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THOMAS LAWESSON (1250 - )
Ralph Fil Thomas
Lawesson DE LANCASTER (abt 1275 - )
Robert LAWESON
(abt 1300 - )
Thomas LAWESON
(abt 1325 - )
John Fil
Thomas LAWSON (abt 1345 - )
John LAWSON (abt
1365 - )
William LAWSON
(abt 1400 - 27 May 1480) & Agnes CRAMLINGTON (abt 1407 - )
Thomas LAWSON
(aft 1425 - 2 Jul 1489) & Isabella KILLINGHALL (abt 1430 - aft 1490)
Robert LAWSON
(abt 1450 - 24 Feb 1546/47)
William LAWSON
(abt 1480 - 19 Jun 1518) & ? HORSLEY (abt 1480 - )
James LAWSON
(abt 1500 - 24 Feb 1546/47) & Alicia BERTRAM (abt 1500 - 14 Nov 1547)
Edmund LAWSON
(abt 1520 - 21 Jul 1551) & Margaret SWYNNHOWE (abt 1520 - )
Ralph
LAWSON (1547 - abt Sep 1623) & Elizabeth BROUGH (abt 1550 - )
John
LAWSON (1575 - ) & Sarah ROWLAND (1582 - )
Rowland
LAWSON (1609 - 15 Nov 1660) & Letticia Joanna WALE (1619 - 1665)
Letitia LAWSON (abt 1652 - )
& William HATHAWAY (1636 - 1692)
William (Jr)
HATHAWAY (1666 - 1725)
William (III)
HATHAWAY (1695 - 1772) & Sarah LAWSON (abt 1698 - )
Capt. John HATHAWAY
(May 1733 - 1786) & Sarah Lawson TIMBERLAKE (1739 - )
Mary
Molly HATHAWAY (1768 - 1854) & Joseph HAMPTON (1765 - 1802 (1803?))
Susanna
HAMPTON (29 Jan 1796 - 13 Jun 1890) & Lewis WEEKS (1780 - 1849)
Susan
WEEKS (24 Apr 1818 - 11 Jan 1872) & Jesse BARBRE III (1814 - 1870)
Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920) & William COFFEY (1848 -
1896)
Newton COFFEY (1875 - 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878 - 1973)
Leo Newton COFFEY (1901 - 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 - 1983)
NOTE:
"Reports" are included only on those marked in bold above.
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Birth: 1250 England
Misc. Notes
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Website of
complete Lawson ancestry...by John Philip Lawson
http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/lawbar.htm
NOTE:
So little is known about the several generations after
Thomas LAWESSON that this single sheet covers them all as follows:
THOMAS LAWESSON (1250 - )
Ralph Fil Thomas
Lawesson DE LANCASTER (abt 1275 - )
Robert LAWESON
(abt 1300 - )
Thomas
LAWESON (abt 1325 - )
John
Fil Thomas LAWSON (abt 1345 - )
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Birth: abt 1365 Bywell Co., Northumberland
Father: John Fil Thomas LAWSON
(~1345-)
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Note: JOHN
LAWSON of Bywell Co. Northumberland was witness to a deed of Walter de Tindall
dated at Devilston 1374 and was Executor to his fathers will.
Spouses
Unknown::
John LAWSON (abt 1365 - )
William LAWSON
(abt 1400 - 27 May 1480) & Agnes CRAMLINGTON (abt 1407 - )
John LAWSON (abt
1400 - aft 1448)
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Birth: abt 1400 Cramlington Co.,
Northumberland, England
Death: 27 May 1480 Cramlington Co., Northumberland,
England
Father: John LAWSON (~1365-)
Misc. Notes
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During reign
of Henry VI of England (1421-71) acquired Cramlington Hall by marriage. His
ancestors for several generations had owned estates in Northumberland CO at
Burwell, afterwards at Allendell.
The surname
Lawson is taken from 'Law' and denotes someone who is the 'son of law'. The
most likely source of the name is either from the name Lawrence believed to
have originated from a person who lived near a laurel tree or from the Old
English word hlaw meaning a hill and therefore a person 'the son of who lived
on or near the hill'.
