ANDREW LYDA

Abt 1740 - 1813  (~ 73 years)

• Name	ANDREW LYDA  [1]
  Born	Abt 1740	Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1813	Buncombe County, N.C.   [1]
  Person ID	I1461	Welcomer and Poor Relatives
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 1	MARY DAVIS,   b. ?,   d. Between 1785 and 1790
  Children	1. Henry Lyda,   b. ?   2. Mary Lyda,   b. ?,   d. 19 Jul 1840   3. Esther Lyda,   b. ?   4. WILLIAM LYDA,   b. Abt 1782,   d. Abt Nov 1840, White Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 58 years)   5. Rhoda Lyda,   b. 1784, North Carolina
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Mackey,   b. ?,   d. 1807
  Children	1. Gideon Lyda,   b. 2 Jun 1798, Buncombe County, N.C. ,   d. 1 Jan 1869, Macon County, MO.  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  married first Mary (?) Davis and second Sarah Mackey had 11 children, unsaid which were born by which wife - just says 8 withfirst and 3 with second William, Esther, Henry, Gideon, Mary, Rhoda came from NC to White CountyTN by 1810. Wm. and Henry received grants of land in Tenn. Henry built abrick home near Sparta as did Gideon. These homes still stand in goodrepair (1999) today. William built a log home near the Duck Pond.Willim's home was being lived in until it burned a few years ago. Theearlist marriage record located for White County is for William's sister,Rhoda, who married John Puckett Dec. 4, 1809. The earliest record ofGideon in White County that I have in my records is a deed between Henryand Gideon dated Jun. 18, 1822. There is an undocumented story that one of the Lydas was a BritishLoyalist during the Revolutionary War and that his last wish was to beburied in his British Uniform. According to the story, he was buried inthat uniform. Another undocumented story was that Andrew Lyda was aGerman Hessian soldier who liked America so well he decided to remainhere after the close of the war. Some Lydas fought for the American causeso these stories may not be true. --All from the Heritage of White County, Tenn. 1806-1999

  
  

• Sources

  [S364] Heritage of White County, Tenn. 1806-1999, Lyda Family - #855. [S364] Heritage of White County, Tenn. 1806-1999, Lyda Family - #855, #1449 - Mary Lyda & Boaz Still.