| Thomas LYON
Martha Johanna WINTHROP Mary HOYT |
| Husband: Thomas LYON
Birth: 1621 Death: 1690, Byrum Neck, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Colony Disposition: interred Lyon Cemetery, Byrum Neck, Fairfield Co., CT WARNING: There is not a shred of evidence identifying Thomas's parentage, only secondary sources. Father possibly, but only remotely: Richard LYON or Father probably not: John LYON Mother probably not: Eupham GLEDSTANES or Father definitely not: Sir Glenn LYON Mother definitely not: Lady Priscilla BOWES |
| Marriage-1: |
| Wife-1: Martha Johanna WINTHROP
Birth: 9 May 1630, Groton, co. Suffolk, England Uncle: John WINTHROP (1606-1676), Governor of Connecticut Father: Henry WINTHROP (1608-1630), s/o John WINTHROP (1588-1649), Governor of Massachusetts Step-father: Robert FEAKE, founded Greenwich, CT, in 1640 Mother: Elizabeth FONES, d/o Thomas FONES & Ann WINTHROP |
| Marriage-2: |
| Wife-2: Mary HOYT
Birth: 1635, Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death: Byrum Neck - Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Colony Other Spouse: m2. John WILSON Father: Simon HOYT, s/o John & Ruth HOYT Mother: Susanna SMITH |
| Children with Martha WINTHROP: |
| 1. (Child) LYON, d. in infancy
2. Mary/Marle LYON, b. Aug 1649; d. bef. 1713; m. John WILSON |
| Children with Mary HOYT — born in Connecticut Colony: |
| 3. Abigail
LYON, b. ca. 1654/5 4. John LYON, b. 1655; d. 1736, Byram Neck, Fairfield Co., Conn. Colony; m. Rebecca HULL 5. Thomas LYON, b. 1673, Stamford; d. Apr/May 1739, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn. Colony; m. Abigail OGDEN 6. Samuel LYON; d. ca. 1713, Greenwich; apparently unmarried 7. Joseph LYON, b. 1677; d. 21 Feb 1761, Fairfield Co., Conn. Colony; m. Sarah __?__ 8. Elizabeth LYON; d. bef. Nov 1713; m. John MARSHALL 9. Deborah LYON; m. Mr. CONE/COVE 10. Sarah LYON; m. Mr. MERRITT |
| Sources:
1. Clarence Almon Torrey. 1997. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD. On p. 481:
2 Sir John Bernard Burke. 1939. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. 16th ed. Burke's Peerage, London (reprinted 1996 as Burke's American Families with British Ancestry. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD). On p. 2572 (boldface added):
3. 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:
4. Donald A. Whyte. 1986. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA. Vol. 2. Magna Carta Book Co., Baltimore, MD (Broderbund CD-354). On p. 80:
5. "English & Welsh Emigrant Index." The English Genealogist 4(2): 368-372 (Broderbund CD-354). On p. 370:
6. 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:
7. Colonial America, 1607-1789 CT Census Index (online at GenealogyLibrary.com):
8. From the "Book Notices" of the July, 1909, issue of the The
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 63, p. 303,
reviewing:
9. Descendants of Simon Hoyt. 10. Message Nos. 146, 148, 152 in the Lyon Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com). 11. Chris Lester's Lester Family Genealogy web site [link died], citing Lyon Memorial volume. 12. Family TreeMaker. World Family Trees. Vol. 38, Pedigree No. 115. 13. Encyclopedia Britannica CD 98. |
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