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Rowland Lawson 1617–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Catterick, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 May 1661

Death Location: Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Sarah Rowland

Spouse(s): Lettice Wale

Children(s): John Lawson, Epaphroditus Lawson, Joanna Lawson, Henry Lawson, Letitia Lawson, Richard Lawson, Roland Lawson

Rowland Lawson was born in 1617 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Lawson And Sarah Rowland. Rowland Lawson married Lettice Wale, and had children including Epaphroditus Lawson, Henry Lawson, Joanna Lawson, John Lawson, Letitia Lawson, Richard Lawson, Roland Lawson. Rowland Lawson passed away in 1661 in Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rowland Lawson was born in 1617 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Lawson And Sarah Rowland.
  • Rowland Lawson married Lettice Wale, and had children including Epaphroditus Lawson, Henry Lawson, Joanna Lawson, John Lawson, Letitia Lawson, Richard Lawson, Roland Lawson.
  • Rowland Lawson passed away in 1661 in Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rowland Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Rowland Lawson
1617–1661
Birth Place: Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Lawson
1575–1655
Yorkshire, Northumberland, , England
Sarah Rowland
1582–
Yorkshire, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Ralph Lawson
1547–1623
Brough Hall, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Brough
1544–1623
Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Rowland
1542–1628
St Pancras Soper Lane, London, England
Joyse Syttell
1560–1630
England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Lawson
1520–1551
Margery Swynhowe
1520–1620
Roger Brough
1530–1544
Dorothy Littlebury
1520–
Rowland Howel
1520–
Elizabeth Gruffydd
1525–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lawson
1500–1547
Alice Bertram
1500–1547
Ralph Swynhowe
1497–1525
Edith Grey
1510–1575
Captain Brough
1500–
John Littlebury
1484–
Margaret
1484–

Rowland Lawson's Descendants

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Rowland Lawson (1617–8 May 1661) m. Lettice Wale (1626–1665)
  1. 1. John Lawson 1648–1703 m. Mary Kilbey 1665–1737
    1. 1. Judith Lawson 1670–1740 m. John Lawson 1669–1729
      1. 1. William Lawson 1692–1754 m. Isabel Kenney 1684–1757
        1. 1. Bartholomew Lawson 1717–1765 m. Susanna Simpkins 1731–1765
        2. 2. Elizabeth Lawson 1750–
        3. 3. Thomas Lawson 1744–
        4. 4. Mary Lawson 1716–
        5. 5. Barclay Lawson –1782
        6. 6. Ruben Lawson 1758–1833
        7. 7. John Lawson 1740–1813
        8. 8. Francis Lawson 1708–1755
        9. 9. Jonas Lawson 1707–1771
        10. 10. William Lawson 1726–1800
        11. 11. Margaret Lawson 1712–1757
        12. 12. David Lawson 1720–
        13. 13. Ann Lawson 1714–
      2. 2. John Lawson 1690–1743
      3. 3. Jonas Lawson 1692–1771
      4. 4. Catherine Lawson 1721–1750
      5. 5. Elizabeth Lawson 1719–1720
      6. 6. Joanna Lawson 1721–1722
    2. 2. Epaphroditus Lawson 1684–1722
    3. 3. Catherine Lawson 1685–1722
    4. 4. John Lawson 1690–1761
  2. 2. Epaphroditus Lawson 1640–1661
  3. 3. Joanna Lawson 1642–1684
  4. 4. Henry Lawson 1650–1672
  5. 5. Letitia Lawson 1652–1669
  6. 6. Richard Lawson 1642–1658
  7. 7. Roland Lawson 1644–1706

Rowland Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Rowland Lawson in Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Catterick, Yorkshire, England
1640
1640
Age 23
Rowland Lawson was married in VA
VA
1661
8 May 1661
Age 44
Death of Rowland Lawson in Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Catterick, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1661
    Event Place: Brough Hall, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

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