Gennet Lawson b. Bet 1700 and 1740 d. Aft 17 Nov 1785 : Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1700 - 1785

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Birth	Between 1700 and 1740
Gender	Female
Died	Aft 17 Nov 1785
Person ID	I3492	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	30 Apr 2008

Family	John Chambers, b. Abt 1725, d. 1785, , Halifax, Virginia, USA
Last Modified	29 Apr 2008
Family ID	F14347639	Group Sheet

Notes	John Chambers' second wife Gennet Lawson? was born say 1720. She married her first husband James Irvine say 1738. Her Irvine children were John, James Jr., Samuel, William, Alexander, Mary, Margaret, Jane, Isbell and Catherine, deceased (married to Robert Sharman). On 21 September 1769 Gennet Lawson? and James Irvine sold land: from James Irvin and Gennet his wife of Halifax to John Chambers of Orange County, North Carolina, about 276 acres on Lawsons Creek, bounded by Lawson, for 100 pounds. /s/ James Irvine, Janet (S her mark) Irvine. Wit: none. Rcd. Sept. 21, 1769; Janet, wife of James, relinquished her right of dower. Gennet was widowed at the death of her first husband James Irwin between 17 December 1773 and 19 May 1774 in Halifax County, Virginia. She and her first husband James Irwin were owners of Irvine's Ferry, which was chosen by General Nathaniel Greene as the site for his famous planned retreat from Cornwalis in February, 1781. Between 15 October 1782 and 17 November 1785 Gennet was widowed at the death of her second husband John Chambers. She died after 17 November 1785, on which date his will was probated. There were no known children of John and Gennet Chambers.