Maher Shallal Hashbaz Lyle

1737 - 1814  (76 years)

• Name	Maher Shallal Hashbaz Lyle  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Hashby
  Born	14 Mar 1737	Ireland   [1, 2]
  	Probably in Larne, County Antrim
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Union Dist., South Carolina   [3]
  Residence	1800	Union Dist., South Carolina   [3]
  	With a boy under age 10, a boy age 10 to 15, two men and a woman age 16 to 25, a woman age 26 to 44, and a woman over age 45
  Died	30 Jan 1814	Jackson Co., Georgia   [1, 2]
  Buried	Jackson Co., Georgia   [2]
  	Lyle Cemetery [2]
  		Pvt Maher Shalah Hashbaz Lyle (1737 - 1814) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photos. Created by: Phyllis Record added: Jun 10, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38192709
  Notes	In the Bible records for Maher he is called a "Scotchman by birth" but this is assumed to refer to his Scoth ancestry rather than his place of birth for Bible records also say he was born in Ireland. The unusual name, Mahershalalhashbaz, is found in the Old Testament, Book of Isaiah, "Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz," meaning "Spoil Speeds. Prey Hastens", an ominous sign concerning the imminent fall of Damascus (Syria) and Samaria (Israel). In the Oscar K. Lyle book the name of the son of David Lyle and Mary Blair was given as Robert. However the names and dates of birth for all of his sons were exactly the same as those for Maher Lyle found among numerous Bible records preserved by descendants of Maher and Elizabeth Lyle in Georgia; no names of females were given under Robert Lyle in the book. It was also reported by descendants early in the 20th century that Maher was known to have been a nephew of the three Lyle men who lived at Timber Ridge, Virginia, Matthew, Daniel and John Lyle. Their home in the section of Bedford County, Virginia, became Campbell County in 1781/82 was very near the Halifax County border area. In family papers it is said Maher Lyle served as a private during the Revolutionary War; was present when General Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown. No record of his actual service has been found and neither he nor Elizabeth lived long enough to apply for a pension offered in 1832 but when Elizabeth, then living in Winn's District, Jackson County, Georgia, was awarded land during the Land Lottery of 1827, the grant reveals that she was the widow of a Revolutionary War Soldier. There is a record in Campbell county, Virginia at a court held September 1782, which records that Maharshalalhazbaz Lyle proved he furnished Christopher Irvine, Commissioner of Provost Law, with 275 Grass Beef. This was when citizens who had rendered service to the Continental Army during the conflict came before the court requesting payment after the war ended. The Irvines were neighbors of the Gibsons. It is not known how well Maher got along with his wife's family as it appears in this court case Maher had some problems with what appears to be Elizabeth's brothers: Union County, South Carolina, Minutes of the County Court June 2, 1794 The State vs William Dasefield, Robert Gibson, John Gibson and william Gibson: "Breaking the Peace" Maher Liles, came into open court and took the necessary oath prescribed by Law and prayed the court for a continuance of the defendant recognizance, whereforce came the said defendants, together with James Lockhead, Thomas Dean, James Maberry, John Beckham, Senr. Their securities and acknowledged themselves indebted to the state in the sum of viz the said defendants in the sum of twenty five pounds and their securities in the sum of ten pounds, to be levied on their certain goods and chattels, for their good behavior towards Maher Liles and his son Delmar Liles for the term of twelve months and one day. Records show on November 5, 1783 Mahershalalhashbaz Lile and Betty, sold 166 acres on Cheese Creek in Campbell County, Virginia. It was about this time Maher moved to the 96TH District, Union County, South Carolina. On January 2, 1786, Mark Mitchell of Washington County, South Carolina sold to Mahar Lyle, part of a 300 acre grant