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William Marion Lawson 1754 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Lunenburg Co. Va

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN

Father: Bartholomew Lawson

Mother: Susannah Simpkins

Spouse(s): Sarah Hinton

Children(s): Isham Lawson

The story of William Marion Lawson began in 1754 in Lunenburg Co. Va. William Marion Lawson married Sarah R Hinton, and had children including Isham Lawson. William Marion Lawson passed away in 1811 in Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of William Marion Lawson began in 1754 in Lunenburg Co. Va.
  • William Marion Lawson married Sarah R Hinton, and had children including Isham Lawson.
  • William Marion Lawson passed away in 1811 in Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bartholomew Lawson
1727 – 1782
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Simpkins
1726 – 1787
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hinton
1751 – 1826
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Isham Lawson
1782 – 1841
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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William Lawson's Ancestors

Self
William Lawson
1754 – 1811
Birth Place: Lunenburg Co. Va
Parents
Bartholomew (Bartlett) Lawson
1727 – 1782
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Susannah Simpkins
1726 – 1787
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Lawson
1692 – 1754
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Isabel Kenney
1684 – 1757
Virginia, United States
John (N Simpkins\6th) GGF
1690 – 1754
Henrico, Henrico, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1669 – 1730
Elizabeth 6GM-P
1656 – 1695
Captain GGF
1671 – 1706
Margaret Barton
1675 – 1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roland Lawson
1644 – 1706
Thomas Look
1622 – 1674
Sarah Look
1620 – 1666
Pennum Simpkins
1630 – 1720
Katherine Richardson
1635 – 1721

William Lawson's Descendants

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William (Marion) Lawson (1754 – 1811) m. Sarah (R) Hinton (March 14, 1751 – 1826)
  1. 1. Isham Lawson (1782 – 2 Nov 1841) m. Sarah Randolph (1783 – 1850)
    1. 1. Houson (K) Lawson (1816 – 1868) m. Laurinda Martin (1815 – 5 Apr 1883)
      1. 1. Martha Hays (Abt 1850 – ) m. Frank Hays (Abt 1845 – )
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hayes (17 Nov 1868 – 4 January 1929) m. Jackson (W) White (abt 1857 – 8 December 1922)
        2. 2. Jinnetta Hays (Abt 1870 – )
        3. 3. William Hays (Abt 1873 – )
        4. 4. Mary Hays (Abt 1876 – )
        5. 5. Martha Hays (Abt 1879 – )

William Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1754
1754
Birth of William Marion Lawson in Lunenburg Co. Va
Lunenburg Co. Va
1811
1811
Age 57
Death of William Marion Lawson in Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN
Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co. Va

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Dodson Creek, Hawkins County, TN
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