Husband: Robert LYLE [I05383] |
Wife: Ann Jane LOCKE [I05410] |
Children |
02 (M): Samuel 'Patriot' LYLE [I05414] Born: 1725 in near Larne, County Antrim, Ireland 1 Died: SEP 1796 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia Spouses: Sarah MCCLUNG |
Robert LYLE:
Notes:
19. ROBERT LYLE, ex 14, m in Ireland, ANN JANE LOCKE, a dau' of Thomas Locke who d1753, aged 73, and his wife, Sarah Baxter; and a granddaughter of David Baxter, m Sarah Alexander, all of Ballyvallagh, and buried in Raloo. Robert Lyle was a linen lapper at Larne bleach-green, one who takes charge of the linen and sees it
packed up. He lived on a farm his wife owned in Toreagh. For a time he lived at a place called "Pullendoes," owned by his wife's father and situated about a mile from the home of the Blairs in Ballyvallagh. Fannie Locke, a sister of Ann Jane Locke, lived with them. The Locke's have a Scotch ancestry. The name is an abbreviation of Lockhart.
When in Ireland, the Rev. John Wesley was entertained by Robert Lyle and preached to the people in one of his fields. The children of Robert Lyle were: David, see 20; Samuel, see 21; Sarah, see 22; Mary, see 47; Daniel, who d, y, and is buried beside his parents in Raloo, and Martha, m1737, John Armstrong, Farmer, Raloo.
Revised: January 25, 2022
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