Elizabeth City County, Virginia

Lawsons Named	Date	County in Virginia	Documentation
	1634	Elizabeth City	Elizabeth City County was an original Shire. See map 1634-1640
Hugh	17 Oct 1636	Elizabeth City	Virginia Patent Book 1, Part I, page 396, 17 October 1636 - James Vanerit, 1000 acres Elizabeth City for the breadth from Sandy Bay along point Comfort Creek, northeast and into the woods southwest. Due by purchase from Stafferton to whom it was due for transportation of 20 persons. Hugh Lawson was listed as one of these persons.
	1636	New Norfolk	New Norfolk County was created from Elizabeth City in 1636. See map 1634-1640
	1637	Upper Norfolk & Lower Norfolk	New Norfolk County was divided and became Upper Norfolk and Lower Norfolk in 1637. See map 1634-1640
Epaphroditus	6 Jan 1647 /48	Elizabeth City	Virginia Patent Book 2, page 114, 6 January 1647/48 - Thomas Stephens, 300 acres Elizabeth City County, beginning at the Bridge at the narrow of the Back River and 100 acres beginning at the edge of the road, west, northwest into the island. 200 acres formerly granted unto Ephaproditus Lawson, by him assigned unto Samuel Groose (Grosse), by him unto John Davis, by Davis to Stephens. 100 for transportation of 2 persons.