William Laswell (1636 - 1726)

Born 21 Aug 1636 in Fulbourn St Vigoris, Cambridgeshire, England

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Died 21 Feb 1726 at age 89 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Biography

William Laswell was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

William was born in 1636 and passed away before 1722.

William, son of Robert Laswell & Ann Unknown, was baptised on 21 August 1636 in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.^[1]

Notes

Taken from FS (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LW6Y-97M): "William Lasswell, John's father, had died by 1722 and Isaac Lasswell John's older brother had signed some of Williams property over as his heir in 1722. Isaac Lasswell had died in 1726 and John was now acting as William's "son and Heir", signing more property over in 1727. Also note that John Lasswell is "of Virginia". Therefore the Lasswells had moved on to Stafford County Virginia by 1727.

"Since William Lasswell, the immigrant ancestor, received a certificate for the Talbot Co., MD, 100 acre tract known as "Sought Out", on 10 April, 1689, it is important that the same tract was conveyed to Edward Turner on 22 June, 1722, by Isaac Lasswell. there is no evidence of a conveyance from William Lasswell to Isaac Lasswell. The only logical explanation of this is that William must have died in Maryland before 22 June, 1722, and Isaac had inherited the land from his father, under the laws of intestate succession in force at that time. As the oldest son, Isaac would have inherited the land."

Also see the collaboration notes on William's profile on FS: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/GMC1-ZJK

Property

4 April 1689, William Laswell, unpatented (certificate 285) tract of 100 ac called "Sought Out" in Talbot County, Maryland.^[2]

30 May 1705, William Lazwell had a Special Warrant for Land issued to him, for 57 acres of land called "LADFORD", in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

10 April 1707, William Lazwell had "LADFORD" surveyed, on the South side and near the Great Branch of the Patuxent River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

27 October 1727, John Lasswell of Virginia, HEIR of William Lasswell, assigned "LADFORD" to John Elder, of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Patent Liber P. L. #6, Fol. 206. John Lasswell was the HEIR of William Lasswel of Talbot County, Maryland. Patent Liber P. L. #6, Fol. 205, 206, and 207.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: J7WG-L6K (accessed 2 May 2023)
   William Laswell baptism on 21 Aug 1636, son of Robert Laswell & Ann, in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.
2. ↑ Maryland, Talbot Land Office Available here

• OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lacefield-20 created through the import of altic Family Tree.ged on 3 Aug 2011 by Todd Altic.