Thomas Lyon1
M, b. circa 1621, d. before 7 September 1690
Thomas was born circa 1621 in England. Died at Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fai. It is thought that Thomas came first to the Massachusetts Colony. and then removed to Fairfield County, Connecticut, where at about the same time Richard and Henry Lyon, presumably his brothers or cousins,# appeared. Thomas married Martha Johanna Winthrop, daughter of Henry Winthrop and Elizabeth Ffownes, in 1647 in Connecticut. Thomas married Mary Hoyt, daughter of Simon Hoyt and Susanna Smith, circa 1654. Thomas made his will on 6 December 1689 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Lyon Senior, being sick and weak in body but of good perfect memory, blessed Be the Lord for it who bath now put It into my heart to sett my house In order by makeing this my Last will and Testament in manner as ffolIoweth: Imprimis--I give and bequeath my soule Into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and my body to the Earth from whence Itt came to be buried at the discretion of my freinds and as for this worldly Estate which It bath pleased The Lord to Indowe me with-all I give and bequeath as tfolloweth. ffirst---I give unto my Loveing wife Mary Lyon Thirty pounds with my best Bedd and furniture belonging to itt and one Cowe and four sheep. I give unto my soon John Lyon the Mill att Rye and all the Lands belonging to it that I bought with it and also Two Other percells that I bought of John Coe, the one Lying att the upper end of the felld at Rye of upland and the Other of Meddow Land Lyeing in the middle hassakkey Meddow with a half Lottment Lying by blind Brook and a small Lottment Lyeing att the White plains he paying unto his Mother Twelve Bushells of Indian Corn and Six Busbells of wheat yearely soe Long as she cloth Live and remain my widdow if it is demanded.
I give unto my sonn Thomas Lyon my homelott Lying up Byram River above the Country Road and half my uppermost perceII of Land Lying up the same River with two Byram Ridge Lotts, the one which I Bought of John Coe and the other of Robert Bloomer with a small percell of Land which I bought of Stephen Sherwood Joyning to these Lotts and A half Lottment of Land that Is between me and John Coe upon Bryam Ridge he allowing a fetid Cartway convenient through his homelott To goe to and from the other half of the uppermost percell of Land Lying up the said River. I alsoe give my said sonn Thomas Lyon half the Salt Meddow that I bought of John Coe and a Weavers Loom and the furniture or tacklin belonging to itt, he paying to his Mother four bushells of Indian Corn and two bushells of wheat yearely soe long as she cloth Live and Remain my widdow if it is demanded.
I gave unto my sonn Samuel Lyon the Litle Swamp for a home Lott with half the breadth of my orchard at the front Joyning to it and Also a Litle hill Lying over against ye said swamp beginning att a Cbestnutt tree northward and soe Running Round to the Copp of the hill Eastward & Southward till it meets with two black Oaks marked standing In the pasture feild with a pasture below his homelott on tire westward side of the highway that goes into the neck, And alsoe I give my sonn Samuell Tenn pounds which I Will that it be paid out of my sonn Joseph Lyons portion.
I give unto my sonn Joseph Lyon my dwelling house and Barn and homelott and the northward part of the Orchard and A pasture Iying on the Eastward side of the highway that goes into the neck, But I will that his Mother have Liberty to Live in the house soe long as she Lives & Remains my widdow ifurther, I give unto my sonn Samuell Lyon and Joseph Lyon all my Lands below the Country Road with half The Salt Meddow that I Bought of John Coe and the half of the uppermost percell of Land that I have on Byrom River, To be equally divided between them for them and Either of them to Receive when they shall come to age and then to pay unto theire Mother each of them four bushells of Indian Corn and two bushells of wheat yearly soe Long as she Lives and Remains my widdow.
I give unto all my four sonns all my Rights and priviledges in undivided Lands belonging to Greenwich and Rye to be Equally divided amongst them Except one grant of Lands to me from ye Town of Greenwich which I doe give unto my sonn Thomas Lyon And Like-wise unto my Aforesaid four sonns I doe Give All my Rights & priviledges in Lands att ifairfeild for them to dispose of as they see best.
