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William Lawless I (b. Abt. 1710, d. Aft. October 1777)

William Lawless I (son of James Lawless and Elizabeth Dempsey) was born Abt. 1710¹⁸⁴⁴, and died Aft. October 1777. He married Elizabeth (Lawless) in VA.

Notes for William Lawless I:
Fact 1: 05 Oct 1777 Sold 133 acres in Cumberland Co., VA

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General LAWLESS Family information:
DESCENDANTS OF SIR HUGH de LAIGHLEIS
Though the surname Lawless is formed from the old English word Laghles meaning an
outlaw, it may , as far as Ireland is concerned, be regarded as falling in the Anglo-Norman
category. Following the invasion in 1172, the name Laghles, Laules, Lawles appears
frequently in medieval records up to the end of the 16th.century throughout Leinster and
Munster, particularly in Co. Kilkenny, and in due course they became one of the "Ten
Tribes of Kilkenny" In the 13th. century several of the names were prominent at New Ross
and other places in Co. Wexford. The family was linked with Ballycorus as early as the
13th century.

Hear is an example from my records.

Notes for WYATT LAWLESS:
According to research by Edward Lollis, spelling changed from Lawless to Lollis by birth
of children. Uncertain where his information was obtained.
Family eventually moved to Bedford County Virginia
Children of WYATT LAWLESS and ELIZABETH CANDY are:
. i. WILLIAM EDWARD LOLLIS, b. 1830, Virginia; d. 1902, Indiana.
ii. MATTIE J. LOLLIS, b. Bet. 1830 - 1849; d. Unknown; m. JAMES
DURMAN.
iii. SARAH FRANCIS LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1834, Befrord Co, VA; d. Unknown.
iv. ELIZABETH LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1834, Befrord Co, VA; d. Unknown.
v. NEWTON LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1838, Virginia; d. Unknown.
vi. GEORGE LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1840, Virginia; d. Unknown.
Notes for GEORGE LOLLIS:
1. LOLLIS, George PVT. Co I 24th Inf was listed in Civil War Records in
Richmond State Library. Uncertain at this time if these are same individual.
vii. JOHN A. LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1842; d. Unknown; m. MARIA
OBENCHAIN, Abt. 1864.
viii. HENRY B. LOLLIS, b. 1847; d. Bet. 1861 - 1865, Virginia; m. ELIZA J.
DILLARD.
Notes for HENRY B. LOLLIS:
1. Buried in Confederate Cemetery in Richmond
ix. MARY SUSAN LOLLIS, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown.

Years ago in some cases you will find two brothers raising large families in the same area
and using two different spellings.

I must apologise for using only the surname spelled LAWLESS. My reason for doing so is
that, when I originally I attempted to use various spellings as I found them, they were not
suitable and very confusing for the computer program. computers can not find possible
connections that way. I have only used a computer since I was 65 and don’t really pretend
to know much about them.

Slan Leat,

Denis Lawless
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

More About William Lawless I:
Property: October 05, 1777, Sold 133 acres in Cumberland Co., VA.

More About William Lawless I and Elizabeth (Lawless):
Marriage: VA.

Children of William Lawless I and Elizabeth (Lawless) are:

+William Lawless II, b. 1739, Goochland Co., VA, d. Bef. October 1786, Cumberland Co., VA.
Thomas Lawless, b. Abt. 1740, Goochland Co., VA, d. Abt. September 01, 1765, Cumberland Co., VA.
+John Lawless, b. March 11, 1750/51, Stafford Co., VA, d. August 12, 1847, Grant Co., KY.
+Augustine Lawless, b. Abt. October 1752, Goochland Co., VA¹⁸⁴⁵, d. October 15, 1832, Russell Co., KY¹⁸⁴⁵.
Benjamin Lawless, b. Aft. 1752.
+Jesse Lawless, b. 1771, Halifax Co., VA, d. May 30, 1859, Mulbery, Henry Co., VA.