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Children of William Lawson and Rebecca
Chronology of known life events:
1731 Born in Montrose, Scotland
William's birth record has
not been found, nor have his parents been identified.
1746 English Prison Record of "Jacobite" William
Lawson located.
See Newsletter Vol. 1, Issue 3 November 2005 Researched and contributed by Fran Lawson Romine
Note: On page 2, Durham was incorrectly identified as the parish
of Kirkcudbright-Durham. It actually referred to Durham, England, near the border of England and Scotland.
1746 Captured in aftermath of Culloden, imprisoned, transported
to American Colonies
Memoir of Alexander Stewart tells his story of the ship and voyage we believe
William Lawson to have be on.
1776 Settled in Fincastle County, Virginia, 300 acres on Laurel Creek Branch of Little River
1777 Swore Oath of Allegiance to the Commonweatlth of Virginia in
Daniel Trigg's Company
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1781 Gov. Thomas Jefferson ordered a General Muster
of all the Virginia militia companies in order to make a count of the number of men and weapons available. Regarding
William Lawson's "not fit," designation, Jefferson wrote that the state of the troops "is so constantly on the
change, that a state of it at this day would not be the state of it a month hence." Montgomery Co. militias stood
at 1071 men.
1781 March 31, General Muster, Capt. Daniel Trigg's
Militia List.
Source: Fincastle & Montgomery Counties Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1783, p.
127. County Clerk Records, Montgomery Co. Courthouse, Christiansburg, Va. Copied by Fran Lawson Romine
1782 Sept. 13, John Duncan assignee of William
Lawson's Commissioner's Certificate for 300 acres of property on Larall (Laurel) Creek which
Lawson settled in 1776.
Sources: Mary B. Kegley, Early Adventures on the Western Waters,
Vol. II, p. 117; Record of Certifiicates of Washington and Montgomery Counties, 1776-1788, Librrary of Virginia. Record
has been ordered by Fran Rimine and will be posted at a later date.
The first numerical entry in the 1788 Personal Tax List is "over
21" and second entry is horses.
1796 Sold land on Sugar Run and moved to Russell County, VA,
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