Pawlett

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Pawlett Surname Origin

Pawlett Lineage
Thomas Pawlett 1580-1643, father of Marie Pawlett 1601-1643.

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Pawlett Migration
Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England > Kent, England > Westover, Charles, Charles City, Virginia  

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Marie Pawlett, Bill's 10th Great-Grandmother
aka Mary
23 June 1597 - 12 January 1644 (46)

b. Ashford, Kent, England

d. Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

Parents: 
Thomas Pawlett 1580-1643
Elizabeth Wrenne 1584-1642

Maternal Lineage:
Elizabeth Wrenne 1584-1642

Spouse: Francis Epes I 1597-1674
Married:  1620

Children: 4

1. John Epes 1626-1679
2. Francis Epes II 1627-1678
3. Thomas Epes 1630-1638
4. Others TBD

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Thomas Pawlett, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1580 - 12 January 163 (62-53)
b. Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
d. Westover, Charles, Charles City, Virginia

Captain Thomas Pawlett Burial Ground
Charles City County, Virginia

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Noteworthy

1. Captain
2. Immigrated to Virginia Colony on the ship Neptune in 1618
3. "He was one of the first burgesses for the Virginia Colony, representing Argall's Gift at the first American Assembly held at Jamestown on July 30, 1619." (Google AI) 
4. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA, Military_

Parents: 
Nicholas Pawlett 1523-1603
Mary Hungerford 1535-1620

Maternal Lineage:
Edith Strange TBD, mother of Mary Hungerford 1535-1620

Spouse: Elizabeth Wrenne 1584-1642
Married: 1585 in Ashford, Kent, England
Children: 

1. Marie Pawlett 1797-1643
2. Thomas Pawlett TBD
3. Wade Reynolds Pawlett TBD
4. Elizabeth Pawlett TBD

Captain Pawlett's will, dated January 12, 1643/44, left his main estate to his brother in England, Lord John Pawlett. Genealogists interpret this action as strong evidence that Thomas Pawlett had no surviving children or direct heirs in Virginia. (Google AI)

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 24 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248048278/thomas-pawlett: accessed December 9, 2025), memorial page for CPT Thomas Pawlett (1580–12 Jan 1643), Find a Grave Memorial ID 248048278, citing Captain Thomas Pawlett Burial Ground, Charles City County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by John Connie Wilhite, Jr (contributor 48140210).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 24 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Pawlett Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pawlett+Surname+Origin  Accessed 9 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Marie Pawlett 1597-1644" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Marie+Pawlett+1597-1644 Accessed 9 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Thomas Pawlett 1580-1643" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=Thomas+Pawlett+1580-1643 Accessed 9 December 2025.

WikiTree contributors, "Marie (Paulet) Epps (abt.1600-abt.1674)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Paulet-40 : accessed 24 November 2025).

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