William Lyon (abt. 1660 - bef. 1699)

Born about 1660 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Unknown) Lawrence — married about 1693 in Fairfield Co., Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died before 4 Nov 1699 before about age 39 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

William Lyon was born about 1660. He was the son of Richard Lyon and Margaret Winthrop. He passed away in 1699. His will was dated 04 November 1699, and the inventory of his estate was dated 03 December 1700.

His father's will says: "I give unto my sonne William Lyon a third part of my land in Pequaneck alsoe I give him one-fifth part of my long lot to run the whole length, and to lye next Richard's land, and I also give him two acres of meadow in Sasoeneck lying next the beach, and what is left above the Two acres and six more of that piece of meadow yf any: William shall have it by his two acres. Alsoe I give him my long gunn and my back sword and my belt I give him; he to have his portion at nineteen years of age."

1st husband of Phoebe -?-.^[1]

4 children^[2]

1. William, baptized 16 February 1695/6
2. Moses, baptized 8 May 1698
3. Nathanial, baptized 9 September 1694
4. Benjamin, baptized 8 September 1700

[1] William Lyon, son of Richard Lyon; family, spouse and children]

Sources

1. ↑ Torrey: Vol. 2 154
2. ↑ Source: #SM1007 Page:76-77

See also:

• Lyon, Sidney Elizabeth., ed. Lyon Memorial: Families of Connecticut and New Jersey (William Graham Printing, Co., Detroit, Mich., 1907) Page 255-7
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Vol. II, p. 154.
• SM1007 Title: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920 ; Author: Ancestry.com; Publication: On-line database http://interactive.ancestry.com/3032/41107_620303988_0299-00172/686531 Record; Provo, UT; 2013
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about William Lyon
• Family Data Collection - Births about William Lyon
• Family Data Collection - Individual Records about William Lyon
• The ancestry and descendants of Frederick Tracy Camp and his wife Marion Fee
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 about William Lyon