Deacon
William
Lyon
Born in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John (Lyons) Lyon I
and Abigail (Polley) Lyon
Brother of
John Lyon II, Joseph Lyon Sr., Benjamin Lyon, Abigail (Lyon) Draper, Benjamin Lyon, Susanna Lyon, Bethia (Lyon) Bugbee, Ebenezer Lyon, Nehimah Lyon and Hannah (Lyon) Bicknell
Husband of
Deborah (Colburn) Lyon
— married
8 Nov 1699 (to 18 Apr 1714) in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Husband of
Martha (Morris) Lyon
— married
6 Jan 1715 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
William Lyon, Daniel Lyon, Ebenezer Lyon, Jabez Lyon, Aaron Lyon, Margaret Lyon, Moses Lyon, Moses Lyon and Nehemiah Lyon
Died
at age 66
in Woodstock, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Contents |
Biography
Marriage
- William Lyon married first, Deborah Colburn on November 8, 1699 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.[1]
- William Lyon married second, Martha Morriss on January 6, 1714-15 in Woodstock.[2]
Burial
- William Lyon was buried at Woodstock Hill Cemetery in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.[3]
Probate
William Lyon of Woodstock, yeoman died intestate and on 24 November 1741, his son William Lyon of Woodstock was granted the administration of his estate.[4]
His inventory was taken on 23 November 1741 in Woodstock.[5]
Research Notes
- Woodstock was part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, until 1731 when it became part of Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1749, Woodstock became a town in Windham County, Connecticut.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Bureau of American Ancestry, New Haven, Connecticut, 1896) Book 1, Page 104.
- ↑ Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Bureau of American Ancestry, New Haven, Connecticut, 1896) Book 1, Page 106.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 July 2018), memorial page for Deacon William Lyon (15 Sep 1675 – 27 Sep 1741), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10550921, citing Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711).
- ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S9M8-V : 25 February 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 76, Vol 101, Page 74.
- ↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KFWT : 12 February 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 87, Vol 2, Page 134-135.
- ↑ ATLAS OF HISTORICAL COUNTY BOUNDARIES, The Newberry Library Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, (https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#MA)
- See also:
- Lyons, Albert Brown. Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families (W. Graham Print Company, 1905) Page 34
- rootsweb: Treadway-Brant family tree
- rootsweb: Lyon Families of Northern Rhode Island
- Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records
- Name William Lyon
- Event Type Birth
- Event Date 15 Sep 1675
- Event Place Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Gender Male
- Father's Name John Lyon
- Mother's Name Abigail
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