I Give unto my five daughters as followeth unto my daughter Mary Tenn Shillings unto my daughter Abigail Tenn Shillings unto my daughter Elizabeth five pounds unto my daughter Sarah five pounds unto my daughter Debora five pounds besides what I have given them already. I give unto my son John Lyon's sonn that is my grand-child Thomas Lyon fivety shillings.
I give unto my Aforesaid foure sonns all my Estate that shall be Left After All Just Debts and Legacies be paid that shall arise or is already made to be divided amongst my aforesaid four sonns my sons John Lyon to have a double share with his Bretheren of the Estate soe Remaining (further I will that if any of my Sonns shall make Sale of theire Lands theire brothers shall have the refuseall of itt first !further I will that my two sonns Thomas & Samuel! Lyon, Shall provide Winter Meat sufficient and pasture as need shall Require for four Cows Sr Six Sheep for theire Mother and firewood as she shall have occasion My sons Joseph doeing Equally with them when he shall come to age this to be done soelong as theire Mother remains my widdow
I doe make and appoint my Loveing wife my Bonn John Lyon and my Bonn Samuel Lyon Executrs of this my Last Will and Testament and I have made choice of Thomas Brown of Rye and John Marshall Senior of Greenwich to be my Overseers to mee this my will p'formed and I doe desire That my Executors would take Advice of them concerning the same and in Testimony of this writeing abovesaid to be my Last Will & Testament I have hereunto sett my hand asd seal . Thomas Lyon (Sea])
Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Thomas Brown & John Stoakham.2
Thomas departed this life before 7 September 1690 in Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was buried at Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the Old Lyon Family Burying Ground. His will was probated on 8 November 1690 at Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Inventory of his estate was the 7th of September 1690.
In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Lyon Senior, being sick and weak in body but of good perfect memory, blessed Be the Lord for it who bath now put It into my heart to sett my house In order by makeing this my Last will and Testament in manner as ffolIoweth: Imprimis--I give and bequeath my soule Into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and my body to the Earth from whence Itt came to be buried at the discretion of my freinds and as for this worldly Estate which It bath pleased The Lord to Indowe me with-all I give and bequeath as tfolloweth. ffirst---I give unto my Loveing wife Mary Lyon Thirty pounds with my best Bedd and furniture belonging to itt and one Cowe and four sheep. I give unto my soon John Lyon the Mill att Rye and all the Lands belonging to it that I bought with it and also Two Other percells that I bought of John Coe, the one Lying att the upper end of the felld at Rye of upland and the Other of Meddow Land Lyeing in the middle hassakkey Meddow with a half Lottment Lying by blind Brook and a small Lottment Lyeing att the White plains he paying unto his Mother Twelve Bushells of Indian Corn and Six Busbells of wheat yearely soe Long as she cloth Live and remain my widdow if it is demanded.
I give unto my sonn Thomas Lyon my homelott Lying up Byram River above the Country Road and half my uppermost perceII of Land Lying up the same River with two Byram Ridge Lotts, the one which I Bought of John Coe and the other of Robert Bloomer with a small percell of Land which I bought of Stephen Sherwood Joyning to these Lotts and A half Lottment of Land that Is between me and John Coe upon Bryam Ridge he allowing a fetid Cartway convenient through his homelott To goe to and from the other half of the uppermost percell of Land Lying up the said River. I alsoe give my said sonn Thomas Lyon half the Salt Meddow that I bought of John Coe and a Weavers Loom and the furniture or tacklin belonging to itt, he paying to his Mother four bushells of Indian Corn and two bushells of wheat yearely soe long as she cloth Live and Remain my widdow if it is demanded.