Records
indicate that the earliest use of the Lawson name was documented in the 14th
century in Upper Littondale, Yorkshire, an area close to the present day
villages of Litton and Arncliffe on the River Skirfare, a tributary of the
River Wharfe. Surnames or 'add-on' names can generally only be traced back to
this time in history when they were adopted in order to distinguish individuals
of the same forename. From that time the surname was handed down from father to
son and occasionally from mother to son.
It is
believed that the Lawson name spread from this area to the remainder of
Yorkshire and throughout several adjoining Counties in Northern England.
Records also indicate that the Lawson name existed in Scotland from 14th
century where it was most commonly found in Lowland Eastern Counties. In
Scotland Lawson families have links with the McLaren Clan.
It is
probable that more than one original source of the name exists. The Lawson name
today is found commonly in all English speaking countries. There is evidence
that the Lawson name was adopted from the European (mostly Scandinavian) name
Larsen and similar surnames when emigration to the British Isles took place.
Spouse: Agnes
CRAMLINGTON
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Birth: abt 1407
Father: Lord William CRAMLINGTON
(1377-)
William LAWSON (abt 1400 - 27 May 1480) & Agnes
CRAMLINGTON (abt 1407 - )
Thomas LAWSON
(aft 1425 - 2 Jul 1489) & Isabella KILLINGHALL (abt 1430 - aft 1490)
William LAWSON
John LAWSON
Richard LAWSON
George LAWSON
Isabella LAWSON
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Birth: aft 1425 OfBywell
Death: 2 Jul 1489 Cramlington
Father: William LAWSON (~1400-1480)
Mother: Agnes CRAMLINGTON (~1407-)
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Note: THOMAS
LAWSON of Bywell, was at the battle of Agincourt with Sir John Neville, heir
male to his nephew William Lawson Esq. He died 2nd July 1489 at a great age,
and was buried at Cramlington having married Isabella, daughter of John
Killinghall of Middleton St. George Esq. living 1490 by whom he had issue.
Spouse: Isabella
KILLINGHALL
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Birth: abt 1430 Middleton, St. George
Death: aft 1490
Father: John KILLINGHALL
Thomas LAWSON (aft 1425 - 2 Jul 1489) & Isabella
KILLINGHALL (abt 1430 - aft 1490)
Robert LAWSON
(abt 1450 - 24 Feb 1546/47)
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Birth: abt 1450 Bywell Co., Northumberland
Death: 24 Feb 1546/47
Father: Thomas LAWSON
(>1425-1489)
Mother: Isabella KILLINGHALL
(~1430->1490)
Spouses
Unknown::
Children: William (~1480-1518)
Joan (>1480-)
John (>1480-)
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Birth: abt 1480
Death: 19 Jun 1518
Father: Robert LAWSON (~1450-1546)
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WILLIAM
LAWSON ESQUIRE of Cramlington Co. Northumberland seized in fee-tail-male of
half of the manor of Cramlington and Hamlet of Whitlaw held by the King in
captite as the sixth part of one knights fee and also divers lands, etc. in
Hertlaw, Morpeth, Bywell and other parts of the County of Northumberland in
special fee-tail ob. 27 March 9 Henry VIII 1518. Inquisition post-mortem 19
June in the same year taken at Newcastle upon Tyne in the said County of Northumberland,
etc. By his wife, the daughter of Richard Horsley Esq. of Thernham, he had
issue
Spouse: ?
HORSLEY
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Birth: abt 1480
William LAWSON (abt 1480 - 19 Jun 1518) & ? HORSLEY (abt
1480 - )
James LAWSON
(abt 1500 - 24 Feb 1546/47) & Alicia BERTRAM (abt 1500 - 14 Nov 1547)
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Birth: abt 1500 Mele St., Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
England
Death: 24 Feb 1546/47 England
Occupation: Merchant-adventurer
Father: William LAWSON (~1480-1518)
Mother: ? HORSLEY (~1480-)
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James
Lawson; Merchant-adventurer of Newcastle.
