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Haplogroup I2-L1498 (Lineage I-I)
Descendants of John LYON (c1649-1684), immigrant to Dorchester Co., MD, in 1673
Haplogroup R1b-FCG12058 (Lineage R1b-IV+V)
Descendants of John LYON (c1670s-c1717) of Charles Co., MD
Haplogroup R1b-CTS6889 North Irish (Lineage R1b-II)
Descendants of Humberson LYON (1690-1743) of Augusta Co., VA
Haplogroup I1-P109 (Lineage I-II)
Descendants of Alexander LYON (c1730-c1788) Culpeper Co., VA > Wilkes Co., NC
Haplogroup Unknown (no descendant yet Y-DNA tested)
Descendants of John LYON (1790->1850) VA > Iredell Co., NC
There were state censuses prior to 1790.  Pre-1790 records mostly from Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310).  The entire 1890 Federal census was lost.
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North Carolina Counties
- Alamance - Alexander - Alleghany - Anson - Ashe - Avery - Beaufort - Bertie - Bladen - Brunswick - Buncombe - Burke - Cabarrus - Caldwell - Camden - Carteret - Caswell - Catawba - Chatham - Cherokee - Chowan - Clay - Cleveland - Columbus - Craven - Cumberland - Currituck - Dare - Davidson - Davie - Duplin - Durham - Edgecombe - Forsyth - Franklin - Gaston - Gates - Graham - Granville - Greene - Guilford - Halifax - Harnett - Haywood - Henderson - Hertford - Hoke - Hyde - Iredell - Jackson - Johnston - Jones - Lee - Lenoir - Lincoln - McDowell - Macon - Madison - Martin - Mecklenburg - Mitchell - Montgomery - Moore - Nash - New_Hanover - Northampton - Onslow - Orange - Pamlico - Pasquotank - Pender - Perquimans - Person - Pitt - Polk - Randolph - Richmond - Robeson - Rockingham - Rowan - Rutherford - Sampson - Scotland - Stanly - Stokes - Surry - Swain - Transylvania - Tyrrell - Union - Vance - Wake - Warren - Washington - Watauga - Wayne - Wilkes - Wilson - Yadkin - Yancey -
 
Ashe County
(formed in 1799 from Wilkes County)
1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
      Mason R. LYON                        
          John LYONS &
Malinda LUNDY		                    

[List of Counties]
Beaufort County
(formed in 1705 from Bath County as Pamptecough County; name changed to Beaufort in 1712)
  1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Joseph LYONS                                

[List of Counties]
Bladen County
(formed in 1734 from New Hanover County)
1763 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  ??? LYON                                  
  ??? LYON, Esq                                  
      Robert LYON &
Kath. SINGLETERRY		 Robert LYON &
Kath. SINGLETERRY		 Robert LYON &
Kath. SINGLETERRY		 Robert LYON &
Kath. SINGLETERRY		                      
            s/o Robert > Joseph LYON &
Mary Jane LUCAS		                    

[List of Counties]
Buncombe County — see Henderson County
(formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford Counties; lost land to Henderson County in 1838)

[List of Counties]
Burke County
(formed in 1777 from Rowan County)
  1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  William LYON                                
  John LYONS                                
  Leonard LYON Leonard LYON Leonard LYONS Leonard LYON Leonard LYON                        
        Archibald LYON                          
              Nancy LYONS                    

[List of Counties]
Caswell County
(formed in 1777 from Orange County)
  1786
State Census		 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
    Jane LYON                                
    Peter LYON                                
  Robert LYON Robert LYON                                
    Henry LYON                                
     Robert LYON Robert LYON                              
  William LYON William LYON William LYON William LYON                            
        Edmond LYON                            
        Tempey LYON                            
          John LYON John LYON                        
          Robert LYON Robert LYON Robert LYON                      
          Widow Martha
(STEPHENS) LYONS		 Widow Martha
(STEPHENS) LYONS		 Widow Martha
(STEPHENS) LYONS		 Widow Martha
(STEPHENS) LYONS		                    
              Noel Washington LYON
& W1: Mary HARP		 Noel Washington LYON
& W1: Mary HARP		                    
                John H. LYON
[æ 15, b. Caswell]		                    
                Eliza LYON (23)
Nancy LYON (21)
Frances LYON (19)
Elizabeth LYON (18)
Margaret LYON (12)		                    
  1786
State Census		 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  

