Emmett Hillis "Hillis" Evans

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Arthur married Emma "Em" Hillis on 10 Jan 1889 in Warren County, Tennessee. Emma (daughter of James K(nox) P(olk) Hillis and Margaret Worthington) was born on 8 Aug 1870 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1960 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer $2500

James married Lourana Smith on 6 Aug 1854. Lourana (daughter of William Asa Smith and Rutha "Ruthie" Jennings) was born on 10 Feb 1831 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 16 Dec 1897 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
issued Warren Co.,licensed not returned

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: owns farm

James married Margaret Worthington on 6 Nov 1856 in Van Buren County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William Worthington and Elizabeth "Betsey" Worthington) was born on 5 Jun 1841 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 20 Oct 1897 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 8 Mar 1853, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

In addition to researching these three lines of mine from Warren Co. I am currently working on documenting the names/genealogies of their slaves, hoping to match names from wills and deeds to the slave schedules, then connecting them to the 1870 census.


Notes as follows:



There are three Evans slaveholders, my 2nd, 3rd and 4th great grandfathers.

1. Abraham Evans (1765-1848)

1860 slave schedules:

6 slaves: 4M<10, 1M10-23, 1F36-54.

The 1848 will lists slaves: Nathaniel, Jerry, Preston, King, Betsy and her son Vincent.

I have not been able to locate any of these in the 1870 census.



2. John Walter Evans (1797-1880)

In 1845 John purchased 2 male slaves Gabriel and Nelson, and 1 female Annick from Benjamin Layne of Coffee Co., TN.

In 1848 Abraham willed Nathaniel to John.

1850 slave schedules:

7 slaves: M53B, F41B, M21B, M11B, M9B, F6B, M1B

In 1851 John gifted a 21 yr. old male slave to daughter Mary Ann on her wedding. John later took him back after the slave threw Mary Ann down a well. John took him to Nashville and sold him for $15. It is unknown if this was Nathaniel. The Davidson Co. deeds are not indexed for the sale of slaves. I am still looking for the deed on microfilm.

1860 slave schedules:

10 slaves: M63B, F37B, M19B, M17B, F15B, F11B, F8B, M5B, M3B, F6/12B



3. James Dodson "Big Jim" Evans (1834-1891)

1860 slave schedules:

Slave Schedules:

8 slaves: M28B, F27B, F17B, F12B, F10B, M8B, F4B, M2B



John and son James are the only two Evans slave holders listed in 1860.



In the 1870 census there are 3 African American Evans family listings:

Descan Evans 22

Beldin Evans 25

Colvin Evans 8

Laura A Evans 5

Willie Evans 3

George B Evans 6/12

Willie Ramsey 33

Tarentun Bonner 18

George Evans 60

Rosetta Evans 50



Arthur Towles 60

Mary Towles 47

James Cantrell 20

John Webb 12

Frederic Brooks 26

Esther Evans 53 domestic servant

Laura Evans 12 domestic servant

Note: Esther and Laura are enumerated two families apart from James Evans and John Evans.



Hamilton Neal 57

Nancy Neal 43

John Neal 23

Eliza Neal 13

Nancy Neal 13

Hamilton Neal 9

Lula Neal 7

Hickman Neal 5

Pleasant Neal 4

Joseph Neal 1

Baby Neal 3/12

Hiram Evans 19 farm labor



I have been unable to prove connection between any of these Evans and James/John so far. John treated his slaves badly so it's possible they chose not to keep the Evans name or they left the area.

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On the Bonner surname, Bonner is a collateral line but there is a Miles Bonner listed on the bond with John Evans when he purchased Nelson, Gabriel and Annick. The only African American with the first name of Nelson in 1870 is listed as Nelson Bonner so interested in any info on the descendants of Nelson Bonner to determine if this was the same Nelson.



Burgess Harrelson "Harrel" Byars (1779-1874), my 4th great grandfather

Harrel is the only listed Byars slave holder in 1860.

1860 slave schedules:

4 slaves: F52, M30, M26, F23

The 52 yr. old I believe was Jude Byars and the 23 yr. old Nancy Byars her daughter.

They last appear in 1880, Jude 72 and Nancy 39 in the home of Harrel's

daughter Mary Byars Fuston.

I have been able to trace them forward after 1880 or to identify the other 2.



If anyone has any info on any of these, would love to hear. If you are a descendant or know anyone that is, would love to hear from you. I don't live in Tenn. so I don't know if there are African American Evans, Byars or Bonners still in the area.

Permission to forward this post granted.

Thanks everyone,

Dianne

di@montanapets.org

Abraham married Catherine Enstminger(Commonwealth of Virginia). Catherine (daughter of J H J Enseminger and M. Crautzdorf) was born in 1768-1775 in (Commonwealth of Virginia); died before 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

William Acy Smith, Sr
BIRTH 26 Jan 1782
North Carolina, USA
DEATH 26 Aug 1881 (aged 99)
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL
Shellsford Cemetery
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID 27294652 · View Source

He was the son of Col. Larkin Smith (1756-1813) and Mary Eleanor HILL Smith (1760-1797). His parents are thought to be buried in or near the same cemetery.

Children not listed below:
Tabitha Smith (1812-1884)
Franklin Smith (1820-1907)
Sarah "Sally" Smith (born 1820, death unknown)
Isaiah Isaac Smith (1822-1826)
Myrna Jane Smith (1825-1907)

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William married Rutha "Ruthie" Jennings in (~1810) in (Warren County, Tennessee). Rutha (daughter of Obediah Jennings and Elizabeth Dodson) was born on 6 Jan 1796 in Grainger County, Tennessee; died on 9 Jan 1878 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 6 Jan 1796, Claiborne County, Tennessee

Notes:

Rutha Jennings Smith
BIRTH 6 Jan 1796
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 9 Jan 1878 (aged 82)
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL
Shellsford Cemetery
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID 27294653 · View Source

Her parents were Obediah Jennings (born before 1777 in Virginia, died Apr.12,1830 in Warren County, TN) and Elizabeth DODSON Jennings (born about 1776 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died May 1850 on the Jennings Farm in Warren County, Tennessee).


Family Members
Spouse
Photo
William Acy Smith
1782–1881

Children
Tabitha Smith Hennessee
1812–1884

Photo
Harrison Buck Smith
1814–1887

Obediah Smith
1816–1857

Photo
Sallie Sarah Smith Hennessee
1818–1899

Photo
William Franklin Smith
1820–1907

Isaiah Smith
1822–1826

Photo
Myra Jane Smith Wright
1825–1907

Photo
Maranda Smith Bottoms
1828–1913

William Asa Smith
1832–1852

Photo
Martha J Smith Dodson
1834–1890

Photo
James VanBuren Smith
1837–1929

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Buried:
in the Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery...

Isaac married Elizabeth Drake in (CIRCA 1835) in (Van Buren County) Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Elijah Drake, Sr. and Phoebe Millien Rhea) was born on 11 Feb 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jun 1878 in (Van Buren County, Tennessee); was buried in Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer/$6100

Notes:

Apparently a wealthy man as his farm is valued at $6100 in the 1850 census.DAH

William married Elizabeth "Betsey" Worthington(Tennessee). Elizabeth was born in 1807 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Identified as a "Worthington" by Margret Rhinehart,Van Buren Historical
Journal,Vol. VII,p. 6...DAH

Isaac married Alice LNU. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J married M. Crautzdorf. M. was born on 1 Mar 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wesley Dodson, "The Smiths are Irish. Larkin Smith came from VA to TN...".

Deed Book of Amherst County, Virginia, p. 9:

"16 Sep 1746 LARKIN SMITH & wife MARY to CHAS. LYNCH"

Warren Cantrell mentions a Larkin SMITH, Jr...DAH

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Larkin married Mary Eleanor Hill(Virginia). Mary was born in 1760 in (Virginia); died in 1797 in (Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Surveyor
• Religion: Primitive Baptist
• Residence: 1812, Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 12 Apr 1830, Warren County, Tennessee
• Probate: 12 Apr 1832, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

"The parents of Obediah are not proven but his name was thought to be Royal Obediah and if so, he is listed in the Grainger Co.,TN will of Royal Jennings, Sr. Others say his name was Pleasant Obediah and that he is the Pleasant Jennings mentioned in the will. All unproven...CGL"

Note: Seems more likely that Obediah is a brother to Royal...DAH.

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Re: Obediah Jennings of Claiborne/Warren TN

Posted by: Walter Dreier Date: January 10, 2002 at 17:31:19

In Reply to: Re: Obediah Jennings of Claiborne/Warren TN by Dana of 5891


I have proof that Obadiah Jennings, (the surveyor)who died in 1839 in Warren Co. Tenn. was in Grainger Co. Tenn. by 1796. His name is on a marriage bond application. in County records. He left the area for Warren Co. in about 1805

Family members say that Obadiah died and is buried under a Rock Fence on a farm belonging to Gobel Jennings. in Warren Co

A descendent took my wife and I out to that site in 1980. There are several big rocks in the area,-but there is no sign of individual grave marking any graves.Some family descendants think he might have used another name,in Virginia and that he was really Pleasant Obadiah Jennings. He did have a son named Pleasant who was killed by Yankees looking for deserters. I attached the the name of "The Surveyor" to our Obadiah to distinguish him from the Rev. Obadiah Jennings-a distinguished minister in Nashville who died the same year as Obadiah. He did surveying work in Warren Co.
_____

Excerpted from "The Warren County,TN Will Book I", abstracted and compiled by Betty Moore Majors, p. 10:

"pg 52. 12 Apr 1830. The will of Obadiah Jennings.

I, Obadiah Jennings, being low in body but of sound mind and disposing memory, knowing life is uncertain and death certain, after committing my soul to God that gave it, and my body to the Earth, I now set about to fix my worldly affairs.

1st, I wish all my debts and funeral expenses paid. I give my loving wife Elizabeth Jennings stock, furniture [etc.] and sufficient provision for one year. My desire is that all the rest of my estate, both real and personal be sold and equally divided, and that part which fall to daughter Sally Hennisee that of her legacy be and remain in the hands of my executors and be paid out by them as her "kneads" may require and that part which falls to my daughter Nancy Watley to remain in the hands of my executors to give to her as they may think her kneads require, and in addition I wish my loving daughter Elizabeth to have a horse beast, bridle and saddle, bed and furniture, and my son Riol to have a bed and furniture. I wish my executors to pay to my loving wife Elizabeth $300.00 out of the proceeds of my estate.

After the sale of the estate [the money is to be] paid to my heirs, to wit:
Rutha Smith,
Jesse Gennings,
Polly Griffith,
Lear Gennings,
John Gennings,
Sally Hennisee,
Nancy Watley,
Elizabeth Gennings,
and Riol Jennings.

Executors Audley Harrison and William McGregor

Witnesses: Haston S. Crim and Frances Cardwell."

_____________

Found in the Jennings genforum, submitted by Carin, fourpawsjake@worldnet.att.net;

Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families by Doughtie

Page 906

Obidiah Jennings, Sr. married Ruth Dodson, a daughter of Jesse Dodson of Halifax and Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Hawkins County, Tennessee settling in the part that later became Grainger County. He is buried in the Matlock Cemetery in McMinn County, Tennessee. Obidiah Jennings, Sr. and Ruth Dodson had a son Obidiah Jennings who married Minnie McGee. Obidiah Jennings, Sr. had a sister who married Marion Clendening Drake in Warren County, Tennessee.

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________

October Second Saturday 1806. Church met at Big Spring (Primitive Baptist Church, Claiborne County, Tennessee) and after worship proceeded to business.

1st Hannah Hill, Mercurius and Rachel Cook took their seats.

2nd Agreed to petition the Association for an alteration of their citing from Thursday to Saturday.

3rd Association letter read and approved.

4th Reference relative to Ritchard Harper continued to the 14th day of this month.

William and Nancy Stroud, Obediah and Elisabeth Jennings, Jesse and Ruth Dodson and Dodson's Sukey and James Cunningham dismisd by letter.

end of note

Religion:
Primitive Baptists, are also known as Hard Shell Baptists, Anti-Mission Baptists, or Old School Baptists. The adjective "Primitive" in the name has the sense of "original".

Obediah married Elizabeth Dodson in (~1793) in (North Carolina). Elizabeth (daughter of Elder Jesse Buford Dodson, Sr. and Ruth Dodson) was born in 1776 in (Pittsylvania County) Commonwealth of Virginia; died on 18 May 1850 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
on Gobel Jennings Farm, Harrison's Ferry, Warren County, Tennessee

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Probate: 0Dec 1858, Van Buren County, Tennessee

Notes:

______

Peggy Allison notes that,

"Barnes says he married Mary Naylor, sister to brother Isaac's wife.
Hillis material says he married Mary Boyd, sister to sister's husband.
Wes Dodson says he married Mary Boyd. (N.B. 10/28, pg. 219)

James Hillis was a native of NC, went to KY with Daniel Boone and settled on
Rocky River, Warren Co.,TN in 1804 (from Goodspeed)."

_____

Buried:
in the Rocky River Cemetery...

James married Mary Naylor(Van Buren County) Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Dixon Naylor, Sr. and Mary Carpenter) was born in 1790; died in 1811 in (Van Buren County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 21 Nov 1852, Warren County, Tennessee

Elijah married Phoebe Millien Rhea. Phoebe (daughter of Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant and Mary "Polly" Bolling) was born on 14 Apr 1790 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 17 Oct 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 14 Apr 1790, Tennessee

Notes:

A member of "Rocky River Baptist Church", Warren County, Tennessee in 1828 ... http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/tn/warren/church.htm

Notes:

For earlier WORTHINGTON generations re Karen MEADOR pedigree...DAH

James married Lettis (Angeline) Tunnel in 0___ 1799 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Lettis was born on 26 Feb 1781 in Fairfax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

12 Feb 2007:

After eighteen years of searching, can find no sources citing father to Obediah. I've assigned, 'John', as his grand father, 'Mary', his grand mother based on the traditional naming protocol of:

First female child is named after maternal mother...
Second female child is named after paternal mother...
First male child is named after paternal father...
Second male child is named after maternal father...
Later issue named after siblings...DAH


Clue-laden message citing possible siblings of Obediah;

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?isham::jennings::1746.html

' Late 1700 Jennings in TN
Posted by: Rand Cardwell, kahuna@netramp.net

Date: December 16, 1999 at 21:46:23
of 6059


I have a few Jennings men that show up in early court records in Claiborne Co.,TN

Can anyone place them with families in NC or VA?

Mentioned in 1804 to 1810 in records working as road hands;

Obediah Jennings
Edward Jennings
William Jennings
John Jennings
Isom or Isham Jennings
George Jennings'

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Surname: Jennings

This interesting surname, is of early medieval English origin, although later strongly associated with both Wales and Ireland. Recorded in the spellings of Jennings, Jennins and Jennens, it is a patronymic. It derives from the given name Janyn or Jenyn, a diminutive of the personal name John, and meaning "Little John". John itself derives from the Hebrew name "Yochanan", meaning "Jehovah has favoured (me with a son)". The patronymic surname which in this case means "the son of Little John", dates back to the late 13th Century (see below), "John" being a 12th century Crusader introduction. Soldiers of the crusades returning from the Holy Land, gave to their children and specifically sons, Hebrew and Greek names as a reminder of the fathers "pilgrimage". These "English" personal names which later became surnames, include such examples as Thomas, Isaac, Abraham, and many others. In this case early recordings include Walter Jannes and Richard Janyns in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire of 1327, and Thomas Jenyn, in the charter rolls of 1428 known as "Inquisitions and Assessments relating to Feudal Aids". Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Jennyns, was christened on August 9th 1544, at St. Pancras', Soper Lane, London, and Jeffrey Jennings was christened on August 24th 1561, at St. Dunstans in the East, London. Among the namebearers in the "Dictionary of National Biography" is Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831 - 1896), who was Premier of New South Wales. He was born in Newry, Ireland, and emigrated to the gold fields of Victoria in 1852, before moving to New South Wales in 1863. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger Jonyng, which was dated 1296, in the Subsidy Rolls of the county of Sussex, during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

© Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2007

(John married (Mary LNU). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Religion: 1801-1805; Primitive Baptist Elder
• Religion: 1820; Primitive Baptist Elder

Notes:

Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers... http://www.knoxcotn.org/tnbaptists/index.html

JESSE DODSON

"In memory of Rev. Jesse Dodson; born November 22, 1752; died November 22, 1843. A minister of the gospel sixty years." (Tombstone record, Eastanallee Church.)

The deceased was born in Halifax County, Va. His first settlement in Tennessee was in Claiborne County. From there he went to Middle Tennessee. In 1819 he came to the Hiwassee Purchase, making a settlement in McMinn County, a few months before the county was "erected." On the Eastanallee is a house still standing, I believe, built ninety-eight years ago by Jesse Dodson.

Soon after his settlement in the Hiwassee district he began pioneer work. He and seven others constituted themselves into the Eastanallee Church. He and Silas Witt organized New Hopewell. He and James Courtney founded the Hiwassee Church. Salem Church was organized by him and Richard Wilson, while he and John Short were co-founders of the Friendship Church. He was preacher to and pastor of these and other churches for many years. He was of Welsh extraction and had the Welsh fire. He was not trained to methodical sermonizing or systematic exposition of Scripture, but was earnest and fervent in exhortation, and was successful in revivals.

Elder Dodson owned 300 acres of land in the heart of Eastanallee valley, and ten negroes, whom he "freed," it is said, after the death of his wife (by whom he came into possession of them), giving as his reason that he had "concluded that a bill of sale of negroes in his pocket would be a bad passport at the gate of Heaven."

His wife was a Miss Ruth Johnson, of South Carolina, of a well-to-do. family, but the date of his marriage and other family and ministerial records have perished, were washed away or destroyed, it is thought, by the high waters of the Eastanallee in the year 1875. Editor's Note: Jesse was, in fact, married to Ruth Dodson, daughter of Elisha Dodson, Sr.

He lived to preach and exhort sinners to repentance about sixty-one years, and on his 91st birthday died in the triumph of a living faith.

Burnett, J .J. Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers. Nashville, Tenn.: Press of Marshall & Bruce Company, 1919.

HTML presentation of this material is Copyright (c) 2002 by Rose-Anne Cunningham Bray. All rights reserved.

Thanksgiving of 1752 had a special meaning for Reverend Thomas DODSON and his wife Elizabeth ROSE, for on November 22nd they welcomed a new child into their Virginia family, Jesse DODSON. Not much is known about Jesse DODSON as a youth...one of at least 10 children in his family....but plenty is known about his adult life. Unknown to his father, a Virginia Baptist minister, Jesse would follow in his footsteps and change the lives of many settlers in the early days of America.

At the time of the American Revolution, the dominant religious force in the colonies was the Church of England, the mother country for so many of its settlers. To be a minister of any church that had broken ties with England was difficult in many social settings, but by the time Jesse DODSON was 23 years old, he was living on land given to him by his father in what is now Pittsylvania County in Virginia, and starting his life as a Baptist preacher, . Jesse and his wife Ruth were married in 1774, one year before the gunfire at Lexington and Concord would start the colonies on a path of thier own, and in 1777, Jesse's name is on the list of those taking an Oath of Allegiance to the State of Virginia. While there is no evidence of military service for Jesse DODSON during the War, we can feel confident that he served in some capacity, for at the end of the War he received a Land Grant in North Carolina, which would become Tennessee.

We know Jesse was still in Pittsylvania County, Virginia when the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, for he obtained property on Birch Creek, or Burches' Creek in some records. The following year he sold that land on "Jeremiah's Fork of Birches Creek" to relatives, and headed for Tennessee, leaving behind his brother William, also a Baptist minister.

Rev. Jesse DODSON is listed as a member of the County Line Baptist Church, also known as the North on Holston River Baptist Church, in 1785 Hawkins County, Tennessee. Rev. Jesse DODSON joined the Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church in what is now Springdale, Tennessee in 1801, and became the Pastor of the congregation from November 1801 until November of 1805.

In 1803, Jesse DODSON was listed in the tax records of what is now Claiborne County, in the northeast part of Tennessee, which includes part of Cumberland Gap National Park. The path from Virginia to Tennessee through Cumberland Gap had been widened by none other than Daniel Boone, and opened to wagon traffic after Rev. Jesse DODSON and his family passed through. The Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church that Jesse led was constructed in the winter of 1795-96 from hand-hewn logs, and is still standing today near Springdale, over two centuries later. It is one of the oldest churches still standing in the State of Tennessee.

Jesse and Ruth DODSON left Claiborne County in 1806 and moved to Warren County, Tennessee, where they are listed on the 1812 Tax List, and the 1820 Census. While in Warren County, they were involved with the Collins Creek Baptist Church and several others in the area.

Reverend Jesse DODSON was described by his peers as "earnest and fervent in exhortation", and "successful in Revivals". He was also said to have had the "Welsh fever" in describing his ancestrial traits and style of preaching, and is mentioned in the 1919 Baptist historical sketches as a Tennessee Pioneer Baptist Preacher.

Around 1820, Rev. Jesse DODSON was called to lead the Big Springs Baptist Church on Mouse Creek, near Niota in McMinn County, Tennessee...only a year after the Hiwassee Purchase Treaty with the Cherokee Indians had opened that land to settlement. Jesse was a founder of the Eastanallee Baptist Church, and his son Elisha donated the land for the structure. Over the years Rev. Jesse DODSON would be involved in the early McMinn County churches of Salem, Hiwassee, Friendship, and New Hopewell. Owning 300 acres of land in the Eastanallee Valley, his wife Ruth had obtained ten slaves from her father's Will, and when Ruth died in 1828 Jesse set the slaves free stating that "a Bill of Sale of Negroes in my pocket would be a bad passport at the Gates of Heaven"....another brave act in a Southern State over 30 years before the Civil War. After more than 60 years of preaching from the pulpit, and inspiring many pioneer churches, Jesse DODSON died on his 91st birthday in 1843. He is buried in the Eastanalle Church Cemetery in McMinn County, Tennessee.

The cemetery photo used at the top of this page in the header is the Eastanallee Cemetery, with the two broken headstones on the left side being those of Ruth and Jesse DODSON...and the Eastanallee Church is planning to replace them. Pioneer and Frontier Preacher, another good story in the ancestral book. Jesse is the 5th great grandfather of Anthony Martini, on his mother's side.

"In memory of Rev. Jesse Dodson; born November 22, 1752; died November 22, 1843. A minister of the gospel sixty years." (Tombstone record, Eastanallee Church.)

The deceased was born in Halifax County, Va. His first settlement in Tennessee was in Claiborne County. From there he went to Middle Tennessee. In 1819 he came to the Hiwassee Purchase, making a settlement in McMinn County, a few months before the county was "erected." On the Eastanallee is a house still standing, I believe, built ninety-eight years ago by Jesse Dodson.

Soon after his settlement in the Hiwassee district he began pioneer work. He and seven others constituted themselves into the Eastanallee Church. He and Silas Witt organized New Hopewell. He and James Courtney founded the Hiwassee Church. Salem Church was organized by him and Richard Wilson, while he and John Short were co-founders of the Friendship Church. He was preacher to and pastor of these and other churches for many years.

He was of Welsh extraction and had the Welsh fire. He was not trained to methodical sermonizing or systematic exposition of Scripture, but was earnest and fervent in exhortation, and was successful in revivals.


His wife was Ruth Dodson, of the same family lineage of Dodson pastors. Together, Jesse and Ruth raised 12 children whom all followed in their faith.

He lived to preach and exhort sinners to repentance about sixty-one years, and on his 91st birthday died in the triumph of a living faith.

MINUTES OF BIG SPRING PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

[The first few pages are in very bad shape.]

Church Records for the Year 1800 - 1801

December 2nd Saturday 1800. ______Received John Goin in to fellowship. Received Obediah Jennings by experience. Agreed to continue meeting at Rob Camp 1st Saturday in January 1801 and appointed James Kinney, Elijah Chissum, William________, ________Harper and Isaac Lane to attend. Agreed to send James Kinney to Powder Gap Creek at their request.

Feby the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st…..to continue meeting at Rob Camp.
2nd____
2nd Saturday_____Cloud by experience_______Richard________attend_______
______Saturday 1801. Church met for worship and proceeded to business.
1st Opened a door for the reception of members.
2nd Report made by the members from Robcamp that they received Marjorie Connor, Millie Armstrong into Fellowship.
3rd Appointed James Kinney, Isaac Lane and Thomas Jeffries to attend at Rob Camp first Saturday in April.
4th Peter Neal and William Stroud appointed to attend at Powells Valley Church on Gap Creek.

April the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st. Opened a door for the reception of new members and received Judah Dodson by Experience.
2nd Appointed Bro James Kinney, Thomas Jeffries, William Stroud, Joseph Clark and Elijah Chissum to attend at Rob Camp meeting house on the first Saturday in May.

May the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Opened a door for the reception of new members.
2nd The brethren that attended at Rob Camp made_______that they had received Richard Hanes and advised____Members to meet together to worship God and____over each other according to the gospel________if any should want to join to the Church______advise that they send to the body for________

June the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceed_________
1st Considered Bro. Obediah Martin's___________the ministry of the gospel______glory of God that he be_______ordinances but exercise______public prayer.
2nd ______Zachariah McCul_____
_____appoint Isaac Lane, Jesse Dodson and Joseph____to write with the church to which he formerly belonged their distresses.
4th Appoint Isaac Lauk and Joseph______to write to the association.

July the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Letters read and approbated.
2ne Appointed a Church Meeting at Rob Camp meetinghouse and appoint Joseph Clark and Peter Neal to attend.
3rd Appointed Joseph Cogdal to the association.

August the 1st Saturday 1801. Church met at Rob Camp and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Appointed James Kinney, Jesse Dodson and Peter Neal to settle a distress with Bro. Obediah Martin which was attended by Brother Martin's recantation.
2nd Dismist Richard Hanes, John Grimes, Milly Armstrong and Margery Conner.

August the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Opened a door for the reception of members. Received Jesse Dodson by letter.
2nd Elijah Chissum intended to travel desires letter of recommendation. Is granted a letter of dismission for himself and his wife when called for.
3rd Agreed to petition for a division of the association.

September the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received James Forrest and Mary his wife by letter.
2nd Received Stacy Edwards by experience.

______Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Opened a door for the reception of members.
2nd Appointed our meeting in November for sacrament and the day before for fasting and prayer.
3rd. Brother William Stroud having a mind to travel requests a letter of recommendation is granted.
4th Motion for choosing a pastor is defered.

November the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Chose Jesse Dodson pastor.
2nd Agreed to call Isaac Barton and William Jones to install our pastor.

December the 2nd Saturday 1801. Church met and after worship proceeded to business.
1st Agreed to send Brethren Jesse Dodson, Isaac Land and Joseph Cogdal to the church on Buffaloo to inquire into their stand with John Conley.
End of Year 1800 - 1801

Could he have had a daughter who married James Cunningham?

October Second Saturday 1806. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business.

1st Hannah Hill, Mercurius and Rachel Cook took their seats.

2nd Agreed to petition the Association for an alteration of their citing from Thursday to Saturday.

3rd Association letter read and approved.

4th Reference relative to Ritchard Harper continued to the 14th day of this month.

William and Nancy Stroud, Obediah and Elisabeth Jennings, Jesse and Ruth Dodson and Dodson's Sukey (Susanna) and James Cunningham dismisd by letter.

Tony Martini has put together an excellent biography with lots of location shots in Middle Tennessee ... http://graveyardgossip.blogspot.com/2010/03/martini-family-jesse-dodson-frontier.html

Dodsons who bureid in Matlock Cemetery:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Dodson&GSiman=1&GScid=1964531&

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"In memory of Rev. Jesse Dodson; born November 22, 1752; died November 22, 1843. A minister of the gospel sixty years." (Tombstone record, Eastanallee Church.)

The deceased was born in Halifax County, Va. His first settlement in Tennessee was in Claiborne County. From there he went to Middle Tennessee. In 1819 he came to the Hiwassee Purchase, making a settlement in McMinn County, a few months before the county was "erected." On the Eastanallee is a house still standing, I believe, built ninety-eight years ago by Jesse Dodson.

Soon after his settlement in the Hiwassee district he began pioneer work. He and seven others constituted themselves into the Eastanallee Church. He and Silas Witt organized New Hopewell. He and James Courtney founded the Hiwassee Church. Salem Church was organized by him and Richard Wilson, while he and John Short were co-founders of the Friendship Church. He was preacher to and pastor of these and other churches for many years.

He was of Welsh extraction and had the Welsh fire. He was not trained to methodical sermonizing or systematic exposition of Scripture, but was earnest and fervent in exhortation, and was successful in revivals.


His wife was Ruth Dodson, of the same family lineage of Dodson pastors. Together, Jesse and Ruth raised 12 children whom all followed in their faith.

He lived to preach and exhort sinners to repentance about sixty-one years, and on his 91st birthday died in the triumph of a living faith.

Family Members
Parents
Thomas Dodson
1707–1783

Elizabeth Rose Dodson
1706–1766

Spouse
Photo
Ruth Dodson Dodson
1754–1828 (m. 1774)

Siblings
Thomas Dodson
1728–1816

Alice Dodson Dodson
1734–1792

Photo
William Dodson
1737–1832

Children
Photo
Elijah Dodson
1785–1858

Photo
Elisha Dodson
1785–1864

Photo
Jesse Buford Dodson
1791–1878

Photo
Tabitha Dodson Rice
1798–1839

Photo
Ruth Dodson Ware
1802–1885

Eli Dodson
1813–1876

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Military:
While there is no evidence of military service for Jesse DODSON during the War, we can feel confident that he served in some capacity, for at the end of the War he received a Land Grant in North Carolina, which would become Tennessee.

Religion:
Primitive Baptists, are also known as Hard Shell Baptists, Anti-Mission Baptists, or Old School Baptists. The adjective "Primitive" in the name has the sense of "original".

Joined the Big Springs Primitive Baptist Church in what is now Springdale, Tennessee in 1801, and became the Pastor of the congregation from November 1801 until November of 1805.

Religion:
Around 1820, Rev. Jesse DODSON was called to lead the Big Springs Baptist Church on Mouse Creek, near Niota in McMinn County, Tennessee...only a year after the Hiwassee Purchase Treaty with the Cherokee Indians had opened that land to settlement.

Jesse married Ruth Dodson in 1774 in Halifax County, Virginia. Ruth (daughter of Elisha Dodson, Sr. and Sarah Everett) was born on 12 Dec 1754 in Fauquier County, Virginia; died on 22 Nov 1828 in McMinn County, Tennessee; was buried in Matlock Cemetery, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 25 Dec 1754, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Notes:

Family Members
Spouse
Photo
Jesse Dodson
1752–1843 (m. 1774)

Children
Photo
Elijah Dodson
1785–1858

Photo
Elisha Dodson
1785–1864

Photo
Jesse Buford Dodson
1791–1878

Photo
Tabitha Dodson Rice
1798–1839

Photo
Ruth Dodson Ware
1802–1885

Eli Dodson
1813–1876

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Notes:

Married:
Ruth was his first cousin.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

John married unnamed spouse(Virginia). unnamed was born in (Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wed Mary Carpenter on 28 Jun 1785 in Wilkes, North Carolina. To this union was born 9 known children.

Children with unknown or non connected burials:

Elizabeth Naylor 1786 – 1840
Mary Naylor 1787 – 1811
Rebecca Naylor 1789 – 1836
Dixon Naylor 1798 – 1862
John Naylor 1803 – 1882
Robert Dixon Naylor 1804 – 1875
Stephen Carpenter Naylor 1805 – 1882

Dixon married Mary Carpenter on 28 Jun 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Stephen Carpenter and Rebecca Collins) was born in 0___ 1766 in Overwhorton, Stafford County, Virginia; died in 0___ 1850 in Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Birth: 10 Jun 1729, Pennsylvania

Benjamin married Sarah "Sally" Buchannon about 1751 in (Pennsylvania). Sarah was born in CIRCA 1735 in (Pennsylvania); died in 0___ 1815 in Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Baptist Preacher

John married Mary "Polly" Bolling in ~1762. Mary (daughter of James Bolding and Elizabeth LNU) was born in ~1743 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 12 Feb 1814 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1739, North Carolina
• Alt Birth: 1743, Canterbury, Kent, England

Notes:

Buried:
Tombstone reads: In Memory of Mary Rae who departed this life 12 Feb 1814 age 71 years

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
• Religion: Baptist Minister
• Will: 12 Aug 1779
• Probate: 21 Oct 1783, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Notes:

Thomas Jessie Dodson Jr

Thomas Jessie Dodson Jr was born about 1707 in Richmond County, Virginia as the first child of Thomas Jesse Dodson Sr and Mary Durham. He had eight siblings, namely: Abraham, Joshua Sr., Elisha Sr., Greenham, George, David, Mary, and Alice. He died before 21 Oct 1783 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. When he was 18, He married Elizabeth Rose,daughter of John Rose, before 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia. When he was 63, He married Ellenor ? (Widow Sloan) about 1770.

Thomas Jessie Dodson Jr was affiliated with the Broad Run Baptist Church, in Fauquier County, Virginia. He signed his will on 12 Aug 1779.

Thomas Jessie Dodson Jr and Elizabeth Rose had the following children:

George.

Rhoda.

Thomas (2nd Fork).

Joseph Dodson Sr. was born on 21 Feb 1725 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. He died about 1773 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Mary Dodson was born on 16 Jun 1730 in Richmond, County, Virgina.

Elizabeth Dodson was born on 27 May 1732 in Richmond, County, Virgina.

Sarah Dodson was born on 27 May 1732 in Richmond, County, Virgina.

Alice (Alcy) Dodson was born about 1734 in ? Prince William County, Virginia. She died after Sep 1799.

William Dodson Sr. was born in Apr 1737 in Prince William (Present day Fauquier) County, Virginia. He died on 06 May 1832 in Taylorsville, Iredell County, North Carolina (Buried Three Forks Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Iredell County, North Carolina). He married Winifred Johns(t)on on 30 Nov 1763 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married (Given & Maiden Name Unknown) after 1770.

Rev Jesse Dodson was born on 22 Nov 1752 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He died on 22 Nov 1843 in McMinn County, Tn.

Thomas Jessie Dodson Jr and Ellenor ? (Widow Sloan) had no children.

Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Volume I; Chapter 1.

Family Members
Parents
Thomas Jesse Dodson
1681–1740

Mary Durham Dodson
1686 – unknown

Spouse
Elizabeth Rose Dodson
1706–1766

Siblings
George Dodson
1702–1783

David Dodson
1703–1740

Joseph Neville
1707–1783

Greenham Dodson
1709–1777

Alice Dodson Creel
1711 – unknown

Joshua Dodson
1725–1798

Elisha Dodson
1727 – unknown

Children
Thomas Dodson
1728–1816

Alice Dodson Dodson
1734–1792

Photo
William Dodson
1737–1832

Photo
Jesse Dodson
1752–1843

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"Will of Thomas Dodson of Pittsylvania Co.,VA, dated August 12, 1779, proved, October 21, 1783". Abstracted by Catherine Lynn.


"In the name of God Amen this twelfth day of August in the year of our Lord 1779, I Thomas Dodson of Pittsylvania County of the State Virginia being in good health and perfect and sound memory...

I give to my grandson Thomas Dodson, son of Jospehy deceased, the sum of one shilling Sterling.

Item - I give and bequeath to my son Tho's Dodson my whip saw.

Item - I also give and bequeath to my son George Dodson a Negro Levina, to him and his heirs forever.

Item - I also give and bequeath to my son William Dodson after the death of my wife the plantation and tract of land whereon I now alive to him and his heirs forever.

Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Nevil one shilling.

Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth one shilling.

Item - I give and bequeath my daughter Else Dodson one shilling.

Item - I give and bequeath to my loving wife Ellinor Dodson all my moveable Estate excepting my still and whipsaw, such as horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep with all my household and kitchen furniture provided she will give up her join and what I had with and in not as much to be sold as will pay her and she shall have the remainder likewise I lend her the use of my Negro woman named Violet, her natural life and afterward to my son Jesse Dodson and his heirs forever provided the wench should breed in my wife's life the said child or children to return with their mother to my son Jesse Dodson and his heirs forever.

Item - I also leave my still to be valued at my decease and for my son Jesse to have the still by paying his brother and sisters their equal proportion according to the valuation of said still.

Item - I also give to use of the Separate and Regular Baptists to meet in the worship service of the Lord, the Meeting house near John Creek's Mill with three acres of land to the same more of less.

Item - I also appoint my loving wife Elenor Dodson and my son George Dodson my only and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former will and Legacies and Executors by me in any ways before this time named, willed and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, as witness wereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.


Thomas Dodson



Signed, sealed and delivered by the said Thomas Dodson to be his last will and Testament in the presence of the subscribers.

Daniel Gardner
Heath Gardner
Silvaney Gardner
Nathaniel Gardner"

end

Birth:
in Farnham Parish...

Thomas married Elizabeth Rose on 3 Apr 1726 in (Richmond County, Virginia). Elizabeth (daughter of John Rose and Mary Jenkins) was born in 1706 in Richmond County, Virginia; died in 1766 in Fauquier County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1710, Richmond County, Virginia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

Notes:

Biography

Elisha Dodson was born 22 FEB 1727, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, page 22, of The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants Volume One, by Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler and Editor and Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Publisher, copyright 1988; Library of Congress Number: 88-60291.

Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett were married about 1748 in Richmond County, Virginia. Sarah Everett (daughter of William Everett and Margaret [Everett]) was born on 13 Apr 1729 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. Sarah Everett's father said to be William Everett, born 15 Mar 1691 in VA; his father was Daniel Everett.

Elisha Dodson and Sarah Dodson were baptized December 4, 1762 in the Broad Run Baptist Church, Fauquier County. Their son Elisha Jr was one of the infants received into the care of the church on 9 Oct 1763. It is indicated in such records that Elisha and Sarah Dodson were "dismissed to Halifax" - date not shown.

Elisha Dodson is in the DAR patriot index. He is listed in the Pittsylvania Co. Court Order Book 4, 1777-1783, p.127 as a ensign in the milita, Capt. Richard Gwynn's Company.

In 1774 Elisha patented 400 acres in Halifax Co and appears on the tax lists there from 1782 until 1787 when he apparently moved to Pittsylvania. He continues on the tax lists in Pittsylvania Co through 1796, so apparently died at at hat time. He had perhaps taken care of his estate distribution previously by a deed of gift to his children.

Elisha Dodson on 27 Apr 1791, "for love and affection he doth bear his children," gave to his sons, Presley and William Dodson "the land whereon he now lives" containing 300 acres on Toby Creek, and slaves Simon, Harry, Sam, Winny, Milly, Letty, Crisia, Sucky, Aggy and Eve, as well as moveable estate to be equally divided between all the children. Margaret the wife of Railey [Rawleigh]Dodson, Lydda the wife of John Waller, Ruth the wife of Jesse Dodson, Sarah the wife of Thomas Dodson, Jemimah the wife of Joshua Hardey & Elisha Dodson Jr. Said Negro Harry to be delivered to John Waller and with him to remain until a debt is paid which the said Elisha Dodson is now owing the said Waller. Negro Aggy already given & in possession of said Elisha Dodson Jr. After said Debt is paid then Harry to be returned into a division. Slaves & moveable estate to be equally divided between all the afore named children. Wit: W. Wright, Ann Wright, Martha (X) Wright. Ack by Elisha Dodson 16 May 1791 Pittsylvania Co., Va. Deed Book 9, page 11.


Sources

The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants Volume One, by Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler and Editor and Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Publisher, copyright 1988; Library of Congress Number: 88-60291.
Two Volumes and Volume Two contains the index, abstracts & transcripts of documents. Pages 22 and 23.

Repository: R10 Name: NEHGS Lending Library Address: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address 1: New England Historic Genealogical Society Note: 2008. No longer lends books, available only at the Library.
Source: S652 Abbreviation: North Farnham Parish Registers Title: George Harrison Sanford King, Compiler & Publisher, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County, Virginia (Self-Published; Fredericksburg, VA; 1966) Repository: #R17 Call Number: F232 .R4K52 1986
Source: S860 Abbreviation: Pittsylvania Co VA Deeds Title: Pittsylvania Co Virginia Deeds; Deed Books 3 & 4, Microfilm #0033263; Deeds & Wills Book 5, Microfilm #0033264; DB 6 & 7 with some Court Records from 1767, Microfilm #0033265; DB 8, Microfilm #0033266; DB 9 & 10, Microfilm #0033267; Deeds & Wills 11, Microfilm #0033290 [these are dated earlier than DB 9; the wills begin in 1780]
Note

Elias Dodson found on a list of taxpayers for Hamilton Parish, Elk Run & vicinity, 1751. From the account book of Capt. John Crump, Sheriff of Prince William County. After 1759, this area became Fauquier County.

[Since the earliest known Elias Dodson was not born until 1760, this is most likely Elisha.]

The Rev. Elias Dodson in writing his history of the family claimed that Elisha Sr was blind due to an eye injury in his youth; he also stated that Elisha Jr and perhaps daughter Peggy [Margaret] were born in Maryland. There's no explanation for this statement. [There were Dodsons in Maryland with some of the same given names, but they are of no relationship - some of the early researchers have confused the families.] Rev. Dodson stated that seven daughters were born before they had a son; he named two children that were not named in the deed of gift that perhaps had died before 1791. Eleanor is not named and she was still living. Eleanor had perhaps already received her inheritance or had elected to opt out if she had no need of additional property.

1763 moved to Halifax Co. 7/5/1774 Elisha Dodson land in Halifax Co adj to Joseph Wm and Russell Terry

In 1774 Elisha patented 400 acres in Halifax Co and appears on the tax lists there from 1782 until 1787 when he apparently moved to Pittsylvania. He continues on the tax lists in Pittsylvania Co through 1796, so apparently died at at hat time. He had perhaps taken care of his estate distribution previously by a deed of gift to his children.

*

Will of Elisha Dodson

Pittsylvania DB9, p.11

p.11 27 Apr 1791

Elisha Dodson to Presley Dodson, William Dodson, Margaret the wife of Railey [Rawleigh]Dodson, Lydda the wife of John Waller, Ruth the wife of Jesse Dodson, Sarah the wife of Thomas Dodson, Jemimah the wife of Joshua Hardey & Elisha Dodson Jr.

For natural love & affection to his said children and also for 5sh (shillings), makes over to them, the land whereon he now lives.

300 acres on Toby Creek unto his sd sons Presley & William to be divided between them Presley the N side & Wm the S including to William 4 acres on N side known Antain Land reputed bounds thereof.

Also the following slaves: Simon, Harry, Sam, Winney, Milley, Lettey, Cresia, Suckey, Aggy & Ever.

And all his moveable estate of what kind of quality.

Said Negro Harry to be delivered to John Waller and with him to remain until a debt is paid which the sd Elisha Dodson is now owing the sd Waller.

Negro Aggy already given & in possession of sd Elisha Dodson Jr.

After sd Debt is paid then Harry to be returned into a division.

Slaves & moveable estate to be equally divided between all the afore named children.

Wit: W. Wright, Ann Wright, Martha (X) Wright.

Ack by Elisha Dodson 16 May 1791

*

Revolutionary Patriot, Ensign. Was blinded during early adulthood.

Birth:
in Farnham Parish...

Elisha married Sarah Everett on 1 Jul 1748 in Richmond County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of William Everett and Margaret Foushee Mitchell Petty) was born on 13 Apr 1729 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in 1824 in Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 13 Apr 1729, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
• Alt Death: 1824, Richmond County, Virginia

Notes:

Virginia Sarah Dodson formerly Everett
Born about 13 Apr 1729 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
HIDE ANCESTORS
Daughter of William Everett and Margaret (UNKNOWN) Everett
Sister of Anne (Everett) Hammond, Elizabeth Everett, Lucretia Everett, Daniel Everett, George Everett, William Everett and Ruth Everett
Wife of Elisha Dodson Sr. — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Purthena Eleanor (Dodson) Stamps, Margaret Dodson, Lydia Dodson, Tabitha Dodson, Ruth Dodson Dodson, Jemima Dodson, Sarah Dodson, Elisha Dodson Jr., Presley Dodson and William E. Dodson
Died about 1824 [location unknown]
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Biography

Viginia Sara was born 13 APR 1729 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia[1][2]

Sarah married Elisha Dodson 1 JUL 1748 in Richmond County, Virginia[3]

Anne Everett
Elizabeth Everett
Lucretia Everett
Sarah Everett
Daniel Everett
George Everett
William Everett
Ruth Everett
Sources
Source: S641 Abbreviation: Gedcom - Thomas Ancestors Title: William Thomas Stamps; GEDCOM file imported on 23 Dec 2000. "Stamps Family History & Lineage Updated 12 Nov 2000. Walters, Stamps, Echols, Slade, Howard, etc. Repository: #R6
Repository: R6 Name: Online Address: Web Address: http://www.gentryjournal.org/index.htm
Source: S645 Abbreviation: Thomas/Walters - Brenda Walters Title: Data from Brenda Walters, descendant of Phillip Henry Thomas. Email, copies of records, Pedigree Chart, Family Group Sheets. Jan 2001. Repository: #R3
Repository: R3 Name: My Files Address:
Source: S648 Abbreviation: Dodson Family Title: Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler & Editor, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Two Volumes with index in Volume Two. Volume Two contains abstracts & transcripts of documents. (Easley, SC: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988) Repository: #R10 Call Number: CS 71 D648
Repository: R10 Name: NEHGS Lending Library Address: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address 1: New England Historic Genealogical Society Note: 2008. No longer lends books, available only at the Library.
Source: S652 Abbreviation: North Farnham Parish Registers Title: George Harrison Sanford King, Compiler & Publisher, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County, Virginia (Self-Published; Fredericksburg, VA; 1966) Repository: #R17 Call Number: F232 .R4K52 1986
Repository: R17 Name: National Genalogical Society Address: Lending Library Address 1: Lending Library Note: The Lending Library of NGS was moved to St. Louis; the books may be obtained on Interlibrary Loan.
? Source: #S648 Page: p.22
? Source: #S652 Page: p.60
? Source: #S648 Page: p.22

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Notes:

Samuel Hillhouse (wife Ann Hillhouse)

Born 1707 FreeHall Londonderry Northern Ireland
Passed on 8/17/1782 (per registered NC will) SAMUEL HILLIS WAS BORN IN 1707,IN FREEHALL,DERRY IRELAND, TO JOHN AND RACHEL HILLHOUSE (JOHN 1655-1716)-(RACHEL 1667-1716).SAMUEL HILLIS WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD WHEN HIS PARENTS DIED.

