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Major John Lyons 1665–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1665

Birth Location: Drogheda, Louth, Ireland

Death Date: 1743

Death Location: Ledestown, Co. Westmeath

Father: CHARLES LYONS

Mother: Margaret* Moore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Margaret Lyons, Laurie Lyons, Barbara Lyons, Capt Lyons, Colonel Lyons, John Lyons, Betsy Lyon, Samuel Lyons, Henry Lyons, Anne Lyons

In 1665, Major John Lyons entered the world in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland, born to Charles Lyons And Margaret Moore. Major John Lyons married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Anne Lyons, Barbara Lyons, Betsy Lyon, Capt John Lyons, Colonel Charles Lyons, Henry Lyons, John P Lyons, Laurie Elizabeth Lyons, Margaret Lyons, Samuel Lyons. Major John Lyons passed away in 1743 in Ledestown, Co. Westmeath.

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Biography

  • In 1665, Major John Lyons entered the world in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland, born to Charles Lyons And Margaret Moore.
  • Major John Lyons married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Anne Lyons, Barbara Lyons, Betsy Lyon, Capt John Lyons, Colonel Charles Lyons, Henry Lyons, John P Lyons, Laurie Elizabeth Lyons, Margaret Lyons, Samuel Lyons.
  • Major John Lyons passed away in 1743 in Ledestown, Co. Westmeath.

Immediate Family

Parents

CHARLES LYONS
1615–1694
Birth Location: Killeen, Kings county, Ireland
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Margaret* Moore
1640–1691
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Williams
1675–1745
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Margaret Lyons
1705–1790
Birth Location: Ireland
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Laurie Lyons
–1697
Birth Location: –
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Barbara Lyons
1706–
Birth Location: Ladiston, Westmeath, Ireland
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Capt Lyons
1700–1767
Birth Location: Drogheda, 5312, Ireland
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Colonel Lyons
1690–1780
Birth Location: Ledeston, Westmeath, Ireland
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John Lyons
1725–1815
Birth Location: Ireland
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Betsy Lyon
1725–1805
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
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Samuel Lyons
–1758
Birth Location: –
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Henry Lyons
1702–
Birth Location: Ireland
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Anne Lyons
1710–
Birth Location: Ireland
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Major Lyons's Ancestors

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Major Lyons
1665–1743
Birth Place: Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Parents
CHARLES LYONS
1615–1694
Killeen, Kings county, Ireland
Margaret* Moore
1640–1691
Ireland
Grandparents
CAPTAIN (WILLIAM II LYONS) Ii
1580–1633
River Lyons House, Kings County, Ireland
Margarett Moore
1585–
Hastings, Sussex, England
William (Prior) Moore
1623–1640
Lullavin Cavan Ireland
Anne
1627–1640
Croghan, Offaly, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Moore
1600–1673
Margaret Dering
1600–1640
Thomas Moore
1597–1682
**Margaret FORTH
1601–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
**SIR MOORE
1570–1633
Lady Loftus
1577–1633

