She was born November 9, 1727 and is the daughter of George Russell and Mary Kendrick. She died about 1780.
Barbara was born in 1727. She passed away in 1789.
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Slaves
Barbara (Russell) Dodson was a slave owner. She was "lent" three slaves when her husband Abraham died after he wrote his 1769 will.[2] They were:
"my negro man Adam," to "my dearly beloved wife Barbary," and after her death, then to his daughter Tabitha Dodson (and by proxy, her husband).
my negro girl Alice," also to his wife Barbara, and after her death, to his son Enoch Dodson
my negro girl Judah," also to his wife Barbara, and after her death, to his son Greenham Dodson
Research Notes
In Virgina law at the time of Abraham Dodson's will in 1769, women could not legally own slaves. That is why Abraham's will specified that he was "lending" his slaves to his widow and that after her death, the slaves should be transferred to specific children.
Sources
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Unsourced family tree handed down to Reed Perrino.
↑Probate:
"Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
Fauquier > Will Books, Vol 1-2, 1759-1796 > image 83 of 711 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 8 August 2023)
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SRML-Y87 : accessed 3 March 2019), entry for Barbara /Russell/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MM3F-B6L), submitted 11 May 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbara 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 Barbara:
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned by Barbara (Russell) Dodson 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.