Elizabeth (Slater) Laswell (1704-aft.1745)

Elizabeth Laswell formerly Slater

Born 1704 [location unknown]

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Jacob Laswell — married 1731 in VA

Descendants

Mother of Moses Laswell, Elias Laswell and Andrew Laswell

Died after 1745 after age 41 [location unknown]

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Biography

Elizabeth Slater ... ^[1]

Power of Attorney:

By instrument dated May 5, 1733, Elizabeth Lasswell, wife of Jacob Lasswell, Planter, of Prince Wililam County, Vrignia, appointed Castesby Cocke, Gent. of the same county, her attorney in fact to release her right of dower in 436 ac of land upon which her husband recently dwelt on the upper side of Goose Creek, near Seaglins Branch, to facilitate the lease of the land to John Mercer, Gent. of Stafford County, Virginia.^[2]

Leases:

By instrument executed on September 18, 1744, Jacob Lasswell and Elizabeth, his wife, of the County of Fairfax, Colony of Virginia, released Walter Williams, Planter, of the same county from a lease of 270 ac. in Fairfax County originally patented to Jacob Lasswell by the Proprietors on June 7, 1744 and recorded in Proprietors Book F, p. 160. The consideration was 5,000 lbs of tobacco. ^[3]

By instrument executed on April 26, 1745, Jacob Lasswell, Yeoman, and Elizabeth his wife, of the County of Fairfax, Colony of Virginia, released Amos Janney, Yeoman, of the same county from a lease of a tract of land along Beaver Dam Creek, a branch of Goose Creek, in the same county. It is recited that the lands were originally patented to Jacob Lasswell by the Proprietors of Vriginia as recorded in Book E, Folio 436. ^[4]

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Research Notes

By instrument dated November 19, 1731, Jacob Lasswell of Hamilton Parish, Prince William County, Colony of Virginia, in consideration of "Love, Goodwill & Affection", conveyed 140 ac on the upper side of Goose Creek, to George Slater, Planter, of the same county.^[5]

Is George Slater the father of Jacob's wife Elizabeth Slater?

Sources

↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Jan 29, 2012
↑ Virginia, Prince William, Deed Book B, p.76 Available here
↑ Virginia, Fairfax, Deed Book A. p. 256 Available here
↑ Virginia, Fairfax, Deed Book A. p. 422 Available here
↑ Virginia, Prince William Deed Book A, p. 161 Available here

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:

~0.39% Ronald Yates : 23andMe, GEDmatch A861466 [compare], yourDNAportal RON50ab2e57 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A861466 [compare], yourDNAportal RON50ab2e57, Ancestry member ronyates47 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A861466 [compare], yourDNAportal RON50ab2e57, FTDNA kit #181239
~0.39% Brian Wikene : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UG3321698 [compare], yourDNAportal BRI4b698209, Ancestry member wikenelearningfrench
~0.39% Brent (Laswell) Barr : AncestryDNA
~0.39% ~3.12% Emma (McNamara) Carter : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV9848171 [compare], Ancestry member ecarter1208 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV9848171 [compare], FTDNA kit #B297350
~0.39% Lois Staggs : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H728961 [compare]