Major Philip Lyons

Major Philip Lyons was a fine penman, a good mathematician, a successful farmer and stock-raiser. Philip Lyons was a major in the militia regiment, was well and favorably known throughout the county until his death in December, 1845.

Major Philip Lyons (son of William Lyons) married Miss Susan Morgan Lyons, when he was twenty-six years of age. She was the daughter of David Morgan, a well-to-do farmer of Fayette county,who died at the age of fifty four years, February 14, 1787.

Phillip Lyons and Susan Morgan: unto their marriage were born nine children: George Lyons; MaryLyons; Nancy Lyons; Elizabeth Lyons; William Lyons; Morgan Lyons; John A Lyons; Margaret Lyons; Samuel Lyons.