| 1 | Martin Dawson Born: 1722 Married: 1742 Priscilla Sorrell Died: 1796 |
| 2 | 1. John Sorrell Dawson Born: 1737 Married: Sarah Carroll Lived: until 1757 on Carroll Creek. Lived: 1757 Moved to Nelson VA, then called Amherst. They lived in Nelson County VA not far from Faber's Mills. |
| 3 | 1. Capt. John Sorrel Dawson Married: February 11, 1786 Jane Lyoh (or Lyon) Lived: Nelson County Virginia. Job: He was a prosperous farmer. Fought in the Revolutionary War with his brothers Pleasant and Benjamin |
| 4 | 1. or 3. Nelson Dawson Born: March 5, 1787 Married: January 4, 1816 (or 1810)Sally White Died: February 16 (or 10), 1836 |
| 5 | 1. Priscella Dawson Born: October 9, 1810 Died: June 3, 1811 |
| 5 | 2. Mary (Polly) Dawson Born: March 6, 1812 Married: 1829 John D. Bailey |
| 5 | 3. Virginia Dawson Born: January 3, 1814 Died: March 9, 1817 |
| 5 | 4. Elizabeth Dawson Born: February 28, 1816 Married (1): Christopher Faber Married (2): __________ Graves |
| 5 | 5. Sally Dawson Born: March 7, 1818 Married: 1838 William G. Smith Died: October 9, 1839 |
| 5 | 6. John Dawson Born: January 30, 1820 Married: Sally R.W. Smith in 1839 (or 1840) |
| 6 | 1. Juel Dawson 1840 |
| 5 | 7. Jenetta Dawson Born: May 24, 1825 Married: 1841 Wilson N. Smith |
| 5 | 8. Alfa Martin Dawson Born: September 3, 1827 Died: June 8, 1828 |
| 5 | 9. Martha Dawson Born: May 25, 1829 Married: John W. Gentry |
| 5 | 10. Nelson Dawson Jr. Born: August 9, 1831 Married: Anne E. Neese |
| 6 | 1. George Lewis Dawson |
| 6 | 2. Ann Smith Dawson Married: John White |
| 6 | 3. Nelson Edward Dawson |
| 6 | 4. John Willard Dawson |
| 6 | 5. Mary Elizabeth Dawson Married: William White |
| 6 | 6. Henry Maxcy Dawson |
| 6 | 7. Samuel Huff Dawson Postmaster Cruzet VA Only one alive in 1948 |
| 5 | 11. Jane Dawson Born: January 4 (or 9), 1833 |
| 5 | 12. Priscella Margaret Dawson Born: January 10, 1836 |
| 4 | 2 or 1. Pleasant S. Dawson Born: 1800 Married: 1820 Mahala White (See Below) Died: 1834 He married his first cousin. |
| 5 | 1. John Dawson Married: Annie Hopkins Job: Farmer, ran a mill, rented farm machinery to other farmers. Adopted nephew was Frank Dawson. |
| 5 | 2. George Washington Dawson Born: March 13, 1827 Job: Farmer Lived: Scottsville, Virginia Married: October 27, 1853 Sarah Sadonia May Died: July 25, 1909 Buried: Scottsville, Virginia |
| 6 | 1. Mary B. Dawson Born: October 23, 1855 Died: in infancy |
| 6 | 2. George Luther Dawson Born: June 11,1859 Job: Luther was a lawyer in Richmond Virginia Married: Susanna Stark Died: 1906 |
| 7 | 1, Patrick Henry Stark Dawson Died: In early adulthood Lawyer in Richmond |
| 6 | 3. William P. Dawson Born: June 11, 1859 Died: in infancy |
| 6 | 4. John Wyatt Dawson Born: March 24, 1863 Married: Lydia Power Died: July 18, 1924 (or 1934) John was a businessman in Coal, real estate and railroads |
| 7 | 1. Joseph Power Dawson Died as a soldier from flu in World War I |
| 7 | 2. Catherine May Dawson Married: Irvine C. Hess |
| 6 | 5. Marion Lindsey Dawson Born: December 22, 1867 Lived: Brooksville Married: September 8, 1902 Alice Taylor Died: May 4, 1935 (or 1906) He was a lawyer and state equalizer of taxes for Florida |
| 7 | 1. Elizabeth Dawson Born: May 30, 1903 Died: young |
| 7 | 2. Major General Marion Lindsay Dawson Jr. Born: September 5, 1905 in Huntington, Long Island, New York Graduated: Hernando High School, Brooksville, FL in 1922 Graduated: US Naval Academy: June 2, 1927 Lived: Brooksville, FL Lived: 1114 G. Street,Coronado California 92118 (619) 435-9439 Married: August 19, 1927 Mary Sally Petteway Married: Francis (She is a Christian) After he graduated High School, he entered the U. S. Naval Academy, where he competed in track and water polo. He was commisioned a Marine second lieutenant, June 2, 1927, upon graduation from the Academy. That August, after further training at