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Richard Lawton 1499 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Arkaret Burgh

Spouse(s): Purrier None

Children(s): Alice Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Elizabeth Lawten, Margery Lawten, Katharine Lawten

The story of Richard Lawton began in 1499 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Lawton married Purrier, and had children including Alice Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Elizabeth Lawten, Margery Lawten, Katharine Lawten. Richard Lawton passed away in 1565 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lawton began in 1499 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Lawton married Purrier, and had children including Alice Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Elizabeth Lawten, Margery Lawten, Katharine Lawten.
  • Richard Lawton passed away in 1565 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Lawton's Ancestors

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Richard Lawton
1499 – 1565
Birth Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Leighton
1430 – 1493
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Arkaret (de) Burgh
1434 – 1498
Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1403 – 1452
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Joyce Cornwall
1406 –
Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Burgh
1414 – 1471
Clapton, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Clopton
1415 –
Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1375 –
Margareta Drake
1380 – 1419
Richard Cornwall
1360 – 1443
Cecilia Marbury
1364 – 1417
Hugh Burgh
1390 – 1430
Elizabeth Mowbray
1390 – 1430
William Clopton
1375 – 1419
Joan Besford
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John L,
1350 – 1388
Christiana Billett
1354 – 1388
Geoffrey Cornwall,
1335 – 1365
Cecily Seymour
1337 – 1369
John Marbury
1337 – 1365
Ellen Daniell
1340 –
Hugh Burgh
1366 –
Hugh Burgh
1367 –
John Mowbray
1365 – 1383
Katherine Corbet
1375 – 1403
John Clopton
1350 –
Mary Charlton
1355 –
Alexander Besford
– 1403
Joan

Richard Lawton's Descendants

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Richard Lawton (1499 – 1565) m. Purrier (1503 – 1539)
  1. 1. Alice Lawton (ABT 1523 – ) m. John Barnwell (1519 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Lawton (1524 – 1565) m. Joan Wheeler (1534 – 28 AUG 1563)
    1. 1. Thomas Laughton (1549 – 8 DEC 1605) m. Mary (14 JUN 1566 – 16 OCT 1634) m. Jane Arundell (1552 – 1604)
      1. 1. George Lawton (1581 – 26 NOV 1641) m. Isabell Smith (1585 – 1641)
        1. 1. John Loftin (1596 – 1616)
        2. 2. Nicholas Lawton (1602 – 1608)
        3. 3. George (L.) Lawton (23 SEP 1607 – 5 OCT 1693) m. Elizabeth Hazard (ABT 1620 – 8 NOV 1711) m. Mary (Cleare) Hopkins (ABT 1607 – BEF 1638)
        4. 4. Isabel Lawton (1609 – 1 APR 1730)
        5. 5. Sarah Lawton (1 OCT 1609 – ) m. Jonathan Hutton (<1605> – )
        6. 6. Mary Lawton (28 OCT 1611 – 23 MAR 1675) m. William Wodell (6 JAN 1617 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Lawton (17 APR 1614 – 29 SEP 1681) m. Elizabeth Salisbury (17 APR 1616 – 16 NOV 1654)
        8. 8. Isaac Lawton (3 NOV 1616 – 3 NOV 1616)
        9. 9. Bennett Lawton (27 FEB 1618 – 21 JUL 1623) m. Bennett Lawton (ABT 1618 – )
        10. 10. Nicholas Lawton (20 FEB 1621 – 17 MAY 1621)
        11. 11. John Lawton (1630 – 17 DEC 1690) m. Benedicta (ABT 1635 – 18 NOV 1692)
        12. 12. Elizabeth Lawton m. Joseph Hopkins (12 FEB 1612 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Lawton (ABT 1583 – From 1639 to 1715) m. Mary (1562 – 1604) m. Thomas Lawton (ABT 1552 – )
      3. 3. Mary Lawton (ABT 1585 – ) m. Richard Deacon (ABT 1581 – )
      4. 4. Joan Lawton (ABT 1587 – )
      5. 5. Agnes Laughton
      6. 6. Richard Laughton
      7. 7. Richard Lawton (2 NOV 1600 – 1672) m. Richard Lawton (1600 – )
      8. 8. Agnes Lawton (14 OCT 1602 – )
      9. 9. Anne Lawton (14 OCT 1603 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lawten (ABT 1525 – ) m. John Sugar (1521 – )
  4. 4. Margery Lawten (1535 – AFT 1560) m. Robert Fuller (1525 – )
  5. 5. Katharine Lawten (1537 – )

Richard Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Richard Lawton in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 66
Death of Richard Lawton in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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