Joseph Laswell, aka Lasswell, Lacefield, Lacewell b. Abt 1740 Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia d. 1816 Rockcastle, Kentucky: Yates one-name-study

Abt 1740 - 1816 (~ 76 years)

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Name	Joseph Laswell
Suffix	aka Lasswell, Lacefield, Lacewell
Nickname	aka Lasswell, Lacefield, Lassfield
Birth	Abt 1740	Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia
Gender	Male
Residence	1762	Rowan, North Carolina
Census	1766	Rowan, North Carolina
Residence	1770	Rowan, North Carolina
Military Service	1780	North Carolina
	British Provencial Service As A Loyalist
Court	Mar 1783	Morgan District Superior Court, Rutherford, North Carolina
	Convicted of high treason
Court	21 Apr 1783	North Carolina
	Pardoned from his sentence of Hanging until dead
Census	1786	Surry, North Carolina
Court	12 Aug 1789	Surry, North Carolina
	Juror in case of Joseph Coles, Executors, vs. Justice Reynolds
Residence	23 Aug 1800	Lincoln, Kentucky
Residence	8 Nov 1802
	Lincoln Co., KY
Residence	1810	Rockcastle, Kentucky
Court	Feb 1810	Lincoln, Kentucky
	Deposition in Murphy Case
Death	1816	Rockcastle, Kentucky
Age	~ 76 years
Person ID	I2388	Base Tree
Last Modified	25 Oct 2024

Father	William Laswell, b. Abt 1727, Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia d. Abt 1807, Washington, Kentucky (Age ~ 80 years)
Family ID	F1583	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eunice Riggs, b. Abt 1745, Morris, New Jersey d. Abt 1829, Skegg Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky (Age ~ 84 years)

Marriage Abt 1764 North Carolina

Children

	1. Elizabeth Laswell, b. Abt 1765, Surry, North Carolina d. 1850, Rockcastle, Kentucky (Age ~ 85 years)
	2. Sally Laswell, b. Abt 1778, North Carolina
	3. John Henry Laswell, b. 1782, Wilkes, North Carolina d. 1854, Platte, Missouri (Age 72 years)
	4. Jesse Laswell, b. 5 Mar 1786, North Carolina d. 28 Jul 1853, Orange, Indiana (Age 67 years)
	5. Lucy Laswell, b. Abt 1785, Wilkes, North Carolina d. Abt 1820, Rockcastle, Kentucky (Age ~ 35 years)
	6. Mary Laswell, b. Abt 1786
	7. Nancy Lacefield, b. 1788, Lincoln, Kentucky d. 28 Oct 1852, Rockcastle, Kentucky (Age 64 years)
	8. Abigail Lacewell, b. 1789, Lincoln, Kentucky d. Abt 1850, Harrison, Indiana (Age 61 years)
	9. William Laswell, b. 1796, Rockcastle, Kentucky d. 21 Jan 1867, Crawford, Indiana (Age 71 years)

Family ID F1580 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Joseph is the the 5th Great Grandfather of Ron Yates.

North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Name: Joseph S of Wm . Lacefield State: NC County: Rowan County Year: 1762 Database: NC Early Census Index

North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Name: Joseph of Wm. Lacefield State: NC County: Rowan County Township: Early Tax List Year: 1766 Database: NC Early Census Index

North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Name: Joseph Lasswell State: NC County: Surry County Township: Willeses District Year: 1786 Record Type: State or colonial census Page: 001 Database: NC Early Census Index

1810 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Lasswell County: Rockcastle State: Kentucky Free White Males Under 10: 1 Free White Males 10 to 15: 2 Free White Males 45 and Over: 1 Free White Females 10 to 15: 1 Free White Females 45 and Over: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 4 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 6

The Commonwealth of Kentucky; Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky; February 1810

Also the Deposition of Joseph Lasswell taken at the same time and place to be read in the same suit this deponent being of Lawful age and being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he has been acquainted with Richard Murphy's family about forty two years and at his first acquaintance with said Murphey he had no negroes and he understood by said Murphey that there was a degree conveying them to his wife from her father then living in Virginia and as well as this deponent recollects said Murphey and his wife went to Virginia and on their return back again they brought with them two negroes one by the name of Harry , the other by the name of Phillis and I understood by said Murphey that he the said Murphey got them from his wife's father Benjamin Terry,

Quest by Complainants; Do you recollect that the above mentioned Phillis had a child named Ciller?

And by Deponent; Yes I do recollect I think Cealler is about 35, 36, or 37 years of age at this time.

Quest by same; Do you recollect that you ever saw Fillis in a state of pregnancy previous to the birth of Cealer at the house of the defendant, Richard Murphey?

Answer by deponent; Yes I did and afterwards saw her with a young child who was called Cealer by the family of the defendant Richard Murphey and never knew said Richard Murphey to have any Negros woman but Fillis and her family.

Quest by same; Did you ever hear Richard Murphey say that Benjamin Scott, Elizabeth Scott, now wife of David Aston, and John Scott and Sarah Scot now the Wife of Zadock Rigs and Lucy Scot, now the wife of Arthur Scritchfield, war the children of the said Richard Murphy's wife.

Answer by deponent; Yes I have heard Richard Murphey say they were his wife's children Repeated by; Quest by same; Did you ever hear Richard Murphey the Deft say that he the said Richard Murphey married the Widow Scott?

Answer by Deponent; Yes I have often heard him say he did and further the Deponent sayeth not

Joseph X (his mark) Lassfield

Also the Disposition of Eunice Lassfield taken at the same place & time to be read as Evidence in the same tort this Deponent being of Lawful age and Duly Sworn; Deposeth & sayeth that I have been acquainted with Richard Murphy's Family upwards of thirty years as well this Deponent recollects 35 or 36 years past; She saw a Negro child called Celar suck a Negro woman by the name of Filly who was then in the possession of Richard Murphey 6 Deft

Question by the same com? Did you ever hear Richard Murphey the Deft say that he got the said Filly by his wife's fathers estate.

Answer; Yes I have repeatedly

Question by the same; Did you ever hear Richard Murphey the Deft say that the negroes was all to be equally divided amongst his wife's children at her death.

Answer; Yes I did & father this Deponent sayth not

Eunice (her mark) Lassfield

Kentucky; Lincoln Co.; The foregoing Dispositions were taken at subscribed & Sworn to before us Justices of the Peace in & for the County of sd at the place & time above written & given under our hands this 17 day of Sept 1810 Harbert King JP John M Roberts Ck 17 Aug 1810 two dollars as our fee for attending to the above dispositions; (Minor editing done by Yates, R.E. 9/7/2009 to improve readability)