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Mary "Molly" Shumate formerly Dodson

Born about 1750 in Richmond, Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of Abraham Dodson and Barbara (Russell) Dodson

Sister of Millian (Dodson) Holtzclaw, Tabitha (Dodson) Shumate, Rebecca (Dodson) Hughes, Enoch Dodson and Greenham Dodson

Wife of Bailey Shumate — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Bailey Shumate and Lucy (Shumate) Henry

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Problems/Questions

Profile last modified 8 Aug 2023 | Created 23 Nov 2011

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Biography

Mary was named in the will of her brother, Greenham Dodson, as Mary Shumate who is to receive "15 pounds curr." Mary was the wife of Bailey Shumate brother of Daniel Shumate who was one of the Executors of Greenham Dodson's will.^[1]

Slaves

Mary (aka Molly) became an enslaver when her father Abraham Dodson willed her an enslaved female named Nell, in his 1769 will. In legal terms, this directive meant that the legal owner of Nell was Molly's husband Bailey Shumate.

Sources

↑ Page 312, Fauquier County, Virginia Will Book 1; abstract published on page 12 of: Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia 1759-1800 by J. Estelle Stewart King, Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.

Riley, Robert Shean. History of the Shumate Family Kentucky Pioneers. McDowell Publications: Utica, Kentucky, McDowell Publications. Pages 62 - 65.
http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I078658&tree=Tree1
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/h/u/John-J-Shumate/GENE5-0002.html
WikiTree profile Dodson-587 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.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:

~0.78% Jon Binkley : 23andMe, GEDmatch HR5738045 [compare]
~0.78% Winston McCain : 23andMe
~0.78% Apala Dickey : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A903011 [compare], Ancestry member apalawilson
~0.78% George Bull : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PC2214059 [compare], Ancestry member bullg1
~0.78% Don Holden : Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~0.78% Lavinia (Sloan) Stephens : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #539473

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Suzanne (Campbell) Lowe

As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned by Mary (Molly) (Dodson) Shumate on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.

posted Aug 08, 2023 by Suzanne (Campbell) Lowe

Rejected matches › Mary Virginia (Dodson) Fletcher (abt.1852-abt.1890)

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Mary (Dodson) Shumate (abt. 1750)

Biography

Slaves

Sources