William Laswell

William Laswell

Male Abt 1727 - Abt 1807  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name William Laswell 
    Birth Abt 1727  Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1770  Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Abt 1807  Washington, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age ~ 80 years 
    Person ID I2390  Base Tree
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2024 

    Father Isaac Laswell,   b. Abt 1689, Talbot, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1727, Stafford, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Family ID F1585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Joseph Laswell, aka Lasswell, Lacefield, Lacewell,   b. Abt 1740, Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1816, Rockcastle, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. Uranah Laswell,   b. Abt 1751, Cameron, Loudoun, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1831, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years)
     3. Benjamin Laswell,   b. Abt 1754, Cameron, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1822, Hardin, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
     4. Willam Laswell,   b. 1762, Surry, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1840, Shelby, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Daniel Laswell,   b. 1759, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Weakley, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. Ezekiel Lacefield, Sr.,   b. 1763, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Shelby, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     7. John Laswell,   b. Abt 1765, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1837, Rockcastle, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Family ID F1583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "History of the Laswell's
      Added by Ronald Yates on 8 September 2009
      Added by RogerSowder on 27 Aug 2008

      William moved his family to the Forks of the Yadkin River area of North Carolina during the Revolution. They became Tories (Loyalists). At this time approximately 1/3 of the population were "Patriots"; 1/3 were "Loyalists"; and 1/3 were neutral. As the Lasswells were originally from England, they felt some allegiance towards the King and the Forks of the Yadkin in Surry Co., North Carolina was a hotbed of Toryism. Perhaps because the famous Tory leader, Col. John Bryan lived there at the time. The Lasswells came into Rowan County, North Carolina sometime before Sept. 12, 1761. William had a survey performed on that date for 53 acres in the Forks of the Yadkin, about 200 yards above Hanging Rock. William apparently left North Carolina in 1794 with Benjamin Lasswell (Lacefield), his son and William Lasswell, Jr. William's sons Daniel and Joseph along with William, the son of William, Jr went to Tennessee."

      North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Name: William Laswell State: NC County: Surry County Year: 1771 Database: NC Early Census Index

      North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 Name: William Laswell State: NC County: Surry County Township: Early Tax List Year: 1771 Database: NC Early Census Index


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