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Title
Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815
Alternative Title
Joseph Lawton
Subject
Walterboro (S.C.)
Description
A history of Joseph Lawton (1753-1815), who was the son of William Lawton of England and Mary Sams. Lawton was born on his father's Plantation, Steamboat Creek, on Edisto Island, South Carolina on October 18, 1753. By 1774, Lawton moved his family to Black Swamp, where he established a plantation called Mulberry Grove Plantation. Lawton married Sarah Robert (d. 1839) on March 18, 1773, and together they had seven children. In 1831, Sarah began the tradition of holding an Lawton family reunion. This booklet also includes a history of Black Swamp around the time of the American Revolutionary War, as well as a family tree.
Creator
Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr.
Source
Original 17-page booklet: Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr. Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1975: Private Collection of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan.
Publisher
Lawton, Boyce M. III
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Coverage
Steamboat Creek, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Mulberry Grove Plantation, Walterboro, South Carolina
Black Swamp, Robertville, South Carolina
Oviedo, Florida
Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Oregon Lawton, Jr. and published by Boyce M. Lawton III.
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan
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