George (Dobson) Dodson Jr. (1737 - 1825)

Born 31 Oct 1737 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Unknown) Dodson — married about 1764 (to before 1801) in Virginia

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1825 at age 88 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States

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George (Dobson) Dodson Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A032906.

Biography

George (Dobson) Dodson Jr. lived in Virginia.

George Dodson Jr. was born the 31st of October 1737 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond county, Virginia. George is the son of George Dodson, Sr and Margaret Dagord.^[1]

George married Elizabeth R. (surname unknown). Elizabeth's name is known from the 1801 consent from George and Elizabeth for the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth R. Dodson to Thomas Chaney.^[2]

George appears on the tax lists of Pittsylvania County, Virginia from 1782 through 1784, and in Henry County, Virginia in 1785 through 1790. George appears on the tax list in Patrick County, Virginia from 1791 through 1796, listed as George Dodson, Sr. In 1797 George returned to Pittsylvania County, Virginia.^[2]

George made his last will and testament in 1816 and this will was presented for probate in 1825, thus indicating he died that year. The precise date may be July 18, 1825.^[3]

The known children of George Dodson are:^[2]

1. Thomas Dodson; born about 1765; married Jemima Randall
2. Jesse Dodson; born 16 Nov 1772 in Pittsylvania, Virginia
3. George Dodson; born about 1773 in Pittsylvania, Virginia
4. Leonard Dodson; born about 1774 in Virginia
5. John Dodson; born 6 Dec 1776 in Pittsylvania, Virginia
6. Jethro Dodson; born about 1777 in Virginia
7. Elizabeth R Dodson; born about 1780 in Pittsylvania, Virginia
8. Mary Dodson; born about 1781 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; married Thomas Madding
9. Miriam Dodson; born about 1784 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; married George Richardson
10. Margaret Dodson; born about 1787 in Henry, Virginia; Daniel Collie/Colley
11. Robert Dodson; born about 1790 in Virginia
12. Rhoda Dodson; born about 1791 in Henry, Virginia; married Philip Collie/Colley
13. Joseph Dodson; born about 1794 in Patrick, Virginia
14. Frances Dodson; born about 1792 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; married Benjamin Spencer
15. Anne Dodson; born about 1796 in Patrick, Virginia

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Ancestor

George E. Dodson #A032906.

citing Mag of VA Gen: 975.5 B2vs v. 23, #1, p.4

citing "SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, PITTSYLVANIA CO, 1777"

Geo. Dodson Pittsylvania County, Virginia, List of George Carter, and more in other Lists.

plus Elisha Dodson, Lazarus Dodson, Rolly Dodson, Thos. Dodson

* If copied from DAR: "DAR citation in genealogical scholarship. (bottom of their page.)

Research Notes

Original Details:

Note: Below is about children of George RWS, not George. 1. Note: Move to children pages. ^[4]

says that Thomas and Jesse and Leonard migrated from Virginia to Kentucky in the latter part of the 18th century. Some of the sons were Thomas, Jesse, Elisha, George, John R, Rollo (or Raleigh), William, Joseph, James, Leonard, Jethro, Eli and Polly & Winnifred who died unmarried.

However, Thomas is said to be son of George, grandson of Jesse.

2. Note: From Culpeper County, Virginia, Thomas, Leonard and Robert Dodson moved over the mountains while Kentucky was still a part of the old Virginia. The title to the lands they bought in what is now Madison County was very soon contested, and from there Robert moved to what is now Warren County, Kentucky, where he reared a large family, while Thomas and Leonard Dodson came to what is now Wayne County, making settlement there while Kentucky was still an Indian battle ground. Leonard took up land in the community known as Cedar Hill. He had two sons, Eli and Stogdon, Eli moving to Missouri, while Stogdon went to Danville, Indiana, where his family became prominent.

Sources

1. ↑ Pages 48-49; 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 Luas, Jr., Publisher, 1988, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Easley, South Carolina.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Mrs. Sherman Williams, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants, Volume One (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988) pp. 49-50.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave: Memorial #142323000. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142323000
4. ↑ 'Unsourced' declarative book: Ege, Thompson P. (Thompson Prettyman), 1835-1912. Dodson Genealogy, 1600-1907. Philadelphia: Deemer & Jaisohn, 1908, page 371. (Public Domain, PDF download).

• Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Source Information
• Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
• Source notes Clayton Morrow
• S07255 North Farnham Parish Register Richmond Co, VA
• Requires Institution log-in: "Marriages, Births and Deaths in Richmond County," [North Farnham Parish Register] The William and Mary Quarterly, Surnames B-F: Vol. 13, No. 2 (Oct. 1904):129-132; Surnames F-W: Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jan. 1905):182-192. Digitized by JSTOR - free. (https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/North_Farnham_Parish,_Virginia)
• Not found: William Meade, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, 2 vols. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861). Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II. (https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/North_Farnham_Parish,_Virginia)
• NIL: George Dodson, Geo Dodson: "1663-1814 - North Farnham Parish Marriage Index 1663-1814. Batch M505381 at FamilySearch - free." (https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/North_Farnham_Parish,_Virginia)
• The obituary of George Edward Dodson Jr
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 Dec 2022), "Record of George E. Dodson", Ancestor # A032906. With note can't confirm lineage of the mother of his children.