Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Jeremiah Dawson Sr. (1763-1846)

Personal data Jeremiah Dawson Sr. 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Household of Jeremiah Dawson Sr.

He is married to Nancy Agnes Dollard.

They got married on March 28, 1788 at New London, Caroline, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. John W. Dawson  1787-1861 
  2. Thomas T. Dawson  1792-1879 
  3. Mary Dawson  ± 1794-1851
  4. Susan Dawson  1796-± 1860
  5. Jeremiah Dawson  ± 1798-1851
  6. Nancy Dawson  ± 1800-1874
  7. William Dawson  ± 1802-1851
  8. Mildred Dawson  ± 1804-1835
  9. Elizabeth Dawson  ± 1806-> 1851
  10. Ransom A. Dawson  1808-1896
  11. Boice Dawson  ± 1810-1845


Notes about Jeremiah Dawson Sr.

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Enlisted @ 17 in Rev War.  Battke if Guilford Courthouse North Carolina Mar 15 1781 Private in Capt. Robert Watkins Virginia Vols.
Under command of Gen Nathaniel Greene against Earl Cornwallis

From "The Dawson Family" by Gen James A. Dawson

[Sharen Neal.ged]
[Karen Hartman.ged]

2-1. JEREMIAH Dawson was b. in Bedford county, Va., May 30, 1763.  He was old enough to take part in the Revolutionary struggle before its close; enlisted at the age of 17 as a private in the company of Capt. Watkins' Va. Vols., and participated in at least one fight, the battle of Guilford Court-House, N. C. (March, 1781).  Some years after peace was declared, he m. in Bedford Co., Va., Nancy Dollard, who was b. in that county, Oct. 6, 1766, and was of Scotch and Welsh descent.  They remained a few years in Virginia, but removed before the beginning of the present century to Kentucky, and settled for a short time in Madison county; then removed to Hardin (now Hart) county, on the banks of Green river, about a mile and a half from Munfordsville, where he d. Feb. 10, 1846, aged 83, and she d. Dec. 9, 1852, aged 87.  He was a man of sober, excellent habits, simple tastes and high moral character. ; He received an ordinary English education, possessed strong natural sense, was six feet two inches in height, large, "raw boned" and muscular, a man of great physical power.
He cared little for the acquisition of wealth, devoting his early years to the manly sports of bear and deer hunting, only giving that attention to his farm required for the maintenance of his family, and the education of his children.  They had five sons and six daughters

JEREMIAH Dawson R2778
Rank in Revolutionary War     Private, Virginia.
Born 1763 in Bedford Co.,Va.
Died 1846 in Hart Co., Ky.
Married   Nancy A. (Dollard). Had eleven issues.
Place of residence during the war  Bedford Co., Va.
Date of this report 11/6/81 and 1/83.

Jeremiah Dawson (2-1) was born 30 May 1763 in Bedford Co., Va.

Charles Carroll Dawson claims he was the son of John Dawson (1-1) who lived in Bedford Co., Va. and Susan (Wood) Dawson, (daughter of John Wood) who was of English descent.
Jeremiah Dawson (2-1) died the 28th of Feb. 1846 in Hart Co., Ky. (Has his grave been found and is it marked?)
He married Nancy A. (Dollard), whose middle name might have been Agnes, in Bedford Co., Va. after the war's end.
In her request for a pension R2778 in June 1851, she claimed they were married 28 March 1788 in Bedford County by Baptist Minister Jerry Hatcher, and a copy of the marriage certificate was produced to support her pension claim.
Various DAR and SAR papers claim they were married ca. 1789 or 1790.
Their first child , John Dawson (3-1), is claimed to have been born ca. 1791 in Bedford Co., Va.

Nancy A. (Dollard) was born, she claimed in her R2778, 6 Oct. 1765 in Hanover Co., Va.
Charles Carroll Dawson claims she was born 6 Oct. 1766 in Bedford Co. and was of Scotch and Welsh descent.
She died 9 or 29 Dec. 1852 in Hart Co., Ky. according to society papers.

