James A Law-xx

1781 - 1858  (76 years)

• Name	James A Law-xx
  Birth	10 Nov 1781	Sumpter Co, SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	Jul 1858	Nanafalia, Marengo Co, AL   [1]
  Burial	Nanafalia, Marengo Co, AL   [1]
  	Nanafalia Baptist Cemetery
  Person ID	I4415	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah Washburn,   b. 30 Nov 1785, NC d. 15 May 1840, Nanafalia, Marengo Co, AL (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1805	Sumpter Co, SC
  Notes	Children: son Gabriel Law 1805 - married Anne Moore son Isaiah Law 1806 - married Sarah E Goldstone son James A Law Jr 1809 - married Harriett Lavender dau Jane Law 1810 - married Tom Hale dau Agnes Ann/Nancy Law 1810 - 1858 - married William James Compton dau Doris/Dorcus Law 1811 - married Frederick A Brown son Robert Reese Law 1813 - married Lucretia C ??? son George Washington Law 1817 - married Ann Easley son Joseph Elias Law 1819 - married Tabitha A Christian son Priscilla Law 1820 - married Wade H Johnson son Sarah Elizabeth Law 1822 son John T Law 1824 - married Rebecca ???
  Family ID	F1828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 10 Nov 1781 - Sumpter Co, SC Marriage - 12 Feb 1805 - Sumpter Co, SC Death - Jul 1858 - Nanafalia, Marengo Co, AL Burial - - Nanafalia, Marengo Co, AL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Sarah Washburn's notes ** - son of George Law and Ann Lord --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com James A. Law Birth: Nov. 10, 1781 Sumter County South Carolina, USA Death: Jul., 1858 Nanafalia Marengo County Alabama, USA James Law, the son of George and Ann Lord Law, was born in 1781 in Sumter District, South Carolina. On February 12, 1805, he married Sarah Washburn in Sumter County, South Carolina. He is mentioned in the census for 1810, 1820 and 1830 in Sumpter County, South Carolina. About 1834, James and his family moved to Marengo County, Alabama. He and his brother, Henry Law were the first of their family to move so far from the home of their father in South Carolina. Sarah Washburn Law died in 1835 and James married Rebecca Seals. James and Sarah Washburn Law had 12 children: Isaiah, Gabriel, Jane, James Jr, Agnes, Dorcus, Robert R, George W, Joseph Elias, Priscilla Jane and Sarah Elizabeth. He died in 1858 and is buried next to Sarah, in the churchyard of the Nanafalia Baptist Church, Marengo County, Alabama. His gravestone says "Grandfather Law, Died July 1858". *Information is taken from the book entitled William and Jane Law and some of their descendants and from gravestones photographed by David Snow. Family links: Spouse: Sarah Washburn Law (1783 - 1840) Children: James A. Law (1809 - ____)* Jane Law Hale (1810 - ____)* Agnes Ann Law Compton (1810 - 1858)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Nanafalia Baptist Cemetery Nanafalia Marengo County Alabama, USA Created by: Jo Roberts Record added: Mar 19, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 49950600 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.