Lyon, John | MosaicNC

Biographical Description

John Lyon was a merchant and justice of the peace in colonial New Hanover County from at least 1755 to 1768. He was the county sheriff from 1768 to 1770. He also served on a number freeholders courts, which considered legal cases involving enslaved individuals. He died by May 1782.

As Sender

Trial of Tom, 10 February 1755, page 1

10 February 1755

Trial of Tom, 10 February 1755

1 January 1757 - 31 December 1757

Petition from Subscribers, Tanners, and Merchants to Arthur Dobbs and the North Carolina Council and Colonial Assembly, circa 1757

Trial of Quamino, 8 February 1768, page 1

8 February 1768

Trial of Quamino, 8 February 1768

As Recipient

Claim from Ann Walker for Cooper, 3 May 1757, page 1

3 May 1757

Claim from Ann Walker for Cooper, 3 May 1757

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