Dear Mr Bryant, I hope this note finds you well. My name is Jill Duncanson Ebrecht. My only DODSON so far is Mary DODSON nee RIGGS. Could she be the daughter of one of your DODSON women? I belive she is my gggg grandmother. She was born in Maryland _right across the Potomac River, where the seat of war was in this last struggle_. This quote is taken from a letter I have written by my ggg granduncle. Her bitrth date is Dec. 17, 1755. And she married William RIGGS who was born in old Virginia, near the Potomac River, near Harper's Ferry. Have you ever hear of or found her or any of her family do you think? I'm going to the National Archives tomorrow- to get more confused. Thank you for your time and good luck hunting. Sincerely, Jill Duncanson Ebrecht Feel free to write to me. Always searching For my roots. DUNCANSON, REED, RIGGS, MCCORD, FOX, BAKER, BARKELL, FLINN, BANDY, COLLINS, MCCARTHY, JUSTUS, DODSON, SARGENT, HOFFENBECKER, (and for Rick) EBRECHT, KUPA, PENROD, CRANMER, RIDER, EXEL and SOPER. Hope We're Kin Folk. Love, Jill

>-- [ From: VELVA CORT * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- > >Looking for information re: Anne DODSON, b. 1732 Richmond Co., VA, d/o >Fortunatas and Alice (GOAD) DODSON. > >In Rev. Lucas' book, "The Dodson/Dotson Family of North Farnham Parish" >he writes that Anne married (1) Moses CORNELIUS and after he died she >married (2) aft. 1760, George PHILLIPS. > >I need to know where Rev. Lucas got the info on Moses CORNELIUS and Anne >DODSON. > >Thank you. > >Velva Cornelius Cort, editor CORNELIUS CROSSROADS Ann's mother Alice married 2nd, John Fowler. In Anne FOWLER's LW&T, she mentions her two married daughters: Richmond County, VA, Will Book #6, 1753-1767, pg 420, LW&T of Alice FOWLER, written 27 Aug 1767, probated 7 Sep 1767, mentions daus: Anne CORNELIUS & Alice DALE; sons: Richard & John; exors: George GLASCOCK & son, John:wits: George GLASCOCK, Jr., Rawleigh GIBSON & George HANKES. I don't know how the first name "Moses" was found. I've checked through published marriage records for Lancaster, Northumberland & richmond counties and see no record of the actual marriage or any mention of a "Moses" CORNELIUS. Tom Bryant Thomas H. Bryant

Hi All, Just want to apologize for the stupid mistake I made in posting that little story to the list. I was sending it to some friends of mine and must have clicked on the list address by mistake when I was ccing it to my friends. I promise to be more careful in the future, really....and no...I'm not blonde! Unless you count the silver strands sprinkled *sparingly* at my temples. Again my apologys Rochelle Dotson

You're welcome but I'm letting her come back. She didn't realize what she had done and was very sorry it had happened. I guess we won't get anymore of those, though! Alley ---------- > From: Suzanne Crawford <suzannecrawford@worldnet.att.net> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Fw: Power To the People] > Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 5:36 PM > > WCHS wrote: > > > > The cookie recipe sender has been unsubscribed. > > > > Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) > > wchs@prodigy.net > > > ============================== > My WHOLE HEARTED THANKS!!

-- [ From: VELVA CORT * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- Looking for information re: Anne DODSON, b. 1732 Richmond Co., VA, d/o Fortunatas and Alice (GOAD) DODSON. In Rev. Lucas' book, "The Dodson/Dotson Family of North Farnham Parish" he writes that Anne married (1) Moses CORNELIUS and after he died she married (2) aft. 1760, George PHILLIPS. I need to know where Rev. Lucas got the info on Moses CORNELIUS and Anne DODSON. Thank you. Velva Cornelius Cort, editor CORNELIUS CROSSROADS

WCHS wrote: > > The cookie recipe sender has been unsubscribed. > > Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) > wchs@prodigy.net ============================== My WHOLE HEARTED THANKS!!