SAMUEL CAME TO AMERICA AS A YOUNG MAN LANDING IN PENNSYLVANIA. HE MEET AND MARRIED ANN LUCKEY, THE DAUGHTER OF ROBERT AND ISABLE LUCKEY OF LANCASTER CO. PENNSYLVANIA.The first time I find samuel hillis' name in print,is in the will of Robert luckey Ann hillis' father, in that he states that he leaves to his daughter ann the wife of samuel hillis,five shillings. ON THE 13th DAY OF APRIL 1754 ANN (LUCKEY ) HILLISES FATHER ROBERT LUCKEY WROTE HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT,HE PAST AWAY THE 21st DAY OF NOV 1757,AFTER HIS DEATH SAMUEL ,ANN AND MEMBERS OF THE LUCKEY FAMILY SET OUT FOR " THE IRISH SETTELMENT" IN ROWAN CO. north carolina. I belive that samuel and ann hillis' sons Robert and sampson were either born in pennsylvania,or on the way to north carolina,because I don't find any record of samuel till he is granted land in north carolinain 1761. WITH SAMPSON BEING BORN IN 1753, AND ROBERT BEING BORN IN 1755.

The book the carolina cradle by Robert w. Ramsey states that the will of robert luckey, written in 1754in the martic township, lancaster co. pennsylvania, referred to sons hugh,john, andrew, james, robert and samuel and to daughters isbel the wife of william sleven, and ann the wife of samuel hillis. also mentioned was agnes luckey the wife of robert pendry. By 1762 john luckey,john luckey jr., joseph luckey, robert luckey,samuel luckey,william luckey, william sleven, alexander pendry and samuel hillis were all residents of the Irish settlement.

Arriving by way of the shenandoah valley from pennsylvania and maryland,these avid scotch-irish presbyterians settled in the western part of the present rowan co.(26 counties were finally carved out of the original county, the present county taking its shape in 1840). About this time the eastern part of the county was settled by germans of the reformed faith. Both groups kept strictly to themselves for over a hundred years.

THE COUNTY RECORDS OF ROWAN CO. NORTH CAROLINA (BOOK 5-PAGE 78) REVEALS THAT ON DECEMBER 21,1761 SAMUEL HILLIS AND MEMBERS OF THE LUCKEY FAMILY WERE GRANTED LAND IN ROWAN CO. NC BY THE EARL OF GRANVILLE;. SAMUEL HILLIS WAS GRANTED 640 ACRES OF LAND DESCRIBED AS BEING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SECOND CREEK . THIS SECTION OF LAND WAS PAID FOR AT THE RATE OF TEN SHILLINGS FOR EACH 100 ACRES OF LAND,OR $7.80 FOR THE ENTIRE 640 ACRES.

AT THIS TIME IN ROWAN CO. NORTH CAROLINA MANY PEOPLE WERE DIVDED ON THE SUBJECT OF INDEPENDENCE. KING GEORGE HAD MANY LOYAL FOLLOWERS IN THE COLONIES; HOWEVER THE SCOTCH-IRISH IN EVERY COMMUNITY WERE ALMOST TO THE MAN FOR INDEPENDENCE. THEY HAD SUFFERED MUCH FROM BRITISH OPPRESSION IN IRELAND AND HAD COME TO AMERICA, THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL LIBERTY.

All five of samuel hillis' sons Sampson, robert, john, samuel jr. and palser all fought in the war.Sampson fought in the continental line-revolutionary war. robert fought with co. B under gen. griffith rutherford army of north carolina and under col.francis locke reg. comm. and with capt.w.m wilson. samuel jr. fought under griffith rutherford 10th regiment of the continental army at the age of 16 yrs. john hillis served under capt. bell and was present when cornwallis surrender, and served under capt. hyskill. his brother palser also served in the war.

In 1782 samuel hillis wrote his last will and testimony, samuel hillis died August 7, 1782 he is buired in the cemetery of the Thyateria presbyterian church at mt. ulla in the mill bridge area of rowan co. north carolina.(ann luckey hillis is not buired beside him).

IN HIS WILL SAMUEL HILLIS STATED THAT HE KNEW HE WAS WAS VERY SICK OF BODY BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY, AND WHILE BEING IN THIS CONDITION, HE WONTED TO DISPOSE OF HIS WORLDLY POSSESSIONS AS FOLLOWS;

to his loving wife ann he bequeathed three cows,her mare, spinning wheel, bed clothes, and possession of the farm for her lifetime.

to my son sampson, one-third of the farm,the plow,mall and wedges, and one cow.

to my son samuel jr. ,one-third of the farm, the family house and improvements, three cows,mare.

to my son robert, one-third of the farm.

to my daughter elizabeth, her mare and saddle,three cows, her bed and furniture.

to my daughter ann, her white mare.

to my daughter martha, five shillings in hard cash.(65 cents)

in addition, samuel asked that he be giving a decent christian burial.

samuel didn't mention john or palser in his will.I belive john and palser left rowan co. north carolina in september of 1779,with Daniel Boone when he lead a large party of emigrants to kentucky.

NOW THAT THE WAR WAS OVER, AND SAMUEL SR. WAS DEAD,SAMUEL JR. HIS MOTHER,BROTERS AND SISTERS DISPOSED OF THE FAMILY FARM AND MOVED. THIS MOVED OCCURRED ABOUT 1786 AND TOOK THEM TO FAYETTE COUNTY ,KENTUCKY.

Birth:
at Free Hall House...

Samuel married Anne Luckey(Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina). Anne (daughter of Robert Luckey, Sr. and Isabell (Baird)) was born about 1730 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina; died in 0___ 1782 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Maiden name provided by Robert A. C. Hillis.
William,Samuel & Robert LUCKIE appear in late 18th century Rowan Co.,NC records...DAH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

Notes:

October 15th, 2017; "Naylor/Nailor in Virginia/DC": Lots of clues ... https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=117&p=surnames.naylor

James married Elizabeth Paul. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Rebecca Collins(North Carolina). Rebecca was born in (CIRCA 1740). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/tn/warren/messages/707.html

Note: Could this be the same person? Birth-Death dates are the same. The children listed could be from a second marriage...DAH

RAY FAMILY HELP - BRICK WALL
Posted by: Barbara Daniels (ID *****0362) Date: September 30, 2006 at 15:27:33


I have reached a brick wall in my Ray family. Joseph Marion Ray was living there in 1813 and then moved to AL. His father was John Ray,b. 1739 at Charleston, SC and d. 1813 at McMinnville, Warren Co. He was married to Catherine Manning.

Joseph was in Capt. Tait's M Infantry in War of 1814, along with his brother, Thomas Ray. They were at Horseshoe Bend.

Joseph also had two known uncles, Thomas Ray and Benjamin Ray.

One of his brothers had the following sons: John Ray, George Thomas Ray, Hiram Ray, Joseph William Ray. Joseph's brother Thomas did not have any sons.

Joseph was born 1 Mar 1770 for an age reference.

Any help greatly appreciated!!!!!!!

27 Jun 2007

Posted By: A. Deason Smith
Email:
Subject: Re: Moses Rhea/Elizabeth Morris - Virginia
Post Date: December 06, 2002 at 19:07:45
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/rhea/messages/991.html
Forum: Rhea Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/rhea/

Descendants of John Ray/Rhea

1 John Ray/Rhea 1700 - b: Abt. 1700 in Ireland
.. +Hanna Hastey
2 James Rea, Sr. 1730 - 1788 b: Abt. 1730 in Ireland
.... +Johnna Kasoinah 1730 - 1795 b: Abt. 1730 in Virginia
2 Joseph C. Rea b: in Ireland
.... +Margaret Molly McComb
2 Thomas Rea
2 Hanna Rea
2 Hamilton Rea
2 John M. Rea 1738 - 1813 b: 1738 in Ireland
.... +Mary Bolling 1743 - 1814 b: 1743

Email me.
adeasons@bellsouth.net





John Ray/Rhea sent his five oldest male children to America. The spelling was to have changed when the boys came to America. SonWilliam is believed to have changed his name to Rhea and is usually reported to have settled in West Virginia or Eastern TN.

Surname spellings in Ireland are : Ray, Rea, Rhea. Information from A.Deason Smith: adeasons@bellsouth.net.

The IGI has him born about 1720 and marriedabout 1739. Mr. A. Deason Smith states that is is only a possibilityfor the ancestry of James Rea, Sr.. There is no proof as yet. Alsospeculation that John Rhea is descended from French HuguenotAncestory, again with no proof.

Indenture made the 26th day of March, 1751, between Hezekiah Thrower of Johnston County, North Carolina, and Joseph Wrenn of Surry County, Virginia for 37 pounds, conveying to Hezekiah Thrower, 195 acres beginning at upper Fork of the first great Creek above Christianna Fort, granted to John Ray, by patent bearing date of October 16, 1727.Witnesses were M. Cadet Young and Thomas Jackson. Presented in Courton March 26, 1751. Deed Book 5, page 22.

The following information was researched by Lela C.Adams, Bassett, VA. Her collection is housed in the Bassett Branch Historical Center,Bassett, VA: Henry County, VA Deed Book 4 Pg 200-201 26 April 1791

John Marr and Wife Susannah of Henry County to John Rea for the sum of fifty four pounds sells land on Sandy Creek a branch of Little Dan River being 160 acres.

Henry County, VA Deed Book 5 pg 176 299 December 1794

David Quarles and William Quarles, Jr. of Henry County to George Hairston...240 acres on the South side of Smith River joins John Rea, Marrowbone Creek, Rea's Creek William & Thomas Bowling first to settle there 1821 on land owned by RHEA. Thomas's sons moved to Green County Arkansas 1850.

References

The IGI gives the birthdate (approximated) of about 1740, as the first child of John and Hannah. However, an old Rae (Ray) graveyard, not far from McMinnville, discovered by Thomas J. Barnes (information found in Tennessee Cousins, page 526) states: John Rae died February16, 1813, ages 74 years, Baptist Preacher. Nancy Cooper, daughter of J. M. Rae died June 1, 1843, aged 61 year; Mary Brazeal daughter of J.M. Rae died 1811, aged 42 years. After John Rea died in 1813, Moses Rae was executor of the estate, on April 8, 1816. The witnesses to his appointment were Daniel Payne and Uriah York..

John married Hanna Hastey about 1725 in County Roscommon, Ireland. Hanna was born about 1702 in (Roscommon, Ireland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

IGI has her born about 1718 and married about 1719. My information comes from A. Deason Smith: adeasons@bellsouth.net

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 20 May 1771, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
• Probate: 20 Sep 1772, (Pittsylvania County, Virginia)

Notes:

Will, page 338-385, 20 May 1771, Proved 20 September 1772. Thomas Edwards and John Rhea security. Abstracts of Pittsylvania County,Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, pages 4 & 5. Martinsville, Henry County,VA, May 1778, Elizabeth Cooper re John Bolding, son and heir of William Bolding.

On 15 Sept 1742 he transferred land to John Atkinson, whose father was Thomas Atkinson. (Source: Record book1737-1800, counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, henry, Franklin, andPatrick in VA. William Atkinson operated a ferry on the Pamunkey River in 1684.

Deed Book 4, Page 172, April 13, 1743. From Christopher Bolling of Goochland to James Bolling of Goochland for 20La certain tract of land in Goochland below Willis River, on the branches of the river and bounded by said James Bolling, James Cunningame about 250 acres, which land was granted to said Bolling by patent dated March 23, 1739. Signed: Christopher (B his mark) Bolling Wit: John Atkinson Lydda (her mark) Bolling Recorded May 17, 1743. Lydia, the wife of Christopher Bolling relinquished her right of dower to the conveyed lands.

Another source quotes James Bowling as being from Southam Parish....Aug 1746, Goochland Co., VA Deed, Book 5 (film #7525, pt.4), p. 154-156; p. 452, James Bowling of Goochland, Southam Parish1748. Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, Deed Book 5, 1778-1780 by TLC Genealogy, Miami Beach, Fl., page 383.

Inventories & Accounts Current 1770-1797 compiled by Lucille C. Payne pg. 5 AC 1, p. 16 James Bolling's inventory inventory and appraisement of James Bolling decd. 18 Feb 1773 by James Rea, Jr., James Wilson, Thomas Wilson. Recorded 25 Feb 1773, Total L41.18.0 No items listed.
pg 35AC 1, p. 120 Account of Sales of Estate of John Hall decd. John Bolling - 2 woodin bowls Rec: 19 Jun 1781 Total None

1770 Tithable list of Pittsylvania County, VA, published in Southside Virginian, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 108-109; Vol. 5 pp. 91-94, 167-170; Vol6 pp 772-776; Vol. 7 pp. 133-135, vol 5 pp. 92-94.

1770 Titable list of Pittsylvania County, VA, published in Southside Virginian, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp 108-109; Vol. 5 pp 91-94, 167-170; Vol 6pp. 772-776; Vol. 7 pp 133-135 Vol 5, pp 92-94 List of Robert Chandler: James Bolling, Sen James Bolling, Jn Christopher Boling, Jrn Thomas Edwards, Edmond Edwards, John Edwards John Bolling John Bolling Merry Webb, Senr, Archer Boling Negroes, Robin & Jean Vol 7 pp 133-135 Archelous Hughes' List: James Taylor William Taylor Geroge Taylor Archl. Hughes William Berry Wm. Webb

ABSTRACTS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820, there isthe following entry on pages 4 and 5:

"Page 383-385, 20 May 1771, Pr [Proved] 24 September 1772. JAMES BOULING (BOLLING) well and in good health and sound memory. I give to my children the estate at the death or marriage of my well beloved wife ELIZABETH BOLLING, to be divided as follows: JUDITH, JOHN, MARY,JAMES and ANN shall have one equal part and ANN and WILLIAM shall have 2 equal parts. To my son WILLIAM BOLING (BOLLING) one tract of land in Pittsylvania County on Boling Creek.

Appoint my wife ELIZABETH BOLING(BOLLING) and son JAMES BOLING, JR. as executors.

[Signed]

JAMES (X)BOLING.

Wit: WILLIAM EDWARDS, SR., THOMAS EDWARDS, ISHAM EDWARDS.Proved by JAMES BOLING, JR. and ELIZABETH BOLING with THOMAS EDWARDS and JOHN REA their security."

I believe that Thomas Edwards could well be the father of Elizabeth Bolling, the wife of James. I believe that this John Rea is a brother of James Rea, the father of Elzabeth Rea. I believe that this John Rea married Nancy Bolling, daughter of James and Elizabeth Bolling.

Pittsylvania was a parent county of Henry, which was formed in 1777

Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, Deed Book 5, 1778-1780 by TLC Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL. page 383

In the name of God Amen the twentith day of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy one I James Boulling of Pittsylvania County amwell and in health and of good and sound memory Thanks be to god for it and calling to remembrances the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please god to call, do make constitute ordain and declare this my Last Will andTestament in manner and form following, revoking and annulling by these presents all and every testament and testaments will and wills heretofore by me made and declarred either by word or wrighting and this is to be taken only for my Last will and testament and none other and first of all being penitent and sorry for my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and commit my soul unto almight god my saviour and redeemer in whom and by the merrits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assurreadly to be saved and to havefull remission and forgiveness of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the general day of the Resurrection shall use again with joy and thro the merits of Christ to death and h___a ssion p-apecy and enjoy the kingdom of heaven prepared for his elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such a place where it shall please my Executors herafter named to appoint and now for the settling of my temporale state and such goods, chattels, and debts as it has pleased god for above my deserts to be stow upon me I do order give and dispose the same in manner and form following that is to say first I will that all those debts and dues as I owe in right or consiences to any manner ofperson or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented andpaid or ordained to be paid, within a convenient time after my deceaseby my executor hereafter named.

Item I give and bequeath all my moveable effects unto my children at the death or marriage of my beloved wife to be divided as followeth to wit:

Judith and John and Mary and James and Ann shall have one equal part and ann and William shall have two equal parts.

I give the same to them and their heirs and to their own proper use and behave forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Wiliam Boleing onecertain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Pittsylvania county on Boleing Creek. I give the same to him and his heirs to their own proper use and behalf forever. and now after the settling of my estateI have my beloved wife Elizabeth Boleing and my son James Boleing,Junr my hooly and solly Executors In witness whereof I set my hand and seal this day and date above written.

James (I his mark) Boleing LS

Test William Edwards Senr, Thoas Edwards, Isham Edwards.

At a court held for Pittsylvania County on the 24th day of September1772 The above last will and testament of James Bolling dec'd was presented in court by James Bolling Junior and Elizabeth Bolling executor and executrix therein mentioned and proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Exor and Exectrix who made oath according to law, cetificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form giving security where upon they together with Thomas Edwards and John Rea their securities entered into and acknowledged their bondaccording to same.

Test. Will Turnstall CJ (Editor's Note" Could his name be a corruption of, "Tunstall" ?)

Inventories & Accounts Current 1770 - 1797 compiled by Lucille C.Payne

pg 5 AC 1, p. 16James Bolling's Inventory Inventory & appraisment of James Bolling decd. 18 Feb 1773 by JamesRea, Jr., James Wilson, Thomas Wilson. Recorded: 25 Feb 1773, Total L41.18.0 No items listed
pg 35AC 1, p. 120Account of Sales of Estate of John Hall decd. John Bollling - 2 woodin bowls Rec: 19 Jun 1781 Total None

end of report

Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, VA Willis, 1767-1820, entry on pages 4 and 5:

Page 383-385, 20 May 1771, Proved 24 September 1772, James Bouling(Bolling) well and in good health and sound memory, I give to my children the estate at the death or marriage of my well beloved wife Elizabeth Bolling, to be divded as follows:

Judith, John, Mary, James and Ann shall have one equal part and Ann and William shall have 2 equal parts.

To my son William Boling (Bolling) one tract of land in Pittsylvania County on Boling Creek.

Appoint my wife Elizabeth Boling(Bolling) and son James Boling, Jr. as executors

(Signed) James XBoling.

Wit: William Edwards, Sr., Thomas Edwards, Isham Edwards. Proved by James Boling, Jr. and Elizabeth Boling with Thomas Edwards and John Rea their security." Pittsylvania County was a parent county of Henry, which was formed in 1777.

Tombstone reads: In Memory of Mary Rae who departed this life 12 Feb 1814 age 71 years, She was a pious member of the Baptist Church for forty years before her death. Mary's grave is between her husband, Rev. John Rae (Rhea) and daughter, Mary Brazeal.

end of file

James married Elizabeth LNU in ~1728 in Henry County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in ~1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: Richmond County, Virginia
• Will: 17 Feb 1739, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia

Notes:

Richmond County,VA Wills:05-378,

"Will of Thomas Dodson, dated 17 Feb 1739; proved 2 March 1740

In The Name Of God Amen I Thomas Dodson of Northfarnham p'ish in Richmond County Being sick and Weak of Body but in Perfect since and Memory do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testam.t in manner and forme -

Impri I lend to my Wife Mary Dodson my Plantation whereon I now Live and the Land thereto Blonging with all my Negroes and Moveable Estate dureing her Natural Life -

Item. I give to my Son Thomas Dodson Five Shill.s to be Paid by Ex.rrs -

I give to my Son George Dodson and his heirs for Ever one hundred and fifty Acres of Land whereon he ye sd George Dodson is now Liveing -

I Give to my Son Greenham Dodson and his heirs for Ever the Whole Tract of Land I bought of Lambarth Dodson -

I give to my Sone Elisha Dodson & his Heirs for Ever the Plantation whereon I now Live and Land Land therto Belonging after my Wife Mary Dodsons Decease -

I Give to my Daughter Alice Creel One Negroe Girl named Sarah -

I give to my Daughter Mary Oldam one New Suit of calica Cloaths -

I Give to my Son Greenham Dodson one Negroe man Named Harry -

I GIve to my Son Abraham Dodson one Negroe Woman named Bess and one Negroe Boy named Joe -

I Give to my Son Josha Dodson one Negroe woman Named Sue and one Negroe Boy named Dick -

I give to my son Elisha Dodson one Negroe Girl Named Nan -

I give to my son Greenham Dodson one feather Bed and furniture -

I give to my son Abraham Dodson one feather Bed and furniture -

I give to my son Joshua Dodson one feather Bed and furniture -

I give to my son Elisha Dodson one feather Bed and furniture -

I Give to Granddaughter ye Daughter of David Dodson Twenty Shill.s

All the Remaining Part of My Estate be the same more or Less I give to be Equally Divided between three of my sons Vist Abraham Dodson Joshua Dodson & Elisha Dodson

I Likewise ordain and Appoint my Wife Mary Dodson and my son Greenham Dodson to be the true and Lawful Exr.s of the my Last will & Tesatam.t

as Witness my hand and seal this 17th Day of February 1739


(S) Thomas (T his mark) Dodson (Seal)


Wits: H. Miskell, John (X) Hightower, Charles Dodson"

end of entry

Thomas Dodson's Estate Inventory

An exhaustive examination by Roberta Estes:

https://dna-explained.com/2017/03/26/thomas-dodsons-estate-inventory-a-tallow-sort-of-fellow-52-ancestors-153/

end of note

Thomas Dodson , He Married Mary May Dorothy Durham.1 Aug 1701 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia, He was born 15 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia, and died Aft Jan 1745 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia. She was buried Aft Jan 1745 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia. {{son of Charles Dodson and Anne Elmore. He was born 15 May 1681 in Jamestown, Virginia, and died 21 Nov 1740 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia. He was buried Nov 1740 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia.}}

Children of Thomas Dodson and Mary May Dorothy Durham are:

i. George Dodson was born 31 Oct 1702 in North Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1758 in Prince William/Pittsylvania County Virginia.
ii. Thomas Dodson was born Oct 1707 in North Farnham Parish Richmond County Virginia, and died 21 Oct 1783 in Halifax, Virginia.
iii. Greenham Dodson was born Abt 1709.
iv. Elisha Dodson was born 22 Feb 1727.
v. Alice Dodson was born Abt 1711. She married William Creel 15 Nov 1729.
vi. Abraham Dodson was born 4 Apr 1723, and died 1768 in Fauquier Co., VA. He married Barbary Russell, daughter of George Russell and Mary. She was born 9 Nov 1729 in North Farmham Richmond County VA.
vii. Mary Dodson was born 5 Oct 1715. She married Oldham.
viii. Joshua Dodson was born 25 May 1725. He married Ruth.
ix. David Dodson was born Abt 1704, and died 1740 in Prince William County, VA.
x. Joseph Dodson was born 21 Feb 1725.

2. -George Dodson was born 31 Oct 1702 in North Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1758 in Prince William/Pittsylvania County Virginia. He was buried 1758 in Virginia. He married Margaret Dagord 20 Apr 1726 in North Farmham Richmond County Virginia, daughter of Henry Dagood Dagord. She was born 30 Apr 1708 in Richmond, VA, and died Abt 1770 in Pittsylvania County Virginia. She was buried 1770 in Virginia.

Children of George Dodson and Margaret Dagord are:
i. Mary Dodson was born 21 Dec 1726.
ii. Lazarus Dodson was born 7 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Abt 1795 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
iii. Rawleigh Dodson was born 18 Jan 1730 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Aft 20 Jul 1793 in Hawkins County, TN.
iv. Thomas Dodson was born 25 May 1735 in Richmond County, Virginia.
v. George Dodson was born 31 Oct 1737, and died 1825 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. He married Elizabeth Dodson. He married Margaret.
vi. Fortunatus Dodson was born 31 Jul 1740. He married Margaret (Peggy) Dodson Aft 1836, daughter of Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett.
vii. Hannah Dodson was born 2 May 1747. viii. David Dodson was born 1743 in Culpeper County, VA.

3. Thomas Dodson was born Oct 1707 in North Farnham Parish Richmond County Virginia, and died 21 Oct 1783 in Halifax, Virginia. He was buried in Pittsylvania County Virginia. He married Elizabeth Rose 3 Apr 1724 in Pittyslvania County Virginia, daughter of John Rose and Mary Dodson Blackerby. She was born 1710 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1766 in Fauquier Co., VA.

Children of Thomas Dodson and Elizabeth Rose are:

i. Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson was born 3 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Bef 1809 in Hawkins County, TN.
ii. Joseph Dodson was born 21 Feb 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1773. He married Martha Anna.
iii. Mary Dodson was born 16 Jun 1730. She married Childress.
iv. Sarah Dodson was born 27 May 1732. She married John Neville.
v. Elizabeth Dodson was born 27 May 1732. She married John Bennett.
vi. Alce Dodson was born Abt 1734, and died 1792 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
vii. Joshua Dodson was born Abt 1736.
viii. William Dodson was born Abt 1738, and died 6 May 1832 in Iredell Co., NC.
ix. George "Lame George" Dodson was born Abt 1740.
x. Jesse Dodson was born 22 Nov 1752 in Fauquier Co., VA, and died 1841-1843 in East Stanley Valley, TN.
xi. Rhoda Dodson was born Abt 1744, and died 1792. She married John Creel.

4. Greenham Dodson was born Abt 1709. He married Elinor Hightower. She was born Abt 1718 in Richmond County, Virginia.
Children of Greenham Dodson and Elinor Hightower are:

i. Judith Dodson was born 6 Jan 1741.
ii. Thomas Dodson was born Abt 1743 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married Sarah Dodson, daughter of Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett. She was born Abt 1758 in Richmond County, Virginia.
iii. Hightower Dodson was born Abt 1745. He married Unity Dodson 7 Jan 1804.
iv. Rawleigh Dodson was born Abt 1745, and died 3 Jun 1836. He married Margaret (Peggy) Dodson, daughter of Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett.
v. William Fortunatus Dodson was born Abt 1747.
vi. George Dodson was born Abt 1751.

5.Elisha Dodson was born 22 Feb 1727. He married Sarah Everett.

Children of Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett are:
i. Margaret (Peggy) Dodson. She married Fortunatus Dodson Aft 1836, son of George Dodson and Margaret Dagord. He was born 31 Jul 1740. She married Rawleigh Dodson, son of Greenham Dodson and Elinor Hightower. He was born Abt 1745, and died 3 Jun 1836.
ii. Eleanor Dodson was born Abt 1749 in Richmond County, Virginia.
iii. Ruth Dodson was born Abt 1756 in Richmond County, Virginia.
iv. Lydia Dodson was born Abt 1756.
v. Sarah Dodson was born Abt 1758 in Richmond County, Virginia. She married Thomas Dodson, son of Greenham Dodson and Elinor Hightower. He was born Abt 1743 in Richmond County, Virginia.
vi. Jemima "Mima" Dodson was born Abt 1760 in Richmond County, Virginia. She married Joshua Hardy.
vii. Tabitha Dodson was born Abt 1762 in Richmond County, Virginia.
viii. Elisha Dodson was born Abt 1764 in Halifax County, VA. He married Hannah Lawson 21 May 1789. He married Mary Lipscomb Pettus Jordan.
ix. Presley Dodson was born Abt 1766 in Halifax County, VA. He married Elizabeth Bates 22 Oct 1789.
x. William Dodson was born Abt 1768 in Halifax County, VA.

10. David Dodson was born Abt 1704, and died 1740 in Prince William County, VA. He married Amey. Child of David Dodson and Amey is:

i. Unknown Dodson was born Abt 1740.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

12. Mary Dodson was born 21 Dec 1726. She married Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson, son of Thomas Dodson and Elizabeth Rose. He was born 3 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Bef 1809 in Hawkins County, TN.

Children of Mary Dodson and Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson are:
i. Ida (Ioda) Dodson.
ii. George Dodson.

13. Lazarus Dodson was born 7 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Abt 1795 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. He married Alce Dodson, daughter of Thomas Dodson and Elizabeth Rose. She was born Abt 1734, and died 1792 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.

Children of Lazarus Dodson and Alce Dodson are:

i. Elisha Dodson was born Abt 1753 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, and died 1828 in Williamson Co., TN. He married Rachel Henry. She was born Abt 1754 in Holsten Co., TN.
ii. George Dodson was born Abt 1755.

14. Rawleigh Dodson was born 18 Jan 1730 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Aft 20 Jul 1793 in Hawkins County, TN. He married Elizabeth Dodson Abt 1750. She died Aft 1793.

Children of Rawleigh Dodson and Elizabeth Dodson are:

i. Rawleigh Dodson was born Abt 1751.
ii. Mary Dodson.
iii. Peggy Dodson. She married Menafee.
iv. James Dodson was born Abt 1760. He married Lucy Davis 20 Dec 1804 in Jefferson Co TN.
v. Lazarus Dodson. vi. Toliver Dodson. vii. Eleanor "Nelly" Dodson was born Abt 1755. She married John Saunders. 19. David Dodson was born 1743 in Culpeper County, VA. He married Elizabeth Betty Dodson, daughter of Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson and Ann Mary Neville. She was born Abt 1748.

Children of David Dodson and Elizabeth Betty Dodson are:
i. Fortunatus Dodson.
ii. Abner Dodson.
iii. Ann Dodson.

20. Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson was born 3 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Bef 1809 in Hawkins County, TN. He married Ann Mary Neville 1747 in VA, daughter of Joseph Neville and Ann Neville. She was born 1730 in VA. He married Mary Dodson, daughter of George Dodson and Margaret Dagord. She was born 21 Dec 1726.

Children of Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson and Ann Mary Neville are:

i. Elizabeth Betty Dodson was born Abt 1748.
ii. Thomas Jeremiah Dodson was born in Halifax County, VA, and died Abt 1835 in Hawkins County, TN.
iii. Leonard Dodson. He married Randall.
iv. Jesse Dodson was born Abt 1774. He married Judith Combs 19 Mar 1794 in Halifax County, VA. She was born Abt 1775.
v. Fanny Dodson. She married Thomas Dodson.
vi. Agnes Aggy Dodson. She married Moses Hanks.
vii. Rhoda Dodson. She married Alexander Hitson 20 Nov 1786 in Halifax County, VA.
viii. Winny Dodson. She married William Johnson. ix. Alcy Dodson. She married Jerry Johnson. x. Samuel Dodson. xi. William Dodson died 22 Dec 1809 in KY.
xii. James Dodson.

Children of Thomas "Second Fork" Dodson and Mary Dodson are:
i. Ida (Ioda) Dodson.
ii. George Dodson.

25. Alce Dodson was born Abt 1734, and died 1792 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. She married Lazarus Dodson, son of George Dodson and Margaret Dagord. He was born 7 Oct 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Abt 1795 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
Children of Alce Dodson and Lazarus Dodson are:
i. Elisha Dodson was born Abt 1753 in Pittsylvania Co., VA, and died 1828 in Williamson Co., TN. He married Rachel Henry. She was born Abt 1754 in Holsten Co., TN.
ii. George Dodson was born Abt 1755.

27. William Dodson was born Abt 1738, and died 6 May 1832 in Iredell Co., NC.
Children of William Dodson are:
i. Sarah Sally Dodson was born Abt 1777 in Halifax County, VA.
ii. William Dodson.
iii. Annis Dodson was born 1759, and died 1788.
iv. Elija Dodson was born 1759, and died 1788.
v. James B Dodson was born 1764 in Halifax County, VA.
vi. Rachael Dodson was born 1765 in Fauquier Co., VA.
vii. Winnifred Dodson was born 1770 in Halifax County, VA.
viii. Rosannah Dodson was born 1775 in Halifax County, VA.
ix. Mary Dodson was born 12 Apr 1790 in Halifax County, VA.
x. Elizabeth Dodson was born 1796 in Halifax County, VA.

29. Jesse Dodson was born 22 Nov 1752 in Fauquier Co., VA, and died 1841-1843 in East Stanley Valley, TN. He married Ruth Dodson, daughter of Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett. She was born Abt 1756 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Children of Jesse Dodson and Ruth Dodson are:

i. Nimrod Dodson was born Abt 1775.
ii. Elizabeth Dodson was born Abt 1776.
iii. Elisha Dodson was born 17 Sep 1785.
iv. Elijah Dodson was born 17 Sep 1785.
v. Jesse Dodson was born 7 Mar 1791.
vi. William Dodson was born 14 Jun 1795.
vii. Sarah Dodson.
viii. Tabitha Dodson was born 19 Mar 1798.
ix. Sallie Dodson was born 1801.
x. Ruth Dodson was born 1 Apr 1802.

39. Ruth Dodson was born Abt 1756 in Richmond County, Virginia. She married Jesse Dodson, son of Thomas Dodson and Elizabeth Rose. He was born 22 Nov 1752 in Fauquier Co., VA, and died 1841-1843 in East Stanley Valley, TN.

Children of Ruth Dodson and Jesse Dodson are:

i. Nimrod Dodson was born Abt 1775.
ii. Elizabeth Dodson was born Abt 1776.
iii. Elisha Dodson was born 17 Sep 1785.
iv. Elijah Dodson was born 17 Sep 1785.
v. Jesse Dodson was born 7 Mar 1791.
vi. William Dodson was born 14 Jun 1795.
vii. Sarah Dodson.
viii. Tabitha Dodson was born 19 Mar 1798. ix. Sallie Dodson was born 1801. x. Ruth Dodson was born 1 Apr 1802.
Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

53. Mary Dodson She married Shelton.

Children of Mary Dodson and Shelton are:
i. Mary Shelton.
ii. Nancy Shelton.

62. Elizabeth Betty Dodson was born Abt 1748. She married David Dodson, son of George Dodson and Margaret Dagord. He was born 1743 in Culpeper County, VA.
Children of Elizabeth Betty Dodson and David Dodson are:

i. Fortunatus Dodson.
ii. Abner Dodson.
iii. Ann Dodson.

63. Thomas Jeremiah Dodson was born in Halifax County, VA, and died Abt 1835 in Hawkins County, TN. He married Jemina Lockett. She was born in Halifax County, VA, and died 29 Dec 1850 in TN.

Children of Thomas Jeremiah Dodson and Jemina Lockett are:

i. Elisha Dodson was born 1 Nov 1801 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 17 Jun 1874 in Hawkins County, TN.
ii. James Dodson was born Abt 1790. He married Rachel Grantham.
iii. Sarah Dodson.
iv. Raleigh "Rolly" Dodson was born 1804 in TN, and died 1853.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 5

96. Elisha Dodson was born 1 Nov 1801 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 17 Jun 1874 in Hawkins County, TN. He married Frances "Fanny" Thompson 4 Nov 1819 in Hawkins County, TN. She was born 17 Feb 1803 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 17 Jun 1874 in Hawkins County, TN.

Children of Elisha Dodson and Frances "Fanny" Thompson are:

i. Thomas Richard Dodson was born 10 Aug 1820 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 20 Aug 1893 in Overton County, TN.
ii. Mary M W Dodson was born 17 Feb 1822 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 2 Jun 1885.
iii. James Kendrick Dodson was born 10 Jan 1824 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 4 Mar 1885 in Hamblen Co., TN. He married Narcissa A Taylor 28 Sep 1854.
iv. Sarah J Dodson was born 26 May 1825 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 23 Aug 1826 in Hawkins County, TN.
v. William T. Dodson was born 14 Jun 1827 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 26 Jul 1827 in Hawkins County, TN.
vi. Raleigh J. Dodson was born 22 Jul 1828 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 11 Dec 1891. He married Emma. He married Eliza J.
vii. Samuel E Dodson was born 9 Dec 1830 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 13 Jan 1905.
viii. Stephen Orville Dodson was born 8 Jan 1833 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 29 Jan 1892 in Pickett, TN.
ix. Nancy Cornelia Dodson was born 7 Jan 1836 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 11 Jan 1913 in Pickett, TN.
x. Stokley D M Dodson was born 4 Apr 1839 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 18 Apr 1862 in TN.
xi. Lucinda M Dodson was born 4 Apr 1841 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 18 Apr 1915 in TN.
xii. Susan B Dodson was born 26 May 1843-1844 in Hawkins County, TN.

99. Raleigh "Rolly" Dodson was born 1804 in TN, and died 1853. He married Martha "Patsy" Johnson. She was born 1802 in TN.

Children of Raleigh "Rolly" Dodson and Martha "Patsy" Johnson are:
i. Penelope Dodson was born 1822 in TN.
ii. Eliza Dodson was born 1824 in TN.
iii. Thomas Dodson was born 1825 in TN.
iv. William Dodson was born 1828 in TN.
v. James Hardy Dodson was born 1831 in TN, and died 1904.
vi. Raleigh Sanford Samuel Dodson was born 1832 in TN, and died 1905.
vii. George Dodson was born 1835 in TN.
viii. Cynthia Dodson was born 1839 in TN.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 6

100. Thomas Richard Dodson was born 10 Aug 1820 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 20 Aug 1893 in Overton County, TN. He was buried in Dodson Chapel Cemetery, Overton County, TN. He married Martha Ann Johnson 26 Nov 1840. She was born 7 Jan 1821 in TN, and died 12 Oct 1906 in Putnam County, TN.

Children of Thomas Richard Dodson and Martha Ann Johnson are:
i. Louisa Frances Dodson was born 5 Jan 1842, and died 26 May 1880.
ii. James Elbert Dodson was born 13 Feb 1844, and died 2 Feb 1885. He married Margaret Etta "Bette" Gentry 17 Nov 1869. She was born 1 Oct 1850, and died 20 Mar 1940.
iii. Sanford Johnson Dodson was born 12 Aug 1846, and died 18 May 1882 in TN.
iv. Elisha Frank Dodson was born 20 Nov 1848, and died 29 Sep 1924. He married Elizabeth "Bessie" Kembrough. v.John Larkin Dodson was born 30 Jul 1851 in TN, and died 13 Dec 1892.
vi. Mary Nancy C Dodson was born 29 Apr 1854 and died 8 Apr 1936.
vii. William Robert L Dodson was born 28 Jul 1856. viii. Sarah Catherine Hannah Dodson was born 8 Apr 1860, and died 13 Sep 1894.
ix. Susan Alice Dodson was born 15 Feb 1863.

106. Samuel E Dodson was born 9 Dec 1830 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 13 Jan 1905. He was buried in Coldwell Cemetery, #195, Hawkins Co., TN. He married Mary Jane Taylor 12 Oct 1854 in Hawkins County, TN. She was born 1840, and 1910. She was buried in Coldwell Cemetery, #195, Hawkins Co., TN.

Children of Samuel E Dodson and Mary Jane Taylor are:
i. Elisha S Dodson was born 1857.
ii. William H Dodson was born 1857.
iii. J E Dodson was born 1859.
iv. Margaret Dodson was born 1861.
v. Eliza Emma Dodson was born 1863, and died 1893.
vi. Narcissus Dodson was born 7 Nov 1866, and died 16 Feb 1888. She married John E Jones. He was born 3 Apr 1887, and died 3 Jul 1894.
vii. Fannie Effie Dodson was born 17 Feb 1876 in Morresburg, TN, and died 12 Nov 1914.
viii. Ludie T Dodson was born 18 Aug 1878.
ix. James S. Dodson was born 1880. He married Dollie Lawson.

107. Stephen Orville Dodson was born 8 Jan 1833 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 29 Jan 1892 in Pickett, TN. He married Mary Alta Catherine Johnson 28 Oct 1852. She was born 1835, and died 1909.

Children of Stephen Orville Dodson and Mary Alta Catherine Johnson are:
i. James Elisha Dodson was born 1854.
ii. Martha Lucinda Dodson was born 1855.
iii. Sarah Maneova Dodson was born 1857, and died 1908.
iv. William Dodson was born 1859. v. Fannie Dodson was born 1860.
vi. Raleigh J " Rolla" Dodson was born 1 Jun 1862.
vii. Louise Dodson was born Abt 1863.
viii. Nancy Jane Dodson was born 1865.
ix. Steven Orville Dodson was born 1866.
x. Alice Dodson was born 1868.
xi.Charles Dodson was born 1869.
xii. Robert Dodson was born 1871.
xiii. Merchant Frank Dodson was born 30 Sep 1883 in Overton County, TN, and died 18 Nov 1962.
xiv. Rebecca Melvina Johnson Dodson was born 15 Apr 1868 in Overton County, TN, and died 18 Sep 1948 in Pickett, TN.
109. Stokley D M Dodson was born 4 Apr 1839 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 18 Apr 1862 in TN. He married Sarah J Hartman 26 Mar 1857 in TN. She was born 28 Feb 1840 in TN, and died 9 Mar 1899 in TN.

Children of Stokley D M Dodson and Sarah J Hartman are:

** i. John Henry Dodson was born 17 Apr 1858 in Hawkins County, TN, and died 4 Jun 1918 in Tulare, Tulare County, CA. He married Mary Rosina "Mollie" Williams 13 Mar 1874 in Hamblen Co., TN. She was born Dec 1858 in TN, and died 28 Sep 1889 in Whitesburg, Hamblen County, TN.
ii. Thomas E Dodson was born 20 Nov 1859 in TN.

iii. Stokely C Dodson was born 12 Aug 1861 in TN.


Sarah J. Hartman
1840 - 1899
Parents: John and Mary
Siblings: Marshall, Rebecca A. and Margaret
Partners: (1)Stokely D. M. and(2)Benjamin Abbot
Children: (1)John Henry, Thomas E., Stokely C., ----(2)-Sarah J., Angeline R., Benjamin Abbot, Marion, Flora, Robert, Nora Etta and Hattie

end of registry

Thomas Dodson

Thomas Dodson Sr was born on 15 May 1681 as the first child of CHARLES DODSON SR. and Ann (Maiden Name Unknown) in Old Rappahannock (Present day Richmond) County, Virginia. He had seven siblings, namely: Charles Jr., LAMBETH SR., Bartholomew Richard, William, Anne, Elizabeth, and John. He died on 1739/40 in Richmond County, Virginia. When he was age unknown, He married Mary Durham,daughter of Thomas Durham Sr. and Dorothy Smoot, in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Thomas Dodson Sr signed his will on 17 Feb 1739 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Thomas Dodson Sr and Mary Durham had the following children:

Thomas Dodson, Jr. was born about 1707 in Richmond County, Virginia. He died before 21 Oct 1783 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Rose before 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married Ellenor ? (Widow Sloan) about 1770.

Abraham Dodson was born in 1723. He died in 1768 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Joshua Dodson Sr. was born in 1725. He died in 1793 in Surrey, North Carolina.

Elisha Dodson Sr. was born on 22 Feb 1727 in Richmond County, Virginia (NFPR). He died in 1791.

Greenham.

George.

David.

Mary.

Alice.

Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Volume I; Chapter 1.

Bio by: Paul B Dotson

Family Members
Parents
Charles Dodson
1649–1705

Anne Elmore Dodson
1654–1715

Spouse
Mary Durham Dodson
1686 – unknown (m. 1701)

Siblings
Charles Dodson
1679–1715

Lambeth Dodson
1692–1780

Children
David Dodson
1703–1740

Joseph Neville
1707–1783

Thomas Dodson
1707–1783

Joshua Dodson
1725–1798

Gravesite Details married Colony Of Jamestown, USA,

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Birth:
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Probate:
Richmond County has nothing whatever to do with the city of Richmond. There was no city of Richmond at that time. Richmond City sits in Henrico Co., Va, but it has no Court House. The county was named for His Grace, The First Duke of Richmond, or for Richmond in Surry County, England.

"The Three Rivers Chronicle", Publication of the Three Rivers Historical Society at Hemingway, S.C. 29554, Volume VII March, 1987 No. 1

http://www.joepayne.org/rappa.htm

Thomas married Mary May Durham on 29 Aug 1701 in Richmond County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Thomas Durham, Sr. and Dorothy (Smoot)) was born on ~5 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia; died after 1745 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 1 Jan 1715, Richmond County, Virginia
• Alt Death: 21 Nov 1740, Richmond County, Virginia

Notes:

Mary Dodson formerly Durham
Born about 5 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia

Daughter of Thomas Durham Sr and Dorothy (Smoot) Durham
Sister of Richard Durham [half], Samuel Durham [half], Thomas Durham Jr [half] and John Durham [half]
Wife of Thomas Dodson Sr. — married 29 Aug 1701 in Richmond, Virginia
Wife of Robert Galbreath — married 29 Sep 1743 in Richmond County, Virginia

DESCENDANTS descendants

Mother of George Dodson Sr, David Dodson, Thomas Dodson Jr, Greenham Dodson, Alice (Dodson) Creel, Mary Dodson, Abraham Dodson, Joshua Dodson Sr. and Elisha Dodson Sr.
Died after 1745 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginiamap
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Biography

Mary Durham was baptized June 5, 1686 at North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia.[1][2] Her parents were Thomas Durham and Dorothy Durham. Her baptism was recorded at North Farnham Parish Church.[3]

Mary is named in the will of her father, Thomas Durham, dated 4 August 1711 and proved in court 1 June 1715 in Richmond County, Virginia. Her son, Thomas, is also named as "my grandson Thomas Dodson.…"[4]

On August 29, 1701, Dorothy-Mary Durham married Thomas Dodson in Richmond County, Virginia.[1] The couple had nine children, all born in Richmond County, in the English colony of Virginia:[3]

George Dodson b Oct 31, 1702, d 1770; mar Margaret Dagord
David Dodson b ca 1704, d ca 1740); mar Amy
Thomas Dodson b ca 1707, d October 21, 1783:mar 1) Elizabeth Rose, 2) Ellenor Sloan
Greenham Dodson b ca 1709, d after 1777; mar Elinore Hightower
Alice Dodson b 1711, d after 1730; mar William Creel
Mary Dodson b Oct 5, 1715, d after 1739; mar Mr. Oldham
Abraham Dodson b April 4, 1723, d ca 1768; mar Barbara Russell?
Joshua Dodson b May 25, 1725, d ca 1793; mar Ruth LNU
Elisha Dodson b February 22, 1727, d after 1780; mar Sarah Everett
Mary and her son Greenham Dodson were named the executors in the Will of Thomas Dodson dated 17 February, 1739. He died on November 21, 1740, a date some family genealogies have "adopted" as Mary's death date by mistake.