[List of Counties]
Chatham County
(formed in 1770 from Orange County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
      William LYONS William LYON                        

[List of Counties]
Cherokee County
(formed in 1839 from Macon County)
1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  John A. LYON
[æ 26, b. GA]		                    
  Elizabeth LYON
[æ 23, b. TN]		                    

[List of Counties]
Chowan County
(formed in 1670 as a precinct in Albemarle County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Nancy LYONS                              

[List of Counties]
Craven County
(formed by 1705, possibly as early as 1696, as Archdale Precinct in Bath County; name changed to Craven in 1712)
  1769 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Redman LYONS                                  

[List of Counties]
Cumberland County
(formed in 1754 from Bladen)
  1767 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Richard LYON                                  

[List of Counties]
Davie County
(formed in 1836 from Rowan County)
1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Joel LYON &
Nancy JENNINGS		                    
  Barbary LYON
[æ 25, b. Rowan)		                    

[List of Counties]
Edgecombe County
(formed in 1741 from Bertie County)
  1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
s/o Henry > Henry LYON, wid/o
Mary BILLINGSLEA		 not found Henry d. 1802                            
  s/o Henry >
m. ca. 1796 >		 Thomas LYON &
Delphia DICKEN		 Thomas LYON &
Delphia DICKEN		 Thomas LYON &
Delphia DICKEN		 Thomas LYON &
Delphia DICKEN		 Thomas dec'd
Delphia dec'd		                      
        s/o Thomas >
m. 1826 Edgecombe Co >		 Henry Lewis LYON
& Mary Jane HART		 > to Pickens Co AL                      
          s/o Thomas > Bennett Thos LYON
& W1: Ms. __?__		 Bennett Thos LYON & 
Penelope PITMAN		                    
            s/o Thomas > Joshua Lawrence LYON
& Martha H. CHERRY		                    
  s/o Henry >
fr Halifax Co >		 Richard H. LYON &
Elizabeth EASON		                              
    Henry LYON
& Ms. __?__		                              
            Jno? L. LYON                      
              Nancy LYON                    

[List of Counties]
Granville County
(formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County)
1784 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
Henry LYON                                  
    Zachariah LYON                            
    John LYON John LYON                          
  s/o John >  Clement LYON
& Catharine WOOD		 Clement LYON
& Catharine WOOD		 Clement LYON
& Catharine WOOD		 Clement B LYON
& Catharine WOOD		 Widow Catharine
(WOOD) LYON		                    
    Eleanor LYON                          
      William LYON                          
      James LYON James LYON                        
        Elkany LYON Elkanah LYON
& Celia FLEMING		 Widow Celia
(FLEMING) LYON		                    
        s/o Elkanah > John Fleming LYON                      
        Elizabeth LYON Elizabeth LYON                      
          William LYON                      
          Hugh E. LYON                      
          James LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Greene County
(formed in 1799 from Glasgow County)
1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
        s/o William > William Edward LYON
& Emily CARMEN		                    

[List of Counties]
Guilford County
(formed in 1770 from Rowan and Orange Counties)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Alexander LYONS                              

[List of Counties]
Halifax County
(formed in 1758 from Edgecombe County)
  1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
s/o Henry > Richard H. LYON > to Edgecombe Co                              

[List of Counties]
Henderson County
(formed in 1838 from Bunscombe County)
  1820
while still Bunsombe		 1830
while still Bunsombe		 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Henry LYONS Henry LYONS Henry LYONS Henry LYONS
[æ 62]		                    
    Lucinda LYON                        
    John LYON John LYONS                      
      Clifford LYONS                      

