I have a Jane Dotson, who claimed she was born 1822/23 in Claiborne Co TN. Looking at the 1830 Claiborne Co TN Census, Jane could be the daughter of either George or Sampson. Does anyone know of this George and Sampson? It appears that they may be the son of Thomas Dodson.. and is possible that both George and Sampson went to AR. Jane marries her first husband Theophilus Petty 1840 Carroll Co AR. I find Theophilus Petty Near George Dodson/Dotson in Lawrence Co AR and Poinsett Co AR.. Is this familiar to anyone? Brenda

The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants by Mrs. Sherman Williams and The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. (2 volume set) 396. SAMPSON DODSON (James-126, John-36, Lambeth-7, Chas-1). Sampson was born c 1789/90 in Virginia, probably Grayson Co. He left Virginia sometime after 1811/12 and is apparently the Sampson Dodson who was in Claiborne Co., TN by 1821. In Nov 1821, the Claiborne County court minutes make note of a suit, "The State vs Sampson Dodson." Sampson appeared and plead not guilty and was found "not guilty" by the jury. At the same session of court Sampson was appointed "to cut and open that part of the new road yet not cut leading from near William Dohertys on the Mulberry Rd. to Crockett's Iron Works and Cumberland Gap." This places Sampson's residence somewhere on the east side of Highway #25 between Tazewell and Cumberland Gap. At the Feb Court 1823 Sampson was replaced as road overseer by Elijah Jones. ... (info on land transactions) In Sept 1834, Sampson sold 50 acres of his land on Little Creek to Robert Crockett and Philip B. Harrison (Claiborne deed V-60). He sold other land to John Fults in 1834 which is recorded in Deed Book L, p. 320, but Deed Book L has long been missing from the courthouse. Sampson filed a suit against Edgar C. Kelsoe at the March 1835, but in June he appeared in court and dismissed the suit. Apparently he left Claiborne Co. soon after this. The Sheriff of Claiborne Co. returned a list of tax delinquents and insolvents for 1836 into the court at the Jan 1837 session. Sampson Dotson's name was on the list. We do not know where he moved. A Sampson Dodson was on the 1840 census of Bradley Co., TN. We have no information on Sampson Dodson's wife, but he was married and had a family. The 1830 census shows that Sampson was aged 40-50, his wife 30-40, and his household consisted of 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 females 5-10, 2 female 10-15. Living next door was probably his son Samuel Dodson aged 20-30, apparently just married to a young woman aged 15-20. Thus we conclude that among his children was: 1363. Samuel Dodson - born c 1800 to 1810, may be the "Samuel Dotson, Junr." who married Syntha Sellers in Grainger Co., TN on 22 Jan 1829, with Reubin Dotson as bondsman. (NOTE: The Reuben Dodson on the 1833 tax list of Claiborne Co., near Sampson could be Sampson's brother. Reuben was enumerated on the 1830 census of Grainger Co., aged 40-50, his wife aged 40-50, and the household consisted of 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 females under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 10-15. In 1828 he purchased 100 acres on Clinch River adjoining Joseph Beeler and James Arnwine. In 1831 he sold the land to Joseph Beeler, Jr. and left the area. A Reuben Dodson was on the 1840 census of White Co., TN but was not there in 1850. There are a LOT of George Dodsons in the index of the book. I didn't take the time to go through all of them but didn't notice any in Grainger Co., TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:44 AM Subject: [DODSON] George and Sampson Dodson > I have a Jane Dotson, who claimed she was born 1822/23 in Claiborne Co TN. > Looking at the 1830 Claiborne Co TN Census, Jane could be the daughter of > either George or Sampson. Does anyone know of this George and Sampson? It appears > that they may be the son of Thomas Dodson.. and is possible that both George > and Sampson went to AR. Jane marries her first husband Theophilus Petty 1840 > Carroll Co AR. I find Theophilus Petty Near George Dodson/Dotson in Lawrence > Co AR and Poinsett Co AR.. Is this familiar to anyone? Brenda > > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb resources for DODSON > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/d/o/DODSON/ > >