Elizabeth Lasswell (abt. 1803 - 1854)

Born about Jan 1803 in Virginia, United States

Wife of William Ashfield Hunt — married 8 Jul 1833 in Vermillion, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1854 at about age 51 in Henderson, Illinois, United States

Research Notes

Surname at Indiana State Library, marriages before 1850 is "Lazwell", I searched Layswell Laswell and Lasswell, then gave up searching her and searched for husband. Record for marriage of Ashfield Hunt and Elizabeth Lazwell came up. July 8, 1833

Biography

Henderson County Illinois Cemeteries, Vol 1, p.69

"Records of other Hunts in this cemetery show they had once lived in Burlington Iowa, which is just on the other side of the Mississippi River.

It is also located just above Nauvoo, IL where Nancy Adaline Hunt moved with John Wherrett". (This is very interesting, but is there a source?)

All LASSWELLS, LASWELLS, LACEFIELDS, LACEWELLS, in the United States are descended from our old immigrant ancestor, William Lasswell, the fellmonger from Colchester, Essex Co., England. I can say this because there was not a single Lasswell, by any spelling in the entire 1790 census of the United States, except our ancestor Williams Sr., and his sons, in North Carolina. That astounding fact is easily understood, when one considers that the entire Virginia census of 1790 was destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. There would no doubt be a sizeable number of Lasswells on the 1790 census of Virginia if such records existed. When you find a Lasswell by any spellng, he comes frrom old William of Colchester (Source???)

Marriage

Husband: William Ashfield Hunt

Wife: Elizabeth Lasswell

Child: Leah I OR Hunt

Child: William Hunt

Child: Nancy Adaline Hunt

Marriage:

Date: 8 Jul 1833

Place: Vermillion, Indiana.

Sources

• https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=3&search=Ashfield+Hunt&results=1&limit=20&page=1

Marriage Record for Elizabeth Lazwell and Ashfield Hunt

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-KQF : 20 December 2020), Elizabeth Hunt, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12297650/elizabeth-hunt: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Lasswell Hunt (17 Jan 1803–24 Aug 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12297650, citing Hopper Cemetery, Hopper, Henderson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by ViReMa (contributor 47119879).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Diane Williams for creating WikiTree profile Lasswell-13 through the import of wiki.ged on Jul 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Diane and others.