Family Trails Part 2

The earliest listing found is Robert b 1559 Cambridge, England, children were Randell b 1782/83 married Anne 1610, Thomas b 1585, Robert b 1584 married Jane Bonnie.

Robert b 1584 Cambridge, England married Jane Bonnie 1608, children Jane, Robert b 1610 married Ann 1632, there children were Lettes, Robert b 1631 married Ester,

William b 1633, William b 1636, d 1722 Md., ThomaS B 1638 married Elizabeth, Janne b 1644, Ann (Ane) b 1646. Some records show spelling as Lossell

MARYLAND

From N.J., William moved to Talbot Co., Md. Research in the Maryland State Archives, in Annapolis, Md., has revealed much information about William, the immigrant ancestor, and his sons. The records of him in Md. are listed in Mr. Garrisons book.

VIRGINIA

Since William, the immigrant ancestor, received a certificate for the Talbot Co., Md., 100 acre tract known as "Sought Out"; on 10 April, 1689, it is important that the same tract was conveyed to Edward Turner on 22 June, 1722, by Isaac Lasswell. There is no evidence of a conveyance from William to Isaac. The only logical explanation of this is that William must have died in Md. befor 22 June, 1722, and Isaac had inherited the land from his father, under the laws of interstate succession in force at that time. As the oldest son, Isaac would have inherited the land. Then, in1726, John Lasswell, he deeds "Hopewell" to Thomas Davis. In 1727, denoting himself as the resident of Virginia, and as an heir of William, he deeds "Ladford" to John Elder. Under the same laws of succession, John would have inherited the lands, only as the oldest son. Thus, it appears that Isaac must have been deceased before John conveyed these tracts to Davis and Elder.

From the Md. records, it appears that William died in Md., obviously leaving three sons: Isaac, the oldest, John the second born, and jacob, the youngest. As we shall see, all three of these sons migrated ot Va., after the death of William the immigrant, their father. They were in Va. by the year 1727, when John stated so in the deed to John Elder.

The Lasswell brothers settled in Stafford Co., Va. on Goose Creek. They and their descendants remained there for many years. Goose Creek remained a part of Stafford Co. until 1730/1, when it became a part of Prince William Co. then, in 1742, it became a part of Fairfax Co. Finally, in the year 1757, Goose Creek became a part of Loundoun Co., Va. In the book VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK LAND GRANTS, 1694-1742, Compiler, Gertrude E. Gray, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Md., 1987, shows records left in Va. by these brothers Isaac, John and Jacob Lasswell, amd their brothers-in-law Jacob Binks, William Chandler and John Phil(l)ips.

William moved to N.C. before the Revolutionary war at the time N.C. was divided between the Patriots and the Loyalists (Tories) Surry Co. was a hotbed of Tories one of their leaders was the famous Col John Bryan in A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by John R. Alden states There were, proportionately, more pugnacious Tories in the Carolinas and Georgia that in most parts of America. William bough land in N.C. in Sept 12 1761

Records on the Revolutionary War service is scarce at the end of the war the places where the records of the Loyalists were in most part destroyed. There are records of Joseph Lasswell in the Troy militia none of the rest of the Lasswell's show up on any of the records. In a interview with Jesse Franklin, a nephew of Col. Benjamin Cleveland, On one occasion, a Tories party under Jos. Lasefield captured him, and had him ready to swing off, when he said, "You have me completely in your power: but if you hang me, it will prove the dearest day's work you ever performed: and he will never cease the chase while a solitary one of you survives." though they hung him, the bridle with which they did it broke, and he fortunately dropped into the saddle of his horse, bounded away and escaped."

Joseph Lacefield (Laswell,Lasswell, Lasefield) was tried and sentenced by the Morgan Superior Court, in March, 1783. In THE STATE RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, collected and edited by Walter Clark, Vol. XVI 1782-1783, Nash Brothers, Goldsboro, N.C. 1899, The following letter from governor Alex. Martin, is shown

Gov. Martin to the General Assembly

( from the Executive Letter Book )

Gentlemen:

I send herwith sundry petitions in favor of persons under sentence of death for high Treason, to-wit: from Burke & Rutherford Co., in behalf of Joseph Lacefield and John Thomson, convicted at Morgan Superior Court, March term last, to be executed the 16th of May.

The executive have (sic) been distressed with a number of wretches condemned heretofore for Treason, who, on enquiry into their particular cases, have thought them beneath the notice of public justice, and have generally pardoned them on their enlisting into the Continental Service of Eighteen months.

