Lynn, Thanks so much for a VERY interesting story! He would fit in w/ some other characters I've dug up, however I'd be happy to prove my line past 1850 much less 1650!! Thanks for posting, Cindy Cindy Torres Owens 1023 Aquia Dr Stafford, VA 22554-1940 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/index.html

Lynn,s story of John Law, Scottish financier, was terrific. History that not many know about. Thanks much. And thanks to Merril Law, also. Made sure all Law relatives with e-mail out her in the Pacific NW know of the story by using the instant e-mail coping technique and sending it off to them (some 8 people). Gary in Oregon

In a message dated 98-03-24 22:44:51 EST, [email protected] writes: << To all my fellow cousins that are not only hooked on geneaology but history too. Here is my short version of John Law and the Missippi Bubble. Hope its ok to put this on the rootslist, let me know if my keyboard needs taken away Father was William Law born Scotland around 1653, reportly entire family was close to Charles II, William was a wealty gold and silver merchant and also a man of the "CLOTH". His family dates back to the 15th century to Abeerdean Scotland. Mother was Jean Campbell, daughter of Duke of Argle, her mother was a Hamilton of England. They had 4 sons, John born around 1680, exact date can be found in local libraries.., William, Robert, and Hugh. >From all accounts, the brothers all stayed in Scotland. John's father William died, at age 50. the bulk of the estate, which was massive was left under the control of his wife Jean Campbell, who turned it over to her eldest son John. Both William and Jean's will are in the Scottish Registry. John was educated in Holland to become a banker and the goldsmith end he turned over to his younger brothers to run. In April of 1684, John law had a duel with "Edward Wilson" and killed him (copies of this are in the archives of the London Newspapers). John was tried in the Court of the King and Queen for 3 days and was found guilty of murder and sencented to death. Due to family connections with the crown, he received a pardon. Sometime in the next year, the brothers of Edward Wilson brought more charges against him and he was sent to prison. More friends in high places helped him escape to France. His mother died in 1707 and is buried in Grayfrairs Church beside her husband in Scotland. The Earl of Stair, who was the Embassor to France from England got him connected more with the court. By 1705. several pamplets he wrote were the "rage" of the courts. After the death of Louis the 14th of France, a good friend, The Duke of D'Orleans place the Banking of France in John's Hands. The Duke was the Regent acting in place to Louis the 15th, around age 5 at the time. May 20, 1716, John established the "Law and Company" with the backing of several good friends, the Earl of Stair, Lord Halifax, and the King of Sicily to name a few. in 1718 the Law and Company" was changed by Royal decree to the "Royal Bank of France". Between the years 1718 and 1721, John Law was said to be the most important person in France. On Aug. 17, 1717, John established the "Company of the West", to explore land and trade in Louisanna,which with its collapse becomes the Missippi Bubble. In 1718, John was appointed the "Controller General of Finances of France" that title being equal to a Prime Minister. At some point in time between 1718 and 1721 John started selling off his shares in the "Company of the West" and converting it to Gold (think he knew something he wasn't sharing with the rest?) Before he could get out of the country with the gold, he was found out and had to flee for his life. He fled to Brussels under the protection of some Duke there, can't remember his name off the top of my head and again Lord Stair, which comes first Earl or Lord? By 1721, John was living in Vience, a few bastard children under the protection of Lord Glenorachy....who was entering in a marraige bond with John's daughter. John returned to England sometime, accounts of him in the London papers, between 1721 and Dec of 1723. By 1725 he had returned to Vience where he died in 1729. Hope some of you were interested...Lynn >>

Tampa Tribune Tampa, FLA March 14, 1998 CELIA LAWS; 77; of Crystal Springs, Florida died Saturday at Home (3-14-98). A native of Wireton, Pa., she moved to this area 30 years ago from Taylor, Mich. She was Protestant. She is survived by a son, Donald of Grosse Ile, Mich; a daughter, Ceil Garrett of Zephyrhills, Florida; a sister; Elsie White of Allen Park, Mich; 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home in Dade City, Florida in charge.

Merril, I don't think he is related, except as a distant...distant cousin 100 times removed.. I am posting what I have. Most of my information comes from a book published 1830, I believe... don't have it handy...Steve does. Lynn

Hi Merril, John Law and the Missippi Bubble" is indeed a real person..I have a few facts on him I am going to post...If you want the "dry" version, he is in all the standard Encilopedia's.... Talk to you soon.....Lynn in godd ole Marietta

Tony Wood has written: >OK you guys. That's ENOUGH!!! I do this either because I am addicted to it >and this genealogy stuff is an obsessive-compulsive disease like gambling OR >because it is fun and somewhat like a 10,000 piece puzzle. Either way, the >accolades go to those that host our genweb site and offer us a forum....AND to >those who gave us this heritage we try so diligently to trace.....certainly >not to me. Tony Well, Tony....I think you probably just summed up the reasons we are ALL addicted to this "hobby"!! And I agree with you......we owe a great deal to Rootsweb in making it possible for us to have this wonderful forum. It still would not be beneficial and productive without the participation of all the great folks on this list!

