Brief Life History of Elizabeth Sarah Knight
When Elizabeth Sarah Knight Dawson was born on 1 May 1749, her father, Robert Dawson, was 20 and her mother, Elizabeth Howard, was 23. She married Thomas Morris Nicholson about 1768, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Sarah, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Sarah in entry for Sarah Nicholson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Sarah in entry for Sarah Nicholson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Dawe’, from the Middle English personal name Daw(e) (see Daw 1 and 2), which is sometimes a pet form of David (see 2 below) but more generally of Rauf or Raw (i.e. Ralph ), of which Daw(e) is a rhyming form. Alternatively, the patronymic could mean ‘son of Daud(e)’, another Middle English pet form of Ralph evidently used interchangeably with Dawe. Dawson is one of the most numerous patronymics.
Scottish: patronymic, ‘son of Dawe’. In Scotland Dawe is a diminutive of David (compare 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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