This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Twitchett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3263.1 Message Board Post: That is very interesting information. We know from marriage and census information that Alexander and Martin Lawson came from Surry County, NC, and were most likely the sons of Thomas and Sarah Twitchett Lawson. This Thomas Lawson died before 1820. There were other children in the household of Sarah Lawson in 1820 including a 10-16 year old male. This would seem to suggest that Preston (who married Malinda Willis?) Martin and Alexander were siblings. (David) Preston Lawson did not arrive in Hawkins County until the 1840s. This seems to support the contention of some researchers that the early Lawson genealogies may be very wrong.