Hattie]    Anna,  b.   Aug.   16,    1871;   m.   Harry  A.   R. 
Cresser;  res.   (1904)  Red  Bluff,  Cal. 

*2001.    V.    Lawrence  Monroe,  b.   Sept.  7,  1872;  res.  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 


218  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

1778.  VII.  1705.  REV.  HORACE'  LYONS  [Daniel,'  Darid' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,'  Joseph,"  Johnj^*  William^]  was  born  in  South  Bend, 
Pa.,  Aug.  2,  1832.  He  married,  Nov.  10,  1875,  Sarah  A.  G.  Bash,  who 
was  born  Sept.  23,  1841.  They  live  near  Topeka,  Kansas,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  home  missionary  work. 

Children  of  Horace  and  Sarah  A.  G.   (Bash)  Lyons: 
2003.    I.    Nellie  Edith,  b.  Sept.   8,  1876. 

2003.  II.    John  Horace,  b.  July  24,  1878. 

2004.  IIL    Jennie  May,  b.  Jan.   11,  1881. 

2005.  IV.    George,  b.  March  17,   1883. 

1781.  VIT.  1706.  CATHERINE  CECELIA'  LYONS  (MILLER) 
[Aaron,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,"  John,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.  4,  1807,  and  died  in  North  Jackson,  Pa.,  March 
28,  1848.  She  was  married  in  Colerain  to  Robert  Miller,  son  of  Rob- 
ert and  Nancy  (Bolton)  Miller.  He  was  born  in  Colerain,  May  21,  1808, 
and  died  in  North  Jackson,  Pa.,  March  23,  1871. 

Children  of  Robert  and  Catherine  Cecelia   (Lyons)  Miller: 

2006.  I.  Mary  Lyons,  b.  Colerain,  Mass.,  May  12,  1832;  m.  Oct.  6, 
1849,  Amasa  A.  Page;  d.  March  19,  1871. 

2007.  II.  Charles  A.,  b.  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Dec.  6,  1834;  res.  Susquehanna, 
Pa. 

*200S.    III.    Nancy  Bolton,  b.  Dec.   9,   1836;  m.   Harvey  Holmes. 

*200».  IV.  Gilbert  F.,  b.  Lanesboro,  Jan.  20,  1839;  res.  (1904),  Boone, 
Iowa. 

*2010.  V.  Cecelia  E.,  b.  Jackson,  Pa.,  Feb.  20,  1848;  m.  Benjamin  W. 
Doughty. 

1783.  VII.  1706.  SETH  AUGUSTUS'  LYONS  [Aaron/  David'' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,''  Joseph,"  John,"  William']  was  bom  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  July  29,  1809,  and  died  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Feb.  2,  1880.  He 
served  an  apprenticeship  as  a  cabinet  maker.  In  1832  he  came  to 
Lanesboro  with  eight  dollars'  capital  and  became  associated  with  Put- 
nam Williams  and  Robert  Miller  in  a  factory  for  sash,  blinds  and  fur- 
niture. After  four  years  he  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  business. 
Later  he  formed  other  business  associations;  finally,  in  1863.  taking  his 
oldest  son,  Frank,  into  partnership,  under  the  style,  S.  A.  Lyons  and 
Son.  They  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business  and  also  owned 
a  saw  mill.  He  was  postmaster  in  Lanesboro  many  years,  was  Justice 
of  Peace  -one  year,  and  was  one  of  the  School  Directors.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Universalist  church.  He  married  in  Lanesboro,  Jan. 
22,  1834,  Esther  McKune,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  (Fowler) 
McKune.     She  was  born  in  Mamakating,  N.  Y.  (near  Wurtzboro,  Sul- 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONS),    SEVENTH    GENERATION.  219 

livan  Co.),  Sept.  13,  1812.     In  1873  he  had  an  attack  of  partial  paraly- 
ses and  retired  from  active  business. 

Children  of  Seth  A.  and  Esther  (McKune)  Lyons,  born  in  Lanesboro: 

*2011.    I.    Francis  Alvin  [Frank],  b.  Nov.  30,  1834;  d.  Lanesboro,  Dec. 
23,   1895. 

2012.  II.    Julius,  b.  March  29,  1840;  d.  Lanesboro,  April  18,  1849. 

2013.  III.  Lucius,  twin  brother  of  Julius;  d.  Lanesboro,  June  10, 
1847. 

1786.  VII.  1706.  DAVID  A.'  LYONS  [Aaron,"  David'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John/  William^]  was  bom  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  April 
26,  1816,  and  died  in  Susquehanna,  Pa.,  March  1,  1881.  He  married,  in 
Lanesboro,  in  1846,  his  cousin,  Amelia  E.  Lyons,  No.  1952.  He  was  a 
merchant,  doing  business  a  few  years  in  Lanesboro,  afterwards  in  Sus- 
queha,nna.  Pa. 

Children  of  David  A.  and  Amelia  E.    (Lyons)   Lyons: 

2014.  I.    Ormond,  b.   1847;  d.   1848. 

2015.  II.    Isa  Estella,  b.  July  11,  1855;  res.    (1905)   Susquehanna,  Pa. 

1787.  VII.  1706.  FREDERICK  DENISON'  LYONS  [Aaron," 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Cole- 
rain,  Mass.,  March  14,  1819,  in  the  old  house  inherited  by  his  father 
from  the  pioneer,  David  Lyon  («).  He  remembers  distinctly  his  grand- 
mother, Abigail  (Draper)  Lyons,  who  spent  the  last  years  of  her  life 
under  the  same  roof.  He  heard  from  her  the  story  of  his  grand- 
father's participation  in  the  Boston  "Tea  Party,"  evidence  of  this 
being,  as  she  related  it,  that  some  of  the  tea  was  found  in  his  shoes 
the  next  morning.  Mr.  Lyons  oame  to  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  in  April,  1848, 
removing  in  1858  to  the  neighboring  town  of  Susquehanna,  where  he 
has  been  a  successful  merchant.  Of  late  years  he  has  been  incapaci- 
tated for  active  work  by  failure  of  his  sight,  but  the  business  is  still 
carried  on  at  the  old  stand. 

He  brought  his  bride  from  New  England.  He  was  married  in 
"Whitingham,  Aug.  13,  1851,  to  Mary  A.  Hull,  daughter  of  Emery  and 
Lydia  Hull.    She  was  born  in  Whitingham,  Vt.,  Sept.  22,  1831. 

Daughter  of  Frederick  D.  and  Mary  A.    (Hull)   Lyons: 

2016.  I.  Carrie  Belle,  b.  Susquehanna,  April  3,  1860.  She  married, 
Jan.  17,  1883,  George  Howard  Shaeff  of  Susquehanna.  He  was  born  Oct. 
19,  1856,  at  Center  Square,  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa.,  son  of  Washington  and 
Abigail  (Fitzgerald)  Shaeff.  He  is  a  capable  business  man.  They  had 
no  children.     Carrie  Belle  Shaeff  died  Aug.   20,   1889. 


220  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

1788.  VII.  1706.  DOCTOR  CHARLES  TREAT'  LYONS  [Aaron/ 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  bom  in  Cole- 
rain,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1822.  He  attended  the  academy  at  Shelburne  Falls, 
Mass.,  then  began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Draper, 
at  Shelburne  Falls,  afterward  studying  with  Dr.  Stanley,  of  Rhode  Is- 
land. During  the  California  gold  excitement  in  1849  he  joined  a 
company  which  sailed  from  Boston  for  San  Francisco,  going  around 
Cape  Horn,  the  voyage  occupying  five  months  and  being  fraught  with 
many  perils.  He  remained  in  California  about  one  year.  Returning  to 
the  Bast,  he  continued  his  medical  studies,  receiving  his  degree  from 
the  New  York  University  of  New  York  City  in  1852.  He  soon  after 
opened  an  office  in  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  where,  on  June  28,  1855,  he  was 
married  to  Prudence  Barger  Smith,  only  daughter  of  Hanford  and 
Mary  K.  (Bagley)  Smith.  She  was  bom  in  Newfield,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  11, 
1836.  The  next  ten  years  Dr.  Lyons  practiced  medicine  in  his  native 
town,  Colerain.     Since  that  time  he  has  made  his  home  in  Waverly. 

One  intimately  acquainted  with  Dr.  Lyons  says  of  him:  "C.  T. 
Lyons  is  a  man  of  sterling  integrity,  charitable  toward  the  shortcom- 
ings of  his  brother  man;  in  early  life  he  leaned  toward  Universalism 
as  his  religion.  In  later  years  he  espoused  the  cause  of  modern  spirit- 
ualism, expressing  a  desire  to  follow  Truth,  wherever  it  may  lead.  He 
sees  no  truth,  reason  or  justice  in  the  fundamental  dogmas  of  Christian 
theology.  *  *  *  There  is  no  one  who  can  say  aught  against  him, 
and  those  who  know  him  best  love  him  most." 

Son  of  Charles  T.  and  Prudence  B.    (Smith)   Lyons: 

2017.  I.  Smith  Efflnsbam,  b.  Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1860;  res.  Wav- 
erly, N.  T. 

1790.  Vn.  1707.  ELVIN  DRAPER' LYONS  [ Joel,' David'  (Lyon), 
Benjamni,*  Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  bom  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Oct.  18, 
1809,  and  died  in  that  place  Sept.  12,  1875.  He  inherited  the  homestead 
in  Gill  and  was  a  farmer.  He  was  married  at  Northfield,  Mass.,  April 
28,  1835,  to  Penelope  Wright,  of  Vernon,  Vt.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Lydia  Augusta  (Farmer)  Wright.    She  died  in  Gill,  Aug.  15,  1882. 

Children  of  Elvin  D.  and  Penelope   (Wright)  Lyons,  born  in  Gill: 

2018.  I.    Nancy,  b.  Dec.  2,  1841;  d.  Feb.  2,  1843. 
*2019.    II.    Elvln  Augustus,  b.  April   21,   1844. 

2020.  III.  Nancy  E^Ilza,  b.  March  13,  1846  (T.  R.,  which  gives  the 
name  Lydia  Augusta);  d.  Nov.  30,  1849,  ae.  3  y.  8  m.  10  d.   (G.  R.,  Gill). 

2021.  IV.  Lydia  Amelia,  b.  Nov.  9  (or  10),  1848;  m.  in  Gill,  May  30, 
1874,  George  Russell  Simonds  (b.  Northfield,  Mass.,  April  2,  1852,  son  of 
Charles  Russell  and  Ruth  Sarah  Simonds);  res.  Barre,  Mass.;  no  eh. 


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*2022.    V.    Georse  Edward,  b.  Oct.  11,  1850;  d.  March  6,  1893. 
»2023.    VI.    Alpheus  Fletcher   Stone,  b.  Jan.   7,   1853. 

1791.  VII.  1707.  SAMUEL  JANES'  LYONS  [Joel/  David» 
(Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph,'  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass., 
Jan.  18,  1812,  and  died  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  March  4,  1894.  He  was  an 
insurance  agent.  He  was  married  in  Gill,  May  21,  1839,  to  Mary  Maria 
Purple,  who  was  born  Jan.  15,  1815,  and  died  in  Gill,  Jan.  17,  1847.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Hatsell  Purple,  of  Gill. 

Children  of  Samuel  Janes  and  Mary  Maria  (Purple)  Lyons: 

*2024.    I.    Hatsell  Purple,  b.  Oct.   23,  1841;  d.  Somerset,  Vt.,  March  8, 

1870. 

2025.  II.  Mary  Elizabeth,!  b.  Dec.  23,  1844;  m.  at  Greenfield,  Jan.  15, 
1873,  George  William  Sheldon  (b.  July  1,  1841;  d.  May  5,  1887);  no  ch. 

1792.  VII.  1707.  JOEL  LIVINGSTON'  LYONS  [Joel,'  David" 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass., 
Feb.  14,  1814,  and  died  in  Greenfield,  Dec.  8,  1893.  He  served  an  appren- 
ticeship, 1830  to  1835,  with  his  cousin,  Lucius  Lyons,  cabinet  maker, 
in  Colerain.  He  then  went  to  Greenfield,  where  he  was  for  fifty  years 
member  of  the  firm  of  Miles  &  Lyons,  and  carried  on  the  business  by 
himself  some  years  longer  after  his  partner's  death.  He  was  married 
in  Greenfield,  May  21,  1839,  to  Elizabeth  Dickinson,  who  was  born  in 
Greenfield,  Feb.  9,  1813,  and  died  there  April  11,  1887.  She  was  daugh- 
ter of  Lucius  Dickinson  (born  Amherst,  Mass.,  July  31,  1788)  and 
Rebecca  (Wait)  Dickinson  (born  Greenfield,  March  16,  1791). 

Children  of  Joel  Livingston  and  Elizabeth  (Dickinson)  Lyons,  born 
In  Greenfield: 

2026.  I.     Charles  Edward,  b.   Oct.   25,   1845. 

2027.  IL    Isabel  Eliza  [Belle],  b.  May  20,  1847. 

2028.  III.    Frank  Dickinson,  b.  Aug.   5,   1849. 

2020.    IV.    Elizabeth  Miles  [Lizzie],  b.  Feb.  19,  1855;  d.  June,  1857. 

1793.  VII.  1707.  CHARLES  DARWIN'  LYONS  [Joel,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass., 
Dec.  7,  1816,  and  died  there  Aug.  9,  1883.  He  was  a  cabinet  maker  by 
trade,  but  inherited  his  father's  love  of  music  and  was  an  accom- 
plished violinist  and  music  teacher.  He  was  married  in  Brattleboro, 
Vt.,  Aprl  8,  1846,  to  Elizabeth  Temple,  daughter  of  Philo  and  Jemima 
(Bumham)  Temple.t  of  Deerfield,  Mass.    She  was  born  Feb.  4,  1827. 

§In  the  Vital  Records  of  Gill  this  name  is  given  as  Clara  Frances 
the  date  of  birth  being  as  above. 

tPhilo  Temple  was  born  in  Shuterburg,  Mass.,  Jan.  17,  1801,  and  died 
m  Deerfield,  Oct.  5,  1879.  He  was  a  farmer  and  a  noted  dancing  master 
and  musician.  Jemima  Burnham  was  born  in  Montague,  Mass..  Dec.  29 
1799,  and  died  in  Deerfield,  May  3,  1878. 


222  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Son  of  Charles  D.  and  Elizabeth  (Temple)  Lyons: 
♦2030.    I.    Philo  Temple,  b.  Greenfield,  Dec.  21,  1847;  res.  Orange,  Mass. 

1794.  VII.  1707.  JOHN  STONE'  LYONS  [Joel,"  David'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,^  Joseph,^  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  May  4, 
1819,  and  died  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  May  7,  1883.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
he  went  to  Quincy  to  learn  stone  cutting.  He  was  afterwards  in  busi- 
ness with  Richards  &  Munn.  They  contracted  for  constructing  the 
Hoosac  tunnel,  but  the  firm  failed.  In  1860  he  moved  to  Boston, 
where  he  carried  on  a  business  in  stone  work  as  long  as  he  lived.  The 
business  was  continued  by  the  sons  until  1903.  He  joined  the  Ancient 
and  Honorable  Artillery  Company,  of  which  his  ancestor,  William  Lyon, 
was  long  before  a  member.  In  the  Centennial  parade  in  1876  he  was 
standard  bearer,  and  this  he  said  was  the  proudest  day  of  his  life.  He 
inherited  his  father's  love  of  music  and  was  a  good  singer  and  violinist. 

He  was  married  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1847,  to  Sarah  Olive 
Clapp,  who  was  born  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  July  3,  1823,  and  died  in 
Dorchester,  March  31,  1900;  daughter  of  Salmon"  and  Eleanor  (New- 
comb)  Clapp  [Noah,°  Samuel,*  Samuel,'  Thomas,*  Thomas']. 

Children  of  John  Stone  and  Sarah  Olive   (Clapp)   Lyons: 

2031.  I.  John  Ansnstus,  b.  June  18,  1848;  engaged  with  his  father 
in  stone  work  business;  not  m.;  d.  Dorchester,  May  18,  1884. 

*2032.    II.    Charles  Clapp,  b.  March  5,  1850;  res.  Ashmont,  Mass. 
*20.S3.    III.    Sarah  Olive,  b.  Jan.  23,  1852;  m.  Charles  H.  Chase. 

2034.  IV.  George  H.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1854;  in  stone  work  business  for  a 
time  with  his  father;  not  m.;  d.  Dorchester,  June  3,  1882. 

2035.  V.  "W^alter  S.,  b.  Aug.  19,  1856;  carried  on  the  stone  work 
business  in  Boston  until  1903;  since  then  in  other  business;  a  Mason  and 
Knight  Templar,  member  of  Boston  Commandery;   res.  Dorchester. 

2036.  VI.  Warren  J.,  b.  April  2,  1862;  a  young  man  of  great  promise; 
grad.  Dorchester  High  School,  and  entered  Inst,  of  Technology,  but  died 
prematurely;  d.  Dorchester,  Aug.  6,  1892. 

2037.  VIL  Fred  W.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1863;  went  to  California  for  his  health 
and  d.  there  March,  1884. 

1796.  VII.  1707.  BENJAMIN  RICHARDS'  LYONS  [Joel," 
David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,"  William']  was  born  in  Gill, 
Mass.,  July  5,  1834.  He  learned  the  trade  of  granite  cutting  with  his 
brother  John  in  Quincy.  He  was  employed  by  Richards,  Munn  &  Co., 
Chapin  &  Newcomb,  and  by  Horn  &  Goodrich,  successors  to  Richards, 
Munn  &  Co.;  was  employed  about  six  months  in  work  on  Minot's 
Lighthouse.  In  1861  he  moved  to  Milton,  where  he  was  engaged  for 
nine  years  with  John  Tolman  in  the  ice  business,  living  at  Pinetree 
Brook.    In  1870  he  went  to  Boston,  where  he  worked  at  his  old  trade 


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of  Stone  cutting  with  his  brother  John,  and  later  with  the  sons,  who 
succeeded  him  in  the  business,  being  thus  engaged  until  1897.  He  has 
the  family  weakness  for  music,  was  himself  a  good  singer  and  played 
the  flute,  concertina  and  jewsharp. 

He  was  married  at  Braintree,  Mass.,  July  3,  1855,  to  Betsey  Betts 
Turnbull,  who  was  bom  at  Digby,  N.  S.,  April  27,  1836,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Clarissa  (Betts)  Turnbull,  of  Digby,  N.  S.  She  died  at 
Milton,  Mass.,  Feb.  19,  1900.  The  Turnbull  family  was  originally  from 
Jedburgh,  Scotland;  the  Betts  from  England. 

Children  of  Benjamin  Richards  and  Betsey  Betts    (Turnbull)   Lyons: 

2038.  I.  Frank  Henry,  b.  Quincy,  Mass.,  June  15,  1856:  d.  Quincy. 
July  17,  1859. 

*2039.    II.    Harry  BdwartU,  b.  Quincy,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1860;  res.   (1905) 
Roslindale,  Mass. 

*2040.    III.    l\^illlam  Chester,  b.  Milton,  Mass.,  Oct.  16,  1862. 
2041.    IV.     Sheldon  Robert,  b.   Milton,  Mass.,   March   25,    1865;   d.   Mil- 
ton,  May   13,   1869. 

*2042.    V.    Clara  Frances,  b.  Milton,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  1867;  m.  J.  Walter 
Bradlee;    res.    Milton,   Mass. 

*2043.    VI.     May    Isabelle,    b.    Milton,    Mass.,    Sept.    25,    1870;    not    m.; 
res.   (1904)  Lynn,  Mass. 

1806.  VIII.  1709.  MARY  AURELLV  LYONS  (MOORE)  [Luke,^ 
Jerre,''  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  born 
in  Cortlandville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1828.  She  went  west  with  her  par- 
ents in  1837,  first  to  Michigan,  finally,  in  1840  or  1841,  to  Jerseyville, 
111.  Here  she  was  happily  married,  Aug.  12,  1862,  to  Rev.  George  Rod- 
ney Moore,  a  Presbyterian  minister,  who  was  for  more  than  forty 
years  her  companion  in  life.  Mr.  Moore,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sophia 
(Thomas)  Moore,  was  born  in  Chestnut  Hill,  N.  H.,  Feb.  18,  1819.  He 
studied  theology  in  the  New  School  Theological  Seminary,  Philadel- 
phia. He  was  ordained  in  the  Third  Presbyterian  Church  of  that  city 
in  October,  1848.  He  organized  and  served  until  1855  the  church  in 
Dauphin,  Pa.  He  then  went  to  Iowa  and  organized  the  Lyons  Female 
Seminary,  and  while  acting  as  its  principal  organized  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church,  in  Clinton,  Iowa.  In  1861  he  became  stated  supply 
for  the  Second  Church  in  Bloomington,  111.,  and  later  acted  as  an  evan- 
gelist and  stated  supply  of  other  churches.  In  later  years  he  lived  a 
retired  life  in  Roxborough,  Philadelphia,  where  he  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Leverington  Church,  of  which  his  son-in-law.  Rev.  J.  W.  Kirk, 
was  for  some  years  pastor.  He  is  widely  known  by  his  published  arti- 
cles. He  was  interested  in  scientific  studies,  and  published  a  book 
entitled  "Bible  Views  of  Creation." 


224'  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-five,  Jan.  12,  1904.  Less  than  a 
year  before,  a  great  sorrow  had  come  to  the  household  in  the  death 
(Feb.  8,  1903)  of  Mrs.  Anna  L.  M.  Kirk,  daughter  of  Mr.  Moore  by  an 
earlier  marriage. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kirk  devoted  themselves  for  some  years  to  missionary 
work  in  Alaska.  It  was  a  life  of  arduous  service  and  of  great  hardship, 
and  she  lived  but  a  few  months  after  her  return.  In  a  "tribute"  to  her 
memory  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  R.  Miller,  offered  at  the  memorial  service, 
are  the  words,  "Mrs.  Kirk  was  a  noble  woman,  consecrated  to  Christ 
in  a  way  that  made  her  life  a  shining  one  and  her  work  full  of  rich 
blessing.  She  was  a  blessed  evangel  to  the  lonely  and  homesick  men 
among  whom  she  and  her  husband  labored.  The  sacrifices  she  made 
and  the  hardships  she  endured  in  going  to  Alaska  and  in  her  splendid 
service  there  put  her  on  the  roll  of  honor  among  missionaries." 

Children  of  George  R.  and  Mary  A.  (Lyons)  Moore: 

2044.  L     George   Rodney,  Jr.,  b.    Lyons,    la.,    Oct.    16,    1863;    m.    Rox- 

borough,  March  28,   1899,  Anna  A.  Wilkinson,  dau.  of  and  Hannah 

(Morris)    Wilkinson    of    Roxborough;    no    ch. ;    address    (1905)    407    Green 
Lane,  Roxborough. 

2045.  IL  Harriet  Mary,  b.  Lyons,  la.,  May  20,  1866;  res.  (1905)  Rox- 
borough,   Pa. 

2046.  III.  Phebe  Anrelia,  b.  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  10,  1870;  d. 
Lyons,  la.,  Sept.   27,  1871. 

1807.  VIII.  1709.  HARRIET  MARIA«  LYONS  (CRAWFORD) 
[Luke,'  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was 
bom  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1832.  She  was  married  in  Jersey- 
ville,  Oct.  11,  1859,  to  John  Nowlan  Crawford,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
(Armorer)  Crawford.  He  was  born  in  Washington  county.  Pa.,  Nov.  27, 
1834,  and  died  in  Chicago,  April  22,  1903.  He  was  a  lawyer  and  prac- 
ticed his  profession  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  1857  to  1875.  In  the  latter 
year  he  removed  to  Chicago,  entering  the  field  of  journalism,  in  which 
he  greatly  distinguished  himself.  He  became  finally  literary  editor  and 
chief  of  staff  of  the  Chicago  Journal.  From  the  obituary  notice  in  the 
Record-Herald  of  April  23,  1903,  we  quote:  "Mr.  Crawford's  remarkable 
versatility,  his  wide  ranging  and  really  profound  knowledge  of  history, 
political  science  and  law,  and  especially  his  ready  familiarity  with 
American  history,  together  with  the  grace  and  power  of  his  literary 
style,  made  him  an  ideal  journalist  of  the  old  school.  As  a  critic  of 
books — a  profession  which  he  followed  at  odd  times  for  the  pure  love 
of  the  work — he  had  few  equals  in  America.  His  taste  in  pure  literary 
art  was  quick  and  sure.     *     *     *     Mr.  Crawford  personally  was  the 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    ( LYONS ),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  225 

ideal  gentleman — courtly,  dignified,  spotlessly  pure  of  speech,  with 
whom  to  converse  for  the  breadth  of  a  few  minutes  was  to  take  away 
a  lasting  memory  of  a  man  who  was  as  cultured  in  mind  as  he  was 
kindly  and  broad  in  character."  After  his  death  a  collection  of  his  mis- 
cellaneous essays  in  literary  criticism  was  published  under  the  very 
enticing  and  appropriate  title,  "Chats  on  Writers  and  Books."  [Charles 
H.  Sergell  Co.,  Chicago.] 

Children  of  John  N.  and  Harriet  M.    (Lyon)  Crawford: 

2047.  I.  Mary  Aurella,  b.  Davenport,  la.,  March  2,  1862;  d.  Daven- 
port,  Feb.    12,    1870. 

2048.  II.  E:ilen  Cordelia,  b.  Davenport,  Dec.  21,  1863;  present  ad- 
dress   (1904)    The   Foreston,    210   33d   St.,   Chicago,   111. 

2049.  Ill,  Benjamin  Lyons,  b.  Davenport,  March  13,  1871;  d.  Daven- 
port,  Sept.   25,   1875. 

1813.  VIII.  1710.  MARY  RICHARDS'  MINER  (HALL)  [Betsey' 
(Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,^  David=^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,'  John,''  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  May  16,  1815,  and  died  at  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  Sept.  29,  1882.  She  had  naturally  a  literary  bent  and  although 
she  had  limited  advantages  of  education,  became  early  known  as  a 
writer  of  prose  and  verse.  She  was  interested  in  every  reformatory 
movement,  being  especially  prominent  as  a  temperance  advocate.  She 
taught  school  a  year  before  her  marriage.  She  was  married  in  Cole- 
rain,  Oct.  13,  1835,  to  Joel  Augustus  Hall,  of  Charlemont,  Mass.,  who 
was  born  July  4,  1813,  son  of  Joel  and  Lucretia  (Street)  Hall,  of  Wal- 
lingford.  Conn.  They  lived  at  first  in  Claremont,  then  for  a  time  iu 
North  Haven,  Conn.  In  1845  they  went  to  Iowa  and  settled  not  far 
from  Keokuk,  which  place  finally  became  their  home.  Mrs.  Hall  con- 
tinued to  write  for  publication,  organized  a  "Band  of  Hope,"  aided  in 
forming  a  Ladies'  Temperance  Society,  and  even  appeared  on  the  plat- 
form before  the  general  public,  the  first  Iowa  woman  to  do  this. 

Daughter  of  Joel  A.  and  Mary  R.   (Miner)  Hall: 

*2050.  I.  Celestia  Mary  Augusta  (Celeste),  b.  Claremont,  Mass.,  Nov. 
22,  1837;  m.  Dr.  Charles  Henry  Winslow;  res.    (1904)   New  York  City. 

1814.  Vin.  1710.  ELIZABETH  SHBPARD'  MINER  (WILSON) 
[Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,''  Joseph," 
John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  July  8,  1817,  and  died  in 
Greenfield,  Nov,  18,  1897.  She  was  married  in  Colerain,  Sept.  7,  1837, 
to  Joel  Wilson,  who  was  born  in  Spencer,  Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1811,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Martha  (Draper)  Wilson  (Martha  descended  from  Thomas 
Draper,  see  page  1S4).     They  made  their  home,  after  1846,  in  Green- 


226  WILLIAM   LYON    OF   ROXBCJRY. 

field,  where  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He  belonged  to 
the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows  orders.  He  died  in  Greenfield,  March  18, 
1884. 

Son    of   Joel    and    Elizabeth   S.    (Miner)    Wilson: 
*2051.    I.    Joel  Gilbert,  b.  Colerain,  Nov.  1,  1840. 

1815.  VIII.  1710.  SOPHRONIA  AUGUSTA'  MINER  (SHEAR- 
ER) [Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,"  Joseph,' 
John,=  William^]  was  born  at  Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  1820,  and  died 
there  Aug.  25,  1883.  She  was  married,  Nov.  24,  1842,  at  Colerain,  to 
Charles  Shearer,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Miller)  Shearer.f  He 
was  born  at  Shelbume,  Mass.,  April  25,  181S. 

Children  of  Charles  and  Sophronia  Augusta   (Miner)   Shearer: 

*2053.    I.    Augusta   Cornelia,  b.    Colerain,   Mass..   Aug.    8,   1843;   m.   Al- 
pheus  Brown  Parker;   res.    (1904)    Millers   Falls,   Mass. 

2053.  IL  3Iary  E:iizabeth,§  b.  Halifax,  Vt.,  Jan.  10,  1848;  res.  (1905) 
Millers    Falls,   Mass.,    with    her   brother,    Charles. 

2054.  III.  Cbarles  Augrustus,  b.  Halifax,  Vt.,  Jan.  17,  1851;  not  m.; 
res.    (1905)   Millers  Falls,  Mass. 

*2055.    IV.     Frank    Thomas,    b.    Colerain,    Mass.,    April    14,    1860;    res. 
(1905)    Detroit,   Mich. 

1817.  VIII.  1710.  ALONZO  GILBERT'  MINER  [Betsey'  (Lyons) 
Miner,  Jerre,'  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  William^]  was 
born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1826.  He  removed  from  Colerain  in 
1854  to  engage  in  mercantile  business  in  Greenfield,  where  he  now 
(1905)  resides,  no  longer  in  active  business.  He  was  married  in  Guil- 
ford, Vt.,  June  5,  1849,  to  Sibyl  Amanda  Shepardson,  bom  in  Colerain, 
June  29,  1831,  daughter  of  Horatio  J.  and  Sophia  (Brown)  Shepardson. 
She  died  in  Greenfield,  April  25,  1892. 


t James  (1)  Shearer,  of  Scotch  ancestry,  was  born  in  Antrim  Co., 
Ireland,  in  1678.  He  settled  in  Union,  Conn.,  about  1720,  removed  thence 
to  Palmer,  Mass.,  in  1726;  d.  1745.  He  had  sons,  John,  James,  Jr.,  and 
"William.  James,  Jr.  (2),  m.  Jane  and  had  10  children,  John,  Jos- 
eph, William,  Thomas,  David,  Jonathan,  Noah,  Daniel,  Jane  and  Betsey. 
Thomas  (3),  b.  in  Palmer,  Mass.,  1749,  removed  to  Colerain.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolution;  m.  a  dau.  of  John  Workman  of  Deerfleld,  Mass., 
and  had  8  children,  James,  Jennie,  Betsey,  Thomas,  Jr.,  Philena,  Clark  D., 
Philander  and  Wallace  L.  Thomas,  Jr.  (4),  m.  Margaret  Miller  and  was 
the  father  of  Charles,  above. 

§The  best  years  of  Mary  Shearer's  life  were  devoted  to  the  care 
of  her  uncle,  Jerre  Lorenzo  Miner  (No.  1819),  who  was  non  compos 
mentis.  They  lived  in  the  picturesque  old  house  shown  In  accompanying 
illustration.     The  house  was  burned  in  1903. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (LYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  227 

Children  of  Alonzo  G.  and  Sibyl  A.   (Shepardson)  Miner: 

2056.  I.  Rossy  Elizabeth  Amanda,  b.  Colerain,  March  14,  1850;  res. 
(1905)    Greenfield,  with   her  father. 

2057.  II.  Clarence  Horatio  Gilbert,  b.  Colerain,  March  28,  1852;  m. 
Greenfield,  April  22,  1880,  Jennie  May  McFarland. 

2058.  III.  Carroll  Alonzo  Lyons,  b.  Colerain,  July  18,  1854;  m.  W. 
Springfield,  Mass.,   Feb.   20,   1879,  Mary  Pomeroy   Dickinson. 

*2059.  IV.  Lillian  Eugenia  Sophia,  b.  Greenfield,  April  18,  1857;  m. 
Merrill  Pease  Read;  d.  Greenfield,  Sept.  4,  1885. 

1818.  VIII.  1710.  NANCY  MELISSA*  MINER  (STEWART) 
[Betsey^  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,'  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,='  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Sept.  19,  1828,  and  died 
Aug.  12,  1850.  She  was  married  in  Colerain,  Oct.  24,  1848,  to  Luther 
B.  Stewart,  who  was  born  in  Colerain,  May  28,  1824,  and  now  (1905) 
resides  there. 

Child  of  Luther  B.  Stewart  and  Nancy  Melissa  Miner: 

2060.  I.  Rosella  E:iizabeth,  b.  Leyden,  Mass.,  May  8,  1850;  m.  Aug.  5, 
1874,  Patrick  Henry  Murray  (born  in  Ireland,  March  17,  1849).  Mr.  Mur- 
ray died  Dec.  25,  1893,  and  was  buried  in  Chicopee,  Mass.;  his  widow 
lives   (1905)    in  Warren,  Mass. 

1820.  VIII.  1712.  WILLIAM  WALLACE*  LYONS  [Nathan,' 
Jerre,"  David''  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  William^]  was  born 
in  Dundoff,  Pa.,  May  9,  1824,  and  died  iu  Montrose,  Pa.,  April  19,  1893. 

He  was  married  in  Montrose,  Dec.  31,  1864,  to  Margaret  Ellen  Fau- 
cher,  born  North  Bridgewater,  Pa.,  Dec.  11,  1842.  She  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Susan  (Mack)  Fancher. 

Children  of  William  Wallace  and  Margaret  Ellen  (Fancher)  Lyons, 
all  born  In  Montrose,  Pa.: 

*2061.    I.    Arthur  William,  b.  Jan.  3,  1866;  res.   (1905)  Montrose,  Pa. 

*2062.    II.    Benjamin  Richards,  b.  March  28,  1868;  res.  (1905)  Sayre,  Pa. 

*2063.  III.  Clara  Elizabeth,  b.  May  23,  1870;  m.  Simon  G.  Fancher; 
res.   (1905)  Montrose,  Pa. 

*2064.  IV.  Dwigrht  Fancher,  b.  March  21,  1872;  res.  (1905)  Sayre,  Pa. 
2065.  V.  Estella  May,  b.  Nov.  11,  1874;  m.  Dr.  Charles  Henry  Galla- 
gher; res.   (1905)   Slaterville  Springs,  N.  Y. 

1822.  VIII.  1712.  CAPTAIN  JEROME  RICHARDS'  LYONS 
[Nathan,^  Jerre,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,"  William'^] 
was  bom  in  Milford,  Pa.,  July  30,  1828,  and  died  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  May 
5,  1877.  He  was  an  architect  by  profession  and  had  already  established 
a  reputation  for  superior  ability  when,  on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
War  of  Secession  the  call  of  his  country  came  to  him.  Leaving  his  busi- 
ness in  St.  Louis  he  returned  to  his  old  home  in  Montrose  and  raised 


228  WILLIAM   LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

recruits  for  a  company  of  which  he  was  chosen  Lieutenant  and  later 
made  Captain  (Co.  A,  57th  Penn.  Vols.).  He  served  throughout  the 
Peninsular  campaign,  at  Second  Bull  Run,  Antietam,  Fredericksburg; 
wounded  at  Chancellorsville,  he  rejoined  his  regiment  after  Gettys- 
burg, served  in  the  Wilderness  and  the  Richmond  campaign  to  Cold 
Harbor,  where  he  was  wounded  again.  At  Petersburg  he  was  wounded 
a  third  time  and  so  disabled  that  he  received  honorable  discharge  from 
the  service.  In  1869  he  was  elected  to  the  oflBce  of  Registrar  and  Re- 
corder and  Clerk  of  the  Orphans'  Court  of  Susquehanna  County.  Later 
he  engaged  in  farming,  but  under  the  handicap  of  physical  disabilities 
resulting  from  his  wounds  which  brought  him  prematurely  to  the  grave. 
His  last  work  was  the  designing  of  the  Soldiers'  Monument  in  Mont- 
rose. 

THE  FOUR  BROTHERS  POST. 

Jerome  Lyons  was  the  oldest  of  four  brothers  in  whose  honor  the 
Four  Brothers  Post  of  the  G.  A.  R.  of  Montrose  was  named.  In  the  His- 
tory of  Susquehanna  County,  by  Miss  Emily  C.  Blackman,  is  found  the 
following  merited  tribute:  "Early  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  four 
noble  sons  and  patriotic  brothers  enlisted  in  the  defense  of  the  flag. 
Their  names  were  Jerome  R.,  Clark  C,  Benjamin  R.  and  Luke  L. 
Lyons.  Before  Grant's  victorious  flag  waved  over  Appomattox  the 
three  last  named  were  lying  side  by  side  in  our  village  cemetery, 
stricken  down  by  war's  cruel  hand,  and  today  their  bones  lie  moldering 
beneath  the  shadow  of  a  broken  shaft,  emblem  of  life's  sudden  ending. 
The  fourth  brother  barely  escaped  with  life  and  returned  to  his  home 
bearing  the  scars  of  rebel  bullets  and  with  constitution  shattered  and 
health  destroyed.  He  died  in  1877,  universally  lamented  by  his  com- 
rades and  all  who  knew  him.  The  beautiful  soldiers'  monument  that 
graces  our  square  is  alike  a  monument  to  him  and  to  his  architectural 
skill  and  ability,  for  he  designed  it  and  superintended  its  erection." 

This  is  a  record  of  which  the  whole  Lyon  family  should  be  proud, 
not  the  less  because  all  the  while  a  fifth  brother  had  his  home  the 
other  side  of  the  line  and  so  was  identified  in  fortunes  with  the 
"enemy;"  thank  God  the  word  today  has  lost  the  bitterness  of  Its 
meaning  at  last. 

Jerome  R.  Lyons  was  married  in  Montrose,  Aug.  25,  1855,  to  Anna 
Eliza  Warner,  who  was  born  in  Bridgewater,  Pa.,  Dec.  5,  1834,  daughter 
of  D.  D.  and  Mary  Ann  (Raynerford)  Warner. 


LIEUT.   CLARK   LYONS, 


CAPT.  JEROME   LYONS. 


LIEUT.   BENJ.   R.   LYON.  SGT.   LUKE  L.   LYONS. 

THE   FOUR   BROTHERS,    p.   228 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  229 

Children  of  Jerome  R.  and  Anna  Eliza   (Warner)   Lyons: 

2066.    I.    Annie,  b.  Scranton,  Pa.,  Aug.  31,  1856;  d.  Scranton,  Oct.  21, 

1856. 

*3067.    II.     Ernest   Warner,   b.   Madison,   Wis.,    Sept.    8,    1857;    res.    Ta- 

coma,  Wash. 

2068.  III.  Eugene  Henry,  b.  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Dec.  1,  1859;  d.  Montrose, 
Pa.,  March  30,   1863. 

2069.  IV.    Anna,  b.  Franklin,  Pa.,  March  29,  1862. 

♦2070.    V.    Miriam,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1867;  m.  Harry  O.  Wat- 
rous;  res.   (1905)   Carbondale,  Pa. 

2071.  VI.  Jerome  R.,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  12,  1869;  d.  Montrose, 
July  6,  1870. 

1823.  VIII.  1712.  EDWARD  PAYSON*  LYONS  [Nathan,'  Jerre,' 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Cort- 
land, N.  Y.,  March  13,  1831.  He  went  to  Virginia  to  live  and  married 
at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  6,  1859,  Cornelia  R.  Williams,  who  was  born  in 
Lunenburg  Co.,  Va.,  May  10,  1831,  daughter  of  William  C.  and  Eliza  J. 
(Blackwell)  Williams.  She  died  Dec.  11,  1891,  and  was  interred  in 
Hollywood  cemetery,  Richmond,  Va.  Present  address  (1905)  109  North 
Beech  street,  Richmond,  Va. 

Children  of  Edward  P.  and  Cornelia  R.    (Williams)  Lyons: 

*2072.  I.  Edward  Payson,  Jr.,  b.  Petersburg,  Va.,  Jan.  1,  1861;  res. 
(1904)   Richmond,  Va. 

2073.  II.     Stanley,  b.   Richmond,  Va.,   March   28,   1865. 

2074.  III.  Lizzie  Ayers,  b.  Richmond,  Va.,  Jan.  20,  1868;  m.  at  Rich- 
mond, Nov.  19,  1895,  Valentine  Baylin  Green,  who  was  b.  in  Stafford  Co., 
Va.,  July  28,  1856,  and  d.  Richmond,  Va.,  March  1,  1897;  son  of  John  and 
Mary  E.  Green. 

2075.  IV    Nellie  M.,  b.  Richmond,  Va.,  May  27,   1874. 

1825.  VIII.  1712.  MARY  ELIZABETH*  LYONS  (LATHROP) 
[Nathan,'  Jerre,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William'^] 
was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept,  25,  1835,  and  died  at  Danville,  Pa.,  July 
16,  1885.  She  was  married  in  Montrose,  Aug.  25,  1872,  to  Francis  Jones 
Lathrop,  who  was  born  July  17,  1832,  and  died  at  Lincoln,  Neb.,  Nov.  9, 
1878. 

Daughter  of  Francis  J.  and  Mary  Elizabeth   (Lyons)   Lathrop: 

2076.  I.  Prances  (Fannie)  Elizabeth,  b.  June  28,  1873;  m.  June  22, 
1898,  Ernest  Murdock,  a  draughtsman,  son  of  a  Presbyterian  minister. 
They  reside  (1904)  at  Tunkhannock,  Pa.,  and  have  one  daughter,  Dor- 
othy, born  Dec,  1901. 

1826.  VIII.  1712.  LIEUT.  CLARK  CHANDLER'  LYONSf  [Na- 
than,' Jerre,»  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was 


tin  later  years  he  signed  his  name  Clark  M.  Lyons,  and  it  is  by  this 
name  that  he  is  best  known. 


230  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXEURY. 

born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  26,  1837,  and  died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June 
20,  1864,  from  wounds  received  in  charging  the  rebel  works  on  June  18, 
He  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  57th  Reg.  Penn.  Vols.,  serving  on  the  clerical 
force;  reenlisted  and  was  made  Adjutant.  He  was  in  all  the  battles 
with  the  regiment  from  the  Wilderness  to  Petersburg,  where  he  re- 
ceived his  fatal  wound.    Buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Montrose,  Pa. 

1827.  VIII.  1712.  LIEUT.  BENJAMIN  RICHARDS'  LYONS 
[Nathan,'  Jerre,^  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^] 
was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Aug.  25,  1839,  and  died  in  New  York  City 
Hospital,  July  6,  1862;  buried  at  Montrose.  With  his  brother  Luke, 
he  enlisted  in  the  spring  of  1861,  but  the  quota  was  filled  before  they 
reached  Harrisburg.  In  the  fall  of  1861  they  joined  Co.  D,  50th  Penn. 
Vols.,  and  of  this  Benjamin  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant.  They  were 
in  Sherman's  expedition  to  Beaufort,  S.  Car.  He  was  largely  instru- 
mental in  saving  the  steamer  Winfield  Scott,  on  which  they  sailed.  He 
saw  service  at  Pocotaligo  and  was  wounded  at  Secessionville  in  June, 
1862.  General  Stevens  wrote  to  him:  "You  have  acquitted  yourself 
nobly  during  your  whole  service  at  the  South,  commencing  with  your 
energetic  conduct  on  the  Winfield  Scott,  and  ending  with  your  lead- 
ing the  forlorn  hope  at  Secessionville.  I  have  announced  you  as  one 
of  my  aides-de-camp,  and  you  will  continue  such  however  long  your 
wounds  may  disable  you."  He  was,  however,  to  see  no  more  active 
service;  nine  days  later  he  died  in  hospital  in  New  York  city. 

1828.  VIII.  1712.  LUKE  LORENZO'  LYONS  [Nathan,'  Jerre.' 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Mont- 
rose, Pa.,  July  3,  1841,  and  died  in  Presbyterian  Church  Hospital,  Fred- 
ericksburg, Va.;  buried  in  Montrose  cemetery.  He  enlisted,  as  already 
narrated,  as  private  in  Co.  D,  50th  Penn.  Vols.,  afterwards  made  ser- 
geant; served  through  Second  Bull  Run,  South  Mountain,  Antietam, 
Vicksburg  and  Jackson  campaigns,  the  seige  of  Knoxville;  re-enlisted, 
was  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  wounded  fatally  at  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  and  died  May  20,  1864. 

1833.  VIII.  1713.  JERRE  LORENZO'  LYONS  [Jerre,'  Jerre,' 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Mont- 
rose, Pa.,  April  18,  1824.    He  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  College,  1851, 

and  of  Union  Theological  Serai' 

JL  /^  j^  ^  nary,  1854.     He  was  married  in 

sf^      oLfUft^J^    oCy^C-^^U  , South    Berwick,    Me.,    Oct.    26. 

/  f  ^^^'*'  '*°  Catherine  Norris  Plumer, 

(Autograph,  1876.)  who    was    born,    Jan.    6,     1831, 

daughter  of  John  and  Catherine 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONs),    EIGHTH    GENERATION,'  231 

(Norris)  Plumer,  of  South  Berwick.  In  December  they  sailed  for  Syria 
as  missionaries  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  After  spending  a  year  in  Beirut 
and  Mt.  Lebanon,  Mr.  Lyons  was  stationed  at  Tripoli,  Syria,  where  he 
remained  until  the  winter  of  1860-61,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
city  of  Sidon.  In  1863,  impaired  health  compelled  his  return  to  Amer- 
ica. For  five  years  he  was  confined  to  his  bed  the  most  of  the  time. 
In  1871  he  became  agent  for  the  American  Bible  Society  in  Florida  and 
Georgia.  In  1873  his  family  removed  to  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  making  this 
their  home  until  1883,  when  he  became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  "Waldo,  retaining  the  pastorate  until  Jan.,  1888,  when  failing 
health  compelled  him  to  resign.  His  death  occurred  March  1,  1888, 
while  journeying  from  Waldo  to  Jacksonville. 

Children  of  Jerre  Lorenzo  and  Catherine  Norris   (Plumer)  Lyons: 

2077.  I.  Mary  Melinda,  b.  Beirut,  Nov.  24,  1S55.  She  came  with  her 
parents  to  America  in  1863;  was  graduated  from  Elmira  Female  College 
in  1876,  went  to  Syria  as  a  missionary  teacher  in  1877.  In  1880  she  re- 
turned to  America  and  made  her  home  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  where  she  was 
active  in  many  forms  of  Christian  work  and  where  she  entered  into 
rest  June   12,   1896. 

*2078.    II.     John    Plumer,    b.    Tripoli,    May    23,    1858;    res.    (1905),    827 
Park  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

2079.  III.  Catherine  Sophia,  b.  Enpeh,  Sept.  5,  1860;  d.  S.  Berwick, 
Me.,  July  27,  1864. 

2080.  IV.  Ella  Elizabeth,  b.  Sidon,  Feb.  16,  1863;  d.  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,   March   5,    1883. 

2081.  V.  Lorenzo  Lincoln,  b.  S.  Berwick,  Me.,  May  19,  1865;  d.  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.,  Sept.  23,  1879. 

2082.  V.  Sophia  Belle,  b.  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  March  8,  1875;  d.  Jack- 
sonville,   Sept.    2,    1876. 


1834.  VIIL  1713.  THEODORE  AUGUSTUS'  LYONS  [Jerre,' 
Jerre,'  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,='  William^]  was  bom  in 
Montrose,  Pa.,  April  9,  1826,  and  died  in  that  place  Jan.  21,  1905.  He 
learned  the  book-binder's  trade  of  his  uncle  Nathan,  but  became  asso- 
ciated in  mercantile  business  with  his  father,  and  carried  on  the  busi- 
ness many  years  after  his  father's  death.  He  was  married  at  Towanda, 
Pa.,  May  30,  1855,  to  Eliza  Mary  Drake,  daughter  of  Gilbert  Hawley  and 
Mary  Eliza  (Specs)  Drake.  She  was  born  in  Towanda,  July  21,  1833, 
and  survives  her  husband. 

Mr.  Lyons  was  fond  of  music,  a  skilled  performer  on  several  instru- 
ments. He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in 
which  he  served  several  years  as  deacon,  and  was  Ruling  Elder  from 
1879  to  1905. 


232  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Theodore  Augustus  and  Eliza  Mary  (Drake)  Lyons: 

2083.  I.  Gilbert  Lorenzo,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  9,  1856;  d.  Danville, 
Pa.,  May  4,  1890. 

*2084.    II.    Emma  Eliza,   b.    Towanda,    Pa.,   Jan.    31,    1863;    m.    William 
D.   B.   Ainey;   res.    (1905)    Montrose,   Pa. 

2085.  III.  Harry  Augustus,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Jan.  23,  1865;  m.  Sept. 
27,  1899,  at  New  Milford,  Pa.,  Lucia  Belle  McCollum,  who  was  b.  July 
15,  1872,  dau.  of  George  and  Lucia  [Garrett]  McCollum.  Res.  (1905) 
Montrose,  Pa. 

2086.  IV.  Theodore  Drake,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Oct.  10,  1880;  electri- 
cian; res.  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

1840.  VIII.  1714.  ROSSY  MARIA^  TENNEY  [Nancy'  (Lyons) 
Tenney,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,"  William^] 
was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Nov.  10,  1821,  and  died  at  Williamansett,  Jan. 
20,  1877.  To  quote  from  the  memorial  address  of  Rev.  A.  D.  Mayo:  "At 
seventeen,  while  yet  a  frail  girl,  she  was  left  by  the  death  of  her 
mother  the  head  of  a  home,  with  a  brother  and  three  sisters,  one  an  in- 
fant, cast  upon  her  care.  How  she  received  that  great  responsibility 
as  a  call  from  heaven,  how,  under  this  crushing  labor,  her  health  ral- 
lied, so  that,  spite  of  her  frequent  periods  of  debility,  she  always  had 
strength  suflBcient  for  her  day;  how  she  comforted  and  blessed  her 
father  till  his  death;  how  she  became  a  second  mother  to  every  child 
of  the  family,  the  wise  counsellor  of  her  brother,  the  tender  maternal 
sister  of  her  sisters;  always  ready  to  stay  or  go,  to  fill  a  gap  in  an 
emergency,  or  to  toil  on  in  the  monotonous  duties  of  a  country  home; 
how  marvelously  she  held  herself  up  to  all  the  obligations  and  endured 
all  the  trials  and  accepted  all  the  solemn  providences  of  that  career 
through  a  period  of  thirty-eight  years,  is  known  to  you  all."  This  in  a 
sentence  tells  the  story  of  a  life  that  was  at  once  a  poem  and  a  bene- 
diction. 

1841.  VIII.  1714.  EUGENIA  SOPHIA'  TENNEY  (TOWNE) 
[Nancy'  (Lyons)  Tenney,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,^  William']  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Sept.  1,  1823.  She  attended 
public  and  private  schools  in  Gill  and  the  Goodell  academy  in  Ber- 
nardston.  She  was  married,  March  12,  1846,  to  Orange  C.  Towne,  son 
of  Jonathan  and  Delia  (Rumsill)  Towne,  of  Belchertown,  Mass.  The 
ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Josiah  Canning,  who  had  been  pas- 
tor in  Gill  forty  years  and  had  performed  a  similar  office  for  her  parents 
twenty-five  years  before.  Mr.  Towne  was  a  prosperous  farmer  in  Wil- 
liamansett, a  man  of  influence  in  the  community.  He  died  Nov.  20,  1903, 
having  more  than  filled  his  four  score  years. 


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COLERAIN    BRANCH     (LYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION,  233 

Children  of  Orange  C.  and  Eugenia  S.    (Tenney)   Towne: 

2087.  I.  Frederic  Mayo,  b.  March  28,  1859  (son  of  Frederic  A.  Ten- 
ney, adopted  in  infancy  on  the  death  of  his  mother). 

2088.  II.  Florence  Eugenia,  b.  May  18,  1859;  educated  In  a  private 
school  in  Dedham,  Mass.;  res.  (1905)  with  her  mother  in  Willimansett. 

1842.  VIII.  1714.  FREDERIC  AUGUSTUS'  TENNEY  [Nancy' 
(Lyons)  Tenney,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,"  Joseph,'  John,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  bom  in  Gill,  Sept.  30,  1825,  and  died  there  Feb.  1,  1859,  at 
his  father's  house.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Cambridge  Divinity  School, 
and  was  a  Unitarian  minister  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  where  he  was  buried. 
He  married  first,  in  Glocester,  Mass.,  Carrie  Mayo,  whose  native  place 
was  in  New  Hampshire.  She  died  in  1854  and  he  married  second 
Elizabeth  Marshall,  of  Newport,  R.  I. 

Son  of  Frederick  A.  and  Carrie   (Mayo)   Tenney: 
(*208T.)     1.    Frederick  Mayo,  b.  March  28,  1854;  lived  from  infancy  with 
his  aunt,   Eugenia  Towne,  and   took   the  name  Frederick  Mayo  Tenney 
Towne. 

Daughter  of  Frederic  A.   and  Elizabeth   (Marshall)    Tenney: 

2089.  II.    Carrie,  b.  about  1858;  d.   of  consumption  at  the  age  of  28. 

1844.  VIII.  1714.  NANCY  ELIZABETH'  TENNEY  (NEWELL) 
[Nancy'  (Lyons)  Tenney,  Jerre,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,"  Joseph,' 
John,'  William']  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  June  2,  1838.  She  was  married 
in  Gill,  April  28,  1859,  to  Pascal  J.  Newell,  of  Dudley,  Mass.  Mr.  Newell 
has  been  until  recently  station  agent,  postmaster  and  express  agent 
in  Willimansett.  He  is  deacon  in  the  Congregational  church  and  a 
man  highly  esteemed  in  the  community.  As  a  member  of  the  Ticket 
Agents'  Association  he  has  enjoyed  exceptional  opportunities  for  travel. 
Two  sons  were  born  to  them,  but  died  in  infancy.  They  have  an  adopted 
daughter,  the  orphan  child  of  a  cousin  of  Mr.  Newell,  who  has  lived 
with  them  more  than  twenty  years. 

1845.  VIII.  1717.  CURTIS  JERRE«  LYONS  [Lorenzo,'  Jerre,' 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,"  Joseph,'  John,'  William']  was  born  in  a 
thatched  house  near  "Imiola,"  at  the  mission  station  at  Waimea, 
Hawaii,  June  27,  1833.  Taught  at  home  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
he  then  went  to  the  mission  school  at  Punahou,  where  he  studied  three 
years.  He  gave  especial  attention  to  land  surveying,  and  in  1850 
entered  the  service  of  the  Land  Commission  and  thus  became  intro- 
duced while  a  mere  boy  into  public  life.  He  surveyed  "kuleanas,"  in 
Honolulu,  then  in  Waimea,  Kohala  and  Hamakua,  Hawaii,  and  later 
government  lands  and  chiefs'  land,  becoming  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  native  language  and  with  Hawaiian  methods  with  reference  to 
land  boundaries. 


234  WILLIAM   LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Having  thus  earned  money  to  prosecute  his  education,  he  sailed  in 
1853  in  a  whale  ship  for  the  United  States,  via  Cape  Horn,  taking  the 
opportunity  of  the  long  voyage  to  gain  a  practical  knowledge  of  navi- 
gation. He  attended  Williams  College;  graduated  1858,  with  Phi  Beta 
Kappa  standing.  Two  years  in  Union  Theological  Seminary  ended  with 
broken  health  and  the  year  1865  found  him  returning  to  Hawaii  via 
Panama  and  experiencing  shipwreck  on  the  voyage.  Arrived  in  Hono- 
lulu, he  found  employment  in  newspaper  work  and  in  translating  into 
Hawaiian  a  text  book  on  higher  arithmetic  for  use  in  the  public 
schools.  In  1868  and  1870  he  represented  North  Kohala  in  the  legis- 
lature, leading  the  Hawaiians  in  their  first  idea  of  an  opposition.  In 
1868  he  succeeded  in  downing  the  attempt  to  indict  H.  M.  Whitney  for 
treason  for  publishing  articles  favoring  annexation  to  the  United  States. 

When  the  government  survey  bureau  was  established,  in  1871,  the 
first  suggestion  of  its  inauguration  having  come  from  him,  he  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  to  the  surveyor-general,  Prof.  W.  D.  Alexander.  He 
first  introduced  true  meridian  work  and  the  stadia  or  telimeter  and 
plane  table  in  the  survey  work,  and  was  the  originator  of  the  methods 
adopted  in  mapping,  in  field  work  and  in  the  office  records.  Afterwards 
he  executed  the  main  part  of  the  triangulation  of  North  Hawaii,  and 
laid  the  foundation  of  all  the  mapping  of  that  section.  He  determined 
the  secular  variation  of  the  magnetic  needle  for  the  Islands,  utilizing 
personal  observations  made  as  far  back  as  1852.  He  took  charge  also 
of  the  automatic  tide  gauge  work,  upon  which  the  coast  survey  predic- 
tions of  tides  are  now  based. 

In  later  years  he  has  been  government  meteorologist,  and  since  an- 
nexation, until  the  failure  of  his  health  in  1903,  territorial  meteorologist. 
His  weather  predictions  have  for  many  years  been  accepted  in  Hono- 
lulu as  infallible. 

During  the  rebellion  of  1895  he  did  active  service  for  the  Republic 
of  Hawaii  as  member  of  Squad  1,  Citizens'  Guard. 

He  was  married  in  Honolulu  by  Rev.  S.  C.  Damon,  April  23,  1873, 
to  Julia  Elizabeth  Venables  Vernon. § 


§The  Vernon  family  traces  its  origin  to  the  Lords  of  Vernon  in  the 
Duchy  of  Normandy.  Richard  de  Vernon  was  with  William  the  Con- 
queror when  he  invaded  England,  and  became  Baron  of  Shipbroke  (Ship- 
brook).  The  line  is  traced  through  Sir  Humphrey  Vernon,  whose 
brother  Richard  was  grandfather  of  Dorothy  Vernon  of  Haddon  Hall. 
It  includes,  in  a  late  generation,  George  Vernon,  Esq.,  of  Sudbury  Park, 
who  in  1728  assumed  by  Royal  sign  manual  the  additional  arms  and 
surname  of  Venables,  upon  inheriting  the  estates  of  his  maternal  an- 
cestors, and  became  Lord  Vernon,  Baron  of  Kinderton,  May  12,  1762. 
The  Venables  descend  from  Gilbert  de  Venables  (son  of  the  Earl  of 
Blois),  who  went  with  William  the  Conqueror  to  England.  Sir  William 
Vernon-Harcourt,  whose  full  name  is  William  George  Granville  Ven- 
ables-Vernon-Harcourt,  is  a  descendant  of  the  first  Baron  of  Kinderton 
and  his  third  wife.  Lady  Martha  Harcourt. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     ( LYONS ),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  235 

Children  of  Curtis  J.  and  Julia  Elizabeth   (Vernon)   Lyons: 

2090.  I.  Isabella  Elizabeth,  b.  Honolulu,  Nov.  18,  1875;  m  Nov  24 
1902,  at  Honolulu,  Arthur  W.  Richardson,  of  Hilo,  Hawaii,  where  they 
reside    (1905). 

2091.  II.  Emma  Fidelia,  b.  Jan.  3,  1879;  teacher  in  the  Kaahumanu 
School  in  Honolulu. 

1848.  VIII.  1717.  ALBERT  BROWN*  LYONS  [Lorenzo,^  Jerre,= 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph/  John,=  William^]  was  born  at  Wai- 
mea,  Hawaii,  Hawaiian  Islands,  April  1,  1841.    He  prepared  for  college 

at  the  Punahou  School,  studied  two 

yO        >0  /^  years  at  Oahu  College,  completing 

C^^  '  /  ^  •■  0\^  j^  ^""K-^    his    college    course     at    Williams, 

ff  where  he  was  valedictorian  of  his 

(Autograph,  1904.)  ■  ^^^'^  ^^  1^6^-    He  took  the  degree 

of  M.  D.  in  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan in  1868,  and  the  following  year  became  professor  of  chemistry  iu 
the  Detroit  Medical  College,  holding  that  position  twelve  years.  In 
1881  he  became  consulting  chemist  for  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.  in  Detroit, 
in  1887  became  editor  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Era,  in  1888  accepted  the 
position  of  government  chemist  for  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  where  he 
remained  until  1895.  During  this  period  he  was  also  Professor  of  Chem- 
istry in  Oahu  College,  at  Honolulu,  incidentally  teaching  physics, 
botany,  zoology,  physical  geography,  astronomy,  geology  and  logic.  He 
made  a  study  of  the  volcanic  soils  of  the  Hawaiian  islands,  embodying 
some  of  the  results  in  a  paper  contributed  to  the  American  Journal  of 
Science.  He  made  important  contributions  to  our  knowledge  of  the 
geological  history  of  the  islands. 

As  a  citizen  of  the  little  Republic  of  Hawaii  he  was  called  upon  in 
1895  for  military  service,  being  a  member  of  the  Citizens'  Guard— com- 
parable with  the  "minute  men"  of  revolutionary  times. 

In  1897  he  returned  to  the  United  States  and  became  connected 
with  the  firm  of  Nelson,  Baker  &  Co.,  manufacturing  pharmacists,  of 
Detroit,  Mich.,  being  placed  in  charge  of  its  chemical  department.  In 
1900  he  was  chosen  one  of  the  committee  of  twenty-five  charged  with 
the  work  of  revising  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia,  and  has  been 
an  active  and  eflScient  member  of  that  committee,  whose  work  (June, 
1905)  is  nearing  completion. 

Dr.  Lyons  has  been  a  frequent  contributor  to  pharmaceutical,  medi- 
cal and  scientific  periodicals.  He  published  in  1887  a  manual  of  phar- 
maceutical assaying,  which  was  revised  twelve  years  later  and  appeared 
as  "Practical  Assaying  of  Drugs  and  Galenicals."  In  1900  he  published 
"Plant  Names,  Scientific  and  Popular." 


236  WILLIAM   LYON    OF  ROXBURY. 

Dr.  Lyons  has  been  deacon  in  the  Central  Union  Church  in  Hono- 
lulu and  in  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Detroit.  His  latest  ven- 
ture into  untried  fields  is  embodied  in  this  book  on  the  Lyon  families 
of  New  England,  which  has  proved  a  labor  of  some  weariness,  but  a 
fascinating  work,  which  he  only  regrets  could  not  have  been  made 
more  complete.  It  was  rendered  possible  only  by  the  willing  and 
earnest  co-operation  of  other  members  of  the  Lyon  tribe,  who  rightly 
quarrel  with  that  Hibernian  final  "s." 

Dr.  Lyons  was  married  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  April  25,  1878,  by  Rev. 
Zachary  Eddy,  to  his  daughter  Edith  Malvina  Eddy,  who  was  bom  at 
Mineral  Point,  Wis.,  Feb.  4,  1849.  Among  her  ancestors  are  John  Alden 
and  Myles  Standish  and  other  Mayflower  immigrants.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Lyons  will  be  glad  at  any  time  to  welcome  any  of  the  kinsmen  or  kins- 
women, whether  Lyons  or  Lyon,  at  the  Den,  72  Brainard  street. 

Children   of  Albert   Brown   and   Edith  Mavina    (Eddy)    Lyons: 

2092.  I.  Lucia  Edith,  b.  Detroit,  June  29,  1879;  graduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  (classical  course),  1902;  in  the  same  year  she  joined 
the  student  volunteers;  recently  (June,  1905)  she  has  received  an  ap- 
pointment as  missionary  of  the  American  Board,  and  is  to  be  sent  to 
Tien  Tsin,  North  China. 

2093.  II.  Albert  Eddy,  b.  Detroit.  April  18,  1885;  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  in  the  fall  of  1904;  he  signs  his  name  Bert  E.  Lyon. 

1852.  VIIL  1718.  ELVIN  LYONS'  SPRAGUE  [Mary^  (Lyons) 
Sprague,  Jerre,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  William'] 
was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Dec.  18,  1828.  He  moved  with  his  father  to 
Michigan  in  the  fall  of  1836,  settling  finally  at  Dexter.  He  attended 
Albion  college,  but  his  father's  untimely  death  made  it  necessary  for 
him  to  leave  school  and  go  to  work.  In  1854  he  went  to  Elk  Rapids, 
then  quite  in  the  wilderness,  to  assist  in  erecting  a  saw  mill,  and  has 
remained  ever  since  in  the  Traverse  Bay  region.  Pioneer  life  affords 
plenty  of  variety  to  the  enterprising  man.  Mr.  Sprague  was  now  in 
charge  of  a  saw  mill,  again  was  teacher  in  the  district  school,  incident- 
ally conducting  religious  services  on  the  Sabbath  and  acting  as  super- 
intendent of  the  Sunday  school.  For  a  time  he  was  in  charge  of  the 
"store"  of  Hannah,  Lay  &  Co.,  of  Traverse  City.  Later  he  became 
editor  of  a  newspaper  published  at  Elk  Rapids,  the  Traverse  Bay 
Eagle,  and  this  for  the  past  thirty  years  has  been  his  most  important 
occupation,  the  place  of  publication  being,  since  1872,  Traverse  City.f 


tone  may  read  much  between  the  lines  in  this  paragraph  from  the 
maiden  editorial  of  the  Elk  Rapids  Eagle,  March  31,  1865: — "We  issue 
our  first  numbers  under  quite  a  disadvantage  as  we  are  short  of  type 
and  what  we  have  is  not  of  a  size  suitable  for  so  small  a  paper;  this 
we  shall   remedy,  however,  as  soon  as  navigation  opens." 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (lYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  237 

In  1899  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  The  Eagle 
Press,  the  stockholders  Elvin  L.  Sprague,  Louis  A.  Pratt,  E.  Sprague 
Pratt,  Elmer  E.  White  and  H.  Burr,  Mr.  E.  L.  Sprague  being  president 
of  the  company. 

In  November,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Elizabeth  Spencer, 
eldest  daughter  of  John  B.  and  Harriet  Spencer,  of  Elk  Rapids.  They 
have  two  adopted  children,  now  of  adult  age. 

1854.  VIII.  1718.  ESTHER  HENRY«  SPRAGUE  [Mary^  (Lyons) 
Sprague,  Jerre,^  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,'  William^] 
was  born  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Dec.  12,  1834.  She  moved  with  her  parents  to 
Michigan  in  1836.  She  was  married  in  Dexter,  Mich.,  Nov.  20,  1859,  to 
Charles  Wright  Day,  of  Gill,  Mass.  They  settled  in  Traverse  City, 
where  she  was  an  efficient  assistant  editor  of  the  Traverse  Bay  Eagle 
many  years,  possessing  literary  talent  of  a  high  order.  She  was  mar- 
ried second,  Aug.  20,  1872,  in  Traverse  City,  to  Reuben  Hatch,  son  of 
Rev.  Reuben  Hatch,  of  Oberlin,  O.  He  was  born  in  Holstead,  N.  H., 
Oct.  11,  1847.  He  studied  law  in  Traverse  City,  Mich.,  and  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1871.  At  the  age  of  27  he  was  elected  circuit  judge 
of  the  13th  judicial  circuit,  which  office  he  held  for  six  years.  He 
was  the  youngest  judge  on  the  bench.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  North- 
ern Michigan  Asylum  Commission  during  the  three  years  the  asylum 
was  in  building.  He  resides  (1905)  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  Address 
68  Ransom  St.,  "The  Hoffman." 

Children  of  Charles  W.  and  Esther  H.  (Sprague)  Day,  born  in 
Traverse  City,  Mich.: 

*2094.    I.     Sybil   Agrnes,   b.   March   16,    1864;    m.    Allison   D.   Baker;    res. 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

2095.  II.  Jame8  Clifton,  b.  July  16,  1865;  d.  Grand  Rapids,  Jan.  12, 
1904. 

2096.  III.     Charles   Kdwln,   b.    Sept.   24,    1866. 

2097.  IV.    Clara  Noble,  b.  July  10,  1868;  d.  Sept.  10,  1868. 

1855.  VIII.  1718.  ADA  KATE'  SPRAGUE  (PRATT)  [Mary^ 
(Lyons)  Sprague,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Dexter,  Mich.,  Aug.  16,  1843.  She  went  to  Trav- 
erse City  with  her  mother  in  1865.  There  she  married,  Aug.  13,  1868, 
Edwin  Spencer  Pratt,  a  talented  young  lawyer,  who  has  continued  to 
hold  a  prominent  place  in  his  profession.  Mr.  Pratt  was  born  in  Deer- 
field,  Mich.,  April  23,  1844,  son  of  James  and  Clarissa  (Thompson) 
Pratt.  They  occupy  a  fine  house  on  a  commanding  eminence  over- 
looking Traverse  City  and  the  beautiful  bay;  Hillcrest,  they  call  it. 


238  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Edwin  S.  and,  Ada  Kate  (Sprague)  Pratt,  "born  in  Trav- 
erse City,  Mich.: 

*2098.    I.    Louis  Albert,  b.  Jan.  9,  1872;  res.   (1905),  Detroit,  Mich. 
*2099.    II.    Winifred  Esther,  b.   Jan.   6,   1874;  m.   Elmer  E.   White;   res. 
(1905)    Traverse    City. 

2100.    III.    Elvin  Sprague,  b.  July  16,  1876;  res.    (1905)   Traverse  City. 

1856.  VIII.  1720.  MARIE  AUGUSTA'  LYONS  (VAN  WORMER) 
[Joel  D.,'  Jerre,^  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,-  William^] 
was  born  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Oct.  25,  1852.  In  1858  she  went  with  her 
parents  to  Montrose,  where  they  made  their  home  with  Benjamin  R. 
Lyons  (No.  1715)  in  the  house  occupied  by  him  1832-1890  (See  illustra- 
tion). She  was  educated  at  the  boarding  school  kept  by  Miss  M.  D. 
Ranney  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  She  was  married  in  1881  to  Charles  Addi- 
son Van  Wormer,§  who  was  born  in  Conklin,  N.  Y.,  May  20,  1856.  He 
studied  law  in  Montrose,  was  graduate  of  the  Albany  Law  School,  ad- 
mitted to  practice  in  1877.  In  1882  they  removed  to  North  Dakota, 
and  spent  ten  years  in  Sanborn  and  Grand  Forks,  where  he  practiced 
law  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  After  their  return  to  the 
East,  he  was  appointed  bankruptcy  referee  for  five  counties,  and  set- 
tled in  Scranton,  where  they  have  resided  since  1899;  address,  1307 
Mulberry  avenue.  While  in  Dakota  Mrs.  Van  Wormer  became  inter- 
ested in  the  work  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  and  she  worked  there  for  a  pro- 
hibition law.  She  was  the  first  state  superintendent  of  the  Social 
Purity  Department  appointed  for  North  Dakota. 

1867.  Vin.  1728.  FREDERICK  RANSOM*  LYONS,  JR.,  [Fred- 
erick R.,'  Jesse,'  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William'] 
was  bom  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1823,  and  died  at  Johns  Station, 
Ga.,  June  20,  1877.  He  married  in  Riceboro,  Ga.,  Margaret  (?)  Trask. 
She  was  born  in  Mcintosh  Co.,  Ga.,  in  1822,  and  died  June  20,  1873. 

Children  of  Frederick  S.  and  Margaret  (Trask)  Lyons,  born  in 
Riceboro,   Ga.: 

*2101.    I.    Frederick  Stebblns,  b.  Jan.  8,  1848. 

*2102.    II.    Sarah  Jane,  b.  May  26,  1850;  m.  Broughton;  d.  1878. 

1868.  VIIL  1728.  MARTHA  ANN'  LYONS  (WELCH)  [Frederick 
R.,'  Jesse,''  David^   (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]   was 


iCharles  A.  Van  Wormer  was  son  of  Aaron  Van  Wormer  (b.  1830; 
d.  1893),  of  a  Dutch  family  that  came  in  the  ship  Faith  in  1659  and 
settled  12  miles  from  Albany  on  the  Van  Renssalaer  Patent.  Their 
descendants  lived  there  until  within  50  years.  Aaron's  mother  was 
Cynthia  Junetta  Tracy,  the  family  claiming  descent  from  Alfred  the 
Great. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (LYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  239 

born  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  May  15,  1825.  In  1841  §he  came  to  Waukesha 
with  her  parents,  where  she  married,  Nov.  17,  1841,  Eli  Welch,  a 
farmer  who  lived  in  Vernon.  In  1880  they  removed  to  Waukesha.  Her 
husband  and  two  sons  survived  her,  the  latter  now  prosperous  farmers 
in  Vernon. 

Children  of  Eli  and  Martha  Ann  (Lyons)  Welch: 

2103.  I.     Frederick  \V.  F. 

2104.  II.    James  K.  M. 

1872.  VIII.  1728.  DAVID'  LYONS  [Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,"  David« 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  Oct.  7,  1833,  and  died  at  Redwing,  Minn.,  Dec.  14,  1875.  He  came 
with  his  parents  to  Waukesha  in  1841  and  lived  successively  in  Wau- 
kesha, Martell  and  Trenton,  being  a  farmer. 

He  was  married,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  July  4,  1855,  to  Harriet 
Owen,  daughter  of  Isaac  C.  and  Rhoda  M.  (Loomis)  Owen. 

Children  of  David  and  Harriet    (Owen)    Lyons: 

*2105.  I.  Alphlon  David,  b.  Waukesha,  Wis.,  March  7,  1856;  res. 
Akron,  Plymouth  Co.,  la. 

*2106.  II.  Noble  Le  Roy,  b.  Waukesha,  April  17,  1861;  res.  (1905) 
Lakeside,  Neb. 

*2107.  III.  James  Ervin,  b.  Trenton,  Wis.,  Jan.  17,  1869;  address 
(1905)    4407   Grant  Ave.,   Leeds,   Sioux  Citj',   la. 

1873.  VIII.  1728.  LUCIUS'  LYONS  [Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,"  David^ 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  Nov.  25,  1836.  He  married,  in  East  Troy,  Wis.,  Nov.  23,  1859, 
Mary  C.  Davids.  They  lived  for  a  time  at  Vernon,  Wis.,  later  at  Muk- 
wonago,  now  (1905)  at  Waukesha. 

Children  of  Lucius  and  Mary  C.   (Davids)  Lyon: 

2108.  I.    Seth,  b.  Vernon,  Dec.   9,  1862;  d.  Dec.   30,   1862. 

2109.  IL  Martha  Fllza,  b.  Vernon,  Dec.  8,  1863;  d.  Vernon,  May  19, 
1864. 

*2110.  III.  Blary  Sophronla,  b.  Mukwonago,  Wis.,  Dec.  30,  1864;  m. 
Asa  A.   Austin. 

*2111.  IV.  Harvey  Lucius,  b.  Waukesha,  March  15,  1875;  res.  Wau- 
kesha. 

2112.    V.    Asenatii   Slaria,  b.   Waukesha,  May   24,    1878. 

1874.  VIIL  1728.  SETH  S.' LYONS  [Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,"  David^ 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  March  1,  1839.  He  married  as  his  first  wife,  at  Mukwonago,  Wis., 
Oct.  29,  1864,  Frances  A.  Colyer.    He  married  second,  at  Waltrousville, 


240  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY,     ' 

Ga.,  Jan.  15,  1884,  Ella  Lang.  He  was  associated  for  some  years  with 
his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Gaspar,  in  business;  now  keeps  a  large  and 
well  patronized  boarding  house,  one  of  the  finest  in  Waukesha,  known 
as  "Lyons  Cottage." 

Children  of  Seth  S.  and  Ella  (Lang)  Lyons: 

2113.  L    Frederick,  b.   Red   Wing,  Minn.,   Nov.   19,    1S85. 

2114.  II.    John,  b.  Waukesha,  Wis.,  Nov.  27,  1887. 

1875.  VIIL  1728.  SOPHRONIA  JANE^  LYONS  (GASPAR) 
[Frederick  R.,'  Jesse,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,'  John,^  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  June  27,  1841.  She  was  married 
in  Waukesha,  Feb.  11,  1868,  to  John  L.  Gaspar,  who  is  of  French 
descent,  born  in  New  York  city  and  came  to  Waukesha  in  1841.  He 
is  now  a  prominent  citizen  of  Waukesha,  having  served  as  alderman, 
from  the  first  ward  six  terms,  as  president  of  the  council  one  term,  as 
president  of  the  village  one  term.  He  has  been  captain  of  the  fire  de- 
partment twenty-three  years.  He  is  president  of  th  local  "Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company"  and  of  the  cemetery  commission.  For  thirty  years 
he  has  conducted  a  large  hardware  business  and  is  also  a  dealer  in 
coal.  He  owns  a  commodious  house  on  West  Park  avenue  with  a  fine 
garden  and  orchard. 

They  have  no  children. 

1876.  VIIL  1728.  ELI  WELCH'  LYONS  [Frederick  R.,^  Jesse," 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,-  William^]  was  born  in  Wau- 
kesha, Wis.,  April  22,  1844.  He  married  there.  May  28,  1867,  Christina 
Moor.  He  and  his  brother  Lucius  are  prosperous  farmers  and  live  on 
the  old  homestead,  which  was  divided  between  the  two. 

Son  of  Eli  W.  and  Christina   (Moor)  Lyons: 

2115.  I.  James  M.,  b.  Waukesha,  June  4,  1880;  m.  at  Little  Prairie, 
Wis.,  June  10,  1901,  Grace  Baker. 

1885.  VIIL  1731.  ANTES  AMANDA^  LYONS  (SPURR)  [Lucius,' 
Jesse,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  bom 
in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1834.  She  was  married  in  Colerain,  March 
24,  1853,  to  Lorenzo  Spurr,  son  of  Jesse  and  Lefa  (Shepardson)  Spurr. 
He  was  born  in  Colerain,  June  3,  1828,  and  died  there  Oct.  13,  1889.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  lumber  dealer  and  held  various  offices  of  trust  in  the 
town.  He  was  on  the  Board  of  Assessors  several  years  and  was  one 
of  the  selectmen  eight  years  in  succession. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    ( LYONS ),    EIGHTH    GENERATION,  241 

Children  of  Lorenzo  and  Antes  A.    (Lyons)    Spurr,   born  in  Colerain: 


*2116.    I.    George  Wright,  b.  Jan.  9,  1858;  res.  Marion,  Ind. ;  m.  

Hall;   4   ch. 

2117.  IL  Eliia  Jane,  b.  Oct.  1,  1863;  m.  Greenfield,  Feb.  10,  1887, 
George  N.  Kelley  (born  Windsor,  Vt.,  March  30,  1858);  he  is  a  carpen- 
ter and  architect,  also  painter  and  decorator  and  gifted  as  an  artist; 
res.  Colerain,  Mass.;  no  ch. 


1886.  VIII.  1731.  JOSEPH  McGEE  *  LYONS  [Lucius,'  Jesse," 
David''  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Cole- 
rain, Mass.,  Aug.  6,  1835.  In  1854  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  business  for  five  years.  In  1859  he  returned  to  Colerain  and 
married  there,  on  Nov.  24  of 
the   same   year,   Mary   Helen 


tne   same   year,   Mary   Helen  ^-^-^^  .  y-# 

Farmer,    who    was    born    at  Vx^  ^     /J    fJ/f  ^/y.  ^    -  ^  ^ 

Lowell.   Mass..  Oct.   10,  1835.       ^T^^^     //XtX^^'^ 

daughter  of  Gilbert  and  Mary      /  /  '  /y~^ 

(Wright)  Farmer.    In  1861  he   [y  ^ 

went  to  Chicago  and  in  1864  (Autograph,  1902.) 

took    up    his      residence    in 

Evanston,  111.,  where  he  still  makes  his  home  (1904).    He  is  engaged  in 

mercantile  business  under  the  style  Lyons  &  Company. 

Children  of  Joseph  McGee  and  Mary  Helen   (Farmer)  Lyons: 

2118.  I.     Charles    Herbert    King,    b.    Colerain,    Mass.,    Sept.    20,    1861; 
d.   Evanston,  111.,  Oct.   5,   1866. 

2119.  II.    Joseph  Fletcher,  b.  Evanston,  111.,  April  13,  1865;  d.  Evans- 
ton,  Aug.    12,    1865. 

2120.  III.    A   twin   brother   of   the   preceding  died  the   same  day  he 
was  born. 


1893.  VIII.  1734.  SARAH  ANN«  COMAN  (BREWSTER)  [Diana' 
(Lyons)  Coman,  Jesse,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Adrian,  Mich.,  March  9,  1837,  and  died  in  Prattville. 
Mich.,  July  20,  1871.  She  married  in  Prattville,  March  10,  1858,  Edward 
C.  Brewster,  who  was  born  in  New  York,  June  15,  1834,  son  of  William 
(born  in  Conn.)  and  Anna  (Palmer)  Brewster. 

Children  of  Edward  C.  and  Sarah  Ann  (Coman)  Brewster,  all  born 
in  Prattville: 

2121.  L    Anna  J.,  b.   Jan.    2,   1859;   d.   July   2,   1871. 

2122.  IL  Helen,  b.  March  2,  1861;  m.  at  Prattville,  March  24,  1881, 
Addis   Johnson,   son  of  Kiel   and  Wealthy  Johnson. 

2123.  III.    George  C,  b.  April  3,   1863;  d.  Prattville,  June  9,  1871. 

2124.  IV.    William  F.,  b.  March  10,  1869;  d.  Sept.   30,  1869. 


242  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

1894.  VIII.  1734.  HELEN  JOHNSON'  COMAN  (HAWCROFT) 
[Diana'  (Lyons)  Coman,  Jesse,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Wright,  Hillsdale  Co.,  Mich.,  Oct.  22,  1841. 
She  was  married  in  Sturgis,  Mich.,  April  27,  1865,  to  George  Hawden 
Hawcroft,  who  was  born  in  Sykehouse,  Yorkshire,  England,  Sept.  28, 
1822,  and  died  at  Kalamazoo,  Dec.  12,  1898;  buried  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

Children  of  George  H.  and  Helen  J.   (Coman)  Hawcroft: 
*3125.    I.     Curtis  Coman,  b.   Kalamazoo,  May  23,  1867. 
*2126.    II.    Robert  Stuart,  b.   Kalamazoo,  May  31,   1874. 

1895.  VIII.  1734.  LUCIEN  B.*  COMAN  [Diana'  (Lyons)  Coman, 
Jesse,"  pavid^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born 
in  Prattville,  Mich.,  May  26,  1847.  He  was  married  at  Waldron,  Mich., 
Jan.  1,  1871,  to  Anna  A.  Forrister,  daughter  of  James  and  Lydia  J. 
(Hubbard)  Forrister,  both  born  in  New  York  state.  She  was  born  in 
Erie,  Mich.,  Jan.  1,  1852. 

Children  of  Lucien  B.  and  Anna  A.  (Forrister)  Coman,  born  in 
Prattville,  Mich.: 

*3127.    I.    Ida  J.,  b.   March   16,   1878;  m.   Edward  D.   Fisk;   res.   Pratt- 
ville. 

3128.    II.     Glenn   Lucien,  b.   June   13,   1887. 

1898.  VIII.  1736.  LUCIUS  LYONS'  HASKINS  [Mellona'  (Lyons) 
Haskins,  Jesse,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William'] 
was  born  in  Chittenango,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23,  1837.  He  has  made  his  home 
nearly  all  his  life  in  Cleveland,  where  he  was  for  many  years  super- 
intendent of  public  schools.  He  was  married  in  Coldwater,  Mich.,  Nov. 
14,  1866,  to  Narcissa  C.  Hubbard,  of  Union  City,  Mich.  She  was  born 
July  18,  1846. 

Child  ren  of  Lucius  L.  and  Narcissa  C.  (Hubbard)  Haskins,  born  in 
Cleveland: 

*2129.    I.     Jessie    Maude,    b.    Oct.    8,    1867;    m.    Ira    O.    Hoffman;    res. 
Cleveland,  O. 

*2130.    IL    Blanche  Cdna,  b.  Oct.   13,  1875;  m.  William  Cooper  Marker. 
2131.    IIL     Arthur   Kellogg,   b.    Dec.    5,    1877. 

1899.  VIII.  1736.  DAVID  EDDY'  HASKINS  [Mellona'  (Lyons) 
Haskins,  Jesse,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William'] 
was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Dec.  8,  1840.  Left  fatherless  at  eight 
years  of  age,  he  came  to  Michigan  and  earned  his  living  by  working  on 
a  farm.  At  twenty  he  taught  his  first  district  school  at  Burlington, 
Mich.    Aug.  2,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  F,  18th  Mich.  Infantry,  serving 


COLERAIN   BRANCH    (lYONS),   EIGHTH    GENERATION.  2-13 

till  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  private  orderly  and  courier  tor  Gen. 
R.  S.  Granger,  carrying  important  dispatches  through  a  country 
swarming  with  guerillas.  He  was  one  of  the  forty-five  soldiers  men- 
tioned in  "Michigan  in  the  war,"  who  volunteered  to  charge  the  sharp- 
shooters under  Gen.  Hood,  who  was  located  in  front  of  the  Union 
fort  at  Decatur,  Ala.,  Oct.  28,  1864,  and  who  captured  115  prisoners  from 
their  gopher  holes,  only  three  being  wounded — one  of  these  Mr. 
Haskins. 

After  the  war  was  over,  by  teaching  schools  in  winter  and  work- 
ing in  summer  on  a  farm,  he  earned  enough  money  to  enable  him  to 
complete  the  curriculum  of  the  State  Normal  School,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  June  30,  1870.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  prominent  in 
educational  work.  He  married,  in  Ypsilanti,  Aug.  8,  1870,  Mary  Van 
Vleet,  born  in  Burlington,  Mich.,  May  26,  1844,  daughter  of  Reuben 
and  Margaret  (Garrison)  Van  Vleet. 

Children  of  David  E.  and  Mary  (Van  Vleet)  Haskins: 

2132.  I.    Frances  Genevieve,  b.  Brooklyn,  Mich.,  April  20,   1876. 

2133.  II.     Xenia   Beatrice,   b.    Brooklyn,   June   15,    1878. 

2134.  III.  Zaldla  May,  b.  Concord,  Mich.,  Oct.  30,  1887;  d.  Concord, 
March   6,   1888. 

1901.  Vni.  1738.  EDWIN  THOMPSON'  WHITCOMB  [Alma  T.^ 
(Lyons)  Whitcomb,  Jesse,"  David=  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,^  John,^ 
William^]  was  born  in  Clinton,  Ind.,  Sept.  17,  1843.  He  married  first, 
Jan.  14,  1869,  Lucy  Hickman,  who  died  Nov.  18,  1869.  He  married  sec- 
ond, July  6,  1871,  Mae  Weaver.  Mr.  Whitcomb  is  clerk  in  the  U.  S. 
Pension  Department  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Address  (1904),  Saul  Place, 
Brightwood  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Son   of  Edwin  T.  and  Lucy   (Hickman)    Whitcomb: 

2135.  I.    Corydon  Rollln,  b.  1869;  d.  May   (?),  1870. 

Children  of  Edwin  T.  and  Mae   (Weaver)  Whitcomb: 

2136.  II.  Ray  Langdon,  b.  Champaign,  111.,  Jan.  15,  1874;  res.  (1904) 
Newport  News,  Va. 

2137.  III.  Mabel  Weaver,  b.  Champaign,  April  18,  1876;  student  In 
Deaconess'  Home,  Philadelphia. 

1903.  Vin.  1738.  DOCTOR  ALONZO'  WHITCOMB  [Alma  T.^ 
(Lyons)  Whitcomb,  Jesse,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,= 
William^]  was  born  in  Bloomfield,  Edgar  Co.,  111.,  March  30,  1848. 
Graduate  of  University  of  Illinois,  class  of  1872,  of  Chicago  Medical 
College  (now  Northwestern  University),  class  of  1875.    Present  address 


244  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

(1904)  1091  Fauquier  street,  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  was  married  at  Onarga, 
111.,  Oct.  27,  1880,  to  Mattie  Julia  Beach. 

Children  of  Alonzo  and  Mattie  Julia  (Beach)   Whitcomb: 

2138.  I.  Edwin  Beaoh,  b.  Camargo,  111.,  Sept.  7,  1881;  clerk  for  City 
Railway  Co.,  St.   Paul,  Minn. 

2139.  IL    Alma  Dwlgbt,  b.  St.  Paul,  Dec.  19,  1887;  d.  Feb.   3,  1888. 

2140.  III.    Dwight  Cammlns,  b.  St.  Paul,  April  24,  1891. 

2141.  IV.    Lois,  b.   St.   Paul,  Dec.    1,   1897. 

1904.  VIII.  1738.  ALVA  HILL*  WHITCOMB  [Alma  T.'  (Lyons) 
Whitcomb,  Jesse,*  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^] 
was  born  in  Bloomfield,  Edgar  Co.,  111.,  May  20,  1850,  and  died  in  Ur- 
bana,  111.,  Aug.  15,  1879.  He  married,  Aug.  12,  1874,  Anna  Sarah 
Osgood. 

Children  of  Alva  H.  and  Anna  Sarah    (Osgood)   Whitcomb: 

2142.  I.  Paul  Rollln,  b.  Hutchinson,  Kan.,  July  29,  1875;  d.  Urbana, 
111.,  Aug.,   1876. 

2143.  II.    Violet,  b.  Urbana,   111.,   July   3,    1876;   d.   Urbana,  Jan.,   1877. 

2144.  III.  Hope,  b.  Urbana,  Jan.  12,  1880;  m.  June  18,  1902,  Ernest 
Graham;  res.  Youngstown,  O.;  he  is  civil  engineer  in  employ  of  Balti- 
more &  Ohio  R.  R. 

1906.  VIII.  1738.  EMMA  SYLVIA'  WHTCOMB  (RITTEN- 
HOUSE)  [Alma  T.'  (Lyons)  Whitcomb,  Jesse,'  David"^  (Lyon),  Benja- 
min,* Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Urbana,  111.,  April  19,  1855. 
She  was  married  in  Urbana,  Oct.  19,  1876,  to  Alexander  Canby  Ritten- 
house.  He  died  in  Urbana,  June  19,  1884.  Mrs.  Rittenhouse  now  lives 
in  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Son  of  Alexander  C.  and  Emma  S.  (Whitcomb)  Rittenhouse: 

2145.  I.  Hugh  Whitcomb,  b.  Urbana,  March  1,  1880;  d.  Sept.  12(?), 
1896. 

1910.  VIII.  1740.  ALONZO  L.*  LYONS  [Alonzo,'  Jesse.'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William*]  was  born  in  Urbana,  111., 
July  17,  1858.  He  was  married  in  Ionia,  Mich.,  Feb.  9,  1887,  to  Ger- 
trude H.  Hall,  daughter  of  James  A.  and  Mary  A.  (Sherman)  Hall,  of 
Onarga,  111.  He  is  a  merchant  in  Homer,  111.,  associated  with  J.  T. 
Palmer  under  the  style  Lyons  &  Palmer. 

Children  of  Alonzo  and  Gertrude   (Hall)  Lyons: 

2146.  I.    Gertrude  H.,  b.  Oct.   15,  1894. 

2147.  II.    Alonzo  L.,  Jr.,  b.  May  17,  1897. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH    (LYONs),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  245 

1914.  VIII.  1741.  JAMES  PEIRCE'  LYONS  [James  M./  Jesse," 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Clin- 
ton, Ind.,  April,  20,  1853.  He  was  married  first,  in  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Aug. 
17,  1881,  to  Mary  Greene  Gladding,  who  was  born  in  Feb.  1853,  and  died 
in  Bristol,  April  7,  1883,  ten  days  after  the  birth  of  their  son  William, 
who  survived  her  only  two  months.  He  was  married  second  in  Natick, 
Mass.,  June  15,  1886,  to  Margaret  Creelman,  daughter  of  John  and  Sara 
(Kaulbach)  Creelman,  of  Nova  Scotia.  He  is  employed  in  railroad 
work.    Present  address  (1904)  14  Cooke  street,  Fairhaven,  Mass. 

Son  of  James  P.  and  Mary  G.  (Gladding)  Lyons: 

2148.  L    William,  b.  Bristol,  R.  L,  March  28,  1883;  d.  June  9,  1883. 
Children  of  James  P.  and  Margaret  (Creelman)  Lyons: 

2149.  IL    Alice  May,  b.   South  Framingham,  Mass.,  May  17,  1887. 

2150.  IIL    Flora  Belle,  b.   South   Framingham,  Oct.    30,   1888. 

1916.  VIII.  1741.  ANNIE  PEIRCE'  LYONS  (SPURR)  [James 
M.,'  Jesse,°  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was 
bom  in  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Oct.  28,  1868.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Welles- 
ley  College.  She  was  married  in  Boston,  Nov.  2,  1898,  to  William  Fes- 
senden  Spurr,  son  of  Charles  W.  and  Lucy  (Fessenden)  Spurr,  of  Bos- 
ton.   Present  address  (1905),  66  Hartford  street,  Dorchester,  Mass. 

Children  of  William  F.  and  Annie  P.   (Lyons)  Spurr: 

2151.  I.  William  Lyon,  b.  Dorchester,  March  6,  1901;  d.  March  10, 
1901. 

2152.  II.  Lionel  Hathaway,  b.  Dorchester,  Aug.  31,  1902;  d.  March 
15,   1904. 

2153.  III.    Jerome  Lyon,  b.   Dorchester,   Feb.   10,   1905. 

1946.  VIII.  1753.  AMELIA  MARLV  CHANDLER  (PARK)  [Ho- 
ratio N.'  Chandler,  Nancy'  (Lyons)  Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  March  30,  1839. 
She  married,  in  Ashley,  Dec,  6,  1866,  Elbridge  G,  Park,  of  Boston. 

Children  of  Elbridge  G.  and  Amelia  M.    (Chandler)   Park: 

2154.  I.    Kmma  Prances,  b.  Aug.  1,  1869. 

2155.  II.    Arthnr  Nelson,  b.  Aug.,   1871. 

2156.  IIL    Edward  Chandler,  b.  Oct.,  1875;  d.  July  24,  1877. 

1950.  VIII.  1762.  DOCTOR  WILLIAM  JESSUP'  CHANDLER 
[Frank  B.^  Chandler,  Nancy*  (Lyons)  Chandler,  David'  (Lyon),  Benja- 
min,* Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  July  11,  1842, 
Graduate  of  Yale  College,  1864,  and  of  New  York  College  of  Physicians 


246  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

and  Surgeons,  1868.  He  was  in  Bellevue  Hospital  four  years  and  is 
now  a  successful  physician  in  South  Orange,  N.  J.  He  was  married 
in  South  Orange,  March  12,  1873,  to  Jane  (Jennie)  Milligan,  daughter 
of  Gilbert  M.  and  Lucy  Cleaveland  (Smith)  Milligan.  She  died  in 
South  Orange,  Jan.  1,  1897. 

Children  of  William  J.  and  Jane  (Milligan)  Chandler,  born  in  South 
Orange: 

2157.  I.    W^illlani  J.,  b.  Jan.  7,  1874;;  d.  March  7,  1875. 

2158.  II.    Susan  Spring,  b.  June  27,  1875. 

2159.  III.  Mary  Sophia,  b.  July  6,  1S77;  m.  South  Orange,  June  1, 
1899,  Henry  Hayden  Meeder  of  South  Orange;  two  children,  William 
HenrTt  b.  July  14,  1901,  and  Frederlclc  Hayden,  b.  May  23,  1903. 

1951.  VIII.  1762.  BENJAMIN  LYONS*  CHANDLER  [Frank  B.' 
Chandler,  Nancy"  (Lyons)  Chandler,  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,*  William^]  was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Sept.  26,  1844,  and  died 
there  Nov.  10,  1875.  He  married,  in  Lacon,  111.,  March  27,  1873,  Eliza- 
beth Woodruff,  who  died  in  Montrose  in  December,  1883. 

Son  of  Benjamin  L.  and  Elizabeth   (Woodruff)  Chandler: 

2161.  I.    Benjamin  Franlc,  b.  Scranton,  Pa.,  Dec.  11,  1873. 

1954.  VIII.  1765.  SARAH  HELMS'  LYONS,  M.  D.  [David,'  Dan- 
iel,' David"^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,='  William^]  was  born  in 
Lanesboro,  Pa.,  May  8,  18S0.  Grad.  Wyoming  Seminary,  Pa.;  attended 
Woman's  College  of  Philadelphia;  grad.  Electrical  Medical  College. 
She  practiced  a  few  years  in  Philadelphia,  then  returned  to  Lanesboro, 
where  she  now  resides. 

1957.  VIII.  1765.  CHARLES  JERRE»  LYONS  [David,'  Daniel,' 
David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  William^]  was  bom  in  Lanes- 
boro, Pa.,  April  26,  1844.  He  was  married  in  Conneaut,  O.,  Nov.  14, 
1866,  by  Rev.  O.  Y.  Wyman,  pastor  of  the  Christian  Church,  to  Laura 
E.  Roberts.    Present  address  (1904),  Windsor,  Broome  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Charles  J.  and  Laura  B.   (Roberts)   Lyons: 

2162.  I.  Minnie  E.,  b.  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Jan.  29,  1868;  m.  1st  E.  R. 
Woodruff;  2  ch.,  Virginia,  b.  1892,  and  Rexford,  d.  ae.  4  y.;  m.  2d  Fred 
Seaman  of  Binghamton;  res.  (1904)  96  Washington  St.,  Binghamton,  N.  T. 

2163.  II.  Cliarles  D.,  b.  Susquehanna,  Pa.,  Dec.  3,  1870;  d.  Conneaut, 
O.,  April  22,  1900;  he  was  a  druggist,  grad.  Albany,  N.  Y.;  left  a  widow, 
a  dau.,  Laura   (since  deceased),  and  a  son,  Raymond. 

2164.  III.    Evelyn  Richards;  res.    (1904)   Conneaut,  O. 

2165.  IV.  Urbane  C,  b.  Susquehanna,  Feb.  5,  1874;  grad.  Cornell 
University;  a  promising  lawyer;  married;  no  ch.;  res.  (1904)  Bingham- 
ton, N.  Y. 

2166.  V.    Mattie  Hoadley;   res.   Binghamton,   N.   Y. 


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1958.  VIII.  1769.  JAMES  J.'  LYONS  [John,'  Daniel,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  Dec.  1,  1835. 
He  married,  April  20,  1870,  Emily  E.  Smith. 

Children  of  James  J.  and  Emily  E.  (Smith)  Lyons: 
2167.    I.    Jesse,  b.  Sept.   20,   1873. 
*2168.    II.    Samuel  Reid,  b.  Oct.   2,  1874. 

2169.  III.    James  Nelson,  b.  Nov.   8,  1877. 

1959.  VIII.  1769.  DAVID  S.«  LYONS  [John,'  Daniel,"  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  May  25,  1838. 
He  married,  July  20,  1869,  Mary  Emeline  Booth. 

Son  of  David  S.  and  Mary  E.   (Booth)   Lyons: 

2170.  I.    William  J.,  b.  May  16,  1870. 

1961.  VIIL  1769.  HARVEY  S.«  LYONS  [John,'  Daniel,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John.^"  William']  was  born  March  26,  1843. 
He  married,  Dec.  3,  1873,  Florence  R.  Breed. 

Children  of  Harvey  S.  and  Florence  R.   (Breed)   Lyons: 

2171.  I.    Robert  Harvey,  b.   May   9,   1879. 

2172.  II.    Henry  Hreed,  b.   July  15,   1881. 

2173.  IIL    Samuel  Herbert,  b.  Nov.(?),  6,  1883. 

1966.  VIIL  1770.  ANDREW*  LYONS  [Jesse,'  Daniel,'  David' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William']  was  born  in  Wayne,  Erie 
Co.,  Pa.  He  was  married  Jan.  20,  1864,  to  Julia  A.  Bloss,  who  was 
born  Nov.  21,  1837.     They  live  in  Corry,  Erie  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  Andrew  and  Julia  A.   (Bloss)  Lyons: 

2174.  I.    Carrie  P.,  b.  March  17,  1872. 
*2175.    IL    Kugrene  A.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1873. 

1969.  VIIL  1770.  REBECCA  E.«  LYONS  (BEMBER)  [Jesse,' 
Daniel,^  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William']  was  born 
May  24,  1845.  She  was  married  March  4,  1873,  to  John  J.  Bember, 
who  was  born  Aug.  29,  1838. 

Daughter  of  John  J.  and  Rebecca  E.   (Lyons)  Bember: 
2176.    I.    Jessie  A.,  b.  June  30,  1875. 

1971.  VIIL  1770.  AMANDA  A.«  LYONS  (HAMMOND)  [Jesse,' 
Daniel,*  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William']  was  born 
in  Wayne,  Erie  Co.,  Pa.,  March  7,  1850.  She  was  married  March  19, 
1879,  to  W.  O.  Hammond,  who  was  born  March  26,  1841. 


248  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  W.  O.  and  Amanda  A.   (Lyons)  Hammond: 
3177.    I.    Eva  J.,  b.  March  25,  1880. 

2178.  II.    Runson  L.  [Ransom?],  b.  April  5,  1881. 

2179.  III.    Julia  A.,  b.  Sept.  6,  1884. 

1974.  VIII.  1770.  ROSETTA  J.'  LYONS  (CARROLL)  [Jesse,^ 
Daniel,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born 
in  Wayne,  Erie  Co.,  Pa.,  May  11,  1857,  and  died  June  19,  1884.  She 
was  married  Sept.  20,  1881,  to  Frank  S.  Carroll. 

Children  of  Frank  S.  and  Rosetta  J.  (Lyons)  Carroll: 

2180.  I.    W.  R.,  b.  July   3,  1882. 

2181.  IL    Gny  Lyon,  b.  May  23,  1884. 

1977.  VIII.  1771.  HARRIET  THOMPSON'  LOOMIS  (FISK) 
[Betsey'  (Lyons)  Loomis,  Daniel,"  David=  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Sandford,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  27,  1836,  and  died 
in  Lyndon,  111.,  April  10,  1858.  She  was  married  in  Lyndon,  April  10, 
1857,  to  James  Fisk. 

Daughter  of  James  and  Harriet  T.   (Loomis)  Fisk: 

2182.  I.  Harriet  Loomis,  b.  Lyndon,  April  8,  1858;  m.  in  Lyndon,  Mark 
Root;  res.  (1904)  Morrison,  111. 

1978.  VIII.  1771.  REBECCA  BARKER'  LOOMIS  (CROUCH) 
[Betsey"  (Lyons)  Loomis,  Daniel,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John.^"  William^]  was  bom  in  Sandford,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  13,  1838.  She  was 
married  first,  in  Great  Bend,  Pa.,  to  Abram  L.  Carpenter.  She  was 
married  second,  in  Hallstead,  Pa.,  March  18,  1880,  to  Samuel  Crouch, 
son  of  Levi  and  Sarah  Crouch,  He  was  born  in  London,  Eng.,  May 
22,  1821,  and  died  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  July  [June?]  3,  1903.  She 
lives  (1904)   in  Hill  City,  Tenn. 

1979.  VIII.  1771.  SAMUEL  PETTINGILL"  LOOMIS  [Betsey' 
(Lyons)  Loomis,  Daniel,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,' 
William']  was  born  in  Sandford,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  6,  1840,  and  died  at  Hall- 
stead,  Pa.,  Aug.  23,  1891.     He  married,  in  Susquehanna,  Pa.,  Oct.  19, 

1881,  Hattie  E.  Holdridge,  daughter  of  Harvey  and Holdridge. 

She  was  born  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  April  22,  1855.     They  lived  in  Hall- 
stead. 

Children  of  Samuel  P.  and  Hattie  E.  (Holdridge)  Loomis,  born  in 
Hallstead: 

2183.  L    Harvie  Confucius,  b.  July  23,  1883. 

2184.  II.    Fred  Lyons,  b.  Aug.  10,  1886. 


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1980.  VIII.  1771.  JULIUS  FITCH^  LOOMIS  [Betsey'  (Lyons) 
Loomis,  Daniel/  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph,'  John,^  William^] 
was  born  in  Sandford,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  26,  1842.  He  married,  in  Windham, 
O.,  Nov.,  1869,  Emily  E.  Palmer,  and  settled  in  Chattanooga,  Tena., 
where  he  now  (1904)  resides;   address,  221  East  Terrace  St. 

Children  of  Julius  F.  and  Emily  E.  (Palmer)  Loomis,  born  in  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.: 

2185.  I.    Edward  Percy,  b.  May  6,  1870. 

2186.  II.    Jessie  Alice,  b.  Jan.  19,  1872. 

♦2187.    III.    Sheldon  Palmer,  b.  May  12,  1873;  m.  Elizabeth  Conner. 

1981.  VIIL  1771.  JOHN  CHARLES  STOUGHTON^  LOOMIS 
[Betsey'  (Lyon)  Loomis,  Daniel,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,'  William']  was  born  in  Sandford,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  30,  1846.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Henderson,  Ky.,  Lucie  Cook,  daughter  of  Doctor  John  M.  and 
Bettie  Cook.     Present  address  (1904),  2403  Second  St.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Children  of  John  Charles  S.  and  Lucie  (Cook)  Loomis: 

2188.  L     Charles   Cook,  b.   March    13,   1871. 

2189.  II.    Bessie  Carpenter. 

1984.  VIII.  1773.  FRANK  M.'  LYONS  [William  B.,'  Daniel,' 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  William']  was  born  in 
Wayne,  Pa.,  Feb.  8,  1854.  He  married,  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Luta  A. 
Swartz. 

Son  of  Frank  M.  and  Luta  A.  (Swartz)  Lyons: 

2190.  I.    Fred  M.,  b.  Vineland,  May  15,  1878. 

1986.  VIII.  1775.  RALDINO  SMITH«  LYONS  [JOSHUA  S.,' 
Daniel,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,-  William']  was  born 
Dec.  17,  1849.     He  married  in  Dec,  1882. 

Children: 

2191.  L    Katie  Cordelia,  b.  July  6,  1884;  m.  Charles  Harper. 

2192.  II.    Tracy  S.,  b.  Jan.  19,  1886. 

1988.  VIII.  1775.  COSTELLO«  LYONS  [Joshua  S.,'  Daniel," 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,-  William']  was  born  Oct.  9, 
1853.  He  married,  Nov.  28,  1888,  Mary  Elizabeth  Daly,  born  March 
22,  1868. 

Children  of  Costello  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Daly)  Lyons: 

2193.  I.    Cordelia,  b.  Feb.  11,  1890;  d.  May  14,  1890. 

2194.  IL    Laura  Olive,  b.  Nov.  23,  1891. 

2195.  III.    Marie,  b.  March  16,  1896;  d.  Oct.   29,   1902. 


250  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

1995.  VIII.  1776.  ELLA  GERTRUDE'  WESTCOTT  (BREED) 
[Sabra  Ann'  (Lyons)  Westcott,  Daniel,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin/ 
Joseph,'  John,=  William']  was  born  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14,  1848, 
and  died  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  April  21,  1889.  She  married,  in  Nor- 
wich, June  2,  1869,  Horace  P.  Breed,  son  of  William  and  Caroline 
Breed,  of  Norwich.  After  her  death  her  husband  married  again  and 
returned  to  Norwich,  where  he  lives  on  the  old  Breed  homestead. 

Children  of  Horace  P.  and  Ella  G.   (Westcott)  Breed: 

2196.  I.  Gay  Westcott,  b.  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  May  8,  1869;  d.  Nor- 
wich, N.  Y.,  July  1.  1901. 

2197.  IL    "William  Randall,  b.  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  April  10,  1872. 

2198.  III.    Marcia  C,  b.  Minneapolis,  Jan.  14,  ;  d.  July  19,  18S4. 

1996.  VIII.  1776.  FRANCES  EMMA*  WESTCOTT  (GUTHRIE) 
[Sabra  Ann'  (Lyons)  Westcott,  Daniel,*  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,"  William^]  was  born  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  5,  1851.  She 
was  married  in  Norwich,  Nov.  7,  1871,  to  Archie  Guthrie,  of  St.  Paul, 
born  in  Canada  Dec.  25,  1844.  He  is  a  railroad  contractor  and  lumber 
manufacturer. 

Children   of  Archie   and   Frances   Emma    (Westcott)    Guthrie: 

2199.  I.    Anne  S.,  b.  July  13,  1873;  d.  Sept.  8,  1876(?). 

2200.  II.  Ellen,  b.  June  20,  1876;  m.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Feb.  19,  1896, 
Warren  Bicknell  of  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

1993.  VIII.  1777.  LULU  OLMSTEAD*  LYONS  (HARVIE)  [Dan- 
iel,' Daniel,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,"  William']  was 
born  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1858.  She  was  married  there  May 
29,  1882  (the  anniversary  of  her  mother's  wedding)  to  Peter  Harvie, 
of  Ottawa,  Ont.,  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  (Reid)  Harvie.  He  was  born 
in  Perth,  Ont.,  Dec.  18,  1847.  He  is  superintendent  of  the  Great  North- 
ern railroad  shops  in  Havre,  Montana. 

Children   of  Peter  and  Lulu  O.    (Lyons)   Harvie: 

♦2201.    I.     Ella    Lyons,   b.    St.    Paul,   111.,    Nov.    18,    1883;    m.    Frederick 
Kerr  FfoUiott;  res.  New  Westminster,  British  Columbia. 

2202.  II.  Peter  Daniel  Lyons  [called  Lyons],  b.  Binghamton,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  13,  1885. 

2000.  VIII.  1777.  HARRIET  ANNA'  LYONS  (CRESSER)  [Dan- 
iel,' Daniel,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,"  William']  was 
born  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1871.  She  was  married  in  Bing- 
hamton, Dec.  31,  1891,  to  Rev.  Harry  Arthur  Raymond  Cresser,  an 
English  clergyman,  born  in  Prestbury,  Eng.,  Oct.  28,  1866,  son  of 
Thomas  and  Eliza  (Langston)  Cresser. 


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Children  of  Harry  A.  R.  and  Harriet  A.   (Lyons)   Cresser: 

2203.  I.    Ella  Louise,  b.  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  May  13,  1893. 

2204.  II.    Maurice  Raymond,  b.   Bainbridge,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  7,   1898. 

2205.  III.    Harold  Lyons,  b.  Binghamton,  July  27,   1899. 

2206.  IV.    Daniel  Langston,  b.  Binghamton,  Jan.  28,  1901. 

2001.  VIII.  1777.  LAWRENCE  MONROE'  LYONS  [Daniel,' 
Daniel,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,^  John,*  William^]  was  born 
in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  7,  1872.  He  married  Helen  Louise  Mosher, 
daughter  of  William  H.  and  Helen  (Perkins)  Mosher,  of  Binghamton. 

Daughter  of  Lawrence  M.  and  Helen  L.   (Mosher)  Lyons: 

2207.  I.    Harriet  Helen,  b.  Binghamton,  Oct.  6,  1900. 

2008.  Vin.  1781.  NANCY  BOLTON*  MILLER  (HOI*MES) 
[Catherine  C  (Lyons)  Miller,  Aaron,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born  Dec.  9,  1836.  She  married,  July  4, 
1853,  Harvey  Holmes,  of  Corbettsville,  N.  Y.,  who  was  born  March 
18,  1832,  and  died  Dec.  24,  1902. 

Children  of  Harvey  and  Nancy  B.    (Miller)  Holmes: 

2208.  I.  Charles  Harvey,  b.  Corbettsville,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  13,  1855;  d.  Feb. 
27,   1862. 

*2209.    IL    Hattie  Vernelia,  b.  Corbettsville,  June  25,  1858;  m.  1st  Syl- 
vanus  Sweet;  m.  2d  Derinca  W.  Barrett;  res.  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

2210.  IIL    Infant  son,  b.  Nov.  14,  1861;  d.  Feb.  15,  1862. 

2211.  IV.  Emma  Cecelia,  b.  Petroleum  Center,  Pa.,  Nov.  2,  1866;  m. 
Nov.  19,  1885,  Julian  Leland  Wilbur  of  Conklin,  N.  Y.;  one  son,  Herbert 
Eugene,  b.  Conklin,  N.  Y.,  Sept.   26,   1887. 

2212.  V.  Frederick  William,  b.  Corbettsville,  N.  Y.,  July  21,  1870; 
m.  March  7,  1895,  Emma  Werkheiser  of  Great  Bend,  Pa. 

2009.  VIII.  1781.  GILBERT  F.  MILLER  [Catherine  C'  (Lyons) 
Miller,  Aaron,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William*]  was 
born  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Jan.  20,  1839.  He  was  married  in  Binghamton, 
N.  Y.,  June  17,  1863,  to  Helen  Bryant,  of  Thompson,  Pa.,  who  was  born 
May  5,  1845.    Address,  Boone,  Iowa. 

Children  of  Gilbert  F.  and  Helen  (Bryant)  Miller: 

22ia    I.    George  Ellas,  b.  Thompson,  Pa.,  May  26,  1867;  d.  May  25,  1881. 

2214.  II.  Cora  Alice,  b.  Boone,  la.,  March  25,  1877;  m.  Edmund  Alle- 
man  Ringland  of  Boone,  la.;  one  son,  Georg  Miller  Ringland,  b.  Boone 
la.,  Nov.  16,  1901. 

2215.  IIL    Gilbert  Fred,  b.  Boone,  la.,  April  30,  1883. 

2010.  VIII.  1781.  CECELIA  E.«  MILLER  (DOUGHTY)  [Cather- 
ine Cecelia'  (Lyons)  Miller,  Aaron,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,*  William']  was  born  in  Jackson,  Pa.,  Feb.  20, 1848.      She  married 


252  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

April  12,  1872,  Benjamin  W.  Doughty,  of  North  Jackson,  Pa.     He  died 
in  Emporia,  Kansas,  Aug.  8,  1893. 

Children  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Cecelia  E.  (Miller)  Doughty,  born  In 
Jackson,  Pa.: 

2216.  I.  Mabel  Erelyn,  b.  Sept.  30,  1873;  m.  Dec.  26,  1898,  Charles  H. 
Getchell. 

2217.  II.  Cora  Mary,  b.  April  5,  1877;  m.  Aug.  19,  1903,  Frank  Ayres 
of  Kirksville,  Mo. 

2218.  III.    Verna  Esther,  b.  April  5,  1879. 

2011.  VIII.  1783.  FRANCIS  ALVIN'  LYONS  [Seth  A.,'  Aaron,' 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  bom  in  Lanes- 
boro.  Pa.,  Nov.  30,  1834,  and  died  there  Dec.  23,  1895.  He  married  in 
Oxford,  N.  Y.,  June  25,  1862,  Harriet  McNeil,  daughter  of  Charles 
Albert  and  Philura  (Maine)  McNeil,  of  Oxford,  N.  Y.  She  was  born  In 
Oxford,  Oct.  2,  1838.  Frank  Lyons  was  a  graduate  of  Union  College, 
A.  B.,  1860;  C.  E.,  1861;  engaged  in  a  lumber  and  mercantile  business 
in  Lanesboro. 

Children  of  Francis  A.  and  Harriet  (McNeil)  Lyons,  born  in  Lanes- 
boro: 

*2219.    I.   Ray,  b.  July  2,  1863;  physician;  res.  Muncy,  Pa. 

*2220.  II.  Ralph  Angustns,  b.  Oct.  10,  1866;  artist;  address,  Glen  Ridge, 
N.   J. 

2221.  III.  Coloma,  b.  June  20,  1869;  res.  (1905)  Lanesboro,  with  her 
mother. 

2222.  IV.    Harry  Fowler,  b.  Nov.  12,  1880;  d.  Lanesboro,  May  31,  1888. 

2017.  VIII.  1788.  SMITH  EFFINGHAM'  LYONS  [Charles  T.,^ 
Aaron,'  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born 
in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1860.  He  has  made  railroading  his  business 
and  is  at  present  with  the  Erie  R.  R.  Co.  at  Waverly,  N.  Y.  He  was 
married  at  Waverly,  Aug.  28,  1884,  to  Carrie  Buck,  who  was  born  at 
Deposit,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  16,  1861,  and  died  at  Athens,  Pa.,  Nov.  8,  1902. 

Daughter  of  Smith  E.  and  Carrie  (Buck)  Lyons: 

2223.  I.    Mary  Frances,  b.  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  30,  1885. 

2019.  VIII.  1790.  ELVIN  AUGUSTUS'  LYONS  [Elvin  D.,^  Joel," 
David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Gill, 
Mass.,  April  21,  1844. 

He  was  married  at  Indian  River,  Me.,  March  28,  1880,  to  Lizzie  M. 
Emerson,  born  June  3,  1859,  daughter  of  Ezekiel  A.  and  Sophia  R. 
Emerson  (he  was  once  a  sea  captain). 

Daughter  of  Elvin  A.  and  Lizzie  M.    (Emerson)   Lyons: 

2224.  L    GeorKle  Belle,  b.  Dec.  17,  1882. 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (LYONS),    EIGHTH    GENERATION.  253 

2022.  VIII.  1790.  GEORGE  EDWARD^  LYONS  [Elvin  D./  Joel,* 
David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,='  William^]  was  born  in  Gill, 
Mass.,  Oct.  11,  1850,  and  died  March  6,  1893.  He  married,  Jan.  4,  1883, 
Grace  Lora  Goodrich,  who  was  born  June  26,  1860,  daughter  of  Ralph 
and  Helen  (Horton)  Goodrich.     She  married  again,  Jan.  1,  1903. 

Daughter  of  George  E.  and  Grace  L.   (Goodrich)  Lyons: 

2225.  I.    Bthel  Helen,  b.   Sept.   22,   1883. 

2023.  VIIL  1790.  ALPHEUS  FLETCHER  STONE'  LYONS 
[Elvin  D.,'  Joel,*  David''  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^] 
was  bom  in  Gill,  Mass.,  Jan.  7,  1853.  He  married  Louisa  Francelia 
Stratton,  who  was  born  Jan.  11,  1850. 

