Benjamin Lyon

Benjamin Lyon BIRTH 7 Mar 1733 Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA DEATH Dec 1822 (aged 89) White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA BURIAL First Presbyterian Church Cemetery White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA PLOT Sec C Grave 100

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Benjamin was in New York in 1723 serving as a Reverend and a yeoman (farmer). He enlisted in Cat. Nathaniel Hyatt's Company of West in Apr 1758. In 1776 he was a member of the West Chester company committee of safety from White Plains, NLY., West Chester County Militia. In 1775, he joined the minutemen, West Chester County, White Plains. He was a delegate to the provincial congress which met in White Plains, 1776. He voted approval for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was a member of Lt. Col. Joseph Benedict's Regiment of "Association Exempts". His birthday may be 7 Mar 1733. His will was probated in White Plains, NY on 22 January 1823. Benjamin was buried at Presbyterian Church Yard, White Plains, NY.