James18 Lawless b. 1675 in Kilkenny, Ireland emigrant to Virginia bef 1701 ** d. After 1725 in Essex / Caroline County,Virginia m. Elizabeth Dempsey b. 1678 in 1699 in Essex / Caroline County,Virginia *
NOTE: Fact 1: 1691, Arrived Essex Co., VA from IRL
NOTE: James Lawless I. b. c1675/80, possibly in KIK, IRL. d. in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA after 1725. m. probably Eliz. Demsey c1700. The identity of his wife and children are by no means proved. The disappearance of many Essex records and the destruction of most of the Caroline records leaves this lineage problematical. Jas. Lawless appeared on 6 headright lists 1699, 1700, 1701, 1704, 1713 & 1725. Any skeptic supposing the involvement of more than one Jas. would be hard pressed to explain away the fact that accompanying him on all 6 occasions was an Eliz. Dem(p)sey. Eliz. Demsey was a white slave during the 1690's of the Essex planter, Wm. Leake, who had the co. court extend her indenture in 1696 for another year because she had given birth to a bastard. Another extension in 1697 stipulated that she must remain in the service of Leake until she attained the age of 21. That birthday came in 1699 when Leake's neighbor, Jas. Boughan, transported" both Jas. Lawless and Eliz. Dem(p)sey into Essex Co. where, of course, they already lived. At the time of the 2n'd hearing, the court ruled that Thos. Butler Dem(p)sey was also bound unto Wm. Leake until age 21 and that Leake must give the lad a year of schooling. Boughan transported" them again in 1700. The headright list also included these individuals when Boughan "transported" them yet a third time in 1701: John Bruce, Wm. Redding, Katherine Say, John Price, Anne Gibson, Jacob Sherwood, John Solomon, Eliz. Savage, Wm. Clay, Mary Jones, Eliz. Norton, Eliz. Sanders & Robert Wilson. All but 2 or 3 of these surnames appear later in Pittsylvania Co. where the proved Lawless ancestors of the compiler lived before the removal to GA.
The plantations of the Leakes, Boughans, & Taliaferros were in the southeastern section of what is now Caroline Co. close to Port Royal where Michael Lawless, possibly a brother of Jas. Lawless lived. Aside from Eliz. Dem(p)sey, a John Dem(p)sey (her father?) was also transported" in 1695 and again in 1706 by the Essex planter, Francis Moore. The same Covington, who "transported" Nicholas Lawless, # 3, joined Jas. Boughan in transporting" Jas. Lawless and Eliz. Dem(p)sey in l704. The land involved in this transaction was about 5 miles Northeast of the property claimed previously in the vicinity of the holdings of Boughan and Leake already noted. The beneficiary of the "importation" in 1713 was Thos. Johns[t?]on who claimed his land on the Mattaponi River about 10 miles southeast of Boughan and Leake in that part of King William Co. that fell into Caroline in 1727. Thos. may have been related to Jas. Johnson whose servant in 1741 was Jas. Lawless II, # 11.
The last beneficiary in 1725 was Richard Buckner who claimed his land less than 5 miles from Port Royal. Richard Buckner(1622-1731) was the grandfather of Thomas Buckner (1728-1795) whose second wife was Eliz. Taliaferro, the sister of Mary Taliaferro, the possible wife of Jas. Lawless II, # 11; Eliz. Buckner's estate administrator, Benjamin Lawless, Jr., was sued successfully in 1786 by Jas. Lawless II, possibly on behalf of his wife Mary who may have been the sister of Eliz. Taliaferro Buckner. See the notes on Jas. Lawless II where the Buckner lineage is outlined. On the same headright list as Jas. Lawless and Eliz. Dem(p)sey in 1713 and 1725 was a Jas. Munro. The compiler's supposition is that Jas. Lawless and Eliz. Dem(p)sey were married ca. 1700 at the end of her indenture, that her maiden name continued to be used in all of the headright listings, and that they may have had a child out of wedlock other than those listed below. She was probably the Eliz. Lawless who accompanied her purported son Henry Lawless, # 8, to court in 1741. No record of the death or estate of Jas. Lawless has surfaced.
- 1. James Lawless II b. Abt. 1700, Essex Co. (Caroline), VA; d. 1796, Warren Co., GA.married Mary Talliaferro / Taliaferro in Caroline Co., VA.abt 1750 She was born Abt. 1715 in Caroline Co., VA.d aft 1787
NOTE: Fact 1: 1741, Servant of James Johnson
NOTE: Jas. Lawless b. c1725/30, Essex "Caroline" Co., VA. d. c1795/96, Warren Co., GA The first reference to him in the Caroline Co., VA records is in a document 23 Nov. 1741 that suggests he was then a teenager John Jones produced a certificate from Geo. Hoomes for taking up a runaway servant named Jas. Lawless belonging to Jas. Johnson of Essex Co. "On 14 June 1746, Jas. Lawless acknowledged his "deeds and lease and release" to Henry Lawless, probably his brother. on 14 Feb. 1747, Wm. Jeter sued Jas. Lawless successfully on a debt. Wm. Jeter (bef 1711-1796), who d. in Edgefield Co., S.C., was he brother of Samuel Jeter 1714-1795, whose son Barnett Jeter moved to Elbert Co., where he died 6 Nov. 1826. Among his legatees was Thos. Stribling, kinsman of Dr. John Taliaferro whose wife Mary was the sister of Sarah Hardin who m. Jas. Lawless Jr. Another legatee was his dau. Cath. who m. Jas. Lawless, on of John Lawless, probable brother of Jas. Lawless III and son of the Jas. Lawless II of his discussion as. Lawless then disappears permanently from the few surviving records of Caroline Co.
He became a part of the movement by the families Gatewood, Ware, Taliaferro, Upshaw, Rowsey, and Lomax to Amherst Co., Va. where he lived until ca. 1769/70 when he accompanied Dr. John Taliaferro and wife Mary Hardin to Pittsylvania Co. Va. where his presumed brother Benjamin Lawless had been living adjacent Mary Hardin Taliaferro's father Henry Hardin. The only Lawless on the Tithable List of 1767 for Pittsylvania Co. was Benjamin Lawless. The first record of Jas. Lawless in Pittsylvania Co. was one of Aug. 1870 when he is shown to have been in possession of some of the Fall and Lawless Creek property previously in possession of his brother Benjamin. He acquired 400 additional acres on 29 Dec. 1770 adjacent Benjamin's long-time neighbor Chas. Clay. On 2 Nov. 1774, he added 138 acres on head branches of Fall Creek near White Oak Mountain and adjacent Chas. Clay and near property of Henry Hardin and Benjamin Lawless.
VA Heads of Families in 1782 show him as the head of a household of 6. An indication as to the general time frame for his birth comes from a court record of 1782 that shows him exempt from taxes. In 1785, Jas. Lawless II successfully sued Benjamin Lawless, Jr. as the executor of the estate of Eliz. Buckner for 40 pds. 8 shillings; but Benjamin, Jr. had to pay Benjamin Lawless, Sr. and Wm. Cottrell 250 lbs. of tobacco each for attending trial as witnesses for ten days. Jas. Lawless II m.Mary Taliaferro, d/o Dr. John Taliaferro's first cousin Lawrence Taliaferro 1683-1726. It is an established fact that Mary's sister Eliz. married Thos. Buckner. Though inconclusive, it is quite likely that this Eliz. was identical with the lady whose estate was involved in the law suit and that Jas. Lawless was suing for his wife Mary as next of kin. The Taliaferro Buckner marriage probably took place ca. 1740.
Jas. Lawless I was a headright of Richard Buckner in 1725. Jas. Lawless and his wife Mary deeded 186 acres to John Merrick in Apr.1786 from a Caroline Co. family. That same year Merrick signed a peace bond for Jas. Lawless, just as neighbors Henry Kirby & Martin Hardin, brother of his daughter-in-law Sarah Hardin Lawless, did the same for his son Jas. Lawless III. He and wife Mary evidently followed Dr. John Taliaferro to NC, as the state census of 1787 shows them in a household of two in the district of the former Pittsylvania Capt. Thos. Farguson. They may have accompanied their sons Reuben and Jas. III and possibly an other son John ca. 1790 to a part of Wilkes Co. GA to become Warren in 1790. John Lawless settled in Elbert Co. The last record of Jas. Lawless II was in Warren Co., GA Q. 1 March 1796 when his son and will executor which has never surfaced, Reuben Lawless, signed a statement, acknowledging that a hearing in Warrenton had produced evidence from witnesses to whom Reuben had sold 300 acres of the Fall Creek property in Pittsylvania Co., Va. to a John Weldon; Reuben signed and delivered the deed in person in Warren Co., Ga. The affidavits from the hearing satisfied the court in Pittsylvania that a valid contract had been consummated
- 1. James Lawless III, b. Abt. 1751 Amherst Co., VA; d. Dec 1790, Wilkes Co.(later Warren), GA. buried Plantation, by the Chattahoochie; md Sarah Hardin.in Prince William Co., VA. d/o Henry Hardin & Judith Lynch . She was born 1763 in Prince William Co., VA, and died 20 Jun 1845 in Marion Co., GA..
They were in Wilkes Co., GA St.George's Par. late 1780's. Sarah was left with three orphans: Henry who was the oldest; James (1784-1873) and Lucy about whom little is known. The widow was fortunate enough to have 1340 acres left to her and to be remarried in 1792 to the son of a GA Patriot, the German immigrant John Michael Burkhalter (1725-84).
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NOTE: Jas. Lawless, Jr. [III] appears in the records of Pittsylvania Co., VA several times. He, Jas. Lawless, Sr. [II], John Taliaferro, and several Hardins took the oath of allegiance to the American cause in 1777. A suit by Jas. Lawless, Jr. against Benjamin Lawless, # 10, was dismissed in 1782. His brother-in-law Martin Hardin was his bondsman in 1785 when he must file a peace bond. Benjamin Lawless, Jr. successfully sued Jas. Lawless, Jr." in 1789 for a mare or 20 pds., although Benjamin was the real loser because he had to pay Benjamin Lawless, Sr. and Wm. Cottrell 250 pds. each for attending court for 10 days. This was the last appearance of Jas. III in the Pittsylvania records before the removal to GA where he soon died. Jas. Lawless III signed with his mark a deathbed bequest on 13 Dec 1790 in Wilkes Co., GA in an area that was to become Warren Co. in 1793. The recorder wrote the name as Loyalless. On the final appraisement of Oct. 1792, the county clerk corrected the mistake by entering the name of Jas. Lawless" and then appended the notation Loyalless? A witness was his widow's nephew, Martin Hardin, s/o Mark Hardin, who undoubtedly helped to clarify the error, as probably did another witness, Mrs. Thos. Neal, whose maiden name was possibly Sarah Lawless, sister of Jas. Lawless III. Another error in the will is obvious: Wife Sarah to have a living out of the estate till children come of age then to be divided between her and my sons [!] Jas. and Sarah [Henry] and my daughter Lucy. The record also notes that John Burkhalter paid tuition for the orphans from 1795 to 1800 out of the estate. The Augusta Chronicle had the sons' names correct as Henry Lawless" and Jas. Lawless.
Jas. Lawless had at least 1,450 acres of land based on the 1805 Tax Digest of for Warren Co. This land was originally a Revolutionary War bounty property. One tract obviously went to son Jas. Loyless, noted as still a minor, probably because the roll was finished in 1804 or early 1805 when Jas. Loyless was 20 of age. The property was on Rocky Comfort Creek. Based on the estate sales of 20 Dec 1792, an additional tract of 700 acres had been given to Wm. Davidson originally; another tract of 640 acres had been originally granted to William Sawtahill. As noted above, James Lawless married Sarah Hardin, d/o Henry Hardin and Judith [Lynch?], ca. 1780 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Born ca. 1761, probably in Prince William Co., VA, Sarah died in Marion Co., GA on 20 Jun 1845; she was 84. The date of her second marriage in the home of her brother Mark Hardin is noted by Judge L.W. Rigsby, Historic Georgia Families, where her children by John Burkhalter are also indicated. John Burkhalter, Jr. married the Mrs. Sarah Hardin Lawless in Wilkes Co. shortly after the death of Jas. Lawless, Jr. John Burkhalter, Jr. and Mrs. Sarah Hardin Lawless had several children.
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- 1. Henry Loyless b 1782 Pittslyvania Co., VA and d. Nov 7, 1839 Cassville, Cass (Bartow) Co., GA. md Lavina Carter on Nov 5, 1807 Warren Co,Ga, she was born 1789 in Wilkes Co., GA, died 1847 Cassville, Cass (Bartow) Co., GA. d/o Jesse Carter & Phoebe Duckworth
NOTE: Perhaps the most important evidence for verifying the identity of Henry Loyless is to be found in the letters of his eldest son Redding who addressed one message to "cousin" Kinchen McKinnie, s/o Avarillah Burkhalter McKinnie, a d/o John Burkhalter by Henry's mother Sarah Hardin Lawless Burkhalter. Other letters refer to cousin Kinchen, Uncle David Burkhalter, and even Grandpa" John Burkhalter. All of the Loylesses in the US are descendants of Henry Loyless, and his brother, Col. Jas. Loyless.
The change of name in Warren Co. was certainly not due to a mistake by the person who took the deathbed bequest of Js. Lawless III, as some have supposed. It is interesting that Reuben, # 21, who could read and write, signed papers for his father Jas. Lawless II as Reuben Lawless, although his name does appear oddly enough on the Tax List of 1794 for Wilkes Co. as Reuben Loyalless. John Lawless in Elbert Co. to the North, also spelled his name "Lawless." Was there a rumor mill that spread the word about the trial of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. for treason in July 1781? The change in name was possibly the decision of the Patriot John Burkhalter, the stepfather of the Lawless orphans who wanted to save thm embarrassment. Yet, oddly enough, the records of the 1805 GA Land Lottery note that some unidentified person filed for the orphans of Jas. Lawless" of Warren Co. a blank. Sarah, "the widow," won a prize. Another explanation comes from one of the compiler's colleagues in linguistics. These Lawlesses may have still had a pronounced Irish accent, and their pronunciation of the name sounded to GA official in preparing documents like Loyless or Loyalless.
Henry Lawless & Levinia Carter eventually made their home in Marion, Twiggs Co., GA although they kept land that he had either bought or inherited in Warren Co. The 1818 Tax Digest of GA notes his 4 slaves, over 500 acres in Warrenton and aprox.. that much in Twiggs Co.. Henry eventually acquired from his step-father a strong interest in civic affairs. He worked for the incorporation of Marion under an act of the Georgia legislature which in Section 1 of this statute specified that he and 3 other gentlemen were to be the first commissioners for the town of Marion where Levinia and he operated a tavern for many years. Henry also served as Clerk of the Superior Court of Twiggs Co. and would become a Justice of the Superior Court in Cass Co.
Henry served in the militia in Warren Co. and attained the rank of Major according to the Surnames Ides File of the GA Dept. of Archives & History. He spent considerable time in the new Co. of Twiggs. He maintained a plantation, however, in Warren Co. and served there as a major in the local militia during the early 1820's. By delaying the removal of his family to Twiggs, Henry made it possible for his son Redding to live his formative years in a very large circle of relatives. He became a judge after also serving as a clerk of the Co., jailor, & deputy Sheriff. By 1837 Henry's health was declining, perhaps due to the Panic of 1837 and the crisis of youth that his son Jas. Chesterfield was going through. Redding convinced his parents to move to Cassville and attend the hotel he'd recently bought, notwithstanding their ownership of a tavern in Marion and extensive landholdings on the Ocmulgee River in Twiggs Co. Henry's failure to leave a will caused complicated family problems and emotions between Redding and his mother Lavinia. Henry Loyless (Lawless) b. c1782, Pittsylvania Co.,VA. d. 7 Nov 1839, Cassville, Cass (Bartow) Co.,GA. The VA Census of 1787 (Heads of Families) shows clearly that he and his brother Jas. and sister Lucy were born in Pittsylvania Co., VA before the removal to GA.
In the Loose Papers of Wilkes Co., GA are documents showing that out of the estate of their father, Henry Loyless & his brother had tuition paid in 1795/96, and 1800 for their schooling by their step-father John Burkhalter. The date of his m. is recorded by Rev. E.S. Lucas, , p. 194. The 1818 Tax Digest of GA shows that he had 4 slaves and over 500 acres in Warren Co. and approx. the same amount of land in Twiggs Co., although it would be several years before he moved to Twiggs. The Military Records, m1808-1829, p. 68, in the GA State Archives in Atlanta show that he was a major in the Warren Co. militia from 30 March 1821 to 15 May
1823. The surviving Twiggs Co. records show that he was living in Twiggs Co. by 1824 when he, Peter Ussery, and John Barton put up $1,000 bond and note that
he was "jailer" in 1832, deputy sheriff in 1833, and clerk of the court in 1835. Henry Loyless and one of his son's father-in-law Henry Land were designated commissioners for the Co. under an act of the legislature for establishing the county seat of Marion where he and his wife ran a tavern.
The records also show his subscriptions to newspapers for his son Redding Jefferson and his brothers and sisters who were obviously expected to take an interest in public affairs. After his son Redding Jefferson Loyless became interested in the GA highlands and established himself well in Cass Co., his father Henry Loyless moved there and like his son was a judge of the inferior court when he d. in 1839. His death intestate led to a serious rift in the family. The details will be noted in the material on his oldest
son Redding Jefferson Loyless whose dealings with his mother led to the possibility of litigation until Redding signed over his interests. Even the state legislature became involved.
House Journal 1847 notes that a senate bill was ultimately passed to legalise the actings and doings of Lavenah Loyless, Administratrix of Henry Loyless, late of Cass Co., deceased, and to authorize the the Court of Ordinary in Twiggs Co. to grant letters of administration de bonis non on the estate of said Henry Loyless." Spouse: Lavina Carter b. c1789, Wilkes Co., GA. d.1847, Cassville, Cass (Bartow) Co., GA. m. 5 Nov 1807, Warrenton, Warren Co., GA Child: Redding Jefferson 1808-1870, Missouri Ada 1810-1895, Jas. Chesterfield c1812-1862, Georgia Ann c1815, Amanda M. c1827-1860, Martin c1830, Henry Melvin 1833-1898, Carter c1835
Henry Loyless. Born Henry Lawless ca. 1782 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Died in Cassville, Cass (Bartow) Co., GA 7 Nov 1839. m. Lavina Carter on 5 Nov 1807 in Warren Co., GA. The VA Census of 1787 (Heads of Families) suggests that he and his brother Jas. and sister Lucy were born in Pittsylvania Co., VA before the removal to NC and then GA. In the Loose Papers of Wilkes Co., GA are documents showing that out of the estate of their father, Jas. Lawless, Henry Loyless and his brother James had tuition paid in 1795, 1796, and 1800 for their schooling by their stepfather John Burkhalter. The date of his marriage is recorded by Rev. E.S. Lucas, GA Co. Records: Warren County, p. 194. The 1818 Tax Digest of Georgia shows that he had 4 slaves and over 500 acres in Warren Co. and approximately the same amount of land in Twiggs County, although it would be several years before he moved to Twiggs. The Military Records, 1808-1829, p. 68, in the GA State Archives in Atlanta show that he was a major in the Warren Co. militia from 30 March 1821 to 15 May 1823. The surviving Twiggs Co. records show that he was living in there by 1824 when he, Peter Ussery, and John Barton put up $1,000 bond and note that he was "jailer" in 1832, deputy sheriff in 1833, and clerk of the court in 1835.
Henry Loyless and Henry Land, father-in-law of Henry Melvin Loyless, # 37, were made commissioners under an act of the GA legislature for establishing the county seat of Marion where he and his wife ran a tavern. The records also show his subscriptions to newspapers for his son Redding Jefferson his brothers and sisters who were obviously expected to take an interest in public affairs. See Lannette Faulk, History of Twiggs Co. (Jeffersonville, Ga., 1960), pp. 88, 274; Bess Vaughan Clark, Twiggs Co., GA Abstracts: Records of a Burned Co. (Macon, 1987), pp. 172, 178, 180; Eleanor Davis McSwain, Abstracts of Some Documents of Twiggs Co., GA (Macon, l972), pp. 76, 262, 262a. After his son Redding Jefferson Loyless became interested in the GA highlands and established himself in Cass County, his father Henry Loyless moved there and like his son was a judge of the inferior court when he died in 1839. See Lucy Josephine Cunyas, The History of Bartow County. Formerly Cass (Cartersville, Ga., 1933), pp. 323, 327. His death intestate led to a serious rift in the family. The details will be noted in the material on his oldest son Redding Jefferson Loyless whose dealings with his mother might have led to a civil suit until Redding signed over his interests to her. Even the state legislature became involved. House Journal 1847, p. 272, notes that a senate bill was ultimately passed "to legalise [sic] the actings and doings of Lavenah [sic] Loyless, Administratrix of Henry Loyless, late of Cass Co., deceased, and to authorize the Court of Ordinary in Twiggs Co. to grant letters of administration de bonis non on the estate of said Henry Loyless." Issue:
- 1. Redding Jefferson Loyless b. Sept 8,1808 Warren Co, Ga, and d Jan 7, 1870 LaGrange, Fayette Co.,Tx m. Mary Word Greenwood in Texas b Abt 1824 d Abt 1856 [** dau of John Greenwood Abt 1797 - Abt 1849 and Joiny D Hooper 1796 - 1847 ---son of John C. Hooper and Mary (Polly) WORD 1777 - Aft 1836 ---son of Obediah Hooper 1720 - 1803 and Mascilva Brookes Abt 1723 - Abt 1800 ]
NOTE: Redding Jefferson Loyless m. Mary Word Greenwood in Texas was my ggg grandfather -Julia Clark juliaclark@mail.ev1.net
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--- (1808-1870): Georgia entrepreneur and politician, Texas pioneer **
- 1. John Henry Loyless b 8 Jul 1849 d: 1 Apr 1912 in Port Lavaca, Tex.md Donna Etta Hendon b: 28 Jan 1852 in Greensboro, Ala. d: 1 Jan 1945 in Edna, Tex.
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- 1. Mary Lipscomb Loyless b: 4 Apr 1881 in Charco, Goliad Co. Tex. d: Aug 1961 in Edna, Tex.md Robert Lee Bronaugh b: 10 Jan 1875 in Texarcana, Tex. d: 18 Oct 1943 in Edna, Tex.
- 1. Richmond Lee Bronaugh md Hope Drake
- 1. John Mitchell Bronaugh
- 2. Mary Patricia Bronaugh
- 2. Albert Hendon Loyless, Sr. b: 1 Apr 1884 in Charco, Goliad Co. Tex. d: 19 Aug 1970 in Austin, Tex. md Myrtle Robbins b: Abt. 1889 in Burleson, Tex. d: Est. 1919-1983 in Austin, Tex.
- 1. Albert Hendon Loyless, Jr. b: 28 May 1916 in Burleson, Johnson Co. Tex. d 7 Oct 1916 in Burleson, Johnson Co. Tex.
- 2. Donna Catherine Loyless md Bascom Beaty Hays
- 1. Bascom Berry Hays md (1) Joann Schwpers (2) Betty Jane French
- 1. Eleanor Katherine Hays
- 3. James Milam Loyless b: 7 Dec 1886 in Tex. d: Est. 1887-1976
- 4. Katheryn Cornelia Loyless b: 4 Jul 1889 in Tex. d: Est. 1890-1983 md Samuel Blake Hensley b: Est. 1872-1892 d: Est. 1906-1978 in Tex.
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- 2. Missouri Ada Loyless b. 22 Aug 1810, Warrenton, Warren Co., GA; d. 9 Jan 1895, Hemphill, Sabine Co., TX; buried: Hemphill, TX md. Attorney Charles C. Whitehead ,1835, Twiggs Co., GA; b. 20 Feb 1776, Burke Co., GA; d. 11 Feb 1853, Bullard Rd., Dry Branch, GA. buried Bullard Rd., Dry Branch, GA. - Chas. Whitehead was the son of Richard Whitehead who was born in Burke Co., GA 20 Feb. 1776 just a few months before the death of his father Chas. Whitehead
NOTE: 1860, Census -Twiggs Co.
NOTE: It appears that Missouri moved in 1868, after the war, when she placed a sea shell on the grave of her husband. This shell was removed in 1969 by a descendant and placed on her grave in Sabine Co, TX. It was replaced on Charles's grave by a granite shell. Missouri Loyless may have been persuaded to move to TX by her brother Redding although there is speculation that she moved there because her son Romaldo deserted and went to TX. It is also told that Missouri's son Henry Julius went to TX to visit his Uncle Redding and returned to GA to try to persuade his mother to move there. She may have gone to live with him. Also, her close friends and neighbors, the Beckoms, had moved there. In Charles's will, he gave Missouri permission to re locate if she kept the education of the children in mind. In Texas, the family lived west of Hemphill but were unable to make a living on the farm; so they moved into town where Missouri and her sons Henry Julius and Owen Fort owned and operated the Whitehead Saloon, Hotel and Livery Stable.
Missouri Ada Loyless. Born 22 August 1810 in Warrenton, Warren Co., GA. Died 9 Jan. 1895 in Hemphill, Sabine Co., TX. Married Chas. C. Whitehead in 1835 in Twiggs Co., GA. Following the death of Chas. Whitehead 16 Feb. 1853, Missouri Ada moved with some of her children to Hemphill in Sabine Co., TX where she ran the Whitehead Hotel and Tavern for many years. In the surviving letters of the Loyless family is a letter to her by her nephew John Henry Loyless, son of her brother Redding, dated 2 November 1870. He told her of his father's death and his experiences as a trail driver. No record of a reply has surfaced. In fact, after the removal from GA to TX, the descendants of Missouri Ada and of her brother Redding were completely out of touch until her granddaughter Francis Aline Ragan White, began frequent visits and lengthy correspondence with the family of John Henry's son, Albert Hendon Loyless. Chas. C. Whitehead was a Twiggs Co. attorney and became the lawyer and close confidant of his brother-in-law Redding Jefferson Loyless. Whitehead had the unfortunate responsibility of acting as the intermediary between Redding and his mother Lavina over the estate of the father Henry Loyless. Whitehead later wrote the "history" of Lavina's administration of the estate.
- 3. James Chesterfield Loyless, b. Abt. 1812, Warrenton, Warren Co., GA; d. 21 Jan 1862, Early Co., GA.
