Captain Benjamin Lyon
1730 - 1807 (76 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Captain Benjamin Lyon was born on 31 Dec 1730 in Seekonk, MA (son of Caleb Lyon and Margaret Lyon); died on 14 Jul 1807 in Woodstock, Conn. Notes:
"Captain Benjamin Lyon, born Seekonk, MA, December 31, 1730. Died July14, 1807 in Woodstock, Conn. Picture in Lyon Memorial, vol. 1. Hemarried Sarah May on January 25, 1752 at Woodstock. She was born October22, 1733 and died March 31, 1818. He was Captain of the 17th Company,11th Regiment, October 1772 (Col. Records, Connecticut SIX 9). He was amade a bequest to procure library "United Lyon Library". ThisRevolutionary ancestor gives admission to the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution."
From Sandi Hartnell, (hartnellsl@attbi.com) see Notes under William (ofRoxberry) Lyon, b December 13, 1620Captain married Sarah May on 25 Jan 1752 in Woodstock, Conn. Sarah was born on 22 Oct 1733; died on 31 Mar 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Hanna Lyon and died.
- Sarah Lyon and died.
- Nehemiah Lyon was born on 9 Oct 1753; died in Craftsbury, Vermont.
2. Caleb Lyon was born on 15 Apr 1709 (son of John Lyon and Elizabeth Newell); died on 14 Nov 1792. Caleb married Margaret Lyon on 29 Feb 1728. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret Lyon and died. Children:
- 1. Captain Benjamin Lyon was born on 31 Dec 1730 in Seekonk, MA; died on 14 Jul 1807 in Woodstock, Conn.
Generation: 3
4. John Lyon was born on 14 May 1673 in Roxbury, MA (son of John Lyon and Abigail Polly); died in Feb 1725 in Or 5/19/1762 In Rehoboth. John + Elizabeth Newell. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Newell and died. Children:
- 2. Caleb Lyon was born on 15 Apr 1709; died on 14 Nov 1792.
Generation: 4
8. John Lyon was born in Apr 1647 in Roxbury, MA (son of William (of Roxberry) Lyon and Sarah Rachel Ruggles); died on 15 Jan 1703; was buried in West Roxbury Cemetery. Notes:
See also
Hartnell Family Tree
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:1966349
Sandra HartnellJohn married Abigail Polly on 24 Mar 1672 in John Eliot's Church (Conflict: May 10, 1670?). Abigail (daughter of John Polley and Susannah Bacon) was born on 4 Jun 1647; died on 15 Jan 1703; was buried in West Roxbury Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Abigail Polly was born on 4 Jun 1647 (daughter of John Polley and Susannah Bacon); died on 15 Jan 1703; was buried in West Roxbury Cemetery. Children:
- 4. John Lyon was born on 14 May 1673 in Roxbury, MA; died in Feb 1725 in Or 5/19/1762 In Rehoboth.