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Matthew Lyon Jr.1,2,3

#1135, (1791 - 1839)
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Key Events:

  • Matthew Lyon Jr. was born on 18 Apr 1791 in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont.4,5,6
  • Matthew married Elizabeth Maria Martin on 15 Jan 1821 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.7,8
  • Matthew died on 27 Jan 1839 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at age 47.9,10
  • He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.11
Matthew also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Elizabeth Maria Martin:

Citations

  1. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:392, Aurelia Skinner will, 15 Sep 1821, shows name as Mathew Lyon Jr.
  2. Mathew Lyon Jr. household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  3. Lyon, Chittenden letter to Witherell, James, 5 Apr 1828, shows name as Matthew.
  4. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, with year as 1791, and state.
  5. Mathew Lyon Jr. household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age between 26 and 45.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6549989, Matthew Lyon, Jr, shows date, with year as 1792, town, county, and state.
  7. "Kentucky Marriages to 1850," Ancestry.com, record for Matthew Lyon, Jr. and Elizabeth M. Martin, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows married.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6549989, Matthew Lyon, Jr, shows date, town, county, as Lyon, and state.
  10. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows year.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6549989, Matthew Lyon, Jr.

Aurelia Lyon1,2,3

#1136, (1790 - 1821)
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Key Events:

  • Aurelia Lyon was born on 27 May 1790 in Vermont.4,5
  • Aurelia married Dr. Henry Skinner, son of Frederick Skinner and Betty Stuart, on 17 Dec 1809 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, after receiving her father's consent because of her age. They had become acquainted at Washington while her father was a member of Congress there.6,7,8
  • Aurelia died on 22 Sep 1821 at age 31.9,10,11
  • She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.12
Aurelia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Dr. Henry Skinner:

Citations

  1. Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Henry Skinner and Aurelia Lyon bond, 17 Dec 1809; consent note, M. Lyon 17 Dec 1809, shows his daughter Aurelia.
  2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 134567792, Aurelia Lyon Skinner, includes tombstone photo showing name as Aurelia Skinner, daughter of Col. M. Lyon.
  3. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:57-9, Chittenden Lyon Will, 21 Nov 1842, shows name as Aurelia Skinner.
  4. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date and state.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 134567792, Aurelia Lyon Skinner, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing age 31 yrs 3 mo at death 22 Sep 1821.
  6. Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Henry Skinner and Aurelia Lyon bond, 17 Dec 1809; consent note, M. Lyon 17 Dec 1809.
  7. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows town and how they met.
  8. Lyon, Chittenden letter to Witherell, James, 5 Apr 1828, shows married.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 134567792, Aurelia Lyon Skinner, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. Lyon, Chittenden letter to Witherell, James, 5 Apr 1828, shows she died about nine months before their father.
  11. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:392, Aurelia Skinner will, 15 Sep 1821, showing will dated 15 Sep 1821, proved in the Oct 1821 term of the Court, and recorded 22 Oct 1821.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 134567792, Aurelia Lyon Skinner includes tombstone photo.

Mary Walker1,2,3

#1137, (1742 - )
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Parents

  • Father: Dr. Thomas Walker
  • Mother: Mildred Thornton

Key Events:

  • Mary Walker was born on 24 Jul 1742.1,2,4
  • Mary married Col. Nicholas Lewis, son of Col. Robert Lewis and Jane Meriwether.2,4,5
  • Mary Walker was buried in the Lewis graveyard, on the west branch of the Rivanna, Charlottesville.6

Children with Col. Nicholas Lewis:

  • Jane W. Lewis
  • Mildred W. Lewis
  • Thomas Walker Lewis+ (1763 - 1807)
  • Mary Lewis
  • Nicholas Meriwether Lewis
  • Elizabeth Lewis+ (1769 - 1841)
  • Robert Warner Wood Lewis
  • Alice Thornton Lewis
  • John P. Lewis
  • Charles Lewis
  • Frances Lewis
  • Margaret Lewis+

Citations

  1. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 91.
  2. Genealogical Publishing Co., Genealogies of Virginia Families - William and Mary Quarterly, vol III, pg 391, extract from 1st Series, Vol. XI (1902) pp 39-47, 146.
  3. Anderson, Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott), Lewises, Meriwethers, and Their Kin, pg 52.
  4. Anderson, Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott), Lewises, Meriwethers, and Their Kin, pg 67.
  5. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.
  6. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 92.

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