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Roland Holmes Lawson 1644–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1644

Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Sep 1706

Death Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Father: Rowland Burgesses

Mother: Lettice Wales

Spouse(s): Anna Chaplin

Children(s): John Lawson, Epaphroditus Lawson

Roland Holmes Lawson was born in 1644 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States, the child of Rowland Lawson Justice To The Court House Of Burgesses And Lettice Joanna Wales. Roland Holmes Lawson married Anna Keen Chaplin, and had children including Epaphroditus Lawson, John Howard Lawson. Roland Holmes Lawson passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Roland Holmes Lawson was born in 1644 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States, the child of Rowland Lawson Justice To The Court House Of Burgesses And Lettice Joanna Wales.
  • Roland Holmes Lawson married Anna Keen Chaplin, and had children including Epaphroditus Lawson, John Howard Lawson.
  • Roland Holmes Lawson passed away in 1706 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rowland Burgesses
1617–1661
Birth Location: Catterick, Yorkshire, England
RB
Lettice Wales
1626–1665
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Anna Chaplin
1651–1685
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Lawson
1674–1711
Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham, England
JL
Epaphroditus Lawson
1684–1722
Birth Location: Christ Church, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Roland Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Roland Lawson
1644–1706
Birth Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Parents
Rowland Lawson, Justice to the Court House of Burgesses
1617–1661
Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Lettice (Joanna) Wales
1626–1665
Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Ralph Lawson of Brough) Hall
1547–1623
Brough Hall, Yorkshire,Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Brough
1544–1623
Brough Hall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Newcastle
1520–1551
Margery Castle
1520–1620
Sir Hall*
1520–1575
Dorothy Brough
1520–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Esq
1500–1547
Lady Bertram
1500–1547
Ralph Esquire
1501–1525
LADY Grey\GREY
1510–1570
Captain Hall*
1500–1544
Dorothy Hagworthingham*
1503–1585

Roland Lawson's Descendants

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Roland (Holmes) Lawson (1644–11 Sep 1706) m. Anna (Keen) Chaplin (1651–1685)
  1. 1. John (Howard) Lawson 1674–1711 m. Hannah Smith 1677–1742
    1. 1. John Lawson 1690–1767 m. Mary Graham 1695–1761
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lawson 1743–1806 m. Michael ('Mike') Watson 1740–1819
        1. 1. Mary (Ann(Nancy)) Watson 1765–1822 m. Richard (Michael) Conway 1762–1855
  2. 2. Epaphroditus Lawson 1684–1722

Roland Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1644
1644
Birth of Roland Holmes Lawson in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
1706
11 Sep 1706
Age 62
Death of Roland Holmes Lawson in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Lawson family of Lancaster and Rappahannock Counties, Va.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1706
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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