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There is a very interesting and helpful article about the Lawsons, which anyone interesting in these early Lawsons should read.\u00a0 It is called \u201cNotes on Immigrant Lawson\u2019s of Tidewater\u201d A Search for Clues to the Illustration of Origins, by Caroline Kemper Bulkley: – The Lawson\u2019s of Virginia (Virginia Magazine, Vol. IV, 1894.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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William<\/div>\n
11 May 1639<\/div>\n
Henrico<\/div>\n

Virginia Patent Book 1, Part II, page 646, 11 May 1639 \u2013 Thomas Mathews Churingeon (Surgeon?), Thomas Mathews Churingeon (Surgeon?), 1100 acres in Henrico County beginning at the Falling Creek and bearing west on the falls; north on the river; south on the woods and east upon the creek.\u00a0 Land due for transportation of 22 persons: Thomas Mathews, William Lawson, Edward Salter, George Grace, George Bull (first written Ball), George Broadie\/Brosder (first written Browne), George Greene, Henry Castell, Roger Mathews, Robert Trustall, William Till, William Bowler, Mathew Morgan, Thomas Waplett, Robert Gammock and 5 Negroes\u2026. 11 May 1639.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Lawsons Named<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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County in Virginia<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
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Thomas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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1 Dec 1692<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
From the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 33, No. 4, pages 292-293 \u2013 At a Court held at Varina for Henrico County, VA, 1 December 1692, page 424 \u2013 Capt. William Randolph Coroner according to ye order of the last Court received an account of ye disposal of ye estate of Thomas Lawson, deceased at outcry and ye several bills, which are ordered to remain in ye office till ye nine months by law appointed are expired and Col. Byrd in Court presents an account against ye said estate of one pound, seven shillings and one penny.Mr. Giles Webb being by Capt. William Randolph Coroner returned on his account debtor to ye estate of Thomas Lawson, deceased five shillings per his own confession.\u00a0 The said Webb on Oath in Court declares that he now intends to confess to be (not) now so much indebted but that he was formerly and that he hath by his ye said Lawson\u2019s order paid ye same to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nicholas & John<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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1704<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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New Kent<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Early Virginia Families Along the James River Vol. I & II, Henrico & Goochland Counties.\u00a0 New Kent County Rent Rolls \u2013 Rent Roll of the Lands held of Her Majestic in the Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul\u2019s, anno. 1704: –
\nNicholas Lawson 200 acres
\nJohn Lawson 50 acres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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William<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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2 May 1713<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Virginia Patent Book 10, page 82, 2 May 1713 \u2013 William Sheapard and Richard Baker, 400 acres (New Land) in Henrico County on the south side of main branch of Chicahomony Swamp beginning at a corner poplar standing on the said swamp then south 140 pole to two corner white oaks; west 20 degrees, north 400 pole to several corner pines; north 128 pole to several white oaks standing on the said swamp; up the swamp according to the meanders 662 pole to the place began at.\u00a0 For importation of eight persons: Wm. Lawson, John Robinson, Thomas Harton, Wm. Lattimore, Robert Avery, John Whatley, John May and John Rogers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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George<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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9 Jul 1724<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Virginia Patent Book 12, page 22, 9 July 1724 \u2013 James Christian, 400 acres (New Land), Henrico County, north side of James River, beginning at corner of Edward Bays and Mr. Tarlton Woodson, to west side of Little Creek.\u00a0 5 shillings and import of 7 persons: George Lawson is one of these persons.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jonas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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16 Jun 1727<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Virginia Land Office Patent, No. 13, 1725-1730 (Vol. 1 & 2, p 1-540), page 83, (Reel 12) dated 16 June 1727, Jonas Lawson, 400 acres on the north side James River; on the Byrd Creek in Goochland County, Virginia.
