Richard SLAWSON

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

Richard married Anne ANGELL on 13 May 1610 in St. Savior's, Southwark, Surrey, England. Anne was born in Southwark, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas SLAWSON was born about 1620 in Southwark, England; died before 1655.
2. George SLAWSON was born before 1617 in Southwark, England; died on 17 Feb 1695 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.