| Sources:
1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Marriage Index: KY,
NC, TN, VA, WF, 1728-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund
CD-229): not found.
1b. Anon. nd. Wilkes County, North Carolina, Marriage
Bonds. Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (online
at FamilySearch.org): None of these marriage records appear to
me to apply to our subject, but it looks as though at least two of
these marriages have been attributed to him by others (viz., the
marriage to Dolley
(Dorothy) COOK and the one to Jane
GENTRY). I'd definitely like to see the original record with
regard to "Jane Jenty," but even if the marriage is 1788, instead of 1888,
that's still too late. Jacob was a married man with a child in the
1787 state census, and it's very likely he married in VA, before coming
to NC, which is the reason we don't find his marriage in Wilkes County,
any more than we find his brother's or father's marriage record in NC.
2. Mrs. Garland C. Norris, compiler. nd. Property Tax
List of Culpeper County, Virginia, 1783. Archives Division,
Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA (online in archives of the Culpeper
County, Virginia, USGenWeb site): "List of William McClanahan, Gent."
| Line |
Name |
| 71 |
Thomas Grimsley... |
| 88 |
William Harris... |
| 112 |
William Lyon... |
| 115 |
Alexander Lyon, son Jacob... |
3. Alvaretta K. Register. 2001. State Census of
North Carolina, 1784-1787. Genealogical Publ. Co.,
Baltimore MD (online at Ancestry.com):
| Page
in Book |
177 |
178 |
| County |
Wilkes |
| District |
A List of the number of Souls in Capt. Johnson's Dist.
July 7th, 1787. Returned by Ams. Hammon. |
| Page
/ Line in Census |
1 / 13 |
1 / 14 |
1 / 16 |
3 / 39 |
3 / 40 |
| Head-of-Household |
William Harris |
Jacob Lyon |
William Loyon |
Thomas Grimsley |
Elexander Lyon |
| WM
21-60 yrs |
1 |
1 [Jacob] |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| WM
under 21 or over 60 |
1 |
. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| WF
all ages |
7 |
2 [Jane, Daughter A] |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Blacks
12-50 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Blacks
under 12 or over 60 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Thomas
GRIMSLEY's wife, Isabell LYON, is almost certainly Jacob's sister.
In court in Wilkes Co., NC, in 1819, William HARRIS and Thomas GRIMSLEY
gave depositions in support of Jacob LYON's Revolutionary War pension application,
the former having been his neighbor back in Virginia and the latter having
been both his neighbor and his comrade-in-arms during the war.
4. 1790 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #5 of 14; official enumeration date 2 Aug 1790; extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1790 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
6th Comp. |
Roll M637_7 |
p. 156 |
Ln. 10R |
Jacob Lyon |
1-0-4-0 |
These data indicate:
| Gender and Type |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 free white males |
16 or over |
in or bef. 1774 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 4 free white females |
all ages |
in or bef. 1790 |
= Jane (b. ca. 1767)
= Daughter A (b. by 1787)
= Sarah (b. 1789)
= Frances (b. ca. 1790) |
5. 1800 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #30 of 49 — list was roughly alphabetized; official enumeration date
4 Aug 1800; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1800 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
Morgan |
Roll M32_33 |
p. 51 |
Ln. 20 |
Jacob LYON |
30010-22210-00 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 3 males |
9 or under |
1790-1800 |
= James (b. 1796)
= Valentine (b. 1791/2) |
| 1 male |
26-44 |
1755-1774 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 2 females |
9 or under |
1790-1800 |
= Rachel (b. 1792-95) |
| 2 females |
10-15 |
1784-1790 |
= Frances (b. ca. 1790)
= Sarah (b. 1789) |
| 2 females |
16-25 |
1774-1784 |
= Daughter A?
= ? |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1755-1774 |
= Jane (b. ca. 1767) |
FWIW, listed next to William LYON.
6. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #3 of 56; official enumeration date 6 Aug 1810; extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1810 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
Wilkesborough |
Roll 43 |
p. 850 |
Ln. 6 |
Jacob Lyan |
31101-11310-00 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 3 males |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= Jacob (b. ca. 1810)
= Solomon (b. 1807)
= Austin (b. 1804) |
| 1 male |
10-15 |
1794-1800 |
= James (b. 1796) |
| 1 male |
16-25 |
1784-1794 |
= Valentine (b. 1791/2) |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
by 1765 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 1 female |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= Elizabeth (b. 1802) |
| 1 female |
10-15 |
1794-1800 |
= Ruth (b. by 1800) |
| 3 females |
16-25 |
1784-1794 |
= Rachel (b. 1792-95)
= Frances (b. ca. 1790)
= Sarah (b. 1789) |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Jane (b. ca. 1767) |
7. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #31 of 57; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1820 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
Roll M33_83 |
p. 521 |
Ln. 27 |
Jacob Lyon |
121101-00301-0-300 |
no slaves |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Meredith (b. 1815) |
| 2 males |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= Jacob (b. ca. 1810)
= Solomon (b. 1807) |
| 1 male |
16-18 |
1801-1804 |
= Austin (b. 1804) |
| 1 male |
19-25* |
1794-1801 |
= James (b. 1796) |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 3 females |
16-25 |
1794-1804 |
= Elizabeth (b. 1802)
= Ruth (b. by 1800)
= Rachel (b. 1792-95) |
| 1 female |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Jane (b. ca. 1767) |
| 3 |
persons engaged in agriculture |
| *In the 1820 Census, the third column is
age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any
individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So,
for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three
should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the
subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be
age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class. |
8. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #19 of 130; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1830 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
Roll M19_125 |
p. 343 |
Ln. 12 |
Jacob Lyon |
000 200 001 - 000 010 101 |
no slaves |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 males |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= Meredith (b. 1815)
= Jacob (b. ca. 1810) |
| 1 dmale |
60-69 |
1760-1770 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 1 female |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= Elizabeth (b. 1802) |
| 1 female |
40-49 |
1780-1790 |
= Frances (b. ca. 1790) |
| 1 female |
60-69 |
1760-1770 |
= Jane (b. ca. 1767) |
9. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #4-5 of 19; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1840 |
NC |
Wilkes Co. |
Capt. Spicer's Dist. |
Roll 373 |
pp. 83B-84a |
Ln. 10 |
Jacob Lyon |
000 010 000 100 - 000 001 010 |
no slaves |
0100000 |
Jacob Lyon |
78 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
20-29 |
1810-1820 |
= Jacob? (b. 1810/13) |
| 1 male |
70-79 |
1760-1770 |
= Jacob (b. 1763) |
| 1 female |
30-39 |
1800-1810 |
= Elizabeth (b. 1802) |
| 1 female |
50-59 |
1780-1790 |
= Frances (b. ca. 1790) |
| 1 |
person employed in agriculture |
| Jacob LYON | æ 78 |
Revolutionary War Pensioner |
Listed next to son, Austin LYON.
10a. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application
Files. Dept. Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15, Microfilm Publ.
M804, NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):
| There's a lengthy pension application file (54 pp.) for Jacob LYON
of Wilkes Co., NC. The content is definitely worth transcribing if
I can find the time, but the poor image quality will make it slow going
(even the typewritten pages are hard to read). Surely this has already
been transcribed by others, so please share if you have such a transcription.
From just a quick scan, I see his wife's name is, "Jane," and that his
children are named. |
| This is amazing. I went back to Ancestry to take another look
at the file, and I cannot get it to come up on a search. Thankfully,
I also have a subscripton to fold3... |
10b. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application
Files. NARA Catalog No. 300022 (online at fold3.com): Please
note that government documents are not copyrightable, but if someone wants
to argue that transcriptions of them are, then I hereby release my transcription
to the public domain. Boldface added; [comment added].
Jacob Lyon
priv
Col Hawes's
Va Regt
1780 - 2 yrs
on roll -
not entitled - too
much property
$377-50-
|
State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
On the 13th day of September AD 1819, Jacob Lyon aged fifty seven
years personally appeared before me and being duly sworn according to Law
doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made
by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War; towit, That he the said Jacob Lyon enlisted in Captain Valentine Harrison's
Company, Virginia Regiment in the month of September AD 1780; and that
he continued to serve in the Service of the United States until the month
of January or February AD 1782: This Deponent saith that when he enlisted
the Regiment he belonged to was commanded by Col. John Greene of Culpepper
County, Virginia, but some time after the Battle fought at Guilford Court
House in North Carolina, the same Regiment was commended by Col. Hawes,
and that after the seige of Ninety Six in South Carolina this deponent
was transferred to and did duty in the Corps of Cavalry commanded by Col.
Henry Lee of Virginia, in which corps he served until just before he was
discharged from the army, when he was sent to Salisbury in North Carolina
and dischaged as stated. This deponent further saith that he was
in the Battle of Guilford, at the Battle near Cambden fought between Genl.
Greene and Lord Rawdon; that he was at the seige of Ninety Six, and at
the Battle of Eutaw Springs; This Deponent further saith that resided in
the County of Wilkes in the State of North Carolina, and that he is in
reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country
for support. The Deponent further saith that his discharge has been
lost by accident or mislaid, so that he has not got it nor does he know
where it is.
William Harris [husband of Sarah LEWIS] maketh Oath that he was
present when Jacob Lyon enlisted as a Soldier in the Service of the United
States, as Set forth in the above affidavit; that he lived in the Same
Neighborhood and well Recollects that Said Lyon was absent from home after
his enlistment for the Space of eighteen Months or thereabout, and it was
understood by this Deponent and all the Neighbours that Said Lyon was during
that time in the Service aforesaid.
Thomas
Grimsly [husband of Isabell LYON] maketh Oath that Jacob
Lyon enlisted into the Same Company to which he himself belonged: that
he was present at his enlistment and they entering in Service together
for Some time when they were separated. They were honorably discharged
on the Same day and returned home together - He has good Reason to believe
that Said Lyon Served faithfully during the Time of his enlistment, Set
forth in his Affidavit above.
