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    1. Re: William LAWS - Wilkes County, NC
    2. Monte Moore
    3. Hi, I saw so post and was hoping that you might have some information on the following Laws sisters. Elizabeth Laws b. 1815 NC m. Clement Cearley,and Mary Laws b. 1815 NC. m.Solomon Cearley 1833 Wilkes Co., NC. I am seeking their parents and any other siblings. Thanks Elizabeth Cearley-Moore e-mail [email protected] ---------- > From: Wanda Rabb <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: William LAWS - Wilkes County, NC > Date: Thursday, December 25, 1997 2:34 PM > > Just passing along some notes that were posted to the LOVELACE-L recently. > Several folks on that list have interest in the Wilkes County, NC LAWS > family since Ann Laws married John Lovelace of Wilkes. > > X-Message: #13 > Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 14:50:43 EST > From: Bod11138 <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re William Laws-Wilks Co. N.C. > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > Data I have on William Laws of Wilks Co., N.C. (more than one): > 1) Dec., 1779 - William Laws entered land request for 100 acres on Lewis > Branch, later marked out and entered by a John Wilson. > 2) 5 Dec. 1779 - William Laws a juror > 3) 6 March, 1780 - Will of William Laws read in court (written 7 Jan., > 1780)..in this will he mentions his daughter Ann Lovelace. Wilcom William Laws > and John Laws Sr. qualified as executors. > 4) A William Laws entered request for 100 acres on Moravian Creek (originally > entered by Micajah Lewis but crossed out). > 23 Oct. 1786 - Letters of administration granted to Amelia Laws, widow of > William Welcom Laws, dec'd. > 7 Sept., 1792 - Deed mentions William Laws line > 3 Nov., 1795 - Deed between David Laws and John Wilson of Pittsylvania Co., > Va.; 150 acres on Middle Fork of Moravian Creek, Issac Laws line. Wit. > William Laws, etc. This was the date it was entered in the Wilks Co. > Record...a look at the original may show an earlier date for when this deed > was actually done...also a check in the Pittsylvania Co., Va. records would > show this deed and exact date. > > There does seem to be a strong connection between the Pittslyvania Co, Va. > Laws and Wilks Co. Laws; if so, could this include John Lovelace of Wilks Co. > and the Va. line too??????? > > X-Message: #13 > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:46:20 EST > From: Bod11138 <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: Laws family in N.C./Va. > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > > More on the Laws family: > Wilks Co. court minutes, June 1778: Ordered Two Justices of the Peace from > Pitsylvania (sic) County, Va. take depostions of Aquila Greer, Elizabeth > Greer, & Robert Groom; also Two Justices from Bedford County, Va. take > depostion of (blurred) Greer and Ann Greer, (blurred) Greer on behalf John > Greer Sr. against John Law in suit. > > Same source, 8 September, 1779: John Greer vs. John Laws ....names jury...Jury > find Defendent Guilty. > > Same source: 4 Sept. 1780: Ordered: John Greer, Senr. obtained judgment > against John Laws, Senr. and that Judgment be affirmed and execution issued. > > > Wanda Rabb > (researching R*abb (NC/SC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner > (Rutherford Co.NC), L*aws(Yancey,Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards (Yancey Co, > NC), C*ausby and P*atton (Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co, NC > > Lancaster, SC), F*arris and M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen > and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co NC) > Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L > Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr > Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

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