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Lieut Henry Hawkins Dawson

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Birth	:	22 Aug 1747 Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	11 Oct 1815 Catawba, Clark County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.3097000, -78.4405975
Description	:	Son of George Dawson & Eleanor Ann (Lowe) Dawson, Husband of Constantine (sanford) Dawson & Marie (Wells) Dawson, Father of George, John, David, Elizabeth, Ellen, Hanrietta, Harriet, Hiram, Richard & Samuel --- Henry was born 22 August 1747 in Prince George's County, Maryland on the Rock Creek farm belonging to his father. This farm was near the present day Rock Creek Park in Washington DC. He died 11 October 1815 at his farm near Catawba, Ohio. He was buried on the farm, but in 1906 he was moved to the Asbury Methodist Espiscopal Chapel Cemetery near Catawba. His grave was marked by... Read More	Son of George Dawson & Eleanor Ann (Lowe) Dawson, Husband of Constantine (sanford) Dawson & Marie (Wells) Dawson, Father of George, John, David, Elizabeth, Ellen, Hanrietta, Harriet, Hiram, Richard & Samuel --- Henry was born 22 August 1747 in Prince George's County, Maryland on the Rock Creek farm belonging to his father. This farm was near the present day Rock Creek Park in Washington DC. He died 11 October 1815 at his farm near Catawba, Ohio. He was buried on the farm, but in 1906 he was moved to the Asbury Methodist Espiscopal Chapel Cemetery near Catawba. His grave was marked by the SAR that year. Henry Dawson moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1770. Settling on a land grant of 250 acres, he remained in this area until sometime between 1783 and 1786 when he moved to Kentucky. During this period he was absent from his home for about a seven year period when he served in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted for service 16 Dec 1776 and was discharged 8 April 1783. He was originally recruited for service with the 13th Virginia Regiment under Col William Crawford, soon becoming a sergeant. On 31 October 1778 he was commissioned Ensign and transferred to 7th Virginia Regiment (later became the 9th) under Col John Gibson. By the first of January 1780 he had been promoted to lieutenant in the Quartermasters Corps under Col. Gibson. Most of his service was at Fort Pitt. After the War, Henry returned to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where it is believed that he married his first wife, Maria Wells (possibly performed in Marysville, Kentucky). Shortly after their marriage, however, Henry and Maria appear to have moved to that portion of Fayette County, Kentucky that was later formed into Bourbon County in 1786. In Kentucky he farmed land located by Licking River, near the Hinkson and Signor Fork junction. His brother, John was also living in the same area. Maria is believed to have died in Bourbon County in about 1792. After Maria passed away, probably before moving to Ohio, Henry married secondly to a woman named Constantine Sanford. By 1803, Henry and his family had moved to Clark County, Ohio, settling in Pleasant Township, to the cabin built by his son George. Constantine died on 29 June 1805 in Clark County, while Henry died there on 11 October 1815. Henry Dawson is credited with bringing the first fruit trees to Clark County when he moved from Kentucky. Besides contributing to public service as the treasurer of Pleasant Township, he was a cooper by trade.

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Lieut Henry Hawkins Dawson's memorial is located at: Sunset Garden Memorial Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, USA.
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Lieut Henry Hawkins Dawson death on 11 Oct 1815 in Catawba, Clark County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 36.3097000
Longitude: -78.4405975

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