Jefferson County, NY Pioneers


PIONEER LAWTON FAMILY


OLIVER LAWTON and his wife ANN RATHBUN came from Exeter, RI to Fairfield, in Herkimer Co in 1789. With them were their 6 children, BENJAMIN born 1768, GEORGE born 1769, OLIVER born 1775, JOSEPH born 1776, DAVID, and last, but not least POLLY.

1. BENJAMIN LAWTON, (eldest son of OLIVER and ANN (RATHBUN) LAWTON) was born in 1768. He moved to Jefferson County probably between 1807 and 1810. He died in 1833.

He married
MARY/ANNA CUMMINS. Their first eight children were born in Fairfield, Herkimer Co.

Children, LAWTON:

2 i ANN LAWTON married JONATHAN NICHOLS

3 ii ANNA LAWTON married WILLIAM FORSYTHE

4 iii JUDY LAWTON married JOHN YOUNGS

5 iv JOB WILBUR LAWTON married LYDIA WEST

6 v ORA LAWTON married MILISSA DARROW

7 vi DIANA LAWTON married SAMUEL SHERWOOD

8 vii FRANCIS CUMMINS LAWTON married ESTHER GAGE

9 viii BENJAMIN J. LAWTON married BETSEY CHASE

10 ix CHESTER C. LAWTON married JANE PROSSER

11 x OLIVER A. LAWTON married ROENA (---)

12 xi MARRIETTA LAWTON married JAMES A. WAITE

13 xii DAVID A. LAWTON married MARY ETTE

8. FRANCES CUMMINS LAWTON, (son of BENJAMIN and MARY/ANNA (CUMMINS) LAWTON) was born 1801 and resided in the Town of Antwerp. They are buried in the Cemetery at Redwood, N Y. They had nine children.

He married
ESTHER GAGE

Children, LAWTON:

14 i DIANTHA LAWTON

15 ii EDWARD LAWTON

16 iii JULIA LAWTON

17 iv LUCINDA LAWTON

18 v MARYVELLETTE LAWTON

19 vi ALONZO LAWTON

20 vii JANE LAWTON

21 viii MANLIUS LAWTON

22 ix EDWARD C. LAWTON

9 BENJAMIN J. LAWTON, (son of BENJAMIN and MARY/ANNA (CUMMINS) LAWTON) was born 1807 and is buried with his wife in the Shurtleff Cemetery, Theresa.

He married
BETSEY CHASE

Children, LAWTON

23 i LYSANDER LAWTON

24 ii JOSEPH LAWTON

25 iii CHASE LAWTON

26 iv CHARLES LAWTON

27 v BENJAMIN LAWTON

26 vi DAVID LAWTON

27 vii MARY LAWTON


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