Hi All, Here is some more info that someone looked up for me. I hope it can help someone out. Sandy noordhof@fcg.net

The cookie recipe sender has been unsubscribed. Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) wchs@prodigy.net

Hi Everyone, I was sent this information on Col Eli E. Dodson and thought I would share it with everyone in case there is someone else out there that can use it. Sandy noordhof@fcg.net Patentee Name: Dodson, Eli Accession Number: AR0980__.269 State: Arkansas Volume: 980 Page: 269 Document Number: 6990 Land Office: Fayetteville Aliquot Part Reference: NWSE Section Number: 9 Township: 20 North Range: 18 West Meridian/Survey Area: Fifth Principal Meridian Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries Date Signed: Nov 15, 1854 Acreage: 40.00 Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

Hi, Please put me too on the list to receive the Baptist Minutes Karen KTrouvat@aol.com

Alley, I have traced one of my family lines back to Thomas Dotson/ Dodson of Rhea and Roane Counties Tenn. He is listed in "The Dotson/ Dodson Family Richmond Co. Va Book" on page 192. Please send me the Broadrun Baptist Church Minutes and any instructions I might need to access these records. Thank you for your help. Bob Russell

I have finally updated my web page for Dodson. I have also updated the Dodson News page. To access either, go to: http://pages.prodigy.net/wchs and scroll to contents at bottom of page. If you see errors (typos, wrong dates, etc.) please let me know. The title of my page is "Shenandoah Ancestry" but the Dodson page includes much more than just the DODSONs from Shenandoah. My line begins with Charles DODSON, Sr. of North Farnham Parish, VA. I have included many lines descending from Charles, Sr. As time permits I will continue to add more. If you need a look-up, please post the query here. It may take me up to a week to respond and there are many people subscribed to this list who might be able to help you much faster. Over 25% of you should now have the Baptist Church minutes! Lottie (and you know who you are!), if you see this, please know that I have sent the minutes to you twice. I will try again! Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) wchs@prodigy.net

Tom wrote;

