Person:Henry Dawson (15)

Watchers
Henry Dawson, Sr.
b.Abt 1735
  • HHenry Dawson, Sr.Abt 1735 - Bet 1805 & 1809
  • WMary UnknownBef 1738 - 1803
m. Bef 1755
  1. William DawsonAbt 1755 - 1840
  2. Margaret DawsonEst 1760 - Aft 1824
  3. Rachel DawsonBef 1765 -
Facts and Events
Name Henry Dawson, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1735
Marriage Bef 1755 to Mary Unknown
Death[1] Bet 1805 and 1809 Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia

Henry Dawson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Image:Dawson Henry BeverleySE.jpg

Henry Dawson's land (340-acre Land Grant Survey adjoining Thomas Stuart and the Beverley Manor Line, 1769) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.


Early Land Grant Surveys:


  • Page 150 - Henry Dawson, 190 acres, South Mountain at Reid's Gap. November 1769. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 54].
  • Page 150 - Henry Dawson, 340 acres, South River. Adjoining Thomas Stuart, Beverley Manor. November 8, 1769. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 54].


Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:


  • Page 28.--28th April, 1773. Henry ( ) Dawson and Mary ( ) to Neil Adair, on South Mountain at Reed's Gap, patented to Henry, 1770. Teste: Walter Davis, James Best, Samuel Love, John ( ) Wiley.


Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records: (unless listed otherwise)


  • Page 150 - Samuel Black, 400 acres, South River. Adjoining Beverley's patent, Henry Dawson, Edward Hall. Nov. 7, 1769. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 54].
  • Page 26.--Patent to William ( ) Callan (wife Elizabeth ( ) ), 1770; corner Henry Dawson. Teste: John Cunningham, Patrick Buchanan.
  • Vol. 2 - APRIL, 1804 (S to Z). - Wilkinson vs. Hunter--Patent, 1st August, 1772, to John Wilkinson for 400 acres on South River and on Beverley's patent line; cor. Henry Dawson, cor. Edward Hall.
References
  1. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).