you forgot to say......fun too!!! Karen

I know a little about the Dodson Baptists, at least what has been told to me from grandparents. My line comes from Abraham Dodson, who lived in North Farnham, VA abt. 1750. His son was Enoch. Enoch's son, William migrated to Fayette Co, AL. I have read some of the church minutes where the Dodsons were members. They were called primitive Baptist. They were very strict & followed the Bible to the letter. They traveled in their wagons or by foot to church & would stay all day, listening to preaching, singing & eating lunch together. They would put the children in the wagons for naps. They did not believe in dancing, drinking, "cussing" or being unfaithful to their spouse. When a member did any of these things, the deacons would go to the person, confront him or her about their sin. They were expected to repent & walk the straight & narrow way. If the sin continued, the church would withdraw fellowship from the individual. My William Dodson, mentioned above, continued to yield to the temptation of sin, and was excluded from the church. His wife continued to go to church & take her children. In the primitive Baptist churches, men could preach if they felt the call from God to do so. Therefore, many of the men in the congregation did preach. My gg grandfather, John S. Jones (son-in-law of William Dodson) preached some in this type of Baptist church. They also believed in foot washing. This was taken from the story in the Bible where Jesus washed the disciples feet. They washed one another's feet to show humbleness and their willingness to serve their fellow man. Being Baptist, they also believed in baptism, usually in the nearest creek or river. I would guess that these traditions that I know of in the 1800-1900's were passed down from the earlier Dodsons. Being Baptist myself, these stories have been very interesting to me. I hope this might give you some insight to their beliefs.

RootsWeb now has the archives ready. Just go to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Put DODSON in the space for search (or any other mailing list). Follow instructions given on the page. It's simple, fast and easy. Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) wchs@prodigy.net

I am descended from Thomas DODSON and Mary Durham from North Farham Va. They had a son Abraham who had two daughters....mary Molly and Tabitha who married Shumate brothers and on down the line till you get to my Grandmother who was a Shumate. I am interested in all the information anyone can give me on the Dodson's. Any dates or names for ancestors would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, karen

We've all had to deal with the challenge of first cousin marriages, etc., but here's a bit of genealogy humor that really drives the point home... Many, many years ago when I was thirty-three, I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be. This widow had a grown-up daughter Who had lovely hair of red. My father fell in love with her, And soon the two were wed. This made my dad my son-in-law And changed my entire life. My daughter was my mother, For she was my father's wife. To complicate the matters worse, Although it brought me joy, I soon became the father Of a bouncing baby boy. My little baby then became A brother-in-law to dad. And so became my uncle, Though it made me very sad. For if he was my uncle, Then that also made him brother To the widow's grown-up daughter Who, of course, was my step-mother. Father's wife then had a son Who kept them on the run. And he became my grandson, For he was my daughter's son. My wife is now my mother's mother And that makes me very blue. Because, although she is my wife, She's my grandmother too! If my wife is my grandmother, Then I am her grandchild. And every time I think of that, It simply drives me wild. For now I have become The strangest case you ever saw. As the husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa. Hope everyone has a great Holiday Season!! Gene Ray

