Re: Origin of Laws family
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In reply to:
Origin of Laws family
3/20/99
I found the origin of the Laws from Andrew Laws.He said that the Laws were a branch of the clan Mclaren at the time of "Braveheart" etc.Laws is Scottish Gaelic for hill and were based around the central belt of Scotland more than likely the Stirling, Perth and Trossachs area.There is a village named Laws in Lanarkshire which was derived from Clan settlers.The Laws ended up in America due to mirgration during the Highland Clearances when most of the clan dispersed between Ireland, Northern Ireland and what is considered the "New World."