Lyon, John 1a

Birth Name Lyon, John
Gender male
Age at Death 79 years, 27 days

Narrative

The Burdens of Loyalty: Refugee Tales from the First American Civil
War
By Stephen Davidson
stephendavids@gmail.com

Those with Loyalist ancestors (or distant Tory uncles and aunts) will
enjoy this account of the refugee experiences of the Redding,
Connecticut, family of John and Hepzibeth (BETTS) LYON.

The author traces the family's flight from Connecticut in 1776 to a
Long Island refugee camp, to their journey away from the new United
States of America. It ends with them founding a new settlement in
1783.

During their journey, the LYONS met revolutionary war refugees from
many parts of New England. More than 100 of these Loyalist stories are
also given. Of special interest is the annotated passenger list of the
"Union," the first ship to bring Loyalists to modern day New
Brunswick, Canada--including the first black Loyalists to enter the
province.

This e-book is available for $5.25 (CDN) from:
http://www.loonielink.com

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1739-11-16 Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut    
Death 1818-12-13 Kingston, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada    

Age: 79y 0m 27d

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Lyon, Nathan1703-11-281757-11-21
Mother Mallory, Abigail1701-08-05
    Sister     Lyon, Abigail 1720
    Brother     Lyon, Nathan 1725-04-25
    Brother     Lyon, Peter 1727
    Brother     Lyon, Henry 1730 1773-12-24
    Sister     Lyon, Elizabeth 1732
    Brother     Lyon, David 1734
    Brother     Lyon, Eli 1736
         Lyon, John 1739-11-16 1818-12-13
    Brother     Lyon, Joseph 1741

Families

Family of Lyon, John and Betts, Hepzibah
Unknown Partner Betts, Hepzibah ( * 1741-05-11 + 1817-09-25 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Lyon, John1763-07-08
Lyon, Abigail1764
Lyon, Reuben1766
Lyon, Sabra1768
Lyon, Ruth1771
Lyon, Peter1773
Lyon, George1776
Lyon, William Henry1781

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I48292 Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I48292
        Name: William Lyon
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1540 in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland
        Death: 07 SEP 1624 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

         

         

        Father: 6th Lord Glamis John Lyon b: ABT 1509 in Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland
        Mother: Janet Keith b: ABT 1512 in Lovat Castle, Kilmorack, Invernesshire, Scotland

        Marriage 1 Isabell Wightman b: ABT 1545 in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
        Children
        Has No Children John Lyon b: ABT 1568 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has No Children Isabelle Lyon b: ABT 1572 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has No Children Audrey Lyon b: ABT 1578 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has Children William Lyon b: ABT 1580 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has No Children Thomas Lyon b: ABT 1584 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has No Children Robert Lyon b: ABT 1586 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
        Has Children Richard Lyon b: ABT 1588 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

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        e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net