Richard
Dobson
Born in Upleatham Redcar, North Riding Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Dobson
and Margaret (Watson) Dobson
Brother of
John Dobson Sr., Margaret Dobson, Joseph Dobson, Thomas Dobson, Elianor Dobson, George Dobson Sr., Christopher Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson and Ralph Dobson [half]
Husband of
Anne (Hartforth) Dobson
— married
1 May 1722 in Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, England
Father of
Richard Dobson
Died
at age 73
in Point De Bute, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
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Biography
A gentleman of 72, he came to Fort Cumberland aboard the immigrant ship Albion in 1774 to settle the accounts of a brother who had come to America from Yorkshire a few years earlier. He was accompanied by his servant Sarah Barr (1753-), age 21. Richard Dobson passed away in 1775.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39619366/richard-dobson: accessed 14 November 2022), memorial page for Richard Dobson (20 Jul 1701–2 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39619366, citing Fort Cumberland, Aulac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Colin MacKinnon (contributor 49153699) .
Marske parish record entry.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Eddy) Feuerstein
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