Lyon 1632 voyage

'English immigrant ship Lyon''. (Sept 1632)'''

Sailed from London, England for Plymouth, Massachusetts in New England in about May 1635. One of many Immigrant Ships of New England.

Voyage Overview
Ship sailed from London, England for America with Capt. Wm. Pierce Master, on June 22, 1632. http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/lyon4.htm

Passengers took an oath of allegiance to King Charles I administered by Captain Mason before the ship sailed for the New World. There were 120 passengers, including 50 children, on the voyage. After being at sea for twelve weeks, they cast anchor at Boston Harbor on Sunday Evening, September 16, 1632. This was the final voyage of the ship, Lyon. In November, while returning to England, it was wrecked on a shoal a few miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake River (Virginia).

Four Lyon trips: 1630, 1631, 1632, 1632. The Lyon hit a reef April 10, 1633 (Peirce was 'driving') and it sunk, replaced by the Rebecca, built in the colonies. Sailed from London June 22, 1632, arriving in Boston September 14/16, 1632. The master, William Pierce, brought 123 passengers. “He brought one hundred and twenty three passengers, whereof fifty children, all in health. They had been twelve weeks aboard and eight weeks from Land’s End.”

List of Known Passengers
Partial list of passengers


 * 1) John Benjamin (1585-1645) - with wife and younger brother.

Summary
He was a passenger on the English ship Lyon, which sailed from London on June 22, 1632 with 123 passengers onboard and arrived in Boston Harbor in Sept 14, 1632. Completing its 4th voyage to the new world, however, two months later, it shipwrecked as it began its return trip to England.