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The fact is, the Rev. John Blackstone was a clergyman of the Church of England who had been silenced for non conformity, & came to this country with Sir Fernando Gorge's party. He remained here with few others, after Gorges & his company returned to England, & regularly purchased of the Indians the greater part of Boston which he had owned about eight years before the arrival of the Massachusetts Bay Company.
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From the valuable autobiography of the Rev. Thomas Shepard, it is found that the Rev. John Joanes was a fellow passenger in the ship Defence from London, which arrived at Boston on the 3. of Oct. 1635 ; yet neither the names of the Reverends Messrs. Thomas Shepard or John Jones,* Hugh Peters, John Norton or John Wilson, who came with him, appear in the Custom House list of passengers. It is possible that they came under assumed names, as many efforts had been made to detain Mr. Shepard in England, & Mr. Wilson had suffered for non-conformity ; in fact, it was a difficult matter for either ministers or persons of note to escape from England, while under the ban of non-conformity, without imminent danger of seizure & imprisonment.t
The names of Mr. Joanes family, however, appear in the Custom House list of passengers who came in the ship Defence at that time,-viz .: " Sarah Jones his wife aged 34, & his children Sarah Jones aged 15, John Jones II, Ruth 7, Theophilus 3, Rebecca 2, & Elizabeth 6 months."
In Cotton Mather's Life of the Rev. John Wilson he says : "Having dispatched his affairs in England, he again embarked for New England, in company with four ministers, & nearly two hundred passengers, whereof some were persons of considerable quality : but they had all been lost by a large leak sprang in the ship, if God had not, on a day of solemn fasting & prayer kept on board for that purpose, mercifully, discovered this dangerous leak unto them." In his life of the Rev. Thomas Shepard, he writes, " that the perils which Mr. Shepard suffered from his own countrymen, compelled him once more to encounter the perils of the sea, so that in July 1635, he sailed from Gravesend, in a bottom too decayed & feeble indeed for such a voiage ; but yet well accommodated with the society of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Joanes & other christians, which more signifi- cantly make good the name of the ship, The Defence. In the first storm the vessel sprang a leak, which let in the water faster than both pump were able to turn it out ; a leak eighteen inches long & an inch wide ; but it was, though with much difficulty, stopped, just as they were upon diverting into Ireland for safety. Being thus again delivered, they got into New England, & on the 3. of Oct. they were set ashore at Boston."
From a letter written by the Rev. John Joanes to Governor Winthrop soon after he settled at Fairfield, it would appear that upon his arrival in New England, he was entertained by Governor Winthrop in the great house at Boston.
Not long after his coming, he accompanied the Rev. Peter Bulkley & their followers to Musketaquid or Concord. The description of this journey by Johnson, in his Wonder-working Providence or Zion's Saviour, is of the most touching character.
It appears that Mr. Jones was not at first altogether satisfied with Fairfield, which he expressed in the following letter. The increasing population, however, & the society of his children & friends soon raised his spirits & he became content to remain among them.
"To the Worfull Mr. John Winthrope at Pequot these present, Leave this letter wth Mr. " Hopkins at Hartford to be sent.
Fairfield Mar. 5-46 [-7].
"Sr Yors of Feb. 22. I received, being very sorrye yt my absence from home at ye time when " yor messenger came hither, hath deprived of soe fit an oppertunity of returning an answeare. I " I perceue by yt letter yt Adam, ye Indian hath informed yow how ye case stands wth me. " And indeed I, despairing of a convenient passage vnto yow before ye Spring, did engage myselfe "to keepe a lecture here vntill ye season of ye yeare would permitt me to remoue, soe that my " engagements here being ended wth the winter, it is my desire, & full resolution (if God permitt)
* " The Rev. John Joanes, was as his name implies, of Welsh extraction. The family in Wales bearing his patronymic, however, are so numerous, that an attempt to trace his pedigree from any published records, would seem to be a task almost impossible."-New York Gen & Biogl Record.
t " That which made the hardships of the Puritans leaving England most discouraging, was the terrible zeal of their enemies to guard all ports & search all ships, that none of them should be carried off."-Magnalia Vcl I. B. 2, p. 100.
