George LAWTON
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Born: 23 September 1607 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
George was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1637.
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George married Elizabeth HAZARD abt. 1647 in Newport, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elizabeth HAZARD was born abt. 1626 in Nottinghamshire, England. Elizabeth died 8 November 1711 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Thomas HAZARD and Martha POTTER.
George LAWTON died 5 October 1693 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Spouse & Children of George LAWTON
Marriage date: abt. 1647
Marriage place: Newport, Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Elizabeth HAZARD was the child of Thomas HAZARD and Martha POTTER
Children of George LAWTON and Elizabeth HAZARD
Died: abt. 1678, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Mary LAWTONDied: 11/8/1711, Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 11 September 1697, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 25 January 1706, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 15 April 1726,
Died: 9 December 1712, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 1 April 1730, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 8 October 1697, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 9 December 1712, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1724, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1685, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: George Laughton
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 23 Sep 1607
baptism/ christening place: CRANFIELD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND
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indexing project (batch) number: P00385-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 845460
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George Lawton and Isabel Smith. George Lawton, was born in 1580 or 1581 at Cranfield Parish, Bedfordshire, England. He married Isabel/ Isabelle Smith on 13 November 1606 in Cranfield. Probably the daughter of Francis and Ann Smith, Isabel was born in 1585 in Cranfield. George and Isabel had eight children. The first and fourth of these, George and Thomas, came to North America, apparently together, in about 1637. The children, all baptized (and probably born) in Cranfield, were:
1. George Lawton. Baptized 23 Sept 1607. He married Elizabeth Hazard in about 1647 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died there on 5 October 1693 and was buried in his orchard (see Austin 1978).
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4. Thomas Lawton. Baptized 17 April 1614. Married: (1) Elizabeth Salsburie on 29 May 1635 at Cranfield. (2) Mrs. Grace (Parsons) Bailey. He died in about 1681 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island (see Austin 1978).
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1646 Birth of ChildMary LAWTON was born November 1646, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
George was 39 years old.
Robert LAWTON married 16 February 1681, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Mary WODELL (WORDELL)
5 October 1693
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 86.
Record added: 3/28/2010 5:53:55 PM
Last updated: 1/9/2020 3:38:55 PM
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