John
Lyon Second Earl of Kinghorn
formerly Lyon
Born in Castle Lyon, Huntly, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Anne (Lyon) Hay and Frederick Lyon
Husband of
Margaret (Erskine) Lyon
— married
9 Jun 1618 [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Maule) Maule Countess of Linlithgow
— married
after 1644 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 49
in Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2013
This page has been accessed 5,217 times.
| Preceded by Patrick (Lyon) Lyon Ist Earl of Kinghorne (1575-1615) |
Second Earl of Kinghorn 1616 – 1646 |
Succeeded by Patrick (Lyon) Lyon Third Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1643-1695) |
Biography
John (Lyon) Lyon Second Earl of Kinghorn is a member of Clan Lyon.
John [Lyon], 2nd Earl of Kinghorne
born 13 Aug 1596
mar. (1)
19 Jun 1618 Lady Margaret Erskine (dsps. 7 Nov 1640), 3rd dau. of John [Erskine], 19th and de jure 2nd Earl of Mar, by his second wife Lady Mary Stuart, 2nd dau. of Esmé [Stuart], 1st Duke of Lennox
mar. (2)
Lady Elizabeth Maule (mar. (2) 30 Jul 1650 George [Livingston], 3rd Earl of Linlithgow; d. Oct 1659), 2nd dau. of Patrick [Maule], 1st Earl of Panmure, by his first wife Frances Stanhope, dau. of Sir Edward Stanhope, of Grimston, co. York
children by second wife
1. Hon Patrick Lyon, later 3rd Earl of Kinghorne later Strathmore and Kinghorne
1. Lady Joan Lyon (d. young)
2. Lady Elizabeth Lyon, mar. after 28 Aug 1665 as his second wife Charles [Gordon], 1st Earl of Aboyne, and had issue
died
12 May 1647
Sources
- The Peerage http://thepeerage.com/p951.htm#i9506
Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of John's DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of John's DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments: 1
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Jane Moorhead
You have Elizabeth Lyon Gordon b. 1647 as the daughter, yet her father John died in 1646. This would be correct only if father died prior to daughter's birth, which is possible, in which case, daughter Elizabeth's birth must have been prior to December of 1647.
posted
by Jane Moorhead
John is 15 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 25 degrees from Carl Sagan, 15 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 21 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 24 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 12 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 21 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 15 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 9 degrees from Isaac Newton, 17 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 16 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 16 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
L > Lyon | L > Lyon Second Earl of Kinghorn > John (Lyon) Lyon Second Earl of Kinghorn
Categories: Earls of Kinghorne | Clan Lyon