| Richard LYON
Ms. __?__ Margaret __?__ |
| Husband: Richard LYON
Birth: 1610s/20s Death: Apr-Oct 1678, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT Transhumance: 1649, appears in New England Event: 1669, made Freeman, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT WARNING: There is not a shred
of evidence documenting Richard's parentage, only secondary sources.
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| Marriage-1:
WARNING: There is no proof that Richard had more than one wife. Torrey (see Sources below) hints at two, and the gaps between the birthdates of the children certainly suggest two, or possibly even three. But if there were just two, then the first wife most likely birthed all the children, except Abigail. Richard names wife, Margaret, in his will, so, in any case, she was his last wife and presumably the mother of Abigail, at least. |
| Wife-1?: Ms. __?__ |
| Marriage-2: |
| Wife-2: Margaret __?__
Death: 1705 |
| Children with Wife-1?: |
| 1. Moses LYON, b. 16??, Britain; d.s.p. 1698, Fairfield,
CT; m1. Mary GRUMMAN; m2. Mary (nee ADAMS), widow of Samuel MEEKER
2. William LYON, b. ca. 1642, Britain; d. 1700, Fairfield, CT; m. Phoebe __?__ 3. Samuel LYON, b. ca. 1644, Britain; d. 17 Jul 1732, Fairfield, CT; m. Susanna JACKSON 4. Joseph LYON, b. ca. 1646, Britain; d. 16 Mar 1697/8; m. Mary JACKSON There is a 7-year gap here, though Torrey indicates a child b. ca. 1649 — who? 5. Richard LYON, b. ca. 1653, Fairfield, CT; d. Jan 1739/40, Fairfield, CT; m. Mary [FRYE?] 6. Hester LYON, b. ca. 1658, Fairfield, CT; m1. Nathaniel PERRY (1652-1682); m2. John GRUMMAN 7. Elizabeth "Betty" LYON, b. ca. 1660, Fairfield, CT 8. Hannah LYON, b. ca. 1661, Fairfield, CT; d. Nov. 1743; m. Joshua JENNINGS, Jr. |
| There is a 12-year gap here. Such
a gap usually means a previous wife died and has been replaced by
a younger one.
Child with Margaret __?__: |
| 9. Abigail LYON, b. ca. 1673, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT; d. 6 Mar 1697/8; m. 9 Jan 1695/6, Fairfield, CT, Samuel SMITH |
| Sources (n.b., Fairfield Co. did
not exist until 1666):
1. Clarence Almon Torrey. 1997. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD. On p. 481:
2. Sidney Elizabeth Lyon, Louise Lyon Johnson, & Albert Brown Lyons, eds. 1907. Lyon Memorial: Families of Connecticut and New Jersey, including Records of the Immigrants Richard Lyon of Fairfield and Henry Lyon of Fairfield, with a sketch of "Lyons Farms" by Samuel R. Winans, Jr. W. Graham Printing Co., Detroit, MI. Includes a Transcription of the Will of Richard Lyon. 3. Donald Lines Jacobus. 1932. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. 2 vols. Daughters of the American Revolution, Fairfield, CT, p. 393. Birth dates of the children are from this source. 4. David Dobson. 1985. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Vol. 5. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (Broderbund CD-354). On p. 145 (boldface added):
5. Meredith B. Colket, Jr. 1975. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Cleveland, OH (Broderbund CD-354). On p. 185:
6. John A. Farmer. 1823/1983. A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New-England. Carter, Andrews, & Co., Lancaster, MA (reprinted 1976/83 by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; Broderbund CD-354). On p. 186:
7. Louis F. Middlebrook. 1909. Register of the Middlebrook Family. Self-published, Hartford, CT (Broderbund CD-117). On p. 21 (boldface added):
8. Colonial America, 1607-1789 CT Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):
9. William H. Powers. 1921. Powers-Banks Ancestry. John Leslie Powers, Ames, Iowa (online at GenealogyLibrary.com), in a section entitled, "The Lyon Connection." 10. William Richard Cutter. 1913. New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. IV. Lewis Historical Publ. Co., New York, NY (reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore; online at GenealogyLibrary.com). There is a segment on LYON on pp. 2073-4. 11. Broderbund. World Family Trees. |
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