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William Lyon 1540–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 7 Sep 1624

Death Location: Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England

Father: Lord Glamis

Mother: Joan Keith

Spouse(s): Isabel Wightman, Margerit None

Children(s): Richard Lyon, Richard Lyon, John Lyon, Anne Lyon, Robert Lyon, John LYON, Thomas Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, William Lyon, Thomas Lyon, Thomas Lane

The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England. William Lyon married Isabel Wightman, Margerit, and had children including Anne Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, John Lyon, Richard Lyon, Robert Lyon, Thomas Lane, Thomas Lyon, Thomas Of Rye Lyon, William Lyon. William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
  • William Lyon married Isabel Wightman, Margerit, and had children including Anne Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, John Lyon, Richard Lyon, Robert Lyon, Thomas Lane, Thomas Lyon, Thomas Of Rye Lyon, William Lyon.
  • William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Glamis
1509–1592
Birth Location: Glamis (Forfar) England
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Joan Keith
1514–1550
Birth Location: Ryslippe, Middlesex, , England,
JK

Spouses(s)

Isabel Wightman
1559–1593
Birth Location: The Hill, Middlesex, England
IW
Margerit None
1549–1619
Birth Location: Sileby, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Lyon
1590–1678
Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England
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Richard Lyon
1625–1678
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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John Lyon
1578–1634
Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England
JL
Anne Lyon
1594–1634
Birth Location: London, London, England
AL
Robert Lyon
1578–
Birth Location: –
RL
John LYON
1568–1569
Birth Location: , Middlesex, , England
JL
Thomas Lyon
1585–1678
Birth Location: Heston,Little Stanmer,Middlesex,England
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Audrey Lyon
1584–1631
Birth Location: Heston,Middlesex,Eng
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Isabelle Lyon
1568–
Birth Location: Heston,Middlesex,Eng
IL
William Lyon
1580–1634
Birth Location: Stanmer, Parva, Middlesex, England
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Thomas Lyon
1621–1690
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Thomas Lane
1571–1632
Birth Location: Sileby, Leicestershire, England
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William Lyon's Ancestors

Self
William Lyon
1540–1624
Birth Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Parents
Lord John Lyon 7th Lord of Glamis
1509–1592
Glamis (Forfar) England
Joan ("Janet") Keith
1514–1550
Ryslippe, Middlesex, , England,
Grandparents
John (Lyon Lord) Glamis
1495–1528
Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
Jonet (Janet) Douglas
1495–1537
, Angus, , Scotland
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1470–1510
Elizabeth Gray
1485–1529
George Angus"
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1470–1514
William Marischal
1451–1527
Lady Gordon
1462–1525
John Morton
1459–1513
Janet Crichton
–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glamis
1431–1497
Elizabeth Lyon
1435–1492
Lord Gray
1446–1513
Janet Keith
1446–1483
Archibald Douglas
1449–1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1458–1498
Sir Drummond
1438–1519
Lady Crawford
1445–1519
William Marischal
1425–1482
Mariota Erskine
1430–1482
George Huntly
1435–1501
Princess Stewart
1433–1485
James Dalkeith
1426–1493
Princess Stewart
1428–1493
Sir Cranton-Riddel
1460–1521
Katherine Turing
–1490

