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John Lawson 1660 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland

Death Date: 6 Aug 1731

Death Location: Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland

Father: William Lawson

Mother: Margaret Martindall

Spouse(s): Barbara Cooke

Children(s): Edward Lawson

John Lawson was born in 1660 in Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, the child of William Lawson and Margaret Martindall. John Lawson married Barbara (Barbary) Cooke, and had children including Edward Lawson. John Lawson passed away in 1731 in Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland.

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Biography

  • John Lawson was born in 1660 in Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, the child of William Lawson and Margaret Martindall.
  • John Lawson married Barbara (Barbary) Cooke, and had children including Edward Lawson.
  • John Lawson passed away in 1731 in Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lawson
1620 – 1661
Birth Location: Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Margaret Martindall
1620 – 1664
Birth Location: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Cooke
1660 – 1740
Birth Location: Amble Hall, Northumberland
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Children(s)

Edward Lawson
1687 – 1766
Birth Location: Oldmoor, Northumberland
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John Lawson's Ancestors

Self
John Lawson
1660 – 1731
Birth Place: Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland
Parents
William Lawson
1620 – 1661
Bothal, W/hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England, UK.
Margaret Martindall
1620 – 1664
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Grandparents
William (Robert) Lawson
1572 – 1632
Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland, England
Margaret Young
1585 – 1660
Longhirst, Northumberland, England
William Martindall
1598 –
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Elizabeth Maughan
1600 – 1623
Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lawson
1540 – 1610
Gray
1550 –
John Maughan
1582 – 1607
Catharine Aiden
1585 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Maughan
1560 –

John Lawson's Descendants

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John Lawson (1660 – 6 Aug 1731) m. Barbara ((Barbary)) Cooke (Nov 1660 – 15 May 1740)
  1. 1. Edward Lawson (6 Mar 1687 (Christened 11 Mar 1687) – 21 Aug 1766 (Buried 24 Aug 1766)) m. Sarah Bell (30 May 1683 – 14 Jun 1725)
    1. 1. Margaret Lawson (1713 – ) m. Lancelot Morpeth (1709 – Jan 1752)
      1. 1. Mary Morpeth (1736 – ) m. Thomas Forster (2 Feb 1733 – Aft. 1782)
        1. 1. Mary (Forster) Gray (1773 – ) m. John Gray (1765 – )

John Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of John Lawson in Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland
Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland
1731
6 Aug 1731
Age 71
Death of John Lawson in Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland
Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Bothal with Hebburn, Longhirst, Northumberland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1731
    Event Place: Bothal with Hebburn, Northumberland
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