Catherine Caty Lawrence

GEDCOM Note

William's wife, Catherine, was probably the daughter of Moses Bland who was a neighbor of John and Ann Needham Lawrence. Moses Bland's will, dated 10 Dec. 1800, Randolph Co. NC lists the following children: Sally, Fanny, Winny, Peggy, Caty, Nancy, William, Benjamin. Moses' wife was Jean/Jane Wiggonton. It is possible that the son, William Bland, also went to Clark Co. IN. One William Bland was appointed administrator for the estate of Joseph Needham 25 May 1829 in Clark Co. A marriage record has not yet been found for William and Catherine; however, they were probably married around 1786/7.
William made entry for a land grant in Randolph Co. 5 Dec. 1799, which was granted 20 Aug. 1802 totalling 84 acres. Also in 1799 William purchased 150 acres of land from his brother Peter. He inherited an additional 200 acres when his father John died in 1800. In 1814 William sold 629 acres to his brother Jesse and 200 acres to his brother Edward. William does not appear on the 1815 Randolph Co. tax list, so we would assume that he left Randolph Co. NC for Clark Co. IN in 1814.
Catherine Bland Lawrence had died 16 April 1816.