[6][7][8] Martha had been born May 9, 1630[6] at Groton Manor, the Winthrop home in England, and as an infant sailed to the Massachusetts Bay Colony with her mother, arriving November 2, 1631.

[10][6] Having battled frail health for some years, Martha (Winthrop) Lyon died in her early twenties, likely in 1653.

His will left extensive land holdings in the area to his children, including his son Thomas Lyon.

[15][14] This Thomas Lyon "built the house near Byram Bridge, which is still standing, having been occupied until the present time [1907] by his descendants.

"[15] In 1711, Thomas Lyon was called into short-term military service on the Canada–US border as a member of Col. Robert Hunter's Company of Fusiliers.