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State of Service: NH
Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
No memorial record was found in Find-a-Grave in Apr 2022; his son has a headstone in this cemetery
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Author: Eugene Lawrence Tenney Jr.
Biley Lyford was the grandson of Francis Lyford who was one of the earliest Lyford’s in America. Biley was born on March 10th, 1716 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was the first son of Stephen Lyford and Sarah Leavitt Lyford. He married Judith Wilson in 1743 and they had ten children.
Biley served as a private in Col. Nicholas Gilman’s regiment of militia. He also served in Capt. Porter Kimball’s Company in Col. Stephen Evans Regiment at Saratoga in September 1777. He died February 10th, 1792 in Brentwood, New Hampshire. His lengthy will lists property and belongings valued at 1825 pounds.
Part of his will states “My will is that my two negroes shall live with any of my children they see fit or otherwise to have their freedom as they choose”! He further left 100 Spanish milled dollars to two of his daughters.
He had eight daughters and two sons. His seventh child was Biley Dudley Lyford, who may also have served in the Revolution.
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