LAWTON: Isaac Lawton or Leighton b. 1730, d. 1810, was a Quaker from Pennsylvania: he m. Mary Cranston d/o Samuel Cranston of Rhode Island: Mary died and was buried in Rhode Island: Isaac came to NB in 1783 with his three daughters and their aunt, Elizabeth Cranston as Loyalists: they settled in Saint John. Children mentioned: 1) Thomas Lawton: 2) Mary Cranston Lawton, the eldest daughter, married Paul Bedell: 3) Elizabeth Lawton m. Lewis DeBlois: Source: MC80/122 E.C. Wright’s Saint John ships and their builders, pg. 57: see also D.R. Jack’s Loyalist families of New Brunswick on microfilm F355, pages 250-251: see MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists:
a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.




Newspaper The New Brunswick Royal Gazette, June 4, 1810, died this morn, Isaac Lawton, Esq., age 80.

Husband - Lawton, Isaac, Born in Rhode Island, Quaker Loyalists from Philadelphia
Born: 3 Dec 1730 - Portsmouth, Newport, RI,
Chr: - , , ,
Died: BEFORE 8 Jun 1810 - Saint John, , NB,
Est proved 1818 Gagetown, Executor, Edmond Bedell
Bur: - , , ,
Marr: 29 Oct 1752 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island,

Parents: Lawton, John (IRIN#2516) & Lawton, Naomi, 1st wife (IRIN#2415) - FRIN#703

Wife - Cranston, Mary, Loyalist, Great-Grand Daughter of Governor Rhode Island
Born: 1735 - Newport, , Rhode Island, Chr: - , , ,
Died: BEFORE 1783 - Rhode Island, , ,
Bur: - Rhode Island, , ,
Marr: 29 Oct 1752 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island,

Parents: Cranston, Samuel (IRIN#2807) & Almy, Amy (IRIN#2804) - FRIN#817

Children

1. Male: Lawton, Thomas, Deputy Common Clerk, Saint John & Merchant - IRIN#2413
Born: 1755 - Newport, , Rhode Island, Loyalist fron Philadelphia
Chr: 22 - , , ,
Died: 22 Apr 1803 - Saint John, , NB,
Bur: - , , ,
Spouse: Crannell, Frances, Willed 20 pounds to have Lord's Prayer & ten commandments fixed to altar of Trinity Church - IRIN#2531 - FRIN#741
Marr: 1778 - Saint John, , NB,


2. Female: Lawton, Mary Cranston, Loyalist - IRIN#2388
Born: 1759 - New Port, , Rhode Island, Chr: - , , ,
Died: 1842 - Saint John, , NB, Bur: - , , ,
Spouse: Bedell, Paul, Loyalist, Shipbuilder & Captain ( died of yellow fever) - IRIN#2541 - FRIN#746
Marr: - , , ,


Note: Paul Bedell laid out 5 squares in Saint John in shape of the Union Jack, two of which are Kings' Square and Queens' Square.



3. Female: Lawton, Elizabeth - IRIN#2394
Born: 8 Apr 1757 - , , ,
Chr: - , , ,
Died: - , , ,
Bur: - , , ,
Spouse: DeBlois, Louis, Loyalist - IRIN#5535 - FRIN#1825
Marr: 17 Aug 1784 - Saint John, , NB,








Loyalist Brothers born in the City of Philadelphia NOTE.... may be Isaac's sons and may not.

4. Male: Lawton, John Sr, Loyalist - IRIN#5530
Born: 26 May 1758 - City of Philadelphia, , PA, Chr: - , , ,
Died: 27 Jul 1846 - Saint John, , NB,
Bur: - Old Church of England Burying Ground, Thorne Ave,Saint John, NB
Spouse: Barker, Sarah - IRIN#2482 - FRIN#656
Marr: 19 Aug 1796 - Saint John, , NB, Rev Dr Myles)

5. Male: Lawton, James SR, Loyalist, came through through NY - IRIN#5529
Born: ABOUT 1764 - City of Philadelphia, , PA,
Chr: - , , , Died: 1816 - Saint John, , NB,
Bur: - , , ,
Spouse: Lawton, Mrs James - IRIN#2644 - FRIN#764
Marr: - Saint John, , NB,


I have researched this family through wills and the Provincial Archives of NB, Vital Statistics, Land Grants and Newspaper Archives. Link- http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA

Thomas Lawton, son of Isaac.

http://www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies.html
LAWTON: Thomas Lawton b. - , d. 1803: he came from Rhode Island to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and settled in Saint John: married Frances Crannell d/o Bartholomew Crannell. Source: MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a
bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

Husband - Lawton, Thomas, Deputy Common Clerk, Saint John & Merchant Born: 1755 - Newport, , Rhode Island, Loyalist fron Philadelphia
Died: 22 Apr 1803 - Saint John, , NB,
Marr: 1778 - Saint John, , NB,

Parents: Lawton, Isaac, Born in Rhode Island, Quaker Loyalists from Philadelphia (IRIN#2430) & Cranston, Mary, Loyalist, Great-Grand Daughter of Governor Rhode Island (IRIN#2408) - FRIN#657

