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Benjamin Lawson 1763–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1763

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA

Father: Moses Lawson

Mother: Mary Taylor

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In 1763, Benjamin Lawson entered the world in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses Richard Lawson And Mary Taylor. Benjamin Lawson passed away in 1840 in Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1763, Benjamin Lawson entered the world in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses Richard Lawson And Mary Taylor.
  • Benjamin Lawson passed away in 1840 in Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Lawson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lawson
1763–1840
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses Richard Lawson
1736–1776
Gp Manor, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mary Taylor
1742–1809
Codorus, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Adamson) Lawson
1690–1767
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Bell) Davis
1700–1738
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Thomas (G Price) Taylor
1704–1788
West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Rachel) Price
1705–1780
West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Davis
1674–1752
Ann Lewis
1674–1707
"Quaker" 8xggf
1667–1722
Mary (Trasey)
1671–1730
Mordecai Price
1660–1715
Mary Parsons
1661–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davis
1640–1717
Sarah Kirtland
1646–1676
ELIZABETH PAYNE
1649–1702
Thomas Lewis
1647–1685
Thomas Lincoln)
1637–1687
ELIZABETH MARSH
1634–1687
Samuel Trasey
1645–1676
Alice Shirley
1642–1676
Thomas Immigrant
1607–1701
Elizabeth Phillips
1613–1673
Thomas II
1632–1683
Isabella Holland
1630–1717

Benjamin Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1763
Dec 1763
Birth of Benjamin Lawson in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1840
1840
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Lawson in Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA
Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1763
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Preston Co, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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