Searching for ancestors of James Anthony DODSON Most of the following information is what grandmother, Pernetta "Pernie" Martin DODSON at age 85 in 1965 remembered. She lived to be 104! Her recollections were recorded by her daughter Mary Dodson Fuller. James Anthony DODSON b. Aug 27, 1853 in Westmoreland, Putnam County TN; m. Mary Susan BALL (purposted to be of Ball Mason jar family). (Had brothers Joe and Tommy (dates unk) and half brother Coleman "Coby" who died of typhoid fever, Coby had a son Clarence.) d. c. 1906 at about age 50; buried in Still Grave Yard Bowling Green, KY Had brothers Joe and Tommy DODSON (dates unk) and half brother Coleman "Coby" who died of typhoid fever, Coby had a son Clarence. In 1880 census for SUMNER Country his occupation was "working at mill". James & Mary's known children were: 1. Blanch Ellen DODSON b. 12 Oct, 1870 (1880 census lists her age as 4!)Married PASHAL 2. James William DODSON, b. 12 Feb 1878 in Sumner County TN (1880 census does not list him) married Pernetta Isabelle MARTIN Nov 27, 1907 in Gallatin, Sumner County TN. Said his father's family came from NC or VA. (Believe his *mother* was from NC.) He also said they were of Dutch descent (Most likely on his father's maternal side) 3. Norah Alice, married DEARING. 4. Wiley Leslie b. Oct 18, 1884, d. Dec 22, 1944. Pernie also said the burying ground for the Dodson family was in either ULA or WESTMORELAND. Could not find Ula TN in the Delorme Atlas. I'm trying to find out where we connect to the Virginia DODSONs about whom I see so very much on this list, but have had no luck. Can someone tell me how to go from here? Thank-you very much, Gerie Dodson-Smith Winterport, Maine Pernie also said the burying ground for the dodson family was in either ULA or WESTMORELAND. Could not find Ula TN in the Delorme Atlas.

Pax Pooh-- Jesse and Elisha Dodsons probably were ministers in the Primitive Baptist Church, since that's where their relation, Rev. Thomas Hanks (b. 1786 Pittsylvania County, VA) ministered. His grandfather Thomas Dodson, along with several members of his family, helped found the Broad Run Baptist church outside of what is now Warrenton, VA (Fauquier County) in 1762. The family moved en masse south to Pittsylvania County in 1765. There were a lot of Primitive Baptists in the family. Thomas Hanks owned slaves and lots of land as well as being a well known missionary in the church. Your ancestors probably farmed and led meetings "on the side"--being a pastor probably wasn't the major money-earning thing they did. But that doesn't mean being a minister wasn't the focal point of their lives. Thomas Hanks' brother, Elijah Hanks, was a well known minister in Maury County, TN for a very long time and wrote a memoir about his life. I'm still doing research on the Primitive Baptists, that's all I have off the top of my head. The names of your family members are familiar, but I haven't time right now to check the Dodsons of North Farnham yet. Hope this helps, Michelle Ule Robertule@aol.com Ukiah, CA

I notice that there are a lot of Elisha Dodson's mentioned, but has anyone found an Elija Dotson? He married an Emiily Stiles from Indiana. Elija was born in 1836 in Kentucky and Emily was born in 1838. Their children and their birthdates are as follows: William Dotson -- 1859 in Indiana Mary Dotson -- 1862 in Indiana Ella Dotson -- 1865 in Indiana James Coleman Dotson -- 1867 in Indiana ( My G-G-Grandfather) Alva Dotson -- 1871 in Indiana (a Twin) Christina Dotson -- 1871 in Indiana (a Twin) If anyone can help me out, please get back to me. I got all of this information off a census dated June 28, 1880 in the County of Fountain, Town of Richland and I am assuming that it is in the State of Indiana since there is not one listed. Nancy Dotson Riley -----Original Message----- From: Pax Pooh <PaxPooh@aol.com> To: dodson-l@rootsweb.com <dodson-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 07, 1997 3:38 PM Subject: Charles DODSON Sr. > >Much talk on the list lately about the origins of Charles DODSON Sr. I >subscribe to the England theory but does anyone know where in England he came >from or when he immigrated? Also, does anyone have parents for his wife, Anne >ELMORE or where she was born or came from in ENGLAND. Were they married there >or here? > >Mitch Trier > >

I had to laugh about your comment of intermarriage. My father's family (Dotson) has a lot of intermarriage with my mother's family. Including My Dad's Uncle marrying my Mom's sister. After he died, she married my Dad's brother. My mom's brother married my dad's cousin. My Dad's sister married 'my' sister's husband brother. I wonder sometimes why we all have so many nerve problems! (Ha-Ha) Nancy Dotson Riley -----Original Message----- From: Pax Pooh <PaxPooh@aol.com> To: dodson-l@rootsweb.com <dodson-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 07, 1997 3:43 PM Subject: Dodson intermarriage > >The Jeff Foxworthy joke goes: You might be a redneck if.... your family tree >doesn't fork. A funny joke but I wonder if there was more to it in the Dodson >family. My ancestors, Jesse and Ruth DODSON were cousins and have noticed >there was quite a bit of intermarriage within the Dodson family. This could >have been because of geographical, religious or other reasons. Does anyone >have any thoughts on the subject? > >Mitch Trier >POB 415 >Lisle IL 60532 >paxpooh@aol.com > >

