Early Family History
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Where did the English lawhorn family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family
crest? When did the lawhorn family first arrive in the United States? Where did
the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?
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Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling
rules. For that reason,
spelling variations are commonly found in early
Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name lawhorn
were recorded, including Lawman, Laweman, Lawemon, Lawghman, Lagmann, Lageman, Lauman,
Layamon and many more.
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First found in Yorkshire, where they were seated from ancient times. To escape oppression
and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers"
of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated
to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high
rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships.
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Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did
see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many
of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to
the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical
records revealed some of first members of the lawhorn family emigrate to North America:
Peter Lawman, who sailed to the West Indies in 1697; Stephen Lauman to Pennsylvania
in 1733; and Martin Lauman to Pennsylvania in 1746.
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