Richard Lyman (1580–1640)
From Colonial Families of the United States of America, in which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775:
Richard Lyman was the son of Henry and Phillis (Scott) Lyman of Saxon blood. He was born in High Ongar, Essex County, England, and baptized October 30, 1580. In 1631, he sailed from Bristol, England, in the ship Lion, with his entire family, landing in Boston on November 4 of the same year. He settled first in Charlestown where he became a freeman, and in 1635 removed to Connecticut where he became one of the original proprietors of Hartford. His death occurred in 164?. He married Sarah Osborne, daughter of Roger Osborne of Halstead, Kent County, England.
RICHARD LYMAN, Patriarch of the Lyman family in America; b. 1580 at High Ongar, England; removed to America in August, 1631; landed at Boston Irth November, 1631; became a settler in Charlestown, and with his wife, Sarah OsBORNE, joined the Church in what is now Roxbury, 15th October, 1635; he went with a party of about one hundred persons and became one of the first settlers of Hart-ford, Connecticut, and one of the original proprietors of the town; he d. in August, 1641, and his name is inscribed on a stone column now standing in the rear of the Center Church of Hartford, erected in memory of the first settlers of the city; m. Sarah OSBORNE, dau. of Roger OSBORNE, of Halstead, in Kent, England, and had
ISSUE (BORN AND BAPTIZED AT HIGH ONGAR)
I. William, buried at High Ongar, 28th August, 1615.
II. Phillis, bapt. 12th September, 1611; m. William HiLLs.
III. Richard, bapt. 18th July, 1613; d. young.
IV. William, bapt. 8th September, 1616; d. November, 1616.
V. RICHARD, bapt. 24th February, 1617, of whom later.
VI. Sarah, bapt. 8th February, 1620.
VII. Anne, bapt. 12th April, 1621; d. young. vIlI. John, bapt. 1623.
IX. Robert, bapt. September, 1629; m. Hepzibah Bascow, 15th November, 1662.
Colonial Families traces the origin of the Lyman Family back to “about 225 A.D.”
WODIN, or ODIN (Roman Othinus), King of North Europe in the third century, about 225 A.D.; m. Frea or Frigga. Their son named
BELDEG, or BALDER, m. Nama, daughter of Gewan, and had
BRENDIUS, or BRANDS, who was father of
FORDIGARUS, or FROETHGAR, who was father of
WIGGER, who had
GEWESIUS or GEWISCH, who had
EFFA, or ESTA, who had
EFFA, who had
ELISEUS, who had
CERDIC, first king of West Saxons, died A.D. 534, and had
KENRIC, or CYNRIC, crowned 514, d. 560, and had
CHEANLIN, crowned 560, and had
CUTHWIN, killed in battle with Britons 584, and had
CUTH, who had
CHELWALD, who had
KENRED, who had
INGELS, or INGELD, who had
EOPPA or OFFA, who had
EASA, who had
ALKMUND, or ATHEMUNA, who had
EGBERT, who m. REDBEURGA, and had
ETHELWULF, d. 858; m. OSBURGA, dau. of OSIAC the Thane, and they were the parents of
ALFRED THE GREAT, King of England; m. ETHELBITH, dau. of Earl ETHELRAN, and had
EDWARD THE ELDER, King of England, who m. EDGINE, dau. of Earl SIGELLANE, and had PRINCESS EDGINA (widow of Charles III, King of France), who m. (secondly) Henry, third Count of Vermandois and Troyes, and had
HUBERT, fourth Count of Vermandois and Tryoes, who m. ADELHEID, dau. of Count de Valois, and had
ADELA, Countess de Vermandois, m. Hugh, son of Henry I, King of France, and had
LADY ISABEL DE VERMANDOIS, m. (firstly), Robert, first Baron RE BELLEMONT, created Earl of Leicester and Mellent, and had
ROBERT, second Earl of Leicester, Lord Chief Justice of England, m. Lady Amicia DE WAER, and had
ROBERT, third Earl of Leicester, Steward of England, d. 1196; m. Petronella, dau. of Hugh DE GRENTESMESMIL, and had
LADY MARGARET DE BELLOMONT, who m. Saier DE QUINcY, created Earl of Winchester in 1207 and was one of the twenty-five barons who forced King John to sign Magna Charta in 1219, and had
ROGER, second Earl of Winchester, Constable of Scotland, d. 1264, m. (firstly) HELEN, dau. of ALAN, Lord of Galloway, and had
LADY ELIZABETH DE QUINCEY, who m. Alexander, Baron Cumyn, second Earl Buchan, Son of Margery, Countess of Buchan and William, Baron CUMYN, son of Richard, Baron CUMYN, Judiciary of Scotland, A.D. 1178-1180, and his wife Lady HEXILDA, gd. daughter of Donald BANE, King of Scots, and had
LADY AGNES CUMYN, M. GILBERT, Baron de Umfraville, and had
GILBERT, Baron DE. UMFRAVILLE, Governor of the castle of Forfar, and the territory of Angus; Earl of Angus in right of his wife, Matilda, Countess of Angus, whom he m. in 1343; he d. 1308, and had
ROBERT DE UMFRAVILLE, second Earl of Angus, who had by his wife, Lady ALIANORE
SIR THOMAS DE UMFREVILLE, of Harbottle, younger son, who m. Lady Joane, dau. of Adam DE RODAM, and had
SIR THOMAS DE UMFRAVILLE, Lord of Riddlesdale and Kyme, who had by his wife, Lady Agnes
LADY JOANE DE UMFRAVILLE, who m. Sir William LAMBERT, of Owlton, Durham, and had
ROBERT Lambert of Owlton (or Owton), father of
HENRY LAMBERT, of Ongar, Essex, father of
ELIZABETH LAMBERT, who m. Thomas LYMAN, of Navistoke, Essex; d. 1509, and had
HENRY LYMAN, of Navistoke and High Ongar, who m. Alicia, dau. of Simon HYDE, of Wethersfield, Essex, and had
JOHN Lyman, of High Ongar, d. 1587, at Navistoke, who had by his wife Margaret, dau. of William GIRARD of Beauchamps, Essex
HENRY Lyman, of High Ongar, m. Philis Scott of Navistoke, and had RICHARD Lyman, . . .
[Am I kidding? No. Take a look at Colonial Families on Google Books. Search for Lyman. Scott and Alexis: If I had known any of this when you were born, you might be “Froethgar” and “Wigger” now.]