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I still have copies of "WILLIAM LAWSON, A SCOTTISH REBEL and Other Pionner Families of Southern Appalachai". The book is well documented, hardcover, index and with the addendum section now has 548 pages.
William Lawson was born in 1731 Montrose, Scotland and died in 1826 Scott County, VA. His life was long and turbulent. He fought the Brittish in his homeland and also in the American Revolution. Chapter one gives more detail of his turbulent life. The addendum section has an article on his homeland and the events that led up to the Battle of Culloden (1746) and it's terrible aftermath which resulted in William's imprisonment and being transported to the colonies.
His children led exciting lives also. His son, William Lawson, Jr., was a Methodist minister and lived in Scott County, VA. A son, Travis Lawson, moved to Kentuckt. Another son, Rev. Jeremiah Lawson and others, pioneered the Methodist movement in wilderness Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio.You will read the Circuit Rider's own words about this movement in the addendum section. There are other articles in the book on other children and assumed children including updates in the addendum.
Some allied family articles are ADDINGTON, BISE, BOND, BUCHANAN, DAVIS, DOUGHERTY, HOLBROOK, MCCLELLAN, MCCONNELL, MEADE, PORTER, POWERS, ROSE, WELLS and in the addendum GREEAR, MCCOY, NEWBERRY and others. Some more connections are Adams, Baker, Canterberry, Carico, Cox, Dean, Dennis, Dingus, Edwards, Evans, Goad, Hall, Hartsock (Hertzog), Jordan, Kennedy, Lane, Marshall, Mason, Rankin, Ratliff, Robinette, Stallard, Trent, Wood and many more.
Descendants are concentrated in KY, TN, VA, NC, WV, MO, LA, IN, OH, MI and scattered coast to coast.
For more info contact: BILL PORTER, PO BOX 1901, COEBURN, VA 24230 - PHONE 276-395-6288 - EMAIL: brpvicco@hotmail.com.
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