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" to take ye first opportunity of coming to yow, either by land or water. For other passages in " yor letter, I hope to answeare them by word of mouth shortly. In ye meantime, I desire " yor praires for ye guidance of heawen, & wth my seruice & respects being duly rendered to yor "selfe & Mrs. Winthrope, wth love to all yor little ones, & little Margaret, I remaine,
" Yors in all observance, a " John Jones." 1
He died in January 1665, probably about the time he made his will, which is dated 17. Jan, 16645. In his will, he mentions his wife Susanna, showing that his first wife Sarah had died, & that he had m. either before coming to F. or soon after Susanna - a widow. It is to be regretted that some account of Mrs. Jones maiden name, & that of her first husband cannot be found. In A. of Town Deeds is the following record : I "Dec 1688. Thomas Disborow, with the consent of his mother-in-law Susanna Jones, & Mercy, wife of said Thomas Disborow," pur- chased land at Compo. Her d. by her first husband was no doubt the witch Mercy Disborow of Compo, who, with Mrs. Thomas Staples & others were tried at F. in 1692, & afterwards pardoned. Mr. Jones gave his wife Susannah 50%, his silver cup, & the remainder of his lot adjoining his orchard, as her own forever ; & also the use of 12 acres in the great meadow & his orchard, which, at her death were to be divided among his children John, Eliphalet, & his four d s Sarah (Widow Ruth James), Rebecca Hull & Elizabeth Hill. To his eldest s. John he gave a part of his library " to wit, the works of Augustine, Chrysostom, & the authors (usually called the fathers) ; & the remainder of his estate to his s. Eliphalet & his daughters. Mrs. Jones sold the house & home- lot of about one acre to Thomas Bennet of F., & moved to Compo. Thomas Bennet re-sold this Jones place 17. Dec. 1691 to John Edwards.
SARAH JOANES m. Thomas, s. of the Rev. Peter Buckley of Concord, Mass., & came with him to F. in 1644. Her second husband was Anthony Wilson of F. Ruth who first m. - James, & afterwards probably m. Richard s. of John Bouton of Norwalk. He died in 1665 leaving an only child Ruth & widow Ruth, & the F. Town Rec. state that she & her children received land from her father & mother I. Feb. 1692. Rebecca Joanes m. Cornelius Hull of F., Elizabeth m. William Hill 2., the town recorder.
JOHN JONES 2., s. of the Rev. John Joanes of F. graduated at H. C. in 1643, & was made a freeman in 1645. He studied for the ministry, & was employed as a preacher in the western part of Nevis, one of the Summer or Bermuda Islands. He died soon after he went there, & his widow Mary came to Ct. with their only son John Jones ; &, as his guardian, sold his interest in his father & grand-father Joanes' estate at F. to John Bulkley. Mrs. Jones soon after her return m. John Osborn of New Haven, & by her will, dated 27. Dec. 1673, says Savage, gave most of her estate of 808f. to her two sons John & David, & her d. Mercy the wife of John Austin. The- ophilus probably died at Concord, Mass.
ELIPHALET JONES, the youngest son, born 9. Jan 1641, entered Harvard College in 1662, but did not graduate, probably on account of his father's death, & want of means to complete his course. In 1664 he was appt. with others by the Gen. Ct. to assist in settling an orthodox minister at Rye. He appears to have been a very popular preacher. He was made a freeman of Greenwich in 1669, in which year he received a call to Jamaica L. I. which he declined. In 1670 the town of Fair- field called him to be an assistant of the Rev. Wakeman, which he also declined. In 1672 he removed from Greenwich to Stamford, & became an assistant of the Rev. John Bishop ; but by an invitation of the Gen. Ct. he preached once a fortnight at Rye. While in Stamford he m. Martha, sister of Thomas Lawrence of that place .* In 1675 he was called to preach at the
* Will of Thomas Lawrence, F. Prob. Files. Will of Mrs. Anthony Wilson, F. Prob. Rec.