\nGeorge &c, To all &c, know ye that for desires good causes and consideration but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of forty Shillings of good and lawful money for our use, paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia, We have given, granted and confirmed and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do give, grant and confirm unto Jonas Lawson of Henrico County one certain Tract of Parcel of Land containing four hundred acres lying and being on the north side of James River on the Byrd Creek in the County of Henrico aforesaid and bounded as followeth to wit:- Beginning at Andrew Mooreman\u2019s corner on the Byrd, thence up the Byrd according to its meanders east twenty two degrees north, one hundred and ten chains to an ash and oak corner, thence east twenty three degrees south, one hundred and fifty two chains to a corner white oak, thence west twenty two degrees south, seventy chains to an oak corner, thence south thirty eight degrees west, eighty eight chains to a corner black oak, thence west twenty three degrees north, sixty one chains to a corner hickory on Mooreman\u2019s line, thence on his line north thirty eight degrees east, sixty chains and west twenty three degrees north, one hundred and twelve chains to the beginning, with all &c, to have, hold &c, to behold &c, yielding and paying &c, provided &c, In Witness &c, Witness our Trusty and Well Beloved Robert Carter Esq. president of our Council and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburg under the seal of our said Colony the sixteenth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven in the thirteenth year of our Reign.
\nSigned
\nRobert Carter
\n(Note: This land is now located Goochland County.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jonas<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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16 Jun 1727<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Virginia Patent Book 13, page 83, 16 June 1727, Thomas Tindal, purchased 400 acres, new land, Henrico County, for 40 shillings, on north side of James River adjacent Jonas Lawson.
\n(Note: This land is now located Goochland County.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Benjamin & Benjamin<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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3 Mar 1750<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
From the Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA 1720-1789.\u00a0 Benjamin son of Benjamin and ______ Lawson, born ______, bap. 3 March 1750.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Peter & David<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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4 Oct 1779<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
From microfilm, Virginia State Library \u2013 Eight months after the Treaty of Pairs closed the French and Indian War, King George III issued a proclamation whereby men who had served in military units from 1754 until such units disbanded were entitled to bounty land.\u00a0 In May 1779 the Virginia Legislature placed a time limit of 12 months on receiving such land.\u00a0 The claimant, or his representative(s), had to produce a certificate from Lord Dunmore or from the county court before which proof of military service had been made.\u00a0 Warrant for 100 acres issued to David Losson\/Lawson, heir of Peter Lossen\/Lawson, a soldier in the 2nd Virginia Regiment, dated 4 October 1779, Henrico County, VA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Robert<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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24 Jan 1783<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Henrico County, VA, Will Book I, page 122 \u2013 Robert Lawson Zach. Rowland, Ph. Southhall, John Gunn, J. Pope Jr. and N. Pope Jr. were witnesses to the Will of Samuel Duval of Mt. Comfort, Henrico County, VA.\u00a0 Will dated 24 January 1783.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fabius, Benjamin & Claiborne<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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30 Dec 1828<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Richmond & Henrico<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Revolutionary Pensions – Application filed on 30 December 1828, in Henrico County, Virginia, by nephew, Fabius Lawson. \u00a0One document in this application is statement from William Duval, filed in the City of Richmond, 16 December 1826, which stated the he certified that he was well acquainted with Captain Claiborne Whitehead Lawson and his brother Lieutenant Benjamin Lawson, that they were officers in the Virginia Line about the year 1776.\u00a0 That Claiborne was promoted to Captain in Colonel Richard Parker\u2019s First Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Stony Point and Buford\u2019s Defeat, in the last named one he was mortally wounded and died in 1780.Fabius Lawson was trying file as heirs of an Officer and\/or Soldier of the Revolutionary Army who were slain by the enemy and had not received land from the United States.\u00a0 The application does not say if he was successful.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a very interesting and helpful article about the Lawsons, which anyone interesting in these early Lawsons should read.\u00a0 It is called \u201cNotes on Immigrant Lawson\u2019s of Tidewater\u201d A Search for Clues to the Illustration of Origins, by Caroline Kemper Bulkley: – The Lawson\u2019s of Virginia (Virginia Magazine, Vol. IV, 1894.) William 11 May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452,"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/2452"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsondna.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}