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Alexander Lyon 1730 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1730

Birth Location: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1785

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Vet)

Mother: Elizabeth Gates

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jacob Lyon

In 1730, Alexander Lyon entered the world in Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, born to William Alexander Lyon, (scottish rebel banished to America. Revolutionary War Vet) and Elizabeth Gates. Alexander Lyon had children including Jacob Gooding Lyon. Alexander Lyon passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Alexander Lyon entered the world in Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, born to William Alexander Lyon, (scottish rebel banished to America. Revolutionary War Vet) and Elizabeth Gates.
  • Alexander Lyon had children including Jacob Gooding Lyon.
  • Alexander Lyon passed away in 1785 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Vet)
1697 – 1802
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland
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Elizabeth Gates
1710 – 1805
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia/Maryland/North Carolina, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Lyon
1763 – 1840
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Alexander Lyon's Ancestors

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Alexander Lyon
1730 – 1785
Birth Place: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Alexander Lyon, (scottish rebel banished to America. Revolutionary War Vet)
1697 – 1802
Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Gates
1710 – 1805
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia/Maryland/North Carolina, Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Earl Lyon* Earl Van Stathmore en) Kinghorne
1663 – 1712
Castle, Huntley, Gloucestershire, England
Elisabeth (Lyon nee) Stanhope
1663 – 1723
Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
John Gates
Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Holden
1689 – 1756
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Glamis
1643 – 1695
Lady Kinghorne
1645 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Grizel Durham,
1610 – 1666

Alexander Lyon's Descendants

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Alexander Lyon (17 February 1730 – 16 December 1785)
  1. 1. Jacob (Gooding) Lyon (1763 – 16 Dec 1840) m. Sarah (Jane) Cook (24 Jun 1767 – 1840)
    1. 1. Austin Lyon (1804 – 1860) m. Nancy Caudle (1807 – Bef. 1850)
      1. 1. Virginia (Jane (Janet)) Lyon (04 Jan 1827 – 13 Sep 1919) m. Timothy ("Tim") Sparks (Jan 1823 – 1907)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Sparks (30 May 1855 – 29 April 1922) m. John (Andrew) Riley (8 Jan 1856 – 27 Jun 1936)

Alexander Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1730
17 February 1730
Birth of Alexander Lyon in Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1785
16 December 1785
Age 55
Death of Alexander Lyon in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1730
    Event Place: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1785
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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