John
Laws
Born before [location unknown]
Son of John Laws
and [mother unknown]
Husband of
Ann (Polk) Laws
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Laws
Died before
at about age 40
in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2019
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Biography
He was the son of John Laws. He passed away after 1785, when his brother wrote his will and before his father's March 1790 will, which refers to him as deceased.
Notes
May, or may not be a duplicate of Laws-426. We need to check the guardianship of Saxagotha and Amelia for more clues.
Sources
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, book B-D, 1751-1794. Image 630. FamilySearch.org. [1]
- Will of ALEXANDER LAWS
- Written: 5 May 1785; Proved: 23 December 1789
- Heirs: children: Saxagotha Laws, William Laws, Sarah Laws, Emilia Laws, Mary Laws ;brother, John Laws; cousin, Alexander Laws
- Guardians: friend and brother-in-law John Collins – guardianship of Saxagotha and Emilia Laws; brother, John Laws – guardianship of William and Sarah Laws; friend Jesse Griffith and his wife Mary Griffith – guardianship of Mary Laws
- Executor: brother, John Laws, and trusty friend John Collins, son of Andrew
- Witnesses: Jesse Fowler, David Cavender, Daniel Morgan, Josiah Hust
- tracts called Fellowship, Goshen Addition, Pleasure, Pleasant Garden
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, book B-D, 1751-1794. Image 635. FamilySearch.org. [2]
- Will of JOHN LAWS
- Written: 2 March 1790; 1 December 1790
- Heirs: daughter Priscilla Houston; my grandchildren of my son John Laws, deceased; grandson Saxey Gotha Laws son of my son Alexander Laws, deceased; granddaughter Mary Laws; heirs of my daughter Nancy Houston, deceased; heirs of my daughter Sarah Polk, deceased
- Executor: grandsons John Law and Trustin Laws Polk
- Witnesses: William Owens, Joshua Polk, John Polk
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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