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Benjamin Richard Lyon 1668 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1668

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Death Date: 7 APR 1720

Death Location: Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Father: Henry Lyon

Mother: Elizabeth Bateman

Spouse(s): Bethia Lindsley

Children(s): Joanna Lyon, Benjamin Lyon, Ann Lyon, Abigail Lyon

In 1668, Benjamin Richard Lyon entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, born to Henry Lyon and Elizabeth Bateman. Benjamin Richard Lyon married Bethia Lindsley, and had children including Joanna Lyon, Benjamin Lyon, Ann Lyon, Abigail Lyon. Benjamin Richard Lyon passed away in 1720 in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1668, Benjamin Richard Lyon entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, born to Henry Lyon and Elizabeth Bateman.
  • Benjamin Richard Lyon married Bethia Lindsley, and had children including Joanna Lyon, Benjamin Lyon, Ann Lyon, Abigail Lyon.
  • Benjamin Richard Lyon passed away in 1720 in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lyon
1621 – 1707
Birth Location: Glenn Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Bateman
1631 – 1688
Birth Location: Toppesfield, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Bethia Lindsley
1660 –
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Joanna Lyon
1692 – 1761
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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Benjamin Lyon
1691 – 1747
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Ann Lyon
1691 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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Abigail Lyon
1692 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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Benjamin Lyon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lyon
1668 – 1720
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Parents
Henry Lyon
1621 – 1707
Glenn Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bateman
1631 – 1688
Toppesfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Lyon
1587 – 1646
Auldbar, Forfarshire, Scotland
Euphemia Gledstanes
1592 – 1660
Auldbar, Forfarshr, Scotland
William Bateman
1590 – 1658
Toppesfield, Essex, England
Mary (Frances) Bayley
1592 – 1631
Toppesfield, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lyon
1546 – 1607
Euphemia Douglas
1555 – 1607
George Gledstains
1565 – 1626
Christian Durie
1565 – 1618
William Bateman
1564 – 1630
Alice Skinner
1568 – 1642
Lewis Bayley
1568 –
Ellen Topleyes
1570 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1521 – 1559
Janet Keith
1514 – 1559
William Douglas
1540 – 1606
Agnes Leslie
1539 – 1594
Herbert II
1520 – 1594
Marion Dalzell
1536 – 1594
John Durie
1537 – 1600
Marion Marjoribanks
1537 – 1600
William Bateman
1530 – 1586
Joane Maynard
1535 – 1604
Stephen Skinner
1547 – 1568
Mary Marlar
1546 – 1597

