Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... V. Elnora Spottswood Burwell, b. 1868. VI. Dawson Alston Burwell, b. 1870. VII. Tempie Williams Burwell, b. 1873. VIII. Spottswood Burwell, b. 1875. IX. John Henry Burwell, b. 1877. X. William Pettigrew Burwell, b. 1880. XI. Mary Eveline Burwell, b. 1883. III. Sarah Dawson = Joshua Bell and had 1 son, Jesse Atherton Bell, who died young. IV. William Williams Dawson emigrated to Texas, s. p. V. Alston Dawson died young. VI. Henry Dawson=Sarah, dau. of Philip Gus- ton Alston and sister of his brother Jesse's wife, s. p. VII. Charity Alston Dawson, unm. VIII. John Dawson= Martha Green Hunter. Daughter of Jacob Hunter = Patience Williamson. The following account is copied from the Dawson family records, compiled by Chas. C. Dawson, of New York, and published 1874 by Joel Munsel, of Albany, N. Y. John Dawson was born in North Carolina, where he married Martha Green Hunter. They emigrated to Tennessee about 1822, where he died in Maury county, 1843. His widow is still living (1874) at Mt. Pleasant. They had 11 children: I. John Dawson, nnm. II. Henry, unm., a physician. III. William Leon, b. 1820 in Warren county N. C., and died 1844 in Maury county, Tenn. Mar- ried, (q. v.). IV. Martha Green m. -- Frierson, Columbia, Tenn. V. Jesse Atherton, m. wf. unknown, Okolona, Miss. VI. Temperance Alston m. -- Barrow. VII. Jacob Hunter m. and has family in Forest City, Ark. VIII. Mary P. m. -- Dobbins, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. IX. Elisabeth T. m. -- Long, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. X. Charity Alston m. -- Kittrell. XI. Mann Dawson, unm., Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. William Leon Dawson was educated at LaGrange College, Franklin county, Ala., and m. Jan., 1841, Ala F. Winter, b. at Tuscumbia, Ala., 1825. They removed to Madison county, Miss., in 1843, where he engaged in...
