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Subject: [Lawson List] Re: Alexander Lawson Hawkins Co. TN/Harlan Co.KY
Date: 3 Oct 2002 20:55:03 -0600
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Surnames: Lawson Monk Roberts Mendenhall
Classification: Query
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This tie of Lawson to Harlan Co. KY is interesting.
As you know we have a Paschal Lawson b: 1813 abt. @ TN first found in the 1836 Hawkins Co., TN tax list.
I have wondered if Paschal's name was
1) Just a name
2) Maternal family name/surname
3) Paternal family name
4) Named after a prominent person
There were only a handfull of Paschals in Hawkins Co. during the early 1800s of an age after which Paschal may be named which include:
Paschal Buram HAMBLEN (b: 27 Feb 1788 @ Lee Co., VA or Hawkins, Tennessee s/o Daniel H. HAMBLEN and Sarah DAVIDSON (Daniel H.)
[Paschal Hamlin is found in 1810 VA, Lee Co. Tax List]
Paschal Hamblin BURUM (b: 27 May 1801 Rogersville, Hawkins, TN s/o Henry BURUM and Mary MILLER)
Paschal Gale HAMBLEN (b: 3 Sep 1810 @ Lee, Virginia s/o Charles HAMBLEN and Mary "Polly" HAMBLEN
Now this Alexander (P.?) Lawson was in Harlan Co., KY.
I searched for Harlan Co., KY and came up with a Paschal Hamblin reference
Deed Book A - Extracts
Harlan County KY Court records - Pages 101 - 200
page 123/124
John A FLACK, Absalum CALLISON & Anna, his wife, and John KINCAID to Benjamin HARRIS (All listed as of the "Commonwealth of Kentucky") 18 Jul 1825 for $60 - 400 acre grant by the Commonwealth of Virginia to John LATHAM
by patent dated 11 Mar 1791 located on both sides of Cranks Gap Creek Witnesses: James FARMER, Pascal HAMBLIN and Solomon BURKHART
Darla's mention of Osborn(e), Johnson and Helton surnames of Alexander's neighbours is also interesting. These are certainly familiar names in Stokes Co., NC/Hawkins Co., TN.
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