In re: Brick Walls. My 2X great grandfather was WILLIAM LAWSON who married MARY JONES, Wilk. Co., 1806. (Mary's father was David Jones.) Other than census records ending in 1830, have been able to find no other documentation about William, i.e. where he was before coming to the Natchez District, his parents, or anything else having to do with his background. Apparently, he owned no property, which seems strange for the time, but Mary did inherit from her father, a part of which, possibly all, was sold to a son-in-law, Letson Purdy who married their daughter, Mary, 1827 Wilkinson Co., Ms. Tx property records suggest couple moved there (have not explored their leaving Wilkinson Co. i.e. disposition of property mentioned.) Only two other children of William and Mary, have been identified, one being my great grandfather, David Jones Lawson, and Mathilda, assumed to be a sister by exclusion, who married Delzel Eby, Wilk., 1837. Have researched, to lesser and greater extent, all Lawsons found in the contiguous Counties and Parishes. The 1830 census for William suggested a larger family than has been identified. William is believed to have lived all of his years in Ft. Adams. In Military records of the War of 1812, a William McF. Lawson is listed serving in a Louisiana unit. No records could be been found in the Federal Archives, although other records show "box" and "roll" numbers. Considering the geographical location of Ft. Adams, serving in La doesn't seem questionable. Additionally, there were others of the same surname living in the Felicianas around this time, but no connection to William has been made. Any suggestions, other than Wilkinson property records which I have yet to try and trace back, would be appreciated. Letson Purdy's property record suggested location in present day Harris Co. Texas.