John Dobson (1790 - 1833)

Born 1790 in knox or warren county, Kentucky

Husband of Priscilla (Arthur) Dobson — married 3 Jan 1811 (to 1 Nov 1833) in Knox County, KY

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Died 1 Nov 1833 at about age 43 in Jackson County, Indiana

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Biography

He married Priscilla Arthur, married 3-Jan-1811 in Knox Co., KY. Miscellaneous family information regarding his parents: . _____ Dobson, b. cir 1755, d. bef 1803. He married Eleanor () Dobson, married bef 1775. Children: 92. i John Dobson b. 1775, d. 1-Nov-1833. ii Wyatt Dobson b. bef 1785. iii Isaac Dobson b. bef 1789. I am curious if he was any relation to any of the three Dobsons present at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780?

Other family records, unreferenced of course, regarding his children are as follows: . John Dobson, b. 1775 in Kentucky?, occupation farmer, d. 1-Nov-1833 in Jackson Co., IN. He married Priscilla Arthur, married 3-Jan-1811 in Knox Co., KY. Children: i William Dobson b. 10-Sep-1811, d. 18-Mar-1894. ii Margaret Dobson b. 4-Apr-1814, d. 28-Dec-1879. iii Elias Arthur Dobson b. 1816, d. abt 1876. iv Eleanor Dobson b. 8-Feb-1818, d. 15-May-1885. v Elizabeth Dobson b. 1820. vi John A. Dobson b. 1822. vii Priscilla J. Dobson b. 16-Jul-1826, d. 5-May-1907. viii Willis K. Dobson b. 1829, d. 1857. 46. ix Henry Martin Dobson b. 1833, d. 1869.

93. Priscilla Arthur, b. 1796 in Kentucky, d. 1870 - 1880 in Jackson Co., IN. She married (1) John Dobson, married 3-Jan-1811 in Knox Co., KY, b. 1775 in Kentucky?, occupation farmer, d. 1-Nov-1833 in Jackson Co., IN. She married (2) Basil Prather, married 4-Nov-1839 in Jackson Co., IN, b. 16-Sep-1785 in Virginia, occupation farmer, d. 21-Jun-1874 in Green Twp., Morgan Co., IN, buried: in Centennial Cemetery.

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