Born about in Amherst County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Martin Dawson Sr.
and Priscilla (Sorrell) Dawson
Sister of
John Dawson, Mildred (Dawson) Hancock, Martin Dawson, Thomas Dawson, Nancy (Dawson) Cox, William Dawson, Margaret Parmelia (Dawson) Franklin, William Dawson [half], Zachariah Dawson [half], Jesse Dawson [half], Nelson Carter Dawson [half], Elizabeth (Dawson) Rucker [half], Milly (Dawson) Read [half] and Susanna (Dawson) Tinsley [half]
Wife of
William Parks
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Parks) Tinsley, Martin Parks, William Parks, Margaret (Parks) Burks and Elizabeth (Parks) Rucker
Died about
at about age 60
in Amherst County, Virginia
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Biography
Mary Ann Dawson was born about 1748 in Amherst County, Virginia. She married William Parks. She died about 1808 in Amherst County, Virginia.
Mary was born about 1748. She is the daughter of Martin Dawson and Priscilla Sorrell.
Mary provided Patriotic Service during the American Revolution by being assessed for a tax that supported the War, according to the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (see sticker above).[1]
Family
Martin Dawson (father)
Will of Martin Dawson[2]
Written: 1 September 1808
Probated: 16 March 1812
Amherst, Virginia
Legatees:
Sons and daughters by first wife Priscilla Dawson:
John Dawson
Nancy Cox
Thomas Dawson
Mildred Hancock
Martin Dawson
Mary Parks
Margaret Franklin
William Dawson
Children by my last wife Elizabeth:
Nelson Carter Dawson
Jesse Dawson
Grand daughter Mahala Reed
daughter Milly Read
daughter Elizabeth Rucker
daughter Susannah Tinsley
children of my Son Zachariah Dawson, deceased
Witnesses: Thomas Moore, B. Wilson, J.L. Wingfield
Executors: Anthony Rucker, David Tinsley, Nelson C. Dawson
Administrator's Bond - Estate of Martin Dawson[2]
16 March 1812
Amherst, Virginia
Nelson C. Dawson appointed. R. Pendleton was bondsman.
Division - Estate of Martin Dawson[2]
3 September 1813
Amherst, Virginia
Nelson C. Dawson, Administrator
Nancy Cox
Thomas Dawson's legatees
Mildred Hancock's legatees
Martin Dawson
Mary Parks
Milly Reed
Margaret Franklin
William Dawson
Jesse Dawson
Mahala Reed
Zachariah Dawson's legatees
Elizabeth Rucker
Susanna Tinsley
Sources
- ↑ Personal property tax lists, 1782-1851, 1783 Amerherst Co, VA, Personal Property Tax List, p, 17 (FHL Microfilm #007846299, image 34 of 615), https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/775689?availability=Family%20History%20Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
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