Children  of  Alpheus  F.   S.   and  Louisa  F.    (Stratton)   Lyons: 

2226.  L    Fanny  Penelope,  b.  Feb.   22,   1880. 

2227.  II.    Harold   Stratton,  b.   Sept.    14,   1886. 

2024.  VIIL  1791.  HATSELL«  LYONS  [Samuel  J.,'  Joel,«  David" 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,''  William']  was  born  in  Gill,  Mass., 
Oct.  23,  1841.  He  was  killed  by  a  falling  tree,  March  8,  1870.  He 
served  in  the  Union  army,  first  nine  months  in  Co.  A,  52d  Regt.,  from 
Western  Massachusetts,  service  in  Louisiana;  then  until  the  close  of 
the  war  in  2d  Mass.  Heavy  Artillery.  He  settled  in  Somerset,  Vt.  He 
was  married,  Nov.  25,  1867,  to  Harriet  J.  Curtis,  who  was  born  in 
Orange,  Mass.,  July  31,  1848,  and  died  in  Somerset,  Vt.,  July  9,  1869. 

Son  of  Hatsell  and  Harriet  J.   (Curtis)   Lyons: 
*2228.    I.    Arthur  Hatsell,  b.  Somerset,  Vt.,  June  27,  1869. 

2030.  VIIL  1793.  PHILO  TEMPLE'  LYONS  [Charles  D.,'  Joel,' 
David*  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William']  was  born  in 
Greenfield,  Dec.  21,  1847.  He  was  for  21  years  employed  on  the  Ver- 
mont and  Massachusetts  and  the  Fitchburg  railroads,  most  of  that 
time  as  a  locomotive  engineer,  often  on  the  fast  express  trains.  He  is 
now  engineer  at  the  pumping  station  of  the  Orange  Water  Works,  also 
holds  the  office  of  water  commissioner  in  Orange,  Mass. 

2032.  VIIL  1794.  CHARLES  CLAPP'  LYONS  [John  S.J  Joel," 
David"*  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William']  was  bom  March 
5,  1850.  He  had  a  high  school  education  in  Dorchester  and  engaged  in 
the  stone-cutting  business  with  his  father  and  his  brothers  some 
years;  afterwards  moved  to  Ashmont,  Mass.  He  was  married,  Aug.  22, 
1881,  to  Louise  E.  Field,  who  was  born  July  26,  1853,  daughter  of  Isaac 
and  Elizabeth  (Leeds)  Field,  of  Dorchester. 


254  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Charles  C.  and  Louise  E.   (Field)   Lyons: 

2229.    L    Marion  F.,  b.  Dec.   3,  1S82. 

2330.    IL    Ethel  C,  b.  Aug.  29,  1884;  d.  Nov.  1,  1894. 

2231.  III.    Eleanor  L,.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1886. 

2232.  IV.    Charles  A.,  b.  Jan.  25,  1889;  d.  Dec.  12,  1894. 

2033.  VIII.  1794.  SARAH  OLIVE^  LYONS  (CHASE)  [John  S.,' 
Joel/  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William^]  was  born 
Jan.  23,  1852.  She  married  Charles  H.  Chase,  who  was  born  in  Calais, 
Me.,  May  24,  1854,  son  of  S.  H.  S.  Chase,  of  East  Machias,  Me.,  and 
Jessie  Borthwick  (Pennfield)  Chase,  of  New  Brunswick;  res.,  Dorches- 
ter, Mass.    He  is  in  the  woolen  business  in  Boston. 

Children  of  Charles  H.  and  Sarah  O.    (Lyons)   Chase: 

2233.  I.  Charles  E.,  b.  July  29,  1878;  grad.  Boston  Inst,  of  Tech- 
nology; civil  engineer;  now  (1904)  engaged  in  bridge  building  for  N.  Y. 
Central  R.  R.   in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

2234.  II.  Olive  L,.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1880;  music  teacher  (piano)  and  per- 
former on  the  cornet. 

2039.  VIII.  1796.  HARRY  EDWARD'  LYONS  [Benjamin  R.,^ 
Joel,''  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,-  William^]  was  born  in 
Quincy,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1860.  His  childhood  was  spent  in  Milton,  at 
Pinetree  Brook.  In  1881  he  went  to  Hyde  Park  to  learn  the  machin- 
ists' trade  in  the  works  of  the  American  Machine  and  Tool  Com- 
pany. In  1885  he  secured  a  position  in  the  machine  shops  of  the  Bos- 
ton and  Providence  R.  R.  in  Roxbury,  and  he  has  remained  there  ever 
since. 

He  united  with  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Milton  in  1879; 
in  1895  assisted  in  organizing  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  For- 
est Hills.  He  joined  the  Mass.  Volunteer  Militia,  June  12,  1888,  and 
was  in  the  service  continuously  until  July  20,  1899.  At  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Spanish  war  he  was  with  his  company  at  Fort  Warren,  but, 
having  lost  the  sight  of  one  eye  through  accident,  he  was  not  accepted 
for  active  service. 

He  joined  the  Knights  of  Labor  in  1887,  is  a  member  of  the  Inter- 
national Association  of  Machinists,  in  1888  joined  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
Dorchester  Council,  437;  joined  the  Roxbury  Historical  Society  in 
1901.  He  has  been  a  singer  in  choirs  of  several  churches;  was  fifer  for 
awhile  in  the  militia;  played  the  clarionet  in  the  Hyde  Park  brass  band 
in  1882,  and  has  been  actively  connected  with  several  other  musical 
organizations. 

He  was  married  in  Roxbury,  July  3,  1888,  by  Rev.  Thomas  Dixon, 
Jr.,  to  Eva  Florence  Lingham,  daughter  of  Alfred  and  Martha  Angelia 


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(Davis)  Linghamt  (he  born  in  Roxbury,  his  ancestors  from  Nottingham, 
Eng.;  she  born  in  Hillsboro,  N.  H.,  descended  from  Edmund  Davis, 
born  1751  in  Hancock,  N.  H.)-  His  home  is  in  Roslindale,  near  Dor- 
chester; address,  338  Metropolitan  avenue.  He  has  for  many  years 
taken  a  deep  interest  in  the  Lyon  family  history  and  the  completeness 
of  this  record  of  the  Colerain  branch  is  in  large  measure  due  to  his 
untiring  perseverance  in  gathering  the  data. 

Son  of  Harry  E.  and  Eva  Florence   (Ligham)  Lyons: 

2235.    I.    Francis  Webster,  b.  Roxbury,  Mass.,  June  29,  1889. 

2040.  VIII.  1796.  WILLIAM  CHESTER*  LYONS  [Benjamin  R.,^ 
Joel,'  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,='  William^]  was  born  in 
Milton,  Mass.,  Oct.  16,  1862.  He  worked  for  a  number  of  years  for  S.  L. 
Tucker  at  Blue  Hill  Market.  In  1887  he  went  to  Southern  California 
and  endeavored  to  establish  a  business  in  Monrovia,  but  did  not  find 
the  conditions  favorable  and  the  next  year  returned.  He  then  engaged 
in  marketing  business  for  some  years  in  the  neighborhood  of  Boston. 
He  is  now  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Wood  Memorial  Church  in  that  place,  and  was  for 
several  years  treasurer  of  the  society.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Hyde 
Park  Fife  and  Drum  Corps  and  in  1882  played  the  fife.  He  married, 
June  22,  1892,  Florence  Mabel  Bates,  of  Cambridge,  a  graduate  of  the 
Massachusetts  Normal  Art  School  of  Boston,  Mass.  They  have  no 
children. 

2042.  VIII.  1796.  CLARA  FRANCES'  LYONS  (BRADLEE) 
[Benjamin  R.,^  Joel,'  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  at  Milton,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  1867.  She  was  married  May 
31,  1888,  by  Rev.  Calvin  G.  Hill  to  John  Walter  Bradlee,  Jr.§  of  Milton, 
where  they  have  resided  until  recently. 


tAlfred  Lingham,  born  in  Roxbury,  May  28,  1837;  m.  April  22.  1860, 
Martha  Angelia  [Angelina?]  Davis.  Children:  1.  "William,  b.  Feb.  4, 
1861;  d.  Feb.  27,  1861;  2.  Alfred,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1862;  m.  Annie  H.  M. 
Reynolds;  3.  George  Franklin,  b.  July  1,  1867;  m.  Amy  A.  Nichols;  4. 
Eva  Florence,  b.  July  15,  1869;  m.  Harry  E.  Lyons;  5.  Martha  Angelia, 
b.    Sept.    9,   1874;   d.   Sept.   22,   1875. 

§His  father  was  John  Walter  Bradlee,  son  of  John  D.  Bradlee.  His 
mother  was  Nellie  Marion  (Morse)  Bradlee,  daughter  of  Leonard  Morse; 
all  these  of  Milton.  Mr.  Bradlee  is  a  descendant  also  of  Gov.  Bradford. 
Mr.  Bradlee  has  held  many  public  offices  in  Milton,  Deputy  Chief  of 
Police,  Justice  of  the  Peace  seven  years,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  several 
times,  on  Board  of  Assessors  five  years,  Reprsentative  to  General  Court 
one  year.     He  has  been  a  prominent  Mason. 


256  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY. 

Children  of  John  Walter  and  Clara  Frances  (Lyons)  Bradlee,  all 
born  in  Milton,  Mass.: 

2236.  I.    John  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  19,  1888. 

2237.  II.    Robert    Sheldon,  b.  June   15,   1891. 

2238.  IIL    Ernest  Atherton,  b.   July   4,    1896. 

2239.  IV.    Twin  sister  of  Ernest;   d.   July  4,   1896. 

2240.  V.    Eleanor  Bradford,  b.   May   22,   1898. 

2043.  VIII.  1796.  MAY  ISABELLB'  LYONS  [Benjamin  R.,'  Joel,' 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,*  William']  was  born  in  Milton, 
Mass.,  Sept  25,  1870.  She  received  first  prize  for  sewing,  as  a  school 
girl,  in  1887.  Graduated  from  Mass.  Normal  Art  School  in  Boston  in 
1892,  then  spent  four  years  in  an  architect's  office  in  Boston.  Since 
then  she  has  been  engaged  in  making  art  novelties.  Present  residence 
(1904),  Lynn,  Mass. 

2050.  IX.  1813.  CELESTE  MARY  AUGUSTA'  HALL  (WINS- 
LOW)  [Mary*  (Miner)  Hall,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,'  David" 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,''  William^]  was  born  in  Claremont, 
Mass.,  Nov.  22,  1837.  She  went  with  her  parents  to  Iowa  in  1845.  There 
she  lived  a  free  life  for  some  years  on  the  prairies,  with  exceptional 
advantages  in  the  educational  line.  Later  in  Keokuk  she  attended  a 
female  seminary  ably  conducted  by  Rev.  W.  H.  Williams  and  wife. 
On  Oct.  25,  1860,  she  was  married  in  Keokuk  to  Dr.  Charles  Henry 
Winslow,  son  of  George  Winslow,  of  Colerain  and  Charlemont,  Mass., 
and  Harriet  (Severance)  Winslow,  of  Deerfield.  Dr.  Winslow  was  a 
descendant  of  Kenelm  Winslow,  brother  of  Edward  of  the  Mayflower. 
The  ancestry  has  been  traced  back  to  .John  Wyncelowe  (1350),  of 
Wyncelowe  Hall.  He  was  born  in  Charlemont  in  1831,  practiced  medi- 
cine with  distinction  in  Keokuk  many  years ;  removed  to  Chicago  about 
1884  and  five  years  later  to  New  York,  where  his  son  Herbert  found  a 
better  field  for  the  exercise  of  his  talent  as  a  dramatist.  His  death 
was  sudden  and  peculiarly  sad  in  that  it  followed  close  upon  that  of  his 
son's  mother-in-law,  best  known  under  her  pen  name,  Grace  Green- 
wood.   He  died  at  New  Rochelle,  April  30,  1904. 

Mrs.  Celeste  M.  A.  Winslow  has  been  widely  known  as  a  contribu- 
tor of  prose  and  verse  to  various  publications.  A  few  verses  especially 
appropriate  in  such  a  history  will  be  found  in  the  appendix.  She  lives 
in  a  quiet  way  with  her  son,  Arthur  S.  Winslow,  at  44  Manhattan  ave- 
nue. New  York  city. 


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Children   of  Charles  H.   and  Celeste  M.  A.    (Hall)    "Winslow: 
*2241.    I.    Herbert  Hall,  b.  Keokuk,  la.,  Nov.  23,  1863;  res.   (1904)  New 
Rochelle,  N.   Y. 

2242.  II.  Arthur  Severance,  b.  Keokuk,  Aug.  5,  1871;  res.  (1904)  44 
Manhattan  Ave.,  New  Y'ork  City;  not  m. ;  in  the  automobile  business. 

2051.  IX.  1814.  JOEL  GILBERT'  WILSON  [Elizabeth'  (Miner) 
Wilson,  'Betsey^  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,''  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,' 
Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Nov.  1,  1840,  and 
died  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  July  25,  1885.  He  moved  with  his  parents 
in  1846  to  Greenfield.  He  went  to  Boston  in  1861,  where  he  studied 
music  with  Prof.  John  K.  Paine,  of  Cambridge.  He  was  a  successful 
organist  and  music  teacher,  very  much  loved  by  all  who  knew  him. 
He  belonged  to  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows  orders.  He  married  in 
Boston,  July  11,  1865,  Mary  Abigail  Brainerd,  who  was  born  in  China, 
Me.,  Aug.  4,  1845,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  Hazelton  and  Priscilla  Hamlin 
(Chad wick)  Brainerd. t  They  lived  five  years  in  Greenfield,  then  moved 
to  Springfield.  Present  address  of  widow,  123  Thompson  street,  Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Children  of  Joel  G.  and  Mary  A.    (Brainerd)   Wilson: 

2243.  I.    Mary  Adalina,  b.   Greenfield,  Aug.   5,   1867;  d.  April   23,   1868. 
*2244.    II.     Charles    Gilbert,    b.    Greenfield,    June    1,    1870;    res.     (1905) 

Boston,   Mass. 

2245.  III.  James  Joel,  b.  Springfield,  Mass.,  July  23,  1875;  d.  Aug.  10, 
1876. 

2052.  IX.  1815.  AUGUSTA  CORNELIA'  SHEARER  (PARKER) 
[Sophronia*  (Miner),  Betsey^  (Lyons),  Jerre,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,-  William^]  was  born  at  Colerain,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1843. 
On  Oct.  22,  1866,  she  was  married  at  Shelburne  Falls,  Mass.,  to  Alpheus 
Brown  Parker  (born  July  20,  1841),  who  served  in  the  Civil  war  in  Co. 
G  of  10th  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers  and  was  crippled  for 
life  by  a  severe  wound.  He  was  the  son  of  Flavel  Parker  (born  Whit- 
tingham,  Vt.,  Dec.  3,  1802)  and  Alma  Field  (b.  Conway,  Mass.,  April 
23,  1804),  being  the  youngest  of  eight  children.  His  grandfather,  Capt, 
Samuel  Parker,  served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 

Cliildren  of  Alpheus  Brown  and  Augusta  Cornelia  (Shearer)   Parker: 

2246.  I.  M^ry  Augusta,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1868;  d.  July 
26,  1893. 


fDr.  James  H.  Brainerd  was  born  in  Haddam,  Conn.,  descended  from 
Daniel  Brainerd,  w^ho  came  from  Braintree,  Eng.,  and  whose  grandsons, 
David  and  John,  are  remembered  for  their  missionary  labors  among  the 
Indians.  James  Hamlin  and  James  Chadwick,  ancestors  of  Priscilla, 
both  came  from  London,  Eng. 


258  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

2247.  II.  Cornelius  Alphens,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  July  25,  1870;  m. 
Aug-.  9,  1894,  Grace  Coolidge  (born  Erving,  Mass.,  Jan.  30,  1869),  dau.  of 
Francis  Jackson  and  Mary  (Leig-hton)  Coolidg-e.  He  is  a  lawyer,  resid- 
ing- (1905)  at  North  Adams,  Mass.  He  has  two  sons,  Francis  Alplieus, 
born  Erving,  Mass.,  Aug.  17,  1895,  and  Cornelius  Llnwood,  born  North 
Adams,  Mass.,  Nov.  26,   1897. 

2055.  IX.  1815.  FRANK  THOMAS'  SHEARER  [Sophronia' 
(Miner)  Shearer,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,'  David=  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  April  4, 
1860.  He  is  a  piano  tuner  by  profession  and  an  accomplished  musician, 
playing  the  cornet,  horn,  violoncello  as  well  as  the  piano  and  organ. 
He  married  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  E.  Blanche  Steers,  daughter  of  William 
and  Emily  (Davis)  Steers,  of  Maiden,  Mass.  He  has  lived  successively 
in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Clinton,  Ont.,  and  Detroit,  Mich.  Present  address 
(1905),  21  Reed  Place,  Detroit,  Mich. 

2059.  IX.  1817.  LILLIAN  EUGENIA  SOPHIA»  MINER  (READ) 
[Alonzo  G.*  Miner,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Greenfield,  Mass.,  April 
18,  1857,  and  died  there  Sept.  4,  1885.  She  was  married  in  Greenfield, 
Nov.  27,  1879,  to  Merrill  Pease  Read,  who  was  born  in  Whately,  Mass., 
Sept.  4,  1854,  son  of  George  and  Helen  (Pease)  Read.  He  is  a  car- 
penter; resides  (1904)  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Children  of  Merrill  P.  and  Lillian  B.   S.    (Miner)    Read: 

2248.  I.    Merrill  Alonzo,  b.  Greenfield,  Aug.   30,   1880. 

2249.  II.    Clarence  Robert,  b.  Greenfield,  Jan.   8,   1882. 

2250.  III.    Beulah   Bessie,  b.  Brightwood,   Mass.,  Aug.   25,   1884. 

2251.  IV.    Gilbert  Eugene,  b.  Greenfield,  Sept.  3,  1885;  d.  Sept.  8,  1885. 

2061.  IX.  1820.  ARTHUR  WILLIAM'  LYONS  [Wallace,'  Na- 
than,' Jerre,^  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Jan.  3,  1866.  He  is  engaged  in  a  successful  mer- 
cantile business  in  Montrose.  He  married  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  April 
22,  1896,  Mary  Katherine  Klotz,  who  was  born  in  Blairstown,  N.  J., 
Oct.  4,  1869,  daughter  of  Phayon  and  Rebecca  (Kinney)  Klotz,  of  Bing- 
hamton, N.  Y. 

Children   of  Arthur  William  and  Mary  Katherine    (Klotz)   Lyons: 

2252.  I.    3Iargaret  Essitella,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  Jan.   22,  1898. 

2253.  II.     Mildred  Katherine,   b.   Montrose,   Pa.,  April   28,    1903. 

2062.  IX.  1820.  BENJAMIN  RICHARDS'  LYONS  [William  Wal- 
lace,* Nathan,'  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,"  Wil- 
liam^]  was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  March  28,  1868,  and  resides  (1905)  at 


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Sayre,  Pa.  He  married  at  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  15,  1890,  Minnie  Isa- 
bell  Leonard,  who  was  born  at  Berkshire,  N.  Y.,  March  1,  1867.  She 
was  daughter  of  Henry  G.  and  Catherine  A.  (Campfield)  Leonard,  of 
Lisbon,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Benjamin  Richards  and  Minnie  I.   (Leonard)  Lyons: 

2254.  L  Leonard  Wallace,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  May  9,  1882;  d.  Dec.  1, 
1895. 

2255.  IL    Ethel  lone,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,   1894. 

2256.  IIL    Richard  Benjamin,  b.  Montrose,  Pa.,  1899. 

2063.  IX.  1820.  CLARA  ELIZABETH^  LYONS  (FANCHER) 
[Wallace,*  Nathan,^  Jerre,'  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin/  Joseph,^  John,' 
William^]  was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  May  23,  1870.  She  was  mairied 
at  Montrose,  June  1,  1893,  to  Simon  Gilbert  Fancher,  who  was  born  in 
North  Bridgewater,  Jan.  9,  1866,  son  of  David  and  Sarah  Anna  (Bar- 
ker) Fancher. 

Children  of  Simon  G.  and  Clara  Elizabeth  (Lyons)  Fancher,  all  born 
in  Montrose,  Pa.: 

2257.  I.    Frederick  Lyons,  b.   Sept.  27,  1897. 

2258.  IL   Harry  Simon,  b.   July   27,    1900. 

2259.  III.    Frances  Margaret,  b.  May  29,  1902. 

2064.  IX.  1820.  DWIGHT  FANCHER^  LYONS  [William  Wal- 
lace,* Nathan,^  Jerre,°  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  March  21,  1872,  and  resides  (1905) 
at  Sayre,  Pa.  He  married  at  Montrose,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1897,  Kittie  Belle 
Jacoby,  who  was  born  in  Auburn,  Pa.,  Aug.  7,  1878,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin F.  and  Emma  Jane  (Lott)  Jacoby. 

Children  of  Dwight  Fancher  and  Kittie  Belle    (Jacoby)   Lyons: 

2260.  I.    Helen  Belle,  b.  Sayre,  Pa.,  May  18,  1900. 

2067.  IX.  1822.  ERNEST  WARNER'  LYONS  [Jerome  R.,*  Na- 
than,' Jerre,'  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Sept.  8,  1857.  He  married  in  Portland,  Or.,  Jan. 
15,  1885,  Elizabeth  Jean  Harkness,  daughter  of  Thomas  Craig  and 
Agnes  (Morton)  Harkness,  who  was  born  in  Tamaqua,  Pa.,  Aug.  26, 
1858.    They  live  (1904)  in  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Daughter  of  Ernest  W.  and  Elizabeth  J.   (Harkness)  Lyons: 

2261.  I.    Harriet  Harkness,  b.  Tacoma,  Wash.,  Oct.  18,  1886. 


260  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

2070.  IX.  1822.  MIRIAM»  LYONS  (WATROUS)  [Jerome  R.,' 
Nathan,'  Jerre,°  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph.^*  Jolin,^  William^] 
was  born  in  Montrose,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1867.  She  was  married  in  Mont- 
rose, Oct.  2,  1889,  to  Harry  Orlando  Watrous,  son  of  Orlando  and  Sarah 
(Hill)  Watrous.  He  was  born  in  Hanford,  Aug.  26,  1864.  They  live 
(1904)  in  Carbondale,  Pa. 

Children  of  Harry  O.  and  Miriam   (Lyons)   Watrous: 

2262.  I.    Irene,  b.  Forest  City,  Pa.,  Aug.   26,  1890. 

2263.  II.    Anna,  b.  Carbondale,  Pa.,  June  8,  1894. 

2264.  III.    Rutb,  b.  Carbondale,  Pa.,  Jan.  31,   1899. 

2072.  IX.  1823.  EDWARD  PAYSON»  LYONS,  JR.  [Edward," 
Nathan,'  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^] 
was  born  in  Petersburg,  Va.,  Jan.  1,  1861.  He  married,  Dec.  15,  1891, 
in  Richmond,  Va.,  Harriet  Maxwell  Tanner,  who  was  born  in  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  July  27,  1866,  daughter  of  William  Elam  and  Mary  Mildred 
(Mallory)  Tanner. 

Son  of  Edward  P.  and  Harriet  Maxwell    (Tanner)   Lj'ons: 

2265.  I.    Maxwell  Tanner,  b.  Richmond,  Va.,  Sept.  11,  1893. 

2078.  IX.  1833.  JOHN  PLUMER^*  LYONS  [J.  Lorenzo,^  Jerre,' 
Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,"  William^]  was  born  in 
Tripoli,  Syria,  May  23,  1858.  He  was  graduated  from  Williston  semi- 
nary, Easthampton,  Mass.,  1878,  and  from  Harvard  University,  1882. 

For  several  years  after 
leaving  college  he  was 
teaching  in  New  York 
and  Brooklyn;  from 
1888  to  1895  he  was  edi- 
torial writer  for  Boston 
newspapers.  Since  1895 
he  has  been  advertising 
(Autograph,  1902.)  manager  for  the  United 

States  Rubber  Company 
in  New  York.  Present  address,  827  Park  avenue,  New  York.  He  was 
married  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Jan.  31,  1895,  to  Mae  Marshall,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Henrietta  (Clark)  Marshall,  of  Boston.  They  have  no 
children. 

2084.  IX.  1834.  EMMA  ELIZA"  (LYONS)  AINEY  [Theodore,' 
Jerre,'  Jerre,*  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was 


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born  in  Towanda,  Pa.,  Jan.  31,  1863.  She  was  married  at  Montrose  by 
Rev.  A.  L.  Benton,  Oct.  10,  3888,  to  William  David  Blakeslee  Ainey,  who 
was  born  at  New  Milford,  Pa.,  April  8,  1864,  son  of  Dr.  David  Carlyle 
and  Kathlyn  (Blakeslee)  Ainey. 

Children   of  William  D.  B.  and  Emma  Eliza    (Lyons)   Ainey: 

2266.  I.    David  Carlyle,  b.   Oct.   18.   1890. 

2267.  II.    Knthlyn  Bliza,  b.   Dec.    3,   1891. 

2268.  III.    William  Theodore,  b.   Sept.    6,   1896;   d.   Montrose,   Nov.   18, 

2087.  IX.  1843.  FREDERIC  MAYO"  TENNEY  TOWNE  [Frederic 
A.'  Tenney,  Nancys  (Lyons)  Tenney,  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,' 
Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  March  28,  1854.  He  was  adopted  in 
infancy  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Orange  C.  Towne,  Mrs.  Towne  being  his  aunt. 
He  married,  Sept.  26,  1889,  Amy  Wood.  They  have  buried  two  sons 
and  have  one  daughter  living. 

2094.  IX.  1854.  SYBIL  AGNES»  DAY  (BAKER)  [Esther  H.» 
(Sprague)  Day,  Mary^  (Lyons)  Sprague,  Jerre,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benja- 
min,* Joseph,'  John,2  William^]  was  born  in  Traverse  City,  Mich.,  March 
16,  1864.  She  was  married,  June  24,  1886,  to  Allison  Durand  Baker. 
They  made  their  home  in  Grand  Rapids,  where  she  resides  (1905),  a 
widow.    Her  husband  died  in  Traverse  City,  Dec.  6,  1902. 

Son  of  Allison  D.  and  Sybil  A.   (Day)  Baker: 

2269.  I.  Louis  Hatch  Durand,  b.  Grand  Rapids,  May  3.  1887:  res 
(1905)  Detroit,  Mich. 

2098.  IX.  1855.  LOUIS  ALBERT'  PRATT  [Ada  K.^  (Sprague) 
Pratt,  Mary'  (Lyons)  Sprague,  Jerre,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Traverse  City,  Mich.,  Jan.  9,  1872. 
Graduate  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  B.  L.  1896.  He  married  in 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  May  24,  1900,  Zella  E.  Hurd,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Ellen  Ellura  (Washburn)  Hurd,  of  Ann  Arbor.  She  was  born  in  Pon- 
tiac,  Mich.,  Nov.  23,  1868,  and  educated  in  the  Lake  Erie  Seminary  and 
the  Detroit  Training  School  in  Elocution  and  English  Literature.  Mr. 
Pratt  resides  (1905)  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  an 
advertising  business. 

2099.  IX.  1855.  WINIFRED  ESTHER"  PRATT  (WHITE)  [Ada 
K.'  (Sprague)  Pratt,  Mary'  (Lyons)  Sprague,  Jerre,'  David^  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,"  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Traverse  City,  Mich., 
Jan.  6,  1874.    She  was  married  in  Traverse  City,  Sept.  12,  1898,  to  Elmer 


262  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Eugene  White,  son  of  George  Lane  and  Minna  Carolina  (Kehding) 
White.  He  was  bom  in  Greenfield,  Wis.,  April  16,  1871;  his  mother  a 
native  of  Prussia. 

Children  of  Elmer  E.  and  Winifred  E.  (Pratt)  "White,  born  in  Trav- 
erse City: 

2271.  I.     Edwina  Esther  b.   June  18,    1899. 

2272.  II.  LoiUse  Marion,  b.  Feb.  23,  1902;  d.  Traverse  City,  Jan.  30, 
1905. 

2273.  III.     Frederika,  b.  Oct.  26,   1904. 

2101.  IX.  1868.  FREDERICK  STEBBINS"  LYONS  [Frederick  R.» 
Jr.,  Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,^  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^ 
William^]  was  born  in  Riceboro,  Georgia,  Jan.  8,  1848.    He  married  first 

Mary  .     He  married   second,  in  Dorchester,  Ga.,  Jan.  8,  1879, 

Agnes  Roxburgh  Waite. 

Children  of  Frederick  S.  and  Agnes  R.  (Waite)  Lyons: 

2274.  I.    James  Frederick,  b.  Jan.  11,  1881. 
3275.    II.    Mary  Agnes,  b.   April    16,   IS  S3. 

2276.  III.    Jolm  David,  b.  June  14,  IS 89. 

2277.  IV.    AVillard  Artliur,  b.   Sept.    30,   1S91. 

2102.  IX.  1868.  SARAH  JANE«  LYONS  (BROUGHTON)  [Fred- 
erick R.,  Jr.,^  Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph," 
John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Riceboro,  Georgia,  May  26,  1850.  She 
married Broughton. 

Children  of  and  Sarah  Jane   (Lyons)   Broughton: 

2278.  I.  Richard. 
2379.  II.  Osceola. 

2280.  III.  Viola;  d.  July  20,  1897. 

2105.  IX.  1872.  ALPHION  DAVID'  LYONS  [David,»  Frederick 
R.,'  Jesse,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,=  William^]  was 
born  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  March  7,  1856.  He  is  a  farmer.  Has  lived  in 
Trenton,  Wis.;  Sioux  City,  la.;  Hurley,  S.  Dak.;  present  address  Akron, 
Plymouth  Co.,  Iowa.    He  was  married  in  Trenton,  Wis.,  March  16,  1877, 

to  Therrissey  Jane  Bennett,  daughter  of and  Sophia  (Granbois) 

Bennett,  of  Trenton,  Wis.  She  died  May  8,  1894,  and  he  was  married 
again,  March,  1902,  to  a  widow  lady,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Strong)  Tucker. 

Children  of  Alphion  D.  and  Therrissey  J.  (Bennett)  Lyons: 

2281.  I.  Thelbert  David,  b.  Trenton,  Wis.,  July  27,  ISSO;  m.  Nov.  22, 
1903,  Elizabeth  Tucker,  daughter  of  Sarah   (Strong)   Tucker  (above). 

2282.  II.    Adelaide  Elizabeth,  b.  Trenton,  Wis.;  d.  at  age  of  about   7. 


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2283.  III.    Millard  Elbridge,  b.  Sioux  City,  la.,  July  21,  1883. 

2284.  IV.    Gilbert   Loring,  b.    Sioux  City,   la.,  March,   1888. 

2285.  V.    Ethel  Blanche,  b.  Sioux  City,  la.,  Feb.,  1891. 

2286.  VI.    Ruth  Irene,  b.  Akron,  la.,  1892  or  1893. 

2106.  IX.  1872.  REV.  NOBLE  LE  ROY»  LYONS  [David,'  Fred- 
erick R.,^  Jesse,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^] 
was  born  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  April  17,  1861.  He  is  a  clergyman  and 
has  resided  successively  in  Trenton,  Wis.,  Lakeport  and  Oneida,  N.  Y.; 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  and  in  Bassett,  Crookston,  Brownlee  and  Lakeside, 
Neb.  Present  address  (1905)  Lakeside,  Sheridan  Co.,  Neb.  He  was 
married  first,  Feb.  22,  1882,  at  Trenton,  Wis.,  to  Annie  Edith  Palmer, 
daughter  of  Jairus  Spencer  and  Katherine  (Haskin)  Palmer,  of  Madi- 
son Co.,  N.  Y.  She  was  born  Feb.  4,  1866,  in  Onondaga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
died  March  31,  1885.  He  married  second  in  Elk  Point,  S.  Dak.,  Sept.  4, 
1889,  Clara  Sarah  Bennett,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Sophia  (Granbois) 
Bennett,  both  parents  now  deceased. 

Children  of  Noble  Le  Roy  and  Annie  E.    (Palmer)   Lyons: 

2287.  I.     Clyde  Raymond,  b.   Trenton,  Wis.,   Sept.   3,   18S2. 

2288.  II.    Lloyd  Almond,  twin  brother  of  Clyde. 

2289.  III.     Ernest  A.  Ransom,  b.  Lakeport,  N.  Y.,  June  17,  1884. 
Children  of  Noble  Le  Roy  and  Clara  S.    (Bennett)   Lyons: 

2290.  IV.    Gurtha  Azelia,  b.   Sioux  City,   la.,  Feb.   6,   1892. 

2291.  V.    Mama  Alma  Irene,  b.   Sioux  City,  la.,  Oct.   9,  1899. 

2292.  VI.    Clare  Le  Roy,  b.   Crookston,  Neb.,  Aug.   8,  1903. 

2107.  IX.  1872.  JAMES  ERVIN'  LYONS  [David,^  Frederick  R.,' 
Jesse,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,^  Joseph,^  John,^  William']  was  born 
in  Trenton,  Wis.,  Jan.  17,  1869.  He  is  a  carpenter  and  millwright.  Like 
his  great-grandfather  he  is  a  skilled  woodworker;  he  carries  a  certifi- 
cate also  as  a  first-class  telephone  or  telegraph  lineman.  Present  ad- 
dress, 4407  Grant  avenue,  Leeds,  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  He  was  married 
April  27,  1904,  in  Sioux  City,  to  Alice  McMurray,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Eliza  (Foster)  McMurray,  of  Leeds,  Sioux  City,  Iowa. 

2110.  IX.  1873.  MARY  SOPHRONIA"  LYONS  (AUSTIN)  [Lu- 
cius,"  Frederick  R.,^  Jesse,"  David'  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,* 
William']  was  born  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  Dec.  30,  1864.  She  was  mar- 
ried, in  Waukesha,  Jan.  15,  1885,  to  Asa  A.  Austin. 

Son  of  Asa  A.  and  Mary  Sophronia   (Lyons)  Austin: 
2283.    I.    Elmer  Anson,  b.   Waukesha,  June   26,   1887. 


264  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

2111.  IX.  1873.  HARVEY  LUCIUS"  LYONS  [Lucius,'  Frederick 
R./  Jesse,"  David®  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  March  15,  1875.    He  married  Jennie  Spencer. 

Children  of  Harvey  Lucius  and  Jennie  (Spencer)  Lyons,  born  in 
Waukeslia: 

3294.    L    Harvey  James,  b.  Sept.  22,  1898. 

2295.  IL    3Iary  Spencer,  b.  April  25,  1900. 

2116.  IX.  1885.  GEORGE  WRIGHT"  SPURR  [Antes  A.«  (Lyons) 
Spurr,  Lucius,^  Jesse,"  David®  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Colerain,  Mass.,  Jan.  9,  1858.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  education  and  is  an  inventor  and  a  manufacturer  of  incan- 
descent gas  lights.  He  lives  in  Marion,  Ind.,  where  he  has  been  four 
years  member  of  the  city  council.  He  married  in  Halifax,  Vt.,  Feb.  27, 
1878,  Harriet  E.  Hall,  daughter  of and  Ellen  M.  (Fife)  Hall. 

Children  of  George  W.  and  Harriet  M.    (Hall)   Spurr: 

2296.  I.  James  Harrold,  b.  Greenfield,  Mass.,  March  8,  1882;  d.  Jan. 
5,  1885. 

3297.  II.    Allen  Lorenzo,  b.  Greenfield,  April   28,   1883. 

2298.  IIL    Howard  Arthur,  b.  Greenfield,  Sept.   20,  1886. 

2299.  IV.     Marian  E^llen,  b.  Marion,  Ind.,  Nov.   11,   1890. 

2300.  V.    George  Wright,  Jr.,  b.  Marion,  March  28,  1892;  d.  in  infancy. 

2125.  IX.  1894.  CURTIS  COMAN"  HAWCROFT  [Helen  J.' 
(Coman)  Hawcroft,  Diana^  (Lyons)  Coman,  Jesse,"  David®  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  May 
23,  1867.  He  was  married  at  El  Paso,  Texas,  June  25,  1895,  to  Anna  E. 
Pilington. 

Son  of  Curtis  C.  and  Anna  E.    (Pilington)   Hawcroft: 

2301.  I.    Curtis  Telford,  b.  Los  Angeles,   Cal.,  Oct.    28,   1898. 

2126.  IX.  1894.  ROBERT  STUART"  HAWCROFT  [Helen  J.' 
(Coman)  Hawcroft,  Diana^  (Lyons)  Hawcroft,  Jesse,"  David®  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich., 
May  31,  1874.    He  was  married  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  to  Celia  Ullrich. 

Daughter    of    Robert    S.    and    Celia    (Ullrich)    Hawcroft: 
2303.    I.     Ruth   Beriiioe,  b.   Chicago,   111.,   Aug.    25,   1897. 

2127.  IX.  1895.  IDA  J."  COMAN  (FISK)  [Lucien  B.'  Coman, 
Diana'  (Lyons)  Coman,  Jesse,"  David®  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,' 
John,2  William^]  was  born  in  Prattville,  Mich.,  March  16,  1878.     She 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (lYONs),    NINTH    GENERATION.  265 

was  married  in  Prattville,  March  14,  1900,  to  Edward  D.  Fisk  (born 
May  20,  1875),  son  of  Eli  and  Hannah  (Van  Fleet)  Fisk. 

Children  of  Edward  D.  and  Ida  J.    (Coman)   Fisk,  born  in  Prattville: 

2303.  I.    Wayne  Coman,  b.  April  2,  1901. 

2304.  II.     Leone  Adria,  b.   Sept.   11,    1903. 

2129.  IX.  1898.  JESSIE  MAUDE^  HASKINS  (HOFFMAN)  [Lu- 
cius' Haskins,  Mellona^  (Lyons)  Haskins,  Jesse,^  David^  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,^  John,2  William^]  was  born  in  Cleveland,  O.,  Oct.  8, 
1867.  She  married  there,  Sept.  14,  1898,  Ira  Oric  HofCman.  They  live 
(1905)  in  Cleveland. 

Daughter  of  Ira  O.  and  Jessie  Maude    (Haskins)   Hoffman: 

2305.  I.     Jean   Cynthia   Haskins,   b.    Cleveland,    Jan.    1,    1903. 

2130.  IX.  1898.  BLANCHE  EDNA^  HASKINS  (MARKER)  [Lu- 
cius L.^  Haskins,  Mellona'  (Lyons)  Haskins,  Jesse,"  David^  (Lyon),  Ben- 
jamin,* Joseph,''  John,2  William^]  was  born  in  Cleveland,  O.,  Oct.  13, 
1875.  She  was  married  in  that  place,  June  28,  1898,  to  William  Cooper 
Marker. 

Daughter   of  William   C.   and   Blanche   Edna    (Haskins)    Marker: 

2306.  I.    Blanche  Helen,  b.  Cleveland,  March  30,  1904. 

2168.  IX.  1958.  SAMUEL  REID'  LYONS  [James  J.,'  John,^  Dan- 
iel," David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=^  William^]  was  born  Oct. 
2,  1874.    He  married.  May  7,  1897,  Georgie  Smith. 

Children   of   Samuel   R.   and   Georgie    (Smith)    Lyons: 

2307.  I.    Marian  N.,  b.  July  19,  1898. 

2308.  II.    Flora  R.,  b.  July  29,  1902. 

2175.  IX.  1966.  EUGENE  A."  LYONS  [Andre w,«  Jesse,^  Daniel," 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Erie 
Co.,  Pa.,  Nov.  21  (?),  1873.  He  married.  May  17  (?),  1897,  Mae  S. 
Brooks. 

Daughter  of  Eugene  A.  and  Mae  S.    (Brooks)  Lyons: 

2309.  I.    Bernlce  P.,  b.  Nov.   20,  1897. 

2187.  IX.  1980.  SHELDON  PALMER"  LOOMIS  [Julius  Fitch* 
Loomis,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Loomis,  Daniel,"  David"  (Lyon),  Benjamin,* 
Joseph,'  John,2  William^]  was  born  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  May  12, 
1873.    He  married  there,  June  16,  1898,  Elizabeth  Conner. 


266  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

Children  of  Sheldon  P.  and  Elizabeth  (Conner)  Loomis: 

2310.  I.    Mary  Elizabeth,  b.   Dec.   4,   1901. 

2311.  II.    Emily  Grace,  b.  June  30,  1903. 

2201.  IX.  1998.  ELLA  LYONS"  HARVIB  (FFOLLIOTT)  [Lulu 
O.*  (Lyons)  Harvie,  Daniel,'  Daniel/  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,* 
John,2  William^]  was  born  in  St.  Paul,  111.,  Nov.  18,  1883.  She  was 
married  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  at  the  residence  of  her  grandfather, 
Daniel  Lyons,  July  14,  1903,  to  Frederick  Kerr  Ffolliott,  of  Dublin, 
Ireland.  He  was  born  at  Kill  o'  the  Grande,  Dublin,  educated  at  Trin- 
ity College,  Dublin,  taking  degrees  in  arts  and  engineering  (A.  B.  and 
T.  A.  B.).  He  is  a  civil  engineer  and  is  engaged  in  railroad  construct- 
ing. 

2209.  IX.  2008.  HATTIE  V."  HOLMES  (BARRETT),  [Nancy  B.« 
(Miller)  Holmes,  Catherine  C."  (Lyons)  Miller,  Aaron,'  David^  (Lyon), 
Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,=  William^]  was  born  in  Corbettsville,  N.  Y., 
June  25,  1858.  She  married  first,  Sept.  11,  1884,  Sylvanus  Sweet,  of 
Sanford,  N.  Y.,  who  died  Feb.  25,  1888.  She  married  second,  Jan.  19, 
1897,  Derinca  W.  Barrett,  of  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Sylvanus  and  Hattie  V.    (Holmes)   Sweet: 

2313.    I.    Lillian  Nancy,  b.  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  Sept.   9,  1885. 

2313.  II.    Leon  Ray,  b.  Binghamton,  Dec.  16,  1886. 

Son   of  Derinca  "W.   and  Hattie  V.    (Holmes)    (Sweet)    Barrett: 

2314.  III.     Harry   Friend,   b.   Binghamton,    Jan.    22,    1901. 

2219.  IX.  2011.  DOCTOR  RAY'  LYONS  [Francis  A.,»  Seth  A.,^ 
Aaron,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born 
in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  July  2,  1863.  He  is  a  physician,  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania;  address,  Muncy,  Pa.  He  married  in  Union- 
dale,  Pa.,  April  5,  1892,  Grace  B.  Carpenter,  daughter  of  Elijah  Carpen- 
ter.    She  was  born  March  31,  1872. 

Children  of  Ray  and  Grace  B.    (Carpenter)   Lyons: 

2315.  I.     Harry   Bernard,   b.    Feb.    22,    1895. 

2316.  II. ,  b.   Sept.  19,  1903. 

2220.  IX.  2011.  RALPH  AUGUSTUS'  LYONS  [Francis  A.,«  Seth 
A.,'  Aaron,"  David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was 
born  in  Lanesboro,  Pa.,  Oct.  10,  1867.  He  is  an  artist;  studied  at 
Delaware  Literary  Institute,  Franklin,  N.  Y.;  Art  Students'  League, 
New  York  city,  and  L'Academie  Julien,  Paris,  France.  Address,  Glen 
Ridge,  N.  J.     He  married,  in  Scranton,  Pa.,  April  3,  1900,  Anna  Marie 


COLERAIN    BRANCH     (LYONS)^   TENTH    GENERATION.  267 

Edwards,  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret   (La  Vater)   Edwards,  of 
Scranton,  Pa.     She  was  born  March  28,  1873. 

2228.  IX.  2024.  ARTHUR  HATSELL'  LYONS  [Hatsell,'  Samuel 
J.,'  Joel,'  David^  (Lyon),  .Benjamin,^  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was 
born  at  Somerset,  Va.,  June  27,  1869.  He  married,  August  7,  1893, 
Annette  Armenia  Faulkner,  who  was  born  at  Whittingham,  Vt.,  Aug. 
10,  1867. 

Children  of  Arthur  Hatsell  and  Annette  (Faulkner)  Lyons,  all  born 
at  New  London,   Conn.: 

2317.  I.     Chelsea  Faulkner,  b.   April   26,   1899. 

2318.  IL    Franklstine  Ziller,  b.   Sept.   6,  1901. 

2319.  IIL    Infant,  b.  May  7,  1902;  d.  the  same  day. 

2241.  X,  2050.  HERBERT  HALL'"  WINSLOW  [Celeste  M.  A.' 
(Hall)  Winslow,  Mary  R,"  (Miner)  Hall,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,« 
David^  (Lyon),  Benjamin,*  Joseph,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Keo- 
kuk, Iowa,  Nov.  23,  1863.  He  inherited  the  talent  of  his  mother  and 
grandmother.  He  made  rhymes  before  able  to  speak  plainly  and  dic- 
tated verses  and  stories  before  he  could  write.  At  fourteen  he'  printed 
a  collection  of  his  verses,  at  sixteen  was  an  esteemed  contributor  to 
the  newspapers  in  Keokuk,  at  eighteen  wrote  his  first  drama,  "Desper- 
ate Straits,"  which  still  appears  under  other  titles  on  the  boards.  He 
edited  first,  in  Keokuk  and  later  in  Chicago,  "Happy  Hours,"  but  gave 
more  and  more  of  his  time  to  the  composition  of  plays,  and  finally 
definitely  adopted  this  as  his  peculiar  work.  He  has  written  more 
than  a  score  of  plays  and  a  still  larger  number  of  vaudeville  sketches 
and  both  the  critics  and  the  public  have  given  his  work  generous 
approval.  He  was  married,  Dec.  6,  1894,  to  Miss  Annie  Grace  Lippin- 
cott,  only  daughter  of  the  well-known  writer,  Grace  Greenwood, 
recently  deceased.  They  live  in  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.,  but  are  equally 
at  home  in  New  York  city. 

Son  of  Herbert  Hall  and  Annie  Grace  (Lippincott)  "Winslow: 

2320.  L  Herbert  Lippincott  Devotion,  b.  Roseville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  23, 
1895. 

2244.  X.  2051.  CHARLES  GILBERT^"  WILSON  [Joel  G.»  Wil- 
son, Elizabeth^  (Miner)  Wilson,  Betsey'  (Lyons)  Miner,  Jerre,"  David^ 
(Lyon),  Benjamin,**  Joseph,'  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Greenfield, 
Mass.,  June  1,  1870.  He  travels  for  the  firm  of  Westinghouse,  Church, 
Kerr  &  Co.,  in  an  engineering  capacity.  He  is  also  an  accomplished 
organist.     He   is   member  of   several   Masonic  fraternities.     He   was 


268  WILLIAM    LYON    OF   ROXBURY. 

married  in  Christ  Church,  Springfield,  June  14,  1892,  to  Anna  May 
Holly,  who  was  born  at  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  daughter  of  Edgar  Prentise 
and  Rosa  Margaret  (Aikin)  Holly.  Present  address  (1904),  40  Devon 
street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Children  of  Charles  G.  and  Anna  M.   (Holly)   Wilson: 

2321.  I.    Margaret  Elizabeth,  b.  Springfield,  Dec.   17,  1895. 

2322.  IL    Edgar  Gilbert,  b.   Springfield,  Sept.    15,   1897. 


AARON  LYON 

OF  STURBRIDGE,  MASS. 

The  parentage  of  Aaron  Lyonf  of  Sturbridge  is  uncertain.  He 
must  have  been  born  about  1730.  Gould  Lyon  of  Ashford,  Conn.,  No.  82, 
had  a  son  Aaron,  born  in  1746.  It  would  not  be  strange  if  his  brother 
Seth,  No.  81,  had  also  an  Aaron.  The  record  of  his  family  appears  to 
be  incomplete  and  there  might  easily  have  been  a  son  Aaron,  born  in 
1730.  See  page  56.  The  names  of  Aaron's  children  below,  however,  do 
not  repeat  otherwise  those  of  the  families  either  of  Seth  or  of  Gould. 
Samuel  Lyon  (No.  32)  has  only  two  children  recorded.  It  is  possible, 
but  not  very  likely,  that  Aaron  was  his  son,  the  names  Jonathan  and 
Thankful  occurring  among  his  kin.  If  family  names  are  to  be  taken 
as  a  guide,  however,  it  is  rather  to  the  family  of  Richard  Lyon  of 
Fairfield  that  one  must  turn.  Nathan,  Stephen,  Jonathan,  David  and 
Jabez  all  have  a  familiar  sound  to  one  who  knows  the  Fairfield  family.  It 
has  been  asserted  that  an  uncle  of  Mary  Lyon  (No.  2367)  came  to  Ash- 
field  from  Guilford,  Conn.  This  would  have  been  a  son,  however,  of 
the  Aaron  under  discussion,  so  that  the  writer  is  not  inclined  to  at- 
tach much  importance  to  the  statement,  for  which  documentary  evi- 
dence is  lacking.  After  all,  the  same  names  are  found  also  among  the 
descendants  of  William  Lyon  in  Windham  County,  and,  in  absence  of 
positive  knowledge  of  any  migration  from  Fairfield  county  to  the  vicin- 
ity of  Woodstock,  the  probability  remains  in  favor  of  the  hypothesis 
that  Aaron  was  of  the  Woodstock  branch  of  the  family  of  William 
Lyon.  In  particular  note  the  occurrence  of  the  names  Stephen,  Aaron, 
Jonathan  and  Jabez  among  the  grandchildren  of  William,  No.  11. 

Aaron  Lyon  married  in  Sturbridge,  Dec.  5, 1753,  Mary  Mason,  daugh- 
ter of  and  Hepzibeth   (Morse)   Mason,  born  in  Dedham,  Sept. 

12,  1732;  died  in  Ashfield,  Mass.,  June  23,  1815.  [Note  that  the  name 
Hepzibeth  among  Aaron's  children  is  here  accounted  for.]  Aaron 
Lyon  came  to  Ashfield  in  1764,  and  joined  the  Congregational  Church 


tThe  number  2350  has.  been  arbitrarily  assigned  to  Aaron  Lyon  of 
Sturbridge,  who  is  assumed  to  be  of  the  fifth  generation,  whether  de- 
scended from  William  or  from  one  of  the  other  old  New  England  fam- 
ilies. It  is  of  course  possible  that  he  may  have  descended  from  a  more 
recent  immigrant. 

269 


270  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

there  by  letter  from  Sturbridge.    In  1767,  however,  he  united  with  the 
Baptist  Church  under  Elder  Ebenezer  Smith. 

Aaron  Lyon  served  in  the  Colonial  wars.  He  belonged  to  Captain 
Paine's  company  and  was  wounded  May  15,  1746,  in  an  encounter  with 
Indians  near  Fort  No.  4.  He  took  no  active  part  in  the  military  opera- 
rations  during  the  Revolution  but  he  was  one  of  three  persons  ap- 
pointed in  1777  to  report  whajt  action  should  be  taken  to  suppress  ex- 
pressions of  Tory  sympathy.  Nine  prominent  residents  of  Ashfield 
were  named  by  them  as  "enemies  of  their  country,  who  should  be 
brought  to  immediate  trial." 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Mary    (Mason)   Liyon: 

*2351.    I.     Stephen,    b.    Sturbridge,    Mass.,    July    7,    1754    (T.    R.);    res. 
Ashfield  and  Holland,  Mass. 

*2352.    II.    Nathan,  b.   Sturbridge,   Feb.   24,   1756    (T.   R.). 

*2353.    IIL    Aaron,  b.   Sturbridge,   Dec.    14,   1757    (T.   R.);   d.   Buckland, 
Mass.,  Dec.  21,  1802. 

*2354.    IV.    Jonathan,  b.   Sturbridge,    Feb.   20,    1760    (T.   R.);   res.   Ash- 
field. 

2355.    V.    Mary,  b.  Sturbridge,  May  16,  1762  (T.  R.) ;  m.  Fisher. 

*235e.    VI.     David,   b.    Sturbridge,    April    4,    1762    (T.    R.);    d.    Ashfield, 
Mass.,  May  25,  1827. 

2357.  VIL    Hepzibeth,  b.   Ashfield,   Oct.    18,   1766;   m.  "Ward;   d. 

Jan.   12,   1803;  no  ch.   recorded. 

2358.  VIII.    Dorcas,   b.    Ashfield,    Oct.    28,    1768;    m.   Shurtleff; 

had  sons   Oliver  and  Aaron. 

2359.  IX.  Thankful,  b.  June  7.  1771  (Sturbridge  T.  R.);  m.  Moses 
Ward,  son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Harrow)  Ward  of  Charlemont,  where 
she  lived  in   1803. 

2360.  X.  Jabez,  b.  Feb.  6,  1774  (Sturbridge  T.  R.);  res.  Sturbridge, 
1803. 

^361.  XI.  Jerusha?;  sail  to  have  m.  Lovell  Hartwell  and  gone  to 
Ohio  to  live;  not  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Aaron,  signed  Aug.   8,  1803. 

2351.  VI.  2350.  STEPHEN^  LYON  [Aaron^']  was  born  in  Stur- 
bridge, Mass.,  July  7,  1754,  the  first  born  son  of  Aaron.  He  lived  first 
in  Ashfield  but  removed  to  Holland,  Mass.  He  served  in  the  revolution- 
ary war,  first  in  the  fall  of  1775  as  private  in  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's 
company  in  the  8th  Mass.  Regiment,  later  as  corporal  in  Lieut.  Ephralni 
Jennings'  company,  in  Aug.,  1777,  on  expedition  to  the  Northern  De- 
partment at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Bennington.  Of  his  descendants 
no  records  have  been  obtained. § 


^"William  Lyon,  "late  of  .A.shfield,"  1S3()  had  a  son  Lewis,  who  was'  at 
that  t'me  a  minor  above  14  years  of  age,  a  resident  of  Amherst,  Mass., 
Salvador  Adams  app.  guardia^i  (Northampton  Probate  Rec).  Probably 
William   was   a   descendant   of   Aaron,   No.    2350. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE,    MASS.  271 

2352.  VI.  2350.  NATHAN'  LYON  [Aaron']  was  born  in  Stur- 
bridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1756.  He  enlisted  from  Ashfield  for  service  in 
the  Revolution,  being  private  in  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  company  at 
the  Lexington  alarm;  was  in  expedition  to  Quebec  in  1775,  in  the  same 
company  with  his  brother  Stephen;  served  three  months,  1776-77, 
marching  to  Ticonderoga,  and  again  in  1777  was  with  his  brother 
Stephen  at  the  battle  of  Bennington.  He  settled  at  Baptist  Corner  near 
Ashfield.  Nothing  has  been  learned  of  his  later  history.  [The  name 
Nathan  Lyon  is  met  with  (about  1800)  in  Westport,  Mass.] 

2353.  VI.  2350.  AARON'  LYON  [Aaron^]  was  born  in  Sturbridge, 
Mass.,  Dec.  14,  1757,  and  died  at  Buckland,  near  Ashfield,  Dec.  21, 
1802.  He  married,  Sept.  2,  1784,  Jemima  Shepard,  born  Jan.  25,  1765, 
daughter  of  Dea.  Isaac  and  Jemima  (Smith)  Shepard.f  She  married 
after  his  death  Dea.  Jonathan  Taylor  of  Ashfield.  She  died  Nov.  25, 
1840.  Aaron  Lyon  served  in  the  Revolution,  being  with  his  brother 
Nathan  in  the  expedition  to  Ticonderoga  in  1776-77  and  later  at  the 
battle  of  Bennington. 

Aaron  Lyon  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  Baptist  church  estab- 
lished by  his  wife's  grandfather,  Chileab  Smith.  He  was  a  man  remark- 
able for  the  equability  of  his  temper,  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Jemima  (Smith)  Lyon,  born  at  Buckland, 
near   Ashfield,   Mass.: 

*2362.    I.     Electa,   b.    Aug.    23,    1785;    m.    William   Moore;    d.    Fredonia, 
N.   Y.,  Jan.   1,   1848. 

*23e3.    II.    .Jemima,  b.  May  29,   1787;  m.  Dec.  20,  1811,  Elisha  Wing;  d. 
Feb.   16,  1838. 

*2364.    III.    Aaron,  b.   July   1,   1789;   d.   Morgantown,   W.   Va.,   June   20, 
1870. 

2365.    IV.    Basra,  b.  Oct.  25,  1791;  d.  Aug.   13,  1796. 

*2366.    V.    Lovica,  b.  Oct.  15,  1794;  m.  March  31,  1818,  Daniel  Putnam; 
d.  Buckland,  Sept.   14   or  18,  1832. 

*2367.    VI.     Mary,   b.    Feb.    28,    1797;    in    1836    founded   Mount    Holyoke 
Seminary;   d.  March  5,  1849. 

*23e8.    VII.     Rosina,    b.    May    6,    1799;    m.    Dr.    Waterman    Ellsworth 
[Aylesworth];  d.  Stockton,  N.  Y.(?),  Aug.  18,   1832. 

2369.  VIII.  Freelove,  b.  Aug.  13,  1801;  m.  Elisha  Wing,  previously 
husband  of  her  sister,  Jemima;  one  son,  Ezra,  b.  April  9,  1840;  d.  in 
infancy;   she   d.   Sept.    21,   1840. 

2354.  VI.  2350.  JONATHAN'  LYON  [Aaron']  was  born  in  Stur- 
bridge, Mass.,  Feb.  20,  1760.     He  was  of  Ashfield  during  the  Revolu- 


tJemima  Smith,  daughter  of  Chileab  Smith,  third  in  descent  from 
Lieut.  Samuel  Smith  of  Hadley.  It  is  an  interesting  fact  that  the  founder 
of  Smith  College  was  descended  also  from  the  same  Smith  ancestor. 


272  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?), 

tion,  and  later  lived  in  Holland,  Mass.  He  took  an  active  part,  as  did 
his  ithree  brothers,  in  the  Revolution.  He  lost  his  left  arm  in  the 
service  and  was  pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782. 

2356.  VI.  2350.  DAVID'  LYON  [Aaron']  was  born  at  Sturbridge, 
Mass.,  April  14,  1764.  He  married  Betsey  Washburn,  born  Sept.  15, 
1767,  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  Wa.shburn  of  Ashfield.  She  died  in 
Sturbridge  April  26,  1839.  He  and  his  son  Aaron  were  drowned  at 
Ashfield,  May  25,  1827. 

Children  of  David  and  Betsey  (Washburn)  Lyon,  born  at  Ashfield, 
Mass.: 

*2370.  I.  Betsey,  b.  Aug.  14,  1792;  m.,  1815,  Eli  Gray;  d.  Algansee, 
Mich.,   March  27,   1876   or  1877. 

*2371.  II.  Achsah,  b.  Oct.  23,  1793;  m.  Feb.  9,  1819,  Aruna  Hall;  d.  in 
Aug..   1869   or  '70. 

2373.  III.    David,  b.  Aug.   23,   1795;   d.   Nov.   23,   1815. 
*2373.    IV.    Marshall,  b.  July  15,   1797;  d.  Jan.   14,   1881. 

2374.  V.     Cyrus,   b.   June   17,    1799;   d.    Jan.    12,   1S21. 

2375.  VI.    Sally,  b.  May  17,   1801;  m.  Constant  Dimick  of  Barnstable. 
3376.    VII.    Hepzebeth,  b.  May  29,  1804;   d.  Aug.   15,   1833. 

2377.  VIII.  Aaron,  b.  June  28,  1808;  drowned  with  his  father.  May 
25,   1827. 

2362.  VII.  2353.  ELECTA"  LYON  (MOORE)  [Aaron,"  Aaron'^] 
was  born  at  Buckland,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  1785.  She  married  William 
Moore.  She  was  a  school  teacher.  She  died  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  1, 
1848. 

Children   of  William  and   Electa    (Lyon)   Moore: 

237S.  I.  Lorinda;  teacher  in  Oberlin  College;  m.  Dr.  N.  Bedortha, 
d.  Saratoga  Springs.  N.  Y.,  June  6,  1875;  one  dau.,  Mary,  and  a  son,  who 
d.   in  infancy. 

2379.  II.  Lovina,  principal  of  a  female  seminary  in  Mobile,  Ala.;  d. 
Saratoga  Springs. 

2380.  III.  Abigail;  teacher  Ipswich  Female  Seminary  and  in  Mount 
Holyolce  Seminary;  m.  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess  and  went  as  missionary  to  India, 
where   she  died;   2  daughters. 

23S1.    IV.    Mason;  a  home  missionary;  d.  in  Vermont. 

2363.  VII.  2353.  JEMIMA'  LYON  (WING)  [Aaron,"  Aaron']  was 
born  at  Buckland,  Mass.,  May  29,  1787.  She  married,  Dec.  20,  1811, 
Elisha  Wing,  born  Sept.  7,  17S2,  son  of  Edward  Wing,  retired  sea  cap- 
tain of  Goshen,  Mass.  He  had  been  previously  married  to  Rachel  Hall, 
by  whom  he  had  two  daughters.  Desire  and  Harriet.  Jemima  died 
Feb.  16,  1838.     Her  husband  afterwards  married  her  sister  Freelove, 


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AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE_,    MASS.  273 

and   a  fourth   wife,  Bathsheba,   widow  of  Benjamin  Wing.     He   died 
Nov.  17,  1869. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Jemima  (Lyon)  Wing: 

2382.  I.    Edward,  b.  1812;  d.  June  20,  1824. 

2383.  II.    Jemima  Shepard,  b.  Sept.  9,  1815;  d.  April  9,  1835. 

2384.  III.  Electa,  b.  1818;  teacher  in  Mount  Holyoke  Seminary,  also 
in  Willoughby,  Ohio,  where  she  d.  Nov.   11,  1847. 

2385.  IV.    Rosina  L,.,  b.  1820;  m.  1843,  John  Cook§;  d.  in  Ohio  in  1852. 
2380.    V.     Elisha,   b.   March    2,    1823;    m.    June   2,    1853,   Mary   Howes;t 

farmer;  res.  Ashfield,  Mass. 

2387.  VI.    Edward,  b.   March,   1825;   d.   June  20,   1835. 

2388.  VII.     Seth  Nelson,  b.  Feb.  26,  1831;  d.  the  same  day. 

2364.  VII.  2353.  AARON'  LYON  [Aaron,^  Aaron']  was  born  at 
Buckland,  Mass.,  July  1,  1789,  and  died  at  Morgantown,  W.  Va.,  June 
20,  1870.  He  married,  Nov.,  1812,  Armilla  Alden,  born  in  Ashfield, 
Dec.  3,  1793,  daughter  of  Rev.  John"  and  Nancy  (Gray)  Alden  [David=, 
Eleazer*,  Joseph^  Joseph^  John^J.  He  lived  in  Cassadaga,  N.  Y.,  where 
his  wife  died  Feb.  7,  1867. 

Children   of  Aaron  and  Armilla    (Alden)    Lyon: 

*2389.    L    Aaron  Ezra,  b.  Aug.  23,  1813;  d.  May  11,  1898. 

*2390.    II.    Nancy  Alden,  b.  July  2,  1815;  m.  April  29,  1846,  Rev.  Jesse 
Martin  Purinton. 

*2391.    III.     liucy   Thomas,   b.    Feb.    15,    1817;    m.    Sept.    14,    1846,    Rev. 
Edward  Clemens  Lord;  d.  May  3,  1853. 

♦2392.    IV.     Franklin    Smith,    b.    Feb.    27,    1819;    res.    (1904)    Fredonia, 
N.  T. 

2393.  V.  Mary  Mason,  b.  May  11,  1821;  m.  Nov.  23,  1870,  Henry  Gre- 
vie;  d.  Oct.  16,  1871. 

*2394.    VI.    Rosina,  b.  Oct.  6,  1822  or  1823;  m.  May  9,  1850,  Rev.  Peter 
Carpenter  Dayfoot;  d.  Aug.  26,  1869. 

*2395.    VII.    Electa  Moore,  b.  Aug.   4,   1825   m;.   Aug.   31,   1846,   Horatio 
"Warren  Green;  d.  Oct.  9,  1902. 

*239C.    VIII.    Sophronia  »Iiner,  b.   July  2,   1828;   m.  April   7,   1852,  Rev. 
Thomas   Freeman   Thickstun;   d.   Nov.    29,   1892. 


§John  Cook  was  drowned  in  ,  Kansas,  May  21,  1882.     Children 

of  John  and  Rosina  (Wing)  Cook:  1.  Charles  E.,  b.  March  16,  1845;  m. 
Jan.  29,  1866,  Rosanna  Littleton;  d.  Dec.  5,  1901;  2.  Martin  Luther,  b. 
Jan.  12,  1847;  3.  John  Edward,  b.  1849;  d.  in  infancy. 

JMary  Howes,  b.  Nov.  8,  1828,  was  daughter  of  Enos  and  Bathsheba 
(Vincent)  Howes.  She  died  Nov.  2,  :1897.  Children  of  Elisha  and  Mary 
(Howes)  Wing:  1.  Charles  Herbert,  b.  May  8,  1854;  res.  Northampton. 
Mass.;  2.  Electa  Mary,  b.  May  19,  1855;  3.  Edward  Elisha,  b.  Dec.  26,  1856; 
4.  John,  b.  Feb.  4,  1859;  5.  Albert  Lilly,  b.  April  14,  1861;  county  corre- 
spondent of  Springfield  Republican;  res.  Greenfield,  Mass.;  6.  Eliza  Ann, 
b.  May  13,  1863;  m.  Sept.  5,  1894,  Lavant  Franklin  Gray,  a  dairy  farmer 
in  Ashfield;  1  son  and  1  dau. ;  7.  Olive  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  12  ,1864;  S.  Clinton, 
b.  June  27,  1866;  9.  Hugh  Beadle,  b.  July  13,  1867;  10.  Harriet  Desire,  b. 
Sept.  19,  1869;  m.  Sept.  5,  1894,  Abbott  Lawrence  Howes,  dairy  farmer 
in  Ashfield;  3  sons  and  2  dau.;  11.  Leonard,  b.  Dec.  4,  1872;  grad.  Amherst 
1899;  principal  Denmark   (la.)   College;  d.  Denmark,  April   13,  1901. 


274  WILLIAM  LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

*2397.  IX.  Freelove  Althea,  b.  Jan.  31,  1831;  m.  Nov.  3,  1853,  Rev. 
Edward  Clemens  Lord,  widower  of  her  sister  Lucy;  d.  Jan.  26,  1860. 

*3398.  X.  Fanny  Marthesia,  b.  April  17,  1836;  m.  Aug-.  2,  1866,  Alvin 
James  Van  Fleet;  d.   Jan.   28,    1895,  in  Detroit,  Mich. 

2366.  VIII.  2353.  LOVINA^  LYON  (PUTNAM)  [Aaron",  Aaron^] 
was  born  at  Buckland,  Mass.,  Oct.  15,  1794,  and  died  there  in  Sept., 
1832.  She  married,  March  31,  1818,  Daniel  Putnam,  born  Feb.  28,  1790, 
son  of  Lieut.  William  and  Submit  (Fisk)  Putnam.  He  was  a  deacon 
in  the  Baptist  Church  in  Ashfield,  and  died  Dec.  6,  1828. 

Children  of  Daniel  and  Lovina  (Lyon)  Putnam,  born  in  Buckland, 
Mass.: 

2399.  I.    ■W'illiam  Delano,  b.  Aug.   1,   1823;   not  m.;  d.   Dec.   15,   1852. 

2400.  II.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  17,  1826;  m.  Feb.  4,  1844,  Perry  Davis§ 
Hayden;  d.  Gaines,  N.  Y.,  Sept.   27,  1897. 

2401.  III.  Daniel,  b.  about  1829;  adopted  by  Joseph  Randall;  d.  Jan. 
21,  1849. 

2402.  IV.    Lydla,  twin   sister  of  Daniel;   d.   Sept.   12,   1842. 

2403.  V.     Submit  Fislse,  b.  July  27,  1839. 

2367.  VII.  2353.  MARY'  LYON  [Aaron/  Aaron=]  was  born  in  a 
humble  farm  house  at  Buckland,  Mass.,  Feb.  28,  1797,  and  died  at 
South  Hadley,  March  5,  1S49.  At  the  age  of  fifteen,  her  father  having 
died  in  1802,  and  the  rest  of  the  family  having  removed  from  Buck- 
land,  she  became  housekeeper  for  her  brother  Aaron.  It  was  not  un- 
til she  was  nearly  twenty  years  old  that  the  way  opened  for  her  to 
gratify  her  desire  for  an  education.  She  attended  ithe  academies  in 
Ashfield  and  Amherst,  at  times  allowing  herself  only  four  hours  for 
sleep,  so  eager  was  she  to  improve  every  moment.  English  grammar 
she  is  said  to  have  mastered  in  four  days;  Latin  in  three.  She  was 
obliged  to  teach  in  order  to  acquire  the  means  to  carry  on  her  own 
education,  which  she  pursued  in  1821  at  the  Seminary  at  South  By- 
field.  She  returned  to  Ashfield  to  teach  in  the  Academy,  of  which  she 
was  made  associate  principal,  then  she  taught  ten  years  with  Miss 
Grant  at  Ipswich,  before  she  was  ready  to  begin  her  real  life  work. 
With  powers  thus  fully  matured  she  undertook  the  great  task  of  es- 
tablishing a  school  where  women  could  be  thoroughly  educated.  It 
was  a  day  of  small  things  in  educational  enterprise.  Three  years  were 
spent  in  strenuous  work  in  raising  funds  and  completing  the  neces- 


§Perry  D.  Hayden,  son  of  William  and  Rowena  Hayden  was  b.  March 
27,  1813;  d.  July  10,  1872.  Children  of  Perry  D.  and  Sarah  (Putnam) 
Hayden:  1.  Watts,  b.  July  13,  1846;  d.  Aug*.  21,  1861;  2.  Rosella,  b.  Nov. 
29,  1854;  d.  Sept.  12,  1855;  3.  Myron  D.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1863;  4.  Byron  P.,  twfn 
brother  of  Myron;  res.  Gaines,  N.   Y. ;  one  son. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE^    MASS.  275 

sary  buildings,  which  cost  not  less  than  fifteen  thousand  dollars.  She 
developed  astonishing  executive  ability,  superintending  every  detail  of 
the  building  and  furnishing  of  the  new  institution.  Her  purpose  and 
spirit  in  founding  the  Seminary  (now  Holyoke  College)  is  revealed  in 
her  own  words:  "My  heart  has  yearned  over  the  young  women  in 
the  common  walks  of  life,  till  it  has  sometimes  seemed  as  though  a 
fire  were  shut  up  in  my  bones."  "The  grand  features  of  this  institu- 
tion are  to  be  an  elevated  standard  of  science,  literature  and  refine- 
ment, and  a  moderate  standard  of  expense;  all  to  be  guided  and  modi- 
fied by  the  spirit  of  the  Gospel."  Only  incidentally  Miss  Lyon  was  the 
model  woman  of  business.  To  her  hundreds  of  pupils  she  was  known 
as  sympathetic  friend  and  counsellor,  but  beyond  this  as  a  mighty 
force  for  spiritual  uplift.  Her  personality  was  everything.  The  fol- 
lowing paragraphs  from  an  address  by  President  Mary  E.  Woolley 
(New  York  Observer,  Aug.  18,  1904),  may  well  close  this  brief  notice: 
"Miss  Lyon's  educational  ideas  are  better  appreciated  today,  when  they 
are  generally  accepted,  than  they  were  in  her  own  age.  She  believed 
in  physical  training  as  well  as  intellectual  and  spiritual;  in  adding  mu- 
sic, English  and  the  sciences  to  the  curriculum;  in  concentrating  at- 
tention upon  a  few  subjects  at  a  time.  Her  chief  contribution  may  be 
expressed  under  a  threefold  head:  First,  the  opening  of  the  highest 
educational  opportunities  to  women;  second,  the  use  of  these  oppor- 
tunities as  a  preparation  for  service;  third,  the  conception  of  such 
education  as  spiritual  as  well  as  intellectual.  Education  for  service 
is  the  key  note  in  academic  conceptions  of  today;  it  was  fundamental 
in  the  thought  of  Mary  Lyon."  "The  religious,  better  still,  the  spir- 
itual, pervaded  all  that  she  did  and  gave  to  her  work  and  her  influ- 
ence a  power  which  no  merely  human  effort  could  have  attained.  Of 
her  life  she  gave  an  unconscious  description  when  she  wrote:  'But 
who  does  not  venerate  those  great  souls — great  by  nature — great  by 
education — great  by  grace — or  by  all  combined,  whose  plans  and  works 
of  mercy  are  like  a  broad  river  swallowing  up  a  thousand  little  rivulets? 
How  do  we  stand  in  awe,  when  we  look  down,  as  on  a  map,  upon  their 
broad  and  noble  plans,  destined  to  give  untold  blessings  to  the  great 
community  in  which  they  dwell — to  their  nation — to  the  world!"  Mount 
Holyoke  has  been  a  mother  of  schools.  In  our  own  country,  the  West- 
ern College  at  Oxford,  O.,  Mills  College  in  California,  and  Lake  Erie 
at  Painesville,  O.,  were  founded  on  the  same  plan,  with  her  graduates 
as  principals  and  teachers.  Across  the  water  new  Holyoke  schools 
have  been  founded  in  Persia,  under  Fidelia  Fiske;  in  Turkey,  at  Mar- 


276  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

sovan  and  at  Bitlis;  in  South  Africa,  where  the  Huguenot  Seminary 
at  Wellington  Colony  is  most  famous.  Last  but  not  least  is  the  Inter- 
national Institute  in  Spain,  founded  in  San  Sebastian  by  Alice  Gordon 
Gulick,  a  graduate  of  Mount  Holyoke."§ 

2368.  VII.  2353.  ROSINA'  LYON  (ELLSWORTH)  [Aaron,^  Aaron=] 
was  born  at  Buckland,  Mass.,  May  6,  1799.  She  married,  Feb.  26,  1826, 
Dr.  Waterman  Ellsworth,  who  was  born  Dec.  14,  1797,  in  Hartwick, 
Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y.,  a  descendant  of  Chief  Justice  Oliver  Ellsworth  of 
Windsor,  Conn.  He  was  a  member  of  the  N.  Y.  State  Legislature. 
They  lived  in  Stockton,  N.  Y.,  where  she  died  Aug.  18,  1832.  He  mar- 
ried second  Sarah  S.  Pierce  and  had  a  son,  Clay  Waterman  Pierpont 
Ellsworth,  who  lives  in  Island  City,  Oregon.  Dr.  Ellsworth  died  Jan. 
6,  1849. 

Children   of   Waterman   and   Rosina    (Lyon)    Ellsworth: 

2404.  I.  Stukely,  b.  Dec.  18,  1826;  m.  July  25,  1856,  May  C.  Stevensf; 
d.  La  Grande,  Ore.,  Jan.  28,  1896. 

2405.  II.  Hazellns,  b.  Nov.  14,  1828;  not  m.;  a  physician;  d.  Eugene 
City,  Ore.,  Sept.  15,  1895. 

2406.  III.  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  14,  1830;  m.  Dec.  24,  1867,  Julia  Read 
McLane  of  Wilmington,  Del.;  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  d.  Nov.  15,  1875;  a 
son  Allan  McLane,  b.  1868,  lives  in  Portland,  Ore. 

2407.  IV.  Henry  Martin,  b.  May  5,  1832;  m.,  1865,  Marietta  Pierce§;  d. 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  April  23,  1885. 

2370.  VII.  2356.  BETSEY'  LYON  (GRAY)  [David»,  Aaron"']  was 
born  in  Ashfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  14,  1792.  She  married  in  Ashfield  in  1815 
Eli  Gray,  a  widower  (born  in  Ashfield  in  1784),  son  of  Asa  Gray  and 
Sarah  Marsh.     His  first  wife  was  Lydia  Sears  of  Ashfield,  by  whom 


§The  will  of  Mary  Lyon,  dated  Nov.  27,  1846,  probated  June  5,  1849, 
on  record  in  Northampton,  mentions,  "My  brother  Aaron  Lyon  of  Stock- 
ton, N.  Y.,  my  nephew  Mason  Moore,  my  niece  Rosina  Lyon,  my  sister 
Electa  Moore;  children  of  sister  Lavinia  Putnam,  William,  Lydia  and 
Daniel;  children  of  deceased  sister  Jemima  Wing,  Electa  and  Elisha 
Wing  and  Rosina  Cqiok;  children  of  deceased  sister  Rosina  Ellsworth, 
Hazelius,  Franklin,  Henry  Martin  and  Stukely." 

tMay  Cordelia  Stevens,  b.  Sept.  7,  1833,  daughter  of  John  H.  and  Mary 
(Adams)  Stevens  of  La  Grande,  Ore.;  she  d.  July  16,  1886.  He  was  a 
lawyer  and  judge.  Children  of  Stukely  and  May  C.  (Stevens)  Ellsworth: 
1.  Harriet  Rosina,  b.  July  14,  1857;  m.  Aug.  6,  1881,  Dr.  John  J.  McDon- 
ald of  Toronto,  Ont.;  1  dau.;  2.  John  Waterman,  b.  April  28,  1860;  editor 
in  Sumpter;  3.  Sarab  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  20,  1863;  m.  ,  and  res.  in  Mich- 
igan; 4.  Georgia  Alice,  b.  Sept.  10,  1868;  d.  La  Grande,  Ore.,  July  6,  1878; 
5.  Mark  Adams,  b.  May  15,   1870;  an  actor  in  New  York  City. 

§Marietta  Pierce,  daughter  of  Monroe  and  Henrietta  (West)  Pierce 
of  Stockton,  Cal.  She  died  in  April,  1875  (?).  Children  of  Henry  M.  and 
Marietta  (Pierce)  Ellsworth:  1.  Henrietta  Rosina;  m.,  1898,  Barney 
Meredith  Mallory;  res.  Hailey,  Idaho;  2.  Ella;  m.  Aug.  15,  1894,  George 
H.   Rabens;    d.    Hailey,    Idaho,   March    19,    1902. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE,    MASS.  277 

he  had  sons,  Robert  and  William.  He  moved  to  Saline,  Mich.,  after- 
wards to  Algansee,  where  he  died  about  1865.  She  died  in  Algansee 
March  27,  1876  or  1877. 

Children  of  Eli  and  Betsey  (Lyon)  Gray: 

2408.  I.    Elizabeth  Lyon,  b.  Ashfield,  April  3,  1816;  not  m.;  d.  1889. 

2409.  II.  Lydia  Sears,  b.  Ashfield,  March  30,  1818;  m.  Jonathan 
Shearer  of  Plymouth,  Mich.  [He  was  a  farmer,  served  as  State  Senator; 
died  about  1881.]     She  lives   (1905)   in  Thompson  Home,  Detroit,  Mich. 

2410.  III.  Sarah,  b.  March  28,  1820;  m.  Jan.  7,  1837,  John  Ellis  Pot- 
terj;  d.  Hurley,  S.  Dak..  April  12,  1903. 

2411.  IV.    Mary  Lyqn,  b.  April,  1822 (?);  not  m. ;   d.   about  1897. 

2412.  V.  Darwin  Lyon,  b.  April  30,  1823;  m.  March,  1869,  Mrs.  Julia 
(Archer)    Fales**;   d.  May   1,   1897. 

2413.  VI.  Ralph;  m.  1st  Phebe  Hill  of  Moquoketa,  la.;  m.  2d  about 
1857,  Elizabeth  Hill,  sister  of  Phebe;  d.  in  Iowa;  2  ch. 

2414.  VII.    Jerome;  m.   Jane  Hill.*** 

2415.  VIII.  Edwinf,  b.  1832;  m.  Aurelia  Barthlomew;  d.  Coldwater, 
Mich.,   in   1867. 

2371.  VII.  2356.  ACHSAH^  LYON  (HALL)  [David,«  Aaron^] 
was  born  in  Ashfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  23,  1793,  and  died  in  August,  1869  or 
1870.  She  married,  Feb.  9,  1819,  Aruna  Hall,  born  in  Dennis,  March 
19,  1794,  son  of  Reuben  and  Sarah  (Howes)  Hall  of  Ashland.  He  died 
in  Ashfield,  Dec.  15,  1871. 


JJohn  Ellis  Porter,  born  Oct.  20,  1811,  was  son  of  John  and  Dorcas 
(Sickles)  Porter;  a  carpenter;  res.  Detroit,  Mich.;  d.  Aug.  19,  1861.  Chil- 
dren of  John  E.  and  Sarah  (Gray)  Porter:  1.  Helen,  b.  Dec.  18,  1837;  m. 
1st  April  13,  1857,  George  William  Verral  of  Chatham,  Ont.  (d.  Sept.  25, 
1873);  m.  2d  Aug.  22,  1886,  Edwin  Swan;  res.  Overton,  Dawson  Co.,  Neb.; 
2.  Ira  Melvin,  b.  May  2,  1840;  m.  May  9  (or  10),  1861,  Susan  Curtis;  served 
in  5th  Michigan  Cavalry  in  the  war  for  the  Union;  now  a  farmer  in 
Sumner,  Neb.;  8  children  and  15  grand  children;  3.  Betsey  Lyon,  b.  July 
28,  1842;  m.  Oct.  16,  1862,  William  Duesler;  res.  Hurley,  Neb.,  a  widow; 
3  sons;  4  dau.;  4.  Mary  Alice,  b.  Jan.  29,  1845;  m.  1st,  Sept.  7,  1869,  John 
Cecil  Sullivan  (on  Sherman's  staff  of  military  telegraphers  in  the  Civil 
War);  m.  2d,  Oct.  12,  1898,  William  Harneis;  res.  Hurley,  S.  Dak.;  5. 
Sarah  Frances,  b.  March  29,  1848;  m.  July  14,  1876,  Wakeman  Larned 
Grant;  res.  Sumner,  Neb.;  2  sons;  6.  Emily  Dorcas,  b.  March  13,  1851; 
d.  Feb.  22,  1853 (?);  7.  Lydia  Alfreda,  b.  Detroit,  Mich.,  Feb.  22,  1854;  m. 
Nov.  12,  1874,  George  Hichardson;  4  sons;  1  dau.;  8.  Edith,  b.  June  29, 
1856;  d.  Jan.  9,  1857. 

**Mrs.  Gray  resides  in  Algansee,  Mich.  Children  of  Darwin  and 
Julia  (Archer)  Gray:  1.  Perry  D.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1869;  m.  1890,  Myrtle  P. 
Carr,  farmer  and  Campbellite  preacher;  res.  Montgomery,  Mich.;  3  ch. ; 
2.  Cynthia  Julia,  b.  May  15,  1871;  m.  Ebba  Corless,  a  machinist;  3.  George 
Milan;  d.   1877. 

***Jeronie  Gray  settled  in  Glidden,  la.,  later  removed  to  Chadron, 
Neb.  Children  of  Jerome  and  Jane  (Hill)  Gray:  1.  Thomas;  res.  Glid- 
den, la.;  2.  Ida.;  res.  Chadron,  Neb.   (married);  3.  Mary;  m.  Hewitt 

ot  Glidden,  la.;  4.  Charles;  res.  Glidden,  la.;  5.  Lydia;  res.  Glidden,  la.; 
6.    (?)    Annie. 

tEdwin  Gray  served  in  the  Civil  War;  his  widow  married  again. 
Children  of  Edwin  and  Aurelia  (Bartholemew)  Gray:  1.  Forrest  Isabel; 
d.  1874;  2.  Lydia  Jane;  not  m. ;  d.  Vinton,  la. 


278  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

Children  of  Aruna  and  Achsah   (Lyon)   Hall: 

2416.  I.  David  Uyon,  b.  Dec.  30,  1819;  m.  July  21,  1844,  Catherine 
Knapp;  d.  Aug.,  1873;  widow  res.  Chenango  Forks,  N.  Y.,  1  son,  1  dau., 
both  having  families. 

2417.  II.  Betsey  Washburn,  b.  Dec.  30,  1821;  m.  Feb.  9,  1850,  John 
Layton;  he  lived  West  Chenango,  N.  Y.,  and  d.  Feb.  7,  1890;  she  d.  Sept. 
28,    1886;   2    sons,    4   daughters. 

2418.  III.  Sarah  Maria,  b.  Dec.  21,  1823;  m.  March  9,  1855,  William 
Curran;  res.  Vestal,  N.  Y.,  later  Conklin,  N.  Y.;  d.  Sept.  22,  1881  (husband 
d.  two  days  after) ;  2  married  daughters. 

2419.  IV.  Cynthia  Lilly,  b.  Oct.  24,  1825;  m.  Jan.  22,  1847,  Calvin 
Shepard,  real  estate  dealer  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y. ;  he  d.  May  2,  1888;  she 
d.  April  14,  1900;  2  sons  and  2  daughters. 

2420.  V.    Dennis,  b.  Oct.   26,  1827;  d.  Feb.  24,   1828. 

2421.  VI.  Martin,  b.  April  26,  1829;  m.  1854,  Mary  B.  Councilman; 
res.  West  Chemung,  N.  Y.,  later  in  Glenwood,  Minn.;  he  d.  Feb.  24,  1899; 
a  son,   Henry  Martin,  b.   April   18,   1865,   d.   May   28,   1899. 

2422.  VIL  Seth  Seward,  b.  Feb.  13,  1834;  m.  Dec.  16,  1854,  Melvina 
Ann  Webb;  res.  Binghamton,  N.  Y. ;  later  near  Conklin  Forks,  N.  Y. ;  4 
sons  and  4  daughters. 

2373.  VII.  2356.  MARSHALL'  LYON  [David^  Aaron^]  was  born 
in  Ashfield,  Mass.,  July  15,  1797,  and  died  in  Girard,  Erie  Co.,  Pa.,  Jan. 
14,  1881.  He  married  in  Conw^ay,  April  20,  1818,  Chloe  Sherman,  born 
June  10,  1800,  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Eunice  (Bacon)  Sherman.  She 
died  Aug.  15,  1875. 

Children   of  Marshall  and  Chloe    (Sherman)   Lyon: 

*2423.  I.  Elvira  Chloe,  b.  Oct.  23,  1819;  m.  April  16,  1840,  Marshall  H. 
Pengra;    d.    Girard,    Erie    Co.,    Pa.,    Jan.    26,    1901. 

*2424.  II.  Eunice  Bacon,  b.  Conway,  Oct.  25,  1821;  m.  Sept.  5,  1843, 
Dr.    George   Ellis;    d.   April    3,    1862. 

2425.    III.    Lydia   Sherman,  b.   March   28,   1824;   d.  Aug.   11,   1825. 

*2426.  IV.  Marshall  W^ashburn,  b.  Nov.  26,  1825;  res.  Union  City,  Erie 
Co.,  Pa. 

2427.  V.    A  son,  b.  and  d.  Jan.   8,  1828. 

2428.  VI.    Betsey  Ellen,  b.  Nov.   2,  1828;  not  m.;  d.  Nov.   28,  1874. 
*2429.    VII.    David  Darius,  b.   Dec.    4,   1830;   res.   Platea,  Pa. 

2430.  VIII.     Sophia  Emily,  b.   July   5,   1833;   not  m.;   d.   Nov.    19,    1857. 

*2431.  IX.  Josiah  Emery,  b.  July  5,  1833;  res.  Coylesville,  Butler  Co., 
Pa. 

2432.  X.    Mary  Amelia,  b.  April   6,   1836;   d.   July  22,   1837. 

2433.  XL    Olivia  A.,  b.  April  26,   1838;   d.   Sept.    1,  1839. 

2434.  XII.  Sarah  Minerva,  b.  July  5,  1840;  m.  Henry  L.  Howard  of 
Irving,   Mich.;   one   dau.,   Bessie    (m.    John   Whitwright). 

2389.  VIII.  2364.  AARON  EZRA*  LYON  [Aaron,'  Aaron,^  Aaron=^] 
was  born  Aug.  23,  1813,  and  died  May  11.  1898.  He  married,  Aug.  26, 
1840,  Mary  Ann  Kidder,  born  Nov.  23,  1812,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Patience  (Potter)  Kidder.  She  died  Feb.  4,  1899.  He  was  a  traveling 
salesman  and  farmer;   home  in  Sherman,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE,    MASS.  279 

Children  of  Aaron  E.  and  Mary  Ann   (Kidder)  Lyon: 
*2435.    I.    Francis  Kidder,  b.  July  27,  1841;  res.  in  N.  E.  Pennsylvania. 
*2436.    II.    Mary  Jane,  b.  Stockton,  N.  Y.,  March  16,  1843;  m.  March  8, 
1S60,  Royal  Elijah  Park;  res.  Sherman,  N.  Y. 

2437.  III.  Marcus  Ezra,  b.  Sept.  9,  1845;  m.  March  28,  1870,  Rhoda  A. 
Skinner,  dau.  of  Solomon  and  Candace  (Spencer)  Skinner;  farmer;  res. 
Stockton,  N.   Y. ;   no  ch. 

2438.  IV.    Samuel  Klngr,  b.  Feb.  4.  1848;  d.  Dec.  8,  1849. 

*2439.    V.    Annette  Armilla,  b.  March  5,  1849;  m.   Dec.   24,   1866,  Loren 
Heath  Park;   res.   Sherman,  N.   Y. 

2440.    VI.    Aaron  Mason,  b.  Dec.  6,  1850;  d.  March  9,  1859   (or  1851). 

*2441.    VII.    Flora  Maria,  b.  July  26,  1852;  m.  Feb.  15,  1881,  Dr.  Sidney 
E.  Ford;  d.  Dallas  City,  Pa..  Sept.  11,  1885. 

*2442.  VIII.  IDugrenia  Patience,  b.  May  11,  1854;  m.  Nov.  16,  1886, 
Francis  Ashbury  Dow;  address,  148  Tremont  St.,  Newton. 

2390.  VIII.  2364.  NANCY  ALDEN'  LYON  (PURINTON)  [Aaron/ 
Aaron^  Aaron^]  was  born  July  2,  1815.  She  married  April  29,  1846,  as 
his  second  wife,  Rev.  Thomas  Purinton,  who  was  born  in  Colerain, 
Mass.,  Aug.  12,  1809,  son  of  Rev.  Thomas  and  Sabrina  (Boardman) 
Purinton.  He  was  a  Baptist  minister  and  died  in  Morgantown,  W.  Va., 
June  17,  1869.     She  was  living  there  in  Oct.,  1902. 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  Alden   (Lyon)   Purinton:  i 

2443.  I.    Edward  Lord,  b.  Aug.  10,  1847;  d.  May  22,  1862. 

2444.  II.  Daniel  Boardman,  b.  Feb.  15,  1850;  m.  July  6,  1876,  Florence 
Abbie  Lyon   (No.  2449);  res.  Morgantown,  W.  Va. 

2445.  III.  Aaron  Lyon,  b.  Feb.  11,  1854;  Professor  of  Chemistry  10 
years  in  Peabody  Normal  Institute,  Nashville,  Tenn.;  d.  Aug.  5,  1899. 

244G.  IV.  George  Dana,  b.  Oct.  1,  1857;  m.  Aug.  23,  1878,  Helen 
Blanche  Fordyce,  dau.  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Bryan)  Fordyce;  Professor  of 
Biology  10  years  in  Missouri  State  University,  later  a  physician  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.;  d.  March  27,  1897;  children:  1.  Ada  May,  b.  April  15,  1880;  d. 
Aug.  20,  1888;  2.  Robert  Lawrence,  b.  Dec.  9,  1882;  d.  May  14,  1883. 

2391.  VIII.  2364.  LUCY  THOMAS'  LYON  (LORD)  [Aaron', 
Aaron^  Aaron']  was  born  Feb.  15,  1817.  She  married,  Sept.  14,  1846, 
Rev.  Edward  Clemens  Lord,  born  Jan.  22,  1817.  He  was  a  Baptist 
missionary  in  Ningpo,  China.  She  died  May  3,  1853,  and  he  married 
second,  Nov.,  1853,  her  sister  Freelove  Althena  Lyon  (No.  2397).  He 
died  in  China  Sept.  17,  1887. 

Children  of  Edward  C.  and  Lucy  Thomas   (Lyon)  Lord: 

2447.  I.    Edward  Graves,  b.  Jan.  24,  1848;  d.  in  China,  Oct.  5,  1849. 

2448.  II.    Rosina  Lyon,  b.  Oct.  6,  1850;  d.  in  China,  Oct.  6,  1850. 

2392.  VIII.  2364.  FRANKLIN  SMITH'  LYON  [Aaron',  Aaron», 
Aaron^]  was  born  Feb.  27,  1819.  He  received  the  diploma  of  Rochester 
University  in  1852  and  the  following  year,  Aug.  25,  married  Harriet 


280  VVILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

Amanda  Johnson,  daughter  of  Theodore  and  Abby  (Hanford)  Johnson. 
He  was  Professor  of  English  for  fifteen  years  in  the  West  Virginia 
University.    He  lives  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y,    His  wife  died  Jan.  2,  1900. 

Children  of  Franklin  Smith  and  Harriet  A.    (Johnson)   Lyon: 

*2449.    I.    Florence  Abby,  b.  Aug.  26,  1855;  m.  July  6,  1876,  her  cousin 
Daniel  Boardman  Purinton   (No.  2444). 

*24.no.    II.     Harriet   Eliza,   b.    Jan.    31,    1862    or    1863;    m.    Dec.    25,    1893, 
Franklin   Nelson   Jewett. 

*2451.    III.     Mary  Armanda,   b.    Oct.    9,    1866;    m.    Aug.    6,    1884,    George 
Burman  Foster. 

24.53.  IV.  Elizabeth  Armilla,  b.  Feb.  26,  1867;  grad.  Broadus  Female 
College,   of  Clarksburg,   W.  Va.,   1888;   not  m. ;   res.   Fredonia,  N.  Y. 

2394.  VIII.  2364.  ROSINA^  LYON  (DAYFOOT)  [Aaron,''  Aaron," 
Aaron^]  was  born  Oct.  6,  1822  or  1823.  She  married.  May  9,  1850,  Rev. 
Peter  Carpenter  Dayfoot^  born  in  Bristol,  Vt.,  son  of  Michael  and  Pa- 
tience (Carpenter)  Dayfoot;  graduate  of  Hamilton  College,  1844,  and 
of  Hamilton  Theological  Seminary,  1846,  a  Baptist  minister.  She  was 
a  graduate  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary,  1848;  taught  in  Willoughby  Sem- 
inary, Ohio,  afterwards  for  seven  years  Principal  of  a  private  semi- 
nary in  Howell,  Mich.,  and  later  Principal  of  another  seminary  in 
Fenton,  Mich.  She  died  Aug.  26,  1869.  Her  husband  lives  in  Panton, 
Vt. 

Children  of  Peter  C.  and  Rosina  (Lyon)  Dayfoot: 

2453.  L  Rosa  Maria,  b.  April  16,  1851;  m.  Oct.  28,  1872,  Samuel 
Edgar  Wilson§,  in  Delhi,  Ont. 

2454.  II.  Carrie  Marilla,  b.  Dec.  10,  1857;  m.  Nov.  1,  1879,  Ira  James 
Brydiat  of  W.  Ferrisburgh,  Vt. ;  res.  Panton,  Vt,  or  Virgennes,  Vt. 

2395.  VIII.  2364.  ELECTA  MOORE^  (GREEN)  [Aaron',  Aaron", 
Aaron^]  was  born  in  Cassadaga,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  4,  1825.  She  married,  Aug. 
31,  1846,  Horatio  Warren  Green,  born  Aug.  29,  1825,  son  of  Joel  and 


§Samuel  Edgar  Wilson  was  born  Oct.  10,  1845.  Children  of  Samuel 
E.  and  Rosa  Maria  (Dayfoot)  Wilson:  1.  Edgar  Elvanlee  Leverne,  b. 
Sept.  12,  1873;  m.  Nov.  14,  1894,  Martha  Alice  Haviland;  res.  Vittoria, 
Ont.;  1  son,  1  dau.;  2.  Llewellyn  Girard,  b.  Oct.  5,  1875;  m.  Feb.  28,  1900, 
Luke  Wismer;  res.  1144  Queen  St.,  West  Toronto,  Ont.;  1  dau.;  3.  Theora 
Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  27,  1878;  m.  Aug.  8,  1900,  Albert  Edward  Thorne;  res. 
Walsh,  Ont.;  4.  Rosina  Alethea,  b.  March  30,  1881;  m.  Feb.  14,  1897,  Ans- 
ley  Clayton  Wilson;  res.  Staff ordville,  Ont.;  2  dau.;  5.  Philo  Carpenter, 
b.  March  21,  1883;  res.  Delhi,  Ont.;  6.  Percy  Lyon,  b.  April  17,  1885;  res. 
Delhi,  Ont.;   7.  Dana  Le  Roy,  b.  March  25,   1895. 

tira  James  Brydia,  b.  Dec.  9,  1858,  son  of  David  James  and  Catherine 
(Gregory)  Brydia.  Children  of  Ira  J.  and  Carrie  M.  (Dayfoot)  Brydia: 
1.  Mattie  Carrie,  b.  Nov.  19,  1880;  2.  Cora  Esther,  b.  Feb.  14,  1885;  3.  Ira 
Dayfoot,  b.  May  6,  1889;  4.  Andrew  Reuben,  b.  May  6,  1892;  5.  Claire 
Lyon,  b.  March  5,  1895. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE,    MASS.  281 

Olive  (Prentice)  Green.    He  was  a  ship  carpenter;  died  May  31,  1895. 
She  died  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  9,  1902. 

Children  of  Horatio  W.  and  Electa  M.   (Lyon)  Green: 

2455.  I.  liucy  Soplirouia,  b.  July  10,  1847;  m.  Sept.  13,  1863,  Sidney 
Bernard  Holt|;  res.  Grants  Pass,  Ore. 

2456.  II.    Horatio  Frank,  b.   April   22,    1849;    d.    March   10,    1864. 

2457.  III.    Sevelia  Cassa,  b.  July  4,  1851;  d.  Dec.  21,  1852. 

2458.  IV.    Sylvania  Kmma,  b.   July  4,   1851;  d.  June  21,   1852. 

2459.  V.    Horatio  Fred,  b.  Dec.  16,  1866;  d.  Sept.   23,  1893. 

2460.  VI.  Flecta  Fanny,  b.  June  21,  1870;  m.  Nov.  1,  1891,  Arthur 
Emery  Cummings  (b.  Nov.  1.  1867);  res.  112  Eagle  St.,  Fredonia,  N.  Y.; 
children:  1.  Forrest  Green,  b.  May  16,  1892;  2.  Lucy  Irene,  b.  Jan.  20,  1895. 

2396.  VIII.  2364.  SOPHRONIA  MINERS  LYON  (THICKSTUN) 
[Aaron^  Aaron',  Aaron^]  was  born  July  2,  1828.  She  married,  April  7, 
1852,  Rev.  Thomas  Freeman  Thickstun,  born  July  3,  1824,  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Rachel  Thickstun.  She  died  Nov.  29,  1892.  He  lives  in  Coun- 
cil BlufEs,  Iowa. 

Children  of  Thomas'  F.  and  Sophronia  Miner  (Lyon)  Thickstun: 

2461.  I.    Flora  FUen,  b.  May  13,  1854;  d.  July  13,  1865. 

2462.  IL  Hattie  Evelyn,  b.  Feb.  8,  1856;  m.  July  4,  1876,  Orville 
Maurice  De  Kay  (b.  June  1,  1852).  He  d.  May  24,  1890;  she  lives  in 
Rock  Island,  111.;  children:  1.  Maurice  Thickstun,  b.  Jan.  1,  1881;  2.  Mes- 
sinser  Earle,  b.  Aug.   3,   1887. 

2463.  IIL  Carrie  Lillian  M.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1861;  m.  Dec.  25,  1884,  Har- 
vey Augustus  Ballenger,  b.  Sept.  10,  1858,  son  of  John  S.  and  Catherine 
J.  (Pearson)  Ballenger.  Both  are  lawyers  in  Council  Bluffs.  Children: 
1.  Frances  Lillian,  b.  Jan.  3,  1886;  d.  June  20,  1890;  2.  Harvey  Leigh,  b. 
Sept.  19,  1888;  3.  Carrie  Lucille,  b.  April  19,  1892;  4.  Harold  Augrustus,  b. 
July    10.    1899.  , 

2464.  IV.  William  Lyon,  b.  July  7,  1867;  m.  May  15,  1895,  Nellie  J. 
Harden,  b.  May  13,  1875,  dau.  of  Martin  Davis  and  Harriet  (Joiner)  Har- 
den. He  is  a  music  teacher  and  composer;  res.  802  Avenue  B,  Council 
Bluffs,   Iowa;    1   son,  William   Alden,   b.    Oct.    6,    1901. 

2465.  V.    Thomas  Frank  Duane,  b.  Oct.  4,  1869;  d.  Feb.  25,  1873. 

2397.  Vm.  2364.  FREBLOVE  ALTHEA'  LYON  (LORD) 
[Aaron',  Aaron",  Aaron']    was   born   Jan.   31,   1831,   and  died  Jan.   26, 


tSidney  Bernard  Holt  was  born  in  Hamburg,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  13,  1836, 
son  of  Henry  P.  and  Anna  Maria  (Barnard)  Holt  of  Fredonia,  N.  Y.  He 
is  a  contractor  and  builder.  Children  of  Sidney  B.  and  Lucy  S.  (Green) 
Holt:  1.  Harry  Horatio,  b.  July  4,  1864;  m.  March  5,  1900,  Emma  Maude 
Nixon;  a  one-armed  violinist;  res.  Ocote,  "Woodward  Co.,  Oklahoma;  2. 
Albert,  b.  March  12,  1866;  d.  March  22,  1866  [or  March  25,  1873];  3.  Jessie 
Viola,  b.  May  28,  1867;  married;  2  ch.;  4.  Gertrude,  b.  Nov.  9,  1873;  d. 
Nov.  12,  1873;  5.  Olive  Irene,  b.  Jan.  29,  1874;  d.  Dec.  1,  1875;  6.  Sidney 
Nathaniel,  b.  July  30,  1877;  assistant  postmaster,  Ellenwood,  Kansas;  7. 
Mary  Alice,  b.  June  5,  1880;  d.  Oct.  22,  1901;  8.  Lucy,  b.  June  11,  1884; 
m.  Dec.  5,  1901,  Thomas  Jefferson  Armstrong;  9.  Katie  Darling,  b.  Jan. 
30   (?),  1887. 


282  WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY     (?). 

1860.  She  married,  Nov.  3,  1853,  Rev.  Edward  Clemens  Lord,  widower 
of  her  sister  Lucy  (see  No.  2391).  [He  had  in  all  six  wives.]  He  was  a 
Baptist  missionary  in  China,  and  also  was  U.  S.  Consul  in  Ningpo 
under  the  administrations  of  Grant,  Haj^es  and  Garfield. 

Children  of  Edward  C.  and  Freelove  A.  (Lyon)  Lord,  born  in  Ningpo: 

2466.  L  Lucy  Lyon,  b.  Aug.  10,  1854;  d.  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  June  16, 
1871. 

2467.  II.  Franltlin  Lyon.  b.  Aug.  27,  1856;  m.  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  Oct. 
30,  1S83,  Mary  Josephine  Brown,  dau.  of  Harvey  J.  and  Mary  P.  Brown; 
grad.  Rochester  Univ.,  1878;  lawyer;  res.  Detroit,  Mich.;  no  children. 

2468.  III.  William  Dean,  b.  Aug.  27,  1856;  machinist;  address  138 
Center  St.,  Fredonia,  N.  Y.;  m.  Dec.  25,  1879,  Delia  Wilcox,  b.  Aug.  27, 
1854,  dau.   Hector  Le  Roy  and  Clarissa  Lee    (Nevins)    Wilcox.     Children: 

1.  Edward  Hector,  b.  June  27,  1882;  d.  Oct.  23,  1884;  2.  Bessie,  b.  Aug.  27, 
1886;  3.  William  CliflEord,  b.  Dec.  11,  1888;  4.  Esther,  b.  April  9,  1895;  5. 
Holland  Clemens,  b.  July  9,  1898. 

2469.  IV.  Fanny  Adeline,  b.  Feb.  16,  1858;  m.  Aug.  21,  1885,  William 
Henry  Bausum,  b.  Jan.  11,  1882,  in  Penang,  India;  res.  Fredonia,  N.  Y.; 
later  in  Harrold,  S.  Dak.  Children:  1.  Jennie  June,  b.  June  24,  1886;  2. 
John  Edward,  b.  May  13,  1888;  3.  Frederic  William,  b.  Oct.  12,  1889;  4. 
Benjamin  Frankliu,  b.  Feb.  13.  1892;  5.  Robert  Lord,  b.  March  22,  1893;  6. 
Thomas  Howard,  b.  April  25,  1896;  d.  Aug.  28,  1896;  7.  Charles  Henry,  b. 
Oct.   11,  1897;  d.  July  16,  1901. 

2470.  v.  Mary  Freelove,  b.  Jan.  19,  1860;  res.  59  Forest  Place,  Fre- 
donia, N.  Y. ;  not  *m.;  principal  of  Union  School. 

2398.  VIIL  2364.  FANNY  MARTHESIA*  LYON  (VAN  FLEET) 
[Aaron^  Aaron^  Aaron^]  was  born  April  17,  1836.     She  married,  Aug. 

2,  1866,  Rev.  James  Alvin  Van  Fleet,  born  March  9,  1839,  son  of  John 
and  Margaret  (Salmon)  Van  Fleet.  She  died  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Jan. 
28,  1895.  Her  husband  lives  in  Peach  Ridge,  Shelby,  Mich.,  a  retired 
Methodist  minister. 

Children  of  James  A.  and  Fanny  M.   (Lyon)  "Van  Fleet: 

2471.  I.  John  Edward,  b.  Oct.  8,  1867;  m.  1st  Bedford,  O.,  Sept.  14, 
1892,  Lena  C.  Wheelock;  she  d.  Jan.  16,  1894,  and  he  m.  2d  in  Detroit, 
Mich.,  Aug.  13  1896,  Margaret  Stocking;  city  editor  of  Detroit  Tribune; 
d.  April  29,  1898;  widow  res.  Detroit;  1  dau.,  Margaret  Victoria,  b.  May 
24,   1897. 

2472.  II.  Margaret  Armilla,  b.  June  29,  1872;  Assistant  Secretary 
of  Young  Women's  Christian  Association,  Paterson,  N.  J.;  res.  87  Bridge 
Street. 

2473.  III.  Fred  Alvin,  b.  June  12.  1874;  city  editor  Detroit  Journal; 
m.  in  Detroit,  Sept.  1,  1900,  Katheryn  Cameron  Norrie,  b.  in  London,  Ont., 
dau.   of  Francis  Knox  and  Hectorina  Norrie. 

2423.  VIII.  2373.  ELVIRA  CHLOE'  LYON  (PENGRA)  [Mar- 
shall', David",  Aaron=]  was  born  Oct.  23,  1819.  She  married,  April  16, 
1840,  Marshall  Hylon  Pengra,  born  Jan.  18,  1819,  in  Darien,  N.  Y.,  son 
of  Moses  and  Sarah  (Johns)  Pengra.  He  served  in  Co.  K,  22d  Regi- 
ment   Wisconsin    Volunteers,    was    a    prisoner    in    Libby    Prison    and 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE_,    MASS.  283 

marched  with  Sherman  "to  the  sea."  He  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Legislature  of  Wisconsin,  1870-72;  lives  in  Monroe,  Wis.  (1901).  She 
died  Jan.  26,  1901. 

Children  of  Marshall  H.  and  Elvira  Chloe  (Lyon)  Pengra: 

2474.  I.     Marshall  Pembroke**,  b.  May  15,   1841. 

2475.  II.    George  Marion,  b.  April  19,   1843;  d.   Sept.  19,  1843. 

2476.  III.  Delia  Elvira,  b.  April  27,  1844;  m.  in  Sept.,  1865,  Charles 
Edward  Mattison.f 

2477.  IV.  Winfield  Sherman,  b.  Nov.  2,  1847;  m.  Sept.  3,  1874,  Mary 
Ellen  Preston§;   address,   803  University  Ave.,  Madison,   Wis. 

2478.  V.  Mary  Amelia,  b.  Feb.  6,  1850;  m.  Sept.  1,  1874,  Edwin  A. 
Fessenden  (served  in  Co.  C,  15th  Illinois  "Volunteers;  physician  in  Port- 
land, Me.;  d.  Feb.  28,  1901);  she  d.  Dec.  13,  1883;  a  dau.  Mary  lives  in 
Monroe,   Wis. 

2479.  VI.  Burnham  Moses,  b.  April  29,  1851;  m.  Dec.  5,  1878,  Clara 
May  DaviesJ;  res.  Luverne,  Minn. 

2480.  VII.  Charles  Fremont,  b.  March  27,  1856;  m.  Oct.  18,  1885,  Ella 
Margaret  Fethers***;  res.  Monroe,  Wis. 


**Marshall  Pembroke  Pengra  m.  1st,  Oct.  6,  1867.  Martha  Ann 
(Young)  Riley,  b.  Feb.  27,  1843,  dau.  of  Evan  G.  and  Barbara  AnD 
(Strieker)  Young;  she  d.  Dec.  23,  1882,  and  he  m.  2d,  Jan.  31,  1888,  Selina 
Almira  (Baldwin)  Humphrey,  b.  Nov.  16,  1847,  dau.  of  Harvey  and  Mar- 
garet (Johnson)  Baldwin;  she  lives  in  Brodhead,  Green  Co.,  Wis.  Chil- 
dren of  Marshall  P.  and  Martha  Ann  (Young)  Pengra:  1.  Mildred  May, 
b.  June  25,  1868;  m.  March  13,  1890,  Charles  August  Ehlert;  res.  Brod- 
head, Wis.;  2  sons;  2.  Marshall  Elmo,  b.  Jan.  25,  1871;  m.  Nov.  30,  1893, 
Clara  Alta  Humphrey;  a  farmer  in  Brodhead;  2  sons,  1  dau.;  3.  Janie 
Jeannette,  b.  Oct.  7  or  8,  1874;  m.  Oct.  8,  1893,  William  Earlewine;  res. 
Evansville,  Wis.;  2  sons,  2  dau.;  4.  William  Evan,  b.  Jan.  8,  1876;  res. 
Juda,   Wis. 

tCharles  Edward  Mattison.  son  of  Saul  and  Charlotte  (Gray)  Matti- 
son,  was  born  Feb.  15,  1842.  He  served  in  Co.  K,  22d  Regt.  Wisconsin 
Vols.  Children  of  Charles  E.  and  Delia  E.  (Pengra)  Mattison:  1.  Min- 
erva Elvira,  b.  Jan.  6,  1868;  d.  April  28,  1869;  2.  Oscar  Abraham,  b.  Jan. 
29,  1870;  3.  Marshall  Pengra,  b.  March  21,  1872;  m.  Olive  Elthorpe;  res. 
Luverne,  Minn.;  4.  Walter  Wesley,  b.  Oct.  3,  1874;  druggist;  res.  Middle- 
ville,  Mich.;  5.  Charles  Winfield,  b.  Sept.  17,  1876;  res.  Minneapolis,  Minn.; 
6.  Arthur  Lincoln,  b.  Feb.  12,  1879;  res.  Luverne,  Minn.;  7.  William  Nor- 
man, b.  Dec.  17,  1881;  res.  Monroe,  Wis. 

§Mary  Ellen  Preston,  b.  Nov.  2,  1853,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Char- 
lotte (Cooke)  Preston.  Children  of  Winfield  S.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Pres- 
ton) Pengra:  1.  Charlotte  Elvira,  b.  May  30,  1875;  Ph.  D.  Univ.  of  Wis.; 
school  teacher,  Elgin,  111.;  2.  Mabel  Agnes,  b.  Feb.  26,  1877;  school 
teacher;  res.  Black  River  Falls,  Wis.;  3.  Preston  Winfield,  b.  Feb.  2, 
1880;  4.  Delia  Idell,  b.  Oct.  5,  1882;  5. Marshall  Hylou,  b.  June  18,  1885. 

tClara  May  Davies,  b.  Nov.  6,  1857,  dau.  of  Gorham  and  (Ben- 
nett) Davies.  Children  of  Burnham  M.  and  Clara  May  (Davies)  Pengra: 
1.  Clara  Janette,  b.  Nov.  2,  1879;  m.  Alvin  Speers;  one  dau.,  Ethel;  2. 
Percy  Roy,  b.  Dec.  15,  1880;  3.  Fred  Burnham,  b.  Sept.  14,  1882;  4.  Lucille 
Ella,  b.  April  6,  1884;  5.  Florence  Elvira,  b.  April  24,  1886;  6.  Idell  Be- 
atrice, b.  ,Dec.  19,  1887;  7.  Roger  Edwin,  b.  Jan.  6,  1890;  8.  Roscoe  Leo,  b. 
Aug.  15,  1892;  9.  Ethel  Aimee,  b.  Nov.  22,  1-894;  10.  Cecil,  b.  April  1,  1899. 

***Ella  Margaret  Fethers,  b.  Nov.  30,  1864,  dau.  of  Jefferson  and 
Christina  (Beattie)  Fethers.  Children  of  Charles  F.  and  Ella  M.  (Feth- 
ers) Pengra:  1.  Lee  Edwin,  b.  June  2,  1886;  2.  Janet  Belle,  b.  Dec.  21, 
1887;  3.  Roy  Hylon,  b.  May  31,  1890;  4.  Ray  Fremont,  b.  March  13,  1893; 
5.  Carl  B.,  b.  July  8,  1897. 


284  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2424.  VIII.  2373.  EUNICE  BACON'  LYON  (ELLIS)  [MarshalF, 
David^  Aaron^^]  was  born  in  Conway,  Oct.  25,  1821,  and  died  April  3, 
1862.  She  married,  Sept.  5,  1843,  Dr.  George  Ellis,  who  was  born  in 
Ashfield,  Mass.,  Jan.,  1818,  son  of  David*  and  Rumina  (Flower)  Ellis 
[David\  Reuben^  Richard^].  He  settled  in  North  Springfield,  Pa., 
where  he  died  May  24,  1891. 

Children  of  George  and  Eunice  Bacon  (Lyon)  Ellis,  born  Springfield, 
Pa.: 

2481.  I.  Orra  Marshall,  b.  March  9,  1848;  m.  July  9,  1873,  Mahala 
Mary  Sherman,  dau.  of  Z.  L.  and  Elizabeth  Sherman;  a  farmer  in  Spring- 
field. 

3482.  II.  Lonella  Eunice,  b.  April  23,  1858;  m.  Oct.  9,  1888,  Eddie  AI- 
vah  Smith  (widower);  res.  Waterford,  Pa.;  one  son,  Carl  Ellis,  died  in 
infancy. 

2483.  III.    Alonzo;  died  young. 

2426.  VIII.  2373.  MARSHALL  WASHBURN'  LYON  [MarshalF, 
David^  Aaron"]  was  born  Nov.  26,  1825.  He  married,  Aug.  27,  1854, 
Cynthia  Allen,  born  June  17,  1830,  daughter  of  Oliver  and  Lydia  (Stan- 
ton) Allen.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  war.  He  lives,  a  retired  deco- 
orator,  in  Union  City,  Erie  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  Marshall  "Washburn  and  Cynthia   (Allen)  Lyon: 

2484.  I.  Sophie  Ellena,  b.  Aug.  21,  1855;  m.  Oct.  15,  1879,  Clarence 
Joseph  Deamer,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mercy  Ann  (Kelsey)  Deamer;  res. 
Union   City,  Pa.;  2   sons. 

*2485.    IL     Clarence  Alvin,  b.  April   20,   1857;  d.  Sept.   13,   1900. 
2486.    III.    George  Ellis,  b.  May  4,  1859;  d.   Feb.  11,   1864. 
*24S7.    IV.    Marshall  Allen,  b.  March   3,   1867;  res.  Union  City,  Pa. 

2429.  VIII.  2373.  DAVID  DARIUS*  LYON  [Marshall,^  David.-^ 
Aaron=]  was  born  Dec.  4,  1830.  He  married,  Aug.  18,  1867,  Carrie 
Orr,  who  was  born  in  Cornwall,  Eng.,  Aug.  14,  1841.  He  served  in  the 
war  for  the  Union.     His  home  is  in  Platea,  Pa. 

Children   of  David   D.   and  Carrie    (Orr)    Lyon: 

2487a.  I.  George  Wesley,  b.  Girard,  Pa.,  June  22,  1868;  m.  May  9, 
1895,  Jennie  Crane;   one  son.  Grove  M.,  b.  May  13,   1900. 

2488.    II.    Fred  Morris,  b.  Jan.  16,  1872;  not  m.;  res.  Platea,  Pa. 

2431.  VIII.  2373.  JOSIAH  EMERY*  LYON  [MarshalF,  David", 
Aaron']  was  born  Dec.  4,  1830.  He  married,  Aug.  18,  1867,  Carrie 
Howard,  sister  of  Henry  L.  Howard  (see  No.  2434),  who  died  Nov. 
27,  1877.  He  served  in  the  war  for  the  Union.  His  home  is  in  Coyle- 
ville,  Butler  Co.,  Pa. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE^    MASS.  285 

Children  of  Josiah  E.  and  Clara  S.   (Howard)   Lyon: 
*24S9.    I.     Grace    Louise,    b.    April    1,    1862;    m.    Aug.    16,    1885.    W.    D. 
Beach   of   Petrolia;   res.    Coyleville,    Pa. 

2490.  II.  Hannah  Cliloe,  b.  June  27,  1863;  m.  May  7,  1885,  Dr.  John 
L.  Axtell;  res.  Cochranton,  Pa.;   no  children. 

2491.  III.    Marshall  Howard,  b.  Feb.  17,  1865;  d.  Sept.  3,  1885. 

2492.  IV.  Joe  Frank,  b.  March  14,  1868;  m.  June  7,  1893,  Marguerite 
Blair  of  Zeno,  Pa.,  where  he  resides;  1  son,  Fred  Marshall,  b.  Jan.  6, 
1895. 

2493.  V.  Clara  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  17,  1874;  m.  Sept.  6,  1899,  J.  H.  Sny- 
der of  Coyleville,  Pa.;  res.  Irwin,  Berry  Co.,  Mich. 

2494.  VI.    Myrta  Anne,  b.  Nov.  20,  1877;  teacher;  res.  Cochranton,  Pa. 

2435.  IX.  2389.  FRANCIS  KIDDER"  LYON  [Aaron  E.^  Aaron^ 
Aaron^  Aaron']  was  born  July  27,  1841.  He  married,  Dec.  24,  1866, 
Anna  Miranda  Heath,  born  Oct.  14,  1844,  daughter  of  Stephen  E.  and 
Margery  (Barley)  Heath.    He  is  an  architect  and  builder. 

