George LAWTON

(b. 23 September 1607 , Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England d. 5 October 1693 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )

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George LAWTON was born 23 September 1607 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

George LAWTON was the child of George LAWTON and Isabel SMITH and the grandchild of: (maternal) Sir Francis SMYTHE and Lady Mary Anne PERROT

George was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1637.

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George married Elizabeth HAZARD abt. 1647 in Newport, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elizabeth HAZARD was born abt. 1626 in Nottinghamshire, England. Elizabeth died 8 November 1711 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Thomas HAZARD and Martha POTTER.

George LAWTON died 5 October 1693 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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George LAWTON married

Elizabeth HAZARD-- Date: abt. 1647 Place: Newport, Providence Plantations
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Elizabeth HAZARD was the child of Thomas HAZARD and Martha POTTER

LAWTON George George (-1693) & Elizabeth [HAZARD] by 1639? Portsmouth, RI (Briggs-DeGroff 216 wrong) {Reg. 102:205 McIntire Anc. 91 Hall-Baldwin 121 Brown (,1) 95 Brownell Anc. 113 Carr (1894) 25 Austin's Dict. 8, 23, 121, 322 Winthrop-Babcock 254, 306 Powers-Banks 147 Hazard 2 Babcock 8 Babcock Anc. 53, 61 French Anc. 46 Brown (,1) 95 Carr (1912) 6 Balcom Mem. 12}

Children of George LAWTON and Elizabeth HAZARD:

John LAWTON (b.abt. 1642, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. abt. 1678, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Mary BOOMER 1670 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Mary LAWTON (b.November 1646, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 11/8/1711, Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
m. John BABCOCK 1663

George LAWTON (b.abt. 1647, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 11 September 1697, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)

Robert LAWTON (b.abt. 1648, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 25 January 1706, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Mary WODELL (WORDELL) 16 February 1681 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Ruth LAWTON (b.abt. 1650, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 15 April 1726, )

Susanna LAWTON (b.abt. 1650, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 9 December 1712, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)

Isabel LAWTON (b.abt. 1652, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 1 April 1730, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )

Job LAWTON (b.abt. 1656, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 8 October 1697, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)

Susanna LAWTON (b.abt. 1657, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 9 December 1712, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Thomas CORNELL 1674 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth LAWTON (b.abt. 1658, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. abt. 1724, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)

Mercy LAWTON (b.abt. 1662, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. abt. 1685, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)

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England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: George Laughton
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 23 Sep 1607
baptism/ christening place: CRANFIELD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND
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father's name: George Laughton
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indexing project (batch) number: P00385-1
system origin: England-ODM
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George Lawton and Isabel Smith. George Lawton, was born in 1580 or 1581 at Cranfield Parish, Bedfordshire, England. He married Isabel/ Isabelle Smith on 13 November 1606 in Cranfield. Probably the daughter of Francis and Ann Smith, Isabel was born in 1585 in Cranfield. George and Isabel had eight children. The first and fourth of these, George and Thomas, came to North America, apparently together, in about 1637. The children, all baptized (and probably born) in Cranfield, were:

1. George Lawton. Baptized 23 Sept 1607. He married Elizabeth Hazard in about 1647 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died there on 5 October 1693 and was buried in his orchard (see Austin 1978).

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4. Thomas Lawton. Baptized 17 April 1614. Married: (1) Elizabeth Salsburie on 29 May 1635 at Cranfield. (2) Mrs. Grace (Parsons) Bailey. He died in about 1681 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island (see Austin 1978).

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