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| '''1850 U.S. Federal Census''' for Centre Township, Hancock Co., IN, dated 11 Sep 1850, page 16.<br>
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| '''Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941''', has an entry for [[Rebecca Church]] marrying [[George Dawson]] on 10 Nov 1836 in Henry Co., IN.
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Lines 23-26:  [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca Dawson]], 49, lives with her son [[Jesse Dawson]], 13, her daughter [[Orinda Dawson]], 10, and her son [[Lee Dawson]], 8.   Rebecca was born in NH, the children were born in IN.
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| '''Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941''', has an entry for [[Rebecca Church]] marrying [[George Dawson]] on 10 Nov 1836 in Henry Co., IN.
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| '''BLM Land Patent Certificates''' dated 15 Mar 1837 for [[Rebecca Butters Church]] of Fayette Co., IN.  In document #23560, she has purchased 40 acres of land at the 2nd prime meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SW1/4 SE 1/4, section #1 in Hancock Co., IN. In document #23559, she has purchased 40 acroes of land at the 2nd primer meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SE 1/4 NE 1/4, section #12 in Hancock Co., IN. [NB:  These two plots are very close to each other and are just WSW of Greenfield, IN.]
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| '''Membership application for Sons of the American Revolution''' for applicant Fred Albert Dawson. Mr. Dawson indicates that he is a descendant of Revolutionary War veteran [[Timothy Church]] and lays out a path of descendancy to himself.  According to the path given, [[Timothy Church]] was born 12 May 1736 and died 13 Nov 1823.  His son was [[Samuel Church]], born ~1765 and died after 1845.  Samuel was married to [[Elizabeth Stickney|Elizabeth]] (maiden name unknown) prior to 1821.  Their daughter was [[Rebecca Church]], born ~1801, died ~1866, married to [[George Dawson]] in 1831.  The applicant follows the Dawson line down from there to himself.  [[Timothy Church]] served as a Lieutenant Colonel from Brattleboro, VT, in the war. He is buried in Brattleboro, VT, and his tombstone designates him as a Colonel and that he died 13 Nov 1833 at the age of 86.  The applicant indicates that other records regarding Timothy Church give a death year of 1823 and that the tombstone may be in error.  In support of the claims of this application, the applicant gives the following sources as proof:  Vermont Rev. Rolls., Pages 822,823,826.  New York in the Revolution Vol 15, page 277.  Annals of Brattleboro, Vol 1., pages 67, 68.  Analysis of Vermont Rev. Rolls. and Annals of Brattleboro (both available on Google Books) revealed that they only contained data regarding Timothy Church's revolutionary war experience and not any information about descendancy.  It is not clear that this is the correct Samuel Church; based on the 1820 census there are at least 4 Samuel Churches in Vermont at the right time, and it looks like there might be at least two who married Elizabeths... more work to figure out who is who is necessary here.  The relationship of Rebecca to Samuel is also just stated as fact here with no backup.
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| '''1850 U.S. Federal Census''' for Centre Township, Hancock Co., IN, dated 11 Sep 1850, page 16.<br>
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Lines 23-26:  [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca Dawson]], 49, lives with her son [[Jesse Dawson]], 13, her daughter [[Orinda Dawson]], 10, and her son [[Lee Dawson]], 8.  Rebecca was born in NH, the children were born in IN.   
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| '''BLM Land Patent Certificates''' dated 15 Mar 1837 for [[Rebecca Butters Church]] of Fayette Co., IN.  In document #23560, she has purchased 40 acres of land at the 2nd prime meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SW1/4 SE 1/4, section #1 in Hancock Co., IN.  In document #23559, she has purchased 40 acroes of land at the 2nd primer meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SE 1/4 NE 1/4, section #12 in Hancock Co., IN.
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| '''Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941''' includes a record for [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca B. Dawson]] marrying [[John Vanmeter]] in Hancock Co. on 17 Apr 1854.  
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| '''Transcribed letter''' from [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca B. Dawson]] to her brother (unnamed) and sister [[Livinia Church]] regarding the death of Rebecca's husband, George. There is someone named Orinda present at the time of George's death, but it is not explicitly stated that she is Rebecca and Livinia's sister. The letter was used as part of the justification for the descendancy chain in the SAR application for Fred Dawson.  Questions have been raised about the validity of that source, and the original of this letter has not been found yet, so there are lingering doubts about this letter as well.  
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| '''1860 United States Federal Census''' for Center Twp., Hancock Co., IN, page 30, dated 12 Jun 1860.<br>
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Lines 22-26: [[John Vanmeter]], 66, lives with his wife [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca Vammeter]], 59, John's daughter [[Henrietta Vanmeter]], 22, Rebecca's son [[Henry Lee Dawson|Henry L. Dawson]], 19, and Rebecca's son [[Fernando C. Dawson]], 16. John is a farmer.  Henry and Fernando work as farm laborers. Henrietta is teaching (illegible).  John was born in VA, Rebecca in NH, all the kids were born in IN. 
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| '''1870 United States Federal Census''' for Center Twp., Hancock Co., IN, pages 33-34, dated 23 Jun 1870.<br>
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Page 33 lines 39-40 and Page 34 lines 1-3: [[Rebecca Church|Rebecca B. Vammeter]], 72, lives with her son [[Henry Lee Dawson|Henry L. Dawson]], 28, Henry's wife [[Mary F. Vanlaningham|Mary Dawson]], 20, a boy named [[Jesse G. Dawson]], 9 (relationship uncertain, possibly Rebecca's grandson via [[Jesse Dawson]]), and a boy named [[Burk Harrison]], 18.  Rebecca was born in VT, everyone else in IN. Henry is a farmer and Burk works a farm.  
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* Note that the land purchases made in 1837 are in an adjacent section to a similar purchase made by [[Samuel Church]] two years earlier.
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* There is a Rebecca B. Dawson who marries a John Vanmeter on 17 Apr 1854 in Hancock Co., IN, and then they show up in the 1860 census in Hancock with some Vanmeter kids and some Dawson kids, but not the kids from the 1850 census...
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[edit] NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Rebecca Church is not in my direct ancestry. Her relationship to known members of my family is currently a matter of active research.

