John William Lasley (1744 - 1827)

Born 5 May 1744 in Louisa Co, Va

Husband of Frances (Bickley) Lasley — married 28 Dec 1772 in VA

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1827 at age 83 in Louisa Co, Va

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Biography

John was born in 1744. John Lasley ... He passed away in 1827.^[1]

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Jarvis Family and other Relatives (fmoran.com) John Lasley married Frances Bickley on December 20, 1772 in Louisa County, Virginia. John Lasley was born in 1744 and died in 1827. Frances Bickley was born February 19, 1756 and died January 4, 1838. They had 13 children. The John Lasley homestead was located in the southwestern corner of Louisa County (now Route #1, Keswick, Virginia) and is still occupied by Lasleys (1968). In 1968 the land was owned by Frank Hamilton Lasley, g-g-g-grandson of John and Frances Lasley. Frank H. Lasley is also in possession of the Lasley Family Bible. A family cemetery is not far from the home. It is known that John Lasley was a local Methodist preacher. Francis Asbury, an early Methodist circuit riding preacher and who was elected the first Methodist Bishop in America, recorded in his Journal October 20, 1780: "On Friday I rode sixteen miles to John Lasley's, lectured on II Peter 1:4-49, to some inanimate souls." In November, 1794, Asbury again mentions John Lasley in his Journal: "Friday 7. Crossed one of the south branches of Rappahannock, called the Rapidan, and came thirty miles to J. Lastley's in Louisa County. Saturday and Sunday 8 and 9. Attended the quarterly meeting at Lastley's meeting house; we had a large congregation, a quickening sacrament, and life in the love feast." Lasley's name is mentioned four other times in Asbury's Journal, the last being November 6, 1804.