Analyzing the R2778 pension request of Jeremiah Dawson's widow, Nancy A. (Dollard) Dawson, 5 June 1851 in which she claimed Jeremiah had never received a pension, and supported by her son, Ransom A. Dawson, a Justice of the Peace in Hart Co., Ky., the following is quoted: "Nancy A. Dawson a resident of Hart County...doth on her Oath make the following declaration -- to wit -- That she was born in Hanover Co., Virginia on the 6th day of October, 1765.  That she was married to Jeremiah Dawson in Bedford County Virginia in the month of March AD 1788... That said marriage was solemnized by one Jerry Hatcher a Baptist Minister, and that her said husband died in Hart County Ky. on the 28 day of February AD 1846...  She also states that the said Jeremiah Dawson served in the war of the Revolution.  That he volunteered and went into the army in Bedford Co., Virginia, under Captain Watkins, that he fought in the battle of Guilford under Captain Watkins and General Green... That her said husband was afterwards stationed as a Guard at New London, Va.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jeremiah Dawson

John Dawson
± 1706-1764
Martha Ann Marbury
1715-1795
John Dawson
1736-1770
Susannah Wood
± 1740-1771

Jeremiah Dawson
1763-1846

1788

Nancy Agnes Dollard
1766-1852

John W. Dawson
1787-1861
Thomas T. Dawson
1792-1879
Mary Dawson
± 1794-1851
Susan Dawson
1796-± 1860
Jeremiah Dawson
± 1798-1851
Nancy Dawson
± 1800-1874
William Dawson
± 1802-1851
Mildred Dawson
± 1804-1835
Elizabeth Dawson
± 1806-> 1851
Ransom A. Dawson
1808-1896
Boice Dawson
± 1810-1845

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Sources

  1. "John D Newport," supplied by Newport, Updated: 2015-04-28; copy held by [RESEARCHER & CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PRIVATE USE]\., rootsweb : John. D. Newport, compiled by John D. Newport [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
  2. Boddie, 17th Century Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, Database online.
    Record for Jeremiah Dawson
    / www.ancestry.com
  3. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011, Ancestry.com, Database online.
    Record for Jeremiah Dawson
    / www.ancestry.com
  4. Hubbard Cemetery, Carolyn Olney
  5. Darrell G. Waddell / Patty La Plante
  6. New York to California, Claydene Hamblin
    Date of Import: Jun 24, 2006
    / Rootsweb.com
  7. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Database online.
    Record for Jeremiah Dawson
    / Ancestry.com
  8. Pedigree Resource File CD-Rom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Disc #126     Pin #4217425 / Family History Library, SLC
  9. Ancestral File (TM), 307P-H9 / Family History Library, SLC
  10. Sharen Neal / Rootsweb.com
  11. Kathy Hill Lynch
    Date of Import: Oct 20, 2006
    / RootsWeb's WorldConnect
  12. Kindred Connections
  13. Karen Hartman
    Date of Import: Nov 20, 2006
  14. World Family Tree, Vol. 2, Ed. 1 / Brøderbund Software
  15. Larry & Elaine Blackman / RootsWeb's WorldConnect
  16. Augie Royalty, John Dawson Descendant data

Historical events

Birthday May 30, 1763

  • The temperature on May 30, 1763 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: betrokken helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
    • May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
    • July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
    • August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
    • October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
    • December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

Day of marriage March 28, 1788

  • The temperature on March 28, 1788 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
    • January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
    • June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
    • June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
    • July 25 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).
    • September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

Day of death February 28, 1846

  • The temperature on February 28, 1846 was about 9.0 °C. There was 506 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: . Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1846: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • May 1 » The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
    • May 7 » The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    • May 8 » Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
    • May 11 » President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War.
    • June 19 » The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1. Cartwright umpired.
    • October 10 » Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.


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