Annapolis, Lieutenant Dawson entered the Marine Officers' Basic School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Completing the Basic School in February 1928, he sailed a month later for Nicaragua, where he served with the 2nd Marine Brigade. He returned from that country in October 1929, and was a company officer at the Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, until he entered flight training there in March 1930. Lieutenant Dawson was designated a Naval Aviator in November 1930, and in January 1931 reported to the Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. He remained there until October 1931, when he joined Scouting Squadron 14-M. The following month that squadron boarded the carrier SARATOGA, and Scouting Squadron 15-M went aboard the LEXINGTON, to become the first Marine squardron ever based on Navy flattops. He was promoted to first lieutenant in March 1934. Detached from the SARATOGA in June 1934, Lieutenant Dawson served two more years at San Diego. He was promoted to Captain in July 1936, and assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station, Quantico, Virginia. Two years later, Captain Dawson entered the Junior Course, Marine Corps School, Quantico. On completing the course in May 1939, he was assigned the following month to the Bureau of Aeronautics at the Navy Department, Washington DC. He remained there until he took command of the Marine parachute detachment at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in December 1940. He also served as advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on parachute teaining and material development. He was promoted to Major in May 1941. Shortly after the United States' entry in World War II, Major Dawson left Lakehurst in April 1942 to command the Parachute Training School in San Diego. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in August 1942. In September 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Dawson departed for Midway Island, where he commanded Marine Aircraft Group 22 until June 1943. He then served as Operations Officer of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Aircraft, South Pacific, on the Solomon and New Hebrides Islands. He was promoted to Colonel in November 1943. In January 1944, Colonel Dawson was named Commanding Officer of the Fighter Command, Aircraft, Green Island. Later he headed the Fighter Command, Aircraft, Solomon Islands. His citation for the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", covering the period from January to May 1944, states in part: "His excellant direction of fighter plane activities enabled our bombers to carry out many damaging strikes against Japanese installations and suppy and bivouac areas on Bougainville, New Ireland, and New Britain." On his return to the United States in June 1944, Colonel Dawson became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Naval Air Training Command at Pensacola. Leaving Pensacola in February 1945, he served briefly as Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Air Bases, Cherry Point, North Carolina. He embarked for the Pacific area again in September 1945, to become Executive Officer of the U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey party assigned to the Marshall and Gilbert Islands and Rabaul. Colonel Dawson served in that capacity until November 1945, and for a short time as Chief of Staff of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. In January 1946, he took command of Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Peiping, China. That April he was named Commander of Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Peiping. He moved with that group to Guam in April 1947, and returned to the United States the following month. From June 1947 until August 1949, Colonel Dawson headed the Plans, Operations and Training Branch, Division