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lawson Family Crest and Name History

Origins Available: Borderlands, English-Alt, English

Where did the English lawson family come from? What is the English lawson family crest and coat of arms? When did the lawson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the lawson family history?

The lawson family name is linked to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from the baptismal name Law, which was a short form of Lawrence. Baptismal names are a form of patronymic surnames, and come from religious and vernacular naming traditions. In this case, the surname lawson was originally derived from the given name of the father of the bearer.

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lawson Early Origins

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of lawson include Lawson, Laweson and others.

First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

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lawson Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lawson research. Another 261 words(19 lines of text) are included under the topic Early lawson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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lawson Early Notables

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lawson In Ireland

Some of the lawson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 107 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The lawson were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

lawson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Christopher Lawson arrived in Virginia in 1623

Thomas Lawson settled in Virginia in 1623

Christopher Lawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

Thomas Lawson, who settled in Virginia in 1623

Chri Lawson, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624

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lawson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Margt Lawson, who landed in Virginia in 1702

Rota Lawson, who landed in Virginia in 1703

Claude Lawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1705

Abraham Lawson, who arrived in Virginia in 1705

Alexander Lawson, who landed in America in 1794

lawson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

George Lawson, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1807

James Lawson, aged 33, landed in North Carolina in 1812

Isabella Lawson, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812

Andrew Lawson, aged 26, landed in Tennessee in 1812

Anthony, Lawson Jr., aged 29, landed in Tennessee in 1812

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Contemporary Notables of the name lawson

Ernest Lawson, American/Canadian painter and a member of The Eight
Eddie Lawson (b. 1958), American former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion
John Howard Lawson (1894-1977), American writer
Brigadier-General Laurence Augustus Lawson (1896-1951), American Commandant of the Army Air Force Training School (1942-1945)
Alfred William Lawson (1869-1954), American professional baseball player, pioneer in the aircraft industry, founder of the Lawson Airplane Company, creator of Lawsonomy, an early health practice that included vegetarianism
Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952), American professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley
Nigel Lawson (b. 1932), English Conservative politician
Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851-1882), English landscape painter
Hugh John Frederick Lawson (1931-2005), 6th Baron Burnham
Henry Lawson (1867-1922), Australian poet and short-story writer

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Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Leve et reluis
Motto Translation: Arise and re-illumine.

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References

Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
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Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
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