Elizabeth (Bateman) Lyon (abt. 1631 - abt. 1688)

Born about 1631 in Charlestown, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Lyon — married 4 May 1652 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 1688 at about age 57 in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey

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Biography

Elizabeth Bateman married Henry Lyon "by 1653" according to Torrey.^[1] She was the daughter of William Bateman of Fairfield, CT, who named Henry Lyon as son-in-law in his will.^[2]

After Elizabeth's death abt. 1688, Henry re-married to Mary Canfield. Mary is the wife named in Henry Lyon's will of Feb 1701/2. His will also refers to two children born to this second wife Mary. ^[3]

Note: Her birth date, place and exact date of marriage are based on "Family Data Collection" which may be unreliable. WikiTree advises against citing it as a source (likewise Millenium File).

She was born about 1631 in Charlestown, Massachusetts ^[4] and her parents were Frances and William Bateman.

Elizabeth Mary Bateman married on 04 May 1652 in Fairfield, Connecticut to Henry Lyon ^{[5] [6]} (1621-1707).

Elizabeth and Henry Lyon had at least eight children: Thomas, Mary, Samuel, Joseph, Nathaniel, John, Benjamin and Ebenezer. ^[7]

Children

1. Alice Lyon (1645-1744)
2. Nathaniel Lyon (1652-1701)
3. Thomas Lyon (1652-1694)
4. Mary Lyon (1654-1684)
5. Benjamin Lyon (1658-1720)
6. Joseph Lyon (1658-1726).

Elizabeth, daughter of William Bateman, of Fairfield, Conn., married 4 May 1652 at Milford, Fairfield, CT. Husband Henry was granted a home lot there. May 28, 1654, he was dismissed from Fairfield to Milford Church. In 1666 he came to Newark, N. J., he kept a tavern, was the town treasurer, and was one of its founders, with the Milford Colonists. Henry Lyon was brother to Thomas (1622) and Richard (1624) Lyon. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), 2:982; AmercanAncestors.org.
2. ↑ Meade, Spencer P., Abstract of probate records at Fairfield, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, 1648-1750 (1929), p. 3; FamilySearch.org.
3. ↑ New Jersey Archives, Unrecorded Wills, Book 4, 273-4, Book 5, 233-4.
4. ↑ Family Data Collection - Births for Elizabeth Bateman
5. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Elizabeth Bateman
6. ↑ Family Data Collection - Marriages for Elizabeth Bateman
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183488996/elizabeth-lyon: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Bateman Lyon (1631–1688), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183488996; Maintained by Jim Stevens (contributor 47249634) Burial Details Unknown.
8. ↑ Lyon Memorial CT & NJ Lyon Memorial CT & NJ https://archive.org/details/lyonmemorial00lyon; also History of Union Co, NJ, History of Elizabeth, NJ By Edwin Hatfield.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile was created on 01 Mar 2011 through the import of Family Line.ged
• WikiTree profile was created on 06 Mar 2011 through the import of 2011-03-05 Smith Tree.ged
• WikiTree profile Bateman-185 was created on 29 May 2011 by Jerry Murdock through the import of Murdock _ WarrenFamilies.ged
• WikiTree profile Bateman-456 was created on 27 Feb 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family.ged
• WikiTree profile Bateman-4156 was created on 03 Jun 2014 by Nalani Marie Kupau Briggs