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Captain Theophilus Lyon

Male 1744 - 1824  (80 years)

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  1. 1.  Captain Theophilus Lyon was born on 1 Apr 1744 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1824 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1762, 1775-1778, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; French and Indian War American Revolution Alarm of Lexington - 19 Apr 1775 Dorchester Camp 1775

    Notes:

    Served in the French and Indian War, 1762 in Capt Timothy Hamants
    Company, aged 17 years.
    Lyon, Theophilus, Stoughton.2d Lieutenant, Capt. Asahel Smith's
    (Stoughton) co. of militia, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., which
    marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also,
    Lieutenant, Capt. William Bent's co.; return of [p.99] Gen. Heath's
    regt., dated May 20, 1775; company stationed at Dorchester Camp; also,
    Capt. Bent's co., Col. John Greaton's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1,
    1775; engaged April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 days; also, Capt.
    Bent's co., 36th regt.; company return dated Fort No. 2, Oct. 5, 1775;
    also, Captain, 9th co. (South co. of 1st Parish in Stoughton), Col.
    Benjamin Gill's (3d Suffolk Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of
    officers chosen in said regiment, dated Stoughton, March 22, 1776;
    ordered in Council March 25, 1776, that said officers be commissioned;
    reported commissioned March 23 [?], 1776; also, Captain, Col. Benjamin
    Gill's regt.; service, 2 days; company marched from Stoughton to
    Braintree March 22, 1776; also, Captain; pay roll of said Lyon's co.
    made up for service from March 1, 1778, to April 9, 1778; company
    marched to Castle Island under command of Lieut. Col. Samuel Peirce.
    Theophilus was also Stoughton Town Clerk Pro Temp in Oct and Nov 1776.

    Theophilus married Anne Adams on 23 Aug 1766 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Anne (daughter of William Adams and Ruth Bass) was born on 22 Aug 1745 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1826 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1767 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. James Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1769 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1770 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Anne Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1771 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Lucretia Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1773 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    5. 6. Nancy Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 02 Jul 1787 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Oct 1813 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.
    6. 7. Eunice Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1775 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. 8. John Adams Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1777 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died in Apr 1840 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    8. 9. Ruth Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1781; died on 6 Oct 1811 in Massachusetts; was buried in 1811 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 16 Nov 1767 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  2. 3.  James Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 7 Nov 1769 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1770 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  3. 4.  Anne Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 26 Jun 1771 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  4. 5.  Lucretia Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 28 Jul 1773 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Possibly the Lucretia Lyon who died in Chelsea,MA 5Feb1842 aged 70
    years,, of Pleurisy Fever


  5. 6.  Nancy Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born in 1774 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 02 Jul 1787 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Oct 1813 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.

    Nancy married Benjamin Norcross on 11 Jul 1796 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Daniel Norcross and Abigail Chapin) was born on 6 Mar 1771 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Apr 1811 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Eunice Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 26 Jul 1775 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Eunice married Moses Pratt on 8 May 1796 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  John Adams Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born on 31 Jul 1777 in Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died in Apr 1840 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    John married Charlotte Barrett on 15 Dec 1800 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Charlotte (daughter of Amos Barrett and Miletiah Stimpson) was born about 1777; died on 5 Jan 1820 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Eliza Ann Lyon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1802 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  8. 9.  Ruth Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Theophilus1) was born about 1781; died on 6 Oct 1811 in Massachusetts; was buried in 1811 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Eliza Ann Lyon Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Theophilus1) was born on 28 Jan 1802 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Eliza married William F. Fitch on 3 Jun 1827 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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