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Peter Lyon 1722–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1784

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Ebenezer Lyon

Mother: Abigail Kingsland

Spouse(s): Joanna Clark

Children(s): Nathaniel Lyon, Phoebe Lyon, Ebenezer Lyon, Susannah Lyon, Joanna Lyon, Bethia Lyon, David Lyon, Benjamin Lyon

Peter Lyon was born in 1722 in Essex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Ebenezer Lyon And Abigail Kingsland. Peter Lyon married Joanna Clark, and had children including Benjamin Lyon, Bethia Lyon, David Lyon, Ebenezer Lyon, Joanna Lyon, Nathaniel Lyon, Phoebe Lyon, Susannah Lyon. Peter Lyon passed away in 1784 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Lyon was born in 1722 in Essex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Ebenezer Lyon And Abigail Kingsland.
  • Peter Lyon married Joanna Clark, and had children including Benjamin Lyon, Bethia Lyon, David Lyon, Ebenezer Lyon, Joanna Lyon, Nathaniel Lyon, Phoebe Lyon, Susannah Lyon.
  • Peter Lyon passed away in 1784 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Lyon
1696–1739
Birth Location: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
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Abigail Kingsland
1706–1737
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

Joanna Clark
1726–1791
Birth Location: Stoney Hill, Essex, New Jersey, USA
JC

Children(s)

Nathaniel Lyon
1759–1833
Birth Location: Lyons, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Phoebe Lyon
1780–1837
Birth Location: Plainfield, Union Co., New Jersey
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Ebenezer Lyon
1746–1816
Birth Location: Stony Hill, Essex, New Jersey, United States
EL
Susannah Lyon
1766–1820
Birth Location: Stony Hill, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Joanna Lyon
1762–1783
Birth Location: Stony Hill, Union, New Jersey, United States
JL
Bethia Lyon
1747–1812
Birth Location: Stony Hill, Union, New Jersey, United States
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David Lyon
1748–1818
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Benjamin Lyon
1741–1836
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
BL

Peter Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Peter Lyon
1722–1784
Birth Place: Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Lyon
1696–1739
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Abigail Kingsland
1706–1737
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Ebenezer) Lyon
1670–1739
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Winans
1668–1739
NJ
Peter Kingsland
1685–1755
Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Ross
1689–1783
Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry LYON
1621–1707
Elizabeth Bateman
1627–1703
John Winans
1640–1694
Susannah (Meliyn)
1643–1689
Gustavus Kingsland
1658–1716
Sarah Ferior
1660–1717
John Ross
1660–1702
Abigail Spining
1662–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lyon
1590–1678
Margaret Hopwood
1590–1662
William Massachusettes,
1590–1658
Frances Bayley
1592–1631
Jan Wynantz
1613–1679
Luytgen Ende
1622–1640
Cornelis Melyn
1600–1663
Jannetje Adraiens
1604–1674
Robert Kingsland
1625–1647
Mary Tuckfield
1629–1697
Peter Ferris
1636–1706
Elizabeth Reynolds
1634–1705
George GGF
1629–1705
Constance (Ross)
1638–1715
Humphrey Spining
1636–1689
Abigail Hubbard
1644–1689

Peter Lyon's Descendants

1.
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Peter Lyon (1722–14 Oct 1784) m. Joanna Clark (28 Dec 1726–13 Nov 1791)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Lyon 1759–1833 m. Mary Lyon 1755–1849
    1. 1. Jotham Lyon 1782–1843 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Harrington 1803–1882 m. Elizabeth Sellers 1790–1827
      1. 1. Isaac (S.) Lyon 1810–1895 m. Katherine Moss 1814–1887
        1. 1. Arthur Lyon 1840–1927 m. Martha (Hilda) Johnson 1847–1926
        2. 2. Emily Lyon 1837–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lyon 1842–1927
        4. 4. Elmore Lyon 1848–
        5. 5. John Lyon 1844–
        6. 6. Marietta Lyon 1850–
        7. 7. Sarah (Jeanette) Lyon 1856–
        8. 8. Jehu Lyon 1844–
        9. 9. John Lyon 1835–1909
        10. 10. Emily Lyon 1837–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Lyon 1842–
        12. 12. Elmore Lyon 1848–
        13. 13. John Lyon 1844–
        14. 14. Marietta Lyon 1850–
        15. 15. Sarah (Jeanette) Lyon 1856–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lyon 1813–1896
      3. 3. Noah Lyon 1822–
      4. 4. Tabitha Lyon 1807–1866
      5. 5. Nathaniel Lyon 1816–1863
      6. 6. Peter Lyon 1811–1897
      7. 7. John Lyon 1814–1838
      8. 8. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
      9. 9. James (W) Lyon 1838–
      10. 10. Susannah Lyon 1839–1862
      11. 11. Mary (M) Lyon 1835–
      12. 12. Jotham Lyon 1832–1920
      13. 13. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
      14. 14. James Lyon 1837–1897
      15. 15. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
      16. 16. Nathaniel Lyon 1816–1863
      17. 17. Tabitha Lyon 1807–1866
      18. 18. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lyon 1813–1896
      19. 19. Peter Lyon 1811–1897
      20. 20. John Lyon –1838
    2. 2. Phoebe Lyon 1784–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Lyon 1780–
    4. 4. Sarah ((Sally)) Lyon 1778–1854
    5. 5. Joanna Lyon 1777–
    6. 6. Phoebe Lyon 1784–
    7. 7. Joanna Lyon 1777–
    8. 8. Sarah Lyon 1778–1854
    9. 9. Mary Lyon 1780–
  2. 2. Phoebe Lyon 1780–1837
  3. 3. Ebenezer Lyon 1746–1816
  4. 4. Susannah Lyon 1766–1820
  5. 5. Joanna Lyon 1762–1783
  6. 6. Bethia Lyon 1747–1812
  7. 7. David Lyon 1748–1818
  8. 8. Benjamin Lyon 1741–1836

Peter Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Peter Lyon in Essex, New Jersey, USA
Essex, New Jersey, USA
1784
14 Oct 1784
Age 62
Death of Peter Lyon in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Essex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1784
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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