George Lawton, of Cranfield & Newport

George Lawton

• Born: baptized 23 September 1607 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
• Died: 5 October 1693 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• Parents: George Lawton and Isabel Smith
• Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hazard
• Children: Isabel, John, Mary, George, Robert, Susanna, Ruth, Mercy, Job, Elizabeth

From: Wikipedia

• George Lawton (1607-1693) was an early settler of Portsmouth in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
• Late in life Lawton became active in the affairs of the colony, and served for several years as both Deputy to the General Assembly, and Assistant to the governor.
• His house was sometimes used for meetings of colonial leaders and committees.
• He became such a highly esteemed member of the colony, that in 1676 he was one of 16 individuals whose counsel was requested by the General Assembly during the chaotic events of King Phillips War.
• The year 1675 brought about the beginning of King Phillip's War, the most devastating event to occur in the Rhode Island colony prior to the American Revolutionary War. During this war all of Warwick, all of Pawtuxet, and much of Providence were destroyed. In April 1676 the General Assembly voted:
  • "That in these troublesome times and straits in this colony, the Assembly desiring to have the advice and concurrence of the most judicious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, do desire at their next sitting, the company and counsel of.." and 16 names are thereafter written, among which is the name of George Lawton.
• Lawton died on 5 October 1693 and was buried in his orchard in Portsmouth. Family
• Although the exact date is unknown, it is believed that in 1647 Lawton married the much younger Elizabeth Hazard,
  • the daughter of early Newport founder Thomas Hazard
  • (Lawton may have been older than his father-in-law).[1]
  • The couple had ten known children, of whom
    • Isabel married Major John Albro,
    • Mary married John Babcock, and
    • John married Mary Boomer.
    • George married Naomi Hunt,
    • Robert married Mary Wodell, and
    • Ruth married William Wodell.
    • Susanna married Thomas Cornell,
    • Mercy married James Tripp,
    • Elizabeth married Robert Carr, Jr., and
    • Job did not marry.[4]
• Lawton's brother, Thomas Lawton (1614-c.1681) was also an early inhabitant of Portsmouth.
• Among George Lawton's descendants is Gideon Cornell, the first Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Sources

1. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690, (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation) (Google eBook) John Osborne Austin Genealogical Publishing Com, 1887 - Reference - 496 pages.  Page  122.  "Lawton"
2. The Shurtleff and Lawton Families: Genealogy and History.  William Shurtleff Pine Hill Press, Jan 1, 2005 - 541 pages.  Page 74.  "The First Lawtons in America." Links

• http://hylbom.com/family/paternal-lines/paternal-i-to-le/lawton-5608/

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George Lawton Jr.

• Born: 23 SEP 1607 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
• Died: 5 OCT 1693 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.
• Father: George Lawton
• Mother: Isabell Smith
• Spouse: Elizabeth Hazard, b. ABT 1634, Portsmouth, Newport, RI.; d. 8 NOV 1711 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.
• Marriage: 1638, Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI Children:
• George Lawton
• John Lawton
• Isabella Lawton
• Mary Lawton
• Robert Lawton
• Ruth Lawton
• Susanna Lawton
• Isaac Lawton
• Job Lawton, b. 1656 Portsmouth, Newport, RI.; d. 8 OCT 1697 Rhode Island
• Elizabeth Lawton
• Mercy Lawton Source:
• http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/b_l.htm

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• Circa 1634- Emigrated from Yorkshire, England.
• 1638- Admitted as an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck, RI.
• 1639, April 30- One of 29 incorporators of Portsmouth, RI.
• 1655- Freeman.
• 1665, 1672, 1675-76, 1679-80: Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly from Portsmouth, RI.
• 1676- Member of Council of War during King's Philip's War.
• 1680-86, 1689-90: Assistant to the Governor.

Time Line of Life events:

• Immigrated c1634.
• Burial in his orchard at Portsmouth.
• Admitted inhabitant to island of Qquidneck.
• 1639 Apr 30. He & 28 others signed following compact: "We whose names are underwritten do acknowledge ourselves the legal subjects of his Majesty King Charles, & in his name do hereby bind ourselves into a civil body politicke, unto his laws according to matters of justice."
• 1648. Mbrs of Court of Trials.
• 1655, Freeman.
• 1665-72-75-76-79-80. Deputy.
• 1671, Aug 31. Mtg at his house of Town Council, & Council of War of 2 towns, ordered by Assembly to be held Sep 5, at 9 o'clock in forenoon; "there & then to consider of some ways & means for securing the inhabitants & their estate in these times of imminent danger." 20 horsemen (10/each town) completely armed, were to attend at same time & place for defence of said Council there sitting, treachery of Indians being feared.
• 1672 Mar 2. Sold to Richard Smith, merchant of Newport, 24 acres in "Conanicut" (CT?).
• 1676 Apr 4. Voted by Assembly: "That in these troublesome times & straits in this colony, the Asembly desiring to have the advice & concurrence of the most judicious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, do desire at their next sitting, the company & counsel of" 16 persons, amg them George Lawton.
• 1676 May 2 He & John Easton were desired to go to Providence, w/all convenient speed, to determine whether garrisons shall be kept there at charge of colony, a petition having been sent to the Assembly from that place concerning their distressed condition in these present times of wars w/Indians. Messengers were not to exceed number of 3 garrisons, w/20 men placed in them at charge of colony, & to continue not above 1 month's time unless Assembly see cause longer to continue them.
• 1678 Oct 30 Ordered by Assembly to be mtg held at his house 13 Jan next to adjudge & audit all accounts between towns of Newport & Portsmouth, relating to late Indian wars. 1680 May 5. He & 2 others empowered by Assembly to purchase bell "for the public use of this colony, & for giving notice, or signifying the several times of sittings of the Assemblys & Courts of Trial & General Councils." Bell was purchased for L3, 10s, of Freelove Arnold, dtr of Gov Benedict Arnold. Earlier Assembly had been called together by beat of drum.
• 1680-81-82-83-84-85-86-89-90. Asst.
• 1688 Jun 2 He deeded son Robert, for love, &c, all goods, chattels, debts, bills, bonds, movables & immovables.
• 1690 Jan 30 He & 5 other assistants w/Deputy Gov wrote ltr to their Majesties William & Mary, congratulating them on their accession to crown, & informing them since deposition of Gov Andros, former gov't under Charter had been reassumed, & mentioning also seizure of Andros, in RI on his flight from confinement in MA, & his return to MA on demand of latter colony.
• He was buried in his orchard at Portsmouth.
• Tradition in Babcock family gives Mary Lawton, dtr of Thomas, as wife of John Babcock (James).
  • Could not have been, as Thomas Lawton had no dtr Mary. Assumed Geo Lawton did have dtr Mary, & she m John Babcock.
  • Names of John Babcock's children seem to sustain tradition of family (if Geo be substituted for Thomas, as father of Mary Lawton.)