GARY in Oregon: Gary see the rootsweb story re book on John Law and the Missippi bubble. Can anyone match the dates for any of our John. s He was quite a character. The book is good reading but I doubt it is real. [email protected]

LYNN: Yes that John Lawof the Mississippi Bubble fame was a fast one. I read a book about him. No Law I know has enough Guts to pull off some of the scheams he did. The book " Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay. Vol#1 from LONDON , Richard Benyley, New Burlington Street Publisher in Ordinary to HER MAJESTY 1841. It is a very interesting book to read, but I dont believe it. Republished by HARMONY BOOKS/NEW YORK 1980 a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. I checked it as much as I could for relationship and the dates just didnt add up to any thing I had in my data at that time. Maybe some new data has been found that would connect us or YOU. What does someone else think.???? [email protected]

OK you guys. That's ENOUGH!!! I do this either because I am addicted to it and this genealogy stuff is an obsessive-compulsive disease like gambling OR because it is fun and somewhat like a 10,000 piece puzzle. Either way, the accolades go to those that host our genweb site and offer us a forum....AND to those who gave us this heritage we try so diligently to trace.....certainly not to me. Tony

All I know about my Martha A. LAWS is that she was born about 1815 in (NC as per 1850-70 census) OR (KY as per 1880 census). Her parents were born in NC (as per 1880 census). She married Asa/Accie/Acey HAMPTON about 1834. Their first child, Riley HAMPTON, stated that he was born on Dec 1, 1835 in Wilkes Co, NC. Their 3rd child stated that he was born in 1839 in Washington Co, TN. They moved to Monroe Co, TN about 1837, where Asa HAMPTON died before 1850. Martha LAWS HAMPTON returned to Washington Co, TN about 1855, and died there in 1895. Any clues as to her parentage?

[email protected] : I recently saw a message on this Email from [email protected] stating how much he appreciated how much help he has recieved from a TONY WOOD. That is how Tony works. HELPING OTHERS. I visited his family while his father was stationed in Germany when Tony was about ten years old, He and his brother John gave me a guided tour of AUGSBURG Germany. Tony had only been there a few months but he spoke german a lot better than any German spoke English, I had a great trip. Now he has been in Texas working in Mexico for several months and speaks Spanish better than any Mexican speaks English. He has been into Genealogy a few years and now he knows more about the family history than we that have been working on it for years. THAT is TONY.. He is the greatest. He is my NEPHEW. [email protected]

"The Mississippi Bubble"....This John Law lived in France, reported directly to the king, and yes was from Scotland. His venture brought about the financial colapse of Europe to some degree. I don't have my notes handy, but I have more on this John Law...Will sent it if any one is interested, etc...Where in Scotland, his family, time peorid be left.....Lynn

Sorry, retry of story

As of this morning, we now have 95 people subscribed to this list. Seems pretty amazing since I started the list in July, 1997! Please join me in welcoming some new folks to the list: [email protected] [email protected] We hope you will introduce yourselves and tell us about the family you are researching! As Gary <[email protected]> mentioned in a previous post, I think you will find this list to be filled with knowledgeable people who are willing to share. My thanks go out to all of you for making this list a productive one! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Editor of online newsletter: WILSONS of Rutherford and Polk Counties, NC Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Wanda, In a message dated 98-03-22 09:30:00 EST, you write: << My thanks go out to all of you for making this list a productive one!>> Speaking for myself, it is you who has made an immeasureable contribution to the development of LAW(S) family genealogical research...and it is you who are owed an immeasureable debt of thanks. Tony Wood, I'm just one of the thousands of Descendants of Jesse LAW who will owe you this thanks for generations to come.

WOW, this is a great place to correspond and see serious work being done, and to also be envolved in it!!! Thanks to Tony Wood for the top notch documentation of the decendents of William LAW(S). He has helped me tremendously, and we have exchanged text files. I promise to be ready to send GEDCOMS with lots of LAW names by end of May 98. I have a good start on the descendents of James Dawson Law b 21 Apr 1822 in KY I need help with the following: George Anderson Law b. 20 Aug 1859, Montomery Co., MO, Died 29 Feb 1937 Marr: Elizabeth Ellen Ditty b.5 Nov 1867, AppletonCity, , MO, d 27 Mar 1959 (found their interment info at cem. in Portland, OR) Children: a. Henry Marvin Law b. 23 Feb 1884, Appleton city b. Betty Kate Law b. 27 Mar 1887, Texas c. Ted Edgar Buchanan Law - Twin b 2 Mar 1889, KA d. Ed Patterson Law _ Twin b. 2 Mar 1889 KA e. Tressie Mae Law b 29 Sep 1891, Amarillo, TX, d Apr 1984 CA, Marr: Russell f. Willis Dawson Law b Oct 1895, Amarillo, TX, d 15 Jul 1961 g. Eva Maude Law b 20 Jan 1898, Amarillo, TX, not marr. h. Mary Ellen Law b 25 Mar 1900, Amarillo, TX, Marr: Lester Borgard, IA & WI i. Barcus Hardy Law b 13 Aug 1902 Dalhart, TX d apr 1978 LA,CA j. Georgia Ann Law b 22 Feb 1905, Dalhart, TX d Sep 1991, OR, Mar; Ken Goetz k. Monte Victor Law b 16 Aug 1909, Portales, NM Need descendents of the above LAWS. Bye, Gary Law in Oregon

