Lt. Elisha Lyman, Sr.

2 Joseph Lyman4, Benjamin3, John2, Richard1, 1699-1763, b. 1699; m. Abigail Lewis of Farmington, Ct., who was b. in 1701. He remained in Northampton where he d. March 30, 1763, thirteen years before the death of his wife on whose tombstone are inscribed these words:

The grave is that home of man Where dwells the multitude. Northampton, Mass.

Children, Fifth Generation:

14 1 Eunice, b. May 30, 1723; m. Capt. Samuel Clark of Northampton.

15 2 Mercy, b. Sept. 7, 1729; m. Flon. Joseph Hawley, the patriot of the Revolution, who first uttered the sentiment, "We must fight," afterwards quoted by Patrick Henry.

16 3 Joseph, b. May 4, 1731.

17 4 Eleanor, b. May I8, 1732; d. in infancy.

18 5 Elisha, b. June 22, 1734.

19 6 Eleanor, b. Sept. 24, 1737; m. Capt. Oliver Lyman, of Vt. Ch.6th Gen.:

1 Erastus, b. Feb. 9, 1761, who m. Abigail Bracket.

2 Mary, b., 1765; m. Lynde Lord, of Litchfield, Ct., Jan. 30, 1786.

3 Joseph, b. Oct. 22, 1767.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Genealogy of the Lyman Family in Great Britain & America: The Ancestors & Descendants of Richard Lyman, from High Ongar in England, 1631
• Author Lyman Coleman
• Publisher J. Munsell, 1872
• Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized Jun 13, 2007
• Length 533 pages
• Page 392
• https://books.google.com/books?id=IR43AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA392&lpg=PA392&d...

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18 Elisha Lyman, son of Joseph, and grandson of Benjamin, the ancestor of this branch, was b. June 22, 1734, m. Abigail Janes ; d. Aug. 13, 1798. Northampton, Mass.

Children, Sixth Generation.

96 1 Elisha, b. April 25, 1765, d. early.

97 2 Micah Jones, b. Oct. 17, 1767, at Northampton.

98 3 Elisha, b. Jan. 26, 1770, Champlain, N.Y.

99 4 Lewis, b. June 8, 1772 ; m. Mary Parrot Paine, b. at Troy, Aug. 9, 1815. He d. March 20, 1852, leaving no children.

101 5 Theodore, b. Nov. 3, 1784.

102 6 Henry, b. July 23, 1788 ; d. Sept. 20, 1809, at Burlington, Vt., though a resident of Montreal, unmarried.

103 7 Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1775; m. Samuel Hedge; d. in Montreal, in 185... ., .

104 8 Susannah, b. Feb. 10, 1780 ; m. Roswell Corse, resides in Montreal; d. in 1852, leaving two daughters, viz: Ch. 7th Gen. : 1 Susan, m. Dr. Arthur Fisher. 2 Mary, m. Henry Lyman, son of Elisha of the 6th Gen., all of Montreal.

107 9 Abigail, b. Dec. 30, 1782; d. Oct. 25, 1806.

Bibliographic information:

• Title: Genealogy of the Lyman family in Great Britain & America : the ancestors and descendants of Richard Lyman, from High Ongar in England, 1631
• Author: Coleman, Lyman, 1796-1882
• Published 1872
• Topics Lyman family, Lyman, Richard, 1580-1640
• Publisher Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell
• Pages 1098
• Language English
• Call number 31833013284572
• Digitizing sponsor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• Book contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• Collection allen_county; americana
• Notes Handwriting in margins mostly unreadable in the book. This is a photocopied book. Photocopy lines and markings appear in the scan Print quality varies Some pages photocopied into book crooked.
• Full catalog record MARCXML
• Page 396
• https://archive.org/stream/genealogyoflyman00cole#page/n812/mode/1up

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DAR information:

http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full...

• LYMAN, ELISHA
• Ancestor #: A072585
• Service: MASSACHUSETTS
• Rank: LIEUTENANT
• Birth: 6-22-1734 NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS
• Death: 8-13-1798 NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS
• Service Description: 1) CAPT STRONG
• Spouse 1) ABIGAIL JONES