Land Records: Bill of Sale Between Henry Lyon Sr. and Nathan Lyon (1800): Charles County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tom Mahieu, ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Bill Of Sale Between Henry Lyon Sen. And Nathan Lyon October 14, 1800, Charles County, Maryland At The request of Nathan Lyon the following Bill of Sale was recorded this fourteenth day of October Anno Domini eighteen hundred. Know all men by these Presents that I Henry Lyon of Charles County for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand pounds to me in hand paid by Nathan Lyon of said County at and before the sealing and delivery of these Presents the receipt and payment whereof I do hereby acknowledge Have bargained, sold and confirmed and by these Presents do bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Nathan Lyon the following slaves torris (?), Luke, Ben, Peter, Nell, Fillis, Henry, Hanson, Joe, Pole and Anny To Have and to Hold all and singular the said Negro Slaves and every of them by these Presents bargained sold and confirmed unto the said Nathan Lyon his heirs, executors, administrators and Assigns forever, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred - Signed sealed and delivered in presence of - John E. Ford Henry Lyon Sen. {seal} On the back of the afore going bill of Sale was this written torris (?), Charles County SC On the fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred Henry Lyon personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and acknowledged the within Instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the Slaves therein mentioned to be the property of the within named Nathan Lyon his heirs, executors administrators and Assigns forever according to the true intent and meaning thereof and according to the act of Assembly in such case made and provided --- John E. Ford *Source - LDS Film # 013709 Charles County Maryland Land Records