Hi Carl. You might look in Charlotte Co. I got a record of William Lawson from Charlotte years ago also a Nathan Lawson is also present. Phillip ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [LAWSON] 3 John Lawsons of Halifax co., VA then Surry/Stokes NC > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: carlllawson > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6719.6.1.1.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I believe you will find that Lunenburg County was formed from Brunswick > County in 1746. Halifax County was taken from the western lands of > Lunenburg County in 1752. Bedford County was taken from Lunenburg County > in 1754. Pittsylvania County was formed from Halifax County in 1767. > Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1777. Patrick County > was formed from Henry County in 1791 and lastly Campbell County was form > from Bedford County in 1782. > > William Lawson of Falling Rivers obtained his land in Brunswick County, > VA: - > Virginia Land Patent Book 23, page 1120, dated 20 August 1745, William > Lawson, 143 acres in Brunswick County, Virginia, for 15 shilling, on the > north side of Falling River. You will find Falling River north of the > northeast tri-corner of present day Campbell, Charlotte and Halifax > Counties and it flows into the Roanoke (Staunton) River. > > Therefore the land that William owned was originally in Brunswick County, > then Lunenburg County, then Bedford County and today it is located in > Campbell County, VA. > >>From the list of tithes for 1748, 1749, 1750 and 1752 we find the >>following Lawsons in Lunenburg County, VA: - John in one household, >>Bartholomew in one and Jonas Lawson. However in 1848 John Lawson pays 2 >>tithes for his household - one for himself and one for William Lawson. >>Was this John and his father or John and his son? In 1750 John pays 3 >>tithes, one for himself, one for William and one for John Lawson Jr. >>There was a William Lawson in his own household that paid one tithe. In >>1752 we have John Sr., John and Jonas but each in their own households. >>All of these men would have had to be over sixteen years for them to have >>to pay tithes. The law at this time stated that "male persons of the age >>of sixteen years and upwards" were required to pay tithes. To see a list >>of all these tithes, see my webpage > http://lawsondna.org/Pages/William1timeline.html > or > http://lawsondna.org/Media/virginiacounties/Lunenburg.html > So by 1750 we have in the Falling River area the following Lawsons: - > William, John Sr., John Jr., a second William, Jonas, a second Jonas and > Bartholomew Lawson and they are all over 16 years of age. I believe these > are all male members of William Lawson of Falling River family. > > William Lawson of Falling River, died before April 1754. In Deed Book #4, > page 320 Lunenburg County, Virginia. John, Jonas and Bartholomew Lawson > of Lunenburg County, Virginia sold to Thomas Watkins of same for 30 > pounds, land North side of Falling River, being that wherein his father > William Lawson did live, containing 143 acres. John Lawson executed the > land sale. There was no mention of a son Joshua Lawson? > > The above shows us the three sons of William Lawson and they are John, > Jonas and Bartholomew Lawson. It also shows us the possible children of > John Lawson by tax records in Lunenburg County and they may be William, > John Jr. and Jonas Lawson. > > The county changes its name from Lunenburg to Bedford County and the next > interesting list is the Bedford County, Virginia, Insolvents List 1762 - > William Lawson (run away), John Lawson, John Lawson, Jr., David Lawson, > Jonas Lawson all owed 5 lbs. tobacco, Bartlett Lawson owed 10 lbs. > tobacco. Found in "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", Vol. XXIII, > number 3, (1 August 1985) page 72. > > We next find in Bedford County, VA John, John Jr., David, Jonas, Bartlett > and William in a number of court cases, probably to do with their > insolvent problems. > > Then the next interesting list is the Bedford County, Virginia - 1763 > Tithes - > Wm. Lawson, 1 tithe > John Lawson B.E., 1 tithe > Jonas Lawson, 1 tithe > David Lawson, 1 tithe > Found in "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", Vol. XXIII, number 3, > (1 August 1985) page 73. > > After 1763 all these Lawson are gone out of Bedford County, VA. Where did > they go? Did the above 4 go to Surry County, NC and are these the sons of > John Lawson Sr.? > > Bedford County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, pages 268-270, dated 9 September > 1763, Bartholomew Lawson of the County of Bedford sold to Michael Pruit of > the said County of Bedford for the sum of forty five pounds one hundred > acres, that tract situated, lying and being in the County of Bedford on > the south side of Falling River bequeathed to the said Lawson by John > Simkins, deceased. Signed Bartholomew (his mark) Lawson. Witnesses > were Thomas Watkins and James Prewit. Recorded 27 