LYON, Samuel (or Chestnut Ridge) Samuel Lyon is occasionally referred to as Samuel Lyons. He is listed as the son of Major Samuel Lyon of the Westchester County Militia. He is listed as a 62-year-old farmer in the Town of North Castle, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Long Ridge Union Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut, indicates that he died on July 26, 1850, aged 73 years, 3 months, and 15 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21273029/samuel-lyon-esq

LYON, Samuel (or Rye) John Macdonald indicated that Samuel Lyon was "aged nearly 89" at the time of his interview on December 5, 1848. His tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, New York, indicates that he died on September 21, 1849, aged 89 years, 3 months, and 16 days (WCHS Book #33, p. 113).

LYON, Samuel (or Weaver Street, Greenwich) Samuel Lyon told John Macdonald that he was "about 62 or 63 years old" at the time of his interview on December 1, 11849. He is listed as a 66-year-old farmer in the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in the Old Baptist Church Cemetery in Greenwich indicates that he died on February 7, 1853, aged 70 years (WCHS Book #15, p. 75).

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LYON, Samuel (or Yonkers) Samuel Lyon served in the Westchester County Militia during the Revolutionary War. He is listed as an 85-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).