There is one son that I know about missing from John Smith's History of Virginia, that would be Christopher Lawson. If he named a son after his brother Anthony, he named one John, after his brother John? Leathel, LAWSON FAMILY Thomas Lawson settled at a very early period in Virginia. His name is mentioned in a printed book (see Hanson's Maryland) " sent out by the Treasurer & Council in this present year 1620", He married Miss Bray (daughter of Col. Robert Bray, Antiquary), and had children; Anthony Lawson and George Lawson. (see John Smith's History of Virginia). ANTHONY LAWSON. Col. Anthony Lawson, son of Thomas Lawson, above named, ,,as appointed sheriff of Princess Anne County,Virginia, by John Blair, Commander-in-Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Va. Served in the army of Virginia during the administrations of Govs. Sir William Berkeley, Herbert ]effreys and Henry Chicheley and was conspicuous in the suppression of Bacon's rebellion of 1676. He married Elizabeth Westgate, and had issue, viz: Thomas, and Margaret Lawson, who married John Thoroughgood and Mary Lawson who married Thomas Walke. Col. Anthony Lawson, afterwards married Mary Gookin widow of William Moseley (2nd), in 1672. Lower Norfolk Co., Va. At a Court held the 15th January, 1678-9, Capt. Wm. Robinson, Mr. Adam Keeling, Mr. Henry Spratt, Capt. Anthony Lawson, justices, did try Alice, the wife of Thomas Cartwrite for witchcraft. ., Lt. Cot Anthony Lawson was trustee with William Robinson to buy 50 acres of land and layout the town of Norfolk. "Norfolk Co., Va., 16th Nov., I687". At a Court held 15th Sept., 1687. Present: Capt. Wm. Robinson, Capt. Jno. Hattone, Lt. Col. Lawson. Mr. Benony Burrough, & Mr. Patrick White, Justices. Whereas, upon Complaint of Hugh Campbell in the behalf of our Sovereign Lord, the King, one Raymond who pretends himself a papist priest was summoned to this Court for the Illegal marriage of Mary Bustian, widow , of this county, to one John Brockwell of Nanzemond County, etc." Evidently this was the introduction of Roman Catholicism into the Colony. LAWSON LINE. Thomas Lawson married Miss Bray. Anthony Lawson married Elizabeth Westgate. Mary Lawson married Thomas Walke. Anthony Walke married (Ist) Anna Armistead. Anthony Lawson married 1672, (2nd) Mary (Gookin)Moseley, wife of William Moseley William Walke married Mary Calvert.