Lyon, William

October 24, 1754
The Pennsylvania Gazette

WILLIAMSBURG, October 3.

By Lieutenant Lyon, who arrived here last Tuesday from Fort
Du Quesne, upon the Ohio (whither he was sent by Colonel Innes
with a Flag of Truce, and which Place he left the 20th of last
Month) we are advised, that at that Time, the whole Force of
the French at that Fort, did not exceed 100 Men, and those very
indifferently supplied with Provisions, &c. His chief Business
there was to propose to the French Commander an Exchange of
Monsieur Druillon, and the two Cadets, for Messieurs Stobo and
Van Braam, which would not be accepted of, on which Account Mr.
Stobo was ordered away for Montreal the Day Lieutenant Lyon
left the Fort.

NAMES OF THE OFFICERS IN THE PAY OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITH THE DATES OF THEIR COMMISSIONS, THEIR COMPANIES AND WHERE POSTED
DECEMBER 1757
(Westward of Susquehanna) Lieut William Lyon, Dec 6, 1757

The Pennsylvania Regiment Consisting of Three Battalions, The Honorable William Denny, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, Colonel-in-Chief
At Fort Bedford, April 12, 1759 Lieut William Lyon, Dec 6, 1757; Resigned Mar 17, 1759

May 30, 1778
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away from the subscriber, living in Carlisle, on the 18th of May, a Negroe man, named Nat, about 30 years of age, of a slim make, much addicted to strong drink; is an artful fellow, speaks very good English, rather of a tawney than proper black colour, and about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high: Had on and took with him, an old light coloured coat, a shirt of seven hundred linen, a pair of tow trowsers, a pair of shoes and an old felt hat. Likewise a green sagathy coat and breeches, the coat very good, but the breeches much worn. Whoever takes up and secures said negroe, that his master may get him again, shall have THIRTY DOLLARS reward, paid by

WILLIAM LYON.
September 4, 1776
The Pennsylvania Gazette

An ORDINANCE for the Appointment of JUSTICES of the PEACE for the State of PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEREAS it is necessary that proper Officers of Justice be appointed, under the authority of the people only, and deriving no power whatever from the late constitution, Be it therefore Ordained and Declared, and it is hereby Ordained and Declared by the Representatives of the Freemen of the State of Pennsylvania, in General Convention met, That David Rittenhouse, Jonathan B. Smith, Owen Biddle, James Cannon, Timothy Matlock, Samuel Morris, the elder, Samuel Howell, Frederick Kuhl, Samuel Morris, the younger, Thomas Wharton, the younger, Henry Keppele, the younger, Joseph Blewer, Samuel Mifflin, George Gray, John Bull, Henry Wynkoop, Benjamin Bartholomew, John Hubley, Michael Swoop, William Lyon, Daniel Hunter, Peter Rhoads, David Espy, John Weitzel, and John Moore, Esquires, Members of the Council of Safety, are hereby made, constituted and appointed Justices of the Peace for this State.

Wills: Abstracts 1809-1817: Will Book H: Cumberland Co, PA:

LYON, WILLIAM, Carlisle.
October 3, 1805. March 16, 1809.
Son Alexander.
Daus. Mary and Alice Lyon.
Other sons James, John, William, Samuel and George A. Lyon.
Dau. Margaret Denny wife of Rev. David Denny.
Exs: Sons John, Samuel, Alexander and George A. Lyon.
Wit: George Pattison, Chas. Pattison. H. 9-11.

Memories of Carlisle's Old Graveyard
Author: Sarah Woods Parkinson
This book contains inscriptions found on tombstones from a graveyard in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Bibliographic Information: Parkinson, Sarah Woods. Memories of Carlisle's Old Graveyard. Printed by the Author. The Sentinel. PA. 1930.
Pgs 15-16:
"In pursuance of the Honorable the proprietary's warrant bearing date the 6th day of Feby, 1767, there was surveyed for John Montgomery, Robert Miller, William Lyon, John McKnight, Thomas Donnelan, and William Miller in Trust for the Inhabitants in & about the town of Carlisle a lot of ground for a Graveyard or Burying place situate on the South side of the Sd. town beginning at a marked post sixty feet distant from the South End of Bedford Street opposite to the East side thereof, thence extending on the same direction as Sd. Street S 10 degrees W 25 Ps. to a Post Thence N 80 degrees W. 25 Ps. to a Post, thence N 10 degrees 25 Ps to a Post, thence by the South Street of the said town of Carlisle S. 80 degrees E. 25 Ps. to the Place of Beginning containing three acres, three rods, Twenty-five perches as appears by the above Draught.

John Armstrong
To John Lukens, Esq. D. S.
Surveyor General."

Of the names on this patent, John Armstrong and William Lyon have stones in this graveyard. Undoubtedly the others were buried here, but their stones like many others have long since disappeared. On the First Church patent we will find some of these same names. If the patents of the Episcopal Church, Market House and Court House could be examined some of the same names would doubtless appear in their lists. [lyon3-dprkrnfl.ged]

Arrived in Pennsylvania in about 1750 and became an assistant survey or to his uncle, John Armstrong who was the deputy surveyor and justi ce of the peace of Cumberland County. The two men laid out the town of Ca rlisle by order of the Proprietaries, in 1751, and the seat of justice w as then permanently established there. He served in the French and Indi an War and participated in Forbes' expedition against Fort DuQuesne.