On September 29, 1743, nearly 3 years after Thomas Dodson's death, his widow, Mary (Durham) Dodson, married local planter Robert Galbreath. There were apparently issues with the marriage as her son, Greenham Dodson, filed suit in Chancery Court in Richmond Co., Virginia, in 1744. The court ruled in 1745 as follows:

" . . . Complainant Greenham Dodson to take possession of the estate for the use of his mother, Mary Galbreath, during her coverture according to the intention of the Testators Will, the said Robert Galbreath in open court refusing to give security . . ."[5]
Mary Durham Dodson died sometime after 1745, in Richmond Co., Virginia. Her exact date of death is not known as local records were destroyed before the 20th Century. Estimates have ranged from 1745 to 1775. [6]

Sources
? 1.0 1.1 Williams, Mrs. Sherman, Compiler & Editor, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. (Page 4) Easley, Southern Historical Press, 1988, NEHGS
? King, George Harrison Sanford, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County, Virginia (Page 56) Self-Published; Fredericksburg, 1966
? 3.0 3.1 Ule, Michelle Duval, compiler The Dodsons, Durhams, Roses and Nevilles. Spring, 2000, Michelle Ule's Website Author generously provided a PDF.
? Last Will & Testament of Thomas Durham Sr. dated 4th August 1711 and Probated 1 June 1715, Richmond County Virginia Will Book 3, page 210.
? Susan's Ancestors on RootsWeb - Dorothy-Mary Durham. Cites: Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler & Editor: "The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County,Virginia".
? See preceding note; this well-researched family genealogy states that her exact date of death after the 1745 lawsuit remains unknown.
Will of Thomas Dodson, Richmond Co., VA Will Book 5, pages 378 & 379; Will is dated February 17, 1739, naming wife Mary and son Greehham as executors and sons: George, Thomas, Greenham, Abraham, Joshua, Elisha and daughters Mary Oldham and Alice Greel and granddaughter, daughter of David Dodson who pre-deceased his father.
North Farnham Parish Register, microfilm of original register, Library of Virginia, Richmond county records, microfilm Reel No. 66. Births of the following children of Mary and Thomas Dodson are found in the North Farnham Parish Register: Mary, born October 5, 1715; Abraham born April 4, 1723; Joshua born May 25, 1725; and Elisha born February 22, 1727.
Stamps, William Thomas; GEDCOM file imported on 23 Dec 2000.

end of biography

Birth:
in Farnham Parish...

Notes:

Married:
Gravesite Details, married Colony Of Jamestown

Residence (Family):
Many families with names familiar to us here also lived along Totuskey Creek, and the Rappahannock River. Along with William and Sarah Stone there was living in the Northern Neck of Virginia in 1680 William, Thomas and John Chandlor; John , William and James Creel; Robert, James and Henry Austin, who also lived on Totuskey Creek. There was Charles and Thomas Dodson; Charles, John, William, and Alexander Fleming; William, John, George, and Robert Taylor; Samuel Godwin, many Turners and Tunes, Many Colemans and Coles, and Pursells and others.

Source: The Three Rivers Chronicle
Publication of the Three Rivers Historical Society at Hemingway, S.C. 29554
Volume VII March, 1987 No. 1... http://www.joepayne.org/rappa.htm

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: plantation owner

Notes:

John Rose
Birthdate: circa 1680 (62)
Birthplace: England or Northern Neck of, Virginia
Death: November 18, 1742 (58-66)
Wiccomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:
Husband of Mary Rose - Blackerby
Father of Mary Stamps and Elizabeth Dodson
Occupation: Planter
Managed by: Tim Stamps
Last Updated: January 10, 2017
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About John Rose of Wicomico
John Rose
Birth: abt 1680 probably England, possibly Virginia
Death: Nov 18 1742 - Wiccomico, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents: unknown
Wife: Mary Blackerby
Children: Mary Rose, Elizabeth Rose

The earliest record that we have of our John Rose is that in 1701 in Northumberland County when he and his wife, Mary Rose, witnessed the will of James Wildey. Rose is mentioned in a number of land purchases and finally we have his will dated November 18, 1742 wherein he names James Blackerby, his wife's son by her first marriage; and Joseph Davis, his wife's grandson, his daughters Mary Stamps and Elizabeth Dodson and his beloved wife Mary Rose.

Will of John Rose of Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia

In the name of God, Amen, I, John Rose, of Weiomore Parish and County of Northumberland, being weak of age, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for it, calling to mind the mortality of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I recommend my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it to me and as for my body I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner, at the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Might power of God, and as for such worldly estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with in the world I give as follows:

Imprimes, I give to James Blackerby my wife's son three sheep.

Item, I give to Joseph Davis my wife's grandson seven sheep and as for the rest of my personal estate, such as my lands, negroes, stocks and all other tenements I give to my two daughters, viz: Mary Stamps and Elizabeth Dodson and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between the two, and it is my will that my land shant be sold as long as the wars continue.

Item, I leave the rest of my estate to my loving wife Mary Rose during her widowhood or natural life.

Item, I constitute, make, appoint and ordain my loving wife Mary Rose, Thomas Stamps, Thomas Dodson and William Thomas Sr. to be my sole executors of this my last will and testament, wills and legacies, bequests executed to me anyways before this time named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereunto I set my hand and seal this 18th day of November in the year our Lord God 1742.

John Rose (seal)

Witnessed by: Wm. Stonum Elenor (x) Chapman"

Links

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http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I3722&tree=hennessee

John married Mary Jenkins before 1701 in (Virginia). Mary was born in ~ 1666 in Weldmore, Northumberland County, Virginia; died in ~ 1742 in Weldmore, Northumberland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Rose - Blackerby (Jenkins)
Also Known As: "Mary (Jenkins) Blackerby Rose", "NOT Mary Wildly", "Mary (Jenkins) Blakesley Rose"
Birthdate: circa 1666 (76)
Birthplace: Weldmore, Northumberland, Virginia USA
Death: circa 1742 (68-84)
Weldmore, Northumberland, Virginia USA
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Philip Jenkins and Sarah Jenkins
Wife of John Rose of Wicomico and James Blackerby
Mother of Mary Stamps; Elizabeth Dodson; James Blackerby, Jr. and ?? Davis
Managed by: Timothy Paul Setser
Last Updated: January 10, 2017

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About Mary Rose - Blackerby
will of John Rose
Attached hereto is a copy of the will of John Rose dated November 11, 1742. When it was offered for probate, John Rose lived in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland County. The original will is in possession of the Shackleford family of Seattle, Washington. They also have the original will of Thomas Stamps and also his revoked will.

The executors of John Rose's will were Mary, his widow, his sons-in-law Thomas Stamps and Thomas Dodson. Witnesses were William Stonum and Eleanor Chapman. The will gave to his wife's son James Blackerby three sheep, her grandson Joseph Davis seven sheep; his lands, negroes, stock, etc., to Mary Stamps and Elizabeth Dodson equally, but the entire estate to his wife during her natural life or widowhood.

notes
Another researcher thought Mary "Blackerby" had been previously married to a Blackerby and was not the daughter of a Blackerby. Can anyone fine additional documentation?

The "Rose Tree" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bouquet/john_rose.html

lists her as being born Mary Jenkins, whose first husband was the Blackerby. As Mary Jenkins, she is the daughter of PHILIP JENKINS and SARAH STORY.

The latest information that I have is that Mary was born Mary Jenkins, and married into the name Blackerby. Her second marriage was to John Rose

According to Patt Roach: "Apparently James Blackerby I died and his wife, Mary married John Rose. Date of death of James Blackerby I would be about 1700-1701." "Her name was not Wildly."

Citations

Roach, Patt. We Boast of the Name Of Blackerby Blackaby Blackorby. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 2007. Print.
Links

http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I3723&tree=hennessee
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bouquet/john_rose.html

Notes:

24 Jul 2007

Posted By: Doyleen Turner
Email:
Subject: William Everett b.1692, Virginia
Post Date: February 07, 2001 at 07:24:52
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/everett/messages/1281.html
Forum: Everett Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/everett/


I am seeking information about the parents of William Everett who was born March 15, 1692 in Richmond County, Virginia.

William (my 6th great grandfather) was married to "Margaret" and they had eight known children: Sarah, Anne, Elizabeth, Lucrecy, Daniel, George, William, and Ruth.

Does anyone know who William's parents were and who the immigrant Everett was for this line? THANKS

Doyleen

end of query




Birth:
in Farnham Parish...

William married Margaret Foushee Mitchell Petty in ~1715 in Richmond County, Virginia. Margaret was born in 1698 in (Richmond County) Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Everett b. 1691/1692 in Richmond and d. 1759 in Richmond Co. Spouse was Margaret Foushee Mitchell Petty b. 1698.

Children:

Anne Everett

Elizabeth Everett

Lucrecy Everett

Sarah Everett

Daniel Everett

George Everett

William Everett

Ruth Everett

end of note

Notes:

26 Feb 2012

It is not clear whether the "Church of Arklow" is Church of Ireland or a Catholic parish...DAH

Birth:
at Free Hall House...Free Hall is first mentioned in the 1667 and was the birthplace that year of their son John.

John married Rachel LNU. Rachel was born in 0___ 1667 in (Ireland); died on 17 Jan 1716 in Derry, Cavan, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Isabell (Baird). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James was inventoried in Goochland, Virginia in 1731.

George Alves of New Kent County, VA transported a James Bowling in 1700--but did James Bowling stay in New Kent (from Ernie Perry). Is he the same James Bolling who died 1730 and was inventoried by Stephen Hughes. Ernie thinks, but can't prove that he was and that James Bowling moved with the other Hughes to Goochland. Ashford Hughes bought 400 acres on thesouth side of James River on Bolling's Quarter Branch, on the branches of Muddy Creek, in Goochland County.

According to Ernie Perry: "I'm almost certain that our Bollings came at least through New Kent around 1700. Why? Stephen Hughes inventoried James Bowling's estate in 1730 [you had to be a relative or a debtor to that] and granted he could have been a debtor, but I don't think so..it was Ashford Hughes he was in debt to and it was Ashford Hughes that sold 150 acres on Muddy Cr. to Christopher Bolling for 10E in Goochland in 1743. He was in Goochland as early as September 1729 and on 25 August 1731. Asford Hughes owned 400 acres on the south side of the James River on Bollings Quarter Branch and the branches of Muddy Creek, along with John Macou [Michaux] and Daniel Wilmore.

[Source:Land zoffice Patents no. 14, 1728-1732 (pt. 1 & 2), p. 256, Reel 11]."John James and Christopher Bolling held property in Cumberland County(Goochland) ca 1730-1740's. John Rea was in New Kent County in 1677. James Rea was in Cumberland County 16 August 1756.

end of notation

James married Mary LNU in ~1705 in Henry County, Virginia. Mary was born in ~1685 in (Henry County, Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Possessions: 1679; Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
• Will: 11 Jan 1703, (Richmond County, Virginia)
• Probate: 6 Feb 1705, Richmond County, Virginia

Notes:

Charles Dodson Sr. aka Dotson
Born about 1649 in Essex County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Anne (Unknown) Hill — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

DESCENDANTS descendants

Father of Charles Joseph Dodson Jr., Thomas Dodson Sr., Bartholomew Richard Dodson, John Dodson Sr., Lambeth Dodson Sr., William Dodson Sr, Anne Dodson and Elizabeth Dodson

Died before 6 Feb 1705 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia

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1 Biography
1.1 Unknown Origin
1.2 Birth
1.3 Marriage
1.4 Positions and Property
1.5 Death and Legacy
1.6 Timeline
1.7 Last Will and Testament
2 Children
3 Research Notes
4 Sources
5 Acknowledgments

Biography

Unknown Origin
Charles Dodson (or Dotson) was deposed on 6 March 1699/1700, stating he was aged fifty years.[1][citation needed]

His birth place and parents are unknown. Roberta Estes writes a thorough summary of the claims of ancestors for Charles Dodson and their spurious sources.[2]

Among the theories which have been published online is that Charles was descended from John Dods of Jamestown, but there is no evidence.[3]

Another theory is that Charles was a son Jesse Dodson. There is no proof of this, but the name Jesse was used in later generations.[4] There has even been a myth that a Native American woman named "Eagle Feather" was an ancestor. The fact is that we do not have record of his birth or immigration. Many researchers have looked for many years with no results. Charles may have been born in England or in Virginia. We simply do not know. We only have record of Charles as an adult in Virginia.[4]

The profiles for Jesse Dodson and Judith Hagger have been disconnected from this profile as parents. Please do NOT re-connect these, until/unless an appropriate SOURCE is located that confirms they were Charles Dodson's parents. As of August 6, 2016.

Birth
Charles was born around the middle of the sixteen hundreds, or about 1649. In a court record dated March 6, 1699/1700, Charles swore he was aged fifty years. This would make his birth date about 1649/50.[Richmond Co VA Miscellaneous Record Book, p. 41][5] We must also keep in mind that people were not always exact about birth dates in the seventeenth century.

Note:

Charles Dodson, (connection to this Charles not proven), born Nov 25, 1659. Christening Place: Lewes, Sussex, England. Father: Richard Dodson Mother: Elinor[6]
Marriage
Charles married, probably between 1678 and 1680, at Rappahannock County, Virginia, to Anne Unknown. She was named executrix [5] Charles married a woman named Ann ____ (maybe either Dodson or Elmore), possibly a daughter of Benjamin Dodson and Anne Simms? Her maiden name must remain Unknown until some evidence is found.

When Charles made a livestock trade with his son Thomas on July 31, 1693, the notation read, "in exchange with him my said son Thomas for one sow shoat given him by his god-father Peter Elmore."[4] This was one example of a close relationship, and was his wife, Ann, an Elmore? The search continues.

After the death of Charles Dodson, Anne married John Hill: 3 Jul 1706, John Hill and wife Anne, executrix of the LW&T of Charles Dodson, dec'd, petitioned the court for appraisement of the estate. Her son Thomas may have tried to stop the marriage as he brought an action against John Hill marrying the Executrix of Charles Dodson; case dismissed 3 Apr 1707.
After Charles' death (January 1705), his widow Ann married a neighbor named John Hill, sometime before 3 July 1706, on which day they petitioned the court for an appraisal of Charles' estate (Richmond Co. Order Bk 4, Page 171)[5] Michelle Ule writes that in the book The Dodsons of North Farnham Parish, suggestion was made that some of the children may not have approved of this marriage. Son Thomas protested John Hill marrying the Executrix of Charles Dodson, and asked the case be prosecuted in court. We do not know the basis for his complaint, but the action was dismissed.[4]

Positions and Property
Our first property record is in July 1693, when Charles Dodson leased some of the first land Charles Dodson patented was leased from Peter Elmore in Old Rappahannock County in July, 1693. The lease was for 19 years, but the amount of land was noted as “as much land as three titheables can tend in corn and tobacco

As a prosperous tobacco planter and slave owner, Charles resided at a large plantation in the North Farnham Parish area of Old Rappahannock County, across the York River.[6] Tobacco was the currency of colonial Virginia. At one point, Charles bought land at two pounds of tobacco for every acre. He acquired a number of parcels of land; one parcel was located on on Totuskey Creek, near the North Farnham Church. There was land in both Essex and Richmond Counties (previously combined as Old Rappahannock).[5] Included in the notes of Frank D. Fuller, was a list of seven different leases or deeds in Old Rappahannock County, (with no details on the properties).[4] By the time of his death, Charles was able to give each of his six sons at least 150 acres apiece.[4]

Charles was well-respected and trusted in the community. Several times his neighbors asked Charles, and sometimes his wife Ann, to witness wills and deeds, or to act as Executor. One neighbor, John Lincoln, chose Charles to act as his Executor, even to the exclusion of the man's own wife, and against the advice of others.[4] That year, 1686, he acted as executor for both John Lincoln and for Edward Johnson. Also in 1686, on November 1, the court chose Charles to audit the accounts of two men who were in dispute over monies believed to be owed, each to the other.[4] This sort of responsibility was given Charles time and again.

Death and Legacy
Charles died before February 6, 1705; the date the transcript of his Will was filed at North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.[5] The Dodsons became known as one of the leading families in the "tobacco belt."[4] Charles left a considerable estate, including houses and at least 150 acres to each of his sons. Daughters got all the movables, as they were called. In Corbari's book is a list of some of these including: tables, chairs, chests, cloth and linen napkins, a pestle and mortar, knives, two spinning wheels, cart wheels and casks. Also included, and highly valued, was "one servant man three years eight months to serve."[4]

Charles' acquisitions in land were an enduring legacy to his descendants, and he wanted it to stay in the family. In his will, Charles stipulated that the land could not be sold out of the family. He was very specific that it be transferred first from brother to brother, and baring that to a son's male heir. Daughters were only to inherit if the sons left no male heirs.[4] This contingency apparently caused some problems for the family later on.

Timeline
1680 lease of land in Old Rappahannock County

1686 Charles, (not John's wife), was named as executor for the 1686 will of John Lincoln

1686 Charles was named executor for Edward Johnson

1687, Oct 13 purchased 300 acres in Rapahannock County from Samuel and Frances Traversix[4]

1693, Jan 2 purchased 500 acres of land, (for 1,000 lbs tobacco), on the main branch of Totuskey Creek in the North Farnham Parish, Richmond County[4]

1693, July leased for 19 years, from Peter Elmore in Old Rappahannock County, "as much land as three tithables can tend in corn and tobacco?."

1699/00, March 6 Charles deposed, stated age fifty years

1702, Feb Gave 150 acres to son, Thomas, who was already living on said land

Last Will and Testament
Charles Dodson's will was written on 11 January 1702/3 and probated on 6 February 1705 at North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia.

In The name of God amen, I Charles Dodson being sick and weake of body but in sound and Good disposing memory praise be given to God for the same do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following that is to say first & principally I resigne my soul into the merciful hands of almighty God my Greator assuredly hoping through the merritts of my blessed Saviour to obtaine Remission of all my sins and my body I Committ to the Earth whence it was taken to be Decently buryed by the Discretion of my Executrix herein after named and as for the worldly Goods and Estate the Lord hath Lent me I dispose therof as followeth.
I Give bequeath to my son Charles Dodson the plantation formerly call Coll Travers quarter with a hundred and fifty acres of Land to him and to the male heires Lawfully begotten of his body and if the aboves Charles Dodson should dye without any male heirs that then the Land should Returne to the next heire of the Dodson.
Secondly. I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Dodson a plantation seated in a neck formerly called the Rich neck with a hundred and fifty acres of Land to him and the male heires Lawfully begotten of his owne body forever and if the above said Thomas Dodson should dye without any male that then the Land should return to the next heire of the Dodson.
Thirdly. I Give and bequeath to my son Bartho: Rich'd Dodson the plantation that Thomas Reeves liveth on knowne by the name of oake neck with one hundred and fifty acres of Land binding upon the Land formerly belonging to Daniele Everard from the head to the foot to him and the male heires Lawfully begotten of his owne body and if he should dye without male heires that then the Land to returne to the next heires.
Fourthly. I Give and bequeath to my son William Dodson the Plantation in hickory neck with one hundred and fifty acres of land to him and the male heires Lawfully begotten of his body and if no male heire appeare then to Returne to the next heire of the Dodson the said Land to bind upon brother Bartho Richd Dodson Land from the head to the foot -
Fifthly. I Give and bequeath to my son John Dodson two hundred acres of Land it being part of hickory neck and of Indian Cabin neck binding upon his brother William Dodson to him and the male heires Lawfully begotten of his owne body and if the above said Wm Dodson should die without any male heire that then the Land Returne to the next of the Dodson -
Sixthly. I Give and bequeath to my son Lambert Dodson my new Dwelling platation with the hundred acres of Land belonging to it to him and the male heires Lawfully begotten of his body and if no male heire appears that then the Land to Returne to the next of the Dodson.
Seventhly. I Give and bequeath to my Deare and Loving Wife Anne Dodson and my daughters Anne Dodson and Elizabeth Dodson all my moveable Estate of what kind soever within and without to be Equally Divided betweene them.
Eighthly. My desire is that none of the Land out of the name might be sold Except one Brother selleth to another and if no male appeareth by none of my sons then my Daughters may Inheritt the Land.
Lastly. And all the Rest and Residue of my Estate Goods and Chattells not herein before bequeathed after my Debts and funrall Expenses discharged I do give and bequesth unto my Deare and Loving wife Anne Dodson whome I do make sole Exectrix of this my Last will and Testament Revoking all other wills by me heretofore made IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the 11th day of Jan. one thousand seven hundred two three.
Charles Dodson Sen (Seal) Proved in Richmond County Court by the oath of Christopher Petty the 6th day of Febry. 1705 and by the oath of John Beckwith the 6th day of March following & Recorded.
Test J Sherlock CICur[7]
Children
Children of Anne and Charles:[8][9][10]

Charles Dodson, Jr. b: about 1679, mentioned first in father's will and received 150 acres
Thomas Dodson b 5/15/1681
Bartholomew Richard Dodson b: about 1683
William Dodson b: 1685
John Dodson b: 1687, Richmond Co., VA
Lambert Dodson b: 1689, Richmond Co., VA
Anne Dodson b: 1691
Elizabeth Dodson b: 1693
Mary Dodson,* d before 1719
*Daughter, Mary, is included by some researchers.[10][9]

Research Notes
The following was included in a duplicate profile which has been merged (will need sources, and then to be merged into the existing biography):

July 8, Charles Dodson (3) leased land in Old Rappahannock Co. Rappahannock Co became extinct in 1692 being divided into Essex and Richmond counties. Charles Dodson owned land in both bounties, but resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va.
From 1680 to 1692 Charles Dodson acquired land which he and his sons proceeded to improved Chalres Dodson is found in many documents where he witnessed various documents and on several occasions he is named in Wills as executor. In a Will of John Lincoln dictated Dec 18, 1686, the comment was made in the affidavit of witnesses that the maker of the Will "would have no other but Charles Dodson as his executor although several insisted that he have his wife."
On July 8, Charles Dodson leased land in Old Rappahannock County.Rappahannock Co. became extinct in 1692 being divided into Essex and Richmond counties. Charles Dodson owned land in both counties but resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va. where he became a large land owner.
Sources
? "[Richmond Co VA Miscellaneous Record Book, p.41]" have not personally viewed this publication and am unable to find a listing in WorldCat.org. Possibly refers to Fleet, Beverley, Richmond County records, 2 microfilm reels. v. 16. Richmond County records, 1692-1704 (deed book no. 1, 1692-1693; deed book no. 2, 1693/4-1696; deed book no. 3, lost; miscellaneous records 1699-1704).
? Estes, Roberta, (4 Jun 2017) The Parents of Charles Dodson, Jamestown Unraveled, 52 Ancestors #163."
? Hennessee, David Alden, (23 Feb 2017) "Jesse John Dodson." citing Lanning, Betsy, (June 9, 2015) "Descendants of Jesse John Dodson: Descendants of Charles Dodson, Sr." Archive.org (saved 23 Feb 2017) citing Williams, Sherman, Mrs., (1988-89) The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish ...
? 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Ule, Michelle Duval, The Dodsons, Durhams, Roses and Nevilles Maryland: Self Published, 2000. Accessible from the author.
? 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4
? 6.0 6.1 Alley [Dodson Rootsweb forum page]
? Will of Charles Dodson, written Jan 11, 1702: Richmond County, Virginia, Will Book 2, pages 95 & 96
? Dorman, Fred, "Queries" The Virginia Genealogist. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 2, Pg 137) Caution: this was a query. Primary evidence is sought.
? 9.0 9.1
? 10.0 10.1
See also:

Ege, Thompson P., (1908) Dodson Genealogy, 1600-1907. Philadelphia: Deemer & Jaisohn, Archive.org (Page 363).
Freshour, Jean Frazier Descendants of John Dodson
Gohr, Glenn Dodson/Dotson Genealogy accessed online 04/05/14
King, George H. S. The Registers of North Farnham Parish, 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish, 1783-1800 Richmond County Virginia
"Outline Descendant Report for Jesse John Dodson (1623-1716)", submitted by Betsey Lanning, June 9, 2015, betlann@yahoo.
Stamps, Charles Thomas, and Will Stamps [1990?] The Stamps family history and lineage : our American heritage. [Clinton, Utah?] : [W.T. Stamps]
Williams, Sherman, Mrs., (1988-89) The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Easley, South Carolina : Southern Historical Press, (Pages 2, 1437 ?)
Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79691428
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Diane Hoffman, researcher, who contributed many of the Vital Records, including the Last Will and Testament
Thank you to Michelle Ule, researcher and author, who contributed greatly to this profile, and for her research in Dodson genealogy and many other family names.

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"Until then, all we can say is that the parents of Charles Dodson were almost certainly NOT Jesse Dodson and Judith Hagar who supposedly married in 1645 in Jamestown. Unless new information is forth coming with actual documentation of some sort, this couple must be relegated to the annals of myth – along with Charles Dodson being the son of John Dods of Jamestown."

"Following further rumors, the marriage between John Dodson’s son, Jesse Dodson and Judith Hagar is supposed to have occurred on May 7, 1645 in Jamestown. The problem with this information is that there appear to be no records whatsoever of Jamestown marriages that have survived. Furthermore, there is no record of Judith Hagar arriving in Jamestown, either. Nor is there any record of Jesse Dodson. This rumor has struck out altogether."

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Re: Charles Dodson Sr.'s pars

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Re: Charles Dodson Sr.'s pars
Posted by: Jonelle
Date: April 27, 2000 at 12:45:10

In Reply to: Charles Dodson Sr.'s pars by Mike Williams of 2181

Charles Dodson Sr. was born 1649, in Probably, Rappahannock Co., Va. married to Anne Elmore he died 6 Feb 1705, in Rappahannock Co., Va. His parents was Jessie Dodson and Judith Hagger. Jessie Dodson's Father was John Dods, who came over from England with Capt. John Smith.

July 8, Charles Dodson (3) leased land in Old Rappahannock Co. Rappahannock Co became extinct in 1692 being divided into Essex and Richmond counties. Charles Dodson owned land in both bounties, but resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va.

From 1680 to 1692 Charles Dodson acquired land which he and his sons proceeded to improved Chalres Dodson is found in many documents where he witnessed various documents and on several occasions he is named in Wills as executor. In a Will of John Lincoln dictated Dec 18, 1686, the comment was made in the affidavit of witnesses that the maker of the Will "would have no other but Charles Dodson as his executor although several insisted that he have his wife."

During Charles Dodson's lifetime, he saw many new immigrants arriving in Virginia from England. By 1700 there were more than 80,000 person living in the tidewater region of Virginia.

On July 8, Charles Dodson leased land in Old Rappahannock County.Rappahannock Co. became extinct in 1692 being divided into Essex and Richmond counties. Charles Dodson owned land in both counties but resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va. where he became a large land owner.


I do have a lot more of information on the Dodsons. If you email me I can help you. I do have doc. on this information. Email me at Jonelle43@yahoo.com

Jonelle

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Richmond County,VA Wills:02-095,

"Will of Charles Dodson, dated 11 Jan 1702/3; pr. 6 Feb 1705

In the name of God amen I Charles Dodson being sick and weake of body but in Sound and Good disposing memory praise be given to God for the same do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following that is to say first & principally I resigne my soul into the mercifull hands of almighty God my Creator assuredly hoping through the merritts of my blessed Saviour to obtaine Remission of all my sins and my body I Committ to the Earth whence it was taken to be Decently buryed by the Discretion of my Executrix herein after named and as for the worldly Goods and Estate the Lord hath Lent me I dispose thereof as followeth

I Give and bequeath to my son

Charles Dodson the plantation formeryly Called Coll Travers quarter with a hundred and fifty acres of Land to him and to the male heires Lawfulluy begotten of his body and if the abovesd Charles Dodson should Die without any male heire that then the Land should Returne to the next heire of the Dodson.

Secondly.

I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Dodson a plantacon seated in a neck formerly called the Rich neck with a hundred and Fifty acres of Land to him I the male heires Lawfully begotten of his own body forever and if the abovesd Thomas Dodson should dye without any male that then the Land Should Returne to the next heire of the Dodson -

Thirdly.

I Give and bequeath to my son Bartho: Richd. Dodson the plantation that Thomas Reeves liveth on knowne by the name of oake neck with one hundred and fifty acres of Land binding upon the Lan formerly belonging to Daniel Evarard from the head to the foot to him & the male heires Lawfully begotten of his owne body and if he shoud dye without male heires that then the Land to Returne to the heaire of the Dodson-

Fourthly.

I Give and bequeath to my son William Dodson the Plantation in the hickory neck with one humdred and fifty acres of Land to him and the male heires Lawfulluy begotten of his body and if no male heire appeare then to Returne to next heire of the Dodson the said Land to bind upon brother Bartho Richd Dodsons Land from the head to the foot -

Fifthly.

I give and bequesth to my son John Dodson two hundred acres of Land it being part of hickory neck and of Indian Cabin neck binding upon his brother William Dodson to him and male heires Lawfully begotten of his own body and if the abovesd John Dodson should die without any male heires that then the Land Returne to the next of the Dodson -

Sixthly.

I Give and bequeath to my son Lambert Dodson my new Dwelling plantation with the hundred acres of Land belonging to it to him and male heires Lawfully begotten of his body and if no male heire appeare that then the Land to Returne to the next of the Dodson

Seventhly.

I Give and bequeath to my Deare and Loving wife Anne Dodson and my daughters Anne Dodson and Elizabeth Dodson all my moveable Estate of what kind soever within and without to be Equally Divided between them.

Eightly.

My desire is that none of the Land out of the name might be sold Except one Brother selleth to another and if no male appeareth by none of my sons that then my Daughters my Inherritt the Land.

Lastly.

And all the Rest and Residue of my Estate Goods and Chattells not herein before bequeathed after my Debts and funrall Expenses discharged I do give and bequeath unto my Deare and Loving wife Ann Dodson whome I do make sole Exect:ex of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other will by me heretofore made

In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the 11th of Jany one thousand seven hudnred two three


(signed) Charles Dodson Senr. (Seal)"

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Charles Dodson’s Estate Inventory

Charles Dodson’s estate inventory was filed with the court on Oct. 17, 1706, as follows:

Feather bed and bedstead and parcel of sheets and one blanket and one rugg – 0600
One flock bed and paire of blankets one sheet and rug and bolster and bedstead – 0500
One saw and six reep hooks and one paire of old pestells holsters and one old chest and one old bill book – 0200
Eight chairs – 0800
Two wooden chairs – 0100
One chest of drawers and table – 1000
Two chest – 0250
One small table couch – 0150
One warming pan two paire of tongs and one box iron – 0200
One pair hilliards – 0250
One super table cloth and 12 napkins – 0200
Four old napkins and one old table cloth – 0050
One feather bed curtains and valens one blankett one pair of sheets and two pillows – 1100
A parcel of old books – 0150
Ole looking glass and lantron? – 0050
One old flock bed 2 blankets rug bolster and pillows – 0400
2 spinning wheels – 0150
3 pots 3 pothooks and 3 pot hangers one spit and one iron pestell – 0450
99 weight of pewter – 0950
One bellmettle pestle and mortar 0 0700
7.5 pounds of brass – 0130
One servant man 3 years and 8 months to serve – 2200
One pare of small hilliards and two smoothing iron and two cutting knives and skewers – 0150
One mare and two horses – 2400
Parcel of old iron – 0100
Pair of cart wheels – 0060
Old crosscut saw – 0150
One saddle and pillow or pillion – 0120
3 cows and 3 years old – 1800
One cow and calfe – 0500
6 two yeare olde – 1200
One steere of 5 years old – 0500
2 barren cows and heifer and one calfe – 1400
3 old sheep – 0300
3 lambs – 0200
Total 18780
Signed John Rankin, William Smoot and Richard R. White (his mark)

I absolutely love estate inventories, because they tell us exactly what was in the household and on the farm when the man died. Inventories included everything owned by the couple, because the man was presumed to own all property of any kind except for the wife’s clothes and any real estate deeded to her individually after they were married. The wife was entitled to one third of the value of the husband’s estate unless the husband provided for more. However, the estate’s real value was established by the sale of the inventory items, not by the inventory itself, so everything was inventoried prior to sale. In some cases, the widow was made an initial allocation so she and the children could simply survive.

The feather bed clearly was the bed that Charles and Ann slept in, but it’s worth noting that there were no bedcurtains or valances which would have suggested a more upper-class household.

There were three beds in the inventory, two of flock which meant a mattress of scraps of fabric and wool instead of feathers. However, Ann and Charles had 8 children and a servant. Obviously there was a lot of bed-sharing going on and not everyone had a bed. The servant may have slept in the barn or on straw in the kitchen.

The spinning wheels certainly weren’t tools used by Charles and were obviously Ann’s.

This photo of a woman with a spinning wheel was taken about 1920, but not a lot had changed in spinning wheel design in the past couple hundred years.

The looking glass may have been a shared resource. Looking glasses were scarce and status symbols.

I do wonder why there were no pots and pans, silverware, candle holders, etc. The absence of these items if very unusual for this time period – and let’s face it, you can’t live without candles and silverware and Charles Dodson, while he wasn’t rich, he certainly was not a poor man.

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Life on the Northern Neck

Life on the Northern Neck of Virginia at that time revolved around the planting, nurturing and harvesting of tobacco, a very labor intensive crop.

Charles Dodson was very clearly a man with a great deal of initiative and drive, given that he started out in 1679 by working the land of Peter Elmore that he would never own, and by the time he died, 27 years later, he owned 900 acres.

Ann’s life too would have revolved around crops, seasons and church. While church attendance was mandatory at the time, most people, especially women, didn’t need much encouragement to attend. Where the court sessions were an important social occasion for men, women didn’t usually attend court, and church provided that same type of camaraderie for women.

Charles and Ann lived in, along or on Briery Swamp, a part of the Totuskey watershed. They paid for their land with tobacco, the traditionally accepted money in colonial Virginia.

Ann’s husband did the normal male things of the day. He witnessed wills, witnessed deeds and attended court, occasionally serving as a juror. Charles apparently settled differences with people amicably, because for a very long time, he wasn’t sued and he didn’t sue anyone.

He was highly thought of in the community, because in 1686/1687, when neighbor John Lincoln died, it was reported that John would “have none other than Charles Dodson” for his executor.