JAMES LAWSON
ESQUIRE of Mele St., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merchant. Sheriff 1523, Mayor 1529
and 1540. On April 8 1522 purchased of William Wardle, Merchant, a house and
horse-mill in the Meal Market, Newcastle. Had apprentices George Bertram 8,
Henry 8, Charles Gofton 9, Henry 8, and Richard Ball 1540. Purchased from the
Crown the lands etc. of the dissolved Monastery of Nesham. Patent dated 1st
October (? September) 32 Henry VIII 1540.
Was the
Kings farmer and collector at Nesham 33 and 34 Henry VIII . Was seized of lands
etc. in Milburne and the Manor of West Matsen. Purchased the Manor of Byker 6
July 1543 and the house in which he resided in Mele St. by deed dated 3
December 35 Henry VIII. By deed dated April 19 1544 he settles the Manor of
Byker and West Matsen on his eldest son Edmund and estates in Nesham,
Cockfield, Little Burdon, Dynshall etc. on his younger sons and the heirs male
begotten of their bodies with remainder to his own right heirs. Died 24
February 1 Edward VI 1547, Inq. p.m. 4 February 2 Edward VI. He married Alicia,
daughter of George Bertram of Westgate, Newcastle, squire, (her will is dated
14 November 1547) and left issue:
Spouse: Alicia
BERTRAM
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Birth: abt 1500
Death: 14 Nov 1547 Westgate, Newcastle, England
Father: George BERTRAM
James LAWSON (abt 1500 - 24 Feb 1546/47) & Alicia
BERTRAM (abt 1500 - 14 Nov 1547)
Edmund LAWSON
(abt 1520 - 21 Jul 1551) & Margaret SWYNNHOWE (abt 1520 - )
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Birth: abt 1520
Death: 21 Jul 1551
Father: James LAWSON (~1500-1546)
Mother: Alicia BERTRAM (~1500-1547)
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EDMUND
LAWSON Esquire of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Byker aged 20 years 2 Edward VI
seized in fee-tail male of the Manors of Byker and West Matsen and lands in the
counties of Northumberland and Durham. Died 21 July 1551 Inq. p.m. 6 January 5
Edward VI He married Margaret sister and heiress of John Swynhowe and daughter
of Ralph Swynhowe Esquire of Swynhowe and Rock Co. Northumberland. (She
re-married Robert Lawson Esquire of Rock and had issue). By her he had issue.
Spouse: Margaret
SWYNNHOWE
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Birth: abt 1520
Father: Ralph SWYNNHOWE
Edmund LAWSON (abt 1520 - 21 Jul 1551) & Margaret
SWYNNHOWE (abt 1520 - )
Robert LAWSON (abt
1540 - )
James LAWSON (Apr
1545 - 1552)
Ralph LAWSON (1547 - abt Sep 1623) &
Elizabeth BROUGH (abt 1550 - )
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Birth: 1547 Byker, Co. of York &
Co. of Northumberland
Death: abt Sep 1623
Father: Edmund LAWSON (~1520-1551)
Mother: Margaret SWYNNHOWE (~1520-)
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RALPH LAWSON
Knighted by James I of England July 23, 1603. James I (1565-1625)
SIR RALPH
LAWSON Knight of Burgh Hall, County of York and Byker County of Northumberland,
heir to his brother aged 15 years 25 February 4 Elizabeth, seized of the Manor
of Byker and half of the Manor of Cramlington in his own right and of the Manor
of Burgh-juxta Catteryck Co. York in right of his wife Elizabeth, daughter and
sole heiress of Roger Burgh of Burgh-juxta Catteryck Esquire, marriage
settlements dated 17 June 1568. Will dated 4 September 1623. Proved 9 October
1623, died same year aged 76 years.
