John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis was born 1544 to John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis (1521-1558) and Janet Keith (?-1559) and died 17 March 1578 of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Abernethy (1548-1581) 11 April 1561 JL .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jean Lyon (c1556-bef1610) | 1556 | March 1610 | Robert Douglas (bef1569-1585) Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (c1555-1588) Alexander Lindsay, 1st Lord Spynie (c1564-1607) |
| Elizabeth Lyon (c1558-?) | |||
| Jean Lyon (c1563-c1608) | |||
| Sibilla Lyon (c1566-aft1579) | 1566 | 17 December 1579 | |
| Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne (1575-1615) | 1575 | 19 December 1615 Edinburgh, Scotland | Anne Murray (c1575-1618) |
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