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Descendants
Charles Joseph Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants (11 Jan 1679 - abt 01 Aug 1715) m. Anne Stone (abt 1685 - bef 04 Mar 1719).
Charles Dodson III ancestors descendants (abt 1702 - aft 19 Aug 1772) m. Ruth Stone (abt 1697 - 12 Apr 1735). m. Mary Unknown ( - aft 1772) aft 1734.
Joseph Dodson ancestors (15 Nov 1719 - abt 02 Apr 1736)
Charles Dodson IV ancestors descendants (11 Jul 1723 - abt 1801) m. Elizabeth Mary Booth (1730 - 1793).
Judith Dodson ancestors (03 Jun 1748)
James Booth Dodson ancestors descendants (20 Jul 1750 - abt 1818) m. Winifred Bryant (abt 1760 - abt 1816).
Frances (Dodson) Bryant ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Oct 1785 - 01 Dec 1857)
Charles V Dodson ancestors (20 Aug 1752)
Frances Dodson ancestors (25 Feb 1755)
Joanna Dodson ancestors (28 Apr 1757)
John Dodson ancestors (28 Apr 1757)
Alexander Dodson ancestors descendants (14 Dec 1761) m. Winifred Ashburn (abt 1761).
Juliet Dodson ancestors ()
Lucy Dodson ancestors ()
Nancy (Dodson) Kent ancestors descendants more descendants ()
Suckcay Dodson ancestors (28 Feb 1791)
James Booth Dodson ancestors (07 Mar 1795)
Alice Dodson ancestors (abt 1797)
Rawleigh Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1803)
Abraham Dodson ancestors (17 Jun 1789 - bef Jun 1833) [no children]
Betsy Booth Dodson ancestors (28 Oct 1791)
Ruth Dodson ancestors (abt 1764)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Ryan ancestors descendants (1767 - abt 1800) m. Thomas Ryan (abt 1770 - 1821).
Mary Jo (Ryan) Reeves ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Jan 1793 - 22 Feb 1859)
Samuel Dodson ancestors (04 Sep 1725 - abt 1726)
Solomon Dodson ancestors (04 Dec 1727 - abt 1780)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (23 Feb 1729)
Ruth Dodson ancestors (21 Sep 1734)
William Dodson ancestors (1702 - abt 1753)
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors descendants (1704 - 09 Sep 1737) m. Alice Ellis Goad (1710 - abt 27 Sep 1767) on 9 Sep 1726.
Samuel Dodson ancestors descendants (1727)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (1758 - 18 Jan 1830) m. Rhoda Dodson (1761).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1782)
Judith Dodson ancestors (1786)
Jackson Dodson ancestors (1790)
Rachel Dodson ancestors (1792)
Micajah Dodson ancestors (1794)
George Dodson ancestors (1796)
Alcy Dodson ancestors (abt 1798)
Lazarath Dodson ancestors (1799)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1806)
Micajah Cager Dodson ancestors (abt 1760 - aft 16 Jan 1837) m. Tabitha Dodson (1763) on 3 Apr 1787.
Lucy Dodson ancestors (12 Sep 1728 - abt 09 Apr 1730)
James Dodson ancestors (18 Dec 1730)
Anne (Dodson) Cornelius ancestors descendants (10 Nov 1732 - 04 Oct 1807) m. Moses Cornelius (1722 - 1769).
William Cornelius ancestors descendants (1754 - abt 27 Jul 1842) m. Lettice Cargile (Jul 1756 - 11 May 1834) on 5 Jun 1774.
Anne Cornelius ancestors (12 Jul 1776 - 1847)
Jesse Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Nov 1778 - aft 11 Nov 1850)
Elizabeth Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Oct 1781 - 27 Sep 1842)
Moses Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Nov 1784 - aft 25 Nov 1846)
Aaron Amos Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Aug 1786 - abt 1852)
William Cornelius Jr. ancestors descendants more descendants (21 Aug 1789 - 1869)
Champion Cornelius Sr. ancestors descendants more descendants (31 Mar 1792 - 14 Aug 1871)
Beverly Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Jul 1794 - 07 May 1880)
Lettice Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Apr 1797 - 15 Sep 1829)
Tabitha Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Dec 1800 - 16 Feb 1852)
Abner Cornelius ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - aft 1860)
Jeptha Cornelius ancestors (abt 1760 - abt 1818)
Jemima (Cornelius) Murphree ancestors descendants (1772 - 07 Mar 1860) m. David Murphree (abt 1760 - 18 Feb 1838).
Martin Murphree ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Feb 1796 - 29 Apr 1871)
Ransom Murphree ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Dec 1798 - 25 Oct 1885)
Anderson Murphree ancestors (1800)
Roland Jenkins Murphree ancestors descendants more descendants (1803 - 1855)
Matilda Murphree ancestors (10 Jul 1806 - 06 Aug 1896)
Bethania Murphree ancestors (1808)
Solomon Murphree II ancestors (29 Jul 1810 - 16 Nov 1864)
Samuel Merritt Murphree ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Oct 1812 - 1885)
Editha Murphree ancestors (09 Feb 1815 - 14 Jul 1859)
Martha Murphree ancestors (1816 - 1845)
Alice (Dodson) Dale ancestors descendants (15 Mar 1734 - 1801) m. Thomas Dale (20 Apr 1730 - 1772).
Winnifred (Dale) Hanks ancestors (18 Aug 1752) m. Elijah Hanks (19 Oct 1766 - abt 1821).
Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks ancestors descendants (06 Jan 1758 - abt 1815) m. George Hanks (abt 1760 - 1824) abt 1790.
Alice (Hanks) Smither ancestors (abt 1777)
Winnifred Hanks ancestors (27 Oct 1781)
Mary Elizabeth (Dale) Hanks ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1805) m. Abner Hanks (abt 1763 - 05 Sep 1846) on 1787.
Matilda W. (Hanks) Anthony ancestors descendants more descendants (10 Dec 1788 - 06 May 1863)
Thomas Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Mar 1791 - 20 Jan 1882)
Alice (Hanks) Utterback ancestors (15 Feb 1800 - 01 Aug 1849)
John Dale Hanks ancestors (20 Apr 1802 - 01 Dec 1874)
Mariah (Hanks) Kephart ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Aug 1804 - 1878)
Hannah Dodson ancestors (07 Oct 1737 - bef 1748)
James Richard Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1708 - 1796)
George Dodson ancestors (26 Feb 1736)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (09 Dec 1740 - 17 Jan 1799)
Jesse Dodson ancestors (28 Aug 1743)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (14 Dec 1749 - aft 1831)
Eli Dodson ancestors descendants (27 Jun 1798 - 13 Mar 1828)
Eli E Dodson ancestors (1828 - aft 1928)
Rhoda Caroline Dodson ancestors (abt 1830)
Tempie Dodson ancestors (1845)
Mary Dodson ancestors (03 May 1710)
Anne Dodson ancestors (16 Jul 1715)
Thomas Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (15 May 1681 - 21 Nov 1740) m. Mary Durham (abt 05 Jun 1686 - aft 1745) on 29 Aug 1701.
George Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (31 Oct 1702 - abt 1770) m. Margaret Dagood (30 Apr 1708 - abt 1770) on 30 Apr 1726.
Mary Dodson ancestors (21 Dec 1726)
Lazarus Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Oct 1728 - bef 16 Sep 1799) m. Alice Dodson (abt 1734 - aft 16 Sep 1799) abt 1750.
Elizabeth (Dodson) Ingram ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - bef 18 May 1819) m. William Ingram (abt 1747 - abt 10 May 1820) abt 1770.
Garland Ingram ancestors descendants more descendants (1770 - 1860)
Larkin Ingram ancestors descendants more descendants (1771 - Jan 1860)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1753 - Aug 1828) m. Rachel Henry (abt 1754 - 1829).
Sally Sarah (Dodson) Neal ancestors descendants more descendants (1777 - 1845)
William Rueben Dodson ancestors (06 Oct 1783 - 27 Jan 1854)
Alcy (Dodson) Shadden ancestors descendants more descendants (1786)
George Dodson ancestors descendants (1755 - 27 Jun 1848) m. Lucy Dodson (23 Feb 1781 - 1850) on 22 Dec 1803.
Latin Dodson ancestors ()
Rachel (Dodson) Madding ancestors descendants (abt 1759 - aft 1821) m. Thomas Madding (abt 1750 - bef 1820) abt 1780.
Alice (Madding) McLaughlin ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1780 - aft Feb 1845)
Rhoda Dodson ancestors descendants (1761) m. William Dodson (1758 - 18 Jan 1830).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1782)
Judith Dodson ancestors (1786)
Jackson Dodson ancestors (1790)
Rachel Dodson ancestors (1792)
Micajah Dodson ancestors (1794)
George Dodson ancestors (1796)
Alcy Dodson ancestors (abt 1798)
Lazarath Dodson ancestors (1799)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1806)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1763) m. Micajah Cager Dodson (abt 1760 - aft 16 Jan 1837) on 3 Apr 1787.
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rolly Dodson ancestors (1767)
Raleigh Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (abt 16 Feb 1730 - abt 20 Jul 1793) m. Mary Unknown (aft 1735 - aft 1815) bef 1755.
Raleigh Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants (abt 1756 - 03 Jun 1836) m. Margaret Dodson (abt 1752 - aft 1830) aft 1777.
Unity Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1779 - abt 1826)
Eleanor (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Mar 1780 - 15 May 1844)
Presley Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1788 - 19 Jan 1840)
Bird Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Sep 1790 - 09 Feb 1869)
Margaret (Dodson) Menasco ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - abt Jul 1793) m. James Santiago Menasco (abt 1748 - 1803) on 1778.
John Menasco ancestors descendants more descendants (1779 - abt 1847)
Eleanor Dodson ancestors (abt 1765)
James Dodson ancestors (abt 1765)
Lazarus Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1765 - 03 Oct 1842) m. Mary Lea (abt 1770).
Jesse Dodson Jr. ancestors (1780)
Jehu Dodson ancestors (1782)
Martin Dodson ancestors (1784)
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1790)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1790 - 09 Jan 1860)
Oliver Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (31 Aug 1794 - 02 Aug 1883)
Lazarus Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 05 Oct 1861)
Tolliver Dodson ancestors (abt 1768)
[uncertain] William Dodson ancestors (1734)
Thomas Dodson ancestors (25 May 1735)
George Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (31 Oct 1737 - 19 Dec 1825) m. Elizabeth Margaret Reid (1740 - 19 Dec 1825) on 8 Apr 1793.
Elizabeth R. Dodson ancestors (abt 1760)
Anne Dodson ancestors (abt 1762)
Mary (Dodson) Madding ancestors descendants (abt 1764) m. Thomas Madding (1776 - 1830).
Bannister W Madding ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Sep 1798 - 05 Jun 1866)
Thomas Leonard Dodson ancestors descendants (1765 - 1836) m. Jemima Randall (11 May 1769 - 26 Aug 1838). m. Jemima Randalls (11 May 1769 - 26 Aug 1838) on 1788.
Jane Dodson ancestors (1787)
George Teamon Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1789 - 29 Mar 1865)
Winnifred Frances (Dodson) Burnett ancestors (16 Jun 1791 - 20 Apr 1862)
James Randall Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Nov 1792 - 1882)
John Randall Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Dec 1792 - Nov 1868)
Elizabeth Rose Dodson ancestors (05 Sep 1796 - 22 Feb 1861)
Mary Dodson ancestors (25 Sep 1801 - 15 May 1864)
Jesse E. Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1802 - 03 Jan 1864)
Leonard L Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (31 Jan 1805 - 08 Feb 1874)
Mary Polly Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Sep 1806 - 15 May 1864)
Raleigh Clark Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (10 Dec 1806 - 18 Feb 1884)
Jane (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (27 Jan 1811 - 03 Sep 1898)
Katherine (Dodson) Flinn ancestors (abt 1812 - 30 Jan 1852)
Jethro Dodson ancestors (abt 1766 - aft 1871)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (abt 1768)
Miriam Dodson ancestors (abt 1772)
Jesse Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (16 Nov 1772 - May 1851) m. Margaret McCorkle (22 Jun 1777 - 10 Mar 1845) on 4 Feb 1796.
Martha (Dodson) McMillan ancestors (02 Nov 1796 - 22 Oct 1872)
William M Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (14 Apr 1799 - 28 Mar 1863)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (02 Jun 1801)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (14 Feb 1803 - 02 Nov 1877)
Mary Dodson ancestors (28 Mar 1805)
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors (18 Dec 1806 - 29 Dec 1839)
James W. Dodson ancestors (31 Aug 1808 - 19 May 1863)
Davidson B. Dodson ancestors (17 Aug 1811)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (12 Aug 1817)
John A. Dodson ancestors (02 Feb 1819)
Joseph Carter Dodson ancestors (20 Aug 1820)
George Dodson III ancestors descendants (1773 - 08 Sep 1846)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1793 - 1883)
Margaret (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (abt 1800 - abt 1890)
Leonard Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1774 - 1833) m. Mary Elizabeth Randall (abt 1773 - 22 Sep 1852) on 14 Jul 1792.
Miriam Dodson ancestors (abt 1793)
Benjamin Dodson ancestors (abt 1795)
John Dodson ancestors (20 Jan 1801)
Stockton V Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Jan 1804 - 24 Jul 1912)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Oct 1804 - 10 Jul 1881)
Elias Dodson ancestors (abt 1806)
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Winifred Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Jemima Dodson ancestors (abt 1811)
Polly Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Anna (Dodson) Castillo ancestors (30 Apr 1818 - 23 Jan 1869)
John Dodson ancestors (abt 1776 - bef 1836)
Joseph Dodson ancestors (abt 1776) m. Mary Dodson ().
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (abt 1778)
Robert Dodson ancestors (1790 - 10 Jun 1854)
David Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (aft 1740 - bef 1816) m. Elizabeth Dodson (bef 1748 - aft 1820) abt 1773.
Joseph Dodson ancestors (1760 - aft 1850) m. Judith Bradshaw (abt 1793 - aft 1860) on 16 May 1812.
Asa Dodson ancestors descendants (28 May 1770 - 20 Aug 1855) m. Nancy Wolverton (23 Feb 1782 - 28 Jun 1854) on 13 Sep 1803.
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Feb 1812 - 31 Jul 1892)
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors (abt 1771 - abt 1860) m. Frances Hanks (06 Sep 1771 - 01 Sep 1859) on 23 Sep 1793.
Ann (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (abt 1775 - aft 1820)
Absalom Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - aft 1830)
Abner Dodson ancestors (abt 1783 - 1825) m. Elizabeth Wolverton (abt 1775 - aft 1825) on 17 Jul 1804.
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (1791 - 20 May 1859) m. Caleb Goad (abt 1793 - aft 1860) on 8 Mar 1821.
Catherine Elizabeth (Goad) Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Dec 1825 - 05 Jun 1898)
David Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1794 - aft 1830)
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors descendants (31 Mar 1740 - 1777) m. Margaret Dodson (abt 1752 - aft 1830) bef 1766.
David Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1830) m. Frances Fitzgerald (abt 1777 - aft 1844) on 12 Jan 1792.
Raleigh Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Feb 1807 - 06 Sep 1844)
Lydia (Dodson) Pratley ancestors (abt 1766)
Deborah Dodson ancestors (abt 1768) [unmarried] [no children]
Sarah (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors descendants (24 Jul 1773 - 06 Sep 1827) m. Edmund Fitzgerald (1771 - abt May 1856) on 28 Dec 1790.
Mastin Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Dec 1791 - 30 Jun 1878)
Jackson Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (19 Dec 1795 - 17 Oct 1882)
Frances (Fitzgerald) Church ancestors (30 Aug 1798 - 04 Aug 1845)
David Fitzgerald ancestors (30 Aug 1811 - 12 Dec 1854)
Edmund D. Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Feb 1817 - 28 Feb 1897)
Leacy Jane (Fitzgerald) Church ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Dec 1819 - 27 Jul 1886)
Hannah Dodson ancestors (02 May 1747)
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1704 - bef 28 Jul 1740) m. Amey Unknown (bef 1719 - aft 1740).
Thomas Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1707 - 21 Oct 1783) m. Elizabeth Rose (1706 - abt 1766) abt 1724.
Joseph Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (21 Feb 1725 - abt Oct 1773) m. Anne Unknown (abt 1725 - abt 1766) abt 1751. m. Martha Fairfax (abt 1725 - aft 1773) abt 1766.
Mary (Dodson) Lewis ancestors ()
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1746 - abt 1831) m. Frances Dodson (abt 1760 - bef 1804) on 1803.
Bunyon Dodson ancestors ()
Lette (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (bef 1773 - bef 1796)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1773)
Nancy (Dodson) Slayden ancestors (03 Apr 1777 - Oct 1852)
Joycey (Dodson) Spencer ancestors (1780)
Moses Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Martin Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1787 - 1861)
Caleb Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1790)
Mary Frances Dodson ancestors (1792)
Caleb Dodson ancestors descendants (1752 - 1836) m. Elizabeth Petty (1756 - 1844) abt 1773.
Lucy Dodson ancestors (1770)
Lydia Dodson ancestors (1770)
Stephen Dodson ancestors (1770)
Isaac Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Nov 1774 - 1850)
Timothy Dodson ancestors (15 Oct 1778 - 16 Aug 1855)
Annie T Dodson ancestors (1780)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1780)
Mary Dodson ancestors (1780)
William Dodson ancestors (1780)
Lucy Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Feb 1781 - 1850)
Lydia Dodson ancestors (26 Feb 1784 - 1878)
Stephen Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (15 Aug 1785 - 17 Aug 1873)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Sep 1788 - 1878)
Mary Dodson ancestors (25 Jul 1790 - 1878)
Ann Dodson ancestors (10 May 1792 - 1878)
William Thornton Dodson ancestors (16 Jan 1796 - 1834)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (23 Jan 1801)
Letisha (Dodson) Chaney ancestors descendants (abt 1755 - abt 18 Dec 1843) m. Ezekiel Chaney Sr (1753 - 21 Aug 1815) abt 1768.
Joseph Chaney ancestors (1770)
Elizabeth (Chaney) Mabry ancestors (1774 - 1795)
Mary (Chaney) Mabry ancestors (31 Oct 1775 - 12 Dec 1830)
Thomas Chaney ancestors (1776 - 07 Aug 1856)
Salley (Chaney) Borden ancestors (1782)
Rhoda (Chaney) Burgess ancestors descendants more descendants (1783 - 1855)
Nancy (Chaney) Walters ancestors (10 Aug 1783 - 07 May 1856)
Elizabeth (Chaney) Dodson ancestors (1784)
Ezekiel Chaney ancestors (1787 - 30 Nov 1838)
William Chaney ancestors (1788 - 18 Jan 1843)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (1757 - 1850)
Lette (Dodson) Chaney ancestors (1757)
Elias Dodson ancestors descendants (1760 - 1812) m. Nancy Stamps (1767 - Feb 1837).
Mary E Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Stamps Dodson ancestors (1786 - bef 1853)
Matthew Dodson ancestors (abt 1790)
Obediah Dodson ancestors (05 Jan 1793 - 12 Aug 1854)
Matthew B Dodson ancestors (1801)
Elias Dodson Jr ancestors (27 Oct 1807 - 13 Dec 1882) [unmarried] [no children]
Enoch Dodson ancestors (1810)
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (abt 1762)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Gardner ancestors (bef 1763 - 1809)
Nancy Anne (Dodson) Petty ancestors (abt 1765 - 1811)
Joseph Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants (05 Feb 1771 - 13 Aug 1854)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Turnbo ancestors (1800 - 16 Dec 1860)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (03 Oct 1728 - 25 Mar 1816) m. Mary Neville (1726 - 1824) on 1747.
Ida Dodson ancestors ()
Samuel Dodson ancestors ( - 1837)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (bef 1748 - aft 1820) m. David Dodson Sr (aft 1740 - bef 1816) abt 1773.
Joseph Dodson ancestors (1760 - aft 1850)
Asa Dodson ancestors (28 May 1770 - 20 Aug 1855) [Dodson-1531 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors (abt 1771 - abt 1860)
Ann (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (abt 1775 - aft 1820)
Absalom Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - aft 1830)
Abner Dodson ancestors (abt 1783 - 1825)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1791 - 20 May 1859) [Dodson-136 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
David Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1794 - aft 1830)
Aggatha Jane (Dodson) Hanks ancestors descendants (14 Dec 1749 - Nov 1830) m. Moses Hanks Sr. (15 Jul 1746 - 19 Aug 1831) on 1767.
Sarah Joyce (Hanks) Hill ancestors (13 Jul 1769 - abt 1847)
Frances (Hanks) Dodson ancestors (06 Sep 1771 - 01 Sep 1859)
George Dewitt Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Jun 1773 - 01 Sep 1859)
Mary (Hanks) Gwinn ancestors (09 Jun 1776 - 06 Jul 1854)
Moses Hanks Jr. ancestors (06 Jan 1779 - abt 1813)
Elizabeth (Hanks) Williams ancestors descendants more descendants (09 Sep 1782 - 1833)
Troy Hanks ancestors (02 Mar 1784 - Jun 1799)
Thomas Rueben Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Apr 1786 - 28 Nov 1857)
Aggatha Annie Jane (Hanks) Wolverton ancestors descendants more descendants (05 Jan 1788 - abt 1865)
Idella Hanks ancestors (05 Jan 1788 - 1802)
Sarah (Hanks) Dodson ancestors (15 Mar 1790)
Elijah Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Dec 1793 - 12 Aug 1871)
Alice (Dodson) Johnson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - 1845) m. Stephen Jerry Johnson (1770 - 1845) on 1800.
Mary A Johnson ancestors (1804 - 18 Feb 1873)
Winifred (Dodson) Johnson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - 1816) m. William Johnson (abt 1765 - abt 02 Apr 1829) on 1800.
James Johnson ancestors (1794 - 1850)
Stephen Johnson ancestors (23 Jun 1803 - 02 Aug 1873)
Martha Traylor Johnson ancestors (26 Aug 1807 - 14 Oct 1870)
Sally Johnson ancestors (1811)
Altamira Johnson ancestors (1813)
Eliza Susan Johnson ancestors (1815 - 01 Nov 1892)
Clemuel P Johnson ancestors (03 Nov 1829 - 03 Nov 1829)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1757 - bef 1809) m. Jemima Robinson (Jun 1771 - 29 Dec 1850) on 1795.
Daniel J Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (1785 - 1865)
James Dodson ancestors (1790 - 1830)
Margaret Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Feb 1799 - 13 Mar 1885)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Nov 1801 - 17 Jun 1874)
Sarah (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (bef 1805)
Frances Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1760 - bef 1804) m. Thomas Dodson (abt 1746 - abt 1831) on 1803.
Bunyon Dodson ancestors ()
Lette (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (bef 1773 - bef 1796)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1773)
Nancy (Dodson) Slayden ancestors (03 Apr 1777 - Oct 1852)
Joycey (Dodson) Spencer ancestors (1780)
Moses Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Martin Dodson ancestors (1787 - 1861) [Dodson-863 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Caleb Dodson ancestors (abt 1790) [Dodson-864 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Mary Frances Dodson ancestors (1792)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1762 - 11 Dec 1809)
Rhoda (Dodson) Hittson ancestors descendants (abt 1765 - aft 1816) m. Alexander Hittson Jr (28 Mar 1754 - 1823) on 20 Nov 1786.
Mary Patsy (Hittson) Tolleson ancestors descendants more descendants (1789 - 21 Dec 1877)
Alexander Hittson ancestors (1796 - 1865)
Jesse J. Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1770 - 1839) m. Judah Combs (1773) on 1793.
Jesse J Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1803 - aft 1850)
Samuel J Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1810 - 1899)
Susannah Dodson ancestors descendants (1770 - 1837) m. James Johnson (1770 - 09 Mar 1844) on 1788.
James Johnson ancestors (03 Nov 1803 - 05 Jan 1877)
Mary Johnson ancestors (1806)
Mary (Dodson) Childs ancestors (16 Jun 1730)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Bennett ancestors descendants (27 May 1732 - 21 Jul 1794) m. John Bennett (abt 1720 - abt 18 Jul 1791) abt 1749.
Ruth Bennet ancestors descendants (06 Sep 1758) m. Sherwood Goins (1756) on 30 Apr 1793.
Basil Goins ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1780 - 1850)
Alice Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1734 - aft 16 Sep 1799) m. Lazarus Dodson (07 Oct 1728 - bef 16 Sep 1799) abt 1750.
Elizabeth (Dodson) Ingram ancestors (abt 1750 - bef 18 May 1819) m. William Ingram (abt 1747 - abt 10 May 1820) abt 1770. [Dodson-668 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1753 - Aug 1828) m. Rachel Henry (abt 1754 - 1829). [Dodson-628 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
George Dodson ancestors (1755 - 27 Jun 1848) m. Lucy Dodson (23 Feb 1781 - 1850) on 22 Dec 1803. [Dodson-661 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Rachel (Dodson) Madding ancestors (abt 1759 - aft 1821) m. Thomas Madding (abt 1750 - bef 1820) abt 1780. [Dodson-669 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (1761) m. William Dodson (1758 - 18 Jan 1830). [Dodson-670 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1763) m. Micajah Cager Dodson (abt 1760 - aft 16 Jan 1837) on 3 Apr 1787.
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rolly Dodson ancestors (1767)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (1737 - 06 May 1832) m. Mary Franks (1740 - 1766) on 1760.
Simon Dotson ancestors descendants (abt 29 Mar 1761 - abt 30 May 1849) m. Phoebe Hollingsworth (1775 - 1871) on 29 Mar 1794.
Susannah (Dotson) Hamilton ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1795 - abt 1871)
Benjamin Dotson ancestors (1796)
Arta (Dotson) Butcher ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1797 - abt 1893)
Elizabeth (Dotson) Beverly ancestors (1800 - 1883)
William V Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Aug 1803 - 26 Sep 1893)
Thomas Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (01 May 1804 - 09 Mar 1890)
Daniel Dotson ancestors (1808 - 25 Mar 1878)
Lydia (Dotson) Roberts ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1810 - May 1870)
Annie Eliza (Dotson) Dale ancestors descendants more descendants (1816 - 26 Jan 1903)
Mary (Dotson) Huff ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Jul 1817 - 15 Jun 1877)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (abt Apr 1737 - 06 May 1832) m. Winifred Johnson (1746 - 1796) aft 30 Nov 1762.
James B Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rachel Dodson ancestors (1765)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (1767 - Jan 1845)
Winniefred Dodson ancestors (1767)
Rosannah Dodson ancestors (abt 1774)
Sarah (Dodson) Dotson ancestors (abt 1775 - 1835) m. Elisha Dotson (06 Jul 1760 - 10 Jan 1835) on 2 Dec 1789.
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1776)
Ann Dodson ancestors (abt 1777)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1778)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 1779)
William Dotson ancestors descendants (abt 1802 - abt 1870) m. Margaret Stewart (1807 - abt 1884) on 1821.
Jane Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jul 1822 - 10 Oct 1922)
Mary Elizabeth (Dotson) Tipton ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1827 - abt 13 May 1885)
Josiah C Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Apr 1831 - 01 Oct 1900)
Jeremiah M. Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (Apr 1834 - 28 Apr 1913)
Milo Smith Dotson ancestors (Sep 1837 - 17 Apr 1920)
Sarah Catherine Dotson ancestors (24 May 1844 - 31 Dec 1933)
George Dodson ancestors (abt 1740 - abt 1816)
Rosanna Rhoda (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (1744 - 1801) m. John Matthew Creel (28 Feb 1732 - 1792) abt 1760.
Thomas Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1760 - abt 1826) m. Phoebe Harriet Dodson (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) on 1786.
Nancy (Creel) Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840)
John Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Apr 1788 - 24 Mar 1833)
Joshua Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1792 - 20 Sep 1838)
Elijah Creal ancestors (25 Sep 1793 - 07 Mar 1856)
Lorna Creel ancestors (1800)
William Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - 1880)
Phoebe Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1804 - 04 Jul 1869)
Joel Creel ancestors (1805)
Mary Creel ancestors (1763)
Alice Creel ancestors (11 Aug 1765)
Lucinda (Creel) Spradling ancestors descendants (1768 - 1850) m. Obediah Spradling (1763 - 29 Jan 1823).
Margaret Agnes Creel (Spradling) Spradlin ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Jan 1803 - 27 Sep 1869)
Agnes (Spradlin) Spradley ancestors descendants more descendants (24 Dec 1804 - 20 Sep 1885)
Micajah Creel ancestors (1771 - 1825)
John Creel ancestors (1773 - 1836)
William Creel ancestors (1775 - 20 Dec 1844)
Elijah Creel ancestors (1777 - 1810)
Rhoda Creel ancestors (1779)
Jesse Dodson ancestors descendants (22 Nov 1752 - 22 Nov 1843) m. Ruth Dodson (25 Dec 1754 - 22 Nov 1828).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (abt 1775)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1780) m. Obadiah Jennings (abt 1760 - 12 Apr 1830).
Jesse Dodson Jennings ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Dec 1802 - 27 Jul 1884)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 17 Sep 1785 - 1858) m. Sallie Catherine McGregor (1792 - 1868) bef 1811.
Robert Dodson ancestors (10 May 1811 - 19 Mar 1879)
Eli Dodson ancestors (02 May 1813 - 25 Feb 1876)
Mary Ann (Dodson) Martin ancestors descendants more descendants (14 Oct 1814 - 10 Mar 1905)
Richmond Dodson ancestors (25 Jan 1818 - 23 May 1872)
Myra (Dodson) Martin ancestors (bef 1824 - 17 Jul 1869)
Maxa (Dodson) Hennessee ancestors (18 Mar 1824 - 17 Aug 1899)
Temperance (Dodson) Crelia ancestors (26 Feb 1831 - Feb 1918)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (17 Sep 1785 - 27 Apr 1864) m. Mary Matlock (06 Nov 1788 - 09 Feb 1855) on 3 Nov 1803.
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (30 Dec 1804)
Nicholas Dodson ancestors (1806)
William Dodson ancestors (1807)
Warren Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1811 - 04 Apr 1855)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1812)
Henry M Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - aft 1857)
Henry Dodson ancestors (1813)
Sarah Dodson ancestors (1814)
Mahala Dodson ancestors (1816)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1818)
Harriet Dodson ancestors (1820)
John Matlock Dodson ancestors (1822)
Jesse Allen Dodson ancestors (1824)
Martha Dodson ancestors (1828)
Mary Dodson ancestors (1830)
Eliza Dodson ancestors (1832)
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (07 Mar 1791 - 03 Jul 1878)
Levi Buford Dodson ancestors (22 Jul 1811 - 05 May 1893)
Louisa Dodson ancestors (23 Nov 1812 - 22 Nov 1874)
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (28 Feb 1814)
Andrew Jackson Dodson ancestors (29 Apr 1816 - aft 1880)
William C Dodson ancestors (13 Jan 1818 - 12 Sep 1846)
Edward A Dodson ancestors (22 Feb 1821 - 16 Aug 1899)
Rebecca Catherine Dodson ancestors (26 May 1823 - 28 Jul 1902)
Jesse Washington Dodson ancestors (24 Apr 1825)
Wilford C. Dodson ancestors (29 Dec 1827)
E Charles Dodson ancestors (15 Sep 1829 - 10 Aug 1851)
James Dodson ancestors (19 Mar 1832 - 20 Mar 1872)
Sarah (Dodson) Matlock ancestors (1795 - abt 1860)
Sarah (Dodson) McGregor ancestors descendants (1801 - 01 Jun 1870) m. Jehu McGregor (1800 - Apr 1866).
Jesse McGregor ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Aug 1825 - 26 Oct 1885)
Ruth (Dodson) Ware ancestors descendants (abt 01 Apr 1802 - 02 Mar 1885) m. Allen Ware (abt 15 Mar 1800 - 26 Feb 1885) abt 1819.
Jesse Allen Ware ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 22 Jun 1823 - 17 Oct 1906)
Greenham Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1709 - aft 1777) m. Eleanor Hightower (10 Jan 1722 - abt 1756) on 1739.
Judith Dodson ancestors (06 Jan 1741)
Thomas Greenham Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1742 - abt 1830) m. Sarah Dodson (abt 1758 - 21 Sep 1835).
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1780 - May 1850) m. Ann Dodson () on 19 May 1808.
Willis Goodwin Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1814 - abt 1883)
Elisha Dodson Jr ancestors (1815)
Sarah Dodson ancestors (1824)
Thomas Dodson ancestors (11 Aug 1830)
Elizabeth A Dodson ancestors (1832)
Greenham H. Dodson ancestors descendants (01 Oct 1783 - 03 Oct 1866) m. Mary Brooks (abt 1793 - 26 Feb 1874) on 9 Jan 1808.
Candis D. Dodson ancestors (01 Aug 1828 - 06 Mar 1840) [unmarried] [no children]
Willis Dodson ancestors descendants (1784) m. Leanna Unknown (1780).
Sarah H (Dodson) Harris ancestors descendants more descendants (29 Sep 1802 - 18 Jan 1884)
Hightower Dodson ancestors descendants (1788 - abt 1876) m. Sallie Dodson (abt 1790 - bef 1832) on 4 Jul 1807. m. Sarah Hanks (15 Mar 1790) on 25 Jun 1832.
Deniah (Dodson) Leigh ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Apr 1809 - 09 Apr 1858)
Beverly Presley Dodson ancestors (abt 1821 - 15 Oct 1876)
Thomas A. Dodson ancestors (abt 1825)
Raleigh W. Dodson ancestors (abt 1827 - bef 1864)
Tabitha (Dodson) Patterson ancestors descendants (abt 1795 - 1854) m. Moses Patterson (abt 1790 - bef 1830).
William G. Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Sep 1812 - 05 Mar 1900)
James H Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Nov 1814 - 21 Oct 1907)
Mary A. (Patterson) Samuel ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 28 May 1817 - 07 Dec 1854)
Lydia Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1819 - aft Aug 1860)
Eliza Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Apr 1822 - 12 Oct 1903)
Tabitha (Patterson) Sewell ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1825)
Eleanor (Dodson) Taylor ancestors descendants (abt 1743 - abt 1808) m. Thomas Taylor (abt 1741 - 20 Jan 1782) abt 1765.
Thomas Billington Taylor ancestors descendants (06 Jul 1767 - 15 Sep 1845)
Martha Patsy (Taylor) Hart ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Jul 1811 - 01 Dec 1889)
Thomas Billington Taylor ancestors descendants (06 Jul 1767 - 05 Feb 1884) m. Mary Elizabeth Modglin (abt 1774 - 1842) on 1800.
Mathew Modglin Taylor ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1802 - 1880)
Martha Taylor ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1831)
Billington Taylor Sr. ancestors descendants (1771 - 15 Sep 1845) m. Mary Elizabeth Modglin (1774 - 1832) on 1792.
Mary Elizabeth Betsy Taylor ancestors (1791 - 1852)
Tabitha (Taylor) Bird ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Oct 1795 - 02 Mar 1870)
Matthew Modglin Taylor ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1802 - abt Aug 1880)
Sarah Sally Taylor ancestors (1805 - 1869)
Amanda Jane Taylor ancestors (01 Jan 1805 - 02 Jun 1870)
Rhoda Winters Taylor ancestors (11 Mar 1808 - 1874)
Selia Taylor ancestors (21 Apr 1810 - 13 Feb 1870)
Patsy Martha Taylor ancestors (1813 - 1831)
Billington Taylor Jr. ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1820)
Nancy Taylor ancestors (abt 1773 - 1834)
Luraney (Taylor) McDonald ancestors descendants (abt 1777 - abt 1835) m. Linvil McDaniel (abt 1768 - 1858) bef 9 Nov 1796.
Cilia McDaniel ancestors (1793)
David McDonald ancestors (1794 - 1795)
James McDaniel ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Mar 1797 - 29 Oct 1877)
Eleanor McDaniel ancestors (1798 - 1858)
Thomas McDonald ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Jun 1803 - 1870)
William McDonald ancestors (abt 1810 - abt 1835)
Joseph McDonald ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1815 - aft 1880)
Hightower Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - abt 1823)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1770)
Amelia Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1775 - abt 1830) m. Aaron Henry Vickery Sr. (1770 - 1819).
James Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 12 Jul 1838)
James A Vickery Sr ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 12 Jul 1838)
Susan Vickery ancestors (abt 1797 - abt 1870)
Aaron Vickery Jr. ancestors (abt 1802 - bef 1870)
Julia (Vickery) Sanders ancestors (abt 1804 - 26 Jul 1879)
Mary (Vickery) Peek ancestors (abt 1808 - 05 Jun 1892)
Joseph Hightower Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - abt 1840)
Emilia (Vickery) Childers ancestors (abt 1816)
John Thomas Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1817 - abt 01 Jun 1893)
Delila (Vickery) Hubbard ancestors (abt 1822 - abt 1896)
George Dodson ancestors (1751)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1754)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1755)
[uncertain] Tabitha Dodson ancestors (abt 1755 - bef 1770) [unmarried] [no children]
Alice (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1711) m. William Creel (17 Apr 1712 - 1757) on 25 Nov 1729.
John Matthew Creel ancestors descendants (28 Feb 1732 - 1792) m. Rosanna Rhoda Dodson (1744 - 1801) abt 1760.
Thomas Creel ancestors (abt 1760 - abt 1826) m. Phoebe Harriet Dodson (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) on 1786. [Creel-127 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Mary Creel ancestors (1763)
Alice Creel ancestors (11 Aug 1765)
Lucinda (Creel) Spradling ancestors (1768 - 1850) m. Obediah Spradling (1763 - 29 Jan 1823). [Creel-790 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Micajah Creel ancestors (1771 - 1825)
John Creel ancestors (1773 - 1836)
William Creel ancestors (1775 - 20 Dec 1844)
Elijah Creel ancestors (1777 - 1810)
Rhoda Creel ancestors (1779)
Matthew Creel ancestors (1734)
William Creel Jr ancestors descendants (1736)
William Creel ancestors descendants (1770 - 1848) m. Rachel Griffith (1762 - 17 Dec 1791) on 17 Dec 1791.
George G. Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Mar 1800 - 16 Sep 1873)
David Hamilton Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1801 - 04 Jan 1881)
Judith (Creel) Lunsford ancestors descendants (abt 1779 - aft 1850) m. Baldwin Lunsford (abt 1764 - Oct 1850) on 26 Dec 1796.
Elizabeth (Lunsford) Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - aft 1870)
Wormley Lunceford ancestors descendants more descendants (1815 - 20 May 1893)
Sarah Ann Creel ancestors (1738) m. John Leachman ( - 1800) on 1754.
Unknown Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1738)
George Creel ancestors descendants ( - abt 1832)
Jordon Jeremiah Creel ancestors (abt 1800 - aft 1880)
George Creel ancestors (abt 1813 - aft 1880)
George Creel Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1745 - 18 Feb 1825) m. Mary Athy (24 Sep 1752 - 1825) abt 1770.
Eleanor Creel ancestors (20 May 1771 - 1787)
Mary (Creel) Kincheloe ancestors descendants (07 Sep 1773 - 21 May 1859) m. Robert Wickcliffe Kincheloe (06 Nov 1762 - 05 Aug 1820) on 2 Sep 1790.
Elias Grundy Kincheloe ancestors descendants more descendants (13 Mar 1795 - 06 Feb 1882)
John B. Creel ancestors (14 Aug 1776 - 1787)
George Creel Jr. ancestors descendants (21 Dec 1778 - 05 May 1807) m. Clarissa Buckner (08 Jan 1779 - 09 Mar 1858).
John Buckner Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1799 - 10 Jan 1838)
Bushrod Washington Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1804 - Jan 1875)
Mary Ann (Creel) Boulware ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Aug 1807 - 10 Oct 1892)
Alexander Herbert Creel ancestors (20 May 1780 - 09 May 1872) m. Lucy Neale (14 Dec 1795 - 02 Aug 1872).
Thomas Athey Creel ancestors descendants (20 May 1780 - 09 May 1872) m. Priscilla Phelps (23 Jul 1789 - 25 Nov 1855) on 14 Oct 1804.
Drusilla (Creel) Pixler ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1812 - 04 Nov 1901)
Sarah (Creel) Saunders ancestors (16 Oct 1783 - 19 Apr 1873) m. Nimrod Saunders (1774 - 22 Apr 1843).
David Creel ancestors (20 Jun 1786 - 04 Jul 1878) m. Elizabeth Neale (04 Jan 1798 - 18 Apr 1833).
James B. Creel ancestors (18 Feb 1791 - bef 25 Dec 1838) m. Elizabeth Vandiver (04 Jun 1791) on 12 May 1813.
Frances Creel ancestors descendants (1793 - 1825) m. James Riggs (03 Nov 1789 - 06 Jun 1867).
George Alexander Ashbury Riggs ancestors (12 Mar 1818 - 31 Jan 1905)
John Creel ancestors (28 Feb 1751 - 1787)
Mary Dodson ancestors (05 Oct 1715)
Abraham Dodson ancestors descendants (04 Apr 1723 - 25 Oct 1768) m. Barbara Russell (09 Nov 1727 - aft 1780).
Millian (Dodson) Holtzclaw ancestors (07 Sep 1744 - bef 1790)
Millie (Dodson) Holtzclaw ancestors descendants (abt 07 Sep 1744 - abt 1808) m. Jacob Holtzclaw (1743 - 1809) on 1766.
Alexander Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1770 - abt 1873)
Susannah (Holtzclaw) Lyons ancestors descendants (abt 1770 - abt 1867) m. John Lyons (abt 1756 - abt 1836) on 18 Jun 1787.
Millie Amelia Lyons ancestors (abt 1788 - abt 1867)
Mary Lyons ancestors (abt 1792 - 15 Nov 1870)
John Lyons ancestors (abt 1796 - abt 1839)
William Lyons ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1798 - abt 1893)
Andrew Lyons ancestors (abt 1800 - abt 1850)
Henry Lyons ancestors (abt 1803 - abt 1898)
Alexander Lyons ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1871)
Nancy Lyons ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1901)
Harriet Lyons ancestors (abt 1810 - abt 1893)
Winnie Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1773 - abt 1822)
Elizabeth (Holtzclaw) Parsons ancestors (abt 1776 - abt 1871)
Francis Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1777 - abt 1874)
Elias Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1785 - abt 1827)
George Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1785 - abt 1880)
Catherine Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1786 - abt 1875)
William Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1793 - abt 1855)
Hardin Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1795 - abt 1889)
Rebecca (Dobson) Hughes ancestors descendants (1747 - 1813) m. Nathaniel Hughes (abt 1742 - 1784).
James Hughes ancestors (abt 1766 - 21 Mar 1804) m. Rachel Rogers (1750 - 21 Mar 1804) on 1781.
Moses Hughes Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1768 - 1855) m. Telitha White (1770 - 1835) on 1790.
Bradford Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1791 - abt 1840)
Lankford Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (1791 - 1862)
Dorinda Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1796 - 05 Nov 1882)
Elizabeth Hughes ancestors (1806 - 1883)
Moses Hughes ancestors (1810 - 1866)
Elizabeth M. (Hughes) Shirley ancestors (1769 - 1826)
Rhoda (Hughes) Dobbins ancestors (abt 1770 - abt 1835)
Edward Hughes ancestors descendants (abt 1774 - abt 1840) m. Elizabeth Henrietta Elgin ().
Kitty (Hughes) Redmond ancestors descendants more descendants (1799 - 1878)
George Tilman Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Sep 1802 - 18 Mar 1876)
George Tillman Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Apr 1848 - 30 Jan 1931)
William Hughes ancestors (1776 - 09 Jan 1846)
John Hughes ancestors descendants (abt 1778 - 18 Sep 1841) m. Dorcus Cullins (abt 1785) abt 1800.
Wren Uriah Riall Hughes ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1878)
William H. Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - 17 Jan 1890)
John W. Hughes ancestors (abt 1827)
Mary Jane Hughes ancestors (abt 1827 - abt 1861)
Amaziah M. Hughes ancestors (abt 1834)
Nathaniel Harvey Hughes ancestors (abt 1837 - abt 1871)
Marcus Hughes ancestors (abt 1838)
Emily Opheliah Hughes ancestors (abt 1839 - abt 1878)
Nancy Lucinda Hughes ancestors (abt 1841 - 1867)
Tabitha (Dodson) Shumate ancestors descendants (abt 1748 - 22 Oct 1803) m. Daniel Shumate (abt 1749 - abt 1784) abt 1763.
Daniel D Shumate Sr ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1843) m. Jane McDavid (abt 1792 - abt 1860) abt Oct 1805.
Toliver Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (18 May 1807 - 16 Oct 1893)
Mary (Shumate) May ancestors (abt 1809 - abt 1880)
Jane (Shumate) Hambrick ancestors (abt 1815 - abt 1880)
Johnathan Shumate ancestors (abt 1815 - abt 1880)
Eli Triplett Shumate ancestors (abt 1817 - abt 1889)
Daniel D Shumate Jr ancestors descendants more descendants (1827)
Jesse G. Shumate ancestors (abt 1828 - abt 1890)
Mary (Shumate) Parker ancestors descendants (abt 1766 - abt 1838) m. Martin Parker (1765 - Jun 1833) on 1787.
Mary (Parker) Utterback ancestors descendants more descendants (02 Nov 1797 - 16 May 1877)
Lewis Shumate Sr ancestors descendants (abt 1772 - 27 May 1861) m. Mary Chadwell (abt 1772) abt 1802.
Murphy Chadwell Shumate ancestors (abt 1803 - abt 1883)
Augusta Ann (Shumate) Davis ancestors descendants more descendants (28 Feb 1803 - 12 Sep 1872)
Lewis Shumate Jr. ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1853)
Minor G. Shumate ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1845)
Mary (Shumate) Gaines ancestors (abt 1808 - abt 1880)
Walker D. Shumate ancestors (12 Oct 1809 - 27 Jul 1872)
Margaret (Shumate) Whitecotton ancestors descendants (abt 1776 - 1819) m. Harris Whitecotton (abt 1756 - abt 1803) on 4 May 1790.
James Whitecotton ancestors descendants more descendants (1793 - 1850)
Strother D Shumate ancestors descendants (20 Jan 1781 - 03 Dec 1834) m. Anne McDavid (abt 1789 - 21 Feb 1879) abt 1803.
Hampton Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (26 Mar 1805 - 15 Apr 1880)
Lucinda (Shumate) Swilling ancestors descendants more descendants (07 Feb 1807 - 01 Jan 1857)
Nancy (Shumate) Gaines ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Jan 1809 - 21 Oct 1898)
Tabitha Dodson (Shumate) Hall ancestors (05 Jan 1811 - 29 Oct 1904)
Clarinda Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Nov 1812 - 17 Dec 1873)
Sophronia Shumate ancestors (10 Jun 1816 - 23 Nov 1893)
James Jasper Shumate ancestors (25 Oct 1821 - 28 Mar 1909)
Penelope Lee (Shumate) Milford ancestors (08 Aug 1825 - 18 Aug 1886)
Ann Nancy (Shumate) Kenny ancestors (abt 1782) m. Edward Kenny (abt 1780) on 25 Jul 1796.
Charlotte (Shumate) Conway ancestors (abt 1784 - aft 1860) m. Peter Conway (abt 1778 - abt 1850) on 26 Oct 1801.
Greenham Dodson ancestors (1750 - bef 25 Aug 1777)
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1750) m. Bailey Shumate (1744).
Joshua Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (25 May 1725 - abt 1798) m. Ruth Unknown (1729 - aft 15 Jan 1770).
Charles Dodson ancestors descendants (02 Feb 1747 - 02 May 1831) m. Lucy Morgan (abt 1761 - abt 1823) bef 1776.
Milla (Dodson) Stamps ancestors (06 Feb 1776 - abt 1860)
Dillingham Dodson ancestors descendants (10 Jun 1779 - 05 May 1859) m. Mahala Logan (02 Mar 1779 - 05 Sep 1856) on 27 Apr 1799.
Charles Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Dec 1801 - 07 Oct 1839)
Rebecca Dodson ancestors (abt 1780)
Armstead Dodson ancestors descendants (08 Dec 1782 - 09 Jul 1873) m. Nancy Creel (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840) on 25 Sep 1804.
Lucy (Dodson) McGee ancestors (04 Oct 1805)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (12 Apr 1807 - 05 Sep 1823) [unmarried] [no children]
Charles Dodson ancestors (05 Apr 1809)
Thomas C. Dodson ancestors (10 Aug 1811 - 31 Dec 1811) [unmarried] [no children]
Joel Dodson ancestors (25 Jan 1813 - 30 Aug 1880)
Greenham Dodson ancestors (13 Mar 1815)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Hamilton ancestors (27 Nov 1817)
Dillingham Dodson ancestors (27 Mar 1820)
Elisha Dodson ancestors (14 Aug 1822)
Armstead Morgan Dodson ancestors (20 Oct 1825 - 09 Sep 1871)
Elisha Jefferson Dodson ancestors (31 Mar 1788 - 29 Jul 1842)
Joshua Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - abt Jun 1844) m. Sarah Warnock (bef 1750 - bef 1810) abt 1780. m. Mary Lnu (abt 1778 - 1862) aft 1807.
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (20 Nov 1785 - abt Dec 1839) m. Leah Rowden (abt 1790 - aft 1850) on 1805.
Joel Warnock Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (27 May 1806 - 31 Jan 1889)
Joshua Adam Dodson ancestors (abt 1807 - aft 1870)
Laban Madison Dodson ancestors (abt 1809)
Samuel Dodson ancestors descendants (12 Nov 1788 - 04 Sep 1872) m. Rebecca Gardner (10 Mar 1795 - 04 Jan 1872) on 26 Aug 1816.
James Warnich Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Jan 1818 - 23 Jun 1894)
William Dodson ancestors (22 Mar 1791 - 27 Oct 1878)
Dicy (Dodson) Hulsey ancestors (06 Apr 1796)
Ruth Dodson ancestors (12 Dec 1801)
Isaiah Dodson ancestors (09 Jun 1804)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (09 Dec 1806 - Sep 1841) [unmarried] [no children]
Dorcas (Dodson) Ballenger ancestors descendants (abt 1752 - abt 1814) m. James Ballenger (abt 1744 - bef 03 Sep 1813).
William Ballenger ancestors descendants (03 Feb 1772 - bef 1830) m. Mary Wingo (12 Nov 1791 - 23 Sep 1851) abt 1815.
Edward Ballenger ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Dec 1816 - 06 Dec 1877)
John Ballenger ancestors descendants (1778 - bef 1813) m. Alsie Leachman (1771 - abt 1850).
Joshua Dodson Ballenger ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Feb 1791 - 02 Sep 1833)
Francis (Ballinger) Adcock ancestors descendants (1782 - 1860) m. William Adcock (1778 - 11 Mar 1864) on 1814.
Rebecca Ann (Adcock) Smith ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1818 - 01 Mar 1882)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - abt 1785)
Joel Dodson ancestors descendants (23 Mar 1779 - Sep 1846) m. Frances Isbell Land (1784 - 1852) on 18 Oct 1806.
Elijah Dodson ancestors (02 Oct 1807 - 26 Feb 1867)
Constant Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Nov 1810 - 02 Oct 1876)
Mahala Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
William Riley Dodson ancestors (05 Oct 1814)
Joel Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1817 - aft 1880)
Nancy Dodson ancestors (11 Sep 1818)
Nancy Dodson ancestors (14 Mar 1782)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Isaac Dodson ancestors descendants (1760 - 1840)
Nancy Dodson ancestors ()
Ruth Dodson ancestors ()
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1761 - abt 1788)
Phoebe Harriet (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) m. Thomas Creel (abt 1760 - abt 1826) on 1786.
Nancy (Creel) Dodson ancestors (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840) m. Armstead Dodson (08 Dec 1782 - 09 Jul 1873) on 25 Sep 1804. [no children] [Creel-133 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
John Creel ancestors (23 Apr 1788 - 24 Mar 1833) m. Mary Belcher (28 Dec 1792 - 1835) on 5 Nov 1810. [Creel-109 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Joshua Creel ancestors (1792 - 20 Sep 1838) m. Bertha Ruth Dodson (10 Jan 1793 - 15 Aug 1873). [Creel-129 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elijah Creal ancestors (25 Sep 1793 - 07 Mar 1856)
Lorna Creel ancestors (1800)
William Creel ancestors (1802 - 1880) m. Sinah Martin (01 Jan 1797 - 11 Apr 1876). [Creel-131 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Phoebe Creel ancestors (1804 - 04 Jul 1869) m. Eli Hughes (23 Mar 1803 - 28 Jul 1891). [Creel-130 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Joel Creel ancestors (1805)
Daniel Dodson ancestors descendants (29 Apr 1769 - 25 Feb 1848) m. Sarah Peters (abt 1774 - 30 Jul 1863) on Jan 1792.
Joshua Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Jun 1794 - aft 1850) m. Sarah H. Hood (abt 1800 - aft 1870) on 21 Mar 1837.
John Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1835 - aft 1910)
Edmond Dodson ancestors descendants (13 May 1796 - 10 Dec 1882) m. Rebecca Fuller (22 Mar 1799 - 06 Mar 1869).
Salina (Dodson) Little ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Nov 1818 - 17 Sep 1902)
Edmund Dodson ancestors (13 May 1796 - 10 Dec 1882) m. Rebecca Fuller (abt 1800 - aft 1860) on 19 Jan 1818. m. Elizabeth Avery (abt 1820 - abt 1872) on 10 Jan 1870. m. Christana Powell (abt 1828 - abt 1885) on 9 Aug 1873.
Mary Dodson ancestors (24 Feb 1798)
Lochy Dodson ancestors (14 Feb 1801)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 1804 - aft 1880) m. Mahala C. Moore (abt 1809 - bef 1880) on 24 Feb 1830.
John P. Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1805) m. Linna Brown (abt 1810) on 2 Nov 1825.
Nancy Dodson ancestors (30 Aug 1822 - 13 Sep 1909)
Eliza Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (05 Nov 1828 - 13 Apr 1908)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (abt 1833)
William Dodson ancestors (01 Nov 1808 - 22 Mar 1877) m. Elizabeth Brown (12 May 1811 - 01 Apr 1881) on 2 Nov 1828.
Constantine M. Dodson ancestors descendants (19 Jan 1811 - aft 1880) m. Elizabeth S. Moore (abt 1813 - aft 1860) on 9 Dec 1829. m. Naomi Sprights (abt 1831 - aft 1880) on 23 Dec 1867.
Susan C. (Dodson) Harrison ancestors (abt 1833)
George W. Dodson ancestors (abt 1838 - 28 Aug 1862)
Hamilton Clark Dodson ancestors (09 Jul 1840 - 27 Jul 1935)
Mary Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (27 Feb 1842 - 02 Apr 1934)
Sarah J. (Dodson) Cook ancestors (28 Dec 1844 - 01 Mar 1914)
Nancy Catherine (Dodson) Walker ancestors (Jan 1846 - 31 Dec 1928)
John M. Dodson ancestors (abt 1848 - aft 1930)
Stephen Dodson ancestors descendants (26 Jan 1813 - 11 May 1897) m. Amy Margaret Brown (29 Dec 1818 - 22 Nov 1890) on 2 Nov 1832.
Benjamin Franklin Dodson ancestors (06 Jun 1845 - 20 Sep 1920)
Elisha Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (22 Feb 1727 - aft 27 Apr 1791) m. Virginia Sarah Everett (abt 13 Apr 1729 - abt 1824).
Eleanor (Dodson) Stamps ancestors descendants (abt 1749 - 10 Jul 1816) m. John Stamps Sr (1746 - 1812).
William Stamps ancestors descendants (06 Jan 1761 - 24 Jun 1844)
Bird Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Feb 1796 - 1824)
Mary Stamps ancestors (abt 1766)
Nancy Stamps ancestors (1767 - Feb 1837) m. Elias Dodson (1760 - 1812).
Elizabeth Stamps ancestors (abt 1772 - abt 1793)
Sarah Stamps ancestors (abt 1774 - abt 1780)
Rhoda Stamps ancestors (abt 1776)
Catherine (Stamps) Walters ancestors descendants (abt 1778 - Jul 1839) m. Archibald Walters (abt 1770 - 1846) on 16 Oct 1798.
Rebecca E. Walters ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Aug 1799 - bef 1850)
Felix M. Walters ancestors (13 Jan 1801)
Leannah S. Walters ancestors (17 Jun 1803 - 11 Nov 1876)
Alexander J. Walters ancestors (26 Apr 1805 - bef Nov 1848)
Permelia F. Walters ancestors (27 Aug 1807 - 10 Feb 1830)
Azariah Graves Walters ancestors (10 Mar 1810 - Sep 1899)
Matilda C. Walters ancestors (17 Dec 1812)
Mary Frances Walters ancestors (20 Dec 1814 - bef 1862)
Martha C. Walters ancestors (27 Sep 1818 - abt 1850)
Iverson B. Walters ancestors (01 Apr 1820)
Ann Eliza Walters ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Jul 1823 - aft 1880)
Timothy Stamps ancestors descendants (19 Jan 1779 - bef 21 Oct 1867) m. Mary Stamps (24 Apr 1783 - 07 May 1850) on 30 Dec 1811.
Timothy H Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (15 May 1820 - 14 May 1895)
Thomas Stamps ancestors (15 Mar 1781 - bef 18 Jul 1834)
John Stamps Jr. ancestors descendants (abt 1784 - bef 14 Sep 1843) m. Nancy Slade (10 Nov 1792 - bef 10 Nov 1844) on 13 Jan 1808.
Thomas Slade Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1814 - aft 25 Apr 1871)
Lydia Stamps ancestors (abt 1785)
Margaret Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1752 - aft 1830) m. Fortunatus Dodson (31 Mar 1740 - 1777) bef 1766. m. Raleigh Dodson Jr. (abt 1756 - 03 Jun 1836) aft 1777.
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1764 - abt 1830) m. Frances Fitzgerald (abt 1777 - aft 1844) on 12 Jan 1792. [Dodson-625 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Lydia (Dodson) Pratley ancestors (abt 1766)
Deborah Dodson ancestors (abt 1768) [unmarried] [no children]
Sarah (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors (24 Jul 1773 - 06 Sep 1827) m. Edmund Fitzgerald (1771 - abt May 1856) on 28 Dec 1790. [Dodson-860 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Unity Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - abt 1826) m. Hightower Dodson (25 Feb 1781 - 01 May 1822) on 7 Jan 1804. [Dodson-551 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Eleanor (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors (18 Mar 1780 - 15 May 1844) m. John Bannister Fitzgerald II (18 Apr 1778 - 21 Jan 1858) on 9 Mar 1799. [Dodson-1089 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Presley Dodson ancestors (abt 1788 - 19 Jan 1840) m. Mary Bays Beach (abt 1802 - aft 1860) on 16 Sep 1823. [Dodson-1104 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Bird Dodson ancestors (16 Sep 1790 - 09 Feb 1869) m. Judith Holland (abt 1799 - aft 1870) on 6 Jun 1817. [Dodson-1091 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Lydia Dodson ancestors (abt 1753)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (aft 1754 - bef 1791) [unmarried] [no children]
Ruth Dodson ancestors descendants (25 Dec 1754 - 22 Nov 1828) m. Jesse Dodson (22 Nov 1752 - 22 Nov 1843).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (abt 1775)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1780) m. Obadiah Jennings (abt 1760 - 12 Apr 1830). [Dodson-824 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 17 Sep 1785 - 1858) m. Sallie Catherine McGregor (1792 - 1868) bef 1811. [Dodson-826 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson ancestors (17 Sep 1785 - 27 Apr 1864) m. Mary Matlock (06 Nov 1788 - 09 Feb 1855) on 3 Nov 1803. [Dodson-825 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors (07 Mar 1791 - 03 Jul 1878) [Dodson-827 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Sarah (Dodson) Matlock ancestors (1795 - abt 1860)
Sarah (Dodson) McGregor ancestors (1801 - 01 Jun 1870) m. Jehu McGregor (1800 - Apr 1866). [Dodson-4370 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Ruth (Dodson) Ware ancestors (abt 01 Apr 1802 - 02 Mar 1885) m. Allen Ware (abt 15 Mar 1800 - 26 Feb 1885) abt 1819. [Dodson-831 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Jemima Dodson ancestors (abt 1757)
Sarah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - 21 Sep 1835) m. Thomas Greenham Dodson (abt 1742 - abt 1830).
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1780 - May 1850) m. Ann Dodson () on 19 May 1808. [Dodson-1127 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Greenham H. Dodson ancestors (01 Oct 1783 - 03 Oct 1866) m. Mary Brooks (abt 1793 - 26 Feb 1874) on 9 Jan 1808. [Dodson-2301 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Hightower Dodson ancestors (1788 - abt 1876) m. Sallie Dodson (abt 1790 - bef 1832) on 4 Jul 1807. m. Sarah Hanks (15 Mar 1790) on 25 Jun 1832. [Dodson-1122 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Tabitha (Dodson) Patterson ancestors (abt 1795 - 1854) m. Moses Patterson (abt 1790 - bef 1830). [Dodson-11 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson Jr. ancestors (abt 1761 - aft 1795)
Presley Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1762 - 1837)
Mary Ann (Dodson) Trogden ancestors descendants (abt 1827 - aft 14 Jun 1880) m. James Trogden (abt 1835) on 5 Nov 1856.
Samantha E (Trogden) Seals ancestors (abt 1857)
Jesse Trogden ancestors (abt 1860)
Sarah J (Trogden) Mooneyham ancestors (26 Jan 1862 - 02 Jul 1940)
Mary Elizabeth (Trogden) Mooneyham ancestors (03 Mar 1864 - 28 Nov 1923)
James A Trogden ancestors (abt 1865 - 25 Dec 1942)
John Troglin ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Feb 1866 - 22 Oct 1938)
Nancy Margaret (Trogden) Dodson ancestors (23 Feb 1873 - 28 Jun 1939)
William E. Dodson ancestors descendants (bef 1773 - abt 1821) m. Tabitha Hendrick (bef 1776 - 1820) on 19 Jul 1794. m. Margaret Walters ( - Jun 1843) on 21 Feb 1821.
James Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Dec 1798 - 27 Jan 1875) m. Catherine Gardner (1804 - 20 May 1861) on 7 Apr 1821.
William D Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1826 - 20 Feb 1865)
Bartholomew Richard Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1683)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1701) m. Lambeth Dodson Jr (abt 1715).
Williamson Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1738 - 06 May 1832)
Mary Dodson ancestors () m. Joseph Dodson (abt 1776).
Charles Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1745 - abt 1831)
Charles Dodson III ancestors ()
James Dodson ancestors ()
Richard Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Reuben Dodson ancestors descendants (1750 - 10 Sep 1804) m. Agnes Whitlock (24 Feb 1758 - 07 Jan 1855) on 10 Feb 1780.
Mary Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1774 - aft 1863) m. David Tilley (bef 1780 - 25 Mar 1859) on 1791.
Reuben Dodson Tilley ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 22 May 1794 - 23 Apr 1873)
Obediah Dodson ancestors (bef 1775)
Alexander Dodson ancestors (abt 1776)
Sabrinah Dodson ancestors (1777) m. George Neal (bef 1800) bef 1824. m. Robert Hall (bef 1810) on 16 Dec 1824.
George Washington Dodson ancestors (abt 1783 - abt 1842) m. Martha Lockhart (1773 - abt 1848) abt 8 Apr 1793. m. Unknown Neal (aft 1783) abt 15 Jan 1807.
Lambeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1788 - abt 01 Oct 1838) m. Patsy Deatheridge (aft 1800) abt 19 Aug 1817. m. Nancy Groves (abt 1800) abt 2 Mar 1828.
Lambeth Dodson III ancestors descendants (Feb 1751 - abt 1814)
Jane Dodson ancestors (1775)
John Dodson ancestors (abt 1778)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1785)
William Abraham Dotson ancestors descendants (abt 1786 - 02 Jan 1861) m. Clarissa Cook (1820 - 1897) abt 1839.
Doctor Floyd Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Apr 1813 - bef 1880)
David Crockett Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (Mar 1854 - 10 Apr 1933)
Essau Dodson ancestors (1754)
James Dodson ancestors (23 Dec 1716)
John Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1687 - abt 1784) m. Elizabeth Goad (1705 - 1799).
Martha Ann Dodson ancestors (07 Nov 1725)
Moses Dodson ancestors (12 Jan 1729)
John Dodson Jr ancestors (12 Aug 1731 - 27 Jul 1734)
Peter Dodson ancestors descendants (22 May 1735 - Sep 1800)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1760 - bef 1800)
Joseph Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1778 - aft 1814)
George Peter Dodson ancestors (abt 1798 - 01 Jul 1881)
Jacob Dodson ancestors (abt 1800)
Phillip William Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1810 - aft 1868)
Mary F Dodson ancestors (abt 1836)
Lemuel Dodson ancestors (abt 1841)
Martha E Dodson ancestors (abt 1844)
Thomas W Dodson ancestors (abt 1845)
Sarah C Dodson ancestors (abt 1846)
John H Dodson ancestors (abt 1849)
David C Dodson ancestors (abt 1852)
Charles Phillip Dodson ancestors (30 Dec 1859)
Lena Leota Dodson ancestors (27 Mar 1868)
Lewis Leten Dodson ancestors (27 Mar 1868)
Mary Ann Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Joseph Dodson ancestors descendants (05 Sep 1814 - 07 Feb 1868) m. Priscilla Helsley (Feb 1827 - abt 1904) on 1 Aug 1843.
Mary Elizabeth (Dodson) Woofter ancestors descendants more descendants (25 May 1844 - 20 Feb 1904)
Charles L'Hanlon Dodson ancestors (1846 - 12 Aug 1910)
Philoma Ellen Dodson ancestors (abt 1848)
Louisa Catherine (Dodson) Waldeck ancestors descendants more descendants (10 Aug 1849 - 26 Sep 1932)
Elmer Helsley Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Feb 1852 - 11 Feb 1911)
Jacob Columbus Dodson ancestors (10 Aug 1854)
Albertus Nimrod Dodson ancestors (29 Jan 1857)
Edward Norval Hartman Dodson ancestors (1860)
Arthur Elsworth Dodson ancestors (1864 - 09 Jul 1946)
Porter Frederick Dodson ancestors (02 Feb 1866)
Esther Dodson ancestors (1780)
Ruth Dodson ancestors (1784)
Martha Dodson ancestors (abt 1785)
Jacob Dodson ancestors descendants (1790)
Jacob Dodson ancestors (19 Jan 1823 - 19 Mar 1904)
Lydia Dodson ancestors (27 Feb 1825)
Rebecca Dodson ancestors (15 Jan 1827 - 31 Mar 1903)
Ruben Dodson ancestors (10 Feb 1829)
Mary Catherine Dodson ancestors (20 May 1831)
Levi Dodson ancestors descendants (02 Mar 1837 - 09 Apr 1880)
Virginia A Dodson ancestors (abt 1863 - 03 Sep 1876)
Charles Frederick Dodson ancestors descendants (05 Dec 1841 - 06 Jun 1905)
William L Dodson ancestors (01 Apr 1864)
Thomas Rosser Dodson ancestors (01 May 1867)
Edward Ira Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Dec 1869)
Ellen Cordelia Dodson ancestors (1873)
John Albert Dodson ancestors (06 Mar 1876)
Cora Alice Dodson ancestors (08 Aug 1880)
Bertha Mae Dodson ancestors (09 Jun 1885)
Nancy E Dodson ancestors (abt 1876)
Francis L Dodson ancestors (03 Sep 1876)
Susannah Dodson ancestors (03 Sep 1876)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (21 Jun 1741)
James Dodson ancestors descendants (1750 - 22 Nov 1843) m. Rhoda Unknown (1761 - 1795).
Sampson Hillard Dotson ancestors descendants (1787 - 1872) m. Ruth Parker Sellers (1797 - 1860) on 1815.
Zachariah M Dotson ancestors ( - 03 Nov 1862)
Sarah A (Dotson) Queen ancestors descendants (abt 1815) m. James Campbell Queen (1812 - 26 Jan 1897).
Sarah A. (Queen) Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 29 Jul 1844 - abt Aug 1892)
Rebecca Jane (Dotson) Berry ancestors (1823 - 1889)
Matthew Houston Dotson ancestors descendants (1832) m. Margaret Ann Laramore (abt 1832 - 1910).
James Dotson ancestors (1854)
George C. Dotson ancestors (05 Mar 1856 - abt 1936)
Mary (Dotson) Laramore ancestors (1857)
Ruth Ann (Dotson) Schafer ancestors (Jul 1859 - 22 May 1924)
Barbara Catherine (Dotson) Dunlap ancestors (21 Sep 1863 - 28 Jan 1943)
Sarah C Dotson ancestors (1864 - 1937)
L. C. J. Dotson ancestors (1868)
Minerva Jane (Dotson) Anderson ancestors (18 Feb 1870 - 07 Sep 1949)
John R Dotson ancestors (1872)
B. L. Dotson ancestors (1875)
Lambeth Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1689 - aft 1780) m. Sarah Harris (abt 1693 - abt 1736).
Lambeth Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1715) m. Elizabeth Dodson (abt 1701).
Williamson Dodson ancestors (abt 1738 - 06 May 1832) [Dodson-636 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Charles Dodson Sr. ancestors (abt 1745 - abt 1831) [Dodson-637 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Reuben Dodson ancestors (1750 - 10 Sep 1804) m. Agnes Whitlock (24 Feb 1758 - 07 Jan 1855) on 10 Feb 1780. [Dodson-641 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Lambeth Dodson III ancestors (Feb 1751 - abt 1814) [Dodson-635 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Richard Dodson ancestors descendants (1753 - abt 1829)
Mary Dodson ancestors ()
Sally Dodson ancestors ()
Charles Dodson ancestors (abt 1782)
Jeremiah Dodson ancestors (abt 1792)
Richard Dodson Jr. ancestors (abt 1799)
Essau Dodson ancestors (1754)
George Dodson ancestors (abt 1717)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (abt 1718)
Charles Dodson ancestors (abt 1720)
John Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1721 - aft 1830)
James Dodson ancestors (abt 1750)
John Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1750)
John Dodson III ancestors descendants (abt 1770) m. Sarah Dodson (1779) abt 14 Jan 1800.
Noah Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants more descendants (1794 - aft 1860)
Hiram Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1800)
Samuel Dodson ancestors (abt 1804)
James Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1807)
John Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Valentine Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Samuel Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1750)
Sarah Dodson ancestors descendants (1779) m. John Dodson III (abt 1770) abt 14 Jan 1800.
Noah Dodson Sr. ancestors (1794 - aft 1860) [Dodson-4638 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Hiram Dodson ancestors (abt 1800) [Dodson-999 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Samuel Dodson ancestors (abt 1804)
James Dodson ancestors (abt 1807) [Dodson-2403 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
John Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Valentine Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Susanna R Dodson ancestors (abt 1756 - abt 1792)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (06 Mar 1758 - 24 Nov 1840) m. Sarah Barron (09 Feb 1760 - aft 1840) on 1779.
Jemima (Dodson) Trapp ancestors descendants (abt 1780 - 1879) m. Martin Trapp III (1780 - 1824) on 11 Oct 1804.
Jemima (Trapp) Crump ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - 1880)
Mary Adelaine (Trapp) Allison ancestors descendants more descendants (29 Nov 1806 - 08 Jul 1847)
Nancy (Trapp) Linville ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1808 - 1863)
John Trapp ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 07 Jan 1814 - 25 Oct 1878)
William R. Trapp ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Sep 1819 - 06 Jan 1879)
Docia Ann (Trapp) Allison ancestors descendants more descendants (29 May 1823 - 05 Sep 1870)
Nancy (Dodson) Trapp ancestors descendants (1780 - abt 1815) m. John Trapp (1776 - aft 1853) on 28 Aug 1800.
Job Trapp ancestors descendants more descendants (1810 - abt 1884)
Mary Dodson ancestors (03 Apr 1724)
Isaac Dodson ancestors descendants (11 Sep 1730 - abt 1768)
Isaac Dodson Jr. ancestors ( - aft 1769)
Joshua Dodson ancestors descendants (bef 1768 - 1816)
Samuel Dodson ancestors descendants (1790)
John L Dodson ancestors (10 Apr 1836)
Sarah Dodson ancestors (abt 1802)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1804)
John W Dodson ancestors (abt 1806)
Greenup Dodson ancestors (abt 1808)
Drury Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Patsy Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Ann Dodson ancestors (20 Jul 1734)
William Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (1690 - Jul 1746) m. Elizabeth Dale (abt 1694 - 1728).
William Dodson Jr. ancestors ( - 1784)
William Dodson ancestors (1710)
Stephen Dodson ancestors descendants (1714 - abt 1755)
Edward Dodson ancestors ( - 11 Jan 1808)
John Dodson ancesto

