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John M Lawson 1781–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1781

Birth Location: Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1831

Death Location: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Lawson

Mother: Hannah Farley

Spouse(s): Catherine Taylor

Children(s): Elizabeth Lawson, Sarah Lawson, Thomas Lawson, Mary Lawson, Mary Lawson, John Lawson, MARY LAWSON, Rebecca Lawson, William LAWSON

John M Lawson was born in 1781 in Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Lawson And Hannah Farley. John M Lawson married Catherine Taylor, and had children including Elizabeth Foreman Lawson, John Taylor Lawson, Mary Ann Lawson, Mary Susannah Lawson, Rebecca Jane Lawson, Sarah Catherine Lawson, Thomas Lawson, William Lawson. John M Lawson passed away in 1831 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John M Lawson was born in 1781 in Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Lawson And Hannah Farley.
  • John M Lawson married Catherine Taylor, and had children including Elizabeth Foreman Lawson, John Taylor Lawson, Mary Ann Lawson, Mary Susannah Lawson, Rebecca Jane Lawson, Sarah Catherine Lawson, Thomas Lawson, William Lawson.
  • John M Lawson passed away in 1831 in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lawson's Ancestors

Self
John Lawson
1781–1831
Birth Place: Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Lawson
1718–1795
Gunpowder Manor, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Hannah Farley
1742–1810
Chowan Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Lawson
1690–1767
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Frances Davis
1700–1738
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1668–1711
Hannah Smith
1677–1742
John Davis
1674–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1632–1690
Isabella Love
1643–1680
Richard Smith
1659–1714
Elizabeth Brooke
1655–1686
JOHN SR.
1640–1717
Sarah Kirtland
1646–1676

John Lawson's Descendants

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John (M) Lawson (7 May 1781–26 Oct 1831) m. Catherine Taylor (25 Sep 1788–6 Dec 1861)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Foreman) Lawson 1809–1897 m. William Bryson 1802–1869
    1. 1. John (Lawson) Bryson 1835–1907 m. Harriett Gammon 1849–1906 m. Mary (Frances) Gammon 1834–1870
      1. 1. Louisa (May (Lyda)) Bryson 1879–1969 m. George (Wesley) Justice 1882–1910 m. Calvin (Andrew) Pittman 1874–1956
        1. 1. Lucy (Irene) Justus 1904–1991 m. Levi (Garrett) Barnhill 1900–1971 m. Oscar (Ray) Griffin 1895–1968
        2. 2. Arthur (Bryson) Justus 1902–1980
        3. 3. Robert (Mason) Justus 1905–1982
        4. 4. George (Wesley) Justus 1910–1983
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Justus 1905–1998
        6. 6. Herman (Rogers) Justus 1907–1908
        7. 7. Bryn Justice 1903–1980
        8. 8. Mary (E) Justice 1906–1906
        9. 9. Herman (Roger) Justus 1907–1908
        10. 10. Ruth (Evelyn) Pittman 1917–2013
        11. 11. Clay (Morris) Pitman 1916–1917
        12. 12. Harriet (Louisa) Pittman 1912–1999
        13. 13. Clyde (Horace) Pittman 1916–2001
        14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth) Justice 1905–1998
      2. 2. Harriett (Elizabeth "Lib") Bryson 1857–1950
      3. 3. James (Madison) Bryson 1870–1913
      4. 4. Samuel (Ellis) Bryson 1862–1932
      5. 5. Mary (Frances) Bryson 1866–1935
      6. 6. William (Taylor) Bryson 1855–1857
      7. 7. Ruby (Jane) Bryson 1864–1864
      8. 8. Annie (Jackson) Bryson 1868–1869
      9. 9. John (Lawson) Bryson 1870–1913
    2. 2. James (Matison Vanbibber) Bryson 1837–1907
    3. 3. Catharine (Taylor) Bryson 1840–1903
    4. 4. William Bryson 1844–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane 'Jennie') Bryson 1850–1913
  2. 2. Sarah (Catherine) Lawson 1828–1921
  3. 3. Thomas Lawson 1820–1880
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Lawson 1812–1909
  5. 5. Mary (Susannah) Lawson 1823–1914
  6. 6. John (Taylor) Lawson 1818–1866
  7. 7. MARY (ANN) LAWSON 1811–1897
  8. 8. Rebecca (Jane) Lawson 1815–1887
  9. 9. William LAWSON 1825–1826

John Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1781
7 May 1781
Birth of John M Lawson in Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA
1831
26 Oct 1831
Age 50
Death of John M Lawson in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1781
    Event Place: Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 082
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 082

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