Thomas Dawson 
Thomas' father was Rev. William Dawson and his mother was Mary Randolph Stith. His paternal grandfather was William Dawson; his maternal grandparents were Capt. John Stith and Mary Randolph. He had three sisters named Mary, Mary and Anne.General Notes
PRESIDENT THOMAS DAWSON.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND,
26 July, 1902.
DEAR SIR: In the year 1896 we had some correspondence with regard
to David Mossom and Daniel Taylor (WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY,
Vol. V., No. 3, p. 204-'5-'6). I have since found that Daniel
Taylor was ordained deacon 6 Febuary, 1726/7, and priest 7 May,
1727, by the Bishop of London.
While working a few days ago at the Episcopal registers of the
Diocese of Carlisle I came across the ordination of one Thomas
Dawson,(1) of William and Mary College, which I copied, and send
herewith in case they may interest you.
Rose Castle was then and is now the official residence of the
Bishop of Carlisle.
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(1) Rev. Thomas Dawson was son of William Dawson, of Aspatria,
Cumberland, England and brother of William Dawson, D.D., president
of William and Mary College. He was educated by his brother at
William and Mary College, and, after serving as master of the Indian
School at the college, he was made president in 1755, and continued
such till 1761. In 1752, married Priscilla Bassett, daughter of Col.
William Bassett, of New Kent, Va. He had issue Thomas Bassett
Dawson of the Virginia navy.
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At an Ordination Special held on Sunday the fourteenth day of
September 1740 in the chapel at Rose Castle in the County of Cumber-
land, by the right reverent Father in God George by devine permission
Lord Bishop of Carlisle in the presence of me Joseph Nicolson Notary
public Register of Carlisle aforesaid Thomas Dawson of the College
of William and Mary in Virginia was admitted into the holy order
of Deacon and had Letters Testimonial thereof under the said Lord
Bishop's Episcopal Seal.
An exactly similar entry records that Thomas Dawson was admitted
priest on Sunday, 21 September, 1740, at a special ordination held
in the same place.
The Bishop of Carlisle in 1740 was Dr. George Fleming.
It will be observed that Thomas Dawson was ordained deacon and
priest on two successive Sundays. Such a course at that time was
infrequent, but not without precedent.
Yours very truly, R. F. SCOTT.
Dr. Lyon G. Tyler, M.A., LL.D.
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- b. in Of Aspatria,Cumberland, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1704 d.UNKNOWN
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- b. in Swinyards in Charles City County, Va d.UNKNOWN
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- b.1572 in Biddenden, Kent, England, England d.1660 in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England
- b.21 FEB 1620/21 in Morton Hall, Warwickshire, Eng d.1671 in Dublin, Ireland
- b.Aug 1589 in Courtney, Bicester, County Oxford, England d.16 Jul 1656 in Moreton Hall, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England
- b.1650 in Warwickshire, England d.21 Apr 1711 in Turkey Island, Henrico Co., VA
- b.1599 in Morton Morell, Warwickshire, Eng d.UNKNOWN in Morton Morell, Warwickshire, Eng
- b.1625 in Morton Morell, Warwickshire, England d.1670 in Dublin, Ireland
- b.1603 in Morton Morell, Warwickshire, Eng d.UNKNOWN
- b.1692 in Turkey Island, Henrico Co., VA d.UNKNOWN
- d.1631
- b.1626 in of Northamptonshire, England, d.1676 in VA
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- b.1660 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, VA, USA d.29 Dec 1735 in Turkey Island, on James River, Henrico, VA
- b.1627 in Canterbury, Kent, England d.01 Dec 1686 in Henrico, VA, USA
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