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Sarah (unknown) Lyman - Disputed origins

Started by Erica Howton on Thursday, September 14, 2023

Sarah Lyman wife of Richard Lyman, of Hartford is not proven as the daughter of Roger Osborne of Halstead in Kent.

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35605581/sarah-lyman

Sarah's maiden name is unknown or unproven. She was born about 1585 in England, estimated from births of her children. Her husband, Richard died between 22 Apr 1640 (date of will) and 3 Mar 1640/1 ("when his thirty acres were called the property of Richard Lyman, deceased." "Widow Lyman" made her will 24 Jul 1641/2, and she died before 27 Jan 1642/3 when both their wills were proved.

Richard Lyman married by 1611 Sarah _____; "Sarah Lyman, the wife of Richard Lyman," admitted to Roxbury church as member #20. They came from High Ongar, Essex to Massachusetts Bay in 1631. They first settled in Roxbury; moved to Hartford in 1636. She died by 27 January 1642[/3] when her will was brought to court with that of her husband.

They had nine children (baptisms in TAG 30:188): PHILLIS HILLS, Richard, William, William again, Richard, Sarah, Anne, John, Robert.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project

From her bio and from Robert Charles Anderson: "(Some older sources claim that Sarah was daughter of Richard Osborne of Halstead, Kent, but there is no support for this identification.)"

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