M, #13436, b. circa 1749, d. after 1798
| Birth* | circa 1749 | John Lawson was born circa 1749 at possibly, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, he could be #232, father of Richard #116 - John Lawson III, born about 1749, Maryland, died 1797, Fayette County, Kentucky, married 15 November, 1764, St. John, St. George Parish, Maryland, Sarah Harratt is believed to be the parents of James b. 1765, Richard, John IV b. 1769, David, Moses b. 1776, Thomas* b. 1778, Mary, Walter b. 1781, Rachael and Ann.1 |
| Marriage* | 15 November 1764 | He married Sarah Harratt on 15 November 1764 at St. John, St. George Parish, Maryland, There is said also to have been another son of John and Sarah Lawson, named John, but if so, he probably predeceased his father. Among the old papers in the possession of Thomas Lawson, of Louisville, Ky., [great grandson], was one, now lost, but remembered as connecting a Capt. John Lawson with a Dulaney. Whether this Capt. John was the one who md Sarah Harratt or his supposed son, is not certain. A receipt for sum paid by John Lawson to A. Lawson, Clerk, is dated 1771. Alexander Lawson of "Baltimore Town" on the Patapsco, advertises in the Md. Gazette, May 27, 1746, in regard to certain lands of Daniel Dulany. John Lawson of Back Neck River, Baltimore Co., is referred to in the Md. Gazette, Oct. 18, 1745. Alexander Lawson of Baltimore made will Sept. 3, 1760, probated Mch, 1761, wherein he mentions wife Dorothy; his mother (not by name); his brother James; sister, Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Robinson; son Alexander; daughters Isabella; Mary, and Rebecca.2
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| Will* | 29 June 1798 | John Lawson left a will on 29 June 1798 at Fayette Co., Kentucky; Some old papers, including the will, pertaining to this John Lawson, still belong to his great-grandson, Thomas Lawson, of Louisville, Ky. The oldest paper shows that in 1767-8 he was acting as administrator of the estate of John Lawson deceased, presumably his father. This is on the record at Annapolis, where his bond shows date Nov. 14, 1767, with Joseph Sutton and Joseph Gruver as sureties.
No account of his will is found in the Lexington C.H. records, which were destroyed by fire in 1803. The will itself is extant and mentions wife Sarah; son James (appointed executor); Richard; Thomas; David; Moses (whom he practically disowns); Walter, and daughters Mary, Rachael and Ann Lawson. John Stonestreet, Samuel Galey and Thomas Walters witnesses this will.3,2
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| Death* | after 1798 | He died after 1798. |