Biography of George Lawton

• Date: 23 Sep 1607
  • Place: Cranfield, Bedshire, Eng,
• b Cranfield, Bedford, Eng Sep 1607,
• son of George Lawton & Isabel Smith.
• He may have married in Eng, but if he did, wife d in Eng bef 1633.
• He arr in New Eng w/bro Thomas in 1633/34.
• 1638 he was admitted as inhabitant of Aquidneck.
• 30 Apr 1639, he was 1 of incorporators of Portsmouth, RI.
• Jan 25 1648 he was given grant of 40 acres land there.
  • He was later granted 20 acres of land on east side of east main road in Portsmouth near present Townhall & near land of bro Thomas Lawton.
  • He also had land on Wading Riv where he built mill, & land on east side of road opposite his mill.
  • Area on west main road in Portsmouth later called Lawton's Valley.
• Sometime c1643, he m Elizabeth Hazard,
  • dtr of Thomas Hazard & Martha Potter.
  • Elizabeth was much younger than Geo, b c1626.
• Couple had 10 children, all b in Portsmouth.
• 1648 he was mbr of Court of Trials.
• He was 1 of orig settlers of Westerly, RI in Mar 1661/62.
• He served as Deputy to Genl Assembly 1665, 1672, 1675, 1676, 1679 & 1680.
• He was Asst to Gov 1680-90. 1676 named 1 of colonies most judicious inhabitants & asked to give Assembly advice during King Philips War.
• Geo wrote will in which he mentioned wife, sons Robt, Geo, & Job, dtrs Mary, wife of John Babcock, Isabel, wife of Saml Albro, Elizabeth, wife of John Sikes, Ruth and Mary (Mercy).
• 1684, he rewrote will, leaving out Mary & Isabel, mentioning Elizabeth as wife of Robt Carr, Ruth as wife of Wm Wodell & Mercy as wife of James Tripp.
• When Geo died he was buried in his orchard at Portsmouth, RI. Info for bio from:
  • Slade-Babcock Genealogy, Carl Boyer
  • New Eng Marriages Prior to 1700, Clarence Torrey
  • RI Genealogical Register
  • Babcock & Allied Families, Louis Effingham DeForest
  • Hazard Family of RI, Caroline E Robinson
  • Encyclopedia of Biography, Am Hist Society
  • New England Families of RI
• He was admitted inhabitant to island of Qquidneck.
• 1639 Apr 30. He & 28 others signed following compact: "We whose names are under written do acknowledge ourselves the legal subjects of his Majesty King Charles, & in his name do hereby bind ourselves into a civil body politicke, unto his laws according to matters of justice."
• 1648: Mbr of Court of Trials.
• 1655: Freeman.
• 1665-72-75-76-79-80: Deputy.
• 1671 Aug 31: Mtg at his house of Town Council, & Council of War of 2 towns ordered by Assembly to be held Sep 5, at 9 o'clock in forenoon; "there and then to consider of some ways & means for securing the inhabi tants & their estate in these times of imminent danger." 20 horsemen (10/each town) completely armed, were to attend at same time & place for the defense of the said Council there sitting, treachery of the Indians being feared.
• 1672 Mar 2: Sold to Richard Smith, merchant of Newport, 24 acres in Conanicut (CT?).
• 1676 Apr 4: Voted by Assembly: "That in these troublesome times & straits in this colony, the Asembly desiring to have the advice & concurrence of the most judicious inhabitants, if it may be had for the good of the whole, do desire at their next sitting, the company & counsel of "16 persons, among them George Lawton.
• 1676 May 2: He & John Easton go to Providence, w/all convenient speed, to determine whether garrisons shall be kept there at charge of colony, a petition having been sen t to the Assembly from that place concerning their distressed condition in these present times of wars with the Indians. Messengers were not to exceed number of 3 garrisons, with 20 men placed in them at charge of colony, & to continue not above 1 month's time unless Assembly see cause longer to continue them.
• 1678 Oct 30: Ordered by Assembly to be a meeting held at his house 13 Jan next to adjudge & audit all accounts between towns of Newport & Portsmouth, relating to late Indian wars.
• 1680 May 5: He & 2 others empowered by Assembly to purchase bell "for the public use of this colony, & for giving notice, or signifying the several times of sittings of the Assemblys & Courts of Trial & General Councils." Bell purchased for L3, 10s, of Freelove Arnold, dtr of Gov Benedict Arnold. Earlier Assembly called together by beat of drum.
• 1680-81-82-83-84-85-86-89-90: Assistant to Governor
• 1688 Jun 2: Deeded son Robt, for love, &c, all goods, chattels, debts, bills, bonds, movables & immovables.
• 1690 Jan 30: He & 5 other assistants w/Deputy Gov wrote ltr to their Majesties Wm & Mary, congratulating them on accession to crown, & informing them since deposition of Gov Andros, former govt under Charter had been reassumed, & mentioning also seizure of Andros, in RI on his flight from confinement in MA, & his return to MA on demand of latter colony. He was buried in his orchard at Portsmouth. Tradition in Babcock family gives Mary Lawton, dtr of Thomas, as wife of John Babcock (James). Could not have been, as Thomas Lawton had no dtr Mary. Assumed that Geo Lawton did have dtr Mary, & she m John Babcock. Names of John Babcock's children seem to sustain tradition of family (if Geo be substituted for Thomas, as father of Mary Lawton.)

Lawton genealogy: @ RIHS, RIGR: 20, p 28-30.

• George Lawton, b c1607 Cranfield, Bedford, Eng; d Oct 5 1693 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.
  • He was son of George Lawton & Isabell Smith.
• He m Elizabeth Hazard 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.
• Elizabeth Hazard, b c1620 Bedford, Eng; d Nov 8 1711 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.
  • She was dtr of Thomas Hazard & Martha Potter.

Notes for George Lawton:

• Christening: Sep 23 1607, Cranfield, Bedford, Eng

Notes for Elizabeth Hazard:

• Marriage: 1638, Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI
• Children of George Lawton & Elizabeth Hazard:
  • i. Isabel, b 1642 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Apr 1 1730 N Kingstown, Kings Co, RI.
  • ii. John, b c1643 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Bef 1678.
  • iii. Mary, b 1644 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Nov 8 1711 Westerly, Kings Co, RI; m1 John Babcock 1662 in Westerly, Kings Co, RI; m2 Erasmus Babbitt Apr 21 1698 Stonington, New London Co, CT.
  • iv. George, b c1647 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Sep 11 1697 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.
  • v. Robert, b c1649 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Jan 25 1705/06 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.
  • vi. Susanna, b c1652 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Dec 9 1712.
  • vii. Ruth, b c1655 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Apr 15 1726.
  • viii. Job, b c1659 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d Oct 8 1697.
  • ix. Elizabeth, b c1660 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d 1724.
  • x. Mercy, b 1660 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d 1685 Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI.