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First Presbyterian Church of Huntington L. I .; but was not regularly ordained over that church until after the death of its former pastor, the Rev. William Leverich in 1677, after which time he permanently settled there. He was "a man of great purity & simplicity of manners, & a faithful & successful preacher." He died at the advanced age of 91 years, & did not require an assistant until he had attained the age of 78. when the Rev. Ebenezer Prime [the ancestor of the distin- guished Rev's Samuel I., Edward D. G. Prime, Irenaeus Prime & Wm. C. Prime of New York] was called to assist him. He died childless, ' & bequeathed his estate to his sister's son Eliphalet Hill, his namesake, who, in his declining years, took care of him, & managed his affairs." He was buried on a beautiful eminence, at the east end of Main St. Fifty years afterward the British demolished the church, & with its timbers erected block-houses & barracks over the graves, which were leveled for that purpose, using the tomb stones for building their fire-places & ovens. "One veritable chronicler tells us how he heard from lips of living witnesses, that they had seen these soldiers draw their loaves of bread from these ovens, having the reversed inscriptions of the tomb-stones of their friends on the lower crust !" About a century afterwards, those who still cherished his memory, erected a plain cenotaph in their public burial ground, bearing the following inscription : "In Memory of Rev. Eliphalet Jones, who was the only settled Minister in Hunting- ton, from 1676 to 1723. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and died between 1730 and 1740, near 100 years old." New York Gen. & Biog'! Record, April 1875-Vol. 6. p. 57.
THOMAS JONES, perhaps a brother of the Rev. John Joanes, or may have been an older son than those mentioned above, settled at Concord, Mass., & afterwards at F. He was granted a home-lot of 2} acres on the s. w. side of the Newton Square ; & was made a freeman in 1669. He deeded to his son Thomas his house, home-lot & lands at F. & removed to Huntington L. I.
JOY
JACOB JOY was invited to settle in F. as a blacksmith, an occupation in colonial days, honored & respected by the highest dignitaries of the town. A village black-smith in those days, had his place on the Meeting-house Green, near the church, & combined the art of lock-smith & gun-smith, with that of horse-shoeing. He removed to Kenilworth, where on the 23. of May 1672, he m. Elizabeth d. of William Spencer of Hartford, & widow of William Wellman of New London & Kenilworth. Their children were Deborah b. 23. Feb. 1673 ; Jacob 14. March 1675 ; Walter 14. Aug 1677 ; & Mary 17. Sept 1680. Deborah m. 19. Nov. 1691 Andrew Ward 3. s. of Andrew 2. of Kenilworth, & grandson of Andrew Ward I. of F. Mary m. 1699 Peter s. of Andrew Ward 2. of K. (Savage's Gen. Dic.).
JOSEPH JOY of F., before setting out on an expedition against the French, via Albany to Can- ada, made the following disposition of his estate to his loving cousins i.e. nieces and nephews ; to Joseph Benit 5{. & two sheep ; to Deborah Joy a cow & calf ; to Mary Joy his black two year old heifer, & " to Walter Joy, the son of his brother Jacob," all the rest of his estate. (F. Prob. Files.) Jacob & Joseph Joy therefore, were either of the Boston, or Hingham Joy family.
The Joy family in later years, appear at F. & Pequonnock & intermarried with the Elliots of F.
KNAP
ROGER KNAP was at New Haven between 1643 & 47. He afterwards settled at F. & owned a good estate. In his will of 21. March 16723, he provided for his widow Elizabeth ; gave to s. Jonathan 80. acres of his long-lot; to Josiah 50. acres of his long-lot ; to d. Lydia 105 ; to s. Roger, his house & home-lot, pasture-lot, & other lands; to John & Nathaniel, the remainder of his long-lot, to be equally divided between them ; to ds Elizabeth & Mary 5£. each. Jonathan died young, leaving a small estate inventoried 1. Feb. 1676.
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JOSIAH s. of Roger Knap I. m. - d. of Their children were Mary b. 7. Nov. 1677 ; Jonathan 21. April 1680. F. T. Rec.
ROGER 2. s. of Roger Knap I. of F. died in 1691, & gave the use of his estate to his mother, & at her death to his brother Nathaniel. In case of their death to his sister's children. His estate fell to Susannah, Charles & Alexander Lane, the children of Charles Lane who m. Elizabeth the sister of said Roger Knap. ITis will was probated 23. Sept. 1691.
KNOWLES
ALEXANDER KNOWLES was made a freeman of Mass. 7 Dec. 1636. He was appointed com- missioner in place of Mr. Allen, to form a code of laws for the Gen. Ct. of Mass. 7. Oct. 1645. He sold land in Kittiry, abutting on Pascataqua River 14. Oct. 1651 to that colony .- [Mass. Col. Rec. Vol. 3, p. 4, 6, 252, 253.] He removed to Fairfield, & purchased 17. Jan. 1653, Henry Whelp- ley's house & home-lot on the s. w corner of the Frost Square. He became prominent in public affairs, & was elected one of the assistant judges of the Gen. Ct. of Conn. Dec. 1658. He died Dec. 1663. In his will he mentions s's John & Joshua & d. Eliza, wife of Thomas Ford of Milford, & her five children. He may have had other children.
