North Castle War Veterans
John Lyon
Born:
1748
Died: November 17, 1815
Died: November 17, 1815
Sex: Male
John Lyon was born in 1748 (exact date unknown) to parents Roger, Sr. and Mary Willson. Roger Sr. allowed his home to be used as a milita headquaters and they even hosted General George Washington there.
John was an enlisted man in the 2nd Regiment, Westchester County Milita, New York during the American Revolution. No further information available on his service or post-war life.
New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Volume 1, page #208, by the New York State Comptroller's Office.
Background photo
provided by the
United States Air Force Academy.