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William LAW

William LAW

Male 1773 - Bef 1850  (76 years)


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  • Name William LAW
    Birth 1773  Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Immigration 1794  [2] 
    Occupation weaver  [1] 
    Death Bef 1850  [2, 3] 
    Notes 
    • William Law came to America in 1794. His first wife was Mary Burnside, with whom he had six children: William Jr., Thomas, John, Isaac, Frank, and Mary (married Rev George Collins). The reported March 1803 and April 1803 birth dates of sons William Jr. and John are based on their headstones, but are clearly in conflict.

      After Mary's death, William married Hannah Sill(s), who bore him seven more children: David, Asby Poole (married Deborah Gaston), Asa, Jesse, Elizabeth (married Samuel Morris Gaston), Ruhama (married Jefferson Law), Ellen (married James Hutson).
    Person ID I4416  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2009

    Father ___ LAW,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F24810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary BURNSIDE   d. Bef 1819  [4]
    Marriage 20 Oct 1802  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. William LAW, Jr.,   b. 7 Mar 1803, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1879, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +2. Thomas Ervin LAW
    +3. John LAW,   b. 23 Apr 1803, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1882, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F17430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah SILLS,   b. 1796   d. Sep 1869, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Marriage 8 Feb 1819  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. David LAW,   b. 1820, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1883 (Age 63 years)
    +2. Asby Poole LAW,   b. 7 Apr 1823   d. 20 Feb 1868 (Age 44 years)
    +3. Elizabeth LAW,   b. 17 Apr 1825, Bristol, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    >4. Ruhama LAW,   b. CA 1828
     5. Asa LAW,   b. CA 1831
    +6. Ellen LAW,   b. CA 1833   d. CA 1888 (Age ~ 55 years)
    +7. Jesse Daugherty LAW,   b. Apr 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1906, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)
    Family ID F1555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S108] Marilynn Davis Jones, Fairmont, WV 26554.

    2. [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 378.

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).