Born about in Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Martin Dawson
and Priscilla (Sorrell) Dawson
Sister of
Thomas Dawson, John Dawson, Mildred (Dawson) Hancock, Martin Dawson, Mary (Dawson) Parks, 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
Valentine Cox
— married
3 Mar 1772 in Amherst, Virginia
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
DOB estimated from marriage date. She married in 1772 and did not require her father's consent. Estimated as 22 years of age. (1772-22=1750)
Marriage
Vollintine Cox married Nancy Dawson (spinster) on 3 March 1772 in Amherst, Virginia. Gabriel Penn was surety.[1][2]
Family
Martin Dawson (father)
Will of Martin Dawson[3]
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[3]
16 March 1812
Amherst, Virginia
Nelson C. Dawson appointed. R. Pendleton was bondsman.
Division - Estate of Martin Dawson[3]
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
- ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery, and Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. 1999. Marriage bonds and other marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800 / Marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1815-1821 and subscription for building St. Mark's Church, Amherst County, Virginia / by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007578824; Record number: 10
FamilySearch Record: 6JZY-K3CN (accessed 27 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9XF-NCD1 Image number 00287. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
- Dawson, Carol Ruth Anderson. 1974. Dawsons in the revolutionary war (and their descendants). pvt printing, 1983; DAR Library, Wash. DC, #85539; Vol. II, p. 290 http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/1419248.html.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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Chris Brady
Chris Brady
Dawson-1895 and Dawson-1142 appear to represent the same person because: This is a duplicate. The correct first name is Nancy, not Elizabeth. Named in her father's (Martin) will as Nancy.
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Dawson) Hess (1757-1798) › Elizabeth Dobson (1752-) › Elizabeth (Harrison) Dawson (1751-1836) › Elizabeth Dawson (abt.1755-1827) › Elizabeth (Grainger) Dawson (1758-) › Elizabeth (Unknown) Dawson (abt.1754-) › Nancy (Unknown) Cox (abt.1750-)
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