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Subject: [LYONS] Richard Tankersly Lyon
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 15:15:07 -0800

Will list genealogy of Richard Tankersly Lyon and hope some one will
help to fill in the blanks that I cannot.
RICHARD TANKERSLY LYON born c 1762 Amherst co. Va
s/o John Lyon and Rachel Morrison
died after 1830 possibly in Gibson co. Tenn.
m. # 1 unknown
m. #2 Sarah Nichols/Nickels 13 Oct. 1791 Caswell Co. N.C
children were:
[1] unknown daughter Lyon b. c. 1784
[2] Thomas Lyon b. c. 1786
[3] Richard Lyon b. c. 1790
[4] unknown son Lyon b. c. 1790/1800
[5] unknown daughter Lyon b. c 1790/1800
[6] unknown son Lyon b. c. 1790/1800
[7] William Lyon b. c. 1790/1800
[8] Anderson Lyon b 1798 Caswell Co. NC
[9] Sarah Lyon b. 1708 Caswell C. NC
Richard Tankersly Lyon's grandfather bought land 300 acres at Flat
River Caswell co.NC 28 July 1779 In will of John Lyon Caswell
Co... gave Richard
land bought from Joseph cate July 1784
Richard T on
1790 Census caswell Co.
1794 Tax List Person Co.
1800 census Person Co. w/ 3m. 00/10 2m. 10/16 1m. 26/45
2f. 00/10 1f/
10/16 1f. 26/45
1805 sale estate Job Blackard dec'd Fl;at River 1789
test: Richard Lyon James Wilson Jno Roundtree
1805 Tax list Person Co. Capt. Paints Co. Richard Lyon
1810 census Person Co. w/ 2m. 00/1- 2m. 10/16 1m. 45+
1f. 00/10 1f.
10/16 1f 26/45 2 slaves
1820 census??? possibly Sumner Co. Tenn
1830 census Gibson Co. Tenn w/ 1m. 60/70 1f. 15.20

this is the content of my data on Richard T. Would appreciate any
update.
will answer any post with update on the children of Richard T.
Lorraine Robinson

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