Children  of  Francis  K.  and  Anna  M.    (Heath)    Lyon: 
*2495.    I.    Jessie  May,  b.   Oct.   27,   1867;   m.   Sept.   19,   1894,  Virgil  Dun- 
ham Cook;  res.  Sharon  Station,  N.  Y. 

2496.  II.  Jennie  Adelle,  b.  May  19,  1870;  m.  March  2,  1897,  Earl 
Alexander  Covey  (b.  July  1,  1873,  son  of  Rollin  and  Margaret  Anne  (Mc- 
Dade)   Covey;  electrician);  res.  Erie,  Pa. 

2497.  TIL  Lucy  Jane,  b.  Nov.  6,  1873;  m.  Nov.  16,  1899,  Thomas  Wal- 
ter White  (b.  Jan.  13,  1873;  son  of  Thomas  Taylor  and  Eliza  Mosaria 
(Hudgins)   White);  res.  New  Orleans,  La. 

2436.  IX.  2389.  MARY  JANE"  LYON  (PARK)  [Aaron  E.', 
Aaron',  Aaron',  Aaron']  was  born  in  Stockton,  N.  Y.,  March  16,  1843. 
She  married,  March  8,  1860,  Royal  Elijah  Park,  who  was  born  in 
Sherman,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  22,  1832,  son  of  Loren  and  Adeline  (Heath)  Park. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  lumber  dealer,  living  in  Sherman,  Chautauqua  Co., 
N.   Y. 

Children  of  Royal  E.  and  Mary  Jane   (Lyon)   Park: 

2498.  I.  Frank  Ernest,  b.  April  1,  1862;  m.  June  15,  1890,  Laura 
O'Neillt;  a  lumber  dealer  in  Wisconsin. 

2499.  II.  Mary  Adeline,  b.  Nov.  12,  1864;  m.  Dec.  29,  1887,  Samuel 
May  Young§;  res.  Sherman,  N.  Y. 

2500.  IIL  Ellen  Annette,  b.  Nov.  21,  1827;  m.  March  8,  1893,  Fred- 
erick William  Hyde**;  d.   Sherman,  N.  Y.,  Oct.   3,   1893. 


tLaura  O'Neill  was  born  in  Kosciusko,  Miss.,  March  24,  1871,  dau. 
of  William  and  Annie  (Saunders)  O'Neill.  Children  of  Frank  E.  and 
Laura  (O'Neill)  Park:  1.  Mary  Ruth,  b.  July  9,  1893;  2.  Annie  Nellie,  b. 
April  28,  1897;  3.  Rosa  Glida,  b.  Aug.  27,  1899. 

§Samuel  May  Young  was  born  in  Alleghany,  N.  Y.,  May  15,  1861,  son 
of  Elkanah  and  Mary  (Wales)  Young.  He  is  a  farmer,  living  in  Sher- 
man, N.  Y.  Son  of  Samuel  M.  and  Mary  Adeline  (Park)  Young:  Park 
Elkanah,  b.  Oct.   5,  1890. 

♦♦Frederick  William  Hyde  was  born  in  Forrestville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  13, 
1868,  son  of  Milton  and  Sophia  (Morrison)  Hyde:  Daughter  of  Frederick 
W.  and  Ellen  Annette   (Park)  Hyde:     Mary  Belle,  b.  April  9,  1897. 


286  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2501.  IV.  Royal  Wilton,  b.  Oct.  13,  1878;  woodworker  in  Sherman, 
N.  Y. 

2502.  V.    Raymond  Lyon,  b.   July  21,   1881;  res.   Sherman,  N.   Y. 

2503.  VI.    Allen  Jay,  b.   Feb.   13,   1887. 

2439.  IX.  2389.  ANNETTE  ARMILLA^  LYON  (PARK)  [Aaron 
E.',  Aaron",  Aaron',  Aaron=]  was  born  March  5,  1849.  She  married, 
Dec.  14,  1866,  Loren  Heath  Park,  born  June  20,  1839,  son  of  Loren  and 
Adeline  (Heath)  Park.    They  live  in  Sherman,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Loren  H.  and  Annette  A.    (Lyon)   Park: 

2504.  I.  Leeman  Eugene,  b.  Feb.  20,  1872;  m.  Dec.  25,  1901,  Nora 
Pratt;  res.  Mina,  N.  Y. 

2505.  II.  John  Ezra,  b.  Jan.  24,  1879;  m.  Oct.  1,  1901,  Susie  Delilah 
Eldred,  b.  Jan.  20,  1884,  dau.  of  Caleb  Aspinwall  and  Delilah  Helena 
(Jones)  Eldred;  res.  Sherman,  N.  Y. 

2441.  IX.  2389.  FLORA  MARIA'  LYON  (FORD)  [Aaron  E.,' 
Aaron,"  Aaron,*  Aaron=]  was  born  July  26,  1852,  and  died  in  Dallas 
City,  Pa.,  Sept.  11,  1885.  She  married",  Feb.  15,  1882,  Dr.  Sidney  E. 
Ford,  born  May  14,  1849,  son  of  William  Seneca  and  Nancy  Jane 
(Hitchcock)  Ford. 

Children  of  Sidney  E.  and  Flora  M.    (Lyon)   Ford: 

2506.  I.    Mary,  b.  Jan.  14,   1883;  d.  Jan.  14,  1883. 

2507.  II.    Edward  Lyon,  b.  March  10,  1885;  res.   (1902)  Panama,  N.  Y. 

2442.  IX.  2389.  EUGENIA  PATIENCE'  LYON  (DOW)  [Aaron 
E.^  Aaron",  Aaron'-,  Aaron°]  was  born  May  11,  1854.  She  married, 
Nov.  16,  1886,  Francis  Asbury  Dow,  born  Jan.  18,  1859,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Caroline  Stone  (Dyer)  Dow.  He  is  a  photographer.  Address,  148 
Tremont  St.,  Newton. 

Children  of  Francis  A.  and  Eugenia  P.    (Lyon)   Dow: 

2508.  I.    Rose  Caroline,  b.  Sept.  14,  1889. 

2509.  II.    Madison  Sewall  Ripley,  b.  March  20,  1891. 

2510.  III.    Eugenia  Mary,  b.   Sept.   1,   1892. 

2511.  IV.    William  Alfred,  b.  Aug.   21,  1894;  d.  Nov.  24,- 1895. 

2449.  IX.  2392.  FLORENCE  ABBY"  LYON  (PURINTON) 
[Franklin  S.',  Aaron',  Aaron",  Aaron^]  was  born  Aug.  26,  1855.  She 
was  married,  July  6,  1876,  to  her  cousin,  Daniel  Boardman  Purinton 
(No.  2444).  He  was  for  twelve  years  president  of  Denison  University, 
Granville,  O.,  and  is  now  president  of  the  West  Virginia  University  at 
Morgantown,  W.  Va. 


AARON    LYON    OF    STURBRIDGE,    MASS.  287 

Children  of  Daniel  B.  and  Florence  A.  (Lyon)  Purinton: 

2512.  I.    Edward   Barle,  b.   April   24,    1878. 

2513.  II.    Mary  Lyon,  b.   Nov.   30,   1879. 

2514.  III.    John  Alden,  b.   July  27,   1884. 

251.5.    IV.    Jessie,  b.  July  24,  1886;  d.  May  11,  1888. 
2516.    V.    Helen,   b.   Sept.   21,   1893. 

2450.  IX.  2392.  HARRIET  ELIZA^  LYON  (JEWETT)  [Franklin 
S.',  Aaron^  Aaron',  Aaron-]  was  born  Jan.  31,  1862  or  1863.  She  mar- 
ried, Dec.  25,  1893,  Franklin  Nelson  Jewett,  who  was  born  in  North 
Bangor,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1852,  son  of  Benjamin  Franklin  and  Jane  Louise 
(Woodward)  Jewett.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Rochester  University  (1881) 
and  Rochester  Theological  Seminary  (1885)  and  is  a  professor  in  the 
State  Normal  School  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y.    Address,  48  Green  St. 

Children   of   Franklin  N.   and  Harriet   E.    (Lyon)    Jewett: 
251T.    I.    Rexford  Wilbur,  b.   Oct.   23,   1894. 

2518.  II.    Sdith  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  16,  1895;  d.  March  17,  1896. 

2519.  III.    Marjorie  Josephine,  b.   Sept.   16,   1895. 

2520.  IV.    Harold  Allen,  b.  May  30,  1897. 

2521.  V.     Eug^ene    Lyon,    b.    April    11,    1900. 

2451.  IX.  2392.  MARY  ARMANDA'  LYON  (FOSTER)  [Franklin 
S.',  Aaron',  Aaron",  Aaron°]  was  born  Oct.  9,  1866.  She  married,  Aug. 
6,  1884,  Rev.  George  Burman  Foster,  born  in  Wolf  Creek,  West  Vir- 
ginia, April  2,  1857,  son  of  Oliver  Harrison  and  Eloise  Ann  (Babbitt) 
Foster.  He  attended  Shelton  College,  West  Virginia;  University  of 
West  Virginia  (A.  M.,  1884);  Rochester  Theological  Seminary  (1887); 
Pastor  of  Baptist  Church  in  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  1887-'91;  gradu- 
ate of  Universities  of  Gottingen  and  Berlin,  1891-'92;  Ph.  D.,  Denison 
University,  1892;  Professor  of  Philosophy  McMaster  University  of 
Toronto,  Canada,  1892-'95;  Associate  Professor  of  Systematic  Theology 
University  of  Chicago,  1895-'97:  Professor  of  Systematic  Theology  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  since  1897.    Address,  5535  Lexington  Ave.,  Chicago. 

Children  of  George  B.  and  Mary  A.   (Lyon)  Foster: 

2522.  I.    Raymond  Lyon,  b.  May  29,   1885;   d.   July  10,   1900. 

2523.  II.    Helen  Elizabeth,  b.  March   1,   1888. 

2524.  III.    Jessie  Freeman,  b.   Aug.    11,   1889. 

2525.  IV.    George  Burman,  b.   Sept.   4,   1890. 

2526.  V.    Oliver  Harrison,  b.   Feb.   10,   1892. 

2485.  IX.  2426.  CLARENCE  .ALVIN^  LYON  [Marshall  W.',  Mar- 
shair,  David",  Aaron^]  was  born  April  20,  1857,  and  died  September  13, 


288  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

1900.  He  married  in  Bayonne,  N.  J.,  April  3,  1884,  Anna  D.  Miller,  who 
survives  him,  living  in  Union  City,  Pa.  He  was  an  electrician  in  New 
York  City  and  Brooklyn. 

Children  of  Clarence  A.  and  Anna  D.  (Miller)  Lyon: 

2527.  I.  Ethel  May,  b.  Dec.  4,  1885. 

2528.  II.  Leah  Grace,  b.  July  17,  1888. 

2529.  III.  Cynthia,  b.  June  4,  1895. 

2487.  IX.  2426.  MARSHALL  ALLEN^  LYON  [Marshall  W.', 
Marshair,  David',  Aaron"]  was  born  March  3,  1867.  He  married  in 
Union  City,  Pa.,  April  11,  1894,  Harriet  B.  Law,  who  was  born  June 
17,  1870,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary  (McWilliams)  Law.  They  re- 
side in  Union  City,  Pa. 

Children  of  Marshall  A.  and  Harriet  B.   (Law)  Lyon: 

2530.  I.    George  Marshall,  b.  Feb.  8,  1895. 

2531.  II.     Mara  Louise,  b.   Sept.    21,   1897. 

2489.  IX.  2431.  GRACE  LOUISE"  LYON  (Beach)  [Josiah  E.S 
Marshall',  David^  Aaron"]  was  born  April  1,  1862.  She  married,  Aug. 
16,  1885,  U.  D.  Beach  of  Petrolia.    They  live  in  Coyleville,  Pa. 

Children  of  U.  D.  and  Grace  L.    (Lyon)   Beach: 

2532.  L    Edgar  Joe,  b.  May  23,  1886. 

2533.  II.    Ralph  Arthur,  b.  Sept.  8,  1888. 

2534.  III.    Clara  Grace,  b.  Aug.  27,  1893. 

2535.  IV.    Helen   Gertrude,  b.   Aug.    3,    1897. 

2536.  V.    Eleanor  Pearl,  b.  April  23,   1900. 

2495.  X.  2435.  JESSIE  MAY'"  LYON  (COOK)  [Francis  K.', 
Aaron  E.\  Aaron',  Aaron\  Aaron"]  was  born  Oct.  27,  1867.  She  mar- 
ried, Sept.  19,  1894,  Virgil  Dunham  Cook,  born  Dec.  14,  1859,  son  of 
Lloyd  and  Myra  (Blakesley)  Cook.  He  is  a  farmer,  living  in  Sharon 
Station,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Virgil  D.  and  Jessie  M.   (Lyon)   Cook: 

2537.  I.     Willard   Virgil,  b.   Aug.    2,   1895. 

2538.  II.     Francis  Raymond,   b.   Nov.    14,   1896. 

2539.  III.    Vernon  Marcus,  b.   July  30,   1899. 


EBENEZER  LYON 

OF    CANTERBURY,  CONN. 

Ebenezer  Lyonf,  of  unknown  parentage,  came  to  Canterbury, 
Conn.,  about  1740,  presumably  from  Woodstock  or  Pomfret.  It  is  reas- 
onable to  assume  that  he  was  a  descendant  in  the  fourth  generation, 
of  William  Lyon  of  Roxbury.  He  may  have  been  a  son  of  Ebenezer'', 
No.  33,  of  whose  descendants  nothing  has  been  learned.  The  family 
disappeared  from  Roxbury  and  would  be  naturally  looked  for  in  Wind- 
ham Co.,  Conn.,  since  SamueP,  No.  4,  received  a  grant  of  land  in 
Woodstock.  See  page  31.  We  know  that  a  daughter  of  Abiel,  younger 
brother  of  Ebenezer,  No.  33,  after  marriage,  settled  in  Canterbury.  See 
No.  105. 

Ebenezer  Lyon  married  Mercy  Clark,  date  and  place  of  marriage 
not  ascertained.  She  was  born  in  1717  and  died  April  10,  1802,  in  87th 
year  (Canterbury  T.  R.)  [died  April  10,  1804,  Fam.  Bible].  Ebenezer 
was  a  Methodist  exhorter  and  the  first  Methodist  conference  held  east 
of  the  Connecticut  river  was  at  his  house.  The  house,  built  in  1779,  is 
still  standing,  and  is  shown  in  the  accompanying  illustration.  After 
his  death,  it  was  occupied  by  his  son  Chester  as  long  as  he  lived,  and 
after  him  by  his  grandson,  Charles  R.  Lyon,  who  still  lives  on  the 
place,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five.  Frank  V.  Lyon,  son  of 
Charles,  is  now  in  charge  of  the  farm,  which  has  remained  thus 
through  five  generations  in  possession  of  the  family. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Mercy   (Clark)   Lyon: 
*2551.    I.    Abel,  b.   1742;  d.  Canterbury,  Oct.  1,  1815,  In  73d  y.    (G.  R.). 
♦3552.    II.   Ephralm,  b.  1745;  d.  Canterbury,  May  24,  1813,  ae.  68  (G.  R.). 

2551.  V.  2550.  ABEL'^  LYON  [Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  1742  and 
died  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Oct.  1,  1815.  He  married  in  Canterbury,  Oct. 
2,  1765,  Susannah  Leach,  who  was  born  in  1745  and  died  in  Canterbury 
April  2,  1829,  "in  her  84th  year"  (G.  R.).  He  was  a  subscriber  to  a 
Revolutionary  campaign  document  published  in  1774. 

Children  of  Abel  and  Susannah   (Leach)  Lyon,  born  in  Canterbury: 

*2553.    L    Sarah    (Sally),    b.    Jan.    4,    1768    (T.    R.);    m.    Sept.    22,    1785, 
Benjamin  Smith. 


tFor   Ebenezer   Lyon   of    Canterbury,    the   arbitrary   number    2550    is 
assigned. 

289 


290  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2554.  II.    Ebenezer,  b.   Dec.    25,   1769    (T.   R.);    no   further   record. 

*2555.  III.    Joseph    (name  found  in  Fam.   Bible,  not  in  T.  R.). 

2556.  IV.    John  Leach,  b.  June   13,   1775    (T.   R.). 

*2557.  V.    Spencer,  b.  March  30,  1778    (T.  R.);  d.  Canterbury,  Nov.   30, 
1848   (T.  R.)    [G.  R.  adds  ae.  70  y.    8   m.]. 

*2558.  VI.      (?)   Ephraim,  b.  about  1780;  perhaps  son  of  Ephraim,  No. 
2552. 

2552.  V.  2550.  CAPTAIN  EPHRAIM'  LYON  [Ebenezer*]  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  in  1745,  and  died  there 
May  24,  1S13.  He  was  an  olficer  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  having 
been  appointed  Lieutenant  of  the  4th  Company  of  the  3d  Regiment  in 
April,  1775  (Colonial  Records  of  Conn.). 

He  married  first,  Dec.  31,  1766,  in  Canterbury,  Eunice  Leach  (E.  C. 
M.  II,  125).  She  was  born  in  1744  or  1745  and  died  Jan.  23,  1783,  ae.  39 
(G.  R.,  Canterbury).  He  married  second  Hannah  Pearl,  who  was  born 
in  1751  and  died  July  9,  1846,  ae.  95  (G.  R.,  Canterbury).  [She  married 
second,  Jan.  15,  1823,  at  age  of  72,  John  Bradford]. 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Eunice   (Leach)   Lyon,  born  in  Canterbury: 

2.5.59.  I.  Lovlsa  (Lovica,  T.  R.),  b.  Sept.  2,  1767  (T.  R.);  d.  Nov.  2, 
1767    (T.    R.). 

2560.  II.  Albertus  (Albertis,  T.  R.),  b.  Aug.  2.  1768  (T.  R.);  d.  Aug. 
30,   1768    (T.   R.). 

2.561.  III.  Festns,  b.  Feb.  2,  1773  (T.  R.);  killed  by  an  accident,  June 
25.  1777   (G.  R.)    [d.  June  23,  1777,  ae.  5  y.,  Fam.  Bible]. 

2562.  IV.  Eunice,  b.  Oct.  2,  1770;  d.  Lockport,  N.  T.,  Dec.  9,  1840 
(Fam.  Bible). 

2563.  V.    Abigail,  b.  Oct.  22,  1777   (Fam.  Bible);  m.  Burton;  d. 

May  27,  1863   (Fam.  Bible). 

*2564.    VI.    Chester,  b.  Aug.   7,  1779   (Fam.  Bible);  d.  April   9,  1855,  ae. 
75  y.  8  m.   (G.  R.  Canterbury). 

Children  of  Ephraim  and  Hannah   (Pearl)    Lyon,  b.   Canterbury: 

2565.  VII.    Leora,  b.  April  12,  1785    (Fam.  Bible);  m.  Peck;   d. 

April  6,  1852   (Bible). 

2566.  VIIL  Pearl  (a  son),  b.  1787;  d.  March  21,  1808,  ae.  22  (G.  R., 
Canterbury)    [d.   March  4,   1808,  ae.   21,  Fam.   Bible]. 

S.567.    IX.    Mercy,  b.   1789;   m.  Crowell;   d.   Ware,  Mass.,  March 

20,   1824,  ae.   35    (Fam.  Bible). 

2553.  VI.  2551.  SARAH"  LYON  (SMITH)  [Abel,=  Ebenezer*] 
was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Jan.  4,  1768.  She  married,  Sept.  22. 
1785,  Benjamin  Smith,  Jr. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  [Sally]    (Lyon)   Smith: 

2568.  I.    Betsey,  b.   Jan.   18.   1787. 

2569.  II.    Tabitha,  b.  Sept.   22,  1790. 


EBENEZER  LYON  OF  CANTERBURY^  CONN.  291 

2555.  VI.  2551.  JOSEPH'  LYON  [Abel,"  Ebenezer']  was  bora  In 
Canterbury,  Conn.,  about  1773.  He  made  his  home  in  Lisbon,  but  the 
date  and  place  of  his  death  are  not  known.  He  married  in  Canterbury, 
March  6,  1797,  Susannah  Kingsley  (T.  R.). 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Susannah   (Kingsley)   Lyon: 
♦2570.    I.    Ebenezer,  b.   Canterbury   (?),   Feb.   23,   1798;  d.  Lisbon,  Aug. 
30,  1884,  "ae.  86  y.  6  m.  7  d."   (T.  R.). 

*2571.    IL    John,  b.    Canterbury    (?),   Jan.   12,    1801;    d.   Lisbon,   Feb.    3, 
1879,  "ae.  78  y.  22d."    (T.  R.). 

25T2.    III.    Charles,  b.  Lisbon,  March  26,  1803   (T.  R.). 
*2573.    IV.    George,  b.  Lisbon,  April  5,  1805    (T.  R.). 
2574.    V.    E:unlce,  b.  Lisbon,  Jan.  14,  1807    (T.  R.). 
♦2575.    VI.     (?)    Sarah   (Sally),  b.   about  1812;   "Sarah  Lyon  of  Canter- 
bury m.,  Lisbon,  Sept.  30,  1832,  Elijah  A.  Williams"   (T.  R.). 

2557.  VI.  2551.  SPENCER'  LYON  [Abel,'  Ebenezer*]  was  born 
in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  March  30,  1778,  and  died  there  Nov.  30,  1848.  He 
married  in  Canterbury,  Nov.  7,  1800,  Sarah  (Salle)  Williams  (T.  R.). 
She  died  Nov.  7,  1863,  ae.  83  y.  (G.  R.,  Canterbury).  Spencer  Lyon  was 
a  farmer  (of  course)  and  a  man  of  some  prominence  in  Canterbury.  At 
a  town  meeting  in  November,  1816,  he  was  elected  fence  viewer  and 
tything  man;  in  1822  he  was  elected  constable,  and  was  repeatedly 
chosen  to  offices  of  responsibility.  He  was  probably  the  Spencer  Lyon 
who  was  lieutenant  in  the  war  of  1812. 

Children  of  Spencer  and  Sarah  (Williams)  Lyon,  born  in  Canterbury: 

2576.  L  Nelson,  b.  March  30,  1802  (T.  R.);  d.  March  18,  1816,  ae.  13 
y.  11  m.  18  d.  (G.  R.,  Canterbury). 

2.577.    IL     Morgan    (Marion?)     (daughter),    b.    Jan.    29,    1804    (T.    R.); 
"Marion  Lyon  m.  Oct.  13,  1824,  John  Francis  Adams"    (Lisbon  T.  R.). 
*2578.    III.    Marcus,  b.  June  18,  1806   (T.  R.);  m.  Emellne  Fuller. 
*2579.    IV.    William  Lawrence,  b.  Oct.  9,  1808   (T.  R.);  d.  July  13,  1900, 
ae.  91  y.  9  m.  4  d. 

*2.580.    V.    Alexander,  b.  Aug.  16,  1812    (T.  R.);  d.  May  11,   1890,  ae.   77 
y.  9  m. 

2581.  VI.  Mary  Frances  (not  in  T.  R.);  m.  1st  Francis  Adams;  m. 
2d  Christopher  Crandall.  [Adams'  Gen.  gives  "Mary  A.  Lyon  of  Canter- 
bury m.  Oct.   3,  1824,  John  F.  Adams;  she  d.   Sept.   9,  1834."] 

2.-;82.  VII.  Susannah,  b.  Jan.  6,  1817  (T.  R.);  m.  March  17,  1835,  Wal- 
ter Smith;   d.   Jan.   1,   1883. 

*2583.    VIIL    George  Washington,  b.  Jan.   12,   1819    (T.   R.);   d.   Canter- 
bury, March  3,  1898   (G.  R.). 

2558.  VI.  2551.  EPHRAIM^  LYON  [?  Abel,'  Ebenezer^],  born 
about  1780;  almost  certainly  the  son  either  of  Abel  or  of  his  brother 
Ephraim.    He  married  in  Ashford,  Jan.  5,  1804  (T.  R.)  Polly  Woodward. 

Children   of   Ephraim    and    Polly    (Woodward)    Lyon: 

2584.  I.     Albert,   b.   Nov.   7,   1804. 

2585.  II.    Harris,  b.    Feb.    23,   1806. 


292  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?), 

2586.  III.    Maria  T.,  b.  Sept.  26,  1807. 

2587.  IV.    Alathea,  b.  April  30,  1809. 

2588.  V.    John,  b.  June  4.  1811. 

2589.  VI.  Charlotte  Ann,  b.  June  20,  1813;  m.  William  L.  Lyon  (No. 
2579);  d.   Sept.   30,   1882,   ae.   69  y.   3  m. 

*2590.    VII.    Philander,  b.  March  24,   1815. 

2564.  VI.  2552.  CHESTER'  LYON  [Ephraim,'  Ebenezer*]  was 
born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Aug.  7,  1779,  and  died  there  April  9,  1855. 
At  a  town  meeting  held  in  October,  1822,  he  was  elected  assessor,  and 
frequently  was  chosen  to  offices  of  responsibility.  He  was  for  many 
years  Sheriff  and  was  the  first  Judge  of  Probate  for  the  district  of 
Canterbury.  This  office  he  held  until  failing  eyesight  compelled  him  to 
resign  after  serving  a  quarter  of  a  centurj^  He  became  ultimately 
totally  blind.  He  married  first,  March  20,  1810,  Sally  Manning,  who 
was  born  in  1788  and  died  Sept.  12,  1813  (Fam.  Bible).  He  married 
second,  Jan.  8,  1815,  Jerusha  B.  Barstow  (Fa,m.  Bible).  She  was  born 
Nov.  23,  1787  (Fam.  Bible)  and  died  March  23,  1874,  ae.  86  y.  4  m. 
(G.  R.). 

Children  of  Chester  and  Sally   (Manning)   Lyon,  born  in  Canterbury: 

*2591.    I.    Harriet,  b.  Sept.   9,  1811    (T.  R.);  m.  Aug-.   10,   1834,  Henry  P. 
Palmer   (Fam.  Bible);  d.  Nov.  24,  1867    (Bible). 

2592.  II.  Rockwell  Manning,  b.  Oct.  20,  1812  (T.  R.);  d.  (unmar- 
ried), in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Dec.   11,  1862,  ae.   48   (G.  R.,  Canterbury). 

Children  of  Chester  and  Jerusha  B.  (Barstow)  Lyon,  born  in  Canter- 
bury: 

2593.  III.  Casper  Lavather,  b.  Oct.  31,  1815  (T.  R.);  m.  Oct.  13.  1839, 
Sarah  T.  Stebbins  (Fam.  Bible);  no  ch.;  d.  Nov.  8,  1840,  ae.  25  (G.  R.). 

2594.  IV.  Sally,  b.  Nov.  11,  1816  (T.  R.);  m.  June  14,  1839,  Ira  B.  Eddy 
(Fam.  Bible);  no  ch.;  d.  Nov.   2,  1868,  ae.  52   (G.  R.). 

*2595.    V.    Henry  Dwight,  b.  March  18,  1818   (T.  R.);  d.  Newark,  N.  J., 
June  10,  1887,  ae.  69  y.  3  m.   (Fam.  Bible). 

*2596.    VI.     Charles  Robinson,  b.   March   18,    1820;   res.    (1904)    Canter- 
bury, Conn. 

2597.  VII.  Giles  Preseott,  b.  March  26,  1822;  d.  unmarried  Jan.  21, 
1845.  ae.  22   (G.  R.). 

*2.598.    VIII.     Festus   Pearl,   b.   April    17,    1824;    d.   May    6,    1893,   ae.    69 
(Fam.   Bible). 

2599.  IX.  Eliza  Barstow,  b.  April  10,  1827;  not  m.;  d.  March  17, 
1847,  ae.   21    (G.  R.). 

2600.  X.  Ephraim  Chester,  b.  June  27,  1830;  d.  Jan.  12,  1831,  ae.  7  m. 
(G.  R.). 

2570.  VII.  2555.  BBENEZER"  LYON  [Joseph,^  Abe^  Ebenezer*] 
was  born,  probably  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Feb.  23,  1798,  and  died  in 


EBENEZER  LYON  OF  CANTERBURY,  CONN.  293 

Lisbon,  Aug.  20,  1884.    He  married  in  Lisbon,  Feb.  21,  1822,  Lydia  Hyde 
(T.  R.).     [Fam.  R.  gives  wife's  name  Lydia  Waltersf]. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Lydia  (Hyde)   Lyon: 

2601.  L  John  Leach,  b.  Lisbon,  July  13,  1823  (T.  R.);  m.  Shef- 
field  of   New  London    (Fam.    Rec). 

2602.  IL    Lydia,  b.  Lisbon,  July  18,  1825    (T.  R.). 

2603.  IIL    Nelson  Alonzo,  b.  Lisbon,  Feb.   4,  1836    (T.  R.). 

2604.  IV.     (?)   Luciette;  m.  George  Wilcox,  Jewett  City   (Fam.  R.). 

2571.  VH.  2555.  .JOHN'  LYON  [Joseph,"  Abel,=  Ebenezer*]  was 
born,  probably  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Jan.  12,  1801,  and  died  Feb.  3, 
1879  (Lisbon  T.  R.).  He  married  in  Lisbon,  Feb.  16,  1826,  Louisa  Rath- 
bun  (T.  R.),  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Bathsheba  (Rose)  Rathbun.  She 
was  born  Feb.  15,  1807  (Lisbon  T.  R.). 

Children  of  John  and  Louisa  (Rathbun)  Lyon,  born  in  Lisbon: 

*2605.    L     Harriet,   b.    Dec.    3,    1826    (T.    R.);    m.    Elderkin   Waldo;    res. 
(1904)   Canterbury. 

2606.  II.    Susanna,  b.  Dec.  13,  1828  (T.  R.);  d.  July  12,  1861  (Fam.  R.). 

2607.  IIL    Henry,  b.  Feb.  29,  1832   (T.  R.);  m.  Susan  Geir  (Fam.  R.). 
*2e08.    IV.    Dwlght  A.,  b.  Jan.  8,  1834   (T.  R.);  d.  Lisbon,  Jan.  24,  1898 

(t:  R.). 

2609.  V.  Charles  E^dwln,  b.  Feb.  21,  1838  (T.  R.);  m.  Alice  Hyde 
(Fam.  R.);  d.  Lisbon,  Nov.  12,  1899  (T.  R.)  [Mrs.  C.  E.  Lyon  res.  (1904) 
in  Lisbon,  the  only  one  there  of  the  name]. 

*2610.    VL    Julia  Louise,  b.  June  12,  1840;  m.  Leonard  Lovett;  d.  Nov. 
14,   1875    (Lisbon  T.  R.). 

2611.  VII.  Lydia  Jane,  b.  Dec.  15,  1844  (T.  R.);  m.  Frank  Brewster 
(Fam.  R.). 

2573.  VIL  2555.  GEORGE^  LYON  [Joseph,'  Abel,"  Ebenezer*] 
was  born  in  Lisbon,  Conn.,  April  5,  1805;  date  and  place  of  his  decease 
not  ascertained.  He  was  married  Nov.  14,  1827,  to  Maranda  Walters 
(Lisbon  T.  R.). 

Children  of  George  and  Maranda   (Walters)   Lyon: 

2612.  I.  Joseph  Leach,  b.  Lisbon,  May  5,  1830  (T.  R.);  res.  New 
Haven. 

2613.  II.  John  Lyninn,  b.  Lisbon,  Dec.  17,  1832;  physician  in  New 
Haven. 

2614.  III.    James    (?). 

2615.  IV.     Mary    (?);    m.   Dwight   Barstow;    a   son,   Frank,   was   born 

Sept.    5,    1864. 

2616.  V.     Sara    (?);   m.    1st  Dea.   Thompson;   m.    2d  John  Murray. 

2617.  VI.    Martin. 


tPossibly  Ebenezer  may  have  married  first  Lydia  Walters,  and  had 
by  her  a  son,  Ebenezer.  "Ebenezer  Lyon  m.  Nov.  20,  1843,  Ruby  Lovett" 
(Lisbon   T.   R.). 


294  WILLIAM  LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2575.  VII.  2555  (?).  SARAH'  LYON  (WILLIAMS)  [Joseph,' 
Abel,"  Ebenezer*]  was  born  about  1812.  She  was  married  in  Lisbon, 
Sept.  30,  1832,  to  Elijah  A.  Williams. 

Son  of  Elijah  A.  and  Sarah   (Lyon)  Williams: 

2618.  I.    Elijah,  b.  Lisbon,  Oct.  21,  1835    (T.  R.). 

2578.  VII.  2557.  MARCUS'  LYON  [Spencer,'  Abel,°  Ebenezer*] 
was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  June  18,  1806;  date  of  death  not  ascer- 
tained.   He  married  Emeline  Fuller. 

Children  of  Marcus  and  Emeline   (Fuller)   Lyon: 

2619.  I.    Rookvrell. 

2620.  II.     Frances. 

2621.  III.    Abble. 

2579.  VII.  2557.  WILLIAM  LAWRENCE'  LYON  [Spencer," 
Abel,=  Ebenezer^]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Oct.  9,  1808,  and  died  there 
July  13,  1900.  He  married  Sept.  15,  1835,  Charlotte  Ann  Lyon,  daughter 
of  Ephraim  (No.  2558.)  and  Polly  (Woodward)  Lyon.  She  was  born 
June  20,  1813,  and  died  Sept.  30,  1832. 

Record  is  found  of  only  one  child  of  William  L.  and  Charlotte  Ann 
(Lyon)   Lyon: 

*2622.    I.     Spencer,    b.    Canterbury    or    Hampden,    Conn.,    Jan.    7,    1838 
(T.  R.);  address  (1904)  Baltic,  Conn.,  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 

2580.  VII.  2557.  ALEXANDER'  LYON  [Spencer,"  Abel,'  Ebene- 
zer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Aug.  16,  1812,  and  died  there  May 
11,  1890.    He  married  Sophia  Collins,  of  Rome,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Alexander  and   Sophia    (Collins)    Lyon: 

2623.  I.    Sarah  E.,  b.   1839;   m.   Don   Collins. 

2624.  II.    Nelson  J.,  b.  1841. 

*2625.    III.    James  Alexander,  b.  1850. 

2583.  VII.  2557.  GEORGE  WASHINGTON'  LYON  [Spencer," 
Abel/  Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Jan.  12,  1819,  and  died 
there  March  3,  1898.  He  was  buried  in  Canterbury  cemetery,  where  his 
resting  place  is  marked  by  a  fine  monument.  He  married  Mary  A.  Bot- 
tom, who  was  born  Jan.  30,  1818,  and  died  March  24,  1900  (these  dates 
from  inscription  on  monument  in  Canterbury  cemetery). 

Children  of  George  W.  and  Mary  A.  (Bottom)  Lyon,  born  in  Can- 
terbury: 

2620.    I.     George. 
2627.    II.    Lafayette. 


EBENEZER  LYON  OF  CANTERBURY,  CONN.  295 

2628.  III.  Mary  Lofelia,  b.  July  26,  1845  (G.  R.);  m.  John  R.  Pickett 
(G.  R.);  d.  Dec.  25,  1879   (G.  R.). 

2629.  IV.  Ann  Eliza,  b.  Feb.  8,  1847  (G.  R.);  m.  Edward  Kelly  (G. 
R.);  d.  April   13,  1891    (G.  R.). 

2630.  V.  Wortbfn^on  B.,  b.  March  3,  1849  (T.  R.);  d.  Feb.  5,  1859 
(G.  R.). 

2631.  VI.  A  son,  b.  Aug.  28,  1850  (T.  R.)  [possibly  the  same  as  No. 
2632  or  No.   2633]. 

2632.  VII.  Charles  A.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1851  (G.  R.);  d.  Sept.  21,  1870  (G. 
R.). 

2633.  VIII.    Heber. 

2634.  IX.  W.  Irvingr,  b.  Sept.  1,  1856  (G.  R.);  d.  March  16,  1875  (G. 
R.,  Canterbury  Cem.,  all  the  foregoing  dates  from  the  family  monument). 

2590.  VII.  2558.  PHILANDER'  LYON  [Ephraim,'  Abel,'  Ebene- 
zer"]  was  born  March  24,  1815.  He  was  possibly  the  Philander  who 
married  in  Ashford,  Nov.  28,  1839,  Philena  Uttley  (T.  R.). 

Daughter  of  Philander  Lyon: 

*2635.    I.    Jane  B.,  b.   March   1,    1846;    m.    1st  George    (?)    Moulton;    m. 
2d  Oct.  4,  1883,  Spencer  Lyon   (No.  2622)  as  his  second  wife. 
There  were  probably  other  children. 

2591.  VII.  2564.  HARRIET'  LYON  (PALMER)  [Chester,^  Eph- 
raim,=  Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Sept.  9,  1811,  and 
died  Nov.  24,  1867,  ae.  56.    She  married  Henry  P.  Palmer. 

Children  of  Henry  P.  and  Harriet   (Lyon)    Palmer: 

2636.  I.     Sarah. 

2637.  II.     Harriet. 

2638.  III.    Henry  P.,  Jr. 

2595.  VII.  2564.  HENRY  DWIGHT'  LYON  [Chester,"  Ephraim,' 
Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  March  18,  1818,  and  died 
in  Newark,  N.  J.,  June  10,  1887.  He  married,  June  1,  1845  (Fam.  Bible), 
Anna  Eliza  Morse,  who  was  born  March  10,  1828,  and  died  Aug.  10,  1857 
(G.  R.,  Canterbury  cemetery). 

Children  of  Henry  Dwight  and  Anna  E.    (Morse)   Lyon: 

2639.  I.  Alice  G.;  m.  Charles  Lyenberger;  res.  New  York  City,  4314 
Oakenwald  Ave. 

2640.  II.  Henry  Presoott,  b.  Aug.,  1850;  d.  July  6,  1851,  ae.  11  m. 
(G.  R.). 

2641.  IIL  Chauncey,  "infant  son,  d.  Oct.  15,  1853"  (G.  R.,  Canterbury 
Cem.). 

2596.  VII.  2564.  CHARLES  ROBINSON'  LYON  [Chester,^  Eph- 
raim,^  Ebenezer']  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  March  18,  1820.  He 
succeeded  his  father  in  the  care  of  the  old  homestead,  where  he  still 


296  WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY     (?). 

lives  (1904),  remarkablj'  active  for  a  man  in  his  eighty-fifth  year.  In 
earlier  life  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  public  affairs,  having  served  as 
selectman.  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  Representative  in  the  State 
Legislature.  He  was  married  in  Canterbury,  Nov.  2,  1845,  to  Harriet 
Barstow,  daughter  of  Calvin  and  Orilla  (Herrick)  Barstow,  of  Canter- 
bury. 

Children  of  Charles  R.  and  Harriet  (Barstow)  Lyon,  born  in  Can- 
terbury: 

*2642.  L  Frank  V.,  b.  June  13,  1850;  res.  (1904)  on  the  old  homestead 
in  Canterbury. 

2643.  IL    Infant  son;  d.  Jan.  16,  1852   (G.  R.,  Canterbury  Cem.). 

2644.  III.  Kmma  L.,  b.  May  8,  1856;  d.  Canterbury,  April  5,  1858 
(G.  R.). 

*2645.  IV.  Grace  L,.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1859  (Fam.  R.)  [Oct.  5,  1859.  T.  R.]; 
m.  March  16,  1891,  Charles  A.  Clhamberlain  (Canterbury  T.  R.);  res. 
(1904)    South   Windham,   Conn. 

2598.  VII.  2564.  FESTUS  PEARL'  LYON  [Chester,"  Ephraim,= 
Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  April  17,  1824,  and  died  May 
6,  1893.    He  married  Frances  Edwards. 

Children  of  Festus   Pearl   and  Frances    (Edwards)    Lyon: 

2646.  I.     Pearl  B.;  m.  . 

2647.  II.    Eugene;  not  m. 

2605.  VIII.  2571.  HARRIET'  LYON  (WALDO)  [John,'  Joseph," 
Abel,°  Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Conn.,  Dec.  8,  1826.  She 
married  Elderkin  Waldo,  who  was  born  Feb.  16,  1824,  and  died  Jan. 
20,  1900,  ae.  75  (G.  R.,  Canterbury  cemetery).  She  is  still  living  (1904) 
in  Canterbury. 

Daughter  of  Elderkin  and  Harriet  (Lyon)  Waldo: 

2648.  L    Hattle  L.,  b.  Canterbury,  Sept.   23,  1860    (T.  R.). 

2608.  VIII.  2571.  DWIGHT  A.'  LYON  [John,'  Joseph,"  Abel.' 
Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Lisbon,  Jan.  8,  1834,  and  died  there  Jan.  24, 
1898.  His  wife's  maiden  name  is  given  as  Palmer  (Fam.  R.).  Canter- 
bury T.  R.  has  entry  "July  30,  1863  [2649]  a  son  born  to  Dwight  A. 
and  Caroline  A.  Lyon." 

2610.  VIII.  2571.  JULIA  LOUISA'  LYON  (LOVETT)  [John,' 
Joseph,'  Abel,"  Ebenezer^]  was  born  in  Lisbon,  Conn.,  June  12,  1840,  and 
died  there  Nov.  14,  1875.    She  married  Leonard  Lovett. 

Children  of  Leonard  and  Julia  Louisa  (Lyon)   Lovett: 

2650.  I.    Charles  E.,  b.  March  29,  1860   (Lisbon  T.  R.). 

2651.  IL    Herman  L.;  d.  March  18,  1880    (Lisbon  T.  R.). 
Probably  there  were  other  children. 


EBENEZER  LYON  OF  CANTERBURY,   CONN.  297 

2617.  VIII.  2573.  m'aRTIN^  LYON  [George/  Joseph,'  Abel,'  Ebe- 
nezer*]  was  born  in  Lisbon  (Conn.),  date  not  ascertained.  He  married 
Mary  Burnap  and  resides  (1904)  in  Canterbury,  Conn. 

Daughter   of  Martin  and  Mary    (Burnap)    Lyon: 

2652.  I.    Mabel,  b.   Dec.   25,  ISSO. 

2622.  VIIL  2579.  SPENCER'  LYON  [William  UJ  Spencer," 
Abel,'  Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury  (?)  Jan.  7,  1838.  He  mar- 
ried first,  June  21,  1862,  Mary  Elizabeth  Smith,  born  1837  (Canterbury 
T.  R.).  He  married  second  Oct.  4,  1883,  his  cousin,  Jane  B.  (Lyon) 
Moulton  (No.  2635),  daughter  of  Philander  Lyon  (son  of  Ephraim,  of 
Ashford). 

2625.  V.  2580.  JAMES  ALEXANDERS  LYON  [Alexander,^  Spen- 
cer,^ Abel,'  Ebenezer"*]  was  born  in  1850.    He  married  Clara  A.  Boynes. 

Children   of  James  A.   and  Clara  A.    (Boynes)    Lyon: 

2653.  L    Edwin   (Edward?),  b.  Lisbon,  Conn.,  Nov.  3,  1878. 

2654.  II.    E^mnierson. 

2655.  III.     Everett   Alexander. 

2656.  IV.    Eva. 

Canterbury  T.  R.  has  "son,  b.  Feb.  11,  1876,"  and  "son,  b.  Oct.  27, 
1880."     Edward  and  Edwin  may  be  distinct. 

2635.  VIII.  2590.  JANE  B.'  LYON  (MOULTON)  [Philander,^ 
Ephraim,*  Abel,^  Ebenezer*]  was  born  March  1,  1846.  She  married 
first  George  (?)  Moulton,  and  second,  Oct.  4,  1883,  Spencer  Lyon  (No. 
2622),  her  cousin. 

Children   of  George   (?)   and  Jane  B.    (Lyon)   Moulton: 

26.57.    I.    Everett,   b.   June  11,   1869. 

2658.    IL    Eleanor  (Elener),  b.  July  10,  1872;  d.  Aug.  12,  1873. 

2642.  VIII.  2596.  FRANK  V.'  LYON  [Charles  R.,^  Chester,'  Eph- 
raim,' Ebenezer*]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  June  13,  1850.  He  is  a  farm- 
er, living  in  Canterbury,  where  he  has  served  as  selectman  and  as 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  discharging  the  duties  so  incurred 
In  a  manner  to  command  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  townspeople. 
He  was  married  in  Scotland,  Conn.,  Dec.  31,  1874,  to  Flora  J.  Lincoln; 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Lucy  (Webb)  Lincoln,  of  Scotland,  Conn.  She 
was  born  in  Oct.,  1850,  and  died  March  17.  1902.  They  had  one  child,  a 
daughter,  born  and  died  Nov.  28,  1877  (G.  R.,  Canterbury  Cemetery). 

He  lives  with  his  father,  who  is  now  advanced  in  years,  on  the  old 
homestead.  He  is  a  member  of  Quinnebaug  Lodge,  No.  34,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
also  Unity  Encampment,  No.  21,  I.  O.  O.  F. 


298  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2645.  VIII.  2596.  GRACE  L.^  LYON  (CHAMBERLAIN)  [Charles 
R./  Chester/  Ephraim,"  Ebenezer^]  was  born  in  Canterbury,  Nov.  4.. 
1859.  She  married  March  16,  1891,  Charles  A.  Chamberlain,  and  re- 
sides  (1904)  in  South  Windham,  Conn. 

Children  of  Charles  A.  and  Grace  L.   (Lyon)   Chamberlain: 

2659.  I.    Pearl   L,. 

2660.  II.    Prescott  R.  (twin  brother  of  Pearl). 

2661.  III.    Frank  V. 

2662.  IV.    Homer  AV. 


JOHN  LYON 

OF  SCITUATE,   R.  I. 

The  identity  of  John  Lyon,f  of  Scituate,  R.  I.,  has  not  been  satis- 
factorily established.  It  seems  very  likely  that  it  was  John'  [Caleb,* 
John,'  John,-  William^]  (No.  171).  It  is  true  that  this  John,  although 
bom  in  Seekonk,  very  near  Providence,  R.  I.,  probably  spent  his  boy- 
hood days  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  and  that  several  of  his  brothers  settled 
in  Goshen,  Mass.,  but,  on  the  other  hand,  it  is  almost  certain  that  he 
lived  in  Rehoboth  in  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  in  which  he 
took  some  part.  The  John  Lyon  who  married,  in  1771,  Widow  Miriam 
Frisket  [Hist.  Goshen]  may  have  been  another  John.  It  could  not  have 
been  a  second  marriage,  since  Martha,  wife  of  John  of  Scituate,  was 
living  in  1794.  One  other  record  militates  againsit  the  hypothesis  that 
John  of  Scituate  was  John,  No.  171.  It  is  that  of  the  marriage  in 
Cranston,  Dec.  25,  1760,  of  Thomas  Lyon  to  Huldah  Burlingame.  Three 
years  later  John  Lyon  (of  Scituate)  married  Martha  Burlingame,  sister 
of  Huldah,  and  one  would  naturally  infer  that  John  and  Thomas  were 
brothers.  It  is  practically  certain  that  John,  No.  171,  had  no  brother 
Thomas. 

There  is  significance  in  the  names  of  John's  children.  We  remem- 
ber that  John,  No.  171,  had  brothers  Benjamin  and  Cyrus,  the  latter  a 
rather  unusual  name.  Reuben  is  not  a  Lyon  name,  but  this  may  have 
come  from  the  Burlingame  side,  for  we  find  a  Reuben  Burlingame.'^f 
Coventry,  born  in  1749.  We  must  not  forget  in  this  connection  that 
Ebenezer  Lyon,  No.  18,  lived  for  a  time  in  Rehoboth,  and  probably  had 
sons  of  whom  we  have  no  record.     We  may  also  bear  in  mind  the 


tTo  John  Lyon  of  Scituate  is  assigned  the  arbitrary  number  2700. 


JOHN    LYON   OF   SCITUATE,   R.    I.  299 

possibility  that  Joshua  Lyon,  of  Seekonk  and  Bristol,  No.  58,  may 
have  had  a  son  John,  although  the  record  of  his  children  seems  to  be 
complete. 

It  is  possible  that  John  of  Scituate  was  descended  from  Peter  or 
George  Lyon,  of  Dorchester,  but  we  should  expect  in  that  case  to  find 
the  names  Peter  or  George  among  the  children  and  grandchildren.  It 
is  more  likely  that  he  came  from  the  New  Jersey  family,  that  of 
Henry  Lyon,  in  which  Benjamin  has  always  been  a  favorite  name. 
There  is,  however,  no  record  known  which  sustains  this  hypothesis,  al- 
though a  branch  of  the  family  of  Henry  had  established  itself  as  early 
as  1730  in  Newport,  R.  I. 

All  that  we  positively  know  of  John  Lyon  of  Scituate  is  that  he 
was  married  Oct.  27,  1663,  in  Cranston,  R.  I.  (not  Crompton,  as  stated 
on  page  67)  by  William  Burton,  P]sq.,  to  Martha  Burlingame.  She  was 
daughter  of  Daniel:}:  and  Rose  (Briggs)  Burlingame  [married  in  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  Dec.  25,  1739,  by  William  Burton,  Esq.].  One  of  John's 
children  (Reuben)  was  born  in  Scituate.  This  may  have  been  only  tem- 
porarily his  place  of  residence.  In  1794  he,  and  Martha  his  wife, 
deeded  land  in  Foster,  R.  I.,  to  his  son  Benjamin.  It  seems  likely  that 
he  had  himself  lived  in  Foster.  || 

Children  of  John  and  Martha  (Burlingame)  Lyon: 
»2701.  I.  Beujamin,  b.  July  7,  1767;  d.  Nov.  20,  1854. 
*2702,    II.    Cyrus,  b.  Dec.  7,  1773;  d.  Sept.  29,  1840. 

*2703.    III.    Reuben,  b.   Scituate,   R.   I.,   about  March   31,    1778;   d.   Fos- 
ter, R.  I.,  July  23,  1852.  ae.  74  y.  3  m.  23  d.   (Foster  T.  R.). 

*2704.    IV.     Amy,    b.    Oct.    18,    1786;    m.    1st    Benjamin    Wicks;    m.    2d 
Judge   Thompson. 

There  were  probably  other  children. § 

JDaniel  was  no  doubt  a  descendant  of  Roger  Burlingame,  w^ho  was 
of  Stonington,  Conn.,  in  1654,  and  of  Warwick  (and  Providence),  R.  I., 
1660-1718.  His  wife's  name  was  Mary.  Their  second  son,  Thomas,  b. 
Feb.  6,  1667,  settled  in  Cranston,  and  so  was  probably  the  grandfather 
of  Daniel,  the  father  of  Martha.  Thomas  married  Martha  Lippitt, 
daughter  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Knowles)  Lippitt  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
and  had  five  sons  and  six  daughters.  The  Burlingames  in  Cranston  were 
a  large  family.  There  were  no  less  than  twelve  marriages  of  Burling- 
ames in  Cranston,   1753-1765. 

IIThe  Providence  Gazette  of  Jan.  28,  1803,  mentions  the  death  in 
Foster  of  "Mr.  Lyon,"   who   "leaves  a  widow  and  seven   children." 

§Cyril  C.  Lyon,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  in  1790;  d.  Foster,  Oct.  12,  1859,  ae. 
69  y. ;  farmer;  according  to  Foster  T.  R.  was  son  of  John  and  Phebe  T. 
Lyon.  This  John  died  in  Foster  March  14,  1814,  ae.  50,  and  was  probably 
son  of  Thomas  Lyon.  His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Phebe  Theodosia 
Carpenter.  There  must  have  been  another  John  in  Foster,  probably 
a  grandson  of  John  (No.  2700)  or  of  the  Thomas  who  married  Hannah 
Burlingame.  This  John  had  a  son,  Emory  ("Bmary")  D.  Lyon,  born 
about  1830,  who  married,  Nov.  27,  1851,  Julia  M.  Hill  of  Foster  (born 
1829),  daughter  of  Jerah  Hill  (Foster  T.  R.).  They  had  a  daughter, 
Idella  M.,  born  July  1,   1861    (T.  R.). 


300  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2701.  VI.     2700.     BENJAMIN'  LYON  [Jolin°]   was  born  in , 

R.  I.,  July  7,  1767,  and  died  in  Sherburne,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
20,  1854.  He  married  first,  about  1793,  Hannah  Talbot,**  born  about 
1771,  died  in  Sherburne,  May  16,  1808,  ae.  35.  He  married  second 
Deborah (b.  1779,  died  Nov.  10,  1859,  ae.  80).  He  probably  set- 
tled in  Foster,  R.  I.,  since  his  father  deeded  him  land  in  that  place  in 
1794.  (Deed  dated  June  9,  1794,  recorded  June  11,  1794  [II.  523],  wit- 
nesses, Daniel  and  William  Howard).  He  removed  to  New  York  state 
about  1800. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah   (Talbot)  Lyon,  the  first  four  born 
in   R.   I.;   the   remainder   in   Chenango   Co.,   N.   Y. : 

*2705.    I.    Alden,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  Feb.  14,  1794   (T.  R.). 
2706.    II.     E]liza,    b.    March    23,    1795;    m.    Richard    Jackson,    a    fruit 
raiser;    no   children. 

*2707.    IIL    Benjamin  Talbot,  b.  Nov.   26,  1796;  d.  May  31,   1864. 
*3708.    IV.     John.   b.   Nov.    13,    1798;    farmer   and   dairyman;    d.   Hawk- 
eye,  la.,  March   9,   1875. 

*2709.    V.    Reuben,  b.  Feb.  21,  1802;  d.  Angelica,  N.  T.,  April  8.  1874. 
3710.    VI.    Cyrus,  b.  March   9,   1804;   not  m. ;   res.  Sherburne,  N.  T. ;   d. 
Aug.  20   (or  25),  1827. 

2711.  VII.    Richmond,  b.  March  29,  1806;  d.  March  10,  1807. 

2702.  VI.     2700.     CYRUS«  LYON    [John^]    was  born   in  , 

R.  I.,  Dec.  7,  1773,  and  died  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  29,  1840.  He 
married  first.  May  1,  1796,  Betsey  Talbot,  who  was  born  May  12,  1773, 
and  died  Feb.  15,  1S20.  He  married  second,  July  30,  1820,  Sarah  Grow, 
who  was  born  July  14,  1777,  and  died  Aug.  26,  1863.  Cyrus  Lyon  was 
a  farmer  and  madder  manufacturer.  He  moved  from  Rhode  Island  to 
Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  about  1803.    He  was  a  deacon  in  the  Baptist  church. 

Children  of  Cyrus  and  Betsey  (Talbot)   Lyon,  the  first  three  born  in 
Rhode  Island,  the  rest  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y. : 

2712.  I.    Alexander,  b.  May  3,   1797;  m.  July  12,  1818,  Alice  Miller. 

2713.  II.    IDlisheba,  b.  Jan.  20,  1799;  m.  Jan.  5,  1819,  James   Talbot. 

2714.  III.    Patty,  b.  Jan.  4,  1802;  d.  Sept.  26,  1803. 

2715.  IV.     Daniel,    b.    Oct.    11,    1804;    was    married    and    had    a    dau., 
Maria,  who   m.   Hiram  Gustin   and   had   one   son. 

*2716.    V.    Alfred,  b.  April  20,  1809;  d.  New  London,  Wis.,  May  21,  1874. 
2717.    VL     Richmond,   b.   Oct.   29,   1811. 

2703.  VI.     2700.     CAPTAIN  REUBEN'  LYON  [John']  was  born  in 
Scituate,  R.  I.,  about  March  31,  1778,  and  died  in  Foster,  R.  I.,  July  23, 


**The  Rhode  Island  Talbots  are  descended  from  Jared  (or  Garrett) 
Talbot,  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  who  married,  April  1,  1664,  Sarah  Andrews, 
and  had  four  sons. 


JOHN    LYON    OF    SCITUATE,   R.    I.  301 

1852.    His  wife's  name  is  given  in  Foster  T.  R.  as  Susan;  occupation, 
farmer. 

Children  of  Reuben  and  Susan  Lyon: 

2718.  I.  Richard  S.,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  May  21,  1802;  farmer;  d.  Foster, 
Dec.   24,  1866,  ae.   64  y.  7   m.   3  d.    (T.  R.). 

*2719.    II.    Gardner  [Gardiner],  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  April  11,  1804   (T.  R.). 

*2720.  III.  Sheldon  P.,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  June  21,  1822  ("son  of  Reuben 
and  Susan  Lyon,"  Foster,  T.  R.);  d.  Foster,  Dec.  9,  1875,  ae.  53  y.  5  m. 
18  d.    (T.  R.). 

Record  probably  incomplete. 

2704.  VI.  2700.  AMY«  LYON  (WICKS)  (THOMPSON)  [John'] 
was  born  in  Rhode  Island,  Oct.  18,  1786,  and  died  in  July,  1860.  She 
married  first,  June  19,  1803,  Benjamin  Wiclts.J  bom  in  1784.  They 
settled  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  Wicks  married  second  (no  date  re- 
corded) Judge  Thompson. 

Children   of  Benjamin  and  Amy    (Lyon)    Wicks,  born   in  Norwich,  N. 

2721.  L    Walty,  b.  ;  d.  Jan.   14,  1806. 

2722.  II.    William;  died  in  early  manhood. 

♦2723.    III.    Marvin,  b.  July  27,   1809;  d.   Sept.   16,   1870. 

2705.  VII.  2701.  ALDEN'  LYON  [Benjamin,^  John=]  was  born  in 
Foster,  R.  I.,  Feb.  14,  1794.  His  wife's  name  was  Thankful.  Place  of 
residence . 

Children  of  Alden  and  Thankful  Lyon: 

2724.  I.    Bmoline;   m.  Charles  Chilson. 

2725.  II.     >Villard;    m.    Jennie    and    had    four    sons    and    two 

daug-hters   [one  son  was  Martin,  another  Franlt]. 

2726.  III.    Eliza. 

2727.  IV.    Adelia;  m.  Thompson. 

2728.  V.    Aurelia. 

2728.    VI.    George;  killed  in  the  Union  Army  in  the  Civil  War. 

2707.  VII.  2701.  BENJAMIN  TALBOT'  LYON  [Benjamin,* 
John']  was  born  in  or  near  Foster,  R.  I.,  Nov.  26,  1796,  and  died  (in 
Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.?)   May  31,  1864.     He  married  first,  about  1824, 


JBenjamin  Wicks  may  be  assumed  to  have  been  a  descendant  of 
John  Wickes,  b.  Staines  Co.,  Middlesex,  1609;  d.  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Nov 
1675.  He  was  a  tanner.  He  came  to  America  in  the  Hopewell  on  the' 
trip  (July,  1635)  immediately  preceding  that  when  William  Lyon  was  a 
passeng-er.  He  was  in  Plymouth,  1637,  in  Portsmouth,  1639,  imprisoned 
for  "heresy  and  sedition"  in  Ipswich,  1643,  and  then  banished  from 
Massachusetts,  going-  naturally  to  Rhode  Island  where  he  was  slain 
by  Indians,  Nov.,  1675,  "a  very  ancient  man." 


302  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?) 

Mary  CoTrfstock,  of  whose  parentage,  birth  or  death  no  record  has 
been  obtained.  He  married  second  Mary  U.  Rogers.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  dairyman  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.  For  many  years  he  was  deacon  in 
the  Baptist  Church  in  that  place. 

Children  of  Benjamin  T.  and  Mary  (Comstock)  Lyon,  born  in  Sher- 
burne, N.  Y. : 

*2730.  I.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  21,  1823;  m.  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  March  12, 
1845,  Calvin  Comstock;  d.  Sherburne,  P'eb.  5,  1872. 

2731.  II.  Lueian  Comstock,  b.  April  26,  1825;  m.  Boonville,  Oneida 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  7,  1868  Emma  Kingsbury;  no  children;  d.  Boonville,  Oct. 
17,  1873. 

2732.  III.  Amon,  b.  Sept.  17,  1826;  m.  Earlville,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  21,  1850, 
Evaline  Sexton;  no  children;  d.  Earlville,  Medina  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25, 
1851. 

•2733.  IV.  Mary  Comstock,  b.  Feb.  20,  1828;  m.  Sherburne,  N.  Y., 
Oct.  8,  1856,  Joel  McComber;  d.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  (17  Cambridge  PI.),  May 
5,  1897. 

Children  of  Benjamin  T.  and  Mary  U.  (Rogers)  Lyon,  born  in  Sher- 
burne: 

*3734.  V.  Amy  Mahala,  b.  April  17,  1832;  m.  William  Brooks;  res. 
Norwich,   N.   Y.;    d.    Sherburne,   May   13,    1864. 

*2735.  VI.  Delia  Kllza,  b.  Dec.  20,  1833;  m.  James  P.  Squiers;  res. 
Smyrna,  N.  Y.;   d.  Sherburne,   Sept.   1,   1866. 

2736.  VII.  Charles  Rollln,  b.  July  12,  1836;  d.  Sherburne,  Feb.  13, 
1838. 

♦2737.  VIIL  Cornelia,  b.  June  6,  1838;  m.  Alonzo  K.  Dixon;  d.  Brook- 
lyn.  N.    Y.    (343   Kosciusco   St.),   Dec.    6,    1899. 

*2738.  IX.  Roxle  Anna,  b.  Sept.  17,  1840;  m.  Kinyon  Terry;  res.  (1905) 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

*2739.  X.  Cynthia  Livonia,  b.  Oct.  25,  1842;  m.  1st  Sidney  D.  Rex- 
ford;  m.  2d  Prof.  Charles  E.  Boss;  no  children;  res.  (1905)  Hackensack, 
N.  J. 

♦2740.  XI.  Ellen  Walte,  b.  Aug.  19,  1844;  m.  James  P.  Squiers,  wid- 
ower. 

2741.  XIL  Catherine  Lois,  b.  Feb.  11,  1847;  not  m. ;  copyist  in  the 
law  office  of  her  brother,  Edward. 

*2742.    XIII.    AVllliam  Wicks,  b.  Dec.  30,  1849;  res.  Smyrna,  N.   Y. 

*2743.    XIV.    Edward  Percy,  b.  April   9,   1855;   res.   Brooklyn,  N.   Y. 

2708.  VII.  2701.  JOHN'  LYON  [Benjamin,^  John'^]  was  born  in 
or  near  Foster,  R.  I.,  Nov.  13,  1798;  went  with  his  parents  to  Sher- 
burne in  early  childhood.  He  married,  Dec.  13,  1823,  Sena  Spencer, 
who  was  born  in  Butternuts,  Otsego  Co.,  April  29,  1805,  and  died  in 
Hawkeye,  Iowa,  Oct.  29,  1892.  He  settled  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
was  a  farmer  and  dairyman.    He  died  in  Hawkeye,  Iowa,  March  9,  187i!>. 

Children  of  John  and   Sena   (Spencer)   Lyon,   born   in   Smyrna,  N.   Y. : 

2744.  I.    Eliza  J.,  b.  Feb.  11,  1825;  d.  Smyrna,  Feb.  18,  1831. 

2745.  IL    Infant,  b.  Sept.   3,  1826;  d.  Oct.   10,  1826. 

2746.  IIL    Cyrus,  b.   Sept.    9,   1827;   d.   March   3,   1831. 


JOHN   LYON   OF   SCITUATE,  R.    I.  .S03 

*2747.  IV.  Hiram  Spencer,  b.  Sept.  15,  1831;  res.  (1905)  New  London, 
Wis. 

*2748.    V.    John  Whitman,  b.  May  17,  1833;  res.   (1905)  Hawkeye,  la. 

*2749.    VI.    Sarah  Deborah,  b.  June  5,  1836;  d.  March  25,  1905. 

*2750.  VII.  Benjamin  Theodore,  b.  Nov.  26,  1846;  res.  (1905)  White 
Rock,  Kan. 

2709.  VII.  2701.  REUBEN^  LYON  [Benjamin,"  John']  was  born 
in  Sherburne,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  21,  1802,  and  died  in  Angelica, 
N.  Y.,  April  8,  1874.  He  married  first  Sarah  Venable  (place  and  date 
not  ascertained).  He  married  second  Caroline  Fish  Chamberlain,  born 
in  1809;  died  Elmira^  N.  Y.,  Oct.  16,  1S71.  He  was  a  worker  in  marble 
in  Norwich,  N.  Y. 

Son  of  Reuben  and  Sarah   (Venable)   Lyon: 

2751.  I.  Samuel  Venable;  res.  Norwich,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Frances  Duryea; 
three  children:  1.  Henry  (married);  2.  William  (married);  3.  Charles;  4. 
Flora. 

Children  of  Reuben  and  Caroline  Fish  (Chamberlin)  Lyon,  born  in 
Norwich,  N.  Y. : 

2752.  II.    Cyrus;  d.  . 

27.%3.    III.     Emory;    m.    Emma    Burbank;    one    dau.,    Nellie    Burbanic; 

Emory  and  his  wife  both  deceased. 

2754.  IV.  Julia  Frances,  b.  Aug.  8,  1839;  m.  Rev.  Amos  Yale,  who 
d.  in  Syracuse  about  1875;  she  d.  in  Paris,  France,  Dec.  25,  1882;  left 
one  dau. 

275.1.  V.  Margery;  m.  George  Rowe  in  Elmira,  N.  Y. ;  d.  15  months 
later;   no   ch. 

2756.  VI.  Caroline  Eliza;  m.  in  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Milo  Addison  Bell; 
no  ch. 

2757.  VII.    Amelia,  b.  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  1847;   m.  Dunkleburger; 

no  ch. ;   res.    (1905)  Nevada,  la. 

2758.  VIIL  Fay  Franklin,  b.  1850;  m.  in  1885,  Mary  L.  Sonart  (?); 
no   ch. 

27.59.  IX.  Agnes  B.,  b.  Homer,  N.  Y.,  May  2,  1854;  m.  Thomas  H. 
Crummey;  no  ch. ;   res.    (1905)    Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

2759a.  X.  Hattie  Bell,  b.  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  June  29,  1856;  m.  Iram 
Brewer;   1  dau.  and  1   son;   res.    (1905)   ,  Pa. 

[This   record  very  incomplete.] 

2716.  VII.  2702.  ALFRED-  LYON  [Cyrus,"  John']  was  born  in 
Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  April  20,  1809,  and  died  in  New  London,  Wis.,  May 
21,  1874.  He  married,  April  23,  1832,  Polly  Benedict.  He  removed  in 
the  early  fifties  to  New  London.  Wis. 

Children  of  Alfred  and  Polly  (Benedict)  Lyon,  born  in  Sherburne, 
N.  Y.: 

*27e0.  I.  Charles  C,  b.  Jan.  16,  1833;  d.  New  London,  Wis.,  Nov.  12, 
1903. 

2761.  II.  Sidney,  b.  Oct.  24,  1835;  m.  Sept.  25,  1867,  Mrs.  Martha 
Green;   no  children;   d.   New  London,  Wis.,  Feb.   14,  1898. 


304  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

2762.  III.    Milo,  b.  June  1,  1837;  d.  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  July  14,  1837. 

2763.  IV.  Esther  Melinda,  b.  Nov.  28,  1838;  d.  New  London,  Wis., 
Dec.   3,  1858. 

*27e4.    V.    MIlo  A.,  b.  April  14,  1841;  res.  New  London,  Wis. 
*276.5.    VL     Sarah   S.,  b.   Dec.   18,   1847;   m.   1st   Samuel  W.   Bennett;   m. 
2d  Stephen  H.  Snyder;   res.    (1905)   Green  Bay,  Wis. 

2719.  VII.  2703.  GARDNER'  LYON  [Reuben/  John'^]  was  born 
in  Foster,  R.  I.,  April  11,  1804.  He  was  married  in  Foster  by  Daniel 
Howard,  Esq.,  March  17,  1823,  to  Anna  Phillips,  daughter  of  Asaph 
Phillips,  of  Foster. 

Children  of  Gardner  and  Anna   (Phillips)   Lyon: 

2766.  L    Annis,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  May  19,  1825    (T.  R.). 

2767.  II.    Albert,  b.  Foster,  Oct.  1,  1827    (T.  R.). 

2720.  VII.  2703.  SHELDON  P.'  LYON  [Reuben,'  John^]  was 
born  in  Foster,  R.  I.,  June  21,  1822,  and  died  in  that  place  Dec.  9,  1875. 
He  was  married  in  Coventry,  R.  I.,  by  Rev.  James  Burlingame,  Nov.  10, 
1844,  to  Mary  E.  Hill,  of  Foster. 

Son  of  Sheldon  P.  and  Mary  E.   (Hill)   Lyon: 

276S.    L    George  P.,  b.  Foster,  R.  I.,  Oct.  3,  1858   (T.  R.). 

2723.  VIL  2704.  MARVIN'  WICKS  [Amy"  (Lyon),  John=]  was 
born  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  July  27,  1809,  and  died  in  that  place  Sept.  16, 
1870.  He  married  Elvira  Hitchcock,  who  was  born  Ang.  1,  1812,  and 
died  in  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  May  22,  1874. 

Children   of  Marvin   and  Elvira   (Hitchcock)    Wicks: 

*2769.  I.  Milton  D.,  b.  1834;  m.  1st  Mary  L.  Skinner;  m.  2d  Louise  S. 
Phillips;  d.  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1905. 

*2770.  II.  Ellen,  b.  Feb.  26,  1839;  m.  1st  Prof.  Herman  G.  Burlingame; 
m.   2d  Henry  W.   Gardner. 

2730.  VIII.  2707.  HANNAH^  LYON  (COMSTOCK)  [Benjamin 
T.,'  Benjamin,"  John^]  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1823,  and 
died  in  that  place  Feb.  5,  1872.  She  was  married  in  Sherburne,  March 
12,  1845,  to  Calvin  Comstock.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer  who  lived 
and  died  (April  21,  1888)  in  Northwestern  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Calvin   and  Hannah    (Lyon)    Comstock: 
2771.    I.    Arnon;  physician;   not  m.;   d.   Dec.   10,   1879. 
*2772.    II.    Frederick  Follettf,  b.  May   14,   1849;   d.   Jan.   11,    1904. 


tThe  name  points  to  descent  from  Levi  Pollet,  who  came  to  Sher- 
burne among  the  early  settlers  (1798-9)  from  Winchester,  N.  H.  (Hist. 
Chenango  Co.). 


JOHN   LYON   OF    SCITUATE,   R.    I.  305 

2733.  VIII.  2707.  MARY  COMSTOCK^  LYON  (McCOMBER) 
[Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,^  John^]  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Feb. 
20,  1828,  and  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  5,  1897.  She  was  married  in 
Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8,  1856,  to  Joel  McComber.  He  was  a  manufac- 
turer of  boots,  shoes  and  lasts  in  New  York  city,  doing  business  at  52 
East  Tenth  street.  He  died  at  17  Cambridge  place,  Brooklyn,  Feb.  4, 
1897. 

Daughter  of  Joel  and  Mary  Comstock  (Lyon)  McComber: 

2773.  I.    Carrie  Delia,  b.  June  17,  1847;  occupation,  a  writer. 

2734.  VIII.  2707.  AMY  MAHALA^  LYON  (BROOKS)  [Benja- 
min T.,'  Benjamin,"  John'^]  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  April  17,  1832, 
and  died  in  that  place  May  13,  1864.  She  was  married  in  Sherburne, 
June  12,  1861,  to  William  Brooks.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Norwich,  N.  Y., 
where  he  died  in  October,  1893. 

Children  of  William  and  Amy  M.  (Lyon)  Brooks: 

2774.  L    Merton,  b.  April   20,   1863;  d.  ,  1865." 

2775.  IL    Daughter,  b.  April  20,  1864;  d.  April  30,  1864. 

2735.  VIII.  2707.  DELIA  ELIZA^  LYON  (SQUIERS)  [Benjamin 
T.,'  Benjamin,'  John^l  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  20,  1833,  and 
died  there  Sept.  1,  1866.  She  was  married  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Oct. 
10,  1860,  to  James  P.  Squiers.  He  is  a  farmer,  living  (1905)  in  Smyrna, 
N.  Y.    After  his  wife's  death  he  married  her  sister  Ellen. 

Children  of  James  P.  and  Delia  E.  (Lyon)  Squiers,  born  Sherburne, 
N.  Y.: 

*277e.    I.    Fred  Deville,  b.   Aug.   20,  1861. 
*2777.    II.    Archie  Lyon,  b.  Nov.   11,   1862. 

2778.  IIL    Lydia  Ann,  b.  Sept.  13,  1864;  d.  May  13,  186.5. 

2779.  IV.    Edward  Pierce,  b.  Sept.   1,  1866;  d.  April,  1868. 

2737.  VIII.  2707.  CORNELIA^  LYON  (DIXON)  [Benjamin  T.,^ 
Benjamin,^  John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  June  6,  1838.  She 
was  married  in  Sherburne,  Oct.  9,  1861,  to  Almenzo  K.  Dixon.§  He  was 
formerly  in  the  hardware  business,  but  sold  out  to  his  brother  William 
and  has  since  then  been  settling  up  accounts.  He  lives  (1905)  with  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Riggs,  in  East  Orange,  N.  J. 


§Among  the  early  settlers  in  Sherburne  was  Joseph  Dixon,  who  came 
from  Manchester,  Vt.,  in  1795,  and  settled  on  Sherburne  Hill  (Hist. 
Chenango  Co.). 


306  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

Children  of  Almenzo  K.  and  Cornelia  (Lyon)  Dixon,  born  in  Smyrna, 
N.  Y.: 

*2780.    L    Herbert  Sidney,  b.   Jan.   IS,   1S66.       ♦ 
*2781.    II.    Mary  Lyon,  b.  May  19,  1870. 

2738.  VIII.  2707.  ROXIE  ANNA^  LYON  (TERRY)  [Benjamin 
T.,^  Benjamin,*  John^]  was  born  in  Sherburne,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  17,  1840.  She  was  married  in  Symrna,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  16,  1872,  to 
Kinyon  Terry.  He  was  a  farmer  and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  short- 
horns. He  died  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  June  28,  1900.  His  farmis  still  in 
possession  of  his  widow  and  a  daughter  by  a  former  marriage. 

Daughter  of  Kinyon  and  Roxle  A.   (Lyon)   Terry: 

2782.  I.  Lyra  Ethel,  b.  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  19,  1879;  d.  March  15, 
1885. 

2739.  VIII.  2707.  CYNTHIA  LIVONIA^  LYON  (REXFORD) 
(BOSS)  [Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,"  John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N. 
Y.,  Oct.  25,  1842.  She  was  married  in  Sherburne,  March  2,  1864,  to 
Sidney  D.  Rexford.  He  was  a  farmer:  lived  and  died  in  Smyrna,  Che- 
nango Co.,  N.  Y.  She  married  second,  in  Smyrna,  July  20,  1881,  Prof. 
Charles  E.  Boss.  He  was  principal  in  Plainfield  fourteen  years,  then 
for  two  years  was  laid  aside  from  work  by  illness;  now  (1905)  teaching 
in  Broadway  School,  Hackensack,  N.  J.  No  children  by  either  mar- 
riage. 

2740.  VIII.  2707.  ELLEN  WAITE^  LYON  (SQUIERS)  [Benja- 
min T.,'  Benjamin,"  John']  v/as  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  19,  1844. 
She  was  married  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  14,  1868,  to  James  P.  Squiers, 
wadower  of  her  sister  Delia.    See  No.  2735. 

Children  of  James  P.  and  Ellen  "W.  (Lyon)  Squiers,  born  in  Smyrna, 
N.  Y.: 

*2783.    I.    Arnon  Lyon,  b.  Oct.   6,1869. 
2784.    IL    Delia  Eliza,  b.  Aug.   9,   1871;  d.   Sept.   9,  1871. 

2742.  VIIL  2707.  WILLIAM  WICKS^  LYON  [Benjamin  T.,' Ben- 
jamin," John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  30,  1849.  He  married 
in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  16,  1876,  Cora  Karr.  She  died  June  28,  1901. 
He  conducts  (1905)  a  hardware  business  in  Smyrna. 

Son  of  William  H.  and  Cora  (Karr)  Lyon: 

278.";.  I.  E^dwnrd  Benjamin,  b.  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  April  4.  1879;  associated 
with  his  father  in  business  in  Smyrna;  m.  Aug.  31,  1901,  Blanche  Boyn- 
ton;  no  children. 


JOHN   LYON    OF   SCITUATE,   R.    I.  307 

2743.  VIII.  2707.  EDWARD  PERCY^  LYON  [Benjamin  T./  Ben- 
jamin,^ John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  9, 
1855.  He  m.arried  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  20,  1887,  Mary  B.  Shepard- 
son.  He  is  a  lawyer  in  New  York  city;  home  address  963  St.  Marks 
avenue,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Edward  P.  and  Mary  E.    (Shepardson)   Lyon: 

2786.  I.  Edna  Shepardson,  b.  Lexington  Ave.,  Manhattan,  July  12, 
1888;  now  (1905)  in  Packer  Institute;  will  enter  Vassar  College,  Sept., 
1905. 

2787.  II.  Percy  Shepardson,  b.  963  St.  Marks  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
Dec.   31,  1890;  now  in  Boys'  High  School. 

2788.  III.  Harold  Shepardson,  b.  Brooklyn,  May  26,  1894;  in  public 
school. 

2789.  IV.  Dorothy  Shepardson,  b.  Brooklyn,  Feb.  22,  1897;  will  soon 
enter  Packer  Institute. 

2747.  VIII.  2708.  HIRAM  SPENCER"  LYON  [John,^  Benjamin," 
John']  was  born  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  15,  1831.  He  married  Oct.  14, 
1861,  Cornelia  B.  Packard,  who  was  born  July  18,  1841.  He  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade,  but  is  now  a  fruit  grower,  living  in  New  London,  Wis. 

Children  of  Hiram  S.  and  Cornelia  B.   (Packard)   Lyon: 
2799.    I.    Alice  Millerd,  b.  July  19,  1863;  has  been  in  a  printing  office 
in  New  Lojidon,  Wis.,  nearly  20  years. 

2791.  II.  Cyrus  Willard,  b.  March  16,  1878;  works  in  chair  factory, 
New  London,  Wis. 

2792.  III.  Mary  Lovlnia,  b.  July  26,  1880;  grad.  City  High  School  and 
Normal  School;  teaching  in  lola.  Wis. 

2793.  IV.  Sena  Rosina,  b.  Dec.  10,  1883;  grad.  City  High  School; 
stenographer  and  typewriter  in  Waupaca,  Wis. 

2748.  VIII.  2708.  JOHN  WHITMAN"  LYON  [John,^  Benjamin," 
John"]  was  bom  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  May  17,  1833.  He  married  Feb.  11, 
1877,  Hannah  Thomson.    He  is  a  farmer,  living  (1905)  in  Hawkeye,  la. 

Daughter  of  John  Whitman  and  Hannah   (Thomson)   Lyon: 

2794.  I.  Alice  L.,  b.  Jan.  26,  1878;  m.  Jan.  10,  1899,  Abraham  Lincoln 
Ridley;  a  dau..  Alberta  lone,  was  b.  April  18,  1904. 

2749.  VIII.  2708.  SARAH  DEBORAH"  LYON  (FERRIS)  [John,' 
Benjamin,'  John']  was  born  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1836.  She  was 
married  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  24,  1857,  to  Sidney  Ferris.  They  moved 
to  Sumner,  la.,  and  later  to  Modale,  Harrison  Co.,  la.,  where  Mr.  Ferris 
died. 


308  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?), 

Children  of  Sidney  and  Sarah  Deborah   (Lyon)   Ferris: 

*2795.    I.    Norman  E.,  b.  Plymouth,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1860;  d.  Sumner,  la., 
Sept.,  1898. 

•2796.    II.    Cora  M.,  b.  Plymouth,  July  27,  1862;  m.  Frank  Becker. 

2797.  IIL  Hattle  A.,  b.  Sumner,  la.,  Nov.  15,  1869;  d.  Sumner,  Jan.  3, 
1879. 

2750.  VIII.  2708.  BENJAMIN  THEODORE*  LYON  [John,^  Ben- 
jamin,' John°]  was  born  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  26,  1846.  He  mar- 
ried, Nov,  11,  1868,  in  Plymouth,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Emma  Hold- 
ridge.    He  is  a  farmer  in  White  Rock,  Kansas. 

Children  of  Benjamin  T.  and  Emma  (Holdridge)  Lyon: 

2798.  I.  Carrie  Minnie,  b.  Sumner,  la.,  April  3,  1870;  d.  Sumner,  March 
17,  1879. 

2799.  II.  Clara  May,  b.  Sumner,  Nov.  8,  1880;  d.  in  Kansas,  Dec.  2, 
1902. 

2760.  VIII.  2716.  CHARLES  C  LYON  [Alfred,'  Cyrus,"  John'] 
was  born  in  Sherburne,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  16,  1833,  and  died  in 
New  London,  Wis.,  Nov.  12,  1903.  He  married  first  (date  not  ascer- 
tained) Charlotte  Antoinette  Owen.  She  died  June  1,  1873,  and  he 
married  second,  June  13,  1877,  Clara  M.  Daugherty  (no  issue). 

Children  of  Charles  C.  and  Charlotte  A.    (Owen)   Lyon: 

2800.  I.    Cliarles  L.,  b.  New  London,  Wis.,  Nov.   18,  1856. 

2801.  IL    Anna  Melinda,  b.  June  15,  1860;  d.  May  19,  1863. 

2502.  IIL    Alfred  Austin,  b.  March  17,  1864. 

2503.  IV.    Albert,  b.  Dec.  24,  1869;  d.  June  4,  1872. 

2764.  VIII.  2716.  MILO  A.«  LYON  [Alfred,'  Cyrus,'  John']  was 
born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  April  14,  1841.  He  married  June  19,  1864, 
Helen  A.  Robinson.    He  resides  (1905)  in  New  London,  Wis. 

Children  of  Milo  A.  and  Helen  A.   (Robinson)  Lyon: 

2804.  I.    Ida,  b.  Jan.  27,  1869;  m.  July  9,  1889,  Bert  A.  Lipke;  2  ch. 

2805.  II.  John,  b.  April  1,  1873;  m.  Oct.  18,  1899,  Mabel  R.  Trayser; 
no  children. 

2765.  VIIL  2716.  SARAH  S.*  LYON  (BENNETT)  [Alfred,'  Cy- 
rus,' John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  18,  1847.  She  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  20,  1862,  to  Samuel  W.  Bennett.  He  died  July  29,  1897,  and 
she  married  second,  Jan.  11,  1902,  Stephen  H.  Snyder,  They  live  (1905) 
in  Green  Bay,  Wis. 


JOHN   LYON   OF   SCITUATE,   R.    I.  309 

Chldren   of  Samuel  W.   and  Sarah  S.    (Lyon)    Bennett: 

2806.  I.    Harlow  J.,  b.  Aug.   24.  1864. 

2807.  II.    Sidney  A.,  b.  April  15,  1866;  d.  Jan.  3.  1869. 

2808.  III.    Helen  M.,  b.  March  25,  1868;  d.  July  14,  1894, 

2809.  IV.    Alfred  L.,  b.  March  22,   1870. 

2810.  V.    Leon  L..,  b.  Jan.  29,  1873;  d.  Aug.  27.  1874. 
28H.    VI.    Martha  M.,  b.  Dec.  13,  1875. 

2812.  VII.    Ruth  Ann.,  b.  Dec.   14,  1877. 

2813.  VIII.    John  C,  b.  May  9,   1880. 

2814.  IX.   George  L..,  b.  Sept.  9,  1882;  d.  July  14,  1883. 

2815.  X.    Samuel  W.,  b.  Feb.  7,  1884. 

2816.  XI.    Melinda  E.,  b.  Sept.  10.  1886. 

2817.  XII.    Jennie  May,  b.  May  19,  1889. 

2769.  VIII.  2723.  MILTON  D.'  WICKS  [Marvin.'  Amy'  (Lyon), 
John']  was  born  in  1834  and  died  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1905. 
He  married  first,  Jan.  3,  1860.  Mary  L.  Skinner.  She  died  April  21, 
1865.  and  he  married  second,  Jan.  23.  1884.  Louise  S.  Phillips. 

Son  of  Milton  D.  and  Mary  L.   (Skinner)  Wicks: 

2818.  I.    Marvin  S.,  b.  Norwich,  N.  Y..  ,  1865;  d.  1900. 

Daughter  of  Milton  D.  and  Louise  S.    (Phillips)   Wicks: 

2819.  II.    Mildred  E.,  b.  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  1888. 

2770.  VIII.  2723.  ELLEN"  WICKS  (BURLINGAME)  [Marvin,' 
Amy'  (Lyon),  John']  was  born  Feb,  26,  1839.  She  was  married  In 
Norwich,  N.  Y.,  July  9,  1856,  to  Prof.  Herman  George  Burlingame,  who 
was  born  Nov.  26,  1835,  and  died  in  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  19,  1891.  He 
was  a  noted  professor  of  mathematics  in  the  State  Normal  School  in 
Brockport,  where  he  taught  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  The  widow  mar- 
ried second,  in  Brockport,  Oct.  22,  1895,  Henry  W.  Gardner. 

Children  of  Herman  G.  and  Ellen   (Wicks)  Burlingame: 

2820.  I.  Nellie  Augusta,  b.  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  2,  1859;  d.  Brockport, 
June   26,  1883. 

2821.  II.  Charles  Marvin,  b.  Norwich,  April  19,  1863;  m.  in  Rochester, 
N.   Y.,  Sept.   27,   1893.   Elizabeth   Stalker    (b.  Rochester,   Sept.    3,    1874). 

♦2822.    III.     Herman   George,   b.    Brockport,    N.    Y.,   May    11,    1874;    res. 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

2823.  IV.  Harry  Truman,  twin  bro.  of  Herman  G. ;  m.  Lolo  M.  Ell- 
wood. 

2824.  V.  Willis  James,  b.  Brockport,  June  14,  1876;  m.  Oct.  17,  1900, 
Frances  Lockwood  (b.  June  14,  1876);  res.  Rochester,  N.  Y. ;  one  dau., 
Helen  M.,  b.  Rochester,  May  18,  1902. 

2772.  IX.  2730.  FREDERICK  FOLLETT*  COMSTOCK  [Hannah' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,"  John']  was  born  May  14.  1849,  and 


310  WILLIAM   LYON   OF  ROXBURY     (?), 

died  Jan.  11,  1904.     He  was  a  physician.     He  married,  June  3,  1874, 
Alice  Brand.    His  home  was  in  Ilion,  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Children  of  Frederick  P.  and  Alice   (Brand)   Comstock: 
*2835.    I.    Charles  Frederick,  b.  Ilion,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1875. 

2826.  II.  Arnon  Lyon,  b.  Ilion,  Feb.  27,  1880;  a  physician;  now 
(1905)   in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  for  his  health. 

2827.  III.    Alfred  Brand,  b.   Ilion,  March  10,   1882. 

2776.  IX.  2735.  FRED  DEVILLE'  SQUIERS  [Delia  E.'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,"  John"]  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  20, 

1861.  He  is  a  farmer  in  Rodman,  N.  Y.    He  married  May  7,  1885,  Mary 
Wright. 

Children  of  Fred  D.  and  Mary  (Wright)    Squiers: 

2828.  I.    Edward  Wright,  b.  April   25,  1887;   d.  April   30,   1887. 

2829.  II.    Edward  Raymond,  b.  March  3,  1888. 

2830.  III.    Flora  Delia,  b.  Jan.   19,   1890.  « 

2831.  IV.    Lyra  Ellen,  b.   Jan.    11,   1892. 

2777.  IX.  2735.  ARCHIE  LYON'  SQUIERS  [Delia  E.'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin  T.,"  Benjamin,'  John']  was  born  in  Sherburne,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  11, 

1862.  He  is  a  farmer  in  Sherburne.     He  married,  Dec.  7,  1886,  Etta 
Davis. 

Children  of  Archie  Lyon  and  Etta  (Davis)  Squiers,  born  in  Sher- 
burne, N.  Y. : 

2832.  I.    Andrew  James,  b.  Oct.   2,   1891. 

2833.  IL    Ellen  Lyon,  b.  June  21,   1896. 

2834.  III.    Anna  Davis,  b.  Sept.  8.  1900. 

2780.  IX.  2737.  HERBERT  SIDNEY»  DIXON  [Cornelia^  (Lyon), 
Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,*  John']  was  born  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  18, 
1866.  He  is  a  physician.  He  married,  Sept.  3,  1902,  Ethel  Merritt.  They 
have  no  children.    Address  (1905)  343  Kosciusko  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

2781.  IX.  2737.  MARY  LYON"  DIXON  (RIGGS)  [Cornelia' 
(Lyon),  Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,"  John']  was  bom  in  Smyrna,  N.  Y., 
May  19,  1870.  She  was  married  June  30,  1898,  to  Clarence  Riggs,  who 
is  managing  cost  clerk  at  the  Snow  Pump  Works,  Harrison,  N.  J. 

Children  of  Clarence  and  Mary  Lyon  (Dixon)  Riggs: 

2835.  I.  Katherine  D.,  b.  343  Kosciusko  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May 
21,   1S99. 

2836.  II.    Margaret  D.,  b.   Cincinnati,  O.,  April  10,   1901. 

2S36a.  III.  Dixon,  b.  152  Prospect  Park  West,  Brooklyn,  Aug.  26, 
1904. 


JOHN    LYON   OF   SCITUATE,   R,    I.  311 

2783.  IX.  2740.  ARNON  LYON»  SQUIERS  [Ellen  W.'  (Lyon), 
Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,^  John^]  was  born  in  Smyrna,  Chenango  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  Oct.  6,  1869.  He  married  first.  May  28,  1895,  Caroline  Wylie.  She 
died  April  24,  1901.  He  married  second,  Sept.  24,  1902,  Gertrude 
Cooper.  He  is  a  counsellor  at  law.  Address  (1905)  33  Nassau  street, 
New  York. 

Son  of  Arnon  L.  and  Caroline  (Wylie)  Squiers: 

2837.  I.    Arson  Lyon,  Jr.,  b.  April  18,  1901. 

2795.  IX.  27-19.  NORMAN  E.'  FERRIS  [Sarah  D.«  (Lyon),  John', 
Benjamin,"  John'*]  was  born  in  Plymouth,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1860,  and  died 
in  Sumner,  Iowa,  in  September,  1898.  He  married,  Dec.  15,  1885,  Jen- 
nie P.  Burrel. 

Children  of  Norman  E.  and  Jennie  P.    (Burrel)   Ferris: 

2838.  I.    Eva  Belle,  b.    Sept.   18,   1886. 

2839.  II.    Leta,  b.  July  27,  1889. 

2840.  III.     Hattic   M.,   b.   Aug-.    29,    1896. 

2841.  IV.    Norman  Earl,  b.  Nov.  20,  1898. 

2796.  IX.  2749.  CORA  M."  FERRIS  (BECKER)  [Sarah  D.' 
(Lyon),  John,'  Benjamin,*  John^]  was  born  in  Plymouth,  N.  Y.,  July  27, 
1862.    She  was  married,  March  15,  1881,  to  Frank  Becker. 

Children  of  Frank  and  Cora  M.  (Ferris)  Becker: 

2842.  I.    Hattie  A.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1883. 

2843.  II.    Alta,   b.  April   28,   1889.  , 

2844.  III.    Allan  F.,  twin  brother  of  Alta;  d.  Jan.  31,  1901. 

2822.  IX.  2770.  HERMAN  GEORGE"  BURLINGAME  [Ellen' 
(Wicks),  Marvin,'  Amy"  (Lyon),  John'*]  was  born  in  Brockport,  N.  Y., 
May "11,  1874.    He  married  Nov.  29,  1900,  Eva  Beck  (born  Oct.  15,  1880). 

Children  of  Herman  G.  and  Eva  (Beck)  Burlingame,  born  in  Roch- 
ester, N.  Y. : 

2845.  I.    Lillian,  b.   Oct.    8,   1901;   d.   Feb.    5,    1902. 

2846.  II.    Beulah,  b.  March  22,   1903. 

2847.  III.    Elva,  b.   Sept.  28,  1904;  d.  Oct.  5,   1904. 

2825.  X.  2772.  CHARLES  FREDERICK^"  COMSTOCK  [Freder- 
ick F.,°  Hannah'  (Lyon),  Benjamin  T.,'  Benjamin,"  John^]  was  born  in 
Ilion,  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1875.  He  married  Sept.  7,  1898, 
Bertha  Weber  (born  July  8,  1876).    He  is  cashier  of  the  Ilion  Bank, 

Daughter  of  Charles  F.  and  Bertha  (Weber)  Comstock: 

2848.  I.    Elizabeth,  b.  Ilion,  N.  Y.,  May  21,   1902. 


WILLIAM  LYON 

OF  WAYNE  COUNTY,  N.  Y. 

WILLIAM  LYON.t  of  Wayne  County,  New  York,  born  Jan.  16,  1771, 
according  to  family  tradition  belonged  to  one  of  the  New  England  Lyon 
families,  claiming  a  Scotch  ancestry.  The  given  names  of  his  known 
descendants  echo  those  familiar  in  the  Lyon  families  of  Windham 
county.  Conn.,  and  it  is  certain  that  some  members  of  these  families 
settled  at  an  early  date  in  Wayne  county,  notably  ait  Rose.  It  is  there- 
fore quite  probable  that  William  was  a  descendant  in  the  fifth  genera- 
tion of  William  Lyon,  of  Roxbury.  He  may  have  been,  however,  of 
one  of  the  Fairfield  county  families,  either  that  of  Richard  or  that  of 
Thomas,  both  of  these  being  represented  in  Central  New  York. 

He  married  Feb.  10,  1793,  Sarah  Titus,  who  was  born  Oct.  18,  1771, 
and  died  Dec.  14,  1852.  He  died  March  24,  1832.  It  is  probable  that  he 
had  a  number  of  children. 

Son  of  William  and  Sarah   (Titus)   Lyon: 
♦2851.    I.    Daniel,  b.  March  26,   1795;   d.   Sept.   23,   1S42. 

2851.  VI.  2850.  DANIEL"  LYON  [William']  was  born  in  Wayne 
County,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  Free  Will  Baptist  preacher  in  the  Township  of 
Walworth  for  a  good  many  years.  He  was  first  Church  Clerk,  after- 
wards Elder,  and  preacher  at  the  old  Stone  church,  northwest  of  the 
little  village  of  Walworth.  He  married  first,  Jan.  22,  1815,  Polly  Strick- 
land, who  was  born  June  28,  1795,  and  died  June  17,  1834.  He  married 
second,  Jan.  7,  1840,  Polly  Estin,  who  was  born  Nov.  22,  1811.  He  died 
Sept.  23,  1842. 

Children   of  Daniel   and   Polly    (Strickland)    Lyon: 

2852.  I.    Benjamin,  b.  Dec.   19,  1815;  d.  Dec.   3,  1817. 

*2853.    II.     Sarah,   b.    Feb.    5,    1818;    m.    Benjamin    Cowell;    d.    June    24, 
1885. 

*2854.    IIL    E:d\vln  Daniel,  b.  April  10,  1820;  d.  Sept.   8,   1879. 

♦2855.    IV.    Newton  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  20,  1822;  d.  March  2,  1879. 

2856.  V.    William  B.,  b.  Oct.  11,   1825;  d.  Sept.   10,   1827. 

2857.  VI.  Hannah  M.,  b.  July  27,  1828;  moved  to  Michigan;  d.  May 
30,    1893. 

2858.  VIL    Ann,  b.  Aug.   11,   1831;   d.  July  23,   1833. 

♦28.59.    VIII.    Nelson  John,  b.   March   21,   1834;  d.  July  16,   1SS9. 
2860.    IX.    Hamilton,  b.   July   19.   1837;   d.   June  25,   1838. 


tTo  William  Lyon  of  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  is  assigned  the  arbitrary 
number  2850. 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF    WAYNE    COUNTY,    N.    Y.  313 

2853.  VII.  2851.  SARAH^  LYON  (COWELL)  [Daniel/  William'] 
was  born  Feb.  5,  1818,  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  and  died  June  24,  1885. 
She  was  married  Jan.  14,  1840,  to  Benjamin  Cowell,  who  was  born  Nov. 
5,  1812,  and  died  Feb.  13,  1888.  They  came  to  Michigan  in  April,  1856, 
and  settled  at  Quincy,  Branch  Co. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Lyon)  Cowell: 
2S61.    I.    Mary,  b.  March  7,   1841;  d.  March  7,   1844. 
2863.    II.    Benjamin  Franklin,  b.   Sept.    8.   1842;   d.  March   13,   1844. 
2863.    III.    Franklin  Benjamin,  b.  Jan.  8,  1845;  d.  Dec.  26,  1849. 
*28e4.    IV.    Thomas  Newton,  b.  Oct.  21,  1850;  d.  Oct.  28,  1886. 

2865.  V.  Fmma  C,  b.  Sept.  1,  1855;  m.  Jan.  31,  1877,  Edgar  J.  Hunt; 
no  ch. ;   res.    (1904)    Coldwater,  Mich. 

2854.  VII.  2851.  EDWIN  DANIEL'  LYON  [Daniel,'  William^^] 
was  born  in  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  April  10,  1820,  and  died  in  Michigan 
Sept.  8,  1879.  He  was  married  in  Wayne  Co.,  but  the  name  of  his  wife 
has  not  been  ascertained.  He  "followed  the  canal"  in  New  York  state 
for  some  years  and  came  to  Michigan  about  1857.  He  engaged  there  in 
mercantile  business. 

He   had   a  daughter: 

2866.  I.    Mary  J.,  b.  Feb.  4,  1848;  d.  Feb.   18,   1861. 

2855.  VII.  2851.  NEWTON  THOMAS'  LYON  [Daniel,»  William'] 
was  bom  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  20,  1822,  and  died  in  Michigan, 
March  2,  1879.  He  was  a  farmer  and  a  mason.  He  was  married,  Nov. 
26,  1843,  to  Caroline  Matilda  Smith,  who  was  born  June  28,  1827,  and 
died  Aug.  7,  1895.  They  moved  with  their  family  of  four  children  in 
April,  1856,  to  Quincy,  Branch  Co.,  Michigan. 

Children  of  Newton  T.  and  Caroline  Matilda  (Smith)  Lyon: 

2867.  I.    Mary  Phllena,  b.  June  24,  1845;  d.  April  26,  1848. 
*2868.    IL    Alice  Anrella,  b.  Oct.  12,  1847;  m.  Mandville  A.  Bissell. 

2869.  III.  Rosalette  Ida,  b.  Dec.  14,  1849;  m.  1866,  Segismer  Charles 
Ball;  d.  March  15,  1874. 

*2870.    IV.    Gilbert  Daniel,  b.  Jan.   14,   1853. 

*2871.    V.    Frank  Alman,  b.  Jan.  4,  1855;  res.   (1904)   Hillsdale,  Mich. 

2859.  VII.  2851.  NELSON  JOHN'  LYON  [Daniel,''  William']  was 
born  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  March  21,  1834,  and  died  in  Hillsdale, 
Michigan,  July  16^  1889.  He  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil 
war  and  afterwards  lived  for  a  short  time  in  Missouri.  In  1866  he 
came  to  Michigan  and  settled  at  Cambria.  He  was  married,  Dec.  1, 
1866,  to  Mary  E.  Hebard. 


314  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY     (?). 

Children  of  Nelson  J.   and  Mary  E.    (Hebard)    Lyon: 

*2872.    I.     Ellas   Potter,   b.    Cambria,   Mich.,   Oct.    20,    1867;    res.    (1904) 
St.   Louis,   Mo. 

2873.  IL  Genevieve,  b.  Sept.  1,  1869;  m.  June,  1897,  Dr.  Frederick  A. 
Lewis;   res.    (1904)    16  William  St.,  Auburn,   N.   T. 

*2874.    III.    Charles  Hebard,  b.  Jan.   8,  1876. 

2864.  VIII.  2853.  THOMAS  N.'  COWELL,  son  of  Sarah^  (Lyon) 
Cowell  [Daniel,"  William^]  was  born  Oct.  21,  1850,  and  died  Oct.  28, 
1886.    He  married,  Feb.  26,  1872,  Lois  B.  Berry. 

Children  of  Thomas  N.   and  Lois  B.    (Berry)    Cowell: 

2875.  L    W.  Glenn,  b.  Oct.  31,  1874;  res.   (1904),  Quincy,  Mich. 

2876.  II.    L,.  Maude,  b.  Nov.  20,  1881;  res.    (1904)   Coldwater,  Mich. 

2868.  VIII.  2855.  ALICE  AURELIA^  LYON  (BISSELL)  [New- 
ton T.,'  Daniel,'  WilTianr]  was  bom  Oct.  12,  1847.  She  married,  Nov. 
19,  1865,  Mandville  A.  Bissell,  who  was  born  Feb.  20,  1844.  He  is  a 
farmer  in  the  Township  of  Butler,  Branch  Co.  Address  (1904)  Quincy, 
Mich.,  R.  F.  D. 

Children   of  Mandville  A.    and  Alice  A.    (Lyon)    Bissell: 

2877.  I.  Carrie,  b.  March  31,  1867;  m.  Dec.  17,  1889,  William  Holmes 
(b.  May  11,  1S59). 

*2878.    II.    Matie,  b.  Feb.  25,  1870;  m.  Nov.  5,  1887,  Frank  I.  Blake. 

2870.  VIII.  2855.  GILBERT  D.'  LYON  [Newton  T.,^  Daniel,'  Wil- 
liam^] was  born  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  14,  1853.  He  came  to 
Michigan  with  his  parents  in  1856,  and  has  engaged  in  farming.  In  1883 
he  married  Kate  Ransburg  (deceased).  He  married  second,  Dec.  7, 
1896,  Cora  Curus,  who  was  born  Feb.  12,  1866.  Present  address  (1904), 
Hillsdale,  Mich.,  R.  F.  D. 

Son  of  Gilbert  D.  and  Kate  (Ransburg)  Lyon: 
2879.    I.     Clifton  Daniel,  b.   Jan.    6,    1885. 

2870.  VIII.  2855.  HON.  FRANK  ALMON'  LYON  [Newton  T.,^ 
Daniel,"  William^]  was  born  in  Walworth,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1855, 
and  came  to  Michigan  with  his  parents  the  following  year.  After  ob- 
taining a  High  School  and  Normal  School  education  he  taught  several 
years,  working  on  a  farm  in  summer.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
February,  1880,  and  since  that  time  has  been  an  attorney  and  coun- 
sellor at  law.  He  has  been  County  School  Examiner,  Clerk  Winnebago 
Indian  Agency,  Circuit  Court  Commissioner  and  State  Senator.  Pres- 
ent address  (1904),  Hillsdale,  Mich.    He  was  married  in  Quincy,  Mich., 


WILLIAM    LYON    OF    WAYNE    COUNTY,    N.    Y.  315 

Aug.  11,  1878,  to  Mary  L.  Demarest,  daughter  of  Henry  Demarest,  of 
Girard,  Mich.  She  was  born  Dec.  21,  1861,  and  died  Dec.  7,  1881.  He 
was  married  second,  in  Ionia,  Mich.,  Aug.  5,  1885,  to  Emma  Fink, 
daughter  of  James  M.  and  Isabelle  (Summers)  Fink,  then  of  Ionia.  She 
was  born  Sept.  25,  1864. 

They  have  one  daughter: 

2880.    I.    Vivian  Elsie,  b.   Qulncy,   Mich.,  Nov.   23,   1887. 

2872.  VIII.  2859.  ELIAS  POTTERS  LYON  [Nelson  J.,^  Daniel.' 
William^]  was  born  in  Cambria,  Mich.,  Oct.  20,  1867,  and  graduated  from 
Hillsdale  College,  1892;  Ph.  D.,  Univ.  of  Chicago  (in  physiology),  1897. 
He  was  biologist  of  Cook  Greenland  expedition,  1894.    Has  held  import- 


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(Autograph.) 

ant  positions  as  teacher  of  physiology  in  several  leading  colleges,  in- 
cluding Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago  (1900) ;  University  of  Chicago 
(1901-1904);  St.  Louis  University  Medical  School  (1904).  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Limerick,  Me.,  Sept.  1,  1897,  to  Nelle  Parsons  Eastman,  daughter 
of  John  P.  and  Annie  (Parsons)  Eastman,  of  Limerick,  Me. 

2874.  VIII.  2859.  CHARLES  HEBARD^  LYON  [Nelson  J.,'  Dan- 
iel," William=]  was  born  in  Hillsdale  Co.,  Mich.,  Jan.  8,  1876.  He  mar- 
ried in  June,  1899,  Bertha  Harting.    Present  address  (1904),  Peoria,  111. 

Daughter  of  Charles  H.  and  Bertha   (Harting)   Lyon: 

2881.  I.    Genevieve,  b.   June,   1900. 

2878.  IX.  2868.  MATIE"  BISSELL  (BLAKE)  [Alice  P.*  (Lyon), 
Newton  T.,'  Daniel,"  William'^1  was  born  Feb.  25,  1870.  She  married, 
Nov.  5,  1887,  Frank  I.  Blake.    Present  address  (1904),  Allen,  Mich. 

Children  of  Frank  I.  and  Matie   (Bissell)   Blake: 

2882.  L    Agrnes,  b.   May   24,   1890. 

2883.  II.    Harold,  b.  Jan.  31,  1893. 

2884.  III.    Arthur,  b.  March  2,  1895. 

2885.  IV.    Bernlce,  b.  April  29,  1897. 


ABEL  LYON 

OF   NORTHAMPTON,    N.  Y. 

The  identity  of  Abel  Lyonf  of  Edinburg,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  in  1798, 
later  of  Northampton,  N.  Y.,  has  not  been  ascertained.  It  is  possible 
that  he  was  No.  453  (see  p.  100),  but  no  evidence  of  this  can  be  given. 
He  had  a  son,  Edward  Birch,  born  in  Edinburg,  and  he  was  also  prob- 
ably the  father  of  Deacon  Ezra  Lyon,  and  of  Irena  (Lyon)  Bass,  both 
residents  of  Northampton,  N.  Y.  This  is  assumed  to  be  the  fact  in  the 
following  record. 

Children  of  Abel  Lyon: 
*2901.    I.    (?)   Ezra,  b.  probably  about  1790  m.  Hannah  Bass. 

2902.  II.  (?)  Irena,  b.  probably  about  1797  m.  Jan.  29,  1818,  "William 
Bentley  Bass;  d.  Sackett's  Harbor,  N.  Y. 

*3903.  III.  Edward  Birch,  b.  Edinburg,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1798;  m.  Clar- 
inda  Bass. 

These  probably  were  not  all  of  the  children.  Hannah,  William  and 
Clarinda  Bass  were  children  of  Jeremiah  and  Elizabeth  (Bentley)  Bass 
of  Northampton.     Jeremiah  Bass  came  originally  from  Connecticut. 

2901.  VIL  2900.  EZRA^  LYON  [AbeP]  was  deacon  in  the  Baptist 
Church  in  Northampton,  N.  Y.  He  married,  Oct.  16,  1814,  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Elizabeth  (Bentley)  Bass.  She  was  born 
in  Northampton,  April  3,  1792. 

Children  of  Ezra  and  Hannah  (Bass)  Lyon,  born  in  Northampton: 
♦2904.    I.    Caleb  Meeker  Slocnm,  b.  about  1816;  settled  in  Illinois. 
*2905.    II.    Samuel  Laten,  b.  April  5,  1818;  d.  Toulon,  111.,  Aug.  21,  1873. 

2906.  III.    Abigail  Elizabeth,  b.  July  14,   1820;  d.  Sept.   28,   1822. 

2907.  IV.    Ell,  b.   Sept.   7   or  9,  1825;   d.   Oct.   7,   1826. 

2908.  V.  Ellas,  twin  brother  of  Eli;  a  blacksmith;  m.  Nov.  23,  1852, 
Minerva,  dau.  of  Adolphus  and  Wealthy  (Arnold)  Shipman  of  Little 
York,  N.  Y. 

2909.  VL  Hannah,  b.  June  14,  1827;  m.  Galway,  N.  H.,  April  24,  1857, 
Benjamin,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Johnson)  Packer  of  Plainfield, 
N.   Y. 

2910.  VIL    Sarah  Ann,  b.  June  18,  1830;  d.  April   24,   1831. 

2911.  VIIL  Jeremiah,  b.  March  21,  1832  m.  July  3,  1872,  Annie,  dau. 
of  James  and  Hannah  (Neal)  Ross  of  Middleton,  Conn.;  res.  S.  Meriden, 
Conn. 

2903.  VIL  2901.  EDWARD  BIRCH'  LYON  [AbeP]  was  born  in 
Edinburg,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  25,  1798.  It  is  probable  that  this  is 
the  Edward  Lyon  who  married  about  1819  (?)  Hannah  Bruce.  If  so 
she  must  have  died  about  1824  or  1825.  Edward  Birch  Lyon,  at  any 
rate,  married  [second  (?)]  Clarinda,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Eliza- 


tThe   arbitrary    number    2900    has    been    assigned    to   Abiel    Lyon    of 
Northampton,  N.   Y. 

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ABEL   LYON   OF  FULTON   COUNTY,    N.    Y,  317 

beth  (Bentley)  Bass,  of  Northampton,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.  She  was  born 
July  6,  1802.  They  lived  five  years  in  Jefferson  County,  N.  Y.,  then 
moved  to  Dundee,  Mich.,  where  he  died.  The  widow  lived  in  Peters- 
burg, Mich. 

Children  of  Edward  and  Hannah   (Bruce)    Lyon    (Ely  Fam.): 
*55912.    I.    Orrln,  b.  Broadalbin,  Fulton   Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  11,   1820. 
♦2913.    II.    Franklin,  b.  "New  York  State,"  Sept.  24,  1824. 
Children  of  Edward  B.  and  Clarinda   (Bass)   Lyon   (Whitney  Fam.): 

2914.  IIL  Abel,  b.  Sacket  Harbor,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  18,  1828;  d.  Peters- 
burg. Mich.,  Oct.  21,  1873. 

2915.  II.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Sacket  Harbor,  March  1,  1831  m.  at  Dundee, 
Mich.,  March  20,  1853,  James  Draper,  son  of  Addison  and  Mercy  (Eldred) 
Draper,  from  Vermont. 

♦2916.  III.  Allen  Dougrlas,  b.  Frenchtown,  Mich.,  Oct.  10,  1S32  res. 
Summit,  Mich. 

2917.  IV.  Emeline  Elizabeth,  b.  Frenchtown,  Sept.  2,  1835;  m.  at 
Dunbar,  Mich.,  Sept.  2,  1852,  James,  son  of  Samuel  and  Winifred  (Wight- 
man)  Ayres  of  Middlesex  Co.,  N.  J.;  res.  Bushnell,  111. 

2918.  V.  Edward  Austin,  b.  Dundee,  Mich.,  Oct.  24,  1837;  not  m.;  d. 
Austin,  Nev.,  May  29,   1866. 

2919.  VI.  Sarah  Caroline,  b.  Dundee,  Sept.  3,  1839  m.  at  Dundee, 
April  3,  1861,  Lorenzo  Dow  Nash,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Ervin  (Mey- 
ers)  Nash  of  Tecumseh,  Mich. 

2920.  VII.  Samuel  Brayton,  twin  brother  of  the  foregoing;  m.  Ma- 
tilda Hawkins;   moved  to  California. 

2921.  VIII.  Clarinda  Miranda,  b.  Dundee,  Aug.  23,  1843  m.  at  Dun- 
dee, Feb.  5,  1862,  Jacob  See  Johnson  (b.  Brighton,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  6,  1834), 
son  of  Fitch  and  Harriet   (See)   Johnson;  res.  Whiteford,  Mich. 

2904.  VIII.  2901.  CALEB  MEEKER  SLOCUM*  LYON  [Ezra,' 
Abel"]  was  born  in  Northampton,  N.  Y.,  about  1816.  He  married  first, 
in  Rochester,  111.,  Jan.  1,  1840,  Lora  [Laura]  Maria  Cushman,  who  was 
born  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  May  13,  1817,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Mary  B. 
(Bridgeman)  Cushman  of  Lebanon,  N.  H.  She  died  at  West  Jersey,  111,, 
Feb.  2,  1847.  He  married  second,  in  Goshen,  111.,  Dec.  20,  1847,  Sophronia 
Eliza  Rhodes,  of  Goshen,  born  June  6,  1829,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Julia 
(Kingsley)  Rhodes. 

Children  of  Caleb  M.  S.  and  Lora  M.  (Cushman)  Lyon,  born  in  West 
Jersey,  111.: 

2922.  I.  Lora  Antoinette,  b.  April  23,  1841;  m.  Toulon,  111.,  March 
6,  1862,  Milner  Penrose  Davidson,  son  of  David  M.  and  Elizabeth  (Whet- 
rel)  Davidson;  d.  Lincoln,  la.,  Oct.  22,  1870. 

2923.  II.    Delia  Frances,  b.   Jan.   9,   1843;  d.   June   6,   1846. 

2924.  IIL    Ezra,  b.  Nov.  21,  1844;  d.  March  13,  1847. 

*2925.    IV.    Don  Carlos,  b.   Aug.  29,  1846;  res.  Washington,  la. 

Children  of  Caleb  M.  S.  and  Sophronia  E.  (Rhodes)  Lyon,  all  but 
last  two  born  West  Jersey,  111.: 

2926.  V.    Alma,  b.  Nov.  9,  1848;  d.  West  Jersey,  Dec.  6,  1863. 

2927.  VL    Julia,  b.  March  21.  1850;  d.  Aug.  12,  1851. 

2928.  VIL    Walter,   b.   and   d.    Sept.    20,    1851. 


318  WILLIAM   LYON  OF  ROXBURY,    (?). 

2929.  VIII.    Emerson,  b.  Oct.   23.  1852;  d.  Nov.  20,   1852. 

2930.  IX.    Effie,  b.  Nov.   18,   1853;   res.  Toulon,  111. 

2931.  X.    Frank  Walton,  b.  Nov.   18,   1856   res.  Toulon,  111. 

2932.  XL    Clyde  Rhodes,  b.  Sept.  19,  1858;  res.  Toulon,  111. 

2933.  XII.    Minnie,  b.   July  19,   1861;   d.   Feb.   9,   1864. 

2934.  XIII.    Gall,  b.  Dec.  7,  1863;  d.  Toulon,  111.,  Dec,  1864. 

2935.  XIV.    Caleb  Morton,  b.   Toulon,   111.,   Dec.    16,   1865. 

2936.  XV.    Maude  Eliza,  b.  Toulon,  111.,  July  21,  1869. 

2905.  VIII.  2901.  SAMUEL  LATEN^  LYON  [Ezra/  AbeP]  was 
born  in  Northampton,  N.  Y.,  April  5,  1818,  and  died  in  Toulon,  111.,  Aug. 
21,  1873.  He  married  in  Edinburg,  N.  Y.,  May  9,  1839,  Caroline  Clark, 
of  Edinburg,  b.  Dec.  18,  1818,  dau.  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hamilton) 
Clark.  He  lived  in  Marcellus,  N.  Y.,  until  1840,  then  successively  in 
Borodino,  N.  Y.,  West  Day  and  Northville,  settling  finally,  1854,  in 
Toulon,  111.    His  widow  died  Feb.  14,  1878. 

Children  of  Samuel  L.  and  Caroline    (Clark)   Lyon: 

2937.  I.  Josephine  Marian,  b.  Marcellus,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  11,  1840;  m.  Jef- 
ferson City,  Mo.,  Jan.  13,  1861,  Philip  Alexander,  son  of  John  and  Nancy 
(Foster)   Templeton  of  Armstrong  Co.,  Pa. 

2938.  II.     Eugene  Bull,  b.   Borodino,   N.   Y.,   Oct.    11,   1841    m.   Toulon, 

111.,  Sept  20,  1863,  Martha  Jane,  dau.  of  Enoch  and  (Drumjnond) 

Cox;  no  ch.;  res.  Toulon. 

2939.  IIL  Gertrude  Agnes,  b.  West  Day,  Sept.  14,  1844;  m.  Toulon. 
111.,  July  4,  1862,  Hared  Murnan,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Newland) 
Murnan;  d.  Toulon,  Dec.  28,  1863. 

2940.  IV.  Mary  Eddy,  b.  West  Day.  Feb.  16,  1847;  m.  in  Cambridge, 
111.,  March  9,  1875,  Rev.  John  Carl  Hart,  son  of  Leonard  and  Mary  (Calef) 
Hart;  he  was  a  Baptist  minister;  res.  Toulon,  111. 

2941.  V.  Grandville  Zelotes,  b.  Northville.  N.  Y.,  Aug.  27,  1841;  d. 
Northville,  July  24,  1854. 

2942.  VI.    Jeremiah  Legrand,  b.  Toulon,  Sept.  8,  1858. 

2943.  VIL    Madella  Anita,  b.   Toulon,  111.,  March   20,   1860. 

2912.  VIII.  2903.  ORRIN'  LYON  [Edward,'  AbeP]  was  born  in 
Broadalbin,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  11,  1820.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
settled  in  Glenville,  O.  He  married  in  East  Cleveland,  Feb.  3,  1847, 
Margaret  D.  Ely. 

Children  of  Orrin  and  Margaret  D.   (Ely)   Lyon: 

2944.  L  Sarah  D.,  b.  Feb.  13,  1848;  m.  in  E.  Cleveland.  Nov.  8,  1865, 
William  Riley. 

*2945.    IL    Orrin  Armenins,  b.   Aug.    19,   1854. 
2946.    III.    Elon  A.,  b.  March   27,  1861. 

2913.  VIII.  2903.  FRANKLIN'  LYON  [Edward,'  AbeP]  was  born 
in  New  York  State,  Sept.  24,  1824.  He  was  a  farmer  and  removed  to 
Eureka,  Kans.  He  married  in  Euclid,  O.,  April  28,  1849,  Laura  C.  Ely, 
sister  of  Margaret,  his  brother's  wife. 


ABEL   LYON   OF   FULTON    COUNTY,    N.    Y.  319 

Children  of  Franklin  and  Laura  C.    (Ely)    Lyon    (Ely  Fam.): 
2947.    L    Harriet  A.,  b.  Feb.  12,  1850;  d.  E.  Cleveland,  Sept.  18,  1852. 
3948.    II.    Darius  E.,  b.  Euclid,  July  30,  1851. 

2949.  III.  Laura  P.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1853;  m.  in  Eureka,  Kans.,  Oct.  7, 
1873,  Charles  W.   Hartley. 

