This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carlllawson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/6719.6.1.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No I am sorry but I cannot help with Richard Lawson. I would assume he is closely related to Clement Lawson who is living very close to him in the 1850 Madison County, IN census, but that is a guess. Once the Lawsons left from VA and NC into Tennessee, SC and Georgia the records are not as good as the ones in VA and NC. The tax lists are very helpful but none of the three states have the tax records like VA and NC. I have been to the state libraries in Atlanta, GA, Columbia, SC and Knoxville, TN and was disappointed as to the amount of information they had. I believe some of the county libraries have more data but I have not been able to visit them. Our Lawsons did not leave a lot of wills or Bibles that would have been a great in sorting them out. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.