Wife - Crannell, Frances, Willed 20 pounds to have Lord's Prayer & ten commandments fixed to altar of Trinity Church
Born: 11 Jan 1759 - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, New York,
Died: ABOUT 16 Sep 1818 - Saint John, , NB,
Nov 4 1818 Est. Proved
Bur: - Saint John NB, , ,
Marr: After 1783 - Saint John, , NB,

Parents: Crannell, Bartholomew, Res Cor Prince William & Market Square. Common Clerk of Saint John & Loyalist (IRIN#2533) & Van Kleeck, Trynt Jen, Trintje (IRIN#2534) - FRIN#742



Children
1. Female: Lawton, Frances, adopted daughter ...Inherited Lot at Head of Kings Square from mother Frances Crannell Lawton - IRIN#2532
Born: 1780 - Saint John, , NB,
Chr: - , , ,
Died: - , , ,
Bur: - , , ,

Newspaper The New Brunswick Royal Gazette, Oct. 14, 1794, Fredericton, Est. Paul Bedell, son-in-law of Isaac lawton, Admin. Isaac lawton, James Hayt, 23rd Sept.

Newspaper The Daily Sun, Saint John, NB, May 17, 1883
Muster Roll of Royal Artillery of Saint John, first assembled, May 4,1793, Thomas Lawton, member.

Newspaper The Saint John Gazette, April 23, 1803, Died, Yesterday morn., Thomas Lawton, Esq., merchant, age 48, NBRG

Newspaper The Saint John Gazette, June 18, 1803
Est. Thomas Lawton, Esq. Exec. Frances Lawton, Isaac Lawton, William Whitlock, Andrew Crookshank, 28th May.

Newspaper City Gazette, Sept. 16, 1818, died Monday morn., age 61, Frances, relict of late Thomas Lawton, Esq. of this city.

Newspaper City Gazette, Nov, 4, 1818, Est. Mrs frances lawton of this city; Exec. Euphemia E. Longmuir, Charles Simonds, Thomas Milldge, George matthew, Jr. 4 Nov.

Newspaper Morning News, July 8, 1863, died Tuesday, 7th, Isaac Lawton Bedell Esq.,age 72, grandson of Isaac Lawton, Loyalist. Funeral Thursday 4 p.m. from his residence, Charlotte St., Saint John.

Elizabeth Lawton
Husband - DeBlois, Louis, Loyalist Born: 10 Apr 1762 - Boston, , Mass,
Marr: 17 Aug 1784 - Saint John, , NB,

Parents: DeBlois, Louis Merchant of Boston and London England (IRIN#770) & Jenkins, Elizabeth (IRIN#6341) - FRIN#225

Wife - Lawton, Elizabeth Born: 8 Apr 1757 -
Marr: 17 Aug 1784 - Saint John, , NB,

Parents: Lawton, Isaac, Born in Rhode Island, Quaker Loyalists from Philadelphia (IRIN#2430) & Cranston, Mary, Loyalist, Great-Grand Daughter of Governor Rhode Island (IRIN#2408) - FRIN#657

Children
1. Female: DeBlois, Elizabeth Cranston - IRIN#6039
Born: 20 Oct 1790 - Saint John, , NB, Chr: -
Died: 18 Feb 1855 - Saint John, , NB, Bur: -
Spouse: White, James, High Sheriff of Saint John - IRIN#6342 - FRIN#2096
Marr: 2 Nov 1818 - Saint John, , NB,

2. Female: BeBlois, Sarah Sally, spinster - IRIN#6040
Born: 9 May 1792 - Saint John, , NB,
Died: 1 Jun 1869 - Saint John, , NB,

3. Male: Deblois, Thomas Lawton - IRIN#6041 Born: 30 Dec 1794 - Saint John, , NB,
Died: 1822 - Lost at sea

4. Male: DeBlois, Gilbert, bachelor - IRIN#6042
Born: 28 Apr 1796 - Saint John, , NB
Died: - Gagetown, Queens, NB

5. Male: DeBlois, George Lewis - IRIN#6043
Born: 23 Jun 1798 - Saint John, , NB
Died: Nov 1819 - , , ,NB

6. Male: BeBlois, Lewis - IRIN#6343
Born: 22 Aug 1788 - Providence, , Rhode Is,
Died: 26 Nov 1788 - Boston, , Mass


Mary Cranston Lawton
Husband - Bedell, Paul, Loyalist, Shipbuilder & Captain ( died of yellow fever)
Born: - , , ,
Died: 1794 -

Parents:

Wife - Lawton, Mary Cranston, Loyalist
Born: 1759 - New Port, , Rhode Island,
Died: 1842 - Saint John, , NB,

Parents: Lawton, Isaac, Born in Rhode Island, Quaker Loyalists from Philadelphia (IRIN#2430) & Cranston, Mary, Loyalist, Great-Grand Daughter of Governor Rhode Island (IRIN#2408) - FRIN#657

Children

1. Male: Bedell, Isaac Lawton - IRIN#5493
Born: 1791 - Saint John, , NB,
Died: 7 Jul 1863 - Charlotte St, Saint John, NB,

2. Female: Bedell, Mary Ann - IRIN#6037

3. Female: Bedell, Catherine Jane - IRIN#6038

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