2950.  IV.     Olive   M.,   b.    April    10,    1855. 

2951.  V.    Alfred  E.,  b.   Nov.   25,  1856. 

3952.    VI.    Linus  M.,  b.   Euclid,  Nov.   20,   1859. 

2953.  VIL     Milan   C,   b.    Euclid,   March   20,    1863. 

2954.  VIIL    Effle  M.,  b.   Neponset,  111.,   Dec.   22,   1867. 

2914.  VIII.  2905.  ALLEN  DOUGLAS^  LYON  [Edward  B.,^  AbeP] 
was  born  in  Frenchtown,  Mich.,  Oct.  10,  1832.  He  was  a  farmer.  He 
married  in  Dundee,  Mich.,  April  30,  1854,  Lucy  Jane,  daughter  of 
Harvey  and  Elizabeth  (Benedict)  Ingalls,  of  Eden,  N.  Y.  He  settled 
at  Summit,  Mich. 

Children  of  Allen  D.  and  Lucy  Jane  (Ingalls)  Lyon,  the  first  three 
born    in   Dundee,   the   rest   in   Summit,   Mich.: 

2955.  I.     Mary   Eliza,   b.   March   27,   1855. 

2956.  II.    Charles  Edward,  b.  Aug.  4,  1856. 

2957.  III.  Emma  Clarinda,  b.  Feb.  7,  1858;  d.  Summit,  Mich.,  June 
17,  1860. 

2958.  IV.    Edwin  Eugene,  b.  June  IS,   1861. 

2959.  V.    Lucy  Jane,  b.  March   22,   1863. 

2960.  VI.    Harriet  Bell,  b.  July  25,   1865. 

2961.  VII.     Jessie   Emeline,   b.   March    22,    1867. 

2962.  VIII.    Lulu  Caroline,  b.  June  13,  1869. 

2963.  IX.    Bertha  May,  b.   Oct.   31,  1871. 

2964.  X.    Frederiefe  Abel,  b.  March  8,  1875  d.  March  24,  1875. 

2923.  IX.  2904.  DON  CARLOS'  LYON  [Caleb  M.  S.,«  Ezra,'  Abel'] 
was  born  in  West  Jersey,  111.,  Aug.  29,  1846.  He  married  in  Toulon, 
111.,  Jan.  1,  1870,  Henrietta  Ridle,  of  Toulon,  born  Nov.  23,  1848,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Angeline  (Buck)  Ridle.    He  settled  in  Washington,  Iowa. 

Children  of  Don  Carlos  and  Henrietta   (Ridle)   Lyon: 

2965.  I.    Lora  Henrietta,  b.  Toulon,  111.,  Jan.   29,   1871. 

2966.  IL     Don    Ernest,   b.    Toulon,   May    16,    1862. 

2967.  III.  Edith  Angeline,  b.  Dec.  22,  1873  d.  Washington,  la..  May 
6,  1875. 

2968.  IV.    Merton  Leontiue,  b.   Washington,   la.,  May  4,   1876. 

2946.  IX.  2912.  ELON  A.°  LYON  [Orrin,»  Edward,^  AbeP]  was 
born  in  Ohio,  March  27,  1861.  He  married  in  Belleville,  O.,  Sept.  6, 
1883,  Ida  M.  Charles. 

Children  of  Elon  A.  and  Ida  M.  (Charles)  Lyon  (Eli  Fam.). 

2969.  L    Clifton  H.,  b.  Kirtland,  0..t  July  8,  1884. 


tNote  that  a  Henry  N.  Lyon  in   1867   married  In  Kirtland,  Mary  M. 
Bliss. 


PETER  LYON 

OF  DORCHESTER 

[The  family  history  compiled  by  G.  W.  A.  Lyon,  M.  D.,  of  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.] 

1.    I.    1.    PETER*  LYON,  born  in  England;  married  Ann  ; 

died  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  1693  or  1694. 

Somewhat  more  than  two  and  a  half  centuries  ago,  there  walked 
the  lanes  of  Good  Old  Dorchester  a  young  man  in  whose  breast  were 
struggling  conflicting  emotions:  the  weaker,  perhaps,  a  yearning  for 
the  dear  ones  whom  he  should  never  see  again;  the  stronger,  the  com- 
forting assurance  that,  in  the  disturbed  condition  of  England,  the  Test 
and  Conventicle  Acts  were  little  likely  to  cross  a  thousand  leagues  of 
sea.  This  young  man  was  he  who  is  known  to  genealogists  as  Peter 
Lyon  the  First. 

Of  his  antecedents  and  of  his  age  nothing  is  known  with  cer- 
tainty. As  to  his  English  home,  all  data  point  to  London  of  either 
Essex  or  Middlesex  stock.  That  he  was  made  freeman  in  1649,  and 
that  his  first  recorded  child  was  born  in  1650  indicate  that  he  was 
born  between  1620  and  1630.  It  is  possible,  indeed,  that  he  was 
twice  married,  and  that  Susanna,  member  of  the  First  Church  in  1639, 
was  his  first  wife.  This  supposition  might  account  for  some  of  Lyon 
name  who  appear  at  an  early  date,  but  who  have  no  apparent  connec- 
tion with  those  whose  position  in  the  colony  is  definitely  known. 
Unless  we  assume,  however,  that  while  Susanna  was  a  member,  Peter 
did  not  qualify  for  citizenship  for  some  years  after  his  first  marriage, 
this  supposition  must  be  rejected. 

Much  of  early  Dorchester  history  is  forever  lost  through  the 
unfortunate  destruction  of  early  records.  It  is  stated  in  the  "Annals' 
that  "the  records  before  1657  were  burned,  and  there  were  no  records 
of  that  period  given  by  a  few  families,  and  inserted  in  the  next  book 
of  births."  And  so  it  happens  that  we  know  our  first  maternal  ances- 
tor only  as  "Ann,  wife  of  Peter."  Her  personality  being  thus  merged 
into  that  of  the  head  of  the  house,  we  have  of  her  family  not  even 


Note: — Town    Records    are    indicated    by    parentheses;     (B),    Boston; 
(D),  Dorchester;   (C),  Canton;   (Ded),  Dedham;   (M),  Milton;   (Med),  Med- 
fleld;    (St),  Stoughton;    (W),  Walpole;   others  in  full;    (H.G.R.),  Hist,  and 
Gen.  Register. 
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DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,   FIRST   GENERATION.  321 

that  vague  and  barren  statement  of  old  Judaean  days,  "Peter's  wife's 
mother  lay  sick  of  a  fever."  That  she  lived  her  uneventful  life,  and 
died  at  her  appointed  time  is  all  that  ever  will  be  known. 

The  short  and  simple  annals  of  Peter's  life  are  meagre  enough. 
By  occupation  he  was  a  weaver.  He  was  made  freeman  in  1649.  In 
1657  he  received  £1  bounty  for  killing  a  wolf.  In  1664  he  signed  a 
petition  to  the  General  Court  as  inhabitant  of  Dorchester.  In  1665  he 
granted  a  strip  of  ground  for  a  highway.  He  was  given  permission  to 
entertain  Peter  Green,  of  Concord,  into  his  family  for  one  month,  an 
event  that  may  have  some  connection  with  the  marriage  of  his  son 
Nathaniel,  who  had  a  son  born  in  Concord  in  1680.  In  1672  he  appears 
to  have  been  much  concerned  about  his  sons,  for  in  answer  to  a 
summons  from  the  Selectmen,  he  reported  that  they  follow  their 
employment,  and  that  he  would  look  diligently  after  them.  He  served 
on  the  jury  in  cases  of  appeal,  life,  limb  and  banishment,  1675-77-85, 
and  in  1681-2  held  what  would  now  be  considered  the  very  undesirable 
office  of  tithing  man.  He  sold  a  house  and  lot  on  Green  St.  to  the 
Davenports  in  1693. 

His  wife  Ann  died  Nov.  26,  1689.  He  died  1693-4.  Administra- 
tion on  the  estate  of  Peter  Lyon,  weaver,  late  of  Dorchester,  was 
granted  to  his  son-in-law,  Daniel  Morey,  carter,  of  Boston,  Jan.  8, 
1694.  Inventory  presented  by  Daniel  Morey;  amount,  £35  8s.  6d. 
There  is,  however,  no  record  of  his  death,  and  the  place  of  his  burial 
no  man  knoweth  to  this  day. 

Children  of  Peter  and  Ann  Lyon,  all  born  in  Dorchester: 

2.  I.  Mary,  b.  4,  9  mo.,  1650;  bp.  20,  6  mo.,  1651;  m.  Dec.  10,  1678, 
Josiah  Winchester.t 

*3.    II.    Elhanan,  b.  23,  7  mo.,  1652;  bp.  3,  8  mo.,  1652;  m.  Jan.  24,  1682, 
Mary  (M) ;  d.   1689-90. 

*4.    III.   Nathaniel,  b.  28,  10  mo.,  1654;  bp.  31,  10  mo.,  1654;  m.  •  d 

March  15,  1705. 

5.  IV.  Susannah,§  b.  25,  1  mo.,  1658;  bp.  28,  1  mo.,  1658;  m.  Daniel 
Morey. 

*e.    V.    Bbenezer,  b.  20,  12  mo.,  1660;  bp.   3,   1  mo.,   1661;  m.  •   d 

Dec.   31,  1689. 

*7.    VI.    Peter,  b.  ;  bp.   6,   7  mo.,  1663;  m.    (1)   about  1686,  Jane 

Vose;  d.  July  7,  1733. 


fjosiah,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Syllice)  Winchester;  m.  Dec  10 
1678,  Mary  Lyon;  they  settled  at  Muddy  River.  As  there  was  apparently 
no  other  Mary  Lyon  on  record  in  1678,  it  may  be  assumed  that  this  Mary 
is  the  one  in  question. 

§Susanna  seems  to  have  been  a  favorite  of  Peter's,  and  may  have 
been  named  for  the  Susanna  who  was  member  of  the  church,  1639. 


322  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

8.  VII.    Israel,t  b.  ;  bp.  3,  7  mo.,  1665. 

9.  VIII.  Israel,  b.  21,  8  mo.,  1666;  bp.  4,  9  mo.,  1666;  m.  March  25, 
1690,  Hannah  Hewens   (B);  d.   Sept.  28,  1690    (D). 

10.  IX.    Mehitable,!!   b.    23,   8   mo.,   1669;   bp.  ;   m.   Jan.   29,   1690, 

Joseph  Hewens;  d.   Sept.   14,  1733    (C). 

11.  X.    EHab,**   b.  July  12,   1673;  bp.   20,  8  mo.,   1673. 

12.  XL    Freegrace,  b.  Aug.   18,  1677;  bp.   2,  9  mo.,  1677. 

3.  II.  1.  ELHANAN^  LYON  [Peter^]  was  born  Sept.  23,  1652 
(D);  baptized  Oct.  3,  1652  (D  chb.) ;  married  Jan.  24,  1682,  Mary 
;  died  in  Boston,  1688-9. 

Of  Elhanan  we  know  very  little.  He  must  have  been  one  of  the 
sons  who  gave  his  father  so  much  concern  in  not  following  their  em- 
ployment. As  to  what  became  of  Peter's  loom,  we  know  not.  Cer- 
tainly Elhanan  preferred  a  wild,  free  life  to  the  confinement  of  the 
weaving  room;  so  we  are  not  surprised  to  learn  that  he  was  one  of 
the  "Canady"  soldiers.  His  service  was  before  the  "Louisburg  Expedi- 
tion," and  was  probably  in  the  Church  Expedition,  as  Elhanan  enlisted 
at  the  age  of  thirty;  and  it  is  likely  that  this  service  hastened  his 
death.  He  owned  the  covenant  in  Dorchester,  1677,  but  later  removed 
to  Boston.  His  name  appears  in  the  list  of  inhabitants  of  that  town 
in  1686-88,  but  not  in  that  of  1695.  The  inventory  of  the  estate  of 
Elhanan  Lyon,  of  Boston,  deceased,  by  John  Ball  and  John  Lee,  Jan. 
30,  1689,  shows  amount  of  personal  property  only:  £67  3s.  2d.  No 
names  are  given  in  the  record,  and  with  this  bare  statement,  Elhanan's 
family  disappears. 

Children  of  Elhanan  and  Mary  Lyon: 

13.  I.    Mary,  b.   3,  10  mo.,   1683    (M) ;  d.   7,   10  mo.,   1683    (M). 

14.  II.    Mary,t  bp.  23,  3  mo.,  1686,  aged  about  6  mo.    (D). 

15.  IIL    Glhanan,  b.  27,  9  mo.,  1686   (B) ;  bp.  7,  9  mo.,  1686   (?)    (D). 

16.  IV.    Susanna,  bp.  11,  7  mo.,  1688   (B). 


Jlsrael  died  soon  after  his  marriage,  and  probably  left  no  issue.  It 
may  have  been  his  widow  who  m.  Dec.  19,  1694  (M),  Moses  Belcher; 
or  this  may  have  been  an  unrecorded  daughter  of  Peter. 

lIMehitable  was  admitted  to  chh.  3,  8  mo.,  1690.  Her  husband,  Jos- 
eph Hewens  was  on  the  jury  which  tried  Goodwife  Morse  for  witch- 
craft. The  whirligig  of  time  makes  all  things  even,  and  the  compiler, 
a  descendant  of  Peter,  used  in  his  courting  days  to  be  sorely  tried  by 
the  witchery  of  his  present  wife,  a  relative  of  the  accused. 

**Eliab  was  in  Capt.  John  Withington's  company  in  the  Canada 
Expedition  of  1690  (Hist.  Dor.).  Probably  he  was  one  of  the  "Canady 
soldiers,"  of  whom  it  is  recorded  in  Blake's  Annals:  "At  this  period 
many  died  in  Dorchester,  and  46  Canada  soldiers  were  lost — in  all  103. 
Not  all  were  recorded  in  these  years,  especially  in  1690."  Hezekiah 
Barker  was  a  proprietor  of  Dorchester,  Canada  (Ashburnham),  in  right 
of  Eliab  Lyon  at  the  desire  of  Zachariali,  son  of  Nathaniel,  his  elder 
brother    (Hist.   Ashb.). 

tThe  Boston  record,  "Samuel  Soper,  m.  Mary  Lyon,  Oct.  28,  1708," 
may  refer  to  this  daughter  of  Elhanan,  or  to  his  widow. 


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4.  II.  1.  NATHANIEL^  LYON  [Peter']  was  borji  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  Dec.  28,  1654  (D) ;  baptized  Dec.  31,  1654  (D  Chh.) ;  died  March 
15,  1705  (D). 

Of  Nathaniel  also  very  little  is  known;  and  he  also  preferred 
fighting  to  weaving,  for  we  find  him  in  garrison  at  Springfield  in  1676, 
during  King  Philip's  War.  He  was  in  Dorchester  in  1700;  but  had 
a  lease  of  land  in  Canton  from  the  Indians,  and  had  50  acres  laid  out 
to  him  by  the  proprietors  on  the  road  leading  to  Dry  Pond.  His  wife 
died  March  27,  1705  (D.) ;  and  the  Dorchester  record,  "Nathaniel,  d 
March  15,  1705,"  evidently  refers  to  him. 

Children  of  Nathaniel  Lyon: 

*17.    I.    Nathnniel,  b.  28,  10  mo.,  1680;  m.  Nov.  27,  1707,  Esther  White; 
d.  Sept.  5,  1718. 

18.  II.  Zacharlah,§  b.  26,  2  mo.,  1691;  m.  May  21,  1729,  Sarah  Drake; 
d.  June  22,  1749. 

19.  III.    Maryjt   d.    Sept.    18,    1718    (D). 

30.    IV.    Anna   (Hannah),  bp.   21,   3  mo.,   1704    (D.Chh.). 

6.  II.  1.  EBENEZER=  LYON  [Peter']  was  born  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  Feb.  20,  1661;  baptized  March  3,  1661  (D.  Chh.),  and  died  Dec. 
31,  1689  (D).  Ebenezer  was  another  son  who  had  caused  his  father 
some  uneasy  hours.  Moreover,  even  after  he  had  become  his  own  man, 
he  seems  to  have  heaped  up  trouble  on  his  own  account.  We  know  not 
the  cause  of  the  dispute,  nor  have  we  Ebenezer's  side  of  the  con- 
troversy, but  the  church  record  gives  the  method  of  procedure  in  his 
case.  "9.  (1.)  1683-4.  Acknowledgment  reed,  of  Ebenezer  Lyon,  who 
was  lately  propounded  to  join  in  full  communion,  but  some  had  taken 
offense  for  words  spoken  by  him  but  could  hardly  bring  him  to  confess 
it,  but  at  last  he  did  by  wrighting  but  he  himself  was  not  present  to 


§Zachariah  was  baptized  in  Canton,  June  3,  1721-2,  and  joined  the 
Canton  Chh.  Jan.  10,  1722-3.  The  baptismal  date  is  somewhat  unusual 
in  the  Dorchester  family,  though  regular  enough  in  Connecticut  lines. 
It  is  possible  that  Zachariah  married  about  1720,  having  a  son  Zach- 
ariah,  baptized  in  1721,  and  ma»rying  Sarah  Drake  as  a  second  wife. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  records,  however,  to  show  this.  The  inventory 
of  the  estate  of  Zachariah  of  Stoughton  gives  £180  IBs.  5d.  left  to  his 
widow  by  will,  and  £304  18s.  5d.  not  disposed  of.  His  will,  dated  Jan. 
20,  1749,  proved  Jan.  30,  1749,  leaves  all  real  estate  and  one-half  his 
personal  estate  to  his  wife  Sarah,  who  is  named  executrix.  As  he  did 
not  dispose  of  the  whole  of  his  estate,  his  widow  Sarah  was  appointed 
administratrix.  No  heirs  are  named.  This  Zachariah  may  have  been  of 
the  fourth  generation,  and  it  may  have  been  his  widow,  "Mrs.  Sarah 
Lyon  m.  (int.  April  20,  1759)  Jonathan  Jordan"  (St).  [Sarah  Drake, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Pool)  Drake,  was  born  Oct.  20,  1703. 
She  married  2d   (int.   Sept.  2,  1759)   Benaiah  Smith    (Drake  Fam.).] 

$Mary  was  severely  injured  in  1711,  and  "Dr.  Boyleston  sued  the 
town  of  Boston  to  recover  £31  for  the  care  of  Mary  Lyon  wounded  on 
the  road  to  Boston."     The  accident  probably  hastened  her  death. 


324  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

owne  ye  wrighting  see  he  was  defered  to  see  what  his  after  conversa- 
tion might  be.  23  Mar.,  1683-4.  Ebenezer  Lyon  was  called  forth  againe 
to  make  Confession  of  some  other  offenses  in  denying  a  pt.  of  the 
wrighting  read  by  Mr.  Danforth  a  fortnight  afore  and  saying  yt  he 
did  not  know  of  such  a  passidg  ther  in  this  he  denyed  stifly  until  at 
lenth  ther  were  two  possitive  witnesses  to  prove  it  &  then  he  con- 
fessed it  but  ye  church  thought  it  not  fitt  at  p'sent  to  admit  of  him 
but  to  waite  further  to  see  his  life  &  Conversation."  He  was  admitted 
November,  1687,  but  did  not  enjoy  his  church  privileges  long,  as  he 
died  Dec.  31,  1689.  The  History  of  Dorchester  says  that  Ebenezer  was 
living  there  in  1700;  but  as  the  date  of  death  is  taken  from  the  .town 
records,  this  Ebenezer  may  have  been  a  grandson  of  Peter,  born  when 
"not  all  were  recorded,"  unless  the  death  record  refers  to  a  child  of 
that  name. 

The  early  death  of  Ebenezer,  if  this  record  refers  to  him,  would  ac- 
count for  the  only  record  of  his  issue: 

21.  I.  Elizabeth,  b.  May  3,  1689  (D) ;  (?)  m.  Ebenezer  Barrows||;  res. 
Attleboro,  Mass.: 

7.  II.  1.  PETERS  LYON  [Peter']  was  born  in  Dorchester,  Mass., 
baptized  Sept.  6,  1663,  and  died  July  7,  1733.  He  married  first,  about 
1686,  Jane  Vose,  who  was  born  July  13,  1665  (M),  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Waitstill  (Wyatt)  Vose.  He  married  second,  July  12,  1722,  Sarah 
Fawkes  (B). 

Peter  was  barely  eight  years  old  when  his  father  was  haled  before 
the  church  authorities  to  declare  that  for  the  future  he  would  look 
more  diligently  after  his  sons,  and  it  may  fairly  be  inferred  that  he 
did  not  lead  the  strenuous  life  of  his  elder  brothers.  The  character  of 
Peter  the  elder  indicates  that  the  younger  pursued  his  vocation  atten- 
tively, yet  he  certainly  had  time  allotted  him  to  obtain  an  education 
above  the  ordinary  for  his  day.  His  subsequent  career  shows,  how- 
ever, that  his  energetic,  self-willed  spirit  was  not  broken  by  any  pater- 
nal harshness;  for  he  ever  bore  himself  as  the  equal,  at  least,  of  any 
among  whom  his  lot  was  cast.  In  1676  he,  with  Israel,  Ebenezer  and 
Susanna,  appeared  before  the  church  to  be  catechized,  having  as  spon- 
sors Henry  Ledbetter,  Thomas  and  George  Lyon  and  Thomas  Tolmau. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  Dorchester  church  1689,  and  his  wife  Jane  in 


llEbenezer  Barrows,  son  of  John  and  Deborah  Barrows  of  Plymouth, 
married  Elizabeth  Lyon  and  had  a  son  Ebenezer,  born  in  Attleboro,  Oct. 
19,  1712;  m.  Feb.  11,  1749,  Experience  Ormsby.  The  dates  make  it  prob- 
able  that  this  was  the  Elizabeth  above. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   PETER   LYON,   SECOND   GENERATION.  325 

1690.  He  was  made  freeman  1690,  and  seems  to  have  lived  in  Matta- 
pan,  between  Dorchester  and  Milton,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Brush  Hill, 
and  near  Punkapoag.  Peter  and  Jane  styled  themselves  of  Punka- 
poag  in  1705 ;  they  were  dismissed  to  the  Milton  church  in  1695,  and  in 
1718  to  Canton,  where  he  had  in  1698  bought  20  acres  of  land. 

When  Peter  had  reached  manhood,  he  looked  upon  Jane,  the 
daughter  of  Sergeant  Thomas  Vose,  and  saw  that  she  was  fair;  and 
lucky  youth  that  he  was,  he  found  favor  in  her  sight.  Not  so,  however, 
in  the  eyes  of  the  sergeant.  Thomas  Vose  was  a  man  of  influence  and 
of  means,  and  chose  not  that  his  daughter  should  wed  with  a  man  of 
Peter's  disposition.  Evidently,  he  had  no  objection  to  Peter,  per  se, 
since,  though  it  was  a  case  of  stocks  and  stripes  for  a  youth  to  make 
love  to  a  maid  without  parental  consent,  Peter  came  to  no  bodily  harm. 
In  those  days  of  little  excitement,  what  must  have  been  the  flutter 
among  the  congregation  when  the  young  people  appeared  at  church! 
They  surely  had  the  sympathy  of  the  youth,  and  certainly  had  the 
active  support  of  the  elders  and  of  the  very  pastor  himself,  as  witness 
the  following  extracts  from  the  journal  of  the  Reverend  Peter 
Thatcher: 

"Dec.  16,  1684,  went  and  solemnly  discoursed  with  Jane  Vose,  giv- 
ing her  much  good  counsel.  Dec.  26,  this  morning  Sargent  Badcock  and 
Peter  Lion  were  at  my  house  to  get  me  to  go  and  treat  with  Sargeant 
Vose  about  consenting  to  Peter's  marrying  his  daughter.  Dec.  30, 
treated  with  Sargeant  Vose  about  giving  his  consent  that  P.  Lion 
should  marry  his  daughter  Jane,  but  his  answer  was  plainly  negative. 
Jan.  3,  1685,  I  went  with  Sargent  Badcock  to  treat  with  Jane  Vose, 
and  to  acquaint  her  that  her  father  could  not  consent,  whereupon  we 
labored  abundantly  to  take  off  her  affections,  etc.  Jan.  6,  went  to  Sar- 
gent Badcock's,  he  and  I  labored  much  with  Peter  Lion  and  Jane  Vose." 
Unfortunately,  we  have  no  record  of  their  marriage.  The  date  was 
1685-86,  and  shortly  thereafter  we  find  them  comfortably  settled  upon 
the  choicest  portion  of  Thomas  Vose's  Canton  land.  "The  cellar  hole 
of  Peter's  house  was  situated  on  a  high  plateau  in  the  rear  of  Col. 
Walcott's  house.  The  situation  must  have  been  very  fine."  His  son 
Elhanan's  Canton  land,  extending  on  both  sides  of  Washington  street, 
from  Sassamon  street  to  Potash  Meadow,  probably  came  from  Peter, 
who  was  [also]  a  lessee  on  Indian  land.  He  probably  resided  on  it. 
Possibly  it  was  in  the  house  where  Geo.  B.  Hunt  now  lives  that  he 
copied  the  old  precinct  records,  and  practised  setting  the  psalms." 

Peter  was  chosen  Town  Clerk  in  1707.    He  was  greatly  interested 


326  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

in  education,  and  active  in  church  matters,  but  "wanted  his  own  way," 
and  was  accused  of  "making  rash  and  impudent  speeches,"  as  was 
natural  when  one  considers  the  effect  that  the  pretensions  of  the  min- 
isters of  that  day  would  have  upon  the  spirit  of  one  of  Peter's  disposi- 
tion. He  was  noted  as  a  good  singer,  and  was  chosen  to  "set  the 
psalms."  His  talent  in  this  line  has  descended  in  unbroken  sequence 
to  this  day. 

From  1705  to  1712  he  kept  tavern  in  Canton.  In  those  early  days, 
only  grave  and  reputable  citizens  were  chosen  to  keep  the  ordinaries 
and  sell  liquor;  many  of  the  landlords  were  high  civil  and  church 
officials.  The  landlord  must  be  popular,  too,  and  conversant  with  pub- 
lic affairs,  for  to  him  resorted  the  members  of  the  community  for  the 
news  of  the  day,  and  for  what  might  be  known  of  events  in  the  intel- 
lectual world.  The  limits  of  this  book  do  not  allow  a  discussion  of  the 
relations  of  the  tavern  to  the  church  and  community;  but  in  return  for 
their  support,  the  tavern-keeper  must  undergo  many  galling  restric- 
tions. Dinner  at  9d.  and  lodging  for  man  and  wife  at  6d.  would  seem 
strange  to  mine  Host  of  modern  days.  And  not  without  drawback  was 
the  order:  "Nor  shall  he  suffer  to  be  or  remain  in  his  House  any  per- 
son or  persons  not  being  of  his  own  family  upon  Saturday  nights  after 
it  is  dark,  nor  any  time  on  the  Sabbath  Day  or  evening  after  the  Sab- 
bath." It  was  this  prohibition  that  caused  that  great  excitement  in 
Peter,  when  early  one  Spring  morning,  he  hastily  snatched  up  the 
glowing  loggerhead,  plunged  it  into  tlie  creamy  bowls  of  famous  Can- 
ton flip,  placed  them  hastily  before  his  astonished  guests,  and  without 
his  customary  morning  chat,  rushed  to  his  desk,  and  fearful  of  the  for- 
feiture of  his  license,  penned  to  Magistrate  Leonard  this  excuse: 

Dorchester  [Canton],  April  28,  1712. 

To  Mag'r.  Lenard:  Sir, — After  my  sarvis  humbly  presented  unto  your 
worshlpe,  these  are  to  inform  you  that  Mr.  Thomas  Stevens,  Nathaniel 
Stevens  and  Benn.  Lenard  som  time  since  came  to  my  house  late  in  ye 
evening  on  the  laste  day  of  ye  week,  and  after  some  discors  between 
about  thire  going  on  thire  jurnny,  thay  concluded  to  tary  all  night  by 
reson  of  ye  excesive  darkness  of  ye  seson,  for  it  was  exseeding  dark, 
and  so  far  to  goe  away  very  early  on  ye  Saboath  day  morning,  for  they 
weare  in  hops  that  thay  woold  have  tayred  over  ye  Saboath  with  us,  but 
by  reson  of  sickness  in  there  familys  thay  could  not  stay.  And  so  ye 
moved  away  upon  thire  jorney  very  early  in  ye  morny,  and  thire  caridge 
while  they  were  with  me  was  very  ordarly. 

Sir:  Yours  to  sarve, 

PETER  LYON. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   PETER   LYON,   SECOND   GENERATION.  327 

Peter's  will  is  here  presented.  The  signature  is  fairly  well  pre- 
served, but  gives  evidence  of  how  greatly  advancing  age  and  mortal  ill- 
ness had  weakened  that  once  skilful  hand.  There  was  a  seal  also;  but 
unfortunately  the  wax  is  well-nigh  wasted  away,  and  the  imprinted  de- 
sign is  undecipherable. 


THE  WILL  OF  PETER  LYON   II. 

In  the  Name  of  God,  Amen,  the  eighth  day  of  May  anno  Domini, 
one  thousand  seven  hundred  thirty  and  one  I,  Peter  Lyon,  of  Stough- 
ton,  in  the  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England,  yeo- 
man, being  apprehensive  that  I  am  very  near  my  End  of  Life  here,  yet 
of  sound  and  perfect  memory,  Praised  be  God,  and  being  desirous  to 
settle  that  outward  Estate  that  God  hath  Lent  me.  Do  make  and  ordain 
this,  my  Last  "Will  and  Testament,  in  manner  and  form  following.  That 
is  to  Say:  First  and  Principally,  I  Commend  my  soul  into  the  hand  of 
Almighty  God,  my  Creator,  hoping  to  Receive  full  Pardon  and  Remis- 
sion of  all  my  sins  and  Salvation  through  the  alone  merits  of  Jesus 
Christ,  my  Redeemer,  and  my  Body  to  the  Earth  to  be  Buried  in  such 
decent  manner  as  to  my  Executors  hereafter  named  shall  be  thought 
Convenient,  and  as  touching  such  Worldly  Estate  as  the  Lord  hath  lent 
Me  my  will  and  meaning  is  the  same  shall  be  Bestowed  as  hereafter 
in  and  by  this,  my  Last  Will,  is  Exprest.  Item,  I  will  that  all  my  just 
Debts  due  to  any  Person  or  Persons  whatsoever  shall  be  well  &  truly 
paid  in  some  convenient  Time  after  my  Decease  by  my  Executrs  here- 
after named.  Item,  I  give  unto  my  Loving  Wife  Sarah  Lion  the  whole 
Income  and  Improvement  of  all  my  Estate,  both  Real  and  Personal,  so 
long  as  she  shall  remain  my  Widow,  but  in  Case  she  sees  Cause  to 
marry  again  then  my  Will  is  that  she  have  what  Estate  she  brought 
to  me  when  I  married  her  and  no  more.  Item,  I  Give  to  my  Son  Peter 
Lion,  after  my  Wife's  Decease  or  at  her  marriage,  all  my  Estate,  both 
Real  and  Personal,  Provided  my  Son  Peter  Pay  the  Legacies  hereafter 
Given.  Item,  I  Give  to  my  Son  Elhanan  Lyon  one  shilling  as  a  Token 
of  my  Love  to  him,  he  having  already  had  of  me  what  I  thought  reason- 
able for  his  Portion.  Item,  I  give  to  my  Daughter  Jean  Pitcher  one 
shilling  as  a  Token  of  my  Love  to  her,  she  having  already  had  her 
full  Portion,  and  further  my  will  is  that  if  so  that  there  be  Real  occa- 
sion to  sell  that  Estate  I  leave  to  pay  my  Just  Debts  and  Funeral 
Charges  In  such  a  Case  my  will  is  that  when  the  aforesaid  Debts  & 
Charges  are  paid  the  overplus  or  Remaining  part  shall  be  Equally 


328  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

Divided  between  my  Loving  Wife  Sarah  Lyon  and  my  son  Peter  Lyon, 
my  son  Peter  paying  the  Legacies  aforementioned.  Item,  I  do  hereby 
Constitute  and  appoint  my  Loving  Wife  Sarah  Lyon  and  my  son  Peter 
Lion  to  be  the  sole  executors  of  this,  my  Last  Will  and  Testament. 

In  Testimony  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  Hand  and  Seal  the 
Day  &  Year  afore  written. 


X^^^'^''  ^r^ 


And  a  Seal. 
Signed,  Sealed  &  Declared  to  be  the 
Last  Will  &  Testament  of  Peter  Lyon 
in  presence  of  us. 

ISAAC  ROYALL, 
SHUBAEL   WENTWORTH, 
RALPH  SHEPARD. 
Exam'd. 

JOHN  BOYDELL,  Reg. 


CODICIL. 

Since  it  hath  pleased  almighty  God  for  to  Lengthen  my  frail  Life 
to  this  Date,  and  in  consideration  of  the  tender  Care  of  my  Loving  Wife 
Sarah  Lyon  in  my  afflicted  circumstances,  my  will  is  that  my  Loving 
Wife  aforesd  have  after  my  just  Debts  and  Funeral  Charges  are  paid, 
all  what  she  brought  with  her  to  me  and  my  Horse  and  Cow  to  be  at 
her  Dispose,  anything  contained  in  my  foregoing  Will  to  the  contrary 
notwithstanding. 

In  Testimony  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  Hand  and  Seal  this 
Twenty-fifth  Day  of  April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  God  one  Thousand 
seven  hundred  thirty  and  three. 

PETER  LYON,  and  a  Seal. 
Signed,  Sealed  &  Declared  in  presence 
of  us  in  the  6th  Line  &  5th  Razed  out 
before  signing. 

ISAAC  ROYALL, 
SHUBAEL   WENTWORTH, 
DAMARIS  WENTWORTHS  X  mark. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON^  THIRD  GENERATION.  329 

Inventory  by  Benj.  Blackman,  Jos.  Topliff  and  John  Shepard  was 
presented  by  Sarah  and  Peter,  executors,  Aug.  23,  1737.  Amt. 
£186— Is.— 6d. 

Children  of  Peter  and  Jane  (Vose)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Dorchester, 
except  Enoch,   in  Milton: 

*22.    I.    Peter,  b.   Dec.   19,  1686    (D);   m.    (1)   Feb.   13,   1711-12,  WaitstiU 
Wyatt   (D);  d.  April   8,   1752    (W). 

23.    II.    Jane,  b.  July  8,  1688;  bp.  8,  5  mo.,  1688;  m.  Pitcher. 

*24.    III.    Elhanan,  b.  May  4,  1690;  m.   (1)  May  19,  1711-12,  Mary  Rod- 
man; d.  Oct.   30,  1745. 

25.    IV.    Enoch,  b.  Nov.   24,  1692    (M) ;  d.  Oct.  8,  1711    (D). 

17.  III.  4.  NATHANIEL'  LYON  [Nathaniel.^  Peter^]  was  bom 
Dec.  28,  1680  (Concord)  and  died  Sept.  5,  1718  (D).  He  married,  Nov. 
27,  1707,  Esther  White  (B).  No  children  of  Nathaniel  are  recorded  in 
Dorchester  or  in  Canton  records,  but  the  persistency  of  family  names 
was  very  strong  in  Peter's  line.  It  may,  then,  be  presumed  that  had 
Nathaniel  had  children,  he  would  have  handed  down  the  name.  There 
appears  in  Needham  a  Nathaniel,  who  from  the  date  of  birth  of  his  eld- 
est son  would  appear  to  have  been  born  about  1710,  and  who  died  there 
in  1760.  As  this  name  does  not  occur  in  the  Roxbury  line,  this  Need- 
ham  family  will  be  assigned  to  a  place  among  Peter's  descendants, 
unless  the  assumption  be  subsequently  disproved.  The  name  Thomas, 
occurring  in  the  will  of  Nathaniel*  without  apparent  cause,  suggests 
that  he  may  have  had  a  brother  Thomas.  Nathaniel's  children,  then, 
are  assumed  to  be  as  follows: 

*26.    I.    Nathaniel,  b.  about  1710;  m.  Mary  Lyon;  d.  Sept.   22,  1760. 
27.    IL    Thomas   (?). 

22.  III.  7.  PETER'  LYON  [Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  In  Dorches- 
ter, Mass.,  Dec.  19,  1686,  and  died  in  Walpole,  April  8,  1752.  He  married 
first,  Feb.  13,  1712,  WaitstiU  Wyatt  (D).  She  died  March  12,  1729  (St). 
He  married  second,  Sept.  23,  1731,  Jemima,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Abi- 
gail Fales,  born  April  20,  1707  (Ded).  She  died  July  7,  1732,  and  he 
married  third  [int.  June,  1734  (W)]  Sarai  Hall  who  survived  him. 

Peter  lived  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Dorchester.  He  was 
a  man  of  family,  if  not  of  means.  Family  tradition  gives  him  twenty- 
one  children;  ten  are  recorded  in  Walpole,  two  in  Stoughton,  and  two 
in  Dorchester;  five  more  are  known  to  belong  to  Peter  and  WaitstiU, 
though  their  births  are  not  recorded,  leaving  two  of  whom  there  is  no 
account. 


330  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

It  is  said  that  the  early  Cantonians  had  the  peculiar  custom  of 
requiring  their  boys  to  undergo  the  exhilarating  exercise  of  "bumping" 
— swinging  them  by  hands  and  feet  against  the  boundary  marks — by 
way  of  teaching  them  to  respect  the  land  marks  which  their  fathers 
had  set.  In  spite  of  this  forceful  admonition,  however,  Peter  early  in 
life  left  his  father's  home  in  Canton,  returning  to  Dorchester,  where 
he  was  married,  and  where  he  practiced  his  trade  of  housewright.  Pos- 
sibly some  bumps  received  there  jarred  his  memory  to  a  recollection  of 
his  boyhood  warnings;  for  he  must  have  returned  to  Stoughton  about 
1716-7,  as  he  had  children  there  in  1717  and  1729.  His  wife  died  al- 
most immediately  after  the  birth  of  this  last  child,  and  for  the  rest  of 
his  life  he  seems,  by  the  records,  to  have  been  in  Walpole. 

So  far  as  we  can  learn,  his  life  was  uneventful,  though  he  was  Pre- 
cinct Clerk  and  Assessor  in  Stoughton,  1717-1719.  Evidently  the  cares 
of  a  large  family  caused  him  to  give  his  whole  thought  to  attending  to 
their  well-being  and  providing  for  their  support.  He  did  what  he  could 
to  prevent  race  suicide,  and  doubtless  thought,  with  this,  his  duty  done. 

From  Suffolk  Probate  Records: 

On  April  26,  1753,  Eliab  Lyon,  a  minor,  aged  17,  son  of  Peter  Lyon, 
late  of  Walpole,  chooses  his  mother  Sarah  as  guardian;  also  Isaiah, 
aged  16,  and  Jemima  and  Sarah,  above  14.  Benjamin,  aged  20,  refusing 
to  choose,  his  [step]  mother,  widow  Sarah,  is  appointed  the  next  day; 
also  for  Drusilla  aged  12,  Tamar  10,  Adah  8,  Zillah  6  and  Asaph  3.  The 
account  of  Sarah  was  rendered:  Personal  assets  £42 — 4s. — 3d.;  ex- 
penses  £39— 12s.— 3l^d. 

Sept.  1,  1753,  Henry  Crane  and  wife  Abigail,  of  Stoughton,  give  quit- 
claim to  Lemuel  Lyon,  of  Walpole,  all  right  in  estate  that  belonged  to 
"my  honored  father,  Peter  Lyon,  late  of  Walpole,  deceased."  Sept.  15, 
1753,  Benjamin  Lyon,  of  Dorchester,  for  £25  old  Tenor,  quit-claims  to 
his  brother  Lemuel,  of  Walpole  all  his  interest  in  the  estate  of  Peter 
Lyon,  late  of  Walpole.  May  24,  1756,  Thomas  Foster,  of  Dorchester, 
cordwainer,  and  Mary,  his  wife,  for  £4 — 16s.  quit-claim  to  their  brother 
Lemuel  Lyon  all  their  interest,  etc.  April  27,  1756,  Sarah  Lyon,  widow 
of  Peter  Lyon,  etc.,  and  guardian  of  Eliab,  Isaiah,  Sarah,  Jemima,  Dru- 
silla, Tamar,  Ada,  Zillah  and  Asaph,  for  £45 — 12s. — ISd.  quit-claims  to 
Lemuel  Lyon  all  rights  of  herself  and  minor  children,  etc. 

"Know  all  men  by  these  Presents  that  I,  Waitstill  Evens,  of  Dor- 
chester, and  Thomas  Foster  and  Mary  his  wife,  both  of  Dorchester,  and 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  THIRD  GENERATION.  331 

Robert  Capen  and  Jane  his  wife,  of  Stoughton,  and  Beulah  Hadley,  of 
Dedham,  and  Pelatiah  Herring  and  Hepsibah  his  wife,  both  of  Dedham, 
and  all  the  above-named  in  ye  county  of  Suffolk  and  Province  of  ye 
Massachusetts  Bay  in  New  England,  and  John  Dickerman  and  Mariah 
his  wife,  both  of  Conticut,  have  received  of  our  brother  Lemuel  Lyon,  of 
Walpole,  in  ye  county  &  province  aforesaid  husbandman,  each  of  us 
the  just  sum  of  £4 — 10s. — 8d.  lawful  money  in  full  to  our  full  content 
and  satisfaction  for  our  Portions  which  was  left  to  us  by  our  Hond. 
Father  Peter  Lyon,  late  of  Walpole,  Housewright,  deceased,  quit  claim 
to  our  Brother  Lemuel  Lyon,  etc.,  Jan.  8,  1757.  Signed:  Waitstill  Evens 
[a  seal];  Susanna  X  Turner;  Increase  Leadbetter;  Robert  Capen;  Seth 
Morton;  Jean  Capen;  Josiah  Deary;  John  Dickerman;  Thomas  Mason 
[Foster?];  Meriah  Dickerman;  Jean  Capen;  Pelatiah  Herring;  Jean 
Capen;  Hepsibah  Herring;  Tamar  X  Lyon;  Beulah  Hadley  [a  seal]." 

Dec.  9,  1757,  Joseph  Clap,  of  Walpole,  was  appointed  guardian  to 
Asaph,  a  minor  under  14,  son  of  Peter  Lyon,  of  Walpole,  deceased. 

Children  of  Peter  and  "Waitstill  (Wyatt)   Lyon: 

28.  I.     Waltstilljt    b.    Feb.    17,    1712    (D);    m.    Oct.    24,    173S,    Mathias 
Evans    (B). 

29.  II.    Maria,  b.  May  7,  1715   (D);  m.  April  17,  1735,  John  Dickerman 
(St). 

30.  III.    Mary;  m.  Sept.  27,   1737,  Thomas  Foster   (D);  d.  May  4,  1744 
(H.  G.  R.). 

31.  IV.    Beulah;   m.  Nov.   15,  1750,  Simon  Hadley   (W). 

32.  V.    Abigail;  m.  Nov.   23,  1744,  Henry  Crane    (St). 

33.  VI.    Hepsibah;   m.    Sept.    9,    1747,   Pelatiah   Herring    (Ded). 

34.  VII.    Jane;  m.  Nov.  1,  1744,  Robert  Capen   (D). 

Children  of  Peter  and  Abigail   (Fales)   Lyon: 

*35.    VIIL    Peter,  b.  Sept.  18.  1717;  m.  May  11,  1752,  Mrs.  Mary  Holden 
(W). 

*3e.    IX.     Lemuel,    b.    Feb.    13,    1728-9    (St);    m.    (int.    May    10,    1750), 
Lydia  Perry  (Stham.). 

*37.    X.    Benjamin,  b.    June    30,    1732;    m.    (1)    Jan.    17,    1754,    Thankful 
Humphrey;   d.   about   1797. 

Children  of  Peter  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Lyon: 

*3S.    XL    Eliab,  b.  July  2,  1735;  m.  Feb.   3,  1757,  Meriah  Smith. 
39.    XIL    Isaiah,§  b.  Dec.   7,  1736;  d.  1761-2. 


tWaitstill  was  a  proprietor  of  Dorchester  Canada  (Ashburnham)  in 
right  of  her  uncle,  Edward  Wiott,  a  Canada  soldier   [Hist.  Ashb.]. 

§According  to  Suffolk  Probate,  Eliab  Lyon,  cordwainer,  of  Walpole, 
was  admitted  administrator  of  the  estate  of  his  late  brother  Isaiah,  late 
of  Walpole,  a  minor,  deceased.  Inventory,  Jan.  7,  1762,  by  Moses  Cham- 
berlain, Seth  Kingsbury  and  Elhanan  Boyden  presented  Jan.  8,  1762,  by 
Eliab,  administrator.  Amt.  £27  5s.  9%d.  A  reference  to  the  original 
would  probably  disclose  an  omission  to  erase  a  portion  of  the  printed 
form,  as  Isaiah  was  certainly  not  a  minor  in  1762. 


332  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER, 

40.  XIII.  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  23,  1738  (W) ;  m.  (int.  May  9),  1756,  Joseph 
Carver    (W).|| 

41.  XIV.  Jemima,  b.  Dec.  23,  1738  (W) ;  m.  Jan.  12,  1761,  Ebenezer 
Holmes    (St). 

42.  XV.  Dnisilla,  b.  April  26,  1741  (W) ;  m.  Oct.  24,  1759,  Seth  Smith 
(Med);  d.   1816    (Med). 

43.  XVI.  Tamar,  b.  March  13,  1743  (W);  m.  Sept.  29,  1773,  Jacob 
Ellis   (W). 

44.  XVII.    Adah,  b.  Feb.  12,  1745    (W). 

45.  XVIII.  Zillah,  b.  Feb.  19,  1747  (W);  m.  June  5,  1771,  John  Dex- 
ter (Medway). 

46.  XIX.    Asaph,!  b.  April  3,   1750    (W). 

24.  III.  7.  ELHANAN'  LYON  [Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Dor- 
chester,  Mass.,  May  4,  1690,  baptized  11,  5  mo.,  1690  (D.  Chh.)  and  died 
in  Stoughton  Oct.  30,  1745  (St).  He  married  first,  Feb.  19,  1712,  Mary 
Rodman  (D)  and  second  Sept.  24,  1713,  Meredith,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Mary  Wyatt.    She  died  Aug.  11,  1731  (St). 

Elhanan  was  reared  in  Stoughton,  but  m.  both  his  wives  in  Dor- 
chester. He  inherited  his  father's  assertive  disposition  and  disinclina- 
tion to  yield  submissively  to  the  rights  of  the  ministry  of  the  day. 
Though  both  he  and  Meredith  were  received  March  25,  1721-2  (c.  chh.), 
by  some  he  was  called  "ye  great  troubler  of  ye  church,"  and  in  fine  he 
was  expelled  therefrom  in  1745  for  controversy  with  the  minister,  the 
Reverend  Mr.  Morse.  It  is  said  that  when  Elhanan  died  shortly  after, 
the  reverend  gentleman  heaved  a  sigh  of  relief  rather  than  of  regret. 

Administration  on  the  estate  of  Elhanan  Lyon,  late  of  Stoughton, 
bricklayer,  deceased,  was  granted  to  his  son  Enoch,  July  1,  1746.  In- 
ventory by  John  Shepard,  Moses  Gill  and  Charles  Wentworth,  July  11, 
1746.    Real  estate,  £266;  total  £341— 14s.— 6d. 

Children  of  Elhanan  and  Meredith  (Wyatt)  Lyon,  all  recorded  in 
Dorchester,   except   7   and   8,   in    Stoughton: 

*47.  I.    Elhanan,  b.  June  7,  1714;  m.  June  5,  1732,  Abigail  "Wyatt;   d. 
1751. 

*48.  II.    Enoch,  b.  March  11,  1715-6;  m.  Dec.  21,  1738,  Susanna  Hoar. 

49.  III.  Meredith,  b.  May  15,  1719;  m.  May  22,  1744,  Wally  Leonard 
(St). 

50.  IV.    Uriah,  b.  Nov.  9,  1721. 

*51.    V.    Theophilus,  b.  March  15,  1723-4;  m.    (int.  Aug.   23,  1766),  Ann 
Adams    (b.    1721). 

52.    VI.    Elijah,  b.  July  2,   1726. 


||In  Medway  records  we  find  "Sarah  Lyon  m.  Sept.  7,  1768,  Ebenezer 
Warren";  in  int.  the  name  is  given  Mrs.  Sarah  Lyon;  can  this  refer  to 
Sarah.  No.  40? 

$It  is  possible  that  this  is  "Asaph  Lyon,  m.  int.  Sept.  9,  1775,  Hannah 
Wood" — Pelham  Records;  or  "Asaph  Lyon  of  Shutesbury,  m.  int.  June  10, 
1781,    Esther   Gray"    [Pelham]. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  333 

*53.  VII.  Gamaliel,  b.  Jan.  22,  1728-9;  m.  May  30,  1854,  Abigail  How- 
ard   (St). 

54.  VIII.      Daughter,  b.  April    4,   1731. 

Note: — Blhanan  may  have  been  the  father  also  of  Meriah,  who  m. 
Dec.  18,  1751,  Josiah  Hawes  of  Wrentham,  b.  1724;  d.  1804;  she  d.  Aug. 
28.  1779   [Hist.  Union,  Me.]. 

26.  IV.  17.  NATHANIEL^  LYON  [?  Nathaniel,*  Nathaniel,* 
Peter^]  bora  about  1710,  married  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1734,  Mary 
Lyon§  (Roxbury);  died  Sept.  22,  1760  (Needham). 

This  is  the  Nathaniel  who  was  assumed  in  loco  to  be  of  Peter's 
line.  All  that  is  really  known  of  him  is  a  few  data  from  Needham  rec- 
ords, and  this  extract  from  the  Probate  Records:  Mary  Lyon,  of  Need- 
ham, widow,  appointed  Oct.  24,  1760,  administratrix  of  the  estate  of 
her  late  husband,  Nathaniel  Lyon,  of  Needham,  deceased.  Inventory  of 
estate  of  Nathaniel  Lyon,  by  Amos  Fuller,  Josiah  Newell  and  Aaron 
Smith,  May  1,  1761.  Amount,  £322— 3s.— 4i^d.  Oct.  7,  1763,  account 
of  Mary,  admx.  Allowance  of  sums  of  £10  paid  to  Barzillai  Lyon; 
£6— 13s.— 4d.  to  Thomas  Lyon,  £14— 6s.— 8d.  to  Samuel  Richards,  etc. 
Oct.  2,  1761,  Caleb  Kingsburg,  Robert  Fuller  and  Robert  Smith  ap- 
pointed to  divide  estate  of  Nathaniel  Lyon.  They  reported  Oct.  27  an 
appraisal,  and  that  real  estate  would  not  admit  of  division.  Division: 
The  two  sons  refused  to  accept  the  settlement  of  the  estate  upon  them, 
and  it  was  settled  upon  Elisha  Mills,  a  son-in-law,  and  his  wife  De- 
borah, dau.  of  said  Nathaniel;  they  to  pay  Barzillai,  the  eldest  son  of 
deceased,  £43 — 3s. — 6d.,  and  to  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Nehemiah  and  Han- 
nah, the  other  children  of  said  Nathaniel,  £21 — lis. — 9d.  on  or  before 
April  1,  1765;  they  also  to  pay  Barzillai  £25— 10s— lOd.,  and  the  other 
children  named  £11 — 5s. — 5d.  more  within  one  year  after  the  death  of 
their  mother,  the  widow  Mary.    Dated  Oct.  28,  1763. 

Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Lyon,  born  in  Roxbury 
(T.  R.): 

55.  I.  Joshua,  b.  March  30  (?),  1735;  bapt.  June  8,  1735;  d.  before 
1761. 

56.  IL  Deborah,  b.  Sept.  24,  1737;  m.  1st  May  10,  1759,  Elisha  Mills 
[Needham  Epitaphs];  m.  2d  about  1777,  Aaron  Smith  (Dedham  Hist. 
Reg.). 

*57.  IIL  Barsillai  [Barzillai],  b.  Sept.,  1739  [Ch.  R.  has  "Aaron,  son 
of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail,  bapt.  Oct.  14,  1739"];  m.  Sept.  25,  1765,  Mary 
Davenport;  d.  June  24,   1796. 


§It  seems  probable  that  this  Mary  was  of  the  family  of  William  of 
Roxbury.     She  was  certainly  a  member  of  the  Eliot  Church  in  Roxbury. 


334  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

58.  IV.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  6,  1742;  bapt.  ["Eliza"]  Feb.  28,  1742  (Ch. 
R.);    (?)    m.   Feb.   10,   1761,  Zaccheus   Bemlsf    (Lancaster). 

59.  V.    Nathaniel,  bapt.  April  5,  1747   (Ch.  R.);  d.  before  1761. 

60.  VI.  Neheniiah,  b.  Feb.  21,  1750;  bapt.  March  4,  1750;  m.  int. 
March  5,   1774,  Hepzibah  Robinson    (Princeton). 

61.  VII.  »Iary,  b.  March  20,  1753  (Needham  T.  R.);  bapt.  April  1, 
1752(?);  living  in  1761. 

63.  VIII.  Hanuah,  b.  Sept.  19,  1755  (Needham  T.  R.);  bapt.  Aug.  21. 
1755(?)    (Roxbury  Ch.  R.);  m.  April  10,  1777,  Daniel  Wight   (Ded.). 

35.  IV.  22.  PETER*  LYON  [Peter,'  Peter,-"  Peter']  was  born  in 
Stoughton,  Sept.  8,  1717.  He  married  in  Walpole,  May  11,  1752,  widow 
Mary  Holden  (W). 

Children  of  Peter  and  Mary   (Holden)   Lyon,  recorded  in  Walpole: 

63.    L    Peter,  b.  July  30,  1752;  m.  Dec.  3,  1780,  Hannah  Robbins   (W). 

*64.  II.  Ebenezer,  b.  July  29,  1754;  m.  Aug.  2,  1775,  Hannah  Wood 
(Med.). 

65.  IIL     (?)    Mary;   m.   Aug.    25,   1768,    Zephaniah   Wood    (St). 

Note: — The  supposition  that  the  Mary  who  m.  Zephaniah  Wood  was 
a  dau.  of  Peter  is  based  only  upon  indications  of  place  and  time,  and 
the  possibility  that  Peter  had  a  daughter  to  whom  he  gave  her  mother's 
name. 

36.  IV.  22.  LEMUEL*  LYON  [Peter/  Peter,=  Peter*]  was  born  in 
Stougliton,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  1729.  He  married  (int.  May  10,  1750)  Lydia 
Perry  (Stoughtonliam).  Lemuel  came  into  possession  of  the  home- 
stead through  quit-claims  of  the  other  heirs  of  Peter.'  From  these 
papers  we  learn  that  he  was  a  husbandman. 

His  children  were  recorded  in  Walpole: 

66.  L    ^Vaitst^ll,  b.  Jan.  28.  1750-1;  m.  Aug.  8,  1769,  Jireh  Swift   (W). 

67.  IL    Abiab,  b.  July  1,  1753;  d.  Dec.  27,  1755   (W). 

68.  III.  Silence  ["Sileney,"  also  "Celenia"],  b.  March  25,  1755;  m. 
Jan.   13,  1773,  Abraham  Preble   (Stoughtonham). 

*69.  IV.  Spencer,  b.  April  8,  1757  ("W) ;  m.  Mary  Barney;  d.  Dec.  26, 
1827. 

70.  V.  Zabina  (?)§,  b.  1759;  m.  Aug.  28,  1783,  Rachel  Hooper  (Ded.- 
Sharon). 

71.  VL    Infant,  b.  May  22,  1761;  d.  July  14,  1762    (W). 


tProbable  since  Elizabeth,  who  m.  Zaccheus  Bemis,  was  of  West- 
minster, a  town  adjoining  Hubbardston,  where  the  brothers  of  Elizabeth 
above  resided. 

SZabina,  No.  70,  was  of  Sharon.  He  is  enrolled  in  Soldiers  and  Sail- 
ors as  of  Stoughtonham,  aged  21  in  1780,  height  5  ft.  6  in.,  complexion 
ruddy.  Spencer  is  the  only  other  of  the  Lyon  family  enrolled  at  Stough- 
tonham, and  it  is  more  than  probable  that  Zabina  also  was  a  son  of 
Lemuel. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,   FOURTH   GENERATION.  335 

37.  IV.  22.  BENJAMIN^  LYON  [Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born 
in  Walpole,  Mass.,  June  30,  1732,  and  died  about  1797.  He  married 
first,  Jan.  17,  1754,  Thankful  Humphrey,  born  March  11,  1734,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Thankful  (Capen)  Humphrey.  She  died  May  2,  1760  (D). 
He  married  second,  Sept.  17,  1761,  Rachel  Stetson,  of  Randolph.  She 
died  Dec.  4,  1784  (M)  and  he  married  third,  Nov.  17,  1785,  Ruth  Went- 
worth,  of  Stoughton  (St).  It  was  perhaps  his  widow  (Ruth)  who 
married  (int.  Aug.  31,  1800)  Joseph  Randall  (St). 

Benjamin,  though  born  in  Walpole,  must  have  received  his  educa- 
tion in  Milton,  as  his  name  appears  in  the  catalogue  of  the  Milton  acad- 
emy; Paul  Revere  was  a  fellow  student.  He  served  his  apprenticeship 
with  James  Baker,  a  noted  shoemaker  of  Dorchester,  and  followed  that 
trade  in  the  same  town  for  many  years.  The  latter  years  of  his  life 
were  spent  in  Stoughton.  In  1760  his  wife  Thankful  died,  leaving  her 
three  sons  heirs  to  a  share  in  her  father's  property.  An  entry  in  the 
Suffolk  Probate  Records  states:  "July  7,  1763,  Jacob  Humphrey,  of  Dor- 
chester, Co.  of  Suffolk,  yeoman,  was  appointed  guardian  of  Jacob,  a 
minor  under  14,  son  of  Benjamin  Lyon,  late  of  Dorchester,  cordwainer, 
deceased;  also  of  Benjamin  and  Thomas,  sons,  etc.  Jacob  Humphrey, 
housewright,  bequeaths  estate  to  Jacob,  his  son,  and  to  the  legal  rep- 
resentatives of  his  sister  Thankful  Lyon,  deceased.  Warrant  given 
Sept.  11,  1761.  Real  estate  settled  June  6,  1763."  Under  date  of  March 
3,  1775,  "Samuel  Withington,  Jr.,  of  Dorchester,  tanner,  was  appointed 
guardian  to  the  above-mentioned  sons  of  Benjamin  Lyon,  grandsons  of 
Thankful  Morgan."  The  grandfather,  Jacob  Humphrey,  had  died,  Nov. 
19,  1743,  and  his  widow  Thankful  had  married,  Feb.  25,  1747,  Ralph 
Morgan. 

The  Probate  Record  caused  some  little  surprise  to  the  descendants 
of  Benjamin,  inasmuch  as  it  stated  that  he  was  deceased  in  1763,  where- 
as it  was  positively  known  that  he  was  married  twice  thereafter,  and 
had  had  children  as  late  as  1780.  Subsequent  investigation  showed, 
however,  that  the  words  "late"  and  "deceased"  had  not  been  erased 
from  the  printed  form,  and  had  been  copied,  therefore,  in  full  into  the 
written  record.  The  incident  shows  that,  in  genealogical  matters, 
things  are  not  always  what  they  seem. 

The  burning  questions  and  stirring  events  preceding  April,  1775, 
made  a  deep  impression  upon  Benjamin,  as  with  busy  hands  and  free 
mind  he  sat  upon  his  bench,  almost  in  the  very  center  of  disturbance. 
As  a  result  appears:  "Benjamin  Lyon,  Dorchester,  private,  Capt.  Ab- 
raham Wheeler's  Minute  Men,  Lemuel  Robinson's  Alarm,  April  19,  1775, 


336  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

time  of  service  12  days.  Residence,  Dorchester."  Also,  "Capt.  Stephen 
Penniman's  Co.,  Col.  Dike's  Regiment,  Dec.  1776,  to  Feb.,  1777,  enlisted 
Dec.  13,  1776,  to  serve  till  March  1,  1777.  Residence,  Dorchester."  Also, 
"Benjamin  Lyon,  private,  Capt.  Abel  Richard's  Co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes',  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777,  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777,  service  1  mo. 
7  da.,  on  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham." 
This  latter  may  refer  to  Benjamin,  Jr.,  q.  v. 

The  date  of  his  death  and  the  place  of  his  burial  have  not  been 
ascertained.  He  was  living  in  Stoughton  as  late  as  1797  as  is  shown 
by  a  record  from  Suffolk  Deeds:  "Benjamin  Lyon,  of  Stoughton,  1797, 
to  his  wife  Ruth,  his  real  and  personal  property,  and  to  his  children, 
Benjamin,  Thomas,  Mary,  Samuel,  Thankful,  Lemuel  and  Stephen, 
$1.00  each." 

Benjamin  was  "a  pious,  godly  man,"  and  no  day  was  allov,^ed  to 
pass  in  his  household  without  daily  family  prayers.  Like  his  fore- 
fathers, he  was  greatly  interested  in  education,  and  inheriting  the 
family  gift  for  music,  he  was  "chorister  and  leader  of  the  singing," 
in  the  Dorchester  church  for  over  thirty  years.  His  old  Bible  is  extant 
in  the  possession  of  his  descendants,  and  contains  his  family  records, 
which  as  they  agree  with  the  town  records  need  not  be  reproduced 
herein. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Thankful  (Humphrey)  Lyon,  all  recorded 
in  Dorchester: 

*72.    I.    Jacob,  b.  Oct.  12,  1754   (D);  m.  Nov.,  1775,  Jerusha  Tucker;  d. 
Jan.   3,  1S29. 

*73.    II.     Benjamin,   b.    Dec.    15,    1756    (D) ;    m.    (1)    Oct.    15,    1778,    Ann 
Blackman;   d.  July  18,   1842. 

*74.    III.    Thomas,   b.   April    17,    1758    (D) ;    m.    (1)    Dec.    3,    1778,    Sarah 
Pierce;  d.  Nov.  10,  1845. 

75.  IV.    Jemima,  b.  and  d.  March  22,  1760. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Rachel  (Stetson)  Lyon,  all  but  the  last 
recorded  in  Dorchester: 

76.  V.    Lemuel,  b.  March  27,  1762;  d.  at  sea. 

77.  VI.    Mary,t  b.  July  16,  1764;  m.  Foster  Low. 

78.  VII.  Peter,  b.  March  23,  1767;  drowned  in  a  well  July  14,  1768 
(D). 


tit  is  related  of  this  estimable  lady  that,  as  she  and  her  husband 
were  unable  to  agree  upon  the  texture  of  the  bed-covering,  and  the 
double  single-bed  not  having  been  invented,  she  solved  the  difficulty  by 
splitting  a  sheet  and  a  blanket,  sewing  the  different  materials  together 
lengthwise.  Such  willingness  to  compromise  must  have  prevented  many 
a  matrimonial  jar,  and  is  less  annoying  and  less  expensive  than  the 
modern  method  of  splitting  the  marriage  bond  to  form  new  connections. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  337 

79.  VIII.  Samuel,§  b.  April  21,  1770;  m.  March  29,  1804,  Olive  Beard 
(B);  d.  1806. 

SO.  IX.  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  22,  1772;  m.  Oct.  22,  1809,  James  White  of 
Roxbury    (1st   Par.   Brookline). 

81.  X.  Thankful,  b.  Jan.  20,  1776;  m.  June  15,  1803,  Elkanah  Young, 
Trenton,  Me.   (B). 

82.  XI.    Stephen,  b.  Aug.  5,  1780   (M) ;  m.   1804,  Mary  Wiswall   (B). 

38.  IV.  22.  ELIAB^  LYON  [Peter,='  Peter,=  Peter^]  was  born  in 
Walpole,  Mass.,  July  2,  1735.  He  married  in  Walpole,  Feb.  3,  1757, 
Meriah  Smith,  who  survived  him  and  died  about  1816.  Eliab  lived  for 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Walpole.  He  was  a  cordwainer,  and  like 
all  of  Peter's  family  was  small  in  stature,  active,  bright  and  "smart." 
In  1785  he  removed  to  Readfield,  Me.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  Eliab  had  twelve  children,  of  whom  only  the  first  six  are  in 
the  Walpole  records.  The  names  of  the  rest  are  from  "The  Winslow 
Family." 

Children  of  Eliab  and  Meriah   (Smith)   Lyon: 

83.  I.    Isaiah,  b.  March  18,   1758    (W) ;   killed  in  the  Revolution. 
*84.    II.    Alpheus,  b.  May  25,  1760  (W) ;  m.   (int.  March  17,  1782),  Lucy 

Blake   (W);  d.   Feb.,  1825. 

*85.    IIL    E^llab,  b.   March   18,    1763    (W) ;   m.   Rachel   Poote. 

86.    IV.     Levlna,   b.    May    5,    1765    (W);    m.    (1)    Hall;    m.    (2) 

Joseph  Fifield;  5  ch. 

*87.    V.    Squire,  b.  May  11,   1767    (W) ;  m.  Betsy  Wheeler. 
88.    VL    Meriah,  b.  March  10,  1770   (W);  m.  Allen  Hall. 
*89.    VIL    Amos,  b.   May   24,   1772;   m.    (1)   Mary  Prescott;   d.  June  or 
July,  1860. 

90.  VIII.    Cornelius;  m.  Ladd,   Cala'is,  Me. 

91.  IX.    E^milla;  m.  James  French;  4  ch. 
*92.    X.    Taber;   m.   Abigail   Caldwell. 

93.  XI.    Loton;  m.  Sally  Haskins. 

94.  XII.     Nancy;   m.   Nathaniel   Brown;    5    ch. 

47.  IV.  24.  ELHANAN^  LYON  [Blhanan,^  Peter,^  Peter^]  was 
born  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  June  7,  1714,  and  died  in  Stoughton  in  1751. 
He  married  first,  June  15,  1732,  Abigail  Wyatt,  and  second  (int.  Dec. 
7,  1734)  Hannah  Tilden.  Elhanan  was  reared  in  Stoughton;  but  all 
that  is  known  of  him  is  curtly  set  forth  in  the  Probate  Records :  "Inven- 


§These  from  the  Suffolk  Probate  bear  upon  the  death  of  Samuel, 
"Olive  Lyon,  of  Boston,  widow,  admitted  Aug.  18,  1806,  administratrix  of 
the  estate  of  Samuel  Lyon  of  Boston,  housewright,  deceased.  Inventory 
Aug.  25.  1806,  by  Thomas  W.  Stearnes,  Nathaniel  Greenough  and  Samuel 
B.  Goddard.  Amt.  $3,105."  "Feb.  9,  1824.  Petition  of  Olive  White,  late 
Lyon,  widow  of  Samuel  Lyon,  deceased,  for  setting  off  her  dower."  No 
names  of  heirs  given.  Her  dower  was  set  off.  He  is  said  to  have  had 
a  son,  and  a  daughter  who  m.  a  Batchelder  Widow  Olive  married  2d, 
Feb.   28,  1808,  Samuel   White   (Craft  Fam.). 


338  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

tory  of  the  estate  of  Elhanan  Lyon,  late  of  Stoughton,  bricklayer,  by 
John  Withington,  Jr.,  Nathaniel  and  Eleazer  May,  Sept.  24,  1751,  pre- 
sented by  Hannah,  his  widow  and  administratrix.  Amt.  £12 — lis. 
Hannah  Lyon  was  appointed  adminx.  the  same  day,  and  rendered  ac- 
count. Estate  was  declared  insolvent."  His  widow  m.  Jan.  9,  1752, 
James  Endicott  (St). 

Children  of  Elhanan  and  Hannah  (Tilden)  Lyon,  recorded  in 
Stoughton: 

*95.    I.    Elhanan,  b.  April  14,  1735;  m.  Oct.   10,   1757,  Rebecca  Belcher; 
d.   1770. 

96.    II.    Samuel,  b.   Feb.   11,   1736-7. 

*97.    III.    David,  b.  April  11,  1739;   m.   Sept.   13,  1759,  Abigail  Belcher 
(St). 

98.  IV.  Ablgrall,  b.  May  29,  1741;  m.  (?)  Feb.  21,  1760,  Recompense 
Wadsworth    (W). 

99.  V.  Theophllus,  b.  April  1,  1745;  m.  (?)  Dec.  16,  1784,  Isabella 
Drayton  (B);  Theophilus,  of  Stoughton,  aged  17,  was  with  his  brothers 
in   the   Crown   Point   expedition    [see   Elhanan,   No.    95]. 

48.  IV.  24.  ENOCH^  LYON  [Elhanan,^  Peter,=  Peter']  was  born 
in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  March  11,  1716,  and  died  in  Weymouth  in  1789. 
He  married  in  Dedham,  Dec.  31,  1738,  Susannah  Hoar.  Like  his  brother 
Elhanan,  Enoch  presents  for  this  record  only  one  item  from  Probate 
Records:  "Reuben  Burrell  was  appointed  April  13,  1789,  administrator 
of  the  estate  of  Enoch  Lyon,  late  of  Weymouth,  mason,  deceased.  In- 
ventory presented  May  5,  1789.  Amt.  £25 — 3s. — 9d."  No  names  of 
widow  or  heirs. 

Children  of  Enoch  and  Susannah  (Hoar)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Stough- 
ton: 

100.  I.    Sarah,  b.  Oct.   17,   1738;  d.  Nov.   25,  1738    (St). 

101.  II.  Meredith,  b.  May  15,  1741;  m.  Oct.  9,  1760,  Benjamin  Monk 
(St). 

102.  III.  Sarah,  b.  April  14,  1744;  m.  (?)  Nov.  12,  1767,  Samuel 
Paine   (B). 

103.  IV.    Enoch,  b.  June  19,   1846;  d.   Feb.   4,   1747-8    (St). 

104.  V.    Hannah,  b.  Feb.  27,  1747-S. 

51.  IV.  24.  THEOPHILUS'  LYON  [Elhanan,^'  Peter,^  Peter'] 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  March  15,  1724,  and  was  living  in  Hop- 
kinton  in  1801.  He  married  (int.  ?  Aug.  23,  1766)  Ann  Adams,  born  in 
Braintree,  Mass.,  in  1731.  This  marriage  record  would,  from  its  date, 
seem  to  be  more  appropriate  to  the  nephew  of  Theophilus;  but  the  age 
of  Ann  makes  the  latter  supposition  somewhat  improbable,  while  a  mar- 
riage at  the  age  of  42  would  not  be  unusual.  Theophilus  had  a  tanyard 
in  Canton  in  1777,  and  was  Town  Clerk  1776.     He  was  listed  on  the 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  FOURTH   GENERATION.  339 

Alarm  Roll  April  19,  1775,  as  Lieutenant  of  the  2d  Canton  company. 
As  captain  he  led  his  company  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776,  and  to 
Castle  Island,  1778.  The  rank  of  Captain  is  given  him  in  Soldiers  and 
Sailors.  In  1787  he  sold  his  house  to  Rev.  Zechariah  Howard  and 
appears  to  have  removed  to  Hopkinton,  as  a  deed  of  Theophilus  and 
Ann,  of  Hopkinton,  to  David  Stearns,  of  their  land  in  Quincy,  is 
recorded  in  1801. 

Children  of  Theophilus  and  Ann  (Adams)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Stough- 
ton: 

105.  I.    Samnel,  b.  Nov.   16,  1767. 

106.  II.    James,  b.  Nov.  7,  1769;  d.  Mar.  4,  1770. 

107.  III.    James,  b.  March  4,  1770. 

108.  IV.    Ann,  b.  June  26,  1771. 

109.  V.    Lncretia,  b.  June  29,  1773. 

110.  VI.    E:unice,  b.  July  26,  1775. 

111.  VII.  Rnth,  b.  1780.  Her  remains  rest  in  the  Crehore  tomb.  Mil- 
ton Cemetery;  d.  Oct.  6,  1811. 

53.  IV.  24.  GAMALIEL^  LYON  [Elhanan,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was 
born  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Jan.  22,  1729.  No  record  has  been  found  of 
the  date  or  place  of  his  death.  He  married  in  Stoughton,  May  30,  1754, 
Abigail,  daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  Howard.  Gamaliel  was  on  the 
roll  of  minute  men  of  Major  Miller  May  3,  1757,  and  his  name  appears 
in  the  list  of  Revolutionary  'soldiers  given  in  the  History  of  Canton, 
though  not  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors.  His  son,  Elijah,  is  described  therein 
as  of  Stoughton,  aged  24  in  1779,  dark,  with  gray  eyes,  and  of  ruddy 
complexion.  John,  also,  is  given,  aged  18  in  1779,  height  5  ft.  5  in., 
complexion  dark. 

Children  of  Gamaliel  and  Abigail  (Howard)  Lyon,  recorded  in 
Stoughton: 

112.  I.    Elijah,  b.  Aug.  26,  1755;  m.  May  27,  1779,  Judith  Payson   (St). 

113.  II.    John,  b.  Sept.  24,  1757;  m.   (int.  Oct.  8,  1785)  Lucy  May  (St). 

57.  V.  26.  BARZILLAP  LYON  [Nathaniel,^  Nathaniel,'  Nathan- 
iel,- Peter^]  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  Sept.,  1739,  and  died  in  Hub- 
bardston,  Mass.,  June  24,  1796,  ae.  57  y.,  killed  by  a  falling  limb  while 
cutting  timber.  He  married  in  Needham,  Sept.  25,  1765,  Mary  Daven- 
port, who  was  born  in  1742,  and  died  April  1,  1803.  Barzillai,  according 
to  the  History  of  Hubbardston,  which  styles  him  Bezaleel,  came  thither 
with  his  wife,  Mary  Davenport,  from  Barre,  in  1771,  and  died  in  Hub- 
bardston, 17S6,  at  the  age  of  57.     This  corresponds  with  the  Roxbury 


Note: — The  record  "Judith  Lyon  died  Oct.  19,  1815,  aged  56"  (D)  may 
refer  to  the  wife  of  Elijah,  No.  112. 


340  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

birth  record.  He  was  in  Needham  in  1770,  as  his  son  Nathaniel  is  re- 
corded there  [see  also  H.  G.  R.  32,  55,  56],  though  the  son  must  have 
died  early,  as  he  is  not  mentioned  by  Stowe. 

Children  of  Barzillai  and  Mary  (Davenport)  Lyon,  given  by  Stowe, 
were: 

114.  I.  Sarah,  b.  1767;  m.  1st,  Feb.  5,  1787,  Paul  Matthews  (Prince- 
ton); he  d.  July  20,  17(?);  she  m.  2d,  Luke  "Warren  (or  Warneiv) ;  d.  Jan. 
30,  1804. 

115.  II.  Miriam,  b.  Jan.  31,  1768  (Needham);  m.  June  26,  1804  (Hist. 
Hubbardston),  Nathan  Newton;  6  ch.;  d.  July  30,  1820. 

lie.    III.    Nathaniel,  b.  Feb.  11,  1770   (Needham);  d.  early  (?). 
117.    IV.    Samuel,  b.   Nov.   25,  1771;  d.   young-. 
*118.    v.    Asa,  b.  Jan.  4,  1774;  m.  Dec.  5,  1799,  Attarah  Grimes;  d.  Mai- 
den,   . 

119.  VI.    Martha,  b.    Feb.    29,    1776;   m.   Joel   Wheeler. 

120.  VII.    Ruth,  b.  April  5,  1778;  not  m.;  d.  May  11,  1858. 

121.  VIII.  Lucy,  b.  1780;  m.  Aug.  16,  1801,  Jotham  Stone;  d.  Feb.  8, 
1826. 

122.  IX.    Lois,  b.    1780;   m.   Aaron  Wright. 

123.  X.    Betsey,  b.  1782;  m.  1st  John  Woodward;  m.  2d  Calvin  Hinds. 

124.  XL    Anna,  b.   1784;  m.  J.   Pollock;   d.   Dec.   25,   1851. 

64.  V.  35.  EBENEZER^  LYON  [Peter,*  Peter,"  Peter,=  Peter'] 
was  born  in  Walpole,  Mass.,  July  29,  1754.  He  married  in  Medford, 
Aug.  2,  1775,  Hannah  Wood.  Ebenezer  is  given  in  "Soldiers  and  Sail- 
ors" as  of  Medfield,  aged  22  in  1776,  aged  24  in  1778,  enlisted  for  the 
war. 

Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  (Wood)  Lyon  (Medfleld  T.  R.): 

125.  I.    Polly,  b.  Nov.  18.   1775. 

126.  II.    Zadoc,  b.  Oct.  10,  1785. 

69,  V.  36.  SPENCERS  LYON  [Lemuel,*  Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter'] 
was  born  in  Walpole,  Mass.,  April  8,  1757,  and  died  in  Woodford,  Vt., 
Dec.  26,  1827.  He  married  Mary  Barney,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Polly 
Barney.    She  was  born  in  1758  and  died  Nov.  7,  1840,  ae.  82. 

Spencer  is  mentioned  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors  as  of  Stoughtonham, 
and  again  as  of  Taunton.  Late  in  life  he  removed  to  Woodford,  Vt., 
where  he  d.  aged  70  yrs.  8  mo.  15  da.  The  death  records  of  Spencer 
and  Mary  are  from  the  gravestones,  and  the  data  concerning  his  des- 
cendants were  furnished  by  Mr.  Chas.  G.  Davis,  of  Whitehall,  N.  Y., 
and  Mr.  Linus  E.  Fuller,  of  New  York  City. 

Children  of  Spencer  and  Mary  (Barney)  Lyon: 

*127.    I.    Barney. 

*128.  II.  Elisha,  b.  1795;  m.  1st  about  1817,  Rhoda  Cutler;  d.  Feb. 
3,    1836. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   PETER  LYON,   FIFTH   GENERATION.  341 

129.  III.    Spencer. 

130.  IV.    Lydia. 

131.  V.    Polly. 

132.  VI.    Hannah. 

133.  VII.     Fanny,   b.    about    1779;    m.   1799,    Obadiah   Eddy;    d. 

April   30,  1869. 

134.  Vlllr    Sally. 

135.  IX.    Melinda. 

72.  V.  37.  JACOB'  LYON  [Benjamin,^  Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^] 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  Oct.  12,  1754,  and  died  in  Wellesley,  Jan.  3, 
1829.  He  married,  Nov.,  1775,  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Mind- 
well  (Ingraham)  Tucker.  She  was  born  Oct.  9,  1757,  and  died  in  Mil- 
ton, Oct.  6,  1840  (G.  R.). 

Jacob  resided  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Milton,  where  all 
his  children  were  born,  except  Jesse,  who  was  born  while  his  parents 
were  visiting  in  Providence.  By  occupation  he  was  a  currier,  and  the 
events  of  his  life  present  nothing  out  of  the  common.  He  began  his 
military  career  by  acting  as  fifer  for  the  Dorchester  men  at  Bunker 
Hill.  His  subsequent  enlistments  are  given  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors: 
"Jacob  Lyon,  Milton,  fifer,  Capt.  Geo.  Gould's  Company,  Col.  Paul  Sar- 
geant's  Regiment,  muster,  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service 
2  mo.  7  da.  Appears  in  order  for  a  bounty  coat  or  equivalent  in  money 
on  account  of  this  service;  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Nov.  29,  1775.  Also 
in  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.,  1779,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  Capt.  Bradley's  Co.,  age  24,  stature  5  ft.  4  in.,  com- 
plexion dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Milton,  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward 
White.  Also  in  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Major  Stephen  Bad- 
lam,  Supt.  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Com'r.  at  Springfield,  Sept. 
20,  1779.  Also  in  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  mo.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Com'r.  by  Gen.  John  Glover  at 
Springfield,  July  31,  1780;  age  25,  stature  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion  ruddy; 
engaged  for  the  town  of  Milton;  arrived  at  Springfield,  July  29,  1780, 
marched  to  camp  July  31,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Greenleaf. 
Also,  private,  on  pay  roll  for  6  mo.  men  raised  by  town  of  Milton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  in  1780,  marched  July  30,  1780,  dis- 
charged Dec.  15,  1780;  service  4  mo.  27  da.,  including  11  da.  (220  mi.) 
travel  home.  Also,  Jacob  Loin,  Milton,  in  list  of  men  raised  for  6  mo. 
service,  and  return  by  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a 
return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Doubtless  he  was  one  of  the  Bunker  Hill  veterans  who  were  driven 


342  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

in  carriages  to  the  Bunker  Hill  celebration  in  1825  to  give  eclat  to 
Daniel  Webster's  First  Oration.  He  died  Jan.  3,  1829,  in  the  Solomon 
Flagg  house  in  Wellesley,  and  was  buried  in  the  family  lot  of  his  son 
Peter,  at  that  place. 

Children  of  Jacob  and  Jerusha  (Tucker)  Lyon,  born  in  Milton  (T.  R.): 

*136.  I.  Peter,  b.  Nov.  11,  1776;  m.  1st  April  18,  1797,  Louisa  Spring;  d. 
Nov.   18,  1863. 

*137.  II.  Ellsha,  b.  Sept.  29,  1778;  m.  1st  Dec.  18,  1800,  Sally  Brown; 
d.  May  14,  1862. 

*138.  III.  Seth,  b.  Jan.  22,  1781;  m.  March  26,  1807,  Eliza  Williams;  d. 
Sept.  27,  1857. 

*139.  IV.  Lemuel,  b.  Feb.  16,  1783;  m.  April  19,  1810,  Thankful  Da- 
mon; d.  April  13,  1848. 

*140.    V.    Reuben,  b.  Nov.   7,  1785;  m.  Abigail  ;  d.  Dec.   18,  1851. 

*141.  VL  Amos,  b.  Jan.  24,  1788;  m.  (int.  March  29,  1806)  Abigail 
Greenwood    (Newton);  d.  March  21,   1861. 

*142.  VIL  Jesse,  b.  March  13,  1790;  m.  Feb.  11,  1817,  Mehitable  Frost; 
d.  Nov.,  1864. 

143.  "VIII.  Susanna  Tucker,  b.  March  1,  1793;  not  m.;  d.  March  26, 
1865   (M.  Cem.). 

144.  IX.    Charles  Humphrey,  b.  Sept.  20,  1735;  m.  in  Paterson,  N.  J. 

73.  V.  37.  BENJAMIN^  LYON  [Benjamin,^  Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter'] 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  Dec.  15,  1756,  and  died  in  that  place  July  18, 
1842  (G.  R.).  He  married  first,  Oct.  15,  1778,  Mrs.  Ann  Blackman  (D). 
She  died  April  30,  1779  and  he  married  second,  Nov.  24,  1780,  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Glover  (D). 

Benjamin  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  His  record  in  Soldiers 
and  Sailors  is:  Benjamin  Lyon,  Jr.,  private  in  Capt.  John  Robinson's 
Company,  Col.  Benj.  Gill's  Regiment,  5  da.  in  March,  1776.  Company 
called  out  to  guard  the  lines  near  Dorchester  Heights.  Also,  same  com- 
pany and  regiment,  12  da.  at  Dorchester,  March,  1776,  guarding  stores 
at  the  mouth  of  Milton  river.  Benjamin  appears  with  rank  of  private 
on  muster  and  pay  rolls  of  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  Company,  Col.  Gill's 
Regiment;  enlisted  June  12,  1776,  service  3  da.,  ordered  to  march  to 
Moon  Island. 

Children  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  ( )   (Glover)  Lyon,  1,  2  and. 

6  recorded  in  Dorchester,  the  others  from  "The  Glover  Family": 

*145.  I.  Benjamin  Glovey,  b.  Aug.  l,  1781  (D) ;  m.  Jan.  13,  1805,  Eliz- 
abeth Babcock. 

146.  IL    Susanna  Glover,  b.  March  26,  1783   (D);  d.  March  26,  1783. 

147.  IIL     Susanna,  b.   1784;   d.   1814. 

145.  IV.    Asa,  b.   1788;  not  m.;  d.   1838. 

149.  V.    Samuel,  b.  1790;  not  m.;  d.  in  New  Orleans. 

150.  VL  Mary  Clap,  b.  April  30,  1791  (D)  [date  given  1786  in  Glover 
Fam.];  m.  1st  Ichabod  Frost;  m.  2d  Capt.  Pierce,  and  m.  3d  Capt.  Nichols. 


;  DESCENDANTS  OF   PETER  LYON,   FIFTH   GENERATION.  343 

74.  V.  37.  THOMAS*  LYON  [Benjamin/  Peter,*  Peter,^  Peter^] 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  March  17,  1758,  and  died  in  that  place 
Nov.  11,  1845  (G.  R.).  He  married  first,  Dec.  3,  1778,  Mrs.  Sarah  Pierce 
(D).  She  died  Nov.,  1798,  and  he  married  second,  Sept.  22,  1799,  Sarah 
Clap  (D).  She  was  born  in  1754  and  died  Nov.  11,  1833,  ae.  78  (D).  He 
married  third,  in  1841,  Sarah  Clap,  born  1794. 

Thomas  appears  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors  as  of  Dorchester,  in  Capt. 
Seth  Sumner's  Company,  Col.  Gill's  Regiment;  and  also  as  of  Milton, 
service  not  mentioned,  although  the  History  of  Dorchester  states  that 
he  saw  service  at  Squantum,  Roxbury  and  Ticonderoga.  His  marital 
relations  were  peculiar,  in  that  each  of  his  three  wives  was  named 
Sarah,  and  that  his  third  venture  occurred  at  the  ripe  age  of  83.  His 
widow  m.  Josiah  Davenport,  of  Needham. 

His  children  recorded  in  Dorchester  were: 

151.  I.    Sally,  b.  June  12,  1781;   d.  Aug.   27,   1811. 

152.  II.     Thomas,  b.   July   24,   1783. 

153.  III.    Polly,  b.   March   6,   1785. 

154.  IV.    Patty,  b.   1788. 

155.  V.    Lemuel,  b.   Dec,   1790. 

84.  V.  38.  ALPHEUS^  LYON  [Eliab,"  Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was 
born  in  Walpole,  Mass.,  May  25,  1760,  and  died  in  Feb.  1825.  He  mar- 
ried (int.  March  17,  1782)  Lucy,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Mehitable  Blake 
(W).    She  was  born  March,  1761,  and  died  in  April,  1835. 

Alpheus  appears  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors  as  of  Wrentham.  His 
brother,  Isaiah,  enlisted  from  Walpole.  Hurd's  Norfolk  County  says 
that  he  and  Eliab  were  in  Jeremiah  Smith's  Company.  While  he  was 
leading  a  scouting  party,  he  was  killed  by  Indians,  and  his  death  was 
considered  so  much  a  cause  for  rejoicing  that  they  cut  off  his  head, 
set  it  on  a  pole,  and  held  a  victory  dance  about  it.  After  the  death 
of  Isaiah,  his  captain  (then  Captain  Day)  sent  for  Alpheus,  gave  him 
his  brother's  gun  and  powder  horn,  which  by  good  fortune  had  been 
recovered,  and  Alpheus  served  then  for  three  years.  The  gun  and  horn 
are  still  in  possession  of  his  descendants. 

In  1785  Alpheus  removed  to  Readfield,  Me.,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  The  records  of  his  family  were  obtained  from  Mrs. 
Wm.  D.  Lewis,  of  Camden,  Me.    His  first  child  is  recorded  in  Walpole. 

Children  of  Alpheus  and  Lucy  (Blake)  Lyon: 

156.  I.    Sena,  b.  Aug.  26,  1782;  d.  June,  1851. 

157.  IL    Elon,  b.  March,  1784;  d.  Aug.,  1851. 


344  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

158.  III.    liucy,  b.  Feb.,  1786;  d.  Aug.,  1850. 

159.  IV.    Mehltable,  b.  Jan.,  1788;  d.  Sept.,  1791. 

*160.  v.    Alpheus,  b.  Augusta.  Me.,  Nov.,  1790;  m.  Nov.  14,  1820,  Mary 
Evans;   d.   1885. 

161.  VI.    Fancy,  b.  Oct.,  1793;  d.  Sept.,   1800. 

162.  VII.    Sylvia,  b.  June,  1796;  d.  Nov.,  1856. 

163.  VIII.    Delpha,  b.    Dec,    1798;   d.   Sept.,   1800. 

164.  IX.    Olivia,  b.  April,  1801. 

165.  X.    Jefferson  Blake,  b.   June,   1802. 

85.  V.  38.  ELIAB^  LYON  [Eliab,^  Peter,'  Peter,=  Peter']  was 
born  in  Walpole,  March  18,  1763.    He  married  Rachel  Foote. 

Children  of  Eliab  and  Rachel  (Foote)  Lyon  CWinslow  Fam.): 

166.  I.      Polly. 

167.  II.     Sally. 

168.  III.     Susan. 

169.  IV.     Bliab. 

170.  V.    Rachel. 

87.  V.  38.  SQUIRE^  LYON  [Eliab,^  Peter,'  Peter,='  Peter']  was 
born  in  Walpole,  May  11,  1767.    He  married  Betsey  Wheeler. 

Children  of  Squire  and  Betsey  (Wheeler)  Lyon  (Winslow  Fam.): 

171.  I.    Samuel. 

172.  II.     Margaret. 

173.  III.     Kattaerine. 

174.  IV.     Squlre.i 

175.  V.     Pliny. 

89.  V.  38.  AMOS"  LYON  [Eliab,*  Peter,'  Peter,''  Peter']  was 
born  in  Walpole,  Mass.,  May  24,  1772,  and  died  in  June  or  July,  1860. 
He  married  first  Mary  Prescott  and  second  (after  1797)  Elizabeth  Wins- 
low. 

Children  of  Amos  and  Mary   (Prescott)   Lyon: 

176.  I.    Amos. 

177.  II.    Nancy,  b.   1797;   d.   young. 

Children  of  Amos  and  Elizabeth  (Winslow)  Lyon,  according  to  "The 
Winslow  Family": 

*178.    III.   George  W.,  b.  Oct.  24,  1807;  m.  June  4,  1854,  Hannah  Stevens. 

179.  IV.    Hannah,  b.  Dec.  24,  1809;  m.  April  2,  1828,  Luther  Gordon, 

Dexter,  Me. 

180.  V.  Mary  Belcher,  b.  Sept.  24,  1812;  res.  Bangor,  Me.;  d.  April 
2,  1834. 


§In  "The  Burgess  Family"  it  Is  recorded  that  Squire  Lyon  married 
Cynthia  Burgess,  born  1804.  Children:  1.  James;  2.  Joanna;  3.  Danforth; 
4.  Betsey;  5.  Mary;  6.  William;  res.  Augusta,  Me. 


DESCENDANTS   OF   PETER  LYON,   FIFTH   GENERATION.  345 

*181.    VI.    William,  b.   June   15,   1815;   m.    1st  Aug.    20,   1840,   Elizabeth 
Liovell. 

*182.    VII.     James    W.,    b.    July    20,    1817;    m.    April    18,    1843     Hester 
Nichols. 

183.  VIII.  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  27,  1819;  m.  Dec.  17,  1837,  John  Jones. 
Charlestown,  Mass. 

92.  V.  38.  TABER5  LYON  [Eliab,*  Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter'].  The 
only  information  obtained  is  that  he  married  Abigail  Caldwell. 

Their  children,  according  to  "The  "Winslow  Family"  were: 

184.  I.    Emilia. 

185.  II.     Abigrail. 

186.  III.    Taber. 

187.  IV.     Syrena. 

188.  V.     Harrison. 

189.  VI.     Eliza. 

190.  VII.    SylTlna. 

95.  V.  47.  ELHANAN^  LYON  [Elhanan,*  Elhanan,'  Peter,^ 
Peter']  was  born  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  April  14,  1735,  and  died  about 
1770.     He  married,  in  Stoughton,  Oct.  10,  1757,  Rebecca  Belcher. 

This  extract  from  "Worcester  Co.  Warnings"  gives  some  knowl- 
edge of  the  movements  of  Elhanan:  "Warned  at  Spencer,  Elhanan  Lyon 
and  wife  Rebecca,  and  children  Samuel  Belcher,  Rebecca,  Mary  and 
Hannah  from  Stoughton,  Sept.  1765;  dated  Jan.  6,  1767."  Such  warn- 
ings did  not  necessarily  indicate  that  the  warned  might  not  prove  to 
be  acceptable  citizens,  but  they  were  given  as  a  measure  of  precaution, 
that  subsequent  proceedings  against  them,  if  necessary,  might  have 
legal  force.  That  such  was  not  considered  necessary  in  Elhanan's  case 
is  shown  by  Worcester  Probate  Records:  "Will  of  Elhanan  Lyon,  of 
Spencer,  dated  Feb.  1,  1768,  proved  July  9,  1770,  housewright;  to  his 
children  Samuel  Belcher,  Rebecca,  Mary  and  Hannah  £2  each;  to  his 
wife  Rebecca,  administratrix,  all  his  real  estate  in  trust  for  his  chil- 
dren." 

Elhanan  is  reported  as  having  been  a  member  of  Capt.  Hamant's 
company.  Col.  Saltonstall's  regiment,  in  the  Crown  Point  expedition; 
enrolled  from  Stoughton,  July  20,  1762,  aged  27.  [See  H.  G.  R.  56]. 
After  the  death  of  Elhanan,  the  family  returned  to  Dorchester. 

Children  of  Elhanan  and  Rebecca  (Belcher)  Lyon,  recorded  in 
Stoughton: 

*191.    I.    Samuel  Belcher,  b.  Nov.   17,  1758;  m.   1st  July  20,   1783,  Mary 
Vose;  d.  May  25.  1820.  ^        -  .  j 

(St  -^ed  )^'    ^****'*''''  ^-  March  27,  1761;  m.   (?)  May  7.  1778,  Joshua  Gay 


346  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

193.  III.  Mary,  b.  March  26,  1763;  m.  (?)  Dec.  14,  1780,  Elijah  Smith 
(St). 

194.  IV.  Hannah,  b.  April  5,  1765;  m.  Sept.  9,  1780,  John  S.  Crehore 
(D). 

97.  V.  47.  DAVIDS  LYON  [Elhanan,"  Elhanan,^  Peter,^'  Peter'] 
was  born  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  April  11,  1739.  He  married  in  that  place, 
Sept.  13,  1759,  Abigail  Belcher. 

David  was  listed  on  the  Alarm  Roll  April  19,  1775,  as  Lieutenant 
of  the  1st  Stoughton  Company,  and  later  served  in  the  Revolution.  He 
is  styled  1st  Lieutenant  in  Soldiers  and  Sailors.  He  was  also  in  Capt. 
Hamant's  Crown  Point  expedition;  enrolled  1762  at  Stoughton,  aged  22. 
[See  Elhanan,  No.  95.]  It  is  possible  that  he  is  the  David  who  with  wife 
Abigail,  sells  lands  in  Dedham  at  various  times  during  1794  to  1798,  and 
is  styled  "of  Westmoreland"  in  Suffolk  Deeds.  According  to  the  Ded- 
ham church  records,  a  David  and  wife  Abigail  were  dismissed  to  Hins- 
dale, March  29,  1789. 

His  children,  recorded  in  Stoughton,  were: 

195.  I.    William,  b.   June   23,   1760. 

196.  II.    Abigail,  b.  July  4,  1778. 

197.  III.    David,  b.  Aug.   13,   1780. 

118.  VI.  57.  ASA»  LYON  [Barzillai,^  Nathaniel,"  Nathaniel,'  Na- 
thaniel,^ Peter']  was  born  Jan.  4,  1774,  and  lived  in  Hubbardston.  He 
married,  Dec.  5,  1799,  Attarah  Grimes,  of  Hubbardston.  She  died  May 
2,  1846. 

Children  of  Asa  and  Attarah    (Grimes)    Lyon: 
♦198.    I.    Dana,  b.   June  11,   1801. 

199.  II.    Pliny,  b.  March  10,  1803;  d.  May  17,  1813. 

200.  III.    Asa  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  24,  1806;  d.  May  25,  1838. 
*201.    IV.    Aaron,  b.  Aug.  24,  1808. 

202.  V.    Amible,  b.   July   29,    1810;   d.   Aug.    22,    1813. 

203.  VI.    Amible,  b.  Sept.   12,  1813. 

*204.    VII.    Joseph,  b.  March  20,  1817;  d.  Boston,  Sept.   15,  1870. 
205.    VIII.    Lucy,  b.  July  28,  1823;  d.  Shirley,  June  18,  1851. 

127.  VI.  69.  BARNEY'  LYON  [Spencer,^  Lemuel,^  Peter,^  Peter,* 
Peter']  was  born  about  1780.  He  removed  about  1812  or  1815  from  Brat- 
tleboro,  Vt.,  to  Whipple  Hollow,  near  Rutland,  Vt.,  and  was  buried 
there. 

His  children  were: 

♦206.    I.    William,  b.  1806;  d.  Glen  Falls,  April  26,  1893. 
207.    II.    Hannah;  m.  Grinnell;  rem.  to  Warrensburg,  N.  T. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SIXTH  GENERATION.  347 

208.  III.    Sybil;  m.  Charles  Thornton;  rem.  to  Kingsbury,  N.  Y. 

209.  IV.    Myron. 

*210.    v.    Bradford;  m.  Cornelia  Segur;  d.  Denver,  Colo.,  July,  1879. 

128.  VI.  69.  ELISHA«  LYON  [Spencer,^  Lemuel/  Peter,'  Peter,' 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Woodford,  Vt.,  in  1795,  and  died  in  1836.  He  mar- 
ried first,  about  1817,  Rhoda  Cutler,  daughter  of  Josiah  and  Betsey 
(Allen)  Cutler,  born  in  Marlboro,  Vt.,  May  23,  1796;  died  in  Woodford, 
June  30,  1829.  He  married  second,  December,  1829,  Sally  Cutler,  sister 
of  his  first  wife.  He  died  in  Bennington,  Vt.,  Feb.  (2  or)  3,  1836,  and 
his  widow  married  (March  14,  1849)  Leonard  Benton. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Rhoda  (Cutler)  Lyon: 

211.  I.    Sopbronia,  b.  1819;  d.  Aug.  8,  1820,  aged  14  mo, 

212.  II.    Emily,  b.  1820;  d.  April  30,  1822,  aged  20  mo.  • 

213.  III.  Sophronia,t  b.  April  6,  1823;  m.  Jan.  1,  1842,  Lemuel  Fuller; 
d.  Sept.  16,  1860. 

214.  IV.    Prosper,  b.  1825;  d.  Oct.,  1825,  aged  6  mo. 

215.  V.    Truman,  b.  1827;  d.  Nov.  24,  1827,  aged  6  mo.  6  da. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Sally  (Cutler)  Lyon: 

216.  VI.    Oscar;  d.   young. 

*217.  VII.  Andrew  L,.,  b.  about  1831;  m.  Dec,  1853,  Ann  E.  Graham;  d. 
Nov.  23.  1901. 

218.    VIII.    Zadoc;  d.  young. 

210.  IX.    Mary;  d.  young. 

136.  VL  72.  PETER'  LYON  [Jacob,=  Benjamin/  Peter,'  Peter,» 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  Nov.  11,  1776,  and  died  Nov.  18, 
1863.  He  married  first,  April  18,  1797,  Louisa,  daughter  of  Thaddeus 
and  Lydia  (Train)  Spring  (Weston) ;  she  died  Nov.  10,  1804,  aged  25, 
and  he  married  second,  March  16,  1805,  Charlotte,  dau.  of  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  (Stratton)  Seavearns  (Weston). 

Peter  was  a  man  of  some  note  in  his  little  world  of  Newton  and 
Needham.  At  various  periods  and  for  many  years  he  served  as  Sur- 
veyor of  Highways,  School  Commissioner  and  Selectman.  He  was  like- 
wise a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  rejoiced  in  the  title  "Squire."  By  oc- 
cupation he  was  a  paper  maker,  as  were  all  but  two  of  his  brothers; 
but  he  differed  with  them  in  religious  belief,  he  being  a  staunch  member 
of  the  Newton  Baptist  church.  He  died  in  Chaplin,  Ct.,  at  the  age  of 
87,  and  his  remains  were  removed  to  Needham,  where  they  lie  in  W. 


tSophronia  (No.  213)  was  the  2d  wife  of  Lemuel  Puller  their  only 
son,  Linus  E.  Fuller,  is  at  present  living  at  the  Plaza  Hotel,  New 
York  City. 


348  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

Needham  cemetery,  near  those  of  his  father,  Jacob.    Of  him  the  Boston 
Post  offers  this  obituary: 

"The  mention  of  the  recent  decease  of  Peter  Lyon,  Esq.,  formerly 
a  paper  manufacturer  at  Newton  Lower  Falls,  will  revive  a  multitude  of 
most  pleasant  reminiscences  in  the  minds  of  many  persons  in  Boston 
and  vicinity.  Mr.  Lyon  was  truly  a  gentleman  of  the  Old  School.  His 
family  mansion  in  Needham  was  the  abode  of  hospitality  for  a  long 
course  of  years,  and  a  place  where  the  clergy  of  the  entire  neighbor- 
hood ever  found  a  warm  welcome.  There  we  used  to  meet  Father 
Grafton,  Dr.  Homer,  the  good  Dr.  Sharp,  Rev.  Thomas  Noyes,  and  others 
of  the  old-time  ministers,  who  set  before  their  parishes  examples  of 
true  Christian  charity.  The  domestic  circle  of  Mr.  Lyon  was  large, 
and  his  hospitality  without  stint  or  grudging.  He  used  to  make  the 
paper  for  Major  Ben  Russell's  "Sentinel,"  for  the  late  Joseph  T.  Buck- 
ingham's "Galaxy,"  and  for  the  "Courier"  for  a  long  number  of  years. 
About  the  year  1837  he  purchased  a  tract  of  land  of  the  late  John 
Welles,  in  Eastern  Connecticut,  making  a  domestic  paradise  in  the 
woods,  and  erecting  his  mills  on  the  Natchaug  river.  Mr.  Lyon  was 
foremost  in  establishing  the  Meridian  Lodge  of  Masons  in  Needham,  of 
which  he  was  for  several  years  Master.  He  was  87  years  and  one  week 
old  at  the  time  of  his  decease  on  the  18th,  and  leaves  a  large  number 
of  descendants  to  keep  his  memory  alive  in  their  affections." 

His  children,  three  by  Louisa,  and  nine  by  Charlotte,  are  recorded  in 
Needham: 

220.  I.    Clarissa,  b.  July  1,   1797;  m.  Barney  Hill,  Gouldsboro,  Me. 

221.  II.  Mary,  b.  July  3,  1799;  m.  Oct.,  1820,  John  Upton  of  Salem, 
Mass.;  res.  Cherryfield  Me.;  one  dau.,  Mary  Louisa  [b.  Oct.  27,  1821;  m. 
Dec.   25,   1844,  Joseph  P.  Adams]. 

222.  III.    Louisa,  b.  June  13,  1801;  d.  Aug-.  12,  1802. 

*223.    IV.    Charles  Hiram,  b.  May  9,  1806   (Needham);  m.  May  22,  1828, 
Sarah  Train;  d.  Oct.  11,  1889. 

224.  V.    .Joseph  VVarren,§  b.  Nov.  13,   1808;  m.  Lawton;  d.  July 

30,  1893. 

225.  VI.     Edmund   Wilson,  b.   Sept.    22,   1809;   d.    1824. 

226.  VII.  Charlotte  Louise,  b.  April  21,  1811;  m.  Dec.  25,  1832,  Joel 
P.  Nettleton   (Newton). 

*22r.    VIII.    John  Welles,  b.   Feb.    22,   1813;   m.   1836,   Sarah  Hagar;   d. 
1864. 


§Joseph  Warren  Lyon  was  (1828-31)  Major  in  the  State  Militia,  1st 
Regiment,  2d  Brigade,  1st  Division,  and  member  of  the  Ancient  and 
Honorable  Artillery  Co.  He  removed  from  Chaplin,  Conn.,  to  Taunton, 
Mass.,  where  he  died,  ae.  85.  Like  his  father  he  was  a  Mason,  and,  like 
him,   he  was  Master   of  Meridian  Lodge. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON^  SIXTH   GENERATION.  349 

228.  IX.  Harriet  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  13,  1816;  m.  May  23,  1836,  Benja- 
min W.  Parkert;  d.  July  27,  1903. 

229.  X.    Peter,  b.  April  13,  1818;  d.  Feb.  10,  1819. 

230.  XL    Martha  Maria,  b.  Feb.  3,  1820;  m.  Geo.  Canning  Hill. 

231.  XII.  Althea  Amelia,  b.  Oct.  20,  1828;  not  m.;  res.  (1905)  North 
Windham,   Conn. 

137.  VI.  72.  ELISHA«  LYON  [Jacob,^  Benjamin,^  Peter,'  Peter,^ 
Peter']  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  Sept.  29,  1778,  and  died  May  14,  1862. 
He  married  first,  Dec.  18,  1800,  Sally  Brown  (Needham).  He  married 
second,  Oct.  21,  1809,  Polly  Brown  (Needham). 

At  the  age  of  18  Elisha  went  to  Roxbury  and  learned  the  hatter's 
trade;  when  aged  21,  he  established  his  business  in  Needham,  being 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  hats  for  nearly  40  years.  He  lived  on 
Greendale  avenue,  later  the  home  of  his  son  Hiram.  Lyon's  bridge, 
between  Needham  and  Dedham,  was  named  for  him.  In  1834  his  fac- 
tory burned;  he  did  not  rebuild,  but  retired  to  his  farm  to  enjoy  the 
rest  he  had  so  well  earned.  He  had  taste  and  ability  for  public  duties 
and  his  correct  judgment  and  well-known  integrity  caused  him  to  be 
selected  to  serve  in  public  trusts  for  30  years.  In  1812  he  commanded 
a  company  of  minute  men.  Stalwart  in  frame,  straightforward  in  con- 
duct, pure  in  mind,  he  had  that  stern  virtue  which  has  proven  New 
England's  best  inheritance  from  the  mother  country.  He  was  deacon 
in  the  XJniversalist  church  for  23  years.  He  rose  by  perseverance,  well- 
digested  plans,  and  intelligent  application  of  energy  to  the  end  in  view, 
and  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  87  years. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Sally   (Brown)   Lyon: 

232.  L  Sally  Brown,  b.  May  28,  1801;  m.  April  7,  1825,  Ralph  Smith; 
d.  Dec.  1,  1875. 

233.  11.  Louisa  May,  b.  May  11,  1803;  m.  (int.  Nov.  24,  1839)  Cyrus 
Cunningham    (Newton). 

*234.    III.    Lreniuel,  b.  Feb.  2,  1806;  m.  1st  April  20,  1826,  Ann  F.  Whit- 
ney; d.  April  6,  1871. 

Children  of  Elisha  and  Polly   (Brown)    Lyon: 

235.  IV.  Joshua  Brown,  b.  Oct.  25,  1810;  m.  Dec.  1,  1831,  Lucy  Broad; 
a  dau.,  Lucy  M.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1832;  d.  Sept.  1879. 

236.  V.    Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  7,  1814;  m.  Calvin  Perry;  d.  March  24,  1891. 

237.  VL    Elisha  Hiram,  b.   Feb.   11,   1818;   not   m. 

238.  VIL    Hannah,  b.  Feb.  19,  1820;  d.  June  2,  1888. 


fBenjamin  Weld  Parker  was  son  of  Luther  and  Sarah  (Buckman) 
Parker.  Children  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Harriet  E.  (Lyon)  Parker,  all 
born  in  Groveland,  111.:  1.  Sarah  Adelaide,  b.  May  13,  1839;  m.  Eugene 
McCune;  2.  Eva  Aurelia,  b.  May  4,  1841;  m.  Robt.  G.  Ingersoll,  the  "Great 
Agnostic";  3.  Algie  Gay,  b.  July  25,  1848;  d.  Oct.  20,  1900;  4.  Sue  Myra,  b. 
May  28,  1856;  m.  Clinton  P.  Parrell.  Mrs.  Parker  resided  at  Peoria,  111.; 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  New  York  City.  She  d.  at  Dobbs  Ferry,  July 
27,    1903. 


350  PETER    LYON    OF   DDRCHESTEH. 

138.  VI.  72.  SETH»  LYON  [Jacob,^  Benjamin,*  Peter/  Peter,' 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  Jan.  22,  1781,  and  died  Sept.  27,  1857. 
He  married,  March  26,  1807,  Eliza  Williams. 

Seth,  like  his  brothers,  was  a  paper-maker,  but  later  he  was  with 
his  brother  Peter,  on  the  latter's  farm.  In  old  age  he  became  blind. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Lincoln,  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Williams,  and 
d.  Jan.  8,  1865,  aged  79;  both  rest  at  St.  Mary's,  in  Newton  Lower  Falls. 

Children  of  Seth  and  Eliza   ("Williams)   Lyon,  recorded  in  Needham: 

*239.    I.    Richard  Williams,  b.   Feb.    18,   1808;   m.  Mary  Ryder;   d.   Feb. 
23,   1838    (Bridgewater  Cem.). 

240.  II.  Reuben  E.,  b.  Oct.  22,  1809;  m.  Ann  F.,  dau.  of  Wm.  Peabody; 
res.  Union,  Me. 

241.  III.    Abner  Fuller,  b.  Nov.   5,   1811;   not  m. 

242.  IV.  Lydia  Steele,  b.  May  10,  1813;  m.  May  12,  1833,  Isaac  Hagar 
(Newton);  d.  Nov.  25,  1879. 

243.  V.  Kdward  Augustus,  b.  Nov.  18,  1815;  m.  1st  Abigail  Page;  m. 
2d   Elizabeth   Page;   m.    3d   Mary  . 

244.  VI.  Helen  Maria,  b.  June  1,  1825;  m.  (2d  wife)  Isaac  Hagar;  d. 
Oct.  14,  1890;  buried  in  St.  Mary's  Cemetery,  Newton  Lower  Falls. 

139.  VI.  72.  LEMUEL'  LYON  [Jacob,^  Benjamin,*  Peter,'  Peter," 
Peter']  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  Feb.  16,  1783,  and  died  March  13, 
1843.  He  married,  April  19,  1810,  Thankful  Damon,  of  Scituate,  born 
Oct.  20,  1783;  died  Dec.  16,  1859. 

Lemuel,  unlike  his  brothers,  did  not  enter  upon  the  business  of 
paper-making.  He  learned  the  trade  of  chair-making;  but  the  bent  of 
his  mind  was  strongly  mechanical,  and  he  became  a  gunsmith.  Like 
most  of  Jacob's  line,  he  joined  the  Masonic  fraternity.  In  1828  he  held 
the  office  of  Collector.  He  lived  in  a  house  still,  or  recently,  standing 
on  the  easterly  side  of  Walnut  street,  near  the  Lower  Falls  Bridge.  His 
wife  was  born  in  Scituate,  and  died  in  Needham;  they  both  rest  in  St. 
Mary's  cemetery,  at  the  Falls. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Thankful  (Damon)  Lyon,  all  born  in  Need- 
ham: 

*245.    I.    William,  b.  Jan.   31,  1811;  m.  May  7,  1840,  Julia  A.  Boyd;  d. 
April  8,  1892. 

*246.    IL    Henry,  b.    Dec.    16,    1814;   m.    1st  Aug.    14,    1841,   Caroline   M. 
Thompson;   d.   May   19,   1900. 

247.  III.    Klizabetb,  b.  March  16,  1816;  m.  Hiram  Bailey. 

248.  IV.    Edward  J.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1817;  not  m.;  d.  Aug.  28,  1868. 

249.  V.    Nancy,  b.  Oct.  27,  1819;  m.  Capt.  John  D.  Blanchard;  2  ch. 

250.  VI.    Mary  Jane,  b.  July  16,  1824;  m.  Francis  Curtis;   4  ch. 

140.  VI.  72.  REUBEN^  LYON  [Jacob,^  Beftjamin,*  Peter,'  Peter,= 
Peter']  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  Nov.  7,  1785,  and  died  in  that  place 
Dec.  18,  1851.    He  married,  in  Bridgev/ater,  Mass.,  Abigail . 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SIXTH   GENERATION.  351 

Reuben  did  not  leave  Milton,  as  did  his  brothers,  but  lived  and 
died  there.  "Reuben  Lyon's  house  is  the  old  Brush  Hill  school  house 
enlarged;  it  stood  near  the  road,  and  its  location  is  indicated  by  fine 
old  English  elms  growing  there,  which  were  planted  by  Governor  Rob- 
bins  when  he  owned  the  land." — Teale's  Milton.  The  spot  is  at  the 
northern  corner  of  the  intersection  of  the  Brush  Hill  road  and  William 
street. 

Children  of  Reuben  and  Abigail  ( )  Lyon,  recorded  in  Milton: 

251.  I.  Mary  Willis,  b.  July  16,  1810;  m.  Nov.  22,  1832,  Jonathan  Wil- 
lis  (M). 

252.  II.    Catherine  Manley,  b.   Sept.    8,   1813. 

253.  III.    Charles  Reuben,  b.  Oct.  10,  1816;  d.  March  6,  1820  (M). 

254.  IV.  Susan  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  2,  1819;  m.  Jan.  22,  1838,  Nathaniel 
Hinds'  of  Needham    (M). 

255.  V.  Clarissa  Dalle,  b.  April  23,  1822;  m.  Oct.  28,  1842,  Silas  Dole 
(M). 

256.  VI.  Charles  Reuben,  b.  Sept.  11,  1827,  in  Canton;  m.  Nov.  24, 
1861,  Zelphia  Jane  Carr,  who  was  b.  Stoughton,  Oct.   1,  1837. 

257.  VII.    Lydia  Ann,  b.  July  23,  1829;  m.  Felton. 

141.  VI.  72.  AMOS"  LYON  [Jacob,==  Benjamin,^  Peter,^  Peter,'' 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Milton,  Jan.  24,  1788,  and  died  March  21,  1861.  He 
married,  in  1805,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Abigail  (Jackson) 
Greenwood,  born  Sept.  28,  1786  (Hist.  Dublin,  N.  H.),  died  Feb.  13,  1870 
(G.  R.). 

Amos  was  born  and  reared  in  Milton.  His  elder  brothers  having 
taken  up  the  trade  of  paper-making,  he  also  was  attracted  to  that  pur- 
suit, and  in  the  search  for  available  water-power  sites,  he  seems  to  have 
resided  in  several  towns.  Exact  knowledge  of  his  movements  is  not 
now  attainable,  but  from  the  birth  records  of  his  children,  it  is  inferred 
that  in  1805  he  was  in  Dublin,  N.  H.,  where  he  met  his  bride,  a  member 
of  the  influential  Jackson  and  Greenwood  families  of  Newton,  whose 
father  was  then  residing  there.  In  1808-10  he  was  in  Middlebury,  Vt., 
from  1812-27  at  Newton  Lower  Falls.  At  the  latter  place  he  built  a 
paper  mill  in  1822,  but  was  later  connected  with  his  brother  Jesse, 
who  had  the  paper  mill  in  Dorchester,  on  the  Neponset,  1829-43.  This 
mill  was  sold  to  a  chocolate  firm,  and  Amos  went  to  Lowell,  Jesse  to 
Fitchburg.  In  1855  he  was  living  in  Boston,  occupying  a  house  in 
Washington  village,  S.  Boston,  where  he  died,  aged  73. 

Amos  was  a  man  of  stern  morals,  and  of  strong  religious  convic- 
tions. It  is  related  of  him  that,  having  several  pretty  and  otherwise  at- 
tractive daughters,  he  was  accustomed  to  take  advantage  of  the  fre- 
quent presence  of  the  young  Newtonians  at  his  home  to  appear  before 


352  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

the  impatient  assemblage  with  an  armful  of  Bibles;  after  a  proper  sea- 
son of  religious  devotion,  the  good  old  man  would  retire,  leaving  the 
j^oung  people  to  find  other  means  of  enjoying  the  evening  till  a  specified 
time,  which  one  may  judge  was  not  unduly  prolonged.  He  was  for  sev- 
eral years  a  deacon  in  old  St.  Mary's  Episcopal  church,  and  an  original 
member  of  the  Savings  Institution  of  the  Newton  Temperance  Society 
1829,  now  become  the  Savings  Bank  of  Newton.  He  was  also  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  an  enthusiastic  Knight  Templar.  Like 
all  of  his  line,  ever  ready  to  defend  his  native  land  against  a  foe,  he 
was  one  of  those  who,  fortunately  without  active  service,  held  the  lines 
at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mentally  he  was  in  many  ways  superior  to  many  who  had  had  far 
better  educational  facilities  in  youth.  His  library  was  well  stocked;  but 
as  one  would  naturally  expect,  it  consisted  chiefly  of  books  of  a  relig- 
ious and  historical  nature,  containing  nothing  lighter  than  the  Specta- 
tor, Guardian  and  Tattler,  of  which  he  had  complete  sets.  He  was 
much  interested  in  the  slavery  question,  but  did  not  live  to  hear  the 
first  shot  fired  in  defense  of  his  cherished  principles,  as  he  died  just 
before  the  attack  on  Ft.  Sumter.  His  remains  were  taken  to  old  St. 
Mary's  and  there  interred,  and  by  his  side  now  rests  his  well-beloved 
wife. 

Children  of  Amos  and  Abigail    (Greenwood)   Lyon: 

258.  I.  Arvllla,t  b.  Dublin,  N.  H.,  June  IS,  1806;  m.  1st,  in  Newton, 
June  5,  1826,  Chas.  R.  Hunnewell;  d.  Sept.  30,  1893. 

*259.    II.    Mortimer,  b.  Sept.  12,  1808;  m.  April  19,  1829,  Lucy  H.  Scol- 
lay;  d.  Dec.  7,  1887. 

260.  III.  Martha,  b.  Middlebury,  Vt,  Aug.  17,  1810;  m.,  in  Newton, 
Oct.  25,  1835,  Alvan  Bacon  Ayer;§  d.  Romeo,  Mich.,  May  22,  1892. 

261.  IV.  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  27,  1812,  at  Needham;  not  m.;  d.  in  Han- 
over, Aug-.   9,  1893. 

