 Abt 1624 - 1707
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| Name |
Henry Lyon |
| Born |
Abt 1624 |
Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1670 |
Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
- ESSEX CO., NJ 1670, NEWARK; page 239
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| Will |
09 Apr 1703 |
New Jersey |
| Buried |
1707 |
Orange, Essex Co, New Jersey |
- Old Orange Graveyard(age 84)
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| Died |
23 Mar 1707 |
Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
| Notes |
- Henry Lyon (c1624-23 Mar 1707) was from Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. His parents may have been Thomas & Mary Lyon. Two of Henry's brothers, Thomas and Richard, also immigrated to Connecticut; reportedly, all three brothers fought in Oliver Cromwell's armies.
Henry lived at Milford, CT by 1646, when he took the freeman's oath. Henry married 4 May 1652 Elizabeth Bateman (cc1630-89), daughter of William Bateman, in Fairfield, CT. Henry may have moved there at the time; initially, however, he may have moved following his brother,
Thomas, who lived in Fairfield. Henry and his son, Thomas, were among the Newark founders in 1666. They both moved to Elizabethtown, NJ by 1673, when they swore othes of allegience (however, son Benjamin was born in Elizabeth 1668). Henry returned to Newark by 1696. He served as Newark's first treasurer (1668-73), first tavern keeper, and Burner of Woods and Meadows (1673); upon his return to Newark, he served as town Fence Sitter (1705). For Elizabethtown, he served in the East New Jersey Assembly, the Governor's Council, and as an Essex County judge. Among his lands was what became known as Lyon's Farm in Newark. He was interred at the Old Burial Ground, Orange.
Henry and Elizabeth (Bateman) Lyon had nine children: Thomas (c1653-fall 1694); Mary (c1654-pre1684 m. Sgt. John Ward; Samuel (c1655-Jan/Feb 1707); Joseph; Nathaniel (cc1663-1702); John (c1665-2 Nov 1694); Benjamin (1668-177 Apr 1720); Ebenezer (1670--c1739). Henry married 2d c1690 Mary (?) and they had two children: Mary (c1691-); and Dorcas (c1692-).
Ref#274:
He helped to build John Cunningham's Newark Ordinary (Tavern & Boarding House) now known as the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ.
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| Person ID |
I30158 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
23 Dec 2001 |
| Family |
Elizabeth Bateman, b. 1631, probably, Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1703, Elizabethtown, Union Co, New Jersey |
| Married |
04 May 1652 |
Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut |
| Children |
| | 1. Thomas Lyon, b. 1652, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. fall 1694, probably, New Jersey |
| | 2. Mary Lyon, b. 1654, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. Bef 1684 |
| | 3. Samuel Lyon, b. Abt 1656, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. Est 1706 |
| | 4. Joseph Lyon, b. 1659, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. 25 Feb 1726, Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
| | 5. Nathaniel Lyon, b. 1663, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. Bef 1702 |
| | 6. John Lyon, b. 1666, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut , d. Aft 23 Oct 1694, Burlington, Burlington Co, New Jersey |
| | 7. Benjamin Lyon, Esq., b. 1668, Elizabethtown, Union Co, New Jersey , d. Bef 07 Apr 1720, Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
| | 8. Ebenezer Lyon, b. 1670, Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey , d. 13 Mar 1739, Elizabethtown, Union Co, New Jersey |
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| Family ID |
F2547 |
Group Sheet |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - Abt 1624 - Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland |
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 | Married - 04 May 1652 - Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut |
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 | Census - 1670 - Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
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 | Will - 09 Apr 1703 - New Jersey |
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 | Buried - 1707 - Orange, Essex Co, New Jersey |
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| Died - 23 Mar 1707 - Newark, Essex Co, New Jersey |
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