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John Lawson 1678 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 14 Nov 1774

Death Location: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Father: JAMES Lawsoun

Mother: ELIZABETH Black

Spouse(s): Janet Young

Children(s): Rebecca Lawson, Rebekah Maklem, Rebecca LAWSON, Rebekah Maklem, Isabel Lawson, Isabel Lawson, Isabel Lawson, John Lawson, Thomas Lawson, Phebe Lawson, Mary Lawson, MARTHA LAWSON, Mary Lawson, Samuel Lawson

It was in 1678 that John Lawson Sr. was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland, a child of JAMES Lawsoun and ELIZABETH Black. John Lawson Sr. went on to marry Janet (Jane) Young and had children such as Rebecca Lawson, Rebekah Lawson Maklem, Rebecca LAWSON, Rebekah Maklem, Isabel Lawson, Isabel Lawson, Isabel Lawson, John Lawson, Thomas Lawson, Phebe Lawson, Mary Lawson, MARTHA LAWSON, Mary Lawson and Samuel Lawson. John Lawson Sr. was deceased by 1774 in Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

JAMES Lawsoun
1650 – 1728
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JL
ELIZABETH Black
1652 –
Birth Location: Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Janet Young
1694 – 1781
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
JY

Children(s)

Rebecca Lawson
1719 – 1733
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
RL
Rebekah Maklem
1720 – 1797
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
RM
Rebecca LAWSON
1720 – 1751
Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
RL
Rebekah Maklem
1721 – 1797
Birth Location: –
RM
Isabel Lawson
1721 – 1722
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
IL
Isabel Lawson
1721 –
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
IL
Isabel Lawson
1722 –
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
IL
John Lawson
1724 – 1795
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Thomas Lawson
1727 – 1825
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
TL
Phebe Lawson
1731 – 1820
Birth Location: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
PL
Mary Lawson
1733 – 1797
Birth Location: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
ML
MARTHA LAWSON
1735 – 1813
Birth Location: Union, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
ML
Mary Lawson
1740 – 1797
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
ML
Samuel Lawson
1740 – 1747
Birth Location: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
SL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1678
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Nov 1774
    Event Place: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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