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Alex Lyon 1730–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1785

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Vet)

Mother: Elizabeth Gates

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hill

Children(s): Jacob Lysan

Alex Lyon was born in 1730 in Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of William Alexander Lyon Scottish Rebel Banished To America Revolutionary War Vet And Elizabeth Gates. Alex Lyon married Elizabeth Judith Hill, and had children including Jacob Goodding Lysan. Alex Lyon passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Alex Lyon was born in 1730 in Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of William Alexander Lyon Scottish Rebel Banished To America Revolutionary War Vet And Elizabeth Gates.
  • Alex Lyon married Elizabeth Judith Hill, and had children including Jacob Goodding Lysan.
  • Alex Lyon passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alex Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Alex Lyon
1730–1785
Birth Place: Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Alexander Lyon, (scottish rebel banished to America. Revolutionary War Vet)
1697–
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Gates
1715–1805
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (John Lyon (4th Earl of Strathmore and) Kinghor
1663–1712
Castle Huntly, Longforgan, Perth en Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Stanhope
1663–1723
Angus, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Gates
1678–1754
Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Holden
1689–1756
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Kinghorne
1643–1695
Helena Middleton
1645–1708
Rt QE2
1634–1714
William Holden
1650–1699
Elizabeth \Hila
1665–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Holden
1620–1696

Alex Lyon's Descendants

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Alex Lyon (1730–16 December 1785) m. Elizabeth (Judith) Hill (18 September 1735–1808)
  1. 1. Jacob (Goodding) Lysan 1763–1840 m. Dolley Cook 1767–1840
    1. 1. Valentine Lyon 1794–1876
      1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Lyons 1844–1870 m. Jacob (Taylor (Pvt) CSA) 1835–1924
        1. 1. Martha (Matilda) Taylor 1862–1927 m. Joseph (Pinkney) Johnson 1855–1934

Alex Lyon's Timeline

7 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Alex Lyon in Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1746
October 1746
Age 16
Alex Lyon was married
None
1751
7 Oct 1751
Age 21
Alex Lyon was married in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1765
1765
Age 35
Alex Lyon was married in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1785
16 December 1785
Age 55
Death of Alex Lyon in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1786
7 Oct 1786
Age 56
Alex Lyon was married in Amherst County,VA
Amherst County,VA
1798
21 Sep 1798
Age 68
Alex Lyon was married in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Roanoke, Culpepper, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1746

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1751
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Amherst County,VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1785
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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