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