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JHBL Family Genealogy
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 Abt 1750 - 1789 (~ 38 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Lawson |
| Title |
Capt. |
| Suffix |
II |
| Born |
Abt 3 Mar 1750 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1789 [1] |
| Person ID |
I7970 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Father |
Benjamin Lawson, d. 1756, Prince George, Virginia, USA  |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Claiborne, b. 1722, Romancoke, King William, Virginia, USA , d. 1804, Amelia, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
Bef 1746 [2] |
| Family ID |
F3169 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ellen Leigh, b. 1758, Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA , d. 1824, Amelia, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3172 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Benjamin was an attorney in Prince Edward Co., VA in 1773, and a clerk of the Prince Edward Committee of Safety in June and Nov 1775. He entered the 4th Virginia Regiment as a sergeant, Apr 1776; was regimental paymaster from 3 Aug 1777 to Jun 1779; was commissioned 2nd lieutenant, 3 Mar 1780; tranferred to the 2nd Virginia Regiment, 12 Feb 1781; and became captain by the end of the war.
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| Sources |
- [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p81.
- [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p75.
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