Vince, Bucher AYERS does not show in Linn's History of Centre and Clinton Counties (1883). John LYON is chronicled therein, as follows, on pp 408-409, under the Potter Township section. "Centre Hall is built on the Janet Sharon survey patented to William Maclay, Nov. 13, 1787, and was originally the farm of John Lyon, ironmaster (son-in-law of Hon. William Maclay). John Lyon was born in Cumberland County (now Juniata) Aug. 11, 1782, and was a nephew of William Lyon, one of the early prothonotaries of Cumberland. He resided in his early youth with his relative, Lieut. Robert Lyon, at Northumberland, and afterwards at Carlisle and Harrisburg. He married, April 29, 1808, Jane, youngest daughter of Hon. William Maclay, and removed to Centre County in 1813, and in connection with Jacob Halderman and William Wallace, of Harrisburg, built Pennsylvania Furnace. In 1818 he acquired Colerain and Sligo, in connection with R. T. Stewart, and with him built Sligo rolling-mill in Pittsburgh in 1825. His first wife died in 1809, leaving one son, William M. Lyon, Esq., of Pittsburgh, and in 1820 he married Margaret Stewart, by whom he had a large family, Patton Lyon, J. P. Lyon, James B., S. S. Lyon (of Bellefonte), Mrs. J. R. Lowrey, George W. Lyon, Mrs. Bucher Ayres, Mrs. Rev. Robert Hamill, Mrs. George B. Porter, and Thomas Lyon. William Lyon sold the Janet Sharon and land adjoining Feb. 1, 1864, to Christian Hoffer, of Lebanon County." Oddly enough Bucher Ayres didn't show in the index! I looked through J. Simpson Africas History of Huntingdon County and found nothing of particular interest to furthering your search. The name "Patton" probably was so-called after John Patton, who died in 1804. He was an able veteran of the Revolution. His family name was one closely associated with the iron interests of Centre County, they being among the founders of Centre Furnace in College Township. Thus, Lyon probably named his son after a business associate. On an interesting note, the bones of John Patton along with his battle sword were removed from their last resting-place on his property in 1932 and taken in an elaborate funeral cortege to Huntingdon, where he was reinterred by the side of his second wife. Descendants of his first wife were outraged at this, but as far as I know, he still reposes in Huntingdon. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"