Elizabeth (Spry) Law (1758 - 1784)

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Elliott Law Sr — married 14 Jul 1774 in Midway Congregational Church, Liberty, Georgia

Descendants

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Biography

, submitted by Basketcase2008

His mother Elizabeth, whose maiden name was Spry, was a woman of uncommon fortitude, as we may learn from a little incident in her life which occurred during the darkest period of the Revolutionary War. On one occasion, while her husband, Joseph Law, was absent from home, their house was plundered by the tories. She was alone with her children. Upon leaving, they attempted to set fire to the house, but to this she would not submit. As soon as they had kindled a fire, she extinguished it, for which she was knocked down. They attempted to fire the building the second time, and the second time she put the fire out and was knocked down. This was repeated the third time, when some of the party, with a little more feeling than the rest, persuaded their companions to desist and not burn the house.

This is taken from the "Joseph Law family tree compiled by Benjamin Palmer Axson - July 15, 1927.".

Elizabeth was born in 1758. Elizabeth Spry ... She passed away in 1784. ^[1]

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"Joseph Law family tree compiled by Benjamin Palmer Axson - July 15, 1927.".

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1. ↑ Entered by Jeff Gray, Aug 5, 2012