262.  V.    Maria  Louisa,  b.  Oct.   20,   1814;   d.   Oct.   27,   1817. 


tChildren  of  Charles  R.  and  Arvilla  (Lyon)  Hunnewell;  1.  Martha, 
b.  April  21,  1827;  d.  Aug.  6,  1827;  2.  George  Henry,  b.  Aug.  14,  1828;  d. 
Sept.  1,  1828;  3.  Martha  Maria,  b.  Oldtown,  Me.,  Jan.  26,  1833;  m..  Cherry- 
field,  Me.,  Sept.  25,  1858,  Augustin  W.  Hill.  Arvilla  married  second,  Nov. 
1,  1848,  Moses  Coffin  of  Cherryfleld,  Me.  They  had  one  daughter,  Har- 
riet Maria,  b.   Cherryfield,  Dec.   1,   1850. 

§The  children  of  Alvan  B.  and  Martha  (Lyon)  Ayer  were:  1.  Sarah 
Prances,  b.  Lincoln,  Me.,  Dec.  9,  1836;  d.  Romeo,  Mich.,  April  6,  1860;  2. 
Lncy  Merrill,  b.  Lincoln,  Aug.  24,  1839;  m.  Romeo,  Mich.,  Dec.  1,  1864, 
Adrian  D.  Taylor;  2  ch.;  3.  Charles  Merrill,  b.  Lowell,  Nov.  28,  1846;  m. 
1st,  in  Lowell,  Sept.  2,  1873  Marietta  Coburn;  m.  2d,  in  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  April  10,  1888,  Hattie  B.  Pincher;  3  ch. ;  4.  Abbie  Lyon,  b.  Lincoln, 
Feb.  17,  1849;  m.  in  Romeo,  Oct.   19,  1869,  Daniel  McCoy. 

Much  credit  for  aid  in  preparing  notes  on  Peter  and  his  descendants 
is  due  to  Mr.  Charles  Merrill  Ayer. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SIXTH  GENERATION.  353 

263.  VI.  Susan,  b.  Newton,  Dec.  17,  1816;  m.  March  5,  1835,  Nehemiah 
Hunt;t  d.  Jan.  11,  1890. 

264.  VII.    Henry  Laurens,  b.  Oct.  29,  1818;  d.  Nov.  4,  1818. 

265.  VIII.    Maria  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  29,  1819;  d.  Oct.  11,  1821. 

266.  IX.  Maria  Louisa,  b.  Newton,  Oct.  10,  1821;  m.  Sept.,  1842,  Amos 
Dunbar,**;  d.  Weymouth,  April  6,  1854. 

267.  X.    Henry  Laurens,  b.   Dec.   21,   1823;  d.   Aug.   13,   1829. 

*268.    XI.    George  William,  b.  Oct.  10,  1825;  m.  June,  1849,  Caroline  C. 
Gushing;  d.  Dec.  27,  1896. 

269.  XII.  Mary,  b.  Newton,  Oct.  1,  1827;  m.,  in  Lowell,  July  2,  1848, 
Robt.   Eells  Dwelly;||  living    (1905)    in  Hanover. 

Those  children  who  died  young  are  interred  in  the  family  lot  at 
the  Falls'. 

.  142.  VI.  72.  JESSE"  LYON  [Jacob,^  Benjamin,*  Peter,'  Peter,' 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass.,  March  13,  1790,  and  died  Nov.,  1864. 
He  married,  Feb.  11,  1817,  Mehitable  Frost,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Mel- 
iscent  (Winch)  Frost,  of  Framingham. 

Jesse  also  was  a  paper-maker  at  Newton  Lower  Falls.  In  1829  he 
took  the  paper  mill  at  Dorchester,  on  the  Neponset  River,  which  he  held 
till  1843,  having  for  a  time  his  brother  Amos  as  a  partner.  Selling  the 
property  to  a  chocolate  maker,  the  brothers  separated,  Jesse  going  to 
Fitchburg,  where  he  died.  His  daughter  Lucy  is  buried  at  St.  Mary's,  at 
the  Falls.    Issue: 

270.  I.    Lucy  Ellen. 

271.  II.     Caroline. 

272.  III.  Helen  M.;  m.  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Nov.  24,  1854,  William  Kim- 
ball.   (?) 

273.  IV.    Elizabeth. 

274.  V.    Moses  G. 

*275.    VI.    Benjamin  Frost;  m.,   1846,  Rachel  Messinger. 


$The  children  of  Nehemiah  and  Susan  (Lyon)  Hunt  were:  1.  Ada 
Prances,  b.  Newton,  Jan.  10,  1836;  m.  in  Boston,  Nov.  20,  1866,  Horatio 
Hammond;  d.  in  Boston,  April  9,  1873;  2.  Henry  Clarence,  b.  Newton,  April 
15,  1838;  m.,  Boston,  Nov.  20,  1879,  Mary  E.  Wiggin;  3.  George  William, 
b.  Newton,  May  12,  1840;  m.  Oct.  1,  1867,  Eliza  N.  Campbell  of  Cherry- 
field,  Me.;  4.  Pauline  Louise,  b.  Boston,  July  23,  1845;  d.  there  Feb.  3, 
1873;  5.  Chas.  Frederick,  b.  Boston,  April  7,  1848;  d.  Feb.  10,  1849;  B. 
Charles  Herbert,  b.  Boston,  Jan.  29,  1850;  m.  Feb.  4,  1885,  Eleanora  Chase 
of  Lynn;  7.  Eugenia,  b.  Boston,  April  21,  1858;  m.  Boston,  March  20,  1890, 
Joseph  H.  Patterson  of  Dorchester. 

**The  children  of  Amos  and  Maria  Louisa  (Lyon)  Dunbar  were:  1. 
Helen  Maria,  b.  Newton,  Jan.  21,  1843;  m.  Dec.  26,  1876,  Rev.  Samuel  R. 
Slack;  has  one  child;  res.  Weymouth;  2.  Mary  Alice,  b.  Scituate,  Aug.  31, 
1845;  m.  Dec.  5,  1863,  Jonas  S.  Knapp;  d.  W.  Somerville,  May  23,  1873; 
has  3  ch. ;  3.  Fanny  Gray,  b.  Weymouth,  Sept.,  1850;  d.  April,  1852;  4. 
Fanny  Louise,  b.  Weymouth,  Mar.,  1854;  d.  Sept.,  1854. 

llChildren  of  Robert  Eells  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Dwelly:  1.  Edwin  Bra- 
brook,  b.  Hanover,  Feb.  22,  1850;  d.  June  29,  1850;  2.  Emily  Frances,  b. 
Dec.  20,  1852;  m.  Jan.  20,  1875  Chas.  E.  Burt,  of  Providence;  has  3  ch.;  3. 
Eugene,  b.  April  24,  1854;  d.  Aug.  29,  1854;  4.  Mary  Louise,  b.  May  9,  1857; 
5.  Lizzie  Bowen,  b.  Nov.  23,  1863;  m.,  Scituate,  Jan.  26,  1888,  Wilbur  F. 
Merritt;  d.  Brookline,  Oct.  17,   1900;  had  1  ch. 


354  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

145.  VI.  73.  BENJAMIN  GLOVER»  LYON  [Benjamin,'^  Benja- 
min/ Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Aug.  4,  1781. 
He  married,  Jan.  13,  1805,  Elizabeth  Glover  (D — M). 

Children  of  Benjamin  Glover  Lyon,  recorded,  except  the  second,  in 
Dorchester: 

276.  I.  Charlotte  E^Iizabeth,  b.  Nov.,  1805  (D);  m.  Sept.  20,  1827, 
John  B.  Glover;   d.   Dec.   7,   1832. 

277.  II.    Benjamin   (Glover  Family). 

278.  III.    Sarah  Leeds,  b.  May  20,  1809   (D). 

279.  IV.    Asa  Payson;  bp.  July  6,  1806    (D). 

280.  V.    Samuel   Smith;  bp.  July  6,  1806   (D). 

281.  VI.    ;  d.  Nov.   12,  1817   (D). 

160.  VI.  84.  ALPHEUS"  LYON  [Alpheus,^  Eliab,*  Peter,'  Peter,» 
Peter']  was  born  in  Augusta,  Me.,  Nov.  1790,  and  died  in  Bangor,  Me., 
in  1885.     He  married,  Nov.  14,  1820,  Mary  Evans. 

Alpheus  was  born  in  Augusta,  Me.,  and  lived  there  until  he  reached 
the  dignity  of  manhood.  He  then  removed  to  Waterville,  practicing  law 
there  until  1851,  when  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Bangor.  He  be- 
came Judge  of  the  Municipal  Court,  and  held  that  office  for  many  years, 
being  greatly  respected  for  his  sterling  integrity.  He  died  there  at  the 
advanced  age  of  94. 

Children  of  Alpheus  Lyon: 

*2S2.  I.    Charles  Edward,  b.  Oct.,  1821;  m.  Jane  P.  Read;  d.  Mar.,  1SS6. 

283.  II.    Alpheus  Kugrene;  d.  young. 

284.  III.     Mary  J.;  d.   young. 

285.  IV.     Sarah    Stafford,  b.   April,   1836;    d.   July,   1837. 

286.  V.  Annie  Fenner,  b.  April,  1836;  m.  Nov.,  1856,  William  D. 
Lewis. § 

287.  VI.  Miranda  Bugbee,  b.  Nov.,  1838;  m.  May,  1855,  Josiah  S. 
Ricker;  no  ch. 

178.  VI.  89.  GEORGE  W."  LYON  [Amos,«  Eliab,*  Peter,'  Peter,* 
Peter']  was  born  in  Hallowell,  Me.,  Oct.  24,  1807.  He  married  in  Pitts- 
ton,  Me.,  June  4,  1854,  Hannah  Stevens.  Later  he  removed  to  Hastings, 
Minn. 

Daughter  of  George  W.  and  Hannah  (Stevens)  Lyon  ("The  Winslow 
Family") : 

288.  I.    Mary  L.,  b.  Oct.  2,  1858. 

■  ■■/J.a 

§It  is  to  Mrs.  W.  D.  Lewis  of  Camden,  Me.,  that  is  due  the  crediv  for 
information  concerning  this  family.  She  has  issue:  1.  Jessie,  b.  Aug. 
28,  1861;  2.  Walter  Bvans,  b.  April,  1865. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SIXTH  GENERATION.  355 

181.  VI.  89.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [Ainos,^  Eliab,"  Peter,'  Peter,» 
Peter^]  was  born  June  15,  1815.  He  married  first,  in  Augusta,  Me.,  Aug. 
20,  1840,  Elizabeth  Lovell,  and  second,  in  Hastings,  Minn.,  Jan.  3,  1869, 
Jane  Bell. 

Children  of  William  Lyon: 

289.  I.    Susanna;  m.  Julius  Searles. 

290.  II.    George. 

291.  III.    Augusta;  m.  Almon  Empey. 

292.  IV.    Helen. 

293.  V.    Lizzie;  m.  Eli  T.  Porter. 

294.  VI.    Blanche. 

295.  VII.    Horace. 

182.  VI.  89.  JAMES  W.»  LYON  [Amos,^  Eliab,"  Peter ,'  Peter,' 
Peter^]  was  born  in  Readfield,  Me.,  July  20,  1817.  He  married,  in  De- 
troit, Mich.,  April  18,  1843,  Hester  Nichols. 

Children  of  James   W.   and  Hester    (Nichols)    Lyon: 

296.  I.    Otis  E.,  b.  March  23,  1844;  d.  1851,  at  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

297.  II.    William  H.,  b.  Nov.   16,  1846. 

298.  III.    Faustina,  b.  Aug.  12,  1848;  m.  Nov.  27,  1869,  "Wm.  Norway. 

299.  IV.    Eulalie,  b.  July  3,  1850;  d.  1851,  at  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

300.  V.    Mary  I.,  b.  June  27,  1852;  d.  1865. 

301.  VI.    James  R.,  b.  May  22,  1855. 

302.  VII.    Estelle,  b.  May  30,  1857. 

303.  VIII.    Elmira,  b.  July  15,  1860. 

304.  IX.    Alice  M.,  b.  Feb.  17,  1866. 

305.  X.     Carrie. 

191.  VI.  95.  SAMUEL  BELCHER'  LYON  [Elhanan,^  Elhanan,* 
Elhanan,'  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Nov.  17,  1758, 
and  died  May  25,  1820  (D.  Gem.).  He  married  first  in  Dorchester,  Mass., 
July  20,  1783,  Mary  Vose  (D).  She  died  Oct.,  1806  (D)  and  he  married 
second,  in  Dorchester,  March  15,  1807,  Hannah  Mallish  (D). 

Samuel  B.  was  styled  Captain,  though  his  name  occurs  in  Soldiers 
and  Sailors  without  title.  He  was  certainly  in  Spencer  in  1768,  the 
date  of  Probate  of  his  father's  will.  He  returned,  however,  to  Dorches- 
ter, and  his  marriages  and  the  births  of  his  children  are  recorded  there, 
as  also  the  deaths  of  some  of  them  and  his  own. 

Children  of  Samuel  B.  and  Mary  (Vose)  Lyon: 

306.  I.    Ebenezer  Vose,  b.  April   1,   1784. 

307.  IL    Henry,  b.  Sept.  12,  1786;  d.  Sept.  13,  1807. 

308.  in.    Samuel,  b.   Feb.   19,   1788;   d.  April   27,   1809. 

309.  IV.    Eunice,  b.   April  17,  1790;  d.  July  17,  1791. 


356  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

310.  V.    Charles,  b.  March,  1792;  m.  (?)  June  7,  1818,  Susan  Davis  (B). 

311.  VI.    Oliver,  b.  April  9,  1794. 

♦312.  VII.    Jeremiah,  b.  Feb.,  1796;  m.  Elizabeth  Willard  of  Lancaster. 

313.  VIII.    Mary,  b.  May  10,  1798;  m.  Jan.  29,  1823,  Warren  Glover  (D). 

314.  IX.    Warren,   b.   April,    1800;    d.    Oct.,   1801.' 

315.  X.    Joseph  Warren,  b.  Dec,  1801. 

Children  of  Samuel  B.  and  Hannah   (Mallish)   Lyon: 

316.  XI.    Eunice,  b.  Oct.   19,   1808;   m.  Oliver  Glover;   d.  Dec.   14,   1843. 

317.  XII.    Rebecca,  b.  Sept.  20,  1811. 

318.  XIIL     Emily,    b.    July    28,    1815;    m.    Feb.    25,    1836    (?),    George 
Glover. 

Note: — Record  of  marriage  of  Jeremiah  is  from  "The  Chandler  Fam- 
ily," the  Glover  marriages  are  from  "The  Glover  Family." 


198.  VIII.  118.  DANA'  LYON  [Asa,«  Barzillai,^  Nathaniel,*  Na- 
thaniel,' Nathaniel,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  June  11, 
1801.    He  married  in  August,  1834,  Harriet  Locke. 

Children  of  Dana  and  Harriet  (Locke)  Lyon   (Hist.  Hubbardston): 

319.  I.    Edward,  b.  June  10,   1835;  res.  Sacramento,  Cal. 

320.  II.    John,  b.  Oct.  20,  1837;  res.  Franklin,  N.  H. 

321.  IIL    Mary,  b.  Feb.  11,  1840. 

201.  VII.  118.  AARON'  LYON  [Asa,«  Barzillai,"  Nathaniel,"  Na- 
thaniel,' Nathaniel,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  Aug.  24, 
1808.    He  married,  June  6,  1841,  Elizabeth  C.  Lane. 

Children  of  Aaron  and  Elizabeth  C.  (Lane)  Lyon  (Hist.  Hubbards- 
ton): 

322.  I.     Sarah  E.,  b.  April   26,   1842;   d.   Sept.   6,   1862. 

323.  II.    George,  b.   July  4,   1843;   d.   Sept.   27,   1847. 

324.  IIL  Martha  Ann,  b.  Feb.  26,  1845;  m.  Dec.  23,  1872,  John  Mc- 
Clenathan  of  Hague,  N.  Y. 

325.  IV.    George  A.,  b.  June  12,  1847. 

326.  V.    Andrew  J.;  settled  in  Boston. 

327.  VI.  Emma  R.,  b.  March  22,  1852;  res.  Worcester,  Mass.;  m. 
Alvah  E.  Grimes   (b.  June  17,   1849,  son  of  Harrison  Grimes): 

328.  VIL    John  F.,  b.  Aug.    5,  1855;  d.  Jan.   19,   1863. 

204.  VII.  118.  JOSEPH'  LYON  [Asa,»  Barzillai,^  Nathaniel,"  Na- 
thaniel,' Nathaniel,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Hubbardston,  Mass.,  March  20, 
1817,  and  died  in  Boston,  Sept.  15,  1870.  He  married,  in  Hubbardston, 
April  30,  1840,  Matilda  Balch  (Balch  Fam.). 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SEVENTH  GENERATION.  357 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Matilda  (Balch)  Lyon: 

329.  I.  Caroline,  b.  Feb.  2,  1841;  m.  Jan.  31,  1867,  Albert  Hall;  res. 
Boston. 

330.  II.  Lucy  A.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1843;  m.  Nov.  27,  1867,  H.  F.  Faulkner; 
res.  Boston. 

331.  III.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  17,  1845;  m.  Sept.  3,  1872,  Hattie  S.  Par- 
menter;  a  son,  Joseph  Willis,  b.  Sept.   18,   1873. 

206.  VII.  127.  WILLIAM'  LYON  [Barney,'  Spencer,^  Lemuel,* 
Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Brattleboro  (?)  Vt.,  in  1806.  He 
married  first,  in  Rutland,  Vt,  Hannah  Lee.  About  1840  he  married, 
second,  Mrs.  Burbank,  of  Granville,  N.  Y.  He  married  third  Mrs.  Cook, 
who  survived  him,  dying  May,  1894.  He  removed  from  Whipple  Hol- 
low, Vt.,  to  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  1838,  bought  a  farm  about  two  miles  from 
the  village,  upon  which  he  lived  till  about  1883,  when  he  removed  to 
Glen  Falls,  and  died  there  April  26,  1893.  He  is  said  to  have  had  two 
or  more  children,  but  one  of  whom  survived: 

*332.    I.    Arza  T.,  b.  Nov.,  1828;  m.,  1851,  Rebecca  Groves;  d.  July,  1903. 

210.  VII.  127.  BRADFORD'  LYON  [Barney,^  Speneer,^  Lemuel,^ 
Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt.  (?)  and  died  in  Den- 
ver, Colo.,  July,  1879.     He  married  Cornelia  Segur. 

217.  VII.  128.  ANDREW  L.'  LYON  [Elisha,"  Spencer,^  Lemuel,* 
Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  in  Woodford,  Vt.,  about  1831,  and  died 
Nov.  23,  1901.  He  married,  Dec,  1853,  Ann  E.  Graham.  He  was  fore- 
man in  a  large  paper  mill  at  North  Bennington,  Vt. 

Children   of  Andrew  L.   and  Ann  B.    (Graham)    Lyon: 

333.  I.    A  daughter;  m.  Jonas  Wallen  of  Bennington,  Vt. 

334.  II.    A  daughter;  m.  James  Bonflon. 

335.  III.    A  daughter;  m.  M.  J.  Kider  of  Marlboro,  Vt. 

336.  IV.    A  daughter;  m.  Ira  L.  Adams  of  Bennington,  Vt. 

337.  V.    Frank. 

338.  VI.    Herbert. 

223.  VII.  136.  CHARLES  HIRAM'  LYON  [Peter,'  Jacob,^  Benja- 
min,* Peter,'  Peter,-  Peter']  was  born  in  Natick,  Mass.,  Ma,y  9,  1806,  and 


Note: — When  quite  young,  Bradford  peddled  "on  the  road,"  with 
horse  and  wagon,  and  later  in  life  he  became  a  speculator  in  sheep  and 
wool.  He  inherited  the  Lyon  taste  for  music,  was  a  fine  singer,  and 
taught  singing-school  for  pleasure  and  profit.  He  lived  in  Washington, 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  died  in  Denver,  Col.,  while  on  a  tour  for  his  health. 
His  remains  were  brought  Bast,  and  were  buried  at  North  Granville. 
N.  Y.  He  had  no  children,  and  left  to  his  widow  an  estate  of  $30,000, 
whereupon  she  bought  the  old  homestead  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  where  she 
was  born,  and  retired  thither. 


358  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

died  in  Dorchester,  Oct.  11,  1889.  He  married.  May  22,  1828,  Sarah 
Train  (Weston).  He  had  a  paper  mill  at  Newton  Lower  Falls,  but  re- 
moved to  Chaplin,  Conn. 

Children  of  Charles  H.   and  Sarah    (Train)   Lyon: 

339.  I.    Charles  Hiram,t  Jr.,  b.    1831;   m.   Caroline  ;   d.   May   24, 

1870    (G.   R.). 

340.  II.    Frederick  Curtis,  b.  April  26,  1834;  m.  Harriet  Rice. 

227.  VIL  136.  JOHN  WELLES^  LYON  [Peter,«  Jacob,^  Benja- 
min,^ Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  Feb.  22,  1813  (Needham)  and  died 
in  Indianapolis  in  1844.  He  married,  May  26,  1836,  being  then  "of 
Chaplin,  Conn.,"  Sarah  (Sally)  Hager  (Newton  T.  R.).  He  was 
reared  in  Newton,  but  removed  to  Taunton.  His  wife  was  born  Nov. 
13,  1815;  she  removed  with  her  son  to  Dayton,  O.,  where  she  died  Nov. 
19,  1897. 

Children  of  John  W.  and  Sarah    (Hager)   Lyon: 

341.  I.    John  'W.,  Providence. 

342.  II.  Peter;  bp.  July  29,  1838  (Newton);  d.  several  years  before 
1897. 

343.  III.    Calvin  H.,  Dayton,  O. 

*344.    IV.    Edsar  B.;  m.  April  4,  1866,  Ella  Broadwell;  Dayton,  O. 
345.    V.    Harriet;  m.  William  McHose;  Dayton,  O. 

234.  VII.  137.  LEMUEL"  LYON  [Elisha,«  Jacob,^  Benjamin,* 
Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter']  was  born  Feb.  2,  1806  (Needham),  and  died  April 
6,  1871.  He  married  first,  April  20,  1826,  Ann  F.  Whitney  (Needham 
Epitaphs).  Jan.  1,  1843,  he  married  second  Sarah  J.  Prescott  (Rox- 
bury).    Jan.  1,  1863,  he  married  third  at  the  Dalles,  Sallie  P.  Matthews. 

Lemuel  was  a  hatter  at  Rosemary  Lake,  then  called  Lyon's  Pond. 
In  1838  he  had  a  hat  store  in  Dock  Square,  Boston.  In  1849  he  ventured 
to  California  and  was  followed  thither  by  his  family  in  1851.  He  owned 
several  vessels  which  then  were  plying  between  San  Francisco  and 
Honolulu;  had  a  general  store  at  Stockton  in  1853,  and  in  1856  opened 
another  at  The  Dalles,  Ore.,  which  was  a  trading  post  for  many  years. 
In  1869  he  assisted  in  forming  the  Republican  party  in  Oregon,  and  was 
later  appointed  by  President  Grant  consul  to  Yokohama,  where  he  died 
of  brain  fever,  aged  65.  His  remains  were  interred  with  Masonic  cere- 
monies in  Golden  Gate  cemetery. 


tOn  a  gravestone  in  St.  Mary's  Cemetery,  Newton  Lower  Falls,  Is 
the  record:  Charles  H  Lyon,  Jr.,  died  May  24,  1870,  aged  39.  Caroline 
E.,  his  wife,  died  Oct.  i8,  1868,  aged  33. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SEVENTH  GENERATION.  359 

He  was  tall,  strong,  symmetrical,  physically  and  mentally  conspic- 
uous among  his  fellows;  self-reliant  and  earnest,  efficient  and  unfal- 
tering in  his  pursuits,  strong  of  will,  firm  in  friendship,  open  and  for- 
midable in  opposition,  forgiving  and  charitable  to  his  enemies,  when 
approached  in  a  spirit  of  reconciliaton  and  amity. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Ann  F.  (Whitney)  Lyon,  as  ascertained  from 
family  records: 

*34e.    I.    Israel  Whitney,  b.  April  27,  1827;  m.  June  30,  1856,   Sarah  P. 
Hutchinson. 

347.  IL  Sarah  Brown,  b.  Oct.  23,  1828  (N) ;  m.  Oct.  4,  1851,  Laban 
Coffin;  res.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

348.  III.    Ellen  Frances,  b.  Nov.  25,  1829    (N) ;  d.   young. 

349.  IV.  Ellen  Frances,  b.  May  23,  1831  (N) ;  m.  Judge  R.  P.  Boise; 
res.  Salem,  Ore. 

350.  V.  Mary  Maria,  b.  May  22,  1832  (N) ;  m.  Erastus  Holden;  res. 
Stockton,  Cal. 

351.  VI.  Levlna  Ann,  b.  Dec.  12,  1835  (N);  m.  Joseph  Watt;  res. 
Amity,  Ore. 

352.  VIL  Lemuel  Ellsha,  b.  Nov.  11,  1837  (N) ;  m.  Maggie  Cloyes; 
res.  Stockton,  Cal. 

Children  of  Lemuel  and  Sallie  P.   (Matthews)  Lyon: 

353.  VIII.    Harry,  b.  July  11,  1864,  at  The  Dalles,  Ore. 

3^.    IX.    Gussle,  b.  Jan.  7,  1867;   m.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  in  1887. 

239.  VII.  138.  RICHARD  W.'  LYON  [Seth,«  Jacob,'  Benjamin,* 
Peter,^  Peter,*  Peter^]  was  born  in  Needham,  Feb.  18,  1808,  and  died 
Feb.  23,  1838;  buried  in  Bridgewater  Cemetery.  He  married  Mary 
Ryder. 

Son  of  Richard  W.  and  Mary  (Ryder)  Lyon:  t^ 

355.  I.    Ahner  W. 

245.  VII.  139.  WILLIAM"  LYON  [Lemuel,'  Jacob,*  Benjamin,* 
Peter,''  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  Needham,  Mass.,  Jan.  jl,  1811,  and 
died  in  Wellesley,  April  8,  1892.  He  married.  May  7,  1840,  Julia  A. 
Boyd.  She  died  April  16,  1877.  William  resided  on  a  farm  in  Wellesley, 
where  the  surviving  members  of  this  hospitable  family  still  remain. 

Children  of  William  and  Julia  A.   (Boyd)  Lyon:  , 

356.  I.    Henry,  b.  Aug.  25,  1841;  d.  April  18,  1868.  ■ 

357.  II.    Edward,  b.  May  5,  1844. 

358.  III.    John  Lemuel,  b.  July  20,  1848;  d.  Aug.  28,  1848. 

359.  IV.    Ella  Caroline,  b.  Jan.  28,  1850. 

360.  V.    William,  b.  May  1,  1851. 

246.  VII.  139.  HENRY'  LYON  [Lemuel,"  Jacob,'^  Benjamin,*  Peter,' 
Peter,*  Peter^]  was  born  in  Wellesley,  Mass.,  Dec.  16,  1814,  and  died 


360  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

May  13,  1900.  He  married  first,  Aug.  14,  1841,  Caroline  May  Thomp- 
son, youngest  daugtiter  of  Abraham  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Bowers)  Thomp- 
son. She  died  Feb.  13,  1854,  -and  he  married  second  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
(Thompson)  Hurd,  widow  of  Dr.  J.  S.  Hurd,  and  sister  of  his  former 
wife.  She  died  Oct.  23,  1873.  His  obituary  is  from  the  N.  B.  Hist,  and 
Gen..  Reg.: — "Henry  Lyon,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  became  a  member,  1866,  and 
a  life  member  1870.  He  was  born  in  Wellesley,  Dec.  16,  1814,  son  of 
Lemuel  by  his  wife  Thankful  Damon.  The  family  came  from  Milton. 
In  1826,  with  a  maternal  uncle,  who  ever  maintained  a  fatherly  interest 
in  him,  he  went  to  Havana,  but  desirous  of  more  complete  education, 
he  returned,  prepared  for  Harvard,  was  graduated  in  1835,  and  received 
his  M.  D.  there  in  1838.  He  settled  in  his  profession  in  Charlestown, 
and  continued  therein  for  13  years.  He  then  entered  into  business 
with  Gage,  Sawyer  &  Co.,  retired  1861,  and  thereafter  pursued  studies 
and  employments  which  gave  him  delight.  During  the  Civil  War  he 
was  active  in  promoting  enlistments  and  in  caring  for  families  which 
may  have  stood  in  need.  He  was  interested  in  public  schools,  and 
affairs  of  the  people,  and  things  which  make  intelligent  and  patriotic 
citizens.  He  was  Representative  to  the  General  Court,  and  during  the 
Civil  War  was  appointed  special  agent  of  Charlestown  to  visit  camps 
and  hospitals  wherever  Charlestown  soldiers  chanced  to  be.  He  was 
a  true  citizen,  and  helpful  to  the  city  and  commonwealth. 

Children  of  Henry  and  Caroline  M.  (Thompson)  Lyon,  ascertained 
from  family  records: 

361.  I.  Elizabeth  Bowers,  b.  Dec.  24,  1842;  m.  Nov.  10,  1863,  Thomas 
L.  Swan.§ 

363.  II.    John  Damon,  b.  Nov.  22,  1844;  d.  Dec.  12.   1844. 

*363.    III.    Henry  Ware,  b.  Nov.  8,  1845;  m.  Oct.  23,  1883,  Lilla  S.  Man- 
ton. 

364.  IV.  Margaret  Thompson,  b.  Oct.  11,  1847;  m.  Oct.  24,  1871,  Oliver 
A.    Batchellor.t 

365.  V.  Sarah  Alden,  b.  July  21,  1849;  m.  Feb.  9,  1871,  Francis  H. 
Swan.t 


§Thomas  L.  Swan  was  Lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  Navy.  Children  of 
Thomas  L.  and  Elizabeth  Bowers  (Lyon)  Swan:  1.  Margaret  Lyon,  b. 
Nov.  12,  1864;  m.  Nov.  12,  1889,  Ernest  W.  Bowditch;  2.  Ann  Lanrens,  b. 
Feb.  5,  1867;  m.  June  3,  1889,  Charles  W.  Hubbard;  3.  Elizabeth  Thomp- 
son, b.  July  3,  1870;  4.  Caroline  Laurens,  twin  sister  of  the  foregoing. 

tOliver  Ambrose  Batchellor  was  of  Batchellorville,  N.  Y.  Children 
of  Oliver  A.  and  Margaret  T.  (Lyon)  Batchellor:  1.  Henry  R.,  b.  Feb. 
8,  1873;  m.  July  18,  1899,  Ethel  F.  Pierce;  2.  Oliver  A.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1876; 
d.  young;  3.  James  H.,  b.  187 — . 

JFrancis  H.  Swan,  son  of  William  D.  and  Jane  B.  (Capen)  Swan, 
left  Harvard  at  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War  to  enter  the  U.  S.  Navy. 
He  distinguished  himself  in  the  affair  with  the  Confederate  ram  Alber- 
marle  with  Lt.  Gushing;  but  was  wounded  and  captured,  and  sent  to 
Libby  Prison.  On  his  exchange  he  was  promoted  for  "extraordinary 
heroism";  but  his  sufferings  had  broken  his  health,  and  he  was  finally 
retired.  Their  child  was:  Sally,  b.  Nov.  25,  1871;  m.  Oct.  3,  1894,  Walter 
L.  Burrage. 


m- 


CAPT.  HENRY  WARE  LYON,  U  S  N. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SEVENTH  GENERATION.  361 

366.  VI.  Anita  Damon,  b.  July  21,  1851;  m.  Sept.  5,  1S71,  Dr.  Edward 
J.  Forster.** 

367.  VII.    A  son,  b.  Jan.  25,  1854;  d.  young. 

259.  VII.  141.  MORTIMER'  LYON  [Amos,"  Jacob,^  Benjamin,* 
Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  Middlebury,  Vt.,  Sept.  12,  1808,  and 
died  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Dec,  7,  1887.  He  married  in  Newton, 
April  19,  1829,  Lucy  Heminway  Scollay.  Mortimer  was  engaged  in 
business  in  Boston,  later  in  Baltimore.  In  the  early  70's  he  removed 
to  Providence,  but  attracted  by  the  glowing  accounts  of  business  oppor- 
tunities on  the  Pacific  slope,  he  removed  his  family  to  San  Francisco, 
where  he  had  much  success. 

Children  of  Mortimer  and  Lucy  H.  (Scollay)  Lyon,  according  to  fam- 
ily records: 

368.  I.    Lucy  Amanda,  b.  Nov.   28,   1830    (Needh.);   d.  March  28,  1832. t 

369.  II.    Henry  Mortimer,  b.  June  11,  1832  (Needh.);  d.  March  3,  1836.t 

370.  IIL  Emily,  b.  Feb.  13,  1835;  m.  in  Boston.  April  8,  1851,  Benja- 
min French§;   4  children. 

371.  IV.  Howard,  b.  July  9,  1837  (Needh.);  m.  in  Boston,  Jan.  1, 
1860,  Anna  E.  Wilson;  d.  Boston,  Oct.  23,  1861   (B). 

372.  V.    Heber  Cliase,  b.  Sept.  22,  1841    (Needh.). 

373.  VL    AlTan  Ayer,  b.  Oct.  2,  1843   (Needh.);  d.  Jan.   25,   1844. 

374.  VII.  Cornelia  Hemenway,  b.  Feb.  11,  1845;  m.  in  Cambridge, 
Sept.   19,   1867,  Nathan  W.   Shaw;   res.  Providence,  R.  I. 

375.     VIII.     Allen  Palmer,  b.  Aug.  26,   1847. 

268.  VII.  141.  GEORGE  WILLIAM'  LYON  [Amos,"  Jacob,^  Ben- 
jamin,* Peter,^'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  Oct.  10,  1825  (Newton)  and 
died  Dec.  27,  1896.  He  married  first  in  Newton  (T.  R.),  Oct.  17,  1845, 
Mehitable  G.  Ashby,  who  was  born  in  Salem,  Mass.,  daughter  of  Benja- 
min and  Joanna  Ashby.  She  died  Aug.  9,  1846,  ae.  20  (G.  R.  St.  Mary's 
Cem.),  He  married  second,  June,  1849,  Caroline,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
and  Eliza  (Timson)  Gushing,  b.  Boston,  June  5,  1830. 

George  received  his  education  at  the  Newton  Academy,  and  after- 
ward aided  his  father  in  the  paper  mill.  The  death  of  his  wife  and 
the  removal  of  his  father  left  him  without  strong  ties  to  the  Falls, 
and  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California  was  therefore  not  without  effect 
upon   the   roving  spirit  always   strong  in  those  of  Lyon  blood.     He 


♦♦Children  of  Edward  J.  and  Anita  Damon  (Lyon)  Forster:  1. 
Teresa  Louisa,  b.  Nov.  11,  1872;  m.  Sept.  5,  1900,  Sylvester  McKean;  2. 
Elizabeth  T.,  b.  April  12,  1874;  m.  Jan.  20,  1897,  Frederick  C.  Bowditch; 
3.- Ruth,  b.  May  7,  1878;  m.  June  14,  1899,  George  H.  Ingraham. 

§Benjamin  French  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  May 
2,    1863. 

tBuried  in  St.  Mary's  Cemetery  at  Newton  Lower  Falls. 


362  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

embarked  in  a  small  brig  for  a  trip  around  the  Horn  to  the  Land  of 
Promise.  During  a  short  stay  at  St.  Thomas,  while  the  passengers 
were  viewing  a  procession  of  the  Host,  they  were  set  upon  by  the 
populace,  enraged  by  their  refusing,  with  Puritan  loftiness,  to  kneel 
before  the  sacred  emblem;  and  George  narrowly  escaped  death  from 
a  blow  upon  the  head,  the  scar  of  which  he  bore  to  his  dying  day. 
Aside  from  this  incident,  the  voyage  was  uneventful  for  him,  and  soon 
after  arrival  at  San  Francisco,  he  began  to  gather  in  his  harvest  of 
gold.  Having  acquired  a  quantity  of  the  precious  metal  sufficient  to 
relieve  him  of  any  fear  of  future  want,  he  left  the  camp.  But  on  his 
way  down  the  mountains,  he  contracted  a  fever  of  a  typhoid  nature, 
and  upon  recovery,  he  learned  with  dismay  that  every  ounce  had 
disappeared,  and  that  grinding  toil  was  again  to  be  his  portion,  ere 
he  could  see  again  the  lights  of  home.  With  heavy  heart  he  labored 
to  obtain  enough  to  pay  his  way  back  to  civilization,  and  returned  to 
Boston  with  little  more  than  a  California  bowie,  a  few  choice  nuggets, 
and  the  somewhat  doubtful  glory  of  having  been  an  "Argonaut  of  '49." 

Being  a  man  of  varied  resources,  he  became  an  engineer.  At  this 
time  he  lived  in  the  city,  where  his  first  children  were  born.  Later, 
he  occupied  the  famous  old  "Haunted  House  at  Watertown;"  but  in 
1859  he  removed  to  Washington  Village,  South  Boston,  near  his  father, 
and  here  his  youngest  child  was  born.  The  Civil  War  breaking  out, 
there  was  an  urgent  call  for  skilled  men  from  the  Middle  West,  and 
he  became  associated  with  the  leather  belting  firm  of  Walter  Gow  & 
Co.,  of  Cincinnati,  but  soon  removed  his  residence  to  Covington,  Ky. 
In  the  early  70's  the  old  firm  was  merged  into  the  firm  of  Kendall  & 
Lyon;  but  in  1884,  George  retired  from  business,  going  to  Satsuma 
Heights,  Fla.,  to  spend  his  last  days.  Somewhat  broken  in  health,  he 
succumbed  to  an  attack  of  angina  pectoris,  and  his  great,  loving  heart 
was  stilled  forever. 

Rejected,  on  physical  grounds,  by  both  Massachusetts  and  Ohio,  he 
did  not  enter  military  service  during  the  war,  but  he  served  for  a  short 
time  in  the  Home  Guard  during  the  Morgan  Raid.  In  political  belief, 
he  was  an  Old  Line  Whig,  but  later  leaned  toward  the  Republican 
party,  though  in  no  sense  was  he  ever  a  partisan.  Though  reared  in 
the  Episcopal  faith,  he  was  strongly  attracted  to  the  Baptist  doctrine, 
was  baptized,  and  remained  a  consistent  member  to  the  end. 

Personally,  George  lacked  many  of  the  distinguishing  Lyon  traits. 
He  was  by  no  means  aggressive,  and  while  not  credulous,  he  was 
easily  moved  to  sympathy,  often  to  his  own  harm.     He  was  quiet  and 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  SEVENTH  GENERATION,  363 

unassuming,  inclined  toward  silence;  but  his  congenial  spirit,  his  love 
of  humor,  his  kindly  wit  always  devoid  of  sting,  his  lovable  nature, 
made  him  an  enjoyable  companion,  and  no  excursion  of  Covington 
Commandery,  K.  T.,  was  complete  without  the  presence  of  "Pap"; 
while  his  tactical  knowledge  and  soldierly  qualities  often  gained  him 
an  invitation  to  join  the  pilgrimages  of  a  famous  marching  command- 
ery of  Cincinnati.  Joining  the  Masonic  fraternity  in  1866,  he  became 
one  of  the  best  informed  Masons  of  the  state;  he  was  for  some  years 
Master  of  his  lodge,  and  was  also  E.  C.  of  his  commandery.  After 
his  death,  his  remains  were  brought  to  Covington,  where  they  were 
interred  with  Masonic  honors;  and  with  the  last  sprig  of  resurrection 
green  there  was  removed  from  earthly  view  a  loving  husband,  indul- 
gent father,  devoted  friend  and  Christian  gentleman.  Judged  by  the 
rule  of  man,  he  fell  short  of  success;  measured  by  the  mete-wand  of 
Heaven,  he  walked  with  God. 

376.  I.  Anna  Maria  Gushing,  b.  Feb.  12,  1850;  m.  July  20,  1881,  How- 
land  B.  Jarvis. 

*377.    II.     George   William   Amos,   b.   May   23,    1854;    m.    Aug.    22,    1887, 
Alpatia  O.  Morse. 

378.  III.  Carrie  Ellen  Stover,  b.  Oct.  10,  1860;  m.  Jan.  20,  1881, 
Thomas  A.   Blennerhassett. 

275.  VII.  142.  BENJAMIN  FROST'  LYON  [Jesse,"  Jacob,''  Ben- 
jamin,* Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  at  Newton  Lower  Falls  (?). 
He  married,  Jan.  21,  1846,  Rachel  Messinger.  Benjamin  and  his 
brother,  Moses  G.,  built  the  Lyon  Paper  Mill  at  Fitchburg  in  1853; 
this  was  sold  by  Moses  G.  in  1869,  Benjamin  having  removed  to  Kala- 
mazoo, Mich. 

"The  Thurston  Family"  gives  his  children: 

379.  I.    Marsella  E.,  b.  May  23,  1846;  d.  1857. 

380.  II.    Frank  M.,  b.  July  7,  1848;  res.  N.  Cambridge. 

381.  III.  George  S.,  b.  April  18,  1850;  m.  1882,  Elizabeth  Tichelaan: 
res.  Chicago;  2  children. 

282.  VII.  160.  CHARLES  EDWARD^  LYON  [Alpheus,«  Alpheus," 
Eliab,*  Peter,'  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  October,  1821,  in  Bangor  {?), 
Me.,  and  died  in  March,  1886.     He  married  Jane  F.  Read,  of  Bangor. 

Anna,  No.  376,  and  "Nellie,"  No.  378,  were  married  in  Covington,  Ky., 
and  both  are  now   (1904)    residing  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and  with  them 
resides   their   mother.      Anna    has   no   children;    those    of   "Nellie"    were 
1.  Willie,  b.  and  d.  Feb.  12,  1882;  2.  Clara  E.,  b.   Sept.   15,  1888;   3.  Arline. 
b.  Dec.  1,  1892,  in  Satsuma  Heights,  Fla. 


364  PETER    LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

Children  of  Charles  K.   and  Jane  F.    (Read)    Lyon: 

382.  I.  Charles  Alvan,  b.  Jan.  18,  1845;  m.  Jan.  1,  1872,  Frances  Hop- 
kins. 

*383.  II.    Edward  Evans,  b.   July,  1853;  m.  Almeda  Crosby. 

384.  III.    William  Ricker,  b.   Oct.    10,   1856;   d.   June   13,    1882. 

312.  VII.  191.  JEREMIAH"  LYON  [Samuel  B.,^  Elhanan,^  Elha- 
nan,*  Elhanan/  Peter,=  Peter' J  was  born  in  Dorchester  in  February, 
1796.     He  married  Elizabeth.  Willard  (Chandler  Fam.) 

Daughter    of    Jeremiah    and   Elizabeth    (Willard)    Lyon: 

385.  I.    Mary  Vose,  b.  ;  m.  Nov.   1,   1856,  James  Chandler;   res. 

Lancaster. 

332.  VII.  206.  ARZA  T."  LYON  [William,'  Barney/  Spencer,' 
Lemuel,^  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  November,  1828,  and  died  in  July, 
1903.    He  married  iu  1851  Rebecca  Groves. 

Daughter  of  Arza  T.  and  Rebecca   (Groves)   Lyon: 

386.  I.    ;  m.  Charles  G.  Davis  of  Whitehall,  N.  Y. 

344.  VIII.  227.  EDGAR  B.*  LYON  [John  W.,'  Peter,«  Jacob,=  Ben- 
jamin,* Peter,^  Peter,-  Peter^]  was  born  in  Taunton,  (?)  Mass.,  about 
1842.  He  settled  in  Dayton,  O.,  where  he  married,  April  4,  1866,  Ella 
M.,  daughter  of  Josiah  and  Ella  Broadwell. 

Children  of  Edgar  B.  and  Ella  M.  (Broadwell)  Lyon,  born  in  Day- 
ton, Ohio: 

386a.    I.     Ella  Hagar,  b.   Dec.    30,   1866. 

386b.    IL     Sarah   Broadwell,   b.   Feb.    17,   1868. 

346.  VIII.  234.  ISRAEL  WHITNEY^  LYON  [Lemuel,"  Elisha," 
Jacob,^  Benjamin,*  Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  Needham,  Mass., 
April  27,  1827.  He  married  in  Stockton,  Calif.,  June  30,  1856,  Sarah 
Penniman  Hutchinson,  of  Boston. 

Israel  was  educated  at  the  Needham  town  school,  and  at  Kimball's 
Academy.  He  was  in  Boston  in  1840  in  his  father's  store.  Later  he 
served  as  bookkeeper  in  the  stationery  store  of  Oliver  Holman  on 
State  St.,  remaining  with  that  firm  until  1851.  During  that  year,  he 
embarked  on  the  clipper  "Flying  Cloud"  for  California  with  his  sisters 
Sarah  and  Ellen.  In  1855  he  entered  the  office  of  Warren  &  Ellis,  of 
Stockton,  and  studied  dentistry,  which  profession  he  practiced  at 
Mokolumne  Hill  until  1865,  when  he  removed  to  New  York  city,  where 
he  took  a  graduate  course  in  the  New  York  Dental  College.  In  1886 
he  retired  from  the  active  pursuit  of  his  profession,  in  order  to  develop 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  365 

the  manufacture  of  his  Perfect  Tooth  Powder,  which  has  since  become 
SO  famous  throughout  the  world.  His  factory  was  then  on  Dey  St.,  but 
the  increasing  demand  for  this  indispensable  article  rendered  neces- 
sary increased  facilities  for  its  production,  and  the  result  is  the  com- 
modious building  at  520  W.  27th  St. 

Israel  is  a  man  of  strong  convictions.  In  political  opinion  he  is  a 
Republican;  in  religious  belief,  a  Universalist.  He  was  at  one  time 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  of  Dr.  Starr  King's  church  in 
San  Francisco.  Earnest,  straightforward  and  honorable  in  business,  he 
is  reaping  the  just  reward  of  a  well-spent  life,  and  though  he  still 
gives  his  firm  the  benefit  of  personal  supervision,  he  can  yet  enjoy 
each  week  some  hours  of  elegant  leisure  at  his  comfortable  home  in 
Englewood,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Israel  "W.  and  Sarah  P.    (Hutchinson)   Lyon: 

387.  I.  Edward  Holden,  b.  April  13,  1857;  m.  June^S,  1880,  Fannie  C. 
Dinsmore. 

388.  II.    Emma  Whitney,  b.  July  7,  1859;  d.  1861. 

389.  III.   Whitney,  b.  Dec.  4,  1862;  m.  June  6,  1894,  Agnes  Schmonsees. 

363.  VIII.  246.  HENRY  WARE«  LYON  [Henry,^  Lemuel,^  Jacob,"* 
Benjamin,*  Peter,^  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  Nov.  8,  1845  (Charlestown). 
He  married,  Oct.  23,  1883,  Lilla  S.  Manton,  of  Uruguay,  S.  Am. 

An  article  in  a  Boston  newspaper,  written  on  the  occasion  of  his 
appointment  to  the  command  of  the  famous  Olympia,  gives  a  succinct 
account  of  his  life  and  services.    We  reproduce  it  in  abridged  form:  — 

Captain  Henry  Ware  Lyon  was  educated  in  the  Charlestown 
schools,  leaving  the  High  School  in  senior  year,  1862,  to  enter  the 
Naval  Academy.  In  1864  he  volunteered  to  spend  a  short  leave  of 
absence  in  active  service,  and  was  with  the  Dacotah  in  her  search 
for  the  Tallahassee.  He  was  Ensign  1868,  Master  1870,  Lt.  Commander 
1884,  Commander  1893,  Captain  1900.  On  shore  duty,  he  has  been 
stationed  at  the  New  York  and  Boston  Navy  Yards,  the  South  Boston 
Iron  Works,  the  Newport  Torpedo  Station,  and  Colt's  factory,  Hart- 
ford. At  sea,  he  has  served  on  the  Sacramento,  1866-^,  China  Station; 
the  Richmond  and  the  Wabash,  1868-73,  European  Station;  the  Frank- 
lin, 1873-4,  West  Indies;  the  Tennessee,  1875-7,  East  Indies;  the  Galena, 
1880-3,  European  and  South  America;  the  Trenton  and  the  Nipsic,  1887- 
90,  S.  Pacific;  he  was  on  the  Yantic  at  the  Rio  de  la  Plata;  and  in 
1898-9,  he  commanded  the  Dolphin;  in  1901,  he  was  assigned  to  the 
celebrated  Olympia.  [He  was  afterward  stationed  at  the  Portsmouth 
Navy  Yard,  and  now  (1904)  commands  the  Hawaiian  Station  at  Hono- 
lulu.] 


366  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

Capt.  Lyon  is  the  only  officer  in  our  navy  who  has  had  the  experi- 
ence of  three  wrecks.  His  first  was  while  midshipman  on  the  Sacra- 
mento off  the  coast  of  India.  His  second  was  more  memorable.  In 
1889,  during  the  strained  relations  between  the  United  States,  England 
and  Germany  over  Samoa,  he  was  executive  officer  of  the  flagship  on 
that  station.  While  the  warships  of  three  nations  lay  with  guns 
trained  upon  each  other,  the  well-remembered  hurricane  of  1889  struck 
the  islands.  Then  occurred  an  event  which  called  forth  the  admiration 
of  the  world,  and  which,  as  an  incentive  to  brotherly  feeling  between 
the  sailors  of  the  two  countries,  has  probably  never  been  surpassed. 
Every  ship  on  that  station  was  in  extreme  peril,  but  H.  M.  S.  Calliope, 
having  powerful  engines,  was  enabled  to  pass  out  to  sea  between  the 
reef  and  the  Trenton.  As  she  passed,  the  Americans  hailed  her  success 
with  a  hearty  seaman's  cheer.  One  can  understand  the  feeling  with 
which  the  English  responded,  when  he  reflects  that  almost  immediately 
the  Trenton  was  swept  ashore.  Capt.  Lyon's  part  therein  is  told  in 
verse  by  J.  Blumenbeck  of  the  Trenton,  prefaced  "To  Lt.  Com'dr. 
Henry  Ware  Lyon,  who  on  the  lower  decks  of  the  Trenton,  when  the 
battle  with  the  elements  raged  fiercest  and  hardest,  inspirited  the  men 
with  his  own  courageous  bearing  and  loyal  determination  to  persevere 
in  their  efforts  to  save  the  ship,  this  tale  is  respectfully  dedicated." 
The  Trenton  was  floated;  and  though  her  rudder  post,  keel  and  skag 
were  gone,  and  her  screw  twisted  and  almost  useless,  the  crew  volun- 
teered to  take  her  to  Honolulu  under  command  of  Capt.  Lyon.  The 
story  of  her  run  is  one  of  the  traditions  of  the  Navy,  and  Capt.  Lyon 
received  high  compliments  from  the  Department  for  his  remarkable 
performance. 

During  the  Spanish  War,  the  character  of  his  ship,  the  Dolphin, 
did  not  allow  him  to  share  in  engagements,  but  he  did  good  service 
in  picking  up  torpedoes  and  mines,  and  in  aiding  the  marines  in  getting 
their  first  footing  on  Cuban  soil.  The  Dolphin  took  more  prizes  than 
any  other  ship  in  the  squadron. 

Capt.  "Harry"  is  noted  as  a  good  story  teller,  and  many  of  his 
tales  have  become  classic.  He  has  never  resorted  to  political  pulls 
to  get  assignments,  but  his  peculiar  qualifications  have  largely  influ- 
enced the  nature  of  his  service.  Judging  from  his  ancestry  and  his 
own  past,  one  may  be  very  sure  that,  should  occasion  arise,  Capt. 
Henry  Ware  Lyon  would  not  be  behind  any  on  the  world's  list  of 
famous  men  in  loyal  devotion  to  his  service  and  his  country,  and  in 
successful  accomplishment  of  his  duty.  His  home  is  Lyon's  Den,  at 
Paris,  Me. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  PETER  LYON,  EIGHTH   GENERATION.  367 

Son  of  Henry  "Ware  and  Lilla  S.  (Manton)  Lyon: 

390.  I.    Henry,  b.  April  21,  1885. 

377.  VIII.  268.  GEORGE  WILLIAM  AMOS'  LYON  [George  W./ 
Amos,'  Jacob,'  Benjamin,*  Peter,'  Peter/  Peter^]  was  born  within  sight 
of  the  storied  Common,  but  at  an  early  age  removed  with  his  father 
to  Covington,  Ky.,  where  he  witnessed  the  exciting  scenes  attendant 
upon  the  Kirley  Smith  and  John  Morgan  raids  of  the  60's.  In  1872,  he 
entered  Yale  as  a  member  of  the  famous  class  of  '7G.  After  gradua- 
tion, he  matriculated  at  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  and  gained  his  M.  D. 
in  1800.  He  practiced  his  profession  for  three  years  in  Cincinnati, 
being  for  a  short  time  assistant  to  the  chair  of  Physiology  in  Cincinnati 
Medical  College;  but  finding  himself  unsuited  to  the  work,  he  took  up 
that  field  of  work  for  which  he  was  pre-eminently  fitted.  Since  1885 
he  has  been  teaching,  chiefly  in  college  and  preparatory  school,  and 
is  now  a  master  in  the  Blight  School,  Philadelphia.  Having  made  it 
his  practice  to  mingle  with  men  of  every  class,  and  to  learn  what  any- 
one had  to  teach  him,  he  might  claim  to  be  a  fair  mechanic,  pilot, 
draughtsman  and  lawyer. 

He  followed  his  father  in  adopting  the  Baptist  faith;  but  in  poli- 
tics, having  no  settled  belief,  he  made,  in  1876,  a  thorough  search  into 
the  subject  from  the  bases  of  general  constitutional  and  political  his- 
tory and  of  economics,  and  chose  as  his  political  principles  the  doc- 
trines of  Strict  Construction,  Free  Trade,  and  "Hard  Money,"  and 
from  these  principles  he  has  never  swerved. 

He  married  in  Portsmouth,  O.,  one  of  his  seminary  pupils,  Alpatia 
Othella,  daughter  of  Nelson  G.  and  Kate  (Carr)  Morse,  of  Vanceburg, 
Ky.     He  is  without  issue. 

383.  VIII.  282.  EDWARD  EVANS"  LYON  [Charles  E.,'  Alpheus,' 
Alpheus,^  Eliab,''  Peter,''  Peter,^  Peter^]  was  born  in  Bangor,  Me.,  July, 
1853.    He  married  Almeda  Crosby,  of  Bangor. 

Children  of  Edward  E.  and  Almeda  (Crosby)  Lyon: 

391.  I.    Alpheus   Crosby,  b.  Aug.   16,  1880. 

392.  IL    Mary  Elsie,  b.  July  11,   1882. 

387.  IX.  346.  EDWARD  HOLDEN"  LYON  [Israel  W.,'  Lemuel,' 
Elisha,"  Jacob,^  Benjamin,*  Peter,^  Peter,=  Peter^]  was  born  in  Stockton, 
Calif.,  April  13,  1857.  Educated  in  public  schools  and  in  Yonkers  (N. 
Y.)  Military  Academy.  He  was  actively  connected  twelve  years  with 
the  American  Bell  Telephone  Company  at  Boston  and  with  Thomas  A. 


368  PETER   LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

Edison  in  development  of  long  distance  telephony.  He  is  now  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  I.  W.  Lyon  &  Sons,  proprietors  of  "Lyon's  Tooth 
Powder."  He  resides  during  the  summer  at  Englewood,  N.  J.  Winter 
address,  453  West  24th  St.,  New  York  City. 

He  was  married  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  5,  1880,  to  Fannie  Collins 
Dinsmore,  daughter  of  James  P.  and  Emily  (Bickford)  Dinsmore,  of 
Brooklyn.  She  died  Oct.  29,  1901.  He  married  second,  March  16,  1903, 
Estella  Bishop. 

Children  of  Edward  H.  and  Fannie  C.    (Dinsmore)    Lyon: 

393.  I.    Romola,  b.   Dec.   13,  1883. 

394.  II.    Ralph,  b.  Aug.   14,  1886. 

395.  III.    Horace  Dinsmore,  b.   Oct.  6,   1888. 

396.  IV.    Ruth,  b.  June  3,  1892;  d.  Jan.  4,  1896. 

The  incompleteness  of  the  records  as  to  births,  marriages  and 
deaths  renders  it  impossible  to  place  accurately  some  names  which  do 
appear  upon  the  registers.  A  few  of  these,  which  should  be  classed 
with  Peter's  descendants,  or  in  some  cases  with  those  of  George,  are 
here  catalogued,  in  the  hope  that  some  day  they  may  be  properly 
assigned:  — 

Ann,  m.  May  2,   1768,  Benjamin   Jardin,  Jr.    (St). 

Cealia,  m.  Dec.  25,  1703,  William  Edwards  (B).  Cealia  is  possibly 
for  Silence.     See  66  note. 

Elizabeth,  m.  Aug.  25,  1732,  William  Deverix  of  Dorchester  (B),   (M). 

Elizabeth,  m.  April   23,   1783,  Samuel   Butler   (B). 

Enoch,  m.  Sept.  14,  1803,  Nancy  Uran   (B). 

Jemima,  m.  Aug.  3,   1738,  John  Everdon   (St). 

Joanna,  m.   Sept.   20,   1733,   Benoni   Fairbanks    (Ded.). 

Lucy,  m.Aug-.   6,   1787,   Eleazer  Morton    (St.). 

Mary,  m.  June  17,  1735,  Henry  Wright   (D). 

Miriam,   m.    Sept.    13,    1753,   Joseph   Spear    (D). 

Rebecca,   m.   Oct.   6,    1702,   Abraham  Nichols    (B). 

Theophilus,  m.  Jan.  24,  1805,  Elizabeth  Belcher  (B). 

Uriah,  m.  April   12,  1791,  Ruth  Gill   (B). 

Uriel,  m.  April  2,  1782,  Lydia  Anderson    (B). 

"Mr.  Lyon"  m.  in  Taunton,  Susanna  Hall,  b.  1802,  dau.  of  Jas.  A. 
Hall;  their  dau.,  Mary  Eudora,  res.  in  Salem.     See  No.  69. 


GEORGE  LYON 

OF   DORCHESTER 

[The  family  history  compiled  by  G.  W.  A.  Lyon,  M.  D.,  of  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.] 

1.  I.  1.  GEORGE  LYON,  born  in  England;  married  Oct.  14,  1661, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Tolman  (D) ;  he  died  Oct.  6, 
1690;  Hannah  died  Aug.  4,  1729  [Bible  Record]. 

Of  the  birth  or  the  ancestry  of  George,  or  of  the  date  of  his  arrival 
in  this  country,  nothing  is  positively  known.  The  history  of  the  Lyons 
of  England  indicates  that  he  might  have  been  of  Essex  origin,  and  this 
supposition  is  supported  in  some  degree  by  the  fact  that  his  friend. 
William  Blake,  who  subsequently  married  George's  widow,  was  from 
Little  Baddow,  Co.  Essex,  near  the  home  center  of  the  Essex  Lyons. 
Town  records  state  that  George  Lyon  was  selectman  1645-7,  1661  and 
1672;  freeman  1666;  Representative  to  the  General  Court  1680,  1683 
and  1690.  It  is  possible  that  the  earlier  records  refer  to  a  different 
George,  quite  possibly  father  of  this  one,  and  perhaps  also  father  of 
the  Thomas  Lyon  who  was  killed  in  King  Philip's  war. 

George  and  Hannah  were  admitted  to  Dorchester  Church  1668,  and 
they  joined  the  Milton  church  1681.  He  lived  on  the  Milton  side  of  the 
Niponset  River.  In  1666  he  bought  the  19th  lot,  32  acres,  "beyond 
Neponset  mill  on  Neponset  river,"  and  in  the  deed  he  is  styled  "hus- 
bandman." He  added  to  this  property  by  buying,  in  1674,  with  his 
brother-in-law,  James  Tucker,  "the  18th  lot,  33%  acres  east  of  his  lot 
between  the  highway  on  the  south  and  the  Neponset  on  the  north." 
He  owned  also  10  lots  in  the  New  Grant.  In  1672  he  was  "granted 
liberty  to  take  600  of  rayles  out  of  land  south  of  Neponset  river,"  also 
"to  gitt  fewer  loads  of  clobord  out  of  the  common  swamp,  at  700  by 
the  load"  [T.  R.].  He  is  said  to  have  "had  a  note  to  gve  to  James 
Bird  or  Thomas  Tolman,  constables  for  the  year  1677,  for  25s.  lOd., 
and  16s.  8d.  for  James  Tucker,  which  was  their  rate  when  they  were 
in  Dorchester"  [T.  R.]. 

He  is  recorded  as  having  been  paid  at  Milton,  Aug.  23,  1676,  for 
services  at  Punka-poag  during  King  Philip's  War,  and  his  sons  had 
subsequently  some  military  experience  against  the  French  and  Indians. 


Note: — Town  records  are  indicated  by  parentheses;  (D),  Dorchester; 
(M),  Milton;  (St),  Stoughton;  (W),  Woodstock.  Other  records  are  from 
Bible  register  and  family  sources. 

369 


370  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER. 

From  the  Probate  Records  it  is  learned  that  an  inventory  of  the 
estate  of  George  Lyon,  late  of  Milton,  by  Ralph  Houghton  and  Thomas 
Trott,  Jr.,  March  17,  1690-1,  was  presented  by  his  son  George,  adminis- 
trator. House,  barn  and  57  acres  of  land„  £160.  Two  acres  of  salt 
marsh,  £17.  A  long  list  of  stock,  grain,  tools  and  furniture  is  added. 
Total  amt,   £243  18s. 

His  widow  m.  Nov.  12,  1G93,  William  Blake.  She  was  bp.  April 
20,  1640  (D),  and  d.  Aug.  4,  1729  (Blake's  Annals).  The  expenses 
of  her  funeral  are  noted  in  the  Bible  of  her  son  Thomas  [q.  v.].  Her 
will  states  that  "for  the  parental  love  and  affection  I  bear  to  my  well- 
beloved  son,  Thomas  Lion,"  she  conveys  to  him  "all  my  right  and 
interest  in  the  10th  lot  on  the  12  divisions  in  Dorchester,  and  other 
parcels  of  land  which  was  the  estate  of  my  father,  Thomas  Tolman,  of 
said  Dorchester." 

Children  of  George  and  Hannah   (Tolman)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Milton: 

*2.  I.  Georgre,  h.  16,  10  mo.,  1662  (D);  m.  Feb.  14,  1687-8,  Thankful 
Badcock  (M) ;  d.  Oct.  26,  1694  (M). 

*3.  II.  Tliomas,  b.  10,  1  mo.,  1665  (D);  m.  Oct.  23,  1690,  Joanna  Pay- 
son   (D);  d.  Feb.  9,  1750   (D). 

*4.    III.    Henry,  b.  June  6,  1670   (M) ;  d.  Dec.  23,  1696. 

5.  IV.  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  14,  1673  (M) ;  bapt.  12,  2  mo.,  1674;  m.  Feb. 
25,  1690,  Abijah  Baker;  she  and  her  husband  dismissed  to  Dorchester 
Jan.  30,  1713   (M.  Chh.);  later  removed  to  Medfield   (H.  G.  R.  43). 

6.  V.  Edward,  b.  Sept.  22,  1678  (M) ;  July  26,  1695,  "Edward,  ag-ed 
about  17,  son  of  George  Lyon,  late  of  Milton,  chooses  his  brother  Thomas 
as  his  guardian." 

2.  II.  1.  GEORGE^  LYON  [George^]  was  born  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  Dec.  16,  1662,  and  died  in  Milton,  Oct.  26,  1694.  He  married, 
Feb.  14,  1688,  Thankful  Badcock  (Thatcher's  Mil.  Mar.).  He  succeeded 
his  father  in  the  management  of  the  Milton  estate.  His  widow  Thank- 
ful was  appointed  his  administrator,  Aug.  1,  1695.  Inventory  given 
on  the  same  day.  She  m.  Aug.  6,  1701,  Richard  Smith,  Sr.,  and  the 
children  were  given  over  to  their  grandmother,  Hannah,  widow  of 
George  Lyon,  Sr.  The  Probate  Records  state  that  "Thankful  Smith, 
formerly  Lyon,  administratrix  of  George  Lyon  [Jr.]  shall  pay  his 
mother,  Hannah  Blake,  for  bringing  up  four  children."  The  estate  of 
George  was  divided  Aug.  30,  1711,  and  the  four  children.  Preserved, 
Joanna,  Hannah  and  Silence  are  mentioned.  George  was  made  free- 
man 1699. 

Children  of  George  and  Thankful  (Badcock)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Mil- 
ton: 

T.  I.  Preserved,  b.  Sept.  10,  1688;  m.  June  12,  1711,  Joanna  Vose; 
d.  July  14,  1785. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  GEORGE  LYON,      SECOND   GENERATION.  371 

8.  II.    Joanna,  b.  May  26,  1690;  m.  Dec.  25,  1712,  John  Sawin  (M). 

9.  III.    Hannah,  b.   Oct.   3,  1691. 

10.  IV.    Silence,  b.  June  15,  1695. 

3.  II.  I.  THOMAS^  LYON  [George']  was  born  in  Dorchester, 
March  (?)  10,  1665  [bapt.  19,  2  mo.,  1668  (D)]  and  died  Feb.  9,  1750,  ae. 
86  y.  (D).  He  married,  Oct.  23,  1690,  Joanna  Payson,  who  died  in  Dor- 
chester, Aug.  18,  1735.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Dorchester  church,  1700. 
He  served  the  town  as  constable,  1702.  He  was  a  proprietor  of  Ash- 
bumham  in  right  of  his  uncle  Henry,  but  did  not  remove  thither,  prob- 
ably on  account  of  his  property  interests  in  Dorchester,  which  he  de- 
rived from  his  grandfather,  Thomas  Tolman,  through  his  mother.  His 
Bible  is  extant,  and  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants.  The  record 
pages  thereof  are  here  reproduced.  The  items  are  entered  irregularly, 
and  evidently  by  different  hands: 

Thomas  Lyon,  his  book,  1696.  Johanna  Trisbert  Dyed  March  ye  18, 
1716.  George  Lyon  Dyed  December  ye  20,  1723.  Bathsheba  Lyon  Dyed 
June  ye  26,  1743.  Henry  Lyon  Dyed  December  ye  23,  1769.  Thomas 
Lyon  Dyed  October  ye  15,  1774.  Hannah  Richards  Dyed  January  ye  4, 
1755.  August  ye  5,  1729,  I  paid  for  my  mother's  funeral  for  wines 
£4 — 3s. — 5d.  For  gloves  fifteen  pare  £3 — 5s. — 6d.  For  digen  the  grave 
and  ringen  the  bel  10s.  For  the  coufen  12s.  For  gravestones  £1 — 3s. 
Total,  £8— 14s. 

My  honred  father  gorg  Lyon  decest  October  the  6:  1690.  My  honred 
Mother  hanna  blake  decest  August  the  4,  1729. 

February:  ye:  9:  1750  My  honored  Father  Thomas  Lyon  Decest  in 
the:  86:  year  of  his  age.  January  ye:  4:  1755  My  Sister  Hannah  Rich- 
ards deceased.  My  honored  father  Henry  Lyon  Decest  Desember  the 
23,  17C9  in  the  67  year  of  his  age.  My  daughter  Johanna  Triskut  decest 
March  the  18,  1716.  My  son  gorg  decest  december  the  20  1723.  ■  My 
wife  decest  August  18,  1735.  bathsheba  my  daughter  decest  iune  the 
26,  1743.  Henry  Lyon  decest  December  the  23,  1769  Thomas  Lyon 
decest  October  the  15  1774. 

The  book  contains  other  entries,  many  repetitions  of  the  above, 
some  corroborative  of  records  already  given,  and  some  relating  to  future 
generations.    Such  need  not  be  here  reproduced. 

His  will,  dated  Feb.  3,  1774,  was  proved  Feb.  19,  1750.  "Imp:  Eldest 
son  Thomas  all  housing  and  lands  in  Dorchester  and  Stoughton  and 


Note: — The  children  were  baptized  Nov.  20,  1692,  except  Silence,  Sept. 
16,  1696;  all  at  Milton. 


372  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER. 

elsewhere;  also  stock  and  farming  tools,  he  paying  debts,  funeral 
charges  and  other  legacies,  as  follows:  second  son,  Henry,  £70,  in  ad- 
dition to  what  he  has  already  had,  also  my  second  bed  and  one  of  my 
silver  spoons.  Daughter  Hannah  Richards  £40,  and  silver  ware,  &e., 
my  third  bed,  and  one  silver  spoon,  beside  what  she  had  at  marriage. 
To  Johanna  Trescott,  dau.  of  Joseph  Trescott,  30s.  to  buy  her  a  Bible. 
Remainder  of  goods  &  cash  to  be  equally  divided  between  the  two 
sons." 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Joanna  (Payson)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Dor- 
chester: 

11.  I.  Bathsheba,  b.  July  14,  1691;  bp.  19,  5  mo.,  1691;  d.  June  26. 
1743   (D). 

12.  II.  Joanna,  b.  Aug.  28,  1693;  bp.  3,  9  mo.,  1693;  m.  Jan.  20,  1713-4, 
Joseph  Trescott    (D);   d.  March   18,   1716. 

13.  III.  George,  b.  June  6,  1696;  bp.  7.  4  mo.,  1696;  d.  Dec.  20,  1723 
(D);  the  headstone  of  George  Lion  stands  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
old  Dorchester  cemetery;  the  date  has  recently  been  re-cut. 

14.  IV.  Hannah,  b.  April  27,  1699;  bp.  30,  4  mo.,  1699;  m.  Jan.  19,  1736, 
Edward  Richards   (D);  d.  Jan.  4,  1755. 

*15.    V.    Thoma»,  b.  May  20,  1701;  bp.  25,  5  mo.,  1701;  d.  Oct.  15,   1774. 
*16.    VL     Henry,    b.    Aug.    29,    1703;    bp.    5,    7    mo.,    1703;    m.    Jan.    26, 
1731-2,   Elizabeth  Marcy;   d.   Dec.    23,    1769. 

4.  II.  1.  HENRY2  LYON  [George^]  was  born  in  Milton,  Mass., 
June  6,  1670,  and  died  in  1696.  He  was  in  Capt.  John  Withington's  com- 
pany in  the  Canada  expedition  and  it  is  likely  that  he,  like  many  others, 
including  some  of  Peter  Lyon's  sons,  died  from  the  effects  of  their  suf- 
ferings. His  nephew  Thomas,  No.  15,  was  granted  land  in  Dorches- 
ter, Canada  (Ashburnham)  "in  right  of  his  Uncle  Henry"  (Hist.  Ash- 
burnham).  Jan.  7,  1696-7  Thomas  Lyon,  of  Dorchester,  was  appointed 
administrator  of  the  estate  of  his  brother,  Henry  Lyon,  of  Dorchester, 
house  carpenter,  deceased.  Inventory  by  Thomas  Tolman  and  Samuel 
Webb,  July  21,  1697.  Amount,  £46 — os.  Account  of  Thomas  Lyon,  ad- 
ministrator of  the  estate  of  his  brother  Henry,  late  of  Dorchester,  house 
carpenter,  deceased  intestate,  dated  May  5,  1698.  There  is  no  record 
of  a  widow  or  heirs. 

7.  III.  2.  PRESERVED^  LYON  [George,^  George^]  was  born  in 
Milton,  Mass.,  Sept.  10,  1688,  baptized  20,  11  mo.,  1692  (M.)  and  died 
in  Stoughton,  July  14,  1785  (St.).  He  married  June  12,  1711,  Joanna 
Cran(e)  (M.)  [Joanna  Vose  (Rev.  Peter  Thatcher)].  She  died  Nov.  7, 
1775,  ae.  87  (St.).  Preserved  and  Joanna  were  dismissed  from  Dorches- 
ter church  to  Milton,  1716;  from  Milton  to  Stoughton,  1735.  He  kept 
tavern  in  Canton  for  some  time.    It  is  said  of  him  that  at  birth  he  was 


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SO  small  that  he  was  put  into  a  quart  tankard,  and  the  cover  was  closed 
over  him;  that  a  finger  ring  could  be  slipped  up  his  arm  as  far  as  the 
shoulder.  He  lived  to  an  advanced  age,  but  evidently  enjoyed  life, 
since  he  remarked  on  his  95th  birthday,  "What,  95  years  old,  and  not 
ready  to  go  yet!" 

The  "old  Lion  house,"  says  the  History  of  Milton,  "belonging  to 
the  descendants  of  Preserved,  stood  east  of  Timothy  Tucker's  house, 
near  the  house  of  Edward  Finn.  No  trace  remains."  The  spot  is  near 
the  intersection  of  the  Brush  Hill  road  and  Robbins  street. 

Preserved  had  a  goodly  number  of  children,  but  as  all  but  one 
were  girls,  and  as  his  only  son  died  early,  his  male  line  is  extinct. 

Children  of  Preserved  and  Joanna  (Crane)  Lyon,  recorded  in  Milton: 

17.  I.  Ruth,  b.  March  13,  1711-2;  bp.  March  16,  1711-2;  m.  Oct.  10, 
1736,    Samuel    Throop    (St). 

18.  II.  Jerusha,  b.  June  11,  1714;  bp.  25,  5  mo.,  1718;  m.  (int.  April  3, 
1766),  John  Wentworth§;  d.  April  13,  1791. 

19.  III.  George,  b.  Jan.  27,  1715-6;  bp.  3,  2  mo.,  1716-7;  d.  Oct.  31, 
1739    (St). 

20.  IV.    Ann,  b.  May  22,  1718;  bp.  May  22,  1718. 

21.  V.    Lydia,  b.  July  5,   1720;  bp.  July  10,   1720. 

22.  VL  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  7,  1721;  bp.  Dec.  10,  1721;  m.  Jan.  9,  1752, 
James   Bndicott    (St). 

23.  VII.  Mary,t  b.  May  21,  1723;  bp.  May  26,  1723;  m.  Feb.  1,  1744-5. 
William  Jordan   (St). 

24.  VIII.    Joanna,  b.  Nov.   1,  1724;  bp.  Nov.   15,  1724;  d.  Nov.  23,  1724. 

25.  IX.  Abig-ail,  b.  June  27,  1726;  bp.  July  3,  1726;  m.  Feb.  22  1743-4, 
Samuel  May  of  Stoughton,  born  Jan.  21,  1717,  son  of  Eleazer  (3)"  and 
Mary  ( )  May  [Eleazer  (2),  Samuel   (1)];  1  dau.,  Abigail. 

26.  X.    Keziah,  b.   July  3,   1728;   d.   Oct.,    1761    (St). 

15.  in.  3.  THOMAS^  LYON  [Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in 
Dorchester,  Mass.,  May  20,  1701,  and  died  in  that  place  Oct.  15,  1774. 
All  that  we  know  of  him  is  that  he  was  tax  collector  in  Dorchester  in 
1748.  No  record  has  been  found  of  his  marriage  or  any  family.  It 
seems  unlikely  that  he  remained  a  bachelor. 

16.  III.  3.  HENRY^  LYON  [Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Dor- 
chester, Mass.,  Aug.  29,  .1703,  and  died  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dee.  23, 
1769.  He  married  first,  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  26,  1732,  Effizabeth 
Marcy,  and  second,  Feb.  2,  1750,  Sarah  Trott  (D.). 

For  some  time  nothing  concerning  Henry  was  generally  known,  be- 


§  Jerusha  married  John  Wentworth  at  an  advanced  age;  it  is  said 
that  he  was  about  to  marry  another  girl,  but  Jerusha  said  she  wanted 
him,  and  she  got  him. 

tMary  was  an  ancestress,  through  her  dau.,  Mary,  of  Commodore 
John  Downes,  U.  S.  N. 


374  GEORGE    LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

yond  what  is  in  the  Dorchester  records;  but  lately  there  turned  up 
the  old  Bible  belonging  to  Thomas  Lyon,  his  father,  which  had  been 
in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Stephen  P.  Webster,  of  Woodstock,  Ct. 
Up  to  this  time  it  had  been  assumed  that  all  Woodstock  Lyons  were 
of  the  line  of  William  of  Roxbury.  But  from  this  Bible  it  was  learned 
that  this  Henry  had  removed  to  Woodstock  at  a  date  not  known,  but 
which  must  have  been  before  the  date  of  his  marriage  there  in  1731-2. 
It  is  extremely  probable  that  he  revisited  Dorchester  to  attend  his 
father  in  his  last  illness,  and  to  receive  the  property  left  to  him  by 
will.  It  is  likely  that  on  this  occasion  he  obtained  possession  of  the  old 
Bible.  Incidentally,  he  took  back  with  him  one  of  Dorchester's  fair 
daughters,  for  just  before  his  father's  death,  it  is  recorded  that  Henry 
Lyon  of  Woodstock  m.  Sarah  Trott.  He  d.  in  Woodstock,  aged  66.  Set- 
tlement of  the  estate  of  Henry  Lyon,  late  of  Woodstock,  was  made  Feb. 

16,  1770.     George,  his  only  son,  Eaton  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife, 

John  Burroughs  and  Joanna  his  wife,  daughters  and  heirs,  are  men- 
tioned [Pomfret  Records]. 

Children  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Marcy)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock 
(T.  R..  also  Fam.  Bible): 

*27.  I.  George,  b.  March  10,  1732-3;  m.  April  26,  1758,  Zerviah  Marcy 
(W);  d.  Jan.  3,  1807. 

28.  IL    Elizabeth,  b.  April  16,   1735;  m.  Eaton. 

29.  III.    Joanna,  b.  May  30,   1737;   m.  John  Burroughs. 

30.  IV.    Henry,  b.  April  27,  1740;  d.  before  1770. 

31.  V.    Thomas,  b.  June  19,  1742;  d.  before  1770. 

27.  IV.  16.  GEORGE^  LYON  [Henry,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was 
born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  March  10,  1723,  and  died  in  that  place  Jan. 
3,  1807.  He  married,  April  26,  1758,  Zerviah  Marcy,  daughter  of  John 
and  Sarah  (Hadlock)  Marcy. 

Children   of  George  and  Zerviah   (Marcy)   Lyon    (Fam.   Bible): 

32.  I.    Alvan,  b.  July  15,  1758;  d.  May  1,  1751. 

*33.  II.  Thomas,  b.  May  16,  1760;  m.  Sept.  4,  1788,  Thankful  Fisher; 
d.  Aug.   6,  1824. 

*34.  III.  Henry,  b.  Aug.  22,  1762;  m.  Sept.  8,  1803,  Phebe  Ainsworth; 
d.  Nov.  29,  1839. 

*35.  IV.  Uriah,  b.  Oct.  17,  1770;  m.  Dec.  31,  1801,  Jerusha  Nooning;  d. 
July,  1849. 

33.  V.  27.  THOMAS'  LYON  [George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,^  George'] 
was  born  on  Bungee  Hill,  in  the  town  of  Woodstock,  Conn.,  May  16, 
1760,  and  died  Aug.  6,  1824.  He  married,  in  1788,  Thankful  Fisher,  of 
Killingly.     She  died  Aug.   20,  1851.     Although  a  mere  boy  he  volun- 


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teered  for  service  in  the  Revolution.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
Ingall's  company,  llth  Regiment,  and  fought  at  and  around  Westches- 
ter (Conn,  in  Rev.). 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Thankful    (Fisher)  Lyon: 

*36.  I.  George,  b.  Dec.  31,  1788  (W)  [1789,  Fam.  R.];  m.  April  16, 
1817,  Rebecca  Applin;  d.  Feb.   26,  1860. 

*37.  II.  Lydla,  b.  Dec.  16,  1790  (W)  [Dec.  21,  Fam.  R.];  m.  June  8, 
1815,  Edward  Phillips  of  Woodstock;  d.  Aug.   4,  1875. 

*38.  III.  Clarissa  (Clarry),  b.  Dec.  14,  1792  (W) ;  m.  May  29,  1817. 
George  Seagrave;  d.   March  29,   1852. 

*39.    IV.    Asa,  b.  Oct.  14,  1799   (Fam.  R.);  d.  Nov.  22,  1865. 

*40.  V.  Mary,  b.  Aug.  13,  1805  (Fam.  R.);  m.  Dec.  28,  1829,  Stephen 
P.  Webster;  d.  April  21,  1882. 

34.  V.  27.  HENRY^  LYON  [George,^  Henry,'  Thoma.s,^  George^] 
was  born  on  Bungee  Hill,  Woodstock,  and  died  Nov.  29,  1839.  He  mar- 
ried Sept.  8,  1803,  Phebe  Ainsworth,  who  was  born  June  18,  1775,  and 
died  Oct.  5,  1839.    He  was  a  Baptist  minister. 

Children   of  Henry  and   Phebe    (Ainsworth)    Lyon: 

41.  I.    Sophia,  b.  Dec.  31,  1805;  m.  1st  Asa  Farnum;  m.  2d  Asa  Morse. 

42.  II.    Henry,  b.  Dec.  31,  1806;  m.  Elvira  Blodgett  of  West  Brimfleld. 

43.  III.    Phebe,  b.  Feb.  21,  1808;  m.  1825,  Nehemiah  Parker. 

35.  V.  27.  URIAH"  LYON  [George,"  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^] 
was  born  on  Bungee  Hill,  Woodstock,  and  died  in  Union,  Conn.,  July  — , 
1849.    He  married,  Deo.  31,  1801  (W.),  Jerusha  Nooning,  of  Killingly. 

Children  of  Uriah  and  Jerusha  (Nooning)  Lyon,  several  of  them 
recorded  in  Woodstock,  others  (possibly  all)   born  in  Union,  Conn.: 

44.  L    Thomas,  b.  March  4,   1803   (W) ;  d.  Feb.,   1858. 

45.  II.  Lucy,  b.  Dec.  2,  1805;  m.  March  22,  1832,  Thomas  Moore  of 
Union.  Children:  1.  Lyman;  2.  Martha,  b.  Jan.  21,  1837;  d.  March  26,  1838; 
3.  Alvin,  b.  Nov.,  1838;  d.  May  22,  1843;  4.  George,  b.  Feb.  11,  1842;  d. 
June  16,  1842;  5.  Lucy;  6.  Esther,  b.  April  19,  1848;  d.  Jan.  16,  1857. 

46.  IIL    Lyman,  b.  Jan.  26,  1808   (W) ;  d.  young. 
*47.    IV.    Klisha,  b.  Sept.  4,  1810;  d.  Nov.  17,  1882. 

48.  V.    Ellas,  twin  bro.  of  Elisha;  not  m. 

49.  VL  Zervlah,  b.  July  30,  1812  (W);  m.  March  21,  1832  (W),  Ly- 
man Hiscox. 

50.  VIL    Lyman,  b.  Sept.  15,  1814   (W) ;  m.  Buck;  res.  Union. 

51.  VIIL    Eliza,  b.  ;   m.  Comfort  Baylis    (?). 

52.  IX.  Waldo;  d.  Jan.  11,  1877.  [He  had  the  family  bible  now  in 
possession  of  Mrs.  Webster.] 

53.  X.     Charles;   has   the   town   farm    (1904).  -  , 

36.  VL  33.  GEORGE"  LYON  [Thomas,^  George,"  Henry,'  Thom- 
as,^ George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  31,  1788  or  1789,  and 


376  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER. 

died  Feb.  26,  1860.  He  married,  April  16,  1817,  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
Robert  Applin,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  He  lived  in  Pomfret.  He  was  a 
man  of  marked  mental  ability  and  his  wife  was  a  woman  of  exception- 
ally fine  qualities. 

Children   of  George  and  Rebecca   (Applin)    Lyon: 

54.    I.    Rebecca;  d.  March  26,  1876. 
*55.    II.    Henry,  b.  Aug.  10,  1824;  d.  May  27,  1880. 

37.  VI.  33.  LYDIA"  LYON  (PHILLIPS)  [Thomas,'  George,* 
Henry ,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec.  21,  1790, 
and  died  Aug.  4,  1875.  She  married,  June  8,  1815,  Edward  Phillips,  of 
Woodstock.     He  died  Sept.  4,  1853. 

Children  of  Edward  and  Lydia   (Lyon)   Phillips: 

56.  I.  Asa;  m.  Betsey  Austin,  dau.  of  Deacon  Austin  of  West  Wood- 
stock; eh.:  1.  Elizabeth;  not  m.;  2.  Harriet;  m.  Dr.  Leonard  of  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.;  3.  Asa. 

57.  II.  Calista;  m.  Reade  Tourtelotte  of  Woodstock  Valley;  ch.:  1. 
EdTcard;   2.  . 

58.  III.  Eliza;  m.  Otis  Fox  of  Putnam;  ch.:  1.  Harriet;  2.  Mary;  3. 
Otis. 

59.  IV.    Waldo;  m.  widow  of  Albie  Hiscox;  no  ch. 

60.  V.  Thomas;  m.  1st  Mary  Wilkinson;  1  dau.  Mary  (m.  David  Al- 
drich  of  Woodstock) ;  m.  2d  ;  1  dau.,  Edith;  m.  3d ;  no  ch. 

61.  VI.    Henry;  m.  and  lived  in  New  York  City;  5  children. 

38.  VI.  33.  CLARISSA*  LYON  (SEAGRAVB)  [Thomas,''  George,* 
Henry ,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Dec.  14,  1792,  and 
died  March  29,  1852.  She  married  May  29,  1817,  George  Seagrave,  of 
Woodstock.    He  died  Sept.  10,  1824. 

Children   of  George   and  Clarissa    (Lyon)    Seagrave: 

62.  I.  Joseph;  m.  Abbie  Frances  Fenner  of  Scituate,  R.  I.;  1  son, 
George. 

63.  II.    Tlionias;  m.  Serepta  ;   res.  Worcester,  Mass. 

39.  VI.  33.  ASA"  LYON  [Thomas,=  George,*  Henry,^  Thomas," 
George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  14,  1799,  and  died  Nov. 
22,  1865.  He  married,  June  14,  1822,  Sabra  Ann  Skinner,  of  Woodstock, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Lydia  (Mason)  Skinner. 

Asa  was  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  his  time,  a  Mason,  and  an  edu- 
cator of  large  interest  in  the  schools  and  the  church  of  the  village. 
He  was  made  deacon  in  1832,  and  retained  the  office  for  the  rest  of  his 
life.  Referring  to  his  eight  children,  who  all  lived  to  have  families,  he 
said,  "I  do  not  desire  to  accumulate  money  to  leave  to  my  children,  but 


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to  give  to  each  one  such  an  upbringing  as  shall  fit  them  to  cara  foi- 
themselves,  and  to  occupy  positions  of  service  to  society."  He  lived  to 
see  his  desire  fulfilled.  In  1863  he  removed  to  Putnam,  where  he  died. 
His  wife  came  of  a  family  of  sturdy  character  and  mind,  and  was  her- 
self a  woman  of  great  strength  of  mind  and  character.  After  his  death 
she  made  her  home  with  her  son.  Dr.  E.  B.  Lyon,  of  New  Britain,  and 
with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Wright,  of  Plainville,  and  at  the  home 
of  the  latter  she  died,  June  22,  1888. 

Children  of  Asa  and  Sabra  (Skinner)  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock 
(T.  R.): 

*e4.    I.    Harriet  Amelia,  b.  April   20,   1829;   m.   Jan.   15,   1851,   Dr.   G.   F. 
Chamberlain;   res.    (1904)    Brimfleld,  Mass. 

*65.    II.    Edwin  Bradbury,  b.   Dec.   28,   1830;   a  physician;   res.    (1904) 
New  Britain,  Conn. 

*66.    III.    Sophia  Skinner,  b.  Oct.  14,  1832;  m.  Aug.  23,  1861,  Augustus 
S.  Hitchcock;  res.    (1904)   Plainville,  Conn. 

*67.    IV.    Orlo  Henry,  b.   Jan.   20,    1835;   m.  April  23,   1867,  Belle  Brad- 
ford; d.  June  18,  1904. 

*68.    V.    Lydia  Fisher,  b.  March  18,  1838;  m.  March  31,  1858,  J.  Spencer 
Child;    res.    (1904)    York,   Neb. 

*69.    VI.    Anna  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  9,  1840;  m.  1st  Nov.  27,  1867,  Darius 
H.   Gates;   m.   2d   Silas  H.   Cutler;   d.   Oct.   14,   1883. 

*70.    VII.    Mary  Ellen,  b.  July  27,  1842;  m.  March  11,   1868,  Dr.   Theo- 
dore G.  Wright;  d.  Aug.  25,  1896. 

*71.    VIII.    Abble  Louise,  b.  May  17,   1850;  m.  May  8,   1872,  Andrew  L. 
Draper;   res.    (1905)    Albany,   N.   Y. 

40.  VI.  33.  MARY'  LYON  (WEBSTER)  [Thomas,'  George,^ 
Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Aug.  13, 
1805,  and  died  April  Zl,  1882.  She  married,  Dec.  28,  1829,  Stephen  P. 
Webster.    He  died  in  Pomfret,  Nov.,  1884. 

Children  of  Stephen  P.  and  Mary   (Lyon)   Webster. 

72.  I.     Lucian   Benjamln.t 

73.  II.  Emily,  b.  1836;  m.  Lee  Gallup  of  Canterbury;  res.  (1904) 
Pomfret,  Conn.;  no  ch. 

74.  III.  Myron,  b.  July  9,  1839;  d.  during  the  Civil  War  at  Peters- 
burg, Va. ;  not  m. 


tLucian  Benjamin  Webster  married  first  Eunice  Chapman   of  East- 
ford,  Conn.     They  lived  at  Osage,  la.     He  married  second  Jane  Hicks  of 

,  Iowa.     She  died  and  he  married  a  third  time.     Children  of  Lucian 

B.  and  Eunice  (Chapman)  Webster:  1.  Julia  B.,  b.  Woodstock,  Conn., 
May  24,  1856;  m.  1st  July  26,  1882,  Erva  B.  Lyon  (No.  79)  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.;  m.  2d  George  Clapp;  res.  (1904)  Pomfret,  Conn.;  2.  Merton  T., 
b.  Woodstock,  Sept.  9,  1857;  m.  and  res.  Westerly,  R.  I.;  3.  Clement,  b. 
March  18,  1859;  4.  Isadora  A.,  b.  Oct.  22.  1860;  d.  June  12,  1877;  5.  Elmer 
L,.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1862;  6.  Mary  Ida,  b.  May  15,  1863;  7.  Carrie  L,.,  b.  June  27, 
1864;  m.  William  T.  Johnson,  architect;  res.  Hartford,  Conn.;  8.  Rowena 
E.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1865;  d.  Oct.  17,  1867;  9.  Er»'a  Chapman,  b.  March  17,  1867;  m. 

;    res.   Hartford,    Conn.;   one   ch.;   10.   Lura  E.,  b.   June   31,    1868;   m. 

;   11.  Delia  B.,  b.   Dec.    2,   1869;    12.   Orel  Grey.  b.   Oct.    23,   1872;    13. 

Otis  Deroy,  b.  June  21,  1878;  14.  Milo  R.,  b.  Nov.  16,  1879;  15.  Jamie  A., 
b.  May  23,  1881;  d.  Aug.,  1901. 


378  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER, 

47.  VI.  35.  ELISHA*'  LYON  [Uriah/  George/  Henry/  Thomas* 
George^]  was  born  Sept.  4,  1810,  and  died  in  Eastford,  Nov.  17,  1882, 
ae.  72  y.  2  m.  17  d.  (T.  R.).  He  was  a  farmer.  He  married  about  1854 
Delotia . 

Children  of  Blisha  and  Delotia   ( )   Lyon    (Eastford  T.   R.): 

75.  I.    A  son,  "to  Elisha,  ae.  45  and  Delotia,  ae.  38,"  b.  Sept.  23,  1854. 

76.  II.    A  son,  b.  Oct.   25,  1857. 

55.  VII.  36.  HENRY'  LYON  [George,«  Thomas,=  George,*  Henry,' 
Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Aug.  10,  1824,  and  died 
there  May  27,  1880.  He  married,  Nov.  9,  1847,  Sophronia,  daughter  of 
Nehemiah  and  Phebe  (Lyon)  Parlier.  He  was  for  many  years  deacon 
in  the  Pomfret  Congregational  church,  and  his  widow  still  resides  in 
that  town. 

Children   of   Henry   and  Sophronia    (Parker)    Lyon: 
*77.    I.    Orlo,  b.  July  23,  1848;  m.  Oct.  5,  1873,  Julia  Kendall.  , 

78.    II.    Ora  P.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1849;  not  m. 
*79.    IIL    Erva  [Irva]   B.,  b.   Feb.   16,   1856;   m.   Pomfret,  July  26,   1882, 
Julia  Webster;  d.  Pomfret,  Dec.   27,   1882. 

*80.    IV.    George  A.,  b.  March  12,   1860;  m.  Annie  Weaver. 
*81.    V.    Frederick  H.,  b.  April  26,  1867;  m.  Abbie  W.   Smith. 

64.  VII.  39.  HARRIET  AMELIA'  LYON  (CHAMBERLAIN) 
[Asa "  Thomas,^  George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  April  20,  1829.  She  was  a  school  teacher  until  her  mar- 
riage, Jan.  15,  1851  to  Dr.  George  Felton  Chamberlain,  of  Hardwick, 

Mass.     He  was  son  of  Dr.  Levi  and  Abbie   ( )   Chamberlain,  of 

New  Salem,  Mass.  Dr.  G.  F.  Chamberlain  died  April  13,  1896,  at  Brim- 
field,  Mass.,  where  he  had  been  for  many  years  a  practicing  physician. 
Mrs.  Chamberlain  still  resides  (1904)  in  Brimfield. 

Children  of  George  F.  and  Harriet  A.    (Lyon)   Chamberlain: 

82.  I.     Alice  Felton,   b.   Aug.    23,    1854;   d.   April    22,   1879. 

83.  II.  Annie  Amelia,  twin  sister  of  Alice;  m.  June  5,  1877,  Samuel 
W.  French§;  d.  Dec.   12,   1879. 

65.  VII.  39.  EDWIN  BRADBURY'  LYON  [Asa,«  Thomas,^ 
George,*  Henry,'  ThomL,s,2  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Dec. 
28,  1830.    In  early  life  he  was  an  educator,  later  becoming  a  physician 


§Samuel  W.  French  was  of  Palmer,  Mass.  They  had  one  daughter, 
Alice  Chamberlain,  b.  March  14,  1879;  m.  June  3,  1900,  Frank  Lincoln 
Pierce  of  Boston;  res.  Newtonville,  Mass. 


DESCENDANTS  OF   GEORGE   LYON,   SEVENTH   GENERATION.  379 

and  surgeon.  He  enlisted  and  served  as  surgeon  in  the  Union  army  in 
the  Civil  War.  He  practiced  first  in  Palmer,  Mass.,  where  he  married 
Charlotte  Ward,  daughter  of  John  Ward,  of  Palmer.  Later  he  moved 
to  New  Britain,  Conn.,  where  he  now  (1904)  resides.  His  wife  died  in 
1874.  He  married  second,  June  22,  1876,  Mrs.  Emily  Tayloi%  of  Al- 
bany, N.  Y.  She  died  July  3,  1884,  and  he  married  third,  Oct.  12,  1886, 
Mrs.  Susan  Kinney  Hinsdale,  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

Children  of  Edwin  B.  and  Charlotte   (Ward)   Lyon: 

84.  I.    Charlotte  Skinner,  b.  April,  1866;  d.  Oct.  3,  1880. 

85.  II.    John  Ward,  b.  March,  1867;  d.  Aug.,   1867. 

*8e.    III.     Mary   "Ward,   b.    Palmer,    Mass.,    Dec.    24,    1868;    m.    April    27, 
1893,   Charles  P.   Cheney. 

87.  IV.  Helen  King,  b.  June  8,  1872;  d.  New  Britain,  Conn.,  July 
16,   1872. 

66.  Vn.  39.  SOPHIA  SKINNERS  LYON  (HITCHCOCK)  [Asa,« 
Thomas,^  George,^  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  Oct.  14,  1832.  She  was  married,  Aug.  23,  1861,  to  Augustus  Steb- 
bins  Hitchcock,  son  of  Augustus  and  Cornelia  (Hurlbert)  Hitchcock,  of 
Great  Harrington,  Mass.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  College,  class  of 
1854;  a  school  teacher,  later  admitted  to  the  N.  Y.  Bar  Association.  In 
1863  he  went  to  Beaufort,  S.  Car.,  where  he  practiced  law.  In  1889 
they  moved  to  Plainville,  Conn.  He  died  Jan.  9,  1899.  She  still  resides 
(1905)  at  Plainville. 

Children  of  Augustus  S.  and  Sophia  S.   (Lyon)  Hitchcock: 

88.  I.    Charlotte  Louise,  b.   June   20,   1862;   d.   July  27,   1865. 

89.  II.    Anna  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  9,  1864;  d.  May  6,  1865. 

90.  III.  Ang:u8tns  Lyon,  b.  Beaufort,  S.  C,  Dec.  25,  1866;  not  m.;  lives 
with  his  mother  and  his  sister  Bertha  on  a  farm  at  Plainville,  Conn. 

91.  IV.    Mary  Relecta,  b.  Nov.   26,   1869;  d.  Nov.   23,   1870. 

92.  V.    Sophia  Skinner,  b.  March  2,  1871;  d.  June  17.  1871. 

93.  VI.    Bertha  Caroline,  b.   Feb.    7,   1873. 

67.  VII.  39.  ORLO  HENRY'  LYON  [Asa,«  Thomas,"'  George,^ 
Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Jan.  20,  1835, 
and  died  in  Rockford,  Iowa,  June  18,  1904.  He  married,  April  23,  1867, 
Belle  Alden  Bradford,  of  Milwaukee,  born  in  Keene,  N.  H.,  Aug.  8, 
1838.  Orlo  removed  to  Iowa  in  1856,  and  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war  he  enlisted  in  the  artillery,  and  was  Captain  of  the  3rd  Iowa 
Light  Artillery.  He  served  through  the  entire  war,  and  thereafter  re- 
turned to  Iowa  to  pursue  a  successful  career  as  editor,  merchant,  banker 
and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  stock.    In  politics  he  was  a  staunch  Re- 


380  GEORGE    LYON    OF   DORCHESTER. 

publican,  aud  held  the  office  of  Mayor  of  Rockford,  and  also  of  represen- 
tative of  that  district.  He  possessed  a  most  happy  temperament  and 
remained  youthful  long  after  he  began  to  age.  His  widow  resides  at 
Rockford,  Iowa. 

Children   of   Orlo  H.   and  Belle  Alden    (Bradford)    Lyon: 

*94.  I.  Anna  Sabra,  b.  Feb.  29,  1868;  m.  Nov.,  1890,  William  Patton  of 
Mason  City,  la. 

*95.    II.    Clara  Bradford,  b.  June  30,  1869;  not  m.;  d.  June,  1900. 

*9e.    III.    George  Asa,  b.  June  9,  1871. 

*97.  IV.  Jessie  Belle,  b.  April  14,  1873;  m.  Franklin  L.  Button  of 
Decorah,   la. 

*98.    V.    Arthur  Chandler,  b.  Nov.  16,  1874;  lawyer,  Des  Moines,  la. 

*99.    VI.    Edna  Brown,  b.   April   17,   1876;   not  m. 

*100.  VII.  Susie  Elizabeth,  b.  July  10,  1878;  m.  Dr.  William  B.  Long 
of  Mason  City. 

68.  VII.  39.  LYDIA  FISHER'  LYON  (CHILDS)  [Asa,"  Thomas," 
George,^  Henry,*  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
March  18,  1838.  She  taught  school  till  her  marriage,  March  31,  1858, 
to  John  Spencer  Childs,  of  Rockford,  Iowa.  He  was  born  Sept.  30,  1834, 
the  son  of  John  and  Alice  (Walker)  Childs,  of  Woodstock,  Conn.  He 
was  a  successful  merchant  for  many  years,  retiring  from  active  busi- 
ness in  1894,  though  still  retaining  his  position  in  the  bank.  In  1903 
they  removed  to  York,  Neb.,  where  they  now  reside. 

Children  of  John  S.   and  Lydia  F.    (Lyon)   Childs: 

*101.  I.  Harris  Fanning,  b.  June  24,  1860;  m.  Mary  A.  Ward  of  Rock- 
ford. 111. 

*102.  IL  Alice  Sabra,  b.  June  15,  1862;  m.  Nov.  12,  1884,  John  R. 
Pierson. 

*103.  III.    Mary  Lyon,  b.  Jan.  19,  1864;  ra.  Ellsworth  W.  Knight. 

*104.  IV.    Anna  Gertrude,  b.  Aug.  22,  1867;  not  m. 

105.  V.  Leonard  Walker,  b.  Sept.  29,  1875;  not  m. ;  cashier  in  national 
bank  in  York,  Neb. 

69.  VII.  39.  ANNA  ELIZABETH'  LYON  (GATES)  (CUTLER) 
I  Asa,"  Thomas,^  George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,-  George^]  was  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  Sept.  9,  1840,  and  died  Oct.  14,  1883.  She  was  a  school 
teacher  until  her  marriage,  Nov.  27,  1867,  to  Darius  H.  Gates,  of  Put- 
nam, Conn.  She  married  second,  Oct.  14,  1880,  Silas  H.  Cutler,  of  Rock- 
ford Iowa. 

Children  of  Darius  H.  and  Anna  E.   (Lyon)  Gates: 

106.  I.    Mabel  Draper;  d.  in  infancy. 

107.  II.    Jessie,  b.  May,  1872;  d.  in  infancy. 


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70.  VII.  39.  MARY  ELLEN^  LYON  (WRIGHT)  [Asa,«  ThoDias,^ 
George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
July  27,  1842,  and  died  Aug.  25,  1896.  She  was  school  teacher  until  her 
marriage,  March  11,  1868,  to  Dr.  Theodore  Goodell  Wright,  of  New 
York  City.  He  was  born  March,  1834,  the  son  of  Rev.  Ebenezer  and 
Harriett  (Goodell)  Wright,  of  Huntington,  Mass.  They  moved  to  Ply- 
mouth, Conn.,  in  1873,  and  to  Plainville,  Conn.,  1879,  where  they  have 
since  resided. 

Children  of  Theodore  G.  and  Mary  Ellen  (Lyon)  Wright: 

108.  I.    Edward,  b.  Nov.,   1868;   d.   1871. 

109.  II.  Mary  Lyon,  b.  March  26,  1873;  grad.  Mt.  Holyoke  College 
and  school  teacher. 

110.  III.  Harriet  Sabra,  b.  April  12,  1882;  librarian  New  Britain  Pub- 
lic Library. 

71.  VII.  39.  ABBIE  LOUISE'  LYON  (DRAPER)  [Asa,«  Thom- 
as,5  George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn., 
May  17,  1850.  She  was  a  school  teacher  till  her  marriage,  in  New 
Britain,  Conn.,  May  8,  1872,  to  Andrew  Sloan  Draper,  himself  a  distin- 
guished educator.  He  was  born  in  Westford,  N.  Y.,  June  21,  1848,  son 
of  Sylvester  Bigelow  and  Jane  (Sloan)  Draper,  a  descendant  of  James 
and  Miriam  Stansfield  Draper  (See  note,  page  29) ;  grad.  Albany  Acad- 
emy, 1866;  Albany  Law  School,  1871;  received  from  Columbia  honor- 
ary degree  of  L.L.  D.  He  has  held  many  important  offices  in  connec- 
tion especially  with  educational  matters,  having  been  Superintendent 
of  Public  Instruction  in  the  State  of  New  York;  Superintendent  of  Pub- 
lie  Schools  in  the  City  of  Cleveland,  and  President  of  Illinois  Univer- 
sity (1894-1904).  He  is  now  Commissioner  of  Education  for  the  State 
of  New  York,  having  accepted  the  duties  of  that  newly  created  office 
in  April,  1904.  He  has  held  also  important  political  offices;  was  mem- 
ber of  the  N.  Y.  state  legislature,  1881;  member  of  the  court  of  com- 
missioners on  Alabama  claims,  1885-6;  member  of  the  board  of  U.  S. 
Indian  commissioners,  1902  .  In  politics  he  is  a  staunch  Repub- 
lican, standing  for  independence  and  clean  politics.  Address  (1905), 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Andrew  S.  and  Harriet  S.    (Lyon)    Draper: 

111.  I.    Charlotte  Leiand,  b.   Nov.,   1875;   living  at  home. 

112.  IL  Edwin  Lyon,  b.  Aug.  19,  1882;  student  at  Harvard  Medical 
College. 

77.  VIII.  55.  ORLO^  LYON  [Henry,'  George,'  Thomas,^  George,* 
Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  July  23,  1848. 


382  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER. 

He  married,  Oct.  5,  1873,  .     He  is  a  plumber  and  lives  in  Leo- 
minster, Mass. 

Children  of  Orlo  and  Lyon: 

113.  I.     Henry,    b.    May    24,    1874;    m.    ,    Sept.,    1897;    one    son, 

Earle,  b.  June  12,  1900. 

114.  II.    Robert,  b.  Nov.  2,  1875;  m.  ,  June,  1902. 

115.  III.    Pearley,  b.  Aug.   5,  1879;  m.  ,  Aug-.,   1902. 

79.  VIII.  55.  ERVA  B.^  LYON  [Henry,^  George,"  Thomas,^ 
George,^  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  Feb. 
16,  1856,  and  died  in  that  place  Dec.  27,  1882.  He  married,  July  26, 
1882,  Julia  Webster,  of  Osage,  Iowa.  His  widow  married  second  George 
Clapp,  of  Pomfret,  where  she  resides  (1904),  a  widow. 

Son  of  Erva  B.  and  Julia  (Webster)  Lyon: 

116.  L    Erva   [Irva],  b.  June  12,  1883;  d.  April  27,  1901. 

80.  VIII.  55.  GEORGE  A.«  LYON  [Henry,'  George,«  Thomas,' 
George,^  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  March 
12,  1860.  He  married,  March  12,  1884,  Annie  Weaver,  of  Woodstock, 
Conn.  They  live  in  Leominster,  Mass.  He  is  a  manufacturer  of  but- 
tons. 

■s 

Son  of  George  A.  and  Annie   (Weaver)  Lyon: 

117.  L    Everett,  b.  April  12,  1889. 

81.  VIII.  55.  FREDERICK  H.«  LYON  [Henry,'  George,"  Thomas,^ 
George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
April  26,  1867,  and  lives  (1904)  in  Pomfret,  Conn.  He  married,  Nov. 
10,  1897,  Abbie  W.  Smith,  of  Steuben,  Me.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican, 
usually  holding  town  oflfice,  and  is  a  valued  supporter  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church. 

Daughter  of  Frederick  H.  and  Abbie  W.    (Smith)   Lyon: 

118.  I.    Paaline  Watts,  b.  Aug.   8,   1900. 

86.  VIII.  65.  MARY  WARD'  LYON  (CHENEY)  [Edwin  B.,^  Asa,« 
Thomas,^  George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,==  George^]  was  born  in  New  Britain, 
Conn.,  Dec.  24,  1868.  She  was  a  school  teacher  until  her  marriage,  April 
27,  1893,  to  Charles  Paine  Cheney,  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  died  at  Colo- 
rado Springs,  Feb.,  1897.    Her  summer  home  is  in  Peterboro,  N.  H. 

Children  of  Charles  P.  and  Mary  W.    (Lyon)   Cheney: 

119.  I.     Charles   Ward,   b.    April    28,    1894. 
130.    IL    Ruth,  b.   Oct.   6,   1895. 

121.    IIL    William  Halsell,  b.  Jan.,  1897. 


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94.  VIII.  67.  ANNA  SABRA*  LYON  (PATTON)  [Orlo  H.J  Asa.« 
Thomas,^  George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,^  George'^]  was  born  in  Rockford, 
Iowa,  Feb.  29,  1868.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Grinnell  College.  She  taught 
school  until  her  marriage,  in  Nov.,  1890,  to  William  Patton.  He  is  a 
clothier  of  Mason  City,  Iowa,  where  they  reside. 

Children  of  William  and  Anna  S.   (Lyon)  Patton: 

122.  I.    Bradford,  b.  April,   1901. 

123.  II.    William,  b.  April,  1904. 

95.  VIII.  67.  CLARA  BRADFORD'  LYON  [Orlo  H.,^  Asa,'  Thom- 
as," George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,-  George^]  was  born  in  Rockford,  Iowa, 
June  30,  1869.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Grinnell  College.  She  taught 
elocution  and  vocal  music  in  the  public  schools  and  later  was  chosen 
assistant  principal  and  teacher  of  elocution  in  the  Rockford  High 
School.     She  died,  unmarried,  in  September,  1900. 

96.  VIII.  67.  GEORGE  ASA«  LYON  [Orlo  H.,'  Asa,«  Thomas," 
George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Rockford,  Iowa,  Juno 
9,  1871,  and  lives  now  (1904)  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  Grinnell  College;  was  for  several  years  cashier  in  the  Rockford  Na- 
tional Bank  and  Mayor  of  Rockford.  He  studied  law  in  the  Harvard 
Law  School;  grad.  1903.    He  is  practicing  law;  not  yet  married. 

97.  VIII.  67.  JESSIE  BELLE'  LYON  (BUTTON)  [Orlo  H.,^  Asa,' 
Thomas,"  George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Rockford,  la., 
April  14,  1873.  She  was  a  school  teacher  until  her  marriage,  in  1899, 
to  Franklin  Button,  of  Chicago,  111.  They  reside  (1904)  in  Decorah,  la., 
where  he  has  a  dry  goods  store.    They  have  no  children. 

98.  VIII.  67.  ARTHUR  CHANDLER'  LYON  [Orlo  H.,^  Asa,' 
Thomas,"  George,*  Henry,^  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Rockford, 
Iowa,  Nov.  16,  1874.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Grinnell  College.  He  was 
principal  for  two  years  of  the  Rockford  High  School.  Graduated  from 
the  Harvard  Law  School  in  1903  and  is  practicing  law  in  Des  Moines, 
Iowa.    Not  yet  married. 

99.  VIII.  67.  EDNA  BROWN'  LYON  [Orlo  H.,^  Asa.,'  Thomas," 
George,*  Henry,'  Thomas/  George^]  was  born  in  Rockford,  Iowa,  April 
17,  1876.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the  town  and  in  Grinnell 
College.  She  taught  a  number  of  years,  until  the  advancing  years  of 
her  parents  called  her  home  to  Rockford,  where  she  resides  (1904) 
caring  for  her  mother. 


384  GEORGE    LYON    OF    DORCHESTER. 

100.  VIII.  67.  SUSIE  ELIZABETH'  LYON  (LONG)  [Orlo  H./ 
Asa,'  Thomas,^  George,^  Henry/  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Rock- 
ford,  Iowa,  July  10,  1878.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
town.  She  married  Dr.  William  Long,  of  Rockford.  They  now  (1904) 
live  in  Mason  City,  where  he  is  a  practicing  physician. 

Daughter  of  William  and  Susie   E.    (Lyon)   Long: 

124.  L    Eleanor,  b.  Rockford,  la.,  Aug.,   1903. 

101.  VIII.  68.  HARRIS  FANNING'  CHILDS  -  [Lydia^  (Lyon), 
Asa,'  Thomas,^  George,^  Henry,'  Thomas,^  George^]  was  born  in  Rock- 
ford, Iowa,  June  24,  1860  [date  also  given  June  22,  1859].  He  was  part- 
ner in  firm  of  J.  S.  Childs  &  Co.,  later  became  cashier  in  the  Rockford 
National  Bank.  He  is  now  president  of  the  National  Bank  of  York, 
Neb.  A  staunch  Republican  in  politics,  he  is  devoted  to  the  welfare 
of  his  church  and  town.  He  married,  June  24,  1880,  Mary  Alice  Ward, 
of  Rockford,  111. 

Children  of  Harris  F.  and  Mary  Alice  (Ward)  Childs: 

125.  I.    Marjorle  "Ward,  b.  April   1,   1881;   student  at  Oberlin  College. 

126.  II.  Claire  Spencer,  b.  March  20,  1884;  m.  1901;  one  daughter,  h. 
1903;  res.  York,  Neb. 

102.  VIII.  68.  ALICE  SABRA»  CHILDS  (PIERSON)  [Lydia' 
(Lyon),  Asa,'  Thomas,^  George,^  Henry,^  Thomas,-  George^]  was  born 
in  Rockford,  Iowa,  June  15,  1862  [or  1861].  She  married,  Nov.  12. 
1884,  John  Robert  Pierson,  who  was  born  in  Franklin,  Delaware  Co., 
N.  Y.,  March  18,  1858.  He  is  president  of  the  bank  at  Tecumseh,  Neb., 
where  they  reside.    They  have  no  children. 

103.  VIII.  68.  MARY  LYON^  CHILDS  (KNIGHT)  [Lydia^ 
(Lyon),  Asa,'  Thomas,^  George,*  Henry,'  Thomas,-  George^]  was  born 
in  Rockford,  Iowa,  Jan.  19,  1864.  She  was  married  in  Rockford,  June 
30,  1886,  to  Ellsworth  Wesley  Knight,  who  vras  born  Jan.  23,  1863,  in 
Allentown,  Pa.  He  has  a  position  in  the  railroad  office  in  Estherville, 
Iowa.,  where  they  reside  (1904). 

Children  of  Ellsworth  W.   and  Mary  L.    (Childs)    Knight: 

127.  I.    Gertrude  Alice,  b.  Rockford,  la..  May  24,  1887. 

128.  II.    Ella   Genevieve,  b.   Rockford,   Oct.    23,   18S8. 

129.  III.    Robert  Spencer,  b.  Ellsworth,  Minn.,  March  S,  1893. 

130.  IV.    Elsie  Margaret,  b.   Estherville,   la.,  Jan.   9,   1897. 

131.  V.    Agnes,  b.  Estherville,  la.,  Oct.   2,   1899. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  GEORGE  LYON,  EIGHTH  GENERATION.  385 

104.  VIII.  68.  ANNA  GERTRUDE'  CHILDS  [Lydia'  (Lyon), 
Asa,*  Thomas,^  George/  Henry/  Thomas/  George^]  was  bom  in  Rock- 
ford,  Iowa,  Aug.  22,  1867.  Graduate  of  Grinnell  College.  She  fitted  for 
a  professional  singer  and  taught  vocal  music  ten  years  in  the  Normal 
School  at  Oneonta,  N.  Y.  At  present  she  is  a  church  and  concert  sing- 
er, also  teacher  of  voice  in  State  Normal  School,  at  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa. 


MATTHEW  LYON 

OF   VERMONT. 

One  of  the  most  picturesque  figures  in  the  politica.1  world  of  Amer- 
ica in  the  early  days  of  the  republic  was  that  of  Matthew  Lyon,  the 
redemtioner,  aptly  styled  by  a  writer  in  the  New  England  Magazinef 
the  American  Pym.  Any  account  of  the  Lyon  family  in  New  England 
would  be  incomplete  which  did  not  include  a  sketch  of  the  career  of 
this  remarkable  man.  His  was  an  eventful  and  an  influential  life.  Born 
in  Ireland,  Co.  Wicklow,  in  1746,  he  was  brought  to  America  a  lad  of 
fifteen,  and  sold  (to  pay  his  passage)  to  a  farmer  in  Connecticut  as  an 
indentured  servant.  His  purchaser  is  said  to  have  sold  him  again  to  a 
new  master  for  a  yoke  of  oxen  [a  pair  of  stags,  one  account  says]  his 
new  home  being  in  what  is  now  Vermont.  After  his  years  of  service 
were  finished  he  began  a  successful  career  of  independent  effort  which 
soon  made  him  a  man  not  only  of  wealth  but  of  great  influence.  At  the 
outbreak  of  the  Revolution  he  ^yas  commissioned  a  lieutenant  of  militia 
and  on  the  approach  of  Sir  Guy  Carleton's  raiders  was  sent  to  guard  a 
fort  on  Lake  Champlain.  The  fort  was  abandoned  and  the  young  lieu- 
tenant was  sent  to  report  the  fact  at  headquarters,  but  was  court-mar- 
tialed on  a  charge  of  cowardice  and  cashiered.  Later,  however,  he  re- 
ceived a  commission  as  colonel,  having  served  as  commissary  in  the 
army  which  captured  Burgoyne.  In  1778  he  was  appointed  deputy  sec- 
retary to  Governor  Chittenden,  and  so  had  opportunity  to  form  the  ac- 
quaintance of  the  governor's  daughter,  who  later  became  his  wife.  He 
engaged  successfully  in  various  manufacturing  enterprises,  including 
an  iron  foundry,  a  saw  mill  and  a  paper  mill.  He  was  an  ardent  sup- 
porter of  Jefferson  and  owned  and  edited  the  first  "democratic"  paper 
in  Vermont,  called  "The  Scourge  of  Aristocracy  and  Repository  of  Im- 
portant Political  Truths."  In  1783  he  founded  the  town  of  Fairhaven, 
and  ten  years  later  began  the  publication  of  "The  Farmer's  Library,"  a 
newspaper  afterwards  called  "The  Fairhaven  Gazette." 

In  1797  he  was  representative  for  Vermont.  This  was  the  beginning 
of  a  stormy  political  career  which  more  than  justifies  the  sobriquet 
above  quoted,  "American  Pym,"  or  that  other  one  often  applied  to 
him   by  his   opponents   in   derision  "the   roaring  Lyon   of  Vermont." 


tArticle  in  the  December   (1904)  issue,  by  Elbert  D.  Hayford. 
386 


MATTHEW  LYON  OF  VERMONT.  387 

Under  the  new  Sedition  Act,  Lyon  was  arrested,  tried,  convicted  and 
sentenced  to  four  months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $1,000.  He  was 
vindicated,  however,  by  re-election  to  Congress  while  yet  in  prison. 
He  determined,  however,  to  shake  off  the  dust  of  ungrateful  New  Eng- 
land from  his  feet,  and  to  begin  life  anew  in  the  wilds  of  Kentucky.  He 
settled  there  in  what  is  now  Lyon  county,  founded  the  first  newspaper 
in  the  state,  and  soon  was  possessor  of  a  lar,ge  and  flourishing  planta- 
tion. In  1803  he  was  elected  to  Congress  from  Kentucky,  representing 
his  state  four  years  with  his  usual  vigor  and  contumacy.  It  was  his 
casting  vote  that  seated  Jefferson  in  the  White  House. 