[List of Counties]
Iredell County
(formed in 1788 from Iredell County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
      John LYON
& Ann __?__		 John LYON
& Ann __?__		 John LYON
& Ann __?__		 John LYON
& Ann __?__		                    
        s/o John > James LYON &
Sarah PATTERSON		 James LYON &
Sarah PATTERSON		                    
        s/o John > William Hill LYON
& Rebecca HAM		 William Hill LYON
& Rebecca HAM		                    

[List of Counties]
Lenoir County
(formed in 1791 from Dobbs County)
  1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  William LYON William LYON Penelope LYON Penelope LYON Penelope LYON                      
          William LYON                      
          Joseph H LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Martin County
(formed in 1774 from Halifax and Tyrrell Counties)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
          s/o Wm Henry Sr > William Henry LYON Jr
& Barbara Ann WYMLY		                    

[List of Counties]
McDowell County
(formed in 1842 from Rutherford and Burke Counties)
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
w/o John M > Widow Elizabeth
(CHRISTIAN) LYON		                    

[List of Counties]
New Hanover County
(formed in 1729 from Craven County)
  1755 1762/63/65/67 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  John LION John LYON                                  
                  J. LYON
[æ 35, Germany]		                    

[List of Counties]
Northampton County
(formed in 1741 from Bertie Couty)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
            D.S. LYON
[æ 26, b. VT, male]		                    

[List of Counties]
Orange County
(formed in 1752 from Johnston, Bladen, and Granville)
  1779 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  James LYON                                  
  Matthew LYON                                  
    Frances LYONS                                
              s/o Elkanah > John Fleming LYON
& Artelia W HOLDEN		                    

[List of Counties]
Pasquotank County
(formed in 1670 as a precinct of Albemarle County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
        William LYON William H LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Person County
(formed in 1791 from Caswell County)
  1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Richard LYON Richard LYON                            
        s/o Clement B > Woodrow LYON &
Jemimah COZART		 Woodrow LYON &
Jemimah COZART		                    

[List of Counties]
Pitt County
(formed in 1760 from Beaufort County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
          w/o Joseph H > Widow Hannah
(CARMEN) LYON		                    

[List of Counties]
Richmond County
(formed in 1779 from Anson County)
  1786 1790 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Josiah LYON                                    
      John LYONS                                

[List of Counties]
Rockingham County
(formed in 1785 from Guilford County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
    John LYON                            
      Enoch LYON                          
          L? B LYON? L. D. LION &
Margaret? C. __?__		                    
          Joel LYON                      

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Rowan County
(formed in 1753 from Anson County)
  1762 1768 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  John LYONS John LYON                                  
      William LYONS                                
        Elijah LYONS                              

[List of Counties]
Rutherford County
(formed in 1799 from Tryon County)
1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
        Asher LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Stokes County
(formed in 1789 from Surry County)
  1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  John LYON                                
  James LYON James LYON                            
    James LYON James LYON Jr James LYON James LYON James LYON &
Behetheland GAINES		                      
    William LYON                              
    Alexander LYON                              
        James LYON James LYON                        
          Jane LYON                        
          William H LYON                        
            Nancy LYON
[æ 35, b. VA]		                      

[List of Counties]
Surry County
(formed in 1770 from Rowan County)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
    James LYON Sr                            
    James LYON Jr                            
    William LYON                            
    Robert LYONS Robert LION Robert LYONS                        
    William LYONS William LYONS William LYONS                        
          Mary LYONS Mary LYONS
[æ 68]		                    
          John LYONS                      

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Tyrrell County
(formed in 1729 from Chowan, Bertie, Currituck and Pasquotank Counties)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
  Thomas LYONS                              
          James LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Wake County
(formed in 1770 from Johnston, Cumberland, and Oranges Counties)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
        William LYON                        
          s/o John Michael > Hugh Emmet LYON &
Caroline C. HERNDON		                    

