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Benjamin Lawson 1751–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1751

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA

Death Date: 21 DEC 1789

Death Location: Prince Edward Co., VA, USA

Father: Benjamin Lawson

Mother: Elizabeth Claiborne

Spouse(s): Ellen Worsham, Ellen Leigh

Children(s):

Benjamin Lawson was born in 1751 in Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA, the child of Benjamin Lawson And Elizabeth Claiborne. Benjamin Lawson married Ellen Leigh, Ellen Leigh Worsham. Benjamin Lawson passed away in 1789 in Prince Edward Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Lawson was born in 1751 in Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA, the child of Benjamin Lawson And Elizabeth Claiborne.
  • Benjamin Lawson married Ellen Leigh, Ellen Leigh Worsham.
  • Benjamin Lawson passed away in 1789 in Prince Edward Co., VA, USA.

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Benjamin Lawson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lawson
1751–1789
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA
Parents
Benjamin Lawson
1722–1756
Prince George Co., VA, USA
Elizabeth Claiborne
1723–1810
Romancoke, King William, VA, USA
Grandparents
William Claiborne
1689–1744
King William Co, VA, USA
Elizabeth Whitehead
1703–1746
King William Co, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Claiborne
1671–1705
Katherine Dandridge
1695–
Elizabeth Whitehead
1687–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Claiborne
1636–1683
Catherine Wilkes
1636–1687
John Dandridge
1655–1731
Bridget Dugdale
1651–1731
William Whitehead
1639–1705
Agnes Sanderson
1639–

Benjamin Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1751
3 MAR 1751
Benjamin Lawson was christened in Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA
Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA
1751
3 MAR 1751
Birth of Benjamin Lawson in Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA
Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA
1789
21 DEC 1789
Age 38
Death of Benjamin Lawson in Prince Edward Co., VA, USA
Prince Edward Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1751
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1751
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Charles City Co., VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1789
    Event Place: Prince Edward Co., VA, USA

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