This is information about the Dotsons who settled in Wise County, Virginia (formerly Russell County til 1856): DOTSON FAMILY TREE (First spelled Dodson, Changed to Dotson about 1700. Charles Dodson - First settled at Jamestown the year of 1625, was born 1608. Benjamin Dodson - Came to Virginia in 1635. Thomas Dodson - Born 1643. Charles Dodson - first changed his name to Dotson 1680. William (Ist) Dotson - About this time ( 1700) the name was officially changed. William was a Revolutionary War Veteran. FOLLOWING DATA PROVIDED BY SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING EMORY L. HAMILTON [author of One Hamilton Clan ©1990]. The "Doomsday Book" of earliest record of land owners and lessees of Hartfordshire, England, gives the name of "Dode" and a son, Alcynius "Dodesone," tenant-in-chief. From this early English source the name Dodson very easily and naturally follows. The name therefore may be either Celtic or Anglo-Saxon, as it is difficult to determine from this earliest record. SIMON DOTSON Simon Dotson, progenitor of the large Dotson family of Wise, Russell, and Dickenson Counties, Virginia, and extreme eastern Kentucky, immigrated to the area from Patrick County, Virginia. He was a direct descendant of Charles Dodson of old Rappahanock County, Virginia. In early colonial records we find that Charles Dodson, who settled in Jamestown about 1625, took a lease of land in old Rappahannock County on July 8, 1680. Later in 1692, Rappahannock County was subdivided in Essex and Richmond Counties, and Charles Dodson owned land in both counties, but resided in North Farnham Parish in Richmond County, where he became a large land owner. The will of Charles Dodson was dated January I 1, 1703, and proved February 6, 1705, wherein he names wife, Ann, eight children. Among these children was a son Thomas Dodson, born May 15, 1681, died in Richmond County, November 20, 1740. His will dated February 17, 174?, proved March 2, 1740, names wife, Mary, and nine children. It is the children of this Thomas Dodson who went to Southwest Virginia, settling in Pittsylvania County prior to 1776. Many of his descendants in time spelled their name "Dotson". The Dotsons of Pittsylvania, Halifax, Patrick and Henry Counties all trace their ancestry through Thomas Dodson back to Charles Dodson of old Rappahannock County, Virginia. The writer of "Who Were The First Settlers of Norton" (Emory L. Hamilton) has not been able to recover the names of the parents of Simon Dotson, but Emory assumed, without factual proof that he was the son of William Dodson, (changed to Dotson) a Revolutionary War soldier. Simon Dotson was born in 1761, and died at his home on Guest River (someplace between Ramsey and Tacoma) on May 30, 1849, at the age of 88 years. The earliest record found for him was on October 31, 1807, when he, his wife Phoebe and a Mary Dotson joined the old Stoney Creek Baptist Church in Scott County, Virginia. It is not known who this Mary Dotson was. Certainly she was too old to be his daughter, most likely she was his sister. On May 1, 1847, a Primitive Baptist Church was organized at the Glades (now Wise), and Simon Dotson became one of the first Deacons of this Church. While this Church is no longer in existence, the records are intact, and it is from these old records that the age and death date of Simon Dotson were recovered. Simon Dotson was Married in Patrick County, Virginia, March 29, 1794, to Phoebe Hollingsworth, daughter of Thomas Hollingsworth: and officiating minister was the Rev. George Dodson. Soon after his marriage we find where Simon Dotson was starting out on his own by purchasing land in Patrick County. Virginia, in April 17957 from one William Reed, and selling the same tract of land in 1802, to William Webb. It is believed that about this date he emigrated to Scott County, Virginia, settling on a tributary of Stock Creek near Natural Tunnel. About 1820 he sold his land on Stock Creek to his son-in-law, Schuyler Hamilton, and removed to what is now Wise County, (then Russell) settling on Guest River, between Ramsey and Tacoma. An absolute date of his settlement on Guest River has not been established, but it is logical to assume that it was about the time he sold his land on Stock Creek. The writer was told by Patton Dotson, grandson of Thomas Dotson, and great-grandson of Simon, that his grandfather, Thomas Dotson was living on Guest River at the time the great hurricane hit Wise County north of the county seat of Wise. Patton stated that his grandfather, Thomas Dotson, told of going to the area to look over the damage two or three days after the hurricane struck, and that he was a boy of seventeen years; thus placing the date of the hurricane in 1821, and proving that Simon Dotson was in Wise (then Russell) County at that date, since his son Thomas was born in 1804. It is interesting to note that this particular section of Wise County is still called "Hurricane". As further evidence of establishing Simon Dotson's residence, quoted from the Russell County Court Records the following At a term of court held for Russell County, Virginia, September 1, 1829, "An application of Elijah Beverly, Sr. and others who filed their petition praying for a new road from Simon Dotson's on Guest River to Freeman Beverly's grist mill on said river, it is ordered that Ruben Steele, John Stanley, Simon Dotson, and William Dotson (Simon's son), be appointed to view the ground etc." This order established the beginning of the present highway leading from Norton to Coeburn, long before either town existed. At a term of court held in Russell County, June 4, 1833, Simon Dotson was allowed $5 for a wolf scalp. In early days it was a custom for courts to set a "bounty" on wolves, and other marauding animals to eliminate their destruction. The burial place of Simon Dotson and his wife, Phoebe, is not definitely known. The older section of Laurel Grove Cemetery at Ramsey, near Norton. Virginia, was the original burying ground of the Hamilton family. descendants of Simon Dotson, and his daughter Mary Dotson Huff, along with her husband were buried there in 1862, so in all probability Simon and his wife also sleep this cemetery. The 1820 census of Scott County shows that Simon Dotson had at that time eleven children at home, since certainly his oldest daughter, Susanna was married to Schuyler Hamilton at this date and there might have been other older children married. Simon Dotson was one of the first deacons of the Big Glades Unity Baptist church which was established at Gladesville (now Wise) in 1847.

Hi, put me on the list to receive the Baptist minutes too. Thanks, Apala Wilson

I am researching the Dodson linage and have gotten stuck on James Jeremiah Dodson who along with his two brothers came to America in the late 1700's. They landed in Louisana and as evangelist seperated and went on their on ways. James Jeremiah Dodson according to ledgend married Bright Star the daughter of an Osage Indian Chief and was latter killed for alledgly giving out tribal secrets. Bright Star left the tribe with there two sons and moved to Mass. If anyone has any information or is researching the same linage I could use the help.

Mic Barnette wrote: > Alley: > > I just emailed. I am interested in the Baptist Church records. > > MIC > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: Baptist Church Minutes > > Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 22:00:48 -0500 > > From: "WCHS" <WCHS@prodigy.net> > > To: <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > I've just sent out several copies of the text file on Baptist Church > > > Minutes to those who had already requested it be sent. If you want > the > > file forwarded to you just let me know. It contains 83 pages. > > > > Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) > > wchs@prodigy.net Could you please forward the file.Thank You