The within Affidavits were Sworn to before me Archbald D. Murphy One
of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law and Courts of Equity in and
for the State of North Carolina the 19th September AD 1819.
A.D. Murphy
State of North Carolina
I Archibald D. Murphy one of the Judges in the Superior Counts of Law
& Courts of Equity in and for the State of North Caolina, do hereby
certify that it appears to my satisfaction from [???] examined to that
Court that Jacob Lyon the within named applicant for a Pension, is for
required Circumstances and... [I give up, it's too tough to read.
A.D. Murphy is just affirming the above.]
North Carolina
Wilkes County |
Superior Court of Law
September term 1819 |
I Walter R. Lenoir Clerk of the Superior Cout of Law for the County
of Wilkes, Do hereby Certity that the Honoable Archibald D. Murphy Esquire,
before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and [?] hath Certified and
duly [???] Judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Courts of Equity
in and for the State of North Carolina, and [???] presiding Judge of this
Court.
| In testimony whereof I have Certified the same under my hand and the
Seal for the said Court at Office the 14th day of September AD 1819.
W R Lenoir Clk
|
|
State of North Carolina
Wilkes County
Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions Feby Term 1822.
On this Eight day of February - 1822, Jacob Lyon personally appeared
in open Court (being a Court of Record) aged fifty nine years, resident
in the County of Wilkes in the said State of North Carolina, who being
duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress entitled
An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service
of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
That the said Jacob Lyon enlisted in Captain Valentine Harrisons Company
of one of the Virginia Regiments in the service of the United State in
the month of September AD 1780 ; and that he continued in the said service
until January or February AD 1782. He further saith that when he
enlisted, the Regiment was Commanded by Col. John Greene of Culpepper County,
Virginia, but some time after the battle fought at Guilford Court House
in North Carolina, the same Regiment was Commanded by Col. Hawes, and that
after the Siege of Ninety Six in So. Carolina, for the said Jacob Lyon
was tranferred and did duty in the Corps of Cavalry Commanded by Col. Henry
Lee of Virginia, in which Corps he served until just before
he was discharged from the Army, when he was sent on to Salisbury in
N. Carolina and there discharged. He further saith that he was in
the Battle of Guilford, and at the Battle near Cambden fought between Genl.
Greene and Lord Rawdon; that he was at the Seige of Ninety Six, and at
the Battle of Eutaw Springs; And that his discharge has been lost or mislaid
so that he does not know what has become of it. ___ That since the filing
of his first declaration, he has been disabled by a fall from his horse
which has so injured his left arm as to rendir him totally incapable of
obtaining a support by his Labour. The declarant further saith that
he is about fifty nine years old; And his wife, Jane about fifty
three years old, very weak and feable; and that he has seven
six children living with him, towit:
Frances about thirty two years old, Ruth twenty one, Betsy
about twenty, Austin about eighteen, Solomon about
fourteen, Meredith about eleven and Jacob about eight.
And that his first declaration was dated the 13th day of September AD 1919.___
And I do solumnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time
by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor
has any person for me in trust any property or Securities, Contracts or
debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in
the
Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed, towit, Four hundred &
Fifty-acres of land. Two horse creatures, one mare and one colt -
Fourteen head of Cattle - nine head of Sheep - Seventeen head of hogs -
two plows - two axes - one mattock - four weeding hoes - The whole of the
value of Three Hundred, Seventy Seven dolls, fifty Cents. This declarant
further saith that he is by occupation a farmer. Sworn to & Subscribed
in Open Court the 8th day of February AD 1822.
| Test R Martin, Clk |
Jacob his X mark Lyon |
|
| What followed was an itemized accounting of his holdings and their
value, also sworn to by the clerk and Jacob. There's more in the
folder, including a later claim by his heirs. He eventually did get
a pension commencing in 1829. |
10c. Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements
& Rosters: Pension application of Jacob Lyon (Lion) S 41789,
transcription by Will Graves (online at www.revwarapps.org): Of course,
I found this after doing my own transcriptions, but as they are asserting
copyright over theirs, I'm glad I did my own. But please note that,
in doing my own, I see their transcription is not 100% verbatim.
Mine are verbatim, to the degree that I found the original decipherable
in the image. Most of the changes they made are insignificant (e.g.,
changing Eight to 8th, Culpepper to Culpeper, Col. to Colonel, etc.), but
two are errors: 1) the second "1780" in the second paragraph is "1782"
— he can't have left the service before he joined it; 2) the transcriber
erred regarding the final date, calling it 1832 when it's 1822.
11. United States Senate. 1968. The Pension Roll
of 1835. 4 vols. (1992 reprint with index, Genealogical
Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; online at Ancestry.com):
| Name |
Jacob Lyon |
| Rank |
Private |
| Age |
72 |
| Pension
Enrollment Date |
9 Jan 1829 |
| Residence
Place |
Wilkes, North Carolina |
| Service
Description |
Virginia |
12. Lyon(s)
Families Association of America: Database (on CD as of 22 Feb 2010;
these are member submissions).
13. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com). |
