Son of Johann Christoph Lyerly and Elizabeth Christina Holtzhauser-Lyerly.

Zacharia Lyerly moved to Rowan Co., North Carolina from Virginia and served in the Revolutionary War. Between 1818 and 1819 he moved to Union County, Illinois and on to adjoining Jackson County where he applied for his Revolutionary War pension on October 9, 1832 aged 77 years. He gave his birthplace as Culpepper County, VA. He entered the service in 1777 under Captain George H. Berger and Colonel Rutherford.

Zacharia Lyrely was born June 2, 1755, in Culpepper County, Virginia. He enlisted in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1777, for three months with Capt. George H. Berger; in 1778 for five months under Capt. Thomas Cook, and again for six months with Capt. Richard Grimes, and Col. Robert Rutherford. He came to Jackson County at an early day, settling at Dutch Ridge. He was in the battles of Reedy Fork and Guildford Court House.
"Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois by Mrs Harriet J Walker; p. 58
Call No. 973.36 W15 1967."


Marriage 1 Margaret Catherine MISENHEIMER b: 1758 in Pennsylvania
Married: 1781
Children
Henry LYERLY b: 3 JAN 1786 in North Carolina
Zacharia LYERLY, Jr. b: 1782
Jacob LYERLY b: 11 JAN 1789

Marriage 2 Catherine VON POOLE
Married: 1794
Children
William Albert LYERLY b: 25 SEP 1796 in Montgomery Co.,NC
John LYERLY b: 9 OCT 1797 in North Carolina

Marriage 3 Mary Catherine HARKEY
Married: 1799
Children
Lena Christina LYERLY b: 1800
Susanna Catherine LYERLY b: 1803 in North Carolina
Phonicas LYERLY b: 1805
Paul Wilson LYERLY b: 2 SEP 1808 in North Carolina

Marriage 4 Sarah Penrod SNYDER
Married: 31 AUG 1823 in Union Co.,IL
Children
Samuel Perry LYERLY b: 3 NOV 1824 in Union County,IL
Sarah Ann LYERLY b: 5 FEB 1825