This should tell you everything you want to know about the Baptist Church minutes. Alley Blackford (Dodson List Mgr) wchs@prodigy.net "Minutes of Broad Run Baptist Church, Faquier Co., Va., 1762-1872." "60 pp., photocopy of "Genealogical Record" Vol 7, No. 3, Sept. 1965 through Vol. 9, No. 4, Dec. 1967." The "Genealogical Record" was published by Houston Gen. Forum, Houston, Texas. This was found by Mary Gregg at the Texas State Library in Austin, Texas. The first 35 pages were posted on the Prodigy Genealogy Bulletin Board. People who have already read those pages can find the beginning of the new part by searching for the word PRODIGY which will take you to the end of the posted part. This file is 86 pages long. It contains the entire transcript of the Broad Run Baptist Church, Fauquier Co., Va. Particular attention should be given to the last two pages, where early birth records from the 1760s are appended. This is the way this record was published. Please note that because this was scanned from old typewritten text, some scanning errors undoubtedly have slipped by. The text from which this was scanned was typed on a typewriter that used large and small upper case letters, which resulted in this scan being all uppercase letters. Also, the scanner tends to make these errors which may have slipped by: ones and zeros are read as I's and O's, and vice versa. The letters TH, when they appear together, were often read as M, and if all the Ms weren't found, they may be confusing. The slash markes (/) that appear throughout this text were inserted by the original transcriber to denote the end of lines in the original. That transcriber put her comments in parentheses; mine are in brackets. From THE GENEALOGICAL RECORD Published Quarterly by The Houston Genealogical Forum, Houston, Texas. Volume VII, Number 3, September 1965. MINUTES OF THE BROAD.RUN.BAPTIST CHURCH NEAR WARRENTON, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1762 - 1872 FOREWORD: WITH THIS ISSUE OF THE RECORD, THE HOUSTON GENEALOGICAL FORUM BEGINS SERIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURRH. FOR PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND PUBLISH THE MINUTES, THE FORUM HEREBY EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE TO LT. COL. AND MRS. RICHARD H. KLITCH, 618INFANTRY POST ROAD, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE MINUTES ARE A COPY OFTHE ORIGINAL IN TWO NOTEBOOKS OWNED BY MRS. KLITCH NEE HELEN JEFFRIES,FORMERLY OF WARRENTON, VIRGINIA. THE COPY WAS HANDED DOWN TO MRS. KLITCH FROM HER FATHER, CHARLES EDWARD JEFFRFES(DECD. AND IN TURN FROM HIS FATHER, JOSEPH ARTHUR JEFFRIES(DECD.), BOTH OF WARRENTON. BOTH MESSRS. JEFFRIES FOSTERED LIFELONG INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF WARRENTON AND FAUQUIER COUNTY. AND B0TH WERE ACCOUNTED AS THE PRINCIPAL HISTORIANS OF THE AREA. FOR MANY YEARS IN THE EARLY 1900S, MR.JOSEPH JEFFRIES AUTHORED A LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY COLUMN IN THE WARRENTON NEWSPAPER UNDER THE LITERARY NAME OF AITOCS, A REVERSE SPELLING FOR HIS FAMILY FARM, SCOTIA. EXACTLY HOW MR. JEFFRIES CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE COPY OF THE MINUTES IS UNKNOWN. WHETHER THE ORIGINAL OR OTHER COPIES ARE ELSEWHERE IN EXISTENCE IS ALSO UNKNOWN.ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF READERS MAY NEVER FIND AN ANCESTOR IN THE MINUTES, THEY WILL FIND IT INSTRUCTIVE TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS VALUABLE BUT LITTLE USED TYPE OF GENEALOGICAL SOURCE, AND WILL BEENTERTAINED BY THE "SUCCESSES" AND "FAILURES" OF HUMAN NATURE REFLECTED IN THE CHURCH'S DEALINGS WITH ITS COMMUNICANTS. OF MAJOR HISTORICAL INTEREST ARE THE BAPTISMAL RECORD OF NANCY HANKS(PAGE 13), THE MOTHER OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND THE RECORD OF OTHERS OF THE HANKS FAMILY. THE MINUTES ARE REPRODUCED IN EXACT FORM WITHOUT ALTERATION OF ABBREVIATIONS MISSPELLING PUNCTUATION, ETC. QUESTIONABLE INTERPRETATIONS OF HANDWRITING