Mary LYON

Mary married Israel KNAPP in 1729 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Israel (son of Timothy KNAPP and Elizabeth SEYMOUR) was born on 13 Dec 1705 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 28 Aug 1783 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joshua KNAPP was born in abt. 1725 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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• Birth: 1660, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

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He built the house near Byram Bridge, which is still standing, having been occupied continuously until the present time by descendants. Among the Land Records we find "Land laid out on ye west side of Byram River, known as Cook's Purchase, to Thomas Lyon, Joseph Lyon, Samuel Lyon. Abigail Banks and Thomas Bulls" (Fairfield Deeds II, p. 43, date 1701). john Lyon, Thomas Lyon and Samuel Lyon of Rye and Byram, sell property at Fairfield that was their father Thomas Lyon's (ibid III. p. 73; date 1707). Thomas Lyon married Abigail, daughter of John Ogden, of Stamford, Conn; she was living at distribution of estate of Thomas Lyon, Sept. 1752; d. before Nov. 26, 1760.

Thomas Lyon was a member of Colonel Robert Hunter's Company of Fuliseers, mustered in New York and Westchester counties on February 24, 1711 for 61 days' service on the Canadian frontier (Booth's Hist. New York City).

For the full text of the will of Thomas Lyon (dated April 2, 1739. proved at Stamford, Conn., May 1st, 1739, see Note 9 in Appendix). The following are named as children and grand children and heirs of Thomas Lyon and also of Abigail Lyon, widow of said Thomas, Nov. 26, 1760: John Fowler and wife Elizabeth, both of Westchester; Charles Theall and wife Jemima, both of Greenwich; Israel Knapp, of Greenwich, and his children, born of his first wife Mary, daughter of said Thomas Lyon, deceased; viz: Timothy, Mary wife of Stephen Mead, Elizabeth, Hannah; Jonathan Hubby and wife Deborah, of Greenwich; these acknowledge receipt from "Our brothers Thomas Lyon of Rye and Gilbert Lyon of Greenwich" (Greenwich T.R.IX. p 28).

Thomas married Abigail OGDEN in 1694 in Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Abigail was born in 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died before 26 Nov 1760 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Ogden of Stamford, Connecticut