Here's the gist of my husband's line. They were from the Barbourville/Flat Lick areas. Speculation that his ancestors are from Ireland. I haven't gotten that far back.
****PROBABLE****
GGGG Grandfather - Nathaniel LAWSON
b. 15 Mar 1755, King William County, Virginia
d. 1842, Washington County, Kentucky
& GGGG Grandmother - Elizabeth Jane DAUGHERTY
****PROVEN****
| GGG Grandfather - Isham LAWSON
| b. ca 1793, North Carolina Or Virginia
| d. 20 Sep 1869, Cane Creek, Whitley County, Kentucky
| & GGG Grandmother - Nancy Jane CROLEY
| b. ca 1795, North Carolina Or Tennessee
| d. aft 1870, Cane Creek, Whitley County, Kentucky
| m. ca 1815, Prob. Campbell County, Tennessee
| | GG Grandfather - Isham LAWSON Jr.
| | b. 31 Jul 1831, Whitley County, Kentucky
| | d. 3 Jul 1904
| | & GG Grandmother - Elizabeth 'Besty' HOLT
| | b. Feb 1835, Virginia
| | m. 5 Nov 1854, Campbell County, Tennessee
| | | G Grandfather - Lewis Hampton LAWSON
| | | b. 22 Sep 1877, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | d. 30 Apr 1946, Permon, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | & G Grandmother - Martha Eliz. PREIDEMORE
| | | b. 25 Nov 1889, Kentucky
| | | d. 5 Jan 1975, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | m. 30 Apr 1904, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | | Grandfather - Stephen Eugene LAWSON
| | | | b. 1924, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | | & Grandmother - Anna Goins RIDNER
| | | | b. 1924
| | | | | Father - Stephen Eli LAWSON
| | | | | b. 1950, Knox County, Kentucky
| | | | | & Mother - Susan LAMPHRON
| | | | | b. 1950
| | | | | | Seth David LAWSON