1800 Mason Co, KY. He was taxed in this county that year, along withJ ames, Thomas, and William Ginn.
11/18/1810 Mason Co, KY. Laurence served as bondsman for themarriage o f Polly Ginn and Nicholas Warringfor.
1810 Mason Co, KY. His family at census time consisted of 1 male age1 0-16, 2 at 16-26, himself at 26-45, 1 female age 10-16, 3 females16-26 a nd his wife was also 26-45.
He was probably the Lawrence Ginn listed in the 3rd Reg of Poage'sMoun ted KY Vols as a Pvt in the War of 1812. James Ginn was in thesame regiment.
From History of Posey Towhship, Fayette Co, IN:
1821 T15N R12E. Section 19 sole to Lawrence Ginn, Trueman Munger,Hugh Dickey, and Edward K Munger.
1821 & 1823 Section 20 Sold to John Gilleland, John Huston, John C.Coo, Prudence Manlove, Laurence Ginn and James Gilleland.
1/1/1823 Wayne Co, IN was his address when he bought 80 acres of landi n Fayette Co.
1/10/1823 He bought another 80 acres in Fayette.
1830 Fayette Co, IN. He had moved to his real estate by census time.A pparently he and Sarah were living alone as the only ones in thefamily w ere a man and woman aged 60-70.
The biography of grandson John Thompson includes some of his life:
"His [John Thompson's] parents were James and Sarah (Ginn) Thompson,th e former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Culpeper Co.,Virgi nia, who married in Kentucky"
"His [John Thompson's] wife, nee Sarah Ginn, was the daughter ofLawren ce Ginn, of Virginia, who located in Fayette County, when heimproved a f arm and finally died. He was a strong JacksonianDemocrat, and, like Ja ckson himself, had "no use" for a man who didnot live up to his word. H is parents came from England and were ofthe industrious class of yeoma ny. Their children were: Elizabeth,Mrs. Bantbann; Mary, Mrs. Walingfor t; Sarah, the mother of oursubject; Phebe, Mrs. Warren; and Thomas, wh o served for a time assheriff of Henry county and was a prominent citi zen."
