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Personal data George Dawson 

• He was born about 1716 in Prince George's Co, Maryland, Verenigde Staten.
• Resident after 1770: .
• (Alt. Birth) in the year 1716: Brooke, West Virginia, USA.Sources 2, 3
• (Alt. Death) after August 1, 1780.Source 2
• (Alt. Death) before June 2, 1783.Source 2
• He died in the year 1783 in Pennsylvania, USA.Sources 3, 4
• Probate on June 2, 1783.Source 2
• A child of Nicholas John Dawson and Mary Doyne
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of George Dawson

He is married to Eleanor Ann Howe.

They got married in the year 1740.Source 2

Child(ren):

1. Mary Dawson  1742-????
2. Nicholas Dawson  1745-> 1790
3. Henry Dawson  1747-????
4. John Dawson  1749-1845
5. Eleanor Dawson  1752-????
6. Verlinda Dawson  1755-1815
7. Rebecca Dawson  1758-????
8. Elizabeth Dawson  1762-1847
9. Nancy Ann Dawson  1764-????

Notes about George Dawson

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George Dawson was born in Prince George's Co., Maryland, about 1716 --
soon after George I became King of England.  Both his parents had died before he reached adulthood; hence, he lived a few years with one of his older brothers.  He died after 1 August 1780 and before 2 June 1783 when his will was probated in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.

He married Eleanor Ann Lowe in 1740.  Eleanor, daughter of John, Jr. and Mary (Hawkins), was sister to Thomas Dawson's wife, Elizabeth.  No record of her birth has been found, nor of her death, but it is known she died 11 August 1806, when her son, John, signed a statement to that effect.

He inherited from his mother, half interest of "Spring Banks," a plantation in Somerset County, Maryland.  By his early twenties, George had added two more plantations in Prince George's Co., to his holdings.  These were probably in the Rock Creek Area, as he moved there soon after marrying.  In 1770, George Dawson moved his family into western Pennsylvania, in the area which eventually became Fayette County.  They settled on a farm northeast of Uniontown, which at that time was called Beesontown.

CHILDREN:  all born at Rock Creek Farm, Maryland, but listed under different County names as that area changed:
i.  Mary Dawson, b. 8 September 1742, Prince George's Cty; married Mr Garret
ii.  Nicholas Dawson, b. 3 April 1745, Prince George's Cty, d. after 13 January 1790 at Ohio Cty, Virginia, now Hancock Cty, WV.; Mar/1 Miss Pearce in 1778 who died before 1780 when he mar/2 Violette Littleton, d/o John and Ellen (Violette).  Violette was born 30 January 1759 at Bull Run, Virginia.  Nicholas served in the Revolutionary War with the Westmoreland Cty, PA militia.
iii.  Henry Dawson, b. 22 August 1747
iv.  John Dawson, b. 23 February 1749, Montgomery Co., d. 21 Oct 1845 at Champaign Cty, OH; married Elizabeth Harrison,d/o Lawrence & Catherine.
Served in Revolutionary War with Pennsylvania Militia.
v.  Eleanor Dawson, b. 5 August 1752; married 17 Jan. 1771 to John Swearingen who was b. 9 No v. 1751 & d. 1830 in Montgomery Cty, MD
vi.  Verlinda Dawson, b. 5 April 1755, d. 10 May 1815; married Augustine Moore.
vii.  Rebecca Dawson, b. 11 Dec. 1758; married Daniel Swearingen who was born in 1755.
viii.Elizabeth Dawson, b. 28 February 1762, d. 1847; married Col. William Swearingen who was born 30 October 1766 and died 1841. Resided in Fayette Cty, PA.
ix.  Nancy Ann Dawson, b. 1764; married Thomas Dawson, a cousin, who was born 4 December 176 5 in Frederick Cty, MD, and died 12 May 1812 at Beaver Cty, PA.  He was a tanner and served in the War of 1812.

SOURCE "Genealogical Study of the Family of Josiah Fisher
Wilson Sanborn & Alberteen Adelaide Eaton"
Compiledby Helen (Burgess) Lindhorst
privately published, 1978   revised 1993

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