-----Original Message----- From: JMayhew050@aol.com <JMayhew050@aol.com> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 1:17 PM Subject: New Dodsons >Professor Charles Perdue and his lovely wife Nan recently sent me 22 pages of >Dodson info that they have been collecting for some time. I would like to >share their data with reference to my Dodson line in hopes that someone can >use it to make a lost connection. I will be glad to look up other DODSONS in >the files they sent me if anyone has an interest. >Jack Mayhew >jmayhew050@aol.com > > DAVID DODSON SR. Was born Abt. 1735, and died Abt. 1790 in Culpeper Co. VA. >David Dodson Sr., in the Culpeper County, Virginia Tax List with the first >entry in 1782, along with John Dodson. David continues until 1791 at which >time he has a "0." He apparently died about this time. Children of DAVID >DODSON SR. are: > i. DAVID DODSON JR, b. Abt. 1770, Culpeper Co. VA; d. 1805, Culpeper Co. >VA. > ii. JOHN DODSON, b. Abt. 1760; d. 1809, Rappahannock, County Virginia. > iii. JOSEPH DODSON, SR, b. Abt. 1760; d. Abt. 1842, Rappahannock, County >Virginia. > iv. STEPHEN DODSON, SR, b. Abt. 1765; d. 1845, Rappahannock, County Virginia. > v. NELLIE DODSON, b. Abt. 1770, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1860, Culpeper Co. >VA; m. WILLIAM PRITCHETT, January 01, 1791, Culpeper Co. VA. > vi. SARAH DODSON, b. 1771, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Abt. 1862, Madison County, >VA. > vii. WILLIAM DODSON, b. 1774, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Abt. 1860, Rappahannock, >County Virginia. > viii. LUCY DODSON, b. 1784. > > DAVID DODSON7 JR was born Abt. 1770 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died 1805 in >Culpeper Co. VA. He married LUCY HISLE February 01, 1791 in Culpeper Co. VA. >David Dodson Jr., appears in the property tax rolls in 1791 and continues >until 1796. He is a witness to a deed in 1801 in Culpeper County. His wife >Lucy is listed as a widow on the 1810 Culpeper County Census. Presumably, >David Jr., between 1801 and 1810 with an estimate of about 1805. In addition >to J. Miller Dodson there was at least one male of about the same age and two >daughters born between 1794 and 1805. J. Miller, AKA Miller Dodson, was >probably John Miller Dodson. > >Child of DAVID JR and LUCY HISLE is: > i. J. MILLER DODSON, b. 1797, Madison County VA; d. Bef. 1860, Madison >County, VA. > > JOHN DODSON was born Abt. 1760, and died 1809 in Rappahannock, County >Virginia. He married NANCY Abt. 1780. John Dodson's death is recorded in the >F. T. Church records. He was a Sgt. in Capt Jesse Nall's Co. of Infantry, 5th >Regiment, VA Militia. In his will, WB F -1, dated 1 June 1809. Probated 16 >Oct. 1809 John List his wife Nancy Dodson, Children, Joel, Ealing and John >Dodson (presumably J. Miller Dodson) Executor was William Brown, Witnesses >were John A. White, Charles?, and James (X) Dodson. (probably John's brother) >Ref: "The Dodson Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County VA: A History >and Genealogy of Their Descendants. " Vol Two. In 1794 John made a deed to >James Barnett, Book R, Page 436, Index to grantees, Culpeper County, VA. John >was listed on the 1800 tax list for Culpeper County as owning 1 White Poll and >2 Horses. His wife, Nancy, last name unknown, was a member of the F. T. >Baptist Church (Re. The church 1805-1855 Minute Book) The church is located in >the F. T. Valley, Rappahannock, County VA (F. T. stands for "Francis >Thornton" one of the county's early residents.) Children of JOHN DODSON and >NANCY are: > i. EARLING DODSON, b. Abt. 1790; d. Bef. 1880; m. PRESLEY JENKINS. > ii. JOHN DODSON, b. Abt. 1796, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1886; m. MARY, Abt. >1827. In the 1820 Culpeper County census John is listed as unmarried but >living with his widowed mother. In the 1830 census John has a wife, a son and >a daughter. > > JOSEPH DODSON, SR was born Abt. 1760, and died Abt. 1842 in Rappahannock, >County Virginia. He married NANCY CHILTON Bef. 1785, daughter of GEORGE >CHILTON. Joseph is on the 1810, 1820, 1830 Culpeper County Census and the 1840 >Rappahannock County Census. He is also on the 1792-1840 VA property tax list. >Children of JOSEPH DODSON and NANCY CHILTON are: > i. JAMES DODSON, b. 