William Lyon

• BIRTH 23 Dec 1620 Heston, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
• BAPTISIM: 23 Dec 1620, Heston, Middlesex, ENG
• MIGRATION embarked for America 11 Sep 1635 in the Hopewell
• WILL Signed: 2 Mar 1694; Proved: 10 Aug 1694
• DEATH 21 May 1692 (aged 71) Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 45344649 Bio by: Linda Mac

Born about 1621 (aged 14 on 11 September 1635). Buried at Roxbury 21 May 1692.Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Hopewell." (On 11 September 1635, "W[illia]m Lyon," aged 14, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Hopewell). First settled in Roxbury; moved to Rowley by 1676, & Roxbury 1678.

Married: (1) Roxbury 17 June 1646 Sarah Ruggles, daughter of THOMAS RUGGLES {1637, Roxbury}.
(2) Rowley 30 November 1676 Martha (Philbrick) Cass, daughter of THOMAS PHILBRICK {1636, Watertown} and widow of John Cass. She died at Roxbury "about" 4 August 1694.

The editors of the Lyon Memorial state that "There appears to be no reason to question the conclusion reached by Albert Welles that this was the William Lyon who was baptized at Heston, now part of the city of London, Dec. 23, 1620, the youngest son of William and Anne (Carter) Lyon of Heston." On the contrary, aside from the correct name and age, there is no particular reason to believe that this baptism does apply to this immigrant, although it is not impossible.

Note

Y-DNA testing In Geni's Surname Project (see page for further information) has proven that Richard LYON and Henry LYON were closely related. See:Henry Lyon, of Newark. Rather surprisingly, it also appears William LYON of Roxbury is closely related to them, while Thomas LYON of Rye is not. At last, some solid evidence on the relationships of these four men! Y-DNA Haplogroup: R1b-DF5 [2]

Spouses
Sarah Ruggles Lyon 1628–1688 (m. 1646)
Martha Philbrick Lyon 1631–1694 (m. 1676)

Sarah RUGGLES b. 19 Apr 1629 m. 1646 d. 1688 came to America as an infant with her parents born to John RUGGLES of Nazing, Eng. and Mary CURTIS
Martha PHILBRICKb. 1631 m. 30 Sep/Nov 1677 d. 4 Aug 1694, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA m. 1st John CASSE

Children — born in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA:

• 1. John LYON, bap. 10 Apr 1647 d. 1702
• 2. Thomas LYON, bap. 8 Aug 1648; d. 1734, Roxbury
• 3. Samuel LYON, bap. 10 Jun 1650; d. 7 Apr 1713, Roxbury
• 4. William LYON, bap. 12 Jul 1652; d. 10 Aug 1714, Roxbury
• 5. Joseph LYON, b. 30 Nov 1654 d. 1721
• 6. Sarah LYON, bap. 8 Mar 1657
• 7. Jonathan LYON, b. 5 Sep 1666; bap. 9 Sep 1666; d. 5 Jan 1668
• 8? Jonathan LYON, b. 1668; d. 30 May 1668; bur. 5 Jun 1668

References

1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45344649/william-lyon

2 http://dgmweb.net/Resources/GenLin/Gen-LyonHenry.html UPDATE (25 May 2010)