Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 5 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds

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Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 5 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
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JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Deed for property in
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, to
Sylvia Sessions Lyon
31 July 1818–12 Apr. 1882. Born in Newry, Oxford Co., Maine. Daughter of David Sessions and Patty Bartlett. Moved to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, Nov. 1837. Married Windsor Palmer Lyon, Mar. 1838, in Far West. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, ...
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, 5 June 1843; sealed by JS; witnessed by
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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; certified by
Newel K. Whitney
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
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. Version copied 6 June 1843 in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Record of Deeds, bk. A, pp. 165–167; handwriting of
James Whitehead
12 Apr. 1813–27 July 1898. Clerk, farmer. Born in Roughhay, Fulwood, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Whitehead and Mary. Married first Jane Marshall Hindle, 25 Jan. 1837, in Preston, Lancashire, England. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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; CHL.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 5 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843 Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 5 June 1843
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the said conveyance for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand and seal this fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
N. K. Whitney
3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...
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TEXT: “L. S.” (an abbreviation of locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.
Recorded June 6th. 1843. [p. 167]
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Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 5 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
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TEXT: “L. S.” (an abbreviation of locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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