I have an extensive Dodson research that reaches from middle Tennessee to east Tennessee and then into Virginia. Most every generation had a Thomas. My ancestor was Richard Thomas the son of Elisha. The first generation that I know much about was Charles Dodson,SR.(immigrant) who lived in old Rappahonnock Co, Va by 1680 where he owned a vast amount of land. Charles was born 1649 and died 1704-05. He married Anne ____. Second generation was Thomas b. 15 May 1681 in Rappahannock Co and died in Richmond Co 21 Nov 1740 married Mary Durham. The Dodson family were in Claiborne, Hawkins and Jefferson Co in east Tn and migrated into middle TN by mid 1800's. Some settled in Overton Co, Pickett Co, White Co, and Warren Co, TN. They are all of the same extended family and I can connect some of them if you reach back 150 years! Hope this helps. Paula at ps@twlakes.net ---------- > From: Janet Shade <j.r.shade@worldnet.att.net> > To: BAO44@aol.com > Subject: JOHN DOTSON/DODSON > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 11:12 AM > > Hello again, > > I am not sure if I gave you all the info I have on John Dodson, Smith > County, Tenn. > > My John Dotson of Smith county, Tenn lived in Longcreek, Tenn. He was in > the Indiana Wat of 1814. He married an unknown Casey. She had a brother > Zedrick Casey who was a Baptist preacher, A natural mathmatican and was > said to have been governor of Virginia. I was unable to find any Casey, > governors's of Virginia. My records say he came from Lancaster, Virginia. > > Their children were James Madison Dotson, Thomas Dotson, Hiram C. Dotson, > William Dotson, Marjoria Dotson, Racheal Dotson. > > John had a brother names Thomas. > > John and Thomas's father was Charles Dotson He married a gal with the last > name of Pickens. According to family lore he was killed by a woman with an > axe. > > I am looking fot info on this family and I am trying to tie them into the > DoDdon family of Virginia. > > Janet > j.r.shade@worldnet.att.net > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/h/a/Janet-R-Shade > HAVE A HAPPY DAY : - ) ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== Please do NOT send attachments to the list.