CHARLES DODSON SR.

CHARLES DODSON SR. was born about 1649 in Rappahannock (Present day Richmond) County, Virginia. He died between 1704–1705 in Richmond County, Virginia. When he was 29, He married Ann (Maiden Name Unknown) between 1678–1680 in Rappahannock (Present day Richmond) County, Virigina.

CHARLES DODSON SR. was buried between 1704–1705 in Richmond County, Virginia; Exact burial location unknown; FAG Memorial #79691428. He signed his will between 1705–02 Jul 1706 in Richmond County, Virginia.

CHARLES DODSON SR. and Ann (Maiden Name Unknown) had the following children:

Thomas Dodson Sr was born on 15 May 1681 in Old Rappahannock (Present day Richmond) County, Virginia. He died on 1739/40 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married Mary Durham in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Charles Jr.

LAMBETH DODSON SR. was born after 16 Apr 1692 in Richmond County, Virginia (Richmond County was created 16 April 1692 form Old Rappahannock County, Virginia.). He died about 1780 in North Carolina. He married Sarah about 1720 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Bartholomew Richard.

William.

Anne.

Elizabeth.

John Dodson was born about 1700 in Richmond County, Virginia. He died in 1784 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Source: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, Volume I; Chapter 1.

Family Members
Spouse
Anne Elmore Dodson
1654–1715 (m. 1678)

Children
Charles Dodson
1679–1715

Thomas Jesse Dodson
1681–1740

Lambeth Dodson
1692–1780

Gravesite Details husband of Annie Elmore Dodson 1654-1715 North Farnh Parish,Rich, Va.

end of profile

Birth:
Now Richmond County. Click here to view maps, record & history of Richmond County, Virginia ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_County,_Virginia

Possessions:
Charles first appears in Old Rappahannock County in 1679 in a lease type arrangement with Peter Elmore. Charles does not purchase his own land until 1686, so he clearly didn’t have funds until that time. Nor did Charles patent land, so apparently someone else took credit for his 50 acre headright.

Died:
Richmond County has nothing whatever to do with the city of Richmond. There was no city of Richmond at that time. Richmond City sits in Henrico Co., Va, but it has no Court House. The county was named for His Grace, The First Duke of Richmond, or for Richmond in Surry County, England.

"The Three Rivers Chronicle", Publication of the Three Rivers Historical Society at Hemingway, S.C. 29554, Volume VII March, 1987 No. 1

http://www.joepayne.org/rappa.htm

Charles married Anne LNU in 1678 in (Rappahannock County, Virginia). Anne was born in 1654 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, a British Colony in America; died on 1 Aug 1715 in Richmond County, Virginia; was buried in North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1654, England
• Probate: 4 Mar 1718

Notes:

We’ve now produced evidence that suggests Ann Dodson is not Ann Elmore. However, we still have no idea who Ann Dodson is.

We also don’t know who Charles Dodson’s parents were, or where he came from either. We do know that there is no record of any Dodson family in the region before Charles first appears in the 1679 transaction between Charles Dodson and Peter Elmore.

For all we know, Charles and Ann may have married in England, or wherever they were before they are found in Rappahannock County in 1679.

By that time, Ann and Charles have at least one son, Charles Jr., have probably been married about 9 years and most likely have had about 4 children. We know that Charles Jr. lived to adulthood, and it’s safe to say that Thomas born in 1781 is the second son that lived, but we don’t know if any of the children born between Charles and Thomas survived.

Can Ann Dodson Write?

Ann witnesses four documents in 1693, 1694 and 1705. It appears that she signed her name, although that may simply be because the clerk did not mention that she could not write and signed with a mark. Given that her son, Charles Jr., also married an Ann, it’s difficult to discern which Ann was signing, although the ones where Charles Jr. is absent are much more likely to have been signed by Ann, wife of Charles Sr.

If Ann is literate, it makes the probability that she was raised in England much more likely than being raised in early Virginia.

end of commentary

Died:
in Farnham Parish...

Notes:

Residence (Family):
Many families with names familiar to us here also lived along Totuskey Creek, and the Rappahannock River. Along with William and Sarah Stone there was living in the Northern Neck of Virginia in 1680 William, Thomas and John Chandlor; John , William and James Creel; Robert, James and Henry Austin, who also lived on Totuskey Creek. There was Charles and Thomas Dodson; Charles, John, William, and Alexander Fleming; William, John, George, and Robert Taylor; Samuel Godwin, many Turners and Tunes, Many Colemans and Coles, and Pursells and others.

Source: The Three Rivers Chronicle
Publication of the Three Rivers Historical Society at Hemingway, S.C. 29554
Volume VII March, 1987 No. 1... http://www.joepayne.org/rappa.htm

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 6 Mar 1661, Richmond County, Virginia
• Will: 11 Aug 1711, Richmond County, Virginia
• Alt Death: Bef June 1, 1715
• Probate: 1 Jun 1715, Richmond County, Virginia

Notes:

Thomas is NOT the son of Henry DURHAM of Bermuda...

Posted By: Mrs. Gene Rooks
Email: generooks@cfl.rr.com
Subject:Thomas NOT son of Henry of Bermuda
Post Date:December 13, 1998 at 19:01:23
Message URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/durham/messages/278.html
Forum:Durham Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/durham/

Sorry, guys, LDS records notwithstanding, Thomas DURHAM 1661/1715 of Richmond Co.VA married to Dorothy ??? is NOT the son of Gov. Henry DURHAM of Bermuda. I bought that story too, but couldn't prove it was the same Thomas. Finally I wrote Bermuda Archives, and received an abstract of a lawsuit filed in Bermuda in 1734 that definitely proved that the Thomas who was born to Gov. Hunt lived and died in Bermuda where he had a son "Richard Durham of Sandys tribe marriner Eldest son and heir of Thomas Durham Late of the same Gent: dec'd, who was the son of Henry Durham, Esq.

"The suit was in regard to property in Bermuda lately in the possession of Judith DURHAM, Henry's wife. I would love to know also who the parents of our Thomas of Virginia were, but they weren't Henry and Judith Hunt DURHAM of Bermuda. I will say there is an outside chance there could be a collateral relationship, since the father of Henry DURHAM of Bermuda also named Thomas had other sons, who also may have had a son named Thomas, and of course there was trading, etc. between Bermuda and Virginia during that time, of which scant records were kept.. Incidentally, since these are our ancestors also, Jim, I'd be really pleased to hear from you about clues you have for the possible family for Dorothy and her sisters.

Gene in Gotha.
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Richmond County,VA Wills,03-210,

"Will of Thomas Durham, dated 4 Aug 1711; proved 1 June 1715

to wife Dorothy, my plantation and lands for her natural life, and at her death plantation and lands to son Thomas Durham and Mary his wife provided he signs over 50 acres to my son John Durham or pay him 8,000 pounds tobacco and to daughter Mary Dodson, 1,500 pounds of tobacco. -grandson, Thomas Dodson.

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Thomas Durham Sr
Born about 6 Mar 1661 in Port Royal, Bermuda [uncertain]
Son of Henry Durham and Judith Hunt
Brother of Thomas Durham [half] and Esq Thomas Durham esq [half]
Husband of Dorothy Smoot — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Dorothy Doreen Unknown — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of Richard Durham, Samuel Durham, Mary May (Durham) Dodson, Thomas Durham Jr and John Durham
Died 30 May 1715 in Richmond County, Virginiamap
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Contents

1 Disputed Parents and eldest son Richard
2 Presumed Second Son Samuel
3 Biography
3.1 Second Wife's Origin
3.2 Will
4 Sources

Disputed Parents and eldest son Richard

It has often been assumed that Thomas was the son of Henry Durham and Judith Hunt, who married Feb. 14, 1660 in Port Royal, Carine, Bermuda. This couple did have a son Thomas who was baptized 6 Mar. 1661, the right age to be Thomas Durham of Richmond County.[1] Henry Durham was a mariner or sea captain. [2]

However, per a 1998 genforum post: "I wrote Bermuda Archives, and received an abstract of a lawsuit filed in Bermuda in 1734 that definitely proved that the Thomas who was born to Gov. Hunt lived and died in Bermuda where he had a son "Richard Durham of Sandys tribe marriner Eldest son and heir of Thomas Durham Late of the same Gent: dec'd, who was the son of Henry Durham, Esq. The suit was in regard to property in Bermuda lately in the possession of Judith DURHAM, Henry's wife.[3]

Whooever wrote the above quote assumes that because Thomas Durham was described as "late of" Sandys Tribe, Bermuda, that Thomas died there. That doesn't have to be the case. "Late of" can mean "moved away from." The father of Thomas Durham of Burmuda was a mariner, and the son of Thomas Durham of Bermuda was a mariner, which leads to the logical supposition that Thomas himself was a mariner. And of course mariners sailed to other places and sometimes had more than one residence. Thomas Durham could have promised his Bermuda property to his eldest son, and then set up a household in Virginia in order to eventually obtain land for his younger sons, while maintaining and occasionally visiting his Bermuda property (which was actually under the control of his widowed mother with her dower right).

There is one important piece of evidence to support such a supposition. In Bermuda at the time it was forbidden to build boats or ships, because the Bermuda Company wanted all the settlers to grow tobacco. This means that mariners from Bermuda had to develop relationships with shipwrights and boatwrights to build and repair their ships and the boats that their ships carried. Thomas Durham of Richmond County, Virginia married the granddaughter of a boatwright. William Smoot was recruited by the Virginia Company in 1637 to settle in Virginia, and eventually was induced to relocate to Charles County, Maryland. In addition, there was a "Durham and Hall Shipping Co. 1702 Philadelphia ... sailing up and down the eastern seaboard, to England and to the Caribbean. The account of this shipping Company losing a ship in Lynn Heaven Inlet, VA, in 1702, can be read in the book by Don Shomette, called "Pirates on the Chesapeake Bay."[4] For further research: Michael Jarvis, In the Eye of All Trade: Bermuda, Bermudians, and the Maritime Atlantic World (2010). And to continue the boat-builder theme, there was the legendary Robert Durham, inventor of the "Durham Boats" that would later carry George Washington and his troops across the Delaware River in the successful Christmas Day attack at Trenton, New Jersey.[5]

Biography

It appears that Thomas Durham, by an unknown first wife, had sons Richard and Samuel. Thomas's son Thomas was referred to as the eldest son of wife Dorothy (but not Thomas's eldest) in both a 1707 land record and in Thomas's will (see below). Thomas presumably married Dorothy around 1685, as his daughter Mary (identified as Dorothy's eldest daughter) was born in 1686.

Thomas Durham was in Richmond County, Virginia as early as 1686, when the baptism of his daughter Mary was recorded. The baptisms of sons Thomas (1690) and John (1698) also appear in the parish register.

On 10 Mar. 1693/4 Thomas Durham witnessed the will of Elizabeth Grady (probated 4 Nov. 1702), who left all her land to Mary Smoot, daughter of William Smoot (the uncle of Thomas Durham's wife Dorothy), who was executor of the will. Other witnesses to the will were Richard Draper and John Rankin.[6] Mary Smoot would eventually marry Thomas Durham's son Thomas.

Second Wife's Origin

It is now known that Dorothy, wife of Thomas Durham and mother of his three youngest children, was the daughter of Mary (Smoot) Gilbert, youngest sister of William Smoot.[7]

It was often speculated that Dorothy was a daughter of William Smoot Jr., who was actually Dorothy's maternal uncle. William Smoot Jr. conveyed property to Dorothy Durham in 1700 "with love and affection." Various records prove that Dorothy Durham, Thomazin Goodridge, and Alice Chinn were all sisters.[8] However, the women are only recorded by their married names. The maiden name has not been proved.[9][8]

Sources

? Julia E. Mercer, Bermuda Settlers of the 17th Century: Genealogical Notes from Bermuda, p. 49.
? On p. 119 of Julia E. Mercer's Bermuda Settlers of the 17th Century: Genealogical Notes from Bermuda is a record that Henry Durham and others were allowed to fish for whales in 1676.
? Thomas NOT son of Henry of Bermuda.
? Ancestral Durham Research website, by Harry Muncey and Raymond Durham.
? History of the Durham Boat
? Byron K. Durham's Durham Family Heritage website, citing Wills of Richmond County, p. 9.
? See Dorothy's profile for sources.
? 8.0 8.1 Ule, Michelle Duval, compiler The Dodsons, Durhams, Roses and Nevilles. Spring, 2000, Michelle Ule's Website Author generously provided a PDF.
? Louer, Graham "William Smoot Was NOT the Father of Dorothy Durham" genforum post April 25, 2012, Web accessed May 25, 2014.
? Portions of the will are quoted at this 1998 genforum post by Gene Brooks. The majority of the will is included in a 1998 will by Michelle Ule, posted by her at this 1999 forum post. The entire will is quoted at Byron K. Durham's Durham Family Heritage website.
See also:

Williams, Mrs. Sherman, Compiler & Editor The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Two Volumes with index in Volume Two. Volume Two contains abstracts & transcripts of documents. (Easley, SC: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988) Call Number: CS 71 D648
Durham, Keith Byron Descendants of David Milton Durham and Jane Coleman (with sources) accessed online 3/14/14

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Will of Thomas Durham

Will dated 4 Aug 1711; Probated 1 Jun 1715. Named wife Dorothy, children Thomas, John and Mary Durham., a grandson Thomas Dodson. [Richmond Co WB 3, p210][10]

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Durham of Northfarnham in the County of Richmond...

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Dear and Loving wife Dorothy Durham the use of my Plantations, together with all my Lands and Tenements with all and Every of their Appurtenances--Profits and Commoditys ----Belonging or appertaining for and During the ----of her natural Life and after her Decease if my Son Thomas Durham and Mary his wife do by some sufficient instrument in writing under their hands and seals and affording to due forme of Law Release and Acquitt all and singular their Right ,title and Interest in and unto Fifty acres of Land being the same Tract & Plantations which we had conveyed us by Mary Gilbert unto my son John Durham and his heirs or pay him the said: John Durham Eight Thousand Pounds of Tobacco in Lieu of His said Land and also pay unto my Daughter Mary Dodson Fifteen hundred pounds of Tobacco that then and upon this consideration-----aforesaid: I do give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas Durham and his heirs Lawfully Begotten and for want of such issue unto my son John Durham and his heirs Lawfully Begotten and for want of such issue unto my GrandSon Thomas Dodson and his heirs. But if my said son Thomas Durham doth refuse and will not release the said fifty acres of Land nor pay the Tobacco aforesaid: I do will and Bequeath the said Plantation whereon I now dwell with all my Lands unto my son John Durham and his heirs---

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son John Durham Fifty acres of Land more or less being the Plantation with all the Tract and Parcell of Land that was Conveyed us by Mary Gilbert, to have and to hold the said Tract and Parcell of Land with the appurtainances unto my said son John Durham and his heirs Lawfully begotten and for want of such issue unto my GrandSon Thomas Dodson and his heirs-

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son John Durham one Feather Bed and Furniture, one Cow and calf, one Mare and Iron Pott, Two ____ Dishes and half a dozen Plates

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Dodson Five Thousand Pounds of Tobacco; Fifteen hundred Pounds of the same to be paid by my son Thomas Durham within Nine months after the Decise of my wife and Five hundred the Rest of the said Tobacco to be paid by my Son John Durham at the Decease of my Wife----

Item. I give and Bequeath all the Residue of my Estate, Goods, Cattle and Chattells unto my wife Dorothy Durham for & During her widowhood, but if she doth Marry that _____ off my Personall Estate, Except what is herein given to John Durham shall be Equally Divided between my wife and my three Children, and I do make and Ordain my Dear & well beloved Wife Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament---Rattifying and Confirming this & none other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Fourth Day of August in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven.

Signed, Sealed & Published and Declared in the presence of us-- Joan O Searles her mark, Arthur Kay his mark, Miles Walters Thomas Durham his mark (seal)

Att. at a Court held for Richmond County ye first Day of June 1715 This Will was approved in open Court by the oaths of Arthur Key & Joan Searles ______ of the Witness or tthereto be on admitted to Recored...Tests M: Beckewith C.C.O."

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Thomas Durham (before 1649-1715), A Governor’s Son?, 52 Ancestors #161
Posted on May 20, 2017
Thomas Durham’s land ultimately fell into Richmond county, on the peninsula of land known as the Northern Neck of Virginia.

We know nothing about Thomas Durham’s early life, except it’s unlikely that he was born on the Northern Neck of Virginia. In 1652, in Northumberland County, part of which ultimately became Richmond County, all men had to sign an oath of loyalty, and there is no Durham name among the signers.

The Northern Neck area was still inhabited by Indians at that time, and the region was not easily settled, although people were pushing into the area and carving out farmsteads – much to the chagrin of the Indians whose land they were settling upon.

According to “A Tricentennial Portrait” by Robert Harper for the Richmond County, Tricentennial Commission:

In September 1661, the area that would become Richmond County had its own version of warfare when Indians killed 3 men in retaliation for the killing of an Indian man in the spring. The situation escalated and for the next 5 years, raids ensued.

In an unrelated, but threatening incident, the Dutch fleet appeared in the Rappahannock River in 1666. They engaged, and most of the men on the ship were killed. Then, on November 8th, 1666, the worst hurricane to hit Virginia in the 17th century arrived, destroying more than 10,000 buildings and hurling hail the size of eggs.

In case you don’t know, hail the size of marbles descends at about 20 miles an hour, but hail the size of baseballs descends at the rate of over 100 miles an hour. A 100 mile an hour baseball sized piece of hail kills people as well as livestock and wildlife.

A fort was erected at the head of Cat Point Creek to protect settlers within a 20 mile radius, which tells us there were few settlers. Fortunately, a treaty was reached with the Dutch before the fort came into use.

In 1675, war with Indians continues, with 2 settlers being killed in Richmond County by Indians from Maryland. A retaliatory force of 30 men crossed the Potomac River into Maryland and killed Indian King and 10 warriors.

On January 21, 1675/1676, a group of northern Indians went to war with the English and killed 36 people in Rappahannock County. Starting near Port Royal, the Indian warriors fanned out in a circle and destroyed everything English. Turning down the river valley, their objective was to kill 10 men for every Indian who had been killed.

Small groups of planters met for protection and begged Governor Berkeley to send them a commissioned leader. Berkley wrote that no leader could be sent until the next Assembly meeting and ordered the residents to build a new fort at the head of the Rappahannock River (Cat Tail Creek.)

Berkley’s idea was that the Indians would attack the fort in number and not harass the isolated farmers. In February of 1676/1677, the Governor sent an order that no more than 10 men could meet as a group due to fear of a general uprising against him. This act was the fuel that the Indians needed and a number of attacks were carried out on the small groups of settlers.

Richmond County wasn’t very safe and was likely not a location one would choose to settle with a family. A decade later, things had calmed, the remnants of the Indians were gone, and births of many English families were being recorded in the Farnham Parish Church register.

Thomas Durham’s Life

I’ve rebuilt Thomas’s life, as best I can, by extracting the records from the early Virginia counties, beginning with the formation of York County in 1633 and for the next hundred years in Northumberland, Lancaster, Old Rappahannock and Richmond as they were formed from the original York County. Richmond and Essex were both formed in 1692 when old Rappahannock was dissolved and divided into half, with Richmond County being on the north of the Rappahannock River and Essex on the South.



We don’t know where Thomas Durham came from, but we do know that the first record that includes Thomas is found in the Farnham Parish church register with the birth of his daughter, Mary, to Thomas and Dorothy Durham on June 5, 1686.

Additional births attributed to Thomas and Dorothy were for son, Thomas on June 17, 1690 and son John on November 23, 1698.

These records suggest that Thomas was already married to Dorothy who has been reported to be related to the Smoots by sometime in 1685, if not earlier. Dorothy’s history will be reviewed in a separate article.

Farnham Parish was split into two when Old Rappahannock County was split into Richmond and Essex County, with Richmond County becoming North Farnham Parish and Essex County becoming South Farnham Parish.

The North Farnham Parish register transcription, which includes the original Farnham Parish records, does still exist, but is fragmentary and known to be incomplete.

Who is Elizabeth Grady?

In a will written by Elizabeth Grady on March 10, 1693/94 and probated on Nov 4, 1702, Mary Smoot daughter of William Smoot is left all of Elizabeth Grady’s land. The executor of the estate is William Smoot, and the witnesses are Thomas Durham, Richard Draper and John Rankin.

Court Order Book Page 184 July 1, 1702 – Will of Elizabeth Grady proved by oaths of John Rankin and Thomas Durham.

This question of Elizabeth’s identity has further reaching implications than it appears, because the people involved are intertwined.

Thomas Durham’s son, Thomas Durham, marries this same Mary Smoot about 1710. Furthermore, based on a 1700 transaction, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Durham is related to William Smoot in some fashion.

Lastly, Thomas Durham and William Smoot appear to be neighbors and lifelong friends.

To answer the question more directly, I have no idea who Elizabeth Grady is, nor why she would be leaving land to Mary Smoot – but tracking Elizabeth Grady and figuring out who she is and how she was connected might well lead to unraveling other mysteries involving the Smooth and Durham families.

The 1700 Deed

August 2, 1700 – Deed of gift. William Smoot Sr. of N. Farnham Parish Richmond Co. for consideration received and for the great love that I have and beare unto Dorothy Durham wife of Thomas Durham of same county and her children do give unto her and her children a 62 acre parcel of land bounded by Thomas Durham, branch of Morattico Creek, land of the same William Smoot Sr., land of Rowland Lawson, line of Mr. Grimes and line of Clare. If in case the said Dorothy Durham die that then the land shall come to Thomas Durham eldest son of the said Dorothy and in case that he die without issue that then the land shall come to John Durham second son of the said Dorothy and in case that he die without issue that the land shall come to Mary Durham eldest dau of the said Dorothy Durham and in case she shall happen to die without issue that then the land shall come to the fourth, fifth, sixth and c children of the same Dorothy, but in case of want of issue that the land shall descend to Ann Fox wife of William Fox of Lancaster Co., gent. Wit John Simmons, Thomas Mackey, ack Aug 7, 1700 Book 3 page 57

Aug 2, 1700 – Power of attorney Jane Smoot wife of William Smoot Sr. having appointed Edward Jones my attorney to ack the above gift to Dorothy Durham and her children. Wit Thomas Mackey, Edmond Overton. Book 3 page 58

Court Order Book Page 56, August 7, 1700 – Ordered that the deed for land ack in this court by William Smoot Sr unto Dorothy Durham, wife of Thomas Durham, be recorded.

This deed is quite interesting and somewhat perplexing. Just to keep the players straight, William Smoot is the father of Mary Smoot, to whom Mary Grady left her land. Clearly there is a very close connection between William Smoot and Dorothy Durham.

First, this deed names Dorothy’s living children that are documented in the North Farnham Parish registers. The deed was written in August 1700 and John Durham was born on November 23, 1698.

This deed tells us that of Dorothy’s children, Mary is the eldest living daughter rand John and Thomas are the eldest living sons. Given John’s birth date, they have to be the only living sons. What we don’t know is whether or not the children referenced as 4th, 5th and 6th are living or are speculative in case they exist in the future.

It’s certainly unlikely that between 1686 and 1700 and Dorothy only had 3 children. Six or 7, assuming they all lived until weaned, would be more normal. If the children 4-6 noted in the will, were living, they were assuredly females.

Second, this deed tells us who the neighbors are, that Thomas Durham and William Smoot’s lands abut, and that they live on a branch of Morattico Creek.

Third, who are Ann and William Fox? William Fox’s wife appears to be Anne Chinn, daughter of John Chinn and Alice who is suspected of being a Gilbert and who is Dorothy Durham’s sister.

The following will from Lancaster County by Alice Stretchley indicates that Dorothy Durham is her sister and that Tomassin Marshall is as well.

Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800 by Ida J. Lee:

Stretchley, Alice, wife of Jno. Stretchley of St. Mary’s White Chappell. 29 Aug. 1701. Rec. 8 Oct. 1701. Daus: Anne Fox the portion bequeathed her by Jno. Chinn, her father, and by Jno. Stretchley, her father-in-law; Catherine Heale. Sisters: Dorothy Durham and Tomassin Marshall. Son-in-law: Capt. Wm. Fox. Son: Rawleigh Chinn “all money in the hands of Mr. Jno. Pemberton, Mercht. of Liverpool.” Cousin: Mary Dodson. Error: Son, Rawleigh Chinn Wits: Jas. Taylor, Lewis Pugh, David Smith. W.B. 8, p. 106.

Alice Stretchley appears to be Ann Fox’s mother who would have been married first to John Chinn and then to John Stretchley. So Ann Fox would have been Dorothy Durham’s niece.

Fourth, why did William Smoot leave this land to Dorothy separately from her husband, meaning that Thomas Durham could not dispose of this land. This is outside the norms and customs of the day.

How was William Smoot related to both Dorothy and Ann Fox, daughter of Alice Quinn Stretchy?

Thomas Durham’s Great Age

Court Order Book Page 475, Sept 7, 1699 – Ordered that Thomas Durham for the future be exempted from payment of leveys by reason of his great age.

I checked the tithable language in the state of Virginia, and it clearly specifies who shall be taxed, and how, and allows for exemptions for people who were disabled and unable to support themselves, and for people who were aged. The state apparently allowed each county court to determine who was exempted. In other locations, I’ve seen men as young as 45, 55 and as old as 70 being exempted due to age, so I’m guessing that the age at exemption was more a combination of age plus ability to work than age alone.

I would think it would be very unlikely that Thomas Durham was less than 50 years old with his age referred to as “great” so this would put his birth likely in 1649 or before.

Men in colonial American typically married about the age of 25, which would have been in about 1674 if he were born in 1649. However, we don’t find Mary’s birth until 1686. Was Thomas not married until 1685 or so, or did he have a first wife we don’t know about, or was Dorothy significantly younger than Thomas, or was Thomas younger than age 50 when he was exempted from paying taxes?

It’s also possible that Thomas Durham was an indentured servant and he was not able to marry until his indenture was complete.

Court and Deeds

The ebb and flow of life in colonial Virginia was marked by court sessions that were attended by nearly all men. Deeds were filed, orders made and drinking all around with camaraderie. Thomas Durham witnessed deeds and was found participating in the normal life of colonial planters.

Multiple records indicate a very close relationship with William Smoot(e.)

Court Order Book Page 218 Dec. 3, 1702 – Nonsuite is granted to Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife for the nonappearance of William Smoote Jr. which is ordered to be paid with costs of suit.

Deed Book March 3, 1704/5 – John Ingo and Martha (Matthew) his wife of Richmond Co. for 36 lb sterling sold to George Glascock of same a 100 acre plantation near the head of Moratico Creek that did formerly belong to John Ingo Sr. father of the same John Ingo and lately purchased of Capt. William Fanteleroy and Catherine his wife bounded by the house of John (blurred), the house of Thomas Durham, house of Edward Ryley, decd and the land of his brother James Ingo. Wit Wells Smoot, John Simmons Ack March 7, 1704. Book 3 page 174

Deed Book Page 352-354 December 1704 – Between John Ingoe and Matthew (sic) his wife and George Glascock…plantation situate near head of Moratico Creek in Richmond County which did formerly belong to John Ingo Sr. father of ye said John Ingo and lately by him sealed with a plantacion together with a considerable quantity of land said John Ingo Sr. purchased of Capt., William Fauntleroy with as much of the said land as lyes within the said John Ingoes bounds beginning ta a marker hickory standing within the house of John Simsted and the said John Ingoes and running along ye line to a swamp issuing out of Miratico Creek hard by the house of Thomas Durham then up said swamp meeting with the line, then NW by the house of Edward Ryley decd then land of his brother James Ingo 100 acres more or less. Signed, John Ingo and Martha Ingo (mark) witness William Smoot and John Simson (mark)

This deed confirmed again that the Durham land was along Moratico Creek.

Court Order Book Page 18 December 6, 1704 – Charles Dodson Jr and Thomas Dodson and Thomas Durham summoned to court for not going to church for two months together.

Court Order BookPage 34 February 7, 1704/05 – Peter Elmore, Thomas Dodson, Charles Dodson Jr. and Thomas Durham summoned to court to answer presentment of grand jury against them for not going to church for 2 months together and not appearing, ordered they be fined according to law and pay same with costs.

The Dodsons, Durhams and Elmores were neighbors and apparently influenced one another, or at least there was comfort among neighbors and safe haven for resistance. Church attendance was mandatory in colonial Virginia.

Court Order Book Page 68 September 5, 1705 – Power of attorney made by John Ingo to James Ingo proved by oaths of William (?) and Dorothy Durham and ordered to be recorded.

The ? is probably William Smoot from other evidence. If so, once again, Dorothy Durham is found with William Smoot.

