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"But the most important emigrants from Ireland settling in the Colony
in the seventeenth century were men of English blood, whose fathers
had received grants of confiscated lands in that unfortunate country,
or who had removed thither in the course of business.  Such was Daniel
Gookin, who, in 1622, patented lands at Newport News, and such, no
doubt, were Anthony Lawson, of Lower Norfolk, and others whose names
mightbe mentioned." Philip Alexander Bruce, Social Life of Virginia
in the Seventeenth Century, (Richmond, VA: 1907, reprint Bowie, MD:
Heritage Books, 1995), p.262.
20 July 1633, Bill of Sale made by John DAVIS of Kiskiacke, Planter,
toThomas CURTIS, wit: Joseph HAM, Epaphroditus LAWSON. (Patent Book
I:525, VA Land Office)  It conveys land "on Poqueson River" in eastern
York County ... The same John DAVIS deeds land on the same Poqueson
River to Ephroditus LAWSON,by Court Order dated 8 Oct 1635. (Patent
Book I:655)  Caroline Kemper Bulkley,"Notes on Immigrant Lawsons of
Tidewater," The William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd Series,
XIII(1933), pp. 242-253.
Among those early settlers of Isleof Wight who first moved to
Nansemond and then to Maryland was ... Epaphroditus LAWSON who
patented 100 acres in Isle of Wight in 1636 and 1400 in Lower Norfolk
in 1642 ... With him to Maryland, went Edward DARCY or DORSEY ... [See
Warfield and Newman's Histories of Anne Arundel County.]  John Bennett
Boddie,Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia,
(Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980), p. 78.
Epaphroditus LAWSON, 1,400 acs. Up. Norf. Co., Feb. 15, 1642, Page
822. ... for trans. of 13 pers: Epaphroditus LAWSON, WilliamLAWSON,
Lettice LAWSON, ... Rowland LAWSON, ...
Mr. Rowland LAWSON, 1300 acs.situated in Rappa. Riv., on the Nwd.
side, beg. on the Ewd. side of the mouthof Cherry Point Cr., & adj.
land of Richard JONES. 20 June 1651, p. 330.  900acs. part formerly
granted unto Epaphrd. LAWSON & by him relinquished and therights
assigned unto his brother, & the residue for trns. of 8 pers: ...
R.(Rowland) LAWSON, 400 acs. upon S. side of Rappa. Riv., beg at
Eastmost extentof the land of Geo. EATON, etc., unto sd. LAWSON's
former grant &c. 6 Oct 1654, p. 299. Trans. of 8 pers: ...
Richard LAWSON, 1400 acs. beg. at marked trees which run W.S.W. cross
the upper of the great Island in Rapp. Riv. & the lower part of the
neck of land upon which he lives, parallel to land of George EATON &c.
6 Oct 1656, p. 383. 1,000 acs granted to Epaphroditus LAWSON &
assigned unto sd. Richard, & 400 acs. assigned unto him by Rowland
LAWSON, to whom it was granted 6 Oct 1654.
Rowland LAWSON, 1000 acs. on N. side of Rappa. Riv.,18 Mar. 1662, p.
132, (639). Beg. on the E. side of Cherry poynt Cr., N.N.E.&c. to S.
side of a br. of a Cr. issuing into the bay behind Cap. Fleets land,
thence S.E. by E. &c. to land of BONYSON &c. Being part of a pattent
of 1300acs., the rest being cut off by pattent of sd. BONYSON, first
granted to RiceJONES. Trans. of 20 pers.*
Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, 1623-1666, (Richmond:
Virginia State Library, 1934; rept. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing
Co., 1983), 135, 217, 297, 318, 438.
Certificates for land with names of head rights from Lancaster county,
Virginia original county records:
Mr.Rowland LAWSON, Head rights: Hen: Berry, Patrick Cleashe [?],
Sarah TURNER, Eliz: Sachell, Wm. Wilkinson, Geo. Goodale, Jno.
Marshall.  Also two more, Daniell Cooper and Katherine English.  [One
name is illegible.] 6 Feby 1654.
Milnor Ljungstedt, The County Court Note Book (Baltimore: Genealogical
Pub. Co., 1972)
John CONE, 470 acs. Lancaster Co., 20 Sept. 1669, p. 280.  Adj. Abra.
BONNISON (BONYSON), neare the head of Tabb's Cr., to Sw. of
Nantipoyson Cr., both Crks. issuing out of Fleet's Cr., to land of
Rowland LAWSON, to Mr. Robert GRIGGS, by Mr. Tho. CHETWOOD ...
Nell Marion Nuge

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