This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The second eldest Ambrose b: ca 1799 was born/from NC then was in TN ca. 1836-37 as his son Richard was born there, and then returned to Stokes Co., NC. Wonder if he was a nephew or son to old Ambrose b: ca. 1784 or who he is connected to in TN ?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3232.1.3.1.1 Message Board Post: David, Thanks... I guess I need to look again at the census to answer your question.... Abt the other question.. (Brown being in the family.... I was wondering the same thing....My Uncle Evan has a brother (Deceased) who looks like some of my Brown/Nicholson cousins.. so I was wondering if they intermarried too.. another question... Was Tennessee and Sarah the same person ? Thanks, Bobbi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jones, Pearson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.2.2 Message Board Post: Peter Jones was involved in a Court case in 1867 with TJ Pearson. He owed TJ Pearson money. I didn't follow the case so I don't know the outcome.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: There were only a few 1850 Ambrose Lawsons in the census index, and they seem to be closely associated in time and location. It isn't clear whether the 1810 Peters Creek Ambrose Lawson was the oldest individual or one of the two younger men. 1850 Census Ambrose Lawson Peters Creek, Stokes, NC abt 1799 North Carolina Ambrose Lawson District 2, Hawkins, TN abt 1848 Tennessee Ambrose Lawson Subdivision 19, Morgan, TN abt 1810 Tennessee Ambrose Lawson Western District, Scott, VA abt 1785 Virginia 1810 Surry County Peters Creek District Ambrose Lawson 2 Males 16-26 1 Male 45+ 1 Female 16-26

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I think the early 1700's Ambrose names are unique however, the name Ambrose as used later (late 1799s - early 1800s and on) in that area was a tribute name - see Ambrose Powell, person of interest. Also Stokeley/Stockley Donaldson. Look to the founding persons / families.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Davis, Jones, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: The individual identified as David Preston Lawson is the Preston Lawson in 1850 Hancock County who married Mary Smith in Stokes County in 1824. But, I have never found any record which indicates that his name was David. I don't know which Peter Jones this was, but there was only one in Hawkins County in 1860. The census records indicate that he was married about 1835 not 1855. He is also found in 1850 Hawkins County living next to James Davis Sr. Again, the census records indicate that he was married around 1835.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3249 Message Board Post: 1886. Susan Manes vs Clinton Manis married in 1874 Hw. co.until about Dec 1885. Children: Robert age 7 yrs. Louvenia Elizabeth age 3yrs. Paralee Manes about 10 months. Clinton lives most of the time in Virginia. Want her maiden name of Blevins restored to her.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.2 Message Board Post: I have never found Preston Lawson who is the father of Winny Lawson listed a David Preston Lawson. Only as Preston. Can you and David tell me who this Peter Jones was. 1878. Jan. 9th. Peter Jones vs Malinda Jones. Divorce. Hw co. ciruit court. Milly Jones of Hw Co. Peter Jones of Graniger Co. Peter states he was married in Hw. Co. about the year 1855. where they resided until about 1869 or 1870. Peter moved to Claiborne Co. and lived there until June 1875, when he removed to Grainger Co. where he now lives. Peter states that he begged Milly to go with him when he moved and she would not. She stayed in Hawkins Co. Peter wants a absolute divorce from said wife because of her wilfull and malicious desertion, and because of his poverty he is unable to bear the expense of this suit. Milly answers that she married Peter many years ago and bore him several children, was a faithful and obedient wife to him. His conduct towards her was harsh and cruel, he was quilty of repeated acts of adultery with various lewd women namely Veney Helton, Eliza Amix and America Willis. and other in a open and shamless manner. Milly states that she is now old and blind and under the protection of her son who is supporting and taking care of her in her age, poverty and blindness. Her son advived her not to go with him and she took her son adivse. 28 May 1878. Is this the Peter Jones who married Malinda Davis? PC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2.1 Message Board Post: One thing that troubles me about "David" Preston Lawson is that he was married as Preston Lawson. I haven't seen any documentation that indicates his name was really David. We do know that he was married in Stokes County, NC, and then moved to VA after 1833 but before 1837. He was listed in Lee County in 1840 as Preston Lawson. Ambrose Lawson's son Preston was living with him in 1850 Scott County, and in Hawkins County District 9 in 1860, just a few houses away from Ambrose who was living with the Thomas family. Since Ambrose Lawson was from Stokes County and had a son named Preston, it seems reasonable to believe that Ambrose Lawson and Preston Lawson married to Smith were related in some way. Ambrose is a very rare name for Lawson, and Banks Lawson named a son Ambrose. So, maybe there is a connection between the two.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I have looked through all of the court records for Hawkins County on microfilm. I now believe that the Peter Lawson mentioned in the court records before 1840 was none other than Peter the son of Thomas Lawson Sr. Peter was born sometime around 1800, so the age is ok. David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: a) Could this Preston be son of old Ambrose (b: ca. 1785) [not the younger/Elisha's Ambrose b: 1799 abt.] and b) is this the person noted in some sources as "David Preston" Lawson ?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. I have never belived that Preston Lawson was a son of William Lawson. I look everyday hoping to find something that will help me and others as I work the loose papers here. Preston Lawson does not appear to be a land owner. He lived on a 250 acre tract of land that was owned by Thomas Harmon, Thomas Harmon died in Monroe Co. Many of these old families seem to have moved to Monroe co. early. There was a old Peter Lawson here in the records, He has moved to Monroe Co.but I think some of his children stayed here. These Lawsons, Manis, and Jones south of the Holston river are just as hard to work as the ones north of the Clinch.. Maybe some of the loose records will be enlighting as we move along. PC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Hinton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I personally haven't seen any records that indicate Malinda Lawson was a Willis. It doesn't seem to be in the court records. Maybe there is something in a pension file. One curious observation is that Preston Lawson is almost always listed as a son of William and Sarah Hinton Lawson. Yet, I have a court document that names his male heirs and Preston isn't one of them. So, it makes you suspect that some of the traditional ancestry for the Lawsons may be wrong. David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.2 Message Board Post: Do you have proof that Preston Lawson was married to Malinda Willis? Preston Lawson's daughter Winnfred or Winny as she was called, her obit says she was born in Georgia. Did some or many of these people go to Georgia for the land lottery, or did they just go to maybe find green pastures, found none and came back home. Some of the loose records are not showing what some of the older people have written down as gosple. PC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Doug, That is a good question. I don't know if Jacob Lawson had a son named Wiley or not. Jacob showed up in a few property transactions, but no relatives were named in the documents as far as I know. Wiley, son William, showed up quite a bit in the early 1820s with mother Sarah and brother George Lawson. A Wiley showed up in a document in which Preston Lawson agree to sell his household goods. So, I presume this is the same Wiley as in the present case. Maybe there was more than one Wiley. David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1.1 Message Board Post: David: Did Jacob Lawson have a Wiley also? Preston Lawson would probably be the Preston who was in Hawkins County early. Not the one who married a Smith and came over later from Stokes County. So, this could indicate a closer connection between Jacob and William Lawson who married Sarah Hinton than I was aware. Doug

