JLattision: tf)e Ji2ottbumbrian Degcentsi,

J/-WA\—Arir»'n(, a chevron inter three nr.irtU^ts -^nhle.
 

THE Lawson., ol N-vvcastle, Byker, and Heaton, were .leriv,.! frou. the family of th.t name long seated ^\^:^^"^!j;;f *^^;;:i\'|i;.^^^^ ' foT'oeorge'l'lul^^n J^I^^l
Lawsi.ns of Usworth, with wfioni the subject ol our memoir appears to hav,? r.siae.l for a time, ^'^''^Yo'hiV .HuLrhter Alice my baie^stoned nagge.'
rswor.h, rsc,., in hi. will 29 Dec. 15S7, leaves • to cousin   Raphe tawson, oflroughe, '"X, ^^J,  .^*^;::^'    T'J ^'^^^^^^                                    1597, mention? his

He also irives ' to George Lawson, of Sheel.-s, my gray nagg wh. I bought in A ,ston moore. ^^'^Vn I.,.ime^'ami number of the issue of Ro^mt and
master Mr. Raute LawW, and Mr.   Kdmund Lawson. his son, executors     There is some doubt =^^   '^     X Lmoir^n^^^^^^^^^^         her having had  lifteen

Dorothy Lawson.    Such as  are placed bebnv, occur  in the  family pedigrees  and  in   All Saints' '^'ff:l^J}'ff';,^^^^^^                                          ^

'     '    uily pedi-ree so many as nineteen) children.    Krom other sources of intormation, we do not hud notice ot more uiau b. > eu
 

(the fa
 

WiLl lAM Lawson, of Cramlington, 3 Hen. V

—(llalhs' Nort/iNni/H'rla»(l,n. 271.)
 

•-^■T^=;;:^;:i:i^-,J";i;l^"t-:.^'^.:>^^^^^
 

I. \V ILLIAM Lawson, eldest =j=
sou and heir.    He was the
teotVor in a deed of settle¬
ment   2(3 May, USO, which
deed is at Brouiih.
 

.John
Lawsi
 

Richard
Lawson.
 

John Hodgson =p
 

Jaur.   of
 

Keather-
stouhaUjh,
 

GeoR<
Laws(
 

Roger
Law so>
 

fA:MEs Hodgson ==
 

iiope.
 

H.   JAMI
 

1. Thomas
Lawson,
a monk at
Mount
Grace,
living
1518.
 

tl.      THOMAS    lawson,   of   ^^■'^^^^^^^'^\''''^J^''^.^^^^^

tenant   tor life of lands ' .pue quoudam           Middletou   St.   G.org. .

fuerunt Roberli Gabelord.'—.(.V^//;"-
nu'ut 26 M„y, 14S0.) Died 2 July, 1189 ;
buried   at  'Cramlington.—J/<ifA.c//r/e .?

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II. William =.. This elder                      i--------7-----------------777"                      ,i.,nr of

WiM.lAM Lawson. ot Cram-=7=------d inr (.t  ...
 

inghall, of
,. ... V.,,....,., - Aug. 1190.
She r.uiuded an ;iltar of St. Gregory on
the north side of the choir of Durham
Abbey, for the souls of her husb, ajid her
drs. Joan.V Martiaret.—//»/'^e/ sM^SJ.i.
 

branch ended in a daur.
xMary, temp. Eli/. She
married Ralph Tancreil,
of IJvsall, and in th.' year
loTS, Ralph Law>oi., of
IJrouudi, purchased their
moiety of the Cramlington
estates.
 

liu'^ton, the litth in remain¬
der in tail male in the deed
deed 26 May, 11S<>. Living
in lf»18, and styled in a de¬
position of Thomas Lawson,
of Mount Grace, ' Wm. the
the younger, of Cramlington.
 

Horsi
num.
 

of Kor-
 

JoAX

Lawson.
 

Mar<^.ark r
Lawson.
 

> Lawson, ' lilius secuudus Gol'mi de ^ ALICE,     damzht
 

daur.   of

Sa\vv* of
Wor-all.
 

Crandiutrtiui.'—(/-'/"/rer .V lis.) An euunent
m.'rchaut-adventurer of Newea^tle - upon-
Tyne, sheriir liVJS; mayor 1529 and 15-40.
Had apjirentices tieor^e'Bartram. (7/'. if •'»
l.v..ther of his wife.') H Hen. VIIl., Charles
Gofton, 9 Hen. Vlll ,and Richard Rail, 1540
—iM.rrhanrs AmmA.v.) On 8 Apr. 1522, pur¬
chased of William Wardal, merchant, a house
and horse-mill in the Me;d-market, Newcastle.
—(Jrc/i .El. iii.^0.) Dead before 1 Kdw. VI.
—{Hnriihy MSS ) Purchased fn»ni the crown
the lands, etc., of thedissoK.-d monastery of
Nesham, 1 Oct. 1540, and the manor of
Byker, 6 July, 15 IS By deed, .Aj-ri', 1544,
he settles manors of Bvker and West Mattm
on son Edmond, and estates in Ne4iam, Cock-
lield, Little Burdon. Dvnshall, etc, on his son
Henry.—(A>7/.9«/ Urnuqh.)
 

