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Nicholas Lyon 1745–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1745

Birth Location: Dorchester County, MD

Death Date: Abt. 1815

Death Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Lyon

Mother: Margaret Lewis

Spouse(s): Martha "MAYOR"

Children(s): Lorenzo Lyon

The story of Nicholas Lyon began in 1745 in Dorchester County, MD. Nicholas Lyon married Martha Mayer Mayor, and had children including Lorenzo Dow Lyon. Nicholas Lyon passed away in 1815 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Lyon began in 1745 in Dorchester County, MD.
  • Nicholas Lyon married Martha Mayer Mayor, and had children including Lorenzo Dow Lyon.
  • Nicholas Lyon passed away in 1815 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Nicholas Lyon's Ancestors

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Nicholas Lyon
1745–1815
Birth Place: Dorchester County, MD
Parents
Peter Lyon
1700–1764
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Margaret Lewis
1700–1764
Haverford, Montgomery, PA, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas Eliphalet Lyon) II
1673–1725
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Mary Martin
1674–1726
Dorchester, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abigail Lyon
1654–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Lyon's Descendants

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Nicholas Lyon (Abt. 1745–Abt. 1815) m. Martha (Mayer) "MAYOR" (Abt. 1750–1831)
  1. 1. Lorenzo (Dow) Lyon 1800–1858 m. Margaret (Caroline) Bowles 1808–1865
    1. 1. William (Stephen) Lyon 1829–1912
      1. 1. Sarah (E Lyon) Garrett 1855–1889 m. Joseph (Deyerie) Garrett 1851–1917
        1. 1. Ocie (Ellen) Garrett 1879–1955 m. Charles (Moses) Robertson 1880–1939

Nicholas Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1745
Abt. 1745
Birth of Nicholas Lyon in Dorchester County, MD
Dorchester County, MD
1815
Abt. 1815
Age 70
Death of Nicholas Lyon in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1745
    Event Place: Dorchester County, MD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1815
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

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