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Martin, Hinton, Owens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248.1 Message Board Post: It is a very curious witness list. We know that Alexander and Martin Lawson (who married Nancy Owens) were from Surry County, NC and were the sons of Thomas (deceased by 1820) and Sarah Twitchett Lawson. Wiley Lawson was known to be the son of William and Sarah Hinton Lawson, along with Isham, Elijah, Stephen, William (this was probably Wiley), and George Lawson. Sarah Hinton's father, William Robert Hinton, lived in Buncombe County, NC. Stephen Lawson was known to be living in Greene County, and Isham Lawson was known to be married to Polly Martin, daughter of Thomas Martin (deceased in 1819). I wonder how Preston Lawson fits into this? We know he was from NC. Was this the Preston Lawson who married Malinda Willis? Preston and Wiley Lawson show up in another court record together. So, they may be related.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH LAWSON HAGAN HOWELL HORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3248 Message Board Post: Hawkins Circuit Court 1835 Judith Smith vs. Alexander Lawson and Martin Lawson Martin and Alexander promised in 1832 to deliver corn to pay a debt. John Howell was mentioned. Martin Lawson signed the agreement and Alexander Lawson signed with an "X." Witnesses were: Preston Lawson Thomas Hagan Wiley Lawson Joseph Howell James M. Hord

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3247 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Samuel Smith b. abt 1822 and his wife Minerva Lawson Smith. Their children are Joshua, Elizabeth,James, Sam, William,Nellie,Fannie, John, Hannah,and Charles. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Teresa Reeves

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3148.1 Message Board Post: my ggrandfather was William S. Smith b. April 1, 1858. His parents were Samuel and Minerva. Hannah was his sister. This family is listed on the census records for Rogersville, TN in1850,1860.1870,and 1880. I don't have much information other than the census records. I was able to get information on the death of William Smith from Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville. The people were very helpful.They did not have records on Sam and Minerva. I don't remember what year they began keeping records. Maybe they may have some info on Hannah. I am interested in any info that you may have. I am planning to visit Rogersville in August to do more research. Teresa Reeves