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Richard Lawton 1675–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt 1761

Death Location: Dilhorne, Staffordshire

Father: Mathew Lawton

Mother: Hanna James

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hammersley

Children(s): Thomas Lawton

In 1675, Richard Lawton entered the world in Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Mathew Lawton And Hanna James. Richard Lawton married Elizabeth Hammersley, and had children including Thomas Lawton. Richard Lawton passed away in 1761 in Dilhorne, Staffordshire.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Richard Lawton entered the world in Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Mathew Lawton And Hanna James.
  • Richard Lawton married Elizabeth Hammersley, and had children including Thomas Lawton.
  • Richard Lawton passed away in 1761 in Dilhorne, Staffordshire.

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Richard Lawton's Ancestors

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Richard Lawton
1675–1761
Birth Place: Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Mathew Lawton
1656–
Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Hanna James
1660–1704
Dilhorn Staffordshire
Grandparents
Richard Lawton
1616–1685
Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
Jane ((Johannae)) Burslem
1631–1679
Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Thomas James
1640–
Dilhorn Staffordshire
Margaret Burnes
1640–
Dilhorne Staffs
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lawton
1584–1650
Ann Lee
1591–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS LAWTON
1560–1597
Agnes Eysinger
1571–1598
John Lee
1564–1605

Richard Lawton's Descendants

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Richard Lawton (1675–abt 1761) m. Elizabeth Hammersley (1681–)
  1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1717–1779 m. Mary Shenton 1717–1775
    1. 1. Richard Lawton 1756– m. Mary Livesay 1757–1850
      1. 1. Martha Lawton 1780–1846 m. Joshua Astbury 1777–1842
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Astbury 1812–1881 m. George (Evans) Coombs 1815–1894

Richard Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Richard Lawton in Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1761
abt 1761
Age 86
Death of Richard Lawton in Dilhorne, Staffordshire
Dilhorne, Staffordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Church Lawton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1761
    Event Place: Dilhorne, Staffordshire

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