Individual Details

John Dawson

(14 Apr 1735 - 7 May 1812)

John Dawson emigrated to the colony of South Carolina previous to 1759, and settled in Charleston, where he was an enterprising and successful merchant. He was also the proprietor of extensive plantations. He was a member of the South Carolina convention of May, 1788, which adopted the Federal constitution of the United States. he married in South Carolina, Oct. 9, 1760 Joanna Broughton Monck, daughter of Col. Thomas Monck, and granddaughter of Col. Thomas Broughton, of South Carolina. They lived together fifty-two years, and died in Charleston, he on the 7th of May 1812, and she July 5, 1859. He left a large estate. They had eleven children (Dawson 345-6).

Events

Birth14 Apr 1735England
ImmigrationBef 1759
Marriage9 Oct 1760South Carolina, British America - Joanna Broughton Monck
Death7 May 1812Chandler Lakes, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
BurialSaint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Families

SpouseJoanna Broughton Monck (1743 - 1819)
ChildJohn Dawson (1765 - 1823)
ChildAnna Dawson (1774 - 1843)

Endnotes

1. Charles C. Dawson, Collection of family records / A: with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson, or allied to families of that name (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874), 345-6; digital images, (https://books.google.com : accessed 1 March 2015.

2. Charles C. Dawson, Collection of family records / A: with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson, or allied to families of that name (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874), 345-6; digital images, (https://books.google.com : accessed 1 March 2015.

3. Charles C. Dawson, Collection of family records / A: with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson, or allied to families of that name (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874), 345-6; digital images, (https://books.google.com : accessed 1 March 2015.

4. Charles C. Dawson, Collection of family records / A: with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson, or allied to families of that name (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874), 345-6; digital images, (https://books.google.com : accessed 1 March 2015.