JOHN I. s. of Alexander Knowles I. settled at F., & was made a freeman in 1664. He m. Sarah d. of John Cable I. Their children were John & Joshua ; Rebecca who m. Jonathan More. house of F .; Sarah who first m. Capt. Samuel Wakeman 2., & second Dougal Mackenzie of F .; & Elizabeth who first m. Joseph Bulkley of F, & second Rev. Joseph Bishop of Stamford, Ct; John the father died in I686. A. F. T. D.
JOSHUA s. of Alexander Knowles I. m. - d. of Sergt. John Wheeler. He died intestate. His property was divided 26. March 1713, between his children as follows: d. Hannah wife of Joseph Camp ; Lydia wife of - - Newton ; Joseph, Mary & John Rogers, & Sarah wife of Abraham Nichols. A. F. T. D.
RICHARD KNOWLES was in F. as early as 1649. I am inclined to believe that he was the Richard K. of Cambridge, mentioned by Savage as having died at Hampton I. Feb. 1682.
Thomas Mayo of F. m. Barbara d. of Richard Knowles of Plymouth 13. June 1677. (Savage's Gen. Dic.) John Mayhue alias Cohue died at F. 19. Jan. 1685. F. T. R.
LOCKWOOD
ROBERT LOCKWOOD came from England in 1630, requested to be made a freeman, which was granted 9. March 1631 ; in 1635 he was at Watertown, where he was executor on the estate of Edmund Lockwood (probably his brother), & with his consent the disposal of the children of said Edmund L. was referred to the church of W. Governor John Haynes & Simon Broadstreete were appointed to give them into the care of such persons as they thought meet, honorably acquitting Robert Lockwood. (Mass. Col. Rec.) He m. Susanna Senison or St. John, by whom he had Jonathan b. 10. Sept. 1634 ; Deborah 12. Oct. 1636 ; Joseph 6. Aug. 1638 ; Daniel 25. March 1640 ; Ephraim I. Dec. 1641 ; Gershom 6. Sept. 1643, all b. at Watertown. (Savage's Gen. Dic.) He removed to Fairfield about 1645, & had John, Abigail, Sarah, Mary & Deborah. He died in 1658, leaving widow Susanna, & all the above children mentioned in his will. His widow m. Jeffrey Ferris of Stamford, who had been the guardian of her minor children. Abigail Lockwood m. John Barlow 2. of F, Mary m. Jonathan Huestead of Greenwich.
LIEUT. JONATHAN s. of Robert Lockwood I. settled at Stamford, & m. Mary d. of Their children were Jonathan, Robert, Gershom, Joseph, John, & perhaps others. He sold his estate in Stamford in 1665, & removed to Greenwich ; was deputy to the Gen. Ct. of Conn. 1671, 3, 4, & 6. Savage's Gen. Dic.
SERGT. JOSEPH I. s. of Robert Lockwood I. settled at Bankside, & m. Isabelle the only child of Robert Beacham or Beauchamp, by whom he had four children, Robert, Susanna, John & Sarah.
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He died in 1717, in which year his will dated 17. June 1715, was probated. His wife, son Robert & d. Susannah wife of Nathaniel Burr 2., had died before him. In his will he gives lands and 10£ each to Robert & Daniel & other unnamed children of his son Robert ; to d. Susanna's children, Nathaniel, Ephraim, Sarah & Ann Burr he gave land, & movable estate ; to s. John, whom he made his executor, he left the remainder of his estate, with houses & buildings. To Nell, his negro slave, he gave the privilege of living with whom she pleased .- F. Prov. Rec.
DANIEL I. s. of Robert Lockwood I. settled at Bankside & m. Abigail d. of Daniel Burr I. s. of the first Jehue B., & died early in 1692, leaving s. Daniel aged 22 ; Abigail aged 17, wife of Samuel Robinson ; Mary aged 10 ; in his will of 16912, he mentions brothers Joseph Lockwood & Matthew Sherwood. F. Prob. Rec.
