Hi, My earliest ancestor to come to CT was William Lyon. He arrived in Roxbury from England in 1635 and in 1686 was one of the original settlers of "New Roxbury", now Woodstock,CT. It is unclear whether he actually came here, but some of his sons did, as did some of his grandsons. William's name is on the list of settlers and he owned land. lineage to me is as follows: Son John stayed in the Roxbury area. William, son of John lived in Woodstock. His son, Moses, married Grace Child (still a prominent family in Woodstock)and had Ephraim. He married Esther Bennet and was an early settler of Ashford. They had Amasa, the father of General Nathaniel Lyon who was the first Union General to be slain in the Civil War, in 1861. Ephraim and Esther also had Esther, who married Ezra Arnold. They had Mary Caswell Arnold, who married Orrin Wilson. They are my great-grandparents. Dave David P. Wilson Researcher of Eastern CT Families --- Colleen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Since I'm a new admin to you, let's do "new." July > - the month of > Independence. However, we wouldn't have anything if > it weren't for our > immigrants... our NEW citizens of America, the > colonies, then the U.S. > (quick progression intended here) - and started it > all. > > Your challenge: > > Tell us about your Connecticut immigrants. The time > period is > irrelevant, but please include it in your post. Do > not give just names > and dates please. TELL us about your people - none > living, though. > > Send your challenge response to the list > <[email protected]>. > > I'll be waiting to see if anyone picks up the > gauntlet! :) > > Colleen > > > >