Notes: William Dodson’s Brother is Thomas Dodson known as Second Fork born Sept 1728 in Richmond CO. Va. As he lived on the 2nd fork of Birch Creek. He owns lands in Pittsylvania County and in Halifax Co. Va. Thomas Dodson married Mary Neville the daughter of who lived in Prince William Co. Nov 11 1766 he arrived in Halifax County Va and was under the care of Birch Creek Church. 3rd Sat. of March 1792 he Thomas Dodson is found in the records of Baptist Church on “ North Holston in Hawkins County” he is there with the following Thomas Dodson and Mary, Jesse Dodson and Ruth, Elisha Dodson and Rachel, Thomas Dodson, Nancy Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson, Utally Dodson, Alsey and Winifred Johnson. This church was located in Grainger Co. formed from Hawkins CO. and Knox Co. in 1796 very near the Hawkins Co. border. Of note is Thomas Dodson’s son Jesse Johnson married Judith Combs in 1793 Halifax Co. Va. And they became members of Big Spring Baptist Church which was the parent Church of Rev. Thomas Murrell’s church. In 1793 Rev. Jesse Dodson the brother of William Dodson and of Thomas Dodson is the minister of this Church. In Rev. Thomas Murrell’s church is Agness Johnson the wife of Hudson Johnson
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