DODSON-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Following are the Dodson's I've collected so far in my Dodson line: > > 1. Daniel Dodson m: Susanna Unknown > > 2.1 John Dodson (s/o Daniel and Susnna Unk Dodson) b: 1655 Kanesbero, > Yorkshore, Eng, d: aft 1726, m: Unknown Bunting. John and Unknown > Bunting had 7 children and they were Quakers. We have only one of their > children to-date: > > 3.1 Thomad Dodson I b: abt 1685 Philadelphia PA, d: abt 1760 Chester > Co. PA, m: Apr 14, 1718 1st Presbyterian Church Philadelphia PA to Mary > Prigg. Mary b: Leigh Co PA. After their marriage, Thomas bought land > in Chester Co. PA; and later moved to Lycoming Co. PA. > > 3.1 Thomas Dodson II (s/o Thomas I and Mary Prigg Dodson) b: Nov 27, > 1747 Chester County PA, d: Apr 10, 1825 Shennandoa County VA, m: Apr > 1776 in Luzerne, Salem, PA to Mehitabel Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar > Herrick Bixby). Mehitabel b: 1760 in PA, possibly Luzerne County, d: > WFT est 1803-1856. Note 1: Thomas applied for a pension May 25, 1818; > all of Thomas and Mahitabel's children stayed in PA. Note 2: > Mehitabel's sister Susannah Bixby b: 1761 PA, m: 1778 PA to James > Dodson; at this time we don't know if there is a relationship between > James and Thomas; see Note 3 at the end of this message. > > 4.1 Susan Beach Dodson (d/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: > Mar 9, 1801 > > 4.2 Richard Dodson (s/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: Apr 4, > 1762, d: Jul 23, 1843, m: Mary Dunlap. > > 5.1 Eliza Dodson (d/o Richard and Mary Dunlap Dodson) b: 1818, d: Aug > 31, 1891, m: George Travis. > > Note 3: James Dodson (parents unknown) m: 1778 in Luzerne Co PA to > Susannah Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar Herrick Bixby). Susannah b: 1761 > Luzerne Co. PA. Children of James and Susannah Bixby Dodson: > > A. Sallie Hutchison Dodson b: 1803 in Columbia Co PA, d: 1890 Dixon, > Lee, IL, m: 1827 Columbia Co PA to Uzal Ogdon Barnes. Hi, I can help you with this family. Note 3 - this James Dodson's parents were John Dodson-b.Apr.10,1720;d.Mar.10,1818 and Mary Eleanor Evans-b.Mar.15,1724 in Wales; d.Dec.23,1815. They were married Jan.1745 in Chester Co.,Pa. John was the son of Thomas Dodson and Mary Prigg. If you need more information on this family, please e-mail me at twasson@cboss.com Karen

