Henry Lyman, II

Henry Lyman, II was not the son of John Lyman & Margaret Lyman

Biography

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130715828/henry-lyman

Henry Lyman born about 1552 and buried on May 4, 1605 in Navestock. He married twice, first to Elizabeth Rande and second to Phillis Stane.

Children of Henry and Elizabeth all were Baptized in High Ongar.

1. Judith Bapt. Nov 2, 1578 buried Nov 4, 1578.
2. Jane Bapt. Oct 20, 1579 buried Oct 21, 1579.
3. Richard Bapt. Oct 30, 1580 died Aug 1640 in Hartford, Connecticut.
4. Henry Bapt. Nov 19, 1581 buried Mar 13, 1589 in Navestock.
5. Agnes Bapt. Nov 28, 1585.
6. Sarah Bapt. Jan 18, 1587.

Children of Henry and Phillis all baptized in Navestock.

1. Henry Bapt. Jun 6, 1591.
2. William Bapt. Mar 2, 1594.
3. Phyllis Bapt. May 12, 1597.

Disputed Parents and Ancestry

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lyman-86

It has been claimed that Henry Lyman was the son of John Lyman and Margaret Gerard, with a long medieval lineage. This alleged Lyman ancestry has been firmly rejected:

"Lyman Coleman in Lyman Family in Great Britain and America (1872) derived Richard Lyman from High Ongar, co. Essex, England. Many English records are given, but there are serious discrepancies between items obtained from Essex County parish registers and a long Lyman line of descent which is traced back through the Lambert family to the Umfrevilles. Furthermore, some patently false states are made. It would almost seem that the author obtained some genuine records from England but was deceived into accepting a fraudulent pedigree, and that he tried to combine them, with little success.

"Many years ago, two descendants of Richard Lyman, studying the Lyman Family independently, both reached the conclusion that the English line there given, despite the inclusion of authentic records, cannot be accepted in toto as there set forth....

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Based on merged profiles,

Birth date could also be 1609. -SPF

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lyman-86
• “The Mother of Richard Lyman of Hartford, Connecticut,” The American Genealogist. vol 30, page 187 - 190 < AmericanAncestors > (Henry Lyman as son of John Lyman and Margaret Gerard disproved)
• Genealogy of the Lyman family in Great Britain & America, the ancestors and descendants of Richard Lyman, from High Ongar in England, 1631; by Coleman Lyman; Published 1872 by J. Munsell in Albany, N.Y . Page 14. < Archive.Org > (has errors)
• “Henry succeeded his father in the possession of the estates at Navistoke and High Ongar, Essex County and was living at High Ongar in 1590.
• Lorraine Hamann Thurston Chandler History Updated June 26, 2009
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZPZ-HPM “Elizabeth was the first wife of Henry Lyman. Then he married Phyllis. There are two versions of his second marriage and children; it is undetermined which is correct. See "Genealogy of the Lyman Family."