Dawson Family Genealogy

The Dawson Family Genealogy is a large compilation of numerous Dawson genealogies in the United States deriving from a variety of different immigrant ancestors. For Dawson descendants it remains the go-to resource.

Table of Contents

1. Of the Name: its origin, signification and history
2. New England
   • Notes relating to early settlers
   • Family of Robert Dawson, of East Haven, Conn.
   • Family of Thomas Dawson, of New Haven, Conn.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Monroe, Conn.
   • Family of Peter Dawson, of Barnet, Vt.
   • Family of Henry Dawson, of Millbury, Mass., and Broad Brook, Conn.
3. New York
   • Notes relating to early settlers
   • Family of Henry Dawson, of Long Island
   • Family of Roper Dawson, of Stalen Island and New York
   • Family of George Dawson, of New York and Michigan
   • Family of Benjamin F. Dawson, of New York
   • Family of Abraham Dawson, of New York city and Ithaca
   • Family of Henry Dawson, of Brooklyn and Cohoes
   • Families of James and Thomas Dawson, of New York
   • Family of John and James S. Dawson, of Brooklyn
   • Family of Henry Hodgeson Dawson, of Syracuse
4. New Jersey
   • Family of Francis Dawson,of Burlington Co.
5. Pennsylvania
   • Notes relating to early settlers
   • Family of Robert Dawson, of Philadelphia
   • Elias Dawson, of Philadelphia
   • Family of James Dawson, of Cumberland and Washington counties
   • Family of Robert Dawson, of Westmoreland and Washington counties
   • Family of William Dawson, of Westmoreland Co.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Solesbury
   • Family of John Dawson, of Hatboro and Philadelphia
   • Family of John Dawson, of Northumberland Co.
   • Additional Notes
6. Maryland
   • Introductory,
   • Family of Ralph Dawson, of Talbot Co.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Prince George Co.
   • Family of James Dawson, of Alleghany Co.
   • William Dawson, of Caroline Co.
   • Family of Philemon Dawson, of Dorchester Co.
   • Robert Dawson, of Talbot Co.
   • Family of Nicholas Dawson, of Talbot Co.
     • Part 2
   • Family of Sovran Dawson, of Caroline Co.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Charles Co.
   • Family of Frances Dawson, of Talbot Co.
   • Additional Notes
7. Dist. of Columbia
   • Family of George Francis Dawson, of Washington
8. Virginia
   • Introductory
   • Family of Martin Dawson, of Amherst Co.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Stafford Co.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Northumberland Co.
   • Family of Benjamin Dawson, of Va.
   • Family of William R. Dawson, of Va.
   • Family of John Dawson, of Bedford Co.
   • Family of William Henry Dawson, of Blacksburg
   • Notes: Virginians in war of 1812-14
   • Confederate Dead, Richmond
9. North Carolina:
   • Family of John Dawson, 1754-1765
   • Family of Robert Dawson, of Onslow Co.
   • Other families
10. South Carolina
    • Family of John Dawson, of Charleston
    • Family of Rev. Thomas Dawson, of Pendleton
    • Notes
11. Georgia
    • Family of George Dawson, of Green Co.
    • Family of John Edmonds Dawson, of Washington Co.
    • Notes
12. Louisiana
    • Family of John Dawson of New Orleans
    • Other Families
13. Ohio:
    • Family of John Dawson, of Green Co
    • Family of Moses Dawson, of Cincinnati
    • Family of Robert Dawson, of Cuyahoga Co.
    • Notes
14. Canada,
    1. Some Dawson families in Canada
15. List of Union soldiers interred in National cemeteries, etc.
16. Additions and Corrections

 Dawson Family Photo Album

[box]Dawson, Charles C. A Collection of Family Records with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson, or allied families of that name. Albany, N. Y.: Joel Munsell, 82 State Street. 1874.[/box]