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It has been proven that Bartholomew was a son of William Lawson of Falling River.
The children of William “Falling River” Lawson (d 1754) are thought to be John, Jonas and Barclay (Bart).
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Bartholomew Lawson was born between 1717 and 1724 Lunenburg, Virginia and died 1765 Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Lunenburg
Bartholomew Lawson and Susannah Simkins were married before 22 January 1754 when Susannah's father's will named her as Susannah Lawson. Susannah inherited 100 acres, which she would received upon her mother's death.
SOURCE: Ancestry.com, aubrey5001 originally shared this on 17 jul 2013 Was born in 1738 in Lunenburg, Virginia. He was married when he was age 13 to Susannah Simpkins in 1751 in Surry County, North Carolina, when she was 20 years old. They had 11 kids. Susannah inherited 100 acres of land in Falling River in Bedford County, Virginia, and they had two slaves. Then the land was sold and soon after, the family moved to Cumberland County, North Carolina, near Virginia. He died at age 27 in 1765 in Cumberland, Virginia.
Parents:
Married 1746 in Surry, North Carolina to Susannah Simkins (born ca. 1720 and died ?), daughter of John Simkins and Elizabeth Rench / French.
Children of Bartholomew Lawson and Susannah Simkins:
From https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mydnastu...
FALLING RIVER LAWSONS
BARTHOLOMEW LAWSON'S FAMILY
Bartholomew Lawson married Susannah Simkins. Bartholomew was born about 1720 and died 1765 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Proven children of Bartholomew and Susannah are: -
There is speculation that
are also children of Bartholomew and Susannah?
Barclay Lawson was known by several spellings of his name. His proper name was probably Bartholamew, but he was recorded as Bart , Barclay , Bartlett and etc. Bartholamew married Susana Simkins , daughter of John Simkins who married Elizabeth Rench / French in Henrico County Virginia in 1711, according to Court Records. Susanna was probably born ca 1720. Her father, John Simkins, sold land in Henrico Co. Va. 17 Septemvber 1737 to Thomas Owen . John Simkins then bought land (190 acres) on the North side of the James River in Goochland County Virginia . The deed was dated as the same day that he sold the first land. He sold the 190 acres on the 12 day of January 1743 six years after he obtained it. Then on 25 July 1746, he obtained a patent for 200 acres of land on Falling River in Brunswick County Virginia , which put him in the vicinity of William Lawson and his family.
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From https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVX3-Y3G
FALLING RIVER LAWSONS, NOT OUR LINE !IGI submitted by Blodwen W. Boyle !Abstracts of first deed book A-1 Bedford county, VA SL FHL book 975.5675 R28d #209, property mentioned in will of William Rodgers 25 Dec 1758 !Bedford County, VA Deed Book 2 book 975.5675 R28b, Barthalamu Lawson of Bedford, land from Lawson to Michal Pruit (Prewit) which was bequeathed to Lawson by John Simkins deceased. (100 acres except 1/4 acre which is burying ground) Sep 27 1763 !Tax list, Lunenburg, VA JLawson539@aol.com Name given as Bartholomew, Bartlet and Barclay, Bart Their may have been these children also: Jacob, Reuben, Moreman, Peter. More information on Moreman in folder Falling River Lawsons. fcRuble@isbe.accessus.net and rmm@vic.com R. Mark McKnight who gives "Bartlet's" birth date as 1727 in Lunenburg county and death date as 1764 in Cumberland county VA
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1717
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Lunenburg, Virginia
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1743 |
March 9, 1743
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Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
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1751 |
January 17, 1751
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Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1751
Age 34
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Surry County, North Carolina, United States
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1752
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Anson or, Bladen County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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1753
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Lunenburg, Virginia
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1753
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Surry, NC
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1755
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Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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1755
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Falling River, Brunswick, VA
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