Amasa Lyon is descended from Richard Lyon, one of the early settlers in Fairfield, arriving their in 1648.
Richard's son was Samuel (1670-1732), father of Ephraim Lyon (1708-1762) who married Ann Adams and their son Ephraim (1737-1799)who was a lawyer in the Town of Ashford, Conn. He married Esther Bennett and they had nine children including Amasa Lyon (1771-1842) who was the father of US Civil War General Nathaniel Lyon.
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Amasa Lyon is descended from Richard Lyon, one of the early settlers in Fairfield, arriving their in 1648.
Richard's son was Samuel (1670-1732), father of Ephraim Lyon (1708-1762) who married Ann Adams and their son Ephraim (1737-1799)who was a lawyer in the Town of Ashford, Conn. He married Esther Bennett and they had nine children including Amasa Lyon (1771-1842) who was the father of US Civil War General Nathaniel Lyon.
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Records on Ancestry
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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