1785, Culpeper Co. VA; d. 1858, Rappahannock, County >Virginia. > ii. JOSEPH DODSON,JR, b. Abt. 1795, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1885. > > STEPHEN DODSON, Sr was born Abt. 1765, and died 1845 in Rappahannock, County >Virginia. He married CATHERINE CHILTON February 23, 1793 in Culpeper Co. VA, >daughter of GEORGE CHILTON. Stephen Dodson, Sr. appears in the 1810, 1820 and >1830 Culpeper County census. He is in the 1840 Rappahannock County census. >His will is listed in Will Book C. P. 44 dated 6 July 1845. children of >STEPHEN DODSON and CATHERINE CHILTON are: > i. JOHN MORDECAI DODSON, b. 1794, Culpeper Co. VA; d. February 06, 1869, >Rappahannock, County Virginia. > ii. THOMAS DODSON, b. 1795, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1870, Rappahannock, >County Virginia. > iii. JOSEPH DODSON,JR, b. 1796, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1880, Rappahannock, >County Virginia. > iv. JUDITH DODSON, b. 1797, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1845, Rappahannock, >County Virginia. > v. MILDRED DODSON, b. 1800, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1890. > vi. STEPHEN DODSON,JR, b. 1802, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1880, Rappahannock, >County Virginia. > vii. NANCY DODSON, b. Abt. 1805, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1895. > viii. SMITHER DODSON, b. 1809, Culpeper Co. VA; d. November 1893, >Rappahannock, County Virginia. > ix. STEWART DODSON, b. 1810, Culpeper Co. VA; d. Bef. 1900, Rappahannock, >County Virginia; m. MARTHA JENKINS, October 24, 1857, Rappahannock, County >Virginia. > > SARAH DODSON was born 1771 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Abt. 1862 in Madison >County, VA. She married SHADRACH NICHOLSON, son of JOHN SR and ANNE. Children >of SARAH DODSON and SHADRACH NICHOLSON are: > i. LUCY NICHOLSON, b. 1801. > ii. PETER NICHOLSON, b. 1803. > iii. LEWIS NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1805. > iv. ELIZABETH NICHOLSON, b. 1813. > v. MARTIN NICHOLSON, b. 1815. > vi. WILLIAM NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1815. > vii. LYDIA NICHOLSON, b. Abt. 1815. > > WILLIAM DODSON was born 1774 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Abt. 1860 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married JUDITH CHILTON September 02, 1801, >in Culpeper Co. VA, daughter of GEORGE CHILTON. William is listed on the 1810, >1820 and 1830 Culpeper County, VA census. On the 1840 Rappahannock County >census. On the 1860 census for Rappahannock County William and Judith are >living with Walker Dodson. William and Judith had three sons and four >daughters as inferred by the census reports. However, only Francis is >documented. Child of WILLIAM DODSON and JUDITH CHILTON is: > i. FRANCIS DODSON, b. 1802. > >LUCY DODSON was born 1784. She married RUBIN JENKINS January 29, 1801, in >Culpeper Co. VA, son of RICHARD JENKINS and ELIZABETH. Children of LUCY DODSON >and RUBIN JENKINS are: > i. MARTHA J. JENKINS, b. 1803. > ii. CONNOR JENKINS, b. 1805. > iii. LYDIA JENKINS, b. 1811. > iv. FRANCIS JENKINS, b. 1815. > v. MARIA JENKINS, b. 1816. > vi. EDNEY (EDNA) JENKINS, b. 1820. > vii. WALKER JENKINS, b. 1823. > viii.ELIZABETH A. JENKINS, b. 1825. > ix. NEWMAN JENKINS, b. 1828. > > J. MILLER8 DODSON was born 1797 in Madison County VA, and died Bef. 1860 in >Madison County, VA. He married DELILAH (Last name unknown). J. Miller Dodson >and his descendents lived in the Hazel Mountain area of Madison County, VA. >Miller appears on the 1820 & 1830 Culpeper census, on the 1840 Rappahannock >County census and on the 1850 Madison County census, #651. He also appears on >the Rapp. Co. Personal Property tax list for the years 1833-1840 and on the >list of taxable property in the county of Culpeper for 1835. He paid $2.64in >taxes. He also purchased at the estate sale of William Brown which is >recorded in the Rapp. Co. Will Book, page 153. On 21 Sept. 1818 J. Miller >Dodson chose James Dodson as his guardian, so presumably his father was dead >at that time which would mean that the only possibilities for J. Millers >father is David Dodson Jr. who died before 1810. Children of J. DODSON and >DELILAH are: >. i. ANDREW CHAMP9 DODSON, b. 1833, Madison County Virginia, Robertson >Dristrict. > ii. ELIZABETH FRANCES DODSON, b. 1830. > iii. WILLIAM A. DODSON, b. 1824. > iv. CAROLINE MARY DODSON, b. 1825; m. GEORGE W. WOODARD, March 03, 1847. > v. MORGAN DODSON, b. 1828. > vi. JAMES ALBERT DODSON, b. 1818. > vii. HAMILTON DODSON, b. 1820. > > JAMES DODSON was born 1785 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died 1858 in Rappahannock, >County Virginia. He married MARGARETT WOODARD October 30, 1803 in Culpeper >Co. VA. James is listed on the 1810 and 1820 Culpeper County census. He is >shown on the 1840 and 1850 Rappahannock County census. Chancery Cause # 512, >Rappahannock County, Cooper and Rudisill vs Dodson stated that, at his death >James Dodson had no personal estate but had a small tract of land. He was >very poor and ran up bills at Cooper and Rudisill's store in Sperryville, >Virginia. Children of JAMES DODSON and MARGARETT WOODARD are: > i. PRESLEY DODSON, b. 1807. > ii. NANCY DODSON, b. 1812. > iii. JOSIAH T. DODSON, b. 1818. > iv. JOHN T. DODSON, b. 1820. > v. HETTY JANE DODSON, b. 1827. > > JOSEPH DODSON, JR was born Abt. 1795 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Bef. 1885. >According to the 1830 Culpeper County census, Joseph and his wife (last name >unknown) had, in addition to Charles, seven children, two daughters and five >sons, born between 1815 and 1835. Child of JOSEPH DODSON, JR is: > i. CHARLES GRANDISON DODSON, b. 1818. > > JOHN MORDECAI DODSON was born 1794 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died February 06, >1869 in Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married (1) LUCY A. BRYANT in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married (2) SARAH ATKINS Bef. 1825 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia, daughter of AMBROSE ATKINS and FRANCIS >MANSFIELD. John is listed on the 1830 Culpeper County Census and on the >Rappahannock County Census for 1840, 1850 (#715) and 1860 (#50). Rappahannock >County death records list him as dying of "old age." Children of JOHN DODSON >and LUCY BRYANT are: > i. MINOR DODSON, b. 1837. > ii. EDWARD DODSON, b. 1843. > iii. EMILY JANE DODSON, b. May 04, 1844. > > THOMAS DODSON was born 1795 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Bef. 1870 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married CANDACE JENKINS Bef. 1833 in >Culpeper Co. VA, daughter of STEPHEN JENKINS and LUCY LILLARD. Thomas is >listed on the 1840, and 1850 (#723) Rappahannock County census. ON the 1860 >Rappahannock County census Candace is listed as Head and as a widow. Thomas' >son Stephen was a soldier and died of the measles in August of 1861. Children >of THOMAS DODSON and CANDACE JENKINS are: > i. STEPHEN DODSON, b. 1833. > ii. MARY DODSON, b. 1834. > iii. PETER DODSON, b. 1836. > iv. MARTHA DODSON, b. 1843. > v. LUCY DODSON, b. 1845. > vi. HETTY DODSON, b. 1847. > > JOSEPH DODSON, JR was born 1796 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Bef. 1880 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married NANCY JENKINS April 03, 1817 in >Madison County, VA. Joseph appears on the 1830 Culpeper County census and the >1840, 1850 (#637) and the 1870 (#150) Rappahannock County census. Joseph and >Nancy possibly also had an additional son and a daughter between 1815-1830. >Children of JOSEPH DODSON and NANCY JENKINS are: > i. WALKER DODSON, b. Abt. 1819. > ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DODSON, b. 1824. > iii. FRANCIS DODSON, b. 1827. > iv. MARY ANN DODSON, b. 1832. > v. JOSEPH HUNTER DODSON, b. 1836. > vi. THOMAS B. DODSON, b. 1822. > > JUDITH DODSON was born 1797 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Bef. 1845 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. She married WOODARD. Children of JUDITH DODSON >and WOODARD are: > i. GEORGE WOODARD. > ii. CATHARINE WOODARD. > iii. CHARLES WOODARD. > iv. SMITHER WOODARD. > > STEPHEN DODSON, JR was born 1802 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died Bef. 1880 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married MARTHA J. JENKINS Abt. 1826, >daughter of RUBIN JENKINS and LUCY DODSON. Stephen is listed on the 1830 >Culpeper County census. The 1840, 1850 (#663) and the 1860 (#364) census of >Rappahannock County. He is listed on the 1870 census (#337) for Madison >County, VA. Children of