Col. Matthew LYON & Mary HORSFORD & Beulah M. CHITTENDEN

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Col. Matthew LYON
Mary HORSFORD
Beulah M. CHITTENDEN

Husband: Matthew LYON
Birth: 14 Jul 1750, co. Wicklow, Leinster Prov., Ireland
Death: 1 Aug 1822, Spada Bluff, Cherokee Indian Tract, Arkansas Territory
Disposition: initially buried Spada Bluff Cemetery; reburied 1833, River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., KY
Migration: 1765, Dublin to New York as a cabin boy
Occupation: shipwright, publisher, politician
Military Service: Revolutionary War: Col., 16th Regiment Vermont Militia; one of the Green Mountain Boys at the capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Event: 1780, convicted and jailed (four months) under the Sedition Act for criticizing President John Adams in his newspaper (his sizable fine was later refunded to his heirs, with interest)
Office-1: 1779-83, Vermont House of Representatives
Office-2: 1797-1801, U.S. Representative from Vermont
Office-3: 1802, Kentucky State House of representatives
Office-4: 1803-11, U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Marriage-1: 23 Jun 1772, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT

Wife-1: Mary HORSFORD
Birth: 27 Oct 1751, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT
Death: 29 Apr 1782, Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT
Father: Samuel HORSFORD
Mother: Mary GRANT

Marriage-2: 1784, Arlington, Bennington Co., VT

Wife-2: Beulah M. CHITTENDEN
Birth: 23 May 1763, Salisbury Twp., Litchfield Co., CT
Death: 7 Feb 1824, Eddyville, Caldwell [now Lyon] Co., KY
Disposition: buried River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., KY
Other Spouse: m1. ca. 1780, Capt. Elijah George GALUSHA
Father: Gov. Thomas CHITTENDEN
Mother: Elizabeth MEIGS

Children with Mary HORSFORD:

— born in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT:
1. Ann LYON, b. 14 Jan 1774, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT; d. 16 Oct 1842, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL; m. 29 Sep 1796, Jericho, Chittenden Co., VT, John MESSENGER (1771-1846), s/o Roderick MESSENGER & Tamesia STEVENS

— born in Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT:
2. James LYON, b. 15 Apr 1776; d. 13 Apr 1824, Cheraw, Chesterfield Co., SC; m. 25 Dec 1794, CT, Phila RISLEY (1780-1869)
3. Pamelia LYON, b. 1778; d. 11 Mar 1857, Cadwell Farm, Morgan Co., IL; m. 1797, Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VT, George CADWELL, M.D. (1773-1826)
4. Loraine LYON, b. bef. Apr 1782; d. 1800, Eddyville, Christian [now Lyon] Co., KY; first person buried in the River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., KY

Children with Beulah CHITTENDEN:

— born in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VT:
5. Minerva LYON, b. 25 May 1785; d. 1857, Beavertown, PA; m. 25 Jan 1803, Livingston Co., KY, Dr. Hanson CATLETT (1773-1824), s/o Alexander CATLETT & Susannah LAWRENCE
6. Chittenden LYON, b. 22 Feb 1787
7. Aurelia LYON, b. 27 Jun 1790; d. 22 Sep 1821, Eddyville, Caldwell [now Lyon] Co., KY; m. Dr. Henry SKINNER (1785-1819)
8. Matthew LYON, Jr., b. 18 Apr 1792
9. Noah Chittendon LYON, b. 22 Mar 1794; died in infancy
10. Beulah LYON, b. 26 Jul 1796; died 2 Jul 1804, Eddyville, Livingston [now Lyon] Co., KY
11. James J. LYON, b. 1798; d. 1 Nov 1819

— born in Eddyville, Livingston [now Lyon] Co., KY:
12. Giles Neely LYON, b. 27 Jan 1803; died 22 Sep 1823, Eddyville, Caldwell [now Lyon] Co., KY
13. Elizabeth Ann LYON, b. 11 Jun 1805; d. 26 Dec 1884, Chana, Ogle Co., IL; m. 11 Nov 1821, Caldwell [now Lyon] Co., KY, Dr. John ROE (1800-1871), s/o Elias ROE & Mary MORRIS

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Sources (n.b., Lyon Co., KY, was formed in 1854 from Caldwell Co.):

1. Marriage Records:

2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310): not found.

3. 1790 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #[incorrectly linked]; official enumeration date 2 Aug 1790; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1790 "Taken 1791" VT Rutland Co. Fair Haven Roll M637_12 (Book 2) p. 259 Ln. 21 Lyon Matthew 5-2-9-0-0

These data indicate:

Gender and Type Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

5 free white males 16 or over in or bef. 1774 = Matthew (b. 1750)
= ? ? ? ?

2 free white males 15 or under 1774-1790 = James (b. 1776)
= Chittenden (b. 1787)

9 free white females all ages in or bef. 1790 = Beulah (b. 1763)
= Ann (b. 1774)
= Pamelia (b. 1778)
= Lorraine (b. 1782)
= Minerva (b. 1785)
= Aurelia (b. 1790)
= ? ? ?

4. 1800 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but the 1800 Kentucky census was lost.

5. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 5; official enumeration date 6 Aug 1810; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810 KY Caldwell [now Lyon] Co. Eddyville Roll 9 p. 385 Ln. 5 Mathew LYON 10111-11000-0/10

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1800-1810 = Giles (b. 1803)

1 male 16-25 1784-1794 = Matthew II (b. 1792)

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = Chittenden? (b. 1787)

1 male 45 or over by 1765 = Matthew (b. 1750)

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1805)

1 female 10-15 1794-1800 = Aurelia? (b. 1790)

10 slaves all ages by 1810 = ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Where's Beulah? Is she really still living? Or is this enumerator error?

6. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 1; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 KY Caldwell [now Lyon] Co. Eddyville Roll 19 p. 46 Ln. 3 Chittenden Lyon 001322-01101-0-020 0210-1110

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 white male 16-18 1801-1804 = Giles (b. 1803)

3 2 white males 19-25* 1794-1801 = ?
= ?James (b. 1798)

2 white males 26-44 1775-1794 = ?
= Chittenden (b. 1787)

2 white males 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = ?
= Matthew (b. 1750)

1 white female 10-15 1804-1810 = ?Elizabeth (b. 1805)

1 white female 16-25 1794-1804 = Nancy (b. 1796)

1 white female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Beulah? (b. 1763)

2 people engaged in commerce

2 male slaves 14-25 1794-1806 = ? ?

1 male slave 26-44 1775-1794 = ?

1 female slave 13 and under 1806-1820 = ?

1 female slave 14-25 1794-1806 = ?

1 female slave 26-44 1775-1794 = ?

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So, for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class.

This page image was extremely difficult to read; I may not have it right. It's difficult to tell just who is in the household at this point, but it does look like our subject is living with his son, Chittenden LYON. Listed next to unmarried son, Mathew LYON, Jr., who is living alone, except for slaves.

7. Mary Rita Nelson. Descendants of Matthew Lyon.

8. Lyon(s) Families Association of America: Database (on CD as of 22 Feb 2010; these are member submissions).

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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