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Jonas Lawson 1756–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1816

Death Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Mary Graham

Spouse(s): Mildred Lawson

Children(s): Martha Lawson, Jonas Lawson, William Lawson, Adam Lawson, Robert Lawson, Samuel Lawson, Lemuel Lawson, James Lawson, Nancy Lawson, William Lawson

Jonas Lawson was born in 1756 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lawson Sr And Mary Graham. Jonas Lawson married Mildred Milly Lawson, and had children including Adam Lawson, Anna Lawson, James Lawson, Jonas James Lawson, Lemuel Lawson, Martha Elizabeth Fereby Lawson, Mary Lawson, Nancy Lawson, Robert Lawson, Samuel Lawson, Sarah Lawson, William Dodson Lawson, William Lawson. Jonas Lawson passed away in 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonas Lawson was born in 1756 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lawson Sr And Mary Graham.
  • Jonas Lawson married Mildred Milly Lawson, and had children including Adam Lawson, Anna Lawson, James Lawson, Jonas James Lawson, Lemuel Lawson, Martha Elizabeth Fereby Lawson, Mary Lawson, Nancy Lawson, Robert Lawson, Samuel Lawson, Sarah Lawson, William Dodson Lawson, William Lawson.
  • Jonas Lawson passed away in 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1732–1780
Birth Location: Bedford, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Mary Graham
1733–1789
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Lawson
1760–1823
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
ML

Children(s)

Martha Lawson
1778–1838
Birth Location: Pine Hall, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Jonas Lawson
1792–1860
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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William Lawson
1788–1863
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Adam Lawson
1794–
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Robert Lawson
1797–
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Lawson
1799–1831
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
SL
Lemuel Lawson
1800–
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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James Lawson
1802–1870
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Lawson
1786–
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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William Lawson
1778–
Birth Location: –
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Jonas Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Lawson
1756–1816
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Lawson Sr.
1732–1780
Bedford, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mary Graham
1733–1789
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elizabeth Rodgers
1694–1757
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonas Lawson's Descendants

1.
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Jonas Lawson (1756–13 Feb 1816) m. Mildred ('Milly') Lawson (1760–1823)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth Fereby) Lawson 1778–1838 m. Hezekiah (Ezekiel Allen) Sr 1775–1838
    1. 1. Alfred (S) Allen 1811–1886 m. Mary Mays 1825–1873 m. Anna Womack 1814–1895
      1. 1. Richard (Dick P.) Allen 1853–1924 m. Amanda (Mandy J.) Tracy 1849–1915
        1. 1. William (Cleve\Grover Cleveland) Allen 1885–1963 m. Bertha McClannahan 1890–1910
      2. 2. William (J) Allen 1844–1878
      3. 3. Hugh (Henderson) Allen 1847–1916
      4. 4. Rebecca (Frances) Allen 1858–1924
      5. 5. Elijah (Neal) Allen 1851–1918
      6. 6. Alfred (S) Allen 1849–1880
      7. 7. Ewing (Brown) Allen 1860–1891
      8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Allen 1840–1921
      9. 9. Martha (Ann) Allen 1837–1884
      10. 10. Thomas (C) Allen 1842–1925
      11. 11. Samuel Allen 1863–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Allen 1797–1865
    3. 3. Jane (Ann) Allen 1804–1850
    4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Allen 1807–1879
    5. 5. William (Blakely) Allen 1809–1873
    6. 6. Hugh (Joseph) Allen 1801–1886
    7. 7. Elijah (James) Allen 1816–1901
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsy) Allen 1812–1895
    9. 9. Hezekiah (Allen) Jr 1819–1884
    10. 10. Michael (Priscilla) Allen 1821–1918
    11. 11. Steve Allen 1805–1838
  2. 2. Jonas (James) Lawson 1792–1860
  3. 3. William (Dodson) Lawson 1788–1863 m. Delilah Lawson 1797–1857
    1. 1. Thornton Lawson 1818–1882
    2. 2. Millie Holt 1813–1880
    3. 3. Powell Lawson 1828–1884
    4. 4. Mary (Emily) Collins –1887
    5. 5. Matilda Puckett 1836–1908
    6. 6. Sarah Collins 1825–1892
    7. 7. Ruth Holt 1815–1879
    8. 8. William Lawson 1828–1865
  4. 4. Adam Lawson 1794–
  5. 5. Robert Lawson 1797–
  6. 6. Samuel Lawson 1799–1831
  7. 7. Lemuel Lawson 1800–
  8. 8. James Lawson 1802–1870
  9. 9. Nancy Lawson 1786–
  10. 10. William Lawson 1778–

Jonas Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Jonas Lawson in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1816
13 Feb 1816
Age 60
Death of Jonas Lawson in Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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