STEPHEN DODSON and MARTHA JENKINS are: > i. WASHINGTON DODSON, b. 1828. > ii. LLOYD DODSON, b. 1830. > iii. CHRISTINA DODSON, b. 1833. > iv. JURIAH MARGARET DODSON, b. 1838. > v. STEPHEN DODSON, b. 1839. > vi. RUBIN DODSON, b. 1841. > vii. MARTHA J. DODSON, b. 1843. > viii.LUCY M. DODSON, b. 1844. > ix. ALFRED DODSON, b. 1847. > > SMITHER DODSON was born 1809 in Culpeper Co. VA, and died November 1893 in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. He married ELIZABETH DODSON May 01, 1837, in >Rappahannock, County Virginia. Smither Dodson Married his cousin, Elizabeth >Dodson. He is listed on the Rappahannock County, Virginia census for 1860 >(#1001), 1870 (#160 and 1880 [377/381). Rappahannock Chancery Cause No. 1010: >Smither left 40 acres on hazel Mountain adj. John Jenkins; son-in-law William >charged with taking over personal property and living on the land. Children of >SMITHER DODSON and ELIZABETH DODSON are: > i. ANANIAS DODSON, b. 1841. > ii. MARY JANE DODSON, b. 1838. > iii. PHILIP DODSON, b. 1848. (Philip Dodson moved to Illinois.) > iv. MARGARET CATHARINE DODSON, b. 1850. > v. ALMIRA DODSON, b. 1853. > > ANDREW CHAMP DODSON was born 1833 in Madison County Virginia, Robertson >Dristrict. He married (1) LUCY E. JENKINS January 24, 1856 in Madison County >VA, daughter of ELKANA "CAIN"JENKINS and MARY GAINES. He married (2) JANE >WOODARD August 03, 1894 in Madison County VA. In the 1880 Madison County >census Andrew's Mother-in-law, Mary Jenkins, 80. Her husband, Elkanah Jenkins >is presumed to be dead. years old was living with the family. By 1894, >apparently Lucy was dead and Andrew married Jane Woodard. Andrew was a member >of Company L, 10th Battalion. ? Civil War. Recorded in Vol 1, page550 of VA >records. He is listed on the Madison County census for 1870 (#248) and 1880 >(#549). Children of ANDREW DODSON and LUCY JENKINS are: > i. BELL FIELD10 DODSON, b. February 1864, Madison County VA; d. May 1938, >Renick, WV.. > ii. JOSEPHINE B. DODSON, b. 1869. > iii. RUFUS (RUBES) DODSON, b. 1868. > iv. DUNDENA DODSON, b. March 03, 1872; d. March 24, 1922. > v. MARCELLUS E. DODSON, b. 1859. > > BELL FIELD DODSON was born February 1864 in Madison County VA, and died May >1938 in Renick, WV. He married JUDITH FRANCIS SMITH December 22, 1885 in >Madison County, VA. Bell Dodson was one of two brothers who left Syria >(Searie) VA (near Madison) to move to other parts of the country. In Searie >Bell worked as a cooper and a farmer. Bell moved his family to WV where he >worked as a blacksmith until his legs failed. He then worked as a cobbler. He >was known for his good nature and as being a very hard worker at his trade. >He was a large man with a full beard. The Chestnut Tree blight of the late >1800s and the loss of work that it caused may have been the motivating factor >in the Dodson Brothers decision to leave the mountains of Virginia. His wife >Judith was also from Syria, VA and moved to WV with her husband Bell. She was >a very enterprising lady who ran a hat business in Renick, WV. She took >orders and sold hats to ladies throughout the area. She and her husband >operated a small shop in their house on front street in Renick. Children of >BELL DODSON and JUDITH SMITH are: > i. BESSIE FLORENCE DODSON, b. March 31, 1889, Syria, Madison County, VA; d. >October 02, 1952, Renick, WV. (Morningside cem.). > ii. CHLOE ISABEL DODSON. > iii. ROBERT LEE DODSON, b. March 29, 1888; d. May 07, 1939, Renick, WV.. > iv. NORA PEARL DODSON, b. January 29, 1893; d. November 10, 1961; m. RUSSEL >STENION. > v. MARY LUCY DODSON, b. December 04, 1898; d. November 1967, Charleston, WV.. > > JOSEPHINE B. DODSON was born 1869. She married WILLIAM SOUTHARD. Children of >JOSEPHINE DODSON and WILLIAM SOUTHARD are: > i. OLA SOUTHARD. > ii. ALICE SOUTHARD. > iii. WADE SOUTHARD. > iv. WILL SOUTHARD. > > DUNDENA DODSON was born March 03, 1872, and died March 24, 1922. She married >J. W. SISK. Children of DUNDENA DODSON and J. W. SISK are: > i. EMITS SISK. > ii. JACK SISK. > iii. JESS SISK. > > > > Thank you so much for your information. I wish I could say AHA, a connection, but I don't recognize the names as part of my family. I will keep the information and when I learn more, perhaps then. I'll let you know. Again, thank you, Sharon Dodson.> > > > > > > >