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Captain Francis Lawson 1715–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: circa 1715

Birth Location: Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: circa July 1755

Death Location: Halifax Co., Virginia

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Mary Graham

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Children(s):

In 1715, Captain Francis Lawson entered the world in Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland, born to John Lawson And Mary Graham. Captain Francis Lawson passed away in 1755 in Halifax Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1715, Captain Francis Lawson entered the world in Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland, born to John Lawson And Mary Graham.
  • Captain Francis Lawson passed away in 1755 in Halifax Co., Virginia.

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Captain Lawson's Ancestors

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Captain Lawson
1715–1755
Birth Place: Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Parents
John Lawson
1690–1748
Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Mary Graham
1695–1751
Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland,
Grandparents
Francis Graham
1675–
Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Elspeth Rutherfoord
1674–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1715
circa 1715
Birth of Captain Francis Lawson in Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland
1755
circa July 1755
Age 40
Death of Captain Francis Lawson in Halifax Co., Virginia
Halifax Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: circa 1715
    Event Place: Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: circa July 1755
    Event Place: Halifax Co., Virginia

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