Pastor of the Millington Congregational Society in East Haddam, CT from 1787-1822.
| When Burke met | 1795 |
| Where Burke met | Millington, East Haddam, CT |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke’s longtime minister |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 50, 55, 107, 116 |
Notes
William Lyman (September 5, 1764 – June 5, 1833) was a Congregational minister born in Lebanon, Connecticut, to William and Mary (Barker) Lyman. He married Rhoda Huntington in 1789. After studying theology under his uncle, Lyman was ordained on December 13, 1787, as the pastor of the Millington Congregational Society in East Haddam, Connecticut. His reputation as a popular and forceful preacher earned him an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Princeton in 1808. In his later career, Lyman became afflicted with severe “hypochondria” or mental depression, which led to his formal dismissal from his East Haddam pastorate between 1822 and 1823. He subsequently relocated to western New York, ministering to Presbyterian congregations in Livingston and Wyoming counties until his depression again forced his departure, prior to his death in Arcade, New York.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.