Hightower Dodson (abt. 1750 - abt. 1823)

Born about 1750 in Richmond County, English Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Parker) Dodson — married before 1770 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1823 at about age 73 in Williamson Co, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Brenda Gravitt adopted this profile on 6/4/2017 because he is my 5th x grandfather on the Pritchett/Vickery side of my family.

: Note NI0122 1/7/1804 Hightower Unity Dodson David Dodson is shown as father of the groom marriage by Elias Dodson page #36

Hightower shows up first in 1782 in Nash Co, NC. Then in census of 1790 in Montgomery Co, NC

4/15/1804 in Spartenburg Co, SC he made a deed. He may have had one son and 8 daughters.

See pp 458-459 for children of Hightower and Unity.

6/19/1746

Sources

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-564H : accessed 23 June 2021), Hightower Dotson, 1782; citing Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• Tax list from 1771 returned to court; Hightower liable to pay four-fold tax; $635 - 0 - 0, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4T-YGVV?cat=144931
• 300 acres on Cedar Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, 6 Dec 1785, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G987-QD3V
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-SDY : accessed 23 June 2021), Hightower Dotson, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 410, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5R-X21 : accessed 23 June 2021), Hightouse Dodson, York District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 628, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 181,424.
• familysearch.org has Hightower listed incorrectly as mother instead of father because Amelia's grandmother's maiden name was Hightower.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Dodson-26 was created through the import of KERR.GED on 11 June 2010.

• WikiTree profile Dodson-601 was created through the import of Dodsons Only.GED on Nov 22, 2011 by Betty Dotson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.