Richard SLAWSON

• Name	Richard SLAWSON  [1, 2]
  Birth	Southwark, England
  Gender	Male
  Notes	According the the SLASON--SLAUSON--SLAWSON--SLOSSON FAMILY: There are undoubtedly other children in this family, but only Thomas and George came to America, the others remaining in England. Thomas SLAWSON's line dies out after 2 more generations. As the name of SLAWSON does not appear upon records of any of the other settlements up to 1650, it is obvious that George SLAWSON was the pioneer ancestor of the Slason, Slauson, Slawson and Slosson families in America.[Slosson 11-20-00 Greene.FTW] THE SLASON, SLAUSON, SLAWSON, SLOSSON FAMILY Richard Slawson's name on the records was spelled Slawson, but there is nothing to prove that he wrote it so, or even knew how to write. There is, however, ample evidence to prove that this spelling continued to exist in England, and later migration to America may have been made by individuals using this spelling. However, from the spelling used on tombstones, it would seem that the Slawson spelling was an Anglisized version of Slosson, which, according to information obtained by the compiler in the United States was known as early as the twelvth century. There seems to be little doubt that this spelling was in use considerably earlier than 1600, and no evidence to prove it had not been completely abandoned in favor of Slawson by that date. In 1739 this spelling was again put into use, this time in America - and it is in active use here today, but is apparently unknown in England
  Person ID	I52128	Main Tree
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2022

  
  

  Family	Anne ANGELL,   b. Southwark, England
  Marriage	13 May 1610	St. Savior's, Southwark, Surrey, England   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas SLAWSON,   b. Abt 1620, Southwark, England d. Bef 1655 (Age < 35 years)   2. George SLAWSON,   b. Bef 1617, Southwark, England d. 17 Feb 1695, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age > 78 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F02067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946. [S7290] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1897 Vol. 28 No. 1 January.