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From: tjay <>
Subject: Re: Indian Lawsons--LDS Web site
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 23:59:58 -0500


It is my understanding that Sequoyah developed the Cherokee alphabet. May I have your
source?
Respectfully,
Tony Jetton

Lee Lawson wrote:

> GW, I believe your LDS information as to the parents of Drewry to be incorrect.
> Nathan was not the father of Drewry, but his son, born March 22 1790 d/Nov 22
> 1839, m/Leeanna Morgan. Leanna sold the estate to her son-in-law William Mills in
> Jan 1840. I believe Drewrys father to be Nathaniel Lawson born in England around
> 1830-32, married Wurtah of the Cherokee nation although he may have had another
> wife. Drewry had several more children than you have listed, but solid data is
> hard to come by, especially from the Indian side(incidentially it was a Lawson
> that wrote the first Cherokee written language, the original "talking leaves").
> The other info seems to be correct, especially about Thomas Sr. my ggggrandfather,
> I photographed his monument a couple of weeks ago. If Thomas Sr. is your line I
> have a long list of the descendants and will be glad to assist you. LLee
>
> wrote:
>
> > If anyone would like the link, email me and I will send it to you. GW
> > Husband's Name
> > Drewy LAWSON (AFN:CBPC-23)
> >
> > Born: 1756 Place: Pittsylvania, , Virginia
> > Died: 1847 Place: , , Virginia
> >
> > Father: Nathan LAWSON (AFN:1NTT-W03)
> > Mother: Leanna (AFN:1NTT-W19)
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > Wife's Name
> > Hannah POTTS (AFN:CBPC-38)
> >
> > Born: Abt 1773 Place: , , Virginia
> >
> > Father:
> > Mother:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > Children
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > 1. Sex Name
> > M Thomas LAWSON (AFN:1NTT-VWH)
> >
> > Born: 7 Jun 1793 Place: , Claiborne Co., Tenn.
> > Died: 7 Oct 1874 Place: , Putnam Co., Missouri
> > Buried: Place: Cain Ford Cem., Putnam Co., Missouri
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > 2. Sex Name
> > M David LAWSON (AFN:1NTT-VXP)
> >
> > Born: Abt. 1795 Place: <, Claiborne Co., Tenn.>
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > 3. Sex Name
> > M William LAWSON (AFN:1NTT-VZW)
> >
> > Born: Abt. 1797 Place: <, Claiborne Co., Tenn.>
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > 4. Sex Name
> > F Hannah LAWSON (AFN:3PGT-VW)
> >
> > Born: 1799 Place: Cherokee Tribe, Indian Territory, Native American
> > Died: 1887 Place:
> >
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