Deseret News Salt Lake City, UT March 13, 1998 WALTON LEGRANDE LAW Walton LeGrande Law, Centenarian and one of the few surviving veterans of World War I died peacefully Wednesday, Veteran's Medical Center in Salt Lake City after a bfief illness. He celebrated his 100th birthday party December 16, 1997 with 150 descendants and loving friends. He was born in Beaver, Utah and at age 12, moved with his parents, Robert Joseph and Bessie Bickley Law, to help settle Delta, Utah. LeGrande was a sucessful plumbing contractor, service station owner, farmer, miner, and business man. He enlisted in World War I in March, 1918. Le Grande served on an LDS mission to the Southern States in 1920. He was married May 15, 1919 in the Salt Lake Temple to Viola Turner, who preceded him in death in 1973. He was the Superintendent of the CCC Corps in West Central Utah in the middle 30's during the great depression.. The excellence of their work still stands today and is noted in the BYU archives. He was a charter member of the Veterans of World War I and served as Utah Department Commander in 1969. He was also a lifetime honorary member of the American Legion. At 99 years of age, he won First Place for Utah (in his age bracket) in the National Healthy Aging Letter Writing Cointest sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service and Educational Television Network INC. The book of winners has been placed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. He is survived by his brother, Franklyn R. Law, age 93; and three sisters, Verda (Horace ) Hatch, Nina(Dean) Reeves, and Elcee Law. He is also survived by four daughters and one son. Roberta Davison, Merlene (Elwood) Barrett, Eloise Chambers, Morma Jean (Armand) Mingione and Wlaton LeGrande Jr. (Bill). LeGrande has 24 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren, nearly 14 great-great-grandchildren and about 75 nieces and nephews. Funeral services with military honors will be held in Salt Lake City at the Garner Funeral Home, 1001 E. 11th Avenue on Saturday, March 14, 1998 at 11 a.m., viewing will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Services will also be held in Delta at the LDS 4th Ward Chapel at 4 p.m. There will be a viewing at 3 p.m.Interment in the Delta City Cemetery.

Hi All, Can anyone identify the LAWS at the end of this message? thanks, Cindy -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Owens <[email protected]> To: Derek R. Laws <[email protected]>; ajnkh <[email protected]> Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 10:05 AM Subject: Laws >Hi Cousins, First Derek I rec'd your info, thanks! Look at what I found >below on my Mortality CD. Very interesting. Could William be the illusive >ancestor? I doubt it b/c I really think we're looking for a Benjamin, but >I'm sure this guy's a relative. Also the Parlee Laws, she'd be the right >age to be our ancestor also. The Stilla is interesting b/c Ben Taylor Laws >named a dau. Stella. Since they are on the Mortality Schedule it means they >were on that years census, more searching! Cindy > >Mortality Index: United States, 1850-1880 > >Laws, William Sex : M Age : 42 (1870 AR) Born in : MS Mo : Sep >Cause : Killed > >Laws, James X Sex : M Age : 5M (1870 Tall.Co., MS) Born in : MS >Mo : Mar Cause : Cholera > >Laws, Parlee X Sex : F Age : 43 (1870 Tall.MS) Born in : AL >Mo : Jun Cause : Rheumatism Occ : Housewife > >Laws, Clara X Sex : M Age : 5M (1870 Yazoo, MS) Born in : MS >Mo : Sep Cause : Fell Horse > >Laws, Stilla X Sex : F Age : 1 (1870 Yazoo, MS) Born in : MS >Mo : Apr Cause : Apoplexy >

In a message dated 98-03-19 22:59:50 EST, you write: << Hi Cousins, I'm another cousin from John B. Law, 1722 (Daniel's line 1752. Can anyone tell me the source I received from our roots list that Willaim Law, the father of John Law born 1722 Va., parents were Shepard Law and Idea Larkins...trying to finish up a book on the family I have promised my family. Also is there a source that John married Sarah Cockerham plus his cousin, Elizabeth Lawson? Any information would be greatly appreciated.... email me, Lynn [email protected] >> Lynn, If you get a clear answer to your quesion will you post it to hte List. This is an area that there is a great deal of confusion over. Some of us have been trying to track thses sources for some time. Susan