September 1763, Teste > Ben Howard CBC. > Susanna inherited this 100 acres from her father, John Simkin's estate, > which she was to receive upon her mother's death. > > This may be about the time Bartholomew moved his family to Cumberland > County, North Carolina? Here is what we find in that county: - Abstracts > of Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland > County, North Carolina - October 1755-January 1779, Vol. I - 20 February > 1765, Ordered on motion of P. Ballard, attorney for Susannah Lawson, widow > of Bartholomew Lawson, late of this county, that she have letters of > administration on his estate, securities: Thomas Collins and John Overton, > bond: 500 pounds, proc., she then qualifying. > > By 1765 Bartholomew Lawson is dead and we are not sure how long his family > remained there but by 1778 Susannah and some of her family are just north > of Surry and Stokes Counties in Henry County (later Patrick County), VA. > We have a James, William, Moreman, John, David, William (Big Billey), > Jonas and later by 1790 we have a Bartlett, Robert, Thomas, and another > David. That is the earliest records I have seen for Henry County. > > By 1772 the tax records shows a Jonas Lawson in the Surry County, N. C., > and in 1774 Mormon Lawson is taxed there. Were there two Mormons > (Moreman) or was he just moving across the state lines? We may need to > look at the Rowan County records because Surry County was formed from > Rowan in 1771. Anyway we find William, Jonas, David and John obtaining > land in Surry County, which later ends up in Stokes County, NC. > > As you can see we have lot's of Lawsons in this Surry and Stokes Counties, > NC and Henry and Patrick Counties area by 1800. This area I figure is > less than 36 square miles. I do believe that most of these Lawson are > related to William Lawson of Falling River but how do you sort them out? > > I believe we have a good idea of the names of 4 of John BE Lawson's sons. > They are Thomas, Patmon, Clem and John. There are so many John Lawsons in > early Tennessee that it is hard to figure out, which one is which because > we do not have any Bibles or wills that help us (or at least I have not > seen them). > > As for John Goober Pea Lawson. The tax records I have seen shows him with > no land tax, so I assume he does not have any land: - > > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 Capt. Cloud's District. > Lawson, Bartlett; 1 white poll > Lawson, David; 75 acres > Lawson, John (B. Eye); 200 acres > Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres > Lawson, Patmon; 50 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, Sherrod; 1 white poll > Lawson, William; 1 white poll > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 Capt. Dearing's District. > Lowson, Burrel; 1 white poll > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 True return of Insolvents. > Lawson, John Jr.; 1 white poll > > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1795 Capt. Cloud's District. > Lawson, Bartholomew; 1 white poll > Lawson, Jones (Jonas); 400 acres > Lawson, Sherwood; 1 white poll > Lawson, John B. Eye; 200 acres > Lawson, John G. Pea; 1 white poll > Lawson, Burwell; 1 white poll > > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1796 Capt. Cloud's District. > Lawson, John Jr.; 50 acres > Lawson, John Sr.; 200 acres > Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres > Lawson, Patmon; 100 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, Sherod; 1 white poll > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1796 Capt. Ward's District. > Lawson, Burel; 1 white poll > > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1797 Capt. Cloud's District. > Lawson, John (Black Eye); 200 acres > Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres > Lawson, Junr. (Believe to be John Jr.); 50 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, Patman; 75 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, Sherrod; 1 white poll > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1797 Capt. Ward's District. > Lawson, Burrel; 1 white poll > > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1798 Capt. Cloud's District. > Lawson, Sherrid; 50 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, Patman; 75 acres, 1 white poll > Lawson, John (Gober Pea); 1 white poll > Lawson, Isham (B. E.) (John B. E.?); 200 acres > Lawson, David Jf. (Jeff. or Jr.?); 50 acres > Lawson, John Jr.; 1 white poll > Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres > Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1798 Capt. Ward's District. > Lawson, Burril; 1 white poll > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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Remember in Va and NC records, John Lawson and John Lawson, Jr. may not mean father and son but John Jr could and usually does mean a younger John Lawson in the same area at the same time. