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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 2043. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 268 words

His tombstone in Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery in Yonkers, New York, indicates that he died on March 25, 1850, aged 84 years, 6 months, and 17 days (WCHS Book #17, p. 148).

LOCKWOOD, Daniel John Macdonald indicated that Daniel Lockwood was born in January 1769. He is listed as an 81-year-old farmer in the Town of Stamford, Connecticut, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Westover Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut, indicates that he died on October 8, 1857. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16139062/daniel-lockwood

LOCKWOOD, Ezra Ezra Lockwood was a son of Major Ebenezer Lockwood of the Westchester County Militia and a brother of interviewee Betsey Lockwood Hunt. He is listed as a 73-year-old farmer in the Town of Pound Ridge, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Pound Ridge Cemetery (Burial Hill Cemetery) in Pound Ridge indicates that he died on May 29, 1853, aged 75 years, 11 months, and 2 days (WCHS Book #30, p. 22).

LYDIA Lydia indicated that she was enslaved by Andrew Lyon or King Street in Rye during the Revolutionary War.

LYON, Abraham Abraham Lyon's tombstone in Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut, indicates that he died on August 26, 1849, aged 85 years. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110681677/abraham-lyon

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LYON, James James Lyon served in the Westchester County Militia during the Revolutionary War. He is listed as an 88-year-old farmer in the Town of Yonkers, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Saint John's Cemetery in Yonkers indicates that he died on January 27, 1856, aged 92 years and 20 days (WCHS Book #96, p. 90).