Thomas Lawesson 
Thomas was born about 1240 in Bywell, Northumberland County, England.1 Thomas' father is Lawrence Fil William De Lancaster. His paternal grandparents are William De Lancaster and Helewise De Stuteville. He is an only child.General Notes
[lawson.FTW]
The surname LAWSON is taken from 'Law' and denotes someone who is the'son of Law'. The most likely source of the name is either from the nameLawrence believed to have originated from a person who lived near alaurel tree or from the Old English word 'hlaw' meaning a hill andtherfore a person 'the son who lived on or near the hill'
1. Thomas Fil Lawrence De Lancaster better known as Thomas Lawson was agentleman lived temp. King John.
England's Monarchs during Thomas Lawesson's times
King Henry II (1154-1189)
King Richard I (1189-1199)
King John (1199-1216)
King Henry III (1216-1272)[Early Lawsons.FTW]
Note: Many thanks to John Philip Lawson for providing much additionalinformation and
corrections to my Lawson Genealogy for generations above the generationof John Lawson (abt
1635 Eng - 26 Oct 1698 Eng) m Catherine Howard (1637 Eng - 1668 Eng). HisHome Page may
be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/lawbar.htm
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1089 in Of, , Cumberland, England
- b.~ 1100 in Of, Kendal, Westmorland, England d.1170
- b.1050 in <, , , England>
- b.~ 1091 in , , , England
- b.1052 in <, , , England>
- b.~ 1160
- b.~ 1055 in Of, Bellencombe, Seine Inferieure, France d.24 Jun 1088 in , Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1075 in Of, , Sussex, England d.11 May 1138 in , , , England
- b.~ 1063 in , , Normandy, France d.27 May 1085 in Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England
- b.~ 1117 in Of, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d.1166 in , , Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1053 in Of, Vermandois, France d.18 Oct 1102 in , Tarsus, , Cilicie
- b.1085 in Valois, Brittany, FRANCE d.13 Feb 1131 in England
- b.~ 1065 in Of, Valois, Isle De France, France d.28 Sep 1120 in Vermandois, France
- b.~ 1200
- b.~ 1160
- b.~ 1180
- b.~ 1240 in Bywell, Northumberland County, England
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He has a biological son named Ralph Fil Thomas Lawesson.
Family Notes
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[lawson.FTW]
The Lawson Name
The surname Lawson is taken from 'Law' and denotes someone who is the'son of law'. The most
likely source of the name is either from the name Lawrence believed tohave originated from a
person who lived near a laurel tree or from the Old English word hlawmeaning a hill and therefore a
person 'the son of who lived on or near the hill'.
Records indicate that the earliest use of the Lawson name was documentedin the 14th century in
Upper Littondale, Yorkshire, an area close to the present day villages ofLitton and Arncliffe on the
River Skirfare, a tributary of the River Wharfe. Surnames or 'add-on'names can generally only be
traced back to this time in history when they were adopted in order todistinguish individuals of the
same forename. From that time the surname was handed down from father toson and occasionally
from mother to son.
It is believed that the Lawson name spread from this area to theremainder of Yorkshire and
throughout several adjoining Counties in Northern England. Records alsoindicate that the Lawson
name existed in Scotland from 14th century where it was most commonlyfound in Lowland Eastern
Counties. In Scotland Lawson families have links with the McLaren Clan.
It is probable that more than one original source of the name exists. TheLawson name today is
found commonly in all English speaking countries. There is evidence thatthe Lawson name was
adopted from the European (mostly Scandinavian) name Larsen and similarsurnames when
emigration to the British Isles took place.
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Children
Ralph Fil Thomas Lawesson De Lancaster
Ralph Fil Thomas Lawesson was born in 1260 in Bywell, Northumberland County, England.1
1 Letter from Carolyn Davis, 1davis@@whitemtns.com, P.O. Box 56,Whiteriver, AZ 85941-0056, dtd 22 Sep 1999.
Further source/citation:
Gilbert.ged
Further source/citation:
Gilbert.ged