EPHRAIM I. s. of Robert Lockwood I. settled at Norwalk, & m. 8. June 1665, Mary d. of Matthias Sension or St. John. & had John b. 19. March 1666 ; Daniel 13. Aug 1668 ; Sarah 3. Nov. 1670 ; Ephraim I. May 1673 ; Eliphalet 27. Feb. 1676 ; Joseph I. April 1680 & James 21. April 1683, all named in his will of 13. Jan. 16856, about which time he died. Savage's Gen. Dic
GERSHOM I. s of Robert Lockwood I. settled at Greenwich. . He m. - d. of John Bur- well & in his will had a son Gershom. Savage's Gen. Dic. Of him I find no more.
It is probable that Robert Lockwood I. who m. Susannah St. John, was a near kinsman of the Bulkleys, from which family the names of Gershom & Eliphalet were given to his grand children. The St. Johns were a distinguished family in England. The Rev. Peter Bulkley, in a letter addressed to the Rev. John Cotton of Boston, in regard to greater pains being needed in printing the Bible, wrote : " I intend to write to my nephew St. John about it. A word from yourself & Mr. Goodwin, who is a man of so much respect there, would do much good." Shattuck's Hist. Con- cord.
A valuable account of the Stamford & Poundridge branch of the Lockwoods, is to be found in Bolton's valuable Hist of Westchester County. See also Hall's Hist. of Norwalk, & Huntington's Hist. of Stamford. Many of this name have been graduates of the colleges of Yale & Trinity, & among them the well known lawyer, Luke Lockwood of Greenwich, Ct.
LORD
ROBERT LORD I. m. Esther d. of Dr. William Ward & widow of Eliphalet Hill of F. His children were Mary bapt. 21. Aug. 1698 ; Abigail 5. April 1700 ; Sarah 29. March 1702, & Robert. F. Par. Rec.
ROBERT 2. s. of Robert Lord I. m. Rachel d. of - & settled at Greenfield. Their , children were Esther b. 7. Nov. 1731 ; Mary IO. Feb. 17334 ; Samuel 8. April 1736. G. H. Par. Rec.
LYON
The Lyons were found in Dorchester, Roxbury, Salem, & other places in the Mass. Col., as early 1635.
Richard Lyon was at F. as early as 1649, where his house and home-lot of 2 acres, is recorded Jan. 16534 ; was made a freeman in 1664 (Col. Rec. Conn I. 432). In 1673 he recorded five acres of land at Barlow's Plain, & 18} acres on the Rocks, granted him for a building lot, bounded n. w. & s. e. with a highway. In his will dated 12, April 1678 he mentions s. Moses, to whom he gave } of the length of the homeward side of his land at Pequonnock, } of the whole length of his long-lot on the s. w. side, other lands, his gun, a rapier, his biggest pewter platter, & confirmed lands to him, which he had already given him. To his s. Richard he gave, when of age, } of his land at Pequonnock, 150 acres of the length of his long-lot east of Moses' part, & other lands. To s. William § of his land at Pequonnock, } of the length of his long-lot, east of s.
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Richard's share, & other lands, his long gun, buck-sword & belt. To his wife Margaret, he gave 60£. & the use of his house, home-lot &c, while she remained his widow, & the use of Joseph's & Samuel's land during their minority. To his ss. Samuel & Joseph he gave the homestead when they became of age, } of the length of his long-lot, to be divided between them, & other lands. To d. Hester w. of Nathaniel Perry 46 .; & to her husband Nathaniel for his s. Joseph 3£. "in carting & plowing." To ds, Betty, Hannah, & Abigail 40£. each out of his moveable estate when 19 years of age. He entailed each ss. & ds. portion in case any one of them died, to his surviving children. He also gave to his cousin Mary Fitch 76.
MOSES I. s. of Richard Lyon I. m. Mary -- d. of & died before 1696. F. T. D.
Richard 2. s. of Richard Lyon I. m. -- d. of - Their children were Samuel, Eben- ezer, & Sarah, all bapt. 5 April 1696 ; Daniel 3. Oct. 1697; Nathan 13, Feb. 17034 ; Jonathan I. June 1708. F. Par. Rec.