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James Gilbert and the Depositions

Richmond County Misc. Record Book (1699-1724)

Page 26b Deposition Ann Kelly, aged 20 years or thereabouts, says that on last New Year’s Day, Thomas Durham, your deponent’s master, sent her to James Gilbert’s to desire him to come down to pipe it, and as your deponent and said James Gilbert were coming back, by John Mills his plantation, James Gilbert asked your deponent whether this old woman was at your deponent’s master’s house and your deponent answered, yes, she was, and said James Gilbert held up his 2 hand and said, God’s Curse Light upon that family naming John Mills and all his family and said that if it were not for John Mills and his wife, he and his wife would never have lived at variance as they did, and your deponent told said James Gilbert that it was his own fault, living so, and asked him why he had not fought away his chest and confound that will which he made, and the said James Gilbert said that John Mills and his family had robbed his chest so that they would not agree upon any means that he should fetch it away, and that they were ashamed of it, and the said James Gilbert said that there was a will made but swore by God that he knew not what was in it no more than I did, and your deponent asked said James Gilbert whether he was no sent for to sign his will, but said Gilbert answered, swearing by his God, that he did not sign it, and told your deponent that he had not the sense to make a will, and that John Mills was a rogue for making a false will and that made him and his wife live to discontentedly and further your deponent says that she saw said Gilbert last Feb. count 15 head of cattle for 40. Signed Nov. 2, 1704 by mark

Page 27 Dorothy Durham aged about 41 years says that sometime before James Gilbert’s death, being in company of said Gilbert and William Smoote, amongst other discourse, she heard said Gilbert say to said Smoote that he did not know that there was any Resurrection or not, and that had made a will to John Mills, but that it signified nothing, and that your deponent did, several times, hear the said Gilbert say that John Mills was a rogue and that he nor any of his should ever be the better for what he had. Signed Nov. 2, 1704 – Dorothy (P her mark) Dureham

The two depositions above were given in 1704. In 1707, Mary Gilbert, as a widow, was deeding and to Thomas Durham and Dorothy.

26 Apr 1707 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 4, 1705-1708 page 109a-110a – This Indenture made the six and twentieth day of April anno Domini 1707 and in sixth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Queene, Defender of the faith Between Mary Gilbert of the parish of North Farnham in the county of Richmond and Dominion of Virginia, Widdow of the one part, and Thomas Durham of North Farnham in the county of Richmond and Dominion aforesaid, Planter and Dorothy his wife of the other party. Witnesseth that the said Mary Gilbert for good and valuable consideration in hand payed the receipt whereof the said Mary doth hereby acknowledge and of every part and parcel thereof doth requitt consrate and discharge the said Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife and theire heires by these presents do give grant, bargaine sole alienate entaile and confirme unto the said Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife theire heirs and assignes a certain plantation tract or parcele of land scituate lying and being in the parish of North Ffarnham in the county of Richmond and Dominion of Virginia upon a Branch of Ffarnham in the county of Richmond and Dominion of Virginia upon a Branch of Ffarnham Creeke called and knowne by the name of the Buory (Briery) Swamp, containing by estimation fifty acres, now in the tenure and occupation of Walter WRIGHT and bounded as followeth: …corner along land of William Smoot… the said Mary Gilbert for her self, her heires, Exors. and Admns. doth covenant promise, grant and assign to the said Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife and their heires and assignes In manner and form as followeth, That is to say, that the said Mary Gilbert att the time of the ensealing and delivery hereof hath true title, full power and lawful authority to grant and convey the said bargained land and premisses as aforesaid and allso from time to times and att all times hereafter …… doth hereby grant unto the said Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife and their heires and assignes with all the rights members and appurtanances thereunto belonging or appurtaining without…..and do Execute and acknowledge any other or further deed or deeds which shall be advised, devised or required by the said Thomas Durham, Dorothy his wife or theire Counsel learned in the law or theire heires or assignes for the better and more sure settlement of all and singular of the premisses hereto granted and every part and parcle of the said land unto the said Thomas Durham and Dorothy his wife and theire heires and assignes forever, In Witness whereof the said Mary Gilbert have hereunto put her hand and seal the day and month and year above written. Signed, sealde and Delivered in the presence of: William Smoot, Mil. Walters Mary M. Gilbert (signed with mark) (seal) Recorded 15 May 1707, Teste: J. Sherlock (Supplement to the History of the Dodson-Dotson Family of Southwest Virginia. Compiled and edited by the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. N.p: the author, 1966., pp. 106-107)

P 110a – William Smoote planter, Farnham Parish, consideration to Thomas Durham of same, planter, quit claim a certain plantation and tract or land situate in upon a branch of Farnham Creek called the Bryery Swamp and bounded (same description as deed between Mary Gilbert and Thomas Durham above) April 20, 1707 signed. Wit Anne Kelly and Mil. Waters

(Note Anne Kelly is Thomas Durham’s indentured servant.)

Court Order Book Page 299 Sept 3, 1707 – Mary Gilbert ack deed to Thomas Durham, ordered recorded.

Court Order Book Page 299 Sept 3, 1707 – William Smoot ack release of right and title of parcel of land sold by Mary Gilbert to Thomas Durham and ordered to be recorded.

I’ve grouped the information about James Gilbert together, because it becomes very important in the story of Dorothy, Thomas Durham’s wife.

The Lay of the Land

We have references to land off of a Branch of Farnham Creek and also Moratico Creek. You can see both of these on the 1859 Bucholtz Map, just below Toreskey and Corbin’s Creeks. Briery Swamp that I believe became Marshy Swamp appeared to be on Totuskey Creek, based on previous Dodson Deeds, and is shown such on this map, but these deeds refer to Briery Swamp off of Farnham Creek, so who knows exactly.



This contemporary map shows Totuskey Creek, Farnham Creek and Morattico Creek. Thomas Dodson lived as far north as Rich Neck and we have Thomas Durham mentioned as far south as Morattico Creek. Both men owned multiple pieces of land that likely did not abut each other.



On the map above, Rich Neck is at the top, then Totuskey Creek, then Farnham Creek near Sharps, and the lowest arrow is Morattico Creek. As you can see, these creeks have many small feeders across about half of the width of the peninsula.



Today this area is dotted by cleared areas for farming, woodlands and small villages.

The Scandal of Ann Kelly

Ann Kelly’s indenture to Thomas Durham begins like normal in 1699 when she was determined to be 14 years old. The court determined her age so that the length of her indenture could be determined. In 1704, she gave her age to be 20, which would have put her birth in 1684. If she were 14 in 1699, then she would have been born in 1685.

Court Order Book Page 406, June 7, 1699 – Ann Kelly servant to Thomas Durham being presented to this court to have inspection into her age is adjudged 14 years old and ordered to serve her master or his assigns according to act.

However, by 1708, things had heated up quite a bit.

Court Order Book Page 372, July 7, 1708 – Anne Kelly, servant to Thomas Durham, being brought before the court by her master for committing the sin of fornication and having a bastard child and said Anne refusing to confess who was the father of the child, the court have ordered she be committed to the county goale there to remaine until such time as she shall confess who is the true father of her child and it is also ordered that she serve her master or his assignes after her time by indenture custome or otherwise shall be fully expired according to law in compensation for the trouble of his house during the time of her childbirth.

Court Order Book Page 372, July 7, 1708 – This day Dorothy Durham for an the behalf of her husband Thomas Durham confessed judgement to the church wardens of Northfarnham parish to the use of the parish for 500 pounds tobacco the same being the fine of Anne Kelly for committing the sin of fornication and having a bastard child which is ordered to be paid with costs.

Court Order Book Page 4, March 2, 1708/9 – Anne Kelly came into court and made oath that Thomas Durham Jr. is the true father of 2 bastard children borne of her body in the time of her service with his father, Thomas Durham the elder. Upon motion of the Queen’s attorney ordered that Thomas Durham Jr be summoned to next court to enter into bond with security for the indemnification of the parish and what charge may acrew to the parish for or by reason of the children aforesaid.

Questions and More Questions

I have so many questions.

Thomas Durham Jr. was born in 1690, so he was 17 when he impregnated Anne Kelly who was then 22 or 23, assuming the child was born in 1708. Given the timing of the second child’s birth, it’s certainly possible that the first child was born even earlier, as in 1706 which means Anne would have gotten pregnant as early as 1705 when Thomas was 15. Why was she protecting Thomas, even to her own detriment? Did she believe she would one day marry him? Or was she fearful? And if she was fearful, of whom? And why?

Why did Dorothy step in “on behalf of her husband,” an extremely unusual move for a woman in colonial Virginia? Why didn’t Thomas Durham step in for himself, or sign a power of attorney? Instead, Dorothy rode all the way to the court house and appeared personally, instead of Thomas. This suggests a very strong woman defying her husband’s wishes. Why? Did she secretly know that Ann’s child was her grandchild? Or was it exactly the opposite? She had no idea and was appalled to make that discovery, which might explain why Thomas Dodson posted Ann’s bond for the second child.

To their credit, between Dorothy Durham and Thomas Dodson, they did not allow Ann to go to jail for something she was only half responsible for, while the non-servant male child of the plantation owner went scot free. Thomas Dodson was, of course, Mary Durham’s husband and the fact that he posted Anne Kelly’s bond made her indentured to Thomas Dodson after her original indenture ended, according to court order. Mary Durham Dodson, Thomas’s wife, was the daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Durham.

Oh, what a web we weave!

Then, to add insult to injury, Thomas Durham Jr. married Mary Smoot (who had inherited Mary Grady’s land) about 1710. Ann Kelly was still serving her additional indentures for having two “bastard children” when Thomas married, given that the additional time to serve was typically 5 years, per child. She still had years to go. If Ann had any thought that she would one day marry Thomas Durham Jr., they were assuredly dashed by this point. Ann is left with two small children, serving additional time as a servant, and Thomas Durham Jr. marries the neighbor girl who inherited land. After Thomas Durham Jr. and Mary Smoot were married, he legally controlled her land.

This isn’t the first or last time Thomas Durham Jr.’s character would be called into question.

Constable

Court Order Book Page 92, May 6, 1713 – Ordered Thomas Durham officiate as constable for this ensuing year in the roome and stead of Bartholomew Richard Dodson between Moratico and Farnham Creeks and that he repaire to some Justice to be sworn accordingly.

There is no Jr. mentioned, so this looks to be Thomas Durham Sr. This further confirms the area where Thomas Durham was actually living.

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Thomas Durham’s Will

In 1711, Thomas Durham wrote his will, but he didn’t pass away until in 1715.

Thomas Durham’s will was dated August 4, 1711 and proved in court June 1, 1715.

In the name of God Amen, I, Thomas Durham of Northfarnham in the County of Richmond being sick in Body but of sound and perfect Memory. Praise be given unto God therefore calling to Mind His Mortallity of my body and that it is appointed for all Men once to Die, Do make and Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, That is to say– Principally & first of all I Recommend my soul unto the hands of God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be Buried in Christian and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named; nothing Doubting but at the generall Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God; And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life—–

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Dear & Loving wife Dorothy Durham the use of my Plantations, together with all my Lands & Tenements with all and Every of their Appurtenances–Proffits and Commoditys __________ Belonging or appertaining for & During the _____________ of her natural Life and after her Decease if my Son Thomas Durham and Mary his wife do by some sufficient Instrument in writing under their hands and seals and affording to due forme of Law Release and acquitt all and singular their Right, Title and Interest in and unto Fifty acres of Land being the same Tract & Plantation which we had conveyed us by Mary Gilbert unto my son John Durham and his heirs or pay him the said: John Durham Eight Thousand Pounds of Tobacco in Lieu of His said Land and also pay unto my Daughter Mary Dodson Fifteen hundred pounds of Tobacco that then and upon this consideration——-aforesaid: I do give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas Durham and his heirs Lawfully Begotten and for want of such issue unto my son John Durham and his heirs Lawfully Begotton and in _______ of such issue unto my GrandSon Thomas Dodson and his heirs, But if my said son Thomas Durham doth refuse and will not release the said fifty acres of Land nor pay the Tobacco aforesaid: I do will and Bequeath the said Plantation whereon I now dwell with all my Lands unto my son John Durham and his heirs—

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son John Durham Fifty acres of Land more or less being the Plantation with all the Tract and Parcell of Land that was Conveyed us by Mary Gilbert, to have and to hold the said Tract and Parcell of Land with the appurtainances unto my said son John Durham and his heirs Lawfully begotten and for want of such issue unto my GrandSon Thomas Dodson and his heirs—

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son John Durham one Feather Bed and Furniture, one Cow and calf, one Mare and Iron Pott, Two ____ Dishes and half a dozen Plates

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Dodson Five Thousand Pounds of Tobacco; Fifteen hundred Pounds of the same to be paid by my son Thomas Durham within Nine months after the Decise of my wife and Five hundred the Rest of the said Tobacco to be paid by my Son John Durham at the Decease of my Wife—-

Item. I give and Bequeath all the Residue of my Estate, Goods, Cattle and Chattells unto my wife Dorothy Durham for & During her widowhood, but if she doth Marry that _____ off my Personall Estate, Except what is herein given to John Durham shall be Equally Divided between my wife and my three Children, and I do make and Ordain my Dear & well beloved Wife Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament—Rattifying and Confirming this & none other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Fourth Day of August in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven. Signed, Sealed & Published and Declared in the presence of us– Joan O Searles her mark, Arthur Kay his mark, Miles Walters Thomas Durham his mark (seal)

Att. at a Court held for Richmond County ye first Day of June 1715 This Will was approved in open Court by the oaths of Arthur Key & Joan Searles ______ of the Witness or tthereto be on admitted to Recored…Tests M: Beckewith C.C.O.”

Thomas Durham’s will entry in the will book looks like the clerk reproduced Thomas’s own mark.



Does this mean that Thomas Durham could never write, or that he was simply too ill or old to sign his will? He didn’t pass away for another 4 years, so he certainly was not on his deathbed when he wrote his will in 1711, although he might have thought he was. He does say that he is “sick in body” but he apparently recovered enough to be appointed constable in 1713. Although there is no Jr. or Sr. mentioned, so the 1713 constable entry could have been for his son.

And speaking of his son, Thomas Jr., Thomas Sr. left an inheritance only to the children “lawfully begotten” with his sons, excluding his grandchildren by Anne Kelly, if either of those children were still living. In that era, illegitimate children could not inherit from their father unless there was specific verbiage to the contrary.

Thomas Durham, according to his will, apparently has two parcels of land – although the will is confusing and he only mentions the 50 acre parcel obtained from Mary Gilbert specifically. The second, referenced rather obliquely, must surely be the 62 acres that he is living on conveyed to Dorothy from William Smoot in 1700. The fact that Thomas Durham does not include this second piece specifically in his will is likely because William Smoot conveyed the land directly to Dorothy, omitting Thomas.

As it turns out, which of his two sons obtained the land becomes irrelevant, because John died without issue in 1722.

P 212 – Thomas Durham inventory July 6, 1715

Dorothy Remarries

We don’t know exactly when Thomas Durham died, but by the time his will was probated, which is typically within 90 days of death, Dorothy was remarried. This seems soon by today’s standards but wasn’t at all uncommon in colonial Virginia.

The fact that Dorothy had remarried meant that she would only receive a child’s share of Thomas’s estate, one fourth, except for the land which he had already bequeathed to his children.

Court Order Book Page 283, June 1, 1715 – Last will and testament of Thomas Durham decd presented into court by Dorothy Greenham, his executrix who made oath and proved by the oaths of Arthur Key and John Searles, two of the witnesses.

Jeremiah Greenham, Dorothy Greenham, John Doyle and Richard Fowler came into court and ack bond for the said Dorothy Greenham admin for the estate of Thomas Durham, decd.

Thomas Griffin, Thomas Glascock, William Downham and George Davenport or any 3 of them to appraise the estate of Thomas Durham, decd. Oath of appraisers to be sworn and also of Dorothy Greenham, the executrix, for her true discovery thereof.

Thomas Durham’s Estate Inventory

Court Order Book Page 62-63 – Jeremiah Greenham and Dorothy, his wife, John Boyle and Richard Fowler of Richmond Co. held and bound for 200 pounds currant money of Virginia condition that Dorothy Greenham executrix of last will of Thomas Durham decd to make a true and perfect inventory of estate of said decd. Signed Jeremiah Greenham, Dorothy Greenham her mark as a D, John Doyle and Richard Fowler

Court Order Book Page 292 July 6, 1715 – Appraisement for estate of Thomas Durham decd returned and recorded.

Thomas’s inventory was taken on June 27, as follows:

One feather bed, bolster, 2 pillows and cafos? (cases?), 3 blankets and one rug, one par of cotton cheets, curtains, valances and bedstead – 6.0.0
Rugs at that time meant bed rugs, which were wool and decorative and functioned as both a layer of warmth and decoration on top of colonial beds.

One large table and form – 1.0.0
A form was a type of bench.

One small “ – 0.05.0
Six wooden chairs and one flagg – 0.10.0
One Bible and two old books – 0.05.0
I sure would like to know the names of the books. It would tell us a lot about Thomas.

One butter pott, ditto plate and pann – 0.02.06
One brass candlestick and one iron pann – 0.01.0
Just one candlestick?

One bedstead – 0.05.0
One pair small styl’ds (probably stillyards) – 0.02.06
One looking glass – 0.01.03
One Huckaback table cloth and one dozen of napkins – 1.11.06
Huckaback was a type of course absorbent cotton or linen fabric typically used for making towels.

One small old table cloth, 4 old cotton napkins and 2 linen towels, one sheet of the same cloth and one cotton sheet – 0.12.0
Above Stairs

One feather bed, bolster, curtains, valances, 1 rugg ? pair of blankets – 02.10.0
One old couch bod an old blanket and a cadord? – 0.10.00
One rug, two pillows and one bolster case – 0.15.00
Three chests – 0.10.00
In the Kitchin

One flock bed and bolster, two blankets, one rug and bedstead – 01.0.0
One old “, one blanket, one cadoro – 0.05.0
One spinning sheel and hoop of cards – 0.10.00
A parcel of old tubs – 0.05.00
A parcel of iron work – 0.04.02
Kitchin

One large iron pott and hooks, qt 9 gal 4 ? p’s – 01.12.00
Five small “with four pair of hooks qt 1345 at “ – 02.04.02
Two pair of old pott racks – 0.02.00
A pair of tongs, one spit – 0.08.0
Two smoothing irons – 0.02.0
One old musket and one old frying pann – 0.05.06
If the musket was in the kitchen, it probably wasn’t for self-defense.

One pofflo? – 0.05.00
Two bags 1’b:6’l a and one old sadle 2’b:6’l, one old chest 1’b:6’l – 0.05.06
Five hodgos? 8’b, two pailed, two piggins, one old tubb 5’l – 0.13.0
A parcel of white salt a’l 2 bushels 2’l, one cart sadle and harness 1’d:6’l – 0.03.06
35 of good pewter at 10’l pr p’d – 29 of old ditto at 6’l ? pd – 02.04.01
Three dozen of pewter spoons at 6’b, 16 of wools at 9’l ? pd, one old sauce pann 2’d – 0.18.02
Two cows and calves at 2 each, three yearlings at 15’l each, one bull at 3’l 10’s – 06.15.0
Five cows at ? 15’s each, one steer 6 years old in 2’l 10’s, two heifers at ? each – 13.05.00
Eight sheep at 6 each, one large mare at 3’l – 5.08.0
A servant boy two years and 7 months to serve – 08.0.0
Signed:

Thomas Griffin, Thomas Glascock, George Davenport on June 27, 1715

Apparently Anne Kelly long ago completed her indenture, or at least she is not listed as a servant in 1713. She would have been about 33 by this time.

I love this inventory because it tells us where various items were located in the house. For example, we know that there is an upstairs, and it’s large enough for a bed that included curtains and valances, so no shoddy place to sleep.

The main living quarters, downstairs, included a bed with all the trappings, a second bedstead, but perhaps without a mattress, 2 tables complete with tablecloths and napkins, chairs, butter molds, a looking glass, but only 1 candlestick.

There’s another bed in the kitchen, maybe for the servant boy. It’s flock instead of a feather bed. Flock is a type of filling made of scraps and wool. The spinning wheel is in the kitchen too.

I’m guessing this house had two rooms downstairs, one room “above the stairs,” and the kitchen which may or may not have been attached. There doesn’t seem to be any furniture for more rooms.

There was no mention of tobacco or any farm implements associated with anything except livestock, although tobacco was mentioned in Thomas’s will, so he clearly farmed tobacco in 1711.

Furthermore, there was no cart or wagon. There is only one horse and an old saddle. There are no pistols, which “gentlemen” would have had, and the old musket is in the kitchen. There is no women’s saddle either.

Thomas Durham does not appear to be a wealthy man, yet he does have pewter and tablecloths.

He does not own any slaves which was very common for plantation owners in that time and place.

What I wouldn’t give for that Bible and the information it contained. We wouldn’t have to wonder who his parents were, or question his wife’s maiden name. We might even know who his grandparents were, and where they were from in England. I wonder what ever happened to that Bible.

Guardian

This looks like some tension might have existed between John, the youngest son, Thomas Jr., the eldest son and Dorothy along with her new husband, Jeremiah Greenham. Daughter Mary was already married to Thomas Dodson.

Page 351, October 5, 1715 – This day John Durham by his petition prayed that his brother Thomas Durham might be admitted his guardian which was granted and said Thomas Durham gives security. Whereupon the said Thomas Durham together with John Harris and Thomas Elmore acknowledge their bond for the said Thomas Durham’s true performance of his guardianship.

Judgement granted to Thomas Durham as guardian for his brother John Durham against Jeremiah Greenham and Dorothy his wife, executrix of the last will of (page 352) Thomas Durham, decd for 1 feather bed and furniture, 1 cow and calf, 1 mare, 1 iron pott, 2 pewter dishes and half a dozen of plates being legacies left him the said John Durham buy the said Thomas Durham, his late father, decd, in his last will and testament, which is ordered to be paid.

Here, we find the source of the issue. John who was only 17, wanted his share of the estate, even though he would have still been living at home. This probably means that John went to live with Thomas…and took with him the bed, furniture, cow, calf, mare pewter and other items. Thomas obviously did not release the 50 acres to John.

Dorothy probably argued that John, as yet underage, was yet living at home so not yet entitled to any of the estate until he came of age. Clearly, this was not settled and went through the court process, probably causing very hard feelings between Dorothy and both of her sons.

Thomas Durham sells Land

In 1723, Thomas Durham Jr. sells land which could have been his father’s to Thomas Dodson, his sister’s husband.

Deed Book Page 240 Dec 4-10, 1723 – From Thomas Durham of Richmond County to Thomas Dodson Sr of same 5000 pounds tobacco parcel of 100 acres formerly belonging to Abraham Marshall bearing date of Nov 25th 1692 situate in Richmond Co and bounded by Charles Dodson, being part of the pat formerly granted to William Thatcher by the main branch of Toteskey. Signed Thomas and Mary Durham. Wit John Hill, William Walker, Jeremiah Greenham. Rec May 6, 1724 and Mary Durham appeared in court relinquished dower.

Abraham Marshall is Dorothy Durham Greenham’s sister’s husband.

In 1733, the 100 acres is sold to the Lyell family

Deed Book Page 12, Lease and release, Dec 6-7, 1733 – From Thomas Dodson Sr. and Mary his wife and Thomas Dodson Jr. and Eliza his wife all of NFP to John’n Lyell of same in consideration of a negro woman to be delivered to said Dodson as soon as any comes to Virginia to be sold as the said Dodson Jr. wished about 130 acres in NFP and bounded by Charles Dodson by the main swamp of Totuskey. The other 30 acres of land is bounded by old Cone path formerly belonging to Daniel Oneal, a line of trees that divides the land of Mr. Spencer and the land of Thomas Dusin, corner oak formerly belonging to William Matthews, along Matthews line the land formerly belonging to John Jenly. Of the 130 acres, 100 acres formerly belonged to Abraham Marshall by a deed dates 25 9ber 1692 and from thence conveyed to Thomas Durham and by the said Durham sold to Thomas Dodson Sr. The other 30 acres was formerly sold by Thomas Dusin to Thomas Southern by deed dated 21 7ber 1687. Signed Thomas Dodson Sr. his mark T, Mary her mark M, Thomas Dodson Jr., Elizabeth her mark, wit Robert Reynolds and George Gibson and William Creel Rec April 1, 1734

Deed Book Page 25, May 4 1734 _ From Jane Lawson, John Steptoe Jr. and Joanna his wife of Christchurch parish in Lancaster Co. to Robert Mitchell of St. Mary’s Whiteside in Lancaster 18,000 pounds tobacco and 50# and divers other causes 450 acres in North Farnham Parish bounded on west by a branch of Moratico that divides this land from the land of John Mills, Thomas Durham on the north side, Abraham Goad on the NE, William King and Mr. Anthony Sydnor on the east side, Isaac White on the south. Land part of a patent granted to Thomas Madison dated 1770 (sic) by him sold to Capt. John Purvis and by Purvis to John Ockley and by Ockley given by will to said Jean Lawson. Signed by all.

Drunk at Church

Court Order Book Page 11, Nov. 7, 1721 – Ordered sheriff to summon Thomas Durham of North Farnham Parish to answer presentment of the grand jury against him for coming to his parish church drunk on the 29th day of October last past.

Apparently, Thomas Durham’s son, Thomas Jr., now age 31, was a bit rowdy or couldn’t hold his liquor, or both. Apparently now he’s attending church, but not sober. He obviously did not like to attend church. Perhaps his earlier escapades weren’t quite forgiven nor forgotten by parishioners.

We’ll leave Thomas’s life and times on this rather humorous note. Well, it’s humorous if you weren’t there and are looking back from a perspective of nearly 200 years. Perhaps Thomas felt that showing up drunk was better than not showing up at all, a fineable offense, as we already know. Or perhaps Thomas had a drinking problem. Drinking alcoholic beverages during that time was a daily affair, especially if the water was suspect in terms of cleanliness – but drunk on Sunday morning to the point that he was actually fined?

The Durham family seems determined to leave us with questions!

The Persistent Rumor about Governor Henry Thomas Durham

If you sign on to Ancestry or any other site and look at trees, you’ll find the persistent rumor that Thomas Durham is the son of Governor Henry Thomas Durham who had a son, Thomas, born about 1634.

Unfortunately, there is not one shred of evidence to connect the two. Several trees also have the Governor passing away in 1694 in North Farnham Parish in Richmond County. I can assuredly tell you that there are absolutely NO records to corroborate this information.

The one piece of evidence I did find was posted in 1999 on GenForum by Gene, as follows:

Sorry, guys, LDS records notwithstanding, Thomas DURHAM 1661/1715 of Richmond Co.VA married to Dorothy ??? is NOT the son of Gov. Henry DURHAM of Bermuda. I bought that story too, but couldn’t prove it was the same Thomas.

Finally, I wrote Bermuda Archives, and received an abstract of a lawsuit filed in Bermuda in 1734 that definitely proved that the Thomas who was born to Gov. Hunt lived and died in Bermuda where he had a son “Richard Durham of Sandys tribe marriner Eldest son and heir of Thomas Durham Late of the same Gent: dec’d, who was the son of Henry Durham, Esq.” The suit was in regard to property in Bermuda lately in the possession of Judith DURHAM, Henry’s wife. I would love to know also who the parents of our Thomas of Virginia were, but they weren’t Henry and Judith Hunt Durham of Bermuda. I will say there is an outside chance there could be a collateral relationship, since the father of Henry Durham of Bermuda also named Thomas had other sons, who also may have had a son named Thomas, and of course there was trading, etc. between Bermuda and Virginia during that time, of which scant records were kept. Gene in Gotha.

What Gene didn’t mention is that Thomas is a very common first name.

In case you’re having trouble with all the characters, I charted the relationships of Henry Durham, the Governor.



I think we can put the rumor of Thomas Durham of Richmond County being the son of Henry Durham, the Governor of Bermuda, to bed. Furthermore, a Governor’s son would not show up penniless and not own land until 8 years after he was beyond “a great age,” according to court records.

DNA

I was unable to find any evidence in the Durham DNA project that any male Durham descendants of Thomas Durham had done the Y DNA testing. I was quite hopeful, because, needless to say, a match to a Durham from England would give us someplace to look for the origins of our Thomas.

The Y chromosome is passed from father to son, with no admixture from the mother, so Thomas’s two sons, would have passed their Durham Y chromosome to their sons and so forth to the current generation of Durham men descended from Thomas.

It appears that Thomas Durham’s son, John, died unmarried on September 23, 1722.

Son Thomas Durham, Jr., aside from the illegitimate children he had with Anne Kelly, whose genders are unknown, according to the North Farnham Parish records had several children, as follows, with Mary Smoot:

Durham, John son of Thomas and Mary Durham, Dec. 14, 1724/5 (sic)
Durham, Mary daughter of Thomas and Mary Durham, May 14, 1728
Durham, Susanna daughter of Thomas and Mary Durham, May 14, 1728
Durham, Margaret and Dominick Newgent, Dec. 2, 1729 (identity of Margaret who is marrying is entirely unknown)
Durham, Wilmoth daughter of Thomas and Mary Durham, May 21, 1730
Durham, Kathrine daughter of Thomas and Mary Durham, March 18, 1731
Durham, Millicent daughter of Thomas and Mary Durham, Aug. 4, 1734
Durham, Willmoth Oct. 2, 1734 (death)
Durham, Thomas Dec. 3, 1734 (death)
Poor Mary – a new child born in August, a daughter dead two months later and her husband two months following that.

These births and deaths leave us with Thomas Durham Jr. having only one known son, John, born in 1724. John is reported to have married Sarah Hightower and had three sons, Joshua Durham (1748-1816), Charnel Hightower Durham (1753-1836) and Daniel Durham (1777-1868). The births of both Joshua and Charnel are recorded in the North Farnham Parish records, but Daniel is not. I’m hopeful that a male Durham descends from one of these lines and has tested or is willing to Y DNA test at Family Tree DNA. If that’s you, please let me know. I have a testing scholarship for you!!!

biography contiued...

Summary

I have this nagging feeling that we are missing the first half of Thomas Durham Sr.’s adult life.

The first mention of the Durham surname is in 1686 with the birth of Thomas and Dorothy’s child, Mary. She may have been their first child born and she is the first recorded, but the records are known to be incomplete.

In 1699, we find Thomas exempted from taxes due to his great age, but his wife, Dorothy, in 1704 says she’s about 41 years of age, which would put her birth year at about 1663.

If Thomas was of “great age” in 1699, he would have been at least 50, if not 60 or older. In 1699, Dorothy would have been 37.

Furthermore, Thomas Durham owns no land at all until in 1700 when William Smoot deeds 62 acres to Dorothy, omitting him in the deed, and then in 1707, Mary Gilbert adds another 50 acres.

We know, based on Thomas’s will in 1711 he still owns two pieces of land, one of which is the 50 acre tract.

However, there are some rather unusual things about Thomas. He never, not once, sits on a jury. In Virginia, at that time, I believe you had to be a white landowner to do so. That would likely mean he was not eligible until 1707. Either he or his son were appointed constable in 1713, which means they were respected and trusted within the community.

In 1723, Thomas Durham Jr. sells 100 acres of land that belonged to his mother’s sister’s husband. However, there is no record of either Thomas Jr. or Thomas Sr. purchasing that land. Where Thomas Jr. obtained it is a mystery. If the 1692 notation in the deed refers to when Abraham Marshall sold the land to Thomas, it would have had to be Thomas Sr. because Thomas Jr. was still a child, born in 1690.

In other words, there seems to have been some transactions that were handled by family that were never recorded at the courthouse.

While we know quite a bit about the life of Thomas Durham from 1686 on, we know absolutely nothing about his life before that time. Was he perhaps an indentured servant, fulfilling his obligation before he could marry?

He certainly did not come to the Northern Neck with any money, because he did not purchase land until 21 years after his presence is the area is first known. He never owned slaves which was very common for plantation owners, although he did have at least two indentured servants – one of which gave him two grandchildren.

Thomas Durham Sr. remains, in very large part, a mystery.

end of biography

Alt Birth:
(North Farnham Parish)

Died:
(North Farnham Parish)

Thomas married Dorothy (Smoot) in BY 1685 in Richmond County, Virginia. Dorothy was born on 7 Apr 1663 in Richmond County, Virginia; died after 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dorothy Durham (1663 - after 1725), No Shrinking Violet, 52 Ancestors #164

Posted on June 10, 2017

Dorothy, born in 1663, was the wife of Thomas Durham by sometime in 1685, because their daughter, Mary, was born on June 5, 1686 in what was then Rappahannock County, Virginia, now referred to as Old Rappahannock. We don’t know if Mary was Dorothy’s first child, but Mary was the first of Dorothy’s children recorded in the North Farnham Parish church records which are known to be incomplete.

We also know that Dorothy had two more children that lived, Thomas Durham born on June 17, 1690 and John Durham on November 23, 1698. By that time, Richmond County had been formed and Rappahannock County was dissolved.

Dorothy appears to be somewhat younger than Thomas Durham, her husband, who was probably born sometime before 1649 based on the fact that he was exempted from paying levies by the court in September of 1699 “by reason of his great age.” Dorothy was all of 36 years old at that time. It wasn’t uncommon for second wives to be significantly younger than their husbands and it looks like Thomas was probably at least 25+ years older than Dorothy, if not more.

Thomas died before June 1, 1715 when his will was probated, leaving Dorothy with children still at home. Dorothy did what colonial wives did, she remarried quickly, in February 1715, before Thomas Durham’s will was probated. Probate of a will generally happened no later than 90 days after the person died although in this case, Thomas had obviously died sometime prior to February when Dorothy remarried. Someone had to manage the plantation, plant the crops, maintain tobacco which necessitated a lot of manual labor and TLC at just the right time, and harvest the tobacco when ripe. Dorothy married Jeremiah Greenham, a well-respected gentleman who had been involved with the family and neighborhood for years.

Jeremiah Greenham died in 1753 and we know that his wife at the time was named Mary. Dorothy was last recorded in a document in 1725 and died sometime between then and 1753, a span of 28 years. Dorothy died between the ages of 62 and 90.

It’s possible that Dorothy had passed away by January 13, 1726 when Jeremiah Greenham sold his Stafford County land to brothers Thomas Dodson and Greenham Dodson. No wife signed a release of dower, so we can’t tell if the lack of a signature was because Jeremiah was unmarried at the time, or it was an oversight. I think this at least suggests that Dorothy might have been deceased by this date.

However, Dorothy was alive a year earlier on February 9, 1725 when Ann Chinn Fox Chichester, Dorothy’s niece who had no children wrote a will wherein she left “my suit of silk crape clothes and a suit of muslin head clothes, with apron, rufels and —“ to her Aunt Dorothy Greenham. Ann’s will was probated on December 10, 1729 but we can’t tell if Aunt Dorothy was alive to collect her suit of silk crepe.

Clothes were expensive in colonial Virginia, and silk crepe, by whatever spelling, would have been a very nice gift that Aunt Dorothy surely would have appreciated.

We don’t know when Dorothy died, but we do know that Jeremiah retained a close relationship with John Durham, Dorothy’s grandson through her son Thomas Durham. Jeremiah Greenham left John Durham his “Great Bible.” Sadly, Jeremiah had no children of his own.

Dorothy Durham had two known sisters, Alice who married first to John Chinn and second to John Stretchly and Thomazin who married first to Abraham Marshall and second to William Goodridge. Dorothy could have had more siblings, but those are the only two mentioned in 1701 and 1725 wills.

The oft-repeated story about Dorothy’s parents is that she is the daughter of William and Jane Smoot, but working with the records, I can tell you that I’m nearly positive that Dorothy is not William Smoot’s daughter, although she is clearly somehow related to William Smoot. I even have some idea about who Dorothy’s parents might have been, but there is no smoking gun yet today. Maybe in due time, utilizing advanced DNA methodologies. Or maybe someone’s “great Bible” will turn up on e-Bay or records from another location will be found. There is always hope!

Colonial Northern Neck Virginia

What was life like in the Northern Neck of Virginia when Dorothy would have lived there?

This area was still suffering from Indian warfare in 1676 when Bacon’s Rebellion gained a foothold. Servants and slaves took the opportunity to escape. Plantations were burned, as was Jamestown, depicted in the engraving below.



Armed men gathered, eager to fight and emotions ran high. In 1677, the Northern Neck settlers dared not venture from their plantations for fear of their lives. If Dorothy’s family lived in tidewater Virginia then, it would have been a frightening place. Dorothy would have been about 13 at that time.

Militia units were formed and frontier patrols were maintained in this region until about 1700 to protect the families from Indian attack from hostile northern Indians. These patrols were reinstituted in 1704 across the Rappahannock River in Essex County. Plantations were distant from each other, and although the area was sparsely settled, it was still in many ways a frontier.

Bacon’s Rebellion resulted in the courts removing the ability for men without land to have a vote. It would be more than 200 years before non-landowners recovered that right. Dorothy’s husband, Thomas Durham, wouldn’t have been able to vote until 1700, when William Smoot deeded land to Dorothy, if indeed Dorothy’s land would have been considered Thomas Durham’s land for purposes of voting. Furthermore, to sit on a jury, one had to be a landowner, so the lack of land was a handicap and detriment to Civil liberties we all take for granted today. Serving at court and voting was reserved for the more successful male residents, in essence creating a defacto class system. While Thomas and Dorothy don’t appear to be poor, based on Thomas’s estate inventory and the fact that they eventually owned land, they certainly had to work their way up the social and economic ladder.

There is no record of Thomas Durham ever purchasing or patenting land although in 1723, Thomas Durham’s son, Thomas Jr. sells land that looks for all the world like it might have originally belonged to his father. If indeed this was Thomas Durham Sr.’s land, the deed was never filed at the courthouse, just passed down by hand.

Deed Book Page 240 Dec 4-10, 1723 – From Thomas Durham of Richmond County to Thomas Dodson Sr. of same 5000 pounds tobacco parcel of 100 acres formerly belonging to Abraham Marshall bearing date of Nov. 25th 1692 situate in Richmond Co and bounded by Charles Dodson, being part of the pat formerly granted to William Thatcher by the main branch of Toteskey. Signed Thomas and Mary Durham. Wit John Hill, William Walker, Jeremiah Greenham. Recorded May 6, 1724 and Mary Durham appeared in court to relinquished dower.

Abraham Marshall is Dorothy Durham’s sister’s husband. By 1723, Thomas Durham Sr. had died and Dorothy was married to Jeremiah Greenham.

Thomas Durham Sr.’s will is confusing. He directly addressed the 50 acres of land deeded to him in 1707 by Mary Gilbert, but he also makes indirect reference to additional land in this statement:

“If said Thomas Durham doth refuse and will not release the said 50 acres of land nor pay the tobacco aforesaid, I do will and bequeath the said plantation whereon I now dwell with all my lands unto my son John Durham and his heirs.”

Was the land Thomas and Dorothy dwelt on the Abraham Marshall land of 100 acres or the 62 acres deeded by William Smoot? By all rights, Thomas should not have been willing the Smoot land, because Dorothy owned that land severally. However, I was never able to discover what happened to Dorothy’s 62 acres. Dorothy did not have a will.

Unruly Virginia!

Dorothy and Thomas Durham began their married life at what was economically, probably the worst time possible. Beginning in the early 1680s, too much tobacco caused a glut in the market and tobacco prices plummeted. Planters called for the Virginia government to limit planting and restore prosperity, and when that didn’t happen, plant cutting riots erupted. If the governor wouldn’t help them, then they would take matters into their own hands, literally.

In May of 1682, rioting spread up and down the Rappahannock River and the Northern Neck peninsula, resulting in militias from other counties being called in to keep the peace. This was about the time that Dorothy and Thomas would have been courting and marrying.

One burgess blamed the time of year and cider brewing for the riots, according to the History of Essex County, Virginia, by James Slaughter, stating that, “All plantations flowing with cider, drunk so unripe by our licentious inhabitants that they allow no time for its fermentation but in their brains.”

According to Slaughter, half the tobacco crop was destroyed in Rappahannock County that summer and tensions ran high. Thankfully, tobacco prices rose in 1683 but the specter of “renewed rebellion hung over an unruly Virginia until the end of the century.”

Unruly Virginians, indeed – but the specter of those angry frontiersmen brings a smile to my lips. Yep, those would be my ancestors.

In 1684, a French visitor to Rappahannock County did us the favor of recording his travels and attendance at a wedding celebration, thus:

“The Virginians eat almost no bread, seldom drink during meals, but they did nothing afterwards for the rest of the day and all night but drink, smoke, sing and dance. They had no wine. They drank beer, cider and punch, a mixture of beer, three jugs of brandy, three pounds of sugar and some nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix these well together and when the sugar has melted they drink it and while making away with the first, they prepare another bowl of it.”

Anyone want to try that recipe?

The Frenchman then reported that the next morning he “did not see one who could stand straight.” Guests spent the night at parties in colonial Virginia because travel was difficult. Probably also because people were highly intoxicated. Ladies slept on beds and men on the floor.

The French visitor also mentioned that one “could not enter a house without being served venison. It is very good in pies, boiled and baked.” This tells us that hunting was an important part of the culture of colonial Virginia, and domestic livestock had not yet taken the place of wild game on the tables of the planters and their families.

At least twice, the Rappahannock court sponsored county-wide parties. In 1683, the county declared a public feast to celebrate the birth of a son to King Charles II and in 1689, the birth of a Price of Wales in England.

More than 100 gallons of “rum or other strong liquors with sugar proportionable” so that the party could “be done with all the expressions of joy this county is capable of” were ordered by the court and consumed – mostly on the north side of the Rappahannock River, now Richmond County, where court was in session at the time. I bet that was one very interesting court session!


(Sir Walter) Raleigh’s First Pipe in England, an illustration in Fredrick William Fairholt’s Tobacco, its history and associations

Tobacco smoking was also quite in vogue, according to our traveling Frenchman:

“Large quantities of it are used in this country, besides what they sell. Everyone smokes while working and idling. I sometimes went to hear the sermon. Their churches are in the woods and when everyone has arrived the minister and all the others smoke before going in. The preaching over, they do the same thing before parting. They have seats for that purpose. It was here I saw that everyone smokes, men, women, girls and boys from the age of seven years.”

I must say, I knew that adult men smoked tobacco as a social pastime, and to some extent, it doesn’t surprise me that some women smoked. However, I was taken aback to think about my 7-year- old ancestors, both boys and girls, smoking. It would be another 300 years before we understood how harmful that habit is, and how difficult to break once established. At that time, it was not only popular, tobacco smoking conveyed that one was of the upper class. Tobacco was also believed to have medicinal and curative properties.

Education, if it happened at all, was a private matter. Public schools did not exist in this part of Virginia until after the Civil War, and most people could not read or write. In fact, according to Slaughter, Governor Berkley (1642-1677) said, “I thank God that there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both.”

Wealthy planters sent their sons to England to be properly educated, but the Durham family certainly did not fall into that category. Dorothy in her 1704 deposition where, among other things, she gave her age as “about 41 years,” signed with a “P” for her mark. Thomas Durham signed his will with a mark as well.

The Deed

In 1700, something quite unusual happened.

William Smoot Sr. deeded land to Dorothy Durham in her own right, meaning the land was in her name only. Her husband could not sell it or otherwise control that land. This is an extremely unusual circumstance and begs the question of why. Unfortunately, any clue we might have is entirely mute.

Richmond County VA Deed Book, August 2, 1700 – Deed of gift. William Smoot Sr. of N. Farnham Parish Richmond Co. for consideration received and for the great love that I have and beare unto Dorothy Durham wife of Thomas Durham of same county and her children do give unto her and her children a 62 acre parcel of land bounded by Thomas Durham, branch of Morattico Creek, land of the same William Smoot Sr., land of Rowland Lawson, line of Mr. Grimes and line of Clare. If in case the said Dorothy Durham die that then the land shall come to Thomas Durham eldest son of the said Dorothy and in case that he die without issue that then the land shall come to John Durham second son of the said Dorothy and in case that he die without issue that the land shall come to Mary Durham eldest dau of the said Dorothy Durham and in case she shall happen to die without issue that then the land shall come to the fourth, fifth, sixth and c children of the same Dorothy, but in case of want of issue that the land shall descend to Ann Fox wife of William Fox of Lancaster Co., gent. Wit John Simmons, Thomas Mackey, ack Aug 7, 1700 Book 3 page 57

Aug 2, 1700 – Power of attorney Jane Smoot wife of William Smoot Sr. having appointed Edward Jones my attorney to ack the above gift to Dorothy Durham and her children. Wit Thomas Mackey, Edmond Overton. Book 3 page 58

Court Order Book Page 56, August 7, 1700 – Ordered that the deed for land ack in this court by William Smoot Sr unto Dorothy Durham, wife of Thomas Durham, be recorded.

It’s also obvious that somehow, William Smoot is related to Dorothy. Not only does he convey this land for “the great love that I beare unto Dorothy…and her children,” but he also reverts the land ownership to Anne Fox, who just happens to be Dorothy’s niece through sister Alice, if Dorothy dies without heirs.

The Deposition

James Gilbert died in 1704, having made a will in January 1701/02 leaving his entire estate to John Mills Jr., instead of his wife and family. James suffered from “fits,” as seizures were called at the time, and based on the 1704 depositions of various neighbors and (possibly) family members, he verbally revoked his will, but didn’t seem to believe that he needed to do so in writing, officially.

Therefore, as you might imagine, there was quite a hullaballoo after his death regarding his will and estate.

Dorothy Durham gave a deposition about the matter in 1704, which is how we discover her age. From the Richmond County, VA Miscellaneous Record Book, we find the following:

Page 27 – Deposition. Dorothy Durham aged about 41 years says that sometime before James Gilbert’s death, being in company of said Gilbert and William Smoote, amongst other discourse, she heard said Gilbert say to said Smoote that he did not know that there was any Resurrection or not, and that had made a will to John Mills, but that it signified nothing, and that your deponent did, several times, hear the said Gilbert say that John Mills was a rogue and that he nor any of his should ever be the better for what he had. Signed Nov. 2, 1704 – Dorothy (P her mark) Dureham

Furthermore, in 1707, after James Gilbert’s estate is (presumably) settled, Mary Gilbert, James Gilbert’s widow sells 50 acres of land to Dorothy and Thomas Durham, with William Smoot quit-claiming the deed.

How are Dorothy, her sister Alice, William Smoot and Mary Gilbert related? We don’t know exactly, but we’ll discuss the various options and data in a separate article about Dorothy’s parents.

