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Elizabeth Lawton (Salisbury)

Also Known As: "Elizabeth Lawton", "Elizabeth Salisbury (De Salisbury)"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: of, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Death: after November 16, 1654
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Place of Burial: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Salisbury, of Cranfield; John Salisbury; Margaret Salisbury and Margaret Crowley
Wife of Thomas Lawton, of Cranfield & Portsmouth
Mother of William Almond Layton; Elizabeth Sherman; Daniel Lawton; Rebecca Mott; Ann Slocum and 2 others
Sister of Nicholas Salisbury
Half sister of John Salisbury

Occupation: Came from England in 1639
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Elizabeth Lawton

Elizabeth Salisbury or Salisburie was born about 1616 of Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England and died "some time after 16 NOV 1654, when she marked a deed at Portsmouth," Newport Co., Rhode Island.

Family

Parents: seen as John (or Thomas) Salisburie b: ABT 1586 in England and Margaret Crowley b: ABT 1590 in England

Married:

  1. on 29 MAY 1635 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England to Thomas Lawton b: 17 APR 1614 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England. (no primary record for this event has been located as of April 2014)

6 children of Elizabeth Salisbury and Thomas Lawton include:

  1. Elizabeth Lawton b: 5 FEB 1636/37 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Co., England. Married Peleg Sherman.
  2. Daniel Lawton b: 1639 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Married Rebecca Mott.
  3. Rebecca Lawton b: 1641 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Married Gershorn Mott.
  4. Ann Lawton b: 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Married Giles Slocum.
  5. Sarah Lawton b: APR 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Married George Sisson.
  6. Isaac Lawton b: 11 DEC 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Married 1) Mary Sisson 2) Elizabeth Tallman 3) Mrs. Naomi Bartholomew Hunt.

Notes

  • Birth place also seen as West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Birth date also seen as 1617.
  • "The parents of Elizabeth Salisbury are currently unproven. Shela Kries ("Kries Aherin Donovan Carey Families") gives her parents on RootsWeb as Thomas Salisbury (b. 1589, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England) and Margaret Crowley (b. 21 Jun 1592, Wavedon, England)."

Sources

  1. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) "LAWTON Thomas Thomas (-1681) & 1/wf _____ _____ ca 1637 Portsmouth, RI {Austin's Dict. 122 Noyes-Gilman Crapo 311 Guild Anc. 22 Dunham-Boyd 324}"
  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

Info Ref.: < http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125563169 >

Thomas Lawton and Elizabeth Salisbury were married at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Cranfield, Bedfordshire on 29 May, 1635.

Elizabeth's parents are frequently said to be John Salisbury and Margaret Crowley, but I can't find any supporting evidence for that.


GEDCOM Note

Biography

Birth

: Birth:
:: Date: 17 APR 1616:: Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, ENG<ref>Source: #S-2096946822 Page: Source number: 1429.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1056934&ti=0&i... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: En Marriage date: 1635 Marriage place: R APID: 1,7836::1056934</ref><ref>Source: #S-2096946822 Page: Source number: 23881.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1056933&ti=0&i... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1617 Birth place: EN Marriage date: Marriage place: of RI APID: 1,7836::1056933</ref><ref>Source: #S-2103111468 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=3916286&ti=0&indi... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: Cranfield, Beds, England APID: 1,5769::3916286</ref><ref>Source: #S-2103111468 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=3916285&ti=0&indi... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: Cranfield, Beds, England APID: 1,5769::3916285</ref><ref>Source: #S-2103111441 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10562445&ti=0&indiv... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: Cranfield, Beds., England Deathdate: 1654 Death place: APID: 1,7249::10562445</ref>

Death

: Death: :: Date: 16 NOV 1654:: Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA<ref>Source: #S-2096803904 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=2283617&ti=0&indi... Note: Data: Text: Death date: 16 November 1654Death place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA APID: 1,5771::2283617</ref><ref>Source: #S-2103111441 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=10562445&ti=0&indiv... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: Cranfield, Beds., England Death date: 1654 Death place: APID: 1,7249::10562445</ref>

Marriage

: Husband: William Lawton
: Wife: Elizabeth Salisbury : Child: William Layton : Marriage: :: Date: 29 MAY 1635:: Place: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA<ref>Source: #S-2096946822 Page: Source number: 1429.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1056934&ti=0&i... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: En Marriage date: 1635 Marriage place: R APID: 1,7836::1056934</ref><ref>Source: #S-2096946822 Page: Source number: 23881.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1056933&ti=0&i... Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1617 Birth place: EN Marriage date: Marriage place: of RI APID: 1,7836::1056933</ref>

Sources

  • The Shurtleff and Lawton Families: Genealogy and History
  • Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  • Find A Grave: Elizabeth Salisbury Lawton
  • Family Search - Thomas Lawton and Elizabeth Salisbury History
  • WikiTree profile Salisbury-292 created through the import of My Tree.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Jennifer Justice. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.
  • Source: S-2096736708 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11795205&pid... * Repository: R-2142803482 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note: * Source: S-2096803904 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5771::0 * Source: S-2096946822 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo,UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0 * Source: S-2103111441 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Note: APID: 1,7249::0 * Source: S-2103111468 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5769::0

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Elizabeth Lawton's Timeline

1616
1616
of, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1630
1630
1637
September 10, 1637
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1639
1639
Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1641
1641
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
1644
1644
Portsmouth, Aquidneck Island (Present Newport County), Colony of Rhode Island
1647
September 16, 1647
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
1650
December 11, 1650
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
1654
November 16, 1654
Age 38
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island