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That John, Joseph, Christopher and Elisha were brothers AND son of Elisha "senior" appears to be pure speculation.
From: The Early Lawley Family:
In the late 1700s there were five recorded Lawley families in Randolph
County, North Carolina, headed by what were probably brothers or cousins:
- John, born in the 1750s, served in American Revolution; receded in Craven and Randolph counties; in 1787 granted 120 acres of land; in 1796, granted another 50. Migrated to the Pendleton district of South Carolina prior to 1800 and lived there over 10 years; by 1820, he'd settled in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- Joseph, born in the 1760s; granted 200 acres of land in 1796; 1809: granted another 100 acres at Bear Creek in Randolph County. In 1816, he sold his land and settled in southeastern corner of Bibb County, Alabama. This Lawley line produced a large number of Baptist preachers.
- a married Elisha (this one)
- a single Elisha,
- Christopher Lawley was born in the 1760s. In 1794, he bought 100 acres of land. He married Catherine, who had previously been married to Mr. Walker; James had been born to this earlier union. Christopher would later remember James in his will in the same manner as his own children. By 1790 Christopher and Catherine had five children, three boys and two girls. He sold his land in 1798 and moved to Edgefield County, South Carolina. Between 1790 and 1800, two children were born, one boy and one girl. Between 1800 and 1810, another son was born to Christopher and Catherine. Also, four dependents, which were not their children, were added to the Lawley household. In the Fall of 1815, the Lawleys migrated along with others from Edgefield County, South Carolina to Shelby County, Alabama and became its earliest inhabitants. Many other residents left Edgefield County due to the declining economy and soil depletion. As a result of the defeat of the Creek Indians during the War of 1812, Alabama had just opened up to white settlers. In 1820, two sons and one girl, probably not their child, were in the household. Christopher owned one slave in 1820 and two slaves by 1823. On the 6th of January 1824, Christopher deeded land to his grandchildren, Bradley and James Lucas. In 1832, Christopher died, willing his property to his surviving wife and children. The town of Lawley in Bibb County was named for Marion Lawley, a grandson of Christopher.
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