When the Revolutionary War began he was appointed by the "Supreme Executi ve Council" a member of the "Committee of Safety", October 16, 1776; proth onotary for Cumberland County, March 12, 1777; clerk of the orphan's cour t, February 9, 1779; and register and recorder, February 13, 1779; he w as pre-appointed, by Governor Mifflin, register of wills, September 4, 179 0, and prothonotary, register, and recorder, and clerk of the orphan's cou rt, August 17, 1791; he was, also, preappointed by Governor McKean, Janua ry 29, 1800, prothonotary and clerk of the courts, and continued prothonot ary by proclamation in 1802 and 1805; he was appointed, by the "Supreme Ex ecutive Council", to receive subscriptions for Cumberland County, for a lo an of twenty million dollars, authorized by Congress June 29, 1779.

Database: Pennsylvania Founding Families, 1681-1911:
Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III
John Denniston Lyon
William Lyon, son of John and Margaret (Armstrong) Lyon, preceded his f ather and family to the Province of Pennsylvania, having arrived about 175 0, and attained the position of assistant surveyor to his uncle, John Arms trong, who was deputy surveyor and justice of the peace for Cumberland cou nty, a well-educated man, who had arrived from Ireland in 1748. Together t hey laid out the town of Carlisle, by order of the Proprietaries, in 175 1, and the seat of justice was then permanently established there. Willi am Lyon entered the Provincial military service for the defense of the fro ntier against the French and Indians, and as first lieutenant of the Penns ylvania regiment, appointed December 6, 1757, participated in Forbes' gre at expedition against Fort Duquesne, in 1758. He resigned in March, 175 9, and was appointed a magistrate in 1764, by Governor John Penn, th en in Carlisle, dispatching Colonel Bouquet on his second expedition. On t he opening of the Revolution and the suppression of the Provincial authori ty, he was appointed by the Supreme Executive Council a member of the Comm ittee of Safety, October 16, 1776; prothonotary for Cumberland county, Mar ch 12, 1777; clerk of the orphans' court, February 9, 1779; and register a nd recorder, February 13, 1779; he was reappointed by Governor Mifflin reg ister of wills, September 4, 1790, and prothonotary, register and recorde r, and clerk of the orphans' court, August 17, 1791; he was also reappoint ed by Governor McKean, January 29, 1800, prothonotary and clerk of the cou rts, and continued prothonotary by proclamation in 1802 and 1805; he was a ppointed by the Supreme Executive Council to receive subscriptions for Cum berland county for a loan of twenty million dollars, authorized by Congres s, June 29, 1779.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Founding Families, 1681-1911. [database onlin e] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Electronic reproduction of Colonial a nd Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Vol. I-III originally publish ed in 1911

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III
William T. Lyon
John Lyon, emigrant ancestor of William T. Lyon, emigrated from Eniskillen, county Fermanagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, to the province of Pennsylvania in the year of 1763. He was not the first of his family to come to America. His son William preceded him in 1750 and with his uncle, John Armstrong, laid out the town of Carlisle in 1751. William became a man of great prominence and influence and figured conspicuously in the public affairs of his day. Prior to the Revolution he was a lieutenant of a Pennsylvania regiment, and a magistrate appointed by Governor John Penn in 1765. During the Revolutionary period, William was a member of the Committee of Safety, prothonotary of Cumberland, county clerk, register and recorder of the Orphan's Court of the county. In 1779 he was appointed by the Supreme Executive Council to receive subscriptions to a loan of twenty millions of dollars authorized by Congress. He died in Carlisle in 1809. John Lyon, the emigrant, on arriving in Pennsylvania, settled in Cumberland county, in what is now Milford township, Juniata county, about two miles west from Miffintown. His warrant for a tract of land containing two hundred and seventy-three acres is dated September 18, 1766. In 1773 the proprietaries granted to John Lyon, et al., twenty acres of land for the use of the Presbyterian church of Tuscarora, where he is buried. He died in 1780. John Lyon married, in Ireland, Mary Armstrong, sister of Colonel Armstrong, mentioned above, one of the prominent and patriotic Pennsylvanians of Provincial times. Mary Armstrong was a woman of bright intellect, remarkable intelligence and a fine conversationalist. She died in the year 1792 and is buried at Tuscarora. The issue of John and Mary (Armstrong) Lyon: William, before mentioned, who married his cousin, Alice Armstrong. James, married a Miss Martin. Samuel, married Eleanor Blaine, daughter of Colonel Ephraim Blaine; was colonel of the Fourth Battalion, Cumberland County Militia and commissioner of purchases. John, see forward. Mary, married Benjamin Lyon. Frances, married William Graham. Margaret Alice, married Thomas Anderson. Agnes, unmarried.