Individual Details

Born about 1621 (aged 14 on 11 September 1635).
Buried at Roxbury 21 May 1692.
Came to Massachusetts Bay age 14 in 1635 on the "Hopewell" under the care of Elder Isaac Heath, who had his family with him.
(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 .
(2) Rowley 30 November 1676 Martha (Philbrick) Cass, daughter of THOMAS PHILBRICK 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.

Legacy NFS Source: William Lyon - Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Sybil; Libby, Charles Thornton; Davis, Walter Goodwin, reprinted, Baltimore: GPC, 1983, Old Pub Date, 1928-1939, Page number: 450.

Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, with Intro. Treating of the English Ancestry of the American Families (Google eBook)
Citation: http://books.google.com/books?id=wic3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=william+lyon+and+isabel+wightman&source=bl&ots=d5Y_kJYC-0&sig=wl_3hN-EZkx45o9NXhijoFc14TU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CK9bUaW7HYjniALP9YHABg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20lyon%20and%20isabel%20wightman&f=false
Source text: Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, with Intro. Treating of the English Ancestry of the American Families (Google eBook)

Birth	23 Dec 1620	Heston, Hounslow, Greater London, England
Marriage	17 Jun 1646	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Sarah Ruggles
Death	16 May 1692	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Burial	21 May 1692	Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Spouse	Sarah Ruggles (1627 - 1689)
Child	Thomas Lyon (1648 - 1734)

Father	Captain William Lyon II ( - 1634)
Mother	Anne Carter (1594 - 1634)

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