At  tne  opening  of  the  war  of  1812  he  resigned  his  seat  in  Congress 
to  engage  in  the  building  of  gunboats — and  lost  the  fortune  he  had 
amassed  in  Kentucky.  In  1817,  having  been  appointed  Indian  agent 
for  the  Cherokees  by  President  Monroe,  he  removed  to  Arkansas.  In 
1821  he  was  candidate  for  delegate  to  Congress  from  Missouri,  but  lack- 
ed twelve  votes  of  a  majority.    He  died  in  1822  at  Spadra  Bluff,  Ark. 

"Though  rough  in  dress  and  manner  and  unprepossessing  in  ap- 
pearance," says  Hayford.  "Lyon's  character  partook  of  much  that  was 
praiseworthy.  He  was  brave,  patriotic,  honest  and  energetic,  an  ideal 
character  for  the  pioneer  days  in  which  he  lived,  when  great  work  was 
to  be  wrought  in  the  wilderness.  *  *  *  in  i840  Congress  refunded 
to  his  heirs  the  fine,  with  interest,  of  one  thousand  dollars,  assessed 
by  the  court  against  him  at  the  time  of  his  conivction  under  the  sedi- 
tion law." 

Matthew  Lyon  had  a  son,  Chittenden  Lyon,  who  was  representa- 
tive in  Congress  from  Kentucky,  1827-1835.  Of  his  descendants  very 
little  has  been  learned.  Some  of  them  lived,  a  few  j'ears  ago,  at  Eddy- 
ville,  Ky.,  and  a  great  grandson  is  said  to  have  served  in  the  war  with 
Spain  on  the  battleship  Oregon. 


ADDENDA 

No.  4,  p.  31. — Woodstock  T.  R.  says  that  Sarah  Lyon,  wife  of  Sam- 
uel Lyon,  died  Nov.  13,  1689.  Is  this  an  error  for  Deliverance  Lyon 
(which  appears  most  likely)  or  did  Samuel  have  three  wives? 

No.  5.  p.  31. — ^William  Lyon  as  well  as  his  brother  Joseph  was  in 
service  in  King  Philip's  war;  William  in  Capt.  Henchman's  list,  Feb. 
29,  1676,  and  in  Capt.  Wadsworth's  list,  June  24,  1676;  Joseph  in  a  list 
of  men  turned  over  to  command  of  Capt.  Turner  in  February  or  March, 
1676.  Capt.  Turner  was  killed  in  the  fight  at  Turner's  Falls,  May  19, 
1676.  Among  the  list  of  the  dead  appears  also  the  name  of  Thomas 
Lyon,  of  whom  we  know  only  that  he  was  one  of  the  garrison  at  North- 
ampton. He  may  have  been  a  brother  of  George  Lyon,  of  Dorchester, 
but  no  other  record  has  been  found  relating  to  him.    See  page  369. 

No.  11,  p.  35. — William  Lyon  married  Martha  Morris,  Jan.  6,  1716. 
She  was  born  Dec.  30,  1675. 

No.  18,  p.  37. — Mary  Lyon,  who  married  in  1746  Thomas  Whitman 
(Smithfield,  R.  L),  may  have  been  daughter  of  Ebenezer.  It  could 
hardly  have  been  Mary  of  John,  No.  149,  born  1731,  if  date  of  marriage 
is  correctly  given.  Uriel  Lyon,  who  married,  Sept.  19,  1754,  Patience 
Heath,  may  have  been  a  son  of  Ebenezer. 

No.  20,  p.  30. — Hannah  (Lyon)  Bicknell  probably  died  before  March, 
1725.  See  note,  p.  30.  Apropos  of  provision  in  will  of  Thomas  with 
regard  to  sale  of  inherited  lands,  note  these  items  from  Worcester  Reg. 
of  Deeds:  Jan.  25,  1731,  Noah  Lyon,  of  Ashford,  deeds  to  Thomas 
Chandler,  of  Worcester^  land  which  John  Chandler,  Jr.  bought  of  "my 
brothers,  Seth  and  Gould."  Jan.  26,  1731-2,  Seth  and  Noah  Lyon,  of 
Ashford,  deed  to  Thomas  Candler,  of  Worcester,  land  given  to  Noah 
In  will  of  "our  honored  father,"  Thomas  Lyon,  of  Woodstock. 

No.  28,  p.  38. — Abigail  Crosby  Lyon  died  in  Roxbury,  Nov.  28,  1721 
(Fisher  Gen.). 

No.  32,  p.  40. — Marriage  of  Samuel  Lyon  to  Mary  Robbins  is  found 
in  records  of  First  Church,  Cambridge,  Mass.  It  seems  probable  that 
Aaron  Lyon,  who  married  in  Barrington,  R.  I.  (int.  April  5,  1740)  Eliza- 
beth Allen,  was  a  son  of  Samuel  (No.  32). 

388 


FAMILY   OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  389 

No.  34,  p.  40. — Judith  Ferrington  was  probably  a  grand  daughter  of 
John  Ferrington  (Farrington)  who  came  to  America  as  early  as  1639 
and  settled  (1646)  in  Dedham.  He  had  sons  John,  Nathaniel,  Daniel, 
Benjamin  and  Joseph  (probably  d.  young).  One  of  his  daughters  was 
named  Judith  (born  June  1,  1666,  probably  an  aunt  of  Judith  above). 

No.  34,  p.  40. — According  to  Craft  Gen.  Susanna  Craft  was  daughter 
of  Capt.  Joseph  and  Susanna  (Warren)  Craft.  Date  of  her  death  is 
given  Sept.  22  (instead  of  2),  1748.  Abiel,  in  1752,  gave  £100  towards 
erection  of  a  pulpit  in  Abington  parish  church.  Craft  Gen.  erroneously 
gives  him  as  a  "third"  wife  Mehitable  Osgood,  really  wife  of  Abiel  No. 
275. 

No.  39,  p.  41. — Samuel  Lyon  is  mentioned  as  claimant  of  the  land 
granted  for  services  rendered  by  his  father,  William  Lyon,  No.  5,  in 
King  Philip's  war.  This  land  was  in  or  near  Bedford,  N.  H.,  and  there 
two  at  least  of  Samuel's  sons,  Eleazer  and  Jonathan,  settled. 

Maria  Kenrick,  born  Jan.  28,  1676,  was  daughter  of  John-  and 
Esther  Kenrick,  of  Newton.  They  had  eleven  daughters  and  two  sons. 
John,-  born  Oct.  3,  1641,  was  son  of  John^  and  Ann  (Smith)  Kenrick. 
John^  came  to  America  before  Aug.,  1639. 

No.  48,  p.  44. — The  children  of  Capt.  Joseph  Lyon  disappear  myster- 
iously from  Woodstock  records.  The  explanation  is  to  be  found  no 
doubt  in  the  fact  that  Joseph  received  a  grant  of  land  in  Greenwich, 
Mass.,  in  consideration  of  services  rendered  by  Joseph,  Sr.,  in  King 
Philip's  war.  His  only  son  Joseph  is  mentioned  as  claimant  of  this 
grant.  William,  No.  5,  received  a  grant  of  land  in  "Narragansett  town- 
ship No.  5"  (Souhegan  East,  now  Bedford,  N.  H.)  in  reward  for  his 
services  in  King  Philip's  war.  Joseph  was  granted  land  in  "Narragan- 
sett Township,  No.  4"  (Greenwich,  Mass.). 

No.  48,  p.  44.— From  Springfield  Registry  of  Deeds:  "June  27,  1739, 
Joseph  Lyon,  yeoman,  of  Woodstock,  Worcester  Co.,  Mass.,  conveys 
land  to  John  Kidder."  "July  4,  1745,  Joseph  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  gen- 
tleman, conveys  land  to  John  Marks." 

No.  55,  p.  46. — Widow  Bethia  (Carpenter)  Lyon  married  Dec.  12, 
1728,  Obadiah  Carpenter.  He  died  at  Seekonk,  Dec.  16,  1726;  she  died 
at  Foxboro,  Jan.  15,  1788,  ae.  82  (Carpenter  Fam.). 

No.  62,  p.  35. — From  Worcester  Probate  Records  we  learn  that 
William  Lyon  was  appointed  administrator  of  his  father's  estate  (No. 
38235), 


390  ADDENDA. 

No.  68,  p.  36. — Moses  Lyon,  according  to  MSS.  Fam.  R.,  died  May 

6,  1712  (probably  incorrect). 

No,  69„  p.  51. — Grace  Child  was  named  after  her  grandmother, 
Grace  Morris,  born  Feb.  17,  1661,  daughter  of  Deacon  Edward  and 
Grace  (Betts)  Morris. 

No.  82,  p.  56. — Reference  should  be  made  to  No.  139,  p.  44. 

No.  89,  p.  57. — Deborah  Fisher  was  born  Feb.  3,  1717,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  (Onion)  Fisher.  Their  daughter  Lois  was  born  in  1746; 
m.  March  28,  1765,  Joseph  Warren;  d.  Grafton,  Mass.,  Feb.  7,  1816. 

No.  105,  p.  41. — Ebenezer  Goodell  was  a  farmer  in  Pomfret  (Can- 
terbury), Conn.  His  father  deeded  to  him  the  old  home  farm.  Children 
of  Ebenezer  and  Experience  (Lyon)  Goodell,  born  in  Pomfret:  1.  Ebe- 
nezer, b.  Sept.  12,  1729;  m.  Phebe  Holt;  was  in  Revolution;  2.  Judith, 
b.  June  30,  1731;  m.  Ebenezer  Bullard;  3.  Aaron,  b.  July  26,  1733;  m. 
Amy  Tyler;  4.  Experience,  b.  Aug.  19,  1735;  d.  young;  5.  Lois,  b.  Oct. 

7,  1738;  m.  Ezra  Bullard;  6.  IVloses,  b.  July  16,  1741;  m.  Thankful 
Forbes;  7.  Experience,  b.  April  23,  1747;  m.  Thomas  Grow;  8.  Cornelius, 
b.  July  7,  1749;  m.  Nellie  Dana. 

No.  116,  p.  60. — Ebenezer  Lyon,  of  Amherst,  N.  H.,  was  prominent 
in  the  early  history  of  that  town.  May  13,  1747,  he  signed  a  petition 
for  soldiers  to  guard  the  frontier  in  the  French  and  Indian  war.  In 
1751  he  was  one  of  a  committee  of  three  to  finish  the  meeting  house. 
In  1753  he  signed  a  petition  for  incorporation  of  the  town.  He  was  one 
of  a  committee  of  three  appointed  Sept.  26,  1753,  to  build  a  bridge  over 
the  Souhegan  river  "where  Lyon's  bridge  was."  Taxpayer  in  Amherst 
1760;  moderator  of  town  meeting  1763.  He  served  in  Col.  Blanchard's 
regiment  at  Crown  Point,  1755,  and  was  lieutenant  in  Col.  John  Hart's 
regiment  at  Crown  Point,  1758.t  He  died  Jan.  4,  1798,  ae.  88.  His 
widow  died  June,  1806,  ae.  73.  "Who  was  he?  Certainly  not  a  son  of 
Samuel  Lyon,  No.  39,  since  his  name  does  not  appear  among  Samuel's 
heirs,  1756.  If  he  was  a  descendant  of  William,  No.  5,  who  was  granted 
land  in  reward  for  services  in  King  Philip's  war,  he  must  have  been 
son  of  William,  No.  38,  of  whom  we  know  only  that  he  was  non  compos 
mentis.    He  may,  however,  have  had  a  family.    It  is  possible  that  Na- 


tMay  9,  1760,  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Lyon  of  Amherst,  N.  H.,  petitions  the 
Governor  of  New  Hampshire,  and  states  that  while  in  the  service  of  the 
Province  his  gun  burst  and  wounded  his  hand  badly  and  he  was  laid  up 
at  Oswego  and  Albany  (N.  H.  Town  Papers,  Vol.  VI,  p.  59). 


FAMILY  OF  WILLIAM  LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  391 

thanipl  Ls'on,  of  Roxbury  and  Needham  [No.  26  of  the  family  of  Peter 
Lyon]  was  really  son  of  this  same  William,  whose  brother  David,  No. 
44,  lived  in  Needham. 

We  may  conjecture  that  Edward  and  Jonathan  Lyon,  of  Amherst, 
were  sons  of  Ebenezer — possibly  of  Jonathan,  of  Bedford,  the  given 
names  favoring  this  hypothesis.  Jonathan  was  a  taxpayer  in  Amherst, 
1760;  signed  a  petition  there  1763;  subscriber  to  a  fund  to  defray  ex- 
pense of  deputy  to  Exeter,  1774.  He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tion. Edward  likewise  served  in  the  Revolution.  A  Daniel  Lyon  lived 
in  Amherst  in  1815,  for  we  read  that  May  16  of  that  year  a  child  of 
Daniel  Lyon  was  killed  by  falling  into  a  well. 

No.  118,  p.  61. — Widow  Rebecca  Lyon  married  (int.  May  8,  1775) 
James  Black  (Oakham  Vital  Records). 

No.  130,  p.  63. — From  a  deed  of  land  to  Gad  Stebbins  (Springfield 
Reg.  of  Deeds)  we  learn  that  the  children  of  Stephen  Stebbins  living 
in  1795  were  Eldad,  Phineas,  Zadoc,  Stephen,  Ruth  and  Hannah  Steb- 
bins, Eunice  Lyon  and  Sarah  Langdon,  all  of  Wilbraham. 

No.  134,  p.  64. — The  following  dates  are  given  of  baptisms  of  chil- 
dren of  William  Lyon:  Molly,  Feb.  3,  1772;  Josiah,  Dec.  13,  1772;  Na- 
thaniel, Feb.  12,  1775;  William,  April  6,  1777;  Jacob,  May  23,  1778  (T. 
R.  date  of  birth  may  be  incorrect,  although  recorded  in  two  different 
books,  perhaps  date  of  baptism  should  be  August);  Joseph,  July  23, 
1780  (T.  R.  gives  date  of  birth  June  24,  not  July  29,  which  is  given  as 
date  of  birth  of  No.  330). 

No.  145,  p.  45. — Date  of  marriage  of  Abigail  Lyon  and  Benjamin 
Peabody,  Aug.  7,  1745. 

No.  146,  p.  64. — The  Providence  Gazette  April  1,  1809,  has  notice 
of  death  of  Capt.  John  Lyon,  of  Attleboro,  ae.  86.  John  Lyon,  No.  146, 
would  have  been  in  his  85th  year,  yet  the  reference  is  almost  certainly 
to  this  John.  Are  we  to  conclude  that  this  John,  rather  than  No.  171^ 
was  the  John  Lyon  of  Rehoboth,  who  served  in  the  Revolution?  The 
Gazette  of  July  15,  1823,  announces  marriage  of  Nancy  Lyon  at  Attle- 
boro to  Thomas  Blanding. 

No.  168,  p.  66. — Caleb  Lyon,  blacksmith,  bought  land  in  Greenfield 
in  1789.  It  is  not  quite  certain  whether  this  was  Caleb,  No.  168,  or  his 
son.  In  1807  "widow  Elizabeth  Lyon,"  no  doubt  widow  of  No.  168  and 
Caleb  Lyon,  Jr.,  at  that  time  "of  Williamson,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.,"  signed 
a  deed  of  land  in  Greenfield.    A  John  Lyon  died  in  Greenfield  in  Oct.» 


392  ADDENDA. 

1798.  A  Betsey  Lyon,  Jan.  28,  1795,  married  in  Greenfield,  Samuel 
Philips.    These  may  have  been  children  of  No.  168.    A  John  Lyon,  born 

1781,  removed  from  Greenfield  to  Bernardston,  married  Patience 

and  died  Sept.  19,  1839,  leaving  seven  children.  He  may  have  been  the 
same  John  Lyon  who  bought  a  saw  mill  in  1803,  but  could  hardly  have 
been  a  grandson  of  No.  168.  A  Rufus  Lyon,  of  Greenfield,  had  a 
daughter  Mary  Jane,  born  Nov.  15,  1820.  Whether  any  relationship 
existed  between  these  several  Lyons  has  not  yet  been  ascertained. 

No.  170,  p.  66. — March  22,  1765.  Lemuel  Lyon,  living  on  the  Gore 
adjoining  the  north  line  of  Chesterfield,  conveys  land  to  Benjamin  Lyon 
(No.  166),  of  Woodstock.     (Springfield  Reg.  of  Deeds). 

No.  170,  p.  66. — There  is  in  the  Poughkeepsie  Museum  a  journal 
kept  by  Lemuel  Lyon,  private  in  "Canady"  expedition,  April  to  Novem- 
ber, 1758.  He  was  in  David  Holmes'f  company.  He  speaks  of  writing 
letters  to  John  (No.  171,  his  brother),  Benjamin  (No.  166,  also  brother) 
and  Joshua  (No.  157,  a  cousin).  He  mentions  as  members  of  the  ex- 
pedition his  cousins  Stephen  (No.  202),  David  (No.  130)  and  Henry 
(probably  No.  242).  Entries  of  interest  are:  Wed.,  Aug.  2,  Stephen 
Lyon  came  of[f]  scout;  Mon.,  14,  I  had  nothing  to  du  I  rote  a  letter  to 
John;  Sat.  26,  David  Lyon  and  Barnes  sot  out  to  Albany  sick;  Mon.  25, 
nothing  remarkable  only  Stephen  Lyon  got  hurt;  Fri.  Oct.  6,  Henry 
Lyon  and  Eph  Ellinghood  poorly  and  cleared  from  duty;  Fri.  13,  three 
discharged,  viz.:  Richard  jordin,  Stephen  Lyon  &  John  Howlet;  Tues. 
24,  received  2  letters  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lyon;  Wed.  Nov.  15, 
Stephen  Lyon  met  us  [at  "Covantry"]  with  the  horses;  Thurs.  16,  we 
arrived  at  Woodstock. 

No.  170,  p.  66. — June  3,  1779,  Lemuel  Lyon,  of  the  Gore,  conveys 
land  to  John  Williams  of  said  Gore.  Also,  Aug.  17,  1785,  Lemuel  Lyon, 
gentleman,  of  Goshen,  Mass.,  conveys  land  to  Cyrus  Lyon,  of  Goshen. 

No.  173,  p.  67. — Capt.  William  Lyon  was  called  by  the  irreverent 
"Wicked  Bill,"  being  a  man  who  enjoyed  creating  a  sensation.  His 
house  still  stands  in  good  repair,  occupied  by  his  granddaughter  Su- 
sanna (Lyon)  Sumner  (No.  682)  and  containing  many  interesting  heir- 
looms, among  them  a  silver  spoon  marked  M.  S.  [Mary  Stone]. 


tThis  was  Dr.  David  Holmes,  later  surgeon  of  the  Continental  Army, 
1775-1779.  He  was  father  of  the  Gen.  David  Holmes,  who  married  Han- 
nah Lyon,  No.  353,  and  grandfather  of  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 


IN   WOODSTOCK   HILL  CEMETERY. 
See  pp.  66  and  395 


FAMILY  OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  393 

Mary  (Stone)  Tufts,  by  her  first  husband  had  a  son,  Aaron  Tufts, 
born  Jan.  30,  1770;  died  Oct.  17,  1843,  and  a  daughter  Hannah,  born 
March  27,  1772,  died  Aug.  28,  1772. 

No.  174,  p.  68. — Ruth  Fitch  is  said  to  have  been  son  of  Abner  Fitch, 
one  of  seven  brothers  who  came  over  from  England.  He  lived  to  the 
age  of  ninety-seven. 

No.  176.  p.  48. — Feb.  7,  1781,  Sylvanus  Lyon,  gentleman,  of  the  Gore 
adjoining  north  line  of  Chesterfield  conveys  land  to  William  Lyon  (No. 
173)  yeoman,  of  Woodstock  (Springfield  Reg.  of  Deeds).  Feb.  2, 
1752  (?)  Sylvanus  Lyon,  of  Goshen,  Mass.,  yeoman,  conveys  land  to 
William  Lyon,  of  Woodstock  (ibid). 

No.  183,  p.  48. — The  following  is  a  complete  list  of  the  children 
of  Nehemiah  and  Hannah  (Lyon)  May:  1.  William,  b.  Aug.  10,  1752; 
went  "south;"  2.  Hannah,  b.  Brimfield,  Feb.  17,  1754  (T.  R.);  m.  Abi- 
jah  Sessions;  res.  Woodstock;  3.  Rufus,  b.  Brimfield,  April  13,  1756;  d. 
Dec.  27,  1832  (Fam.  R.) ;  4.  Eli,  b.  Brimfield,  Dec.  9,  1759;  d.  Nov.  18, 
1776;  5.  Chester,  b.  Brimfield,  Nov.  1,  1759;  m.  Lucy  Whales  (Wales); 
d.  Feb.  22,  1811;  6.  Ezra,  b.  Sept.  10,  1761;  m.  Bathsheba  Armstrong; 
removed  to  Black  River  Co.,  N.  Y.;  7  sons,  1  dau.;  d.  Sept.  10,  1811;  7. 
Mary,  b.  June  28,  1763;  m.  Ezra  Horton;  d.  Nov.  11,  1812;  8.  Olive,  b. 
Aug.  6,  1765;  m.  James  Fuller;  d.  March  14,  1833;  9.  Rinda,  b.  Oct.  7, 
1769;  m.  Ebenezer  Morris;  d.  Oct.  1811;  10,  Nehemiah,  b.  June  1,  1771; 
m.  Patty  Strong;  d.  Oct.  13,  1824;  11.  Zuriel,  b.  Nov.  14,  1772;  m.  Han- 
nah Stacy;  d.  Nov.  6,  1840. 

No.  185,  p.  49. — Silas  Bowen,  son  of  Henry  and  Margaret  (Corbin) 
Bowen  was  freeman  in  Woodstock,  1749;  selectman  1770-1773;  deputy 
from  Woodstock  to  Connecticut  legislature  1773.  In  1777  he  removed 
to  Brookfield,  Mass.  His  second  wife  was  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Mehitable  (Thurston)   Huntington,  of  Windham,  Conn. 

No.  186,  p.  49. — Mary  (May),  wife  of  Benjamin  Lyon,  died  Oct.  22, 
1814,  ae.  87  y. 

No.  188,  p.  69. — ^At  a  town  meeting  at  Woodstock,  Dec.  5,  1791,  it 
was  voted  that  the  poor  of  the  town  should  be  put  up  at  vendue  and 
struck  off  to  the  lowest  bidder  for  one  year.  Daniel  Lyon,  Jr.  (No.  188 
or  392)  bid  off  Benjamin  Bowen  at  4s.  per  week  for  the  year  ensuing, 


391  ADDENDA. 

including  his  clothing  unless  some  other  person  should  bid  less  at  or 
before  the  adjourned  meeting. 

No.  189,  p.  49. — Abiel  Lyon  married,  Jan.  4,  1767,  Elizabeth  Holmes. 

No.  194,  p.  50.— Moses  Chandler,  bapt.  May  27,  1733;  died  Dec.  12, 

1805. 

No.  202,  p.  72. — Mary  Wilkinson,  second  wife  of  Capt.  Stephen 
Lyon,  was  eldest  daughter  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Wilkinson  (Providence 
Gazette,  Aug.  15,  1807). 

No.  205,  p.  73. — A  Jonathan  Lyon,  of  Westfield,  Mass.,  gave  a  deed 
of  land  Feb.  19,  1787  (Springfield  Reg.  of  Deeds). 

No.  210,  p.  52. — Marsilva  Lyon,  of  Holland,  Mass.,  married  (int. 
May  7,  1764)  St.  Joseph  Cheney  (second  wife);  res.  Sturbridge;  d.  Nov. 
2,  1787. 

No.  213,  p.  52. — The  descendants  of  Elphleda  [Elfleda]  (Lyon) 
Janes  were  very  numerous.  The  oldest  daughter  Lucinda  (Gibbes) 
lived  in  Holland  and  had  1  s.  and  5  dau.  Roxalina  (Fox)  lived  in  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  and  had  5  s.  and  5  dau.  Marsilva  (Eastman),  of  Stur- 
bridge, had  2  s.  and  7  dau.  Alfred  Janes,  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  had  4 
s.  and  2  dau.  Walter  Janes,  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  had  4  s.  and  3  dau. 
Almarin  Janes  lived  in  Brimfield.  It  is  said  that  he  was  one  of  a 
hundred  persons  killed  by  the  blowing  up  by  the  British  of  a  deserted 
fort,  May  5,  1813.  He  had  4  daughters.  Bradford  Janes,  in  Belcher- 
town,  Mass.,  had  6  s.  and  3  dau.  Sally  (Richards),  in  Hartford,  Conn., 
had  2  daughters. 

No.  214,  p.  76. — From  Springfield  Probate  Records:  1813,  Elias 
Carter  appointed  guardian  to  Lydia  Lyon,  Jr.,  of  Brimfield,  a  minor  over 
14  years,  daughter  of  Alfred  Lyon,  late  of  Brimfield.  Dec.  14,  1813, 
[Mrs.]  Lydia  Lyon  appointed  guardian  of  Horatio  Lyon,  a  minor  under 
14  years,  son  of  Alfred  Lyon,  Esq.,  late  of  Brimfield.  Alfred  Lyon  kept 
a  tavern  in  Brimfield,  where  later  stood  the  house  of  W.  H.  Wyles.  A 
Sally  Lyon  (Strong  Gen.)  married  Jonathan  Ballard,  presumably  of 
Brimfield,  afterwards  of  Homer,  N.  Y.  Her  parentage  has  not  been 
ascertained.  A  son,  Winthrop  Ballard,  was  born  in  Brimfield,  Feb.  20, 
1797. 

No.  218,  p.  77.— Martha  Dana,  born  1744;  died  March  15,  1826. 

No.  220,  p.  54.— Peleg  Corbin  died  March  7,  1816. 


FAMILY  OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  395 

No.  227,  p.  55. — Children  of  John  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Bird,  born  in 
Needham,  Mass.:  1.  Mary,  b.  March  9,  1756;  2.  Mary,  b.  Feb.  8,  1757;  3. 
Hannah,  b.  Feb.  28,  1759. 

No.  229,  p.  182.— The  Providence  Gazette  of  Dec.  10,  1814,  an- 
nounces marriage  of  Mrs.  Abigail  Lyon,  of  Colerain,  to  Captain  Eli 
Barker,  of  Amherst.    The  name  was  really  Parker. 

No.  237,  p.  56. — Priscilla  Lyon,  daughter  Seth  and  Abigail  Lyon, 
married  in  Ashford,  Conn.,  March  2,  1760 (Cheney  Fam.). 

No.  251,  p.  81. — According  to  Fisher  Gen.  John  Fisher  Lyon  wa» 
married  in  1777. 

No.  271,  p.  82. — Judith,  widow  of  Samuel  Lyon,  of  Rehoboth,  died 
at  Attleboro,  ae.  64  (Providence  Gazette,  Jan.  25,  1816). 

No.  289,  p.  59. — It  seems  to  have  been  this  Pelatiah  who  was  of 
Gageboro,  Mass.  (now  Winsor)  during  the  Revolution  ("born  in  Pom- 
fret,  about  1745"),  called  out  in  Aug.,  1777,  on  alarm  to  Bennington;  on 
guard  duty  in  Springfield,  July,  1778  to  Jan.  1779;  enlisted  in  1780  for 
three  years;  was  tried  by  court  martial  April  13,  1782,  for  sleeping  at 
his  post,  but  acquitted. 

No.  313,  p.  62. — ^A  Betty  Lyon  married  a  son  of  Jacob  Burgess,  born 
about  1742;  lived  in  Middleboro  and  Lanesboro  (Burgess  Fam.). 

No.  326,  p.  63. — A  daughter  of  Lucy  (Lyon)  Thomas  m.  in  1841 
as  his  second  wife  Sylvester  Strickland  of  Jay,  Me. 

No.  351,  p.  65. — MSS.  family  record  gives  as  dates  of  birth  of  some 
of  the  children  of  Jonathan  Morse  (probably  in  fact  dates  of  baptism) 
the  following:  Jedediah,  June  22,  1788;  Walter,  Nov.  2,  1794;  Nancy, 
May  7,  1797;  Abiel,  Feb.  16,  1800.  The  name  of  the  sixth  child  is  given 
Jonathan,  instead  of  Lyman,  and  a  daughter  Polly  is  given,  born 
(bapt.  ?)  July  29,  1792. 

No.  353,  p.  66. — Lieutenant,  afterwards  General  David  Holmes,  was 
descended  from  John^  Holmes,  who  came  to  Plymouth  in  1632  and  lived 
In  Roxbury  and  Dorchester,  Mass.  His  son  John^  Holmes,  b.  Dorches- 
ter, 1663,  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  in  New  Roxbury  (Wood- 
stock), where  he  built  the  first  saw  mill.  He  was  elected  to  many  im- 
portant positions  in  the  town  and  received  repeatedly  grants  of  land 
for  services.    His  son  Deacon  David'  Holmes,  b.  1692,  d.  May  22,  1745, 


396  ADDENDA. 

had  four  sons.  Of  these  the  most  distinguished  was  Dr.  David*  Holmes. 
He  was  a  captain  in  the  French  and  Indian  war,  in  command  of  a  com- 
pany which  included  several  of  the  name  Lyon.  See  note  in  Addenda 
on  No.  170.  Dr.  David  was  twice  married.  By  his  second  wife,  Widow 
Temperance  Bishop,  he  had  eight  children.  Among  them  were  Abiel, 
David  and  Leonard.  Abiel  (Yale  1783)  became. a  distinguished  clergy- 
man and  was  father  of  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes.  ■  David,  who  mar- 
ried Hannah  Lyon  (No.  353)  and  Leonard,  who  married  Sarah  (No. 
358)  were  thus  uncles  of  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  who  occasionally  vis- 
ited with  pleasure  the  ancestral  homestead  in  Woodstock. 

In  the  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery  are  found  gravestones  bearing  the 
following  inscriptions:  "In  memory  of  General  David  Holmes,  who  died 
June  29,  1832,  aetat  LXX;"  "In  memory  of  Mrs.  Hannah  Holmes,  wife 
of  Gen.  David  Holmes,  who  died  Oct.  19,  1824,  ae.  61  y;"  "Capt.  Leonard 
Holmes,  d.  Sept.  16,  1845,  aged  75;"  "Sally,  wife  of  Leonard  Holmes, 
died  Aug.  27,  1854,  aged  81." 

No.  356,  p.  66. — The  name  is  Hervey  in  T.  R.,  Harvey  in  G.  K. 

No.  361,  p.  90. — Caleb  Lyon  seems  to  have  owned  a  good  deal  of 
land  in  Greenfield  between  1789  and  1807.  Some  of  it  he  seems  to  have 
been  compelled  to  give  up  by  legal  proceedings,  his  business  ventures 
not  all  proving  successful.  Possibly  he  may  have  been  married  twice. 
When  his  oldest  recorded  child,  Lyman  R.,  was  born,  he  was  forty-three 
years  old — his  wife  but  eighteen.  A  further  search  should  be  made  of 
land  and*  probate  records  to  ascertain  all  the  facts  in  his  strenuous  life. 

No.  370,  p.  91. — Lydia  Sumner  was  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  and 
Lydia  Sumner,  of  Ashford. 

No.  372,  p.  68. — Rhodes  Arnold  and  Polly  Lyon  had  one  son,  Wil- 
liam, who  married  Sarah  Harris;  res.  Pawtucket;  8  children.  Rhodes 
Arnold  married  second  Betsey  Lyon  (No.  369).  Their  only  daughter, 
Hannah  Elizabeth,  married  Rev.  Alden  Southworth,  a  descendant  of 
John  Alden,  of  the  Mayflower.  They  have  one  son,  Louis  Rhodes 
Southworth,  who  married  Delia  Avery,  of  Norwich,  and  is  now  (1905) 
on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  New  York  World. 

No.  373,  p.  92. — Tryphena  Kendall  was  daughter  of  Eli  Kendall,  of 
Ashford,  Conn.  Moses  and  Tryphena  were  married  Jan.  8,  1823.  Their 
second  daughter.  No.  687,  was  Mary  Elizabeth.  She  was  born  Jan.  25, 
1825,  according  to  authentic  Fam.  Rec,  which  contradicts  the  G.  R. 
Moses  Lyon  married  Sarah  Williams  May  19,  1840. 


FAMILY  OF  WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  397 

Daughter  of  Moses  and  Sally  A.    (May)   Lyon: 

I.  Sarah  Tryphena,  born  Woodstock,  March  21,  1831.  She  was  edu- 
cated in  Woodstock  Academy,  and  was  for  some  years  a  school  teacher. 
She  resides  (1905)  with  her  nephew,  Henry  T.  Child,  in  Woodstock,  and 
has'  rendered  valuable  assistance  in  gathering  the  material  for  the 
family  history. 

No.  378,  p.  68  (also  p.  92). — The  name  of  Willard  Lyon's  wife  was 
Amanda  Scarrit.    She  died  June  1,  1826  (?). 

No.  386,  p.  69.— Elijah  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  April  1,  1778,  conveys 
land  to  "my  daughter,  Sarah  Lawton,  of  Woodstock"  (Springfield  Reg. 
of  Deeds). 

No.  386,  p.  69. — From  a  deed  given  by  Elijah  Lyon  about  1797,  we 
learn  the  following  names  of  Sarah  Lyon  Lawton's  children:  1.  Elijah 
Lawton;  2.  Elizabeth  Miriam  Marcy;  3.  Sarah  Rowland;  4.  Jabez  How- 
land  [probably  a  son-in-law];  5.  Nancy  Rowena,  all  of  Louden  (?), 
Berkshire  Co. 

No.  393,  p.  69. — Dorothy  Lyon  ("b.  1763")  married  Jethniel  Perrin 
(b.  Dec.  4,  1759;  d.  Dec.  7  or  9,  1813);  children:  1.  Thetotha,  b.  Sept.  8, 
1790;  m.  Asa  Price;  d.  July  6,  1867;  2.  Clarissa,  b.  about  1792;  d.  March 

14,  1807. 

No.  445,  p.  72. — Olive  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  married  (int.  April  5, 
1771)  Reuben  Ammidown  (Charleton  Vital  Rec). 

No.  451,  p.  73  (also  p.  100). — G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery:  "Han- 
nah, relict  of  Col.  Jonathan  Lyon,  died  Feb.  19,  1844,  ae.  66." 

No.  452. — Children  of  Perley  and  Rebecca  (Lyon)  Tucker:  1. 
Pliny  Milton;  married  and  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters;  died  Dec. 

15,  1880;  2.  Louisa  Sumner;  3.  Abijah  Williams;  4.  Isaac;  5.  Lucy;  6. 
Harpy;  7.  Alba;  8.  Jonathan.  Alba  m.  Ellen  Hough.  Children  of  Alba 
and  Ellen  (Hough)  Tucker:  1.  Mary;  m.  John  Barcliff  (children: 
Adella,  Lucilla  and  William);  2.  Rebecca  L.,  m.  William  H.  Smith  (chil- 
dren: Charles,  Mary);  3.  Henrietta,  born  Dec.  25,  1836;  died  Oct.  17, 
1876;  not  m.;  4.  Joanna,  b.  Dec.  25,  1840;  not  m. 

No.  464,  p.  102. — Anthony  Lyon,  born  Woodstock,  April  11,  1817, 
son  of  Alvin  and  Sarah  (Barrett)  Lyon,  married  in  Seekonk  Elizabeth 
C.  Earle  (born  1817). 

Children  of  Anthony  and  Elizabeth  C.  (Earle)  Lyon  (Earle  Fam.): 
I.  Joseph  E.,  b.  June  11,  1845;  m.  July  18,  1885,  Rebecca  CaldwelL 
IL     Helen  C,  b.  Aug.    8,   1851. 


398  ADDENDA. 

482.  VI.  488.  MOSES'  LYON  [Ethel,'  Moses/  William,"  John," 
William^]  was  born  in  Holland,  probably  about  1773.  In  February, 
1795,  he  lived  in  Whiting,  Vt.  Later  he  removed  to  Eagle,  N.  Y.  He 
married . 

Children  of  Moses  Lyon,  perhaps  not  in  order  of  age: 

1630.  I.    Elijah. 

1631.  II.    Polly. 

1632.  III.    Josephiis. 

1633.  IV.    Story. 

1634.  V.    Saumntha. 

1635.  VI.    Justice. 

1636.  VII.    Seneca. 

1637.  VIII.     Smith. 

No.  482,  p.  76. — Moses  Lyon,  of  Holland,  Feb.  24,  1795,  signs  quit 
claim  deed  in  favor  of  his  brother  Alfred.  This  mentions  his  sisters 
Matilda  Moulton  and  Jemima  Dow  as  if  then  living. 

482  et  seq. — The  following  additional  information  has  been  obtain- 
ed relating  to  descendants  of  Ethelbert  Child  Lyon.  [It  is  stated 
that  he  wrote  his  own  name  Ethel  Bert  Child  Lyon.  In  the  land  records 
at  Springfield  he  is  called  Ethel,  Ethel  Bert  Child,  and  Ethel  B.  C. 
Lyon;  in  his  father's  will  he  is  called  Ethel.] 

Children  of  Ethel  and  Mary  (Fuller)  Lyon  (Cf.  record  on  p.  76): 
*482.    I.    Moses;  m.  Mercy  Smith. 

483.  II.    Matilda;  m.  Ephraim  Moulton    (before   1787). 

484.  III.  Jemima  Child;  m.  1st  (before  1787)  Josiah  Dow;  m.  2d  Solo- 
mon Norton   (b.   1750;  res.   Hamlet,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y.) 

485.  IV.  Mary  [Polly];  m.  Story  Choat;  in  June,  1804,  they  resided 
S'helburne,  Vt. 

486.  V.  Aaron;  in  June,  1804,  he  res.  Orwell,  Vt.;  after  this  he  is 
said  to  have  joined  the  Mormons. 

487.  VI.    Hannah;   m.  Leroy  Munger. 

488.  VII.  Alfred  Child,  b.  South  Brimfield  [Holland],  Mass.,  Feb.  25, 
1784;    m.   there,   Sept.    25.    1808,   Lueippa   Wight. 

489.  VIIL    Ethel  B.  C;  res.   Whiting,  Vt.,   in  Jan.,.  1809. 

Note  that  in  this  record  Hannah  takes  the  place  of  Nellie;  no  dates 
of  birth  given  except  for  No.   488. 

No.  488,  p.  104.— In  Oct.,  1806,  Alfred  was  living  at  Orwell,  Vt. 
Late  in  life  he  removed  (from  Steamburg,  N.  Y.)  to  Pleasantville,  Ve- 
nango Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  died.  Juliet  L.  fWright),  No.  842,  had  a  son 
Alfred  and  several  daughters.  Emily  J.  (Hall),  No.  844,  lived  in  Akron, 
O.;  her  son's  name  was  Lewis.  Benjamin  Franklin,  No.  847,  had  a  son 
Arthur  and  other  children.    The  daughters  of  Marcus  Herman,  No.  848, 


FAMILY  OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  399 

were  Elva  and  Leia.    Louise  Jane,  No.  852,  is  said  to  have  married  John 
Henderson,  but  this  is  quite  likely  a  mistake. 

No.  505,  p.  78. — What  about  the  following  record?  "Mehitable  Lyon, 
born  1776,  married  about  1802  Col.  Eli  Hyde.  She  died  Oct.  10,  1831, 
ae.  55,  in  Stafford,  Conn."  (Hyde  Gen.).  Mehitable  No.  658  is  out  of 
the  question;  No.  782  does  not  correspond  in  age.  The  record  on  p. 
78,  taken  from  notes  in  possession  of  the  Child  family,  Woodstock,  is 
probably  authentic. 

506.  VL  221.  (See  p.  78.)  ELIAKIM"  LYON  [Lyman,=  Nehe- 
miah,*  William,^  John,^  William']  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Nov. 
3,  1779,  and  died  in  Strongsville,  O.,  June  17,  1856.  He  married.  May 
23,  1804,  Mary  Strong,  daughter  of  Captain  David  and  Jane  (Groves) 
Strong,  of  Stafford.  She  was  born  Sept.  10,  1787,  and  died  May  31, 
1829.  Capt.  Strong  v/as  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  a  descendant  of 
John  Strong,  of  Northampton.  Jane  was  his  second  wife,  a  native  of 
Brimfield.  Eliakim  was  a  farmer.  He  lived  1804-1818  in  Stafford,  Conn., 
later  in  Strongsville,  O. 

Children  of  Eliakim  and  Mary  (Strong)  Lyon: 

1637.  I.    Danfortli  Strong,  b.   Jan.    18,   1807. 

1638.  II.  Jane  Groves,  b.  Nov.  25,  1808;  m.  1st  June,  1832,  Capt 
Harpin  Johnson  of  Cleveland.  O.  He  died  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  Sept.,  1837, 
and  she  m.  2d  Capt.  John  Tuttle;  she  d.  Aug.  24,  1842. 

1639.  IIL    Martha,  b.  Jan.   13,  1810;  d.  May  13,   1832. 

1640.  IV.  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  17,  1812;  m.  Theron  Goodwin,  son  of  Abel 
and  Olive  (Torrey)  Goodwin  of  Lebanon,  Conn.,  saddler  and  harness 
maker;  res.  Cleveland,  O. ;  no  ch. ;  d.  March  31,  1843. 

1641.  V.  Mary,  b.  May  2,  1815;  m.  William  Goodwin,  bro.  of  Theron; 
children:  1.  Wallace  William,  b.  April  9,  1838;  2.  William  Wallace  (twin 
brother);  3.  Charles  Torrey.  b.  July  11,  1845. 

1642.  VI.     Samuel   Strong,  b.  May  5,   1817. 

1643.  VII.    Eliakim  L.,  b.  Aug.  28,  1818;  d.  Nov.  19,  1866. 

1644.  VIII.    Nancy  Ann,  b.  July  8,  1821;  d.  May  10,  1828. 

1645.  IX.     Charles   Carlos,  b.   Sept.    12,   1823. 

1646.  X.    Clark  Strong,  b.  July  2,  1825;  d.  June  20,  1852. 

1647.  XL  Renda  L,.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1827.;  m.  Leonard  F.  Burgess  of 
Cleveland,  O.;  children:  1.  Howard,  b.  June  23,  1856;  d.  July  11,  1SS58; 
2.  Anna,  b.  Sept.  20,  1860. 

1637.  VII.  506.  DANFORTH  STRONG'  LYON  [Eliakim,''  Lyman," 
Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Stafford,  Conn.,  Jan. 
18,  1807.     He  was  a  farmer  in  Strongsville,  O.     He  married,  May  12, 


400  ADDENDA. 

1836,  Caroline  Lewis,  daughter  of  Blisha  and  Zibbie  (Brant)  Lewis,  of 
Shoreham,  Vt,  afterwards  of  Cleveland,  O.    She  was  born  Jan.  31,  1812. 

Children   of  Danforth  S.   and  Caroline    (Lewis)   Lyon: 

1648.  I.    I>an£ortli  Henry,  b.  May  5,  1837;  d.  Sept.   1,  1837. 

1649.  II.    Henry  Harpln,  b.  June  10,  1838. 

1650.  III.  Lewis  Charles,  b.  March  24,  1840;  d.  in  hospital  at  Cum- 
berland, Md.,  March  1,  1862. 

1651.  IV.     Carlos,  b.   April   17,   1842;   d.   Jan.    12,   1846. 

1652.  V.    Caroline,  b.  March  8,  1844;  d.  Aug.   25,  1845. 

1653.  VI.    Danforth  Carlos,  b.  Oct.  26,  1846;  d.  Feb.  15,  1847. 

1654.  VII.    Delia  Henrietta,  b.  Dec.   25,  1847. 

1655.  VIII.    Edwin  Eli.sha,  b.  Jan.  18,  1850. 

1642.  VIL  506.  SAMUEL  STRONG'  LYON  [Eliakim,"  Lyman,* 
Nehemiah,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Stafford,  Conn.,  May 
5,  1817.  He  was  a  harness  maker  in  Cleveland,  O.  He  married,  Nov. 
23,  1847,  Cecelia  Martin,  born  June  11,  1824. 

Children  of  Samuel  S.  and  Cecelia  (Martin)  Lyon: 

1656.  I.    William  Abner,  b.  Oct.  17.  1848. 

1657.  II.    Frank  Martin,  b.  July  31,  1850. 

1658.  III.     Clara   Minerva,  b.   Nov.    1,   1858. 

1645.  VIL  506.  CHARLES  CARLOS'  LYON  [Eliakim,"  Lyman,* 
Nehemiah,*  William,^'  John,''  William']  was  born  in  Strongsville,  O., 
Sept.  12,  1823.  He  was  a  farmer;  settled  in  Dotyville,  Wis.  He  mar- 
ried in  Black  Rock,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1846,  Matilda  Curtiss,  born  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.,  Jan.  10,  1825,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Ann  Curtiss, 
of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Children   of  Charles  C.   and   Matilda    (Curtiss)    Lyon: 

1659.  I.    Prank  Montagrue,  b.  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  July  19,  1848. 

1660.  II.    Cecelia,  b.   Buffalo,  Aug.   22,   1850. 

1661.  III.     Charles  Collingwod,  b.   July  2,   1856. 

1662.  IV.    Mary  Matilda,  b.  Forest,  Wis.,  May  1,   1858. 

1663.  V.    Renda  Minerva,  b.  Forest,  Wis.,  Nov.   17,   1860. 

1664.  VI.     Emma   Eldora,  b.    Forest,    Wis.,   Nov.    28,    1862. 
166.'.    VII.    Frederic  Forest,  b.  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  July  4.  1865. 
1666.    VIII.    Minnie  May,  b.  Forest,  Dec.  18,  1867. 

No.  522,  p.  79. — Rachel  Lyon,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth 
(Bird)  Lyon  married  Zabdiel  Adams  (Adams  Fam.). 

No.  540,  p.  80. — Medway  Vital  Records  contains  this  item:  June 
10,  1847,  George  Lyon,  of  Boston,  son  of  Ephraim  M.  Lyon,  of  Webster, 
married  Sarah  B.  Nichols. 


FAMILY  OF  WILLIAM  LYON  OF  ROXBURY.  401 

No.  604,  p.  111. — Obadiah  Lyon  was  a  man  of  mark  in  Halifax.  He 
was  the  first  postmaster  of  the  town  and  held  that  office  several  3'ears. 
He  gave  the  land  and  with  a  few  others  built  the  First  Methodist 
church  in  Halifax  and  was  very  active  in  its  maintenance,  going  into 
the  pulpit  himself  when  they  had  no  minister.  He  was  justice  of  the 
peace.  On  one  occasion  he  delivered  a  Fourth  of  July  oration  in  Hali- 
fax.   He  died  Sept.  22,  1842,  ae.  70  years. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Abigail  (Thompson)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifax 
(Cf.  record  on  p.  Ill): 

*I.    Alpha,  b.  Dec.  1,  1803;  d.  Halifax,  Dec.  24,  1892. 

*II.  Henry  Clinton,  b.  Oct.  14,  1805;  res.  Halifax  and  Bridgewater, 
Mass.;  d.  March  18,  1888. 

Children  of  Obadiah  and  Sally  (Paddock)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifaxr 

III.  Frederick,  b.  1812;  m.  Elizabeth  Stranger  (?);  one  son,  Charles; 
Frederick  d.   Jan.   17,   1859,  ae.   47   y. 

IV.  Abigail  Thompson,  b.   1813;  not  m.;  d.  1884,  ae.   72  y. 

*V.    John  Paddock,  b.  May  11.  1815;  res.   (1905)  North  Abington,  Mass. 
VI.     Edwin,   b.    1818;    m.    1st,   1851,   Abigail   McLaughlin;   she   d.    1888; 
m.  2d,  1892,  Charlotte  Bass,  still  living;  he  d.  Aug.  23,  1903,  ae.  85  y. 

*VII.    Lorenzo  Dow,  b.   1820;  res.  North  Attleboro,  Mass.;  d.  . 

VIII.  Priam,  b.  1821;  not  m.;  was  Captain  of  the  Halifax  Light 
Infantry  M.  V.  M.  when  he  died,  Aug.  16,  1855,  ae.  34  y. 

*IX.    Charles  Phillips,  b.  Aug.  11,  1825;  res.   (1905)   Halifax,  Mass. 
X.    i;\^illiam  Harlow,  b.  Oct.,  1828;  not  m.;  d.  Redwood  City.  Cal.,  In 
1904,    ae.    76    y. 

XL    Georgre  Francis,  b.  Aug.  17,  1830;  not  m. 
*XII.    Lydia  Cushman,  b.   1835;   m.   John   Watson;    d.   May,   1898. 

No.  626,  p.  87. — Full  name  Mary  Cushman  Lyon  (Richmond  Fam.). 

No.  640,  p.  117. — Gad  Lyon  must  have  had  an  uncle  Gad,  probably 
brother  of  Nathaniel  mentioned  on  p.  117,  for  "Nathaniel  Lyon  was  ap- 
pointed in  1816  guardian  of  Homer  Lyon  (see  p.  117),  a  minor  under  14 
years  and  son  of  Gad  Lyon,  late  of  Ludlow  (Springfield  Probate  Rec- 
ords). The  following  items  relate  probably  to  members  of  the  same 
family:  Solon  Lyon  married  at  Ludlow,  Mass.  (about  1825)  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Ruth  (Lyman)  White,  of  South  Hadley  and 
Ludlow  (Hannah  born  July  17,  1803;  Solon  a  farmer).  Ruth  Lyon 
(probably  sister  of  Solon)  married  Randolph  White  (b.  Aug.  20,  1805), 
brother  of  Hannah. 

No.  667,  p.  118. — Samuel  Huntington  Lyon,  only  son  of  Rev.  Wal- 
ter Lyon,  died  (at  Pomfret  ?)  ae.  37,  leaving  widow  and  two  children 
(Providence  Gazette,  Oct.  12,  1823).  A  Samuel  H.  Lyon  was  in  the 
war  of  1812. 


402  ADDENDA. 

No.  682,  p.  91. — Benjamin  Sumner  was  son  of  John  Newman  and 
Mary  Sumner,  of  Ashford. 

No.  683,  p.  92. — John  Davis  Lyon  married  first  Mary  A.  Thornton, 
born  1824,  d.  Aug.  27,  1849  (G.  R.  Woodstock  Hill  cemetery);  children: 

I.  Josephine  A.,  b.  April  7,  1849;   d.  Aug.  10,  1849;   2.  Elbert  Paris,  b. 

Sept.  2,  1851;  m. ;  res.  Indianapolis  (?);  John  Davis  Lyon  m.  2d. 

Mary  E.  Johnson,  bom  Aug.  24,  1829;  d.  Nov.  1,  1862  (G.  R.  Woodstock 
Hill  cemetery). 

No.  684,  p.  92. — Nelson  Lyon  married  Feb.  9,  1850,  Mary  Ann  Saun- 
ders, daughter  of and  Olive  Saunders.    Children  of  Nelson  and 

Mary  Ann  (Saunders)  Lyon:  1.  iVlarsliali  Wolcott,  b.  June  7,  1852;  d. 
Jan.  7,  1856;  2.  Infant  son;  d.  May  22,  1860;  3.  Robert,  b.  Aug.  3,  1855; 
d.  March  3,  1861;  4.  Edward  S.,  b.  Jan.  18,  1859;  d.  March  18,  1861; 
5.  Mary  Leslie. 

No.  685,  p.  92. — Andrew  Williams  Bowen  died  in  Woodstock,  Sept. 

II,  1882.  Laura  Hooper  Kent,  who  married  his  son  Charles  Augustus, 
was  daughter  of  George  Arnold  and  Ellen  (Kilburn)  Kent,  of  Lonsdale, 
R.  I.  George  Dana  Lord  who  married  Annette  Louisa  Bowen  was  born 
in  Limington,  Me. 

No.  685  a,  p.  92. — Lucy  Anna  was  born  Aug.  2,  1832.  She  was  mar- 
ried Sept.  28,  1852,  to  Keyes  Danforth,  of  Williamstown,  Mass.,  regis- 
trar of  Williams  College.  A  daughter  was  born  Aug.  18,  1853;  died 
Sept.  4,  1853.  A  son  Bushnell  was  born  Nov.  19,  1854.  He  married  Kit- 
tie  Mather  and  lives  in  New  York.  They  also  adopted  a  son  of  Rev. 
Marshall  Saunders. 

No.  701,  p.  94. — Full  name  Mary  Ettee  Lyon.  Mr.  Steer  was  from 
Oxford. 

No.  704,  p.  124. — The  directory  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  1832,  contains 
the  name  Danforth  Lyon,. merchant,  27  Weybosset  street,  no  doubt  No. 
704.  Providence  Gazette,  of  July  9,  1825,  has  notice  of  death  of  Wil- 
liam Rhodes,  inf.  of  Danforth  Lyon,  in  Providence,  ae.  11  m.  19  d.  The 
Providence  directory  of  1832  gives  also  the  following  Lyon  names:  Ed- 
ward S.,  grocer;   John  J.,  teacher  of  music;  Luther,  house  carpenter. 

No.  716,  p.  95. — Dorothy,  called  Dolly. 

No.  726,  p.  95. — The  full  name  of  Almira's  husband  was  Charles 
Dighton  Rawson. 


FAMILY   OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  403 

No.  747,  p.  97. — Jonathan  Lyon,  of  Sturbridge,  married,  Sept.  1, 
1836,  Eveline  Patch  (Worcester  Vital  Rec).  Possibly  the  following 
refers  to  No.  745:  Loring  Lyon  married,  March  17,  1829,  Cynthia  Patch 
(ibid). 

No.  767,  p.  98. — Lucina  Lyon  (called  Louisa  in  T.  R.),  daughter  of 
Throop  and  Rebecca  Lyon,  born  in  Woodstock,  May  11,  1800,  married 
Feb.  22,  1833,  Ethan  Bliss;  they  had  a  son  Merrick  C;  she  died  Jan. 
5,  1876. 

No.  780,  p.  99. — Of  John  Lyon  we  have  no  record  unless  it  be  the 
following:  Nancy  Lyon,  born  Dec.  9,  1819,  died  Oct.  18,  1901,  daughter 
of  John  and  Polly  (Carry)  Lyon,  married  as  his  second  wife  in  Pitts- 
ford,  Vt.,  March  10,  1839,  Nathan  H.  Churchill;  res.  Brandon,  Vt. 
(Churchill  Fam.). 

No.  806,  p.  102. — Clarissa  Lyon,  of  Woodstock,  married  (int.  May 
25,  1817)  Aaron  Mclntier  (Charleston  Vital  Rec).  This  was  probably 
No.  806.    Compare  No.  38  in  family  of  George  Lyon. 

No.  809,  p.  102. — Calvin  (Calven)  Lyon  married,  Nov.  5,  1826,  Lor- 
inda  Mclntier.  A  daughter  Susan  was  born  June  10,  1827  (Charleston 
Vital  Rec). 

No,  810,  p.  133. — From  the  will  of  Luther  Wells  Lyon,  dated  July 
13,  1885:  My  chest  of  tools,  garden  tools,  edge  tools  and  Hessian  gun 
I  wish  to  go  to  my  grandson,  Frank  Preuitt;  my  watch  to  [grandson] 
Frank  Goulding;  my  hair  chain  and  my  gold-headed  cane  to  [grandson] 
Roy  Goulding;  my  satchel  to  my  daughter  Martha  Preuitt.  I  desire 
my  granddaughters  Ida  Pritchett  and  Libbie  Cotter  to  make  their  choice 
from  my  library.  I  also  desire  that  my  grandson  Eugene  McPike  have 
a  portion  of  my  books.  I  also  wish  a  $100  monument  to  be  put  up  at 
my  grandparents'  grave  in  South  Woodstock,  Conn.,  which  shall  be 
engraved,  "This  monument  was  erected  by  their  great  great  grand- 
children, etc." 

No.  814,  p.  102. — George  Greene  Lyon  in  early  life  was  a  teacher 
in  Fall  River,  R.  I.  He  became  distinguished  later  as  an  educator  in 
Rockford,  111.,  where  he  was  the  organizer  and  the  first  principal  of  the 
Lincoln  school.  On  Arbor  day,  April  22,  1904,  the  old  scholars  of  Mr. 
Lyon  planted  with  appropriate  ceremonies  an  elm  tree  in  the  school 
ground  to  be  known  as  the  Lyon  elm.  As  a  teacher  Mr.  Lyon  was  uni- 
versally loved  and  under  him  the  Lincoln  school  became  widely  known 
as  a  model  school. 


404  ADDENDA. 

845.  VII.  488.  MARYETTE  FULLER'  LYON  (HANFORD)  [Al- 
fred," Ethel,"  Moses,*  William,^  John,^  William^]  was  born  in  Attica, 
N.  Y.,  March  24,  1817,  and  died  in  Irving,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  13,  1892.  She 
was  married  Oct.  10,  1833,  to  Samuel  P.  Hanford. 

Children  of  Samuel  P.  and  Maryette  Fuller   (Lyon)  Hanford: 

1667.  I.  Marcia  Theresa,  b.  April  3,  1836;  m.  Henry  N.  Hall;  children: 
1.  Jennie  L,.;   2.   Harry  H. 

1668.  II.  Frances  De  Ett,  b.  Oct.  10,  1838  (?);  m.  1st  John  S.  Stone; 
one  dau.,  Minnie  May;  m.  2d  James  Locke;  children:  1.  Harry  W.;  2. 
James  W. 

1669.  IIL  Julia  Allen,  b.  March  9.  1839  (?);  m.  S.  C.  Horton;  children: 
1.  Cora  L,.;  2.   Spencer  C. 

1670.  IV.  Ellen  Cordelia,  b.  Oct.  15,  1845;  m.  1st  Edward  Story;  m. 
2d  William  T.  Nevill;  no  ch. 

1671.  V.     Clara  Eugenia,  b.   Dec.    18,   1849;   m.   Resell  L.   Richardson; 

children:    1.    Nina    May;    2.    Harold   Hanford;    d.    .      Mr.    Richardson 

lives  (1905)  in  New  York  City. 

1672.  VI.    KesBzIe  Jane,  b.   Dec.   11,  1851;  died  unmarried. 

1673.  VII.  3Iary  Lyon,  b.  May  22,  1872;  m.  Hanson  A.  Hilton;  one  son, 
John  Hanford. 

No.  876,  p.  142. — Jasper  Hyde  (not  "Jasper  W.")  Lyon  was  born 
in  Stafford,  Conn.,  Sept.  7,  1818.  He  had  a  common  school  education 
and  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  becoming  a  farmer  in  later  years.  He 
lived  in  Wales,  Mass.,  where  he  was  for  many  years  member  of  the 
school  committee  and  was  active  in  all  town  affairs.  He  married  in 
Wales,  Mass.,  Sept.  19,  1843,  Sarah  Adelia  Eaton,  daughter  of  Eli  and 
Almira  (Bourne)  Eaton,  of  Somers,  Conn.  She  died  Jan.  3,  1875  (rec- 
ord sent  by  Mrs.  Darling,  No.  1466).  He  married  second  at  Fiske  Hill, 
Sturbridge,  Mass.,  May  24,  1876,  Jennie  A.  Marsh,  daughter  of  Simeon 
and  Amanda  (Howard)  Marsh,  of  Fiske  Hill.  She  died  May  25,  1886. 
His  third  marriage  is  given  on  p.  142,  also  the  record  of  his  children. 

935.  VII.  604.  ALPHA'  LYON  [Obadiah,"  Obadiah,'  Obadiah,* 
Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  Dec.  1,  1803,  and 
died  in  that  place  Dec.  24,  1892,  ae.  89.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  married 
Tabitha  Leach,  daughter  of  Thomas  Leach. 

Children  of  Alpha  and  Tabitha  (Leach)  Lyon,  born  in  Halifax: 

1674.  I.    Joan,  b.   1833. 

1675.  II.    Mary  Jane,  b.  1835;  m.  Melton. 

1676.  III.    Elmira,  b.   1837. 

1677.  IV.    William  Alden,  b.    1839;   killed   on   railroad. 

1678.  V.    Sylvanus,  b.   1841. 

936.  VII.  604.  HENRY  CLINTON'  LYON  [Obadiah,'  Obadiah,'' 
Obadiah,*  Abiel,'  Samuel,=  William']   was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  Oct. 


FAMILY  OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF    ROXBURY.  .405 

14,  1805,  and  died  in  that  place  March  18,  1888.  He  was  a  stone  cutter 
and  settled  in  Bridgewater,  Mass.  He  married  in  Middleboro,  Mass., 
Nov.  27,  1830,  Priscilla  Wood  Thompson,  daughter  of  Ruel  and  Thankful 
(V\/'ood)  Thompson  (Authentic  Fam.  Rec;  cf.  record  on  p.  146).  The 
family  record  gives  birth  of  oldest  son  Henry  C.,  May  17,  1834,  instead 
of  1838,  and  states  that  he  died  March  26,  1886.  The  younger  daughter, 
Priscilla,  married  Levi  J.  Giddings). 

940.  VII.  604.  LORENZO  DOW^  LYON  [Obadiah,«  Obadiah,^  Oba- 
diah,*  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  in  1820. 
He  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  living  successively  in  Halfax,  Low- 
ell, Clinton  and  North  Attleboro,  Mass.  He  married  in  Poland,  Me., 
Sept.  26,  1866,  Josephine  Hayes,  daughter  of  Hezekiah  and  Sarah 
Jane  (Rand)  Hayes,  of  Poland,  Me. 

Son  of  Lorenzo  D.  and  Josephine   (Hayes)   Lyon: 

1679.  I.  Frederick  Dow.  b.  Clinton,  Mass.,  1869;  grad.  Tufts  College, 
1892;  Harvard  Medical  Dept.,  1896;  physician;  not  m. ;  address  (1905),  634 
Dudley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

941.  VII.  604.  CHARLES  PHILLIPS^  LYON  [Obadiah,"  Oba- 
diah,^  Obadiah,^  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William']  was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass., 
Aug.  11,  1825,  and  has  always  made  his  residence  in  that  place.  He  has 
held  various  positions  of  trust  as  an  honored  and  esteemed  citizen. 
When  Abraham  Lincoln  issued  his  first  call  for  75,000  troops,  he  was  a 
lieutenant  in  Co.  A,  3d  Reg.  M.  V.  M.,  and  responded  to  the  call.  Capt. 
Harlow,  of  his  company,  came  to  his  house  at  3  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing to  summon  him,  and  like  Paul  Revere,  he  rode  through  the  town 
calling  to  arms  the  members  of  the  company.  The  regiment  reached 
Fort  Monroe  just  in  time  to  go  aboard  the  U.  S.  gunboat  Pawnee,  and 
to  take  part  in  the  destruction  of  ships  and  munitions  of  war  at  the 
Gosport  Navy  Yard,  the  first  blow  struck  at  the  power  of  the  Confed- 
eracy. At  the  end  of  his  three  months'  term,  Capt.  Lyon  returned  to 
Halifax,  but  in  the  following  year  the  proffered  services  of  the  Halifax 
Xiight  Infantry  were  accepted,  and  he  went  with  his  company  to  North 
Carolina,  where  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Kingston,  Whitehall 
and  Goldsboro. 

Captain  Lyon  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  state  legislature.  He  is  a  shoe  manu- 
facturer. He  has  been  twice  married.  In  May,  1851,  he  was  united  In 
marriage  at  Hanson,  Mass.,  to  Sarah  McLauthlin,  daughter  of  Elisha 
and  Abigail  (Wright)  McLauthlin,  of  Kingston,  Mass. 


406  ADDENDA. 

Children  of  Charles  Phillips  Lyon: 

1680.  I.  Obadiah  [Obed],  b.  1853;  a  jeweler;  m.  Nellie  Hayes;  she 
d.  1905;  no  ch.;  res.   (1905)   Brockton,  Mass. 

1681.  II.  Walter,  b.  1855;  m.  Josephine  Osborn;  children:  1.  E^dith 
m.  Dr.  Vincent  Lathby  of  Searsport,  Me.);  2.  Charles;  3.  Kenneth;  4. 
Clement. 

1682.  III.  Amanda,  b.  1860;  m.  Cushing  O.  Thomas;  one  son,  Herbert 
Warren. 

944.  VII.  604.  JOHN  PADDOCK'  LYON  [Obadiah,^  Obadiah,* 
Obadiah,^  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William']  was  born  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  May 
11,  1815.  He  married  in  Abington,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1835,  Salome  Tyrrell, 
daughter  of  Oliver  and  Mary  (Reid)  Tyrrell,  of  Plainfield,  Mass.  He 
is  a  contractor  and  builder  living  in  North  Abington.  (See  footnote, 
p.  112.)  When  a  young  man  he  took  deep  interest  in  military  matters 
and  held  four  commissions  in  the  Halifax  Light  Infantry,  M.  V.  M. 
When  the  Civil  war  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Second  Mass.  Infantry, 
and  served  under  Gen.  Banks  in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  participating  in 
the  battles  of  Newton,  Strasburg  and  Winchester.  In  the  engagement 
at  Winchester  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  was  confined  for  112  days  in 
the  rebel  prisons  at  Lynchburg  and  Belle  Island.  He  was  discharged 
from  the  service  for  disability  in  May,  1863. 

Children  of  John  P.  and  Salome  (Tyrrell)  Lyon,  born  in  Abington, 
Mass. : 

1683.  I.  Melissa,  b.  Sept.,  1836;  m.  G.  G.  Moore  of  Lewiston,  Me.;  6 
ch.,   only  one  living   (1905),  G.   G.  Moore,  Jr.,  of  Brewer,  Me. 

■*ie84.    II.    AVIlliam  Etlward,  b.   May   12,    1839;   m.   Ellen   P.   Hibberd   of 
Bradford,  Me.;  no  ch. 

1685.    III.    Cordillia,  b.    1841,  d.   1843. 
*1686.    IV.    John  M.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1844. 

1684.  VIIL  944.  WILLIAM  EDWARD'  LYON  [John  P.,'  Oba- 
diah," Obadiah,"  Obadiah,^  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William']  was  born  in  Ab- 
ington, Mass.,  May  12,  1839.  Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Abing- 
ton, Hollis  Institute  of  Braintree  and  Pierce  Academy  of  Middleboro. 
He  began  the  manufacture  of  shoes  in  a  small  way  in  1868,  the  busi- 
ness growing  until  he  employed  over  100  operatives.  He  continued 
the  manufacture  of  shoes  until  1901,  when  he  retired  from  business. 
He  was  president  of  the  North  Abington  Co-operative  Bank  for  several 
years  and  is  now  trustee  of  the  Abington  Savings  Bank.  He  has  held 
the  office  of  town  auditor  for  twenty-two  years.  He  is  a  public  spirited 
man,  ready  to  do  his  part  in  anything  that  has  to  do  with  the  public 
good.  He  is  a  member  of  John  Cutler  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Pilgrim 
Royal  Arch  Chapter  and  Old  Colony  Commandery  of  Knights  Templar, 


FAMILY  OF  WILLIAM  LYON  OF  ROXBURY.  407 

and  is  at  the  present  time    (1905)    secretary  of  Pilgrim  Royal  Arch 
Chapter. 

1686.  VIII.  944.  JOHN  M.«  LYON  [John  P./  Obadiah,"  Obadiah," 
Obadiah,*  Abiel,^  Samuel,^  William^]  was  born  at  East  Abington,  Sept. 
7,  1844.  He  received  a  common  school  education  and  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade,  which  he  followed  sixteen  years.  For  the  past  fourteen 
years  he  has  been  employed  in  George  E.  Keith's  shoe  factory  (Walk- 
Over  shoe).  He  was  married  Nov.  19,  1866,  to  E.  Augusta  Chamber- 
lain, of  North  Abington.  She  died  March  1,  1898,  and  he  married  sec- 
ond. May  3,  1900,  Alice  M.  Hattie,  of  Warren,  R.  I.  He  joined  Pilgrim 
Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  1884,  at  Abington,  and  took  card  from  that  lodge 
to  become  charter  member  of  Winthi'op  Lodge,  No.  101,  of  North  Ab- 
ington. Passed  through  principal  chairs  of  the  order  to  that  of  Noble 
Grand.    He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  church  in  North  Abington. 

In  April,  1867,  he  enlisted  as  private  in  Co.  K,  3d  Reg.  M.  V.  M.; 
promoted  to  corporal  in  1868,  to  acting  sergeant,  1870,  to  second  lieu- 
tenant May  19,  1871;  honorably  discharged  as  first  lieutenant  in  1876. 
Member  of  Camp  67,  S.  of  V.,  Mass.  Div.  of  Abington;  promoted  to  cap- 
tain in  1888;  prom,  to  Mass.  Div.  Staff,  S.  of  "V.,  as  chaplain,  rank  cap- 
tain, 1889. 

Children  of  John  M.  and  E.  Augusta   (Chamberlain)   Lyon: 

1687.  I.    Augustus  C,  b.  Nov.  19,   1876;  d.  Feb.,  1877. 

1688.  IL  A.  Augusta,  b.  Nov.  27,  1878;  m.  John  M.  Barry;  d.  Aug.  30, 
1897,  leaving-  an  infant  dau.,  Ruth  (d.  1897). 

946.  VII.  604.  LYDIA  CUSHMAN'  LYON  (WATSON)  [Oba- 
diah,"  Obadiah,"  Obadiah,^  Abiel,'  Samuel,"  William^]  was  born  in  Hali- 
fax, Mass.,  in  1835,  and  died  in  May,  1898.  She  was  married  in  Halifax, 
Mass.,  to  John  Watson. 

Children  of  John  and  Lydia  C.    (Lyon)   Watson:  .• 

1689.  I.    Mary;   m.  .  ' 

1690.  II.    William;   d.    1901. 

No.  948,  p.  146. — Betsey  Ann  Carpenter,  born  1822,  was  younger 
sister  of  Loranda,  Isaac's  first  wife.    She  died  in  1895  (Carpenter  Fam.). 

No.  1046,  p.  120. — Mary  L.  Lyon  was  born  Nov.  20,  1841;  married 
Sept.  10,  1873,  William  H.  Fisher;  res.  Cincinnati.  Mary's  mother's 
maiden  name  was  in  full  Mary  Brinsmade  Northrup  (Fisher  Gen.). 

No.  1247,  p.  142. — Walter  M.  Lyon  married  in  Southbridge,  May  27, 
1896,  Edna  Blackmer.  They  have  two  children:  1.  Florence  Amelia,  b. 
Southbridge,  July  1,  1899;  2.  Clara  Josephine,  b.  Feb.  14,  1904. 

No.  1248,  p.  142. — Arthur  S.  Lyon  married  in  Putnam,  Conn.,  April 
2,  1902,  Belvena  E.  Kempp. 


408  ADDENDA. 

No.  1273,  p.  169.— (See  also  p.  160)— Family  record  gives  as  oldest 
child  of  Henry  C,  Louise  V.,  born  1867,  m.  Frank  V.  Emerson.  Only 
three  children,  however,  are  given,  no  mention  being  made  of  No.  1514. 
Henry  Clinton  Lyon  was  born  May  17,  1834  (Fam.  Rec). 

No.  1275,  p.  170. — Algernon  Sidney  Lyon  is  a  house  builder,  living 
(1905)  in  West  Bridgewater,  Mass.  He  married  in  that  place  Nov. 
11,  1873,  Louise  Frances  Copeland,  daughter  of  John  and  Louisa  S. 
(Packard)  Copeland,  of  W.  Bridgewater.  The  name  of  the  daughter 
(No.  1517)  was  Evelyn  Louise;  she  married  Ward  Richards. 

No.  1276,  p.  146. — Priscilla  Lyon  married  Levi  J.  Giddings. 

No.  1367,  p.  154. — Craft  Gen.  gives  the  record:  Harriet  Lyon,  of 
Craftsbury,  Vt.,  married  Dec.  19,  18v4,  Dr.  Charles  W.  Dustin. 

No.  1435,  p.  178. — Eugene  Fairfield  McPike  has  traced  his  ancestry 
Dy  authenticated  lines  from  the  following  pioneer  American  families: 
Lyon  (1635),  Colburn  (1637),  Dumont  (1657),  Traverrier  (1688),  Ar- 
naud  (1688),  Rezeau  (1688),  Van  Vechten,  now  Veghte  (1717),  Lowe 
1750.  Mrs.  McPike,  nee  Denton,  was  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Waddingham)  Denton,  natives  of  Yorkshire.  Mr.  McPike  has  accu- 
mulated a  large  and  valuable  collection  of  rare  books,  pamphlets,  man- 
uscripts, scrap-books,  loose  letters,  etc.,  etc.,  of  an  historical  character. 
These  will  ultimately  be  placed  in  the  Genealogical  Department  or  in 
the  Museum  of  the  Newberry  Library  in  Chicago,  where  a  small  portion 
of  them  have  already  been  deposited.  A  list  of  his  writings  may  be 
seen  in  a  collection  of  magazines,  etc.,  in  the  British  Museum,  under 
press-mark  10882.  K.  25.  A  duplicate  list  is  prefixed  to  "A  Partial  Bib- 
liography of  Dr.  Edmund  Holley"  in  the  Library  of  Congress,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  Among  his  genealogical  papers  may  be  specified  "Perpetuai- 
ing  in  History  the  Deeds  of  Our  Noble  Ancestors  (an  open  letter  in  re 
the  Lyon  family)"  [Putnam  Patriot,  XXV.  13],  "The  Lyon  Family  of 
Windham  County,  Conn."  [N.  Y.  Gen.  and  Biog.  Rec.  XXVIII  and 
XXIX.],  "The  Genealogy  of  Capt.  Moses  Guest  and  Capt.  James  Mc- 
Pike" [Am.  Hist.  Register,  new  ser.  I.],  "Tales  of  Our  Forefathers  and 
Biographical  Annals  of  Families  Allied  to  Those  of  Dumont,  Guest  and 
McPike,"  quarto,  pp.  181,  Joel  Munsell's  Sons,  Albany,  N.  Y.  (copies  in 
the  Newberry  Library,  Chicago;  the  New  York  Public  Library;  Library 
of  the  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  Boston).  The  name 
of  Mr.  McPike  is  familiar  to  every  reader  of  any  of  the  genealogical 
periodicals  published   in  America,  and  is  equally  well  known  in  the 


FAMILY   OF   WILLIAM   LYON   OF   ROXBURY.  409 

Old   World   through  his   frequent  communications   to  "London   Notes 
and  Queries." 

No.  1701,  p.  189. — Copy  of  articles  of  indenture  binding  Seth  Lyon 
as  apprentice  to  Samuel  Daggett,  Jr.,  housewright: 

This  Indenture,  made  this  fifteenth  day  of  October  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  &  eighty-four,  between  Samuel 
Daggett,  Junr.,  of  Dedham,  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  in  the  Common- 
wealth of  Massachusetts,  Housewright,  of  the  one  part,  and  David  Lyon, 
of  Roxbury,  in  said  County,  yeoman,  father  to  Jesse  Lyon,  of  said  Rox- 
bury,  minor,  &  said  Jesse  Lyon  of  the  other  part. 

Witnesseth:  That  said  Jesse  Lyon,  son  of  said  David  Lyon,  doth 
put  himself  apprentice  to  said  Samuel  Daggett,  Junr.,  to  learn  the 
Trade,  art  or  mystery  of  a  Housewright  &  with  him  after  the  manner 
of  an  apprentice  to  Serve  from  the  Day  of  the  date  hereof  untill  the 
Eighteenth  Day  of  May  which  will  be  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  seven  hundred  &  eighty-eight,  &  shall  during  all  that  time 
behave  himself  faithfully  as  a  good  apprentice  in  said  trade  or  mystery; 
And  the  said  Samuel  Daggett,  Junr.,  in  consideration  thereof  coven- 
ants and  agrees  to  &  with  the  said  David  Lyon  &  Jesse  Lyon,  their 
heirs,  executors  and  administrators  &  every  of  them,  jointly  &  sever- 
ally that  he,  the  said  Samuel  Daggett,  Junf.,  will  well  &  truly  procure 
&  provide  for  said  apprentice  sufficient  Meat,  Drink,  Lodging,  Washing, 
Physic  &  necessary  every-day  Apparel  excepting  Clothes  for  Sundays 
&  holidays,  and  all  other  necessaries  during  said  term  &  shall  also 
well  &  truly  &  in  a  workman-like  manner,  according  to  his  best  judg- 
ment, skill  &  discretion  instruct  the  said  apprentice  in  all  the  secrets, 
parts  and  branches  of  the  said  trade  or  mystery  of  Housewright  & 
shall  do  or  cause  to  be  done  all  that  appertaineth  to  a  Master  to  do  in 
the  premises. 

And  for  the  true  and  faithful  performance  of  all  &  singular  the  said 
covenants  &  agreements  hereinbefore  recited  &  contained  the  Parties 
aforesaid  hereby  respectively  bind  themselves  each  to  the  other  "firmly 
by  these  presents. 

In  Witness  whereof  they,  the  Parties  aforesaid  have  hereunto  in- 
terchangeably set  their  hands  and  seals  the  day  &  year  first  afore 
written.  DAVID  LYON, 

SAMUEL  DAGGETT,  JR. 
JESSE  LYON. 

In  presents  of 

BENJ.  FARRINGTON. 
SETH  LYON. 


410  ADDENDA. 

No.  2023,  p.  253. — A.  F.  S.  Lyons  was  associated  in  a  large  shoe 
manufacturing  business  in  Greenfield  with  Nahum  S.  Cutler  and  D.  C.  G. 
Field. 

No.  2350,  p.  269. — In  Medway  Vital  Records  we  find  the  birth  of 
an  Aaron  Lyon  "son  of  Dorcas  Clark,"  Feb.  24,  1728-9.  The  item  came 
to  the  attention  of  the  editor  after  the  chapter  on  Aaron  Lyon,  of 
Sturbridge,  was  in  type,  and  may  or  may  not  have  significance  in  this 
connection. 

No.  9  (Fam.  of  Peter) — Hannah  Hewens  was  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  Hewens.  Hannah  married  second,  June  14,  1696,  Vigilance 
Fisher   (Ded)    (Morris  Brigham  in  Hapgood  Gen.). 

No.  133  (Fam.  of  Peter),  p.  341. — Obadiah  Eddy  went  to  Fair 
Haven,  Vt.,  about  1832,  afterwards  removed  elsewhere  in  Vermont  and 
in  1859  went  to  Marquette,  Mich.,  to  live  with  his  sons.  He  died  Sept., 
1862.  Children  of  Obadiah  and  Fanny  (Lyon)  Eddy:  1.  Otis,  b.  Ben- 
nington, Vt.,  about  1802;  res.  Fairhaven;  m.  Sept.  27,  1827,  Sophia  Kid- 
der; 1  s.,  2  dau. ;  2.  John  W.;  m.  Ann  Bristol;  res.  Cambridge,  N.  Y.;  3. 
Norman  E.;  m.  in  Woodford,  Vt,  Caroline  Clement;  removed  to  Mar- 
quette, Mich.;  2  s.,  3  dau.;  4.  Elisha  Faxon;  m.  Caroline  Whipple;  res. 
Marquette  Mich.;  2  dau.;  5.  Benjamin  Franklin,  m.  1st  Mary  Andrews; 

1  s.;  m.  2d  Loraine  B.  Hickox;  1  s.,  1  dau.;  m.  3d ;  6.  Cullen  C, 

m. ;  res.  Marquette,  Mich. 

No.  26  (Fam.  of  George). — It  may  have  been  this  Keziah  who  mar- 
ried as  second  wife.  May  17,  1754,  Timothy  Foster  (Foster  Gen.).  If 
so  she  must  have  died  in  1755.  Timothy  and  Keziah  (Lyon)  Foster 
had  a  son  Benjamin.    Keziah  died  in  1755. 


LYON  NAMES,  MOSTLY  IN  EASTERN  CONNECTICUT, 
IN  THE  FRENCH  AND  INDIAN  WARS. 


Abiel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  190  ?],  1st  Regt.  April  13th  to  Oct.  17,  1757;  3d 
Regt.  May  16  to  Nov.  4,  1758. 

Amariah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  90  ?],  5tli  Co.  3d  Regt.  April  7  to  Nov.  20, 
1758,  New  London? 

David  Lyon  (W)  [No.  130  ?],  Capt.  Carpenter's  Co.,  Aug.,  1757;  Capt. 
Holmes'  Co.,  3d  Regt,  Fort  Edward,  Oct.,  1758,  Woodstock. 

Ephraim  Lyon  (W)  [No.  208],  1st.  Co.,  1st  Regt,  1755;  6tli  Co.,  4th 
Regt,  1756  and  1758  (Ashford);  also  3d  Co.,  1st.  Regt.  (Ticonder- 
oga),  1759. 

Eliphalet  Lyon  (W)  [No.  243],  6th  Co.,  3d.  Regt.  (Fort  Edward),  1758; 
3d  Co.,  1st  Regt,  1759;  also  10th  Co.,  1st  Regt,  1759  (?). 

George  Lyon  (G)  [No.  27],  Capt.  Carpenter's  Co.,  of  Woodstock,  Aug. 
1757. 

Henry  Lyon  (W)  [No.  242],  with  David  above;  also  Capt.  Barker's 
Militia  (Fort  Henry),  1757;  4th  Regt.  (Montreal  Hospital),  1760, 
Holmes'  Co.;  10th  Co.,  1st  Regt.,  1761  and  1762. 

Henry  Lyon,  2d,  (G  ?)  [No.  30  ?],  Capt.  Holmes'  Co.,  3rd  Regt  (Fort 
Edward),  1758. 

Lemuel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  170],  3d  Co.,  3d  Regt,  1755;  Capt  Carpenter's 
Co.,  of  Woodstock,  1757;  Capt  Holmes'  Co.,  3d  Regt.  (Fort  Ed- 
ward), 1758;  Corp.  Capt.  Holmes'  Co.,  4th  Regt.,  1759. 

Nehemiah  Lyon  (W  ?)  [possibly.  No.  70],  1st  Lieut  6th  Co.,  3d  Regt., 
appointed  1755  (perhaps  of  Fairfield  Co.). 

Noah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  244],  Corp.  9th  Co.,  3d  Regt,  1755  (Coventry  ?) ; 
7th  Co.,  2d  Regt.,  1756  (Windsor  ?). 

Nathan  Lyon  (?)  6th  Co.,  4th  Regt.,  1756;  4th  Co.  scouting  party  (Israel 
Putnam),  1757;  10th  Co.,  3rd  Regt.  (Fort  Edward),  1758;  also  same 
Co.  and  Regt.,  1759  (perhaps  of  Fairfield  Co.). 

Robert  Lyon  (?),  Putnam's  Co.,  1st  Regt,  1761. 

Thomas  Lyon  (?),  corp.  Israel  Putnam's  Co.  (Fort  Edward),  1755;  Capt. 
Barker's  Militia,  relief  of  William  Henry,  1757;  sgt.  10th  Co.,,  3d 
Regt.,  1758;  ensign  3d  Co.,  1st  Regt.  (Ticonderoga),  1759. 

William  Lyon  (W)  [No.  173],  12th  Co.,  1st  Regt.,  1761. 


Note.     In    the    succeeding   pages    the    several   New    England    familleb 
are   designated   as    follows:      (G),   George;    (H),   Henry;    (P),    Peter;    (R), 
Richard;   (T),  Thomas;   (W),  William;   [rel.  No.   75]   related  to  No.   75. 
"Boston."      See   p.   369. 

411 


LYON  NAMES  IN  KING  PHILIP'S  WAR. 

Elhanan  Lyon  (P)  [No.  3],  Dorchester. 
George  Lyon  (G)  [No.  1],  Dorchester. 
Joseph  Lyon   (W)'  [No.  6],  Roxbury. 
Nathaniel  Lyon  (P)   [No.  4],  Dorchester. 
Thomas  Lyon  (?),*  killed  at  Turner's  Falls. 
William  Lyon  (W)  [No.  5],  Roxbury. 


OFFICERS  IN  CONTINENTAL  ARMY. 

From  Heitzman's  Historical  Register. 

Abraham  Lyon  (New  Jersey)  (H);  Capt.  2d  N.  J.  Militia,  1776;  Capt. 
4th  N.  J.,  Nov.  28,  1776;  resigned  May,  1778. 

Archibald  Lyon  (New  Jersey)  (H);  3d  Lieut  4th  Cont.  Artillery,  April 
1,  1777;  resigned  May,  1778. 

Asa  Lyon  (Connecticut)  (W) ;  2nd  Lieut.  Sherburne's  Additional  Con- 
tinental Regiment,  Nov.  19,  1777;  Regimental  Q.  Master,  Dec.  8, 
1777  to  April  30,  1780;  1st  Lieut.  June  1,  1778;  retired  Jan.  1,  1781. 

Daniel  Lyon  (Connecticut)  (W) ;  Capt.  8th  Conn.,  July  6  to  Dec.  17,  1775. 

David  Lyon  (New  York)  (T) ;  Capt.  1st  N.  Y.,  July  14,  1775,  to  Oct. 
1776;  Capt.  Spencer's  Additional  Cont.  Regt.  Jan  12,  1777;  re- 
signed April  10,  1778. 

Ephraim  Lyon  (Connecticut)  (W) ;  ensign  in  Lexington  alarm,  April, 
1775;  1st  Lieut.  2d  Conn.,  May  1  to  Dec.  16,  1775. 

Gilbert  Lyon  (New  York)  (T) ;  Capt.  N.  Y.  militia,  prisoner  of  war, 
Dec.  11,  1780  to  April  11,  1781. 

Jacob  Lyon  (Massachusetts)  (W) ;  2d  Lieut.  18th  Cont.  Inf.,  Jan.  1 
1776,  to . 

Matthew  Lyon  (New  Hampshire) ;  Lieut.  Green  Mountain  Boys,  July, 
1776;  cashiered  Oct.  16,  1776. 

Thomas  Lyon  (New  Hampshire)  (P?);  2d  Lieut.  Warner  Additional 
Cont.  Regt.,  Oct.  27,  1776;  wounded  Ticonderoga,  July  2,  1777; 
retired  Jan.  1,  1781. 

Theophilus  Lyon  (Massachusetts)   (P) ;  1st  Lieut.  Heath's  Mass.  Regt., 

May  to  Dec,  1775. 
William   Lyon   (Connecticut)    (W) ;   Lieut.  3d  Conn.,  May  1  to  Dec.  1, 

1775. 
Zebulon   Lyon   (W) ;   2d  Lieut.  Hoisington  Battalion  of  Rangers,  Aug. 

6,  1776,  to  . 


*Possibly   a   brother   of   George.      He    is   said   to   have   been   of    "near 
•"Boston." 


LYON  NAMES  IN  REVOLUTIONARY  WAR. 


1.     FROM   MASSACHUSETTS. 

Aaron  Lyon  (W)   [No.  268],  priv.  and  sgt.,  Rehoboth. 

Aaron  Lyon  (W  ?),  Hampshire  Co. 

Abel  Lyon  (R),  Lanesboro. 

Alpheus  Lyon  (P)  [No.  84],  Wrentham. 

Asahel  Lyon  (W)   [No.  293],  Plympton. 

Asaph  Lyon  (P)  [No.  46  ?]. 

Benjamin  Lyon  (P)  [No.  37],  Dorchester. 

Benjamin  Lyon,  Jr.  (P)  [No.  73],  Dedham  roll. 

Cyrus  Lyon  (W)   [No.  177],  Chesterfield. 

Daniel  Lyon  (W  ?)  [rel.  No.  130],  Ludlow. 

Daniel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  233],  corp.,  Roxbury. 

David  Lyon  (W)   [No.  307],  Royalston. 

David  Lyon  (P)  [No.  97],  Stoughton. 

Ebenezer  Lyon   (P)   [No.  64],  Medfield. 

Ebenezer  Lyon  (W  ?),  Grafton. 

Ebenezer  Lyon  (W  ?)  paid  bounty  by  Roxbury. 

Eleazer  Lyon  (W  ?)  [rel.  118],  Sutton, 

Eli  Lyon, . 

Eliab  Lyon  (P)  [No.  85],  Walpole. 

Elijah  Lyon  (P)  [No.  112],  Stoughton. 

Eliphalet  Lyon  (?),  Newton. 

Enoch  Lyon  (P)  [No.  48],  Weymouth  roll, 

Ephraim  Lyon,  Shelburne. 

Ephraim  Lyon,  Worcester  Co.  roll. 

Ephraim  Lyon  (W)  [No.  250],  Capt.,  Grafton. 

Ethelbert  Lyon  (W)  [No.  211],  South  Brimfield. 

Francis  Lyon,  Marblehead. 

Gamaliel  Lyon   (P)   [No.  53],  Stoughton. 

Isaiah  Lyon  (P)  [No.  83],  Walpole. 

Jabez  Lyon  (R),  Lanesboro. 

Jacob  Lyon  (W)   [No.  132],  Lieut.,  Gageboro. 

Jacob  Lyon  (P)  [No.  72],  fifer,  Milton. 

James  Lyon,  Corp.,  Marblehead. 

James  Lyon,  Machias  roll. 

413 


414  LYON   NAMES   IN   REVOLUTION. 

Jedediah  (W)  [No.  122],  Corp.,  Middleboro. 

John  Lyon  (R),  Lanesboro. 

John  Lyon  (W)   [No.  171  ?],  Capt.,  Rehoboth. 

John  Lyon  (P  ?),  Stoughton. 

Jonathan  Lyon  (W  ?)  [No.  2350],  Hampshire  Co. 

Joseph  Lyon,  Sr.,  Newton. 

Joseph  Lyon,  Jr.,  Cambridge. 

Josiah  Lyon  (P  ?  or  W  ?),  Needbam. 

Josiah  Lyon,  Jr.  (P  ?  or  W  ?),  Needbam. 

Kimberly  Lyon  (R),  Lanesboro. 

Lemuel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  170],  Lieut.,  Hampshire  Co. 

Lemuel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  325],  Middleboro  roU. 

London  Lyon,  Lincoln  Co. 

London  Lyon,  seaman,  Boston  roll. 

Matthew  Lyon,§  Lieut.,  unjustly  cashiered  and  discharged. 

Michael  Lyon,  New  Marlboro. 

Michael  Lyon,  Weston. 

Nathan  Lyon  (W  ?)   [No.  2352],  Ashfield. 

Nehemiah  Lyon,  North  Castle  roll. 

Obadiah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  292],  Halifax. 

Patrick  Lyon,  Sturbridge. 

Paul  Lyon,  service  at  Cambridge. 

Pelatiah  Lyon,  Windsor. 

Pelatiah  Lyon  (W  ?)  [No.  289  ?],  Gageboro. 

Peter  Lyon  (P)  [No.  63?],  Walpole. 

Philip  Lyon  (W)  [No.  127  ?],  Wilbraham. 

Richard  Lyon  (R),  Lanesboro. 

Samuel  Lyon,  Dedham. 

Samuel  Lyon,  Northfield. 

Samuel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  271],  Rehoboth. 

Samuel  Lyon  (W  ?)  [rel.  130  ?],  Wilbraham. 

Samuel  Lyon  (P)  [No.  96],  Stoughton  roll. 

Samuel  Lyon,  seaman. 

Samuel  B.  Lyon. 

Simeon  Lyon,  Lancaster. 

Spencer  Lyon  (P)   [No.  69],  Stoughtonham. 

Stephen  Lyon  (W  ?)  [No.  2351],  Ashfield. 

Theophilus  Lyon   (P)   [No.  99],  Stoughton. 


§This  was  Matthew  Lyon,  "the  American  Pym,"  a  native  of  Ireland, 


LYON   NAMES   IN   REVOLUTION.  415 

Thomas  Lyon  (P)  [No.  74],  Milton, 

Thomas  Lyon,  Capt.,  Bristol  Co. 

Thomas  Lyon  (R?),  Berkshire  Co. 

William  Lyon  (W  ?)  [No.  173  ?],  service  at  Boston. 

Zabina  Lyon  (P)  [No.  70],  Stoughtonham. 

Zebulon  Lyon  (W)  [No.  295],  Plmypton,  also  Plymouth. 

FROM   CONNECTICUT. 

Aaron  Lyon  (W)  [No.  262  ?],  East  Haddam. 

Abel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  275  ?],  Woodstock. 

Abiel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  190  ?],  Woodstock. 

Amasa  Lyon  (W)   [No.  218),  Corp.,  Woodstock. 

Amariah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  263  ?],  Ashford. 

Amos  Lyon  (W)  [No.  193],  Woodstock. 

Amos  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Asa  H.  Lyon  (W)  [No.  203],  Lieut.,  Woodstock. 

Asahel  (Asael)  Lyon§  (W),  Ashford. 

Benjamin  Lyon  (W)  [No.  166],  Capt,  Woodstock. 

Caleb  Lyon  (T  ?),  Fairfield  Co.  ? 

Daniel  Lyon  (W)  [No.  188],  Capt,  Woodstock. 

Daniel  Lyon,  Sgt,  Fairfield  Co. 

Daniel  Lyon,  Jr.,  (W.)  [No.  188],  Capt,  Woodstock. 

David  Lyon,  New  Milford  ? 

Ebenezer  Lyon  (W)   [No.  196  ?],  Woodstock. 

Eliakim  Lyon  (W),  Woodstock. 

Eliphalet  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Enos  Lyon,  Canaan  or  Strafford  ? 

Ephraim  Lyon  (W  ?),  Canterbury. 

Ephraim  Lyon  (W)  [No.  208],  Ashford. 

Ezekiel  Lyon,  seaman.  Ship  Oliver  Cromwell. 

George  Lyon  (G)  [No.  27],  Woodstock. 

Henry  Lyon  (W)  [No.  242],  Ashford. 

Henry  Lyon  (G)  [No.  34  ?],  Woodstock. 

Hezekiah  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Isaac  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Isaiah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  206],  Woodstock. 

Job  Lyon  (Pensioner  1832),  Fairfield  Co. 

Jabez  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 


§Killed  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775. 


416  LYON   NAMES   IN   REVOLUTION. 

Jabez  Lyon  (Lyons)  [No.  446],  Woodstock. 

John  Lyon  (W)  [No.  198  ?],  Woodstock. 

John  Lyon  (W)   [No.  260],  Montville. 

Joseph  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Joshua  Lyon  (R),  (pensioner,  1840),  Greenwich. 

Josiah  Lyon  (W)  [No.  264],  New  London. 

Lyman  Lyon  (W)  [No.  221],  Woodstock. 

Nathan  Lyon  (R),  Fairfield  Co. 

Nathan  Webb  Lyon  (R),  (pensioner,  1832),  Fairfield  Co. 

Nehemiah  W.  Lyon  (pensioner,  1840),  Weston. 

Noah  Lyon  (R),  Greenwich. 

Pelatiah  Lyon  (R),  Norwalk. 

Peter  Lyon,  Beauford. 

Reuben  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Samuel  Lyon,  Fairfield  Co. 

Stephen  Lyon  (W)   [No.  202],  Capt,  Woodstock. 

Stephen  Lyon,  Jr.,  Fairfield  Co. 

Thomas  Lyon  (W)  [No.  261?],  New  London  ? 

Warram  (Wareham?)  Lyon  (W)  [No.  197?),  Corp.,  New  London. 

William  Lyon  (W)  [No.  173],  Lieut.,  Woodstock. 

FROM    NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

[Charles  Lines],  Charlemont. 

Ebenezer  Lyon  (W?)  [rel.  No.  5?],  Lieut.,  Amherst. 

Edward  Lyon  (W?)  [rel.  No.  5?],  Amherst. 

James  Lyon  (Lyons),  fifer,  Capt.  Richards'  roll. 

Jonathan  Lyon  (W?)  [rel.  No.  5?],  Amherst, 

Michael  Lyon  (Lyons),  Weare. 

Samuel  Lyon,  Marlboro  return. 

Stephen  Lyon,  Capt.  M.  White's  roll. 

William  Lyon  (enl.  3  years),  Concord. 

FROM   VERMONT. 

Gideon  Lyon,  2d  Reg.,  2d  Co.,  Lieut.,  Shaftsburg. 

Joseph  Lyon,  Levi  Goodenough's  Co. 

Matthew  Lyon.f  Capt.  in  Col.  Ira  Allen's  Regt.,  etc. 

Thomas  Lyon,  Capt.  John  Smith's  Co. 

Zebulon  Lyon  (W)  [No.  136],  Lieut.,  Capt.  Wait's  Co.,  etc. 


tThe  same   as   the  Matthew   in  Massachusetts  list. 


LYON  NAMES,  NEW  LONDON  AND  VICINITY, 
WAR  OF  1812. 

Abraham  Lyon. 

Alvin  Lyon  (W)  [No.  444?J. 

Ephraim   Lyon    (W?)    [No.  2558?] 

Jacob  Lyon,  Capt.  (W)  [No.  337J. 

James  Lyon,,  Sgt.  (W)  [No.  371?]. 

John  Lyon. 

Jonathan  Lyon,  Col.  (W)  [No.  4511. 

Josiah  Lyon,  Jr. 

Moses  Lyon,  3d  (W)  [No.  458?]. 

Samuel  H.  Lyon,  Q.  Master  (W)  [No.  667?]. 

Spencer  Lyon  (W?)  [No.  291],  Lieut. 

Wareham  Lyon,  Jr.  (W)   [No.  443J. 

William  Lyon,  Lieut.  (W)  [No.  370?]. 


GRADUATES  OF  COLLEGES. 

AMHERST  (to  1878). 

Appleton  Park  Lyon,  1870;  A.  M.;  teacher.  New  York  city. 
Walter  Huntington  Lyon  (W)  [No.  1038],  1851;  d.  1853,  ae.  25. 

BROWN    (to  1894). 

Aaron  Clement  Lyon,  1857;  Baptist  clergyman,  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y. 
Abijah  Smith  Lyon  (W)   [No.  743],  1837;  Baptist  clergyman;   d.  New- 
port, Minn.,  Sept.  13,  1871. 

Emory  Lyon  (W)  [No.  750],  (M.  D.,  Jefferson  Med.  Coll.,  1847),  hon.  A. 

M.  1858.     See  p.  126. 
Emory  Stevens  Lyon  (W)  [No.  1096],  1883;  A.  M.;  see  p.  127. 
Jonathan  Fish  Lyon,  1870;  A.  M.;  M.  D.,  Heidelberg,  1880;  231  E.  116th 

street.  New  York  City. 

Lucius  Lyon  (W)   [No.  749],  1844.     See  p.  97. 

Merrick  Lyon  (W)  [No.  748],  1841;  A.  M.;  L.L.  D.  Univ.  Chicago,  1873. 

See  p.  97. 
William  Henry  Lyon  (H),  1868;  Unitarian  clergyman;  Boston,  Mass. 

417 


418  LYON    GRADUATES    OF    COLLEGES. 

COLUMBIA  (to  3900). 

Addison  J.  Lyon  (A.  B.  Coll.  City  N.  Y.),  law  18?4;  144  Stevens  avenue, 

Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y. 
Charles  Harrison  Lyon,  1835;  A.  M. 
Charles  Roome  Lyon,  law  1883;  Greenport,  N.  Y. 
Daniel  Stanley  Lyon,  med.  1876;  223  E.  30th  street.  New  York  City. 
Edmund  Lyon  (T),  (A.  B.  Rochester  Univ.),  law*  1880;  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Edward  Percy  Lyon  (W?)  [No.  2743],  1883;  law  1885.     See  p.  302. 
Edward  Ransom  Lyon,  med.  1885. 

Frederick  Augustus  Lyon,  med.  1876;  Adj.  Prof.  Mat.  Med.  Vet.  Coll. 
George  Elmer  Lyon,  med.  1887;  1230  Olive  street,  St.  Louis. 
Hartwell  Nelles  Lyon,  med.  1890;  Mo.  Med.  Coll. 
Irving  Whitall  Lyon,  med.  1863;  Med.  Director  Hartford  Life. 
John  Henry  Lyon,  1897;  A.  M.  1898;  34  Park  Row,  New  York  City. 
Joseph  H.  Lyon,  law  1883;  d.  1889,  ae.  25. 

Marvin  Thomas  Lyon,  law  1885;  170  New  York  avenue,  Brooklyn. 
Palmer  Heath  Lyon  (H),  med.  1898;  med.  Inspector  Sch.,  New  York. 
Samuel   Kuypers   Lyon    (H),  1860:   med.  1866;   45  E.  57th  street.  New 

York  City. 
Wesley  Anderson  Lyon,  law  1877. 
William   Heath   Lyon,  Jr.  (W)    [No.  1102],   (Yale  1885),  law  1886;   191 

Montague  street,  Brooklyn.    See  p.  129. 


DARTMOUTH  (to  1896). 

Albert  Mark  Lyon  (b.  Peru,  Vt.,  Aug.  12,  1872),  1896;  lawyer;  40  Water 

street,  Boston. 
George  Armstrong  Lyon   (b.  Erie,  Pa.,  Dec.  23,  1836),  1858;  U.  S.  N. 
John  Emery  Lyon  (b.  Lancaster,  Mass.),  hon.  A.  M.  1870;  d.  Plymouth, 

N.  H.,  April  11,  1878. 
Walter  Lyon  (W)  [No.  350],  1777;  A.  M.  Yale  1782.    See  p.  89. 


HARVARD   (to  1896). 

Arthur  Vinal  Lyon  (W)   [No.  1336]   (A.  B.  Amherst  1884),  med.  1887. 

See  p.  173.  _, 

Frederick  Dow  Lyon  (W)  [No.  1679]   (A.  B.  Tufts  1892)  med.  1896. 
George  Lyon,  1882. 
Henry  Lyon,  1835;  A.  M.;  med.  1838. 
Howard  Lyon,  1893. 
Lanson  Lyon  (W)  1805;  A.  M.  1809;  d.  1822. 


LYON    GRADUATES    OF   COLLEGES.  419 

Roger  Henry  Lyon,  law  1862. 

Samuel  Hall  Lyon,  1820;  d.  1840. 

William  Henry  Lyon  (H),  (A.  B.  Brown  Univ.  1868),  divinity  1873;  S. 
T.  D.  Brown,  1896. 

MICHIGAN    UNIVERSITY   (to  1902). 

Albert   Brown    Lyon(s)    (W)    [No.  1848],   (A.  B.  Williams  1865),  med. 
1868.    See  page  235. 

Alfred  Phineas  Lyon,  law  1872;  d.  Bay  City,  Nov.  24,  1899. 

Alva  Eden  Lyon,  lit.  1898;  B.  L.;  farmer,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Charles  Adelbert  Lyon,  law  1880. 

David  Randall  Lyon,  med.  1867;  d.  July  3,  1892. 

Edwin  Howard  Lyon,  lit.  1884;  Ph.  B.;  lawyer,  St.  Johns,  Mich. 

Elmer  Daniel  Lyon,  Eng.  1897;  B.  S.;  Dexter,  Mich. 

George  Pollard  Lyon,  law  1891. 

Gilbert  Randolph  Lyon,  lit.  1857;  lawyer,  Owosso,  Mich. 

Fremont  Ernest  Lyon,  dent.  1878;   real  estate,  Akron,  O. 

James  Ha/vey  Lyon,  med.  1878;  4229  Calumet  avenue,  Chicago. 

James  Johnson  Lyon,  med.  1877;  Zilwaukee,  Mich. 

John  Leonard  Lyon,  dent.  1901;  Grand  Ledge,  Mich. 

Julian  Wellington  Lyon,  dent.  1875;  M.  D.  Columbus,  O.;  d.  Copley  O., 
1883. 

Leman  Aaron  Lyon,  law  1883;  Carson  City,  Mich. 

Octavius  C.  Lyon,  med.  1879;  d.  Dearborn,  Mich.,  1894. 

Thomas  Eddy  Lyon  (B.  S.  Kan.  Agric.  Coll.  1893),  law  1900;  Springfield, 
Illinois. 

William  M.  Lyon,  med.  1858;  d.  Salem,  O.,  1871. 

MOUNT   HOLYOKE. 

Eliza  A.  Lyon  (of  Fairfield,  Conn.),  1856;  teacher  1856-1877. 
Mary  E.  Lyon  (of  Waukegan,  111.)   (W)   [No.  1278],  1867;  teacher  1868- 
1875. 

UNION    (to   1865). 

Aaron  W.  Lyon    (of  Elizabethtown,  N.  J.),  1824;  A.  M.,  clergyman  in 
Batesville,  Ark. 

Cyrus  Lyon  (of  Schenectady),  1840;  teacher  in  Iowa. 
David  B.  Lyon   (of  Albany,  N.  Y.),  Phi  B.  K.,  1847;  clergyman,  Ripon, 
Wis. 


420  LYON    GRADUATES    OF    COLLEGES. 

David  C.  Lyon  (of  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.),  1842;  A.  M.;  clergj-man,  St. 
Paul,  Minn. 

Francis  Alvln  Lyon(s)  (W)  [No.  2011]  (of  Lanesboro,  Pa.),  1860,  C.  E. 
1861;  merchant,  Lanesboro,  Pa. 

Hervey  Lyon  (of  Montgomery),  1823,  Phi  Beta  Kappa;  clergyman, 
Strongsville,  Ohio. 

Isaac  L.  Lyon  (H)  (of  Albany,  N.  Y.),  1847;  merchant,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Joseph  Alexander  Lyon  (of  Schenectady),  1860;  merchant,  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y. 

Lorenzo  Lyon(s)  (W)  [No.  1717]  (of  Colerain,  Mass.),  1827;  div.  Au- 
burn 1830.    See  page  1717. 

Richard  Starkweather  Lyon  (of  Cleveland),  1865;  merchant,  Chicago. 

WILLIAMS  (to  1885). 

Albert   Brown    Lyon(s)    (Vv'')    [No.   1848],   1865;    M.   D.  Univ.  of  Mich. 

1868;  Detroit,  Mich.     See  p.  235. 
Curtis  Jerre  Lyon(s)   (W)'[No.  1845],  1858;  Honolulu,  Hawaii.     See  p. 

233. 
James  Harrison  Lyon  (T),  1861;  A.  M. 
Jerre  Lorenzo  Lyon(s)  (W)  [No.  1833],  1851;  Missionary  to  Syria.   See 

p.  230. 
Luke  Lyon(s)   (W)   [No.  1709],  hon.  A.  M.  1823;  d.  1845.     See  p.  195. 
William  Richards  Lyon,  1858. 

YALE    (to    1903). 

Aaron  Lyon,  1849;  d.  1858. 

Alexander  McDonald  Lyon,  1855;  d.  1869. 

Amasa  Adolphus   Lyon,  1834;    d.  1878. 

Asa  Hall  Lyon  (W)   [No.  203],  1766. 

Eldridge  M.  Lyon  (H),  1874;  Redlands,  Cal. 

George  Armstrong  Lyon,  1900. 

George  Washington  Lyon,  1851;  M.  D.  Col.  Phys.  &  Surg.  1856;  d.  1875. 

George  W.  A.  Lyon   (P)    [No.  377],  1876;   M.  D.  Ohio  Med.  Coll.  1880. 

See  page  367. 
Irving  Phillips  Lyon,  1893;  Johns  Hopkins  1897. 
Isaac  Slayton  Lyon,  1861. 
Lucius  Holly  Lyon,  1847;  d.  1853. 
Marcus  Lyon,  1852;  d.  1899. 
Moses  Lyon  (W)   [No.  69],  1735.     See  p.  51. 
Morris  Wakeman  Lyon,  1846;  A.  M. 
Ransom  Perry  Lyon,  M.  D.,  1853;   d.  1863. 


LYON    GRADUATES    OF    COLLEGES.  421 

Richard  Becker  Lyon,  Ph.  D.  1881. 

Treby  William  Lyon,  M.  D.  1903. 

Walter  Lyon  (A.  B.  Dartmouth  1777),  hon.  1782;  d.  1826. 

Walter  Lester  Lyon,  1902. 

William  Armstrong  Lyon,  1903. 

SURVIVING  MEMBERS  OF  PHI   BETA  KAPPA  SOCIETY  (1900). 

Albert   B.   Lyon(s)    (W)    Williams,   1865;    72  Brainard   street,  Detroit, 
Mich. 

Albert  M.  Lyon,  Dartmouth  1894;  20  Water  street,  Boston,  Mass. 
Amy  L.  Lyon,  St.  Lawrence  Univ.  1899;  143  Hewes  street,  Brooklyn. 
Appleton  B.  Lyon,  Amherst  1870;  47  E.  44th  street.  New  York. 
Arthur  Vinal    Lyon    (W),  Amherst  1884;    106   Main   street,  Brockton, 
Mass. 

Curtis  Jerre  Lyon(s)   (W),  Williams  1858;  Honolulu,  Hawaii. 

David  B.  Lyon,  Union  1847;  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Edmund  Lyon  (T),  Univ.  Rochester  1877;  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Edward  P.  Lyon  (W?),  Columbia  1883;   34  Nassau  street.  New  York. 

Irving  P.  Lyon,  Yale  1893;  75  Niagara  street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Jonathan  F.  Lyon,  Brown  Univ.  1870;  231  E.  116th  street.  New  York. 

Marcus  W.  Lyon,  Brown  Univ.  1897;  U.  S.  Museum,  Washington,  D.  C. 

William  H.  Lyon  (H),  Brown  Univ.  1868;  Boston,  Mass. 

MISCELLANEOUS    LYON    ITEMS. 

Lyon  Gardiner,  not  known  to  have  a  Lyon  ancestry,  was  one  of  the 
very  early  settlers  in  Connecticut.  David,  his  son,  born  Saybrook,  April 
29,  1836,  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first  white  child  born  in  that  state. 
[Lyon  Gardiner  came  from  Worden,  in  Holland,  to  London,  in  1635,  and 
thence  to  New  England.] 

Richard  Lyon,  about  1641,  was  sent  over  to  Cambridge  from  Eng- 
land by  Mr.  Henry  Mildmay  as  a  tutor  to  his  son.  He  assisted  in  ar- 
ranging the  Bay  Psalm  Book.    Returned  to  England. 

Rev.  John  Lyon  arrived  in  Boston  from  Cork,  Dec.  27,  1764,  for 
Taunton. 

Arrived  in  Boston,  July  12,  1716,  from  London,  Abraham  Lyon,  ser- 
vant, with  James  Painter. 

Prof,  D.  G.  Lyon,  of  Harvard  College,  is  from  Alabama.  His  father 
came  over  from  England  about  1840. 


MISCELLANEOUS  LYON  ITEMS. 

A  Coincidence  in  Names. — The  "Annals  of  Sudbury,  Wayland  and 
Maynard"  contains  the  following  item:  "The  Noyes  House  was  kept  in 
Wayland  as  is  supposed  about  1790,  in  what  is  now  Cochituate  village; 
landlord,  Nathaniel  Reeves.  The  house  stood  on  the  corner  until  the 
building  of  the  A.  B.  Lyon  house,  and  at  the  spot  in  front  of  Mr.  L.'s 
residence."     [Query. — Who  was  this  namesake  of  mine? — Ed.] 

Hon.  Lucius  Lyon,  one  of  the  first  senators  from  the  State  of  Mich- 
igan, born  in  Shelburne,  Vt,  in  1800,  was  a  descendant  of  one  of  the 
Connecticut  Lyon  families,  probably  that  of  Richard.  He  figured 
prominently  in  the  public  affairs  of  Michigan  in  the  early  days,  being  a 
member  of  the  convention  called  to  frame  a  constitution  for  the  new 
state,  member  of  the  first  board  of  Regents  of  the  State  University 
and  Surveyor-General  for  the  states  of  Michigan,  Ohio  and  Indiana. 


JOINT  RESOLUTION 

Adopted  by  Congress,  December  30,  1861. 

Resolved,  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  in  Congress  assembled: 

1.  That  Congress  deems  it  just  and  proper  to  enter  upon  its 
records  a  recognition  of  the  eminent  and  patriotic  services  of  the  late 
Brigadier-General  Nathaniel  Lyou.  The  country  to  whose  service  he 
devoted  his  life  will  guard  and  preserve  his  fame  as  a  part  of  its  own 
glory. 

2.  That  the  thanks  of  Congress  are  hereby  given  to  the  brave 
officers  and  soldiers  who,  under  the  command  of  the  lato  General  Lyon, 
sustained  the  honor  of  the  flag  and  achieved  victory  against  over- 
whelming numbers  at  the  battle  of  Springfield  in  Missouri.     *     * 

The  President  of  the  United  States  directs  that  the  foregoing  joint 
resolution  be  read  at  the  head  of  every  regiment  in  the  Army  of  the 
United  States. 

By  command  of  Ma]or-General  McClellan: 

L.  THOMAS,  Adjutant-General. 


42s 


OCCASIONAL  VERSES 

"all  in  the  family." 

/ 

DEAD  LEAVES. 

By  Heber  Trowbridge  Lyons   [No.   1809]. 
The  day  is  dead  and  in  its  grave, 

The  flowers  are  fast  asleep, 
But  I  with  my  sad  life  alone 

My  nightly  vigils  keep; 
The  day  is  dead,  the  dew  descends. 
And  night  and  darkness  are  my  friends, 

I  tread  the  dead  leaves  under  foot, 

I  breathe  their  earthy  smell; 
It  is  the  odor  of  decay, 

And  yet  I  love  it  well! 
Give  others  day  and  scented  flowers; 
Give  me  dead  leaves  and  midnight  hours. 


Montrose,  December,  1870. 


DEAD  LEAVES. 


Rejoinder,  by  Daniel  Lyons  [No.  1777]. 
The  day  is  life,  and  is  my  shrine; 
Dead  leaves  and  darkness  are  not  mine; 
Give  me  bright' day  and  sun  and  flowers. 
To  chase  away  my  crippledf  hours 
If  leaves  are  dead  and  in  their  grave, 
What's  living  now  they  cannot  save; 
So  what's  the  use  to  mourn  the  past? 
For  all,  like  leaves,  must  die  at  last. 
But  while  we  live,  with  armor  bright. 
Let's  laugh  by  day,  and  sleep  by  night. 


tAlluding  to  the  injuries  received  in  a  railroad  accident. 

*It  is  only  fair  to  state  that  the  permission  of  the  authors  was  not 
asked  for  printing  these  selections.  The  responsibility  rests  wholly 
with  the  Editor. 

423 


424  LYON   VERSES. 

Dead  leaves  give  odor  of  decay, 
And  then  we  wish  them  far  away; 
For  when  on  lifeless  leaves  we  muse 
The  deathly  thoughts  give  us  the  blues. 
With  me,  dead  leaves  and  gloomy  night 
Disturb  my  sleep  with  dreary  fright. 
To  all,  I  say,  dark  thoughts  dispel, 
On  day  and  sunshine  let  them  dwell. 
Then  let  us  laugh  and  brush  away 
Dead  leaves,  and  hope  a  brighter  day. 

Binghamton,  Jan.  9,  1871. 

[The  writer  of  the  melancholy  lines  above  has  been  long  only  a 
memory  to  those  who  were  his  friends.  The  older  man  who  preferred 
the  sunny  side  of  life  is  with  us  still,  having  this  year  (1905)  celebrated 
his  golden  wedding.] 


ADVICE  OF  UNCLE   MOSE  TO   HIS  SON,  WHO   IS  ABOUT  TO   BE- 
COME A  "SHEP'ARD." 

By  Marie  A.   (Lyon)  Van  Wormer  [No.  1856]. 

'Deed!     Yer  looks  jes  like  a  preachah, 

'Clar  ter  goodness  but  yer  does! 

Yer  pears  ter  hab  de  dignity 

Dat  goes  wid  dem  black  does. 

Dat  coat  tail's  got  de  proppah  swing, 

De  high  hat's  got  de  shine, 

An'  dem  creases  in  you's  pant  laigs 

Prube  you's  got  dat  part  down  fine. 

Now  set  down  in  de  rock'r,  whilst  yer 

mammy's  gittin — "lunch" — 
I  spect  I  orter  call  hit,  sinse  I'se  got  a 

preachah  heah, 
But  dinner's  good  nuff  fer  me,  an  lunch 

sounds  kind  o'  queer. 
Does  yer  smell  de  chick'n  fryin? 
"Chick'ngs  roosted  mighty  high" 
— Yer  used  ter  say  when  you's  a  boy. 


LYON   VERSES.  425 


Yer  alius  lubbed  a  fry, 

So  yer'  mammy's  got  one  goin', 

An  I  reckon,  somewher's  roun' 

Dere's  de  fin'st  wattah  mellion 

Dat  you'l  fin'  'bove  de  groun'. 

Now  jes'  set  down  by  de  winder 

Whil'st  we's  waitin'  fer  de  spread. 

An'  list'n  ter  yer  daddy. 

An'  member  what  he  said 

When  you's  off  'mong  de  peoples. 

What  'as  gib  yer  dis  fust  call 

Ter  preach  de  Word  among  'em, 

Now  jes  member,  dat  "fust  fall" 

Was  as  much  de  fault  o'  Adam 

As  hit  was  de  fault  o'  Eve; 

His  mouf  wattard  fer  dat  apple 

'Fore  she  passed  hit,  I  believe. 

Adam's  actions  in  dat  mattah 

Didn't  leave  much  room  fer  boastin'; 

Had  Eve  bin  like  some  women 

He'd  a  got  a  good  "rib-roastin!" 

Deed  he  would — an  he  desarved  hit. 

When  he  Lawd  bed  gone  'way 

Arter  axin  dem  few  questions 

In  "de  cool  ob  de  day." 

I  nuver  blames  de  sistahs 

Fer  gittin  a  leetle  riled 

When  de  pastur  talks  too  loud  an'  long 

Bout  "de  woman  what  begiled;" 

Fer  de  sistahs  run  de  chu-ches, 

I  don'  say  de  bredren  shirk 

But  dey  does  a  heap  o'  talkin' 

Whil't  de  women  does  de  work. 


Hit's  middlin'  serius  business 
Ter  be  shep'ard  ob  a  flock, 
An'  one  ting  you's  got  ter  'member 
Or  you'l  founder  orn  a  rock; 
Dere's  jes  time  fer  dis  one  pinter 


LYON   VERSES. 

Fore  dat  chick'n  quits  de  fire, 

Fergit  all  dat  I'se  told  yer — But — 

Don't  mix  up  wid  yer  kwire. 

I  know'd  a  right  smart  preachah  onc't, 

Dat  lowed  he  jes  could  run 

De  pulpit,  and  de  organ,  and  de  singers. 

All  in  one. 

He  was  a  pow'rf  1  talker, 

An'  he  nuver  ment  no  harm. 

But  de  las'  I  heer'd  bout  'im 

He  was  workin'  orn  a  farm. 

De  kwire  look  peart,  an  solum. 

When  de  leader  start  de  chune. 

