• General Notes

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  !  Lived near Georgetown, Pennsylvania.  Served two terms, of six months
  each, as a frontier guard of southwestern Pennsylvania against hostile
  Indians.  The service was called "standing on the station".   His brother
  Nicholas served the same duty in 1793 and '94.   Had nine children.  His
  brothers, Thomas and Nicholas were elders in the Presbyterian Church.
  His brother George lived at the mill built by their father on Mill Creek.
  
  !per "Gen & Pers History of Beaver County" John W Jordan, 1914:   Moved
  from the south to the north side of the Ohio River and there purchased a
  farm of 250 acres (later owned by Lewis Davidson) clearing and
  cultivating the same.  He served two terms, of six months each, as a
  frontier guard against the hostile Indians, the service being known
  among those engaged therein as 'standing on the station.'
  
  !per Michael Bailey 1997:  "Georgetown, PA is located on the site of what
  used to be the farm of Benoni Dawson.  My mother says there was a stone
  wall in town that was built by the farm hands of Benoni Dawson.
  Anyway, the farm originally sat on Mill Creek.  The road into Georgetown
  runs right along the creek...the creek comes through the hills into an open
  flood plain which is the location of Georgetown PA (the farm).  There is
  an old cemetery that sat upon a hill overlooking the town...many of the
  graves were from the late 1700s and early 1800s. My mom also said that
  there are Mackalls in Georgetown, but she isn't sure if they're related.  I
  rode out to the himestead of Howard Debolt Dawson but to my chagrin,
  there was a NO TRESPASSING sign posted.  My mother doesn't think that
  Dawsons live there any more.
  
  Last Will of
  Benoni Dawson
  Registered May 23d 1845
  
  IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN:  I Benoni Dawson of Ohio Township Beaver County and State of Pennsylvania Being at this time afflicted in Body but Blessed be God sound in mind and memory do make this my last will and testament which is as follows Viz) 
  To my kind and loving wife Catharine Dawson I will and bequeath Four Rooms in the mansion house with one third of the incomes of the farm or plantation together with all my household and kichen furnitureduring her natural life and holy at her disposal. 
  Item   To my son Daniel Dawson I will and bequeath all that farme or plantation of land where I now live estimated at two hundred acres with all the appertences tHereunto belonging the farming utensils horses cow cattle sheep and hogs Except those herein after named to have and to hold and injoy the same to him his heirs and assigns forever.  By his paying all my just debts and the sumes hereinafter named to my children.
  Item  To the heirs of my son Benjamin Dawson I will two hundred dollars.  To my daughter Elizabeth I will two hundred dollars with one cow that she claimed heretofore to be paid first April, 1846.
  Item  To my son Robert D Dawson I will two hundred dollars due April 1851.  To my son James M Dawson Two hundred dollars to be paid one year after Elizabeth and to my daughter Sarah Dawson I will two hundred dollars and one cow that she heretofore claimed to be paid one year after James and to my daughter now Ruth Evins I will two hundred dollars in one year after Sarah and To my daughter Mary Ann now Johnston I will and Bequeath two hundred dollars in one year after Ruth severally to be paid the times specified and the land so willed is ameineable and bound for the sum and sum above named. 
  Item  I will to Matilda Wasson one cow and calf and one spinning wheel out of my personal estate not yet disposed of---and further on the payment of one hundred dollars by Nicholas Dawson of Mackall to my son Daniel Dawson I do atherise my Executors to make and execute a deed in fee to Nicholas Dawson an his assines fore the land aggreable to the lines on the ground out of my servey estimated at one hundred acre as soon as the pattend may be obtained and for the carriying into effect this my last will and testament I do ordain and appoint my trust and well beloved sons jRobert D Dawson and James M Dawson to execute my will given under my hand and seal this 5th of November AD 1844.
                                                                                                                                                                       Benoni Dawson    [SEAL]
  
  witnesses present.
  George Dawson
  James P Thompson 

Details of Benoni's family with Katherine Dorothea Penelope McKinnon