DODSON-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Following are the Dodson's I've collected so far in my Dodson line: > > 1. Daniel Dodson m: Susanna Unknown > > 2.1 John Dodson (s/o Daniel and Susnna Unk Dodson) b: 1655 Kanesbero, > Yorkshore, Eng, d: aft 1726, m: Unknown Bunting. John and Unknown > Bunting had 7 children and they were Quakers. We have only one of their > children to-date: > > 3.1 Thomad Dodson I b: abt 1685 Philadelphia PA, d: abt 1760 Chester > Co. PA, m: Apr 14, 1718 1st Presbyterian Church Philadelphia PA to Mary > Prigg. Mary b: Leigh Co PA. After their marriage, Thomas bought land > in Chester Co. PA; and later moved to Lycoming Co. PA. > > 3.1 Thomas Dodson II (s/o Thomas I and Mary Prigg Dodson) b: Nov 27, > 1747 Chester County PA, d: Apr 10, 1825 Shennandoa County VA, m: Apr > 1776 in Luzerne, Salem, PA to Mehitabel Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar > Herrick Bixby). Mehitabel b: 1760 in PA, possibly Luzerne County, d: > WFT est 1803-1856. Note 1: Thomas applied for a pension May 25, 1818; > all of Thomas and Mahitabel's children stayed in PA. Note 2: > Mehitabel's sister Susannah Bixby b: 1761 PA, m: 1778 PA to James > Dodson; at this time we don't know if there is a relationship between > James and Thomas; see Note 3 at the end of this message. > > 4.1 Susan Beach Dodson (d/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: > Mar 9, 1801 > > 4.2 Richard Dodson (s/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: Apr 4, > 1762, d: Jul 23, 1843, m: Mary Dunlap. > > 5.1 Eliza Dodson (d/o Richard and Mary Dunlap Dodson) b: 1818, d: Aug > 31, 1891, m: George Travis. > > Note 3: James Dodson (parents unknown) m: 1778 in Luzerne Co PA to > Susannah Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar Herrick Bixby). Susannah b: 1761 > Luzerne Co. PA. Children of James and Susannah Bixby Dodson: > > A. Sallie Hutchison Dodson b: 1803 in Columbia Co PA, d: 1890 Dixon, > Lee, IL, m: 1827 Columbia Co PA to Uzal Ogdon Barnes Hi, I can help you with this family if you like. As for note 3, James Dodson's parents were John Dodson-b.Apr.10,1720; d.Mar.10,1818 and Mary Eleanor Evans-b.Mar.15,1724 in Wales; d.Dec.23,1815 in Pa. They were married Jan.1745 in Chester Co.,Pa. John was the son of Thomas Dodson and Mary Prigg. You can e-mail me at twasson@cboss.com Karen

I noticed I have both Rv Elisha DODSON (b 1785) and his wife Mary's death dates as Apr 27, 1864 in Polk Co, TN. I must have copied this in error. Can anyone set me straight on the death dates? Thanky Mitch Trier

Is there anyone who subscribes to the list who decends from Nicholas Perkins DODSON and Martha STUBBLEFIELD? I wondering who my closest relatives on the list might be in hopes that we will share the greatest number of ancestors. Mitch Trier

Much talk on the list lately about the origins of Charles DODSON Sr. I subscribe to the England theory but does anyone know where in England he came from or when he immigrated? Also, does anyone have parents for his wife, Anne ELMORE or where she was born or came from in ENGLAND. Were they married there or here? Mitch Trier

I have seen Rv. Elisha DODSON's (b 1727) wife listed as Sara EVERITT. Does anyone have any vitals on her or her parents/origins. Mitch Trier Fax# 630 778 7754

The Jeff Foxworthy joke goes: You might be a redneck if.... your family tree doesn't fork. A funny joke but I wonder if there was more to it in the Dodson family. My ancestors, Jesse and Ruth DODSON were cousins and have noticed there was quite a bit of intermarriage within the Dodson family. This could have been because of geographical, religious or other reasons. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Mitch Trier POB 415 Lisle IL 60532 paxpooh@aol.com

Jesse DODSON B 1752 and his son Elisha DOSON b 1785 are listed as Reverand. I belive they were Baptist ministers. Does anyone know more about the Baptist tradition in this family or the churches that these two might have been minister of? Was this their primary occupation and were they ministers in the sense that we would think of them today or were they more like an Elder? I assume they must haved farmed as well but does anyone know for sure? Mitch Trier POB 415 Lisle IL 60532 paxpooh@aol.com