of (ieorcreBart
of Newcastle.^
(FAwrer.) Called of
Westgate iuTan-
cred pedigrtM'; of
Br.'ukleyinBrontrh
]>edigree. [Rar-
tram would ap¬
pear to have been
,.f a family at
Brenklev,N»irthd.
and resided in th.-
house in We>t.i;iO'.
Newc ;once that of
tbeNevils. The site
is now occupied by
Lit. and Phil. Soe.
building.—^'./^. A'.
 

\. Thomas LA\AS0N,nt
Cramlimitou, named in
Deposition of Thomas
Lawson, the monk of
Mount Grace, as s(m of
* William Lawson, the
Tonnger, of Crainling-
t,,u,'=Eden,danr. of
Sir Rou'.Tti-avof Hor-
ton. tinavdinnofc'aiit.
George Lawson's chil¬
dren:

Elizai'.ei'H Lawson^-^
.   ..."   T"*   my   sister

Elizabeth V.U. \d: ' To
her    sou    Francis    one
felve.'
('iril/ofJ,iiiL> Ldwsnn.)
 

BARI-ARA   LAWS(»N. —......

Collingw.od.—(/^W/   nf   Juue
lA(WS(jn.)

Jane L \WSon, ].rioress of Ne¬
sham.     Will 2 June, 15.^7.

Agnks liAW.soN, prioress of
S. Bartholomew's, Newcastle.
Will 14 Mar.l5ti5-6. Atter Sup-
pre^>ion lived in Ciate^h^-ad. -
Tfsfa. Duoehn. 2S2.    ' To my
 

WILLIAM:^ Isabel,
LA'VSON,

of

r 8 worth,
buried at
Washing¬
ton,in the
county of
Durham.
(Surtees.)
 

dan

of

John

Hed-

Wovtb,

ofHar-
raton,
esq,
{Surtees.)
 

•ister Annes, 13a-, 4^/.'

(J Jill of Jane L<nrs<»i,)

|uire, captain of Wark =y= Rliz A-
 

I GfoRGE L.vWson, .squire, captain of Wark =p ELIZ.^
Cattle Will 12NOV.155S. Bur. at S. Nicholas' BETH
beside his father.     Had issue Tymothy, Edward       ......
 

(under   age   1558),   and
 

Agnes.
(Testa.  Dniielin. 17ti.
 

___!
 

ISAl'.EL LaWS(^N
 

UCHARO HOD.SON, =r= iSAi;t.L U.K^^ >k.
merchant  -  adven -          married Ls^ Ge-

turerof   Newcastle.        rard Henwick,ot
 

Sherit^' 1519, mayor
1555, 15Gt'),and 1580,
WiU dated 1 March,
1581, bur. at .1 arrow
.SI Dec. 1585. Jrms.
Partv ler chevron
or embattled Or and
Sa,, three martlets
counter ch. (Sitrtei^s.,
n.Ti.) The Lawson
pediarees have or
and <u-.,as tinctures
ofth- same arms.
 

N'*wcastle upon
Tyne, merchant
a.lventurer. 2//'/
Richd, Hodgson.
Bur. at .1 arrow
17 Autz. 1582.—
{Surtees.)
 

II.     HENRY

Lam SON,
of Nesham
A dm. free of
Merchants'
1 Aja. 15132,
{ Me,-rh, nits'

'.....ks.)       ^

. .daur. of k
Cunyers of
Lavton.
 

GEoR(;Kand  1.  EHMrND LaAVSON, of Newcastle-=f M.vRG.vRKT, daur.
 

WILLI.VM

La\\son,^
mentn'tl. in

SMt. of 1544.
The latter
had a daur.
A'j-nes.—
(Test Dm,-
elni.2SZ.)
 

npon-Tyne and Bvk.-r, esq. Alon-
with his wife, 20 July, 1 Kdw. VL,
conveys to Corporati..n, for ISO/.,
lands'and shores of his, east of the
Swirle in Sandtrate.— f fjonibi/ JlSS.
iij.208-9.) Died28 Jul. 1551. 17 Feb.
6'Edw.Vl. kintr granted wardship of
James his infant to Rich. CUetwood.
 

of Ral\di, andsi-
terands,.b'h,.ires.s
of her brother.I..hn
Swinnoe, of Rock
Ca-tle, CO. North¬
umberland.
[A MavL^nrt L.br.
17 Oct. 1575. b'eq.
S. Mr It.  Xeirc-y
 

RoKERT Lawson,
of Rock, esq. J a re
vx. WiU dated 15
May,15(38.in which
he mentions ' son-
in-laweRaufe, son
of l:.te IMr. Ed¬
mund Lawson '—
(Tstani. Danelm.
294.)
 