The assertion has been made that she is a sibling of Erastus Church and a daughter of Samuel Church, but that connection has not been firmly established yet. This page was made to help collect information about this person for use in the research.

Date Location Notes Sources
Birth ~1801
Marriage 10 Nov 1836 or 1831 Henry Co., IN George Dawson
Death >1870
Burial


[edit] Children

(children with ?)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources

[edit] Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources

[edit] Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, has an entry for Rebecca Church marrying George Dawson on 10 Nov 1836 in Henry Co., IN.
2 BLM Land Patent Certificates dated 15 Mar 1837 for Rebecca Butters Church of Fayette Co., IN. In document #23560, she has purchased 40 acres of land at the 2nd prime meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SW1/4 SE 1/4, section #1 in Hancock Co., IN. In document #23559, she has purchased 40 acroes of land at the 2nd primer meridian, 015N Twp, 006E Rng, SE 1/4 NE 1/4, section #12 in Hancock Co., IN. [NB: These two plots are very close to each other and are just WSW of Greenfield, IN.]
BLM land patent rebecca b church1.jpg
BLM land patent rebecca b church2.jpg
3 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Centre Township, Hancock Co., IN, dated 11 Sep 1850, page 16.

Lines 23-26: Rebecca Dawson, 49, lives with her son Jesse Dawson, 13, her daughter Orinda Dawson, 10, and her son Lee Dawson, 8. Rebecca was born in NH, the children were born in IN.

1850 Census IN Hancock Centre p16.jpg
4 Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 includes a record for Rebecca B. Dawson marrying John Vanmeter in Hancock Co. on 17 Apr 1854.
5 1860 United States Federal Census for Center Twp., Hancock Co., IN, page 30, dated 12 Jun 1860.

Lines 22-26: John Vanmeter, 66, lives with his wife Rebecca Vammeter, 59, John's daughter Henrietta Vanmeter, 22, Rebecca's son Henry L. Dawson, 19, and Rebecca's son Fernando C. Dawson, 16. John is a farmer. Henry and Fernando work as farm laborers. Henrietta is teaching (illegible). John was born in VA, Rebecca in NH, all the kids were born in IN.

1860 Census IN Hancock Center p30.jpg
6 1870 United States Federal Census for Center Twp., Hancock Co., IN, pages 33-34, dated 23 Jun 1870.

Page 33 lines 39-40 and Page 34 lines 1-3: Rebecca B. Vammeter, 72, lives with her son Henry L. Dawson, 28, Henry's wife Mary Dawson, 20, a boy named Jesse G. Dawson, 9 (relationship uncertain, possibly Rebecca's grandson via Jesse Dawson), and a boy named Burk Harrison, 18. Rebecca was born in VT, everyone else in IN. Henry is a farmer and Burk works a farm.

1870 Census IN Hancock Center p33.jpg
1870 Census IN Hancock Center p34.jpg

[edit] Research

  • Note that the land purchases made in 1837 are in an adjacent section to a similar purchase made by Samuel Church two years earlier.
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