Born about in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Pettus Smithson
and Elizabeth (Knott) Smithson
Sister of
Richard K Smithson and Sylvanus W Smithson
Wife of
Jesse J. Johnson
— married
8 Oct 1828 in Williamson County, Tennessee
Descendants 
Mother of
John Asa Johnson and Margaret Knott (Johnson) Smithson
Died about
at about age 72
in Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Biography
Dorothy was born about 1812. She was the daughter of John Smithson and Elizabeth Knott. She married Jesse Johnson (1805-1873) on October 8, 1828 in Williamson County, Tennessee. They had fourteen children. She passed away about 1884.
Sources
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXT-D3W : 4 December 2014), Dolly Smithson and Jessee Johnson, 08 Oct 1828; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6Q-X4N : 23 December 2020), Dolly Johnson in household of Jesse Johnson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TB-8Q9 : 18 February 2021), Dollie Johnson in entry for Jessee Johnson, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD86-HF7 : 29 May 2021), Dolly Johnson in entry for Jesse Johnson, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW2-2YN : 15 January 2022), Dollie Johnson in household of S. W. Johnson, District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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