Marriage: 17 Jun 1568
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Spouse: Elizabeth
BROUGH
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Birth: abt 1550
Father: Roger BROUGH (~1530-)
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Ralph LAWSON (1547 - abt Sep 1623) & Elizabeth BROUGH
(abt 1550 - )
Jane LAWSON
Alice LAWSON
Henry LAWSON
Margaret LAWSON
Edmund LAWSON
Marmaduke LAWSON
Roger LAWSON (1573
- 1613)
John LAWSON
(1575 - ) & Sarah ROWLAND (1582 - )
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Birth: 1575 Yorkshire, England
Father: Ralph LAWSON (1547-~1623)
Mother: Elizabeth BROUGH (~1550-)
Marriage: 2 May 1606 Catterick, Brough Hall, Yorkshire,
England
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Spouse: Sarah
ROWLAND
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Birth: 1582
Father: Thomas ROWLAND (->1628)
Mother: Joyce LYTTEL
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John LAWSON (1575 - ) & Sarah ROWLAND (1582 - )
Epaphroditus
LAWSON (1607 - 1652)
Rowland LAWSON (1609 - 15 Nov 1660) &
Letticia Joanna WALE (1619 - 1665)
Catherine LAWSON
(1611 - )
William LAWSON
(1613 - )
Lettice LAWSON
(1615 - )
Richard LAWSON
(1618 - 1658)
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Birth: 1609 Brough Hall, Catterick,
Yorkshire, England
Death: 15 Nov 1660 Lancaster Co., VA
Occupation: Justice of the Peace, lanc. Co.,
VA
Father: John LAWSON (1575-)
Mother: Sarah ROWLAND (1582-)
Misc. Notes
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Copied from
the “Virginia Historical Magazine” [Virginia Magazine of History]
VOL. IV,
pages 313-314.
ABSTRACTS OF
VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS. Prepared by W.G. Stanard.
The
following data in regard to this family of Lawson, are from various county
records:
(1) “Rowland
Lawson ” justice of Lancaster 1652-1655;
(2) The will of
Epaphroditus Lawson (doubtless the patentee) was dated _____ March, and proved
in Lancaster June, 1652, makes provision for an unborn child, and appoints Mr.
Richard Bennett, merchant, and Mr. John Carter, executors;
(3) Entry in Lancaster
records 1655, that Rowland Lawson had a brother Richard Lawson;
(4) Probate of
the will of Mr. Rowland Lawson granted in Lancaster, May 8, 1661, on petition
of his widow Lettice;
(5) mention in
Lancaster, Nov. 23rd, 1661, of Rowland, son of Rowland Lawson, deceased;
(6) Lancaster,
Sept. 14, 1668, the orphans of Mr. Rowland Lawson were Elizabeth, John, Henry,
and Letitia. Another son, Rowland, was of age. Their mother was Letitia;
(7) George
Harward, of Lancaster, in his will, dated June 5, 1703, names Epaphroditus
Lawson, his wife’s eldest son (a minor) and her son John Lawson; also a legacy
to Catherine Lawson;
(8) Will of
Rowland Lawson, proved Lancaster, Sept. 7, 1706, legatees sons Henry and
Rowland, &c. The seal bears a chevron between three martlets. Burke ascribes
these arms to Lawson of Burgh Hall, county York, Bart., of Cramlington,
Northumberland, and of Longherst, Northumberland;
(9) Deed,
Lancaster, Sept. 11, 1666, from Robt. Davis and Elizabeth his wife, assigning
to Thomas Medestard a patent for 203 acres in Christ Church parish, Lancaster,
part of a patent of 1000 acres taken up by Epaphroditus Lawson May 22d, 1650,
and inherited by the said Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, his daughter and heir;
Sources:
1. Title:
Lawson family of Lancaster and Rappahannock Counties, Va. by Floyd Wills
Sydnor.
Marriage: 1638 England
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Spouse: Letticia
Joanna WALE
Birth: 1619 Lancaster Co., VA
Death: 1665 Lancaster Co., VA
Rowland LAWSON (1609 - 15 Nov 1660) & Letticia Joanna
WALE (1619 - 1665)
John LAWSON (abt
1637 - 26 Oct 1698)
Elizabeth LAWSON
(aft 1638 - )
Joana LAWSON (1640
- )
Epaphroditus
LAWSON (1642 - )
Rowland (Jr)
LAWSON (1644 - 1706)
Henry LAWSON (abt
1650 - )
Letitia LAWSON (abt 1652 - ) & William HATHAWAY
(1636 – 1692)
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