Benjamin Lyon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Richard) Lyon (ABT 1668 – 7 APR 1720) m. Bethia Lindsley (4 MAR 1660 – )
  1. 1. Joanna Lyon (1692 – 20 DEC 1761) m. Joseph Prudden (4 NOV 1692 – 25 SEP 1776)
    1. 1. Joanna Prudden (4 NOV 1735 – 11 NOV 1808) m. Demas Lindley (3 JUN 1733 – 22 JAN 1818)
      1. 1. Joanna Lindley (28 APR 1762 – AFT 15 JUL 1815) m. Ebenezer Goble (1757 – 28 MAR 1813)
        1. 1. Eunice Goble (22 JAN 1782 – 7 FEB 1857) m. Zenas Condit (20 MAY 1782 – 4 DEC 1862)
        2. 2. Daniel (Lindley) Goble (17 SEP 1783 – 7 OCT 1846) m. Elizabeth Dille (1798 – 16 MAY 1829) m. Martha Linn (4 JUN 1797 – 7 APR 1873)
        3. 3. Johnathan (D) Goble (1785 – 31 JUL 1824)
        4. 4. Phoebe Goble (1788 – 1832) m. Amos Ragan (1762 – AFT 12 MAY 1832)
        5. 5. Rhoda Goble (ABT 1789 – ) m. James Maguire (ABT 1784 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Goble (1791 – ) m. Salathiel Dilley (22 JAN 1787 – 26 DEC 1862)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Goble (ABT 1793 – )
        8. 8. Phebe Goble (1795 – 11 JUL 1822) m. Thomas Brice (1776 – 5 JUN 1837)
      2. 2. Zenas Lindley (25 DEC 1755 – 15 SEP 1838) m. Nancy McFarland (8 JUN 1755 – 6 MAR 1834)
      3. 3. Daniel Lindley (5 MAR 1757 – 10 AUG 1796)
      4. 4. Joseph Lindley (3 APR 1760 – 23 APR 1803) m. Sarah Baldwin (30 MAY 1767 – 7 OCT 1848)
      5. 5. Abraham Lindley (10 JUN 1764 – 1841) m. MARTHA STONE (ABT 1765 – BEF 1822) m. Sarah L'Hommedieu (20 MAR 1805 – )
      6. 6. Isaac Lindley (30 SEP 1766 – 16 OCT 1840) m. Abigail Day (11 OCT 1771 – 13 OCT 1849)
      7. 7. Sarah Lindsley (5 APR 1769 – 19 MAY 1827) m. Abel McFarland (27 JUL 1765 – 23 SEP 1831)
      8. 8. Abigail Lindley (22 JUL 1771 – 28 JUN 1821) m. Ziba Lindley (4 NOV 1762 – 20 JUN 1849)
      9. 9. Jacob Lindley (13 JUN 1774 – 29 JAN 1857) m. Hannah Dickey (ABT 1778 – 4 DEC 1848)
      10. 10. John Lindley (14 JUL 1777 – 12 NOV 1840) m. Sarah (31 OCT 1775 – 31 MAR 1824) m. Mary (Ann) Wylie (1787 – 1864)
      11. 11. Ruth Lindley (17 NOV 1778 – )
    2. 2. Boyse (John) Pruden (1718 – MAY 1751) m. Sarah Munson (1722 – 1760)
    3. 3. Rachel Prudden (ABT 1718 – 20 DEC 1776) m. Benjamin Coe (4 APR 1702 – 21 DEC 1788)
    4. 4. Peter Pruden (1722 – 21 APR 1777) m. Joanna Pierson m. Rhoda Condict (1731 – 10 APR 1818)
    5. 5. Sarah (Miller) Prudden (1725 – 29 FEB 1760) m. Benjamin Halsey (10 DEC 1721 – 19 FEB 1788) m. Miller (ABT 1723 – )
    6. 6. Adoniram Prudden (1727 – 1776) m. Mehetable Geurin (1731 – 3 AUG 1811)
    7. 7. Joseph Pruden (SEP 1729 – 24 APR 1816) m. Esther Ayres (JUL 1749 – 5 JUN 1837)
    8. 8. Benjamin Prudden (1731 – 25 JUN 1799) m. Mae Laton (1732 – 30 JAN 1774) m. Eunice Baldwin (ABT 1740 – 24 AUG 1780) m. Elizabeth Bridge (ABT 1742 – ABT 1799) m. Elizabeth Tompkins (ABT 1745 – ) m. Elizabeth Baldwin
    9. 9. Moses Prudden (1732 – 11 JAN 1777) m. Mary Morris (1735 – AFT 1777)
    10. 10. Isaac Prudden (1738 – 20 JUN 1798) m. Hannah Lum (8 MAY 1743 – 26 OCT 1776) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Keen (ABT 1758 – AUG 1803)
    11. 11. Kezia Prudden (1746 – 18 SEP 1776)
    12. 12. Nathaniel Prudden (1753 – 6 JUN 1818)
  2. 2. Benjamin Lyon (1691 – 7 JAN 1747) m. Mary (J) Condit (1694 – 3 OCT 1749)
  3. 3. Ann Lyon (ABT 1691 – ) m. Canfield (ABT 1691 – )
  4. 4. Abigail Lyon (ABT 1692 – )

Benjamin Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1668
ABT 1668
Birth of Benjamin Richard Lyon in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
1720
7 APR 1720
Age 52
Death of Benjamin Richard Lyon in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1668
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 APR 1720
    Event Place: Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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