of Aviation,at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, DC. He then entered the National War College in Washington, graduating in June 1950. The following month, he reported to the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3(Operations), of Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. In March 1951, Colonel Dawson became Director of the Junior School, Marine Corps Educational Center, Quantico. He served in that capacity until he returned to Cherry Point in June 1952, as Assistant Commander of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. In March 1953, he returned to Headquarters Marine Corps and was named Assistant Director of the Division of Aviation. He was promoted to Brigadier General in February 1954. Leaving Washington in July 1954, Genearal Dawson took command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea the following month. He returned from overseas in September 1955. In October he became Commanding General, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at the Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. While there, he was promoted to his present rank of Major General in January 1956. In April 1957, General Dawson assumed duties as Commanding General, Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, at Norfolk, Virginia. Following three years' service in this capacity, he was ordered to the Far East where, in May 1960, he bacame senior member Military Armistice Commission, United Nations Command, Korea. On completing this assignment, he assumed his final command at El Toro in December 1960. Major General Marion Lindsay Dawson, a Naval Aviator, retired from active duty in the Marine Corps on July 1, 1962. General Dawson served as Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Western Area, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, from December 1960 until his retirement. The General's medals and decorations include: - the Bronze Star Medal with combat "V" - the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - the American Defense Service Medal - the American Campaign Medal - the Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze stars - the World War II Victory Medal - the China Service Medal - the National Defense Service Medal - the Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner - the Nicaraguan Medal of Merit with Silver Star Biography from the USMC Revised July 1962 |
| 8 | 1. Thomas N. Dawson Born: February 25, 1948 |
| 7 | 3. Taylor Dawson Married: 1911 Clara Quinn |
| 8 | 1. James Taylor Dawson Born: February 24, 1936 |
| 7 | 4. John Dawson |
| 7 | 5. Thomas Raven Dawson Born: June 1925 |
| 7 | 6. G. Kirby Dawson Born: April 22, 1929 |
| 6 | 6. Annie M. Dawson Born: April 26, 1870 Married (1): George Frederich Hinchelwood Married (2): Fitshugh Frye Died: November 14, 1962 |
| 6 | 7. Edgar Dawson Born: December 22, 1872 Married: Ann King McKemy College Professor mostly at Hunter College NYC They had no children Died: April 30, 1946 |
| 6 | 8. Somerville Daisy Dawson Born: May 14 (or 12), 1877 Job: Teacher with her own school Married: John Hamilton Wallace Died: April 17, 1954 |
| 6 | 9. Nellie Gray Dawson Born: June 16, 1881 Scottsville VA Married: August 16, 1904 Clifton Todd Yeomans Died: March 1972 Los Angeles SSN: 555-21-1688 Verified with SS Death records. Those records list date of Birth as June 16, 1880. |
| 5 | 3. Jane Dawson Married: Dr. Issac Forbes |
| 5 | 4. Pleasant Silas Dawson Married: Mary Henriest Garland |
| 6 | 1. Frank Garland Dawson Born: 1869 Frank was adopted by his uncle John S. when his father went west. Married: Overle Elaine Brockenbrough Died: 1938/9 |
| 7 | 1. Jean Dawson Lived Newport News VA Married: ________ Arnott |
| 7 | 2. Billy Dawson Married: ________Watts |
| 7 | 3. Anne Dawson ________ Mayers |
| 7 | 4. Alice Dawson |