An  you'd  tink  dat  only  ang'ls 

Was  list'nin  roun'  de  room; 

But,  ole  Satan,  he  "cum  also," 

Dat's  what  de  Good  Book  say, 

An'  he  keep  one  eye  'pon  de  kwire 

Hin  a  gin'ral  sort  ob  way; 

So  don't  you  disremember 

Ter  leabe  de  kwire  alone, 

Fer  kwire  rumpuses  am  li'ble 

Ter  be  de  Debil's  own. 

Dere!    Dat  fowl  hav'  don'  stop  sizzlin', 

An'  I  heah  yer  mammy  call, 

You's  lookin'  pow'rf'l  hongry — 

*  If  *  *  *  * 

Ax  a  blessin'  hon  us  all! 


REPETITION. 

By   Celeste   M.   A.    Wlnslow    [No.    2050]. 

Only  a  scrap  of  a  silken  gown, 

And  a  written  page,  grown  yellow  and  brown 

This  is  all  that  the  lapsing  years 

Have  left  of  a  woman's  smiles  and  tears! 


LYON   VERSES.  427 

Yet  the  past  unrolls  as  I  once  more  stand 
In  an  old-time  mansion,  *quaint  and  grand, 
And  watch  from  its  windows  Monadnock  rise, 
My  childhood's  mountain  of  Paradise. 

While  fancy  summons  within  a  room 
Where  hillside  breezes  waft  faint  perfume, 
A  stately  figure  with  silvered  hair, 
Sitting  serene  in  her  high-backed  chair; 
And  the  bright-eyed  grandchild  on  her  knee 
Is  the  dear  grandmother  who  there  held  me. 

When  as  many  years  shall  have  sped  away. 
Each  fresh  and  fair,  to  turn  dusty  and  gray; 
When  the  Now  dissolves  to  a  doubtful  dream, 
And  the  dim  To-come  steals  the  present's  gleam, 
I  wonder  if  even  so  much  will  live 
Of  me,  after  giving  all  I  can  give! 

Her  slender  fingers  have  long  been  dust. 
Yet  a  heart  throbs  warm  in  those  words  of  trust; 
The  same  sweet  phantasies  wreathed  her  way 
That  blossom  among  my  briers  today. 

Each  pulsing  passion,  so  pale,  expressed. 
Once  bravely  burned  in  her  glowing  breast. 
For  oh!  away  in  that  vanished  time 
My  grandmother's  grandmother!  wrote  in  rhyme! 


g  Alluding  to  religious  poems  written  by  Abigail  Draper  Lyons. 
*  See  illustration,  facing  p.  433. 


428  LYON   VERSES. 


A    DUN. 


Dedicated  to  delinquent  subscribers  of  the  Traverse  Bay  Eagle. 
Authorship  claimed  by  the  printer's  devil,  but  suspicion  points  to  the 
assistant  editor    [No.  1854]. 

Should  you  ask  us  why  this  dunning, 
Why  these  sad  complaints  and  murmurs, 
Murmurs  loud  about  delinquents 
Who  have  read  our  paper  weekly. 
Read  what  they  have  never  paid  for. 
Read  with  pleasure  and  with  profit, 
Read  of  church  affairs  and  prospects. 
Read  of  news,  both  home  and  foreign. 
Read  the  essays  and  the  poems. 
Full  of  wisdom  and  instruction; 
Should  you  ask  us  why  this  dunning. 
We  should  answer,  we  should  tell  you: 

From  the  printer,  from  the  mailer. 
From  the  kind  old  paper  maker. 
From  the  typo,  from  the  "devil," 
From  the  man  who  taxes  letters 
With  a  stamp  from  Uncle  Samuel — 
"Uncle  Sam"  the  rowdies  call  him; 
From  them  all  there  comes  the  message, 
Message  kind,  but  firmly  spoken, 
"Please  to  pay  us  what  you  owe  us." 

Would  you  lift  a  burden  from  us? 

Would  you  drive  a  specter  from  us? 

Would  you  taste  a  pleasant  slumber? 

Would  you  have  a  quiet  conscience? 

Would  you  read  a  paper  paid  for?  \ 

Send  us  money — send  us  money, 

Send  us  money — send  us  money, 

Send  us  money  that  you  owe  us. 

N.  B. — No  paper  discontinued  until  all  arrearages  are  paid,  except 
at  the  option  of  the  Publisher. 


LYON   VERSES.  429 


SUNRISE. 

By  Lucia   E.   Lyons    [No.    2092]. 
Once  when  the  gray  dawn  brooded  over  earth 
I  stepped  abroad  that  I  might  talk  awhile, 
Before  all  lips  unclosed,  with  those  dear  friends 
Around — the  wide  grave  sea  and  silent  hills. 
Strangely  they  rested  in  a  grand  reserve, 
Cold,  unapproachable  in  majesty. 
Nor  could  they  smile  again  in  gentle  peace 
Till  touch  of  magic  should  unseal  their  hearts. 
Silent  I  waited,  and  in  awe  I  heard 
The  slow  waves  sweep  and  murmur  on  the  shore, 
And  over  me  there  crept  through  heart  and  soul 
The  solemn  calm  of  sleep's  own  presence  room. 
But  when  I  looked  again  to  those  far  heights. 
Behold!  the  awakening  touch  had  rested  there! 
Each  misty  peak  gave  back  one  rosy  gleam, — 
Then  down  the  mountain  side  the  glory  came 
Leaping  from  hill  to  hill,  while  all  between 
Lay  hollows  clad  in  purple  mystery. 
So  in  a  joyous  blaze  of  ruddy  light 
They  bade  me  sweet  good  morrow;  while  the  sea 
Yet  slept, — but  even  as  I  turned  to  her. 
Far  off  one  bright  beam  danced  amid  the  surf. 
And  all  the  ocean  woke  to  share  the  glee. 
Then,  in  the  strength  of  blue  waves  rolling  free, 
In  might  of  foaming  breakers,  and  in  joy 
Of  life,  the  sea  gave  greeting  to  the  land. 
And  then  my  heart  arose  to  join  their  song 
Of  new-born  life  and  sympathy  and  love;  — 
I  turned  me  where  I  stood  and  lo!  the  touch 
Fell  on  me,  too,  for  above  the  mountain  wall. 
By  all  of  heaven's  cloud  splendors  heralded. 
Arose  the  Sun,  the  resurrection  pledge. 

[The  foregoing-  describes  with  fidelity  and  vividness  an  actual  sun- 
rise at   Waikiki,   Honolulu,   Hawaii.] 


430  LYON   VERSES. 

THE  SONG  OF  THE   MOONBEAM. 

By  Bert  B.  Lyon    [No.    2093.] 

I  am  that  silvery  line  of  light 

Shot  from  the  maiden  moon  at  night; 

I  am  that  visible  silent  song, 

Wandering  down  through  the  starry  throng. 

Sometimes  I  linger  upon  my  way 

To  touch  with  silver  a  rain  cloud  gray; 

Sometimes  I  stop  to  gaze  at  a  star 

Blazing  in  splendor  away  so  far. 

When  the  thunder  rolls  and  the  nights  are  dark, 

And  the  moon  affrighted  cries  out  "hark!" 

I  shiver  and  shake  for  fear  of  the  storm 

And  at  sight  of  the  thunder-god's  awful  form. 

But  oft  I  stay  out  half  the  night 

To  make  the  lakes  and  the  ocean  bright; 

For  the  earth  loves  me  and  the  earth  I  love;  — 

It  is  so  stern  and  cold  above 

That  I  dance  for  joy  on  my  downward  way 

To  the  warm,  kind  world  so  far  away. 


LOOKING   DOWN   THE   LANE. 

By  Mary  E.   Shearer   [No.   2053]. 
I'm  looking  ddwn  the  lane,  to-night. 

Looking  down  the  lane. 
And  my  heart  can  hear  the  voices 

I've  longed  to  hear  in  vain. 
My  heart  discerns  the  faces 

Earth  eyes  shall  see  no  more, 
IMy  hands  are  clasping  close  the  hands 

Reached  from  a  shining  shore. 

The  thrushes  hold  their  concert, 

And  the  spring,  adown  the  lane. 
With  its  ceaseless,  old-time  tinkle 

Is  to  me  a  sweet  refrain; 
The  odors  of  the  flowers, 

A  fitting  incense  burned, 
To  celebrate  the  hour 

When  my  lost  have  all  returned. 


LYON   VERSES.  431 


Transfixed  I  gaze  upon  them. 

For  what  a  wonderous  train 
My  heart  beholds  this  twilight  hour 

All  mingling  in  the  lane; 
The  infant  with  its  sunny  curls, 

Gay  children  with  their  books. 
And  lovers  walking,  arm  in  arm, 

With  their  enchanted  looks. 

The  faithful  mother,  and  the  sire 

Who  leans  upon  his  cane, 
Though  parted  long  have  met  to-night. 

All  coming  up  the  lane; 
Not  like  our  earthly  greetings. 

Weighed  down  by  doubt  and  care, 
Are  those  I  give  these  shadowy  guests 

Whose  forms  are  light  as  air. 

For  by  their  presence  they  have  brought 

Some  of  their  heavenly  bliss, 
So  I  with  silent  reverence  stand 

At  such  an  hour  as  this; 
But  oh,  their  stay  is  transient. 

Afresh  I  feel  the  pain 
Of  days  when,  one  by  one,  each  went 

Forever  down  the  lane. 

The  sunset  hues  are  fading, 

From  out  the  darkening  sky; 
The  twilight  dews  are  gathering 

Around  my  heart,  and  I — 
I  turn  back  through  the  doorway, 

And  waiting  there,  I  see 
The  forms  whose  waiting  sweetens  all 

This  lonely  life  for  me. 

Sweet  with  its  care,  by  pain  oppressed, 

My  life  still  overflows. 
For  love  has  woven  every  tie. 

And  love  no  bondage  knows; 
Ere  we  shall  join  the  phantom  throng 

How  many  days  remain, 
Oh,  hearts  of  flesh,  that  cling  to  mine. 

That  haunts  the  sacred  lane? 
Colerain,  Mass.,  1890. 


432  LYON   VERSES. 

CONTENTED. 

By  Emily  A.   (Lyon)   Eggleson   [No.  987]    (Emma  Eggleson). 

Cousin  John  hez  built  a  mansion,  Lizzy-Betsey  in  its  style, 
Crochet-trimmin's  'round  the  corners,  hard-wood  floors  all  done  in  ile. 
Porters  hangin'  in  the  doorways,  didoes  pasted  on  the  wall. 
Color  schemes  a  runnin'  riot  in  the  settin'-room  an'  hall! 

Went  to  see  'im  on  a  visit;  felt  like  I  wuz  in  a  dream, 
Not  a  heatin'  stove  or  wood-box — all  the  house  was  het  by  steam. 
Pipes  a  leadin'  from  the  basement,  gla-diators  in  each  room. 
Carpets  dragged  by  little  go-carts — never  saw  'em  use  a  broom! 

Parlor  mantel   piled   with  brick-bracks;    Injun   mattin'   on  the  stairs, 
Hi-rogliphics  worked  in  yaller  on  the  satin-covered  chairs; 
Water-fassets  in  the  kitchen — hot  er  cold,  you  took  yer  choice; 
Telephone  in  handy  waitin'  if  you  liked  to  try  yer  voice. 

'Lectric  lights  blazed  every  evenin'  till  the  moon  itself  seemed  wan, 
No  more  use  fer  parlor  matches,  jest  a  flip  would  turn  'em  on; 
Breakfast  showed  up  late  and  tired,  lunch  cum  on  at  twelve  o'clock. 
Dinner  shook  the  hand  of  twilight,  givin'  my  old  nerves  a  shock. 

Stayed  a  week  and  saw  the  city!     Cousin  John  wuz  awful  kind; 
But  I  cum  away  rejoicin';  home  wuz  suited  to  my  mind! 
Thought  the  old  brown  house  looked  nicer  than  it  ever  did  afore; 
Mary  sewin'  by  the  winder,  Rover  barkin'  at  the  door. 

Slipped  right  back  into  the  traces,  all  the  wheels  rolled  smoothly  'round, 
'Lectric  blaze  had  been  too  glarin';  lamps  air  better,  I'll  be  bound. 
Brick-bracks  make  a  feller  weary;  purest  water  lives  in  wells. 
Common  chairs  '11  do  fer  farmers,  satin  couches  wait  on  swells! 

Noon-time  allers  finds  me  ready  fer  a  dinner — not  a  lunch! 

An'  steam  heat — you  can't  compare  it  with  a  fire  that  you  can  punch! 

Hick'ry  wood  a  cracklin'  gaily;   stove  a  glowin'  cherry -red! 

Warmth  an'  peace  an'  drowsy  comfort  stealin'  up  from  foot  to  head! 

Fall  is  slippin'  into  winter;  never  mind  its  storms  and  chills. 
Pack  the  iron  pump  in  saw-dust — we  shan't  run  no  plumbers'  bills! 
Eat  and  drink  and  read  the  papers — let  the  world  go  brawlin'  on! 
Happiness  is  my  twin  sister — I'm  ez  rich  ez  Cousin  John! 


LYON  VERSES.  433 


HOME,  SWEET   HOME. 

Translation  into  Hawaiian  by  Rev.  Lorenzo  Lyons  [No.  1717].     This 
In  its  way  is  a  classic  well  worthy  a  place  in  the  "Memorial." — Ed. 

1.  A  auwana  wau  ma  na  aina,  na  kai, 
A  ike  i  ko  laila  mau  mea  maikai, 
A  noho  haanou  ma  na  hale  alii, 
Aole  he  lua  o  kuu  home  nei; 

Home,  home  maikai, 
Aole  he  lua  o  kuu  home  nei. 

2.  A  imi  a  puni  ke  ao  nui  nei, 
Mahea,  mahea  e  loaa  mai  ai 
Ke  kuonoono,  ka  malu  maikai 

I  like  ka  nani  me  kuu  home  nei? 

Home,  home  maikai, 
I  like  ka  nani  me  kuu  home  nei. 

3.  Ua  oli  no  au  la  ma  kuu  hale  mauu 
Ma  kahi  hoohui  no  na  kini  o'u, 
Me  kuu  mau  makua,  na  hoa  maikai; 
Auhea  ka  lua  o  kuu  home  nei? 

Home,  home  maikai, 
Auhea  ka  lua  o  kuu  home  nei? 

4.  Ke  kau  nei  maluna  o  kuu  home  nei, 
Ka  la,  ka  mahina,  ke  ao  nani  e, 

A  lele  alea  na  manu  liilii 

A  ala  na  pua  o  kuu  home  nei; 

Home,  home  maikai, 
A  ala  na  pua  o  kuu  home  nei. 

5.  Kekahe  malie  koonei  kahawai, 
A  ulu  na  hua  ma  kuu  kihapai, 
A  holo  a  oli  na  kamalii  e; 
Auhea  ka  lua  o  kuu  home  nei? 

Home,  home  maikai, 
Auhea  ka  lua  o  kuu  home  nei? 


434  LYON   VERSES. 


E  mau  kuu  aloha  me  kuu  pili  mai, 
I  kuu  wahi  noho,  kuu  home  maikai, 
A  hele  mahea  e  loaa  hou  ai 
Ka  home  i  like  me  kuu  home  nei? 

Home,  home  maikai, 
Ka  home  i  like  me  kuu  home  nei. 

E  pau  ana  nae  kuu  home  maanei, 
E  loaa  ka  lua  a  pakela  'e, 
Maluna  me  lesu  ke  Lii  e  ola'i 
Malaila  kuu  home,  kuu  home  maikai; 

Home,  home  maikai, 
Malaila  kuu  home,  kuu  home  maikai. 


ANOTHER  ANCIENT  LYON  PEDIGREE. 

An  interesting  pedigree  of  a  Northampton  (Eng.)  Lyon  family 
comes  to  hand  just  as  this  volume  is  going  to  press,  communicated  by 
Dr.  G.  W.  A.  Lyon,  translated  by  him  from  the  Latin  and  archaic 
French  originals.  Exact  dates  are  wanting  but  the  line  begins  about 
the  middle  of  the  twelfth  century  with  an  unnamed  Leon  bearing  arms: 
Argent,  a  lion  rampant  gules,  armed  and  langued  azure.  The  following 
generations  run: 

IL     Richard  de  Leone,  m.  Maulde;  had  a  brother  Mathew. 

III.  Roger  de  Leone,  son  of  Richard,  son  of  Roger,  m.  Howis, 

IV.  Roger  de  Leone^  Kt.,  son  of  Roger,  Lord  of  Warkworth;  had  a 
brother  Richard. 

V.  Richard*  de  Leons,  Kt,,  son  of  Roger,  m.  Ladie  Emma,  who 
was  a  widow  in  1311.  Richard  was  living  in  1260  and  1288.  He  had  a 
brother  John  de  Leons. 

VI.  John  de  Leons,  Kt.,  son  of  Richard  (living  1311),  m.  Margerie 
(a  widow  in  1317). 

VII.  John  de  Lions^  Kt.,  son  of  John,  Lord  of  Warkworth  (living 
in  1318  and  1335),  m.  Alice  (living  in  1328).  His  younger  brother, 
Richard  de  Lions  (living  in  1311),  m.  Margerie  (living  1311).  Richard 
bore  arms  as  above  but  with  "crescent  sable"  for  difference.  John  had 
also  two  sisters,  Margerie   (living  1322 )  and  Agnes  (living  1322). 

VIII.  John  de  Lions,  Kt,  son  of  John  (living  1377  and  1383),  m. 
Ellice  dau.  Willim  de  Sancto  Lucio  (or  St.  Liz)  Esq. 

IX.  Elizabeth,  dau.  and  heir  of  Sir  John,  married,  first  Nicholas 
Chetwood  (Chetwode)  and  second,  Richard  Wydeville  (Widevill). 
Elizabeth  was  living  1346  and  1370. 

X.  John  Wydeville,  son  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth,  married  a 
daughter  of  "Thomas  and  Margaret  Lyon,"  relationship,  if  any,  to  Sir 
John  not  stated  in  the  record. 

XI.  Thomas  Wydeville. 

XII.  Richard  Wydeville,  **  Earl  Rivers. 


*The  date  of  Richard's  birth  is  definitely  fixed  as  A.  D.,  1246,  by  the 
following-  record:  Joanna  de  Lyuns  long  since  defunct  (7.  Edw.  I,  i.  e., 
1278),  say  the  jurors,  held  at  her  death,  44  A.  of  Adam  de  Napton;  she 
gave  no  service  therefor  to  the  said  Adam  because  Adam  gave  the  lands 
to  Roger  de  Lyuns  with  the  aforesaid  Johanna,  his  daughter  in  marriage, 
and  because  Richard,  his  son,  is  nearest  heir  and  is  of  full  age,  forsooth 
30  years.  From  this  it  appears  that  Roger  5  married  Joanna  de  Napton 
and   that  their   son,   Richard,    was  born  about   1246. 

**In  Bromham,  co.  Bedford,  are  the  brasses  of  Thomas  "Widevill  of 
Grafton,  Esq.  of  about  1435.  "He  wears  the  collar  of  Essex."  There  are 
two  shields  of  Wydville  impaled  with  1st,  a  chevron  between  three  lions 
sejant,  the  two  in  chief  facing  each  other  for  Lyon  and  2nd,  on  a  chief  a 
fleur  de  lis.  It  is  unfortunate,  says  the  author,  that  the  arms  upon  the 
shields  are  not  known.  The  coat  of  lions  sejant  did  not  belong  to  Lyons 
of  Warkworth,  who  bore  a  lion  rampant   [Topog.  and  Genealogist]. 

435 


436  ANCIENT  LYON   PEDIGREE. 

XIII.  Elizabeth  Wydeville,  m.  King  Edward  IV.  Returning  to 
Elizabeth  (9)  de  Lions.  By  her  first  marriage  she  had  a  son,  Sir  John 
Chetwode  who  became  possessed  of  the  Warkworth  property  and  the 
arms  of  his  grand  father  John  de  Lions,  by  grant  16  Richard  II  (1392). 
He  confirms  a  grant  to  Chacombe  Priory,  made  by  John.  Emma,  sister 
of  John  Chetwode,  married  Alan  le  Hesper  of  Howtrapp,  no  date. 


NOTES    FROM    ANCIENT    RECORDS. 

(Of  interest  in  connection  with  the  foregoing.) 
Richard  de  Leone   to  Mathew,   his   brother — lands.     Matilda,  his 
wife.     Robert,   Philip,  Richard,  William,  Roger,   son  of  Richard  and 
others  witnesses. 

Roger,  wife  Hawis,  to  Richard  de  Sutton  in  marriage  of  Mar- 
garet (dau?);  Nicholas  de  Leuns  witness — lands. 

Robert  de  Papes  to  Richard,  son  of  John  de  Leonibus,  witness 
Lord  Roger  de  Leonibus,  Gerard  de  Leonibus,  Nicholas  de  Leonibus. 

Richard  de  Leonibus,  son  of  Nicholas  de  Leonibus  to  Richard  de 
Bekenton,  "land  next  to  Petronilla,  my  sister;"  witness  Roger,  Gerard, 
Richard  and  others 

Nicholas  de  Lyons  to  Alan  le  Hesper  in  marriage  with  "Emma,  my 
daughter,"  land  between  that  of  Nicholas  and  of  Agnes  de  Lyons; 
witness  Lord  John  and  others. 

Robert  de  Pompes  to  Richard,  son  of  Lord  Roger  de  Leuns;  witness 
Nicholas  and  Gerard  de  Leuns. 

Richard  de  Lyons  for  the  salvation  of  his  father  and  mother  and 
for  the  souls  of  his  ancestors  to  God  and  the  blessed  Virgin  and  the 
Master  and  brothers  of  St.  Leonard  of  Banbury;  witness  Richard  de 
Lyons,  Lord,  etc.,  Richard,  his  uncle,  and  others. 

John  de  Pampisworth  to  Richard,  son  of  Roger  de  Lionibus;  wit- 
ness Roger  and  Nicholas. 

Richard  Lyuns  to  Radulph  Buckull ;  witness  Nich.  de  Lyuns,  Round 
.seal:  a  lion  passant  regardant  contourne.     Sigillum  Ricardi  Levns. 

William  Pauper  de  Parston  to  Roger  de  Lionibus;  witness  Nicho- 
las and  Richard  de  Lions. 

Richard,  son  of  Henry  de  Lyuns  of  Wareworth  to  Richard,  son  of 
Walter,  son  of  Peter  (Lyon?)  of  Wareworth;  witness  Richard  and 
others. 

Richard,  Kt.,  Lord  of  Wareworth  6  Edw.  I,  II  Edw.  I,  17  Edw.  I 
(1277,  1282,  1288). 

Settlement  in  King's  Court  at  York  between  Hugh  de  Okele,  plf., 
and  John  and  Margerie,  deft.  Grant  to  John  and  Margery  and  son 
Richard  31  Edw.  I  (1302). 


OLD   WORLD  LYON   NOTES. 


437 


Lady  Margery,  widow  Lord  John  de  Leouns,  Kt.,  with  consent  of 
John,  his  son,  to' Laurence,  son  of  Richard  de  Overthropp  16  Edw  II 
(1322). 

Release  to  John  de  Leouns  pasture  and  fishing  rights  which  William 
de  St.  John  recovered  from  Margerie,  mother  of  said  John  5  Edw.  Ill 
(1331). 

John  de  Sutton,  Kt,  grants  to  John  de  Lions  6  Edw.  Ill  (1332). 

[Apparent]  dispensation  from  the  Prior  and  brothers  of  St.  Aug- 
ustine of  Northampton  to  John  and  wife  Alice  and  for  souls  of  ances- 
tors, Roger  de  Lions,  John,  Richard  and  wife  Emma,  John  and  wife 
Margerie,  A.  D.,  1330. 

Grant  of  John  de  Lyouns,  Kt.,  35  Edw.  Ill  (1361).  Round  seal: 
a  lion  rampant,  crest  a  lion's  head  couped.    Sigill,  Johannis  de  Liouns. 

Mention  of  Richard  de  Liouns,  son  Richard  and  sire  (father?) 
John  de  Lyons.  35  Edward  III.  [In  Norman  French — some  terms  not 
plain.] 

Indenture  between  Lady  Isabel  de  St.  John  and  John  de  Lyouns, 
heir  of  Monsr  John  de  Lyouns.  John  will  espouse  Margerie  St.  John, 
daughter  of  Isabel,  and  Isabel  will  enfeoff  John  of  her  manor  in 
Middleton,  co.  Northampton.     44  Edw.  Ill    (1370). 

John  de  Lionus  to  Robert  Chaplain  of  St.  Leonard's  Banbury  and 
John  Hornet,  Chaplain,  John  Stedman,  etc.  50  Edw.  Ill  (1376).  Round 
seal:  a  lion  rampant,  a  label  of  three  points.  Crest  a  lion's  head 
couped.    Sig:  Joh'is  Liouns. 

[Apparent]  power  of  Attorney  to  Nicholas  Martyn  in  regard  to 
above  John  Homet  and  John  Stedman.     7  Rich.  II  (1383).     Same  seal. 

John  Gerard  of  Banbury  to  John  de  Leone,  Margery  his  wife  and 
Richard,  their  son,     33  Edw.  I   (1304). 

Release  by  Adam,  son  of  John  of  Gruttworth  to  Nicholas  de 
Liouns.     4  Edw.  II   (1310). 

John  de  Liouns  to  son  John,  land  in  Swerford  parva  dower  land  of 
mother,  Emma,  with  reversion  to  Richard,  his  brother.  Witness, 
Thomas  Lionus  of  Dunstowe  and  others.   5  Edw.  II  (1311). 

John,  son  of  Lord  John,  Kt.,  to  Alice,  daughter  of  Will  de  Licio. 
13  Edw.  II  (1319). 

John  de  Leonibus,  clerk,  father  of  Thomas  de  Leonibus  of  Wark- 
worth,  CO.  Northampton,  son  and  heir  of  Richard  de  Leonibus  deed. 
2  Edw.  IV  (1462). 

Margery,  daughter  John  de  Lions,  Lord  of  Warkworth,  married 
Bgidius  de  St.  John,  Lord  of  Plumpton  St.  John,  died  1381.  (Coll. 
Miscel.  Geneal.  et  Heraldica,  Vol.  I.) 

Grant  of  arms  to  Robert  Jason  of  Enfield,  1588.  Quartered  with 
arms  of  John  Lyon,  Esq.  of  parts  beyond  the  sea  in  Holland,  natural- 
ized of  England  in  tyme  of  K.  Henry  VIII.,  viz.:  ye  field  gules  a  lyon 


438  OLD  WORLD  LYON   NOTES. 

passant  gardant  d'  argent  with  a  canton  of  the  Red  Cross  in  right  of 
his  mother,  Susan,  dau.  of  John  Lyon  (ibid  Vol,  III.). 

Lincoln  wills:— Richard  Clipsham  of  Wanthorpe,  gent.,  proved 
1618;  father  of  George  Lyon  deed,  wife  Dorothy,  mother  of  George^^ 
executrix.     See  Harrow  pedigree,  page  13. 

Commenting  on  the  new  records  given  above.  Dr.  G.  W.  A.  Lyon 
writes:  "The  Northampton  pedigree  confirms  the  theory  of  the  inter 
relation  of  the  Lyon  families  of  the  middle  counties.  It  will  be  ob- 
served that  the  Rolls  office  pedigree  (pages  11,  12)  mentions  the  hold- 
ing at  an  early  date  of  land  in  divers  counties,  and  it  is  in  precisely 
these  counties  in  which  are  found  the  branches  of  the  Lyon  family. 
Many  of  the  names  mentioned  in  the  notes  do  not  appear  in  the 
Northampton  pedigree,  but  they  form  a  group  unquestionably  related  to 
those  of  that  pedigree.  At  two  points  the  two  lines,  otherwise  appar- 
ently distinct,  show  unexplained  relationships.  We  find  Richard  of  the 
Rolls  Office  line  holding  the  manor  Reckbroke,  co.  Oxford,  but  John  of 
Northampton  gave  the  manor  of  Reckbroke  to  Alice  St.  Liz.  Again 
the  Thomas  contemporary  with  Elizabeth,  who  married  Richard  Wyd- 
ville,  seems  to  have  been  connected  with  the  Northampton  family,  yet 
his  grandson,  Thomas  Wydville  impales  the  arms  of  Lyon  in  right  of  his 
mother,  and  those  arms  are  not  those  of  Warkworth,  Northampton, 
but  those  of  Essex." 

[It  may  be  remarked  that  it  is  no  uncommon  thing  to  find  items 
of  family  history  misappropriated  especially  in  connection  with  coin- 
cidences in  given  names.]  The  Northampton  pedigree  is  likely  to 
be  of  especial  interest  to  descendants  of  the  Fairfield  County  branches 
since  in  these  we  find  a  tradition  that  their  ancestors  came  from 
Northern  England. 


The  following  item  seems  to  furnish  an  important  clew  in  the 
search  for  the  origin  of  the  Dorchester  Lyon  family. 

The  will  of  John  Bigg  of  Maidstone,  proved  7,  2,  1642,  devises  to 
Brother  Stowe,  sister  and  mother  living  in  New  England,  Cousin  James 
Bate  of  New  England  and  Cousin Lyne  of  same.  Now  the  per- 
sons named  in  this  will  were  of  Dorchester,  viz.:  John  Stow,  legatee 
of  John  Bigg,  co,  Kent,  Eng.,  Rachel  Bigg  (widow,  came  from  London, 
1635,  will,  Dorchester  1646),  Mary,  daughter  of  Stephen  Terry  (came 
1630),  b.  Dorchester  1635,  James  Bate  (came  1635,  ae.  53,  wife  Alice). 
[There  was  also  a  James  Bates  of  Hingham,  probably  nephew  and 
James  Bates  of  Hadam,  probably  son,  who  went  back  to  England  and  re- 
turned.]    There  seems  therefore  strong  probability  that  Cousin 

Lyne  was  either  Peter  or  George  Lyon  of  Dorchester. 


ERRATA. 

Page  42,  1.  29— For  44.  II.  5.  read  44.  III.  5. 

Page  53,  1.  4 — For  Priscila  read  Priscilla. 

Page  62,  No.  306.— The  date  of  Rebecca's  marriage  may  have  been 
Oct.  6;  so  given  in  transcription  from  Worcester  Vital  Rec. 

Page  64,  No.  338— For  July  29  read  June  24.  No.  339— For  b. 
1783  (?)  read  b.  July  29,  17(     )  (T.  R.) 

Page  65,  No.  349.— The  statement  that  G.  R.  calls  Prudence  dau. 
of  Capt.  Benj.  and  Prudence  Lyon  is  a  transcriber's  error.  The  inscrip- 
tion is  "Children  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Lyon;  Prudence,  his  eldest  daugll- 
ter  and  Chester,  his  youngest  son." 

Page  66,  No.  359.— See  foregoing  note. 

Page  67,  1.  24.— For  Crompton  read  Cranston. 

Page  68,  No.  378.— Insert  asterisk  before  378. 

Page  69,  No.  389— For  d.  April  4  read  d.  March  4. 

Page  69,  No.  391. — For  Parley  read  Perley. 

Page  72,  No.  451.— For  1834  in  date  of  death,  read  1831. 

Page  73,  No.  449.— Insert  asterisk  before  449. 

Page  77,  1.  2  from  bottom.— For  Theodore,  Nelson  read  Theodore 
Nelson. 

Page  87,  No.  641.— Read:  d.  Ludlow,  Feb.  14,  1882 

Page  91,  1.  23.— For  370.  VL  171.  read  370.  VL  173;  1.  34,  for  371. 
VL  171.  read  371.  VL  173. 

Page  92,  1.  13.— For  373.  VL  171.  read  373.  VI.  173. 

Page  93,  No.  696.— For  Edward  Clinton  read  Edward. 

Page  95,  1.  4.— For  Parley  read  Perley. 

Page  95,  1.  11  from  bottom.— For  Fosgett  read  Foskett. 

Page  100,  No.  451— For  1834  in  date  of  death,  read  1831. 

Page  102,  No.  808. — The  query  is  answered  by  reference  to  No.  726, 
page  95. 

Page  107,  No.  876.— For  Jasper  W.  read  Jasper  Hyde. 

Page  107,  No.  880— Omit  the  asterisk. 

Page  109,  No.  914.— Insert  asterisk  before  914. 

Page  119,  No.  673.— The  line  should  read:  Benjamin,^  Benjamin," 
Caleb,*  John,^  John,''  William.^ 

Page  121,  1,  19. — For  incenediary  read  incendiary. 

Page  129,  No.  1102.— For  Health  read  Heath. 

Page  146,  1.  7.— For  Revel  read  Ruel;  date  of  marriage  Nov.  27, 
1830  (Fam.  Rec). 

439 


440  •  ERRATA 

Page  146,  No.  1273.— Add:  d.  March  26,  1886. 

Page  146,  No.  1276. — Add:  m.  Levi  J.  Giddings. 

Page  150,  No.  1310.— For  Yung  Chow  read  Tung  Chow. 

Page  153,  No.  1350. — For  Slyvester  read  Sylvester, 

Page  165,  No.  1469. — For  Currier  read  Currin. 

Page  167,  No.  167.— Read  OLIVE^  WOOD  [WILDER]. 

Page  170,  1.  6. — For  Halifax  read  Bridgeport. 

Page  170,   No.   1517. — For   Louis   read   Louisa.       Add:     M.  Ward 
Richards. 

Page  170, 1.  6  from  bottom. — For  Penticost  read  Pentecost. 

Page  188,  No.  1718. — For  Elvin  read  Elvira. 

Page  220. — Insert  asterisk  before  No.  2017. 

Page  249,  No.  1986.— Read:  RALDINO  SMITH^  LYONS  [Joshua  S.] 

Page  253,  No.  2024.— Read:   HATSELL  PURPLE^  LYONS. 

Page  260,  No.  2084.— Read:   EMMA  ELIZA'  LYONS   (AINEY). 

Page  288,  No.  2489.— Read:   GRACE  LOUISE'  LYON  (BEACH;. 
Page  363,  last  1. — For  Jane  F.  Read  read  Jane  P.  Read. 
Page  364,  1.  1.— For  Jane  F.  read  Jane  P. 
Page  400,  No.  1661. — For  Collingwod  read  Collingwood. 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


I.     LYON     NAMES. 

(Including  Lyons  of  Colerain  Branch.*) 


A.  Augusta  (W),  407 

A.   Smith.  Rev.    (W?),   97 

Aaron    (A),  269,   270,   271,   272,  273 

Aaron   (P),  346,  356 

Aaron    (W),   35,   36,   39,   51,   53,   56,   57, 

58,    73,    77,    82,    100,    101,    110,    131, 

132,    186,    193,    399,    413,    415 
Aaron   (W?),    53,   56,   76,   77,   388 
Aaron    (?),    420 
Aaron,  of  Sturbridge,  410 
Aaron    Clement    (?),    417 
Aaron  Ezra   (A),   273,   278 
Aaron  M.    (W),   106 
Aaron  W  (?),  419 
Abbie    (E),   294 
Abbie     (W),    155 
Abbie   Jane    (W),    117,    153 
Abbie   Louise    (G),    377,    381 
Abbie   P.    (W),   132,   160 
Abby  M.    (W),  126 
Abel    (Ab),    316,    317 
Abel    (E),   289 
Abel    (B),   413 

Abel    (W),   60,   68,  73,   100,  415 
Abiah    (P),   334 
Abiel    (W),    32.   40.   49,   59,   70,   83,   95, 

389,    411,    415 
Abiel    Henry    (W),    118,    156 
Abigail    (E\    290 
Abigail    (G),    373 
Abigail    (P),    331,    337,    338,    345,    346, 

352 
Abigail    (W),   29,   38,   40,   41,   44 
Abigail    (W),    45,    56,    57,    58,    79,    80, 

82,   84,   96,   391 
Abigail  Pawcett  (W),  109 
Abigail   Ransom    (W),    207 
Abigail   Thompson   (W),   112,   401 
Abijah   Smith    (W),    97,    417 
Abner    (W),   56,    80,   108 


Abner  Fuller    (P),   350 

Abner  Martin    (W),   108 

Abner   W.    (P),    359 

Abraham,   Capt.      (H),    412 

Abraham   of  Boston    [1716],   421 

Abraham   (?),   417 

Achsa    (A),    272,    277 

Ada    (W),    156 

Ada    E.     (W),    154 

Adah    (P),    332 

Adaline   H.    (W),    188 

Adam    (Eng),   11 

Addie   J.    (W),    131,    133,    159 

Addison  J.    (?),   418 

Adela   Josephine    (W),   129 

Adelaide    (W),    177 

Adelbert  C.    (W),   161,  178 

Adelbert  Otis    (W),   178 

Adelia,    (J),   301 

Adeline   (W),   130 

Adeline   S.    (W),   114 

Adna  Maria  Maynard  L.   (W),  159 

Agnes   B.    (J),    303 

Alanson   (W),   83 

Alathea   (E),   292 

Albert  (E),  291 

Albert   (J),  304 

Albert    (W),   95,   110,   125 

Albert  Brown   (W),  204,  235,   419,  421 

Albert  Eddy  (W),  236,  430 

Albert    M.    (?),    421 

Albert  Mark  (?),  418 

Alcey  Melinda   (W),  114 

Alden,    (J),    300,    301 

Alena  Frances   (W),  129 

Alethea  (W),  83 

Alexander  (E),  291,  294 

Alexander  (J),  300 

Alexander  McDonald  (?),  420 

Alfred  (J),  300 


♦Names  of  children  who  died  in  infancy  or  adolescence  are  not  to  be_  looked  for  in  the 
index.  The  several  Lyon  families  are  designated  by  initials  in  parenthesis  as  follows : 

(A)     Aaron  Lyon  of  Sturbridge. 

(Ab)  Ahel  Lyon  of  Fulton  County,  New  York. 

(E)    Ebenezer  Lyon  of  Canterbury. 

(G)    George  Lyon  of  Dorchester. 

(H)    Henry  Lyon  of  Newark. 

(J)    John  Lyon  of  Scituate. 

(P)    Peter  Lyon  of  Dorchester. 

(R)    Richard  Lyon  of  Fairfield. 

(T)    Thomas  Lyon  of  Rye. 

(Wt  William  Lyon  of  Roxbury. 

(Wa)  William  Lyon  of  Wayne  County,  New  York. 
These  initials,  if  in  bold  face  type,  indicate  lineal  descendants;  if  in  light  face  type, 
intermarriages  with  such  descendants. 

441 


442 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Alfred   (W),  76,  77,  104,  130,  394,   398 

Alfred    Austin     (J),     308 

Alfred  Child   (W),  398 

Alfred  Colburn    (W),   52,   76 

Alfred  E.   (Ato),  319 

Alfred   Phineas    (?),    419 

Alfred  S.    CW),  99 

Alfred  Warren  (W),  105,  140 

Algernon  Sidney   (W),  146,  170,  408 

Alice    CW),    145,    168 

Alice  Aurelia  (Wa),  313,  314 

Alice   G.    (E),   295 

Alice  M.    (P),   355 

Alice  May  (W),  245 

Alice  Millerd    (J),    307 

Allen  (W),  100 

Allen   Douglas    (Ab),   317,   319 

Allen  Palmer   (P),  361 

Alkmena    (W),    52 

Alma  S.    (Vr),  210 

Alma  Taylor   (W),  191,  209 

Almaria   (YT),  136 

Almira    (W),   90.   95,    402 

Alonzo    (W),   191,    210 

Alonzo  L.    (W),  210,  244 

Alpha   (W),   111,   401,   404 

Alpheus    (P),    337,    343,    344,    354,    413 

Alpheus  Crosby    (P),   367 

Alpheus  F.   S.   (W),  221,  253,  410 

Alphion  David  (W),  239,  262 

Althea  Amelia   (P),   349 

Alva  Eden    (?),   419 

Alvan   (G),  374 

Alvan  (W),  72,   74,  102,  397 

Alvana    (W),    99 

Alvin   (W),   397,  417 

Alvin   Barr    (W),    131 

Amanda   (W),  406 

Amanda  A.   (W),  215,  247 

Amariah    (W),   39,   57,   58,   411,   415 

Amaryllys    (W),    83 

Amasa   CW),  53,   76,  77,  103,  106,   134, 

'     415 

Amasa  Adolphus   (?),  420 

Amasa   B.    (W),    136 

Amasa  Knowlton    (W),   103 

Amasa  Penniman    ("W),    106 

Amelia   (J),   303 

Amelia  Eunice   (W),   215,  219 

Amerilla   Cordelia    (W),    105 

Amible   (P),  346 

Amos    (P),   337,    342,    344.    351 

Amos   (W),   49,   71,   84,   98,   415 

Amos   (?),   415 

Amos  Maynard   (W),   10,  130,  159 

Amy    (J),   299,    301 

Amy  Ann    (W).   102 

Amy  L.    (?),  421 

Amy  Mahala    (J),    302.   305 

Andrew    (Eng),    12,    13 

Andrew    (W),    215.    247 

Andrew  J.    (P),   356 

Andrew  L.    (P),   347,   357 

Andrew  L.   (W),  132 

Angelina    (W),    99 

Angenette    (W).    136 

Anita  Damon   (P),  360 


Ann   (G),   373 

Ann    (P),   339 

Ann  (P?),  368 

Ann  Eliza   (E),  295 

Anna   (P),   323,   340 

Anna   (P),   333 

Anna,    (W),   40,   44,   55,   57,   58,   72,   82, 

83,  84 
Anna    Elizabeth    (G),    377,    380 
Anna  Fisk   (W),  103 
Anna  Maria  Cushing    (P),   363 
Anna  Sabra   (G),   380,  383 
Annette  Armilla   (A),   279,  286 
Annie  Bertha    ("W),   163 
Annie  Carpenter    (W),   146,   171 
Annie  Fenner   (P),   354 
Annie  Louisa   (W),  161 
Annie  Peirce  ("W),  211,  245 
Annis  (J),  304 

Antes  Amanda   (W),  208,  240 
Anthony    CW),   397 
Antoinette  Maria  (W),  131 
Appleton   B.    (?),    421 
Appleton   Park    (?),   417 
Archibald,   Lieut.    (H),   412 
Ari  May  (W),  148 
Arma   CW),   136 
Arnon    (J).    302 
Arthur    (W),    398 
Arthur   Bates    CW),   174 
Arthur  Cady  (W),  130 
Arthur  Chandler   (G),  380,  383 
Arthur  Hatsell   (W),  253,  267 
Arthur  S.   (W),  142,  407 
Arthur  Vinal    (W).   152,   173,   418,  421 
Arthur  William    (W),    227,    258 
Arvilla  (P),  352 
Arza  T.    (P),  357.  364 
Asa   (G),  375,   376 
Asa    (P),    340,   342,    346 
Asa   CW),   49,   59,     69,   82,   84,   90,   109, 

111,    119 
Asa,  Lieut.    (W).  412 
Asa  Hall    (W).   51,   73,  415,   420 
Asa  Payson   (P),  354 
Asa  Payson  (W),  74 
Asahel    (W),   60,   85,    413,   415 
Asaph    (P),   332,    413 
Asenath   (W).  67 
Asenath  B.   (W).  207 
Asenath  Maria    CW),   239 
Augusta   (P),   355 
Augustus  (Vr),  117,  154 
Amelia    (J),   301 
Azubah    CW),    65 
Barney  (P),  340.  346 
Barzillai    (P).   333,   339 
Bathsheba   (G),  372 
Bathsheba   (W).  56 
Baxter   (W),   66,  89,   90,  117,   119,   120, 

153 
Bayard,    (W),  173 
Belle  Lincoln  CW),  161,  178 
Ben  A.   (W),  177 
Beujamin   (J),  299,   300 
Benjamin   (P),  331,  335,  336,  342,  354, 

413 


LYON  NAMES. 


443 


Benjamin    (W),   34,   36,   46,   49,   53,   54, 

55,   66,   70,   79,   89,   94,   107,   118,   120, 

392,    393,   415 
Benjamin   Franklin    (W),    105,    399 
Benjamin  Frost  (P).  353,  363 
Benjamin  Glover  (P),  342 
Benjamin  Powell   (W),  176 
Benjamin  R.    (W),   188,   194,   198,   200. 

222,    227,    228,    230,    258 
Benjamin  Talbot   (J),  300,   301 
Benjamin  Theodore  (J),  303,  308 
Bernice  Belle   (W),   163 
Bernice  P.    (W),  265 
Bert  E.    (W),  236,   430 
Bertha  May  (Ab),  319 
Bessie  Jane   (W),  176 
Bethiah   (W),  30,  34,   62,   71,   82,  94 
Betsey   (A),  272,   276 
Betsey   (P),   340,   344 
Betsey   (W),   68,   76,   93,   108,   136,  188, 

193,    197,    216,    396 
Betsey  (W?),  392 
Betsey  Ellen  (A),  278 
Betty  (W),  62,  74,  75,  81,  89,  99 
Betty  (W?),     395 
Beulah    (P),  331 
"Bill"    (W),   32,   33 
Blanche    (P),   355 
Blanche  Edith   (W),  176 
Bradford    (P),  347,   357 
Bradford    (W),   96 
C.  W.   (W),  153 
Caleb    (T?),   415 
Caleb    (W),  34,   47,  66,   82,   90,   91,   109, 

121,   391,   396 
Caleb  Meeker  Slocum    (Ab),  316,   317 
Caleb  Morton  (Ata),  318 
Calvin    (W),   96,   102,   403 
Calvin  H.    (P),   358 
Caroline   (P),  353,  357 
Caroline    (W),    125 
Caroline  Cynthia  (W),  88 
Caroline  Eliza   (J),   303 
Caroline  Hannah   (W),  97 
Caroline  J.    (W),  207 
Caroline  L.    (YT),  145,   169 
Caroline  Maria   (W),  107,  142 
Carrie   (P),  355 
Carrie  Belle   (W),  219 
Carrie  E.    (W),  119 
Carrie  Ellen  Stover  (P),  363 
Carrie  P.   (W),  247 
Casper  Lavather   (E),  292 
Catherine  C.   (W),  193,  218 
Catherine  Lois  (J),  302 
Catherine  Manley  (P),  351 
Cealia  (P?),  368 
Cecelia  ("W),  400 
Celesta   Molena    (W),    146 
Celia  N.   (W),  216 
Cena  (W),  67 
Chandler    (W).   108 
Charles  (O),  375 
Charles  (E),  291 
Charles    (J),   303 
Charles  (P).  356 
Charles  (W),  90,  119,  155,  401,  406 


Charles  A.  (W),  145,  169,  177 

Charles  Adelbert  (?),  419 

Charles  Alvan   (P),  364 

Charles  Bassett  (W),  210 

Charles  C.    (J),  303,   308 

Charles  Carlos  (W),  399,  400 

Charles  Clapp   (W),  222,  253 

Charles  Collingwood   (W),  400 

Charles  D.   (W),  246 

Charles  Darwin    (VT),  194,  221 

Charles  Edward  (Ab),  319 

Charles  Edward    (P),   354,   363 

Charles  Edward  ("W),  141,  164,  221 

Charles  Edwin  (E),  293 

Charles  Edwin  (W),  119 

Charles  Emanuel    (W),   173 

Charles  H.    CW?),   93 

Charles   Harrison    (?),    418 

Charles  Hebard  (Wa),  316 

Charles  Hiram  (P),  348,  357,  358 

Charles  Hodges    (W),  156,   177 

Charles  Humphrey   (P),   342 

Charles  J.   (W).  142 

Charles  Jesse   (W),  215,   246 

Charles  L.    (J),   308 

Charles  Lysander  (W),  115,  149 

Charles  Mason  (W),  118,  156 

Charles  P.    (W),   111 

Charles  Porter  (W),  132 

Charles  Orion   (W),   162 

Charles  Phillips    (W),   111,  401,  405 

Charles  R.   (E),  289,  295 

Charles  Reed  (W),  170,  181 

Charles  Reuben   (P),   351 

Charles  Robinson   (E),   292,  295 

Charles  Roome  (?),  418 

Charles   Smith    (W),    123 

Charles  Treat  (W),  193,  220 

Charles  W.    (W),  119 

Charlie   (W),  155 

Charlotte  Ann   (E),   292,   294 

Charlotte  Elizabeth    (P),   354 

Charlotte  Louise  (P),  348 

Charlotte  Skinner    (G),  379 

Chelsea  Faulkner   (W),  267 

Chester    (E),   290,   292 

Chester   (W),  90,   119 

Chester  J.   CW),  120 

Chittenden    (Son  Matthew),   387 

Chloe   (W),   75 

Chloe  Richmond   (W),   87,   116,  152 

Christopher   (W),  58 

Clara  (W).  84 

Clara  Bradford  (G),  380,  383 

Clara  Elizabeth  (W),  227,  259 

Clara  Frances  (W),  223,  255 

Clara  Josephine  ("W),  407 

Clara  May  (J),  308 

Clara  Minerva   ("W),  400 

Clare  Le  Roy   (W),  263 

Clarence  Alvin   (A),  284,  287 

Clarence  Cady  (W),  144,  166 

Clarinda  Miranda  (Ab),  317 

Clarissa    (G),    375,   376 

Clarissa  (P),  348 

Clarissa   (W),  70,   95,   403 

Clarissa  Dalie    (P),   351 


444 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Clark  M.  (W),  198,  228,  229 

Clark  Strong  (W),  399 

Clarry  (W),  102 

Clayton  Peck   (W),   144,   166 

Clayton  Spencer   (W),  139,  163 

Clayton  T.    (W),   131,   132 

Clement  (W),  406 

Cleora  (W),  135 

Clifford   (W),  176 

Clifford  Prescott  (W),  178 

Clifton  Daniel    (Wa),   314 

Clifton  H.    (Ab),   319 

Clyde  Raymond   (W),  263 

Clyde   Rhodes    (Ab),   318 

Coloma  (W),  252 

Copeland  Louise  F.    (W),  408 

Cora   (W),   154 

Cora  Eleanor  M.    (W),  159 

Corbin   (W),  74,   100 

Cordelia    (W),    249 

Cornelia  (J),  302,  305 

Cornelia  Hemenway  (P),  361 

Cornelius   (P),  337 

Costello   ("W),   217,  249 

Curtis  Jerre   (W),  204,  233,  420,  421 

Cynthia   (A),   288 

Cynthia  Livonia  (J),  302,  306 

Cyprian   T.    (W),   97 

Cyril    (W),   84 

Cyril  C.   (rel.  J),  399 

Cyrus   (A),  272 

Cyrus   (J).  299,  300 

Cyrus    (W),   69,   392,   413 

Cyrus    (?),    419 

Cyrus  Willard   (J),  307 

Dana  (P),  346,  356 

Danforth   (P),   344 

Danforth    ("W),  94.  95,   124,  402 

Danforth  Henry  (W),  400 

Danforth   Strong   (W),   399 

Daniel    (J),   300 

Daniel  (W),  35,  43,  47,  48,  49,  55,  60, 
62,  69,  79,  80,  94,  95,  104,  125,  158, 
186,  192,   193,   217,   412,  413,  415,  423 

Daniel   (W?),  391 

Daniel    (Wa),   312 

Daniel  Burbank  (W),  114 

Daniel  D.   (W),  110 

Daniel  Stanley  (?),  418 

Darius   (W),  109 

Darius   E.    (Ab),   319 

David   (A),  270,  272 

David   (P),   338,   346,   413 

David  (W),  32,  33,  42,  44,  55.  62,  63, 
79,  85,  86,  113,  182,  190,  193,  207, 
214,   239,   391,   392,   409,   411,   413 

David  (?),  415 

David,    Capt.    (T),    412 

David  A.   (W),   193,  215,  219 

David  B.   (?),  419,  421 

David  C.    (?),   420 

David  Darius   (A),   278,   284 

David   Gordon,   Prof.    421 

David  Randall   (?),  419 

David  S.   (W),  215,  247 

Deborah   (P),  333 

Deborah   (W),   33,  43,   47,   81 


Delia  Eliza   (J),   302,   305 

Delia  Henrietta   (W),  400 

Delight  (W),  153 

Delia  Rosalyn  (W),  139 

Delotia   (W),   104,   136 

Diana   ("W).  190,  208 

Dexter  (W),  87 

Dolly   CW),   90,  119,   402 

Don  Carlos    (Ab),   317,   319 

Don  Ernest  (Ab),  319 

Donald  Blodgett   (W),  123 

Dorcas   (A),   270 

Dorcas   (W),   59,  83 

Dorothy   (W),   47,  69,  95,  134,  397,  402 

Dorothy  Shepardson  (J),  307 

Dow   (W),   153,  175 

Drusilla  (P),  332 

Dvi'ight    (W),   154 

Dwright  A.   (E),  293,  296 

Dwight  Fancher   (W),   227,   259 

Ebenezer   (E),  289,  291,  292,  293 

Ebenezer  (P),  321,  334,  340,  413 

Ebenezer    (W),   30,   32,   35,   37,   40,   49 

50,  57,  71,  96 
Ebenezer  ("W?),  40,  390.  413,  416 
Ebenezer  Vose   (P),  355 
Edgar  B.    (P),  358 
Edith    (W),    177,    406 
Edith   Gaige    (W),    169 
Edith  Maria   (W),  127 
Edith  May  (W),  133 
Edmund   (T),  418,  421 
Edmund   (W),  103,  135 
Edmund  Harvey  (W),  135 
Edna  Brown   (G),  380,  383 
Edna  Lucille   (W),  173 
Edna  Maria  (W),  161 
Edna  Shepardson   (J),  307 
Edward    (Q),   370 
Edward    (P),   356,   359 
Edward   (W),   42,   61,  93,  124 
Edward    (W?),    391,    416 
Edward  Aldien   (W),  164 
Edward  Augustus    (P),   350 
Edward  Austin   (Ab),   317 
Edward  Benjamin   (J),   306 
Edward   Birch    (Ab),   316 
Edward  Clinton  (W),  124 
Edward  E.    (VT),  142 
Edward  Evans  (P),  364,  367 
Edward  Holden   (P),  365,   367 
Edward  J.    (P),  350 
Edward  Payson  ("W),  198,  229,  260 
Edward  Percy    (J).   302,   307,   418,   421 
Edward  S.   (W?),  402 
Edward  Sebray  ("W),  135 
Edwin   (E),  297 

Edwin   (W).   Ill,  131,  133,  159,  401 
Edwin  Bradbury   (O),  377,  378 
Edwin  Daniel   (Wa),  312,  313 
Edwin   Elisha    (W).    400 
Edwin   Eugene    (Ab),    319 
Edwin  Harry   (W),   154 
Edwin  Howard  (?),  419 
Edwin  L.    (W>,   135 
Effle    (Ab),    318 
Effle  M.   (Ab),  319 
Elbert  P.  (W),  92,  402 


LYON  NAMES. 


445 


Eldridge  M.   (H),  420 

Eleanor  (W),  40 

Eleanor  L.   (W),  254 

Eleanor  Ruth  (W),  135 

Eleazer   (W),   42,   60,   389,  413 

Electa    (A),   271.   272 

Electa  (W),  110 

Electa   B.    (W),   177 

Electa  Moore   (A),  273,  280 

Elhanan    (P),    321,    322,   329,   332,   337, 

338,  345,  412 
Eli  (?).  413 

Eli  Welch  (W),  207,  240 
Eliab  (P),  322,  331,  337,  344,  413 
Eliakim   (W),  54,  78,  399,  415 
Eliakim  L.   (W),  399 
Ellas    (Ab),    316 
Ellas   (Q),   375 
Elias   (W),  69,  93 
Elias    Potter    (Wa),    314,    315 
Elijah    (P),   332,   339,   413 
Elijah    (W),    69,    74,    86,    93,    103,    114, 

134,  135,  162,  397,  398 
Elijah   (W?).  93 
Eliphalet  (W),  32,  56,  110,  411 
Eliphalet    (?),   413,   415 
Elisha  (G),  375,  378 
Elisha  (P),  340,  342,  347,  349 
Elisha   (W),   53,  62,  73,   77.  106,  140 
Elisha  Hiram    (P),   349 
Elisha  May    (W),   141 
Elisheba    (J),    300 
Eliza  (a),  375 
Eliza  (J),  300,  301 
Eliza   (P),   345 
Eliza  (W).  106,  108,  118,  141 
Eliza  A.   (W),  145,  168 
Eliza  A.    (?),  419 
Eliza  Ann   (W),  104 
Eliza  Barstow   (E),  292 
Elizabeth  (G),  374 

Elizabeth    (P),   324,   334,   344,   350,  353 
Elizabeth   (P?),  368 
Elizabeth    (W),   43,    44,   46,   47,   55,   56. 

57,  59,  68,  79,  80,  82,  84,  100,  110  131 
Elizabeth  Armilla  (A),  280 
Elizabeth  Bowers    (P),  360 
Elizabeth  F.    (W).  177 
Elizabeth  Gere    (W),   113 
Elizabeth    Louisa    (W),    109 
Elizabeth  P.    (W?),   93 
Elizabeth  W.   (W),  204 
Ella    (W),    154 
Ella  Caroline  (P),  359 
Ella  Olmstead  (W),  217 
Ellen  Waite   (J),  302,   305,  306 
Ellen  Euphemia  (W),  145 
Ellen  Frances   (P),   359 
Ellen  Jane  (W),  139,  162 
Ellen  M.   (W),  135 
Ellen  O.    (W),  133 
Ellis  Vinal    (W),   116,   151 
Elmer  Daniel    (?),  419 
Elmina  Eliza    (W).   98 
Elmira    (P),    355 
Elmira    (W),    102,   404 
Elon   (P),  343 


Elon  A.  (Ab),  31S 

Elphleda  (W),  52,  394 

Elva   (W),   399 

Elvira  (W).  76 

Elvira  Chloe   (A),. 278.  282 

Elvin  Augustus  (W),  220,  252 

Elvin  Draper  (W).  194,  220 

Emma  (W),  124 

Emma  Augustine    (W),    153 

Emma  Clarinda  (Ab),  319 

Emma  Eldora  (W),  400 

Emma  Eliza  (W),  232,  260 

Emma  Fidelia  (W),  235 

Emma  R.   (P).  356 

Emeline    (W),    93 

Emeline   (?),  130 

Emeline  Elizabeth  (Ab),  317 

Emerson    (W),   98,    129 

Emerson   (E),   297 

Emilia    (P),   337.   345 

Emily    (P),   356,    361 

Emily  (W),  105 

Emily  Adelia  (W),  115,  150 

Emily  J.   (W),  105,  398 

Emoline   (J),  301 

Emory   (J).  303 

Emory  (W),  97.  126,  417 

Emory  D.   (rel.  J),  299 

Emory  Stevens   (W),  127,  417 

Enoch    (P),    329,    332,    338,    413 

Enoch    (P?),   368 

Enos   (?),   415 

Ephraim   (E),   289,   290,   291 

Ephraim    (W),    39.    52,    57,    58.    75,    80. 

81.    82,    108.    110,    155,   411,    412,   413, 

415 
Ephraim    (W?),   417 
Ephraim  (?),  413,  415 
Ephraim  Fisher    ("W),   109 
Ephraim  M.    (W),   80,   400 
Ephraim  Wight  (W),  87 
Ernald  (Eng),  11 
Ernest   A.   Ransom    (W),   263 
Ernest  P.    (W),   134 
Ernest  Warner   (W),  229,  259 
Erva   (Q),   382 
Erva  B.    (G),  377,  378.  382 
Esbon  Evans    (W),   99,   130 
Estella  May   (W),  227 
Estelle    (P).   355 
Esther   (W).   31,   38,   40,   56,   84 
Esther  Cleaveland  (W),  87 
Esther  Melinda  (J),  304 
Ethel    (W),   163 
Ethel  B.  C.  (W),  398 
Ethel   Blanche    (W),    263 
Ethel  Helen   (W),   253 
Ethel  lone   (W),  259 
Ethel  Lorenzo  (W),  104,  139 
Ethel   May    (A),    288 
Bthelbert  (W),  76,  413 
Ethelbert  Child   (W),   52,   76,   163.  398 
Eudotia  (W),  76 
Eugene    (E),   296 
Eugene  A.   (W).  247.  265 
Eugene    Bull    (Ab),    318 
Eugenia  Patience   (A),  279,  286 


446 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Eunice   (E),   290,   291 

Eunice    (P),   339,   356 

Eunice   (W),  33,  60,   85,   87 

Eunice  Bacon    (A),   278,   284 

Eunice  Jane   (W),  116 

Eva    (E),   297 

Eva  Loretta   (W),  140 

Evelina  (W),  104 

Evelyn  Louise  (W),  408 

Evelyn   Richard    (W),   246 

Everett    (G),    382 

Everett  Alexander    (E),   297 

Experience    (W),    40,    41,    390 

Ezekiel   (?),  415 

Ezra    (Ab),    316 

Ezra   (W),   51,   75,   84,  103 

Fannie  Emogene    CW),    146 

Fannie  L.    (W),   133 

Fanny    (P),   341,    410 

Fanny   (W),   99 

Fanny  Marthesia   (A),   274,   282 

Fanny  Penelope   (W),  253 

Faustina    (P),    355 

Fay  Franklin   (J),  303 

Fear   (W).   63 

Festus   Pearl    (E),    292,    296 

Fidelia  M.    (W),  204 

Flora  (J),  303 

Flora  Belle  (W),  245 

Flora   M.    (W),    134 

Flora   Maria    (A),    279,    286 

Flora   R.    (W),    265 

Florence    ("W),    150 

Florence  Abby   (A),  280,  286 

Florence  Amelia   (W),  407 

Florence  Ethel    CW),   176 

Florence   Evelyn    (W),    162 

Florence  I.    (W),  120 

Florence  Julia  (W),  158 

Florence  May    (W),   170 

Forest    ("W),    176 

Frances    (E),   294 

Frances   (W),  50,  72,  110 

Frances   Julia    (W),   101,    161 

Francis    (?),    413 

Francis  Alvin    (W),   219,   252,   420 

Francis   Kidder    (A),    279,    285 

Francis   Wayland    (W),    130 

Francis  Webster    (W),   255 

Frank   (J),  301 

Frank   (P),   357 

Frank  Almon  (Wa),  313,  314 

Frank  Glenn  (W),  156,  176 

Frank  M.    (P),   363 

Frank  M.    (W),   216,  249 

Frank  Martin    ("W),   400 

Frank  Montague    (W),    400 

Frank   Moulton    (W),    149,    173 

Frank  V.    (E),   289,    296,    297 

Frank  Walton   (Alb),   318 

Frankistine  Ziller   (W),   267 

Franklin   (Ab),  317,   318 

Franklin    (W),    114,    148 

Franklin   Smith    (A),    273,   279 

Franklynn  W.    (W),   133 

Fred  Farmer  (W).  149 

Fred  H.  (W),  177 


Fred  Leroy  (W),  139 

Fred  M.  (W),  249 

Fred  Morris   (A),  284 

Frederic  Forest   (W),  400 

Frederick    (W),   111,   240,   401 

Frederick  Augustus   (?),   418 

Frederick  Curtis   (P),  358 

Frederick   D.    (W),    193,    219 

Frederick  Dow    (W),   405,    418 

Frederick  H.    (G),   378,   382 

Frederick  Moses    (W),    133 

Frederick  Ransom  (W),  190,  206,  238 

Frederick  Stebbins   (W),  238,  262 

Freegrace    (P),    322 

Freelove    (A),    271 

Freelove  Althea   (A),   274,   279,   281 

Fremont  Ernest    (?),   419 

Gad   (W),   87,   117,   401 

Gamaliel    (P),  333,  339,  413 

Gardner    (J),    301,    304 

Genevieve    ("Wa),    314 

George    (E),    291,   293,   294 

George    (Eng),    13 

George    (G),    369.    370,    372,    373,    374, 

375,   388,   411,   412,   415 
George  (J),  301 
George    (P),    355 
George    (W),    135,    155,    193,    400 
George   (W?),   77 
George   (?),   418 

George    Fof   Dorchester],    20,    21 
George  A.    (G),   378,   382 
George  A.   (P),  356 
George  A.    (W),  94 
George   Armstrong    (?),    418,    420 
George  Austin   CW),  161 
George   Asa    (Q),   380,    383 
George  Dunham  (W),  173 
George  Edward   (W),  119,  221,  253 
George   Elmer    (?),    418 
George   Emerson    (W),    130 
George  Ethel    (W),   163 
George    F.     (W),     112 
George  Francis  (W),  112,  401 
George  Frederick  (W),  145,  169 
George   Greene    (W),    102,    403 
George  H.    (W),  206 
George  Harry  ("W),  146 
George   Henry    (W),    199 
George  Horace    (W),   162 
George  Marshall   (A),  288 
George  P.    (J),  304 
George  Pollard    (?),   419 
George  Reed   (W),  146,  170 
George  S.    (P),   363 
George   Sherman    (W),    109 
George  W.   (P),  344,  354 
George  Washington   (E),  291,  294 
George  Washington   (?),  420 
George  Wesley    (A),    284 
George  William    (P),    353,    361 
George   William   Amos    (P),    363,   367 

420 
Georgie   Belle    (W).   252 
Gertrude  Agnes    (Ab),   318 
Gertrude   H.    (W),    244 
Gertrude  M.    (W),  207 


LYON  NAMES. 


447 


Gideon    (?),   416 
Gilbert  Capt.   (T),  412 

Gilbert  Daniel   (Wa),  313,   314 
Gilbert  Lorenzo   (W),  232 

Gilbert  Loring    (W),   263 

Gilbert  Randolph   (?),  419 
Giles  Prescott  (E),  292 

Gould  (W),  38,  56,  388 
Grace   (W).   43,   82,  109 

Grace  L.   (E),  296,  298 

Grace  Louise   (A),  285,   288 

Granville  Ward   (W),   117,  152 

Grove   M.    (A),    284 

Gurtha   Azelia    (W),    263 

Gussie   (P),  359 

Guy  Meridian    ("W),   159 

Hannah    (Ab),    316 

Hannah   (G),  370,  371,  372,  373,  374 

Hannah    (J),   302,   305 

Hannah  (P),  334,  338,  341,  344,  346, 
349 

Hannah  (W),  30,  33,  34,  36,  37,  42,  46. 
50,  55,  57,  58,  59,  60,  62,  66,  67,  68, 
74,  78,  79,  80,  86,  96,  99,  100,  108, 
109,    113,    388,    396,    397,    398 

Hannah   Adaline    (W),    188 

Hannah  Chandler   (W),   108 

Hannah   Cinderilla    (W),    113 

Hannah   Chloe    (A).   285 

Hannah   Lydia    (W),    107,    142 

Hannah   M.    (Wa),   312 

Harley    (W),    156,    176 

Harold   Alpheus    (W),    174 

Harold  Sidney  (W),  170 

Harold  Stratton    (W),   253 

Harold    Shepardson    (J),    307 

Harriet    (E),    292,    293,    295,    296 

Harriet    (G),    376 

Harriet   (P),   358 

Harriet   (W),   109,  133,  154,  161,  408 

Harriet  Amelia   (Q),  377,  378 

Harriet  Anna   (W),  217,  250 

Harriet   Bell    (Ab),    319 

Harriet  Bell  (J),  303 

Harriet  Eliza   (A),  280,  287 

Harriet  Elizabeth  (P),  349 

Harriet  Harkness    (W),   259 

Harriet  Helen    (W),    251 

Harriet  Maria    (W),   196,    224 

Harriet  Marilla   (W),  115,   150 

Harris   (E),  291 

Harrison   (P),  345 

Harry  A.    (W),  177 

Harry    (P),    359 

Harry  Augustus  (W),  232 

Harry   Bernard    ("W),    266 

Harry  Edwards  (W),  223,  254 

Harry  F.   (W),  109,  145,  146 

Hartwell  (W),  95,  125 

Hartwell   Nelles    (?),   418 

Harvey  [Hervey]   (W),  396 

Harvey  James   (W),  264 

Harvey  Lucius  (W),  239,  264 

Harvey  S.    (W),   215,   247 

Hatsell   Purple    (W),    221,    253 

Hattie  Ellen    (W),   141 

Hattie   M.    (W),    154 


Hattie    May    (W),    179 

Heber    (E),    295 

Heber  Chase    (P),   361 

Heber  Trowbridge   (W),  196,  423 

Helen   (P),  355 

Helen   (W),   120 

Helen  C.   (W),  397 

Helen   King    (G),    379 

Helen   Loranda    (W),   146,   171 

Helen  M.    (P),  353 

Helen  Maria  (P),  350 

Henry  (E),  293 

Henry    (Eng),    11,    12,    24 

Henry,    (G),    370,    372,    373,    374,    375, 

376,    378,    382,    415 
Henry   (G?),   411 
Henry    (J),   303 

Henry   (P),  350,  359,  355,  359,  367 
Henry    (W),    32,    40,    56,    80,    112,    119, 

136,    392,    411,   415 
Henry    (?),   418 
Henry   [of  Newark,  N.  J.],  22 
Henry   A.    (W),    126,    145,    168 
Henry  Baxter  (W),  119 
Henry  Breed   (W),   247 
Henry  Clinton  (W),  111,  146,  169,  401, 

404,   405,   408 
Henry  Dwight   (E),  292,  295 
Henry  Harpin   (W),  400 
Henry  Marty n    (W),   196 
Henry  N.    (Ab?),   3i9 
Henry  Ware    (P),  360,   365 
Hepsibah    (P^    331 
Hepzebeth    (A),   270,  272 
Herbert  (P),  357 
Herman  Alvord   (W).  139 
Hervey   (Harvey)    (W),  66 
Hervey   (?),   420 
Hester  (W),  31 
Hezekiah  (?),  415 
Hiram  Spencer  (J),  303,  307 
Holmes    (W),    101 
Homer   (W),  401 
Horace    (P),   355 
Horace    (W),   193,   218 
Horace  Dinsmore   (P),  368 
Horatio    (W),    77,    394 
Howard   (P),  361 
Howard  H.    (W),   176 
Howard  (?),  418 
Hugh   [de  Leonibus]    (Eng),  11 
Huldah   (W),   81 
Huntington    (W),    118,    155 
Ida  (J),  308 

Ida  Cordelia   (W),  146,  171 
Ida  Dyer    (W),    150 
Ida  L.   (W),  154 
Idella  M.    (rel.  J),  299 
Irena   (Ab),  316 
Irva  B.    (G),  378,  382 
Irving  Phillips   (?),  420,  421 
Irving   Whitall    (?),    418 
Isa  Estella  (W),  219 
Isaac  (W),  62.  85,  86,  87,  114,  115 
Isaac    (?),    415 
Isaac  L.    (H),   420 
Isaac  Newell   (W),  114 


448 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Isaac  Reed  (W),  113,  146 

Isaac  Slayton   (?),  420 

Isabella  Elizabeth    (W),   235 

Isaiah    (P),   331,   337,   413 

Isaiah   (W),   51,   74,   102,   134,   415 

Israel   (P),  322 

Israel  Whitney  (P),  359 

Jabez   (A),   270 

Jabez  (B),  413 

Jabez   (W),  36,  50,  72,  99 

Jabez  (?),  415,  416 

Jabez  Rollin   (W),   130 

Jacob    (P),    336,    341,    413 

Jacob    (W),   32,   33,    43,   44,   63,    64,    88, 

391,  412,   413,  417 
James  (E),  293 
James    (P),    339,    344 
James    (W),    47,    68,    71,    76,    91,    101 

104,    136,    417 
James    (?),    413,    416 
James  Alexander   (E),  294,  297 
James  E.    (W),  119 
James  Ervin  ("W),  239,  263 
James  Frederick   ("W),  262 
James   Harrison    (T),    420 
James  Harrison   (W),  92,   122 
James   Harvey    (?),    419 
James  J.    (W),    215,   247 
James   Johnson    (?),    419 
James   Lawrence    (W),   123 
James  M.    (W),   240 
James   McCulloch    (W),   191,    210 
James  Monroe   (W),   189,  198,  205 
James  Nelson    (W),    247 
James  Peirce   (W),   211,   245 
James  R.   (P),  355 
James   W.    (P),    345,    355 
James  Willard    (W),   92 
Jane   (P),  329,  331 
Jane  Adell    (W),   130 
Jane  B.    (E),  295.   297 
Jane    Groves    (W),    399 
Jane  Washburn   (W),  87,  116 
Jasper   CW),   94,   125 
Jasper  Hyde  (W).  107,  142,  404 
Jay  Foster   (W),  148,  173 
Jedediah    (W),   42,   62,   414 
Jefferson  Blake   (P),  344 
Jemima   (A),   271,   272 
Jemima   (P),   332 
Jemima    (P?),   368 
Jemima  (W),  40,  74,  76 
Jemima  Child    (W),   398 
Jennie    (W),    156,    177 
Jennie   Adelle    (A),   285 
Jennie  D.    CW),  148 
Jennie  Fidelia  (W),  132,  160 
Jennie  P.   ("W).  118,  154 
Jeremiah    (Ab),   316 
Jeremiah    (P),    356,    364 
Jeremiah   Legrand    (Ab),   318 
Jeremiah  Everett  (W\  80 
Jerre   (W),  185,  186,   188.  198 
Jerre   Lorenzo    (W),    199,    230,    420 
Jerome   Richards    (W),    198,    227,    228 
Jerusha    (A?),   270 


Jerusha   (O),   373 

Jerusha    (W),    60,    62,    86 

Jerusha  Sabrina   (W),   135 

Jervis  Selma   (W),   170 

Jesse  (P),  342,  353 

Jesse   (W),  185,  189,  193,  215,  247,  409 

Jesse  Penniman   CW),   106 

Jesse    Ransom    (W),    208 

Jessie  Belle   (G),   380,   383 

Jessie  Emeline   (Ab),  319 

Jessie  May   (A),   285,  288 

Joan   CW),   404 

Joanna   (P),   344 

Joanna   (P?),  368 

Joanna   CW),  32,  62,  63,  112 

Job    (T),    415 

Joe  Frank   (A),   285 

Joel    (W),   67,   69,   186,   194 

Joel  Draper   (W),   189.  205 

Joel  Livingston  CW),  194.  221 

John   (B),  291,  292.  293 

John    (Eng),   11,   12,   13,   24,  25 

John   (J),  298,  300,  302,  308 

John    (P),    339,    356 

John    (P?),    414 

John   (B),  414 

John  (W),  28,  29,  33,  34,  35,  41,  42,  45, 

50,   57,   59,   64,   68,   72,   80,   81,   82,   90, 

99,   109,   110,   112,   120,   193,   215,   240, 

292,   414,   416 
John  (W?),  391,  392,  403 
John    (?),    417 
John    [Alderman    Cripplegate    Ward] 

(Eng)    17 
John    [de    Lyon,    Baron]    (Eng),    11 
John    [de    Lyoun]     (Eng),    11 
John  [Lord  Mayor  of  London]  (Eng), 

12,    13,    17.    18 
John   [of  Harrow  School]    (Eng.),   12 

13 
John   [of  Salem],   20 
John,  Rev.  of  Taunton  [1764],  421 
John  A.   (W),  109,  145 
John   David    (VT),    262 
John  Davis    (W),   92,   402 
John    Emery    (?),    418 
John  Fisher  (W),  37,  81,  395 
John  Flavell    CW),  115,  150 
John  Henry    (?).   418 
John  J.    (W?),  402 
John  Leach   (E),  290,  293 
John  Leonard    (?),   419 
John    Lyman    (E),    293 
John  M.   CW),  406.  407 
John  P.    CW),   112 
John  Paddock   CW).   112,   401,   406 
John   Plumer    (W),   231,   260 
John   Stone    (W),   194,   222 
John  Welles    (P),   348,  358 
John  Whitman   (J),  303,  307 
Jonathan   (A),  270,  271  ^     ^^ 

Jonathan    CW),    41,    42.    51,    58,    59,    71. 

73,  83,  96.  97,  100,  389,  397,  402,  417 
Jonathan  (W?),  391,  394,  414,  416 
Johnathan   Fish    (?),    417,    421 
Joseph    (E),    290,    291 
Joseph   (P),  346,   356,   357 


LYON  NAMES. 


449 


Joseph  (W),  29,  33,  36,  44,  45,  54,  64, 
103,  136,  388,  389,  391,  412 

Joseph  ('),  414,  416 

Joseph  Alexander  (?),  420 

Joseph  E.  (W),  397 

Joseph  Foster  (W),  114,  148 

Joseph  H.  (?),  418 

Joseph   Leach    (E),    293 

Joseph    McGee    (W),    208.    241 

Joseph   Warren    (P),    348,    356 

Joseph   Willis    (P),    357 

Josephine  (W),  119 

Josephine  A.   (W),  93 

Josephine  Marian    (Ab),   318 

Josephus    (W),  398 

Joshua  (P),  333 

Joshua  (B),  416 

Joshua   (W),   34,   46,   47,   85,   392 

Joshua   Brown    (P),    349 

Joshua   Smith    (W),    193,    216 

Josiah  (P?),  414,  417 

Josiah    (W),    39,    40,    57,    58,    64,    391, 

416 
Josiah  Emery    (A),   278,   284 
Judah    (W).    77.    106 
Judah  Child   (W),  106 
Judith    (W),    83,    117 
Judith  Ferrington  (W),  41 
Judson  Elliott  (W),  130,  158 
Judson   Mills    (W),    101 
Julia    CW),    107 
Julia  A.    (W),    215 
Julia  Ann    (W),   76,   105 
Julia  E.    (W),   155 
Julia  Elva  (W),  139,  163 
Julia  Prances    (J),   303 
Julia  J.    CW),   120 
Julia  Louise  (E),  293,  296 
Julian   Porter    (W),    130,    158 
Julian    Wellington    (?),    419 
Juliet  L.    (W),    104,   398 
Juliette   Lucretia   (W),   129 
Julius  Ellery   (W),  129,  158 
Julius   M.    (W),    107,    143 
Justice    (W),    398 
Kate  Smith    (W),   163 
Katherine   (P),   344 
Katherine   (W),   129 
Katie  Cordelia    ("W),   249 
Katie  E.    (W),   175 
Kenneth    (W),    406 
Keziah  (G),  373 
Keziah    (G?),    410 
Kezia    (W),    82 
Kimberly   (B),   414 
Lafayette   (E),  294 
Lafayette   (W),   136 
Lanson  (W),  418  i 

Laura    (W),    109,    131 
Laura  Olive   (W),  249 
Laura  P.    (Ab),   319 
Lawrence  Monroe  tVT),  217,  251 
Leah   Grace    (Al,   288 
Lee   T.    (W),    135 
Lela    (W),    399 
Leman  Aaron    (?),   419 
Lemuel    (P),    331,    334,    336,    342,    343, 
349,  350,   358 


Lemuel  (W),  63,  86,  115,  392,  411,  414 

Lemuel  Elisha  (P),  359 

Lemuel    Martin    (W),    116 

Leora   (E),   290 

Leonard   (W),   96 

Levina  (P),  337 

Levina   (W),   54 

Levina  (W?),  77 

Levina  Ann  (P),  359 

Lewis   (A?),  270 

Lewis   Charles    (W),    400 

Lewis  L.    (W),   175 

Liberty  Allen   (W).  101,  131 

Linus  M.    (Ab),   319 

Lizzie    (P),    355 

Lizzie   Ayres    (W),    229 

Lloyd    (W),    150 

Lloyd  Almond  (W),  263 

Lois   (P),   340 

Lois   (W),  51,  57,  60,  76,  84,  390 

Lola  Belle  (W).  176 

London    (?),   414 

Lonzo    (W),    97,    126 

Lora  Antoinette   (Ab),  317 

Lora  Henrietta  (Ab),  319 

Lorenzo    (W),    104,    110,    136,   188,   202, 

420     433 
Lorenzo  Dow   (W),   111,  401,  405 
Lorin   (W),  97 
Loring    (W?),    402 
Lothrop    Morse    (W),    98,    129 
Loton   (P),   337 
Lottie    (W),    158 
Lottie  B.   (W),  175 
Loty  M.    (W),    158 
Louisa    ("W),    88,    98,    104 
Louisa   [Lucina]    (W),   98,   403 
Louisa  Evelyn    (W),    170 
Louisa  Jane   CW),  105,   140,   399 
Louisa   May    (P),    349 
Louisa  Thayer   (W),   115,   149 
Louise   Allen    CW),    159 
Louise  Christine   CW),  97 
Louise   Cooper    CW),    161 
Louise  V.    (W),   408 
Lovina   (A),   271,   274 
Lucia  Edith    CW),    236,   429 
Lucian    (VT),   101,   132 
Lucian  Comstock   (J),   302 
Lucetta  Cornelia    CW),   97 
Luciette  (E),  293 
Lucille    CW),   150 
Lucina    ("W),    403 
Lucinda  (W),  68,  99 
Lucius  CW).  97,  190,  207,  208,  239,  417 

Lucius  Holly   (?),  420 

Lucius,  Senator  from  Michigan,  422 

Lucretia   (P),   339 

Lucretia    (W),    89,    98,    109 

Lucy   (G),   375 

Lucy   (P),  340,  344,  346 

Lucy  (P?),  368 

Lucy    CW),    45,    54,    63,    73,    76,    79,    80, 

82,   87,   99,   109,    123,   190,   395 
Lucy  A.    (P),   357 
Lucy  Angeline    CW),   113 
Lucy  Ann    CW),   110 


450 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Lucy  Anna   (W),   92,   402 

Lucy  Ellen    (P),   353 

Lucy  Jane   (Ab),   319 

Lucy  Jane   (A),   285 

Lucy  Maria  (W),  140 

Lucy  May    (W),    141 

Lucy    Thomas    (A),    273,    279 

Luella   Rose    ("W),    179 

Luke    (W),    188,    195,    420 

Luke  Lorenzo    (VT),   198,    228,   230 

Lulu    Caroline    (Ab),    319 

Lulu  Olmstead  (W),  217,  250 

Luther    (W),    57,    68 

Luther  Ladd  (W),  133 

Luther  (W?),  402 

Luther  Wells    (W),    74,    102,    133,    403 

Lydia   (E),   293 

Lydia    (G),   373,   375,   376 

Lydia   (P),  341 

Lydia    (W),   71,   77,   81,   83,   85.    86,   96, 

105    399 
Lydia'  Amelia  (W),  220 
Lydia  Ann   (P),   351 
Lydia  Ann    (W),   93 
Lydia  Cushman   (W),  112,  401,  407 
Lydia  Fisher   (Q),   377,   380 
Lydia  Jane    (E),   293 
Lydia  Maria    ("W),    113 
Lydia  Ripley   (W),  115 
Lydia   Steele    (P),    350 
Lyman   (G),  375 
Lyman    (W),   54,   78,  99,   104,   107,   109, 

131,  145,   176,   416 
Lyman  Howard    (W),   120 
Lyman    Rasselas    (W),    91,    120,    396 
Lyman  Versalos   (W),  164 
Mabel    (E),    297 
Mabel   (W),  99 
Mabel   R.    (W),   164 
Madge  NetherclifE  (W),  160 
Malcolm  Johnson  (W),  131,  160 
Mamie    ("W),   72 
Manly  Scott    (W),   139,   163 
Mara   Louise    (A),   288 
Marcia  (W),  84 
Marcus    (E),    291,    294 
Marcus    (W),   75,    103,   117 
Marcus    (W?),   421 
Marcus    (?),    420 
Marcus   Herman    (W),   105,   398 
Marcus  Elijah   (W),   162,  179 
Marcus   Ezra    (A),    279 
Marcus   Ruel    (W),   154,   175 
Margaret  (P),  344 
Margaret    (W),    32,    36.    47,    109 
Margaret  Amanda   (W),   110 
Margaret  Estella    (VT),   258 
Margaret   Thompson    (P),   360 
Margery   (J),   303 
Margette  Adeline   (W),  139,  163 
Maria    (J),    300 
Maria   (P).   331 

Maria    (W),    93,   108,    109,    124,   131 
Maria   J.    (W),    96 
Maria  Louisa  (P>.  353 
Maria  Stearns    (W),    207 
Maria  T.    (E),   292 


Marian  N.    ("W),    265 

Marie   (W),   249 

Marie  Augusta    (W),   205,   238,   424 

Marie  Priscilla   (W),   120 

Marie  Wyles    (W),   105 

Marion    (E),   291 

Marion   J.    (W),    254 

Marna  Alma   Irene    (W),   263 

Marshall   (A),  272,  278 

Marshall    ("W),   99 

Marshall  Allen    (A),   284,   288 

Marshall   H.    CA),    285 

Marshall  Royce   (W),  167 

Marshall  Washburn   (A),  278,  284 

Marsilva    (W),    52,    394 

Martha   (P),   340,   352 

Martha    (W),   33,    53,    80,   88,    117,   399 

Martha  Ann  (P),  356 

Martha  Ann   (W),  116,  152,  207,  238 

Martha  D.    (Vf),  77,  106,   141 

Martha  Hannah  ("W),  133,  403 

Martha   Jane    (W),    107,    143 

Martha  McDonald   (W),  123 

Martha   Maria    (P),    349 

Martin  (E),  293,  297 

Martin   (J),  301 

Marvin  Thomas   (W),  129,  418 

Mary   (A),  270,  271,  272,  274 

Mary  (E?),  293 

Mary  (G),  373,  375,  377 

Mary  (P),  321,  322,  323,  331,  334,  336, 

344,  346,  348,  353,  356 
Mary    (P?),   368 
Mary    (W),    33,   37,    41,   43,   44,   45,    55, 

56,   59,   60,   63,  69,   76,   79,  81,   85,   87, 

88,    93,    104,    107,    110,    118,   155,    395, 

398,   399,   401 
Mary  (Wt),  388 
Mary  A.  Willis  (W),  133 
Mary  Agnes   (W),  262 
Mary  Albina  (W),  113,  148 
Mary   Amanda    (A),    280,    287 
Mary  Ann  (Ab),  317 
Mary  Ann   (P),  349 

Mary  Ann    (W),   95,   111,   135,   156,  177 
Mary   Aurelia    (W),    196,    223 
Mary   Belcher    (P),   344 
Mary  Bradford  (W),  96 
Mary  Carolin  (W),  127 
Mary  Charlotte   (W),   177 
Mary  Clap  (P),  342 
Mary  Comstock  (J),  302,  305 
Mary  Delotia  (W),  104 
Mary  Dresser  (W),  103 
Mary  E.   (W),  125,  419 
Mary  Eddy    (Ab),    318 
Mary  Eliza   (Ab),   319 
Marv  Elizabeth  (W),  97,  118,  146,  198, 

221,    229,    396 
Mary   Ellen    (G),    377,   381 
Mary  Elsie   (P).  367 
Mary  Elvira   (W),  188,   204 
Mary  Ettee    (W).   94,  402 
Mary  Frances   (E),   291 
Mary  Frances    (W),   252 
Marv  H.    (W),   207 
Mary  J.    (Wa),   313 


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Mary  Jane   (A),   279.   285 

Mary  Jane  (P),  350 

Mary  Jane    (W),   404 

Mary  L.    (P),   354 

Mary  L.   (W),  120,  125,  407 

Mary  Leslie   (W),  402 

Mary  Lofelia   (E),   295 

Mary  Louisa  (W),  125 

Mary  Lovinia    (J),   307 

Mary  M.   (W),  145,  168 

Mary  Martha   (W),  101 

Mary  Maria   (P),  359 

Mary  Mason    (A),   273 

Mary  Matilda  (W),  400 

Mary  Melinda  (W),  231 

Mary  Rebecca  (W),  131,  160 

Mary   Sophronia    (W),   239,   263 

Mary  Spencer  (W),  264 

Mary  Stone   (W),  91 

Mary  Taylor  (W),  114 

Mary  Vose   (P),  364 

Mary  W.    (W),    124 

Mary  Ward    (G),   379,   382 

Mary  Wight   (W).  87 

Mary  Williams   (W),  117,  152 

Mary  Willis    (P),   351 

Maryclenia   (W),   125 

Maryette  Fuller  (W),  105,   404 

Matilda  (W),  76,  96,  99,  398 

Matthew,    of   Vermont,    386,    412,    414, 

416 
Mattie    Hoadley    (W),    246 
Maud   E.    (W),    159 
Maude  Eliza  (AD),  318 
May  Isabelle   (W),   223,  256 
Mayaseliva  (W),    52 
Maxwell  Tanner   (W),   260 
Medella  Anita   (Ab),  318 
Mehitable  (P),  322 
Mehitable   (W),  31,   33,   44,   54,   56,   78, 

83,   86,   89,    99,   106 
Mehitable    (W?),    399 
Mehitable  Prescott   (W),  114 
Melinda   (P),   341 
Melissa  (W),  406 
Melissa  S.    (W),  135 
Mellona  (W),  190,  209 
Mercy  (E),  290 
Meredith    (P),   332,   338 
Meria    (P),    337 
Merrick  CW),  97,  126,  417 
Merton  Leontine  (Al>),  319 
Michael   (?),  414,  416 
Milan  C.    (Ab),   319 
Mildred  Katherine    (W),   258 
Millard  Elbridge   (W),  263 
Milo  A.   (J),  304,  308 
Mina   (W),   175 
Minerva  (W),  72,  74,  175 
Minnie  E.  (W),  246 
Minnie  May  (W),  400 
Miranda  Bugbee  (P),   354 
Miriam  (P),  340 
Miriam    (P?),   368 
Miriam   (W),  229,  260 
Molly  (W),  44,  66,  70,  391 
Morgan    (E),    291 


Morris  Wakeman  (?),  420 

Mortimer    (P),    352,    361 

Moses   (W),   36,   50,   51,   68,  71.   74,   76, 

79.  92.  101.  390,  398.  417,  420 
Moses  G.    (P),  353 
Moses  Frederick  (W),  102,  133 
Myron  (P),  347 
Myrta   Anne    (A),    285 
Nancy  (P),  337,  350 
Nancy  (W),  74,  78,  80,  94,  99,  102,  110, 

186,  188,  190,  191,  199 
Nancy    (W?),   42.   391,   403 
Nancy  Ann   (W),  107 
Nancy  Alden   (A),  273,   279 
Nancy  Maria  (W).  215 
Nannie  Louise   (W),  134 
Nathan   (A),   270,   271,   414 
Nathan  (B),  416 
Nathan  (W),  75,  103 
Nathan  (?),  411 
Nathan  Bennett  (W),  103,  134 
Nathan  Holmes    (W),   188,  197 
Nathan   Jeness    (W),    118,   155 
Nathan  T.    (W),   135 
Nathan  Webb  (B),  416 
Nathaniel  (P),  321.  323.  329.  333.  334, 

340.    412 
Nathaniel    (P?),  391  ^     ,^^ 

Nathaniel   (W).  47,  104,  136,  391,  401 
Nathaniel   (W?),  42,  44,  45,  46,  64.   88 
Nathaniel,  General   (W),  422 
Nehemiah    (P),  334 
Nehemiah    (W),   30.   36.   52.   65,  78,  88, 

411 
Nehemiah   (?),   414 
Nehemiah  May   (W).  89.  117 
Nellie   (W),  76,  155 
Nellie  Gilmore   (W),  170 
Nelson   (W),  92,  402 
Nelson   (W?),   77 
Nelson  Alonzo   (B),  293 
Nelson  J.    (E),  294 
Nelson    John    (Wa),    312.    313 
Newell   (W).  84 

Newton.   Thomas    (Wa),   312.    313 
Noah    (B).    416 

Noah  (W),  38,  56,  80,  388,  411 
Noble  Le  Roy  (W),  239,  263 
Obadiah  (W),  40,  41,  58,  59,  60,  82,  85, 

111,  401,  406,  414 
Octavius  C.  (?),  419 
Olive  (W),  72,   99,  397 
Olive  M.    (Ab),   319 
Oliver    (P),   356 
Oliver   (W),  72 
Oliver  Peters   (W),  141,  164 
Oliver  Watson   (W),  99 
Olivia    (P),    344 
Ora  P.   (a),  378 
Oril    (W),  96 
Orinda  (W),  75 
Orlo    (G).   378.   381 
Orlo    Henry    (G).    377.    379 
Origen   (W),  124 
Orril   (W),  76 
Orrin    (Ab.),    317,    318 
Orrin  Armenius    (Ab),   318 


452 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Otis    (W),   93 

Otis  T.    (W),   96 

Pagan    (Eng.)    11 

Paganus   (Eng.)    11 

Parley  (W),  72,  74,  97 

Palmer  Heath   418 

Pamelia   (W),  96 

Paschal   (W),   124 

Patrick    (?),   414 

Patience  (W),  46 

Patty  (P),  343 

Paul   (?),  414 

Pauline  Watts  (Q),  382 

Pearl  (E),  290 

Pearl   B.    (E),    296 

Pearley   (Q),  382 

Pelatiah  (R),  416 

Pelatiah  CVT).  41,  54,  59,  395 

Pelatiah    (W?),   414 

Percy  Isaac   (W),   149 

Percy  Shepardson  (J),  307 

Perley  (W),  69,  70,  74,  95 

Persel    FPriscilla]    (W),   56,   395 

Peter  (P),  320,  321,  329,  331,  334,  342, 
347,   358,   414 

Peter  (?),  416 

Peter    [of   Dorchester],    20,    21 

Phamelia  (W),  64 

Phebe  (O),  375 

Phebe  (W),  42,  63,  68,  84.  87,  88 

Phebe   (?),  378 

Phibe  Maria  (W),  97 

Phila  Frances   (W),   97 

Philander   (E),  292,  295 

Philena   ("W),   103 

Philip   (W),  43,  414 

Philip  (W?),  43 

Philo  Temple  (W),  222,  253 

Phinehas  (W),  83 

Pliny    (P),   344 

Polly  (P),  340,  341,  343,  344 

Polly  (W),  68,  78,  88,  94,  99,  186,  195, 

396    398 
Polly' Arnold  (W),  92 
Prescott  Arnold  (W),  161 
Prescott  John    ("W),    133 
Prescott  Miles  (W),  101,  132 
Preserved   (G),  370 
Priam    (W),   111,   401 
Priscilla    (W),   49,   66,   70,   89,   95,   146, 

405,   408 
Priscilla   ["Persel"]    (W),  56,  395 
Prudence   (W),  70,  71,  77,  97 
Prudence  May  (W),  95,  126 
Rachel    (P),    344 
Rachel  (W),  43,  55,  79,  82,  400 
Rachel  Adams  (W),  108 
Raldino  Smith    (W),   217,   249 
Ralph   (P),  368 
Ralph  Aberdeen  ("W),  160 
Ralph  Augustus   ("W),  252,  266 
Ralph  Vinton  (VT),  101,  131 
Ranson  Perry  (?),  420 
Ray   (W),   252,   266 
Raymond    (W),    246 
Rebecca   (G),  376 
Rebecca  (P),  345,  356 


Rebecca  (P?),  368 

Rebecca    (W),    33,    59,    62,    63    ,73,    80, 

84,    85,    96,    397 
Rebecca  E.    (W),   215,   247 
Rebecca  Green  (W),  102 
Rebecca  Throop  (W),  71 
Renda  L.    (W),  399 
Renda  Minerva  (W),  400 
Reuben    (J),   299,   300   ,303 
Reuben  (P),  342,  350 
Reuben    (?),    416 
Reuben   E.    (P),    350 
Rhoda    (W),    83,    154 
Rhoda  M.   (W),  175 
Richard   (Eng),  13 
Richard   (B),  414 
Richard   (W),   80 

Richard  of  Cambridge  [1641],  421 
Richard  [of  Fairfield],  22 
Richard       ["Vintner,"       of      London] 

(Eng.),  11,  15,  17 
R.chard  B.   (W),  93 
Richard  Becker  (?),  421 
Richard  Benjamin    (W),  259 
Richard  Fitch   (W),   93 
Richard  S.  (J),  301 
Richard  Stackweather  (?),  420 
Richard  Williams   (P),  350,  359 
Richmond    (J),    300 
Kobert   (G),  382 
Robert    (W),    59,  110 
Robert  (?),  411 
Robert  Eugene   (W),   130 
Robert  Harvey  (W),  247 
Rockse   (W),  64 
Rockwell    (E),   294 
Rockwell  Manning  (E),  292 
Roger  [de  Leonne]   (Eng),  11 
Roger  Henry   (?),  419 
Romola   (P),   368 
Rosalette   Ida    CWa),   313 
Rosaltha  Prescott  (w),  148 
Rosetta   (W),   108 
Rosetta  J.    (W),   216,   248 
Rosina   (A),   271,   273.   276,   280 
Royal  Corbin   (W),  117,  153 
Royal  J.    (W),   175 
Royal  May   (W),   154,  175 
Roxalina  (W),  70 
Roxanna  (W),  68,  92,  123 
Roxcy   ("W),  77 
Roxie  Anna    (J),   302,   306 
Rudolph  Gould    (W),   166 
Rufus    CW),  74 
Rufus   (W?).  392 
Ruth    (G),   373 
Ruth   (P),   339,   340 
Ruth    CW?),    401 
Ruth  Armenia   (W),  93 
Ruth  Irene   (W),   263 
Ruth  Stebbins   (W).   87 
Sabra  Ann  (W),  193,  217 
Sabrina  (W),   85 
Sally    (A),   272 
Sally   (E),   292 
Sally   (P),  341,  343,  344 
Sally    (W),    77,    84,    86,    89,    109,    141, 


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144,  190,  206 
Sally   (W?),  394 
Sally  Adeline  (W).  114 
Sally  Brown    (P),   349 
Sally  C.    (W),    96 
Saiome    (W),    97 
Samantha  (W),  135 
Samantha   (W),   398 
Samuel    (P),    337,    338,    339,    342,    344, 

355,  414 
Samuel   (W),  28,  30,  31,  32,  40,  41,  58, 

60,    62,    69,    82,    86,    89,    93,    112,    388, 

389,  395,   414 
Samuel    (?),   414,   416 
Samuel    A.    (W),    216 
Samuel  B.    (?),  414 
Samuel  Belcher  (P),  345,  355 
Samuel  Brayton    (Ab),   317 
Samuel  C.   (W),  78 
Samuel  Eli   (W),   115 
Samuel  H.    (W),  417 
Samuel  Hall   (?),  419 
Samuel  Herbert  (W),  247 
Samuel  Huntington  (W),  89,  118,  119, 

401 
Samuel  Janes  (W),  194,  221 
Samuel  Kuyners   (H),   418 
Samuel  Laten  (Ab),  316,  318 
Samuel  Reid   (W),  247,  265 
Samuel   S.    (W),   215 
Samuel  Smith   (P),  354 
Samuel  Strong  (W),  399,  400 
Samuel  Venable  (J),  303 
Samuel  Walter  (W),  119 
Sanford   (W),   95 
Sarah    (E),   289,   290 
Sarah  (E?),  291,  293,  294 
Sarah    (P),    332,   338,   340 
Sarah   (W),  29,   31,   38,   40,   42,   51,   56, 

59,    64,    66,    69,    71,    80,    83,    88,    100, 

110,     120,  125,  130,  153,  396,  397 
Sarah  (Wa),  312.  313 
Sarah  A.   (W),  125 
Sarah  Alden   (P),   360 
Sarah  Arvilla  (W),  113 
Sarah  Brown   (P),  359 
Sarah  Caroline  (Ab),  317 
Sarah  D.   (Ab),  318 
Sarah  Deborah  (J),  303,  307 
Sarah  E.    (E),    294 
Sarah  E.    (P),  356 
Sarah  Elizabeth    (W),   141 
Sarah  Healy  (W),  73 
Sarah  Helms   (W),  215,   246 
Sarah  Howe   (W),   114,  148 
Sarah  J.    (W),  215 
Sarah  Jane  (W),  238,  262 
Sarah  Leeds  (P),  354 
Sarah  Maria  (W),  117,  154,  176 
Sarah  Minerva  (A),  278 
Sarah   Olive    (W),   222.   254 
Sarah  S.    (J),   304,   308 
Sarah  Samantha  (W),  94 
Sarah  Tryphena   (W),   397 
Sarah   W.    (W),    207 
Sarah  Winchester   (W),   106 
Schuyler  (W),  93,  94 
Sena  (P),  343 


Sena  Rosina  (J),  307 

Seneca   ("W),   398 

Seril    (W),   84 

Seth    (P),  342,  350 

Seth  (W),  30,  38,  56,  59,  83,  185,   189. 

388,  409 
Seth  Augustus    (W),   193,  218 
Seth  S.   (W),  207,  239 
Sheldon   P.    (J),   301,   304 
Sidney  (J),  303 
Sidney    (W),    155,   176 
Silas    (W),    67,    103,   118.    155,   193 
Silence  (O),  371 
Silence  (P),  334 
Simeon  CVT),  59,  83 
Simeon  (?),  414 
Smith  (W),  398 

Smith  Effingham   (W),  220,  252 
Solon    (W),   87 
Solon    (W?),   401 
Sophia   (Q),  375 
Sophia   (W),  77,  95 
Sophia  Emily  (A),  278 
Sophia  McCulloch  (W),  191,  211 
Sophia  Skinner  (G),  377,  379 
Sophia  Weston  (W),  85 
Sophie  Ellena   (A),   284 
Sophronia    (P),    347 
Sophronia   (W),  104,   190,  208 
Sophronia   A.    (W),    216 
Sophronia  Jane    (W),   207,   240 
Sophronia  Miner   (A),  273,  281 
Spencer   (E),  290,  291,   294,  295,   297 
Spencer   (P),   334,   340  341,  414 
Spencer    (VT?),    417 
Squire    (P),   337,    344 
Stephen   (A),  270 
Stephen   (P),   337 
Stephen    (W),    51,    63,    71,    72,    87,    97, 

100,  131,  392,  394,  414,  416 
Stephen    (?),    416 
Story  (W),  398 
Sukey   (W),   102 
Sumner  Edward  (W),  164 
Susan   (P),  344,  353 
Susan   (W),   110,   130,  403 
Susan  Abigail   (P),  351 
Susan  Mary   (W).   97 
Susan  Rebecca  (W),  132,  161 
Susanna  (E),  291,  293 
Susanna  (P),  322,  342,  355 
Susanna    (W),    30,    34,    45,    46,    68,    83, 

393 
Susanna  Tof  Dorchester],  20 
Susanna  Tucker   (P),  342 
Susanna  Williams   (W),  91,  122 
Susannah    (P),    321 
Susannah   (?),  320 
Susie  Chase   CW),  176 
Susie  Elizabeth   (G),  380,  384 
Sybil    (P),   347 
Sylvanus    (W),   393,   404 
Sylvester  (W),  154 
Sylvia   (P),   344 
Sylvina   (P),   345 
Syrena  (P),  345 
Taber   (P),  337,   345 
Tamar  (P),  332 


454 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Thankful   (A),  270 
Thankful   (P),  337 
Thankful    (W),  40 
Thelbert  David  (W),  262 
Theoda   (W),  45 
Theodore  (W),  93 
Theodore    (W?),    77 
Theodore  A.    (W),   199,   231 
Theodore  Drake  (W),  232 
Theophilus    (P),    332,    338,    412,    414 
Theophilus   (P?),   368  • 

Thomas    (Q),    370,    371,    372,    373,    374, 

375 
Thomas    (rel.  J),   298 
Thomas    (P),    336,    343,    415 
Thomas    (B),    415 
Thomas    (W),    28,    30,    31,    37,    38,    39, 

54,  56,  58,  59,  78,  80,  83,  388,  416 
Thomas    (?),    388.    411,    412,    416 
Thomas    [of  Perifere]    (Eng.),   12,   13, 

17 
Thomas  [of  Rye],  22 
Thomas  Johnson  (W),  114 
Thomas,  Lieut.    (P?),  412 
Thomas   Warren    (W),    130 
Thompson    (W),    103,    134 
Throop  (W),  72 
Tracy  S.    (W),   249 
Treby  William  (?),  421 
Urania  (W),  51 
Urbane  C.    (W),   246 
Uriah   (G),   374,   375 
Uriah   (P),  332 
Uriel    (P?),   368 
Uriel   (W?),   388 
Vemer  X    (W),  175 
Vernette  Maud   (W),   148 
Versalos   Sugart    (W),    140,   164 
Vinal    (W),   63,   87,   116 
Virginia  Eva   (W),    153 
Vivian   Elsie    (Wa),   315 
W.  A.    CVT),  143,   166 
W.   Irving   (E),   295 
Waistill    (P),   331,   334 
Waldo   (G),   375 
Walter    (W),    65,    72,    84,    89,    97,    98, 

118,  130,  406,   418 
Walter  (?),  421 

Walter  Huntington   (W),   120,   417 
Walter  Lester  (?),  421 
Walter  M.    (W),   142,   407 
Walter  Paine  (W),  95 
Walter  S.   (W),  176,  222 
Wareham    (W),   50,   72,   98.   416,    417 
Warram    [Wareham]    (W),    416 
Warren    (W),   84,   99,   131 
Warren    (W?),    77 
Warren  White  (W),  97 
Washington   (W),  77,  105 


Washington  Clayton   (W),  107,  144 

Wesley   Anderson    (?),    418 

Whitney    (P),   365 

Willard    (J),   301 

Willard    (W),   68,   78,  96,   104,  153,  397 

Willard  Arthur   (W),   262 

William    (A?),   270 

William   (Eng),  11,  12 

William  (J),  303 

William    (P),    344,    345,   346,    350,   355, 

357     359 
William    (W),    24,    29,    32,    34,    35,    42, 

44,   48,   62,   64,   68,   69,   82,   85,   88,   91, 

93,   103,  109,   111,  123,   135,   388,   389, 

390,  391,  392,  393,  411,  412,  415,  416, 

417 
William   (W?),   42,   416 
William    (Wa),   312 
William  Abner   CW),   400 
"William  Alden    (W),   111,   404 
William  Armstrong   (?),   421 
William   Barker    (W),    193,   216 
William  Chester   (W),   223,   255 
William  E.  (W),  112 
William  Edward   (W),  406 
William   Ferson    (W),    173 
William   Graves    (W),   106 
William  J.    (W),   247 
William  H.    (P),   355 
"William   Harlow    (■V7),    111,    401 
William  Heath  (W),  97,  127,  129,  418 
William  Henry  (H),  417,  419,  421 
William  i^iuntington   (VT),  117,   154 
William   Isaac    ("W).   170,   181  \ 
William   Lawrence    (E),    291,   292,   294 
William   M.    (?),    419 
William     ["Marquis    of    Southwold"] 

(Eng),  24 
William    [of  Roxbury],   12,   20,   24,   35 

and    passim 
"William  P.    (W),  141 
William   Richards    (?),    420 
"William  Ricker   (P).  364 
William  Stephen  ("W),  162,  179 
William  Tuttle   (W),  115,  149 
William  Wallace    (W).   198.   227 
William  Wicks    (J),   302,   306 
Winnie  Olive  ("W),  149 
Winthrop  David   ("W),   98 
Zablna    (P),   334.   415 
Zachariah   (P),  323 
Zadok    (P).    340 

Zebulon   (W),  44,   60,  412,  415,   416 
Zeruiah    (W),    75 
Zerviah    (G),  375 
Zerviah    (W),   45,   60,   72 
Zillah   (P),   332 
Zubah  (W),  65 


II.     NAMES  OTHER  THAN   LYON. 


Abell, 

Asa    (W),    46 
Benjamin    ("W),    46 
Jesse     ("W/,    46 
John  (W).  46 
Joshua    (W),   45,   46 
Joshua    (W),    46 
Mary    (W),    46 
Nathaniel    (W),    46 

Margery    de    (Eng),    11 
Adams, 

Ann  (P),  338 
Edward,    Jr.,    207 
Ira  L.    (P),   357 
John   F.    (E),   291 
Mary,   276 

Mary    (W),    207,   213 
Orel    (W),    207 
Zabdiel    (W),    400 

(W),    109 

Aikin, 

Rosa   M.,    268 
Ainey, 

David   C.    (W),    261 
Kathlyn   E.    (W),    261 
William  D.  B.   (W),  261 
Aiusworth, 

Phebe    (G),    375 
Alden, 

John,    396 

Tabitha    (?)    (W),    111 
Aldis, 

John,  26,  30,  186,  236 
Aldricli, 

David    (G),   376 
Irene  F.    (W),   178 
Mary    (W),    36 
Mary  E.    (W),   125,   158 
Thomas,    36 
Alexander, 

(W),    153 

Allen, 

Abigail,    57 
Bethiah    (W),    60 
Betsey,    347 
Cynthia    (A),    284 
Edward   F.    (W),    113 
Elizabeth    (W),    51,    107 
Elizabeth    (W?),   388 
Ela  E.    (W),   158 
Jedidah,    100 
Mary  R.   (W),  175 
Samuel,    60 
Alton, 

Joseph    (W),    44,    45 
Alvard, 

Josiah,    64 
Ambler, 

Sarah  M.    (W),  158 
Ames, 

Mrs.    Lydia    (W),    94 
Ammidown, 

Reuben  (W),  397 


Anderson, 

Lydia    (P?),    368 
Andrews, 

Mary   (P),   410 
Applin, 

Rebecca   (G),  376 

Benjamin   (W),  31 
Julia   (Fales)    (A),   277 
Armorer, 

Mary,  224 
Armstrongr, 

Bathsheba  (W),  393 
Arnold, 

Hannah  E.    (W),   396 
Rhodes    (W),   68,  396 
•  Sarah    Ann    (W),    101 

Wealthy,   316 
William    (W),    396 
Asliby, 

Mehitable  G.     (P),  361 
Austin, 

Asa  A.    (W),   263 
Betsy   (G),  376 
Elmer  A.   (W),  263 
Avery, 

Delia    (W),   396 
Aztell, 

Elizabeth  (W),  80 
John  L.    (A),   285 
Ayer, 

Abbie  Lyon    (P),   352 
Alvan  B.    (P),   352 
Charles   M.    (P).   352 
Lucy  M.   (P),  352 
Ayres, 

Frank   (W),  252 
Samuel   (Ab).  317 
Babbitt, 

Eloise  A..  287 
Isaac    (W),   47 
Babcock, 

Elizabeth    (P),    342 
Emeline  (W),  110 
Margaret,   35 
Bacon, 

Abigail    (W),   70 
Eunice,    278 
Jennie    ("W),   163 
Jonathan    (W),    44 
Thomas    L.    (W),    145,    168 
William    M.    (W?),    96 
Badcock, 

Thankful    (G),   370 
Badg-er, 

Patience    (W),    103 
Bagrley, 

Mary  K.,   220 
Bailey, 

Alice  J.    (W),   165,   180 
Hiram  (P),  350 
Ira  C.    (W),   165 
Baird, 

Foster  (W),  153 

4SS 


456 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Abljah   (G),  370 

Allison  D.    (W),   237,   261 

Elizabeth,    55 

Emily    (W),    116 

Grace    (W),   240 

Louis   H.   D.    (W),    261 
Balch, 

Matilda    (P),   356 
Baldwin, 

Selina  A.   (A),  283 

Zebulon    (W),    50 
BaU, 

Segismer    C.    (Wa),    313 
Ballard, 

Jonathan    (W?),    394 

Lydia    (W),    76 

Winthrop    (W?),    394 
Ballengrer, 

Harvey  A.    (A),   2 SI 

Additional  names   (A),  281 
Ballon, 

Emma  A.    (W),    212 

Ziba,  212 
Barcliff, 

John    (W),    397 

Additional  names  (W),  397 
Barber, 

Isaac  B.    (W),   212 
Barker, 

Eli,   395 

Rebecca   (W),  192 

Sarah  Anna,   259 
Barlow, 

Esther  (W),  130 
Barnard, 

Anna   M.,    281 
Barney, 

Mary  (P),  334,  340 
Barrett, 

Abiel  (W),  87 

Derinca  W.    (W),   251,   266 

Harry  F.   (W),  2  66 

Sally  (W).  74,  102 

Sarah    (W),    397 
Barrows, 

Celia   (W),   119 

Ebenezer    (P),    324 

(W),  167 

Barry, 

John    M.    (W),    407 
Barsbam, 

Susanna,     40 
Barstow, 

Dwight    (E),    293 

Frank   (E),  293 

Harriet    (E),    296 

Jerusha  B.    (E),   292 
Bartholozaew, 

Aurelia   (A),   277 

Catherine    F.,    147 
Bartlett, 

Celia   (W),  179 

Thaddeus,   179 
Barton, 

Jerusha    (W),    185 


Bash, 

Sarah  A.   G.    (W),   21S 
Bass, 

Charlotte  (W),  401 

Clarinda    Ab),    316 

Hannah    (Ab),    316 

Jeremiah,    316 

William  B.    (Ab),   316 
Bassett, 

Jonathan,    210 

Julia  E.    (W),    210 
Batchellor, 

Henry  R.  (P),  360 

James  H.    (P),   360 

Oliver  A.     (P),  360 

Oliver   A.    (P),    360 

Florence  M.    (W),   255 

Mary   A.    (W),    174 
Bateson, 

Mary   (W),   40 
Bansum, 

William  H.    (A),   282 

Additional    names    (A),    282 
Bayard, 

Caroline   A.    (W),    173 
Baylis, 

Comfort    (G),    375 
Beach, 

Clara   G.    (A),    288 

Edgar   Joe    (A),    288 

Eleanor  P.    (A),   288 

Helen    G.    (A),    288 

Mattie    J.    (W),    244 

Ralph  A.    (A),   288 

W.  D.    (A),  285,  288 

Cynthia  [Keith]    (W),  115 
Beard, 

Olive   (P),  337 
Beattie, 

Christina,    283  / 

Beck, 

Eva   (J),  311 
Becker, 

Emeline    P.,     157 

Frank   (J),  311 

Josephine   (W),   93 

Josephine  A.  (W),  93 

Richard   B.    (W),    93 

Additional   names    (J),   311 
Becket, 

Ann,    163 
Bedortha, 

Doctor  N.   (A),  272 

Mary    (A),   272 
Belcher, 

Abigail   (P),  338,  346 

Elizabeth   (P?),  368 

Mary,   186 

Moses,    322 

Rebecca    (P),    338,    345 
Bell, 

Milo  A.    (J),   303 
Beinan, 

Aaron    (W),   109 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


457 


Bember, 

Jessie  A.    (W),  247 
John  J.    (W).   215,   247 

BemlB, 

Zaccheus    (P),    334 
Benedict, 

Elizabeth,    319 

Polly   (J),  303 
Benner, 

Sarah  A.,  166 
Bennett, 

Clara  S.    (W),   263 

Melinda    (W).    198 

Rodolphus,  198 

Samuel   W.    (J),    308 

Therrissey,  J.    (W),  262 

.   283 

Additional   names   (J),   309 
Benson, 

Anna    (W),    70 
Bent, 

Zenas    (W),   85 
Bentley, 

Elizabeth,  316 
Benton, 

Leonard,    347 
Berry, 

Lois    B.    (Wa),    314 
Betts, 

Clarissa,    223 

Grace,    35,    390 
Bickford, 

Joseph    (W),   96 
Bicknell, 

Huldah,   198 

Joshua    (W),    30 

Warren    (W),    250 
Bird, 

Elizabeth    (W),    79,   400 

Hannah   (W),  !595 

John    (W),    55 

Mary   (W),   395 

Additional  names   (rel.  W),   79 
Bisbee, 

(W),   69 

Bishop, 

Adaline    (W),    77 

Amasa    (W),    77 

Anna    (W),    106,    142 

Ebenezer    (W),    77,    106 

Ebenezer  (W),  77,  106,  142 

Elisha   (W),   77 

Estella    (P),    368 

Esther   (W),   106,    142 

Hezekiah    (W),   106,    141 

Hezekiah    (W),   77,   106 

Martha  H.   (Wj,  106,  142 

Mary   C.    (W).    162 

Sarah    (W),   106 

Sarah  L.    (W),  142 

Tabitha   (W),   77 

Temperance,    396 
Bissell, 

Carrie   (Wa),  314 

Mandville  A.    (Wa),    314 

Matie  (Wa),  314,  315 


Black, 

James,  391 

.  61 

Blackman, 

Ann  (P),  336,  342 
Blackmer, 

Edna    (W),   407 
BlackweU, 

Eliza  J.,   229 
Blair, 

Marguerite    (A),   285 
Blake, 

Frank  L   (Wa),  314,  315 

Judith    (W?),    42 

Lucy    (P),   337,   343 

Marshall  B.    (W),   105 

William,   370 

Additional  names  (Wa),  315 
Blakesley, 

Kathlyn,    261 

Myra,    288 
Blanchard, 

J.   D.    (P),   350 

Sally    (W),    117 
Blandin^, 

Thomas    (W?),   391 
Blazler, 

Jacob    M.    (W),    209 
Blennerhassett, 

Arline   (P),  363 

Clara  E.   (P),  363 

T.   A.    (P).  363 

Willie    (P),    363 
BUss, 

Ellen   (A),  90 

Ellen    (W),   90 

Ethan    (W),   403 

Julia   (W),   206 

Mary  M.   (Ab?),  319 

Sarah    (W),   90 

Merrick  C.    (W),  403. 
Blodgrett, 

Elvira   (G),  375 

Sally    (W),    114 
Blood, 

L.,  172 
Bloss, 

Julia  A.   (W),  247 
Boardman, 

Sabrina,    279 
Boise, 

R.  P.    (P),   359 
BoUes, 

Mary  C.   (W),  96 

Susan  (W),  109 

(W),    74 

Bolton, 

Nancy,  218 
Bonaparte, 

Joseph,    121 
Bonflon, 

James   (P),  357 
Boon, 

Matilda  (W),  57 
Booth, 

Mary  E.    (W),   247 


458 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Boss, 

Charles   E.    (J),    306 
Boswortli, 

Albert    (W),    125 
Bottom, 

Mary  A.    (E),  294 
Bonrne, 

Almira,   404 
Bowditcli, 

Ernest  W.    (P),   360 

Frederick  C.    (P),   361 
Bowen, 

Andrew  W.    (W),  92,   402 

Annette  L.    ("W),   92 

Benjamin,   394 

Charles  A.  (W),  92 

Daniel    (W),   49 

Ebenezer  H.    (W),  108 

Elisha    (W),    49 

Griffith,    49 

Hannah,    118 

Hannah    (W),   49 

Henry   (W),   49 

James    (W),    116 

Mary  D.   (W),  92 

Priscilla    CW),   49 

Sarah  A.   (W),  92 

Silas    (W),    49,    393 

"William,    77 
Boyd, 

Julia  A.    (P),   359 
Boyden, 

Elijah,    62 
Boydon, 

Joseph,  61 

Rebecca   (W),   61,   391 
Boynton, 

Blanche   (J),  306 

Edward  P.    (W),   151,  173 

Florence  A.    (W),   173 

Georgie  S.    (W),   157 

Hattie   M.    (W),   173 

Stanley   B.    CW),    173 
Bracket, 

Rachel,  38 
Bracy, 

Harriet    (W),   212 
Bradford, 

Belle  A.    (J),   379 

Benjamin    (W),    64 

Eliza     (W),     53 

Georg-e    (W),    88 

Governor,    52,    255 

Hannah    (W),    53 

Irene,    52 

John,   290 

Matilda    (W),    96 

Polly    (W),    95 
Bradlee, 

Eleanor  B.    (W),  256 

Ernest    A.     (W),    256 

John   B.    (W),    256 

John  W.    (W),   255 

Robert  S.    (W),  256 


Brainerd, 

David,    257 

Mary  A.    (W),   257 
Brand, 

Alice   (J),  310 
Brant, 

Zibbie,    400 
Brastow, 

Deodat   (W),  70 
Breed, 

Florence  R.    (W),   247 

Horace  P.    (W),   250 

William,    250 

William   R.    (W),   250 
Breese, 

(W),    120 

Brewer, 

Iram    (J),   303 

Nathaniel    (W),    31 
Brewster, 

Edward  C.    (W),   241 

Prank    (E),    293 

Helen    (W),    241 

Henry    (W),    213 

William,    213 
Bridgre, 

Edward,    26,    33 

Mary   (W),  33 

Brierg-s, 

Mrs.  Roxana  (W),  98 
Rose,    299 
William,    98 

(W),   85 

Bristol, 

Ann   (P),   410 
Broad, 

Lucy  (P),  349 
Broadwell, 

Ella   (P),   358 
Bronson, 

Martha   (W),  183 
Brooks, 

Mae   S.    (W),   265 

William    (J).    305 
Brongrhton, 

Osceola   (W),  262 

Richard    (W),   262 

Viola    (W),    262 

(W),    262 

Brown, 

Agnes    (W),   136,    162 
Bartholomew    (W),    105 
Bertha   (W),  165,  181 
Calvin    (W),   76 
Daniel    (W),    84 
Jessie  F.    (W),   142,   165 
John    (W),    78 
John  C.    (W),  165,  180 
Lemuel    (W?),   Ill 
Lilian  A.    (W),   142,   165 
Lorin,    142 
Lucy    Ann,    177 
Martha    (W),  178 
Mary  J.    (A),   282 
Mary   P.    (W),    125 
Mildred    (W),    165 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


469 


Nancy    (W),   78 

Nathaniel    (P),  337 

Polly   (P),   349 

Ruth  H.   (W),  142,  164 

Sally   (P),   349 

Ruth   H.    (W),    142,    164 

Sally   (P),  349 

Sophia,   226 

William   H.    (W),   107,   142 

William  H.  Jr.   (W),  142,  165 

(W),   78 

Bruce, 

Hannah    (Ab?),   316 
Bryan, 

Sarah,    279 
Bryant, 

Eliza,   180 

Helen    (W),   251 
Brydia, 

Ira  J.    (A),  280 

Additional  names   (A),  280 

Back, 

Angelina,   319 
Carrie    (W),    252 

(G),   375 

Buckman, 

Sarah,   349 

Bngbee, 

Benjamin,  71 

Betty    (W),   88 

Hannah,  95 

Huldah    (W),    73 

Jonathan,    71 

Jonathan    (W),    30 

Mehitable    (W),    43 

Patty    (W),    72 

Prudence  (W),  71 

Sabra   (W),   75 

Sanford   (W),  78 
BuUard, 

Ebenezer   (W),   390 

Ezra    (W),    390 
Burbank, 

Abram    J.    (W),    147 

Daniel    (W),    113 

Eleanor    (W),    172 

Elizabeth   W.    (W),   113 

Emma  (J),  303 

Frank    (W),    172 

Frank   V.    (W),    147,    172 

Frederick  L.  (W),  147,  171 

Hannah    C.    (W),    147 

Hannah  H.   (W),  113,  147 

Isaac    (W),    113 

John    CW),    113 

John    (W),    86,    113 

Lydia    (W),   85 

Lydia    (W),    113 

Lysander  T.   (W),  113,  147 

Mary  M.    CW),  113 

Mary   S.    (W),    147,    172 

Mrs.    (P),    357 

Nellie    (J),   303 

Rachel  E.  (W),  172 

Sally    (W),    113 

Warner    (W),    172 


Burg'ess, 

Anna    (W),    399 

Cynthia    (P),   344 

Howard    CW),   399 

Jacob    (W?),   395 

Leonard  F.    (W),  399 

Rev.  (A),  272 

Burk, 

Abel    (W),    77 
Burling-ame, 

Charles   M.    (J),   309 

Harry    T.    (J),    309 

Helen   M.    (J),    309 

Herman  G.    (J),  309,  311 

Huldah,    298 

Martha    (J),   299 

Martha    (W?).    67 

Roe-er,    299 

Willis   J.    (J),    309 

Additional   names    (J),   311 
Bnmap, 

Mary    (E),    297 
Burnham, 

Jemima,  221 

Nathan  (W),  75 
Burrag'e, 

Walter  L.    (P),   60 
Barrel, 

Jennie  P.   (J),  311 
Burroug-hs, 

John   (G),  374 
Burt, 

Charles  E.    (P),   353 
Barton, 

(E),   290 

Burwell, 

Anna  Lyon    (W),   123 

Dorothy   Lyon    (W),    123 

Samuel,  123 
Bush, 

Eliza    (W),   206 
Butler, 

Samuel    (P?),   368 
Butterworth, 

Elizabeth,   46 
Button, 

Franklin    (G),    383 
Cady, 

Calinda,   144 

Sabra   (W),   59 
Caldwell, 

Abigail    (P),   337,   345 

Rebecca   (W),   397 
Calef, 

Mary,   318 
Calkins, 

James  I.    (W),   119 
Campfleld, 

Catherine  A.,  259 
Cantine, 

Mary   (W),   181 
Capen, 

Elizabeth    (W),    40 

Jane   B.,    360 

John,    40 

Nahum,    186 

Robert    (P).    331 

Thankful,    335 

(W),  116 


460 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Capron, 

Samuel   (W),  99 
Carney, 

Rev.  R.  E.    (W),  210 
Carpenter, 

Abbie   (W),  82 

Abram   L.    (W),    248 

Asahel    (W),    34 

Bethia    (W),    46,    82,    389 

Betsey  A.   (W),  146,  407 

Betsey  W.    (W),   82 

Courtlandt  M.    (W),  129 

Daniel,   46 

Daniel    (W),    34,    58,    82 

Daniel   (W),   82 

Dexter   ("W),   82 

Elijah,   266 

Elisha   (W),   34 

Elizabeth    (W),   34 

Esther   (W),  82 

Grace  B.    (W),   266 

Hannah    (W),   34 

Harvey    (W),    192 

Helen  A.    (W),    129 

Herbert  Lyon  (W),  129 

Howard    (W),    129 

James   N.    (W),    129 

James   O.    (W),   129 

Josephine  (W),  129 

Loranda   (W),   146 

Lucinda    (W),   82 

Mary  J.,  165 

Mary,    Mrs.,    62 

Obadiah,    389 

Obadiah   (W?),   34 

Patience,    280 

Phebe   T.,    299 

Priscilla,    48 

Richard  Lyon  (W),  129 

Rosanna    (W),    82 

William   O.    (W),    129 

,    129 

Carr,  * 

Kate,    367 

Myrtle  P.    (A),   277 

Zelphia  J.   (P),  351 
Carroll, 

Amos    (W),   94 

Amos    A.    (W),    94 

Prank  S.    (W),  216,   248 

Guy  Lyon    (W),   248 

Mary  E.    (W),  94 

Schuyler    (W),    94 

William   L.    (W),   94 
Carry, 

Polly  (W?),  403 

Anne    (Eng),    12,    24,   25 

Edwin   O.    (W),   76 

Elias,   394 

Elias    (W),   76 

Elias  E.    (W),   76 

Horatio   Lyon    (W),    76,    105 

Joseph   B.    (W),    76 

Mary    (W),    132 

Timothy,    76 

Timothy  W.    (W),   76 


Carver, 

Joseph   (P),  332 
Case, 

Anne    (W),    37 
Cass, 

Ebenezer,   25,  28 

John,  25,  28 

Additional  names   (rel.  W),   28 
Cbadwick, 

James,   257 

Priscilla  H.,    257 
Chaffee, 

Dorothy,    46 

Mary  (W),   97 

Polly    (W),   93 

Samuel    (W),   44,   45 
Chamberlain, 

Alice  F.    (G),  378 

Annie  A.   (G),  378 

Charles    (W),    77 

Charles   A.    (E),   298 

E.  A.    (W),  407 

George   F.    (G),   378 

Maria  S.    (W),   124 

Additional   names   (E),   298 
Chandler, 

Albert  L.   (W),  213 

Alexander    (W),    192 

Almira    (W),   126 

Amelia  M.    (W),  214 

Benjamin  F.    (W),   246 

Benjamin  L.    (W),  214,   246 

Charlotte  H.   (W),  126 

Clark    (W),    191 

Clark   A.    (W),    212 

Clark    Jr.    (W),    192 

Cyprian   M.    (W),    93,    124 

Damon  W.    (W),    95,   126 

Ebenezer    ("W),    50 

Ellen   G.    (W),    192,    213 

Fanny    (W),    50 

Frank   B.    (W),    192,    214 

George   W.    (W),   214 

Harriet  L.  (W),  93,  124 

Henry  H.    (W),   214 

Horatio   N.    (W),   192,   214 

James    (P),    364 

James    D.    (W),    50 

John,    191 

John    (W),    50 

John   G.    (W),    214 

John  W.   ("W),  191,  212 

Joshua    (W),    50 

Lizzie    ("W),   126 

Lucretia  H.   (W),  192 

Lydia  H.   (W),  192 

Maria  A.    (W),   192,   212 

Marion    (W),    126 

Mary,   71 

Mary   (W),  50 

Marv  G.    (W),    93,    124 

Mary   S.    (W),   246 

Moses    (W),    50,    394 

Moses    ("W),   50 

Nancy   (W),  191,  212 

Nancy    M.    (W),    124 

Parmelia   (W),  192 

Rebecca    (W),   50 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


461 


Rufus   (W),  192,  214 

Sarah  P.    (W),   93,   124 

Seth   B.    (W),    126 

Thomas    (W),   50 

William,    191 

William  H.    (W),   212 

William  J.  (W),  214,  246 
Chapel, 

Jeremiah   (W),  82 

Mary    (W).    109 
Chapln, 

Cornelia,    171 

Cynthianette,    144 
Chapman, 

Addison  (W),  110 

Elizabeth    (W),    56 

Elizabeth    (W),    44 

Eunice   (G),  377 

Giles    (W),    110 

Girard    (W),    110 

Julia    (W),    110 

Mary  Ann,  149 

William    (W),    44,    56 

William  (W),  44 

Additional   names   (W?),   44 
Charles, 

Ida   M.    (Ab),    319 
Chase, 

Charles   E.    (W),   254 

Charles  H.    (W),   254 

Eleanora   (P),   353 

Olive  L.    (W),   254 
Cheney, 

A.   A.,   Dr.    (W),    154 

Bethiah    (W),   160 

Charles  P.    (G),  382 

Charles    W.    (G),   382 

Liberty  Lyon   (W),  160 

Mary   E.    (W),    160,    177 

Ruth    (a),    382 

St.    Joseph    (W),    394 

Waldo   (W),  49 

William  H.    (Q),   382 

William  H.   H.    (W),   131,   160 

(W),   52 

Child, 

Asa    (W),    44 

Asa  Thurston    (W),    92,   123 

Alfred   T.    (W),  157 

Azubah    (W),    50 

Benjamin,  51,  53,  100,  123 

Betsey,    200 

Bradley  Lyon  (W),  157 

Charles,    106 

Charles    (W),   78 

Edward  L.  (W),  157 

Edward  M.   (W),  123,  157 

Elizabeth  ?  (W),  100 

Ephraim,  53 

Ephraim    (W),    44 

Florence  A.   (W),  123,  157 

Grace  (W),  51,  390 

Henry  Fitts   (W),  157 

Henry  T.    (W),  123,  156 

Increase   (W),  44 


Jedidah  (?)   (W),  100 

Luther,    123 

Mary,  78 

Mary  E.  (W),  123,  157 

Mehitable   (W),   52,   106 

Priscilla    (W),    44 

Rensselaer    (W),   54,   106 

Richard,    200 

Richard   Lyon    (W),   157 

Sarah,    65 

Silas,    100 

William  C,    (W),   157 

Childs, 

Alice  S.  (Q),  380 
Anna  G.  (Q),  385 
Annie  G.  (G),  380 
Harris  F.  (O),  380 
John  S.  (G),  380 
Leonard  W.  (Q),  380 
Mary  Lyon  (G),  380 

Chilson, 

Charles  (J),  301 

Choat, 

Story    (W),   398 

Choate, 

Elizabeth    (W?),    42 

Chnrch, 

(W?),  93 

Churchill, 

Cornelia  A.    (W),   174 

Hannah,    74 

Nathan  H.    (W?),  403 
Clap, 

Sarah   (P).  343 
Clapp, 

Eunice  M.    (W),   162 

George,   382 

George  (G),  377 

Salmon,    222 

Sarah   O.    (W),    222 

Thomas,    222 
Clark, 

Betsey  (W),  53 

Caroline    (Ab),   318 

George  H.    (W),    109 

Henrietta,  260 

Mercy    (E),    289 

Plyna   (Wn,  98 

Priscilla,    35,    36 

Sena,    179 

Seth    (W),   99 
Clarke, 

Caryl   C.    (W),    171 

Holley  Lyon  (W),  171 

W.   G.    (W),  146,   171 
Clary, 

Frances    (W),    160 
Clayton, 

Peter    (W),    58 
Cleaveland, 

Joseph    (W),    87 

Patience,  87 
Clelland, 

(W),  105 

Clement, 

Caroline    (P),   410 


462 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Cloyes, 

Maggie    (P),    359 
Coates, 

Samuel    (W),  71 

Coburn, 

Marietta   (P),   352 

Coffin, 

Laban    (P),    359 
Moses   (P),  352 

Colburn, 

Deborah    (W),   35,   47 
Hannah,   36 
John,    35 
Lillian  (W),  172 

Cole, 

Hezekiah  (W),  59 
Polly   (W),   64 

Collins, 

Abishai,    147 
Allie   M.    (W),    147 
Anna   M.    (W),    159 
Arthur    L.    (W),    147 
Don    (E),    294 
Hattie  J.    CW),   147 
Herbert   D.    (W),    147 
Lysander    (W),    113,    147 
Sophia   (E),  294 
William  L.   (W),  147 

CoUis, 

Ella    (W),   78 

Colyer, 

Frances  A.    (W),   239 

Coman, 

Curtis    (W),    208 

Helen   J.    (W),    209,    242 

Ida  J.    (W),  242,   264 

Lucien   B.    (W),   209,    242 

Samuel,    208 

Sarah  A.    (W),   209,   241 

Comlns, 

Annie  Lyon   (W),  107 
Henry  B.    (W),   107 
Samuel   C.    (W),    107 

Comstock, 

Alfred   B.    (J),    310 
Arnon    (J),   304 
Arnon   Lyon    (J),   310 
Calvin    (J),    304 
Charles   P.    (J),   310,    311 
Elizabeth    (J),    311 
Frederick  P.   (J),  304,  309 
Mary   (J),   302 

Congfdon, 

Julia    (W),    101 

Conner, 

Elizabeth    (W),    249,    265 

Converse, 

Alfred  Lyon  (W),  77 
Charles  B.    (W),  77 
Edward,   77 
Emma    (W),    126 
Eudocia  C.    (W),  77 
George  A.    CW),   77 
John  F.    (W),   105 
Lydia  Lyon   (W),   77 
Marquis  (W),  77 


Marquis    (W),    77 
Sophia   B.    'W),    77 

Coay. 

