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Henry Dawson 1710–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1773

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Martin (1678–1746)

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards

Children(s): Brittain Dawson, David Dawson, Dorcas Dawson, Sarah Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Henry Dawson, Hannah Dawson

Henry Dawson was born in 1710 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Martin Dawson 16781746 And Mary Rebecca Clarke. Henry Dawson married Mary P Edwards, and had children including Brittain Dawson, David Dawson, Dorcas Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Hannah Dawson, Henry Dawson, Sarah Dawson. Henry Dawson passed away in 1773 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Dawson was born in 1710 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Martin Dawson 16781746 And Mary Rebecca Clarke.
  • Henry Dawson married Mary P Edwards, and had children including Brittain Dawson, David Dawson, Dorcas Dawson, Elizabeth Dawson, Hannah Dawson, Henry Dawson, Sarah Dawson.
  • Henry Dawson passed away in 1773 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin (1678–1746)
1678–1746
Birth Location: Warwick, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Mary Clarke
1679–1727
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Edwards
1711–1800
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Brittain Dawson
1735–1795
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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David Dawson
1741–1795
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Dorcas Dawson
1746–
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Dawson
1742–1803
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Dawson
1750–1803
Birth Location: Johnson City, North Carolina
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Henry Dawson
1748–1815
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Dawson
1750–
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Henry Dawson's Ancestors

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Henry Dawson
1710–1773
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Martin Dawson (1678–1746)
1678–1746
Warwick, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary (Rebecca) Clarke
1679–1727
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Dawson
1630–1698
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Martin
1634–1703
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wuilliam Dawson
1599–1668
Joan Dawson
1608–1668
John Sr
1616–1666
Martha Pitt
1622–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Pitt
1605–1673
Elizabeth Stevens
1606–1634

Henry Dawson's Descendants

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Henry Dawson (1710–8 Apr 1773) m. Mary (P) Edwards (1711–1800)
  1. 1. Brittain Dawson 1735–1795 m. Sabra (Grace) Williams 1731–1819
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth "Peggy") Dawson 1771–1827 m. Joseph (N) Ware 1772–1808
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Ware 1799–1899 m. Jonas Williams 1795–1857
        1. 1. Nancy Williams 1822– m. Rezon (S.) Davis 1815–1860
    2. 2. Henry (Arrington) Dawson 1764–1793
    3. 3. Henry Arinton 1764–1793
    4. 4. Polly Dawson 1762–1785
    5. 5. Jonas (Bolling) Dawson 1761–1845
    6. 6. Rebecca (Grace) Arrington 1759–1845
    7. 7. Ethelred ((Dread)) Dawson 1771–1847
    8. 8. Elizabeth ((Howell)) Dawson 1771–1827
  2. 2. David Dawson 1741–1795
  3. 3. Dorcas Dawson 1746–
  4. 4. Sarah Dawson 1742–1803
  5. 5. Elizabeth Dawson 1750–1803
  6. 6. Henry Dawson 1748–1815
  7. 7. Hannah Dawson 1750–

Henry Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Henry Dawson in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1763
5 Jan 1763
Age 53
Henry Dawson was married
None
1773
8 Apr 1773
Age 63
Death of Henry Dawson in Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Southampton County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1763
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1773
    Event Place: Southampton County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
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