Dorothy Was No Shrinking Violet

Women don’t appear much in county records, except for an occasional release of dower rights when their husbands sold land. Even then, most women appointed a male as her power of attorney in order to release her dower right so she did not have to attend court in person.

Dorothy was unique in a couple of ways. She not only owned land in her own right, she also personally appeared in court in a rather controversial case. I can just imagine Dorothy waltzing before the burgesses, in spite of the gasps of the assembled men because of her audacity, showing up in court like that…and taking care of business

The drama that unfolds in 1708 casts Dorothy in quite a different light than any other colonial women I have ever encountered in the records.

The drama didn’t begin as anything unusual. Ann Kelly’s indenture to Thomas Durham begins like normal in 1699 when she was determined to be 14 years old. The court determined Ann’s age so that the length of her indenture could be determined and so that she could be taxed appropriately. In 1704, Ann gave her age to be 20, which would have put her birth in 1684. If she were 14 in 1699, then she would have been born in 1685.

Court Order Book Page 406, June 7, 1699 – Ann Kelly servant to Thomas Durham being presented to this court to have inspection into her age is adjudged 14 years old and ordered to serve her master or his assigns according to act.

However, by 1708, nine years later, Anne was 23 and circumstances had changed.

Court Order Book Page 372, July 7, 1708 – Anne Kelly, servant to Thomas Durham, being brought before the court by her master for committing the sin of fornication and having a bastard child and said Anne refusing to confess who was the father of the child, the court have ordered she be committed to the county goale there to remaine until such time as she shall confess who is the true father of her child and it is also ordered that she serve her master or his assignes after her time by indenture custome or otherwise shall be fully expired according to law in compensation for the trouble of his house during the time of her childbirth.

Imagine how intimidating this must have been for Ann. Not only did all those men, dressed in their finery and powdered wigs “know what she had done,” they were pressuring her for the name of the child’s father. Ann, a servant with nothing of her own, probably dressed in hand-me-down clothes, if not rags, didn’t even have the right to direct her own body. Ann faced them down and stood firm, probably shaking with fear, even when sentenced to goale (jail.)

Having none of this, Dorothy steps in.

Court Order Book Page 372, July 7, 1708 – This day Dorothy Durham for on the behalf of her husband Thomas Durham confessed judgement to the church wardens of Northfarnham parish to the use of the parish for 500 pounds tobacco the same being the fine of Anne Kelly for committing the sin of fornication and having a bastard child which is ordered to be paid with costs.

I can’t even begin to explain how unusual this was. Not only did Dorothy appear at court, of her own volition, she clearly defied her husband to do so. Not only that, but Dorothy apparently controlled some financial aspects of the household, because there seemed to be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Dorothy was capable and authorized to pay the 500 pounds of tobacco – even though Dorothy did say she was acting “on behalf of her husband.” In every other similar case, some male community member steps forward and posts bail, or not, but no female ever steps forward like Dorothy did.

I’m convinced that posting bail, in most cases, wasn’t so much to help the poor woman who had the child as it was to retain the services of the woman and not be inconvenienced by her absence. In Dorothy’s case, we’ll never know what motivated her to attend court alone, step up in place of her husband AND pay the fine for Anne Kelly. But she did!

Furthermore, in most cases, the female willingly named the child’s father. In this case, we do discover the name of the father the following March, and I wonder if Dorothy knew all along.

Court Order Book Page 4, March 2, 1708/9 – Anne Kelly came into court and made oath that Thomas Durham Jr. is the true father of 2 bastard children borne of her body in the time of her service with his father, Thomas Durham the elder. Upon motion of the Queen’s attorney ordered that Thomas Durham Jr. be summoned to next court to enter into bond with security for the indemnification of the parish and what charge may acrew to the parish for or by reason of the children aforesaid.

In March of 1708/09, Anne Kelly was dragged before the court a second time. This time, however, she named the father of the children – Thomas Durham Jr., the son of Dorothy and Thomas Durham Sr. While Thomas was summoned to post bond to the churchwardens so they would not incur future costs on behalf of the children, Thomas Jr. was not fined for fornication nor did he have to pay Anne Kelly’s fine for fornication and having a bastard child. Men were never fined, prosecuted for the sin of fornication, nor treated with or sentenced to “goale.” I guess those women somehow managed to get pregnant all by themselves!

This time, it wasn’t Dorothy who paid Anne Kelly’s fees, nor Thomas Durham Sr. or Jr., who should have by all rights paid her fines – but Thomas Dodson who was married to Mary Durham, Dorothy’s daughter.

No place in any of this does Thomas Durham Jr. step up – not once.

I’m proud of Dorothy and her chutzpah in defiance of the social norms of the day and for her courage to do what was right, in spite of whatever the personal consequences.

I can just hear the conversation:

Dorothy: “Thomas Durham, if you won’t pay the fine for Anne Kelly, I’ll just go to court and do it myself.”

Thomas: “Thou will, will thou?”

Dorothy: “Indeed, I will.”

Thomas: “I think not.”

Dorothy: “The Hell I won’t. You watch.”

Thomas: “Bet me? I forbid it.”

Dorothy: “Bloody Hell. Hold my beer!”

Thomas: “Dorothy, it’s not nice to swear.”

Thomas:

Dorothy, you go girl!!!

Dorothy’s Children

Dorothy had three children that lived and very likely many more that didn’t.

All three of Dorothy’s children’s births are recorded in the North Farnham Parish Register.

Daughter Mary Durham was born June 5, 1686 and married Thomas Dodson, the neighbor lad, on August 1, 1701. She would only have been 15 years old. Their first child, and Dorothy’s first grandchild, was George Dodson, born on October 31, 1702. With mother and baby both safe, the Durham and Dodson households were both celebrating!

Son John Durham was born on November 23, 1698. John was somewhat of a challenging child. He may have been troubled by the death of his father in 1715, because in 1716, John and his brother, Thomas sued his mother, Dorothy, who had remarried to Jeremiah Greenham. Custody of John was awarded by the court to his brother, Thomas, and John’s share of the estate was distributed. What the heck does a teenage boy need with a bedstead? Regardless, John went to live with his brother Thomas, taking with him all of the items his father left him in the will. It could be argued that perhaps brother Thomas coveted some of those items along with brother John’s labor and hence, encouraged the suit against their mother. John never married and was dead by 1722.

Son Thomas Durham was born on June 17, 1690 and died on December 3, 1734. He would have been 44 years old. He married Mary Smoot, daughter of William Smoot and wife Jane sometime around 1710, when his “bastard children” by Ann Kelly would only have been a couple years old and when Ann would still have been indentured to his father, probably serving her additional time for fornication with Thomas. Talk about awkward!

1734 was a terrible year for Mary Smoot Durham, Thomas Durham Jr.’s wife. She gave birth to her youngest child, Millicent on August 4th, buried daughter Wilmoth, 4 years old on October 2nd and her husband, Thomas Durham (Jr.), died on December 3rd, leaving Mary with a 4-month-old baby and 8 other children, although it appears that daughter Margaret was already married by this time and some of the other children may have died.

The Silent Spaces

Understanding that women are typically married and fertile for about 24 years, and presuming all children live to the age of weaning, approximately 12 children are born to each woman before the days of birth control. If some children die at birth or before they are weaned, then more than a dozen children can be born.

We know that Dorothy was born in 1663, so we can presume she would have begun having children about the time she married, with the first child arriving probably about 1684. Therefore, we have many spaces in which she probably had children that died and were buried at the Farnham Parish church in the old location, lost today, with only a general location known.



In the cemetery in the now-lost churchyard, we would find several of Dorothy’s children born in about the following years:

1684
1688
1692
1694
1696
1700
1702
1704
1706
1708 possibly

That’s an awful lot of babies to have died. Nine, maybe ten. Some may have lived long enough to smile, to play, even to talk and run in the warmth of the sunshine. Then they died, taking a piece of their mother’s heart with them. Every single one.

Every child was buried in a tiny grave, probably with a small wooden cross. Each one had a name. Dorothy probably held each one as they died, cleaned their tiny body and dressed them in the best way she could afford.

One baby girl was probably named Dorothy, her own namesake. Other baby girls would likely have been named Alice and Thomasin, after Dorothy’s sisters. Two more would have been named after her parents and two more after Thomas Durham’s parents as well.

Dorothy probably visited the graveyard to tend the graves of her children, then to visit Thomas, for the duration of her life. She is probably buried beside them. Knowing in her heart she would be reunited with them one day is probably the only thing to relieve her grief, even a little, and only for a short time.

Those children’s birthdays and death days are never forgotten, even if they are unspoken.

Dorothy’s DNA

Dorothy only had one daughter, Mary, that lived. Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mothers to both genders of their children, but only females pass it on. Dorothy’s mitochondrial DNA would have been passed through daughter Mary to her daughters, and so forth on to the current generation, where male children carry it as well.

Mary Durham Dodson had the following daughters:

Alice Dodson married William Creel about 1729. It’s unknown what happened to Alice Creel after her father, Thomas Dodson’s death in 1739.
Mary Dodson was born in 1715 and married an Oldham by the time her father wrote his will in 1739. Nothing more is known of this line.
It Dorothy’s mitochondrial DNA was passed on, it was through Mary, through one of these daughters.

Dorothy’s and her two sisters both carried their mother’s mitochondrial DNA. Dorothy’s sister’s mitochondrial DNA was the same as hers, so we can look at descendants of Dorothy’s sisters who descend through all females to view Dorothy’s mitochondrial DNA.

Sister Thomasin who married Abraham Marshall had only one known daughter, Mary, who married Alexander Campbell in 1708. I have not traced this family thoroughly, but what I have found shows only two male Campbell children. If this is the case, then Thomasin’s mitochondrial DNA is no more. Perhaps Mary Marshall did have additional children by Alexander Campbell and daughters would be discovered if the line was thoroughly researched.

Dorothy’s sister Alice who married John Chinn had two daughters. Anne Chinn had no children, but Catherine Chinn married William Heale and had several, including daughters:

Ellen Heale married David Ball
Anne Heale
Catherine Heale married John Canaday
Sarah Heale married Lindsay Opie
Elizabeth Heale married William Davenport and had 2 daughters, Judith Davenport born April 4, 1747 and Elizabeth Davenport born Dec. 27, 1749, both in Richmond County, Virginia. Nothing more is known about Judith or Elizabeth. Hopefully there are descendants through all females living today.

The females who could have passed Dorothy or her sister’s mitochondrial DNA to currently living descendants are shown in the chart below. You can click to enlarge.



If anyone (male or female) descends from these females through all females from Dorothy or her sisters to the current generation, I have a DNA testing scholarship for you through Family Tree DNA. You carry the mitochondrial DNA of Dorothy Durham and her mother, whoever she was. Perhaps you carry the answer to the secret of her mother’s identity too!

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Dorothy Durham formerly Smoot
Born 7 Apr 1663 [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Thomas Durham Sr — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Mother of Mary (Durham) Dodson
Died after 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia

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Biography

Dorothy (maiden name unknown) was born in Virginia about 1663, based on Dorothy being about 41 years in 1704 when she gave the following deposition: "Dorothy Durham aged about 41 years says that sometime before James Gilbert’s death, being in company of said Gilbert and William Smoote, amongst other discourse, she heard said Gilbert say to said Smoote that he did not know that there was any Resurrection or not, and that had made a will to John Mills, but that it signified nothing, and that your deponent did, several times, hear the said Gilbert say that John Mills was a rogue and that he nor any of his should ever be the better for what he had. Signed Nov. 2, 1704 – Dorothy (P her mark) Dureham" [1]

Dorothy was married to Thomas Durham Sr. by 1685, as daughter Mary Durham was born the 5th of June 1686; and their son Thomas Durham Jr. was born 27th June 1690; and their son John Durham was born the 23rd of November 1698.[2] These are the only children of Dorothy and Thomas Durham Sr. who survived to adulthood.

Dorothy and Thomas Durham Sr.'s, son Thomas Durham Jr. married sometime before 1711, Mary Smoot, the daughter of William Smoot and his wife Jane. Mary Smoot's oldest three children, Margaret, Joseph and Sarah Durham and her husband Thomas Durham Jr. are named in the will of her father William Smoot.[3]

Dorothy and Thomas Durham Sr,'s daughter Mary Durham married Thomas Dodson sometime before 1702.[4]

Dorothy's husband Thomas Durham Sr. died sometime after the 4th of August 1711when he wrote his will and before the 1st of June 1715 when his will was proved in court in Richmond County, Virginia.[5]

Dorothy re-married by 1715 to Jeremiah Greenham. Dorothy's sons John and Thomas sued Dorothy, and the court awarded custody of John (who was a minor) to his brother Thomas and also awarded John his share of his father's estate.

Dorothy's son John Durham died on the 23rd of September 1722 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. [6]

Dorothy's exact date of death is unknown. It is believed she died sometime after February 1725, as Dorothy is left the following bequest in the 9th of February 1725 will of her niece Ann Chinn Fox Chichester, (daughter of Alice Chinn): ". . . Item - I give to my Aunt Dorothy Greenham, wife of Jeremiah Greenham of Richmond Co. Plantu, my suit of silk crape clothes and a suit of muslin head clothes - with apron, rufels and . . . Item - My will and desire is that my Mulatto girl name Mary which is now in possession of Jeremiah Greenham and my aunt Dorothy Greenham his wife remain with my Aunt Greenham until the said mulatto girl Mary shall rise to the years of twenty and one . . . "[7]

Researchers Note
Dorothy, wife of Thomas Durham and mother of his three youngest children, was the daughter of Mary (Smoot) Gilbert, youngest sister of William Smoot. This relationship is based on speculation as there is no documented proof of this relationship.

It was often speculated that Dorothy was a daughter of William Smoot Jr., who was actually Dorothy's maternal uncle. William Smoot Jr. conveyed property to Dorothy Durham in 1700 "with love and affection." The relationship between Dorothy and William Smoot is based on speculation as there is no documented proof of the relationship. Based on the various records there does appear to be a family relationship of some type but the exact relationship is unknow as no records have been found that list the type of relationship.

Various records prove that Dorothy Durham, Thomazin Goodridge, and Alice Chinn were all sisters[8] However, the women are only recorded by their married names. The maiden name has not been proved.[9]

William Smoot was the executor of the estate of Elizabeth Grady. The will written on March 10 1693/94 by Elizabeth Grady and probated on Nov 4, 1702, leave Mary Smoot (daughter of William Smoot) all of Elizabeth Grady’s land. The witnesses to Elizabeth Grady's will are Thomas Durham, Richard Draper and John Rankin. Elizabeth Grady's will was proved by oaths of John Rankin and Thomas Durham.

The question of Elizabeth Grady's identity and her relationship to William Smoot has implications as it appears that there is a family relationship between Elizabeth Grady and William Smoot. Could Elizabeth Grady be the mother of William Smoot?[10]

Sources
? Richmond County, Virginia Miscellaneous Record Book, page 27
? page 56, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County Virginia, Compiled and Published by George Harrison Sanford King Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1966.
? Wills of Richmond County 1699-1800 by Robert K. Headley, Jr., 1983 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
? The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants Volume One, pages 3 & 4.
? page 29, Wills of Richmond County 1699-1800 by Robert K. Headley, Jr., 1983 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
? page 56, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County Virginia, Compiled and Published by George Harrison Sanford King Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1966.
? Will of Alice Chinn Fox Chichester, 9 February 1725, Clerks Office, Lancaster County, Virginia - Will book no. 12, page 123.
? .Ule, Michelle Duval, compiler The Dodsons, Durhams, Roses and Nevilles. Spring, 2000, Michelle Ule's Website Author generously provided a PDF.
? Louer, Graham "William Smoot Was NOT the Father of Dorothy Durham" genforum post April 25, 2012, Web accessed May 25, 2014.
? The will of Elizabeth Grady is found in Richmond County, Virginia Court Order Book Page 184 July 1, 1702.

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Mary (Durham) Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 05 Jun 1686 - aft 1745) m. Thomas Dodson Sr. (15 May 1681 - 21 Nov 1740) on 29 Aug 1701. m. Robert Galbreath (abt 1682 - abt 1749) on 29 Sep 1743.
George Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (31 Oct 1702 - abt 1770) m. Margaret Dagood (30 Apr 1708 - abt 1770) on 30 Apr 1726.
Mary Dodson ancestors (21 Dec 1726)
Lazarus Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Oct 1728 - bef 16 Sep 1799) m. Alice Dodson (abt 1734 - aft 16 Sep 1799) abt 1750.
Elizabeth (Dodson) Ingram ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - bef 18 May 1819) m. William Ingram (abt 1747 - abt 10 May 1820) abt 1770.
Garland Ingram ancestors descendants more descendants (1770 - 1860)
Larkin Ingram ancestors descendants more descendants (1771 - Jan 1860)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1753 - Aug 1828) m. Rachel Henry (abt 1754 - 1829).
Sally Sarah (Dodson) Neal ancestors descendants more descendants (1777 - 1845)
William Rueben Dodson ancestors (06 Oct 1783 - 27 Jan 1854)
Alcy (Dodson) Shadden ancestors descendants more descendants (1786)
George Dodson ancestors descendants (1755 - 27 Jun 1848) m. Lucy Dodson (23 Feb 1781 - 1850) on 22 Dec 1803.
Latin Dodson ancestors ()
Rachel (Dodson) Madding ancestors descendants (abt 1759 - aft 1821) m. Thomas Madding (abt 1750 - bef 1820) abt 1780.
Alice (Madding) McLaughlin ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1780 - aft Feb 1845)
Rhoda Dodson ancestors descendants (1761) m. William Dodson (1758 - 18 Jan 1830).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1782)
Judith Dodson ancestors (1786)
Jackson Dodson ancestors (1790)
Rachel Dodson ancestors (1792)
Micajah Dodson ancestors (1794)
George Dodson ancestors (1796)
Alcy Dodson ancestors (abt 1798)
Lazarath Dodson ancestors (1799)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1806)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1763) m. Micajah Cager Dodson (abt 1760 - aft 16 Jan 1837) on 3 Apr 1787.
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rolly Dodson ancestors (1767)
Raleigh Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (abt 16 Feb 1730 - abt 20 Jul 1793) m. Mary Unknown (aft 1735 - aft 1815) bef 1755.
Raleigh Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants (abt 1756 - 03 Jun 1836) m. Margaret Dodson (abt 1752 - aft 1830) aft 1777.
Unity Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1779 - abt 1826)
Eleanor (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Mar 1780 - 15 May 1844)
Presley Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1788 - 19 Jan 1840)
Bird Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Sep 1790 - 09 Feb 1869)
Margaret (Dodson) Menasco ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - abt Jul 1793) m. James Santiago Menasco (abt 1748 - 1803) on 1778.
John Menasco ancestors descendants more descendants (1779 - abt 1847)
Eleanor Dodson ancestors (abt 1765)
James Dodson ancestors (abt 1765)
Lazarus Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1765 - 03 Oct 1842) m. Mary Lea (abt 1770).
Jesse Dodson Jr. ancestors (1780)
Jehu Dodson ancestors (1782)
Martin Dodson ancestors (1784)
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1790)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1790 - 09 Jan 1860)
Oliver Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (31 Aug 1794 - 02 Aug 1883)
Lazarus Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 05 Oct 1861)
Tolliver Dodson ancestors (abt 1768)
[uncertain] William Dodson ancestors (1734)
Thomas Dodson ancestors (25 May 1735)
George Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (31 Oct 1737 - 19 Dec 1825) m. Elizabeth Margaret Reid (1740 - 19 Dec 1825) on 8 Apr 1793.
Elizabeth R. Dodson ancestors (abt 1760)
Anne Dodson ancestors (abt 1762)
Mary (Dodson) Madding ancestors descendants (abt 1764) m. Thomas Madding (1776 - 1830).
Bannister W Madding ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Sep 1798 - 05 Jun 1866)
Thomas Leonard Dodson ancestors descendants (1765 - 1836) m. Jemima Randall (11 May 1769 - 26 Aug 1838). m. Jemima Randalls (11 May 1769 - 26 Aug 1838) on 1788.
Jane Dodson ancestors (1787)
George Teamon Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1789 - 29 Mar 1865)
Winnifred Frances (Dodson) Burnett ancestors (16 Jun 1791 - 20 Apr 1862)
James Randall Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Nov 1792 - 1882)
John Randall Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Dec 1792 - Nov 1868)
Elizabeth Rose Dodson ancestors (05 Sep 1796 - 22 Feb 1861)
Mary Dodson ancestors (25 Sep 1801 - 15 May 1864)
Jesse E. Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1802 - 03 Jan 1864)
Leonard L Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (31 Jan 1805 - 08 Feb 1874)
Mary Polly Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Sep 1806 - 15 May 1864)
Raleigh Clark Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (10 Dec 1806 - 18 Feb 1884)
Jane (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (27 Jan 1811 - 03 Sep 1898)
Katherine (Dodson) Flinn ancestors (abt 1812 - 30 Jan 1852)
Jethro Dodson ancestors (abt 1766 - aft 1871)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (abt 1768)
Miriam Dodson ancestors (abt 1772)
Jesse Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (16 Nov 1772 - May 1851) m. Margaret McCorkle (22 Jun 1777 - 10 Mar 1845) on 4 Feb 1796.
Martha (Dodson) McMillan ancestors (02 Nov 1796 - 22 Oct 1872)
William M Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (14 Apr 1799 - 28 Mar 1863)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (02 Jun 1801)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (14 Feb 1803 - 02 Nov 1877)
Mary Dodson ancestors (28 Mar 1805)
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors (18 Dec 1806 - 29 Dec 1839)
James W. Dodson ancestors (31 Aug 1808 - 19 May 1863)
Davidson B. Dodson ancestors (17 Aug 1811)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (12 Aug 1817)
John A. Dodson ancestors (02 Feb 1819)
Joseph Carter Dodson ancestors (20 Aug 1820)
George Dodson III ancestors descendants (1773 - 08 Sep 1846)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1793 - 1883)
Margaret (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (abt 1800 - abt 1890)
Leonard Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1774 - 1833) m. Mary Elizabeth Randall (abt 1773 - 22 Sep 1852) on 14 Jul 1792.
Miriam Dodson ancestors (abt 1793)
Benjamin Dodson ancestors (abt 1795)
John Dodson ancestors (20 Jan 1801)
Stockton V Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Jan 1804 - 24 Jul 1912)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Oct 1804 - 10 Jul 1881)
Elias Dodson ancestors (abt 1806)
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Winifred Dodson ancestors (abt 1810)
Jemima Dodson ancestors (abt 1811)
Polly Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
Anna (Dodson) Castillo ancestors (30 Apr 1818 - 23 Jan 1869)
John Dodson ancestors (abt 1776 - bef 1836)
Joseph Dodson ancestors (abt 1776) m. Mary Dodson ().
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (abt 1778)
Robert Dodson ancestors (1790 - 10 Jun 1854)
David Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (aft 1740 - bef 1816) m. Elizabeth Dodson (bef 1748 - aft 1820) abt 1773.
Joseph Dodson ancestors (1760 - aft 1850) m. Judith Bradshaw (abt 1793 - aft 1860) on 16 May 1812.
Asa Dodson ancestors descendants (28 May 1770 - 20 Aug 1855) m. Nancy Wolverton (23 Feb 1782 - 28 Jun 1854) on 13 Sep 1803.
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Feb 1812 - 31 Jul 1892)
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors (abt 1771 - abt 1860) m. Frances Hanks (06 Sep 1771 - 01 Sep 1859) on 23 Sep 1793.
Ann (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (abt 1775 - aft 1820)
Absalom Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - aft 1830)
Abner Dodson ancestors (abt 1783 - 1825) m. Elizabeth Wolverton (abt 1775 - aft 1825) on 17 Jul 1804.
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (1791 - 20 May 1859) m. Caleb Goad (abt 1793 - aft 1860) on 8 Mar 1821.
Catherine Elizabeth (Goad) Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Dec 1825 - 05 Jun 1898)
David Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1794 - aft 1830)
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors descendants (31 Mar 1740 - 1777) m. Margaret Dodson (abt 1752 - aft 1830) bef 1766.
David Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1830) m. Frances Fitzgerald (abt 1777 - aft 1844) on 12 Jan 1792.
Raleigh Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Feb 1807 - 06 Sep 1844)
Lydia (Dodson) Pratley ancestors (abt 1766)
Deborah Dodson ancestors (abt 1768) [unmarried] [no children]
Sarah (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors descendants (24 Jul 1773 - 06 Sep 1827) m. Edmund Fitzgerald (1771 - abt May 1856) on 28 Dec 1790.
Mastin Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Dec 1791 - 30 Jun 1878)
Jackson Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (19 Dec 1795 - 17 Oct 1882)
Frances (Fitzgerald) Church ancestors (30 Aug 1798 - 04 Aug 1845)
David Fitzgerald ancestors (30 Aug 1811 - 12 Dec 1854)
Edmund D. Fitzgerald ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Feb 1817 - 28 Feb 1897)
Leacy Jane (Fitzgerald) Church ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Dec 1819 - 27 Jul 1886)
Hannah Dodson ancestors (02 May 1747)
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1704 - bef 28 Jul 1740) m. Amey Unknown (bef 1719 - aft 1740).
Thomas Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1707 - 21 Oct 1783) m. Elizabeth Rose (1706 - abt 1766) abt 1724.
Joseph Dodson Sr ancestors descendants (21 Feb 1725 - abt Oct 1773) m. Anne Unknown (abt 1725 - abt 1766) abt 1751. m. Martha Fairfax (abt 1725 - aft 1773) abt 1766.
Mary (Dodson) Lewis ancestors ()
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1746 - abt 1831) m. Frances Dodson (abt 1760 - bef 1804) on 1803.
Bunyon Dodson ancestors ()
Lette (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (bef 1773 - bef 1796)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1773)
Nancy (Dodson) Slayden ancestors (03 Apr 1777 - Oct 1852)
Joycey (Dodson) Spencer ancestors (1780)
Moses Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Martin Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1787 - 1861)
Caleb Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1790)
Mary Frances Dodson ancestors (1792)
Caleb Dodson ancestors descendants (1752 - 1836) m. Elizabeth Petty (1756 - 1844) abt 1773.
Lucy Dodson ancestors (1770)
Lydia Dodson ancestors (1770)
Stephen Dodson ancestors (1770)
Isaac Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Nov 1774 - 1850)
Timothy Dodson ancestors (15 Oct 1778 - 16 Aug 1855)
Annie T Dodson ancestors (1780)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1780)
Mary Dodson ancestors (1780)
William Dodson ancestors (1780)
Lucy Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Feb 1781 - 1850)
Lydia Dodson ancestors (26 Feb 1784 - 1878)
Stephen Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (15 Aug 1785 - 17 Aug 1873)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Sep 1788 - 1878)
Mary Dodson ancestors (25 Jul 1790 - 1878)
Ann Dodson ancestors (10 May 1792 - 1878)
William Thornton Dodson ancestors (16 Jan 1796 - 1834)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (23 Jan 1801)
Letisha (Dodson) Chaney ancestors descendants (abt 1755 - abt 18 Dec 1843) m. Ezekiel Chaney Sr (1753 - 21 Aug 1815) abt 1768.
Joseph Chaney ancestors (1770)
Elizabeth (Chaney) Mabry ancestors (1774 - 1795)
Mary (Chaney) Mabry ancestors (31 Oct 1775 - 12 Dec 1830)
Thomas Chaney ancestors (1776 - 07 Aug 1856)
Salley (Chaney) Borden ancestors (1782)
Rhoda (Chaney) Burgess ancestors descendants more descendants (1783 - 1855)
Nancy (Chaney) Walters ancestors (10 Aug 1783 - 07 May 1856)
Elizabeth (Chaney) Dodson ancestors (1784)
Ezekiel Chaney ancestors (1787 - 30 Nov 1838)
William Chaney ancestors (1788 - 18 Jan 1843)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (1757 - 1850)
Lette (Dodson) Chaney ancestors (1757)
Elias Dodson ancestors descendants (1760 - 1812) m. Nancy Stamps (1767 - Feb 1837).
Mary E Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Stamps Dodson ancestors (1786 - bef 1853)
Matthew Dodson ancestors (abt 1790)
Obediah Dodson ancestors (05 Jan 1793 - 12 Aug 1854)
Matthew B Dodson ancestors (1801)
Elias Dodson Jr ancestors (27 Oct 1807 - 13 Dec 1882) [unmarried] [no children]
Enoch Dodson ancestors (1810)
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (abt 1762)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Gardner ancestors (bef 1763 - 1809)
Nancy Anne (Dodson) Petty ancestors (abt 1765 - 1811)
Joseph Dodson Jr. ancestors descendants (05 Feb 1771 - 13 Aug 1854)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Turnbo ancestors (1800 - 16 Dec 1860)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (03 Oct 1728 - 25 Mar 1816) m. Mary Neville (1726 - 1824) on 1747.
Ida Dodson ancestors ()
Samuel Dodson ancestors ( - 1837)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (bef 1748 - aft 1820) m. David Dodson Sr (aft 1740 - bef 1816) abt 1773.
Joseph Dodson ancestors (1760 - aft 1850)
Asa Dodson ancestors (28 May 1770 - 20 Aug 1855) [Dodson-1531 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Fortunatus Dodson ancestors (abt 1771 - abt 1860)
Ann (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (abt 1775 - aft 1820)
Absalom Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - aft 1830)
Abner Dodson ancestors (abt 1783 - 1825)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (1791 - 20 May 1859) [Dodson-136 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
David Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1794 - aft 1830)
Aggatha Jane (Dodson) Hanks ancestors descendants (14 Dec 1749 - Nov 1830) m. Moses Hanks Sr. (15 Jul 1746 - 19 Aug 1831) on 1767.
Sarah Joyce (Hanks) Hill ancestors (13 Jul 1769 - abt 1847)
Frances (Hanks) Dodson ancestors (06 Sep 1771 - 01 Sep 1859)
George Dewitt Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Jun 1773 - 01 Sep 1859)
Mary (Hanks) Gwinn ancestors (09 Jun 1776 - 06 Jul 1854)
Moses Hanks Jr. ancestors (06 Jan 1779 - abt 1813)
Elizabeth (Hanks) Williams ancestors descendants more descendants (09 Sep 1782 - 1833)
Troy Hanks ancestors (02 Mar 1784 - Jun 1799)
Thomas Rueben Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Apr 1786 - 28 Nov 1857)
Aggatha Annie Jane (Hanks) Wolverton ancestors descendants more descendants (05 Jan 1788 - abt 1865)
Idella Hanks ancestors (05 Jan 1788 - 1802)
Sarah (Hanks) Dodson ancestors (15 Mar 1790)
Elijah Hanks ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Dec 1793 - 12 Aug 1871)
Alice (Dodson) Johnson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - 1845) m. Stephen Jerry Johnson (1770 - 1845) on 1800.
Mary A Johnson ancestors (1804 - 18 Feb 1873)
Winifred (Dodson) Johnson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - 1816) m. William Johnson (abt 1765 - abt 02 Apr 1829) on 1800.
James Johnson ancestors (1794 - 1850)
Stephen Johnson ancestors (23 Jun 1803 - 02 Aug 1873)
Martha Traylor Johnson ancestors (26 Aug 1807 - 14 Oct 1870)
Sally Johnson ancestors (1811)
Altamira Johnson ancestors (1813)
Eliza Susan Johnson ancestors (1815 - 01 Nov 1892)
Clemuel P Johnson ancestors (03 Nov 1829 - 03 Nov 1829)
Thomas Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1757 - bef 1809) m. Jemima Robinson (Jun 1771 - 29 Dec 1850) on 1795.
Daniel J Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (1785 - 1865)
James Dodson ancestors (1790 - 1830)
Margaret Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Feb 1799 - 13 Mar 1885)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Nov 1801 - 17 Jun 1874)
Sarah (Dodson) Thompson ancestors (bef 1805)
Frances Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1760 - bef 1804) m. Thomas Dodson (abt 1746 - abt 1831) on 1803.
Bunyon Dodson ancestors ()
Lette (Dodson) Puckett ancestors (bef 1773 - bef 1796)
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1773)
Nancy (Dodson) Slayden ancestors (03 Apr 1777 - Oct 1852)
Joycey (Dodson) Spencer ancestors (1780)
Moses Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Martin Dodson ancestors (1787 - 1861) [Dodson-863 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Caleb Dodson ancestors (abt 1790) [Dodson-864 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Mary Frances Dodson ancestors (1792)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1762 - 11 Dec 1809)
Rhoda (Dodson) Hittson ancestors descendants (abt 1765 - aft 1816) m. Alexander Hittson Jr (28 Mar 1754 - 1823) on 20 Nov 1786.
Mary Patsy (Hittson) Tolleson ancestors descendants more descendants (1789 - 21 Dec 1877)
Alexander Hittson ancestors (1796 - 1865)
Jesse J. Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1770 - 1839) m. Judah Combs (1773) on 1793.
Jesse J Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1803 - aft 1850)
Samuel J Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1810 - 1899)
Susannah Dodson ancestors descendants (1770 - 1837) m. James Johnson (1770 - 09 Mar 1844) on 1788.
James Johnson ancestors (03 Nov 1803 - 05 Jan 1877)
Mary Johnson ancestors (1806)
Mary (Dodson) Childs ancestors (16 Jun 1730)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Bennett ancestors descendants (27 May 1732 - 21 Jul 1794) m. John Bennett (abt 1720 - abt 18 Jul 1791) abt 1749.
Ruth Bennet ancestors descendants (06 Sep 1758) m. Sherwood Goins (1756) on 30 Apr 1793.
Basil Goins ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1780 - 1850)
Alice Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1734 - aft 16 Sep 1799) m. Lazarus Dodson (07 Oct 1728 - bef 16 Sep 1799) abt 1750.
Elizabeth (Dodson) Ingram ancestors (abt 1750 - bef 18 May 1819) m. William Ingram (abt 1747 - abt 10 May 1820) abt 1770. [Dodson-668 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1753 - Aug 1828) m. Rachel Henry (abt 1754 - 1829). [Dodson-628 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
George Dodson ancestors (1755 - 27 Jun 1848) m. Lucy Dodson (23 Feb 1781 - 1850) on 22 Dec 1803. [Dodson-661 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Rachel (Dodson) Madding ancestors (abt 1759 - aft 1821) m. Thomas Madding (abt 1750 - bef 1820) abt 1780. [Dodson-669 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Rhoda Dodson ancestors (1761) m. William Dodson (1758 - 18 Jan 1830). [Dodson-670 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1763) m. Micajah Cager Dodson (abt 1760 - aft 16 Jan 1837) on 3 Apr 1787.
Margaret Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rolly Dodson ancestors (1767)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (1737 - 06 May 1832) m. Mary Franks (1740 - 1766) on 1760.
Simon Dotson ancestors descendants (abt 29 Mar 1761 - abt 30 May 1849) m. Phoebe Hollingsworth (1775 - 1871) on 29 Mar 1794.
Susannah (Dotson) Hamilton ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1795 - abt 1871)
Benjamin Dotson ancestors (1796)
Arta (Dotson) Butcher ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1797 - abt 1893)
Elizabeth (Dotson) Beverly ancestors (1800 - 1883)
William V Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (06 Aug 1803 - 26 Sep 1893)
Thomas Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (01 May 1804 - 09 Mar 1890)
Daniel Dotson ancestors (1808 - 25 Mar 1878)
Lydia (Dotson) Roberts ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1810 - May 1870)
Annie Eliza (Dotson) Dale ancestors descendants more descendants (1816 - 26 Jan 1903)
Mary (Dotson) Huff ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Jul 1817 - 15 Jun 1877)
William Dodson ancestors descendants (abt Apr 1737 - 06 May 1832) m. Winifred Johnson (1746 - 1796) aft 30 Nov 1762.
James B Dodson ancestors (1764)
Rachel Dodson ancestors (1765)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (1767 - Jan 1845)
Winniefred Dodson ancestors (1767)
Rosannah Dodson ancestors (abt 1774)
Sarah (Dodson) Dotson ancestors (abt 1775 - 1835) m. Elisha Dotson (06 Jul 1760 - 10 Jan 1835) on 2 Dec 1789.
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1776)
Ann Dodson ancestors (abt 1777)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1778)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 1779)
William Dotson ancestors descendants (abt 1802 - abt 1870) m. Margaret Stewart (1807 - abt 1884) on 1821.
Jane Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jul 1822 - 10 Oct 1922)
Mary Elizabeth (Dotson) Tipton ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1827 - abt 13 May 1885)
Josiah C Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Apr 1831 - 01 Oct 1900)
Jeremiah M. Dotson ancestors descendants more descendants (Apr 1834 - 28 Apr 1913)
Milo Smith Dotson ancestors (Sep 1837 - 17 Apr 1920)
Sarah Catherine Dotson ancestors (24 May 1844 - 31 Dec 1933)
George Dodson ancestors (abt 1740 - abt 1816)
Rosanna Rhoda (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (1744 - 1801) m. John Matthew Creel (28 Feb 1732 - 1792) abt 1760.
Thomas Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1760 - abt 1826) m. Phoebe Harriet Dodson (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) on 1786.
Nancy (Creel) Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840)
John Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Apr 1788 - 24 Mar 1833)
Joshua Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1792 - 20 Sep 1838)
Elijah Creal ancestors (25 Sep 1793 - 07 Mar 1856)
Lorna Creel ancestors (1800)
William Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - 1880)
Phoebe Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1804 - 04 Jul 1869)
Joel Creel ancestors (1805)
Mary Creel ancestors (1763)
Alice Creel ancestors (11 Aug 1765)
Lucinda (Creel) Spradling ancestors descendants (1768 - 1850) m. Obediah Spradling (1763 - 29 Jan 1823).
Margaret Agnes Creel (Spradling) Spradlin ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Jan 1803 - 27 Sep 1869)
Agnes (Spradlin) Spradley ancestors descendants more descendants (24 Dec 1804 - 20 Sep 1885)
Micajah Creel ancestors (1771 - 1825)
John Creel ancestors (1773 - 1836)
William Creel ancestors (1775 - 20 Dec 1844)
Elijah Creel ancestors (1777 - 1810)
Rhoda Creel ancestors (1779)
Jesse Dodson ancestors descendants (22 Nov 1752 - 22 Nov 1843) m. Ruth Dodson (25 Dec 1754 - 22 Nov 1828).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (abt 1775)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1780) m. Obadiah Jennings (abt 1760 - 12 Apr 1830).
Jesse Dodson Jennings ancestors descendants more descendants (23 Dec 1802 - 27 Jul 1884)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 17 Sep 1785 - 1858) m. Sallie Catherine McGregor (1792 - 1868) bef 1811.
Robert Dodson ancestors (10 May 1811 - 19 Mar 1879)
Eli Dodson ancestors (02 May 1813 - 25 Feb 1876)
Mary Ann (Dodson) Martin ancestors descendants more descendants (14 Oct 1814 - 10 Mar 1905)
Richmond Dodson ancestors (25 Jan 1818 - 23 May 1872)
Myra (Dodson) Martin ancestors (bef 1824 - 17 Jul 1869)
Maxa (Dodson) Hennessee ancestors (18 Mar 1824 - 17 Aug 1899)
Temperance (Dodson) Crelia ancestors (26 Feb 1831 - Feb 1918)
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (17 Sep 1785 - 27 Apr 1864) m. Mary Matlock (06 Nov 1788 - 09 Feb 1855) on 3 Nov 1803.
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (30 Dec 1804)
Nicholas Dodson ancestors (1806)
William Dodson ancestors (1807)
Warren Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1811 - 04 Apr 1855)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1812)
Henry M Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - aft 1857)
Henry Dodson ancestors (1813)
Sarah Dodson ancestors (1814)
Mahala Dodson ancestors (1816)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (1818)
Harriet Dodson ancestors (1820)
John Matlock Dodson ancestors (1822)
Jesse Allen Dodson ancestors (1824)
Martha Dodson ancestors (1828)
Mary Dodson ancestors (1830)
Eliza Dodson ancestors (1832)
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (07 Mar 1791 - 03 Jul 1878)
Levi Buford Dodson ancestors (22 Jul 1811 - 05 May 1893)
Louisa Dodson ancestors (23 Nov 1812 - 22 Nov 1874)
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (28 Feb 1814)
Andrew Jackson Dodson ancestors (29 Apr 1816 - aft 1880)
William C Dodson ancestors (13 Jan 1818 - 12 Sep 1846)
Edward A Dodson ancestors (22 Feb 1821 - 16 Aug 1899)
Rebecca Catherine Dodson ancestors (26 May 1823 - 28 Jul 1902)
Jesse Washington Dodson ancestors (24 Apr 1825)
Wilford C. Dodson ancestors (29 Dec 1827)
E Charles Dodson ancestors (15 Sep 1829 - 10 Aug 1851)
James Dodson ancestors (19 Mar 1832 - 20 Mar 1872)
Sarah (Dodson) Matlock ancestors (1795 - abt 1860)
Sarah (Dodson) McGregor ancestors descendants (1801 - 01 Jun 1870) m. Jehu McGregor (1800 - Apr 1866).
Jesse McGregor ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Aug 1825 - 26 Oct 1885)
Ruth (Dodson) Ware ancestors descendants (abt 01 Apr 1802 - 02 Mar 1885) m. Allen Ware (abt 15 Mar 1800 - 26 Feb 1885) abt 1819.
Jesse Allen Ware ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 22 Jun 1823 - 17 Oct 1906)
Greenham Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1709 - aft 1777) m. Eleanor Hightower (10 Jan 1722 - abt 1756) on 1739.
Judith Dodson ancestors (06 Jan 1741)
Thomas Greenham Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1742 - abt 1830) m. Sarah Dodson (abt 1758 - 21 Sep 1835).
Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1780 - May 1850) m. Ann Dodson () on 19 May 1808.
Willis Goodwin Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1814 - abt 1883)
Elisha Dodson Jr ancestors (1815)
Sarah Dodson ancestors (1824)
Thomas Dodson ancestors (11 Aug 1830)
Elizabeth A Dodson ancestors (1832)
Greenham H. Dodson ancestors descendants (01 Oct 1783 - 03 Oct 1866) m. Mary Brooks (abt 1793 - 26 Feb 1874) on 9 Jan 1808.
Candis D. Dodson ancestors (01 Aug 1828 - 06 Mar 1840) [unmarried] [no children]
Willis Dodson ancestors descendants (1784) m. Leanna Unknown (1780).
Sarah H (Dodson) Harris ancestors descendants more descendants (29 Sep 1802 - 18 Jan 1884)
Hightower Dodson ancestors descendants (1788 - abt 1876) m. Sallie Dodson (abt 1790 - bef 1832) on 4 Jul 1807. m. Sarah Hanks (15 Mar 1790) on 25 Jun 1832.
Deniah (Dodson) Leigh ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Apr 1809 - 09 Apr 1858)
Beverly Presley Dodson ancestors (abt 1821 - 15 Oct 1876)
Thomas A. Dodson ancestors (abt 1825)
Raleigh W. Dodson ancestors (abt 1827 - bef 1864)
Tabitha (Dodson) Patterson ancestors descendants (abt 1795 - 1854) m. Moses Patterson (abt 1790 - bef 1830).
William G. Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Sep 1812 - 05 Mar 1900)
James H Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Nov 1814 - 21 Oct 1907)
Mary A. (Patterson) Samuel ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 28 May 1817 - 07 Dec 1854)
Lydia Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1819 - aft Aug 1860)
Eliza Patterson ancestors descendants more descendants (27 Apr 1822 - 12 Oct 1903)
Tabitha (Patterson) Sewell ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1825)
Eleanor (Dodson) Taylor ancestors descendants (abt 1743 - abt 1808) m. Thomas Taylor (abt 1741 - 20 Jan 1782) abt 1765.
Thomas Billington Taylor ancestors descendants (06 Jul 1767 - 15 Sep 1845)
Martha Patsy (Taylor) Hart ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Jul 1811 - 01 Dec 1889)
Thomas Billington Taylor ancestors descendants (06 Jul 1767 - 05 Feb 1884) m. Mary Elizabeth Modglin (abt 1774 - 1842) on 1800.
Mathew Modglin Taylor ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1802 - 1880)
Martha Taylor ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1831)
Billington Taylor Sr. ancestors descendants (1771 - 15 Sep 1845) m. Mary Elizabeth Modglin (1774 - 1832) on 1792.
Mary Elizabeth Betsy Taylor ancestors (1791 - 1852)
Tabitha (Taylor) Bird ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Oct 1795 - 02 Mar 1870)
Matthew Modglin Taylor ancestors descendants more descendants (25 Jan 1802 - abt Aug 1880)
Sarah Sally Taylor ancestors (1805 - 1869)
Amanda Jane Taylor ancestors (01 Jan 1805 - 02 Jun 1870)
Rhoda Winters Taylor ancestors (11 Mar 1808 - 1874)
Selia Taylor ancestors (21 Apr 1810 - 13 Feb 1870)
Patsy Martha Taylor ancestors (1813 - 1831)
Billington Taylor Jr. ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1820)
Nancy Taylor ancestors (abt 1773 - 1834)
Luraney (Taylor) McDonald ancestors descendants (abt 1777 - abt 1835) m. Linvil McDaniel (abt 1768 - 1858) bef 9 Nov 1796.
Cilia McDaniel ancestors (1793)
David McDonald ancestors (1794 - 1795)
James McDaniel ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Mar 1797 - 29 Oct 1877)
Eleanor McDaniel ancestors (1798 - 1858)
Thomas McDonald ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Jun 1803 - 1870)
William McDonald ancestors (abt 1810 - abt 1835)
Joseph McDonald ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1815 - aft 1880)
Hightower Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - abt 1823)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1770)
Amelia Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1775 - abt 1830) m. Aaron Henry Vickery Sr. (1770 - 1819).
James Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 12 Jul 1838)
James A Vickery Sr ancestors descendants more descendants (1795 - 12 Jul 1838)
Susan Vickery ancestors (abt 1797 - abt 1870)
Aaron Vickery Jr. ancestors (abt 1802 - bef 1870)
Julia (Vickery) Sanders ancestors (abt 1804 - 26 Jul 1879)
Mary (Vickery) Peek ancestors (abt 1808 - 05 Jun 1892)
Joseph Hightower Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - abt 1840)
Emilia (Vickery) Childers ancestors (abt 1816)
John Thomas Vickery ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1817 - abt 01 Jun 1893)
Delila (Vickery) Hubbard ancestors (abt 1822 - abt 1896)
George Dodson ancestors (1751)
William Dodson ancestors (abt 1754)
Charles Dodson ancestors (1755)
[uncertain] Tabitha Dodson ancestors (abt 1755 - bef 1770) [unmarried] [no children]
Alice (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1711) m. William Creel (17 Apr 1712 - 1757) on 25 Nov 1729.
John Matthew Creel ancestors descendants (28 Feb 1732 - 1792) m. Rosanna Rhoda Dodson (1744 - 1801) abt 1760.
Thomas Creel ancestors (abt 1760 - abt 1826) m. Phoebe Harriet Dodson (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) on 1786. [Creel-127 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Mary Creel ancestors (1763)
Alice Creel ancestors (11 Aug 1765)
Lucinda (Creel) Spradling ancestors (1768 - 1850) m. Obediah Spradling (1763 - 29 Jan 1823). [Creel-790 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Micajah Creel ancestors (1771 - 1825)
John Creel ancestors (1773 - 1836)
William Creel ancestors (1775 - 20 Dec 1844)
Elijah Creel ancestors (1777 - 1810)
Rhoda Creel ancestors (1779)
Matthew Creel ancestors (1734)
William Creel Jr ancestors descendants (1736)
William Creel ancestors descendants (1770 - 1848) m. Rachel Griffith (1762 - 17 Dec 1791) on 17 Dec 1791.
George G. Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (17 Mar 1800 - 16 Sep 1873)
David Hamilton Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1801 - 04 Jan 1881)
Judith (Creel) Lunsford ancestors descendants (abt 1779 - aft 1850) m. Baldwin Lunsford (abt 1764 - Oct 1850) on 26 Dec 1796.
Elizabeth (Lunsford) Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1802 - aft 1870)
Wormley Lunceford ancestors descendants more descendants (1815 - 20 May 1893)
Sarah Ann Creel ancestors (1738) m. John Leachman ( - 1800) on 1754.
Unknown Creel ancestors descendants (abt 1738)
George Creel ancestors descendants ( - abt 1832)
Jordon Jeremiah Creel ancestors (abt 1800 - aft 1880)
George Creel ancestors (abt 1813 - aft 1880)
George Creel Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1745 - 18 Feb 1825) m. Mary Athy (24 Sep 1752 - 1825) abt 1770.
Eleanor Creel ancestors (20 May 1771 - 1787)
Mary Creel ancestors descendants (07 Sep 1773 - 21 May 1859) m. Robert Wickcliffe Kincheloe (06 Nov 1762 - 05 Aug 1820) on 2 Sep 1790.
Elias Grundy Kincheloe ancestors descendants more descendants (13 Mar 1795 - 06 Feb 1882)
John B. Creel ancestors (14 Aug 1776 - 1787)
George Creel Jr. ancestors descendants (21 Dec 1778 - 05 May 1807) m. Clarissa Buckner (08 Jan 1779 - 09 Mar 1858).
John Buckner Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1799 - 10 Jan 1838)
Bushrod Washington Creel ancestors descendants more descendants (1804 - Jan 1875)
Mary Ann (Creel) Boulware ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Aug 1807 - 10 Oct 1892)
Alexander Herbert Creel ancestors (20 May 1780 - 09 May 1872) m. Lucy Neale (14 Dec 1795 - 02 Aug 1872).
Thomas Athey Creel ancestors descendants (20 May 1780 - 09 May 1872) m. Priscilla Phelps (23 Jul 1789 - 25 Nov 1855) on 14 Oct 1804.
Drusilla (Creel) Pixler ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1812 - 04 Nov 1901)
Sarah (Creel) Saunders ancestors (16 Oct 1783 - 19 Apr 1873) m. Nimrod Saunders (1774 - 22 Apr 1843).
David Creel ancestors (20 Jun 1786 - 04 Jul 1878) m. Elizabeth Neale (04 Jan 1798 - 18 Apr 1833).
James B. Creel ancestors (18 Feb 1791 - bef 25 Dec 1838) m. Elizabeth Vandiver (04 Jun 1791) on 12 May 1813.
Frances Creel ancestors descendants (1793 - 1825) m. James Riggs (03 Nov 1789 - 06 Jun 1867).
George Alexander Ashbury Riggs ancestors (12 Mar 1818 - 31 Jan 1905)
John Creel ancestors (28 Feb 1751 - 1787)
Mary Dodson ancestors (05 Oct 1715)
Abraham Dodson ancestors descendants (04 Apr 1723 - 25 Oct 1768) m. Barbara Russell (09 Nov 1727 - aft 1780).
Millian (Dodson) Holtzclaw ancestors (07 Sep 1744 - bef 1790)
Millie (Dodson) Holtzclaw ancestors descendants (abt 07 Sep 1744 - abt 1808) m. Jacob Holtzclaw (1743 - 1809) on 1766.
Alexander Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1770 - abt 1873)
Susannah (Holtzclaw) Lyons ancestors descendants (abt 1770 - abt 1867) m. John Lyons (abt 1756 - abt 1836) on 18 Jun 1787.
Millie Amelia Lyons ancestors (abt 1788 - abt 1867)
Mary Lyons ancestors (abt 1792 - 15 Nov 1870)
John Lyons ancestors (abt 1796 - abt 1839)
William Lyons ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1798 - abt 1893)
Andrew Lyons ancestors (abt 1800 - abt 1850)
Henry Lyons ancestors (abt 1803 - abt 1898)
Alexander Lyons ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1871)
Nancy Lyons ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1901)
Harriet Lyons ancestors (abt 1810 - abt 1893)
Winnie Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1773 - abt 1822)
Elizabeth (Holtzclaw) Parsons ancestors (abt 1776 - abt 1871)
Francis Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1777 - abt 1874)
Elias Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1785 - abt 1827)
George Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1785 - abt 1880)
Catherine Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1786 - abt 1875)
William Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1793 - abt 1855)
Hardin Holtzclaw ancestors (abt 1795 - abt 1889)
Rebecca (Dobson) Hughes ancestors descendants (1747 - 1813) m. Nathaniel Hughes (abt 1742 - 1784).
James Hughes ancestors (abt 1766 - 21 Mar 1804) m. Rachel Rogers (1750 - 21 Mar 1804) on 1781.
Moses Hughes Sr. ancestors descendants (abt 1768 - 1855) m. Telitha White (1770 - 1835) on 1790.
Bradford Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1791 - abt 1840)
Lankford Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (1791 - 1862)
Dorinda Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1796 - 05 Nov 1882)
Elizabeth Hughes ancestors (1806 - 1883)
Moses Hughes ancestors (1810 - 1866)
Elizabeth M. (Hughes) Shirley ancestors (1769 - 1826)
Rhoda (Hughes) Dobbins ancestors (abt 1770 - abt 1835)
Edward Hughes ancestors descendants (abt 1774 - abt 1840) m. Elizabeth Henrietta Elgin ().
Kitty (Hughes) Redmond ancestors descendants more descendants (1799 - 1878)
George Tilman Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Sep 1802 - 18 Mar 1876)
George Tillman Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (22 Apr 1848 - 30 Jan 1931)
William Hughes ancestors (1776 - 09 Jan 1846)
John Hughes ancestors descendants (abt 1778 - 18 Sep 1841) m. Dorcus Cullins (abt 1785) abt 1800.
Wren Uriah Riall Hughes ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1878)
William H. Hughes ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1813 - 17 Jan 1890)
John W. Hughes ancestors (abt 1827)
Mary Jane Hughes ancestors (abt 1827 - abt 1861)
Amaziah M. Hughes ancestors (abt 1834)
Nathaniel Harvey Hughes ancestors (abt 1837 - abt 1871)
Marcus Hughes ancestors (abt 1838)
Emily Opheliah Hughes ancestors (abt 1839 - abt 1878)
Nancy Lucinda Hughes ancestors (abt 1841 - 1867)
Tabitha (Dodson) Shumate ancestors descendants (abt 1748 - 22 Oct 1803) m. Daniel Shumate (abt 1749 - abt 1784) abt 1763.
Daniel D Shumate Sr ancestors descendants (abt 1764 - abt 1843) m. Jane McDavid (abt 1792 - abt 1860) abt Oct 1805.
Toliver Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (18 May 1807 - 16 Oct 1893)
Mary (Shumate) May ancestors (abt 1809 - abt 1880)
Jane (Shumate) Hambrick ancestors (abt 1815 - abt 1880)
Johnathan Shumate ancestors (abt 1815 - abt 1880)
Eli Triplett Shumate ancestors (abt 1817 - abt 1889)
Daniel D Shumate Jr ancestors descendants more descendants (1827)
Jesse G. Shumate ancestors (abt 1828 - abt 1890)
Mary (Shumate) Parker ancestors descendants (abt 1766 - abt 1838) m. Martin Parker (1765 - Jun 1833) on 1787.
Mary (Parker) Utterback ancestors descendants more descendants (02 Nov 1797 - 16 May 1877)
Lewis Shumate Sr ancestors descendants (abt 1772 - 27 May 1861) m. Mary Chadwell (abt 1772) abt 1802.
Murphy Chadwell Shumate ancestors (abt 1803 - abt 1883)
Augusta Ann (Shumate) Davis ancestors descendants more descendants (28 Feb 1803 - 12 Sep 1872)
Lewis Shumate Jr. ancestors (abt 1805 - abt 1853)
Minor G. Shumate ancestors (abt 1806 - abt 1845)
Mary (Shumate) Gaines ancestors (abt 1808 - abt 1880)
Walker D. Shumate ancestors (12 Oct 1809 - 27 Jul 1872)
Margaret (Shumate) Whitecotton ancestors descendants (abt 1776 - 1819) m. Harris Whitecotton (abt 1756 - abt 1803) on 4 May 1790.
James Whitecotton ancestors descendants more descendants (1793 - 1850)
Strother D Shumate ancestors descendants (20 Jan 1781 - 03 Dec 1834) m. Anne McDavid (abt 1789 - 21 Feb 1879) abt 1803.
Hampton Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (26 Mar 1805 - 15 Apr 1880)
Lucinda (Shumate) Swilling ancestors descendants more descendants (07 Feb 1807 - 01 Jan 1857)
Nancy (Shumate) Gaines ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Jan 1809 - 21 Oct 1898)
Tabitha Dodson (Shumate) Hall ancestors (05 Jan 1811 - 29 Oct 1904)
Clarinda Shumate ancestors descendants more descendants (12 Nov 1812 - 17 Dec 1873)
Sophronia Shumate ancestors (10 Jun 1816 - 23 Nov 1893)
James Jasper Shumate ancestors (25 Oct 1821 - 28 Mar 1909)
Penelope Lee (Shumate) Milford ancestors (08 Aug 1825 - 18 Aug 1886)
Ann Nancy (Shumate) Kenny ancestors (abt 1782) m. Edward Kenny (abt 1780) on 25 Jul 1796.
Charlotte (Shumate) Conway ancestors (abt 1784 - aft 1860) m. Peter Conway (abt 1778 - abt 1850) on 26 Oct 1801.
Greenham Dodson ancestors (1750 - bef 25 Aug 1777)
Mary Dodson ancestors (abt 1750) m. Bailey Shumate (1744).
Joshua Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (25 May 1725 - abt 1798) m. Ruth Unknown (1729 - aft 15 Jan 1770).
Charles Dodson ancestors descendants (02 Feb 1747 - 02 May 1831) m. Lucy Morgan (abt 1761 - abt 1823) bef 1776.
Milla (Dodson) Stamps ancestors (06 Feb 1776 - abt 1860)
Dillingham Dodson ancestors descendants (10 Jun 1779 - 05 May 1859) m. Mahala Logan (02 Mar 1779 - 05 Sep 1856) on 27 Apr 1799.
Charles Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (18 Dec 1801 - 07 Oct 1839)
Rebecca Dodson ancestors (abt 1780)
Armstead Dodson ancestors descendants (08 Dec 1782 - 09 Jul 1873) m. Nancy Creel (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840) on 25 Sep 1804.
Lucy (Dodson) McGee ancestors (04 Oct 1805)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (12 Apr 1807 - 05 Sep 1823) [unmarried] [no children]
Charles Dodson ancestors (05 Apr 1809)
Thomas C. Dodson ancestors (10 Aug 1811 - 31 Dec 1811) [unmarried] [no children]
Joel Dodson ancestors (25 Jan 1813 - 30 Aug 1880)
Greenham Dodson ancestors (13 Mar 1815)
Elizabeth (Dodson) Hamilton ancestors (27 Nov 1817)
Dillingham Dodson ancestors (27 Mar 1820)
Elisha Dodson ancestors (14 Aug 1822)
Armstead Morgan Dodson ancestors (20 Oct 1825 - 09 Sep 1871)
Elisha Jefferson Dodson ancestors (31 Mar 1788 - 29 Jul 1842)
Joshua Dodson Jr ancestors descendants (abt 1750 - abt Jun 1844) m. Sarah Warnock (bef 1750 - bef 1810) abt 1780. m. Mary Lnu (abt 1778 - 1862) aft 1807.
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (20 Nov 1785 - abt Dec 1839) m. Leah Rowden (abt 1790 - aft 1850) on 1805.
Joel Warnock Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (27 May 1806 - 31 Jan 1889)
Joshua Adam Dodson ancestors (abt 1807 - aft 1870)
Laban Madison Dodson ancestors (abt 1809)
Samuel Dodson ancestors descendants (12 Nov 1788 - 04 Sep 1872) m. Rebecca Gardner (10 Mar 1795 - 04 Jan 1872) on 26 Aug 1816.
James Warnich Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (03 Jan 1818 - 23 Jun 1894)
William Dodson ancestors (22 Mar 1791 - 27 Oct 1878)
Dicy (Dodson) Hulsey ancestors (06 Apr 1796)
Ruth Dodson ancestors (12 Dec 1801)
Isaiah Dodson ancestors (09 Jun 1804)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (09 Dec 1806 - Sep 1841) [unmarried] [no children]
Dorcas (Dodson) Ballenger ancestors descendants (abt 1752 - abt 1814) m. James Ballenger (abt 1744 - bef 03 Sep 1813).
William Ballenger ancestors descendants (03 Feb 1772 - bef 1830) m. Mary Wingo (12 Nov 1791 - 23 Sep 1851) abt 1815.
Edward Ballenger ancestors descendants more descendants (01 Dec 1816 - 06 Dec 1877)
John Ballenger ancestors descendants (1778 - bef 1813) m. Alsie Leachman (1771 - abt 1850).
Joshua Dodson Ballenger ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Feb 1791 - 02 Sep 1833)
Francis (Ballinger) Adcock ancestors descendants (1782 - 1860) m. William Adcock (1778 - 11 Mar 1864) on 1814.
Rebecca Ann (Adcock) Smith ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Dec 1818 - 01 Mar 1882)
Elijah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - abt 1785)
Joel Dodson ancestors descendants (23 Mar 1779 - Sep 1846) m. Frances Isbell Land (1784 - 1852) on 18 Oct 1806.
Elijah Dodson ancestors (02 Oct 1807 - 26 Feb 1867)
Constant Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (20 Nov 1810 - 02 Oct 1876)
Mahala Dodson ancestors (abt 1812)
William Riley Dodson ancestors (05 Oct 1814)
Joel Dodson Jr ancestors (abt 1817 - aft 1880)
Nancy Dodson ancestors (11 Sep 1818)
Nancy Dodson ancestors (14 Mar 1782)
Joshua Dodson ancestors (abt 1784)
Isaac Dodson ancestors descendants (1760 - 1840)
Nancy Dodson ancestors ()
Ruth Dodson ancestors ()
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1761 - abt 1788)
Phoebe Harriet (Dodson) Creel ancestors descendants (24 Apr 1763 - 1826) m. Thomas Creel (abt 1760 - abt 1826) on 1786.
Nancy (Creel) Dodson ancestors (24 Jul 1785 - 07 Aug 1840) m. Armstead Dodson (08 Dec 1782 - 09 Jul 1873) on 25 Sep 1804. [no children] [Creel-133 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
John Creel ancestors (23 Apr 1788 - 24 Mar 1833) m. Mary Belcher (28 Dec 1792 - 1835) on 5 Nov 1810. [Creel-109 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Joshua Creel ancestors (1792 - 20 Sep 1838) m. Bertha Ruth Dodson (10 Jan 1793 - 15 Aug 1873). [Creel-129 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elijah Creal ancestors (25 Sep 1793 - 07 Mar 1856)
Lorna Creel ancestors (1800)
William Creel ancestors (1802 - 1880) m. Sinah Martin (01 Jan 1797 - 11 Apr 1876). [Creel-131 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Phoebe Creel ancestors (1804 - 04 Jul 1869) m. Eli Hughes (23 Mar 1803 - 28 Jul 1891). [Creel-130 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Joel Creel ancestors (1805)
Daniel Dodson ancestors descendants (29 Apr 1769 - 25 Feb 1848) m. Sarah Peters (abt 1774 - 30 Jul 1863) on Jan 1792.
Joshua Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Jun 1794 - aft 1850) m. Sarah H. Hood (abt 1800 - aft 1870) on 21 Mar 1837.
John Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1835 - aft 1910)
Edmond Dodson ancestors descendants (13 May 1796 - 10 Dec 1882) m. Rebecca Fuller (22 Mar 1799 - 06 Mar 1869).
Salina (Dodson) Little ancestors descendants more descendants (08 Nov 1818 - 17 Sep 1902)
Edmund Dodson ancestors (13 May 1796 - 10 Dec 1882) m. Rebecca Fuller (abt 1800 - aft 1860) on 19 Jan 1818. m. Elizabeth Avery (abt 1820 - abt 1872) on 10 Jan 1870. m. Christana Powell (abt 1828 - abt 1885) on 9 Aug 1873.
Mary Dodson ancestors (24 Feb 1798)
Lochy Dodson ancestors (14 Feb 1801)
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 1804 - aft 1880) m. Mahala C. Moore (abt 1809 - bef 1880) on 24 Feb 1830.
John P. Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1805) m. Linna Brown (abt 1810) on 2 Nov 1825.
Nancy Dodson ancestors (30 Aug 1822 - 13 Sep 1909)
Eliza Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (05 Nov 1828 - 13 Apr 1908)
Daniel Dodson ancestors (abt 1833)
William Dodson ancestors (01 Nov 1808 - 22 Mar 1877) m. Elizabeth Brown (12 May 1811 - 01 Apr 1881) on 2 Nov 1828.
Constantine M. Dodson ancestors descendants (19 Jan 1811 - aft 1880) m. Elizabeth S. Moore (abt 1813 - aft 1860) on 9 Dec 1829. m. Naomi Sprights (abt 1831 - aft 1880) on 23 Dec 1867.
Susan C. (Dodson) Harrison ancestors (abt 1833)
George W. Dodson ancestors (abt 1838 - 28 Aug 1862)
Hamilton Clark Dodson ancestors (09 Jul 1840 - 27 Jul 1935)
Mary Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (27 Feb 1842 - 02 Apr 1934)
Sarah J. (Dodson) Cook ancestors (28 Dec 1844 - 01 Mar 1914)
Nancy Catherine (Dodson) Walker ancestors (Jan 1846 - 31 Dec 1928)
John M. Dodson ancestors (abt 1848 - aft 1930)
Stephen Dodson ancestors descendants (26 Jan 1813 - 11 May 1897) m. Amy Margaret Brown (29 Dec 1818 - 22 Nov 1890) on 2 Nov 1832.
Benjamin Franklin Dodson ancestors (06 Jun 1845 - 20 Sep 1920)
Elisha Dodson Sr. ancestors descendants (22 Feb 1727 - aft 27 Apr 1791) m. Virginia Sarah Everett (abt 13 Apr 1729 - abt 1824).
Eleanor (Dodson) Stamps ancestors descendants (abt 1749 - 10 Jul 1816) m. John Stamps Sr (1746 - 1812).
William Stamps ancestors descendants (06 Jan 1761 - 24 Jun 1844)
Bird Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (04 Feb 1796 - 1824)
Mary Stamps ancestors (abt 1766)
Nancy Stamps ancestors (1767 - Feb 1837) m. Elias Dodson (1760 - 1812).
Elizabeth Stamps ancestors (abt 1772 - abt 1793)
Sarah Stamps ancestors (abt 1774 - abt 1780)
Rhoda Stamps ancestors (abt 1776)
Catherine (Stamps) Walters ancestors descendants (abt 1778 - Jul 1839) m. Archibald Walters (abt 1770 - 1846) on 16 Oct 1798.
Rebecca E. Walters ancestors descendants more descendants (16 Aug 1799 - bef 1850)
Felix M. Walters ancestors (13 Jan 1801)
Leannah S. Walters ancestors (17 Jun 1803 - 11 Nov 1876)
Alexander J. Walters ancestors (26 Apr 1805 - bef Nov 1848)
Permelia F. Walters ancestors (27 Aug 1807 - 10 Feb 1830)
Azariah Graves Walters ancestors (10 Mar 1810 - Sep 1899)
Matilda C. Walters ancestors (17 Dec 1812)
Mary Frances Walters ancestors (20 Dec 1814 - bef 1862)
Martha C. Walters ancestors (27 Sep 1818 - abt 1850)
Iverson B. Walters ancestors (01 Apr 1820)
Ann Eliza Walters ancestors descendants more descendants (30 Jul 1823 - aft 1880)
Timothy Stamps ancestors descendants (19 Jan 1779 - bef 21 Oct 1867) m. Mary Stamps (24 Apr 1783 - 07 May 1850) on 30 Dec 1811.
Timothy H Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (15 May 1820 - 14 May 1895)
Thomas Stamps ancestors (15 Mar 1781 - bef 18 Jul 1834)
John Stamps Jr. ancestors descendants (abt 1784 - bef 14 Sep 1843) m. Nancy Slade (10 Nov 1792 - bef 10 Nov 1844) on 13 Jan 1808.
Thomas Slade Stamps ancestors descendants more descendants (abt 1814 - aft 25 Apr 1871)
Lydia Stamps ancestors (abt 1785)
Margaret Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1752 - aft 1830) m. Fortunatus Dodson (31 Mar 1740 - 1777) bef 1766. m. Raleigh Dodson Jr. (abt 1756 - 03 Jun 1836) aft 1777.
David Dodson ancestors (abt 1764 - abt 1830) m. Frances Fitzgerald (abt 1777 - aft 1844) on 12 Jan 1792. [Dodson-625 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Lydia (Dodson) Pratley ancestors (abt 1766)
Deborah Dodson ancestors (abt 1768) [unmarried] [no children]
Sarah (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors (24 Jul 1773 - 06 Sep 1827) m. Edmund Fitzgerald (1771 - abt May 1856) on 28 Dec 1790. [Dodson-860 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Unity Dodson ancestors (abt 1779 - abt 1826) m. Hightower Dodson (25 Feb 1781 - 01 May 1822) on 7 Jan 1804. [Dodson-551 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Eleanor (Dodson) Fitzgerald ancestors (18 Mar 1780 - 15 May 1844) m. John Bannister Fitzgerald II (18 Apr 1778 - 21 Jan 1858) on 9 Mar 1799. [Dodson-1089 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Presley Dodson ancestors (abt 1788 - 19 Jan 1840) m. Mary Bays Beach (abt 1802 - aft 1860) on 16 Sep 1823. [Dodson-1104 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Bird Dodson ancestors (16 Sep 1790 - 09 Feb 1869) m. Judith Holland (abt 1799 - aft 1870) on 6 Jun 1817. [Dodson-1091 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Lydia Dodson ancestors (abt 1753)
Tabitha Dodson ancestors (aft 1754 - bef 1791) [unmarried] [no children]
Ruth Dodson ancestors descendants (25 Dec 1754 - 22 Nov 1828) m. Jesse Dodson (22 Nov 1752 - 22 Nov 1843).
Tabitha Dodson ancestors ()
William Dodson ancestors ()
Nimrod Dodson ancestors (abt 1775)
Elizabeth Dodson ancestors (abt 1780) m. Obadiah Jennings (abt 1760 - 12 Apr 1830). [Dodson-824 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elijah Dodson ancestors (abt 17 Sep 1785 - 1858) m. Sallie Catherine McGregor (1792 - 1868) bef 1811. [Dodson-826 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson ancestors (17 Sep 1785 - 27 Apr 1864) m. Mary Matlock (06 Nov 1788 - 09 Feb 1855) on 3 Nov 1803. [Dodson-825 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Jesse Dodson Jr ancestors (07 Mar 1791 - 03 Jul 1878) [Dodson-827 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Sarah (Dodson) Matlock ancestors (1795 - abt 1860)
Sarah (Dodson) McGregor ancestors (1801 - 01 Jun 1870) m. Jehu McGregor (1800 - Apr 1866). [Dodson-4370 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Ruth (Dodson) Ware ancestors (abt 01 Apr 1802 - 02 Mar 1885) m. Allen Ware (abt 15 Mar 1800 - 26 Feb 1885) abt 1819. [Dodson-831 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Jemima Dodson ancestors (abt 1757)
Sarah Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1758 - 21 Sep 1835) m. Thomas Greenham Dodson (abt 1742 - abt 1830).
Elisha Dodson ancestors (abt 1780 - May 1850) m. Ann Dodson () on 19 May 1808. [Dodson-1127 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Greenham H. Dodson ancestors (01 Oct 1783 - 03 Oct 1866) m. Mary Brooks (abt 1793 - 26 Feb 1874) on 9 Jan 1808. [Dodson-2301 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Hightower Dodson ancestors (1788 - abt 1876) m. Sallie Dodson (abt 1790 - bef 1832) on 4 Jul 1807. m. Sarah Hanks (15 Mar 1790) on 25 Jun 1832. [Dodson-1122 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Tabitha (Dodson) Patterson ancestors (abt 1795 - 1854) m. Moses Patterson (abt 1790 - bef 1830). [Dodson-11 has already appeared on this list; see descendants above]
Elisha Dodson Jr. ancestors (abt 1761 - aft 1795)
Presley Dodson ancestors descendants (abt 1762 - 1837)
Mary Ann (Dodson) Trogden ancestors descendants (abt 1827 - aft 14 Jun 1880) m. James Trogden (abt 1835) on 5 Nov 1856.
Samantha E (Trogden) Seals ancestors (abt 1857)
Jesse Trogden ancestors (abt 1860)
Sarah J (Trogden) Mooneyham ancestors (26 Jan 1862 - 02 Jul 1940)
Mary Elizabeth (Trogden) Mooneyham ancestors (03 Mar 1864 - 28 Nov 1923)
James A Trogden ancestors (abt 1865 - 25 Dec 1942)
John Troglin ancestors descendants more descendants (11 Feb 1866 - 22 Oct 1938)
Nancy Margaret (Trogden) Dodson ancestors (23 Feb 1873 - 28 Jun 1939)
William E. Dodson ancestors descendants (bef 1773 - abt 1821) m. Tabitha Hendrick (bef 1776 - 1820) on 19 Jul 1794. m. Margaret Walters ( - Jun 1843) on 21 Feb 1821.
James Elisha Dodson ancestors descendants (07 Dec 1798 - 27 Jan 1875) m. Catherine Gardner (1804 - 20 May 1861) on 7 Apr 1821.
William D Dodson ancestors descendants more descendants (1826 - 20 Feb 1865)

