---1877 Hamilton Township Tax List: Best, agent for Dawson Harrison; State Tax $1.19, County Tax $0.90. ---1880 Martin County, NC census, Hamilton Township: Dawson Harrison age 30, wife W. A., dau Lela 7, Dau Ina 3, dau Chrissy 8 months born October. ---1 January 1884, Beaufort County Deed book 56 page 173. Julia Ann A. Powell sold to J. D. Harrison of Beaufort County for $131.00 40 acres of land lying and being on east side of Tranters Creek, run of Tranters Creek, R. A. Chaucey, edge of high land, up creek to north of west bottom, down road to W. G. Britton Corner to Spring. ---2 February 1884 1884, Beaufort county deed Book 56 page 204. J. D. Harrison and wife William A. deed to W. B. Morton & Jesse E. Shepherd & G. H. Brown 40 acres of land for indebtedness of $40.00. The tract of land resided on the north side of Widow Chaucey, south of McGilvory Britton, east of John Terry, West of Tranters Creek. They also sold to Julia Powell for $53.66 8 hogs, household and kitchen furniture, farm crops of cotton, corn and rice. --1885 J. Dawson and William Ann deeded two tracks of land to William A. Haislip in Martin County, NC. ---2 February 1887, Beaufort County Deed book 64 page 595. J. D. and William Ann Harrison deed to R. R. Fleming. ---14 January 1889, Beaufort County Deed Book 70 page 403. J. D. and William Ann Harrison to Fernando Ward for $20 adjusted lands of R. G. Britton, R.A. Cherry and others containing 70 acres conveyed to them by Julia A. Powell were they formerly lived on. ---Marriage record on file in Washington, Beaufort County. James and William Ann were living in Washington Beaufort County when their oldest daughter married on 22 May 1895 according to the marriage license. Dawson moved to Tarboro Township, Edgecombe County between 1897 and 1900. There is a discrepancy between Dawson's first wife William Ann's death and the date that he married the second time to Martha Wynn. William Ann's headstone indicates she died 19 Dec 1909; Dawson marriage license to Martha Wynn indicates he married her 25 August 1909, about a 4 month over lap. William Ann probably died before 19 Dec 1908.
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