I gave unto my sonn Samuel Lyon the Litle Swamp for a home Lott with half the breadth of my orchard at the front Joyning to it and Also a Litle hill Lying over against ye said swamp beginning att a Cbestnutt tree northward and soe Running Round to the Copp of the hill Eastward & Southward till it meets with two black Oaks marked standing In the pasture feild with a pasture below his homelott on tire westward side of the highway that goes into the neck, And alsoe I give my sonn Samuell Tenn pounds which I Will that it be paid out of my sonn Joseph Lyons portion.
I give unto my sonn Joseph Lyon my dwelling house and Barn and homelott and the northward part of the Orchard and A pasture Iying on the Eastward side of the highway that goes into the neck, But I will that his Mother have Liberty to Live in the house soe long as she Lives & Remains my widdow ifurther, I give unto my sonn Samuell Lyon and Joseph Lyon all my Lands below the Country Road with half The Salt Meddow that I Bought of John Coe and the half of the uppermost percell of Land that I have on Byrom River, To be equally divided between them for them and Either of them to Receive when they shall come to age and then to pay unto theire Mother each of them four bushells of Indian Corn and two bushells of wheat yearly soe Long as she Lives and Remains my widdow.
I give unto all my four sonns all my Rights and priviledges in undivided Lands belonging to Greenwich and Rye to be Equally divided amongst them Except one grant of Lands to me from ye Town of Greenwich which I doe give unto my sonn Thomas Lyon And Like-wise unto my Aforesaid four sonns I doe Give All my Rights & priviledges in Lands att ifairfeild for them to dispose of as they see best.
I Give unto my five daughters as followeth unto my daughter Mary Tenn Shillings unto my daughter Abigail Tenn Shillings unto my daughter Elizabeth five pounds unto my daughter Sarah five pounds unto my daughter Debora five pounds besides what I have given them already. I give unto my son John Lyon's sonn that is my grand-child Thomas Lyon fivety shillings.
I give unto my Aforesaid foure sonns all my Estate that shall be Left After All Just Debts and Legacies be paid that shall arise or is already made to be divided amongst my aforesaid four sonns my sons John Lyon to have a double share with his Bretheren of the Estate soe Remaining (further I will that if any of my Sonns shall make Sale of theire Lands theire brothers shall have the refuseall of itt first !further I will that my two sonns Thomas & Samuel! Lyon, Shall provide Winter Meat sufficient and pasture as need shall Require for four Cows Sr Six Sheep for theire Mother and firewood as she shall have occasion My sons Joseph doeing Equally with them when he shall come to age this to be done soelong as theire Mother remains my widdow
I doe make and appoint my Loveing wife my Bonn John Lyon and my Bonn Samuel Lyon Executrs of this my Last Will and Testament and I have made choice of Thomas Brown of Rye and John Marshall Senior of Greenwich to be my Overseers to mee this my will p'formed and I doe desire That my Executors would take Advice of them concerning the same and in Testimony of this writeing abovesaid to be my Last Will & Testament I have hereunto sett my hand asd seal . Thomas Lyon (Sea])
Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Thomas Brown & John Stoakham.2
Thomas departed this life before 7 September 1690 in Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was buried at Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the Old Lyon Family Burying Ground. His will was probated on 8 November 1690 at Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Inventory of his estate was the 7th of September 1690.
Family 1 | Martha Johanna Winthrop b. 9 May 1630, d. after 1650 & before 1654 |
Family 2 | Mary Hoyt b. 1635 |
Citations
- [S432] Lyon Memorial, page 29 - THOMAS LYON "of Rye" was born in England§ about 1621, and died at Byrom Neck, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn. in 1690. He was buried in the old Lyon family burying ground at Byrum Neck. He is supposed to have come first to the Massachusetts Colony. and thence to have gone to seek his fortune in the far west of Fairfield County, Conn., where at about the same time Richard and Henry Lyon, presumably his brothers or cousins,# appeared. His first wife was Martha Joanna Winthrop, a grand-daughter of Gov. John Winthrop, of Salem, Mass., and it is to
page 46 - Children. - [S432] Lyon Memorial, pages 43-44 - Will of Thomas Lyon - Probated at Fairfield, Liber 1689-1701. page 13.