Major Lawson Henderson

1774 - 1843  (69 years)

• Name	Lawson Henderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Major
  Birth	22 Mar 1774	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	9 Sep 1793	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Mentioned in Father's Will
  Occupation	Between 1796 and 1801	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Sheriff
  Residence	1800	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Occupation	Between 1807 and 1837	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Clerk of the Superior Court
  Residence	1810	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  Residence	1840	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  	Upper Regiment
  Death	21 Nov 1843	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I52275	Rountree Family
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Carruth,   b. 20 Mar 1783, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Jul 1849, Canton, Madison, Mississippi, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1798	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F35061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Mar 1774 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Will - Mentioned in Father's Will - 9 Sep 1793 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Occupation - Sheriff - Between 1796 and 1801 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 25 Jul 1798 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1800 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Occupation - Clerk of the Superior Court - Between 1807 and 1837 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1810 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Residence - Upper Regiment - 1840 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Death - 21 Nov 1843 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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