Land Records: Deed Between John Moran Lyon + al and Henry Morris Lyon (1837): 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 *********************************************************************** Deed Between John Moran Lyon + al and Henry Morris Lyon Recorded May 1st, 1837 in Charles County, Maryland At the request of John M. Lyon the following Deed was recorded this 1st day of May Anno Domini 1837. This Indenture made this 13th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven between John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon of Charles County in the State of Maryland of the one part and Henry M. Lyon of the County and State aforesaid of the other part Witness eth that the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars current money to them in hand paid by the said Henry M. Lyon before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon doth hereby acknowledge and from every part and parcel thereof doth hereby acquit exonerate and discharge the said Henry M. Lyon his heirs executors and administrators they the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened and enscoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enscoff and confirm unto the said Henry M. Lyon his heirs or assigns forever all that tract or part of a tract or parcel of land court the plantation on which Nathan Lyon of Charles County resided at the time of his decease, number of acres and name not recollected, together with all and singular the buildings and improvements rights liberties privileges here ditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging with anywise appertaining and the reversions remainders, rents reuses profits thereof and all the estate right title claim and interest whatsoever of them the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon both at Law and Equity of in to and out of the said Lands herein before described or by whatever name or names the same may be called or known to him the said Henry M. Lyon his heirs and assigns forever and the said John M.Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon do for themselves their heirs executors and administrators covenant and agree with the said Henry M. Lyon that they the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon and their heirs the said land and premises herein before described to the said Henry M. Lyon his heirs and assigns forever against the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon their heirs Executors and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend the said lands herein before described against us the said John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon and against our heirs Executors and administrators In Testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our seals and our names the day and the year first above written --- Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of - John M. Lyon {seal} Benjamin Adams Levin G. Bowen {seal} James T. Thomas Delila Bowen {seal} Thomas C. Lyon {seal} Sarah E. Lyon {seal} Mary Lyon {seal} On the back of the afore going Deed is this written - Maryland Charles County Sc. Be it remembered that on this 13th day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-seven personally appeared John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila his wife, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon of the County aforesaid and acknowledged the afore going Deed or Instrument of writing to be their act and deed and the lands and premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained and sold to be the right and Estate of the within named Henry M. Lyon party grantor also therein named his heirs and assigns forever according to the purposed true intent and meaning thereof and the acts of Assembly in such case made and provided and now at the same time also personally appears Delila Bowen wife of Levin G. Bowen and Sarah Lyon wife of Thomas C. Lyon before us Justices as aforesaid and acknowledged and said deed or instrument of writing to be their act and deed and the land and premises therein writing to be their act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained for and sold to be the right and Estate of the within named Henry M. Lyon his heirs and assigns forever and the said Delila Bowen and Sarah Lyon being by us privately examined out of the presence and hearing of her husband whether they do execute and acknowledge the same voluntarily and freely and without being induced thereto by fear or threats of or ill usage from their husbands or fear of his displeasure acknowledge that they do execute and acknowledge the same freely and voluntarily without being induced to do so by fear threats of or ill usage from their husbands or fear of their displeasure and also hereby relinquishes their right and title of dower in and to the said Land and premises aforesaid and we Justices of the Peace do hereby certify that Delila Bowen wife of Levin G. Bowen and Sarah Lyon wife of Thomas C. Lyon were by us privately examined and that they privately executed and acknowledged the said Deed and we do further certify that of our own knowledge that John M. Lyon, Levin G. Bowen and Delila Bowen, Thomas C. Lyon and Sarah Lyon his wife and Mary Eliza Lyon party grantors aforesaid acknowledging aforesaid are the persons who are named as and professing to be the party grantors named in said deed or instrument of writing. Taken and certified by us the day and year above written - (delivered, ordered by) Benjamin Adams James T. Thomas *Source - LDS Film # 013717 Charles County Maryland Land Records