| LAWSON ANCESTORS |
| The name LAWSON was originally LOWSONE. Our Lawson line comes from Scotland. Our direct ancestors are in red. |
| 1.JON LOWSONE was born in Scotland. He had at least 1 son: 2.ANDROWE LOWSONE was born May 13, 1610 in Inverness, Inverness Scotland. He married BESSIE FINDLO. She was born August 17, 1618 in Montrose, Angus Scotland. Her father was JAMES FINDLO. They had at least 1 son: 3.JOHN LAWSON was born July 11, 1630 in Brechin, Angus Scotland. He married JANET WYLD on February 1, 1668 in Fofar Angus Scotland. She was born January 1, 1643 in Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland. They had at least 1 son: 4.DAVID was born October 6, 1670 in Montrose, Angus Scotland. On June 17, 1684 he married AGNES JAFFREY in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was born July 16, 1675 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her parents were ALEXANDER JAFFREY & AGNES BEIR. They had at least 1 son: 5.ROBERT was born June 12, 1685 in Montrose, Scotland. He married UNKNOWN. They had at least 1 son: 6.ROBERT was born in 1705 in Montrose, Scotland and died in 1745 at the Battle of Culloden Scotland. On June 14, 1726 he married MARGARET FALCONER. She was born in 1714 in Keith, Fordyce, Banffshire Scotland. Her parents were COLIN FALCONER & MARGERY GEDDES. Robert & Margaret had 4 kids: 6A.AGNES born June 26, 1731 in Montrose, Scotland (7)6B.WILLIAM born June 26, 1731 in Montrose, Scotland. 6C.WALTER was born July 23, 1732 in Montrose, Scotland. 6D.ROBERT was born in 1737 in Montrose Scotland. 7.WILLIAM "THE REBEL" was born June 26, 1731 in Montrose, Scotland. He died April 18, 1826 in Snowflake, Scott County, Virginia at Big Moccasin Creek. On May 24, 1758 he married REBECCA JANE BANKS. She was born in 1731 in Lunenburg, Virginia. She died January 1827 at Big Moccasin Creek. They are both buried in the LAWSON CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL CEMETERY in Snowflake. Her parents were GEORGE BANKS & JUDITH WALKER. Children of William & Rebecca: 7A.WILLIAM was born in 1763 in Christianburg, Montgomery County Virginia. He died January 30, 1852 in Snowflake, VA. He married NANCY BAKER. They had 12 kids. (8)7B.TRAVIS S. was born in 1766 in North Carolina. On January 4, 1788 in Montgomery Co NC., he married MARTHA SIMKINS. 7C.BETSY ANN was born in 1768. She was married to WILLIAM CANTERBERRY on August 5, 1789. I have no children for them yet. 7D.SALLY was born in 1770 in VA. She died in 1862. She married HENRY "SHERIFF" WOOD August 17, 1794. 7E."REV" JEREMIAH was born February 15, 1773 in NC. He died in February 27, 1862 in Bethel, Ohio. He married MATHILDA ? & HANNAH CHANSLOR. 7F.ROBERT was born 1774. |