John “White Eye” Lawson

Not the same as the William "white-eye" Lawson who had 4 brothers: 1. Black-eye, 2. Goober Pea, 3. Mad Jack and 4. The Hatter.

John "White Eye" LAWSON (William LAWSON1) was born 1751 in Halifax Cty,VA, and died 19 Mar 1813.

Family

From https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3118574...

He married Mary Margaret Pricilla BRYANT. She died 10 Jul 1740.

Children of John "White Eye" LAWSON and Mary Margaret Pricilla BRYANT are:

• 2 i. Jerusha LAWSON. She married William HOOKER.
• + 3 ii. John LAWSON.
• + 4 iii. Moses Amos LAWSON.
• 5 iv. Agnes LAWSON. She married Job HAMPTON.

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Biography

From https://www.ancestry.it/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=3654&p=surname...

John Lawson born about 1740 in Virginia and died 19 Mar 1813 in Stokes County NC. The name of his wife is unknown. His children were Jerusha Lawson (born 8 Jun 1761) who married William Hooker, Moses Amos Lawson who married Elizabeth Bradley and John Lawson who married Elizabeth Miller. Moses Amos is my 4th g grandfather. His father was not John "Black Eye" Lawson.

Disputed Parents & Name

Isabel Kenne is from New Kent & much earlier

From https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/surnames.lawson/6719.6.1/mb.ashx

Carl Lawson’s research

The nicknames such as Black Eye, White Eye and Goober Pea were usually used in the tax records of Surry and Stokes Counties, NC except John “Black Eye” Lawson. This nickname was used in other documents and one other county in Virginia.

As for John W.E. Lawson I am not so sure but he could have been the son of John Black Eye Lawson. I base this on the 1783 and 1784 Capt. Gain’s Surry County, tax list where he is, with Patmon and David Lawson, shown in the same District as John B.E. Lawson but with no land that was taxed. But this is only a guess

As for John Goober Pea Lawson, again I am not so sure but I do know many have indicated that he was the father of Jurusha (Lawson) Hooker, Moses and John Lawson, but I have seen no documentation on this. It was not used in his will of 1813: -

Stokes County, N. C. Wills, Volumes I-IV, 1790-1864, page 144, 19 March 1813. “Word of Mouth” Will of John Lawson, June Term 1813, at the house of William Hooker where he resided for several weeks about last February 1813. Daughter Ressia, my horse and bridle for her care of me. Witnesses: Jesse Lawson and Patsy (X) Lawson
As this shows he had no land to leave his children.

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From https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/r/y/Dennis-M-Frye/GENE4-0007.html

44.John "White Eye" Lawson, born 1740 in Halifax Co., Va; died 19 Mar 1813.

He was the son of 88. William Lawson and 89. Virginia Isabell Kenney (Kennedy).

He married 45. Mary Margaret Pricilla Bryant.

Child of John Lawson and Mary Bryant is:

• 22 i. Moses Amos Lawson, born Bet. 1763 - 1765; died 26 Oct 1813 in Stokes Co., NC; married Elizabeth Bradley Bet. 06 Dec 1788 - 10 Nov 1789 in Caswell Co., Va.

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7. John Lawson was born in 1751.

Links

• http://www.genealogy.com/users/a/r/r/Sue-Arrott/FILE/0003text.txt

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From https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/r/y/Dennis-M-Frye/GENE4-0007.html

44.John "White Eye" Lawson, born 1740 in Halifax Co., Va; died 19 Mar 1813.

He was the son of 88. William Lawson and 89. Virginia Isabell Kenney (Kennedy).

He married 45. Mary Margaret Pricilla Bryant.

Child of John Lawson and Mary Bryant is:

22 i. Moses Amos Lawson, born Bet. 1763 - 1765; died 26 Oct 1813 in Stokes Co., NC; married Elizabeth Bradley Bet. 06 Dec 1788 - 10 Nov 1789 in Caswell Co., Va.