[List of Counties]
Washington County
(formed in 1799 from Tyrrell County)
1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
        William LYON                      

[List of Counties]
Wilkes County
(formed in 1777 from Surry County and Washington District)
  1787
State Census		 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940  
    William LION                                
s/o ? >
fr Culpeper Co VA >		 Alexander LYON
& Elizabeth __?__		 not found                                
fr Culpeper Co VA >
d/o Alexander >		 Thomas GRIMSLEY
& Isabell LYON		 Thomas GRIMSLEY
& Isabell LYON		 Thomas GRIMSLEY
& Isabell LYON		 Thomas GRIMSLEY
& Isabell LYON		 can't find > to Meriwether Co GA                        
s/o Alexander >
fr Culpeper Co VA >		 William S. LYON &
Magdalene CORBIN		 William S. LYON &
Magdalene CORBIN		 William S. LYON &
Magdalene CORBIN		 William S. LYON &
Magdalene CORBIN		 can't find  > to Lawrence Co KY                        
    s/o William S > James LYON
& Wife-1		 James LYON
& Wife-1		 can't find                          
      s/o William S > John LYON John LYON                          
        s/o William S > Alexander LYON Alexander LYON Alexander LYON                      
        s/o William S >
m. 1815 Wilkes Co >		 Jesse LYON &
Anna F. HOLBROOK		 > to Lawrence Co KY                        
s/o Alexander >
fr Culpeper Co VA >		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob LYON I
& Jane __?__		 Jacob dec'd                    
        s/o Jacob I >
m. 1816 Wilkes Co >		 Valentine LYON &
W1: Mary GENTRY		 Valentine LYON &
W1: Mary GENTRY		 Valentine LYON &
W2: Rachel WALES		 Valentine LYON &
W2: Rachel WALES		 Valentine LYON &
W2: Rachel WALES		                  
          s/o Jacob I >
m. 1821 Wilkes Co >		 James LYON &
Mary GENTRY		 James LYON &
Mary GENTRY		 James LYON &
Mary GENTRY		 Widow Mary
(GENTRY) LYON		 Widow Mary
(GENTRY) LYON		 not found              
                s/o James >
m. 1855 Wilkes Co >		 Jacob LYON
& Jane GENTRY		 not found                
                  s/o James >
m. 1865 Wilkes Co >		 Calvin LYON &
Nancy WADDELL		                
            s/o Jacob I >
m. 1838 Wilkes Co >		 Meredith LYON &
W1: Melinda SPARKS		 Meredith LYON &
W2: Nancy SPARKS		 Widow Nancy
(SPARKS) LYON		 Widow Nancy
(SPARKS) LYON		 Widow Nancy
(SPARKS) LYON		 … Widow Nancy
(SPARKS) LYON		 not found        
                d/o Meredith & W1 > Emily LYON
[æ 21, b. NC]		 - - … - Emily LYON
[æ 70, b. NC]		 -      
                      s/o Meredith & W2 >
m. 1880/1 >		 … Geo. Wash. LYON
& Celia M. GENTRY		 Geo. Wash. LYON
& Celia M. GENTRY		 Geo. Wash. LYON,
widower		 George dec'd    
                            s/o Geo. Wash. >
m. 1916 Wilkes Co >		 Grover Watson LYON
& Frances Jane ROYAL		 Grover Watson LYON
& Frances Jane ROYAL		 Widow Frances Jane
(ROYAL) LYON		 Frances d. 1955
                                d/o Grover Watson > Dorothy Frances LYON
[æ 20, b. NC]		 Dorothy d. 1997
        William V. LYON                            
          William LYON                          
            Solomon LYON Solomon LYON Solomon LYON
& Susannah __?__		                    
            Austin LYON Austin LYON Austin LYON,
widower		                    
  1787
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