Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815
Dublin Core
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
Date Created
1975
Date Copyrighted
1975
Date Modified
1999-07-14
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 11-page booklet: Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr. Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1975.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
34.8 MB
Medium
11-page booklet
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Steamboat Creek, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Mulberry Grove Plantation, Walterboro, South Carolina
Black Swamp, Robertville, South Carolina
Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Oregon Lawton, Jr. and published by Boyce M. Lawton III.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Georgia Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan
External Reference
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.
Rajtar, Steve. "Oviedo Historical Trail". Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html.
"History of the First Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida: First 100 Years, 1869-1969." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5657.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
11-page booklet
Collection
Citation
Lawton, Thomas Oregon, Jr., “Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815,” RICHES, accessed December 4, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6207.