Mary,   127 

Cook, 

Charles   E.    (A),   273 
Francis   R.    (A),   288 
John   (A),   273 
John  M.,    249 
Lucie   (W),  249 
Martin    L.    (A),    273 
Mrs.    (P),    357 
Vernon  M.    (A),  288 
Virgil   D.    (A),    285,    288 
Willard   V.    (A),    288 

(W),  96,  97 

Cooke, 

Charlotte,    283 
Sarah    (W),   94 

(W),   94 

Coolldgfe, 

Grace    (W),   258 
Cooper, 

Gertrude   (J),  311 

Judith    (W),   45 
Copeland, 

Louisa    (W),   170 
Corbln, 

Aaron   (W),  54 

Beulah   (W),  103 

Clement,    54,    73,    78,    103 

Donald   C.    (W),    178 

Eliakim  Lyon   (W),   54 

Fred  E.   (W),  160,  178 

Hannah    (W),    78 

Henry    (W?).   136 

Ichabod   -"W),  54 

Jane  D.,  107 

Levina    (W),    54 

Patty    (W),    54 

Peleg    (W),    54,    394 

Priscilla    (W),    54,    106 

Rebecca  (W),  73 

Samuel    (W),   54 

Samuel    (W      54 

Silas,   103 
Corless, 

Ebba    (A),   277 
Councilman, 

Mary  E.    (A),   278 
Covey, 

Earl  A.    (A),  285 
Cowdry, 

Sarah    (W),    90 
Cowell, 

Benjamin    (Wa),   313 

Emma  C.   ("Wa),  313 

Maude    (Wa),    314 

Thomas  N.   (Wa),  313,  314 

W.    Glenn    (Wa),    314 
Cox, 

Martha  Jane   (Ab),   318 
Craft, 

Alice    (W),   38 

Susanna    (W),   389 

Susanna,    Mrs.    (W),    41 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


463 


Cra^sreshall, 

Mary    (W),    45 
Cramer, 

Mary,    194 
Crandall, 

Christopher    (E),    291 
Crane, 

Annette  D.,   177 

Henry    (P),   331 

Jennie   (A),   284 

Joanna   (G),   372 

Sidney  (W),  213 
Crawford, 

Benjamin,   224 

Ellen   C.    (W),   225 

Hattie   [Dunn]    (W).   180 

John  N.    (W),  224 
Creelman, 

Margaret    (W),    245 
Crehore, 

John   S.    (P),    346 
Cresser, 

Daniel    L.    (W),    251 

Ella   L.    (W),   251 

Harold  Lyon  (W),  251 

Harry  A.   R.    (W),   250 

Maurice   (W),   251 
Crocker, 

Mabelle  F.   (W),  174 
Crofford, 

Calista    (W),   95 
Crosby, 

Abigail,    90,    388 

Abigail    (W),   38 

Almeda   (P),  367 

John,  38,  39,  57,  58 

Samuel,    38,    39 

Simon,    38 
Cross, 

Mary    (W),    69 
Croucli, 

Levi,   248 

Samuel    (W),    248 
Crowell, 

Edward,  65 

Sarah,    65 

(E),    290 

Crtuumey, 

Thomas   H.    (J),    303 
Culbertson, 

Mary  A.   (W),  193 
Cnmmiiigs, 

Arthur  E.    (A),   281 

Forrest   G.    (A),   281 

Lucy   I.    (A),   281 
Cnnnlng'liam, 

Cyrus    (P),    349 

Margaret  (W),  212 

Samuel,    212 
Cnrran, 

Wiliam    (A).   278 
Cnrrin, 

Pauline   E.    (W),    180 

William  H.    (W),   165,   180 


Curtis, 

Betsey    (W),   203 
Deborah,    151 
Experience    (W),    31 
Francis   (P),  350 
Harriet   J.    (W),    253 
John    (W),    31 
Jonathan    (W),   31 
Jonathan    (W),    31 
Mary,    25 
Rebecca  (W*.  31 

Simeon,    203 
Susan    (A),   277 

William,    25 
Curtiss, 

Matilda   (W),  400 
Cnshingr, 

Caroline    C.    (P),    361 

Lydia,   111 
Cushman, 

Abner,  85 

Allerton    (W),   47 

Fear   (W),   85 

Joanna   (W),   115 

Lydia    (W),    85 

Mary    (W),    62 

Patty    (W?),    74 

Robert,   115 
Cntler, 

Charles   S.    (W),   133 

Elizabeth,   50 

Rhoda   (P),   340,   347 

Sally   (P),   347 

Silas  H.    (G),  380 
Dagrgrett, 

Mary,  46 

Samuel,  409 
Saly, 

Mary   E.    (W),   249 
Damon, 

Thankful    (P),   350 
Dana, 

Bethiah    (W),    71 

Mabel    (W),    123 

Martha    (W),   77,   106,   394 

Nellie    (W),   390 
Danfortli, 

Bushnell    (W),    402 

Keyes    (W),   402 
Daniels, 

Alice  I.    (W),  160 

Hattie    (W),  150 
Danielson, 

Patty,  203 

Timothy,   204 
Darling-, 

Evalona  J.  (W),  180 

J.  R.,  Judge,  180 

Robards  N.    (W),   164,  180 

Ruth    M.    (W),    180 
Darrow, 

Lemuel    (W),   109 

Sarah   (W),  110 
Daug^herty, 

Clara  M.   (J),  308 


464 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Davenport, 

Mary    (P),   339 
Davids, 

Mary  C.   (W),  239 
Davidson, 

Mllner  P.    (Ab),    317 
Davies, 

Clara  May  (A),  283 
Davis, 

Avery    (W),    78 

Benjamin    (W),    110 

Charles    (W),   78 

Charles  G   (P),  364 

Cynthia  (W),  66 

Edmund,   255 

Edward  (W),  78 

Eliza    (W),    78 

Elizabeth    (W),    156 

Emily,   258 

Etta   (J),   310 

John   (W),   78 

John    (W),    169 

Lucy  L.    (W),  68,   91 

Margaret,    49 

Martha  A.,  254 

Mary   (W),   78 

Nathaniel    (W),    40 

Samuel   (W),  78 

Susan    (P),   356 

William    (W),    207 
Davison, 

Sarah   K.    (W),   131 
Day, 

Charles   W.    (W),    237 

Charlotte    W.    (W),    141 

Sybil    A.    (W),    237,    261 
Dayfoot, 

Carrie  M.    (A),   280 

Peter  C.    (A),   280 

Rosa  M.    (A),   280 
Deamer, 

Clarence  J.   (A),  284 
Dean, 

Elizabeth    (W),   197 

Luther,    197 
De  Camp, 

(W),  120 

Deering", 

Audrey  (Eng),  24 
De  Kay, 

Maurice   T.    (A),   281 

Messinger  B.   (A),  281 

Orville  M.    (A),   281 
Demarest, 

Mary  L.    (Wa),   315 
Dennison, 

Lydia  L.    (W),  214 
Denton, 

Ada   Florence    (W),    179 

John,    179 
De   Few, 

Rachel    (W),   110 
Deverlz, 

William    (P),   368 
Dexter, 

John  (P),  332 


Dickerman, 

John   (P),  331 
Dickinson, 

Elizabeth    (W),   221 

Lucius,   221 

Mary  P.    (W),  227 
Dimick, 

Constant   (A).  272 
Dlnsmore, 

Fannie  E.    (P),   365,  368 
Dizon, 

Almenzo  K.    (J),   305 

Herbert  S.    (J),   306,   310 

Joseph,    305 

Mary  Lyon    (J),   306,   310 
Dobbins, 

George  A.    (W),   176 
Dodge, 

Amelia  (W),  148 

Cornelia    (W),    105 

Eunice    (W),    83 

Lucan   (W),  150 

Silas   (P),  351 
Dongrhty, 

Benjamin  W.    (W),   252 

Cora  M.   (W),  252 

Mabel  E.    (W),  252 

Verna   E.    (W),   252 
Donty, 

Ada  E.   (W),  161 

Edward  F.    (W),   132,   161 

May  Ida   (W),   161 
Dow, 

Eugene  M.    (A),   286 

Francis  A.    (A),  286 

Josiah    (W),    76,    398 

Madison  S.  R.  (A),  286 

Rose   C.    (A),    286 
Downes, 

John    [Commodore],    373 
Drake, 

Eliza  Mary  (W),  231 

Gilbert  H.,  231 

Sarah    (P),   323 
Draper, 

Abigail    (W),    29 

Abigail    (W),   184,  395 

Andrew  S.    (G),  381 

Benjamin    (W),    29 

Catherine   (W),   213 

Charlotte   (W),  213 

Charlotte  L   (Q),  381 

Ebenezer,  56 

Edwin  Lyon   (G),   351 

Ellen    (W),   213 

Eunice  (W),  29 

George   Ellis    (W),    213 

Harriet   (W),   213 

James,    25,    29,    184,    213,    381 

James    (Ab),   317 

Jemima    (W),    29 

Jonathan    (W),    29 

Martha,  225 

Nathan,    213 

Nathaniel,    54 

Nathaniel    (W),    29 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


465 


Patience,    25 

Thomas,    184,    225 

William    (W),    29 

William   Whiting    (W),    213 
Drayton, 

Isabella  (P?),  338 
Dresser, 

Hannah    (W),   66 

Reuben,    67 
Dmmmond, 

,   318 

Drury, 

Elizabeth   (W),   190 
Duesler, 

William    (A),   277 
Dunbar, 

Amos   (P),   353 

Fanny  G.    (P),  353 

Fanny  L.    (P),  353 

Helen   M.    (P),    353 

Mary  A.  (P),  353 
Dnnham, 

Ephraim    (W),    62 

George  H.   (W),  148 
Dnnkin, 

Sarah    (W),  32 
Dunkelburgrer, 

(J),   303 

Danlop, 

Frances  M.    (W),   102 
Dnnn, 

Hattie,  180 
Dnnstan    [Dnstin], 

Charles   W.    (W),    154,    408 
Dn  Pont, 

Jean  Pierre,    90 

Mary  (W),  90 
Durgrin, 

John,  214 

Josephine   (W),   214 

Mary  E.    (W),    214 
Durrell, 

Sally    (W),    117 
Duryea, 

Frances    (J),   303 
Dustin, 

Charles  W.    (W),   408 
Dntton, 

Henry  P.    (W),    154 
Dwelly, 

Edwin  B.    (P),   353 

Emily   F.    (P),    353 

Eugene    (P),   353 

Lizzie  B.    (P),    353 

Mary  L.    (P),    353 

Robert  E.    (P),  353 
Dwlgrht, 

Anna    (W),    55 
Dyer, 

Abigail    (W),    95 

Axceph    (W),    88 

Caroline    S.,    286 

Elizabeth    (W),    150 
Earle, 

Elizabeth   C.    (W),   397 


Eaton, 

John  Eliot    (W),   66 
Laura    (W),    143 
Lydia   A.    (W).    107 
Nelson,  143 
Olive,    164 

Sarah    A-    (W),    142,    404 
Tryphena,  66 
William    [Gen.],    66 

(G),   374 

Eastman, 

Benjamin   (W),  52,  394 
Lucinda    (W),    135 
Nelle  P.    (Wa),   315 

(W),    394 

Easton, 

Carrie    (W),    150 

Eddy, 

.Benjamin  F.   (P),  410 
Cullen   C.    (P),   410 
Deborah,   126 
Edith   M.    (W),    236 
Elisha  F.    (P),    410 
John   W.    (P),   410 
Ira   B.    (E),    292 
Norman  E.  (P),  410 
Obadiah    (P),    341,    410 
.  .Otis   (P),  410 
Zacchary,   236 

Edwards, 

Anna   M.    (W),    266 
Frances    (E),    296 
William   (P?),  368 

Eg'g^leson, 

Archie   R.    (W),   151 
Edith  May  (W),  151 
Effle   L.    (W),    151 
Emma   (W),   432 
Eunie   C.    (W),    151 
Hattie  M.    (W),  151 
Le  Roy  A.    (W),  115,  151 
Vernon  Roy   (W),  151 
Winnie    (W),    151 

Eldred, 

Mercy,   317 
Susie  D.    (A),  286 

Eldridgre, 

John    (W),   118 

Eliot, 

John,    25 

Philip,   25,    26,   186 

Elliott, 

Edson  (W),  133 
Edwin  (W),  161 
Edwin  (W),  161 
Hannah,    157 

Ellis, 

Bathsheba,    91 
Jacob  (P).  332 
Jonathan   (W),   213 
Louella  E.   (A),  284 
Orra  M.   (A),  284 
Richard,    284 

Ellsworth, 

Clay  W.  P.,  276 
Ella    (A),    276 


466 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Franklin    (A),   276 
Hazelius   (A),  276 
Henrietta  R.   (A),  276 
Henrv  M.    (A),  276 
Oliver,    276 
Stukeley   (A),  276 
Waterman   (A),  276 

EUwood, 

Lolo  M.    (J),    309 

Slthorpe, 

Olive   (A),  283 

Slton, 

Rachel,   129 

Elwood, 

(W),    167 

Ely, 

Laura  C.  (Ab),  318 
Margaret   D.    (Ab),    318 
Emerson, 

Ezekiel  A.,   252 

Frank  V.    (W),  408 

Lizzie  M.   (W),  252 
Empey, 

Almond  (P),  355 
Endlcott, 

James   (G),  373 

John   (G) 
Ensrel, 

Bertha  A.    (W),   180 
Esten, 

G.     (W),    126 
Estln, 

Polly  (Wa),  312 
Evans, 

Mathlas    (P),    331 

Mary    (P),    344,    354 

Mary    (W),    72 
Everdon, 

John    (P?),   368 
Ewingr, 

A.  Jennie  (W).  162 
Fairbanks, 

Benoni   (P?),  368 

Jonathan,  43 
ralrfleld, 

David,    133 

Martha  W.   (W),  133 

Jemima   (P),  329 
Fancher, 

Margaret  E.  (W),  227 
Simon  G.    (W),  259 
William,    227 

FannlusT, 

Charles  H.    (W),  152 
Dora   L.    (W),    152 
Edmund    (W),    152 
Edmund  B.    (W),   152 
Ellis   Vinal    (W),    152 
Elsie  Keith   (W),  152 
Gertrude  H.   (W),  152 
Marjorie  Lyon   (W),  152 
Martha   S.    (W),    152 

Farley, 

Elizabeth,   37 


Farmer, 

Louise  J.    (W),  149 
Lydia   A.    220 
Mary  H.    (W),  241 
Famham, 

Roscoe  E.  (W),  90 
Famnm, 

Asa    (G),   375 
Elizabeth,    103 
Hannah   (W),  50 
Farrar, 

Sarah,  147 
Farrel, 

Clinton  P.   (P),  349 
Farringrton, 

Benjamin,    409 
Malatiah    (W),    37 
(See  Ferrington) 
Faulkner, 

Annette   A.    (W),    267 
H.   F.    (P),  357 
Fawcett, 

Jonathan,   108 
Lucy   (W),   81,   108 
Fawkes, 

Sarah   (P),  324 
Fay, 

Charles   (W),  81 
Feffan, 

D.    B.    (W),    155 
Fellows, 

Grace  E.    (W),  176 
Felton, 

(P),  351 

Fenner, 

Abbie  F.   (G),  351 

Ive'tte  de  (Eng),  11 
Ferrington, 

John,    389 

Judith  (W),  40,  389 
Ferris, 

Cora  M.    (J),  308,  311 

Norman    E.     (J),    308,    311 

Sidney   (J),   307 

Additional   names    (J),   311 
Fessenden, 

Edwin   A,    (A),   283 

Lucy,    245 

Mary    (A),    283 
Fetbers, 

Ella  M.   (A),  283 
FfolUott, 

Frederick  K.    (W),  250,   266 
Field, 

Alma,   257 

Isaac,  253 

Louise  E.   (W),  253 
Fife, 

Ellen  M.,  264     " 
Filklns, 

Anna    (W),    131 

Charles    O.    (W),    131 
Fincber, 

Hattie  B.   (P).  352 
Fink, 

Emma  (Wa),  315 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


467 


71slier, 

Chloe,  108 

Deborah   (W),   57,   390 
Roswell  H.    (W),   207 
Thankful   (G),  374 
Vigilance,  410 
William   H.    (W),    407 
(A),  270 


(W),   120 


risk, 

Edward   D.    (W),    265 
Harriet  L>.   (W).  248 
James    (W),    248 
Leone  Adria   (W),  265 
Sally  H..   104 
Sarah    [Parker],    119 
Wayne  C.  (W),  265 
FlBke, 

Nathan    (W),    80 
Samuel  (W),  80 
Submit,    274 
Fitch, 

Abner,    393 
Ruth   (W),  68,  393 
FlttB, 

Ella  E.    (W),  156 
Fitztrerald, 

Abigail,    219 
FleminiT. 

Emmie    (W),   177 
Flower. 

Rumina,   284 
Flynt, 

W.   N.    (W),   77 
Fobes, 

Aurelia   (W),  195 
Philander,  195 
FoUet, 

Levi,  304 
Folsom, 

Mary  E.    (W),   130 
Foote, 

Rachel   (P),  337,  344 
Forbes, 

Thankful   (W),  390 
Ford, 

Edward  Lyon   (A),  286 
Sidney  E.    (A),   286 
Fordyce, 

Helen  B.   (A),  279 
Forrister, 

Anna  A.    (W),  242 
Forster, 

Edward  J.    (P),  361 
Elizabeth   T.    (P),   361 
Ruth    (P),   361 
Teresa   L.    (P),   361 
Fortsch, 

Edward  (W),  151 
Foskett, 

Mary  E.    (W),   95 
Timothy    (W),   95 
Foster, 

Eliza,    263 
George  B.   (A),  287 
George  B.   (A),  287 
Helen  E.   (A),  287 
Jessie  F.    (A),   287 
John  W.    (W),  77 


Nancy,    318 
Oliver   H.    (A),    287 
Thomas  (P),  331 
Timothy   (G?),  410 

Fowler, 

Anson    (W),   106 
Elizabeth,  218 

Fez, 

Abiel    (W),    124 
Edwin  (W),  52,  394 
Harriet   (O),  376 
Mary   (Q),   376 
Otis  (G),  376 
Otis   (G),  376 
Perley    (W).    65 
Perlin  E.    (W),  124 
Polly     (W),     52 

Foxon, 

Mary   (W),  90 

Frary, 

Electa,    162 

French, 

Alice  C.   (G),  378 
Benjamin  (P),  361 
James  (P),  337 
Samuel  W.    (g),  378 
Seba  (W),  46 

Frink, 

George  (W),  124 

Frlsket. 

Mary    (W),   48 
Miriam,  Mrs.  (W),  67 

Frost, 

Ichabod  (P).  342 
Mehitable  (P),  353 

Fuller, 

Emeline    (E),   294 
James    (W),   393 
Judith    (W),    82,   395 
Lemuel    (P),   347 
Mary  (W),  76 
Rachel   (W),   82 

Fulton, 

Alice  (W),  148  _„ 
David  (W),  113,  148 
Ida  A.    (W),  148,  172 

Gaitre, 

Ellen    A.    (W),    169 

Gale. 

Edward   (W),  190 

°*"?;i;Ss  H.    (W),   227 
Gardner, 

Henry  W.  (J),  309 

Horace   (W),  155 

Lyon,    421 
Garrett, 

Lucia,   232 
Garrison, 

Bela    (W),    154 

Margaret,   243 

^"^6.    (W),  74 

Gaspar, 

John  L.   (W),  240 

Gates, 

Darius  H.    (G),  380 
Jessie    (G),   380 
Mabel  D.   (G),  380 


«  468 


GENERAL  INDEX, 


Oay, 

Abigail    (W),    37 

Joshua   (P),  345 
Oaylord, 

Charles    (W),   169 

Ellen  M.    (W),   129 

Marvin   J.,    129 

Permelia  (W),  145 
Oeir, 

Susan   (E),  293 
Geronld, 

Mary,  180 
Oetcbell, 

Charles  H.    (W).   252 
Olbbs, 

Sabra  (W),  52 

Zephaniah    (W),   52,   394 
OibBon, 

(W),    102 

Giddingrs, 

Levi  J.    (W),   405,  408 
Gilbert, 

Elizabeth    (W),   125 

(W),   167 

am, 

Ruth    (P?),   368 
GUlett, 

Carrie    (W),   155 
Gilmore, 

Barbara  B.   (W),  177 

Martin   A.    (W),    174 

Weltha    (W),   169 
Gilion, 

Calvin,   214 

Louisa   M.    (W),    214, 

(W),    167 

Gladding', 

Mary  G.    (W),   245 

Glover, 

Elizabeth    (P),   342,   354 
George   (P),  356 
John  B.    (P),    354 
Oliver   (P),  356 
Warren    (P),   356 

Ooddard, 

Asa  H.,   96 

Goldsmitli, 

Mehitable,  99 

Goodale, 

Eliphalet  (W),  43,  44 

Goodell, 

Aaron   (W),  390 
Cornelius   (W),  390 
Ebenezer   ("W),   390 
Ebenezer  (W),  41,  390 
Experience    (W),    390 
Harriet,   381 
Jabez    (W),    41 
Judith    (W),   390 
Lois    (W),   390 
Lois  P.   (W),  129 
Moses    (W),    390 
Robert,   41 

Goodenow, 

(W),    109 

Goodricli, 

Grace  Lora   (W),  253 


Goodwin, 

A.    (W),   113 

Charlie  (W),  113 

Charles  T.   (W),  399 

Theron    (W),   399 

Thomas    (W),   399 

Wallace  W.   (W),  399 

William  W.   (W),  399 
Gordon, 

Luther  (P),  344 
Gould, 

Abigail,    (W),    30 

Alice   (W),  166 

Ann,   81 

Thomas    (W),  33 
Gonldingr, 

Charles  Le  Roy   (W),  133 

Edward  H.    (W),  133 

Franklin  (W),  133,  403 

Franklin   N.    (W),    133 

Le  Roy  [Roy]   (W),  133,  403 
Graham, 

Ann  E.   (P),  347,  357 

Ernest   (W),   244 
Granbois, 

Sophia,   262,    263 
Granger, 

Myron    (W),   167 

Owen    (W),    167 

(W),   167 

Grant, 

Sarah    (W),   31 

Wakeman  L.    (A),   277 

Arthur   L.    (W),    130 

James   A.    (W),   207 
Gray, 

Charlotte,  283 

Darwin  Lyon  (A),  277 

E.   Lyon   (A),   277 

Edwin   (A),   277 

Eli    (A),  276 

Esther    (P?),    332 

Jerome  (A),  277 

Lavant  F.    (A),  273 

Lydia  S.    (A),   277 

Mary  Lyon   (A),  277 

Ralph    (A),   277 

Sarah   (A),  277 

Additional  names   (A),  277 
Green, 

Electa  F.   (A),  281 

Harriet    (W),   123 

Horatio   Fred    (A),    281 

John,  229 

Lucy  S.    (A),  281 

Martha,  Mrs.   (j),  303 

Valentine  B.    (W),  229 

Winthrop  D.,    123 
Greene, 

Florence  E.    (W),  157 

Henry   J.    (W),    157 

John  N.   (W),  123,  157 

Rebecca   (W),  102 
Greenwood, 

Abigail    (P),   351 

John,   39 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


469 


Oreg-ory, 

Daniel  (W),  81 
Orevil, 

Henry  (A),  273 

Origrsrs, 

John,   28 

Ruth  M.    (W),   134 
Orlmei, 

Alvah  E.   (P),  356 

Attarah   (P),  340,  346 
Orinnell, 

(P),    346 

Orosvenor, 

Daniel,     81 

Zerviah   (W),  60 
Grow, 

Sarah    (J),   300 

Thomas   (W),   390 
Orover, 

Emma  A.    (W),   94 

Hosea    (W),    94 
Oroves, 

Jane,   399 

Rebecca  (P),  357,  364 
Onrler, 

H.    B.    (W),    150 
Onrney, 

Dorothy   (W),  174 

Frank  Lyon  (W),  152,  174 

Joseph  Gale    (W),   174 

Lysander  F.    (W),   116,   152 

Marion   CW),  174 

Merton  S.    (W),  152,  174 

Sanford  K.   (W),  152,  174 

Studley  C.   (W),  174 
Onstln, 

Hiram    (J),  300 
Guthrie, 

Archie    (W),   250 

Ellen    (W),    250 
Habreth, 

Reuben  O.    (W),   147 
Hadley, 

Simon   (P),  331 
HadloclE, 

Sarah,  374 
Hasrar, 

Isaac  (P),  350 

Sarah    (P),   358 
Hall, 

Albert  (P),  357 

Allen  (P),  337 

Alvan  (W).  207 

Aruna  (A),  277 

Betsey  W.    (A),  278 

Celeste  M.  A.    (W),   225,   256,   426 

Cynthia  L.   (A),  278 

David  Lyon    (A),   278 

Gertrude  H.   (W),  244 

Gregory  (W).  105,  399 

Harriet  E.   (W),  264 

Henry  M.    (A),   278 

Henry   N.    (W),    404 

Joel  Augustus   (W),  225 

Lewis  (W),  398 

Martin    (A),   278 

Patience   (W),  48 

Rachel,   272 


Sarah,    213 

Sarah  M.    (A),   278 

Sarai    (P),  329 

Seth    Seward    (A),    278 

Susanna  (P?),  368 

Thomas   Vern    (W),    213 

Urania   (W),   50 

Zurial,   50 

(P),   337 


(W),  241 


Additional  names    (W),   404 
Kalloway, 

Belle    (W),   212 

George  W.   (W),  211 

Rose    (W),   212 
Hamilton, 

Sarah,   318 
Hamlin, 

James,  257 
Hammond, 

Eva    J.    (W),    248 

Horatio    (P),   353 

W.  O.    (W),  215,  247 
Hanford, 

Abbie,   280 

Clara  E.   (W),  404 

Ellen  C.    (W),   404 

Frances  D.  (W),  404 

Julia   A.    (W),    404 

Kezzie   J.    ("W),  404 

Marcia  T.    (W),  404 

Mary  Lyon   (W),  404 

Samuel   P.    (W),   105,   404 
Hanks, 

Philena  (W),  78 
Hanlen, 

J.    H.    (W),    216 
Harden, 

Nellie  J.    (A),   281 
Hardy, 

C.    L.    (W),    208 
Harkness, 

Elizabeth  J.  (W),  259 
Harneis, 

William  (A),  277 
Harper, 

Charles   (W),  249 
Harris, 

Almira    (W),    87 

Amanda,    214 

Christopher  (W),  110 

Christopher  (W),  110 

Clara  M.    (W),   207 

Ephraim    (W),   110 

George   (W),   110 

George    (W),    62 

Henry    (W),    110 

James    (W),   110 

Leonard    (W),    110 

Lyon    (W),   110 

Priscilla,    44,    53 

Sarah    (W),    396 

Willard   (W),   110 
Harrison, 

Sally,   205 


470 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Barrow, 

Hannah,    270 
Bart, 

John  Carl    (Ab),   318 

Sally  J.    (W),   152 
Bartinsr, 

Bertha   (Wa),  315 
Bartley, 

Charles  W.    (Ab),  319 
Bartwdll, 

Lovell    (A),   270 
Barvie, 

Ella  Lyons   (W),  250,   266 

Peter    (W),    250 

Peter  D.   (W),  250 

Charlotte  M.   C.    (W),   148 

Hannah    (W),    132 
Basfcin, 

Katherine,  263 
Baskins, 

Arthur    K.     (W),    242 

Blanche    E.    rw),    242,    265 

David   E.    (W),    209,    242 

Frances  G.  (W),  243 

Jessie    M.    (W),    242,    265 

Kellogg   (W),   209 

Lucius   Lyons    (W),   209,   242 

Sally  (P),  337 

Xenia   B.    (W),   243 
BasBler, 

John  W.  (W),  104 
Batcb, 

Abijah   (W),   84 

Jerusha  R.,    217 

Reuben    (W\    237 
Bathaway, 

Phebe  Ann   (W),   211 

William    R.,    211 
Battle, 

Alice  M,    (W),   407 
Baviland, 

Martha  A.    (A),   280 
Bawcroft, 

Curtis  C.  (W),  242,  264 

Curtis  T.    (W),   264 

George  H.    (W),   242 

Robert   S.    (W),    242,   264 

Ruth  B.    (W),   264 
Bawes, 

Josiah    (P?),    333 
Bawkins, 

Matilda  (Ab),  317 
Bay, 

Adam,    204 

Joseph    (W),    204 
Bayden, 

Perry  D.   (A),  274 

Additional   names    (A),    274 
BayeB, 

Josephine   (W),  405 

Nellie    (W),   406 

Seth    (W),    110 
Baynes, 

Lewis    (W),    110 


Bayward, 

Elizabeth  L.   B.    (W),   142 

Mary,    63 
Bealy, 

William    (W),    70 
Beath, 

Adeline,    285     286 

Patience    (W?).   388 
Bebard, 

Mary   E.    (Wa),    313 
Bedde, 

Emma    (Eng),    12,    24 

Sarah    (W),   54 
Bemingrway, 

Samuel   (W),  44 
Benderson, 

Carrie  L.  (W),  140 

Delphina    ,W).    117 

David  W.    (W),   105,    140 

Emily  A.    (W),   140 

George    A.    (W),    140 

Jessie  M.    (W),   140 

Lola  Montez   (W),   140 

Marcus  H.   (W),  140 

Mary  R.    (W),   140 

Nellie    (W),    140 
Bendry, 

William  C.   (W),  215 
Beiinemboarg', 

Catherine,    213 

Mary,  213 
Berrlck, 

Lydia    (W),    192 

Orilla,  296 
Berrlngr, 

Pelathiah    (P),   331 
Bewens, 

Ebenezer  (W),  55 

Hannah    (P),  322,   410 

Joseph   (P),   322 
Bewett, 

Rachel,    210 
Bewitt, 

Alvira  (W),  133 

(A),   277 

Bibbard, 

Mary   (W),   131 
Bibberd, 

Ellen  P.    (W),   406 
Bickman, 

Lucy    (W),    243 
Bickoz, 

Loraine  B.    (P),  410 
BickB, 

Jane   (G),  377 
BUI, 

Augustin  W.    (P),  352 

Barney  (P),  348 

Elizabeth    (A),    277 

George    Canning    (P),    349 

Hester,  171 

Jane    (A),    277 

Julia  M.,    299 

Mary  E.    (J),   304 

Phoebe    (A),    277 

Sarah,   260 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


471 


EilUard, 

Samuel    (W),    87 
Hilton, 

Hanson  A.    (W),  404 

John  H.    (W),   404 
Hinckley, 

C.   B.    (W),   125 

Harry  (W),  125 
Hinds, 

Calvin    (P),   340 

Nathaniel    (P),    351 
Hinsdale, 

Susan  K.   Mrs.    (G),  379 
Hiscoz, 

Almira    (W),    193 

Lyman    (G),    375 

Mrs.    (G),    376 
Hitchcock, 

Augustus  Lyon  (O),  379 

Augustus  S.    (G),   379 

Bertha  C.   (G),  379 

Elvira  (J),  304 

Mary    B.    (W),    184 

Nancy    J.,    286 
Hoar, 

George   (W),   82 

Jacob  Jr.   (W),  82 

Susanna    (P),    332,    338 
Hodg-e, 

Esther    (W),    55 
Hodgres, 

Daniel    (W),   55 

Electa  S.    (W),   156 

Elizabeth    (W),   66 

Jacob   (W),   156 

Margaret,    91 
Hoffman, 

Ira  Oric   (W),   265 

Jean  C.    (W),   265 
Holbrook, 

Mehltable,    47,    48,    49,    53,    65,    69 
Holden, 

Brastus  (P),  359 

John    (W),   86 

Mary,  Mrs.   (P),  331,  334 
Holdridge, 

Emma    (J),   308 

Hattie  E.    (W),  248 
HoUy, 

Anna  May    (W),   268 
Holman, 

Katherine,   193,   197 

Samuel,    197 
Holmes, 

C.  W.   (W),  77 

David    (W),    66,    395 

David,    Dr.,    396 

Dorcas,   213 

Ebenezer    (P),    332 

Elizabeth    (W).   394 

Emma  C.    (W),   251 

Frederick  W.   (W),  251 

Hannah,  66 

Harvey   (W),  251 

Hattie  V.   (W),  251,  266 

John,  395 


Leonard   (W),  66,  396 

Oliver  Wendell,  396 

Patience,    62 

Patty,    132 

William    (Wa),    314 
Holt, 

Harriet   B.    (W),    192 

Phebe  (W),  390 

Sarah   (W),   59 

Sidney  B.    (A),   281 

Additional  names  (A),  281 
Hooker, 

Sally   (W),  141 
Hooper, 

Rachel  (P),  334 

Robert  E.    (W),  145 
Hopkins, 

Frances  (P),  364 
Hortle, 

Hester  M.    (W),   131 
Horton, 

Ezra    (W),    393 

Helen,  253 

S.   C.    (W),    404 

Additional  names  (W),  404 
Hosmer, 

Mary  G.   (W),  152 
Hong^h, 

Ellen    (W),    397 
How, 

Jaazaniah    (W),    57 
Howard, 

Abigail    (P),    339 

Amanda,  404 

Bessie    (A),   278 

Carrie    (A),    284 

Henry  L.    (A),   278,   284 

James  H.    (W),   109 
Howe, 

Charles  O.   (W),  90 

Charlotte    (W),   90 

Francis  W.   (W),  90 

George  O.   (W),  90 

Jabez  C.   ("W),  90 

Nahum,    114 

Sarah    (W),    114 

Susan  W.   (W),  90 

Walter  Lyon  (W),  90 

William   (W),  90 

Leonard  (A),  273 

Mary    (A),    273 

Sarah,   277 

Additional  nances   (A),  273 
Howland, 

Jabez    (W),   397 
Howlett, 

Rebecca   (W),  93 
Hubbard, 

Charles  W.    (P),   360 

Jane   E.,    178 

Lydia  J.,   242 

Narcissa  C.   (W),  242 

Sarah  Z.    (W),  205 

Sybil   J.    (W),    205 


472 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Hudgrlns, 

Eliza  M.,  285 

Hudson, 

Minerva  (W),  135 

HuU, 

Emery,    219 

Mary    A.    (W),    219 

Humphrey, 

Thankful    (P),   335 

Hnnnewell, 

Ciiarles    R.    (P),    352 
George  H.    (P),   352 
Harriet    M.    (P),    352 
Martha  M.   (P),  352 

Bunt, 

Ada  F.    (P),    353 
Charles  F.   (P),  353 
Charles  H.    (P),   353 
Edgar   J.    (Wa),    313 
Eugenia    (P),    353 
George  W.   (P),  353 
Henry  C.    (P),   353 
Nehemiah   (P),  353 
Pauline  L.    (P),  353 

Huntingrton, 

Mary    (W),    89 
Mehitable,  49 

Huntley, 

Silas  H.    (W),  105 

Hurd, 

Annie   J.    (W),   208 
J.    S.,    Dr.,    360 
Zella  E.    (W),    261 

Hurlbert, 

Cornelia,  379 

Hnrlburt, 

Emily  E.  (W),  206 

Hurlbut, 

Ruel   (W),  117,  154 
Zella   E.    (W),    154 

Hntchins, 

Bernice    ("W),    45 
Edwin   Lyon    (W),    171 
Edwin   W.,    171 
Elisha  (W),  45 
Florence   (W),   171 
Frances  E.    (W),  171 
John   (W),  45 
John   (W),  44,  45 
Mary   (W),  171 

Hutchinson, 

Sarah  P.   (P),  359,  364 

Hutton, 

Louisa   (W),  164 

Hyatt, 

Mary  (W),  47 

Hyde, 

Alice   (E),  293 
Eli   (W?),  399 
Frederick  W.    (A),   285 
Lydia    (E),    293 
Mary  Belle  (A),  285 

Ide, 

Abigail    (W),    46 
Betsey  (W),  46 
John   (W),   45,   46 


John  (W),  45,  46 
Molly    (W),    46 
Olive    (W),   46 
Rachel    (W),    46 
Sarah    (W),   46 
"William  (W),  46 

Insfalls, 

Benjamin  (W),  41 
Lucy  Jane    (Ab),   319 

IngrersoU, 

Robert  G.    (P),   349 

Zngrxaham, 

Elizabeth    (W),    64 
Georse   H.    (P),    361 
Mindwell,  341 
Timothy,    65 

Zsenhart, 

Priscilla,  155 

Jacknay, 

Portia    (W),   144 

Jackson, 

Abigail,   351 
Chester    (W),   96 
George   W.    (W).    85 
Richard    (J),   300 

tfacoby, 

Kittie  B.  (W),  259 

Jardln, 

Benjamin   (P?),   368 

Jarvis, 

Howland    (P?),    363 

Janes, 

Alfred    (W),    52,    394 
Almarln   (W),  52,   394 
Bradford    (W),   52.   394 
Eliphalet    (W),    52 
Luclnda  (W),  52,  394 
Marsilva    (W),    52,    394 
Roxalina  (W),  52,  394 
Sally    (W),    52,    394 
Walter    (W),    52,    394 

Jeffrey, 

S.    T.    (W),    206 

Jenks, 

Caroline  B.    ("W),   97,   126 

Jenness, 

Mary    (W),    118 
Nancy   (W),   118,  155 

Jenningrs, 

Lucy    (W),    82 

Jepson, 

Nellie    A.    (W),    133 

JesBup, 

Mary    S.    ''W),    214 
William,   214 

Jewett, 

Eugene  Lyon  (A),  287 
Franklin  N.    (A),  287 
Harold  A.    (A),   287 
Marjorie  J.   (A),  287 
Rexford  W.  (A),  287 

Johns, 

Sarah,  282 

Johnson, 

Addis   (W),  241 
Betsey  (W),  54 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


473 


Elias  M.   (W),  127 

Hannah,  105 

Harpin    (W).  399 

Harriet  A.   (A),  280 

Henry    (W),    200 

Jacob  See  (Ab),  317 

Margaret,    283 

Mary,   316 

Mary  E.    (W),  402 

Samuel    (W),   102 

Willard  (W),  74 
Joiner, 

Harriet,  281 
Jones, 

Arimathea    (W),   148 

Charlotte,    171 

Delilah    H.,    286 

John   (P).  335 

Nancy,   210 
Jordan, 

Elizabeth   (W),  39,  58 

Jonathan    (P?),   323 

William   (G).  373 

Cora    (J),    306 
Kanlbach, 

Sara,  245 
Xeeler, 

(W),  168 

Eehding', 

Minna  C,  262 
Keith. 

Aberdeen,  115 

Bezer   (W),  90 

Cynthia  M.   (W),  115 

Damaris  W.    (W),   116 

David   (W),   90 

James,    115 

Lucinda,  85 
Kelly, 

Edward    (E),    295 
Kelsey. 

Mercy  A.,  284 
Kelton, 

Rolla  F.   (W),  107 
Kempp, 

Belvena  E.    (W),    407 
Kendall, 

Almira   (W),   65 

Chester  (W),  66 

John  G.    (W),   207 

Julia  (G), 

Tryphena,   Mrs.    (W),    66,   92,   396 
Kenrick, 

John,  389 

Maria    (W),   41,   389 
Kent, 

Laura   H.    (W),    92,    402 

May   V.    (W),    114 

(W),  167 


Ketchum, 


(W).    102 


Keyfet, 

Sybilla    (W),    212 
Keyzer, 

Lydia,  115 


Kidder, 

Mary  Ann    (A),   278 
Sophia    (P),    410 
Kilbnrn, 

Ellen,  402 
Kimball, 

William    (P?),    353 
Kincaide, 

Jane    (W),    215 
KinsT, 

Mary    (W),   214 
Kinsman, 

Hattie  F.    (W),   151 

Hosea    (W),    87 
Xing' sbnry, 

Emma    (J),   302 
Kingrsley, 

Susannah    (E),    291 
Kinney, 

Rebecca,  258 
Kinsman, 

William   H.    (W),   114 
Kirk, 

J.  W.,  223,  224 
Klotz, 

Mary  C.   (W),  258 
Knapp, 

Catherine    (A),    278 

Daniel  (W),  62 

Daniel    (W),    62 

Edward    (W),    62 

Elijah    (W),   62 

Eunice   P.    (W),    145 

James    (.W).    62 

Jerasha   (W),   62 

Job,    62 

Jonas   S.    (P).   353 
Knight, 

Ellsworth  W.   (G),  384 

Sally   (W),  130 

Sarah  A.    (W),   214 

Additional    names    (Q),    384 
Knowlton, 

Artemas   (W),  81 

Deborah    (W),    81 

Ebenezer    (W),    104 

Huldah    (W),    81 

Keziah    (W),   103 

Martha    (W),    62 

Nathaniel   Lyon    (W),   104 

Seth    (W),   81 

Thomas,    62 
KoUock, 

Hannah   (W),  55 
£add, 

(P),    337 

&ane, 

Elizabeth   C.    (P),   356 

Halyburton  (W),  108,  109 
Jiang, 

Ella  (W),  239 
^ang'ston, 

Eliza,    250 
Xiatham, 

Rhoda    (W),    110 


474 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Kathby. 

Vincent  (W),  406 

^atlirop, 

Frances  E.    (W),  229 
Francis  J.  (W),  229 

Iia  Vater, 

Margaret,   267 

Iiaw, 

Harriet  B.    (A),   288 

IiawBon, 

Amy  H.   (W).  136 

^awton, 

Elijah    (W),   397 
Elizabeth   (W),  397 
Nancy  R.    (W),  397 
Nettie  I.   (W?),  135 
Sarah    (W),   397 

(P),  348 


-  (W),  69,  397 


Kayton, 

John    (A),   278 
Iieacli, 

Eunice    (E),    290 

Susannah    (E),    289 

Tabitha    (W),    404 
Learned, 

Lucy,    54 
Xiee, 

Hannah    (P),    357 
Leeds, 

Elizabeth,    253 
Leigrliton, 

Mary,  258 
Iieland, 

Ebenezer    (W).    81 

Experience,  35 

Hopestill,   35 
Iieonard, 

Doctor  (G),  376 

Jennie  (W),  143 

Joseph    (W),   63 

Minnie  I.    (W),  259 

Wally    (P),    332 

,  115 

(W),    117 

wlnnie  M.  (W),  146 
Lenoine   (Eng),   11 
Lewis, 

Addie,  176 

Caroline   (W),  400 

Emma    (W),    155 

Frederick   A.    (Wa),    314 

Jessie    (P),   354 

Mary    (W),    110 

Walter  E.    (P),  354 

"William   D.    (P),    354 
LUlis, 

Hannah    (W),    214 
Lincoln, 

Flora  J.    (E),   297 

Letitia   (W),   132 

Sadie   L.    (W),    152 
Llngham, 

Alfred,    254 

Eva  F.    (W),   254 


Lindley, 

Wm.  H.  Lyon  (W),  97 

(W).    97 

Llnds, 

Catherine,   161 

Catherine    (W),    131 
Llpke, 

Bert   A.    (J),   308 
Lippincott, 

Annie  G.    (W),   267 
Lippitt, 

Martha,    299 
Littleton, 

Rosanna    (A),    273 
Livermore, 

Pamelia    A.    (W),    145 
Livoine  (Eng),  11 
Locke, 

Harriet    (P),    356 

James    (W),    406 

Additional    names    (W),   406 
Lockwood, 

Frances    (J),    309 
Loomis, 

Bessie  C.    (W),  249 

Charles  C.    (W),   249 

Confucius   F.    (W),   216 

Edward  P.    (W),   249 

Emily  G.    (W),  266 

Fred  Lyons   (W),  248 

Gershom,   216 

Harriet  T.    (W),   216,   248 

Harvie   C.    (W),    248 

Jessie  A.   (W),  249 

John  C.   S.    (W),   216,   249 

Julius  F.   (W),   216,  249 

Mary  E.    (W),    266 

Rebecca  B.    (W),    216,   248 

Rhoda  M.,    239 

Samuel  P.   (W),  216,  248 

Sheldon  P.   (W),  249,  265 
Longf, 

Eleanor   (G),  384 

William   (G),  384 
Lord, 

Edward  C.    (A),   279,  282 

Fanny  A.   (A),  282 

Franklin  Lyon   (A),  282 

George  D.    (W),  92,  402 

Mary  Freelove   (A),   282 

William  D.    (A),  282 
Lotbrop, 

Sadie  M.    (W),   152 
Lott, 

Emma  Jane,  259 
Lovell, 

Ebenezer    (W),    56 

Elizabeth    (P),    345,    355 
Levering', 

Alice   [Craft]    (W),  38 

Robert,   38 
Lovett, 

Charles    E,    (E),    296 

Leonard    (E),    296 

Ruby   (E?),   293 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


475 


Foster    (P),    336 
IiUdden, 

Isaac  (W),  119 
Iiukens, 

W.    J.    (W),    154 
Zuudsley, 

R G.    (W),    215 

JLyenber^er, 

Charles     (E),     295 
X^yman, 

Ruth,    401 
Macey, 

William  L.    (W),  176 
Mack, 

Lora  Blanche   (W),  158 

Susan,  227 

(W),  167 

Maine, 

Philura,  252 
MalUsh. 

Hannah  (p),  355 
Mallory, 

Barney  M.    (A),   276 

Mary  M.,  260 
Man, 

Elizabeth  (W),  79 
Mandel, 

Barnabee  (W),  86 
Mann, 

(W),  66 

Manningf, 

Sally   (E),  292 
Manton, 

Rilla  S.   (P),  365 
Marcy, 

Elizabeth    (G),   373 

Nancy  G.    (W),   99 

Uriah    (W).   51 

Zerviah    (G),    374 

(W),    69,    397 

Marker, 

Blanche  E.    (W),   265 

William  C.   (W),  265 
Marsh, 

Ethel   L.    (W).    165 

Frances  J.   (W),  165 

Geor&e  L.    (W),   142,    165 

Jennie   A.    (W),    404 

Jenny   (W),   142 

Lucretia  (W),  98 

Mary    (W),    51 

Moses    (W),   81 

Sarah,    276 
Marshall, 

Mae  (W).  260 
Martin, 

Cecelia  (W),  400 

Elizabeth    (W).    56,    80 

Kate    (W),    105 
Mason, 

Eliza  Webb    (W),   194 

Jonathan  (W),  66 

Jonathan    (W>     66 

Hannah   (W),  66 

Lydia,    376 

Mary    (A),   269 


Mary    (W),    66 

Peter  [Pierre],  194 

Sally   (W),   66 

Sarah    (W),   64 
Masten, 

Alford    (W),   217 
Mather, 

Cotton,    172 

Edgar    (W),    172 

Edgar  Cotton    (W),   172 

Edwin    (W).    148,    172 

Elizabeth    R.    (W),    169 

Fulton    Increase    (W),    172 

Gladys   E.    (W),    172 

Kittle     (W),     402 
Mathews, 

Andrew,    176 

Ella    J.    (W),    176 

Paul    (P),    340 

Sally   P.      (P),   358 
Mathewson, 

Henry,    143 

Susanna,    124 
Mattison, 

Charles  E.    (A),   283 

Additional    names     (A),    283 
Mattox, 

John    L.     (W),    140 

Kate   Louisa   (W),   140 
Maxley, 

Rebecca    (W),    58 
Mazon, 

Ellen    (W),    150 
May, 

Amasa   (W),   53 

Calvin    (W),    47 

Chester    (W),    48,   393 

Dexter    (W),    47 

Dorothy    (W),    92 

E C.    (W),    126 

Eli    (W),    48,    393 

Eliakim   (W),  53,  65 

Eliakim    (W),   53,   65 

Eliza,    106 

Elizabeth    (W),   78 

Ezra    (W),    53,    393 

Ezra    (W),   47,   65 

Hannah    (W),    48,    393 

Henry    A.,    48 

Jonathan    (W),    70 

Lucy    (P),  339 

Lucy    (W),    106,    140 

Mary,    95,    102 

Mary    (W),    53,    393 

Mary    (W),   49,   65,   393 

Mary   Ann,    157 

Mehitable    (W),    53 

Nehemiah   (W),   47,   53,   393 

Nehemiah,    47,    48,    49,    53,    65,    69 

Olive    (W),   393 

Prudence    ("W),    47 

Prudence   (W),   65,   69 

Rinda    (W),    393 

Rufus    (W),    48,    393 

Samuel,    373 

Samuel  (G),  373 


476 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Sarah    (W),    47 

Sarah    (W),    65 

Stephen,    78 

William,    106 

William    (W),    393 

Zuriel    (W),   393 
Maynard, 

Susanna,    130 
MayOi 

Abigail    (W),   37 
McClaue, 

(W),    167 

McClenathan, 

John   (P),  356 
McCollum, 

George,    232 

Lucia  B.    (W),   232 
McComber, 

Carrie  D.    (J),   305 

Joel    (J),    305 
McCoy, 

Daniel    (P),    352 
McCulloch, 

Sophia    (W),    190 
McSade, 

Margaret  A.,   285 
McDonald, 

John  J.    (A),   276 

Martha,   122 
McDuff, 

Betsey   Ann    (W),    216 
McElmer, 

(W),    167 

McFarland, 

Jennie  M.   (W),  227 
McGee, 

Jane    Ross    (W).    208 

Joseph    (W),    190 

Joseph    M.,    208 
McXntier, 

Aaron    (W),    403 

Lorinda    (W),   403 
McKean, 

Sylvester  (P),  361 
McKibbsn, 

Joseph    H.    (W),    115 

Joseph    M.    (W),    150 
McKune, 

Esther    (W),    218 

Robert,    218 
Mcltaugrlilln, 

Abigail    (W),    401 
Mcltauthlin, 

Sarah    (W),    405 
Mcliean, 

Norman    T.    (W),    160 
McMnxray, 

Alice    (W),   263 
McNeil, 
McFike, 

Elizabeth    (W),    179 

Eugene    F.     (W),    162,     178,     403, 
408 

Helen   (W),  179 

Henry  Guest  (W),  134,  161 

James    (W),    161 


McWilUams, 

John   J.,    Dr.    (W),    156 

Mary,    288 
Meeder, 

Henry  H.    (W),  246 
Melton, 

(W),    404 

Mendall, 

Barnabee    (W),    86 
Mercliant, 

Ellen    (W),    208 
Merxlam, 

Elizabeth    (W),    69 

(W),    120 

Merrill, 

Deacon,    119 
Merritt, 

Ethel    (J),    310 

Wilbur  F.    (P),   353 
Messing-er, 

Rachel  (P),  363 
Metcalf, 

Jerusha,    104 

Lois,    209 
Meyers, 

Mary   E.,    317 
Miller, 

Alice    (J),    300 

Anna   D.    (A),    288 

Cecelia   E.    (W),    218,    231 

Cora   A.    (W),    251 

Fisher    (W),    90 

Frank   H.    (WJ,    178 

Gilbert    F.    (W),    218,    251 

John    (W),    187 

Margaret,    226 

Mary  Lyon   ("W),  218 

Minerva    (W),    175 

Nancy  B.    (W%  218,   251 

Philo   H.,    178 

Robert    (W),    218 

Additional    names    (W),    178 
MilUg-an, 

Jane    (W),    246 
Mlllman, 

(W),    120 

Mills, 

Elisha    (P),    333 

Miner, 

Alonzo   G.    (W),    197,    226 
Caroll    A.    Lyons    ("W),    227 
Clarence   H.    G.    (W),    227 
Elizabeth    S.    (W),    197,    225 
Gilbert  S.    CW),  193,   197 
Jerre   L.    (W),   197 
Lillian   E.    S.    (W),    227,    258 
Mary  Richards  (W),  197.   225 
Nancy    M.    (W),    197,    227 
Polly    (W),   193 
Richardson,    193,    197 
Rossy  E.   A.    (W),  227 
Sophronia   A.    (W),    197,    226 
Thomas,   197 

Mong'er, 

Joseph    (W),    48 
Sarah    (W),    69 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


477 


Monk, 

Benjamin    (P),    338 
Montg'omery, 

David    W.    (W).    147,    172 

Dorothy  G.    (W),  172 

Lucy    (W),    171 

Mary  V.    (W)     130 

May   (W),   172 

Ruth   (W),  172 
Moody, 

Daniel    (W),    62 

Rebecca  (W),  62 
Moor, 

Christina   (W).  240 
Moore, 

Abigail    (A),    272 

Anna   L.   M.,    224 

Elizabeth    CW),    81 

G G.   (W),  406 

G G.    (W),    406 

George  R.    (W),   223 

George   R.    (W),    223 

Harriet   M.    (W),    224 

Joseph,    223 

Lorinda    (A),    272 

Lovina  (A),  272 

Mason    (A),    272 

Miles    (W).    81 

Thomas    (G),    375 

William    (A),    272 
Moorhead, 

John,    Rev.,    32 
Morey, 

Daniel    (P),    321 

Sanford   (W),   93 

Simeon,   62 
Morgran, 

Mary,   110 
Morris, 

Ebenezer   (W),  393 

Edward,    Lieut.,    35 

Grace,    51,    53,    390 

Hannah,    224 

Martha    (W),    35,    388 
Morrison, 

Milo  B.    (W),   139 

Sophia,   285 
Morse, 

Abiel   (W),   65,   395 

Alpatia  O.    (P),  367 

Anna  E.    (E),   295 

Asa  (G),     375 

Bethiah    R.,    160 

Charles   (W),   65 

Chester   (W),   65 

Dolly  (W),  65 

Ellen,    181 

Hepzibeth,   269 

Jedediah   (W),  65,  395 

John  B.    (W),   141 

Jonathan  (W),  395 

Jonathan   (W),   65,  395 

Josie  Ellen    (W),   141 

Lyman    (?)    (W),  65 

Lydia   (W).  94 


Nancy   (W),  65,   395 

Nancy    (W),    53 

Nellie   M..    255 

Nelson    (W).    96 

Pamelia  (W),  96 

Polly  tyry,  395 

PriscilTa    (W).    48 

Sally   (W),  65 

Walter   (W),  65,  395 
Morton, 

Agnes,   259 

Eleazer  (P?)  368 

Elisha    (W),    47 
Moseley, 

Rebecca    (W),    58 
Mosher, 

Helen  L.    (W),   251 
Moulton, 

Eleanor    (E),    297 

Ephraim    (W),    76,    398 

Everett  (E),  297 

George    ?    (E).    295,    297 
Manager, 

Le   Roy    (W),    398 
Mnrdock, 

Dorothy    (W),    229 

Ernest    (W),  '229 

Susanna,   115 
Murnan, 

Hazel    (Ab),   318 
Murray, 

Elizabeth  (W),  44 

John    (E),    293 

Patrick  Henry  (W),  237 
Naramore, 

Nathaniel   (W),  47 
Nash, 

Lorenzo  Dow   (Ab),  317 
Keal, 

Hannah,    316 
Keedham, 

E.    Le  Roy    (W),   143,   166 

Le   Roy    (W),    166 
Kettleton, 

(P),  348 

XreviU, 

William   T.    (W),    404 
Kevins, 

Patty  (W),  113 
XCewcomb, 

Eleanor,   222 
ITewell, 

Esther    (W),   84 

George  A.   (W),  161 

James  M.    (W),   161 

Pascal   J.    (W),    233 

Stanley  F.    (W),    132,    160 
ITewhall, 

Jonathan    (W?),    42 

Mary   (W?),   42 
Newland, 

Sarah,    318 
Newman, 

Rachel    (W),   46 
Newton, 

Nathan    (P),    340 


478 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Nichols, 

Abraham    (P?),    368 

Caroline    (W),    157 

Henry,    62 

Hester    (P),   345,   355 

Sarah  B.    (W),   400 
Nlckerson, 

Hkrry   L.    (W),    141 
ZTobles, 

Mary  Ann,   166 
Kooning', 

Jerusha    (G),   375 
Norrie, 

Katheryn    C.     (A),    282 
Norris, 

Catherine,   230 

Grace   (W),   151 
Korthrup, 

Mary  B.    (W),   120.   407 
Norway. 

William   (P),   355 
Nnttingr, 

Mary  J.    (W),  104 
Nye, 

Sarah  Marquand   (W),   187 
O'Byron, 

Emory  B.   (W),  143 

May  Ida   (W),  143 

Michael    (W),   107,    142 

oias, 

Lucinda    (W),    68 
Olmstead, 

Alice    (W),    169 

Harriet  H.  S.    (W),  217 

Samuel  J.,   217 
Olney, 

Alice   B.    (W),   160 

Joseph    M.    (W),    132,    160 

Thomas  L.   (W).  160 

William  R.  P.   (W),  160 
O'Neill, 

Laura    (a),   285 

Additional    names    (A),    285 
Onion, 

Mary,  390 
Ormsbee, 

James    (W),   46 
Orr, 

Carrie    (A),    284 

Jane,  180 
Osborn, 

Josephine  (W),  406 
Osg'ood, 

Anna    S.    (W),    244 

Mehitable    (W),    83,    389 
Owen, 

Charlotte   A.    (J),    308 

Harriet   (W),  239 

Isaac   C,    239 
Packard, 

Benjamin    (Ab),    316 

Cornelia  B.    (J),  307 

Ella   G.    (W),    174 

Granville   Lyon    (W),   153,   174 

Lola  Shepard  (W),  175 

Mary  Esther    (W),    175 


Mehitable   (W),  49 

Rufus  E.    (W),  117,   153 
Paddock, 

Sarah    (W),    111 

Zachariah,   111 
Patterson, 

Ruth  Lyon  (W),  177 
Pasre, 

Abigail    (P),    350 

Amasa   A.    (W),    218 

Elizabeth   (P),  350 
Palfire, 

Eugene    (W),   168 

Fannie  (W),  168 

George   (W),   168 

Isaac    (W),    168 

John    (W),   145,    168 

Melvin    (W),    168 
Paine, 

Abraham  U.    (W),   71 

Amos  (W),  66 

Amos    (W),    49.    66,    70,    89 

Andrew    H.    (W),    180 

Andrew  J.   (W),  142,  164 

Anne    (W),    70 

Betsey   (W),   70 

Carrie  Eva    (W),   165,   180 

Christian    M.    (W),    181 

Clara  R.    (W),   180 

Clarence  E.   (W),  165,  180 

Cyril  A.  (W),  181 

Dana  Lyon   (W),  71 

Daniel    (W),    71 

Dolly   (W),   70,   90 

Elizabeth    (W),    46 

Irving  A.    (W),   181 

John,    91 

John   M.    (W),    123,    157 

Lucy    (W),    70,    71 

Luther    (W),    71 

Lydla   (W),  71 

Mary    (W),    47 

Mary  E.    ^W).  141 

Nancy    (W),   66 

PrisclUa    (W),   70,    89 

Royal    (W),    70 

Samuel   (P),  338 

Sarah,   92,   106 

Sarah    (W),   70.   71 

Sarah   May    (W),   66 

Ursula    (W),    66 

Valetta  M.    (W),  164,  180 

Walter   (W),   70 
Painter, 

Winthrop   D.    (W),    145 
Palmer, 

Anna,    241 

Annie    (W),    263 

Emily  E.    (W),   249 

Henry  P.    (E),  295 

Lydia,    208 
Park, 

Allen  Jay   (A),  286 

Elbridge  G.    (W),   214,  245 

John   Ezra    (A),    286 

Loren  H.    (A),   286 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


479 


Leeman  E.    (A),   286 
Raymond  Lyon   (A),  2S6 
Royal   E.    (A),    285 
Royal   W.    (A),   286 

Abigail  [Draper]),  184,  395 
Algie  G.   (P),  349 
Alpheus   B.    (W),   226,   257 
Benjamin  W.    (P),  349 
Cornelia  A.   (W),  258 
Cornelius  L.   (W),  258 
Eva  A.    (P),   349 
Francis  A.   (W),  258 
Judge,   184 
Nehemiah    (G)     375 
Samuel,  257 
Sarah,   119 
Sarah  A.   (P),  349 
Sophronia    (G),    378 
Sue  M.    (P),  349 
W.   E.    (W),   147 

William    (W),   190 
Parmenter, 

Hattie  S.    (P),  357 
Parsons, 

Susanna   (W),  47 
Patch, 

Cynthia    (W),    403 

Eveline   (W),   403 
Patterson, 

Charles   E.    (W),    156,    177 

Edward   S.    (W),   177 

Joseph  H.    (P),  353 

Roger  W.    (W),   177 
Patton, 

William    (G),    383 
Payson, 

Joanna   (G),     371 

John   (W),   31 

Judith    (P),    339 
Peabody, 

Ann   F.    (P),   350 

Benjamin  (W),  45,  391 
Pearl, 

Hannah   (E),  290 
Pearson, 

Catherine  J.,  281 

Harriet   N.    (W),    154 
Pease, 

Helen,  258 

Oliver   (W),  44 

Gideon    (W),   82 
Sophronia  (W),  144 
(E),    290 

Peirce, 

Louisa,  211 

Pengrra, 

Burnham   M.    (A),    283 
Charles   F.    (A),   283 
Delia  E.    (A),   283 
Marshall  H.    (A),   282 
Marshall   P.    (A),   283 
Mary  A.    (A),   283 


Winfield   S.    (A),   283 

Additional    names    (A),    283 
Pennfleld, 

Jessie  B.,   254 
Pennlman, 

Aldis    (W),    70 

Perley  (W),  106 
Pennock, 

Parker  B.    (W),   96 
Pentecost, 

Elizabeth,   170 
Percy, 

A G.,   Dr.    (W),   150 

Perkins, 

Helen,  251 
Perren, 

John   (W),  46 
Perrln  [Perln], 

Esther,  Mrs.   (W),  94 

Jethniel    (W),    397 

Lucy   (W),   44,   63 

Theotha  (W),  397 

(W),  54 

Perry, 

Anna    (W),    122 

Calvin    (P),    349 

Lydia    (P),    334 

Mary   (W),  42 

Olive    (W),   82 

Rebecca   (W),  106,  140 
PhUbrick, 

Martha,    25 
Philips, 

Elizabeth    (W),   44 
Phillips, 

Anna   (J),  304 

Asa   (G),   376 

Calista   (G),   376 

Edward   (G),   376 

Eliza   (G).   376 

Henry   (G),  376 

John    (W),    53 

Louise   S.    (J),    309 

Thomas    (G),   376 

Waldo   (G),   376 

Additional    names    (G),    376 
Phipps, 

Abigail  D.    (W),    131 
Pickering-, 

Asa   (W),  74. 

Asa    (W),    74 

Daniel   (W),  74 

Mary   ("W),  74 

Rebecca  WO,  74 
Pickett, 

Anna  C.   (W),  105 

John  R.    (E),    295 

Albertus    (W),    208 
Captain  (P),  342 
Eliza  J.    (W),   208 
Ethel    F.    (P),    360 
Frank  L.   (G),  378 


480 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Marietta   (A),  27r 

Mary  E.  (W),  208    ■ 

Melvin   (W),  208 

Sarah    (P),   336,  343 

Sarah   S.,   276 

„.     (W),   195 

Fierson, 

John  R.    (G),  384 
Fillng'ton, 

Anna  E.    (W),    264 
Piper, 

Isaac    (W),    86 
Pitcher, 

Sadie  S.,  166 

«,x    (P>'  329 

Pitman, 

Thomas   (W?),   98 
Plumb, 

Chloe   (W),   53 
Plumer, 

Catherine    N.    (W),    230 

John,   230 
Pollock, 

J (P),    340 

PoUey, 

Hannah    (W),    54 

John,   26,   29 

Pliny   (W),   76 
Pomeroy, 

Austin  L.    (W),  206 

Charles    (W),   206 

Frederick  B.  (W),  206 

Hubbard    N.    (W),    206 

James    (W),    206 

Le  Dow   R.    (W),   206 

Nancy    C.    (W),    206 

William,    206 

William    H.    (W),    206 
Popendeick, 

Bertha,    177 
Porter, 

David   H.,    132 

Eli   T.    (P),   355 

John   Ellis    (A),    277 

Mary  J.    (W),   132 

Additional    names    (A),    277 
Potter, 

Ebenezer,   86 

Patience,    278 
Powell, 

Cornelia    (W),    162 

Sally,    154 

T R.    (W),   118 

Pratt, 

Augusta    (W),    155 

Edwin     S.     (W),     237 

E.    Sprague    (W),   238 

Freman   (W),   70 

James,   237 

James  B.    (W),   119 

Louis   A.    (W),   238,    261 

Margery,    63 

Nora    (A),    286 

Winifred  E.   CW),  238,  261 

(W),    120 

Preble. 

Abraham    (P),    334 


Prentice, 

Captain,  36 

Hannah,   42 

Thomas,  40 
Prescott, 

Mary    (P),    337,    344 

Sarah  J.    (P),   358 
Pressey, 

Harry    E.     (W),    147 
Preston, 

Mary  E.    (A),   283 

Rhoda   (W),   97 
Prenitt, 

Elizabeth  (W),  133,  403 

Franklin   (W),  133,  403 

Ida    (W),    133,    403 

Wiley    G.    (W),    133 
Price, 

Asa   (W),   397 

Ethel   W.    (W),   162 

Jessie  L.    (W),  162 

Manly   S.    (W),    139,   162 

Stern  Aspinwall    (W),   162 
Prince, 

William    (W),    64 
Pritchett, 

G L.,  Dr.    (W),  133 

Prouty, 

Frances   J.    (W),  101 

Henry    E.    (W),    101 
Pruitt, 

C W.    (W),    150 

Pnrinton, 

Aaron  Lyon   (A),  279 

Daniel    B.    (A>,    279 

Daniel   B.    (A),    286 

Edward  E.    (A),  287 

Helen    (A),    287 

John  Alden   (A),   287 

Mary  Lyon   (A),   287 

Thomas    (A),   279 
Purple, 

Hatsell,   221 

Mary  Maria   (W),   221 
Putnam, 

Daniel    (A),   27_4 

Israel,    37,    53 

Sarah    (A),   274 

Submit  F.   (A),  274 

William  D.    (A),   274 
Quinn, 

May    (W),   139,   163 
Rabens, 

George  H.    (A),   276 
Band, 

Sarah   Jane,    405 
Bandall, 

Joseph,   335 

Louisa    (W),    212 
Banney, 

Sibyl    (W),    74 
Bansom, 

Abigail    (W),    190 

Lucy    (W),    189 
Bathbun, 

Louisa    (E),    293 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


481 


BawBon, 

Charles  D.    (W),   95,   102,   402 
Luther,   95,   102 
Sarah,    94 
Baynerford. 

Mary  Ann,   228 
Bead, 

Allan   M.    (A),   276 
Beulah   B.    (W),    258 
Clarence  R.  (W),  258 
Gilbert  E.  (W),  258 
Jane  P.    (P),   354,   364 
Julia   (A),  276 
Merrill  A.   (W^,  258 
Merrill   P.    (W),    227,   258 
Becord, 

Harriet    (W),    74 
Beddlck, 

Richard   E.    (W),    125 
Beed, 

Almira  H.    (W),   90 
Anna  P.   (W),  90 
Charles  Lyon   (W),  90 
Elizabeth    (W),    112 
Henry  (W),  90 
Henry    (W),    90 
Mary  E.    (W),   90 
Micah   S.    (W),  90 
Beeves, 

Eliza    (W),    206 
Beid, 

Mary,    250,    406 
Bemiug'toB, 

,  203 

Bezford, 

Sidney  D.    (J),  306 
Beynolds, 

Orestia    (W),   131 
Bice, 

Arthur  H.    (W),    158 
Harriet   (P),  358 
Henry  B.    (W),   158 
Rebecca    (W),    140 
Bichards, 

Aaron    (W),   55 
Abijah    (W),    52,    394 
Amelia    (W),    55 
Anna    (W),    55 
Benjamin,   186 
Cynthia    (W),    52 
David    (W),   37 
Ebenezer   ("W),  55 
Ebenezer   (W),   55 
Edward,  55,  108,  186 
Edward   (G),   372 
Eliza  A.    CW),  108 
Elizabeth    (W),    79 
Francis    (W),    169 
Harriet    M.,    156 
Henry  W.  (W),  108 
Jeremiah,    54,    55,    58 
Joel   (W),  55 
Joseph   (W),  37 
Joseph    (W),   37 
Lemuel    (W),   108 


Levi   (W),   55 

Mary   (W),   186 

Molly  (W),   37 

Moses    ("W),    55 

Nabby  ("W),  55 

Ward   (W),  408 
Bichardson, 

Achsa    (W),    80 

Arthur  ^V.    (W).   235 

George    (A),    277 

Harold  H.  (W),  404 

Joseph    (W),    80 

Nina  M.    (W),  404 

Rosell  L.    (W),   404 

Ruth    (W),   141 
Blchmond, 

Chloe    (W),   63,   87 

Emily    (W),    95,    125 
Bicker, 

Josiah    S.    (P),    354 
Bider, 

„,,,M J.     (P),    357 

Bldle, 

Henrietta    (Ab),    319 
Bldley, 

Abraham   L.    (J),   307 

Alberta   I.    (J),   307 

Big'srs, 

Clarence  (J),  310 
Additional  names   (J),  310 
Blley, 

William   (Ab),  318 
Blngfland, 

Edmund  A.    (W),   251 
George  M.   (W),  251 
Blpley, 

Lydia    (W),    86 
Tillson.    86 
Blttenhouse, 

Alexander   C.    (W),    244 
Blstow, 

Charles   F.    (W),    117 
Bobbins, 

Hannah    (P),    334 
Mary    (W),    388 
Nathaniel,   40 
Boberts, 

Laura  E.    (W),  246 
Boblnson, 

Alexander    (W),    144,    167 
Asa  A.,   Rev.    CW),   144 
Clara  (W),  167 
Delia   (W),   167 
Eliza   (W),    167 
Helen  A.    (J),  308 
Hepsibah    (P),   334 
Julia  (W),  167 
Martha    (W),    88 
Mary   (W),  167 
Prudence,    33 
Sarah   (W),  167 
Stephen  H.    (W).   88 

(W),   102 

Bodman, 

Mary  (P).  332 


482 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Bosren, 

Anna  M.    (W),   110 
Ellen    (W),   110 
Grace,  81 
Louise,   130 
Lvdia    fW).    110 
Mary  U.   (J),  302 
Boot, 

Eleanor,  206^ 
George  S.    (W).   192 
Mark    (W),   2« 
Bose, 

Bathsheba,  293 
Boss, 

Annie  (Ab),   316 
^oth,  ^    „„ 

Benjamin   (W),  33 
Boundy, 

Mary    (W).    119 
Bowe, 

George  (J),  303 
Boyce, 

Ida    (W),    166 
John   Maine,    166 
Bndd, 

Arnold    (W),    109 
Frances    (W),   129 
Bn^g'les, 
Bnmsell, 

Delia,   232 
Busaell, 

Abigail    (W),   56 
Estelle   (W).  162 
John,    25,    26 
Samuel,    27,    29 
Sarah   (W),   25 
Thomas,    25 
Bydeti 

Mary  (P),  359 
Saben, 

Mary,  45 
Safford, 

Phebe    (W),   125 
Salmon, 

Margaret,  282 
Sampson, 

Susanna,  115 
Sanford, 

Caleb    (W),   109 
Sangrer, 

Mary,   164 
Saunders, 

Annie,    285 
Mary  A.    (W).   402 
Oliver    (W),    66 
Sawin, 

John   (G),  371 
Scarboronsrh, 

Dorothy,   103 
Scarrit,  ^„    „„„ 

Amanda   (W),   92,   397 
Sclimonsees, 

Agnes  (P),  365 
Scholefield, 
Eliza,   178 


ScoUay, 

Lucy  H.      (P),  352,  361 
Scott, 

Colonel.    153 

Mary    (W),   110 
Seag'rave, 

George    (G),   376 

Joseph    (G),   376 

Thomas    (G),   376 
Seaman, 

Fred    (W),   246 

George    E.    (W),    162 
Searles, 

Julius   (P),  355 
Sears, 

Lydia,    276 
Seaveams, 

Charlotte    (P),   347 
Sebrell, 

Joshua   (W),   140 
Sebring', 

Ola    (W),    147 
See, 

Harriet,   317 
Seg'nr, 

Cornelia    (P),    347,    357 
Selleck, 

Bergan    (W),    101 
Sessions, 

Abijah    (W).    393 

Nathaniel   (W),  50 
Severance, 

Harriet,    256 
Sezton, 

Evaline    (J),    302 
Shaeff, 

George   H.    (W),    219 

Washington,   219 
Sbattucfc, 

Truman   (W),   90 
Shaw, 

Nathan  W.    (P),    361 

Norman   (W),  168 

Sl).63i]7G]7 

Augusta  C.    (W),   226,   257 
Charles    (W),   226 
Charles  A.   (W),  226 
Frank  T.    (W),   226,   258 
James,    226 
Jonathan    (A),    277 
Mary   E.    (W),    226,    430 
Thomas,   226 
Shedd, 

-,    39 


Sheffield, 


(E),   293 


Sheldon, 

George  W.    (W),   221 
Shepard, 

Calvin    (A),    278 
Jemima   (A),   271 
Lydia   (W),   99 
Theresa  L.    (W),   175 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


483 


Shepardson, 

Horatio  J.,   226 
Lefa,    240 
Mary  E.   (J),  307 
Sibyl  A.    (W),  226 

Sherburne, 
Judge,  91 

Sherman, 

Chloe    (A),    278 
Mahala  M.    (A),   284 
Mary   A.,    244 
Nathaniel   (W),  57 

Shlpman, 

Minerva    (Ab),    316 

ShirtUff, 

Nancy,    102 

Shug-g-, 

Christiana    (W),    74 

Shumway, 

Cordelia  S.    (W),   119 

Shurtleff, 

Aaron  (A),  270 
Oliver  (A),  270 
(A),  270 

Sickles, 

Dorcas,  277 

Slmonds, 

Charles  R.,  220 
George   R.    (W),    220 

Sinclair, 

John   L.    (W),    129 

Skinner, 

Benjamin   (W),  43 
Edwin    (W),   140 
Mary  L.    (J),   309 
Rhoda  A.   (A),  279 
Sabra  A.    (G),   376 

Slack, 

Samuel  R.   (P),  353 

Slater, 

Ira  H.    (W),   154 

Sloan, 

Jane,  381 

Smibert, 

Maude    (W),   181 

Smith, 

Aaron   (P),   333 
Abbie  W.   (G).  382 
Amanda    (W),   214 
Ann   (W),  132 
Anna  B.    (W),  192 
Anna  H.   (W),  122 
Asa    (W),    49 
Benaiah,   323 
Benjamin    (B),   289 
Benjamin  (W),  31 
Betsey   (E),   290 
Brown,   203 

Caroline  M.   (Wa),  313 
Charles    (W),    78 
Charles  B.  (W),  215 
Cordelia  E.    (W),    216 
Eddie  A.    (A),   284 
Elijah    (P),   346 
Emily  E.   (W),  247 
Ezra  (W),  89 
Georgie   (W),  265 


Hanford.  220 

Hannah   (W),   96 

Hannah  M.,  174 

Huldah  (W),  54 

Jane,   208 

Jemima,  271 

John,   204 

Joshua,   192,  214 

Leah,    70 

Lowell,   200 

Lucia  G.    (W),   203 

Lucy   C,   246 

Lydia  (W),  206 

Mary  E.   (E),  297 

Mercy    (W),    398 

Meriah    (P),   337 

Nancy    (W).   215 

Prudence  B.    (W),    220 

Ralph    (P),    349 

Remington,  132 

Richard,   370 

Ruth    (W),   206 

Seth    (P).    332 

Sophia  (W?),  77 

Tabitha   (E)    290 

Walter   (E),   291 

William   H.    (W),    397 

Additional   names    (W),    397 
Snell, 

Hannah,    Mrs.    (W),    89 
Snorf, 

(W),   167 

Snow, 

Lydia  (W),  70 
Snyder, 

Abraham    (W),    100 

Cora  Lyon   (W),  153 

Elizabeth    (W),    100 

Emma   (W),   100 

Harriet   (W),   100 

Hester    (W),    100 

Hiram   (W),  100 

Jacob    (W).,    100 

James  (W),  100 

Jane  (W),  100 

John  S.   (W),  100 

John  Vinal  (W),  153 

J H.    (A),  285 

Keith   (W),   153 

Maria  (W),  100 

Mary  D.   (W),  153 

Mary  E.    (W),  100 

Sarah  Ann  (W),  100 

Stephen  H.    (J),   308 

Sylvester  O.  (W),  153 

Sylvester  O.    (W),  117,  153 
Sonart? 

Mary  L.    (J),  303 
Soper, 

Samuel    (P?),    322 
Soule, 

Elizabeth    (W),   151 
Southworth, 

Alden,    Rev.    (W),    396 

Louis  R.    (W),   396 
Spafford, 

General,    156 


484 


GENERAL  iNBfiX, 


Spaulding, 

Lucille    (W),    153 

Mary  M.    (W),  164 

Nellie  M.    (W),   164 

S (W),   99 

Spear, 

Joseph  (P?),  368 
Spees, 

Mary  Eliza,  231 
Spencer, 

Candace.   279 

Jennie    (W),    264 

John  B.,  237 

Sarah  E.   (W),  237 
Spraeue, 

Ada  Kate   (W),  205,  237 

Elvin  L.    (W),  205,   236 

Esther  H.    (W),  205,  237 

Jonathan,  204 

Joseph  W.    (W),   204 

^^""^LiJuisa    (P),    342.    347 

Spurr, 

AJlen  L.    (W),  264 
George  W.    (W),  241,  264 
Howard   A.    (W),    264 
Jerome  Lyon  (W),  245 
Lorenzo    (W),    240 
Marian  E.   (W),  264 
William   F.    (W),   211,   254 

Sauiers, 

Andrew  J.   (J),  310 
Anna  D.   (J),  310 
Archie  Lyon   (J),  305,   310 
Arnon  Lyon    (J),   306,   311 
Edward  R.    (J),   310 
Ellen  Lyon   (J),  310 
Elizabeth  (W),  53 
Flora  D.    (J),   310 
Fred  D.    (J),   305,    310 
James   P.    (J).    305,   306 
Lyra  E.   (J),  310 

Stacey, 

Mabel    (W),   98 

Stacy, 

Hannah    (W).    393 
Lucinda  (W),  72, 

Stalker, 

Elizabeth  (J),  309 

Standlsli, 

Myles,  236 
(W),    116 

Staxiuard, 

Caroline    (W),   119 

Stansfield, 

Miriam,   25,   29 

Stanton, 

Lydia,  284 

Stearns, 

Sally  (W),  97 

Stebblns, 

Eunice    (W),    63 
Herman  (W),  66 
Lydia   (W),   57 
Martha    B.    (W),    206 
Salina  (W).  109 


Samuel,  206 
Sarah  T.    (E),  292 
Stephen,  63 

Additional  names    (W),   391 
Steer, 

,  94,  402 

(W),    94 

E.'  Blanche    (W),    258 
Stephens, 

Edna   (W),   167 
Jennie    (W),   167 
Kate   (W),   168 
Willis   C.    (W),   168 

(W),   145,   167 

Stetson, 

Rachel    (P),  335 
Stevens, 

Clayton  De  V.   (W),  164 

Edward  A.  (.W),  164 

Hannah    (P),    344,   354 

Hazel  A.   (W),  164 

May   C.    (A),   276 

Susan   N.    (W),    127 

Additional    names    (A),    27b 
Stewart, 

Luther  B.   (W),  227 

Rosella  E.    (W),   227 

Seth   T.    (W),    129 

William  B.   (W),  140 
Stockwell, 

Jerusha   (W),   197 

Margaret    (A),   282 
Stoell, 

Susannah   (W),  83 
Stone, 

Chester   (W),   67 

Hannah    (W),    51 

Isaac    (W),   50,   51 

John  S.   (W),  404 

Jotham   (P).  340 

Mary    (W),    67,   100,   393 

Minnie   (W),  404 

Moses,  67 

Pomeroy   (W),   67 

Sally   (W),  51 

Silas   (W),  67 

Stephen  (W),  51 

Sylvanus  (W),  67 

Urania  (W),  51 

Zuriel    (W),    51 
Story,  ,    , 

Edward    (W).   404 
Stoug-hton, 

Clarissa,    216 
Stowell, 

Susanna    (W),    41,    83 
Strangrer, 

Elizabeth    (W),    401 
Strathmore, 

Earls  of,   11 
Stratton, 

Caroline    (W).    119 

Elizabeth,    347 

Louisa   F.    (W),    253 


ITAMES  OTiiER  THAN  LYON. 


Street, 

Liucretia,   225 

Susan    (W),   110 
Streeter, 

Simeon  M.    (W),  96. 
Strieker, 

Barbara  A.,  283 
Strickland, 

Amos,  110 

J D.    T.    (W),    110 

Lucy    (W),   109 

Margaret   (W),  110 

Polly  (Wa),  312 

Sylvester,  395 
Strongr, 

John,    399 

Mary   (W),   399 

Patty   (W),   393 

Sarah  (W),  262 
Sturdevant, 

Olive,    197 
Sturtevant, 

Huldah,    111 

Warren    C.     (W),    109 
Sullivan, 

John  C.    (A),   277 

Margaret,  158 
Summers, 

Isabelle,  315 
Stunner, 

Benjamin   (W),   122,   402 

Gardner  H.    (W),  122 

Jesse   (W),  124 

Leslie    (W),    122 

Lydia   (W),   68,   91,  396 

Newman,    122 

Susan   (W),  122 

William   Lyon    (W),   122 
Swan, 

Ann  L.    (P),   360 

Caroline  L.  (P),  360 

Edwin   (A),   277 

Elizabeth   T.    (P),   360 

Francis  H.    (P),   360 

Margaret  L.    (P),  360 

Sally   (P),   360 

Thomas  L.   (P),  360 
Swart, 

Wesley  C.   (A).  88 
Swartz, 

Luta  A.    (W),    249 
Sweat, 

Lucy,   139 
Sweet, 

Catherine    (W),    131 

Leon   Ray    (W),   266 

Lillian  N.   (W),  266 

Sylvanus    (W),   251,   266 
Swift, 

Jireh   (P),  334 

William  A.    (W),   208 
Tabor, 

Orlando    (W),    116 
Tainter, 

Hannah,  67 


Taisey, 

Sarah   M.,   180 
Talbot, 

Betsey    (J),    300 

Hannah    (J),   300 

James   (J),  300 

Jared,  300 
Tanner, 

Harriet  M.   (W),  260 
Taylor, 

Adrian  D.    (P),   352 

Emily,  Mrs.  (G).  379 

Jonathan,   Dea.,    271 
Temple, 

Elizabeth    (W),   221 

Philo,   221 
Templeton, 

Philip  A.    (Ab),   318 
Tenney, 

Eliza   (W),    148 

Ellen  A.    (W),   200 

Eugenia  M.    (W),   114,   148,    172 

Eugenia  S.    (W),  200,  232 

Frederic  A.    (W),  200.   233 

Gideon,   200 

John  Avery    (W),   200 

Lyman    (W),    148 

Nancy  E.   CW),  200,  233 

Rossy  M.   (W),  200,  232 

Samuel  J.   (W),  148 

Thomas,   200 

(W),    114 

Terry, 

Kinyon    (J),    306 
Thayer, 

Elizabeth    (W),    101 

Mabel   A.    (W),    147 

Patience,    51 

Relief  (W),  93 

Sarah,  85 

Susan,   159 

Susan  M.    (W),   133 
Thickstun, 

Carrie  L.  M.    (A),  281 

Hattie  E.   (A),  281 

Thomas   F.    (A),    281 

William  A.  (A),  281 

William  Lyon  (A),  281 
Tbomas, 

Gushing  O.  (W),  406 

Enoch   (W),  63 

Harriet,    204 

Herbert  W.  (W),  406 

Israel    (W),   42 

Matilda,  158 

Noble,   129 

Sophia,  223 
Thompson, 

Abigail    (W),   111,   401 

Allerton   (W),  115 

Caroline  M.    (P),   360 

Clarissa,  237 

Deacon  (E),  293 

Elizabeth   (P),  360 

Hannah   (J).  307 


m 


dENEftAL  INDEX. 


Herbert    (W),   116 

Horace    (W),   116 

Israel  W.  (W),  115 

John,    85,   111 

John  W.    (W),   212 

Judge,    301 

Lovice    (W),   109 

Lucy   (W),  85 

Marston    (W),    116 

Polly   K.    (W),    85 

Prlscilla   (W),   111        ^     ^^^ 

Prlscilla  W.    (W),    146,   405 

Ruel,  146,  405 

William  C.    (Wl,   207 

Zilpah,    115 

(J),    301 

Thomson, 

John,  63 
Thome, 

Albert  E.    (A),   280 
Thornton, 

Charles   (P),   347 
Mary  A.   (W),  402 
Thxoop. 

Amos,    Rev.,    49 
John,  71 

Rebecca   (W),  49 
Samuel    (G),    373 
Thurhur, 

Hannah,    133 
Thnrstin, 

Mary,   151 
Tichelaan,  „„„ 

Elizabeth    (P).   363 
Tiffany, 

Cora  A.  (W),  150 
Edward  V.   (W),  150 
Elmer  N.    (W),   150 
Hattie   M.    (W),    150 
Herbert  Lyon  (W),  150 
Ida  R.   (W),  150 
Jessie  A.   (W),  150 
Vester    (W).    115,    149 
William  F.   (W),  150 
Tllden,  „„„ 

Hannah   (P).  337 
Tlllson, 

Mary,   85 
Timson, 

Eliza,  361 
Tinker, 

Mercy  D.  (W),  207 

O ,  Rev.,  207 

Tinkham, 

Elizabeth,  62 
Titus, 

Sarah  (Wa),  312 
Tolman, 

Hannah   (G),  369 
Tome, 

Mary  E.   (W),   139,  163 
Tomson, 

Daniel    (W),    63 
Sarah    (W),   41 
Torrey, 

Olive,  399 


Tourtelotte, 

Edward   (O),  376 

Reade    (G),    376 

Sibyl  B.    (W),  101 
Towers, 

Ambrose    (W),   88 
Towne, 

Florence  E.    (W),  233 

Frederic  M.  (W),  233,  261 

Jonathan,  232 

Orange  C.    (W),  232 
Tracy, 

Cynthia  J.,    238 

Susan   (W),   155 
Train, 

Lydia,    347 

Sarah    (P),   348,   358 

Isaac   (W),  133,  161 
Margaret    (W),   238 
Mary   E.    (W),   161 
Onslow  M.    (W),   161 
Trayser, 

Mabel  R.  (J),  308 
Treat, 

Mary,   197 
Trescott, 

Joseph    (G),   372 
Tritoou, 

Isaac    (W),    63 
Trishert, 

Johanna,  371 
Triscolt, 

D L.    (W).    216 

Trott, 

Sarah   (G),  373 
Trowhridgre, 

Amasa  (W),  136 

Elisha    (W),    136,    162 

John  M.    (W),   162 

John  W.    (W),  104,  136 

Polly    (W),    104 

Additional   names    (W),   162 
Tucker, 

Abijah    (W),   48 

Abijah  W.    (W),   397 

Alba    (W),    397 

Benjamin    (W),   31 

Daniel    (W),   51 

Elizabeth   (W),  262 

Esther  (W),  51 

Hannah    (W),   51 

Hannah   CW),  93 

Harry    (W),   397 

Huldah  (W),  51 

Isaac   (W),   397 

Jedediah    (W).   57 

Jerusha    (P),   336,   341 

Jonathan   (W),  397 

Lois  (W),  51 

Louisa  S.    (W),   397 

Lucy  (W),  151,  397 

Mary   (W),  51 

Nancy  C.    (W).   93 

Perley  (W),  73,  397 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


4»7 


Penuel  (W),  51 

Pliny  M.    (W),  397 

Sarah,    Mrs.    (W),    262 

Seth,   55 

Sophia   (W),   51 

Stephen    (W),   51 

Stephen    (W),    51 

Urania  (W),  51 

,  79 

(W).  33 

Additional   names   (W),   397 
Tufts, 

Aaron,   67,   393 
Tapper, 

Eliza   (W),   143 

Emily,    166 
Tnrnbnll, 

Betsey  Betts   (W),   223 

Robert,    223 
Turner, 

William    (W),    148 
Tuttle, 

John    (W),    399 
Tyler, 

Am---    (W),   390 

Carlos  W.   (W),  151 

Charles   O.    (W),    151 
TyreU, 

Salone    (W),    112,    406 
-Ullrich, 

Celia    (W),   264 
Underwood, 

Anna    (W),   72 

Maria  E.    (W),   131 

Marvel    (W).   75 
Upham, 

Jonathan,  96 

Rebecca   (W),   96 
Uran, 

Nancy    (P?),   368 
Uttley, 

Philena   (E?),   295 
Van  Alstyne, 

(W),   107 

Vandyke, 

Cora   (W),   147 
Van  Fleet, 

Fred  A.  (A),  282 

Hannah,   265 

James  A.  (A),  282 

John  E.   (A),  282 

Margaret  A.   (A),  282 

Margaret  V.    (A),   282 
Van  Vleck, 

Abram  H.,   147 

Sarah  S.    (W),  147 
Van  Vleet, 

Mary    (W),    243 
Van  Wormer, 

Aaron,    238 

Charles   A.    (W),    238 

Marie   [Lyons]    (W),  424 
Vaug'lin, 

Elizabeth,  134 

George,   153 

Sarah  Ann   (W),  153 


Venables, 

Gilbert  de,  234 
Vernon, 

Dorothy,   234 

Julia  E.  V.   (W),  234 

Richard  de,  234 
Verrall, 

George  W.    (A).    277 
Viall, 

Willard   (W?),  Ill 
Vibljer, 

William    (W),    82 
Vincent, 

Bathsheba,  273 
Vinton, 

Frederick   (W),  96 

Ralph,   101 

Rebecca    (W),   100 
Von  Valkenburgr, 

Harriett,   205 
Vose, 

Jane    (P).    324 

Joanna    (G),    370,    372 

Mary   (P),   345.  355 

George  H.    (W),  151 

Henry   (W),   116 

Henry  W.  (W),  151 

Jeannette  M.   CVtT),  151 

Josiah   (W),  113 

Victoria  M.    (W),  151,   173 
Wadsworth, 

Recompense    (P),   338 
Wait, 

Rebecca,   221 

Agnes   R.    (W),   262 
Wakefield, 

Ruth,  94 
Waldo, 

Elderkin    (E),    293,    296 

Hattie  L.    (E),  296 

Lucy    (W),    393 

Mary,  285 
Walker, 

Joanna   (W)j  115 

Olney    (W),    115 

Ruth  (W),  115 
Wallen, 

Jonas    (P),    357 
WalUn, 

(W),   52 

Walters, 

Lydia    (E),   293 
Ward, 

Charlotte    (G),   379 
Claire  S.   (G),  384 
Lydia,  191 
Marjorie  (Q),  384 
Mary  A.    (G),  384 
Moses    (A),   270 
Sarah    (W),   57 

(A),   270 

s'prague  (W),  168 


488 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Warner, 

Anna  E.    (W),   228 

D D..    228 

Luke  (P),  340 
Maria  (W),  118 
Nancy,  195 

Ebenezer    (P?),    332 

Elvira   (W),  104 

Joseph    (W),    57,    390 

Mary  (W),  52 

Philemon,    105 

Susanna,    389 
Wasbbnm, 

Betsey    (A),    272 

Elizabeth,    163 

Ellen  E.,   261 

Hannah,   115 
Watroni, 

Anna   (W),   260 

Harriet    (W),    110 

Harry  O.    (W),    260 

Irene  (W),  260 

Ruth    (W),   260 
Watson, 

John    (W),    401,    407 

Mary  (W),  407 

William    (W),   407 
W^att 

Joseph    (P),   359 
Wayne, 

Albert    (W),   126 

Mabel     (W),    126 

Thomas    D.    (W),    126 
Weaver, 

Annie    (G),    382 

Mae    (W),    243 
Webb, 

David    (W).    212 

Lucy,   297 

Melvina    (A),    278 

Zebulon,   49 
Webber, 

Sally,  207 

Bertha    (J),    311 
Webster, 

Emily    (G),    377 
Julia    (G),    382 
Lucian  B.   (O),  377 
Myron  (G),  377 
Stephen  P.   (G),  377 
Additional    names    (Q),    377 

Be'tsey   (W).  135 

Eliza  (W),  135 
Weidman, 

Martha  (W),  100 
Welch, 

Eli    (W),    207,    239 
Weld, 

Aaron,  56 

Abigail    (W),    56 

Hannah   (W),  56 

Joanna  (W),  41 


John,    54,    56 

Mehitable   (W),  29 

W S.    (W),   164 

Wellingrton, 

Leonard    (W),    124 
Wells, 

Ada  Bstelle   (W),  139,  163 

Ellen   M.    R.    (W),    130 

Henry,    102 

Nancy    (W),    102 
Wentwortb, 

John    (G),    373 

Ruth    (P),   335 
Werkbeiser, 

Emma    (W),    251 

Henrietta,  276 
Westcott, 

Charles,    217 

Ella  G  .(W),  217,  250 

Frances  E.    (W),   217,    250 

Guy  R.   (W),  217 
Weyburn, 

Edwin,    134 

Elizabeth    (W),    134 

Samuel   P.    (W),    134 

S.  Lyon  (W),  134 
Wbeaton, 

James  (W)„  74 

Jesse    C.    (W),    74 

Nathaniel    (W),   37 

Warren    L.    (W),    74 
Wheeler, 

Betsy    (P),   337,  344 

Frederick  (W),  207 

Joel    (P),    340 

Paul   H.    (W),    207 

(W),   148 

Wheelocfe, 

Lena  C.    (A),  282 

Priscilla  (W),  80 
Whetrel, 

Elizabeth,    317 
Whipple, 

Caroline    (P),   410 
Whitaker, 

William  P.    (W),   212 
Whitcomb, 

Alonzo  (W),  209,  243 

Alva  H.  (W),  209,  244 

Daniel    (W),    114 

Edwin  B.   (W),  244 

Edwin  T.    (W),   209   243 

Emma  S.   (W),  209,  244 

Hope    (W),    244 

Mabel  W.   (W),  243 

Philocles,   209 

Ray  L.   (W),  243 

Rollin    (W),    209 

Abbie    (W),    118,    155 
Edwina    E.    (W),    262 
Elmer  E.    (W),   262 
Esther   (P),  323 
Frederika  (W),  262 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


489 


Hannah   (W),  87 

Hannah   (W?).   401 

James    (P).   337 

Peregrine,  42 

Ralph   (W),   87 

Randolph    (W?),   401 

Samuel,    337 

Samuel   (W),  40 

Thomas   W.    (A),    285 
Whltinfir. 

Abigail,    29  ,„     .,.     ^o 

Nathaniel    (W).    36,    43,    55,    58 

Rhoda    (W),    78 
WUtlock,  ^     ^  ^  „ 

(W),   118 

WUtman, 

Thomas    (W?),    388 
Whitney, 

Ann   F.    (P),    358 

Ernest  "W.    (W),   141 

George  P.    (W),   141 

Marcy   (W).  70 

May  L.    (W),  216 

Sarah   (W),   81 
Whittemore, 

Alvira  (W),  88 
Whittlesey, 

Emily   S.    (W),   129 
Whitwrlght, 

John   (A),  278 
Wickes, 

John,   301 

Benjamin    (J),    301 

Ellen   (J),  304,   309 

Marvin   (J),   301,   304 

Marvin  S.   (J),  309 

Mildred  E.  (J),  309 

Milton  D.    (J),   304,    309 
Wisr^in, 

Mary   B.    (P),    353 
Wight, 

Daniel    (P).   334 

Lucippa  (W),  104,  398 

Patience  (W),  87 

Thomas,  87 
Wigrhtman, 

Audry   (Eng),  24 

Isabel    (Eng).   12,   24 

Winifred,  317 

William   (Eng),  24 
Wilbur, 

Charles  (W),  116 

Fannie  (W),  116 

Frederick  (W),  116 

George    (W),   116 

Herbert  E.   (W),  251 

Jason  (W),  116 

Jason  (W),  87,  116 

Julian  L.   (W).  251 

Lena    (W),    116 

Lilian    (WJ,   116 

Maria  (W),  116,  151 

Mary  Ann   (W),   116 


Wilcox, 

Delia   (A),   282 
Additional    names    (A),    282 
Wilcoxson, 

Mrs.    (W),    52 
Wilder, 

Cora  W),    167 

George   (W),  167 

George    (W),   144,   167 

Mary  (W),  167 
Wilkes, 

Polly,  139 
Wilklns, 

Betsey   (W),  153 
Wilkinson, 

Anna  A.  (W),  224 

Hannah    (W),    124 

Mary    (G),    376 

Mary   (W),   73,  394 
Willard, 

Elizabeth    (P),    356,    364 

Molly   (W\   57 

Rhoda,    142 
\7iUianis, 

Cornelia  R.   (W),  229 

Elijah    (E),    294 

Elijah   A.    (E),    294 

Eliza   (P),   350 

Elizabeth,   71 

Elizabeth  (W),  118 

John    (W),    68 

Laura,  92 

Roger,    118 

Sarah    (E),    291 

Sarah(W),    92,    396 

William    C,    229 
Willis 

Jonathan    (P),    351 

Mrs.    Mary   F,    (W),   132 

Matthew  (W),  73 
Wilmarth, 

Priscilla,   46 
Wilson, 

Anna  E.    (P),    361 

Ansley    C.    (A),    280 

Benjamin    (W),   30,    31 

Charles   G.    (W),   258,    267 

Edgar   G.    (W),    268 

Joel    (W),    225 

Joel   G.    (W),    262,    257 
Joseph,    65,    225 

Margaret  E.   (W),  268 

Olive  D.    (W),   195 
Samuel  E.    (A),   280 

Sarah,   65 
William    (W),  195 

Additional  names  (A),  280 
Winch, 

Meliscent,    353 
Winchester, 

Josiah    (P),   321 

,    39 

Windsor, 

Anne    (W),   150 


490 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Wlngf, 

Benjamin,  273 

Electa    (A),    273 

Elisha    (A),    273 

Elisha    (A),    271,    272 

Jemima   S.    (A),   273 

Rosina  L.  (A),  273 
Wlnslow, 

Arthur  S.   (W),  257 

Celeste  M.   A.    CW),  426 

Charles    (W).    256 

Elizabeth    (P),   344 

George.   256 

Herbert  Hall    (W),   257,    267 

Herbert  L.   D.    (W),   267 

Kenelm,  256 
Wlsmer, 

Luke   (A),   280 
Wisner, 

Leila  E.    (W),    173 
Wiswall, 

Mary  (P),  337 
■Wilter, 

Asa    (W),    106,    141 

Asa  Jr.    (W),   141 

Ebenezer  (W),  141 

John    (W),    141 

Judah  L.    (W),  141 

Martha  J.   (W),  141 

Wilbur    F.    (W),    141 
Wood, 

Amy    (W),   261 

Ann  Eliza  (W),  145,  167 

Asa    (W),    144 

Cynthia    (W),    120 

Ellen    (W),   116 

Fannie  Lyon  (W),  171 

Florence   H.    (W),    171 

Francis    (W),    116 

Hannah   (P),  340 

Hannah   (P?),  332 

Harold    W.    (W),    171 

Harry    (W),    145 

Hollis   E.    (W),    146    171 

John   (W),  144 

Lafayette  (W),  144 

Mary  (W),  144,  167 

Miriam  E.    ("W).   171 

Olive  (W),  144.  167 

Oliver    ("W),   144 

Philip    (W),    87,    116 

Radcliffe,   171 

Rhoba    (W),    144,    167 

Stillman    (W),   144 
Thankful,   146,   405 

Zephaniah    (P?),    334 

"Woodbury, 

Kate   G.    (W),   155,176 
Wooden, 

Elsie,134 
Woodruff, 

Elizabeth    (W),    246 

E R.    (W),    246 

Virginia    (W),    246 


Woodward, 

Amy   (W),   94 
Ebenezer,    43 
Jane  L.,  287 
John   (P).  340 
Mehitable  (W),  72,  99 
Polly  (E).  291,  294 

Work, 

Esther,   136 

Workman, 

John,   226 

Worthinsrton, 

Watson  A.    (W),  107,  143 

Wrlsrht, 

Aaron    (P).   340 
Abigail,    405 
Alfred    (W),   398 
Alice    (W),   168 
Elisha   B.    (W),    145,    168 
Ella  M.    (W),  175 
Ellen  S.    (W),   141 
Esther  (W),  173 
E.  Walter   (W),  173 
Harriet  S.    (G),   381 
Henry   (P?),  398 
Henry  (W),  168 
Irwin  B.    (W),   173 
James   (W),   168 
John    (W),   168 
J.  Wendell  (W),  173 
Leander,  104 
Lewis    (W),   104,   398 
Mary,   241 
Mary   (J),  310 
Mary  Lyon  (G),  38 
Phebe  (W),  168 
Penelope   (W),  220 
Rollo  Lyon  (W),  173 
Sarah    S.    (W),    104 
Sophia  (W),  139 
Theodore  G.   (G),  381 
Walter  N.    (W),   173 
Walter    S.    (W),    172 
William,    220 

(W),    114 

Wrisley, 

Anna,   204 
Wyatt, 

Abigail    (P),   332,   337 
Meredith    (P),   332 
Waitstill,    324 
Waitstill    (P),    329 

Delia  O.    (W),  105 
Delia  P.    (W),   105 
John    (W),   77,   105 
Lizzie  Lyon   (W),  105 
Lydia  Lyon   (W),   105 
Mary  F.    (W),   105 
Sarah  G.    (W),  105 
William  H.    (W),  105 
Wylle, 

Caroline   (J),  311 


NAMES  OTHER  THAN  LYON. 


491 


IVyman, 

Beulah  H.   (W),  163 
Ellis   A.    (W),    163 
Elmer  H.   (W),  163 
Jennie   S.    (W),    163 
Harvey  G.    (W),   139,   163 
Nellie  E.   (W),   163 

Wyncelowe, 
John,    256 

Tale, 

Amos    (J),   303 

7eoinan, 

James,   170 

Philippa  B.    (W),   170 


Yonnsr, 

Alice  E.    (W),  169 
Elkanah  (P).  337 
Ella  P.    CW),  169 
Frank  N.   (W),   169 
Henry  L.   (W),  169 
Hugh  M.    (W),  169 
John  W.    (W),   145,   169 
Martha  A.   (A),  283 
Park  E.    (A),   285 
Samuel  M.   (A),  285 
William  A.   (W),  169