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Captain John Lawson 1635–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10/26/1698 or 1739

Death Location: Catterick, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Lawson

Mother: Anne Hodgson

Spouse(s): Catherine Howard

Children(s): John Lawson, Henry Lawson, Reverend Lawson, Catherine Lawson, Philip Lawson, Ralph Lawson, Reverend Lawson, Charles Lawson

The story of Captain John Lawson began in 1635 in Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England. Captain John Lawson married Catherine Howard, and had children including Anne Lawson, Catherine Lawson, Charles Captain Of Horse Lawson, Elizabeth Lawson, Frances Lawson, Henry Lawson, John Roger Lawson, Mary Lawson, Philip Lawson, Ralph Lawson, Reverend Thomas The Jesuit Priest Lawson, Reverend William Lawson. Captain John Lawson passed away in 1698 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Lawson began in 1635 in Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England.
  • Captain John Lawson married Catherine Howard, and had children including Anne Lawson, Catherine Lawson, Charles Captain Of Horse Lawson, Elizabeth Lawson, Frances Lawson, Henry Lawson, John Roger Lawson, Mary Lawson, Philip Lawson, Ralph Lawson, Reverend Thomas The Jesuit Priest Lawson, Reverend William Lawson.
  • Captain John Lawson passed away in 1698 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Captain Lawson
1635–1698
Birth Place: Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry "The Royalist" Lawson
1594–1635
Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Anne Hodgson
1600–1663
Durham, Durham, England
Grandparents
Roger Lawson
1573–1613
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Dorothy Constable
1580–1632
Burton Constable, Yorkshire, , England
Robert Hodgson
1575–1608
Durham, Durham, England
Frances Ingleby
1580–
North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Lawson
1547–1623
Elizabeth Brough
1544–1623
Henry Constable
1551–1607
Margaret Dormer
1553–1637
Robert Hodgson
1540–1568
Helen Sayer
1520–
David Ingleby
1540–
Anne Neville
1563–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Lawson
1520–1551
Margery Swynhowe
1520–1620
Roger Brough
1530–1544
Dorothy Littlebury
1520–
John Constable
1527–1579
Margaret Scrope
1530–1631
William Dormer
1503–1575
Dorothy Catesby
1527–1613
William Hodgson
1515–
John Sayer
1486–1530
Margery Conyers
1491–1524
William Ingleby
1518–1578
Anne Mallory
1519–1587
Charles Neville
1530–1601
Jane Howard
1537–1593

Captain Lawson's Descendants

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Captain (John) Lawson (1635–10/26/1698 or 1739) m. Catherine Howard (1637–4 Jul 1668)
  1. 1. John (Roger) Lawson 1651–1665 m. Mary McConnell 1687–1750 m. Mary McConnell 1678–1707
    1. 1. John Lawson 1669–1729 m. Judith Lawson 1670–1740
      1. 1. William Lawson 1692–1754 m. Isabel Kenney 1684–1757
        1. 1. Bartholomew Lawson 1717–1765 m. Susanna Simpkins 1731–1765
        2. 2. Elizabeth Lawson 1750–
        3. 3. Thomas Lawson 1744–
        4. 4. Mary Lawson 1716–
        5. 5. Barclay Lawson –1782
        6. 6. Ruben Lawson 1758–1833
        7. 7. John Lawson 1740–1813
        8. 8. Francis Lawson 1708–1755
        9. 9. Jonas Lawson 1707–1771
        10. 10. William Lawson 1726–1800
        11. 11. Margaret Lawson 1712–1757
        12. 12. David Lawson 1720–
        13. 13. Ann Lawson 1714–
      2. 2. John Lawson 1690–1743
      3. 3. Jonas Lawson 1692–1771
      4. 4. Catherine Lawson 1721–1750
      5. 5. Elizabeth Lawson 1719–1720
      6. 6. Joanna Lawson 1721–1722
    2. 2. Hugh Lawson 1705–
  2. 2. Henry Lawson 1666–1726
  3. 3. Reverend (Thomas "The Jesuit Priest") Lawson 1666–1750
  4. 4. Catherine Lawson 1664–
  5. 5. Philip Lawson 1662–1693
  6. 6. Ralph Lawson 1663–1663
  7. 7. Reverend (William) Lawson 1668–1726
  8. 8. Charles ("Captain of Horse") Lawson 1664–1694

Captain Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Captain John Lawson in Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England
Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England
1698
10/26/1698 or 1739
Age 63
Death of Captain John Lawson in Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Catterick, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10261698 or 1739
    Event Place: Catterick, Yorkshire, England

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