Mary Lyon ---> Mary Burgess
Hi Does anybody have any information on Mary Burgess.She was the sister of Thomas Lyon originally from Connecticut, later moved to Rye, New York and settled in Whitehall, Washington Co, NY.Thomas later moved to Harbor Creek TWP, Erie/Crawford Co. PA were he died in 1827? and willed some of his land to his sister Mary Burgess.Here is the will.18. Will Book A, pp. 27-29
>Will of Thomas Lyon of Harborcreek Twp.
>Made 15 of Apr 1827; rec. 12 Sept 1827
>Bing sick of Body
>
>Bond is held against William A. Moor (sic) and George Barney
>in the state of NY for 1600 a. of land lying in Crawford Co.,
>PA.I have until 1 Feb. 1828 to select such lots as I choose.
>
>To my son SAMUEL LYON, 100 a. of said land
>To my son AZEL LYON 100 a. of said land
>To my dau. SARAH FULLER, 100 a. in Crawford Co., it being land
>she now lives on
>To my son JASPER LYON, 200 a. in CrawfordCo., where he now
>lives, also all my clothes
>To my son JEHU LYON, 100 a. in Crawford Co., mentioned above,
>plus 1/2 of farm where he now lives in Haarborcreek.There
>being $60 on it yet due to P.S.V. HAMOT, on which JEHU must
>pay half with interest.He must also pay $100 to my dau.
>JANE.
>To my son THOMAS LYON, 100 a in Crawford Co. mentioned above.
>To my sister MARY BURGESS, 1/2 of farm in Harborcreek where my
>son JEHU now resides, for her lifetime, to be left by will at
>her death to such of my ch. as she things best.
>To my dau. RACHAEL, $100 plus 100 a. in Crawford Co.,
>mentioned above
>To my dau. JANE LYON, $100 plus 100a. in Crawford Co.,
>mentioned above
>To my son FRANKLIN, 200 a. in Crawford Co. mentioned above,
>and the farm where I now live.
>To FRANKLIN'S wife, RACHAEL, a book acct. owed me by AUGUSTUS
>CULBERTSON for boarding, etc.
>To my GRSON, ABSOLOM FULLER, 100 a. in Crawford Co. mentioned
>above and other items, on condition he stays with FRANKLIN
>LYON and behaves himself until ae. 21.
>Exrs. to sell remaining 300 a in Crawford Co. and divide
>proceeds between my daus. RACHAEL and JANE.
>To my neighbors THOMAS GREENWOOD and ELIHU PALMER (various
>named books)
>Exrs:JASPAR LYON, JOHN SHADDUCK, and THOMAS GREENWOOD
>
>THOMAS LYON(seal)
>Wit:JAMES STINSON, JOSEPH GREENWOOD,and THOMAS GREENWOOD,
>10 July `1827 (not same date as made)
>
>Sworn by JOSEPH GREENWOOD and JAMES STINSON,12 Sept 1827
>Sworn byTHOMAS GREENWOOD and JASPAR (sic) LYON, 12 Sept
>1827"
>