Following are the Dodson's I've collected so far in my Dodson line: 1. Daniel Dodson m: Susanna Unknown 2.1 John Dodson (s/o Daniel and Susnna Unk Dodson) b: 1655 Kanesbero, Yorkshore, Eng, d: aft 1726, m: Unknown Bunting. John and Unknown Bunting had 7 children and they were Quakers. We have only one of their children to-date: 3.1 Thomad Dodson I b: abt 1685 Philadelphia PA, d: abt 1760 Chester Co. PA, m: Apr 14, 1718 1st Presbyterian Church Philadelphia PA to Mary Prigg. Mary b: Leigh Co PA. After their marriage, Thomas bought land in Chester Co. PA; and later moved to Lycoming Co. PA. 3.1 Thomas Dodson II (s/o Thomas I and Mary Prigg Dodson) b: Nov 27, 1747 Chester County PA, d: Apr 10, 1825 Shennandoa County VA, m: Apr 1776 in Luzerne, Salem, PA to Mehitabel Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar Herrick Bixby). Mehitabel b: 1760 in PA, possibly Luzerne County, d: WFT est 1803-1856. Note 1: Thomas applied for a pension May 25, 1818; all of Thomas and Mahitabel's children stayed in PA. Note 2: Mehitabel's sister Susannah Bixby b: 1761 PA, m: 1778 PA to James Dodson; at this time we don't know if there is a relationship between James and Thomas; see Note 3 at the end of this message. 4.1 Susan Beach Dodson (d/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: Mar 9, 1801 4.2 Richard Dodson (s/o Thomas II and Mehitable Bixby Dodson) b: Apr 4, 1762, d: Jul 23, 1843, m: Mary Dunlap. 5.1 Eliza Dodson (d/o Richard and Mary Dunlap Dodson) b: 1818, d: Aug 31, 1891, m: George Travis. Note 3: James Dodson (parents unknown) m: 1778 in Luzerne Co PA to Susannah Bixby (d/o Elias and Deziar Herrick Bixby). Susannah b: 1761 Luzerne Co. PA. Children of James and Susannah Bixby Dodson: A. Sallie Hutchison Dodson b: 1803 in Columbia Co PA, d: 1890 Dixon, Lee, IL, m: 1827 Columbia Co PA to Uzal Ogdon Barnes.

"Govenor Richard Hunt (b.1620, Bromley, Kent, Eng.) m. Sarah (b. 1620, died Bromley, Kent) and (2?) Francis Grimsditch in London, (b.1627) later lived in Bermuda |Their daughter, Judith Hunt was born in London in 1643." Is this true about Gov. HuntÕs wives? If so, which was JudithÕs mother? Brenda

WCHS wrote: > > Well folks, my brain gets better every day! For those of you who would > like to see my updated web page on Dodson here's the address: > > http://pages.prodigy.net/wchs "Shenandoah Ancestry" > > Scroll to bottom of page and click on "Dodson Ancestry" > > There's also a Dodson News page. > > Alley > wchs@prodigy.net > > ---------- > > From: WCHS <WCHS@prodigy.net> > > To: Dodson-l@rootsweb.com > > Subject: DODSON WEB PAGE > > Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 5:54 PM > > > > I just updated my Dodson web page again. File has 91KB. I've added > DAVID > > DODSON, b. 1766 in Va and d. abt 1830 in Maury Co TN, (Fortunatus, > George, > > Thomas, Charles,Sr.) and his children and marriages. I also added his > > sister Sarah, children and marriages. > > > > That was all done today so I can remember them being added but there have > > been other additions as well. > > > > If you see errors, typos please let me know! > > > > Some of you have Charles Dodson, Sr born in England and even have his > > father and grandfather's names and their wives. Will someone please post > > the info here for all of us to read and please tell what documents you > have > > found to prove it all? Please??? > > > > There are a lot of new subscribers to the Dodson list so if any of you > have > > queries you haven't posted in the past two weeks you might want to > repost > > them. Perhaps a new subscriber may have what you're looking for. > > > > Alley (Dodson List Mgr) > > wchs@prodigy.net I looked at your web page and am very impressed. My husband's family has a Dodson, but we cannot find out anything about her. Here is what we have and see if you recognize anything. Molly or Darcos Dodson married a Christenberry Everett. Molly or Darcus had a son out of wedlock prior to marrying Christenberry. He was not the father. She named the boy V.Y. Savage, Savage was the father's last name and he would not marry her. Rose