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John Lyle 1720 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Larne, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 10 AUG 1758

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: James Lyle

Mother: Margaret Snoddy

Spouse(s): Jean Owens

Children(s): Sarah Lyle

John Lyle was born in 1720 in Larne, Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Lyle and Margaret Snoddy. John Lyle married Jean Owens, and had children including Sarah Lyle. John Lyle passed away in 1758 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lyle was born in 1720 in Larne, Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Lyle and Margaret Snoddy.
  • John Lyle married Jean Owens, and had children including Sarah Lyle.
  • John Lyle passed away in 1758 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lyle's Ancestors

Self
John Lyle
1720 – 1758
Birth Place: Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
James Lyle
1682 – 1725
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Snoddy
1682 – 1725
Ballyrickard-Beg, County Antrim, (Northern) Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lyle's Descendants

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John Lyle (1720 – 10 AUG 1758) m. Jean Owens (1713 – 29 AUG 1807)
  1. 1. Sarah Lyle (1755 – 6 JUN 1826) m. James Lyle (1751 – 6 JUN 1826)
    1. 1. William (G) Lyle (1788 – 1834) m. Jane Eakin (29 SEP 1784 – 1835)
      1. 1. William (Marshall) Lyle (1823 – 1883) m. Louisa (Jane) Huntley (30 SEP 1840 – 26 MAR 1928)
      2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Lyle (22 MAR 1824 – 26 MAY 1875) m. Francis (Marion) Roberts (3 DEC 1825 – 18 AUG 1863)
        1. 1. William (Lyle) Roberts (18 OCT 1851 – 20 MAR 1929) m. Sophrenia Byrd (26 JUL 1856 – 14 FEB 1927)
        2. 2. Alfred (Marion) Roberts (13 JUN 1863 – 12 MAR 1897)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Roberts (28 NOV 1860 – 18 JAN 1956) m. William (Payton) Key (15 SEP 1860 – 1 JUL 1943) m. John (Joel) Key (14 JUN 1852 – 4 JUL 1935)
        4. 4. Samuel (Henry) Roberts (4 APR 1858 – 7 DEC 1938) m. Lucinda (Ann) Hayden (5 OCT 1866 – 18 MAY 1902)
        5. 5. John (Francis) Roberts (10 MAY 1856 – 21 JAN 1948) m. Susan (Jane) Moore (9 MAY 1866 – JUL 1892) m. Edna (Irene) Triplett (9 AUG 1872 – 6 MAY 1960)
      3. 3. John (Eakin) Lyle (6 JAN 1819 – 9 SEP 1862) m. Ellen Scott (28 NOV 1824 – 1890)
      4. 4. Alfred Lyle (1804 – 1810)
      5. 5. Harvey Lyle (1820 – ABT 1850)
    2. 2. Hannah Lyle (ABT 1796 – 1805)

John Lyle's Timeline

4 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Lyle in Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Larne, Antrim, Ireland
1758
10 AUG 1758
Age 38
Death of John Lyle in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1846
1846
Age 126
John Lyle was baptized in Jamaica
Jamaica
1852
24 APR 1852
Age 132
John Lyle was baptized in Presbyterian Church, Ballylinny Parish, Antrim, Ireland
Presbyterian Church, Ballylinny Parish, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Larne, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 APR 1852
    Event Place: Presbyterian Church, Ballylinny Parish, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
    [2] Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson, Butts, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1758
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Jamaica
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

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