| 7 | 5. ________ Dawson Lived Copperhill Tennessee Married: J.G.Simpson Jr |
| 7 | 6. ________ Dawson Lived Profit VA Married: John N (or H). Clark |
| 4 | 3 or 2. Benjamin Dawson Alive in 1835 Married: Dorothy Childress |
| 5 | 1. Benjamin H. Dawson Born: Stillborn in Still Mountain VA |
| 5 | 2. Andrew Dawson |
| 5 | 3. Agnes Childress Dawson Married: Peter Porter Turner |
| 4 | 4. Mary Dawson Boys College Loray VA Married: ________Hargrove |
| 4 | 5. Girl Dawson |
| 4 | 6. Girl Dawson |
| 4 | 7. Martin Dawson Born: 1772 Died: 1835 |
| 3 | 2. Pleasant L. Dawson Died: 1826 Unmarried Fought in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John and Benjamin. |
| 3 | 3. Benjamin Dawson Married: 1785 Mary Martin Lived: Moved to Kentucky Fought in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John and Pleasant. |
| 4 | 1. Benjamin Dawson Born: 1785 Married: ________ McCann Died: 1848 |
| 5 | 1. Joseph Dawson Born: 1810 (or 1811) Died: 1868 |
| 5 | 2. James Dawson Born: 1816 Died: 1858 |
| 4 | 2. Gabriel Dawson |
| 4 | 3. Armstrong Dawson |
| 4 | 4. James Dawson |
| 4 | 5. Thomas Dawson |
| 3 | 4. Susanna Dawson Alive in 1833 Married: ________ Adams |
| 3 | 5. Mary Dawson Married: ________ Adams |
| 3 | 6. Prescillah Dawson Married: Joseph White Died: Before 1833 |
| 3 | 7. Nancy Fanny Dawson Married: Rev. Hugh White |
| 3 | 8. Martin Dawson Born: 1772 Lived: in Milton on the Rivanna River Albermarle County Virginia Unmarried Died: 1835 Left his estate to the University of Virginia Scholarship in perpetuity for Dawson decendants. He was a well known merchant and farmer and friend of Thomas Jefferson. |
| 3 | 9. Elizabeth Dawson Alive in 1833 Married: Abner Ford |
| 2 | 2. Rev. Martin Dawson Born: 1744 Albemarle Co. Job: Baptist Minister Married(1): Elizabeth Carter Married(2): Mildred?????? Merchant in 1789 Died: 1821 Reference: Page 58 |
| 3 | 1. Martin Dawson Married: Louisa Carr (or Gare) Moved to Gallia County Ohio |
| 3 | 2. William Dawson Married: Sarah Jopling |
| 3 | 3. John Dawson Born: November 5, 1799 (one of these is wrong) Moved to Mississippi Tennessee Married: November 5, 1799Nancy Martin |
| 3 | 4. Elijah Dawson Moved to Missouri Married: Martha Patricia Gentry |
| 3 | 5. Rand Dawson |
| 3 | 6. Allen Dawson Married: Lucy Wingfield |
| 3 | 7. Hudson Dawson |
| 3 | 8. Patsey Dawson Married: Ambrose Rucker |
| 3 | 9. Martha Dawson Married: Bart Haggard |
| 3 | 10. Nancy Dawson Married: David Haggard |
| 3 | 11. Mildred Dawson: Married: Nat Bowles |
| 3 | 12. Siekey Dawson Married: ______ Pierce (or Price) |
| 3 | 13. Elizabeth Carter Dawson Born: 1776 Married: Ruben Elsom or Ruben Rucker Died: 1825 |
| 2 | 3. Thomas Dawson Married: Mary Carter |
| 3 | 1. Martha Dawson Born: January 1, 1758 |
| 3 | 2. Susannah Dawson Born: March 3, 1759 |
| 3 | 3. William Dawson Born: December 3, 1760 |
| 3 | 4. John Dawson Born: April 16, 1762 Married: Ann Martin |
| 3 | 5. Martin Dawson Born: March 15, 1764 |
| 3 | 6. Elizabeth Dawson Born: March 26, 1766 |
| 2 | 4. Mildred Dawson Married (1): Jonas Reid Married (2) 1758 Samuel Hancock III |
| 2 | 5. Nancy Dawson Married: 1772 Valentine Cox |
| 2 | 6. Mary Dawson Married: William Park |
| 2 | 7. Margaret Dawson Married: ______ Franklin |
| 2 | 8. William Dawson |
| 2 | 9. Nelson Carter Dawson Married (1): Mary Burton Married (2): Francis Woodruff |
| 2 | 10. Jessie Dawson December 15, 1741 probably the marriage date Married: Sally Turner |
| 2 | 11. Elizabeth Dawson Married: Reuben Turner |
| 2 | 12. Susanna Dawson Married: George Tinsley |
| 2 | 13. Zachariah Dawson Married: June (or January) 18, 1786 Lucy Rucker |
| Dawson 2 |
| 1 | Henry Dawson |
| 2 | Cam Dawson Married: Ida Hargrove |
| Notes: There is probably a connection between these two families, but it is unknown. There is a note that George Dawson gave 55 2 1/2d to Pres Church on March 29, 1747 Page 363 |