Father: William Lynas (1734-1793)

Mother: (unknown)

Born May 20, 1792, at Upleatham, Yorkshire.

Died July 6, 1874, at Bright, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Joseph grew up in Upleathem, learning cabinet making. In 1819, he and a group of his friends came to New York, to Pittsburgh, via Ohio River flatboat to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and later to Tanner's Creek Settlement.

Spouse: Sarah White (-1832)

Married in Dearborn County, Indiana, August 7, 1826.

Joseph and Sarah lived at Mount Pleasant.

Children:

1. Hannah Lyness, b. in Mount Pleasant, Indiana, d.1916.
2. Mary Fisher Lyness, b. July 13, 1829, in Mount Pleasant, Indiana; d. October 20, 1870 at Bright, Indiana.
3. Sarah Lyness, b. at Mount Pleasant, Indiana; d. May 25, 1873.

After Sarah's death, the daughters lived with George Lynas (nephew of Joseph) until Joseph married again.

Spouse2: Nancy Morgan (April 18, 1801-August 23, 1877)

Married at Bright, Indiana, on October 1, 1835

Nancy was the daughter of Enoch Morgan; she was buried in the Gibson Cemetery at Bright, Indiana.

Children:

4. Enoch Morgan Lyness (1836-1903).
5. Margaret Lyness, b. at Bright, Indiana; d. at Harrison, Ohio.
6. Joseph Hargitt Lyness, Jr. (1910-).
7. Nancy Jane Lyness, b. December 8, 1842, in Bright, Indiana; d. November 16, 1913 in Oklahoma; buried in Walnut, Kansas, Cemetery.

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Modified February 26, 2023