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Thomas Lawton 1687 – 1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1687

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1752

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA

Father: Isaac Lawton

Mother: Elizabeth Tallman

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Ruth Lawton, Isaac Lawton, Martha Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Margaret Lawton, Ruth Lawton, Job Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Mary Lawton

Thomas Lawton was born in 1687 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA, the child of Isaac Lawton and Elizabeth Tallman. Thomas Lawton married Margaret, and had children including Ruth Lawton, Isaac Lawton, Martha Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Margaret Lawton, Ruth Lawton, Job Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Mary Lawton. Thomas Lawton passed away in 1752 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lawton was born in 1687 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA, the child of Isaac Lawton and Elizabeth Tallman.
  • Thomas Lawton married Margaret, and had children including Ruth Lawton, Isaac Lawton, Martha Lawton, Thomas Lawton, Margaret Lawton, Ruth Lawton, Job Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Mary Lawton.
  • Thomas Lawton passed away in 1752 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.

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Thomas Lawton's Ancestors

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Thomas Lawton
1687 – 1752
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Isaac Lawton
1650 – 1731
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth Tallman
– 1701
Grandparents
Thomas Lawton
– 1681
Elizabeth
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lawton's Descendants

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Thomas Lawton (27 Apr 1687 – 24 Apr 1752) m. Margaret ( – Aft. 23 Apr 1741)
  1. 1. Ruth Lawton (26 Feb 1708 – )
  2. 2. Isaac Lawton (06 Oct 1709 – )
  3. 3. Martha Lawton (12 Sep 1712 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Lawton (14 Oct 1714 – )
  5. 5. Margaret Lawton (28 Mar 1719 – )
  6. 6. Ruth Lawton (26 Mar 1721 – )
  7. 7. Job Lawton (12 Apr 1725 – ) m. Phebe
    1. 1. Thomas Lawton (20 Jul 1745 – )
    2. 2. William Lawton (11 Aug 1746 – 19 Mar 1820) m. Lydia Gibbs
      1. 1. Nancy Lawton (Abt 1770 – 10 May 1865) m. Ellis Luther m. Isaac Mason (02 Jan 1772 – 12 Jun 1843)
        1. 1. Cordelia Luther
        2. 2. Ellis (Lawton) Luther
        3. 3. Lorenzo (D) Mason (Bet. 1813–1815 – ) m. Lura (Ann) Unknown (1828 – 30 Jul 1851)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Mason (06 Oct 1815 – 25 Feb 1899) m. Elias (Burchard) Jackson (26 Jun 1811 – 18 Aug 1843) m. William Myrick (26 May 1818 – 17 Dec 1903)
        5. 5. Almerin (S) Mason (1818 – 07 Sep 1903) m. Hannah (E) Unknown (29 Sep 1819 – 08 Oct 1872)
        6. 6. Benajah Mason (Bet. 1819–1820 – ) m. Mandania Unknown (ABT 1822 1823 – )
        7. 7. Unknown Mason (Bet. 1820–1825 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Lawton (16 Jan 1727 – )
  9. 9. Mary Lawton (26 Jun 1730 – )

Thomas Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1687
27 Apr 1687
Birth of Thomas Lawton in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
1752
24 Apr 1752
Age 65
Death of Thomas Lawton in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA
Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1687
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, Vol. 6, p. 86, under listing of children born to parents Thomas and Margaret () Lawton, accessed 11 July 2024.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1752
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA

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