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Elizabeth Dawson 1740–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Dawson

Mother: Margaret COWAN

Spouse(s): Thomas Williams

Children(s): Capt. Williams, Susannah Williams, Samuel Williams

Elizabeth Dawson was born in 1740 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dawson And Margaret Cowan. Elizabeth Dawson married Thomas Williams, and had children including Capt John Jack Williams, Samuel Groves Williams, Susannah A Williams. Elizabeth Dawson passed away in 1806 in Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Dawson was born in 1740 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dawson And Margaret Cowan.
  • Elizabeth Dawson married Thomas Williams, and had children including Capt John Jack Williams, Samuel Groves Williams, Susannah A Williams.
  • Elizabeth Dawson passed away in 1806 in Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Elizabeth Dawson's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Dawson
1740–1806
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Dawson
1718–1771
Edgemont, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret COWAN
1722–1805
Edgemont, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Dawson's Descendants

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Elizabeth Dawson (1740–1806) m. Thomas Williams (1738–1790)
  1. 1. Capt. (John "Jack") Williams 1755–1830 m. Mary ((Molly)) Chappell 1762–1829 m. Mary Henry 1748–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Williams 1785–1844 m. James Eldridge 1781–1844
      1. 1. Susan (Ann) Eldridge 1835–1883 m. Jefferson Yelton 1830–1852 m. Allen Wright 1834–1863 m. William Dunn 1810–1868
        1. 1. Mary (J.) Yelton-Simmons 1847–1936 m. Thomas Dickens 1848–1913
        2. 2. James (Willard) Dunn 1868–1945
        3. 3. Jerry (D) Dunn 1866–
        4. 4. Charles (A) Wright 1857–1914
    2. 2. Mary (E (Betty)) Williams 1800–1880
    3. 3. Jane Williams 1796–1846
    4. 4. Jesse Williams 1787–1854
    5. 5. John Williams 1789–1815
    6. 6. Page Williams 1798–1844
    7. 7. Ann Williams 1790–
    8. 8. George Williams 1801–
    9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams 1790–1823
    10. 10. James Williams 1796–
    11. 11. Benjamin Williams 1790–
    12. 12. Polly Williams 1803–
  2. 2. Susannah (A) Williams 1753–1865
  3. 3. Samuel (Groves) Williams 1777–1853

Elizabeth Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Elizabeth Dawson in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1806
1806
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Dawson in Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1593.497; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Derry Township, Westmoreland, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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