Which Lyons Is Our Direct Line Ancestor??

According to family sources in Ireland, a Joseph Lyons leased land at Drumaheglis, Ballymoney, in 1763 on the lives of 3 sons: James, born circa 1739; John, born circa 1741; Hugh, born circa 1744.

One of these sons - John - is believed to be the father of the following children:

• Samuel - born 1764, died 15 October 1863 in his 100th year [see previous posting]
• Elizabeth - nothing more known
• Joseph - living in Ballymoney in 1814
• Mary (?) - married a Mr. Chestnut [this name is probably not correct, see my note below]
• Sarah - married Mr. Hemphill [see previous posting]
• James - born 1777, died 1866; emigrated to South Carolina 1804/1805 [see previous posting]
• Other brothers

Above is taken from a hand-written family tree chart.

[NOTE: The Mary(?) mentioned above who married a Mr. Chestnut is probably not her correct name for 2 reasons - first, her name is followed by a (?) which would indicate the author was not sure of her name and second, my 3rd great grandmother Mary (Lyons) Smith was a sister to the above siblings but is not listed on the chart. It would appear that 2 daughters have been mixed up.]

I feel that the above information is mostly correct, as the other information on the family tree chart matches up with my research with just a few discrepancies. If anyone can shed any light on Joseph Lyons and his 3 sons, or can provide any kind of documentation, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.