James City County, Virginia | Lawson Surname DNA Project

Lawsons Named	Date	County in Virginia	Documentatiom
Thomas	16 Feb 1623	James City	Lists of the Living and the Dead in Virginia 16 February 1623 (in Colonial Records of Virginia [Richmond: R. F. Walker, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1874]) – Lists of dead at the Plantation over at James City – One in the list was Thomas Lawson. See map 1634-1640
Christopher & Alice	1623 /24	Virginia	Christopher and Alce (Alice), his wife are listed in a number of Ship Passenger Lists Books which indicated the came to Virginia in 1623 or 1624.
Christopher	16 Feb 1623	James City	Colonial Records of Virginia. “Lists of the Living & the Dead in Virginia, 16 February 1623.” In Colonial Records of Virginia, Richmond, VA: R.F. Walker, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1874, pp. 37-66. Christopher Lawson and wife.
Christopher & Alice	1624 /25	James City	Captain Smith’s Plantation, James City, 1624/25 Captain Roger Smith’s men over the water: Francis Fowler 23; Christopher Lawson and Alice his wife; Christopher Redhead 24; Stephen Webb 25; John Butterfield 23; William Baker 24; Richard Alford 26; Thomas Havie 24; Thomas Molton 25.
Christopher	23 May 1637	James City	Virginia Patent Book 1, Part I, page 428, 23 May 1637 – Richard Bell and Christopher Lawson, 500 acres James City County. Beginning at a little Indian field over against land of John Dansey, northeast, into the woods southwest. 200 acres purchased by said Bell of Alexander Stonner and 50 acres purchased by him of Thomas Taylor, to whom it was due for his per. adv.; 250 acres due said Lawson for transportation of 5 persons: Thomas Taylor, William Reynolds, William Coyte, Roger Andrewes and Anthony _____ and Ann Drawater.
Christopher	1 May 1638	James City	Virginia Patent Book 1, Part II, page 564, 1 May 1638 – Christopher Lawson, 400 acres James City County. At the head of Ralphes Creek, beginning east upon a reedy southwest and into the woods west. Transportation of 8 persons: William Reynolds, William Coyt, Roger Anderson, Nicholas Williams, Anthony a boy, Thomas Wood, George Griffin and Thomas Wombwell (first written Rombwell).
Christopher	3 Jul 1648	James City	Virginia Patent Book 2, page 144, 3 July 1648 – John Watkins, 850 acres James City County. Lying above the head of Greys (Grays) Creek, adjacent Christopher Lawson. 350 acres by former patent and 500 acres for transportation of 10 persons.
	1652	Surry	Surry County was formed from James City County in 1652. See map 1651-1660
Thomas & Daniel	13 Jul 1795	James City & York	Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 31, No. 4, page 349, Wills of Burns Counties – Will of James Sheilds Sr. of James City County, VA, dated 7 September 1794 and probated 13 July 1795. Sell my Island joining Pine Point ____ land in York County proved of Tarpley’s executors now depending in the Court of Hustings. Executors to make a proper title to Thomas Lawson and John Ratcliffe for the land I sold them. To wife Rebecca Sheilds six slaves for her lifetime and my land known as Pine Point and that was bought from Cole Diggs. Divide rest of estate between Mary Coleman, Susan Allen, John Page Sheilds, Page Sheilds, Ann Taylor, Christian Brown Sheilds, Ester Sheilds, David Minge Sheilds, Henry Sheilds, Juda Bray, English Sheilds, Matthew Wyatt Sheilds and Thomas Lawson Sheilds. My son, James Sheilds, 5 shillings as he has already received a full portion of my estate. Executors: Sons, John Page Sheilds and James Sheilds and Benjamin Waller and John Pierce. Signed James Sheilds. Wits: John Graves, Edward Power Jr. and Daniel Lawson.