Major Lyons's Descendants

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Major (John) Lyons (Nov 1665–1743) m. Elizabeth Williams (1675–1745)
  1. 1. Margaret Lyons 1705–1790 m. Joseph (Waugh) Gaston 1700–1777 m. Joseph Gaston 1717–
    1. 1. John Gaston 1730–1825 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Kerr 1738–1765 m. Sarah ("Sally") Ogden 1745–1820 m. Elizabeth (Kerr) Gaston –1765
      1. 1. Joseph (John) Gaston 1770–1839 m. Ida (Van) Arsdale 1762–1849
        1. 1. Sarah 1795–1840 m. James Baylor 1800–1830
        2. 2. John (I) Gaston 1787–1846 m. Elizabeth Frelinghuysen 1790–1867 m. Catharine (Annan) Gaston 1787–1843
        3. 3. William (B Gaston) Esq 1791–1859
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gaston 1782–1857
        5. 5. Isaac (VanArsdale) Gaston 1784–1811
        6. 6. Margaret (B) Gaston 1789–1804
        7. 7. Lydia Gaston 1795–1800
        8. 8. Catharine (Annan) Gaston 1785–1849
      2. 2. John (J. Gaston) Jr. 1775–1850
      3. 3. Stephen Gaston 1777–1848 m. Hannah Wright 1783–1860
        1. 1. Ogden Gaston 1821–1896
        2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Gaston 1808–1870
        3. 3. Minerva Gaston 1812–
        4. 4. Julia Gaston 1815–1880
        5. 5. Sarah Gaston 1810–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gaston 1779–1832
      5. 5. Isaac Gaston 1773–1851
      6. 6. Margaret (A.) Gaston 1782–1842
      7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsy" A.) Gaston 1771–1832 m. Elias Hedges 1771–1813
        1. 1. Harietta Hedges 1810–1885
        2. 2. Stephen (Ogden) Hedges 1807–1879
        3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Hedges 1792–1854 m. Stewart McGill 1788–1882 m. Alexander Johnson 1790–1822
        4. 4. Anthony (Ludlow) Hedges 1801–1831
        5. 5. John (Gaston) Hedges 1799–1817
        6. 6. Mary Hedges 1796–1819
        7. 7. Eliza Hedges 1804–1805
        8. 8. Elizabeth Hedges 1813–1876
      8. 8. William (Kerr) Gaston 1761–1809
      9. 9. Catherine Gaston 1758–1761
      10. 10. Margaret Gaston 1758–1762
      11. 11. Isaac Gaston 1773–1851
      12. 12. Joseph Gaston 1763–1796 m. Ida (Van) Arsdale 1762–1849
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gaston 1782–1857
        2. 2. Isaac (Van Arsdale) Gaston 1784–1811
        3. 3. John (I) Gaston 1787–1846
        4. 4. Lydia Gaston 1795–1800
        5. 5. Margaret (B) Gaston 1789–1804
        6. 6. Sarah (E) Gaston 1793–1885
        7. 7. William (B) Gaston 1791–1859
      13. 13. Margaret Gaston 1782–1842
      14. 14. William (Kerr) GASTON 1761–1809
      15. 15. Catherine (Kerr) GASTON 1759–1762
    2. 2. Martha Gaston 1734–1795
    3. 3. Mary (or Ann) Gaston 1735–1795
    4. 4. Robert Gaston 1742–1793
    5. 5. William Gaston 1720–1790
    6. 6. Purcilla ("Priscilla") Gaston 1736–
    7. 7. James Gaston 1767–1813
    8. 8. Andrew Kirkpatrick 1720–1795
    9. 9. Ann Gaston 1742–1817
    10. 10. Elizabeth Gaston 1728–1758
    11. 11. Margaret (I.) Gaston 1715–1791
    12. 12. Joseph Gaston 1729–1804
  2. 2. Laurie (Elizabeth) Lyons –1697
  3. 3. Barbara Lyons 1706–
  4. 4. Capt (John) Lyons 1700–1767 m. Dorothea Montgomery 1705–1763
    1. 1. Rachel Lyons 1734–1829
    2. 2. William (S) Lyon 1752–1785
    3. 3. Charles Lyons 1729–
    4. 4. Experience Lyons 1735–1745
    5. 5. Alexander Lyon 1730–1785
    6. 6. Thomas Lyon 1734–
    7. 7. John (Lyons) Montgomery 1734–1745
    8. 8. Hugh (Lyons) Montgomery 1750–1792
    9. 9. James Lyon 1732–
    10. 10. Andrew (Lyons) (Lion) 1730–1815
  5. 5. Colonel (Charles) Lyons 1690–1780 m. Margaret (Christina) Mason 1679–1749
    1. 1. Margaret LYONS 1744–
    2. 2. Major (Charles) Lyons 1748–1799
    3. 3. Alicia (( Alice) Lyon () Lyon) 1740–1784
    4. 4. John Lyons 1726–1803 m. Caroline (De) Gennes 1738–1814
      1. 1. Captain (Charles John) Lyons 1766–1796 m. Mary (Anne) Levinge 1786–1855
        1. 1. John (Charles) Lyons 1792–1874
        2. 2. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Lyons 1785–1859 m. John (M) TIPPIE 1787–1859
      2. 2. Caroline LYONS 1776–1856
      3. 3. Captain (John Robert) Lyons 1780–1850
      4. 4. Henry Lyons 1769–1769
      5. 5. Frances Lyons 1778–1793
      6. 6. Captain (Tenison) Lyons 1769–1832
      7. 7. Margaret (Christiana) Lyons 1774–1852
  6. 6. John (P) Lyons 1725–1815
  7. 7. Betsy Lyon 1725–1805
  8. 8. Samuel Lyons –1758
  9. 9. Henry Lyons 1702–
  10. 10. Anne Lyons 1710–

Major Lyons's Timeline

2 Records

1665
Nov 1665
Birth of Major John Lyons in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
1743
1743
Age 78
Death of Major John Lyons in Ledestown, Co. Westmeath
Ledestown, Co. Westmeath

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1665
    Event Place: Drogheda, Louth, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Ledestown, Co. Westmeath
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