Hello again. Thanks for the information. Anthony Lawson was James Lawson's father. Anthony was my husband's ggg-grandfather. My husband descends through Anthony's son John Lawson (who married Emily Butcher). My husband and I (and two cousins) are going to Logan County this weekend to meet other Lawson cousins and do some family research. I will pass on this new bit of information. Darlene On May 29, 2006, at 10:19 PM, dkb wrote: > Darlene > I did not finish the email to you. There was no indication to what > happened to the lawsuit in Lewis Brewer's papers but Anthony Lawson > still owned land in that part of the country so I am sure this man > did not win his lawsuit. If I find out more I will be sure to let > you know. > > K > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Corrigan" > <darlenecorrigan@mac.com> > To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:55 PM > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Lawsons, Allens, Brownings, Blankenships, > Vances, etc > > >> Hello K. My husband is related to the Lawsons. Can you tell me >> which Lawsons were named in this suit? What was the outcome? >> >> Darlene >> >> >> >> On May 25, 2006, at 12:35 AM, dkb wrote: >> >>> Researchers, >>> >>> I don't know if anyone is aware of this information, but I ran >>> across a lawsuit that was filed against about 100 people in >>> Logan, Kanawha, Boone counties in West Virginia about July 1, >>> 1859 to seize over 500,000 acres of land from the land owners. >>> >>> It was filed in the District Court of the United States for the >>> Western District of Virginia by a Josiah Randall of >>> Pennsylvania. This suit named Lawsons, Allen's, Brownings, >>> Blankenships, Vances, and countless of other surnames. This >>> appears to have gone on for at least a year. If anyone needs a >>> surname look up let me know. >>> >>> K