William Laskey (1737)

Born 27 Mar 1737 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Snow) Laskey — married 14 Jan 1768 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Barrington, Nova Scotia

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Biography

William Laskey was baptized Mar. 27, 1737, the son of Thomas Laskey and Tabitha Coates of Marblehead, Massachusetts^{[1] [2]}

William and his brother Robert were among the first settlers of Barrington, Nova Scotia, where William was granted Lot 42^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

On January 14, 1768, William Laskey married Thankful Swain^[4]. Their children included:

1. Anne, born January 28, 1772^[7], who married Loyalist Thomas Worthen.
2. Joel, who was lost at sea in 1799^{[5] [4]}

The name WIlliam Laskey appears in the lists of American prisoners held by the English during the Revolution^[8]. There is no reason to believe this is William Laskey from Barrington, there were other Williams in this family.

Except that William Laskey seems to have died early. His wife lived on his fish-lot for a while and then afterward with her sister Rachel (Snow) Swain, wife of Joseph Swain, who lived at Port Latour, NS^{[5] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Marblehead, Volume 1, page 310, also shown in NEHGS, showing LASKEY (Laskin, Lasky, Laskye): Tabitha, d. Thomas and Tabitha, bp. Sept. 21, 1729, Thomas, s. Robert, bp. Mar. 21, 1696-74, Thomas, s. Thomas and Tabitha, bp. Feb. 25, 1727-8, and William, s. Thomas and Tabitha, bp. Mar. 27, 1737
2. ↑ The Coates Family Of Essex County, Mass., 1645-1845 published in Volume 111, page 106 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives, Census Returns, Assessment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1838; William Laskey; Barrington, Shelburne County — 1770; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 443 no. 9 p. 2
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} A history of Barrington township and vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870; with a biographical and genealogical appendix by Crowell, Edwin, Publication date 1923. See page 515 for genealogical information and search for the surname for other references
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Laskey family on page 142 of the New Englanders in Nova Scotia Manuscript R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.)
6. ↑ Barrington Nova Scotia Vital Records communicated by Alfred A, Doane, published in Volume 8, page 138 of Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) includes a list of the proprietors
7. ↑ Barrington, Nova Scotia Vital Records, page xiv published in Volume 9, page 28 of the Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
8. ↑ American Prisoners in Old Mill Prison, England, during the War of the Revolution published in Volume 136, page 19 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ken McIsaac for creating WikiTree profile Laskey-22 through the import of McIsaac Heritage_2012-03-03_2013-12-14 C_2013-12-18_2013-12-18.ged on Dec 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ken and others.