Benjamin LyonAge: 81 years1754–1835
- Name
- Benjamin Lyon
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Lyon
 Birth | May 23, 1754 32 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Lyon July 3, 1759 (Age 5 years) |
 Additional Info | Lyon Family History Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ |
| Baptism of a sister | Joanna Lyon April 17, 1763 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susannah “Susan” Lyon March 22, 1766 (Age 11 years) |
| Baptism of a sister | Susannah “Susan” Lyon May 11, 1766 (Age 11 years) Note: See attached source. Unnamed Lyon must be Susannah due to closeness of birth/christening dates |
| Baptism of a sister | Phoebe Lyon June 16, 1771 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Joanna Lyon October 12, 1783 (Age 29 years) Note: See Page 112 in "Lyon Memorial: Families of Connecticut and New Jersey" |
| Death of a father | Peter Lyon September 23, 1784 (Age 30 years) |
| Probate | October 13, 1784 (Age 30 years) Note: Peter Lyn died intestate. His "estate" was underwent Renunciation by Widow Johanna Lyon, his wife. |
| Probate | October 14, 1784 (Age 30 years) Note: Peter Lyn died intestate. His sons, Benjamin and Ebenezer Lyon, were named Administrators of his Estate. |
| Death of a mother | Joanna Clark November 13, 1791 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bethia Lyon October 21, 1812 (Age 58 years) Source: geni.com Citation details: https://www.geni.com/people/Bethia-Lyon/6000000090084765647 |
| Death of a brother | David Lyon July 8, 1818 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susannah “Susan” Lyon after 1820 (Age 65 years) Note: Found in 1820 Census but not in 1830 Census |
| Death of a brother | Ebenezer Lyon 1831 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Lyon September 1, 1833 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | December 31, 1835 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Peter Lyon Birth: about 1722 — New Jersey, United States Death: September 23, 1784 — New Jersey, United States |
| mother |
Joanna Clark Birth: December 28, 1726 — New Jersey, United States Death: November 13, 1791 — Essex, New Jersey, United States |
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Marriage: about 1745 — New Jersey, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Ebenezer Lyon Birth: April 29, 1746 24 19 — New Jersey, United States Death: 1831 — Washington Valley, New Providence, New Jersey, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Bethia Lyon Birth: February 8, 1748 26 21 — Stony Hill, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: October 21, 1812 — Warren, Union, Ohio, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
David Lyon Birth: about 1748 26 21 — Essex, New Jersey, United States Death: July 8, 1818 — Weston, New York, United States |
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6 years himself |
Benjamin Lyon Birth: May 23, 1754 32 27 — Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States Death: December 31, 1835 — Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Nathaniel Lyon Birth: July 3, 1759 37 32 — Essex, New Jersey, United States Death: September 1, 1833 — Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Joanna Lyon Baptism: April 17, 1763 41 36 — New Providence, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: October 12, 1783 — New Jersey, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Susannah “Susan” Lyon Baptism: May 11, 1766 44 39 — New Providence, Union, New Jersey, United States Birth: March 22, 1766 44 39 — Stony Hill, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: after 1820 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Phoebe Lyon Baptism: June 16, 1771 49 44 — New Providence, Union, New Jersey, United States Death: after 1840 — New Jersey, United States |
Benjamin Lyon has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Birth | "Daughters of the American Revolution - Genealogy Research" |
| Additional Info | "History and Genealogy of Westfield New Jersey and Vicinity" Publication: American History Press Citation details: https://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/ |
| Probate | New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 |
| Probate | New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 |
| Death | "Daughters of the American Revolution - Genealogy Research" |
| Birth | "Revolutionary War Soldier, Source: D.A.R. Patriot Index part 2-Lyon: Lyons.
Benjamin Lyon was a house builder and lived on Stoney Hill. He was a member of Captain Marsh's Light Horse Troop, Essex County, New Jersey Militia during the Revolutionary war. He was married before the war was over. After the war, he sold his farm in New Jersey and moved to the head of the Mingo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania-about a helf mile north of the village of Doningville. The farm had been owned by the Andy Crouch family for many years and was later owned by John Crouch. William Lyon wrote: the old original house and home of Benjamin is still standing. It was built by his own hands as he was a master mechanic in his day. While his family was cultivating the farm, he was engaged in building many of the residences, mills and factories of those days. He lived on his farm until the death of his first wife which occurred in 1801. Benjamin sold the farm and moved to Smith Creek in Greene County, Pennsylvania where he again bought a farm and married a second wife whose maiden name was Muncy. (Gertrude). Benjamin Lyon died at the good old age of 84 years in the year 1836 and was buried on the old Tom Smith farm on Smith Creek, two miles from Waynesburg. (from Pamela Villafuerte)." |
| Probate | Peter Lyn died intestate. His "estate" was underwent Renunciation by Widow Johanna Lyon, his wife. |
| Probate | Peter Lyn died intestate. His sons, Benjamin and Ebenezer Lyon, were named Administrators of his Estate. |