William
Thornton
Dodson
Born in Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Dodson
and Elizabeth (Petty) Dodson
Brother of
Isaac Dodson, Timothy Dodson, Lucy Dodson, Lydia (Dodson) Vaughn, Stephen Dodson [half], Elijah Dodson, Polly (Dodson) Ferrell, Ann (Dodson) Callaway and Elizabeth (Dodson) Ferrell
Husband of
Sallie (Young) Dodson
— married
28 Sep 1812 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Watkins Hopkins Dodson
Died about
at about age 35
in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2011
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Biography
William Thornton Dodson was born the 16th of January, 1796, in Halifax county, Virginia. William is the son of Caleb Dodson and Elizabeth Petty.
William married Sallie (Sally) Young, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Ferrell Young, on the 28th of September, 1812, in Caswell county, North Carolina.[1]
William is named as a son of Caleb Dodson in Caleb's will. Caleb refers to William by this middle name "Thornton" as follows: "In the name of God Amen I Caleb Dodson Senr of the county of Halifax and state of Virginia . . . Item 9th I give to my two sons Timothy and Thornton Dodson all my perishable property after the payment of my debts that is not herein before bequeathed. . . . faithfully executed Given under my hand and seal this 23th day of May 1832 [signed] Caleb Dodson . . ."[2]
William died about 1832, in Davidson county, Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PQ-FMV : 14 February 2020), William T. Dodson, 1812.
- ↑ Halifax County, Virginia Will Book No. 18 (1836-1838) with Inventories Accounts, etc. Pages 98, 99, 100, & 101; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-Z9H9-D
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Dodson-420 created through the import of DerrekPrestonWayneSteeleFamily.ged on Oct 14, 2011 by Preston Steele. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Preston and others.
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- Berwyn Dodson
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #411738
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~1.56%
Myron Dellinger :
23andMe, GEDmatch 654fed1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Christopher Dellinger :
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~0.78%
Paul Selk :
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~0.78%
Lisa Selk :
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