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William Lawton 1547–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1617

Death Location: Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England

Father: John Lawton

Mother: Marguerita Dutton

Spouse(s): Katherine Bellnap

Children(s): John Layden

The story of William Lawton began in 1547 in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England. William Lawton married Katherine Bellnap, and had children including John Layden. William Lawton passed away in 1617 in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lawton began in 1547 in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England.
  • William Lawton married Katherine Bellnap, and had children including John Layden.
  • William Lawton passed away in 1617 in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England.

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William Lawton's Ancestors

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William Lawton
1547–1617
Birth Place: Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Lawton
1521–1597
Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
Marguerita (de) Dutton
1522–1598
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William (Lawton of Church Lawton,) Cheshire
1500–1552
Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
Katherine Bellott
1508–1602
Morton, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lawton's Descendants

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William Lawton (1547–20 Nov 1617) m. Katherine Bellnap (1555–1583)
  1. 1. John Layden 1581–1632 m. Anne Burras 1595–1626
    1. 1. Virginia Layden 1609–1665 m. John Hewitt 1600–1650
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hewitt 1650– m. John Bragg 1647–
        1. 1. Joseph (Bragg) Sr. 1670–1747
    2. 2. Margaret Laydon 1616–1625
    3. 3. Alice Layton 1611–1640 m. Thomas Willoughby 1602–1657
    4. 4. Catherine Laydon 1610–1625 m. Richard Wilson 1607–1639

William Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of William Lawton in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
1617
20 Nov 1617
Age 70
Death of William Lawton in Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England
Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1617
    Event Place: Lawton Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, England

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