Wn LiAMLAWsoN,mer- =fCath
 

V. Sir Raii'H Lawson, of Brough or = Elizaueth,
 

Burgh Hall, Yorkshire, and of Byker
and elsewhere in Northumberland,
kniu^lit-d 1603. Aeqnired I'.urL'h by
his wile ; mar. I5t3s; will 4 Sep. H»2.i;
Died same year, aged 76.
 

d and h. of
Kov'er Burgh
ofRur^h,esq.
mar. s.-t. 17
June, 1568.
 

I. James Lawson,
born April, 1545,
ob. inf
 

II.GEORGKliAWSON,
ment'din will of Ro¬
bert L. of Rock,
1568.
 

koHERTH<
 

,>j _ AnNF., dr,    Roger La\v.son, =?= DOR^THy,   daur,
 

... Hebburn, co.
Durham, esq., ob.
V.\ 5ept. 1624, apt.
68      M.I.J arrow,

{Surtees.)
 

,f Rnhard
Langley of
G r i in s -
thorpe, CO.
York ; ob,
LS January
1617. M.f.
(Surtees.)
 

of Heaton, in the
c<»nnty of North¬
umberland, and
nflnner Temple,
es(|.; died ab.Hit
161.1 or 1614.
 

fSirHenryCon-
stable, of'Bur¬
ton - Constable,
in Holderness ;
born 15^0 ; mar¬
riage settlement
dat'^nl 10 March,
1597-S; di.'d 26
br. 27Mar. 1632,
in All Saints-.—
(Reg.AllS.nuts' )
 

h'.DMCNI)

Lawson.
 

Anthony
Lawson.
 

Mar.madi'KE
Lawson.
 

James
Lawson.
 

Geor<
Law so
 

William
Lawson.
 

Ml these sons living 10 M;xr. 1597, and with Roger are mentioned
'   ft. the  1st and  other sons  of Ralph   and I'.li/.abeth his wile

James Lawson married the widow (»f------   Leverpole, and liail

two sons and two daiicrhters, one of whom, Mary, marned
William Paston, of Apy.leton, from whom tlie pre.sent Mr Kobt,
Throckmorton is matf^rnally descended.
 

chant   adv. and   booth-       KRINE
man, of Newc : apvrd       d. R«»w
to James Lawson above       -land
33 Hen.  YIII ; bur. 27       lUad-
l)ec.l578.Takesappren-       nell, of
tice Alexander Lawson       N.'wc :
1 Edw. YI. who was free       mer-
ante 1567, and  bur. at       chant.
S. Nicholas'6 Apr. 1580.       Bnr.at
This   Alex, took   appr. ^.   Hart,
_                                      18 Oct. 1579, Robert  s.       coDur
Roi;KRT Lawson,    of John Lawson, of By-                   .
nn-nt'd in will cf   well, gen., dee'd., who uj.on death
Rob.rt     L.      of    ofhismaster was set over to Rich-
Rock, 1568.             ard  Hodirson.      This Robert L.
was free ante 1  June, 1590, and
by his wife   Agnes (bur.  I Nov.
__________j__i__j              1602) had   issue, among  others,

V               AliceLaW-    Henry and Robert, o. s. p.

V                  sON=Tho-                           (Merck ants' books.)
mas Ingle-                           {Reg. S, Mcli.)

by,ofLawk-                                     *                     ,,     -,

land, esq., from whom thelnglebysof Lawkland.

MvRGAREL' Law SON, = Sir Thomas K»51ce^, oT
Mortham, Yorkshire, from whom the baronets
of Rokeby and Mortham.

JVNE Law'SON, to whom hor father leaves 200/.
and the chest in her bed parlour that was her
mother's, and such a bed of clothes as her mo¬
ther desired she should have.
 

Sir   Ror.KRT= Fran
 

Hon(;soN,<'f
Hebburn, kt.
mentioned in
foot-note.
Had   a    son,
Roberi,s.p ,
and a   daur.
Anne,    mar.
Francis C'arr
of Cock.-n, in
whom   the
representa¬
tion   of   this
branch     !»•'-
came extinct.
 

d. andcoh.
of    David
liicleby(2d
son   of   sir
W illiam

LlL'l.'l^V,    of

Rildey) by
Anne, dr,
and cob. of
Chas...;.rlof
We.toiore-
land.
(Surtees.)
 

