Hi! In researching my Thomas DAWSON b. 22 May 1790 in Monongalia (Monongahela) Co, I found the following web site from the Library of Virginia with early land records on it (64 DAWSON records): http://198.17.62.51/collections/LO.html When you look through the index, you will be shown photos of typewritten index cards on the web page (that is the information I've typed below), and when you click on "Retrieve Doc." you can see a TIFF file of the actual land document. This is what I found as far as DAWSONs in Monongalia Co. Charles DAWSON 15 Jun 1784 Monongalia Co. 326 acres. On the waters of Monongalia River called the Flaggy Meadow run. Thomas DAWSON 15 Jun 1784 Monongalia Co. 307 3/4 acres. On the waters of Scotts Mill run adjoining lands of William DAWSON including his settlement made in the year 1774. William DAWSON 20 Nov 1784 Monongalia Co. 225 acres. On the headwaters of Scotts Mill run including his settlement made in the year 1774. Thomas DAWSON 24 Sep 1787 Monongalia Co. 190 acres. On the waters of Scotts Meadow run adjoining a certain run next to BARKERs field being the division line between said and land granted John DENT and including his Settlement made in 1773. William DAWSON Jun. 8 Mar 1798 Monongalia Co. 100 acres. On Scotts run adjoining land of John SHIVELY, William DAWSON, and David WATKINS. >From those records, I have come to the conclusion that they are all related. More than likely William is William Jun's father (I think that's the safest assumption). The two Thomases are either one and the same, or they are two different Thomases. I was thinking they were the same person, that the second record has his settlement year wrong -- but I could be wrong. I also draw the conclusion that Thomas and William Sen. are brothers (or at the least first cousins) because they settled the same year. Also, Thomas is more than likely related to Charles because they filed on the same day -- they could be brothers -- or because Charles' doesn't mention settling in 1774, maybe Charles is a son of Thomas? Well, what do you think? Anyone have anything to add? Does anyone connect? Brenda Hébert