William Lyon's Descendants

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William Lyon (1540–7 Sep 1624) m. Isabel Wightman (1559–1593) m. Margerit (1549–30 Dec 1619)
  1. 1. Richard Lyon 1590–1678 m. Margaret Hopwood 1590–1662 m. Margaret Winthrop 1630–1705
    1. 1. Henry (A) LYON 1621–1707 m. Elizabeth Lyon 1623–1689 m. Elizabeth Bateman 1627–1703
      1. 1. Benjamin (Lyon) (Esq.) 1668–1720 m. Bethia Condit 1660–1720
        1. 1. Benjamin (Lyon) Jr. 1694–1747 m. Martha ("Mary") Condit 1694–1749
        2. 2. Rachel Lyon 1717–1800
        3. 3. Rachel Lyon 1717–1800
        4. 4. Joanna Lyon 1690–1761
        5. 5. Abigail Lyon 1684–
        6. 6. Anna Lyon 1689–1744
      2. 2. Mary Lyon 1654–1684
      3. 3. John Lyon 1647–1702
      4. 4. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
      5. 5. Samuel LYON 1655–1707
      6. 6. Joseph Lyon 1658–1726
      7. 7. Ebenezer (Captain) Lyon 1670–1739 m. Elizabeth Winans 1669–1739
        1. 1. Mary (Joy) Lyon 1700–1726
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Winans) Lyon 1701–1739
        3. 3. Ebenezer (Lyon) (Capt) 1696–1739
        4. 4. Abigail Lyon 1715–1759
        5. 5. Susannah Lyon 1704–1776
        6. 6. Darkis Lyon 1692–1766
        7. 7. Phebe Lyon 1698–1738
      8. 8. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
      9. 9. Mary Lyon 1690–
      10. 10. Nathaniel Lyon 1663–1700
      11. 11. Capt. (Ebenezer) Lyon 1670–1739 m. Elizabeth Winans 1668–1739
        1. 1. Ebenezer Lyon 1696–1739 m. Abigail Kingsland 1706–1737
        2. 2. Elizabeth Lyon 1701–1739
        3. 3. Mary (Joy) Lyon 1694–1726
        4. 4. Dorcas Lyon 1694–1739
        5. 5. Abigail Lyon 1696–1759
        6. 6. Phebe Lyon 1700–1739
        7. 7. Darkis Lyon 1702–
        8. 8. Susannah Lyon 1704–1777
        9. 9. Deborah Lyon 1708–1739
        10. 10. Daughter Lyon 1711–1739
        11. 11. Susanna Lyon 1713–1766
        12. 12. Benjamin Lyon –1764
        13. 13. Hannah Lyon –1745
        14. 14. Peter Lyon 1722–1784
      12. 12. Samuel Lyon 1655–1707
      13. 13. Joseph Lyon 1658–1726
      14. 14. Benjamin Lyon 1651–1720
      15. 15. Mary LYON 1654–1684
      16. 16. Benjamin Lyon 1668–1720
      17. 17. Mary Lyon 1691–
      18. 18. Nathaniel Lyon 1668–1700
      19. 19. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
      20. 20. Dorcas Lyon 1692–1703
      21. 21. Lyons Lyon 1655–1705
      22. 22. Nathaniel Lyon 1663–1700
      23. 23. John Lyon 1665–1694
    2. 2. Richard Lyon 1624–1679 m. Margaret Winthrop 1630–1705
      1. 1. Moses Lyon 1640–1698
    3. 3. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690 m. Martha (Johanna) Winthrop 1630–1653 m. Mary (Eliza) Hoyt 1635–1696
      1. 1. Mary (Marie) Lyon 1649–1713
      2. 2. Deborah Lyon 1666–1702
      3. 3. John Lyon 1658–1736
      4. 4. Abigail Lyon 1655–1713
      5. 5. Sarah Lyon 1663–1687
      6. 6. Thomas Lyon 1673–1739 m. Abigail Ogden 1677–1760
      7. 7. Joseph Lyon 1677–1761
      8. 8. Samuel Lyon 1663–1713
      9. 9. Johanna Lyon 1663–1764
      10. 10. Elizabeth Lyon 1666–1725
    4. 4. William Lyon 1660–1699
    5. 5. Samuel ("Sgt.") Lyon 1665–1733
    6. 6. Samuel Lyon 1644–1723
    7. 7. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
    8. 8. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
    9. 9. Esther Lyon 1658–1723
    10. 10. Elizabeth ("Betty") Lyon 1659–1722
    11. 11. Abigail Lyon 1673–1698
    12. 12. Joseph Lyon 1643–1726
    13. 13. John Lyon 1620–1690
    14. 14. George Lyon 1640–1690
    15. 15. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
    16. 16. Esther Lyon 1658–1699
    17. 17. Samuel Lyon 1616–1732
    18. 18. Thomas Lyon 1609–1659
    19. 19. Moses Lyon 1651–1698
    20. 20. William Lyon 1660–1699
    21. 21. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
    22. 22. Elizabeth Lyon 1660–1695
    23. 23. Henry! Lyon 1619–1703
  2. 2. Richard Lyon 1625–1678
  3. 3. John Lyon 1578–1634
  4. 4. Anne Lyon 1594–1634
  5. 5. Robert Lyon 1578–
  6. 6. John LYON 1568–1569
  7. 7. Thomas Lyon 1585–1678
  8. 8. Audrey Lyon 1584–1631
  9. 9. Isabelle Lyon 1568–
  10. 10. William Lyon 1580–1634
  11. 11. Thomas (of Rye) Lyon 1621–1690
  12. 12. Thomas Lane 1571–1632

William Lyon's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
1614
14 Aug 1614
Age 74
William Lyon was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1624
7 Sep 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
1624
7 Sep 1624
Age 84
Burial of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England
Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lyon memorial
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1614
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR020681-0-688

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lyon memorial
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lyon memorial
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