WILLIAM s. of Richard Lyon I. m. - d. of - Their children were Nathaniel bapt. 9. Sept. 1694 ; Benjamin 8. Sept. 1700 ; Eunice 16. Sept. 1716 ; Tabitha 22. Jan. 172021. F. Par. Rec.
SAMUEL I. s. of Richard Lyon I. settled at G. H., & m. Susanna -- d. of -. Their children were John, Samuel, James, Margaret, all bapt. 12. March 17042 ; Abigail 12. May 1706 ; Ephraim bapt. 27. Sept. 1708 ; Anne 6. Aug. 1710; Jemimah I. April 1713. F. & G. H. Par. Rec. JOSEPH S. of Richard Lyon I. m. Abigail -- d. of Their children were Joseph bapt. 28 July 1695 ; David 27. June 1697. F. Par. Rec.
This family settled at Pequonnock, Greenfield, Green's Farms & Westport.
Thomas Lyon, probably a brother of Richard I. purchased in 1654 a house of Thomas Sherv- ington at F. He may have been here long before this date, but this appears to be the first record in his name. He shared in all the land dividends in the township. Savage has fallen into an error, when he supposes " that he died or was killed by the Indians while underr Capt. Turner in the Fall's Fight & victory, 19 May 1667." The fact is, he survived & sold his home-lot at F. I. Nov. 1675 to Daniel Frost 2., and removed from F. to Greenwich. The point of land extending out into Long Island Sound, on the east side of Byram River, was named after the said Thomas Conn. Col. Rec. Vol. 1678-1689, pp. 331 & 337 .-- His will is dated 6 Dec. 1689. He was a large land holder both in Fairfield & in Greenwich. In his will he mentions wife Mary, s. John to whom he gave a double portion of his estate, the mill at Rye & several acres of land at White Plains ; to s. Thomas he gave his home-lot lying upon Byram river, other lands & his weaver's loom ; to s. Samuel several pieces of land at Greenwich ; to s. Joseph his dwelling-house, barn & home-lot & the northward part of the orchard & a pasture lot, on the east- ward side of a highway that goes into the neck. He gave to his four sons his rights & privi- leges in all divided & undivided lands in Greenwich, Rye and Fairfield. To his five daughters viz .: Mary, Abigail, Elizabeth, Deborah, & Sarah, he gave portions in money. He also mentioned his grand-son Thomas, s. of John. He appointed his wife Mary executrix & ss : John & Samuel Lyon as executors of his estate. Probably his ss Samuel & John settled on his lands at Fairfield & Greenfield.
JOHN, probably s. of Richard Lyon I. m. Hannah - - d. of - Their children were Thankfull, Elizabeth, Hannah & John, all bapt. 15. Aug 1726 ; Hester bapt. 2. Feb 17261; - Lyon bapt 16. April 1729 ; Griswould bapt. 30. May 1731.
HENRY s. of Richard Lyon I., Savage says, was at Milford in 1645. He was granted a home- lot at F. 4. May 1652. s. w. of Seeley's Neck. On the 4 Feb. 1655 he purchased of William Bate- man his home-lot. dwelling-house &c., lying on the n. e. side of the Newton Square. Hem. a d. of William Bateman, & from his father-in-law received one half of his estate. He was brother in law to Joseph Middlebrook, who also m. a d. of William Bateman, & also of Thomas Bateman of Concord, Mass., only son mentioned in William Bateman's will.
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JOSEPH, John, Benjamin & Samuel Lyon jr. were among the first members of the Congrega- tional church in 1726 at Greenfield.
The descendants of the Lyon family are so numerous, that it is very difficult to determine any direct line of descent after the second generation ; but much of interest & value is to be found in the Town, Probate & Parish Records.
MIDDLEBROOK
JOSEPH MIDDLEBROOK I. came from Concord with the Rev. John Jones in 1644, & settled at Pequonnock, where he was granted a home-lot from the town of 23 acres, bounded n. w. by the home-lot of James Evarts ; n. e. Benjamin Turney's & George Starkey's, s. e. Peter Johnson's, & s. w. by the highway. He m. at Concord a d. of William Bateman of that place, & after her death, Mary widow of Benjamin Turney of Pequonnock. He died about 1686, in which year his will was probated on the 22 Nov., leaving s. Joseph & d. Phebe, w. of Samuel Wilson, his only heirs. He was one of the land dividend holders of F., & left a good estate.
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