William Lyon

Male - Bef 1820


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  • Name William Lyon 
    Gender Male 
    Bond 14 May 1817  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    bondsman 
    • William Lyon was bondsman on the marriage bond for Ellis Carrell and Caty Whitlow.
    Died Bef 11 Apr 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • In April Term, 1820, Patsey Lyon petitioned the court to divide the land of her late husband, who was said to have died since the last term of court. The petition states that he owned 218 acres of land joining the lands of Bartlett, John Graves and Sterling Gunn. The petition was filed by Bartlett Yancey as attorney for the petitioner. Estate of William Lyon (1820), Caswell County, North Carolina, North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979.
    Estate Jul 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sale of property 
    • Book H, p. 365
      July Court 1820
      Sale of property of William Lyon decd to Martha Lyon, William W. Lyon, William V. Brown, Peter Powell, Nancy Hailey, Asa Gunn, Robert Brown, Robert Lyon, John Lyon, Richard B. Gunn, David Mason, William F. Davis, Samuel H. Carroll.
    _UID 16563AD008DE4C3B9BA935551D8DC5476765 
    Person ID I8954  Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2019 

    Father Robert Lyon,   d. 1804, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children
    1. William Lyon,   d. Bef 11 Apr 1820, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Family ID F2683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha,   d. Yes, date unknown  [1
    Married Bef 1800  [1
    Children 
     1. William W. Lyon
     2. Frances Lyon,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Robert Lyon
     4. Polly Lyon,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Lyon
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F2680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Caswell County, North Carolina
      Deed Book Q, Page 173-4

      John Graves of Caswell County to Bartlett Yancey of same, for filial regard and affection and for $1, 315 acres on Moon's and Country Line Creeks adjacent William Lyon, John Scott, John Graves, including all tenements. 27 October 1810. Witness: Alexander Caldwell.

      Source: Caswell County North Carolina Deed Books 1777-1817, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1989) at 305.


  • Sources 
    1. [S235] Caswell County, North Carolina, Estates (FamilySearch), William Lyon; 1820; 10 February 2019 (Reliability: 3).
      William Young (son) and William Brown (son in law) were named as administrators of the estate.