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John Laws 1654 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1654

Birth Location: Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland

Death Date: 30 June 1697

Death Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Sarah Nicholas

Spouse(s): Katherine Bozman

Children(s): Bridget Nelson, William Laws, Robert Laws, Ann Laws, Attalanter Jemima, George Laws, Bridget Nelson

The story of John Laws began in 1654 in Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland. In 1671, John Laws resided in Cattle Marks, Somerset, Maryland. John Laws married Katherine Bozman, and had children including Bridget Nelson, William Laws, Robert Laws, Ann Laws, Attalanter Jemima, George Laws, Bridget Nelson. John Laws passed away in 1697 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Laws began in 1654 in Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland.
  • In 1671, John Laws resided in Cattle Marks, Somerset, Maryland.
  • John Laws married Katherine Bozman, and had children including Bridget Nelson, William Laws, Robert Laws, Ann Laws, Attalanter Jemima, George Laws, Bridget Nelson.
  • John Laws passed away in 1697 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewis
1636 – 1726
Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
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Sarah Nicholas
1643 – 1677
Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Bozman
1648 – 1697
Birth Location: Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
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Children(s)

Bridget Nelson
1665 – 1713
Birth Location: Nelson's Choice, Accomack County, Virginia
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William Laws
1673 – 1729
Birth Location: Manokintorrence, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Robert Laws
1678 – 1745
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Ann Laws
1682 –
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Attalanter Jemima
1689 – 1748
Birth Location: , Somerset, Maryland, USA
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George Laws
1689 – 1718
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Bridget Nelson
1665 – 1709
Birth Location: Nelson's Choice, Accomack County, Virginia
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John Laws's Ancestors

Self
John Laws
1654 – 1697
Birth Place: Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland
Parents
John Lewis
1636 – 1726
Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
Sarah (Alice) Nicholas
1643 – 1677
Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Richard ("Ard" Lewis) 1st
1609 – 1668
Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)
Mary (Frances) Miles
1617 – 1663
Brecknockshire, Wales
Alice _____
1640 – 1704
Accomack, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Deacon, 2nd
1598 – 1667
Mary Ellithorpe
1598 – 1688
Griffin Roberts
1610 – 1660
Anne Candleby
– 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert OWEN,
1590 – 1675
Elizabeth EVANS
1590 – 1650

