Personal Life
- Lyon was married twice. Once to one Mary Horsford in 1772, until she died in 1782. Mary was the daughter of Samuel Horsford and Mary Grant. Mary Grant had been previously married to Daniel Allen, the uncle of Ethan Allen, until his death. Lyon's second marriage was to one Beulah M. Chittenden, the daughter of Thomas Chittenden, in 1784.
- Matthew Lyon's son James (1776–1824) may have also been indicted by the federal government for violating the Sedition Act, since he was connected with his father and with James Thomson Callender. It is believed he might have fled to evade capture.
- Matthew Lyon's son Chittenden Lyon (1787–1842) was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827–1835) from Kentucky.
- Matthew Lyon's son Matthew (1792–1839) was the father of Confederate General Hylan B. Lyon (Feb 22, 1836-April 25, 1907) of Lyon County, Kentucky. Hylan Lyon was the father of Frank Lyon of the USS Oregon.
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