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Lawson" <plawson@wingnet.net> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <lawson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [LAWSON] 3 John Lawsons of Halifax co., VA then Surry/Stokes NC > Hi Carl. > You might look in Charlotte Co. I got a record of William Lawson from > Charlotte years ago also a Nathan Lawson is also present. Phillip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: [LAWSON] 3 John Lawsons of Halifax co., VA then Surry/Stokes > NC > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: carlllawson >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6719.6.1.1.2/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I believe you will find that Lunenburg County was formed from Brunswick >> County in 1746. Halifax County was taken from the western lands of >> Lunenburg County in 1752. Bedford County was taken from Lunenburg County >> in 1754. Pittsylvania County was formed from Halifax County in 1767. >> Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1777. Patrick County >> was formed from Henry County in 1791 and lastly Campbell County was form >> from Bedford County in 1782. >> >> William Lawson of Falling Rivers obtained his land in Brunswick County, >> VA: - >> Virginia Land Patent Book 23, page 1120, dated 20 August 1745, William >> Lawson, 143 acres in Brunswick County, Virginia, for 15 shilling, on the >> north side of Falling River. You will find Falling River north of the >> northeast tri-corner of present day Campbell, Charlotte and Halifax >> Counties and it flows into the Roanoke (Staunton) River. >> >> Therefore the land that William owned was originally in Brunswick County, >> then Lunenburg County, then Bedford County and today it is located in >> Campbell County, VA. >> >>>From the list of tithes for 1748, 1749, 1750 and 1752 we find the >>>following Lawsons in Lunenburg County, VA: - John in one household, >>>Bartholomew in one and Jonas Lawson. However in 1848 John Lawson pays 2 >>>tithes for his household - one for himself and one for William Lawson. >>>Was this John and his father or John and his son? In 1750 John pays 3 >>>tithes, one for himself, one for William and one for John Lawson Jr. >>>There was a William Lawson in his own household that paid one tithe. In >>>1752 we have John Sr., John and Jonas but each in their own households. >>>All of these men would have had to be over sixteen years for them to have >>>to pay tithes. The law at this time stated that "male persons of the >>>age >>>of sixteen years and upwards" were required to pay tithes. To see a list >>>of all these tithes, see my webpage >> http://lawsondna.org/Pages/William1timeline.html >> or >> http://lawsondna.org/Media/virginiacounties/Lunenburg.html >> So by 1750 we have in the Falling River area the following Lawsons: - >> William, John Sr., John Jr., a second William, Jonas, a second Jonas and >> Bartholomew Lawson and they are all over 16 years of age. I believe >> these >> are all male members of William Lawson of Falling River family. >> >> William Lawson of Falling River, died before April 1754. In Deed Book >> #4, >> page 320 Lunenburg County, Virginia. John, Jonas and Bartholomew Lawson >> of Lunenburg County, Virginia sold to Thomas Watkins of same for 30 >> pounds, land North side of Falling River, being that wherein his father >> William Lawson did live, containing 143 acres. John Lawson executed the >> land sale. There was no mention of a son Joshua Lawson? >> >> The above shows us the three sons of William Lawson and they are John, >> Jonas and Bartholomew Lawson. It also shows us the possible children of >> John Lawson by tax records in Lunenburg County and they may be William, >> John Jr. and Jonas Lawson. >> >> The county changes its name from Lunenburg to Bedford County and the next >> interesting list is the Bedford County, Virginia, Insolvents List 1762 - >> William Lawson (run away), John Lawson, John Lawson, Jr., David Lawson, >> Jonas Lawson all owed 5 lbs. tobacco, Bartlett Lawson owed 10 lbs. >> tobacco. Found in "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", Vol. XXIII, >> number 3, (1 August 1985) page 72. >> >> We next find in Bedford County, VA John, John Jr., David, Jonas, Bartlett >> and William in a number of court cases, probably to do with their >> insolvent problems. >> >> Then the next interesting list is the Bedford County, Virginia - 1763 >> Tithes - >> Wm. Lawson, 1 tithe >> John Lawson B.E., 1 tithe >> Jonas Lawson, 1 tithe >> David Lawson, 1 tithe >> Found in "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", Vol. XXIII, number 3, >> (1 August 1985) page 73. >> >> After 1763 all these Lawson are gone out of Bedford County, VA. Where >> did >> they go? Did the above 4 go to Surry County, NC and are these the sons >> of >> John Lawson Sr.? >> >> Bedford County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, pages 268-270, dated 9 September >> 1763, Bartholomew Lawson of the County of Bedford sold to Michael Pruit >> of >> the said County of Bedford for the sum of forty five pounds