I just received this email from my English friend in Bedfordshire. He is the one that found Thomas Lawton's and Elizabeth Salisbury's marriage record for us. I had found a record that listed George Lawton, the six Wheelers and William (W)Odell on the same voyage on the Planter in 1638. I don't believe this record does. As many of you know, William Wodell was mentioned in the will of Thomas Lawton as "his loving friend." Their properties are side by side on the early Portsmouth map. When I learned that William also came from Cranfield, I thought he and Thomas had probably known each other since childhood. I was glad to see that this record tells where the ship Planter arrived , (Newport). So many of the ships landed at Boston, I had thought it probably did too. The Wheelers were probably cousins of George, as the Lawtons and Wheelers of Cranfield were related. I believe, without checking, that either Thomas and George's mother or grandmother was a Wheeler. The 'master' of the ship Planter was Nicholas Trerice, there are several records showing that he made several trips to America, with the Planter, including one in 1635. Since Thomas isn't listed here, he must have come a few years later. I believe George was the oldest son, and Thomas was one of the younger sons, so there was an age difference between them. I told the man who sent me this information, that he was a fine English gentleman, to be so helpful. Isn't he a great researcher. ----- To: "Mary Jo Sisson March" <benoni@centurytel.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:15 PM Subject: LAWTON > Hi Mary Jo, > > I had to go to the record office yesterday and decided to investigate your > LAWTON emigration > issue and this is what I found: > > BLARS Reference Clfs.50 and extract at CRT150/79a > Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620 to > 1650 by Charles > Edward Banks. Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell. Third > Edition, printed in > Baltimore in 1967, reprinted 1969. > > Bedfordshire - Page 1 > George Lawton, Cranfield on the ship Planter, to Newport R.I. > Source Banks manuscripts) > > Also went to New England from Cranfield all on Planter were (not they were > not necessarily on > board at the same time as Planter made several voyages but all are > unfortunately undated - so > where did you see the reference to the actual year?): > William ODELL > WHEELERS, George, Isaac, Joseph, Obidiah, Thomas and Timothy to some > different location. > > The Bedfordshire source material for the book came from Subsidy Rolls > (Charles 1 and James 1) > Public Record Office Reference 72/279, 72/266 and 72/269 > (Subsidy Rolls 1634 - Those who paid a grant in aid of the King are listed > in the Subsidy Rolls.). > > A copy of these Rolls were in the possession Col. Charles Banks at his > decease in 1931and they > are now held in the Congressional Library, Washington DC. > > There is a book by Banks held at the National Archives in Kew entitled: > Banks C E (1931) Bedfordshire Subsidy Rolls, New York: Burrell C Lawton. > > Also I found a document that listed Cranfield residents as recorded in the > Augmentation Accounts > for Bedfordshire 1536-1541 - CRT130/CRA11: > Richard LAUGHTON > > I found these on Amazon pre-orders so someone is looking for these books, > did you know about > them? > B0006DYZH0 The descendants of Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth, Rhode Island by > Lawton, Elva > Acceptable 1 $200.00 > B0006EX9SU The Wheeler family of Cranfield, England, and Concord, > Massachusetts, and some > Any 2 $50.06 > > Hope these extra items are helpful. > > Regards, > Mike >