Anne Hoix.son, {I/nrson
j]lS.) 3rd .Unir. (Surtees.)
bur. in AllSaints' 22 !\Iay,
1633.—/Ay. Jll Sawts\)
 

HKNRY I AWSON,
b.-ip. 1 Dec. 1601,
bur. in .Ml Saint.'
17 Jan.1635-6 —

(ne<,.J/l Saiuts-.)
 

E]»MONi» Lawson,
bur. 6 Jan. 164'.:-3,
in All Saints', o.s.p.
(Reg. Alt Saints'.)
 

Ralph L.xwson,

died   vonntl    ;tt
Douay  College.
 

.loiiN Lawson,
ba]). 14 June,
1608, o. s. p.—

{Reg.All Saints')
 

AnneLaws(^n,
= \\ ithvinuton
of Buckland.
 

Mary Lawson,   Margaret
 

= Yorke of
Garthwaite
 

I, H 1 N R Y Law .n< >N, colonel ^
in th.' royal armv ; slain at
tbebattlr of Melton Mow- |
bvay, and br. at Granthaii
 

(.'ATH KRINE

and colirir
William I
of Meldon, knight. .1
 

7   daur. =p KR rN( is   RaTGLI
nf   ,ir   I     lir-l oarl of Derw
Vuuick,   I     water.
 

Ratgliffe,

int-
 

KRANGIS LAAV>
 

Ralimi
both o
 

Law?

S.p.
 

ISMUILl L\wsoN.=FSir William SWINP.GRNK, ofCapheatou,hart. ;
^     created a baronet 16tiO.
 

H. John Law.son,=f Katherink.
of   Brongh -   hall,   I     sir WUliam Honar.l
created  a   l.aionet         Naworth,an(l sistei

1665                              I     first earl of Carlisle

A quo
the L.VMSONS<»t Brough.
 

Lawson,

bp. 11 Fob

1606-7.

Reg.All Sets.

,   d;nir.    of
 

1          *    -.K Hio f..llnvvincr nassnires relative to Mrs. Lawson's residence at this place.

, ANTHONYS.-Sinoe prmting off our Introdl.tiou, - »-^'l-^^f^-t ."^::ie tl^^^^^                                                 ^t Heborne, Anthonye IVriwe's a-ol

I'nshop Ne.l.^ writing to the I'r.vy Conncil 4 inn., \b>^. tlZ w-u bX' xt the Tynemonth and N.'wcastle, and one !M.stress Lawson s at St Anthonie s
T dm Davel's at Jarroe, on the sonth sideot Tyne, abont the middle way ''^^ '^^^J, X.^,r^naticaU in ill olhces ot onvey.uge, recevinge, and harbonnge ot
ive t^a.nst them on the north side, they all being ---.♦^---^j;,*^;,;.; '^ .^7lfr d' '^u" ei lier by removinge them from their habitations, and com-
ver-.ns of all s<,rts lU-aftected to the state, is ^'^^^^V uu^onnmu nt u      laneoo  s^^^^                               o b.-ruise,' I humbly leve to your lordship s wi>domes, whose

! nhn.^e them to some other places of les.e opportunity tor their ^^^''/''^^P^^^f "^^                                            most humbly at command.'    Perhaps the upmionoi

rec fonsl shall most readily and carefully ^'l'^^^^) 'sh, resting.N your r^^^                                                     I                   ^ ^,^^    ^^^^,^^^. ^.t^,, to Mr   William Smyth,

Mr Mnvor ns to the danger of /.r Rob.rt Hodg.sboii .s PJ07''''''\P^*i'j^/;;^'\; j:. " ,\'' ^on ernnl tie danner of sir Robert IJngsnn\s and DIrs. Lawson s hnnses.
10 Nov! 1625, he wnt^s,^ Understanding my hud o burham ^;'«ires to be .^; , ^ ^^[^7;;;: "f/^^t 1, a-^.d the aldermen m/brethren, hearing of such reports,
,nd of the intercourse witb each other by boats ov.r the n-r ; the e ^^\^^^^^^^^^                                    J.rnssing the river ;' but he add., ' he wil take order for

„;ade ennniry, and could fmde no matter thoreo but id e ^V^^;^^^^^^^^^^^^                                  the Tartnjlls and Braseelers, and that * the dmke yf Buck-

^!y^:::::L:^^:ol^t^^^^                                                                                                             damage, but that m virtue of the clannish

B;';?lr:i^e^> tie. above  Pedi.ree,^.M^^^

^hew^that'llu^'apse 'of generatmi,.; even, did not materially weaken the ties ot con.
.n,  tl.'^ir   i''.M'l.Fy of faith, and.   the grevious   ^)^..ni ot  persecution then ircv
kindred and friendship.—^^ B. R>
 

\i\ev   irausaciK'113 <n^i.ni   nviv   ....•■< ...v..,              ^

.auLaunity between the families, while their proximity of resideme  above
ng   erpially aflecting both, would   tend to bind still  hrmer  the ties   ot