ARE SO LABELED. WHERE REMARKS AND GENEALOGICAL DATA HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN THE MARGINS BY MR. JOSEPH JEFFRIES, MOSTLY ABOUT HIS OWN RELATIVES, THESE HAVE BEEN SO INDICATED.PAGE NUMBERS OF THE SOURCE NOTEBOOKS ARE SHOWN. IN THE LISTS OF BAPTISMS SHOWN,STATEMENTS OF DISMISSAL, DECEASE, EXCOMMUNICATION, ETC.ARE UNDOUBTEDLY ENTRIES ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL MINUTES AT A LATER DATE BY THE CLERK. A XEROX COPY OF THE NOTEBOOKS 1S ON FILE AT THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. (EDITOR's NOTE - MR. ROBERT L. KITE, MEMBER OF THE HOUSTON GENEALOGICAL FORUM, BROUGHT THE MINUTES TO OUR ATTENTION AND PREPARED THE INTERESTING FOREWORD. To INDICATE THE LINES OF COPY IN THE ORIGINAL NOTEBOOKS, DIAGONAL (/) MARKS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THIS GENEALOGICAL RECORD SERIES.) (PAGE 1) THE CHURCH WAS CONSTITUTED DECEMBER 3D 1762 /CONSISTING OF THE TEN FOLLOWING MEMBERS / BEING NEAR BROAD RUN IN FAUQUIER COUNTY / IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA /EDMOND HAYES ELIZABETH HAYES/PETER CORNWELL SARAH CORNWELL JOSHUA DODSON RUTH DODSON THOMAS DODSON ELIZABETH DODSON/WILLIAM STAMPS DECEASED BETTY BENNETT/THE ABOVE JOSHUA DODSON AND RUTH DODSON /THOS DODSON,ELIZABETH AND BETTY BENNETT /WERE DISMISSED TO HALIFAX. OUR REVD BROTHER DAVID THOMAS HAVING A / REGULAR LETTER OF DISMISSION FROM THE CHURCH / AT VINCENT WAS RECEIVED BY THE CHURCH HERE / AS A MEMBER THEREOF. / DECEMBER 4TH 1762 / WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM ABRAHAM DODSON DECEASED/OBED CORNWELL DECEASE /BARBARY DODSON CENSORED JUNE 1775/JOHN BENNETT DISMISSED To HALIFAX / (PAGE 2) JOSEPH MORRISON DISMISSED To HALIFAX / MARGARET MORRISON DISMISSED To HALIFAX /JOHN CREEL DISMISSED TO HALIFAX /RHODA CREEL DISMISSED To HALIFAX /ELISHA DODSONDISMISSED TO HALIFAX / SARAH DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX/ELIZH. CORNWELL EXCOMMUNICATED JAN 4 1777 / MARY HIGGINSEXCOMMUNICATED AUG 24 1782 / ANN EDWARDS DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / WILLIAM MURPHY DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / JOHN WHITEIN DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / JOSEPH DODSON / WILLIAM DAVIS / JOHN DAVIS / LUCY DAVIS / KATHERINE RHODES DISMISSED To HALIFAX /MICHAEL OWENS DISMISSED To HALIFAX / APRIL 10TH 1763 WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM/ WILLIAM CARTER / ELIZABETH CARTER / SARAH LEACHMAN DISMISSED To HALIFAX /MARY LEACHMAN / ELIZABETH DAVIS DECEASED / ANN MURPHY DISMISSED TO LONDON / (PAGE 3) MAY 7TH 1763 / WAS ADDED THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS BY BAPTISM / TIMOTHY STAMPS DISMISSED To HALIFAX / NANCY HOLSCLAW DECEASED / JAMES SPENCER DISMISSED To LOUDON / GEORGE DODSON GONE To HALIFAX / ANN DODSON DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / ELIZABETH DODSON DISMISSED To HALIFAX /DORCAS DODSON / SARAH UGELBY DISMISSED To HALIFAX / MARY WIATT DISMISSED TO HALIFAX / ---------- > From: MNRiley <katelyn@telis.org> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Baptist Church Minutes > Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 11:09 AM > > What do these Baptist minutes contain and for what area are they for? > Nancy Dotson Riley > -----Original Message----- > From: Bernice <daviesb@tdn.com> > To: dodson-l@rootsweb.com <dodson-l@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 7:49 PM > Subject: Baptist Church Minutes > > > >I would like to have the "Minutes of Broad Run Baptist Church" but > >not sure who to contact. I tried to contact Libbie Griffin at > >yyex00@prodigy.com but it came back address unknown. > > > >I would like to make contact with whoever has this informaton. > >Thank You > >Bernice > >saviesb@tdn.com > >

Hi; I am very interested in receiving a copy of the Minutes of Broad Run Baptist Church , Faquier Co. VA. This sounds like it would benefit my research on the Dodson family a lot. Thank You Mary Grovo MARYBG2@aol.com