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Richard Lyon 1625–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1678

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Lyon

Mother: Isabell Wightman

Spouse(s): Margaret Lyon

Children(s): Henry Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Hannah Lyon, Elizabeth Lyon, Thomas Lyon

Richard Lyon was born in 1625 in Heston, Middlesex, England, the child of William Lyon And Isabell Wightman. In 1639, Richard Lyon resided in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Richard Lyon married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Hannah Lyon, Henry Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Thomas Lyon. Richard Lyon passed away in 1678 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Lyon was born in 1625 in Heston, Middlesex, England, the child of William Lyon And Isabell Wightman.
  • In 1639, Richard Lyon resided in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Richard Lyon married Margaret Lyon, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, Hannah Lyon, Henry Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Thomas Lyon.
  • Richard Lyon passed away in 1678 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lyon
1625–1678
Birth Place: Heston, Middlesex, England
Parents
William Lyon
1540–1624
Little Stanmore,,Middlesex,England
Isabell Wightman
1559–1593
Harrow-On,The-Hill,Middlesex,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lyon's Descendants

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Richard Lyon (1625–17 Oct 1678) m. Margaret Lyon (1630–1705)
  1. 1. Henry Lyon 1625–1702 m. Elizabeth Bateman 1631–1703
    1. 1. Joseph Lyon 1658–1726 m. Mary Pierson 1663–1705
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lyon 1685–1723 m. Daniel Sayre 1666–1723
        1. 1. Joseph Sayre 1719–1757 m. Mary Price 1725–1757
        2. 2. Jonathan Sayre 1702–1760
        3. 3. Daniel Sayre 1704–1760
        4. 4. Ebenezer Sayre 1708–
        5. 5. Sarah Sayre 1721–1815
        6. 6. Elizabeth Sayre 1723–1760
        7. 7. Hannah Sayre 1725–
        8. 8. Deacon (Ephraim) Sayre 1746–1816
      2. 2. Hannah Lyons 1672–
      3. 3. Abigail Lyon 1685–1726
      4. 4. Mary Lyon 1686–1748
      5. 5. Joseph Lyon 1712–1776
    2. 2. Mary Lyon 1654–1684
    3. 3. Nathaniel Lyon 1665–1696
    4. 4. Samuel Lyon 1665–1706
    5. 5. Benjamin Lyon 1668–1720
    6. 6. Ebenezer Lyon 1670–1739
    7. 7. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
  2. 2. Samuel Lyon 1665–1733
  3. 3. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lyon 1660–1699
  5. 5. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690

Richard Lyon's Timeline

4 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Richard Lyon in Heston, Middlesex, England
Heston, Middlesex, England
1639
1639-1864
Age 14
Richard Lyon resided here in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1671
1671
Age 46
Richard Lyon resided here in Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
1678
17 Oct 1678
Age 53
Death of Richard Lyon in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Heston, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1433.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JPL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639-1864
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The history of Fairfield : Fairfield County, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1649; Page Number: 185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Page Number: 186

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File

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