John Laws's Descendants

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John Laws (19 Nov 1654 – 30 June 1697) m. Katherine Bozman (1648 – 1697)
  1. 1. Bridget Nelson (1665 – 1713) m. William Waller (26 Dec 1661 – 1713)
    1. 1. Thomas (J (Waller)) Wheeler (20 FEB 1696 – 18 Nov 1767) m. Mary (Roberts) Waller (1696 – 1767) m. Mary (Alice Threlkeld Parker (Waller)) Wheeler (20 Feb 1696 – 19 Feb 1768)
      1. 1. Thomas (J) Waller (1714 – 1723)
      2. 2. Priscilla Waller (Abt. 1715 – )
      3. 3. Richard Waller (1716 – 6 June 1784)
      4. 4. Thomas Waller (1718 – 1723)
      5. 5. John Waller (1718 – 1723)
      6. 6. William Waller (1722 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Strawbridge (30 Jun 1716 – Aft. 1794 OR 5 May 1786) m. Rachel Jones (1722 – abt 1775) m. Ann Laws (Abt. 1740 – )
        1. 1. JOSEPH (B.) WALLER (22 Nov 1751 – 1819) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Flint (10 Feb 1750 – 3 January 1827) m. Polly Dent (abt 1793 – before 1860)
      7. 7. Amy (Threlkeld) Waller (1723 – 1771)
      8. 8. Ellinor Waller (1724 – 1800)
      9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth Cowles) Waller (c. 1726 – 1800)
      10. 10. Mary Waller (Abt. 1730 – 1800)
      11. 11. Thomas Waller (1713 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Strawbridge (30 Jun 1716 – Aft. 1794 OR 5 May 1786)
        1. 1. Susannah (Waller,) Wheeler (1740 – Oct 1834)
        2. 2. Major Waller (Abt. 1740 – )
        3. 3. Garred Waller (Abt. 1740 – )
        4. 4. Zephaniah Weller (1744 – 1797)
        5. 5. Zephaniah (Waller,) Wheeler (28 Feb 1744 – 1798)
        6. 6. Nathaniel Waller (9 Sep 1746 – Oct 1816)
        7. 7. John (W) Waller (9 Sep 1746 – 6 Jul 1808)
        8. 8. Nathaniel (Waller,) Wheeler (1748 – 1808)
        9. 9. John (W Waller,) Wheeler (13 Mar 1749 – 6 Jul 1808)
        10. 10. Capt. (William) Waller (est 1750 – 1807)
        11. 11. JOSEPH (B.) WALLER (22 Nov 1751 – 17 Nov 1817)
        12. 12. Mary Weller (1754 – )
        13. 13. Nelly (Waller,) Wheeler (12 Sep 1754 – DECEASED)
        14. 14. Elizabeth (Waller,) Wheeler (23 Mar 1757 – 1778)
        15. 15. James ((Waller)) Wheeler (1760 – 9 Jan 1817)
        16. 16. James Weller (1760 – )
        17. 17. Christianna Waller (1762 – )
        18. 18. Thomas (Waller,) Wheeler (1763 – 1831)
        19. 19. Hampton Waller (1763 – 1839)
        20. 20. Thomas Weller (1763 – )
        21. 21. Dicey Waller (1766 – 1859)
        22. 22. Sophia (Ann Elizabeth) Waller (19 Dec 1768 – Aft 1860)
        23. 23. Sophia Weller (1769 – )
        24. 24. William Waller
      12. 12. Nathaniel ((Waller)) Wheeler (1713 – 23 Feb 1786)
      13. 13. Thomas (J.) Waller (1714 – 1723)
      14. 14. Mary Waller (1715 – 21 Dec 1790)
      15. 15. Richard Waller (1715 – 1784)
      16. 16. Priscilla Waller (1715 – )
      17. 17. John Waller (1718 – 1723)
      18. 18. Sarah Waller (1720 – )
      19. 19. William Waller (1722 – 1775) m. Elizabeth Strawbridge (30 Jun 1716 – Aft. 1794 OR 5 May 1786) m. Elizabeth Strawbridge (1718 – 5 May 1786) m. Elizabeth Strawbridge (1718 – 5 May 1786)
        1. 1. Zephaniah Weller (1744 – 1797)
        2. 2. Zephaniah (Waller,) Wheeler (28 Feb 1744 – 1798)
        3. 3. Nathaniel WALLER (9 SEP 1746 – October 1816)
        4. 4. John (W) Waller (9 Sep 1746 – 6 Jul 1808)
        5. 5. John (W Waller,) Wheeler (13 Mar 1749 – 6 Jul 1808)
        6. 6. Mary Weller (1754 – )
        7. 7. Nelly (Waller,) Wheeler (12 Sep 1754 – DECEASED)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Waller,) Wheeler (23 Mar 1757 – 1778)
        9. 9. James ((Waller)) Wheeler (1760 – 9 Jan 1817)
        10. 10. James Weller (1760 – )
        11. 11. Thomas (Waller,) Wheeler (1763 – 1831)
        12. 12. Thomas Weller (1763 – )
        13. 13. Sophia (Ann Elizabeth) Waller (Dec 19, 1768 – Aft 1860)
        14. 14. Sophia Weller (1769 – )
        15. 15. Susannah (Waller,) Wheeler (1740 – October 1834)
        16. 16. Nath Waller (1748 – 1808)
      20. 20. Amy (Threlkeld) Waller (1723 – 1771)
      21. 21. Ellinor Waller (1724 – 1800)
      22. 22. Mary (Elizabeth Cowles) Waller (1726 – abt 1761)
      23. 23. Rhoda Parker (Dec 17, 1763 – Apr 26, 1823)
      24. 24. Major Weller (1720 – 1794) m. Elizabeth (R) Weller
      25. 25. Jacob Parker (1764 – 1793)
      26. 26. Polly Parker (1767 – )
  2. 2. William Laws (12 Sep 1673 – 1729)
  3. 3. Robert Laws (22 Jun 1678 – 8 Apr 1745)
  4. 4. Ann Laws (1682 – )
  5. 5. Attalanter Jemima (1689 – bef 1748)
  6. 6. George Laws (10 Jun 1689 – 5 Dec 1718)
  7. 7. Bridget Nelson (1665 – 1709) m. William Waller (26 Dec 1661 – 1713)

John Laws's Timeline

3 Records

1654
19 Nov 1654
Birth of John Laws in Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland
Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland
1671
1671
Age 17
John Laws resided here in Cattle Marks, Somerset, Maryland
Cattle Marks, Somerset, Maryland
1697
30 June 1697
Age 43
Death of John Laws in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Accomac, Virginia & Somerset Maryland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Boston
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston; Year: 1670; Page Number: 66

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Cattle Marks, Somerset, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1697
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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