to Joab Mitchell. There is also a grant February 12, 1793 for Maher Lyle in the 96th district of Union County for 165 acres on a branch of Mill Creek and Jumping Run of Pacolet River. From traditional accounts and tax records, Dilmus and William, sons of Maher, moved to Jackson county, Georgia before 1800, settling on land on a branch of the Mulberry river, near the Gainesville-Midland Railroad. It was not long after this that Maher and the rest of the family joined them in Georgia. There is no record of a deed for Maher Lyle in Jackson County, Georgia and he is not taxed for land but does pay for one slave in the Jackson County Tax List for 1809. Family history relates that the slave was named George, that Maher freed him but that he remained with the family continuing to care for Maher. Maher and Elizabeth are believed to have lived with their son William. Maher and Elizabeth are said to be buried in a family cemetery near the home. One account says they are buried at the forks of the Little Oconee and Mulberry, but there are no markers or headstones to identify their graves as there are with other members. It is said that Dilmus Lyle and his wife, Katherine Reid, moved to Jackson County Georgia soon after their marriage in 1799. While seeking a swift-flowing stream on which to build a mill, Dilmus, instead, found gold. After staking a claim, Dilmus and Katherine set out to inform their families of this find. It is said that Maher and others of his family decided to move to Georgia to share in this discovery of gold, but upon returning, Dilmus could never locate the site of the stream of gold. Mahar and Dilmus with their families settled on the north shore of the Mulberry River on a road that today branches off of State Road 55. The Lyle family cemetery is here, located on part of what was their property. Maher and Elizabeth Lyle are buried in this cemetery. It is believed their graves are located nearer to the house that presently stands on the property for there are no markers or other means to identify the exact spot. Available online probate records for Jackson Co., Georgia stop weeks before his death (8 Jan 2014)
  Person ID	I3292	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gibson,   b. 13 Feb 1741, Virginia ,   d. 15 Jan 1831, Jackson Co., Georgia  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Lyle,   b. 13 Feb 1764, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia ,   d. 17 Sep 1863, Indiana  (Age 99 years)   2. Sarah Lyle,   b. 17 Oct 1765, Bedford Co., Virginia ,   d. 22 Sep 1844, Jackson Co., Tennessee  (Age 78 years)   3. David Lyle,   b. 15 May 1767, Bedford Co., Virginia ,   d. 9 May 1841, Shelby Co., Kentucky  (Age 73 years)   4. John P Lyle,   b. 24 Mar 1769, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 27 Mar 1851, Yorkville, Paulding, Georgia  (Age 82 years)   5. William Crawford Lyle,   b. 21 Dec 1770, Bedford Co., Virginia ,   d. 24 Oct 1860, Jackson Co., Georgia  (Age 89 years)   6. Judith Lyle,   b. 21 Nov 1772, Bedford Co., Virginia   7. Dilmus Lyle,   b. 23 Jun 1774, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia ,   d. 1 Nov 1847, Jackson Co., Georgia  (Age 73 years)   8. Maher Lyle,   b. 17 Aug 1776, Bedford Co., Virginia   9. James Lyle,   b. 22 Mar 1778, Bedford Co., Virginia ,   d. 1860, Jackson Co., Georgia  (Age 81 years)   10. Thomas Lyle,   b. 15 Feb 1780, Bedford Co., Virginia ,   d. 24 Oct 1860, Jackson Co., Georgia  (Age 80 years)   11. Annie S Lyle,   b. 12 Dec 1782, Virginia ,   d. 1846, Marion Co., Alabama  (Age 63 years)   12. Charles L Lyle,   b. 23 Jun 1784, Abbeville Co., South Carolina ,   d. 28 Apr 1862, Coweta Co., Georgia  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F1486	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S40263] Georgia Bible Records, Austin, Jeannette Holland, (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002), 93 (Reliability: 2), 13 Jan 2014. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 38192709 (Reliability: 2), 6 Jan 2014. [S40183] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), p. 609, Union Dist., South Carolina (Reliability: 2), 10 Jan 2014.