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George Lawton

• Birth:  Sep., 1607 Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
• Death: Oct. 5, 1693 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
• George Lawton was born in Cranfield, Bedford, England in September 1607,
• the son of George Lawton & Isabel Smith.
• He probably married in England, in 1636, Mary Hopkins, but she died in England before 1638.
• He probably arrived in New England with his brother Thomas around 1638.
• That year he was admitted as an inhabitant of Aquidneck, Rhode Island.
• On April 30, 1639, he was one of the incorporators of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
• On January 25, 1648 he was given a grant of forty acres of land there.
• He was later granted 20 acres of land on the east side of east main road in Portsmouth near the present Town Hall and near land of his brother Thomas Lawton.
• He also owned land on the Wading River where he built a mill, and land on the east side of the road opposite his mill. This area on the west main road in Portsmouth was later called Lawton's Valley.
• Sometime around 1643, he married Elizabeth Hazard,
  • the daughter of Thomas Hazard and Martha Potter.
  • Elizabeth was much younger than George, having been born about 1626.
• The couple had ten children, all born in Portsmouth.
• In 1648 he was a member of the Court of Trials in Portsmouth.
• He was one of the original settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island in March 1661/62.
• He served as a Deputy to the General Assembly in 1665, 1672, 1675, 1676, 1679 and 1680.
• In 1676 he was named one of the colonies "Most judicious inhabitants" and was asked to give the Assembly advice during King Philip's War.
• He was Assistant to the Governor 1680 to 1690.
• George wrote a will in which he mentioned his wife, sons Robert, George and Job, daughters Mary wife of John Babcock, Isabel wife of Samuel Albro, Elizabeth wife of John Sikes, Ruth and Mary (Mercy).
• In 1684, he rewrote the will, this time leaving out Mary and Isabel, mentioning Elizabeth as the wife of Robert Carr, Ruth as the wife of William Wodell and Mercy as the wife of James Tripp.
• George died on October 5, 1693 in Portsmouth and was buried in his orchard at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  Family links: 
• Parents:
  • George Lawton (1580 - 1641)
  • Isbell Smith Lawton (1588 - ____) 
• Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Hazard Brightman (1626 - 1711) 
• Children:
  • Mary Lawton Babcock (1646 - 1711)*  * Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial

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Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors Category: Founders and Settlers of Rhode Island

Biography

Christening

: Christening:
:: Date: 23 Sep 1607 :: Place: Cranfield, Beds., England

Burial

: Burial: :: Place: Portsmouth, , RI

: He was admitted an inhabitant of the Island of Aquidneck in 1638. : : April 30, 1639 he and twenty others signed compact of Allegiance to Charles : : January 25 1648 "40 arcers were granted him near his brother Thomas" : : In 1648 he was a member of the Court of Trials. : : In 1665 -72-75-76-79-80 was Deputy : : The seal of the original Lawton family, which came to this country from Yorkshire, England in 1634, and settled in Portsmouth, RI, was a crest representing a demi Fox, Saliant, restiong upon an appendage to the coat of arms: over the fox was a scroll with this motto "Liberte Toute Entiere"

"The LAWTONS were an armorial' family if we may so infer from a seal used by some of its members in the early days of the Colony. This sealbore as its device a demi-fox, salient, with a motto on a ribbon, Liberte, toute entiere. The English home of the emigrant was in Yorkshire. The first of the name of whom we have knowledge, GEORGE LAWTON, arrived in New England in 1634, and is found in Rhode Island a few years later. He died Oct. 5, 1693, and was interred in his orchard at Portsmouth, Rhode Island; he married ELIZABETH, daughter of THOMAS and MARTHA(???)HAZARD. In 1638 he was admitted an inhabitant of Acquidneck. April 30, 1639 he was one of the incorporators of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Jan. 25, 1648 he was given a grant of forty acres of land; 1648 member of the Court of Trials; 1655 Freeman; 1665,72,75-80 deputy to the Assembly. Assistant to the Governor 1680 to 1690." ["Babcock & Allied Families" by Louis Effingham DeForest; "The Hazard Family of Rhode Island" by Caroline E. Robinson; "Encyclopedia of Biography" by American Historical Society; "American" vol. 21, p.274; "New England Families ofRhode Island," vol.1.]

Sources ==* Wikipedia: George Lawton (settler)* Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 page: 1652 by John W. Jordan, LL. D. pub: Рипол Классик, 1911 [https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=Br0SAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1652&lpg=PA16...]* Hylbom Family Ancestry Project* Wikipedia: Portsmouth Compact, George Lawton is among the signers for the second Compactof Loyalty written and signed April 30, 1639,

• Military service: adviser to the General Assembly during King Philip's War - 1676
• Residence: one of the original settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island - 1661 - Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 1 2020, 17:22:27 UTC

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