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Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle 1711–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1711

Birth Location: Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: Apr 1774

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony

Father: James Lyle

Mother: Margaret Snoddy

Spouse(s): Esther Blair*

Children(s): Martha Lyle

The story of Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle began in 1711 in Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland. Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle married Esther Blair, and had children including Martha Ann Lyle. Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle passed away in 1774 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle began in 1711 in Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland.
  • Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle married Esther Blair, and had children including Martha Ann Lyle.
  • Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle passed away in 1774 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lyle
1680–1723
Birth Location: Browndodd, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
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Margaret Snoddy
1682–1725
Birth Location: Browndodd, County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Esther Blair*
1713–1774
Birth Location: Ballyvallagh, Antrim, , Ireland
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Children(s)

Martha Lyle
1742–1797
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Matthew Lyle's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Lyle
1711–1774
Birth Place: Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
James Knox Lyle
1680–1723
Browndodd, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
Margaret (Gamble) Snoddy
1682–1725
Browndodd, County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Samual Lyle
1640–1685
Browndadd, Antrim, Ireland
Jane Knox
1660–1685
Knoxtown, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
William Snoddy
1660–1685
Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Jane Adams) Snoddy
1655–1690
Ballysnod, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Florence Montgomery
1616–1649
John Knox
1604–1663
Sally Locke
1619–1661
William Adam
1630–1704
Jeane Goddie
1634–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ulster-Scots
1560–1636
Thomas Knox
1575–1605
Margaret Langlands
1582–
David Locke
1560–1669
Johne GGF
1610–1670
Jonet Boyd
1610–1675

Matthew Lyle's Descendants

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Matthew (8 Snoddy) Lyle (ABT 1711–Apr 1774) m. Esther Blair* (1713–1774)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Lyle 1742–1797 m. Mathew Houston 1730–1803
    1. 1. Samuel Houston 1785–1863 m. Elizabeth Rhea 1791–1860
      1. 1. Catherine (Mary) Houston 1817–1882 m. James (Monroe) Tunnell 1809–1905
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Tunnell 1842–1885 m. Jason Benedict 1844–1917

Matthew Lyle's Timeline

2 Records

1711
ABT 1711
Birth of Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle in Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland
1774
Apr 1774
Age 63
Death of Matthew 8 Snoddy Lyle in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1711
    Event Place: Browndodd, Larne, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1774
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia Colony
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