George and Brenda,  I am still uncertain about my William but I know he is not of the Falling River Gang.  My brother did the yDNA test and my william is a descendant of Finland for sure.  In our old Bible, there is listed another William Lawson who died in 1844.  My William is there also and died in 1864.  The William who died in 1844 may be the father of William Madison Lawson and James Lawson Sr.  Then again, maybe not.  Someone wrote me that my William was the son of Charles and Dicy Lawson.  I have to check that out.   Let me hear from you if you have news and I will keep looking.  William Lawson of Falling River may have had a James Lawson also.  Wilma ----- Original Message ----- From: "georgelawson" <georgelawson@bellsouth.net> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com, lawson@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:51:00 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [LAWSON] Lawsons of Patrick Co. Va Brenda The original post and genealogy was posted by my nephew Brian but I am the one actually working on the Lawson information. You can contact me off board directly at george.lawson@bellsouth.net if you would like to exchange information. I would like to see what you have on that line. Currently my confirmed information stops at James Sr.(1778) but by virtue of a DNA test (64)we know we are a part of the Falling River clan. I just can't make the actual connection between James and William(Falling River). You might have my/our missing link somewhere in your data. Best, George -----Original Message----- From: lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:03 AM To: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAWSON] Lawsons of Patrick Co. Va This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mawmaws41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/246.272/mb.ashx Message Board Post: if you are still looking for the parents of William Lawson i think they might be James Lawson, Sr b. Abt 1778; d. Abt 1830 and Lucie Cox b.1782. my GGGGrandfather was Madison son of William and Anna.  Also i believe William's middle name is Madison. if you are still looking i can give more info on my line but only found out possible William's father thru another post on this board! Brenda 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.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message