- 4. Georgia Ann Loyless b. Abt. 1815, Warrenton, Warren Co., GA; d. 1860.
- 5. Amanda M. Loyless b. 1827, Marion, Twiggs Co., GA; d. Bef. May 1860, Stewart Co., GA; m.
(1) William B Cabiness 1845, Twiggs Co., GA; b. Abt. 1825; d. Stewart Co., GA;
(2) John Franklin Cowan 5 Jan 1851, Stewart Co., GA; b. 07 Mar 1812, Putnam Co., GA; d. 16 Aug 1868, Stewart Co., GA.
NOTE: Amanda M. Loyless. b. ca. 1827 in Twiggs Co, GA. d. before May 1860 in Stewart Co., GA. m. 1) Wm Cabiness ca. 1845 in Twiggs Co., GA; (2) John Franklin Cowan 5 Jan 1851 in Stewart Co., GA. Amanda Loyless had 2 children by her first husband Wm. Cabiness. Wm. Cabiness died before Jan 1851 in Stewart Co., GA. The second husband John Franklin Cowan was born on 7 March 1812 in Putnam Co. and died in Stewart Co., GA 16 Aug 1868. He was a Baptist minister who had 6 children by his first wife Mary Rousseau; she d. 22 Sept 1849. He m. his third wife on 15 May 1860 in Milledgeville. By Cowan, Amanda evidently had no children.
- 6. Martin Carter Loyless b. 05 Apr 1833, Marion, Twiggs Co., GA; d. 01 Apr 1898, Cochan, Bleckly Co., GA.
- 7. Henry Melvin Loyless b. 05 Apr 1833, Marion, Twiggs Co., GA; d. 1 Apr 1898, Cochran, Bleckley Co., GA; md.
(1) Martha Land 22 Nov 1857, Marion, Twiggs Co., GA; b. Abt. 1835
(2) Cliff Wiggins 12 Feb 1869, Marion, Twiggs Co., GA; b. Abt. 1845.
NOTE: At the death of his father Henry Melville Loyless was only 6 years old. He, brothers Martin Carter, and sister Amanda were born many years after Redding, Missouri, Jas. Chesterfield, & Georgia and were to have as their guardian their brother-in-law Charles Whitehead. After Whitehead's death in 1853, Henry Melvin and Carter became the wards of his older brother Jas. Chesterfield in Early Co.. However, Henry Melvin returned as a young man to Twiggs Co. where he obviously rose to some prominence. Williard R. Rocker, Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger, 1818-1865 (Easley, S.C., 1988), p. 502, notes the marriage of "Henry M. Loyless, Esq." to Miss Martha Land, d/o Henry Land, "all of Twiggs Co. Henry Land is noted in the material on the father Henry Loyless. The Whitehead Loyless letters refer to a daughter Elizabeth, Little Lizzie, by Henry Melvin's first marriage. Elizabeth married a Mr. Collins of Spaulding. After the death of the first wife, Henry Melvin married Cliff Wiggins on 12 February 1869 in Marion, Twiggs County, Georgia; they moved to Jeffersonville and then Cochran where he became a prominent cotton broker and the mayor. A daughter Mary by the second marriage was a music teacher at Hawkinsville College and by 1893 at Cochran College.
-- Henry Loyless was Commissioner of the town of Marion [GA] 1811. **
- 2. James Lawless b. 25 Feb 1784, Pittsylvania Co., VA; d. 30 Apr 1873, Dawson, Co., GA. [occupation: Overseer] married
(1) MARY BUTT 1806 in Warrenton, Warren Co., GA.[5 ch] b 1783 in SC, d 1829.
(2) Catherine BARNWELL 1829/1830 [3 ch] b 1800 in SC, d 1850-1860 in Colleton District, SC. ** 1850, Census - Age50
(3) REBECCA ___ bef 1850 b 1800 in GA, d Aft. 1870.** 1870, Census - Age 69 b. GA
---Information corrections and additions on this group email onfile from cuzin Michele Perry
---1820 Census GEORGIA > WARREN > NO TWP LISTED Series: M33 Roll: 7 Page: 272 -file copy
1820 Loyless, James State: Georgia Year: 1820 County: Warren Roll: M33_7 Township: Unknown Townships Page: 293 Image: 273
Captain Henry Loyless District Warren County Georgia 1820
James Loyless 1 1 . 2 3 . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 2 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1 1
1 male under 10 1810-1820
1 male 10-15 1805-1810 Elliott Butts (1807)
2 males16-25 1795-1804 Henry (1810), Thomas (1812)
3 males 26-45 1775-1794 James (1783) + 2 Unknowns
1 female under 10 1810-1820
1 female 10-15 1805-1810 Matilda (1809)
1 female 16-25 1795-1804 Mary Butts Loyless (1783)
1 male slave under 14
1 male slave 45 and older
1 female slave under 14
1 female slave 26-44
1 female slave 45 and older
1840 Census St Lukes Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina
Jas Lawless 00100001-110101
1 male 50-60 James Loyless
1 male 10-15 William Loyless
1 female under 5 Unknown
1 female 5-10 Rhoda or Rose Loyless
1 female 15-20 Margaret Loyless
1 female 30-40 Catherine Loyless or Mary Butts?
1850 Census St Bartholomews Parish, Page 228 678 (Matthew Heywan, Jr, Planter 35,000)
LOYLESS, JAMES 66 OVERSEER 800
CATHERINE 50
WILLIAM 25 OVERSEER
MARGARET 15 (born abt1835)
EDWARD 9
NOTE:
Jas. Loyless. b. 25 Feb. 1784 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. d. Dawson Co., GA 30 April 1873. m. (1) Mary Butt; (2) Catherine Barnwell; (3) Rebecca ___ According to the Leonardo Andrea collection at the state university in Columbia, SC he married his first wife Mary Butt in 1806. She was from one of the leading families of Warren Co. that gave this jurisdiction several co. officials, especially John Butt. A relative was undoubtedly the Achalaus Butt who died in 1827; 8 years earlier James Loyless was bondsman for him as administrator of the estate of Isaac Ball. See Rev. E.S. Lucas, Some Georgia Co. Records, Vol. 1, p. 315. In the 1805 Tax Digest for Warren Co., GA, he owned 200 acres valued at $1,500 on Rocky Comfort Creek; by 1818, he owned a lot in Warrenton valued at $1,000 and two pleasure wheels. He also owned 202 acres in Jones Co. and 75 acres in Hancock Co.. His signature appears on many deeds and estate records in Warren Co. He was a colonel in the militia from 7 June 1820 until 15 May 1823
---The death of the first wife and the decision to marry Cath. Barnwell evidently caused a great rift that lasted in the family for many years. A comment to this effect appears in outhern Christian Advocate Notices, 1867-1878, p. 234, where is found the assertion that he first moved from Warren Co. to FL and then to Beaufort, SC before settling in the Colleton District. What seems impossible to determine is whether the first wife died before 1829 or if she died giving birth to the fifth child Jas. who completely disappears from view. The next 3 children are almost certainly those Cath. Barnwell. She may have been from the SC family for whom the Barnwell District is named. The proof is simply lacking.
--- The death of the first wife and the decision to marry the second wife who was probably Cath. Barnwell evidently caused a great rift that lasted in the family for many years. A comment to this effect appears in Southern Christian Advocate Notices, where is found the assertion that he first moved from Warren Co. to FL and then to Beaufort, SC before settling in the Colleton District.
---What seems impossible to determine is whether the first wife died before 1829 or if she died giving birth to the 5th child Jas. who completely disappears from view.
---He married Catherine Barnwell ca. 1829/30. She was born in SC and died in the Colleton District, SC ca. 1850/60. She was probably from the SC family for whom the Barnwell District is named. Catherine Loyless appears, age 50, in the household of James Loyless in the Census of 1850 for Colleton Co., SC. She died before the next census, by which time James had remarried.
--- The 1850 Census for Waltersboro in the Colleton District of SC shows Jas. Loyless, age 66, with property valued at $ 800, as the head of a house hold with wife Catherine., age 50; an overseer by the name of William and the last two children, Margaret and Edward Barnwell Loyless, born to the second wife. The first child Edna may have died in infancy.
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The 1860 Census lists James Loyless, age 75, with real estate worth $1,750 and personal property $9,100. followed by Rebecca, the third wife, age 60. Some descendants of James will dispute the notion that she was the mother of Edw. Barnwell Loyless, but no other conclusion seems plausible.
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The Census of 1870 for Waltersboro in the Colleton District, shows Jas. Loyless, age 86 and born in VA, followed by Rebecca, age 69 and born in GA. Rebecca may have died shortly after 1870, as Jas. Loyless had moved to Dawson, Terrell Co., GA where he died in 1873 in the home of his son Rev. Elliott Butt Loyless with whom there had been reconciliation according to the aforementioned notice about the rift 43 years earlier" in the family.
------Subject: Loyless Slaves in 1860 Loyless, Jas. SC Co. Colleton Dist. Record Type: Slave schedule - Twp. St. Bartholomews Database: SC 1860 Slave Schedule 13 June 1860 page 337 image 95 of 413 Slaveowner: Loyless, Jas. No. of Slaves-Age-Sex 1-60-m-black, 1-40-f-black, 1-20-m-black, 1-22-m-black, 1-12-m-black, 1-6-f-black, 1-16-f-black, 1-12-f-black, 1-10-f-black, 1-2-f-black Fugitives from the State: 0 - Number manumitted: 1 - Deaf & dumb, blind , insane, or idiotic: 0 - No. of Slave Houses: 2
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---An interesting twist is what is probably slaves who took the Loyless name. There is a slave schedule for James Loyless in 1860:
Census: Sumter, GA
Name, Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Dock Loyless Self M Male B 30 GA Laborer SC GA
Maria Loyless Other M Fem. B 25 GA Laborer GA GA
Isaac Loyless Other S Male B 10 GA Laborer GA GA
Minta Loyless Other S Fem. B 8 GA Laborer GA GA
Dock Loyless Other S Male B 5 GA GA GA
Robert Loyless Other S Male B GA GA GA
George Loyless Self Male 55 GA Laborer GA GA
Jennie Loyless Other Fem. 40 SC Cook In Family
Margaret Loyless Other Fem. 15 GA Laborer
Charlotte Loyless Other Fem. 14 GA Laborer SC GA
Henry Loyless Other Male 4 GA SC GA
Addie Loyless Other Fem. 5M GA SC GA
- 1. "Reverend" Elliott Butt Loyless b 22 Mar 1807 Warrenton, Warren Co. GA d 11 Sep 1883 Dawson, Terrell Co. GA. md
(1) Ally Caroline Barksdale Sept 18 1827 in Warren Co, Georgia, b 1810 in Warren Co. GA d June 7, 1828 dau of Samual Barksdale and Lucy Bunkley
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--- OBIT --Saturday, Jun 7, 1828: In the house of her father Samuel Barksdale in Warren county, Mrs. Ally Caroline Loyless, w/o Elliot B. Loyless of Hancock county, in the 20th year of her age. "Milledgeville Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Southern Recorder)" **
(2) Nancy Barton Rhodes Oct 27 1829 Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia b. 22 Feb 1809 d/o Absalom Rhodes and Mary Barton
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--- ** "Windham Research Papers" Compiled by Leonardo Andrea
These Windham research papers were compiled by Leonardo Andrea of Columbia, South Carolina, in 1950. Leonardo Andrea was a paid professional researcher who had been hired by Mrs. Elliott Butt Loyless of Tallahassee, Florida, to research her connections to the Windham family of America. Andrea stated, "This data on Windham has been compiled from the South Carolina State Archives in Columbia, SC, plus a few items I picked up in Darlington, SC, and plus a few items sent by Mrs. Loyless.....". Andrea also stated, "This paper is an attempt to find the ancestry of Rachel Windham who was born circa 1808 in Darlington County and who married Elijah Reynolds born circa 1807 according to a pedigree chart sent to me by Mrs. Loyless." These Andrea Papers are 59+ pages. These papers can be found in many libraries on both microfilm and in a printed version. I know and have observed that these Windham Papers by Andrea are archived at Clayton Library, in Houston, Texas, in both the microfilm and a printed form. I am sure that there are other libraries, as well, that have these Andrea Papers.
- 1. Samuel Anthony LOYLESS b: 7 MAY 1851
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- 2. Elliott Butt LOYLESS II b: 11 MAY 1885
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--- Jasper County Churches HARDEEVILLE METHODIST CHURCH. --
The Methodist Church in Hardeeville was organized some years prior to 1860. In June of that year, a lot for a building was surveyed and a plat was prepared by O. P. Law. The lot was "55 feet wide and 142 feet long, bounded on two sides by the Henry G. Hardee property; on one side by the R. W. Pelot property; and on the front by Church Road." The Pelots are said to have donated the land for the erection of a church.
-Doubtless the church was built immediately; though actual records of its construction have been lost, along with other records that were valuable. It is known that the original structure contained a sizable gallery, provided for occupation by the slaves. It is also known that members adhered to the custom of the time: men worshipers entered and occupied the pews on the right side; the women took those on the left.
-The history of the church' bell has been told elsewhere; also the facts have been given of the buildings' use as a hospital, while in its pristine condition and barely dedicated for worship. When the War ended, members in solemn conclave decided that the slave-boat bell should never be rung by a Yankee.
-The earliest records of the church-life that have been preserved date from 1879, while the Rev. Edward B. Loyless was minister.
- 1. Fannie Loyless md Judge John H Harp 19th of December 1903
--- Palatka's Confederate Veterans Obituaries---Putnam County, Ga Library system
-HONORABLE JOHN H. HARP, born in Crawford, Georgia, near Knoxville, January 21, 1845. His parents were Martin L. and Sarah Horsley Harp. His parents moved to Texas about 1880, and died at Atlanta, Texas. John was one of ten children, nine sons, and one daughter. Three of the sons were killed in battle while serving in Georgia regiments in the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 17, as a member of the First Georgia Regiment, was wounded at the battle of Coorsahatchee, and reenlisted in the Fifth Georgia Regiment, and served until he was mustered out at the end of the war. He was also wounded at the battle of Chickamuga.
-After the war, he resumed farming in Terrell County, Georgia for three years, he then went to Louisiana, until 1872, when he moved to Florida. He homesteaded property located near Crescent City, on the west bank of Lake Stella. He built his home in 1891, on his 320 acres of land, where he engaged in farming and orange growing, he had 40 acres in citrus. His property was known as ECHO GROVE.
-He served for twelve years as a justice of the peace, eight years a member of the Board of Public Instruction, and six years a representative in the state legislature. He was a lifelong democrat, a member of the Knight Templar, Mason.
-Harp served as Major General Commander of the Florida Division of United Confederate Veterans from 1921-1924. He was President of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home, in Jacksonville, Florida, from 1924-1929, as well as being involved with the Blue and Gray Association. In fact two of his warm friends and neighbors were prisoners under his control during the Civil War.
-On November 23, 1865, he married Miss Mary E. Mott of Ellaville, Georgia, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Eubanks Mott. They had six children, Mary Lillian the wife of Leonard Eaton, Sarah Anna, wife of R. F. Adams, Joseph M., Alice Irene, wife of Robert B. Young, Emmett Wallace, . After the death of his first wife, on January 8, 1902, he remarried on the 19th of December 1903, to Miss Fannie Loyless, the daughter of Reverend E. B. Loyless, of Dawson, Georgia. She had been a schoolmate, and resided on the adjoining plantation.
- 2. Matilda Loyless b. 1809-12, GA.
---GA 68 yrs - Never wed, Aunt of Jas. E. b. 1841
---1850 Census lists born 1809 in Georgia
---1860 Census lists born 1800 in Georgia
---1870 Census lists born 1812 in Georgia
---1880 Census lists born 1812 in Georgia, Father born VA, Mother born NC
- 3. Rhoda "Rose" Loyless b 7 Apr 1816 Warren Co., GA d aft 1880 St. Bartholomews Par., Colleton Co. SC md. Thomas Benton b abt 1830 SC d aft 1880 SC, son of Job Benton
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---Unable to find in 1850, She and Thomas Benton would have married before April 1853 when their known first born came along.
---1860 Census > SOUTH CAROLINA > COLLETON > ST BARTHOLOMEWS Series: M653 Roll: 1218 Page: 290 -file copy
---1870 Census > SOUTH CAROLINA > COLLETON > BOWEN TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1492 Page: 41 -file copy
---1880 Census SOUTH CAROLINA > COLLETON > HEYWARD Series: T9 Roll: 1226 Page: 483 -file copy
--- Children of Job Benton (b. abt 1790):Archibald, Sarah (b. abt 1825), Ann (b. abt 1828), Thomas (b. abt 1830), Elizabeth (b. abt 1834), Philip (b. abt 1837), and Eliza (b. abt 1843). All believed to have been born SC. There were lots of Bentons in Colleton Co, SC and a strong suspicion that most are related.
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---12-06 e-mail from Michele Perry -- Perryhold@aol.com : my grandmother's maiden name being Benton. My only lead on this was the IGI listing for Edward Joy Benton, reflecting mother as Rose Loyless and father Thomas Benton.
This was a member submission to the LDS without documentation, but led me to find a Benton death certificate which listed Loyless as the maiden name of the mother. Further Census checks showed Rhoda listed in Thomas Benton's household)
- 1 Edward Joy Benton b April 1852 md Susan Annie ___ b March 1855
--- 1900 > SOUTH CAROLINA > COLLETON > BROXTON TWP Series: T623 Roll: 1524 Page: 167
- 1 Earnest Cloyd Benton b March 1889
- 2. Manford Olan Benton b Aug 1890
- 3 Melvin Luther Benton b Aug 1892
- 2. James Benton b 1854 died young
--Was on the 1860 census age 4 not on 1870 census ..but the 1870 shows william being 13. (so this could be the same person as William ..listed next)
- 3. William Wallace Benton, b 24 Feb 1855 Colleton Co, South Carolina, d 16 Apr 1935 Bartow,
Polk Co, Florida, md. Nancy Luvenia Adeline Hammock, 1859-1863 Tattnall Co, Georgia, d 9 July 1934 Bartow, Polk Co, Florida
--- * The family story is that William Wallace was a night watchman at a storage area and shot a black man. He was only a young man and being the times that they were was fearful that it would be considered murder. He ran away and was never heard from again while his parents were alive. When he left home, they looked everywhere for him because the man he shot lived. It wasn't until their parents died that contact was resumed with his brother, Edward. W.W. had changed his name. Because there were so many Bentons in the southern states, we believe that his name was probably James William or William James (1860 census shows a James age 4; 1870 census shows a William age 13), and that he probably adopted "William Wallace". It was probably 1874-1875 when the incident occurred and he fled south.
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William Garney Benton, b 1 Jan 1893 Pavo, Thomas Co., GA d 6 Jul 1934 Bartow, Polk Co, Florida, md. Birdie Lena Spears, 4 Jul 1911 Enterprise, AL b 1 Mar 1892 Perote, Alabama, d 8 Dec 1984 Bartow, Polk Co, Florida. dau of Alph Spears and Virginia Lewis
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- 2 James Wesley Benton (died in Florida)
- 3 Beauregard G. Benton (died in Florida)
- 4 Lonnie Franklin Benton (died in Ga)
- 4 Sophia (Saffira) Benton b 1856 SC md Archibald Savage b 1836 SC
--- 1910 Census SOUTH CAROLINA COLLETON FRASER TWP Series: T624 Roll: 1456 Page: 262
- 1 Clifford Savage b SC
- 2 Archie Savage b SC
- 3 Richard Savage b SC
- 4 Janie Savage b SC
- 5 Charlie Savage b 1900 SC
- 5 Jane RorE Benton [1870Census-R 1880Census-E] b 1862 md ___ Lancaster
- 4. William Loyless b. 19 Feb 1818, SC; d. Aft. 1880, Coosawhatchie, Beaufort, SC.
---1850 Census lists born 1825 in South Carolina
---1860 Census lists born 1825 in South Carolina ---Coosawhatachie, Beaufort, SC 60 yrs, Farmer
---1870 Census lists born 1818 in Georgia
---1880 Census lists born 1820 in South Carolina, Father born SC, Mother born SC
- 5. James Loyless b. 17 Nov 1829, Warrenton, Warren Co., GA.
---not listed in 1850 census. There is always the possibility of being a relative but not a son
- 6. Edna Loyless, b. 2 Oct 1833, SC.Fact 1: Infant death ?
- 7. Margaret Loyless b. 07 Mar 1835, Colleton Dist., SC md William Lowry abt 1848 b SC.
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1850 St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton Co, South Carolina
Wm Lowery, abt 1820
Jane C Lowery, abt 1821 1st marriage
Wm I Lowery, abt 1843
Julia C Lowery, abt 1846
Martha Lowery, abt 1848
1860 St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton Co, South Carolina
William Lowry, 45 1814 South Carolina
Margaret Lowry, 25 1834 South Carolina
William Lowry, 15 1844 South Carolina
Julia Lowry, 14 1845 South Carolina
Martha Lowry, 12 1847 South Carolina
Isham Lowry, 8 1851 South Carolina
Josephine Lowry, 3 1856 South Carolina
Emma Lowry, 3.12 South Carolina
1870 United States Federal Census > South Carolina > Colleton > Bowen
William Lowrey, 48, abt 1822 South Carolina, Farmer
Margaret Lowrey, 34, abt 1836 South Carolina
Henry A Lowrey, 14, abt 1856 South Carolina
Josephine Lowrey, 12, abt 1858 South Carolina
Emma E Lowrey, 10, abt 1860 South Carolina
Edward B Lowrey, 7, abt 1863 South Carolina (full name is Edward Barnwell)
James L Lowrey, 7, abt 1863 South Carolina (full name is James Loyless)
Elizabeth P. Lowrey, 5, abt 1865 South Carolina
Mary Ann, 7/12, South Carolina
Elizabeth P. Hill, 50, South Carolina
1880 Lucy Mulligan, black, 36, Margaret Sanders, 47, Rebecca Marvin, 53, Evander Speights, 39, Nathaniel Heyward, 64,
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William LOWRY Self M Male W 59 SC Agent On Rice Plantation SC SC
Margret LOWRY Wife M Female W 37 SC Keeping House SC SC
Josephine LOWRY Dau Female W 22 SC At Home SC SC
Emma LOWRY Dau Female W 20 SC At Home SC SC
James LOWRY Son Male W 16 SC At School SC SC
Elizabeth LOWRY Dau S Female W 13 SC At School SC SC
Mary Ann LOWRY Dau S Female W 10 SC At School SC SC
Lela LOWRY Dau S Female W 8 SC SC SC
Margret LOWRY Dau S Female W 6 SC SC SC
Raymond LOWRY Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC
--- Census Place Hendersonville, Colleton, South Carolina Family History Library Film 1255226 NA Film Number T9-1226 Page Number 478A
David Cannon, 68, Mary Murray, 50, Theodore Hawkin, 38, Whaley Wescott, 30, Judson Blacker, 35,Lucien Cannon, 37, Ann Sloman, 78, Henry Cannon, 68, Andrew Lane, 32, Jackson Obryan, 64
*Note: the names before and after are the neighbors of the Lowry's. Nathaniel Heyward was a next door neighbor of James Loyless in 1870.
1900 Census Microfilm Records: SC, Heyward Township, Colleton County, SC Series: T623 Microfilm: 1524 Book: 2 Page: 234
William Lowry, 79, Aug1920, SC SC SC, married 45 years (abt1855), Farmer
Margaret M Lowry, 64, Mar1836, SC SC SC, 9 births, 7 survive
Raymond Lowry, 21, Feb1879, SC SC SC Farm Labor
1910 Haywood Twp, Colleton Co, South Carolina
Samuel S Marvin, 50, abt1860, SC SC SC, married 12 years, 2nd marriage, Farmer/General Farm
Margarett Marvin, wife, 32, abt 1878, SC SC SC, 3 births/2 survive, Housekeeper
Samuel R Marvin, son, 15, abt1895, SC SC SC
William T Marvin, son, 4, abt1906, SC SC SC
Margarett E Marvin, dau, 3, abt1907, SC SC SC
Margarett M Lowery, motherinlaw, 73, abt 1837, SC SC SC
Mary Waring, black, servant, 14
- 1. Isham Lowry, b 1851 South Carolina
- 2. Henry A Lowrey, b abt 1856 South Carolina
- 3. Josephine Lowrey, b abt 1858 South Carolina
- 4. Emma E Lowrey, b abt 1860 South Carolina
- 5. Edward Barnwell Lowrey, b abt 1863 South Carolina (twin) ------ in 1870 census not in 1880
- 6. James Loyless Lowrey,b abt 1863 South Carolina (twin)
- 7. Elizabeth P. Lowrey b abt 1865 South Carolina
- 8. Mary Ann Lowrey b 1869 South Carolina
- 9. Lela Lowry b 1872
- 10. Margaret Lowry b 1874
--- 1910 Census Haywood Twp, Colleton Co, South Carolina
Samuel S Marvin, 50, abt1860, SC SC SC, married 12 years, 2nd marriage, Farmer/General Farm
Margarett Marvin, wife, 32, abt 1878, SC SC SC, 3 births/2 survive, Housekeeper
Samuel R Marvin, son, 15, abt1895, SC SC SC
William T Marvin, son, 4, abt1906, SC SC SC
Margarett E Marvin, dau, 3, abt1907, SC SC SC
Margarett M Lowery, motherinlaw, 73, abt 1837, SC SC SC
Mary Waring, black, servant, 14
- 1. Samuel R Marvin, b abt1895, SC SC SC
- 2. William T Marvin, b abt1906, SC SC SC
- 3. Margarett E Marvin, b abt 1907
- 11. Raymond Lowry b 1879
- 8. Rev. Edward Barnewll Loyless b. 14 Sep 1845, Colleton Dist., SC; d. 21 Apr 1900, Spartenburg, SC.married Sarah ___ b 1856 SC
NOTE: He was minister in 1879 a preacher at Hardeeville Methodist Church, Jasper Co, South Carolina
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1880 Census > SOUTH CAROLINA > BEAUFORT > COOSAWHATCHIE Series: T9 Roll: 1221 Page: 110 -file copy
- 3. Lucy Loyless b. in 1786 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. d. 8 March 1873. Dawson, Terrell Co., GA Lucy died a spinster at the age of 87 in the home of her nephew, Rev. Elliott Butt Loyless/Lawless.
- 4. Theophilus Lawless b. 1788, Montgomery Co., VA.
NOTE: Montgomery Co., VA 1778: Theophilus Lawless, an orphan of Jas. Lawless to be bound to Josiah Ramsey according to law (Annals of SoWest VA) Theophilas Lawless - 1800 Montgomery Co., KY tax list. War of 1812 - Theophilus Lawless, Pvt. served in Bonham's Co., of Chisolm's AL Volunteers in the FL War.
- 1. Theophilus Lawless b. 1816, VA; d. 22 Jan 1853, Smith Co., East TX. married Mahala White
NOTE: **
1850 Smith Co TX His children were George W. 6, LA; Warren M. 4, LA; Elizabeth M. 2, LA; and Mary 8/12 TX
- 2. Richard Lawless b. c1755, Amherst Co., VA; d. VA. married
(1) ____ Abt. 1760. She was born Abt. 1740.
(2) Elizabeth Goodrich 25 Jul 1785 in Amherst Co. VA. She was born in VA. d/o James Goodrich & Margaret
NOTE: Fact 1: Land/ Horsley's Creek
NOTE: 1810, Fed. Census - Amherst Co. with Wm./ Dwelling 0262
NOTE: Richard Lawless. b. ca. 1755 appears but once in the records of Pittsylvania Co., VA on land that would appear to have belonged to Jas. Lawless, Richard, a widower in Amherst Co., md. Eliz. Goodrich in 1785; surety, Peter Carter. Richard was most likely from the Caroline clan. A Goodrich family was quite prominent in Caroline. Richard bought property in 1784 from Thos Lomax of Caroline; this property abutted that of Peter Carter's brother, Solomon, as well as the land of Wm. Ware, Richard Lawless's business partner, from an old Caroline family.
- 1. William Lawless b. 1760, Amherst Co., VA; d. 1830 married
(1) Susan Cundiff born Abt. 1812 in KY. [3 ch.John, Mary , George]
(2) Susannah "Sarah" Carter 25 Jun 1795 in Amherst Co., VA. [8 ch.] b. 24 Aug 1773 in Lexington Par., Amherst Co., VA, d. 1830. d/o Peter Carter & Mary Anne Ellis
NOTE: 1810, Tax Rec. of Amherst NOTE: Bet. 1810 - 1811, To Bedford Co.
- 1. John Lawless b. Abt. 1836, KY.
- 2. Mary Lawless b. Abt. 1839, KY.
- 3. George Ambrose Lawless b. Abt. 1844, KY; d. Aug 1910, KY
- 4. Peter C. Lawless b. 1796; d. 1870; md. Margaret J. Williams b. 1796.
- 5. Elizabeth Lawless b. 1798
- 6. Eada/Eady Lawless b. 1800 in Va. d 26 Sep 1875 md. Robert D. Burton 14 Oct 1822 in Garrard Co., Ky b. 1798 d. 1866 .
They are buried at Burton Cemetery, Buckeye, Garrard Co., Ky.
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NOTE: She appeared in the census in 1850 in Garrard Co., Ky , 1860 in Garrard Co., Ky at age 56.
- 1 Richard Burton 1831-1871 buried at Burton Cemetery, Buckeye, Garrard Co., Ky.
- 2. William Burton 1836-1911 md Mary A. Reynolds b Jan. 23, 1836 d March 31, 1913 daughter of Levi Reynolds.
They are buried at Burton Cemetery, Buckeye, Garrard Co., Ky.
- 3. Sarah E. Burton b22 Sep 1837 d16 Feb 1896 md: Elijah W. Lawless on 4 Jul 1854 in Garrard Co., Ky.
Census in 1850 in Garrard Co., Ky at age 12**
- 4. Robert Burton Jr. md Patsy Ray 1843-1888
They are buried at Burton Cemetery, Buckeye, Garrard Co., Ky.
- 5. John Burton 1845 -1915 md Nancy Jane Burton 1850 1928 : daughter of Abraham Burton
They are buried at Burton Cemetery, Buckeye, Garrard Co., Ky.
- 6. Margaret Burton
- 7. Squire T. Burton
- 8. Blythe Burton
- 9. Malinda Burton
- 7. Soloman Carter Lawless b. 05 Dec 1804, KY; d. 06 Dec 1863, LA.married HARRIET CONSTANCE ANN CHENEY 04 Apr 1854 in SW LA. She was born 07 Jan 1829 in St. Landry Parish, LA, and died 30 May 1894 in Mobile, AL.[Harriet md aft 1863 / A. B. Haskins]
NOTE: Soloman C. Lawless, a native of KY. He removed to Big Cane, St. Landry Parish, LA in 1856, where he became a successful wealthy planter on what was known as the "Red Wing" plantation. Slave Labor was employed on the plantation at that time. Lawless, Solomon C. Land Office: New Orleans Sequence #: 1Document: 2497 Total Acres: 110 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: April 18, 1848 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Ref: 3 Stat. 566 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale Cash Entries Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Sect. Twp. Range Section #14LA No16S17E82
- 1 James Richard Lawless b. 20 Jan 1847; d. KY; md Mary Love Joplin b. 1826; d. 23 Jul 1899, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.
NOTE: LEXINGTON, KY AUG 1. 1899 Mrs. Mary Love Lawless died at her home in this city last week. She was once the belle of Rockcastle Co. and the sweetheart of Lincoln [1809-1865]. Her romance with the man who afterward became President was more than half a century ago. She was just budding into girlhood. Lincoln had accompanied Alexander McKee from Illinois to Mt. Vernon to attend McKee's wedding. Mrs. Lawless, then Miss Mary Love Joplin was a bridesmaid, and although 17 years his junior. Lincoln fancied and loved her. Her husband was Jas. Richard Lawless, the son of a wealthy Louisiana planter. In after years Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, on different occasions, visited the Lawless home.
- 2. Thomas Cheney Lawless b. 08 Feb 1855, Thibodeaux, Terreboune Parish, LA; d. 1933, "RED WING" Plantation, Gardner, LA.
- 3. Susan Carter Lawless b. 05 Jun 1857; d. 1946; m. JOS. EDW. CARTER, 18 Aug 1877; b. Abt. 1855.
- 4. George Solomon Lawless b. 11 Dec 1859; d. 26 Aug 1905.
- 5. William Parkhurt Lawless b. 05 Apr 1862; d. 15 Jan 1885.
- 8. William Osborne Lawless b. 1805, Amherst Co., VA; md. Minerva Burdette 30 Jun 1828, Garrard Co. KY; b. 03 Dec 1806, Garrard Co., KY; d. May 1906, Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY. buried: Bellevue, Danville, Boyle Co., KY,
- 9. Richard Lawless b. 1809; md. Elizabeth "Betey" Burton b. 1809.
- 10. Absolom Lawless b. 1811.
- 11. Austin Lawless b. 1815.
- 2. Mary "Molly" Lawless b. 1762, Amherst Co., VA; d. Lincoln Co., KY md. Maurice/Morris Wright 29 Sep 1797, Amherst Co., VA; and resided in 1810 at Lincoln Co., KY. b. 1765 - 1785 probably before 1782, resided in 1796 & 1797 at Amherst Co., VAd. Lincoln Co., KY.s/o Isaac Wright (?--1807 Amherst Co., VA) and Susannah Ellis and grandson of 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst Co., VA, and Mary Hawkins
- 3. Rebecca B. Lawless b. Aft. 1762, Amherst Co., VA; m. Bennett Crawford Wright b. Abt. 1785, Amherst Co., VA; d. 1876, Randolph Co., MO.s/o Isaac Wright & Susannah Ellis. [First wife of 3; 2n'd wife was Rebecca B. Givens]
- 4. Richard C. Lawless, b. Aft. 1762, Amherst Co., VA.
NOTE: LA Land Records: Lawless, Richard C. - Land Office: New Orleans #: 1 Document : 2009 Total Acres: 150.33 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: Oct. 25, 1844 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names: Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries Remarks: Also Soloman C. Lawless Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section # 1 2 LA No 16 S 17 E 84
- 5. Sarah Lawless, b. Aft. 1762, Amherst Co., VA; md. John Howard 22 May 1797, Rockbridge, Co., VA; b. Abt. 1770.
Children of RICHARD LAWLESS and ELIZ. GOODRICH are:
- 6. Elizabeth Lawless b. Aft. 1785, Amherst Co., VA; d. Aft. 1829; md. James W. Tankersley 08 Jan 1812, Amherst Co.,VA; b. 07 Jan 1791, Caroline/Rockbridge Co., VA; d. 1840.s/o Richard Tankersley & Mary Wood
- 7. Leland Lawless b. Aft. 1785, Amherst Co. VA; d. 1864. married PRUDENCE THOMAS 15 Jul 1817 in Bedford Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1800 in VA.
NOTE: Farmer/ Amherst Co. Reg't. NOTE: m. Surety - Joshua Thomas
In Bedford Co. Clerks Office April 12th, 1859 This Deed from Leland Lawless and Prudence his wife to Archibald Thomas & Eldridge Thomas conveying real estate was produced in said office, acknowledged by said Leland Lawless and Prudence Lawless whose names as signed to the forgoing deed bearing date the 4th day of Feb. 1859 personally appeared before me in said office and having the writing aforesaid fully explained to her, she the said Prudence Lawless acknowledged the same to be her act and declared that she had willingly executed the same and dose not wish to retract it. Whereupon the same was ordere admitted to record.
- 1. Elizabeth Lawless b. Abt. 1820, Bedford Co., VA; md. Alfred Hawkins 9 Feb 1839, Bedford Co.,VA; b. Abt. 1815.
NOTE: Bedford County Marriage Bonds: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia : ** Feb. 9, 1839; Alfred Hawkins & Elizabeth Lawless; Leland Lawless, Surety; Consent of William Hawkins, Sr.
- 1. Sarah Hawkins m. John Benjamin Glass 2 Dec. 1869 **
- 2. Patricia Martha Lawless b. Abt. 1822, Bedford Co., VA.
- 3. James R. Lawless b. Abt. 1825, Bedford Co., VA; d. 1861, "K.I.A." Civil War. md Elizabeth Ann Witt 15 Dec 1847 in Bedford Co., VA. She was born 1833 in Bedford Co., VA. d/o John Witt
NOTE: Farmer, Carpenter & RR Employee
NOTE: Bedford County Marriage Bonds: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia : ** Dec. 15, 1847; James R. Lawless & Elizabeth Ann Witt, dt John; William H. Witt, Surety.
NOTE: From the Richmond Whig, 9/10/1861 MORTALITY IN CAMP. - The deaths in the 16th Georgia Regiment, Col. Howell Cobb, (encamped at the Old Fair Grounds) during the week ending Sunday, the 8th ins., were as follows: Private Jas. R. Lawless
- 1. John Leland Lawless b. 03 Nov 1848, Bedford, VA; d. 1 Nov 1928; m. Emma Barker b. 12 Aug 1848; d. 02 Feb 1923. They are buried at Poplar Springs Cem., Franklin, VA Section 2 (located on High St (Near the RR Tracks and back toward the woods) Plot 87A Footstones read: J.. L. L. [ FS2-53] and E. B. L. [FS2-53]
- 2. Daniel Lawless b. Abt. 1850, Bedford Co., VA.
- 3. Sarah Martha Lawless b. 22 Jun 1855, Bedford Co., VA; md. Barry Hawkins b. Abt. 1850.
- 4. Elizabeth Lawless b. Oct 1856, Bedford Co., VA.
- 5. Emma Lawless b. Jun 1858, Bedford Co., VA; d. 1860.
- 6. Edward Henry Lawless b. 28 Oct 1860, Bedford Co., VA.
- 4. Catherine P. Lawless b. Abt. 1830, Bedford Co.,VA md. Octavius Weeks 3 Mar 1848, Bedford Co., VA; b. Abt. 1825. Ref: I.G.I **
Bedford County Marriage Bonds: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia : ** Mar. 3, 1848; Octavus Weeks & Catharine P. Lawless, dt Leland; Laland Lawless, Surety.
- 5. Frances Lawless b. 1833, Bedford Co., VA.
- 6. William L. Lawless b. 1838, Bedford Co., VA; d. 02 Jan 1881, Bedford Co., VA. buried Lawless Cem. "Bedford City & Peaks of Otter" married MARY FRANCES GIBBS/Gibbons Bet. 1874 - 1875 in Bedford Co., VA. She was born 1841 in VA.
NOTE: 1880, Liberty, Bedford, VA Wm L 42 yrs Parents b. VA Mary 39 yrs
- 1. Clifton Lawless b. 22 May 1875, Bedford Co., VA.
- 2. Flora E. Lawless b. 08 Nov 1876, Bedford Co., VA.
Fact 1: 1880, Liberty, Bedford, VA 3 yrs
- 3. Esther Lawless b. Aug 1877, Albany, NY; d. 1961 md George HOLLER (George , Jacob ) b Nov 1873 in Albany, Albany, NY. d 1937. They are buried in Albany, Albany, NY.
- 4. Jasper Lawless b. 01 Aug 1879, Bedford Co., VA; d. Bef. Nov 1975.
- 7. Lucinda Lawless b. Abt. 1840, Bedford Co., VA; d. 17 Mar 1868, Bedford Co., VA; md. John M. Brosius 06 Apr 1859, Bedford C., VA; b. Abt. 1835.
- 8. Augustine Lawless b. 1787, Amherst Co., VA; d. 1900, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK. married
(1) TEMPERANCE ELLIOTT 22 Aug 1826 in Pittsylvania Co.. She was born 1805 in VA, and died Aft. 1860.d/o Wm. Elliott - sister m. __Redman [22 Aug 1826, Patrick Co., Marriage Bond]
(2) AMANDA FETTERS 22 Oct 1877 in Crawford Co., AR. She was born 1852 in MO.[1880, Census - Amanda LOLAS - Parents b. in KY]
Augustine lived to be 113 and married Amanda Fetters when he was 90 and she 35. He may be buried in Crawford co. Ark.
--- 1880 Census Crawford Co. AR Augustis Lolas b. VA 95 Amanda Lolas age 35
NOTE: Oral family history says Augustine lived to be 113 and died in 1900. We find him in the 1860 AR Census, Pulaski Co.p. 064 city of LittleRock on the prisoners list. The AR History Commission in Little Rock have copies of some of the prison records. The cover sheet reads: Report of the Superintendent and Keepers of the AR Penitentiary, mate to the Governor for 1857 and 1858. Little Rock; Johnson and Yerkes, Public Printers. 1858.
List of Prisoners Remaining in the State Prison of AR on the first of Oct., 1858. (Augustine is #30 on the list) Name of Prisoner: Aug. Lawless From Whence recieved: Crawford Crimes: Negro stealing Length of incarceration: 7yrs. When recieved: Feb 24 1856 Present Occupation: Shop cleaner Former Occupation: Farmer Third Page: Table A. No.2 (Again #30 on list) Name of Prisoners: Avy. Lauless(exact spelling) Ages when received. 64 years State of Health: Good State of instruction: No education Place of nativity: VA Habits of Life: Temperate Social Relations: Has a family General Remarks: Good Behavior wife died since On the4 back of this photocopy is written in Red. Records of the State of AR Misc. Pub Doc. Roll #1. repo of State Penn. 1858, Augustine remarried Amanda Fetters on Oct 22 1877 in Crawford Co. AR.
Augustine Lawless in 1860 was incarcerated in the AR State Penetentiary for "negro stealing" His wife, unknown, died while he was there. Their children are found with other families in the 1860 Census of Crawford Co. AR. They are Richard b. 1844 Mo. m. Nancy Blair, Kaziah b.1844-48 Mo. m. Marion Roslyn and Austin b. 1848 Alma, Crawford co. AR. and m. to Margaret Ann Wynn.
- 1. William Jackson Lawless b. 1830, MD; d. 05 Jul 1902, Grasshopper Falls, Jefferson, KS 1870.
- 2. Keziah Lawless b. Abt. 1840, MO md. Marion Roslyn 17 Apr 1879, Crawford Co., AR; b. Abt. 1845 md Marion Roslyn
- 3. Richard Cornelius Lollis b. 1 Sep 1843, MO d. 17 March 1914, McCurtain, Haskell Co., OK. md Nancy Blair
- 4. Austin Zack Lollis b. Dec 1844, Alma, Crawford Co., AR d. 4 July 1928, Denoya, Osage Co., OK. md. Margaret Ann Wynn
- 5. Alfred Lawless md Lydia Shaber in 1865 in Dexter, TX.
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Thanks goes to cuzin Celess for helping to add children to Augustine Lawless group. and helping to expand this group
- 6. Temperance Lawless
- 7. Tillmon Lawless
- 8. Alfred Lawless md Lydia Shaber in 1865 in Dexter, TX.
- 9. Wyatt/Wiatt Lawless b. 1795, Amherst Co., VA; d. 19 Apr 1920, Botetourt Co., VA (?) buried Hollins, Roanoke Co., VA married Elizabeth Goodman Candy/ Canady 28 Jan 1830 in Bedford Co., VA. b 1801 in Bedford Co., VA, d 1902 VA.d/o Wm. Pleasant Candy & Sarah F. Rusher
[note: 1850, Botetourt Co., VA Census 50 yrs.]
NOTE: Bedford County Marriage Bonds: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia : ** Jan. 28, 1830; Wiatt Lawless & Elizabeth Canady, dt Pleasant; James Tankesley, Surety.
NOTE: Wyatt moved from Bedford Co., VA to Carvin's Cove, Botetourt Co, VA in 1840s. Indenture made by Wyatt (age c37) 15 May 1832 naming John Goode trustee for the grant of goods to Eliz. Lawless Tankersley (age c47) Bedford Co. VA, May 15, 1832 Wiatt Lawless, Grantor, to John Goode, Trustee for Eliz. Tankinsly, wife of Jas. Tankinsly, sister of Wiatt Lawless, in Amherst Co. (3 cows, walnut table, walnut case, 2 feather beds, bedsteads & furniture, 12 hogs, their increase) The original of this document is in the Bedford Co. courthouse in Bedford, VA. It was seen on 11 Jul 1985.
Father of 9 children, the oldest of whom, Wm. Edw. Lawless 1830-1902, was born only 18 months before the date of this indenture. Later moved with his entire family to Carvin's Cove, Botetourt Co., VA. John Goode, possible member of family for which Goode, a small town about 6 miles east of Bedford City, was named. Wyatt named John trustee again on 25 Jun 1833. Eliz. Tankinsly Eliz. Lawless b. c.1785. Eliz. & Wyatt were only 2 of the children of Richard Lawless b. c.1750 and Eliz. Goodrich b.1765. Eliz. m. Jas. W. Tankersley in Amherst Co., VA, 04 Jan 1812, 20 years before the date of this indenture. Jas. W. Tankersley 1791-1840. b. in Caroline or Rockbridge Co., VA. Jas. & Eliz. had 8 children born between about 1814 and about 1829. Amherst Co. adjacent to Bedford Co. This reference to Amherst Co. was the "breakthrough" which led to Amherst Co. in the first place to discovered Elizabeth's marriage to James, the name of her father Richard Lawless, land on Horsley's Creek, etc.
NOTE: 1850 Botetourt Co., VA Census: Edwin 18 Sarah 16 Richard 12 George 10 Henry 5 Charles 1
- 1. William Edwin Lollis b. 08 Dec 1830, Bedford Co., VA; d. 05 Aug 1902, Whitesville, IN.
- 2. Newton Lawless b. Aft. 1831, Bedford Co., VA.
- 3. Mattie J. Lollis b. Aft. 1831, Bedford Co., VA; m. JAS. DURMAN; b. Bet. 1840 - 1850.
- 4. Edwin Lawless b. 1832, Bedford Co., VA.
- 5. Sarah Frances Lawless b. 1834, Botetourt Co., VA; m. JOHN A. BOARD; b. Abt. 1830
- 6. Richard Lawless b. 1838, Botetourt Co., VA.
- 7. George O. Lawless b. 1840, Botetourt Co., VA; d. Jul 1863, "K.I.A."Gettysburg, PA.
NOTE: Conf. Soldier Pvt. Co. 1/ 24th Inf. Never heard from after Gettysburg - CSA MIA at July 1863 Gettysburg, never heard from after that. Presumed KIA. Sources: -Judy Harris Cunningham, a descendent of George W. Stanley, Sr.-Letter from Martha Elizabeth Goodman of Bedford Co., VA to her nephew Wm. Edw. Lawless, dated 9-3-1863. (Mentions that Geo. Lawless had not been heard of since Gettysburg) -1850 Botetourt Co., VA Census, Western District.
- 8. John A. Lollis b. 24 Jan 1841, Roanoke Co., VA; d. Sep 1898.
- 9.. Mary Susan Lawless b. Abt. 1846, Botetourt, Co. VA; m. Andrew J. Pickering abt. 1869; b. Abt. 1845.
- 10. Henry Bogue Lawless b. 1847, Botetourt, VA; d. 1920, Soldiers Home, Richmond, VA buried Confederate Cem., Richmond,VA md. Elizabeth J. Dillard b. Abt. 1850. note: b. Ref: I.G.I. Confederate Army
- 11. Charles N. Lawless b. 1849, VA.
- 10. Reuben Lawless b. Abt. 1800, Amherst Co., VA. md Nancy Burgess in Rockbridge, Co., VA. born Jun 1802 in Henry Co., VA, died 16 Oct 1873 in Rockbridge Co., VA. d/o John Burgess
NOTE: Reuben Lawless. Born ca. 1760 in VA (possibly Amherst Co.). Died, date and place unknown. The record on Reuben is thin, to say the least. Only two clear references to him have surfaced. He appeared on the Wilkes Co., GA Tax List of 1794 as Reuben Loyalless, the same spelling given the family name by the recorder of his brother James' will in 1790. Also see the material on his father Jas. Lawless, Sr., # 11, for whom he was acting as executor in 1796 in Warren Co., GA. It is possible that he returned to Virginia. The International Genealogical Index at Salt Lake City notes a Reuben Lawless in the Augusta region; he married Nancy Burgess, a common name in Pittsylvania Co., and had a son Reuben on 8 June 1824. The name Reuben may have come from the Taliaferro family. Mary Taliaferro Thornton, the aunt of Dr. John
Taliaferro and of Mary, possible wife of Jas. Lawless, Jr., named a son Reubin ca. 1712/15.
It is interesting that Reuben Lawless could read and write and signed papers for his father Jas. Lawless II as "Reuben Lawless," although his name appears on the Tax List of 1794 for Wilkes Co. as "Reuben Loyalless." Was there a rumor that spread the word about the trial of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. for treason in 1781? The change in name was possibly the doings of the Patriot John Burkhalter, the step father of the Lawless orphans who wanted to save them embarrassment. Yet, oddly enough, the records of the 1805 GA Land Lottery note that some unidentified person filed for the orphans of "Jas. Lawless" of Warren Co.--a "blank." Sarah, "the widow," won a prize. Jas. Lawless owned at least 1,450 acres of land, based on the Tax Digest of 1805 for Warren Co. This land was originally a Revolutionary War bounty property. One tract obviously went to son Jas. Loyless, noted as still a minor, probably because it was finished in 1804 or early 1805 when Jas. Loyless was 20 years of age. The property was on Rocky Comfort Creek. Based on the estate sales of 20 Dec.1792, an additional tract of 700 acres had been given to Wm. Davidson originally; another tract of 640 acres had
been originally granted to Wm. Sawtahill.
- 1. Mary Lawless b. 13 Nov 1826, Rockbridge Co., VA.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 2. Sarah Lawless b. 1828, Rockbridge Co., VA; d. 1830, Rockbridge Co., VA.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I. Fact 2: Child death
- 3. Rebecca Lawless b. 15 Mar 1831, Rockbridge Co., VA.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 4. William Lawless b. 27 Oct 1833, Rockbridge, Co. VA.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 5. Joseph Lawless b. 01 Jul 1840, Rockbridge Co., VA.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 6. Dean Lawless b. 1844, Rockbridge Co., VA; m. Mariam Curry 12 Dec 1869, Rockbridge Co., VA; b. Abt. 1850.Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 11. Bennet Lawless b. 1800, Amherst Co., VA; d. Abt. 1856, Amherst Co., VA married
(1) SARAH in Amherst Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1800 in Amherst Co., VA, and died Bet. 1835 - 1842 in Amherst Co., VA. [4 ch.]
(2) JANE JOHNS was born 1822 in Amherst Co., VA. Monacan Indian
NOTE: Bennet 1850, Amherst Co., VA 50 yrs Farmer Sarah 1850, Not in Census :Jane Johns 1850, Amherst Co., VA 28 yrs Monacan Indian [5 ch.]
NOTE: Bennett Lawless b: c1800 + Jane Johns b: c1822, Wiatt Lawless b. c1844, Henry Lawless b. c1845, Seaton Lawless b. c1847, Elizabeth Lawless b. c1849 + Unknown, Nancy Lawless b. c1825, Frances Lawless b. c1830 d. aft 1880 + Wm. B. Johns b: 19 Feb 1799 d. aft 1880 3 Sidney Johns b. c1862, Eliz. Lawless b. c1834 2 James Lawless c18351850 VA Census: Amherst Co. p. 87 Dwelling 247; Family 247 Lawless, Bennet 50 M Farmer Lawless, Jane 28 F Lawless, Nancy 25 F Lawless, Frances 20 F Lawless, Elizabeth 16 F Lawless, James 15 M Lawless, Wiatt 06 M Lawless, Henry 05 M Lawless, Seaton 03 M Lawless, Elizabeth 01 F Uncertain who the mother is for Eliz. Lawless
On either Richard Lawless death certificate or marriage certificate or perhaps on both his father is listed as unknown. Nancy's father was Bennett Lawless (B. Bet. 1785 - 1800, d Abt. 1856) his wife is unknown. Two of his daughters married into the Johns.
When someone started paying taxes: If it is at age 21, than Bennett Lawless's dob would be Abt. 1788. But the 1850 Census indicates that he was 50 years old. The VA legislature passed a Race Law in 1823, which declared that any child of an Indian, and any descendant of a Negro, up to the great-grandchild, would be counted as a mulatto. This designation was used for all non-whites in VA until after the Civil War.
- 1. SUSAN LAWLESS, b. Abt. 1823, Amherst Co. VA; m. ROBERT MOON, 15 Jun 1858, Amherst Co. VA; b. Abt. 1820.Monacan Indian
- 2. NANCY LAWLESS, b. 1825, Amherst Co., VA; d. Aft. 1854, Amherst Co., VA.
- 3. FRANCES LAWLESS, b. 1830, Amherst Co. VA; d. Aft. 1863, Amherst Co. VA.
- 4. JAS. LAWLESS, b. 1835, Amherst Co. VA.Fact 1: 1850, Amherst Co., VA 15 yrs.
- 5. WIATT LAWLESS, b. 1844, Amherst Co., VA. Fact 1: 1850, Amherst Co., VA 6 yrs.
- 6. HENRY LAWLESS, b. 1845, Amherst Co., VA. Fact 1: 1850, Amherst Co., VA 5 yrs.
- 7. SEATON LAWLESS, b. 1847, Amherst Co., VA. Fact 1: 1850, Amherst Co., VA 3 yrs.
- 8. ELIZ. LAWLESS, b. 1849, Amherst Co., VA.
- 9. JANE LAWLESS, b. 1849, Amherst Co., VA.
- 12. Rosannah Lawless b. 1813, Amherst Co., VA; d. Aft. 1880, Amherst Co., VA; md. (1) Barnett **Moon 31 Oct 1833, Amherst Co., VA; [He was a Monacan Indian] b. Abt. 1800, Amherst Co., VA; d. Abt. 1849, Amherst Co., VA.
(1) John S. Coleman b. Abt. 1800
NOTE: 10/31/1833: Rosannah Lawless md Barnett Moon
Witnesses to the marriage were Daniel F. Christian, Lindsey Coleman, William Adcock and Benjamin Lawless.
04/12/1834 - pg. 150, entry 34: Barnett MOON and wife, Rosannah, sold land back to Lindsey COLEMAN....$300 119 acres. Lines: Samuel WATTS, Edmond WINSTON. Witnesses: Joseph KYLE, Charles MASSIE. J. H. ROBERTS and Jonathan A. STOUT, Justices of the Peace.
1840 Amherst County, Va Census, page 213: Barnett MOON, 40 to 49 years of age 1 female, age 30 to 39, (wife, Rosannah) 2 - males, under age 5 (this would be William, 2 & Gustavis)1 - male, age 5 to 9 (this would be George W.) NEIGHBORS: D. LUCAS J. PHILLIPS J. HEAGAN *B. MOON J. COLEMAN M. BEVERLY A. TERRY
1843: Last land tax entry for Barnett MOON
By Nov. 1849; Rosannah LAWLESS MOON has remarried to John S. COLEMAN. They, along with one of his children, Christian (Female? no, LATER CENSUS RECORDS INDICATE MALE), and all MOON children, are listed on the 1850 census together (household #180).
On later census records, these two children are noted as COLEMAN children. - Immediate Neighbors were: A. Rucker Coleman S. Watts, (John and Rosannah Lawless Moon Coleman) W. Grant F Burch and J. Coleman (same household together) N. Rucher
- 1. George W.Moon btw 1831-1835
- 2. William Moon 1838
- 3. Gustavis Moon 1839
- 4. Nathanie Coleman 1839
- 5. Evastus Coleman 1846
- 6. Lucy Ellen Coleman 1848/49
NOTE:
Information is from the 1850 Census. Some of the surnames listed are members of the Monacan Nation of VA. Lawless, Burch, or they married into the tribe, Coleman, Grant, Moon. There was a Richard Lawless active in Amherst from 1785-1810. He was married twice. We do not know the name of his first wife, and only have two children from his first marriage. His second marriage was to Eliz. Goodrich on 25 June 1785 in Amherst. Four children listed from this marriage. There were possibly more children from this marriage. Therefore, Rosannah Lawless may have been a daughter, it is also possible that Benjamin Lawless could be a son. Rosannah Lawless was born Bet. 1803-1813 in Amherst Co. VA, and died Aft. 1846. She married (1) John S. Coleman. She married (2) Barnett Moon 31 Oct 1833 in Amherst Co, VA. Rosannah: Possible daughter of either Richard Lawless, or William Lawless Children from 1st marriage, and name of husband from second marriage found in 1850 Census.
Barnett/Barnet Moon: There appears a Barnet Moon with the 4th VA. Reg't. Rev. War, Charlotte Co. possibly, 1778, Commander John Brent, who was previously reprimanded for not ordering patriots to clean thier guns. This Barnet Moon was a list of men who were deceased from this Continental Army regiment. First name on 1840 census in Amherst Co., VA as: Barnet. Possibly died in 1849 as his wife and children are with new husband, John S. Coleman. See 1850 census, Amherst Co., VA and LDS record of marriage to John S. Coleman, 1849.
BARNETT MOON: Monacan Indian
- 3. Reuben Lawless b about 1760
- 4. John Lawless b. 1765 Amherst Co., VA; d. Bef. 1812, Elbert Co., GA. married
(1) Sarah Tanner 25 Dec 1786 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1768 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, and died before 1795 in Elbert Co., GA.d/o Matthew Tanner Sr. [note: John & Sarah m. before moving to GA]
(2) Tabitha Rowsey in Elbert Co. GA. She was born 1775 in Amherst Co., VA. d/o John Rowsey 1740-1815 & Mary Foster; [note: 1812, Guardianship to John Rowsey SR]
NOTE: John Lawless. b. c1765 in VA possibly Amherst Co. d. Elbert Co., GA before 1812. m. (1) Sarah Tanner probably in Pittsylvania Co., VA; (2) Tabitha Rowsey, probably in Elbert Co., GA. John Lawless was likely a s/o Jas. Lawless II, although the evidence is circumstantial. He was living at the same location as Jas. Lawless, in the Pittsylvania Co., VA Tax List of 1787. John Lawless sold his Sandy Creek property in 3 transactions from 1797 to 1809 to Daniel Motley. That this was the John Lawless who was living in Elbert Co., GA by the 1790s seems likely. Elbert Co., like Warren Co. where his father died c1796. The impression is that this John Lawless is the one who m. Sarah Tanner Christmas Day 1786. We believe that she was the d/o Matthew Tanner, Sr. whose will of 1809 does not mention her because she predeceased him. Sarah's probable brother Matthew Tanner, Jr. and sisters Betsy, wife of David Caldwell, and Polly, wife of Allen Caldwell, moved to GA. Sarah Tanner Lawless d. in GA, before 1795, after giving John at least one child, Jas. Lawless. John Lawless then married by Feb 1795, Tabitha Rowsey, d/o John Rowsey and Mary Foster, formerly of Amherst and Essex Counties, VA. John Lawless' mother was indeed a Taliaferro and thus the name of their grandson Benjamin Toliver (sometimes Taliaferro) Higginbotham. Following the death of John Lawless, Tabitha m. (2) Phillip Phipps by whom she had 3 more children before her death in 1815. Mrs. Tabitha Rowsey Lawless Phipps died in Elbert Co. ,GA before 14 Sept.
--NOTE: 7/97. "Gatewood" by Gordon Jefferson Gatewood(deceased) The book was loacted at the Texas State Library. His family came after VA was in MO, wagon trained to CA....with the Northcutts and Shacklefords...the whole family except father and 2 sons died on the trip. They get to CA and turned around and came to TX and had a ton of children. **
Children with Sarah:
- 1. John Lawless b. 1787, GA; d. Abt. 1845, in Troup Co., GA. married Catherine Jeter 1825 in Elbert/Troup Co. GA. d/o Barnett Jeter - Troop Co., GA.[1880 Brazos Co. Census her parents were both born in VA.] She was born 1810 in Troup Co., GA, and died 31 Jan 1906 in Bryan Co., TX.
NOTE: John Lawless died 1845 or thereabouts as L/A were issued to William Lawless in Hall county, Ga 1-11-1846. The John Lawless[Lawlis] whose children married into the Pirkle family was dead by 1812 when guardianship was granted to John Rowsey Sr.for two of his daughters [Betsy and Tabitha] in Elbert county,Ga.
Using the above information I think that the John Lawless I am interested in is the one who married Sarah Tanner.**
NOTE:
Jas. Lawless b. c1787, Pittsylvania Co., VA. The only record of him to surface shows that he received in 1831 from the estate of his father in law Barnett Jeter the legacy of his wife Cath. On 14 Feb. 1747 Wm. Jeter sued successfully Jas. Lawless II, the presumed gf of this Jas. Lawless, on a debt. Wm. Jeter (bef 1711-1796), who d. in Edgefield Co., S.C., was the brother of Samuel Jeter 1714-1795, whose son Barnett Jeter moved to Elbert Co., Ga. where he d. Nov. 6 1826. Among his legatees was Thos. Stribling, kinsman of Dr. John Taliaferro whose wife Mary was the sister of Sarah Hardin who married Jas. Lawless' son Jas. Lawless, Jr. As noted above, another legatee was his Dau. Cath. who m. Jas. Lawless, son of John Lawless, probable brother of Jas. Lawless III and son of the Jas. Lawless II. Spouse: Cath. Jeter. m. c1820, Elbert Co.,GA.1. John Lawless was born 1805 in GA, and died bef 1845 in GA.
- 1. William G. Lawless b. 14 Dec 1822, Troup Co., GA; d. 23 Apr 1904, Kurten, Brazos Co., Texas. married Mahala McGhee Aug 31 1852 in Greene Co., AL, d/o Jonathan McGee and Sarah Wedgeworth
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- 1. Mary Ann "Georgia?" Lawless b. Abt. 1854, Alabama.
- 2. Allie Estelle Lawless b. May 30, 1856, Alabama; d. Aug 20, 1935; md. (1) __ Keith (2) Elbert Ruthlin Lloyd Dec 25, 1890.
- 3. John H. Lawless b. Abt. 1858, Alabama.
- 4. Sylvester C. Lawless b. Nov 26, 1859, Alabama d. Jan 31, 1906; m. Margie Lenora Gilpin
- 5. Ada N. Lawless b. Abt. 1863, Alabama.
- 6. William Lee Lawless b. July 09, 1868; d. August 15, 1884.
- 7. Walter Rhodes Lawless b. April 09, 1870, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL; d. Dec 8, 1949, Kurten, Brazos Co, Texas married (1) Lily Sheppard (2) Nora Ann Lloyd March 05, 1905 in Texas, d/o Elbert Lloyd and Martha Turner.
- 1. Minnie Lawless , b. Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; m. ? Prichet
- 2. John William Lawless, b. June 04, 1895, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; d. December 23, 1958; m. MYRTIE AKIN.
- 3. Walter Marvin Lawless, b. December 06, 1905, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; d. May 04, 1996, Houston, Harris Co, TX; m. Mildred Lucy
- 4.. Wallace Ervin Lawless, b. January 01, 1908, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; d. August 31, 1997; m. AMY RUTH BROUSSARD.
- 5. Elmo Ellington Lawless, b. May 06, 1912, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; d. November 17, 1913, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX.
- 6. Lindsey Lee Lawless, b. July 05, 1914, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; d. December 08, 1982, Baytown, Harris Co, TX. married Phalba Lee Godwin January 30, 1935, d/o James Godwin and Jane O'Neal.
- 1. Carole Ann Lawless married Ernest Clayton Chastain s/o Earnest Chastain and Jackie Tyler
- 1. Benjamin Clayton Chastain
- 2. Cheryl Kay Chastain
- 3. Leona Rae Chastain
- 2. Robert Lee Lawless.
- 3. Rodney Lee Lawless md (1) Linda Louise Burchard (2) Sandra Faye Dolgener
- 4. Pamela Jean Lawless b. June 12, 1954, Baytown, Harris Co, TX; d. May 29, 1983, Baytown, Harris Co, TX md. (1) Steven Douglas Tomlinson (2) Michael Arnold Sellers
- 7. Ella Earline Lawless b. October 08, 1915, Kurten, Brazos Co, TX; m. Art Wren 1961, Houston, Harris Co, TX.
- 2. Elizabeth A. Lawless b. 1826, Troup Co., GA.
- 3. Sarah Lawless b. 1828, Troup Co., GA.
- 4. John Lawless JR b. 1829, Troup Co., GA; d. Brenham, TX.
- 5. Nancy Lawless b. 1831, Troup Co., GA.
- 6. James Lawless b. 1834, Troup Co., GA
NOTE: On 1880 Census of Brazos County, Texas Dist. 16, Brazos, Co., TX James 45,[Farming & Skete firing, could not read] William 18 w/m Farmlaborer nephew Tex,Ga., Tenn; Katie 16 w/f niece at school Tx., Ga., Tenn; Lawless, Katie S. w/f Feb. 1863 37 years old niece; Lawless, Sarah K. w/f 56 Tx Niece; Lawless, Sidney w/m 25 Tx great nephew
- 7. Sylvester M. Lawless b. 1836, Troup Co., GA. md. Lucy E. ___
NOTE: 1880 Brazos Co census pg 244 .**
- 1. Thomas H. Lawless
- 2. James M. Lawless
- 3. Henry H. Lawless
- 4. Ida Lee Lawless
- 8. Lucious Lawless b. 1838, Troup Co., GA. married Sallie ___ She was born Abt. 1840.
- 1. William Jackson Lawless b. 1861.
- 2. Kate Lawless b. 1863.
- 3. Lula Lawless b. 1870.
- 9. Henry Lawless b. 1840, Troup Co., GA; d. District 16, Brazos, TX 1880.
Fact 1: 1880, Dist. 16, Brazos, Co., TX 36 yrsFact 2: 1880, Farmer
- 10. Thomas D. Lawless b. 1840, Troup Co., GA..
- 11. Joseph Warren lawless b. 25 Sep 1842, Troup Co., GA; d. 06 Jan 1906, Lott Falls, TX.
- 12. Shady Ann Lawless b. 1844, Troup Co., GA; d. 29 Jan 1929, Brazos Co., TX.
NOTE: 1900 Brazos Co., Texas Census Lawless, Shady Ann w/f Aug. 1845 45 years old: 1920 Census Dist. 16, Brazos Co., Texas Shady A. Lawless w/f 70
He and Tabitha had 8 children.
NOTE: John Upshaw was the brother of Nancy Upshaw who married ancestor Beverly Greenwood, grandfather of Mary Word Greenwood who married Redding Jefferson Loyless
Children with Tabitha
- 2. Mary "Polly" Foster Lawless b. 24 Nov 1795, Elbert Co., GA; d. 1874, Noxubee Co., MS buried Lloyd Cem., Noxubee Co., MS; md. 1st Lieut. Benjamin Graves Higginbotham, 2 Jan 1812, Elbert Co., GA; b. 17 Feb 1788, Wilkes Co., GA; d. 23 Apr 1862, Noxubee, Co., MS. s/o Benjamin Higginbotham & Mary Gatewood buried Lloyd Cem. Noxubee Co.
NOTE: Lt. Benjamin Graves Higginbotham: War Of 1812 Res: Amherst Co. VA & Elbert Co. GA & Noxubee Co. MS
He served under Jackson as First Lieutenant in the War of 1812. He left Elbert Co. & Settled for a time in AL, where several of their children were born. In 1837, they moved to MS & settled in the SW part of Noxubee Co. (info on this family from J. Higginbotham of Hunting park, CA). He volunteered in War of 1812 at Elbert Co. Court House 1 Aug 1813 for 6 mo. After serving 3 mos., he was honorably discharged 1 Nov 1813 at Camp Hope. He was chiefly employed in building of the forts, in Capt. Carter's Co., commanded by Gen. Floyd, GA Militia.
Concerning his Higginbotham, Penn, Graves, and Gatewood antecedents in VA, see the material on Dr. John Taliaferro. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, as was his kinsman back in Amherst Co., VA, Lt. Geo. Washington Higginbotham, in whose command was Leland Lawless, son of Richard Lawless, who was quite possibly the son of Henry Lawless, brother of Jas. Lawless II, the presumed grandfather of Benjamin Graves Higginbotham's wife. His father Benjamin Higginbotham and his wife's grandfather John Rowsey last appear in the VA Census records in 1783. Benjamin bought his first 450 acres in Wilkes Co., GA on 28 Nov 1686, while John Rowsey bought on 2 August 1791 half of a 400-acre grant to Nicholas Tuttle the other half being sold to John Greenwood on 2 July 1796. See Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. III, Records of Elbert County, pp. 166, 211. This John Greenwood was the great-uncle of Mary Word Greenwood who married Redding Jefferson Loyless
They had 8 children: **
- 1. Benjamin Toliver Higginbotham
- 2. John Lawless Higginbotham
- 3. Mary Gatewood Higginbotham
- 4. Harriet Elizabeth Higginbotham
- 5. Sarah Ann Higginbotham
- 6. James Larkin Higginbotham
- 7. Richard Wylie Higginbotham
- 8. Tabitha Higginbotham
- 3. Elizabeth Lawless Born 14 February 1798 in Elbert County, Georgia. Married William Richards, 05 Mar 1825, GA; b. Abt. 1798, Elbert Co, GA.
- 4. Tabitha Lawless b. 12 April 1800 in Elbert Co., GA. d. 22 Sep 1860.in Bienville Parish, LA m. John Upshaw on 2 April 1818 in Elbert Co., GA. John Upshaw was born ca 1799 in Elbert Co., GA and d. in Bienville Parish, LA after 1850. s/o Forrest Upshaw & Ann Falkner **
- Their children: **
James Upshaw, Catherine "Kate" Upshaw, Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Upshaw, Mary Upshaw, Emily J. Upshaw, Thomas Allen Upshaw
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- 5. MICHAEL LAWLESS, b. abt 1768 Amherst Co., VA.
NOTE: Michael Lawless. b. c1768, possibly in Amherst Co., VA. VA Heads of Families (1785) shows James Lawless, probably # 11, with a dwelling and one other building; Michael Lawless has no dwelling but "one other building" which was probably Mike Lawless's cabin that a survey of the Fall Creek property in Pittsylvania Co. (1794) mentions as abandoned. He may have moved with his father to NC where the Census of 1787 notes a Michael Lawless with a household of 3 in Surry Co. on the list prepared by Dr. John Taliaferro. Thereafter, he disappears from view, unless he was the Michael Lawless that moved to SC. Sarah Lawless (?). The claim is made by some researchers that a Sarah Loyless married Thos. Neal who was living in Warren Co., GA by the 1790s. It is true that a Mrs. Thomas Neal signed the appraisal of the estate of Jas. Lawless, # 19, in 1792. Because the recorder of his deathbed oral will in 1790 had mistakenly listed "son Sarah [sic]" and referred to him as "Loyalless," some descendants of Thos. Neal have supposed that this James indeed had a daughter "Sarah Loyless." The claim is obviously wrong, as Jas. Lawless could not possibly have been the father of a woman who was to have documented grand children by 1801. Thos. Neal was the father of Mary Neal who married Sterling Gardiner (1762-1842) of Halifax Co.,, VA and Warren Co., GA. Their first son John Gardiner was born in Warren Co. 7 Nov. 1801. It is entirely possible, however, that she was a sister of Jas. Lawless.
- 2. Henry Lawless b. Abt. 1705 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA d: 14 May 1757 in Augusta Co., VA ; Killed by Indians
NOTE: COURT RECORDS AND LAND GRANTS 1757, Vol. II, pg. 511 1757 Feb. 6 children of Jacob Peters, at South Branch, prisoner, 1 escaped. March, Wm. Bradshaw and son, at Craig's Creek, prisoner. May 14th, And. Arnold, at Jackson River, killed; Henry Lawless at Jackson
NOTE: Henry Lawless. Born c1715 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA. Died in Augusta Co., VA on 14 May 1757. Married probably, the name of his wife unknown. Henry Lawless appears in the records of Caroline Co. for the first time in 1743 when he had to be in court because his slave Phill was being tried, was found guilty, and sentenced to death for burning the residence and various other buildings belonging to Thos. Emerson. Present were Eliz. Lawless (probably his mother), Geo. Hoomes (noted in his dealings with Henry's purported brother Jas. Lawless II) and John Taliaferro (1687-1744), the uncle of Dr. John Taliaferro who was to marry Mary Hardin, the sister in law of Henry Lawless's presumed nephew, Jas. Lawless III. Henry Lawless was ordered by the court on 13 Dec 1745 to pay Benjamin Lawless 125 pounds of tobacco for his attendance for 5 days at a trial to give evidence against the plaintiff Edw. Crowley who, like Benjamin, may have subsequently moved to Pittsylvania Co. where Crowleys abounded; Wm. Jeter gave evidence against Henry in this case of trespass. Wm. Jeter is noted in association with Jas. Lawless II whose purported grandson Jas. Lawless m. Wm. Jeter's grandniece Cath. in GA. On 14 June 1746, Jas. Lawless II acknowledged "his deeds and lease and release" to Henry Lawless.
 
Above is a photo from the state park around Barbourville, KY where a replica of Thomas Walker's first house was. A stone has been erected showing the party names. In the history of the Cumberland Gap, little is said about the second Gap that get you over the next set of mountains. Middlesboro and Pineville are set in a bit of a valley between the two. I have climbed to the top of one side of this other gap and there is a bronze marker with all the party names, including Henry Lawless. The path is just a dirt road that needs 4 wheel drive. It wasn't until I was halfway up that it occurred to me that I might encounter rattlesnakes! I haven't located the pictures I took there yet, but it is a scenic view overlooking a golf course now. (LOL) The second photo shows the path the Walker team took based on Walker's journal. (submitted by michele perry )
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Henry Lawless was a member of the famous expedition of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715-1794) in 1750 through the Cumberland Gap to explore KY. This safari is said to have discovered the Lawless River Valley. The Jas. Walker with land adjacent to the Clay, Wilson, and Lawless property in the Fall Creek region of Pittsylvania Co. is reputed to have been a son of Dr. Walker. On the expedition of 1750 were also Wm. Tomlinson, Ambrose Powell, John Hughes, and Colby Chew. Ambrose Powell was probably from the Powell Family of Port Royal where Michael Lawless, possibly Henry's uncle, added to his land in 1713. The last mention of Henry Lawless in the Caroline records was on 14 Sept 1750 when the court took notice that he had acknowledged his deed and indented to Thos. Samuel. See the material on Michael Lawless, the purported brother of Henry, for more on the Samuel family. Henry undoubtedly played a role in the removal of the Lawlesses, Taliaferros, Hardins, and Lynches westward just after King George's War (1740-1748) but before the French and Indian War (1754-1756).
Henry was evidently living in Augusta Co. and producing tobacco there by the time Dr. Walker became the governor of this vast frontier wilderness in 1752. Following the devastation wrought by the Indians on the white settlements in the Roanoke River region, Colby Chew was again with Henry Lawless in 1756 in the retaliatory expedition to the Sandy Creek region where Benjamin Lawless, Sr., had acquired his first Halifax (later Pittsylvania) property the previous year. Chew's family was linked with the Carters and Taliaferros of Caroline and Spotsylvania Counties.Indians killed Henry Lawless in a battle on 14 May 1757 in Augusta Co. on the Jackson River some 30 miles west of what is now Lexington and l5 miles west of the current boundary of Rockbridge Co.. He evidently died intestate. Nothing about his estate has surfaced in the Halifax (or Pittsylvania) records, although the Halifax court orders, deeds, and estate records, including loose papers, need to be examined. The administrator of his estate was Adam Dickinson, undoubtedly from the Dickinson Family of Caroline and perhaps with relatives among the Dickinsons of Pittsylvania and its offspring Patrick Co.. In the administration of his estate, about half of Henry's indebtedness of just over 27 pounds was to Dr. Thos. Walker. It is possible that he had a son Richard in Amherst Co., VA.
- 1. Richard Lawless b. Abt. 1740.
- 3. William (L) Lawless b. 1710, Essex, Caroline Co., VA; d. Abt. Oct 1777, VA. SEE BELOW
- 4. Michael Lawless b. Bet. 1715 - 1720 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA, m. Margaret ___
NOTE: Of the three Michaels in Essex Caroline during the first half of the 18th century, the other two being clearly father and son , this Michael engaged in behavior similar to that of Benjamin Lawless. He was sued for assault and battery by Matthew Giles in 1736 and twice, by Jas. Boulware & Jas. Baxter, in 1741. This same Michael Lawless was undoubtedly the one found with Benjamin Lawless, # 10, on the Tithable List of Lunenburg, 1748-1751.
Michael joined the Lunenburg militia on 25 July 1757, shortly after Henry Lawless was killed by Indians in Augusta Co. the recruiting certificate was sent to John Cox who was later a prominent official of Pittsylvania Co.]. For more on the Cox family, see the material on Michael's purported uncle Wm. Lawless, # 7. Thereafter he disappears from view, unless he was the one found later in Laurens Co., SC where on 5 June 1784, a Michael Lawless was the witness to a deed of gift by Micajah Hendrix, "planter of Pittsylvania Co. and Parish of Camden. The Laurens Co. Census of 1810 lists a widow Margaret Lawless "over 45 years" of age but could, of course, have been much older than 45. In nearby Pendleton District was a Henry Lawless, 45 years of age,but perhaps closer to 45 than 26, as he had 11 children. Asa Lawless, also listed in the same age bracket, had 6 children. Living by 1850-60 in Anderson Co., SC that had been a part of Pendleton were Asa, Azariah, David, Essey, Henry, James, Michael, and William.
- 5. Benjamin Lawless b. 1725 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA, d: 1798 in Pittsylvania Co., VA md. Mary/Margaret ____. She was born 1730.
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NOTE: 1791, Amherst Co. VA Census
NOTE: Benjamin Lawless, Sr. Born c1720/25 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA. d in Pittsylvania Co., VA ca. 1798. Married Mary. Benjamin Lawless first appears in the few surviving Caroline records in Dec 1745 when he demonstrated his volatile and unpredictable nature. He was at court in the case of Edw. Crowley against his purported brother Henry Lawless, # 8. The court ordered Henry to pay Benjamin for his attendance as a witness. Benjamin also had to answer for his own misbehavior; placed in the custody of the sheriff, Benjamin must pay a 1 year peace bond. Benjamin appears in the Caroline records only one other time; on 6 Oct 1747, the court ordered him to pay the balance of a debt. Thereafter, he appears to have left for the frontier. Benjamin and his purported brother Michael Lawless, # 9, appeared on the List of Tithables for old Lunenburg between 1748 and 1751, undoubtedly in an area where Halifax was soon to be created (Landon C. Bell, Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg Co., VA. 1746-1816 (Richmond, 1930). Benjamin Lawless, Sr. made his first acquisitions, in what was to be Pittsylvania, from 1755 to 1762: (1) on the ridge between the heads of the North Fork of Birches Creek and the Southern branch of Sandy Creek about l0 miles NNE of what is now Danville. (Noteworthy is the simultaneous entry in 1755 of Samuel Harris whose land abutted that of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. and who ordered the transfer of 400 acres to Wm. Lynch in l765. Other neighbors included Thos. Burgess, Wm. Lynch, and Matthew Tanner. Note the marriage of the Lawless kinswoman Judith Hardin to a Burgess. Wm. Lynch was probably her uncle. Also see the marriage of Benjamin's presumed nephew John Lawless (# 22, son of Jas. Lawless II, # 11) to a d/o Matthew Tanner. (2) the Fall Creek region, including Lawless Creek, to which a deed of the 1770's referred as Ben's fork of Fall Creek his neighbors including John Wilson who married Eliz. Hardin. Ben's Fork Lawless Creek can still be found on co. maps at the northeast corner of the city of Danville. (3) the long branch of Cane Creek about four miles east of Danville.
Of the 1,600 acres which Benjamin Lawless added in 1762, 800 abutted the property claimed at the same time by Henry Hardin whose daughter Sarah married Benjamin's purported nephew Jas. Lawless III, # 19. By 1772, Benjamin Lawless, Sr. had accumulated 8,000 acres in these locations and on the South Fork of Beaver Creek which was some 2 to 3 miles west of what is now Chatham, the co. seat. The identity of his wife Mary is indicated on several land transactions, although her maiden name is unknown. The prominent Theophilus Lacey became a neighbor in June 1772 when he acquired 1,600 acres abutting the property of Benjamin Lawless, Wm. Lynch, and Wm. Gwinn in the Sandy Creek area; Lacey's overseer was Mark Hardin, son of Henry Hardin and Judith Lynch Hardin and brother of Sarah Hardin Lawless, wife of Jas. Lawless III. Thos. Burgess added 1,000 acres abutting the land of Benjamin Loyless the Burgess property originally surveyed for Jas. Walker, possibly a son of Dr. Thomas Walker noted in conjunction with Benjamin Lawless' purported brother Henry, # 8. All the while, Benjamin Lawless continued to demonstrate the volatile temperament already observed in Caroline. He was in numerous law suits with his neighbors. He was charged several times with assault and battery in the Halifax Co. court before Pittsylvania was established. In 1769, he had to pay a one-year peace bond of ten pounds for "insulting the [Pittsylvania County] court;" after the charges brought by Camden Parish in 1778 against him, the Commonwealth of VA fined him for drunkenness. Later that same year the court remanded him to prison on a charge of theft; Wm. Lynch and Benjamin Lawless, Jr., # 15, had to post bonds to assure their appearance during the trial as witnesses. In 1781, Benjamin was found not guilty of stealing 3 blacks.
Then came the imprisonment ordered by the Commonwealth of VA for treason in July 1781. The charges were evidently dropped after the War for Independence, as he would soon be back in court with various civil suits. Although he had once owned considerable property, he died almost penniless ca. 1798; his estate consisted of one mare valued at 9 pounds that sold in time for 13 pounds 11 shillings. Benjamin's apparent brother Jas. Lawless II, 11, evidently had little trouble with the governing Patriot authorities until after Benjamin's trial for treason. He and his son Jas. III, # 19, the Hardins, Lynchs, and Taliaferros took an oath of allegiance in 1777 to the American movement, as did Benjamin Lawless, Jr.; but not Benjamin, Sr. Jas. Lawless II and III may have been eventually stigmatized as a consequence of the arrest of Benjamin, Sr. for treason. As noted in the material on them, both had to post their peace bonds in 1786 and soon moved south. The imprisonment of Benjamin, Sr. for treason may have resulted from a Tory uprising in Pittsylvania during the fall of 1780, but the full story about it will probably never be told because, in subsequent years, the records were expunged of all evidence that could have tarnished permanently the reputations of some of Pittsylvania's leading families. The uprising may have been planned to coincide with the advance of Lord Cornwallis to the Dan River and to a point no more than 10 miles from the Lawless property. Several historians have commented about the great turmoil of 1780/81 a regional civil war between the Loyalists and Patriots that spread from Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties northward to Bedford, Charlotte, Prince Edward, and Amherst Counties. Even members of the same family were frequently on opposite sides.
Two of the most noteworthy encountes between the Patriots and Loyalists occurred on Kettle Creek in Wilkes Co. and on Brier Creek in an area that became a part of Warren Co in 1793. Was there a rumor mill in the "upcountry" from Va to northern Ga a region so integrated socially and culturally that Professor Carl Bridenbaugh treats it more or less as a separate, fourteenth colony? If so the stigma may explain the "Loyalless", written by the recorder in bequest in 1790 of Jas. Loyalles, Jr., who could not have known of the mistakes because he could not read or write or even sign his own name. Incidently, Reuben Lawless could sign his name as such in administering the estate of his father but appears on the 1794 tax list of Wilkes Co as "Reuben Loyalless". In any case , perhaps the step father, John Burkhalter, from a notable German family of Patriots in GA, decided on the name Loyless for James, Henry, and Lucy to save them embarrassment. The real explanation may be simpler. A correspondent who descends from Augustine Lawless, writes that several generation back a KY ancestor going into politics decided Lawlace might look better to the public than Lawless. However a linguistics Professor has suggested that the Lawlesses who where newcomers to GA may still have had such heavy Irish accents that their pronunciation of their names would then have come across to any co. recorder or official much like the English sounding "Loyalless".
- 1. Richard Lawless b. 1756.
- 2. William Lawless b. 1756, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 1824, Monongalia Co., W VA. married
(1) Esther Cole b. abt. 1775. d/o Coverdale & Sophia Poynter Cole [1 ch.]
(2) Charolette Cole 29 Nov 1797 in Monongalia Co., W VA. d/o Coverdale & Sophia Poynter Cole. She was born Abt. 1772 in DE, and died 21 Mar 1856 in Monongalia Co., W VA.
NOTE: 1810, Amherst Co. with Richard
NOTE: In Honor of The Amherst Co., Unit of Native and African American Rev. War. Soldiers Who Marched To Yorktown June 21, 1781 Lannum, Benedict; Lavender, Allen, Charles Sr., Charles Jr., & William; Lawless, Richard; Lawson, William; Lee, Francis & Richard; Leek, (Leak).
NOTE: Monongalia Co. West VA Wills - Charlotte was bequeathed money in Coverdale Cole's will but not called a dau. Will of Coverdill Cole: In the name of God Amen, I Coverdill Cole of Monongalia Co. and State of VA, being weak in body but of sound & perfect mind and memory (Blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say, first i give and bequeath unto my Beloved Wife Sophia Cole all the plantation whereon i now live Excepting 26 acres which I leave to my daughter Esther Poynter to make out her hundred acres Beginning at a Red Oak Bounder Cornering with Joseph Cole and Runing thence with said line to a white oak on Dawsons line Corner thence along the said Dawsons line to a white oak Corner now fallen down from thence along Caleb Hurleys line thence up a point to two white oak Bounders Caleb Hurleys and my own thence across to the Begining if there should be to much to make the aforesaid 26 acres the balance must be left out next to the home plantation (the said Sophia Cole is to have and to hold the above mentioned plantation in peace and quietness during her natural life) and then to be Joseph Coles to have and to hold peaceable possession him his heirs or assigns forever) But the said place shall be valued first and the said Jos. Cole shall pay one third of the valuation to my 2 Daughters to be Equally Divided Between them Elizabeth Davis & Esther Poynter I further give and Devise to my Eldest son Hynson Cole his heirs or assigns all that tract of land whereon Henry Pride now lives and the said Hynson Cole must pay Charlotte Lollis thirty five Dollars in trade to be paid in Twelve months after my decease and Lastly as to all the rest Residue and Remainder of my Personal Estate goods and chattels of what kind and nature so ever I give and Bequeath the same to my said Belve'd wife S. Cole and she the sd. Sophia Cole must pay my son William Cole the sum of fifty dollars in 12 months after my deceast and she the said S. C. must pay all just debts against my Estate and I also appoint the above mentioned Hynson Cole my sole Executor of this my last will and
Testament.
- 1. Ruth Lawless b. Abt. 1796, DE; md. James Berry Monongalia Co., W VA; b. Abt. 1795.
NOTE:: Illigitimate dau. of Wm. Lawless and Esther Cole
- 2. __ Lawless b. Aft. 1797; d. Bef. 1880 md Ellen N ____. She was born 1796 in Monongalia Co., W VA, and died 19 Mar 1888 in Monongalia Co., W VA.
NOTE: Ellen: Deeds Monon Co OS9:476]. [Deeds of Monon Co 1:79] unmarried
NOTE: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, WV 84 yrs
- 1. William A. Lawless b. 1835, W VA d. 2 Mar 1920, Monongalia Co., W VA. married LYDIA STOKER. She was born 1840 in W VA, and died 25 Feb 1920 in Monongalia Co., W VA.
NOTE: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, WV William 45 Lydia 40 Charles 10 Thomas 5
- 1. SAMANTHA LAWLESS, b. 1866, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. 1909.
- 2. CHARLES LAWLESS, b. 1870, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. 1909
- 3. THOMAS LAWLESS, b. 1875, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. 1909.
- 3. Eleanor Lawless b. Aft. 1797, Mongolia Co., WVA; d. 19 Mar 1888, Mongolia Co., WVA.
- 4. James B. Lawless b. Aft. 1797, Monongalia Co., W VA. md Zana Bell b btw.1809 - 1810 in Monongalia, Co., W VA.
NOTE: Deeds - Monongalia Co.NOTE: of Cass District
- 1. Sarah A. Lawless b. Bet. 1830 - 1831, Monongalia Co., W VA.
- 2. Alcinda H. Lawless b. Bet. 1840 - 1841, Monongalia Co., W VA.
- 5. William A. Lawless b. 1806, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Jul 1889, Monongalia Co., W VA. md Berthena Shackelford b btw, 1815 - 1819 in Cass Dist, Mongolia Co., W VA, and died Nov 1865 in Monongalia Co., W VA.d/o John Shackleford & Nancy _
NOTE: William: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, W VA 74 yrs
NOTE: WM. LAWLESS (c1804-1889)
NOTE: BERTHENA (July 1815 or 1819 - 18 Nov 1865), wife of William Lawless/Lawlis (1804 or 1809 - 1889) was Dau. of John and Nancy Shackelford according to her Monongalia Co., WV death rec. (1:34), but some descendants say she was "a Wright". William and Berthena Lawless lived in Cass Dist., Monongalia Co. They married about 1833, but no County marriage Record or mrg. Bond.Possible parents of Berthena were the John (b. ca. 1780, d. by Aug. 1845) and Nancy (b. ?, d. ?) Shackleford who owned land on Ice's Run of lower Buffalo Ck., present-day Marion Co., (West) VA. John bought this in 1830 from Charles & Elizabeth Conaway (recorded in Monongalia Co. Deeds Old Series 10:441).
Have found no Probate record for John. Only known evidence of who John and Nancy's children were is land sale by Susanna & Thornton Billingsley (her husband) and Sarah Shackelford, their 2/3 right to the land that John Shackelford had bought in 1830, sold to Ambrose Shackelford. Berthena is not mentioned. Ambrose Shackelford sold about 97 acres of this to Francis M. McCray in 1862 (Marion Co. Deeds 11:499), and the rest was sold by Ambrose, John S., and Rebecca J. Shackleford to Joseph M. Fleming in 1895 (Marion Co. Deeds 68:248); Edgar Ice was an adjacent land owner.
The only Marriage Bond mentioning a daughter of any John Shackleford was dated 5 May 1827 in Monongalia Co., regarding the marriage intended between Lucinda, Dau. of John Shackelford, and Nathan Miller -- but the bride's surety was one French Rogers rather than her father. The marriage between Susannah Shackleford and Thornton Billingsley on 16 June 1840 by Rev. Benj. F. Sedgwick was recorded in Monongalia Co. (A:72). A marker for a Susanna Billingsley (1821-1851) is in a Shackleford family cemetery near Barrackville, Paw Paw Dist., Marion Co., near Ice's Run.
Other markers here were for James? Shackleford (1765-1815) (Revolutionary War marker) and S. Shackleford (1767-1815). Ambrose Shackelford (ca. 1802 - 188?) is said in a County History to have married one Mary Hamilton. This account says Ambrose was a native of Culpeper Co., VA, and came at age 12 with his parents to Barrackville. The 1880 Census enumeration for Marion Co. states that Mary A., wife of Ambrose Shackelford, d. 16 May 1880. The Co. History account does not give his parents' names.
Some descendants of Berthena (Shackleford?) and Wm. Lawless say that one of their daughters had ancestry. One version confuses the state of DE (which Wm. Lawless' mother came from to Monongalia Co. in 1796) with Delaware ancestry. Another version states that Berthena was of a Pottawatomi band that migrated from Canada.
The John Shackleford, father to Ambrose & Susannah (Thornton) was married to a Sarah, I have this John's death as Abt 1842. Sarah could be his widow or a single Dau still at home. There was a William Lawless marriage bond issued in Monongalia Co., to Lawless, William & Cole, Charlotte, 29 November 1797, could these be the parents of the William Lawless who married Berthena Shackleford???
There was a Jas. Shackleford in the Amer. Rev War that was stationed at Fort Prickett and remained in Marion co., VA/WV, but I have never been able to locate him after that, I bet there is a connect with this John and James. John Shackleford was father to Ambrose & Susannah (Thornton) was married to a Sarah, John's death is Abt 1842. Sarah could be his widow or a single Dau still at home. **Maybe Sarah was a 2nd wife; these folks have left practically no records in Monongalia and Marion Co. The tax assessor believed John was living at the time of the assessment for 1845 real estate tax.
There was a Wm. Lawless marriage bond issued in Monongalia Co., to Lawless, Wm.& Cole, Charlotte, 29 November 1797, could these be the parents of the Wm. Lawless who married Berthena Shackleford ?? **Definitely yes. While Charlotte (Cole), the mother, is another puzzle, her origins are unlikely to be related to my problem with Berthena. I know where was a Jas. Shackleford in the Amer. Rev War that was stationed at Fort Prickett and remained in Marion co., VA/WV, but I have never been able to locate him after that, I bet there is a connect with this John and Jas.
Jas. at Ft. Prickett didn't leave much record-type data either. There were several family groups in this area with this surname, and I have found nothing connecting them. The more or less accurate published histories of the area focus on the most famous person with this surname, the Rev. Joseph Shackelford, minister in a split-off of the Episcopal Church. I have found no connection in his family with Berthena.
Judy Mar 7, 1999 Acquired from the National Archives and Records Administration's index to the Gion Miller list of persons who applied for land under US Treaties with the Cherokees.
- 1. Matilda Lawless b. 1836, W VA. NOTE: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, W VA 44 yrs
- 2. John Lawless b. Abt. 1838, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 31 Mar 1912, Marion Co., W VA. married (1) EUNICE ROLLINS. She was born 14 Jun 1845 in Taylor Co., W VA, and died 18 Jul 1866 in Philippi, W VA. He married (2) ARSULA KATHERINE COLE 24 Jan 1867 in Mt. Morris, PA. She was born abt. Jul 1844 in Monongalia Co., W VA, and died Jan 1936 in Marion Co., W VA.
NOTE: Abt. 1867, To Marion Co.
- 1. NANCY CORDELIA LAWLESS, b. Bet. 1867 - 1868, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 21 Apr 1938, Marion Co., W VA; m. RICHARD GALLUCIA MOORE, 24 Feb 1886; b. Abt. 1865.
- 2. ELIZ. B. LAWLESS, b. 14 Feb 1871, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 10 Sep 1878, Marion Co., W VA. Fact 1: unmarried
- 3. EMARETTE LAWLESS, b. Bet. 1872 - 1873, Marion Co., W VA; d. 19 Aug 1907, Marion Co., W VA.
- 4. CHARLES F. LAWLESS, b. 3 Jul 1875, Marion Co., W VA
- 5. HANNAH JANE LAWLESS, b. 03 Jan 1877, Marion Co., W VA; d. 02 May 1896, Marion Co., W VA.: unmarried
- 6. RACHEL MAY LAWLESS, b. 13 Apr 1879, Marion Co., W VA; d. Abt. Sep 1939, Mannington, Marion, W VA 1880; m. HOWARD WILLIAMS; b. Abt. 1875.
- 7. WM. COLE LAWLESS, b. 26 Mar 1882, Marion Co., W VA; d. 11 Nov 1932, Mannington Dist., Marion Co., W VA.
- 8. DAVID B. LAWLESS, b. Abt. 30 Jul 1884, Marion Co., W VA; d. 25 Jul 1939.
- 9. LESLIE N. LAWLESS, b. Abt. 23 Feb 1888, Marion Co., W VA; d. 10 Feb 1891, Marion Co., W VA.: Infant death
- 3. Job Lawless b. 1841, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 28 Apr 1907, Cass, Monongalia, W VA married AMANDA JANE ___ She was born 1846 in W VA, and died Aft. 1880 in Cass, Monongalia, W VA 1880.
NOTE: Job LAWLIS Household Birth <1841> Birthplace WV Age 39 Farmer Head of Household Job LAWLIS Relation Self Father's Birthplace WV Mother's Birthplace WV
1870 Census: WEST VIRGINIA > MONONGALIA > CASS TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1694 Page: 281
1880 Census: Job 39 , Farmer, Amanda Jane 34 ,George E 11 ,Frances B 10 ,Cora E 8 ,William M 4 ,Joseph E. 2 ,John 1
- 1. GEORGE E. LAWLESS, b. 1868, W VA.
- 2. FRANCES B. LAWLESS, b. 1870, W VA.
- 3. CORA E. LAWLESS, b. 1872, W VA.
- 4. WILLIAM M. LAWLESS, b. 1876, W VA.
- 5. JOS. E. LAWLESS, b. 1878, W VA.
- 6. JOHN LAWLESS, b. 1879, W VA.
- 4. Nancy Ann Lawless b. Abt. 1844, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 20 Oct 1853, Monongalia Co., W VA.
- 5. Charoltte Lawless b. 10 Sep 1849, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 23 May 1923, Wallace, Harrison Co., W VA; md. Simon Schriver 9 Jun 1872, Monongalia Co.; b. 14 Jun 1852; d. 31 Mar 1933.
NOTE: Also lived Paw Paw Dist., Marion Co., W/VA NOTE: 10 Children
- 6. Mary Margaret Lawless b. Bet. 1849 - 1850, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 1922, Monongalia Co., W VA; md. Joseph W Cole b. Abt. 1849, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 25 Jan 1927, Monongalia Co., W VA.
NOTE: 4 Children
- 7. Julia A. Lawless b. 10 May 1853, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 08 Dec 1900, Monongalia Co., W VA; m. WM. M. FLOWERS, 01 Jan 1880; b. Abt. 1850.
NOTE: 5 Children
- 6. Thomas Lawless b. Abt. May 1806, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 10 Nov 1871, Monongalia Co., W VA. md Mary ___ in Monongolia Co., W VA. She was born Abt. 1810 in W VA, and died Bef. Apr 1892.
NOTE: [ Deeds Monon Co OS9:476] First child; 1850 Monon Co 313
- 1. William Lawless b. 1830, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 07 Feb 1894, Monongalia Co., W VA.Never wed
NOTE:[Deeds Monon Co OS9:476 NOTE: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, WV 50 yrs
- 2. Adeline Lawless b. Aft. 1830, Monongalia Co., W VA; md. James M Kennedy b. Abt. 1840. Fact 1: m. Ref: I.G.I
- 3. Elizabeth Lawless b. Aft. 1830, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Aft. Apr 1892; md. ___ Williamson b. Abt. 1825. Fact 1: m. Ref: I.G.I
- 4. James W. Lawless b. Aft. 1830, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. Apr 1892; md. Rachel ___ b. Bet. 1823 - 1824.
- 5. Mary A. Lawless b. Aft. 1830, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. Apr 1892. act1: unmarried
- 6. Sophia Lawless b. Aft. 1830, Monongalia Co., W VA.
- 7. Mary A. Lawless b. 1832, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. 1880. Fact 1: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, WV 48 yrs
- 8. Charolette Lawless b. 1837, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Aft. Apr 1892, Cass, Monongalia, West VA Never wed.
NOTE: 1880, Cass, Monongalia, WV 43 yrs
- 9. Draper Lawless b. 1844, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. Bef. Apr 1892, Philo, Champaign, IL 1880.
married Samatha ____ born 1852 in PA.
NOTE: 1880 Census , Philo, Champagn, IL -Draper 36 Samatha 28 James 12 yrs Stella 6 Jacob 4
- 1. James E Lawless b. 1868, W VA.
- 2. Tilden Lawless b. 02 Mar 1870.
- 3. Sarah A. Lawless b. Abt. 1872.
- 4. Stella M. Lawless b. 1874, IL.
- 5. Jacob Lawless b. 1876, IL; d. Philo, Champaign, IL 1880.
NOTE: Jacob LAWLISS Birth <1876> Birthplace IL Age 4 Head of Household Draper LAWLISS Relation Son Father's Birthplace WV Mother's Birthplace PA Census Place Philo, Champaign, Illinois
- 7. Job Lollis b. Abt. 1810, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 1839, Monogalia Co. W VA. md Elizabeth Ann Freenley abt. 1832 in MD. She was born 29 Nov 1812 in MD, and died 14 Jun 1887 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL., She also married Abner Peeler feb 15 1841
- 1. Elijah James Lollis b.15 May 1833, MD; d. Aft. 1887, IL/MO ?; md. Mary Jane Stevens 13 Dec 1860, McLean Co., IL; b. Abt. 1842.
- 2. Benjamin Thomas Lollis b. Bet. 1833 - 1835, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD; d. 29 Nov 1879, Newport, Benton [Lincoln] Co., OR.
- 3. __ Lollis b. Abt. 1836.
- 4. Mitchell Whaley Lawless b. 27 Jun 1839, McLean Co., IL; d. 04 Sep 1923, Soldiers Home, Minneapolis, Hennapin Co., MN.
- 8. Elizabeth Lawless b. Aft. 1812, Monongalia Co., W VA; m. JOHN W. WILLIAMS; b. Abt. 1810.
- 9. John Lawless b. 28 May 1814, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 5 Jul 1862, Monongalia Co., W VA.md Elizabeth Fleming 30 Nov 1834 in Cassville, Monongalia Co., W VA. b Abt. 19 Nov 1816 in Monongalia Co., W VA, d 15 Feb 1901 in Monongalia Co., W VA.dau of Leven Flemming & Mary Willey
- 1. Cyrus William Lawlis b. 26 Sep 1835, Cassville, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 5 Jun 1872.
- 2. Malissa Lawlis b. 14 Feb 1838, Cassaville, Mongolia Co., W VA; d. 21 Mar 1917; md. John P. Burbridge, 18 Mar 1866, Monongalia Co., W VA; b. Abt. 1837.
- 3. Clarissa Lawlis b. 27 Oct 1840, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 02 May 1922; md. William Deats b. Abt. 1840.
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Orlando Bruce Lawlis b. 2 Oct 1842, Cassville, Monongalia, WV d. 14 Oct 1929, Red Lick, Dodd Co., WV md Jemima McCormick March 3, 1866 in Scott Run WV. b Mar. 2, 1840 Walnut Hill, WV d Jan. 7, 1911 Red Lick, WV dau of William McCormick and Jane Donley McCormick. They are buried at Childers Cemetery ,Doddridge County,WV
--- He served in the Union Army during the United States Civil War.
- 1. Vandora Jane Lawlis b WV
- 2. Emma Elizabeth Lawlis b WV
- 3. Olfrey Martin Lawlis b WV
- 4. Charles Grant Lawlis b WV
- 5. Mary Ann Lawlis b. 11 Mar 1845, Cassville, Monongalia Co., W VA; md. Christopher Core b. Abt. 1840.
- 6. Leven Columbus Lawlis b. 15 May 1847, Monongalia Co., W VA; d. 29 Apr 1876, Monongalia Co., W VA.
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Rev. James Lisbon Lawlis b. 5 Jul 1856, Monongalia Co., WV d. Nov. 25, 1902 md Minnie Rosser Clements buried
Tehuacana Cemetery- Mexia ,Tehuacana, Limestone County,Texas
--- James Lisbon Lawless was the founder and first president for Westminster College in Tehuacana, Texas ,which was a school that taught Methodist Ministers. It still exists today but has moved to Florence, Mississippi and has changed it's name to Wesley College.
- 8. Victoria Adonia Lawlis b. 12 Nov 1858, Cassville, Monongalia Co., WV; d. 07 Jan 1884, Monongolia Co., WV
- 9. Lydia Cornelia Lawlis b. 16 Feb 1860, Cassville, Monongalia, WV; d. 14 Jan 1922, Monongalia Co., WV md. John Simpson b. 1848; d. 1919, Monongalia Co., W VA.
---1880, Cass, Monongalia, W VA 28 yrs Single
- 10. Jerome B. Lawlis b. Abt. 1862, Cassville, Monongalia, WV
A; d. 05 May 1864, Monongalia Co., WV
- 3. Atty. Benjamin Lawless JR b: 25 May 1760 Essex Co., VA; d. 4 Apr 1826, Barren Co., KY. buried Farm, Arrow Rock, MO. md.
(1) Elizabeth Samuel 28 Jun 1784 in Charles Co., MD. by minister McPherson in a Protestant marriage.**
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b. 30 Sep 1764 in Caroline, Essex Co., VA, d. 1807 in Warren Co., KY. d/o Thomas Samuel ; They moved to Kentucky from Virginia c. 1786-88. They seem to have settled first in Mercer County Ky and later in Washington County. By 1806 they were found in Warren County
(2) Lucy Majors 1 Oct 1818 in Washington Co., KY. She was born Abt. 1780, and died 1839 in Barren Co., KY. d/o Harwood Major (b. Charles City Co, Virginia, d. 1784 Greensville Co. VA) and Lucy Watson (b. Charles City Co. VA, d. April 1835 Logan Co. KY). Lucy had two sisters , Mary and Elizabeth.They had no children.
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---Benjamin Lawless was a lawyer, and apparently handled the administration of the estate of his father-in-law Thomas in 1796, even though he (Ben) was a documented resident of Kentucky by that time. **
---1796, Adm/ Est. of Thos. Samuel in Caroline
---Benjamin Lawless Jr. b. c1750, Caroline Co., VA d. aft 1800, probably Warren Co., KY. He may have been one of the better educated members of this family, possibly a lawyer. He appears in the Pittsylvania Co. records in 1777 when he took an oath to the American Patriot movement. He may have just returned from GA, as he was possibly the Benjamin Lawless who volunteered in Prince Edw. Co., to serve in a GA regiment from 1 Jan. 25 May 1777, as did a Henry Lawless when the court remanded Benjamin, Sr. to prison on a charge of theft, Wm Lynch and Benjamin, Jr. were compelled to post bonds to assure the appearance before the bar. In 1785, he was the administrator of the estate of Eliz. Buckner, possibly the sister in law of Jas. Lawless II who successfully sued Benjamin for 40 pds. 8 sh. from the estate.
In 1788, he successfully sued Wm. Wilkinson on behalf of the estate of Sylvester Adams. There may have been a familial connection. Perhaps Benjamin's wife was a Wilkinson or Adams. It is noteworthy that Wm. Wilkinson witnessed the appraisal of the estate of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. in 1798. As further evidence that the relationship between the families of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. and brother Jas. Lawless II was not too good, Benjamin, Jr. successfully sued Jas. Lawless III in 1789, as noted in the material about him. Benjamin, Jr. obtained a judgment in a civil suit against Wm. Lynch, Jr., probably a first cousin of Jas. Lawless III in 1796; and sued him for assault and battery in 1797. It is believed that this was the Benjamin Lawless who moved to Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY ca.1800 some 2 yrs. after his father's death. Although a definitive judgment on this point cannot now be made, his progeny in neighboring counties were probably Dr. Benjamin Lawless and Burrell Lawless, who became a prominent KY politician, in Barren Co. Samuel Lawless and Jas. Lawless of Simpson Co. Benjamin & Eliz. Samuel Lawless, moved to KY from VA c1786-88. They seem to have settled first in Mercer Co. and later in Washington Co. By 1806 they were found in Warren Co., and a number of yrs. after Elizabeth's death in 1807, Ben m. Lucy Majors, and they settled in Barren Co. a few years later. 1796, Aug--Benj Lawless vs John Samuel, adm, et.al. & Wm Tinsley & Sally Tinsley, his wife, former Sally Samuel; Presley Doggett.
Professional researchers have found a great deal of information on Ben Lawless, Jr. in KY, where he first was sighted in Mercer Co. (where he seems to have migrated with his Samuel inlaws) in 1786. Continued references to him are found in Mercer Co. and then in Washington Co., KY, until he settled in Warren Co., in or near Bowling Green, ca. 1806, when his name appeared on a marriage bond for his daughter Bardney. Many of his children and their spouses began showing up in MO ca. 1816-1817, and apparently Ben (widowed since 1807) moved to MO, too, with the idea of settling there. However, he had returned to Warren Co., KY, by 1818, when he married Lucy Majors in Nov. of that year. In the early 1820's, he and Lucy moved to neighboring Barren Co. Ben died in 1826, a prosperous and well read man. He is reputed to have been a lawyer, and one refernce to his serving as an attorney in Mercer Co. was found, but nothing else has come right out and said what his profession was. He did serve on the jury for the divorce trial of Lewis Robards and wife Rachel Donelson Robards, who was married to (later) President Andrew Jackson. The scandal surrounding this divorce is remembered yet today, and Ben took part, as a juror, in the trial that branded Rachel as an adultress and a bigamist.
A deed for Bird Lawless in Washington Co. on 6 April, 1804, witnessed by Benjamin Lawless and his son Burton. The families lived very near each other in Washington Co., KY both on the Rolling Fork River. Ben moved from Washington Co. to Warren Co., both families ended up in the very same area on the frontier of MO within just a couple of years of each other, and then continued to live in or very near the busy little town of Arrow Rock, MO, from the mid 1820's or so until well into the 1880's. Bird Lawless, Jr. s/o Bird, Sr. and Burchett B. Lawless, s/o Ben Lawless, migrated together to Visalia, Tulare Co., CA in the early 1850's. There is just rather steady interaction between these two families documented from that 1804 deed down through the 1860's at least, later than that, if all connections were to be researched. This indicates a strong family connection. Bird Sr. is known to have had a volatile temper, with documentation of one incident in particular, and this, too, links him to Ben Sr., as we know that Ben, Sr. was definitely a man with a volatile temper.
In the military records for Pittslyvania Co, VA is listed: At court held July 3, 1781, Benjamin Lawless was examined on a charge of high treason. The court was of the opinion that he was guilty and should receive a further trial in the General Court; therfore he was remanded to Prison.
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NOTE: Lucky Major : The following is the entire content of her will, 26 Aug., 1839, probated Oct. 1839 (Barren County, KY, Will Book 3, page 152)::
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I, Lucy Lawlefs of Barren Co. Ky being in a low state of health but of sound mind do make this last will and testament, hereby revoking all others. I desire that all my just debts be paid speedily. I give to my Negro men Peter and Esop or Esau their freedom. I give and bequeath the balance of my property and estate of whatever kind real personal and mixed to my Sister Betsy Tucker and my nephew James Penn to be held by him in trust for the use and benefit of his mother (my sister) Polly Penn, equal portion to each. Reserving however, one cart and yoke of oxen which I hereby give to my Negro man Peter, and Thirty dollars in money which I hereby give to my Negro man Esop or Esau. Also Ten Dollars to Negro woman Celia and Ten Dollars to Negro woman Chany. I hereby constitute and appoint B. B. Crump Executor of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and Seal, this 26th day of August 1839. Witness her Lucy Lawlefs SEAL - F. G. Forbes mark - Geo. Rogers |
There was one African American household named Lawless listed in the 1860 census. This is from M653, Roll 654, p.764. Glasgow PO, Barren Co., KY
LAWLESS - Peter (M) 63 b. VA - Martha (B) 80 b. VA. Nothing else is recorded about these individuals other than the value of their personal estate was about $100. They were very interesting people because first, they are in the census, which must mean they were free; and second, both were born before 1800.
From the sounds of it, Lucy had no children, just a sister. It was neat that she gave her two slaves their freedom. I tried finding Peter Lawless in the 1850 census in the Glasgow district of Barren Co., KY, but I didn't see him. There were a number of (free) people there with either M or B for race too. Maybe he lived in another district or county. Considering that Peter Lawless" is not a common name, chances are that he was the man named in Lucy's will. How many free African-American men could there have been in Kentucky with a name like Peter Lawless? Whether or not Martha was his mother is debatable. She could have been, but then, she could have been just
an unrelated lady who also took that name Lawless for her own, and Peter was nice enough to care for her. You might want to look into whether or not Benjamin came from VA, where Martha and Peter were born. It was curious that Martha wasn't named in Lucy's will-I bet there really was an interesting story behind all this.
- 1. Burton Lawless b. 4 May 1785, VA; d. 22 Sep 1856, Arrow Rock, MO. buried at Lawless Family Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO md.
(1) Nancy Lavina Humphrey/s 27 Aug 1818 in Franklin, Howard, MO. b. 08 Mar 1795, d. 1 Oct 1844 in Arrow Rock, MO. buried at Lawless Family Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO
(2) Lavina Grove 10 Mar 1847 in Booneville, Cooper Co., MO. b. abt. 1800. **
NOTE: M. E. Church South/ m. Ref: I.G.I.
NOTE: Burton, was born in Virginia, grew up in Kentucky, and lived in Missouri from ca. 1816 on. He is known as one of the founders of the historic town of Arrow Rock, Missouri, near the Missouri River in Saline County.
NOTE: Burton and Bradford Lawless settled in the Arrow Rock area early in the community's history. Burton Lawless gave some of the land that became a part of the orginal settlement of Arrow Rock. After Bradford's death, some time before 1826, his widow Elizabeth married Joseph Huston, and later after Elizabeth's death, Joseph Huston married a sister of Burton and Bradford, Brunette Lawless Thompson. Another sibling of this family who lived in the Arrow Rock area for a time was Burchett B. Lawless. Two additional sisters, Barzilla Lawless Riggins and Bithe Lawless Kelly, lived with their families in nearby counties. All of these Lawless family members came to Missouri from the Warren County, Kentucky, region around 1816. Another member of the Lawless family who settled in the Arrow Rock vicinity was Bird Lawless. He was not named in a listing of the heirs of Benjamin Lawless in an 1827 lawsuit. A Bird Lawless who was born in 1803 in Kentucky moved to Tulare County, California, around 1857 with Burchett B. Lawless, mentioned above. An Elizabeth Lawless was also found in Tulare County at that same time--surely Bird's wife.
NOTE: -- In the early 1800s, Burton Lawless came to the area that is now eastern Saline Co. on horseback, unpacked his saddle bags and built a log cabin on the edge of the MO River. In 1829, he donated 25 acres of his land as the site for the village of Arrow Rock. Brothers Burton & Bradford Lawless settled in the Arrow Rock area early in the community's history. Burton gave some of the land that became a part of the orginal settlement of Arrow Rock. After Bradford's death, some time before 1826, his widow Eliz. married Jos. Huston, and later after Elizabeth's death, Joseph Huston m. a sister of Burton and Bradford, Brunette Lawless Thompson. Another sibling of this family who lived in the Arrow Rock area for a time was Burchett B. Lawless. Two additional sisters, Barzilla Lawless Riggins & Bithe Lawless Kelly, lived with their families in nearby counties. All of these Lawless family members came to MO from the Warren Co., KY, region around 1816. Their father Benjamin Lawless briefly lived in Missouri as well but returned to KY by late 1818, married a second time (his first wife, Eliz. Samuel, had died in 1807) and lived out his life in Warren & Barren Counties in that state, dying in 1826. The "Lawless Family Cemetery" is on a MO River bluff. Burton Lawless was an early settler. He donated 25 acres of land for the town site of Arrow Rock, MO. There were other graves here. The cemetery has been destroyed and most of the stones carried away. Only a few rough limestone markers remain.
2002: The Friends of Arrow Rock are in the midst of three projects: Funded by a gift from Life Member Gladys Thomas, descendant of Burton and D. Lawless, the Friends are restoring the circa 1903 Lawless House. Owned by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Friends have a long-term lease on the property and will restore the home as a museum house representing life in Arrow Rock at the turn of the 20th century. In 2001, the house was stabilized receiving new foundations, sills, roof, chimneys, and back porch.
Lawless Home Dedication, Arrow Rock , MO Historic Site Posted by: Elizabeth Stuerke Date: August 01, 2003 The dedication of the D Lawless home will be Sept. 21, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. The home built in 1903 by the son of Arrow Rock town founder, Burton Lawless, has been restored with funding from Gladys Moehle Thomas, a grand- daughter of D and Martha Lawless. The home is on Highway 41 at Arrow Rock, MO.
Lawless Family Cemetery Township: T-50-N Range: R-19-W Section: 36 Area: Northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section about 1 1/2 miles south of Arrow, Missouri History: This cemetery is on a Missouri River bluff. Burton Lawless was an early settler. He donated 25 acres of land for the town site of Arrow Rock, Missouri. There were other graves here, but, the cemetery has been destroyed and most of the stones carried away. Only a few rough limestone markers remain. Additions in red are from the cooper County Record of Deaths Records by Mr. Jerry Varner in 1976 Updated: September 19, 2000
NOTE: Cemetery Records of Saline County, Missouri Volume II: In 1819, Alexander Gilbraith, Asa Finley, Sanders Townsend, Richard Marshall, Rev. Peyton Nowlin, Dr. John Sappington, Andrew Brownlee, Joseph Robinson, John Bingham, Nathan Holloway, Bradford Lawless, Burton Lawless, - Reese, Judge Beverly Tucker, and M. M. Marmaduke (Later Governor of Missouri) settled here.[Arrow Rock] **
- 1. Burton Lawless b. abt. 1820, KY; d. Cooper Co. MO. md Lavina K. Schwilling
- 1. D. Lawless b: 1848 d: 1922 md Martha A. Yowell b: 1847 d: 25 Dec 1940 . They are buried at Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO
- 1. Mary L. Lawless b: May 1872 in Arrow Rock, Saline MO md Thos. Ludwell Kincheloe b: Abt. 1870m: 11 Mar 1891 in Arrow Rock, Saline, MO
- 2. Charles D. Lawless b: 1881 d: 1952 buried at
Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO 165-1
- 3. Mattie Helen Lawless b: 09 Feb 1885 d: 17 Feb 1885 buried at
Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO 204-6
- 4. Nettie Yowell Lawless b: 1886 d: 1954 buried at
Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO
- 5. Mabel B. Lawless b: 13 Nov 1888 d: 13 Nov 1888 buried at
Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO 204-3
- 2. Charles Burwell Lawless b: Abt. 1852 d: 27 Jan 1881 age 29 yrs. 2 ds.. Buried at
Arrow Rock Cemetery Arrow Rock, Saline Co , MO
- 3. Benjamin Lawless b: 01 Jan 1855 in Arrow Rock, MO, d: 27 Apr 1855 Arrow Rock, MO, infant buried at Lawless Family Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO
- 4. Anna Mary Lawless b: 13 Mar 1856 , d: 13 Sep 1856 in Arrow Rock, MO. (twin) infant buried buried at Lawless Family Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO
- 5. Nancy Lavenia Lawless b: 13 Mar 1856 d: 28 Sep 1856 in Arrow Rock, MO. (twin) infant buried at Lawless Family Cemetery, Cooper Co., MO
- 2. Bradford Lawless b. 1 Dec 1786; d. Bef. 30 Apr 1826, Saline Co., MO. md. Elizabeth Humphrey 5 Jun 1815 in Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY. She was born Abt. 1800.
NOTE: Abt. 1820, Arr. Sappington Neighbourhood, Saline Co., MO
NOTE: Joseph Huston married Elizabeth as his second wife, the widow of Bradford Lawless 30 Apr 1826, . For his third wife, Joseph chose Brunette Lawless Thompson, sister of Bradford. The brothers Bradford & Burton Lawless were also leaders in early Arrow Rock.
NOTE: Cemetery Records of Saline County, Missouri Volume II: In 1819, Alexander Gilbraith, Asa Finley, Sanders Townsend, Richard Marshall, Rev. Peyton Nowlin, Dr. John Sappington, Andrew Brownlee, Joseph Robinson, John Bingham, Nathan Holloway, Bradford Lawless, Burton Lawless, - Reese, Judge Beverly Tucker, and M. M. Marmaduke (Later Governor of Missouri) settled here.[Arrow Rock] **
- 1 Mary Ann Lawless b. 1820; md. Henry S. Wilhelm 18 Dec 1838; b. Abt. 1815. Fact 1: m. Ref: I.G.I
- 2. William T. Lawless b. 4 Aug 1822, Balimore, Bartholamew Co., MD; d. 29 Mar 1896, Wadsworth/Leavenworth, KS, Old Soldiers' Home, Weston, Platte Co., Missouri. married Rebecca Ann Bonnell 30 July 1840 in Bartholamew Co., Indiana. dau of Jonathan Bonnell and Rebecca Dean.
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Rebecca was born on 12 July 1818 in Mercer Co., Kentucky. d 22 Oct 1890 in Marshall Township,Platte Co.,Missouri. She was buried in Bonnell Cemetery, Weston, Platte Co., Missouri.
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NOTE :1859 Platte County MO LISTED IN PROB OF FATHER EST-HUSB LAWLESS B539-P276
NOTE : 1860 Census Missouri, Platte County, Weston:R0640-F0851-P0169-L27
Listed are Rebecca 42 KY-$1300; sons Johnathan, Thomas, Henry, James S., Joseph B., Marion, and John S. T; daughter Ann E.; and boarder Sarah Bonnell age 29 (relation to wife Rebecca?). Husband William not listed (?dead)
NOTE : 1870 census Indiana, Bartholamew County, Columbus lists him as a farmhand.
NOTE :1890 MARSHALL TWP, MO Cemetery Inscription from Bonnel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri; age at death 72 years, 3 months, 10 days. HIST SOC
- 1. Jonothan Lawless b 1841 in Bartholamew Co., Indiana. married Martha Hunt in Missouri. b Dec 1847n Indiana. d after 11 Jun 1900 in Marshal Township,Platte Co.,MO
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NOTE: Annals of Platte Co., Missouri (SLC 977.8135 H2p)--25 Sep 1884 pg 51--"Jonothan Lawless, apprehended, tried and convicted, is sentenced to 10 years in the penetentiary for the murder of [Mr.] English."
Jonothan Lawless was charged with murder of james English. Jonothan pleads "not guilty." Martha Kent [maiden name should be HUNT not Kent] Lawless does not come as a witness for the defense. he is found guilty of murder in the second degree.
NOTE: Martha : She states that both of her parents were born in Indiana. Martha was married to Nathan Leach [in Guthrie Co., Iowa. ]
who fathered her 3 daughters Mary Loretta [direct line for Jen Endsley who has helped with clariffiction of Martha maiden name and other information for this group ) ], Rebecca, and Henrietta. In the 1880 Green Township, Platte Co., Missouri census, she has a second husband, Jonathan Lawless who was born in 1841 in Indiana. She had Addie Lawless in 1877 and John Wakeman in 1879. According to Mary Peyton Jurgens, her granddaughter, she had a son after the 1880 census named Bert or Burt but was nicknamed Oak. Possibly one other son named Will.
She is also found on the 11 June 1900 census record for Marshal Township, Platte Co., Missouri as Martha Robert who is widowed. She can read but not write, rents a home, and is the mother of 9 but only 7 are living. She has three sons living with her but the census record says their last name is Lollas (Lawless).
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---Martha was a widow when she remarried to Paul Theodore Roberts in 11 Aug 1890 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas. Info from Jen Endsley
- 1. Georgia Ettie Lawless (Lollas) b.1875 d. 1879
- 2. Addie Lawless (Lollas) b abt 1877 Iatan,MO d. 1966 Omaha, Ne. married (1) Frank George Rutledge on 21 Sep 1892 in Atchison,Atchison Co.,Kansas. b Aug 1850 Kansas. (2) Robert E.Cantwell **
- 1. Thomas L. Rutledge was born in Sep 1892 in Kansas.
- 2. Abbie Rutledge was born in Feb 1895 in Missouri.
- 3. Living
- 4. Lucille I. Cantwell
- 5. Jasper E. Cantwell
- 6. Virgil R. Cantwell
- 3. John Wakeman/Wakefield "Wake" Lawless (Lollas) b May 1879 MO. d. 1929 Omaha, Neb. - never married
NOTE: He is listed on the 1900 Platte Co., Missouri census living with his mother and 2 brothers. His surname is spelled Lollas (Lawless).
- 4. Owen Dillon /Oke Bert"Oak" (Lollas) b.Sept 1881 MO. d.1955 Omaha,Ne. married to Bertie Patterson,[no ch.]
NOTE: He is listed on the 1900 Platte Co., Missouri census living with his mother and 2 brothers. His surname is spelled Lollas (Lawless).
- 5. William W. "Bill" Lawless (Lollas) b. Dec 11 1884 in Marshall Twp Platte Co, MO . d. after 11 Jun 1900 in Possibly Marshal Township, Platte Co., Missouri. m. Mabel ____ b 1893 d 1918)
-- birth certificate can be found on **. William is listed as 10th child..ANYONE know who the other children were???
---: He is listed on the 1900 Platte Co., Missouri census living with his mother and 2 brothers. His surname is spelled Lollas (Lawless).
- 1. William "Buster" Lawless married Phyllis ___ Long Beach, CA.
- 2. Sarah Lucinda Lawless (Lallas) b 28 Jan 1844 in Bartholamew County, Indiana married Peter Martin Van Buren Underwood son of Underwood on 22 Jul 1860 in Platte Co.,Missouri. Peter was born in 1838 in Green County, Kentucky. He died on 1 Apr 1915.
NOTE: 1870 Census Kansas, Atchison County, Atchison Ward 1: Lists Peter Underwood with wife Sarah and children Anna (7) and William (2)
NOTE: 1880 Census Kansas, Atchison County, Atchison Ward 3: Lists Peter Underwood with wife Sarah; children Anna (17), William (11), and Jasper (9)
- 1. Thomas O.B. Underwood was born in Aug 1861 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He died on 20 Sep 1862 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He was buried in Bonnell Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri.
NOTE: Cemetery Inscription, Bonnel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri; age at death 1 year, 1 month.
- 2. Anna Underwood was born in 1863 in Platte County, Missouri. She died after 1870.
- 3. Jane G.W. Underwood was born on 15 Jan 1867 in Platte Co.,Missouri . She died on 15 Sep 1869 in Platte Co.,Missouri . She was buried in Bonnell Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri.
NOTE: Cemetery Inscription, Bonnel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri; age at death 2 years, 9 months
- 4. William Underwood was born in 1868 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas.
- 5. Jasper Underwood was born in 1871 in Kansas.
- 3. Thomas E. Lawless b 1846 in Platte County, Missouri. He died in 1917 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He was buried in Platte City Cemetery at Riverview part II, Platte County, Missouri. married Sarah A. Taylor on 29 Feb 1872 in Platte County, Missouri. Sarah was born in 1852 in Missouri. She died in 1910 in Platte Co.,Missouri . She was buried in Platte City Cemetery at Riverview part II, Platte County, Missouri.
NOTE: 1880 Census Missouri, Platte County, Marshall page 1 A as a child with parents Thomas E. and Sarah Lawlis (Lawless)
NOTE: Cemetery inscription from Platte City Cemetery, Riverview part 2, Platte Co., Missouri.
- 1. W. Edward Lawless was born in 1873 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He died in 1913 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He was buried in Platte City Cemetery at Riverview part II, Platte County, Missouri.
NOTE: 1880 Census Missouri, Platte County, Marshall page 1 A as a child with parents Thomas E. and Sarah Lawlis (Lawless)
NOTE: Cemetery inscription from Platte City Cemetery, Riverview part 2, Platte Co., Missouri.
- 2. Minie M. Lawless was born in 1878 in Platte Co.,Missouri
NOTE: 1880 Census Missouri, Platte County, Marshall page 1 A as a child with parents Thomas E. and Sarah Lawlis (Lawless)
- 4. William Henry Lawless b 1848 in Platte Co., Missouri. married (1) Ella /Elvira N. Montague on 8 Feb 1874 in Platte County, Missouri. Ella was born in 1857 in Missouri. (2) Rachel H. Burr on 30 Oct 1831 in Otsego,New York. Rachel was born on 5 Sep 1812 in Otsego Township, Otsego, New York. She died on 1 Feb 1896 in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
- 1. Ben Lawless was born in 1875 in Marshall, Platte County, Missouri.
- 2. Oscar Lawless was born in 1877 in Marshall, Platte County, Missouri.
- 3. Walter Lawless was born in 1880 in Marshall, Platte County, Missouri.
- 5. James S. N. Lawless b 1852 in Platte Co., Missouri.d 1936 in Platte Co.,Missouri . married Jennie Shackelford on 17 Feb 1874 in Platte County, Missouri. b 1859 in Missouri. d: 1935 Platte Co.,Missouri . They are buried in New Market Cemetery Platte County, Missouri.
NOTE: 1900 Missouri Census, Platte County, Green lists: James, wife Jennet (Jennie) and sons Harry, Preston, and Warnie.
- 1. Preston Lawless was born in 1882 in Missouri.
- 2. John H. Lawless d 28 Feb 1884 in Platte Co.,Missouri buried at New Market Cemetery Platte County, Missouri.
- 3. Lival Lee Lawless d 24 Jan 1886 in Platte Co.,Missouri buried at New Market Cemetery Platte County, Missouri
- 4. Harry Lawless was born in 1889 in Missouri.
- 5. Warnie Lawless was born in 1892 in Missouri.
- 6. Joseph B. Lawless was born in 1852 in Platte County, Missouri.
- 7. Marion D. L. Lawless was born 10 Jun 1854 in Platte Co., Missouri. He died on 1 Jun 1862 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He was buried in Bonnell Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri.
NOTE: Birthdate calculated from cemetery inscription, Bonnel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri (age at death 7 years, 11 months, 22 days)
- 8. Anna E. Lawless was born in 1857 in Platte Co., Missouri. married Brown before Oct 1890 in Platte Co.,Missouri. Brown was born about 1855 in of Missouri.
- 9. John L.T. Lawless was born on 2 Oct 1859 in Platte Co., Missouri. He died on 16 Jan 1865 in Platte Co.,Missouri . He was buried in Bonnell Cemetery, Platte Co., Missouri.
NOTE: Bonnel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri tombstone inscriptions (age 6 years, 3 months, 14 days at death)
- 3. Barney Lawless b. 11 Oct 1788; d. Bef. 1836; md. Abraham Reese 28 Aug 1806, Warren Co., KY; b. Abt. 1785.
- 4. Benjamin Lawless b. 3 Jan 1790; d. Bef. Feb 1827.
NOTE: Rachel Donelson married Lewis Robards. What happened is disputed, but the official story is that Lewis Robards was a vile tempered, insanely jealous man, and Rachel couldn't live with him. Reading he'd filed for divorce, and not realizing he hadn't actually divorced her, she married Andrew Jackson. It was later found they weren't divorced; a divorce was secured, and Rachel Donelson Robards and Andrew Jackson remarried. When Jackson was running for President, his opponents questioned whether a man who'd "run off with another man's wife", and a woman who'd "lived in adultery for two years", were fit to be President and First Lady. Jackson defended Rachel's innocence and his own, and once killed a man in a duel for insulting Rachel by talking about it. She was a virtual recluse at the time of her death though, and when she died a month before his inaugaration, President Jackson believe the gossip had contributed to her death. (He did revenge himself on his political enemies.)
The Lawlesses living in Mercer County, Kentucky in the 1780's and 1790's would have known all about it. That's where Rachel lived with Lewis Robards, and it's charged, when Andrew Jackson, then a young lawyer, was there, Rachel was overly friendly with him. When her husband later sent her to live with her mother in Tennessee, Rachel and Andrew Jackson were together again. The rest of the story, with Andrew Jackson insisting it was all innocent, and Lewis Robards insisting it certainly was not, is, as they say "history". Lewis Robards filed for divorce in Mercer County, Kentucky in September of 1793. He charged Rachel had abandoned him, and was living in adultery with another man. The jury that heard the case found Rachel Donelson Robards, a future First Lady, guilty of abandonment and adultery. Benjamin Lawless was one of the jurors.
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- 5. Barzilla Lawless b. 4 Jul 1792; d. May 1877, Herndon, Saline Co., MO; buried Hazel Grove, Herndon, Saline Co., MO md. Joseph "James" Joseph Riggins 2 Nov 1810, Warren Co., KY; b. 4 Mar 1776, NC; d. 11 Oct 1846, Cole Co., MO.buried Cole Co., MO /buried in Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, MO
NOTE: Warren County, Ky Marriages:
Riggin, James Lawlys, Barzella (Lawless?) 02 Nov 1810
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NOTE: By 1816 he and his family had moved to Missouri, where they eventually settled in Cole County. He was one of the first settlers in Old Franklin, Howard County, MO. They had 11 Children
- 1. William E Riggins b 1814 Kentucky
- 2. Thomas B Riggins b 1815 Kentucky married Nancy ___ b.1821 Missouri
- 1. George Riggins
- 2. Napoleon Riggins
- 3. Josephine Riggins
- 4. Eli Riggins
- 5. Eliza Riggins
- 6. James Riggins
- 3. George Washington Riggins b: 1825 Callaway Missouri md ___ from Tennessee
- 4. John M Riggins b. 1829 Missouri md. Eliza Louisa Henley
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- 1. Mary Jane Riggins md. William Thomas Clark
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- 1. Mary Jane Clarke md. Richard Lester Wall
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- 1.William Richard Wall m. Lucile Caroline Waite **
- 5. Presley S Riggins B: 1830 Missouri
- 6. Robert Riggins B: 1835 Missouri
- 7. Mary Riggins B: 1837 Missouri
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- 6. Elizabeth Lawless b. 24 Jul 1794; m. Joseph Huston Jr 30 Apr 1826, Saline, MO; b. 13 Mar 1827 [He later md. Mary Cath. Smith June 2 1857]
- 7. Bina Lawless b. 15 Sep 1796; md. Nathan Holliway; b. Abt. 1790
- 8. Bitha Lawless b. 4 Mar 1799; d. 09 Jul 1892, Booneville, Cooper Co., MO; md. John Kelly 27 Mar 1821, Old Franklin, Howard Co., MO (which was across the river from Boonville) b. Mar 17, 1798 in Lewiston, Mifflin Co PA , d Feb 22, 1882 in Boonville, MO. son of John Kelly from Ireland.
They are buried at Walnut Grove Cem., Booneville, MO
---1880 > MISSOURI > COOPER > BOONVILLE Series: T9 Roll: 683 Page: 293 --(see below) Listed living with daughter Mary and son Richard Thompson ..
- 1. Mary Elizabeth Kelly b. Oct 27, 1826 married Richard Robinson Thompson Jan 11, 1848 in Cooper Co MO. b 13 March 1817 in Warrenton, Fauquier Co., VA son of Richard Thompson and Sallie Yeatman
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---1880 > MISSOURI > COOPER > BOONVILLE Series: T9 Roll: 683 Page: 293
---RICHARD R. THOMPSON, undertaker. Mr. Thompson has been engaged in his present business nearly twenty years, and besides being one of the leading undertakers of Cooper and the surrounding counties, he is a successful, upright business than. His long experience as an undertaker, and his naturally humane disposition fit him to more than an ordinary degree for the appropriate discharge of the delicate duties relating to the last sad rites of the dead. He keeps constantly on hand a variety of caskets, etc., to suit all tastes, and has every convenience for taking charge of and bearing to their last resting place the loved and lost one at a moment's notice.
Mr. Thompson came to Cooper county with his parents in 1836, he then being a young man twenty years of age. His father, whose name was also Richard, and his mother, whose maiden name was Sallie Yeatman, were both natives of Virginia, where they were reared and married; and there Richard R. was born, in Warrenton, March 13, 1817. Eight years after coming to this county his father died, but his mother survived her husband twenty-four years. When fifteen years of age, Richard R., having by that time acquired the rudiments of a good ordinary education, commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, which afterwards he had become master of when he came to Cooper county with his parents, in 1836. Here he worked at his trade, soon becoming a leading contractor and builder, until 1864, when he engaged in his present business. He was married, January 11, 1848, to Miss Mary E., daughter of John and Bitha Kelly, who settled in this county in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have two children - Cornelia and Fannie. Mr. T. has been a member of the M. E. church for the last fifty years, and has been steward and trustee for forty years.
Mrs. Thompson, his mother, lived to the advanced age of nearly eighty-nine years, having been born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, October 7, 1779, and having died in this county June 28, 1868.
But his father died at the age of sixty-eight, having been born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, July 17, 1776, and having died in this county January 27, 1844.
They were married June 27, 1798. Text: Boonville Twp.
- 1. Cornelia Thompson b 1855 MO
-- 1910 > MISSOURI > JACKSON > 13-WD KANSAS Series: T624 Roll: 788 Page: 226 -listed living with sister and her family..see below
- 2. Fanny Thompson b 1860 MO md ___ Smith
-- 1910 > MISSOURI > JACKSON > 13-WD KANSAS Series: T624 Roll: 788 Page: 226
- 1. Richard T Smith b 1889 MO md Bethine P ___ b 1890 Nebraska
-- 1920 > MISSOURI > JACKSON > 12-WD; KANSAS CITY; KA Series: T625 Roll: 924 Page: 96
- 2. Edwin K Smith b 1892 MO
- 3. Elizabeth J Smith b 1895 MO
- 9. Brunette Lawless b. 12 Oct 1801, KY; d. 23 Jan 1873, Saline Co., MO; md.
(1) Philip Thompson 04 Oct 1818, Howard Co., MO; b. 1790, VA; d. Jan 1870, Saline Co., MO
(2) Joseph Percy Huston 19 Feb 1857, Saline Co., MO; b. 1784, Philadelphia, PA; d. 10 Apr 1865, Arrow Rock, Saline Co., MO.
- 10. Burchett B. Lawless b. 20 Sep 1803, Washington Co. d. 16 Sep 1863, Visalia, Tulare Co., CA. md
(1) Mary Denton 30 Jan 1830 Barren County, Ky. b 1 Oct 1796, d 16 Jun 1849. d/o David Denton & Rachel Scholl buried Churdan, IA.[6 Ch.] [note: Next to B. B. Lawless in census ]
(2) Lydia aft. 1850 in Barren Co.,. b 1820 in PA, d 27 Jan 1897 in Visalia, Tulare Co., CA. They are buried at Visalia Cemetery, Tulare County, California
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NOTE: In 1830 Burchett moved to MI Territory, in what we actually know today as Iowa, in the Dubuque area. Is this Birchett Lawless who was a resident of Saline Co., MO in 1850 Census Dist. 90 It is possible he had 3 wives. Burchett B. Lawless was included in the 1830 Lead Mine Census
NOTE: 1870, Census / Venice Twp., Tulare Co., CALiving with John Cutter Family
NOTE: Mary D Lawless was born September 10, 1820 in Louisville, Kentucky died July 23 1900 in Churdan, Iowa aged 79 years 10 months and 13 days. In the year 1833 the family moved to Wisconsin territory. Their stay in this section was of short duration. The migration to Iowa territory was accomplished in the fall of the same year viz 1833. The place chose as a home was in Dubuque County. In 1837 in company with her husband she cast her lot in Jackson county mving in 1870 to Jones county. In 1875 came to Greene county, where the remainder of her life was spent excepting one year when California claimed her as one of its subjects.
Deceased was united in marriage with Urbain P Boone November 9 1837 at Dubuque Iowa. Six children were born into this home. Mrs. Jas. W Perkins, Mrs. Helen Smith and Paul Boone survive to mourn the loss of a mother whose devotion was phenomenal. Benj. F. died before teh city of Vicksburg, his life being given in defense of our beloved country. Mrs Maggie Dickey and Mrs Francis Wooster were taken by the Father long years before the mother. Deceased was converted when 18 years of age and united with the Free Will Baptist Church. Her membership was soon transferred to the M.E. church in which her father was an honored class leader. For several years she lived in the folds of the United Bretheren church. Her membership in Churdan Methodist church dates from February 4, 1900. her life as a christian was consistent. Truth was her watchword adn trust in an all wise heavenly father her confidence. The deceased was a member of the first white family to settle in Iowa. At the end of a few weeks residence her father was compelled by teh red Man to recross the Mississippi river and shelter his family behind the guns of the government fort at Rockford Illinois. Several times did this become necessary.
When Black Hawk that sagacious Indian Chieftan unslung his tomahawk this lone family hastened across the Father of Waters with bated breath. The father managed to elude his pursuers and placed his loved ones in the care of the United States soldiers. This life extending over four-fifths of a century has seen more than half our national history written. her last illness dates back to the year 1884. As a sufferer she bore the burden of life with a trust that must be seen. The burial took place from the M.E. church in Churdan at 3pm Monday Rev Cox officiating and the interment was made in the Churdan cemetery.
- 11. Burwell Lawless b. 18 Mar 1805, Barren Co., KY; d. Abt. 1898, Glasgow, KY.md. Sophia E. Gatewood 24 Oct 1827 in Barren, Co., KY b. 1811 in KY, and died in Glasgow Junction, Barren Co., KY.
NOTE: 1850, Barren Co., KY Burwell, 45 yrs ; Sophia 38 yrs m. Ref: I.G.I. NOTE: 1880, Glasgow Jct. Barren Co., KY Burwell 75 yrs Sophia 69 yrs
NOTE:
Narragansett Indian? , Attorney, Farmer & Slave owner. Burwell Lawless (referred to as "Old Burr",was an attorney who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1837, 1843, and 1844. He is also referenced in the book "Blood Runs in the Barrens" which shows a photo of him and beginning on page 52 is the story of a murder, The Fatal Marriage. The murderer is Burwell Lawless. He shot a new son son-in-law, William E. Musgrove, defending himself and his home. This took place on Feb. 22, 1848. William had eloped with Elizabeth Lawless, who was 15 years old. Burwell Lawless questioned the legality of the marriage. The dispute -- after the elopement of his daughter, Elizabeth, Burwell Lawless felt that the marriage was not legal (no signature on the license). He wanted to take his daughter home and put off the marriage for two or three weeks..and then have a proper marriage. The groom and 3 friends came to where Lawless was to claim his bride and there was a confrontation.
- 1. Jennie Lawless b. 1827; d. Oct 1854, Barren Co., KY. Fact 1: Slave of Burwell Lawless
- 2. Semirranis Lawless b. 8-23-1829 Barren Co., KY; md William B. Thompson 29 Sep 1844, Barren Co, KY b. Abt. 1825. NOTE: b. & m. Ref: I.G.I.
- 3. DR. Benjamin L Lawless b. 1830 Barren Co., KY; d. 11 Jan 1876, MO
- 4. Mary Elizabeth Lawless 28 Jan 1832, Louisville, Jefferson, Barren Co., KY d. 20 Dec 1867 m.
(1) William E. Musgrove d Feb. 22, 1848 (2) William Edward Wade. 28 Jun 1849, Barren Co., KY; b. Abt. 1830. NOTE: b. & m. Ref: I.G.I.
- 5. Burwell Lawless b. 1834, Barren Co., KY. NOTE: 1880, Glasgow Jct. Barren Co., KY 46 yrs / single NOTE: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 6. Pochanontus Lawless b. 1836, Barren Co. KY. NOTE: 1850, Barren Co. KY 14 yrs NOTE: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 7. Sophia P. Lawless b. 03 Apr 1837, Barren Co., KY; d. 03 Jan 1900, Barren Co., KY; md. John Howard Bagby 4 Jun 1854, Park, KY; b. 23 Oct 1826, Barren Co., KY; d. 10 Jun 1900, Hiseville, Barren Co., KY. NOTE: b. Ref: I.G.I. NOTE Sophia Lawless Smith ?
- 8. Josephine V. Lawless b. 1839 md. John Berry Jameson on Feb. 17, 1855 in Barren County, Ky.; b. 1831, Barren Co., KY.
Josephine and John do not appear on the 1860 Barren Co. census. NOTE: 1850, Barren Co. KY 11 yrs NOTE: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 9. Achilles B. Lawless b. 1840, Barren Co., KY; d. 18 Aug 1841, Barren Co., KY. aged 8 mos, 24 days,
- 10. Isadore Lawless b.1843, Barren Co., KY. Fact 1: 1850, Barren Co. KY 7yrs Fact 2: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 11. Genevieve Lawless b. 1845, Barren Co., KY.
- 12. Jennie Lawless b. 1846, Barren Co. KY. NOTE: 1850, Barren Co. KY 4 yrs
- 13. Lucian Lawless b. 1847, Barren Co. KY. Fact 1: 1850, Barren Co. KY 3 yrs
- 14. Clotel C. Lawless b. c. 1847, Barren Co., KY. Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 15. Richard Lawless b. 1849, Barren Co., KY. Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I.
- 16. George Lawless b.1853, Barren Co., KY. Fact 1: b. Ref: I.G.I. Fact 2: 1880, Glasgow Jct. Barren Co., KY 27 yrs
- 17. Jemima B. Lawless b. Feb 1854 Barren Co. Ky md. John Martin Gatewood, 30 May 1877, Warren Co., KY; b. 03 Jul 1852, KY.
Fact 1: b. & m. Ref: I.G.I.Fact 2: 3 children
- 4. Henry Lawless SR b. 1760, Halifax Co., VA; d. Mar 1796.
- 1. Sarah Lawless b. 1780.
- 2. Henry Lawless JR b. 1781, SC; d. 1871, SC.
- 3. Asahel "Asa" Lawless b. 1784, Caswell Co., NC.married to Agnes Norwood
NOTE: 1850 census Perry Co., AL, Note: moved to AL- land records there. ** - 4. Hiram Lawless b. 1786, KY or GA ?; d. 1874, TN. married
(1) NANCY BRAZEALE. She was born 11 Mar 1791 in SC, and died 17 Jun 1841. d/o Joel Breazeale & Rebecca Griffin [NOTE: Previously wed]
(2) POLLY TOWASE 23 Dec 1826 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL. She was born 1801 in SC, and died 1832 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
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[NOTE: Cherokee. Based on a Thos. Ta Weeseh Davis, in the AL census & Cherokee rolls. Ref: dbrinson@neosoft.com
(3) MARY CARROLL. She was born 1796 in SC, and died 1880. [NOTE: 1880, Mountain, Pike Co. AR 84 yrs parents b. in VA]
NOTE: HIRAM LAWLESS b Abt 1800 in Kentucky. This Hiram had 3 children living in 1837 by Mary Carroll Lawless. He may have been previously married. He was found in Al and MS beginning in 1830. However, his lineage is a mystery.
NOTE: Brother of Henry & Asahel ?
NOTE:1830, Tuscaloo Co., AL Census + Asa & L. B. Lawless
NOTE: Hiram Lawless was born Abt. 1801 in KY, and died Abt. 1880 in TN. He married (1) Mary Carrol Abt. 1825. She was born Abt. 1802 in S. Corolina, and died Abt. 18931. He married (2) Polly Towase Dec. 23, 1826. She was born 1801 in SC, and died 1832 in Tuscaloosa Co. AL. He and Mary moved to Pike Co., AR, about 1879-1880 Time period Land office at Tuscaloosa-transcrption follows from document from National Archives Evidence of the claim of Hiram Lawless to the south east quarter of section 18, twp. 20, range 5W in the county of Tuscaloosa under the Pre-emption law of 19th June, 1834.
Personally came before me, Wm. W. Capers, Notary Public for the town and co. of Tuscaloosa, Hiram Lawless of Tuscaloosa Co., who being first duly sworn, deposes and answers to the interrogatories propunded by the Register and Receiver as follows: Interrogatory 1: Did you or not cultivate any part of the above described land in the year 1833? and continuing thereon, were you in possession thereof agreeably to the requisitions of the Pre-emption Law of the 19th of June, 1834, and of the instructions given in pursuance thereto? Answer 1: I did cultivate said land in the year 1833, having thereon, ten acres or more in cotton, which ? in said year-I have the asme in cultivation this year. I have also had continued possession thereof, having a dwelling house thereon, in which I now live and was residing on the 19th June 1834.
Interrogatory 2: Did any other peson in like manner cultivate and hold possession of said land? Answer 2: Yes, Samuel Armstrong did also cultivate said land in 1833 having ? acre or more in corn,?, Potatoes? in said year. He has also that and some more in cultivation this year. He has also continued posession thereof-having a separate dwelling house thereon in which he now lives and was residing on the 19th of June 1834. My settlement is on the east half and his is on the west half of said quater, and a north south line will properly divide our improvements. No other person has either cultivated or lived on said quarter section. Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Tuscaloosa, the 4th day of October 1834. In witness where of, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the year and day aforesaid. W.W. Capers, Notary Public, Tuscaloosa.
The State of AL, Tuscaloosa Co. Personally came before me, Wm. W. Capers, Notary Public for the town & co. of Tuscaloosa, Andrew J? Geisland of Tuscaloosa co., who being duly sworn, deposes and says he has no interest whatever in the above claim, and that the facts testified by Hiram Lawless in the foregoing answers, are true. Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Tuscaloosa, the 4 day of Oct. 1834. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year aforesaid. Andrew J. Geisland (X his mark) On his tombstone, land record and bible record the name Early C. Lawless. On the 1860 Tuscaloosa AL Census it is Edward. Possibly a mistake by the census taker. Early C. Lawless came with his wife, Nancy Ann Catherine Lawless, their son, James Russell Lawless and his wife Ida R. Oswalt, and their son Carvin (Ellis Carvin) Lawless. I know that James Russell had a sister Pearl, brother or cousin Earl Hunter, brother or cousin Horace, and brother or cousin Rufus Zemri Lawless who was married to Nannie Taylor. All of these are buried in the Old Crystal Sprgs Cem. in Crystal Sprgs, Ms. Early C. & Catherine were my gggrandparents;Carvin was my mother's father, but still I am stumped for information, a real mystery here, but mom says they were not talkative people. I do have a record of Early C. buying land in Alabama in 1885. What is puzzling is that Legal Land description is close to where Hiram also had propery. Base Line, Huntsville. Does any of this help you? If it does maybe you can help me. I can't put all the info I have here but the main stuff is here.Sincerel, Margaret Brown.
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NOTE: NANCY BRAZEALE: Will of Joel Brazeal: I Joel Brazeal of the State of AL and Co. of Tuscaloosa, being .. low in health, do on this 19th day of May 1829... make this my last will and testament. First to my eldest son Wm. Brazeal.. 1 Negro boy, Tony.. Second to my son, Joel Marshall Brazeal one Negro boy Moses, one Nathan, one Jenkins.. also to youngest son, Joel Marshall.. all of my wholemessnage and tenements situate and lying and using.. E1/2 of NW1/2 grant of Section 22 in Twp 24 of Range 7 East in District of lands offered for sale at Tuscaloosa ..containing 80.1 acres. Also I give and be queath unto my daughter Nancy Lawless the sum of 100.00 to be paid to her by my son Joel Marshall in installments of $25.00 per year..(the first Dec. 25,1830) To my daughter Rosanna Cobb, the Negro boy Aaron and one Negro boy named Edmon. Also to my daughter Liannis Cokar ? $150.00 to be paid to her by Asanah (or Asariah) Cobb in installments of $30.00 per year . Also to my daughter Pally Bennett a Negro boy named Richard.. To daughter Sally Clements my Negro boy named Nuten. To my son Joel Marshall one bed and furniture. To my daughter Lucinda Humpries my Negro boy Nager and Negro girl Cindy which I have already given to her by deed of gift. Also to my wife Rebecca, my Negro boy Dave and Negro women Bellinda and all stocks of all kinds, plates, household goods, beadsteads, bedding and the lot and residue of my personal estate and I hereby appoint my son Joel Marshall Brazeal to be the executor of this my last will and testament Signed Joel Brazeal (X mark) Witnesses: George Cobb Jas. Ward Matthew Pitman (copied from will book No. 1. Page 47 and 48) |
Hosea Bright Breazeal was born 5 April 1813 in Pendleton District, S.C. He was the son of Nancy Breazeal (1791 - 1841), who was not married when her son was born. Nancy Breazeal was the daughter of Joel Breazeal (c1755 - 1829) and Rebecca Griffin Breazeal (c1760/70 - 1845+), who had married in Chatham County North Carolina in 1779. There is no record of the identity of Bright Breazeal's father. Little is known of Bright's early years, but he apparently lived with his grandparents in Pendleton District SC. Within a few years of Bright's birth, his mother Nancy Breazeal married a Mr. Lawless, probably either Larkin B., Hiram, or Henry Lawless. Joel's household on the 1820 census consisted of an older male and female (Joel and Rebecca), a male aged 16--26 (apparently their son Joel M. Breazeal), a female aged 10--16 (apparently their youngest daughter Lucinda), a young male child (apparently Bright Breazeal), and several slaves.
The surname we spell today as "Breazeal" was spelled in numerous ways prior to 1900. Hosea Bright Breazeal spelled his own surname in a variety of different ways in his own family Bible. Although he had enough of an education to serve as both a justice of the peace and church clerk, he signed his name variously as "Breazeale", "Brazeal", and "Brazeal". Hosea Bright Breazeal and Sarah Elizabeth Mayfield were both born in Pendleton District SC, but moved with their families to neighboring plantations in southeastern Tuscaloosa Co., AL in their youths. Their families went to church together, and they married and raised their family there until 1857 when their eldest daughter died. The next year, Bright and Sarah sold their plantation and moved to Caledonia, in southern Union Co., AR, where their relatives had moved in the early 1850s. With the outbreak of the war, several of their sons joined the Confederate Army, and Bright himself served as an officer in the Union County Home Guard. Their eldest son Andrew J. Breazeale died at Fort Pillow in 1862. In 1866, Bright and Sarah sold their plantation in Arkansas and moved a few miles south, to a new farm that lay north of Spearsville, in Union Parish LA. They lived there for the rest of their lives. Mr. Gene Barron of West Monroe is currently the owner of the family pages from Bright Breazeal's Bible. It consists of 4 pages with 2 columns to each page. Each entry in the Bible is in the handwriting of Bright Breazeal. Hosea Bright Breazeal Family Bible Pages Page 3, Column 2: Deaths: Nancy Lawless was Born March 11th 1791 and Died June 17th 1841. Page 4, Column 1: Births: Laury Lawless was Born the 24th of August 1822.
- 1. MARTHA LAWLESS, b. 1803, SC. Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 57 yrs
- 2. JONATHAN D. LAWLESS, b. Aft. 1806, SC; m. MARTHA HEND, 02 Feb 1835, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; b. Abt. 1800.
- 3. MARY PRIMROSE LAWLESS, b. Aft. 1806, SC; m. WM. WASHINGTON BOYD, 05 Sep 1846, Tuscaloosa Co., AL. by Jas. Pierson; b. 13 Apr 1817, Mecklenburg Co., NC. [Williams 1st wife was Sue Kizziah]
- 4. EMMA A. LAWLESS, b. Aft. 1810.
- 5. ROBERT D. LAWLESS, b. Aft. 1810.
- 6. RACHEL LAWLESS, b. 27 Sep 1813, SC; d. Bet. 1885 - 1890; m. (1) JOHN ALEXANDER BOYD, 15/30 Jan 1834, Tuscaloosa Co, AL; b. 05 Jan 1812, Mecklenburg Co., NC; d. Abt. 1895. s/o Robert Boyd & Tempie ___ (2) Hosea Bright
NOTE: She was a church member at Sardis, Liberty and Haysop at different times.
- 7. Henry Wilber Lawless * b. Sep 27, 1821 in SC, d. aft 1860 War Camp, Mobile, AL. [He was in 26th/50th AL Infantry ]
married Sarah Ann Bowen Sep 27, 1841 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL. She was born 1822 in Tuscaloosa Co.,AL. d/o Seth Bowen **
NOTE: 1- 26th/50th (Conf.) AL Infantry
--- 1860 > ALABAMA > TUSCALOOSA > PARKERS Series: M653 Roll: 25 Page: 549
- 1. Sidney L. Lawless b. 1843, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
- 2. Belle Margaret Lawless b. Dec 13, 1843, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. Aft. 1910 buried: Mt. Zion Cem., Panola Co., TX m. James Durett/Durrett, Bet. 1861 - 1865; b. Abt. 1840. buried-Mt. Zion Cem., Panola Co., TX.
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NOTE: 1. 1860, Belle-Tuscaloosa Co. 17 yrs
2. Belle Marg't. Lawless applied for and received a Confederate Veteran's Widow's pension from AL 3. Jas. in 26th/50 AL Infantry
- 3. Robert D. Lawless b. 1845, Tuscaloosa Co. AL. NOTE: 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 15 yrs
- 4. Emma A. Lawless b. 1846, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 14 yrs
- 5. "Edward" Early Coleman Lawless b. Aug 22, 1848, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. 1934, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS. buried-Old Crystal Springs married Nancy Ann Catherine Weaver.b. Jan 06, 1854 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL, d. 1951 in Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS. buried: Old Crystal Springs d/o Z. Weaver & Eliz, Beth Rush/Bush
NOTE: 1 On his tombstone, land record and bible record the name Early C. Lawless. On the 1860 Tuscaloosa Alabama Census it is Edward. Possibly a mistake by the census taker. 2. 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 12 yrs (Name/Edw. Early Coleman ?)
- 1. RUFUS Zemeriah LAWLESS, b. Jul 04, 1873, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. Nov 18, 1954, Old Crystal Springs,MS. married
(1) Josephine L. Cheek July 10 1895. b 10/22/1872 in Copiah Co. Miss. d Oct 11 1899 Copiah Co. Miss . Buried in the New Zion Church Cemetery near Crystal Springs, Miss. [2 ch]
(2) NANCY LORAINE "NANNIE" TAYLOR Jan 10 1900 in Hazlehurst, Miss b. Dec 26, 1871 d.May 24, 1960 in Crystal Springs, MS. buried-Old Crystal Springs, MS, d/o Richard Franklin Taylor and Mary ___
Fact 1: Ref: Draft Registration - WW I
---1910 > MISSISSIPPI > COPIAH > 5-BT Series: T624 Roll: 738 Page: 50
Thanks goes to cuzin . Donald Lawless for helping to correct and expand this group
- 1. Edna Estelle Lawless, b June 1 1896 d in Mid 80s
- 2. Early Hunter Lawless, b Aug 9 1899 d Dec 1 1950
---Although in the family Bible, his name is listed as Early Hunter Lawless, he never used the name Early, but Earl instead. It was two months after his birth that his mother died, presumably from complications of the birth. It was about three months after Josephine's death that Rufus Zemeriah Lawless married Nancy (Nannie) Loraine Taylor.
- 4. WILLIAM DOUGLAS LAWLESS, b. Jun 18, 1901; d. Aug 15, 1979.
- 5. MYRTLE LAWLESS, b. Nov 06, 1905.
- 3. JOHNNIE LAWLESS. b abt 1910
- 6. RUFUS CECIL LAWLESS, b. April 3, 1913; d. Oct 28, 1984; md. Grace Helen Morley b. Dec 08, 1916.
- 2. James Russell Lawless b. Jan 03 1876 Tuscaloosa Co AL d. Mar 03, 1954 Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS.
married (1) Ida R.[Mae?] Oswalt. Nov 01, 1900 in AL. She was born Mar 10, 1882 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL, and died Aug 03, 1922 in childbirth with the 5th that was stillborn married (2) SUSAN HARPER Mar 18, 1924. She was born Oct 03, 1890, and died May 22, 1973. NOTE1. Ref: Draft Registration - WW I
- 1. Carvin Ellis Lawless b. Aug 31 1901 Fayette Co. AL d. Jun 02 1960, BatonRouge, LA.md Margarette Wilma Arnold.
- 1. eldest daughter
- 1 Margaret Ann Spedale md ___Brown **
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- 2. ANNIE WILMA LAWLESS b. Aug 24, 1904 d. Aft. Jun 2001.
- 3. BEULAH MAY LAWLESS b. Jun 24, 1908.
- 4. JAS. VESTER LAWLESS b. Jul 08, 1913, Panama City, FL.
- 4. infant = stillborn Aug 3 1922
- 3. HENRY WILBER LAWLESS b. Jun 27, 1878, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. 1958, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX. buried: Dewey Cem, Taylor Co. married MARG'T. ANNE Hawkins Griffin Oct 05, 1899 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL. She was born Jun 09, 1877, and died 1961 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.buried: Dewey Cem, Taylor Co.
NOTE: DEWEY CEMETERY Located in south Taylor Co. this cemetery is one of the true rural cemeteries. It is about 3 miles from the nearest town (Lawn) and from the cemetery there are no visable structures. DEWEY CEMETERY, Taylor County (Lawn) Lawless, Jeanette 15 Sep. 1906 27 Jan. 2002, Lawless, Foy Ruth 4
Jan. 1908 25 Dec. 1983, Lawless, Clinton (Putt) 20 Jul. 1907 10 Oct. 1982, Lawless, Wilbur Wayne 23 Oct. 1932 18 Dec. 1936, Lawless, Henry Wilber 1878 1958, Lawless, Early Lee 2 Sep. 1912 7 May 1914, Lawless, Floyd Nathan 9 Dec. 1904 9 Feb. 1973, Lawless, Margaret Annie 1877 1961, Lawless, Clara Ethel 27 Mar. 1902, Lawless, Henry "Clyde" 4 Jun.1902 16 Jun. 1992
- 1. Henry Clyde Lawless b. Jun 04, 1902, TX; d. Jun 16, 1992, Lawn, Taylor Co.,TX. buried-Dewey, Taylor Co.
NOTE: Bet. 1921 - 1922, Lawn School, TX - 9th Grade
- 2. Floyd Nathan Lawless b. Dec 09, 1904, Lawn, Taylor Co., TX; d. Feb 09, 1971, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.
- 3. Elmer Clinton Lawless b. Jul 20, 1907; d. Oct 10, 1982, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.
- 4. Finton Lawless b. Abt. 1908.Fact 1: Bet. 1921 - 1922, Lawn School, TX - 6th Grade
- 5. Herman Lawless b. Jul 24, 1909, TX; d. Aug 01, 1988, Sylvan Beach, Harris, TX.
Fact 1: Bet. 1921 - 1922, Lawn School, TX - 5th Grade
- 6. Early Lee Lawless b. Sep 02, 1912; d. May 07, 1914, Taylor Co., TX.buried-Dewey Cemetery, Taylor Co.
- 7. Julius Lawless b. Abt. 1914.
Fact 1: Bet. 1921 - 1922, Lawn School, TX - 2nd Grade
- 8. Blanche Lawless b. Abt. 1915; m. J. C. "Jake" BLANKENSHIP s/o John Thomas BLANKENSHIP and Willie Adeline (Addie) GLADDEN b. Sep 22, 1911, TX .
Fact 1: Bet. 1921 - 1922, Lawn School Fact 2: 5 Children
- 4. William Coleman Lawless b. May 30, 1882, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
- 5. Andrew Walter Lawless b. Aug 05, 1884, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
- 6. Horace Nubern Lawless b. Feb 24, 1887, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. Aug 1979, Houston,Harris, TX
- 1. Julius Nubern Lawless d. 1957 Houston Harris County TX married Ravenel Murphy
- 1. Charles Julius Lawless b March 11, 1952 Houston Harris Co TX married Cheryl Marie Point
--- resides in Livingston TX
- 1. Elissa Gayle Lawless (identical twins) b 1979 Houston Harris Co, TX md ___ Lenox
- 2. Carey Elanie Lawless (identical twins) b 1979 Houston Harris Co, TX md ___ Tyler
- 3. Catherine Marie Lawless md ___ Ratcliff b 1983 Houston Harris Co TX
- 7. Rosco Buron Lawless b. Feb 24, 1890, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. Oct 1978, Res: FL2.
- 8. Pearl Velma Lawless b. Oct 06, 1892, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; m. Andrew Clairborne Eady b. Jan 20, 1892, Pulaski, Scott Co., MS; d. Jun 12, 1956, Los Aneles, CA.
Fact 1: Kept Bible Records
- 9. Ida mae Lawless b. Nov 1895.
- 10. Earl Hunter Lawless b. Aug 09, 1898, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. Res: Copiah, MS 1917.
Fact 1: Ref: Draft Registration - WW I
- 6. Lewis N. Lawless b. 1850, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
Fact 1: 1860, Lewis-Tuscaloosa, AL 10 yrs
- 7. Nancy Cornelia Lawless b. Jan 17, 1853, Tuscaloosa Co., AL; d. May 26, 1911,
Woodstock, AL; m. James Wesley Weaver Sep 30, 1875, AL; b. May 10, 1852, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; d. Mar 13, 1912, Bibb Co., AL Note: JAS. 860, Tuscaloosa, AL 7 yrs
- 8. Elby Lawless b. 1855, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 5 yrs
- 9. Hanline/?Pauline Lawless b. 1856, Tuscaloosa Co., AL
.Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 4 yrs
- 10. James Lawless b. 1858, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa Co. 2 yrs.
- 11. Ellen Lawless b. May 01, 1860, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
Fact 1: 1860, Tuscaloosa, AL 3/12 yrs
- 12. William Lawless b. Abt. 1861, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
- 5. Jesse Lawless b. Abt. 1763, Halifax Co. VA; d. 1859.
- 6. John Lawless b. 1763, VA; d. 1814, Washington Co., KY.married Susannah ___ b Abt. 1763.
NOTE: 13 Jun 1814, Will proved - Son Jacob adm. of will
- 1. Felix Lawless b. Aft. 1780.
- 2. Lariah Lawless b. Aft. 1780.
- 3. Levi Lawless b. Aft. 1780.
- 4. Jacob Lawless b. 1794, MD; d. Bef. 1870, Brown Co., IN.
- 7. Bird Lawless b. Aft. 1759, Halifax Co. VA; d. 7 Jun 1845 Howard Co, MO md Susannah Thomas 24 Nov 1789 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was born Bet. 1765 - 1784, and died Bef. 1843. d/o Wm.Thomas
NOTE: Much of this data is conflicting. 17 Bird Lawless was in Washington Co. as of 1804. On Apr 6 1804 he bought land. Witnesses were Benjamin Lawless & Burton Lawless. He may have left KY about 1820 and moved to central MO. We are trying to make a connection between him and Benjamin Lawless (also in Washington Co. from 1880 - 1805.) It is believed that they are brothers. Bird Lawless: Boone Co. combined tax list, 1821& 1825 (Stanley, Wilson & Wilson, MO Tax payers 1819-1826, 1979). Bird Lawless. 1824. Twp. 48 N, R 14. Hodges, Vineyard, & Woodruff, MO Pioneers II, 1968, 24. Bud Lawless. 1823. Twp49 - R 14. Hodges, Vineyard, & Woodruff, MO Pioneers II, 1968, 25. 1830 census, Lawleys 109, Perche Twp.
Bird Lawless b. Aft 1763 in Halifax Co., VA d. Aft 1823 Note: MO Twp. Boone Co., MO Original Landowners Plat Map Owned 160 acres 6/1/1824 8 x40 acres 8/1/1825 Also 2 sections owned by Thos. S. Lawless 8/1/1825 Fact 1: m. Ref: I.G.I Fact 2: 06 Apr 1804 Buying land/Wits. Benjamin & Burton Lawless Father: Benjamin Lawless b: Bet 1720 and 1725 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA Mother: Mary
Bird Lawless b. c1759, Halifax Co., VA. The only record about him found is his marriage. His wife was the d/o Wm. Thomas, possibly from the family whose plantation in Caroline was close to Lawless and Taliaferro land. Another member of the Lawless family who settled in the Arrow Rock vicinity as Bird Lawless. He was not named in a listing of the heirs of Benjamin Lawless in an 1827 lawsuit, so it does not appear that he was another sibling of the family, but we believe he must be related in some way, probably as a cousin. There were more than likely two men named Bird Lawless, and we are assuming they were father and son, although the list of the older Bird's children does not include a son named Bird. One of them married Eliz. Scott 9 Dec. 1824 in Howard Co., MO most likely the younger. A Bird Lawless who was born in 1803 in KY moved to Tulare Co., CA, around 1857 with Burchett B. Lawless, mentioned above. An Eliz. Lawless was also found in Tulare Co. at that same time - surely Bird's wife.
Bird Lawless is shown to have m. Susannah Thomas in Pittsylvania Co., VA, in 1789. By 1804, he is in WA Co., KY, as documented on deeds and tax lists there. From about 1816-1820 or so, many Lawless family members "surface" in central MO, in Howard Co. (later divided into smaller counties including Boone, Saline, and Cooper). There are several documentations for Bird Lawless in this time period in MO, and we believe by this time there are two men named Bird Lawless in this region, no doubt father and son. The area around Arrow Rock, Saline Co., MO, seems to be where they ultimately settled, and there are numerous other Lawless family members shown there on census records of the 1830's-1850's and on down. The younger Bird Lawless moved to Visalia, Tulare Co., around 1852, along with a Burchett B. Lawless, who is the son of Benjamin Lawless. This Bird Lawless died there in 1869. Tombstone records indidcate that he was born in 1804 in KY. As to the connection between Benjamin Lawless and the older Bird. We are fairly sure that they were brothers, as there is an ongoing connection between the two families for several decades in the 1800's from KY, where Ben witnessed a deed for Bird in 1804 to MO, where they settled very near each other after having moved there at about the same time, to Burchett and Bird's move to CA in the 1850's. Bird is said by some to be a son of Benjamin Lawless, Sr. of Pittsylvania Co. in VA, and some researchers feel that Ben is another s/o Ben Sr's. This surely does seem logical, but there is no firm evidence that this is the case.
Bird Lawless b: Aft. 1763 in Halifax Co., VA d: Aft. 1800 Fact 1: m. Ref: I.G.I
Fact 2: 06 Apr 1804 Buying land Wits. Benjamin & Burton Lawless + Susannah Thomas b: Bet. 1765 - 1784 m: 24 Nov 1789 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
Fact 1: d/o Wm.Thomas. Father: Benjamin Lawless b: Bet 1720 and 1725 in Essex (later Caroline) Co., VA. Mother: Mary Marriage 1 Susannah Thomas m. 24 Nov 1789 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Children: Sarah "Sallie" Lawless b: 1790 in Bradfordville, Marion, KY Maston Lawless b: c1796 in VA Mercy A. Lawless b: 8 Jan 1800 in KY Mary Lawless b: 1803
- 1 Sarah/Sallie Lawless b. 01 Oct 1790, VA d. 12 Dec 1875, Bradfordville, Marion Co., KY. md. Elisha Isaacs SR 3 May 1813, Washington Co., KY; b. 08 Feb 1785, Ft. Harrod, VA d. 03 Apr 1880, Lebanon, Marion Co., KY. buried Isaacs Cem., Marion Co., Ky
- 2. Mastin Lawless b. Abt. 1795, VA; d. Abt. 1835, Saline Co., MO. md
(1) Mary "Polly" Crowdus/Crowder/ 16 January, 1815, Washington Co, KY. divorced 7 Feb 1820 b. 1803, KY
(2) Susannah Lucinda Pipes Nov 8, 1821, in Boone Co, MO b 11 Nov 1800 d 3 Jul 1888 in Napton, Saline Co, MO
NOTE: Boone Co Missouri Marriages: **
pg 006 groom Lawless Mastin bride Pipes Susanna md. 08 Nov 1821
NOTE: Mary "Polly" s b. 1803, KY md (1) Mastin Lawless divorced 1820 md. (2) John Isaacs Jr on 27 Mar 1820, Marion, Washington Co., KY; b. 1791, KY; d. 1877.s/o John Marshall Isaacs (b.1757 in Loudon Co., VA) & Mary Swan. John Isaacs who was the widower of her sister (?) Nancy Crowder/Crowdus. Married him quite quickly after her divorce, which would make for an interesting story, if only we knew it!! -- transcription of that divorce decree, (Elizabeth Stuerke) **
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NOTE: Lucinda: Pipes, Sarah -- Heirs: James Pipes; Lucinda Lawless, Chenese Potts, heirs of Elizabeth Slack, dec'd; William C. Pipes, heir of A.J. Pipes, dec'd; signed: James Pipes; p. 5 Feb 1855 **
note: John Isaacs married Mary Lawless, (widow, born Crowdus), 27 May 1820, in Washington County. A Mary Isaacs of Marion County, age 55 was listed in the 1860 Mortality Schedule as having died January of that year of chill fever. **
Census info **
- 3. Elizabeth Lawless b. 11 Apr 1796, MO; d. 11 Nov 1872, Howard Co., MO.md. m. Charles Hughes 1 Nov 1814 in Washington Co, KY b: 21 Sep 1793 d: 20 Feb 1857 in Howard Co, MO**
- 4. Thomas S. Lawless d: bef. 1826 md. Dicey Dale 2 Dec 1821 in Boone Co, MO b: Abt. 1799 in Woodford County, Kentucky
NOTE: The Dicey who married James Fleming was the widow of Thomas Lawless, born Dicey Dale.) Dicey Lawless, d/o Bird Lawless, was only married to David Isaacs.
NOTE: Boone Co Missouri Marriages: **
pg 007 bride DALE Dicy groom LAWLESS Thomas S. md. 20 Dec 1821
NOTE: Boone Co Missouri Marriages: **
pg 037 bride LAWLESS Dicy groom FLEMING James md. 24 Dec 1826
- 5. Nancy Lawless. Nancy never married, and remained in Kentucky when the rest of the family moved to Missouri.
- 6. Terrill Lawless never married, and remained in Kentucky when the rest of the family moved to Missouri.
- 7. Mercy Lawless b. 8 Jan 1800, Madison Co., KY; d. 31 July 1885, Harrisburg, Boone Co., MO md.
Anthony Drane 2 Sep 1822, Springfield, Washington Co., KY; b. 14 May 1791, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 10 Oct 1875, Boone Co., MO.. He is buried at Bethlehem Church,Baptist,Sec. 25,Town. 50, R. 13, 3 miles south of Harrisburg, Boone County, Missouri
--- They came to Boone County, MO in 1819 from KY on horseback for their honeymoon.
NOTE: Thos. Drain (Drane), b. 1751, Prince Georges Co., Md., and wife, Martha Wells, b. same county, 1753. Thomas, oldest son of James Sr. and Elizabeth Piles Drane, of Prince Georges Co. Thos. and brother, Walter, joined Maryland militia in American Revolution on 7/15/1780, from Montgomery Co., Md. Thomas and family came into Washington Co., Ky., around 1800. In 1820, 3rd child, Anthony m. Mecie Lawless there. In 1824, Thomas and Martha conveyed land on Beech Fork River. Thomas is listed on tax list of that county in 1830 with 200 acres, Lick Run watercourse.
- 1. Sarah A. Drane b 5 May 1831 in Missouri d 30 Oct 1910 buried Rocky Fork Church, Primitive Baptist, near Hinton, Rocky Fork Township, Boone County, Missouri
md James J. Fenton 4 NOV 1847 in Boone County, Missouri b 5 June 1820 in Fleming Co Ky d 5 FEB 1869 in Boone County,Missouri
son of Caleb Fenton [b: 12 Sept 1796 in Princess Anne County,Virginia ] and Achsah Lee[ b: Abt 1800] *-*
--- NARA M-593, Roll 760, 1870 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Township Forty-nine, p. 176r, #1/1: Fenton, Sarah, 39, f, W, keeps House, $6000/$500, MO; Caleb, 20, m, W, Farmer, MO; Jasper, 18, m, W, MO; Laura, 19, f, W, MO; John, 15, m, W, MO; Mecy, 11, f, W, MO; Irvin, 9, m, W, MO; Albert, 4, m, W, MO; Geo, 3, m, W, MO.
- 1.Caleb A. Fenton b: 18 DEC 1849 in Missouri
- 2. James Jasper Fenton b: ABT. 1852 in Boone County, Missouri
- 3. Laura E. Fenton b: BET. 1853 - 1854 in Missouri
- 4. John P. Fenton b: ABT. 1856 in Missouri
- 5. Mary Ann Fenton b: ABT. 1859 in Missouri
- 6. Joseph I. Fenton b: ABT. 1861 in Missouri
- 7. Albert Fenton b: ABT. 1866 in Missouri
- 8. George Fenton b: ABT. 1867 in Missouri
- 9. Lee Fenton b: BEF. 1869
- 2. George Thomas Drane b: 4 OCT 1834 in Boone County,Missouri d : 29 Jan 1919 in Boone County,Missouri buried Bethlehem Church, Baptist, Sec. 25, Town. 50, R. 13, 3 miles south of Harrisburg, Boone County, Missouri md Sarah Ann Fenton 12 March 1857 b: 1 Aug 1839 in Boone County,Missouri
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- 1. James William Drane b: 8 Nov 1858 in Harrisburg,Boone Co.,MO md Jalie Purcell b: 1849
- 1. Mattie Drane md Cliff Ketchum
- 2. Mamie Drane md Deck Lemie Long
- 2. Lettie Margaret Drane b: 12 Oct 1860 in Harrisburg,Boone Co.,MO d: 22 JUL 1934 in MO md James Andrew Jackson Watson b: 31 JAN 1856 in Dearfield,Augusta County,VA d 10 DEC 1940 in Harrisburg,Boone Co.,MO
- 3.Salina Dorsey Drane b: 13 July 1863 in Harrisburg,Boone Co.,MO d 21 FEB 1932 in Columbia,Boone Co.,MO md George Washington Denham 12 OCT 1882 b: 11 NOV 1849 in Rocheport,Boone County,Missouri
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- 1. Sallie Alice Denham b: 5 NOV 1883 in Boone County,Missouri
- 2. May Lina Denham b: 2 MAY 1885 in Boone County,Missouri
- 3. Thomas Samuel Denham b: 13 MAY 1887 in Woodlandville,Missouri
- 4. Emma Meribah Denham b: 12 OCT 1889 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 5. Stella Catherine Denham b: 23 JUN 1891 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 6. Rhoda Lucille Denham b: 24 AUG 1894 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 7. John William Denham b: 13 JUN 1896 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 8. Grace Ola Denham b: 24 MAR 1899 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 9. Georgia Omega Denham b: 8 APR 1901 in Woodlandville,Boone Co.,MO
- 10. Living Denham
- 3. Davis Clark Drane (D.C.) b: 10 Oct 1836 in Boone County,Missouri d 7 July 1922 in Boone Co.,MO
[one
 death certifcate reads July 7 ,.other one reads July 12 ** ] buried at Harrisburg Church, Baptist, NW 1/4 Sec. 11, Town. 50, Range 14, Boone County, Missouri md
(1) Frances E b: Abt 1842 in Missouri [1 ch]
(2) Anne Elizabeth Goslin 4 April 1861 in Boone County, Missouri b: 27 Oct 1839 Boone County, Missouri d 25 Dec 1915 in Boone County, Missouri [2 ch] . Elizabeth and Davis are buried Harrisburg Baptist Church,Boone Co.,MO
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--- NARA M-593, Roll 760, 1870 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Township Fifty, p. 201, #1/1: Drane, Davis E [C??], 33, m, W, Farmer, $1500/$500, MO; Frances E, 28, f, W, Keeps House, MO; James M, 7, m, W, MO; p. 201r, Mecy, 5, f, W, MO; Mollie, 3, f, W, MO; Joseph, 1, m, W, MO.
- 1. James Newton Drane b 1 Jan 1863 in Boone Co, Missouri d 2 Dec 1938 Harrisburg,MO md Annie Tinder
- 1. Estelle Drane b Feb 8 1900 d 1976 of Moberly,MO md ___Ornburn
- 2. Myrtle Elizabeth Drane b Aug 8 1893 d Oct 21 1949 md Roy Francis Rumans moved to Flint Michigan.
- 1. Maxine Drane md Henry Rex
NOTE:lived in Flint and Grand Blanc, Michigan before retiring to Lake St.Clair north of Detroit and near Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
--- Maxine - still living 8-2005 age 81
Loren Rex (born 1956) and Loren Rex lives in Battle Creek, Michigan and works for Kelloggs Cereals.
Norma Jean Rex (born 1947) .Norma Jean "Jeanne" Rex lives on Lake St. Clair a nd is a retired public school teacher.
- 1. Norma Jean Rex "Jeanne" b 1947 ---
lives on Lake St. Clair and is a retired public school teacher. **
- 2. Loren Rex b 1956 ---
lives -Battle Creek, Michigan works-Kelloggs Cereals.
- 2. Norma Rumans b Feb 9 1914 d Thanksgiving Day 1985 md (1) ___ Alsup (2) ___Shartle
- 2 Mecie DRANE b: 31 JUL 1864 in Boone County, Missouri md Andrew Bluford FENTON 6 NOV 1884 in Hinton, Boone Co.,Missouri b: 12 SEP 1862 in Boone Co., Missouri
- 3. Molly DRANE b: 20 MAY 1867 in Missouri
- 4 Joseph Walter (Honesty) Drane b 22 April 1869 in Boone Co. Columbia, MO md Effie Little b abt 1873 Howard Co MO
- 1. Winnie Ruth Drane b Sept 30 1899 Boone Co MO d 28 March 1998 Columbia, Boone Co MO
- 2. Edgar Drane
- 3. Mary Drane
- 5. Honor DRANE b: 23 OCT 1873
- 6. Benjamin DRANE b: 15 MAR 1874
- 7. Maud DRANE b: JAN 1876 in Boone County, Missouri md ___Potter
- 8. Cora A.Drane b Nov 1877 in Boone County, Missouri md Benjamin T. GOSLIN b 20 OCT 1874
- 1. Mary GOSLIN
- 2. William Arthur GOSLIN
- 3. Gladys Maxine GOSLIN md ___
- 4. James R. Drane b: 1839 in Missouri d bef 1865 in Confederate Army
- 5. Dicy E. Drane b: 1843 in Missouri
- 6. Joseph W. Drane b: 27 Oct 1844 in Boone County,Missouri d 1 May 1916 in Boone County, Missouri buried at Bethlehem Church, Baptist, Sec. 25, Town. 50, R. 13, 3 miles south of Harrisburg, Boone County, Missouri md Lucinda Goslin abt 1868 b: 3 MAR 1846 in Boone County, Missouri
--- NARA M-593, Roll 760, 1870 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Township Fifty, p. 201r, #1/1: Drane, Joseph, 25, m, W, Farmer, $1200/$200, MO; Lucinda, 20, f, W, Keeps House, MO.
- 8. Bird Lawless JR b. 1802, KY; d. 17 Jun 1869, Visalia, Tulare Co., CA (Will Probate Mar. 18,1875) md Elizabeth G. Scott on 9 December, 1824 in Howard Co, MO. b: 1804 Ky d 9 July 1882 Visalia, Tulare Co, CA.. He is buried at Visalia Cemetery, Tulare County, California
Bird and Elizabeth, and his cousin Burchette B. Lawless (s/o Ben Lawless) settled in Tulare County ca. 1852. They received land patents at the same time there 1852.
Tulare County Probate / Will Records --Lawless, Bird Case No-169 Ct-P Type-E 18 Mar 1875
- 9. Leah Lawless md. Reuben Alexander 08 Dec 1817, Washington Co., KY; b. Abt. 1790
It would appear from Bird's will that both of these women were dead before he wrote the will, as he left a small legacy to each of their children, and not
to them. This usually indicated that the parent of the grandchildren was already dead.
- 10. Celah/Celia Lawless b. 1805, KY md. William Alexander 28 Oct 1838, Boone Co., MO; b. Abt. 1800.
NOTE: Boone Co Missouri Marriages: **pg 051 bride LAWLESS Celah groom ALEXANDER William md. 28 Oct 1828
NOTE: It would appear from Bird's will that both of these women were dead before he wrote the will, as he left a small legacy to each of their children, and not
to them. This usually indicated that the parent of the grandchildren was already dead.
- 11. Dicey Lawless b. 1806, KY d: Aft. 1880 Howard Co., MO; md. David Isaacs 25 Mar 1826 Howard Co, MO b. 08 Oct 1796, Boyle Co KY; d. 17 Jan 1891, Howard Co., MO
- 8. Susanna Lawless b. 1770.
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of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ died April 18th, 2007]has graciously offered to allow me to share his wealth of LAWLESS genealogy information , with you , through the website here. His years of research and compling will be available as time allows me to get it processed for online view. We have Denis Lawless to thank for a wealth of info he now shares. His books and info will be included in the information below , along with other resources to update and validate for the family groups.
Hon. Kathleen Emily Marie Lawless b 1888, [daughter of 4th Baron Cloncurry] **
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany b 24 Jul 1878 d 25 Oct 1957 age 79
