William Lawson was born June 26, 1731 at Montrose, Scotland. He is the only son of a widow lady, no information is available on his father, however, it is assumed that he was killed in the Culloden Battle. William was one of the rebels arrested and confined at Chester and Carlisle after the battle. The Scottish rebels became a threat to the the English crown, and on September 26, 1746 an agreement was signed with the English Treasury to transport the prisoners to the plantations (American Colonies) at the rate of 5 pounds per head. The “Gildart” departed from England on May 5, 1747 and arrived August 5, 1747 at Port North, Potomac, Maryland with a William Lawson on the passenger list.
William, “The Apprentice”
William Lawson was bound over to a planter by the Captain of the ship for a good sum in tobacco. The people did not treat well, and after a while William ran away. Sometime in the 1750’s William met and married a Rebecca ?, in the 1858 Halifax County, Virginia marriage register there is a William Lawson to a Jane Banks. If this is our William she is probably Rebecca Jane Banks.
William, “The Revolutionary”
William never realized that one day he would be facing the British army again, but this time, in a new and different land. William swore allegiance to the State of Virginia and the American cause, as noted in the Montgomery County Court Book “Revolutionary War” page 145-148 filed at the courthouse in Christianburg, Virginia. although almost fifty years old he served as a member of the Captain Daniel Trigg’s Company of Montgomery County militia. There were only two William Lawson’s to serve in the revolutionary war and they were father and son.
Father: ? Lawson b: ABT. 1705 in Montrose, Scotland
Mother: Rebecca b: ABT. 1709 in Montrose, Scotland
Marriage 1 Rebecca Jane Banks b: ABT. 1735 in North Carolina
Married: 1758 in Halifax County, Virginia
Children
William Lawson II b: 1763 in North Carolina
Travis Lawson b: 1766 in North Carolina
Betsy Ann Lawson b: ABT. 1768 in North Carolina
Catherine Lawson b: ABT. 1770 in North Carolina
Sally Lawson b: 26 DEC 1770 in North Carolina
Jermiah Lawson b: 15 FEB 1773 in North Carolina
Robert Lawson b: ABT. 1774 in North Carolina
Submitted by William M.”Bill” Wood
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This Sgt. William Lawson Sr. appears to be my Great great great grandfather. some names above are not directly linked. can you assist?
William “The Scottish Rebel” Lawson is my 6th Great grandfather. The lineage is as follows: William had a son William II, William II had a son William III, William III had a son William IV who married Hulda (Addington), they had a daughter Margaret Josephine (Lawson) who married John Bowman. Margaret and John had a daughter named Anna Doty (Bowman) Taylor who was my Great grandmother whom I remember very well. I have some of the lineage of other children of William “The Scottish Rebel” Lawson if you are interested.
Thanks,
G.L. Stahley
G.L. Stahley,
I would love to know anything about the line that descends from William > William II > William III > Rhode (Rhoda) Baker Lawson who married into the McClellan family.
Thank you.
T.L. Wilson-Scarbrough
Rhoda Baker Lawson McClellan is my great great grandmother. Her son Marcus McClellan was my great grandfather.
Hi My name is Ondrea and my mother’s mother was Ruth Lawson. My 6th great grandfather was William “The Scottish Rebel” Lawson, 5th great grandfather, his son, Travis Lawson, my 4th
great grandfather,his son, Joseph Robert Sr. Lawson, my 3rd great grandfather was his son,
William Pershing Lawson, and my 2nd great grandfather was his son, William Moore Lawson, and my great grandfather was William Washington Lawson. It gets really confusing so I would appreciate the help, I need all I can get.
Hi , My name is Becky Gouge and i have been researching my Lawson line for a while now and i have a brick wall. I hope yuns can help. I am looking for the parents of Edward Lawson born c 1808 in either Virginia or North Carolina. His first wife was Elizabeth South and his 2nd was Mary Bennett. His name has also been recorded as Edmund Lawson. I descend from him and Mary. They are my 3rd great grandparents. Thank you.
Hello my name is Christy Hurt.. I have been researching my Lawson ancestors. I find it very fascinating and extremely interesting! My great grandmother Miranda (Randie) Henry Moore was the dauaghter of John Lawson who was the son of James Lawson who was the son of James M Lawson who was the son of Travis Lawson who was the son of William the Rebel Lawson. That makes William my 6th great grandfather. Any info or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I am also a descendant of William Lawson, 8 generations on my father’s side from his son William II. Interesting post.
There were more than two William Lawsons in he Revolution. My 4th great grandfather was in the Revolution. He left America after the war and came to Nova Scotia as a Loyalist.