2. John² Lawshe (Jacob¹)⁽³²³⁰⁾ was born in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey February 27, 1791. John died December 8, 1819 in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey, at 28 years of age.

He married Charity Lomping Lawshe in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey, January 22, 1814. Charity was born in New Jersey May 1, 1796. Charity was the daughter of George Lombing and Elizabeth Case. Charity died March 25, 1859 in Union Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ, at 62 years of age.

John Lawshe and Charity Lomping Lawshe had the following child:

3 i. Margaret³ Lawshe was born in Union Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ May 10, 1817. She married Andrew Fleming 1838. Andrew was born Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ October 23, 1805. Andrew died March 1886 in Branchburg Twp, Somerset Co, NJ, at 80 years of age. i0 From Hunterdon County News March 9, 1886, Forty-Eighth Volume, No. 30 Death of Andrew Fleming Andrew Fleming, an old resident of Branchburg township, died at his home in Readington on Monday night. He was stricken with paralysis two months ago, and gradually grew weaker until the day of his death. The Somerset Unionist Gazette, in speaking of the deceased, says: Mr. Fleming was born in Alexandria township, Hunterdon county, Oct. 23, 1805. At the age of eleven years he went from home to care for himself, and until he was twnety-six years old was mostly engaged working on a farm. In 1838 he married Margaret, daughter of John Lawshe, of Unon township, Hunterdon county. Following his marriage, in 1839, he settled in the township of Branchburg, and engaged in farming and milling at Milltown, where he rented the Van Derveer farm and mill. In 1846 he purchased the farm upon which he resided unitl his death.

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