As prosecutions of this kind are daily carried on, and the courts of Justice worried with them, I beg the sense of the Honorable, the Legislature, as the Supreme Council of the State, with regard to the above persons; also request that some law be passed, that the Judicial and Executive powers of government be directed how to conduct themselves in future towards this Class of people.

In VOLUME XIX 1782-1784 pp 246-247 of the same publication, we find the Legislature's response to the Governor's communication:

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

Resolved, that it be recommended to his Excellency the Governor to grant a pardon of their several offences to Joseph Lacefield, et al, who are each of them now under sentence of death, and who have been severally recommended to his Excellency as objects deserving of Conviction and others by sundry Gentlemen of reputable characters who are personaly acquainted with them and their former conduct in life.

Ordered that the above resolve be sent to the Senate for concurrence. Ordered that the message from His Excellency the Governor be also sent to the

Senate.

IN THE SENATE:

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen:

The resolve of your House of this day recommending to his Excellency the governor th grant pardons to certain persons therein named, now under sentence of death, we have concurred with and caused the same to be handed the governor. 21 April 1783.

Daniel b 1794 Va. b 1820 Tn., Married Peggy Hogue children Esther, married Henry Monie (Mooney), Betty, married John Horton, Polly, married William Roberts, Daniel b 1785 N.C. d 1828 Tn. married Sarah Horton, Joseph b 1793 N.C. d aft 1850 Tn., marriedElizabeth Zimmerman, Peter. The Lasswells stayed in Weakly Co for quite a while some of the family still live there, Joseph moved to Obion Co. In the early 1840's. The part of Weakly Co., that they settled was later to become Obion Co., the part of Obion Co. ThatJoseph settled was to become Lake Co.. Dale Pollock had copies of land records ofJohnathan Pollocks that have Joseph's signature on them as witness, the property was located around Realfoot Lake.

A letter written to the Paper at Fulton KT/TN by one of Daniel's sons (brother of Joseph) tells of the family moving from NC. To Ky then to TN. Then going to Mo and deciding they liked Tn better and so settlings in Weakly Co. in the letter it names Joseph and Elizabeth as his uncle and brother to his father Daniel.

Joseph b 1793 N.C., d aft 1850 Tn., married Elizabeth Zimmerman b 1800 Ind., d aft 1860 Mo., children Mary b 1832, Daniel Jack b 1829 Tn., d 1898 Mo., married Fredonia Pollock.

Daniel Jack b 1829 Tn., d 1898 Mo., married Fredonia Pollock b 1836 Tn., d 1871 Mo., children Jonathan Franklin (Bud) b 1852 Tn., married (1) Margaret Parlie Bridges, (2) Flora. Joseph Pierpont/Plummer (Joe) b 1854 Tn., d 1919 Mo., married Nancy Sorilda King. Leander Jack (Lee Jack) b 1857 Mo., d 1908 Mo., married Louraine Smith.,

William Daniel (Billy) b 1861 Mo., d 1937 Fl., married Jennie Louisa Guinn. Given Nathaniel (Doc) b 1869 Mo., d 1952 Mo., married Nancy A. Stewart.

Daniel and his family moved to Four Mile, Mo. Around 1856, Johnathan Pollock Fredonia's father moved there about the same time. Four Mile became a town around 1855 the Lasswells and Pollocks names come up often in the records of Four Mile but with the coming of the railroad around 1870 the people and business begin moving to what is now Campbell, Mo. Where the Lasswell brothers were involved with getting the town of Campbell going. Campbell is only about 2 miles from Four Mile, Daniel house where he brought up his sons is between the two places, Johnathans property was just west of Campbell.

Daniel married Mrs Isabella Bray in 1872.

There is much written in the history of Campbell on the Lasswell brothers, they had a general store and a sawmill, Bud had a cotton gin at Four Mile and Daniel had a store there also. The brothers became well of at one time they had over 50,000 acres of land they were cutting. Billy ran the depot for the train in Campbell as well, they also owned there on train that they brought the logs to town on. When they sold out around 1915 they had made quite a sum of money. My Great Grandfather was the first of the brothers to die in 1908. Billy went on to buy more land around Kennett and to sell it off and become a very rich man.

My Great Grandmother Louranie said she was living at Four Mile during the Civil War and that her father had died by this time I know that her brother Harvey and three of her sisters were living in the area after the war.