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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: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Sarah Rowland

Spouse(s): Lettice Wale

Children(s): John 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 John Lawson. Rowland Lawson passed away in 1661 in 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 John Lawson.
  • Rowland Lawson passed away in 1661 in Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Rowland Lawson's Ancestors

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Rowland Lawson
1617–1661
Birth Place: Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Lawson
1575–
Yorkshire, Northumberland, England
Sarah Rowland
1582–
Yorkshire, Northumberland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 Kilby 1665–1737
    1. 1. John Lawson 1690–1761 m. Elizabeth Lawson 1690–1717
      1. 1. David Lawson 1710–1803 m. Anne Harvey 1715–1699
        1. 1. John (Isham Black Eye) Lawson 1741–1803 m. Margaret Bryant 1735–1803

Rowland Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Rowland Lawson in Catterick, Yorkshire, England
Catterick, Yorkshire, England
1661
8 May 1661
Age 44
Death of Rowland Lawson in Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1636; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1661
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, United States

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