Susannah Lawson

Probably not the daughter of William Cross, of Botetourt County & Elizabeth Cross. Disconnected 22 February 2023.

Randolph Lawson married on 13 Jun 1791 to Susannah Cross. They were the first couple to be married in the newly formed Patrick County, Virginia. Jacob Lawson was the Bondsman.

The children of Susanna Cross and Randolph Lawson were:

1. Elizabeth “Millie” Lawson, born June 10, 1786. Married Joseph Phillips.
2. Catherine “Kattie” “Lakey” Lawson, born June 10, 1792. Married Thomas Chambers.
3. Elisha Lawson, born about 1793. Mariel Rachel Ellen Phillips.
4. Mary Louise “Polly” Lawson, born June 1, 1797. Married Hardin Pruitt.
5. Maggie Lawson, born 1800, died April 1812. Died as a child.
6. Randolph Lawson, born 1803. Married Mary Devers.
7. Thomas Lawson, born August 1803. Married 1) Nancy Elizabeth Jefffers 2) Sarah Beck 3) Eliza Jane Beck
8. Susanna Lawson, born 1810. Married Daniel Hewitt.
9. Nancy Lawson, born 1812. Married John Roark Brown.
10. Clarissa Lawson, born December 1, 1812. Married William Jeffers.

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Research Notes

Death date also seen as Dec 1856

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cross-658

The parents currently attached to Susannah Lawson (at Wikitree) may not be correct. The Susannah born to William Cross and Sarah in York Co., VA on 15 Apr 1766 seems likely to be the wife of Randolph Lawson, but it seems unlikely that this William Cross is the same William Cross, of Botetourt County who left a will in Botetort Co., VA in 1798. The will makes no mention of Suusannah nor a wife named Sarah. Susanna is more likely a descendant of Edward Cross, the revenue collector for the port of Yorktown, VA during the Revolutionary War. Numerous descendants of this Edward Cross migrated from VA to TN and would have likely passed through the area where Randolph Lawson married Susannah Cross. There are several Cross families who were neighbors of Randolph and his sons in the 1830 census for Campbell Co. TN. They are also possible relatives of Susannah. On 5 Jun 1871, Thomas Lawson (probable son of Randolph and Susannah Lawson) witnessed the pension application of Rev. William Cross (1787 - 1876) in Clinton Co., KY. This suggests that Thomas Lawson was well acquainted with Rev. William Cross, the son of Edward Cross and Rebecca Cross, whose family were from York Co., VA.

References

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR51-L1V : 28 January 2020), Sarah & William Cross in entry for Susanna Cross, Christening Date 1 Jun 1766 Christening Place Charles Church of Charles Parish, York, Virginia, British Colonial America Birth Date 15 Apr 1766
• [S1402] Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson.
• [S7] LDS: Pedigree Resource File CD-Rom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001)), Compact Disc #5 Pin #526293 (Reliability: 3). Sheila Strunk. 90 Eldredge, Mt Clemens, MI 4804
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/177586/I97349/susannah-cross/individual (probably showing incorrect birth date)
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/206939/P2466/susannah-cross/individual (Probably showing incorrect parents)
• http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6027172/person/6390889447
• http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I120319&tr... (dead link)
• http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lawson/1886.2288/mb.ashx
• http://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LD5V-WKF (shows father as “ William Henry Cross” of Botetourt)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cross-658 a tester reports mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H2a2a1c