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confused Thomas DURHAMs

Posted By:Fredric Z. Saunders
Email: fzsaund@ix.netcom.com
Subject:confused Thomas DURHAM's
Post Date:October 30, 2001 at 19:48:55
Message URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/durham/messages/2040.html
Forum:Durham Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL:http://genforum.genealogy.com/durham/


I think you are confusing Thomas DURHAM's. If I read what you are saying correctly, you are saying that William SMOOT was the father of Dorothy who married Thomas DURHAM, and that was the Thomas DURHAM he listed as his "son-in-law" in his 1716 will.

Thomas DURHAM married Dorothy [surname unknown].

They had a son Thomas DURHAM, Jr. born ca. 1690 who married Mary SMOOT [born 7 April 1693], daughter of William SMOOT, Sr. (of the 1716 will) and wife Jane.

William SMOOT, Sr. who wrote the will was probably born in the late 1640s or early 1650s, and not much older than Dorothy, wife of Thomas DURHAM.

http://home.netcom.com/~fzsaund/smoot.html

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Birth:
The oft-repeated story about Dorothy’s parents is that she is the daughter of William and Jane Smoot, but working with the records, I can tell you that I’m nearly positive that Dorothy is not William Smoot’s daughter, although she is clearly somehow related to William Smoot. I even have some idea about who Dorothy’s parents might have been, but there is no smoking gun yet today. Maybe in due time, utilizing advanced DNA methodologies. Or maybe someone’s “great Bible” will turn up on e-Bay or records from another location will be found. There is always hope!

Notes:

Married:
(North Farnham Parish)

Notes:

Birth:
in Farnham Parish...

Daniel married Anne Elmore in ~1691 in (Virginia). Anne (daughter of Peter Elmore, I, The Immigrant and Jane LNU) was born in ~1654 in Richmond County, Virginia; died on 1 Aug 1715 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 29 Aug 1674, Richmond County, Virginia
• Alt Death: 6 Oct 1725, Richmond County, Virginia

Notes:

Anne Everett (Elmore)
Birthdate: August 29, 1674
Birthplace: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Province of Virginia
Death: October 06, 1725 (51)
Farnham, Richmond County, Province of Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Peter Elmore, III and Frances Elmore
Wife of Daniel Everett
Mother of William Everett
Sister of Beck Elmore; George Elmore; Mary Elmore; Charles Elmore; Harris Elmore and 3 others
Half sister of Thomas Elmore; William Elmore; Peter Elmore, IV; Elizabeth Elmore and Bithiah Elmore
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Immediate Family

Daniel Everett
husband

William Everett
son

Peter Elmore, III
father

Frances Elmore
mother

Beck Elmore
brother

George Elmore
brother

Mary Elmore
sister

Charles Elmore
brother

Harris Elmore
brother

John Elmore
brother

Elizabeth Elmore
sister

Bithiah Elmore
sister
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Anne Everett's Timeline
1674
August 29, 1674
Birth of Anne
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Province of Virginia
1691
March 15, 1691
Age 16
Birth of William Everett
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1725
October 6, 1725
Age 51
Death of Anne
Farnham, Richmond County, Province of Virginia

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Alt Birth:
in North Farnham Parish...

Alt Death:
in Farnham Parish...

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 0___ 1676, Londonderry, Ireland

Notes:

THE HILLHOUSE FAMILY

LONDONDERRY
Northern Ireland

An American found tracing family roots can seem a peculiar oddity to people in the countries from where our ancestors immigrated. After all, many centuries of family lineage are still firmly grounded on the land of their ancestors. It may come as a comfort to those who stayed to know that once driven from those well-loved landscapes by persecution or famine, early immigrants landed in 18th and 19th Century America looking for the lay of familiar land. They named their parishes and towns in memory of the life they left behind, names like Derry and Londonderry, New Hampshire or hundreds of other place names brought from Britain, Europe and nearly all of the countries of the Earth. They brought their traditions and their passion in search of a chance to start a new life. The ties remain true whether spoken or silenced to just beneath the surface, ready to reveal itself again through the backward glance of the generations of descendants that follow.


According to Margaret P. Hillhouse's "Historical and Genealogical Collections Relating to the Descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse" (1924) Abraham Hillhouse of Artikelly, Ireland was born sometime before 1639 when he moved from Ayrshire, Scotland to Ireland as a landholder in the Ulster Plantation. The family resided in the Parish of Aghanloo for most of their 120 year stay in Northern Ireland, the townlands where their name appears in historical records include Ballycastle, Artikelly, Free Hall, Streeve Hill and at least 101 days held in siege in 1689 of the city of Derry.

Reid's History - 1644 quote "Abraham Hillhouse, of Ballycastle and a burgess of Limavady with a large number of people took the Oath of the Covenant in September 1644 at Ballycastle, and there met the Scottish Ministers on their return from Londonderry to Coleraine."

Abraham (1) and Janet Hillhouse had three children, Abraham (2), James (1) and John (1). His will is dated 1676 states he was "to be buried in such charges as my dear wife, Janet, and my eldest son, Abraham Hillhouse, shall think fit." Free Hall is first mentioned in the 1667 and was the birthplace that year of their son John.

Birth:
In Ayrshire. Map & History of Ayrshire ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrshire

Will:
at Free Hall House...

Map, photos & history of Derry (Londonderry) Ireland ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry

Died:
at Free Hall House...

Map, photos & history of Derry (Londonderry) Ireland ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry

Abraham married Janet LNU. Janet was born in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas Everett
Birthdate: 1659
Birthplace: Virginia, Northumberland County
Death: after January 16, 1712
Immediate Family:
Husband of Ann Everitt
Father of Daniel Everett
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Ann Everitt
wife

Daniel Everett
son
About Thomas Everett
Thomas Everett

Wife: Elizabeth Everett

Children:: Thomas Everett, Jr (spouse of Elizabeth Denny);John Everett, Winifred Pullen (born Everett), Elizabeth Pullen (born Everett), William Everett, Jesse Everett, Sarah Miller (born Everett), Lucretia Carter (born Everett), Rawleigh Everett, Mary Everett, Judee Everett

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Thomas married Ann Turner(Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America). Ann (daughter of John Turner, Sr. and Mary Tomlin) was born in 1671 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America; died on 14 Sep 1726 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ann Everitt (Turner)
Also Known As: "Ann (Harris) Everett"
Birthdate: 1671
Birthplace: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
Death: September 14, 1726 (54-55)
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:
Daughter of John Turner, Sr., of Isle of Wight and Mary Turner
Wife of Thomas Everett
Mother of Daniel Everett
Sister of Mary Harris; William Turner, Sr.; Thomas Turner, Sr.; Joseph Turner; James Turner and 2 others
Half sister of Simon Turner and John Edward Turner
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Immediate Family

Thomas Everett
husband

Daniel Everett
son

Mary Turner
mother

John Turner, Sr., of Isle of Wight
father

Mary Harris
sister

William Turner, Sr.
brother

Thomas Turner, Sr.
brother

Joseph Turner
brother

James Turner
brother

Simon Turner
brother

John Turner, Jr.
brother

Simon Turner
half brother

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Notes:

Thomas Peterus (Peter) Elmore I
Born 1627 in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]

DESCENDANTS descendants

Father of Peter Elmore II
Died 1681 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia

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Biography

Peter was born in 1627.[citation needed]

Peter died in 1681.[citation needed]

born about 1627 in England, and died after 1681 in Virginia. He married JANE [last name unknown] about 1639. She was born about 1618 in Virginia.

Children of PETER and JANE ELMORE are:

THOMAS ELMORE, b. about 1642, Warboys Parish, Huntingdonshire, England.

PETER ELMORE, b. about 1643, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 01 Dec 1725, Richmond County, Virginia. Ann Elmore, b. c1654, Richmond County, Virginia, d. 1 Aug 1715, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia; m. Charles Dodson, in 1678, Richmond County, Virginia.

Research Notes: There was a Peter Elmore living along Totasky Creek, Richmond County, Virginia who was the subject of a headright in 1657. He was born circa 1627 and died after 1681. This Peter, in all probability was the father of Peter Elmore born circa 1643. Peter2 outlived all his children but one and named all his grandchildren in his last will which was proved 5 October, 1726 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Peter's oldest son Peter3 had five sons.

The youngest was John Elmore born 1703 and died 1757. His will was proved 3 October, 1757 in Richmond County, Virginia.

John had four sons and two daughters.

One son George born 1722 and died 1792. He married in 1743 and had eight sons and one daughter.

Peter1 may have had a brother named Fauntleroy, born about 1630, died after 1681, who had a son named Francis who married Anne Allen on 2 Dec 1677 in Richmond County, Virginia[1]

Research Notes
On 5 April 1664, Abraham Bush and Peter "Elmor" patented 300 acres on the north side of Lancaster County.[2] Whether this was the identical Peter Elmore is unknown.

These dates seem to be a generation or two later, but might be worthwhile. There was a Peter Elmore who attended church at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia.[3] He married a Rebecca, and they had children:[3]

Peter Elmore, bpt 9 Jun 1700
Harris Elmore, b 5 Jul 17___
Elizabeth Elmore, bpt 17 Sep 1704
Bathiah Elmore, bpt 11 May 1707
Mary Elmore, b "8ber ye 17th, 1715" (17 Oct 1715), d 21 Nov 1721
Peter Elmore owned slaves, "Cocko a negro belonging to Peter Elmore Dyed March 30th 1729."[3] Peter Elmore died on 26 Mar 1730.[3]

Location Notes:

The property mentioned in Nugent above was in Lancaster County. Daughter Anne is assumed to have been born in Henrico County. Lancaster County was located on the north side of the Rappahannock River; Henrico County was located on the James River. These two counties were some 90 miles apart, overland, and did not share any waterways (the highways of 16h C Virginia).[4]


Sources

? http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/elmore/reports/Elmore%20Descendancy%20Chart.pdf
? Nugent, Nell Marion, (1934) Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800, 1st ed. Richmond: Dietz Print Co., Archive.org (Page 33).
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.) (1904) The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent county, Virginia from 1680 to 1787. Richmond: W. E. Jones, Archive.org (Pages 9, 10, 59).
? Germanna Colonies, "History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995." Germanna Colonies Family History: The State of Virginia.
Kraus, Larry, (1998-2006) Descendants of Peter Elmore Elmore Genealogy.
Name: Peter /Elmore/[5]

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About Thomas Peterus "Peter" Elmore, I

Sources: http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/elmore/reports/Elmore%20Descendancy%20Chart.pdf

born about 1627 in England, and died after 1681 in Virginia. He married JANE [last name unknown] about 1639. She was born about 1618 in Virginia.

Children of PETER and JANE ELMORE are:

THOMAS ELMORE, b. about 1642, Warboys Parish, Huntingdonshire, England.

PETER ELMORE, b. about 1643, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 01 Dec 1725, Richmond County, Virginia. Ann Elmore, b. c1654, Richmond County, Virginia, d. 1 Aug 1715, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia; m. Charles Dodson, in 1678, Richmond County, Virginia.

Research Notes: There was a Peter Elmore living along Totasky Creek, Richmond County, Virginia who was the subject of a headright in 1657. He was born circa 1627 and died after 1681. This Peter, in all probability was the father of Peter Elmore born circa 1643. Peter2 outlived all his children but one and named all his grandchildren in his last will which was proved 5 October, 1726 in Richmond County, Virginia.

Peter's oldest son Peter3 had five sons.

The youngest was John Elmore born 1703 and died 1757. His will was proved 3 October, 1757 in Richmond County, Virginia.

John had four sons and two daughters.

One son George born 1722 and died 1792. He married in 1743 and had eight sons and one daughter.

Peter1 may have had a brother named Fauntleroy, born about 1630, died after 1681, who had a son named Francis who married Anne Allen on 2 Dec 1677 in Richmond County, Virginia.

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For a more complete registry of his issue...http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/n/Lori-Henshaw-Bessemer/FILE/0023text.txt - now extinct

"Descendants of Peter Elmore"... http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/elmore/reports/Elmore%20Descendancy%20Chart.pdf (WikiTree conflicts this data...DAH) - now extinct

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Thomas Peterus "Peter" Elmore, I
Gender: Male
Birth: circa 1615
Totuskey Creek, 3, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
Death: 1681 (62-70)
Totuskey Creek, 3, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Henry (Peter) Elmore and NN Elmore
Husband of Anne Elmore and Jane Elmore
Father of William Elmore; Thomas Archer Elmore, Sr.; Peter Elmore, II and Francis Elmore
Brother of Fauntleroy Elmore

Added by: Susan Holbrook on January 22, 2007

Managed by: Gwyneth McNeil (Potter) and 17 others

English (default) history

Sources: http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/elmore/reports/Elmore%20Descendancy%20Chart.pdf (now extinct)

born about 1627 in England, and died after 1681 in Virginia. He married JANE [last name unknown] about 1639. She was born about 1618 in Virginia.

Children of PETER and JANE ELMORE are:

THOMAS ELMORE, b. about 1642, Warboys Parish, Huntingdonshire, England.

PETER ELMORE, b. about 1643, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 01 Dec 1725, Richmond County, Virginia.

Ann Elmore, b. c1654, Richmond County, Virginia, d. 1 Aug 1715, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia; m. Charles Dodson, in 1678, Richmond County, Virginia.

Research Notes: There was a Peter Elmore living along Totasky Creek, Richmond County, Virginia who was the subject of a headright in 1657. He was born circa 1627 and died after 1681. This Peter, in all probability was the father of Peter Elmore born circa 1643. Peter2 outlived all his children but one and named all his grandchildren in his last will which was proved 5 October, 1726 in Richmond County, Virginia. Peter's oldest son Peter3 had five sons. The youngest was John Elmore born 1703 and died 1757. His will was proved 3 October, 1757 in Richmond County, Virginia. John had four sons and two daughters. One son George born 1722 and died 1792. He married in 1743 and had eight sons and one daughter. Peter1 may have had a brother named Fauntleroy, born about 1630, died after 1681, who had a son named Francis who married Anne Allen on 2 Dec 1677 in Richmond County, Virginia.

https://dna-explained.com/2017/05/07/anne-probably-not-elmore-c16502-c1721-wife-of-charles-dodson-52-ancestors-159/

Jane Elmore
wife

Thomas Archer Elmore, Sr.
son

Peter Elmore, II
son

Francis Elmore
son

Anne Elmore
wife

William Elmore
son

Henry (Peter) Elmore
father

NN Elmore
mother

Fauntleroy Elmore
brother

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Died:
Map & History of Richmond County, Virginia... http://bit.ly/1HHTZw6

Peter married Jane LNU in ~1639 in Virginia. Jane was born in ~ 1618 in Colony of Virginia; died in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

24 Jul 2007:


Posted By: Margo Everett
Email:
Subject: Re: William Everett b.1692, Virginia
Post Date: February 12, 2001 at 18:42:51
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/everett/messages/1294.html
Forum: Everett Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/everett/


PS - Daniel is third generation. The first EVERETT I have is Charles Everett, b. @1607 in England. He had 3 sons, George, Thomas and John. Thomas was the father of Daniel.

Charles married unnamed spouse(England). unnamed was born in (England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 25 Mar 1705
• Probate: 9 Jun 1705

Notes:

About John:

Mary Turner
wife

Mary Harris
daughter

Ann Everitt
daughter

William Turner, Sr.
son

Thomas Turner, Sr.
son

Joseph Turner
son

James Turner
son

Simon Turner
son

John Turner, Jr.
son

Simon Turner
son

John Edward Turner
son

James Turner, of Charles City
father

About John Turner, Sr., of Isle of Wight

Several internet trees show John Turner as the son of James Turner, of Charles City and wife of James Turner (see links). Please note, this relationship is undocumented and should be regarded as speculative.
Also seen as son of James Turner
John must be brother of James Turner according to the birth dates.

Some show his birthplace as Charles City County, Virginia.

1705 John Turner in spoken [nuncupative] will by widow Mary Tomlyn. Names sons John, James, William, Joseph, Simon and grandd. Ann Everett. Witnesses to spoken will were Edward Harris, John Johnson, jr. Jenkins Dorman, Wm Westray and Mary Tomlyn.

http://avocadoridge.com/carney/getperson.php?personID=I1578&tree=tree1

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=I24960

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-1208

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Fulgham-Fulghum Family Database (Rootsweb): http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfulgham&id=I17999

[A nuncupative will is given orally before witnesses, rather than written.]

The nuncupative will of John Turner dated March 25 1705, as told to us by ye Widow Tomlin, named legatees: son John plantation at Chuckatuck; sons James and John the plantation where John Coffer did live; son William the plantation on which Thomas Phillips lives; sons Joseph and Simon land on Boddie's Branch, adjoining Mr. Hardy and Edward Harris; granddaughter Anne Everett. Son William Executor. Overseers, Edward Harris and Thomas Harris. Signed by Edward Harris, John Johnson Jr., Jenkins Dorman, William Westray & Mary Tomlyn. Recorded June 9 1705. Appraisal by John Fulgham, Francis Williamson, Phillip Raiford & Edward Boykin. 1705.

Sources:
Text: Chapman, Blanche Adams; Wills and Administratiions of Isle of Wight County Virginia, Books 1-3; 2006; Heritage Books, Inc.; Westminster, Maryland 21157-5026
Text: Chapman, Blanche Adams; Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1628-1800; GPC; Baltimore; 1976
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John Turner signed his [spoken] will on March 25, 1705. The will was recorded June 9, 1705.

The children of Mary and John Turner:

A. Mary Turner.

Mary married Edward Harris (1663-1734) (d121).
B. John Turner; d. 1743. C. James Turner; d. 1743. D. Thomas Turner. E. Simon Turner; d. 1762. F. Joseph Turner

Joseph married Burchet Lundy, the daughter of Elizabeth Burchet and James Lundy. (Burchet later married Edward Green).
http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/harris-book/appendix.html

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Written as recorded:

earliest Turner connection to the Everetts comes from the 1705 nuncupative will of John Turner of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. On his deathbed John Turner made an oral (nuncupative) will. The witnesses to the will reported it at court and it was recorded there. In his will John Turner left land to his granddaughter Anne Everett.

Links:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=I24960

http://doles.org/webtrees/individual.php?pid=I141058&ged=Doles

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John married Mary Tomlin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]