Thomas Lazenby

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Lazenby was born on 11 May 1798, in Maryland, United States, his father, Thomas Lazenby, was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth Bailey, was 45. He married Lucy Stimson on 23 December 1821, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 September 1851, at the age of 53, and was buried in Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Lazenby
1798–1851
Lucy Stimson
1797–1869
Marriage: 23 December 1821
Louisa Lazenby
1828–1884
Manleus T. Lazemby
1829–1865
Martha Wilson Lazenby
1832–1921
Lucy Pinckney Lazenby
1835–1884
Thomas W Lazenby
1839–

Sources (6)

  • Thos Lazenby, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Lazenby, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Thomas Lazenby, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from either of the places called Lazenby in North Yorkshire (one near Northallerton and another near Ormesby), or Lazonby in Cumbria, all of which are named in Old Norse as ‘freedman's farm’, or ‘Freedmen's farm’, from leysingi ‘freedman’ (also used as a nickname and personal name; see Leising ) + ‘farm, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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