one hundred >> acres, that tract situated, lying and being in the County of Bedford on >> the south side of Falling River bequeathed to the said Lawson by John >> Simkins, deceased. Signed Bartholomew (his mark) Lawson. Witnesses >> were Thomas Watkins and James Prewit. Recorded 27 September 1763, Teste >> Ben Howard CBC. >> Susanna inherited this 100 acres from her father, John Simkin's estate, >> which she was to receive upon her mother's death. >> >> This may be about the time Bartholomew moved his family to Cumberland >> County, North Carolina? Here is what we find in that county: - Abstracts >> of Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland >> County, North Carolina - October 1755-January 1779, Vol. I - 20 February >> 1765, Ordered on motion of P. Ballard, attorney for Susannah Lawson, >> widow >> of Bartholomew Lawson, late of this county, that she have letters of >> administration on his estate, securities: Thomas Collins and John >> Overton, >> bond: 500 pounds, proc., she then qualifying. >> >> By 1765 Bartholomew Lawson is dead and we are not sure how long his >> family >> remained there but by 1778 Susannah and some of her family are just north >> of Surry and Stokes Counties in Henry County (later Patrick County), VA. >> We have a James, William, Moreman, John, David, William (Big Billey), >> Jonas and later by 1790 we have a Bartlett, Robert, Thomas, and another >> David. That is the earliest records I have seen for Henry County. >> >> By 1772 the tax records shows a Jonas Lawson in the Surry County, N. C., >> and in 1774 Mormon Lawson is taxed there. Were there two Mormons >> (Moreman) or was he just moving across the state lines? We may need to >> look at the Rowan County records because Surry County was formed from >> Rowan in 1771. Anyway we find William, Jonas, David and John obtaining >> land in Surry County, which later ends up in Stokes County, NC. >> >> As you can see we have lot's of Lawsons in this Surry and Stokes >> Counties, >> NC and Henry and Patrick Counties area by 1800. This area I figure is >> less than 36 square miles. I do believe that most of these Lawson are >> related to William Lawson of Falling River but how do you sort them out? >> >> I believe we have a good idea of the names of 4 of John BE Lawson's sons. >> They are Thomas, Patmon, Clem and John. There are so many John Lawsons >> in >> early Tennessee that it is hard to figure out, which one is which because >> we do not have any Bibles or wills that help us (or at least I have not >> seen them). >> >> As for John Goober Pea Lawson. The tax records I have seen shows him >> with >> no land tax, so I assume he does not have any land: - >> >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 Capt. Cloud's District. >> Lawson, Bartlett; 1 white poll >> Lawson, David; 75 acres >> Lawson, John (B. Eye); 200 acres >> Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres >> Lawson, Patmon; 50 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, Sherrod; 1 white poll >> Lawson, William; 1 white poll >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 Capt. Dearing's District. >> Lowson, Burrel; 1 white poll >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1794 True return of Insolvents. >> Lawson, John Jr.; 1 white poll >> >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1795 Capt. Cloud's District. >> Lawson, Bartholomew; 1 white poll >> Lawson, Jones (Jonas); 400 acres >> Lawson, Sherwood; 1 white poll >> Lawson, John B. Eye; 200 acres >> Lawson, John G. Pea; 1 white poll >> Lawson, Burwell; 1 white poll >> >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1796 Capt. Cloud's District. >> Lawson, John Jr.; 50 acres >> Lawson, John Sr.; 200 acres >> Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres >> Lawson, Patmon; 100 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, Sherod; 1 white poll >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1796 Capt. Ward's District. >> Lawson, Burel; 1 white poll >> >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1797 Capt. Cloud's District. >> Lawson, John (Black Eye); 200 acres >> Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres >> Lawson, Junr. (Believe to be John Jr.); 50 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, Patman; 75 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, Sherrod; 1 white poll >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1797 Capt. Ward's District. >> Lawson, Burrel; 1 white poll >> >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1798 Capt. Cloud's District. >> Lawson, Sherrid; 50 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, Patman; 75 acres, 1 white poll >> Lawson, John (Gober Pea); 1 white poll >> Lawson, Isham (B. E.) (John B. E.?); 200 acres >> Lawson, David Jf. (Jeff. or Jr.?); 50 acres >> Lawson, John Jr.; 1 white poll >> Lawson, Jonas; 400 acres >> Stokes County, N. C., Tax List 1798 Capt. Ward's District. >> Lawson, Burril; 1 white poll >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >