George LAWTON
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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).

Title The Shurtleff and Lawton families: genealogy and history
Authors William Shurtleff, Lawton L. Shurtleff
Edition 2, illustrated
Publisher Pine Hill Press, 2005
Length 541 pages
Subjects California
Reference / Genealogy
Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry
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