Glenn I really appreciate this information. I would think anyone researching this family should make a copy, to differentiate between the "Elishas" involved. Scott and I determined in private emails that we had the right Elisha, however I am going to append this message to my notes for future reference. Thanks, Dave Masters dmasters@mastnet.net -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Gohr <ggohr01@mail.orion.org> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 27, 1998 3:21 AM Subject: Re: DODSON, Elisha - Rev. War Soldier? |Dave & Gary & Scott & others, | |The 2-vol. Dodson book by Williams and Lucas lists quite a number of |different Elisha Dodsons. I've looked through many of the earliest ones to |try to find one who was a Rev. War soldier and also lived in Maury Co., TN. | |Elisha Dodson (Thomas2, Charles1) who married Sarah Averitt/Everett did |serve in the Am. Revolution. He seems to have died ca. 1796/1797 in |Pittsylvania Co., VA and never went to Tennessee. | |His son, Elisha Dodson, Jr., was born ca. 1761. I find no record of him |serving in the Am. Revolution or living in Maury Co., TN. | |Another Elisha Dodson (Presley4, Elisha3, Thomas2, Charles1) who was a |grandson of Elisha Dodson who married Sarah Averitt was born ca. 1828 prob. |in Maury Co., TN. He later moved to Hickman Co., TN. He was too young to |have served in the Am. Revolution. Could have been a Civil War veteran. | |There is also an Elisha Dodson (Thomas4, Greenham3, Thomas2, Charles1) who |was born about 1780 in VA and lived in Maury Co., TN for awhile. He |married Ann Dodson (parentage unknown). He died in May 1850 in Giles Co., |TN just across the line from Maury Co., TN, but |he was born too late to have served in the Am. Revolution. He could have |served in the War of 1812? | |Another Elisha Dodson (Jesse4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Charles1) was born 17 |Sept. 1785 and died 27 April 1864. He married in Grainger Co. TN to Mary |Matlock. He also was too young to have served in the Am. Revolution. | |Another Elisha Dodson (Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Charles1) was |born in 1801 in Hawkins Co., TN, d. 17 June 1874 Hawkins Co., TN & md. |Frances "Fannie" Thompson. Once again he was too young and didn't live in |Maury Co., TN. | |Still another Elisha Dodson (Micajah5, Samuel4, Fortunatus3, Charles2, |Charles1) was born ca. 1800 prob. in Pittsylvania Co., VA. No further |record. He also appears to be too young to have served in the Am. |Revolution. | |And another early Elisha Dodson (Joshua3, Thomas2, Charles1) was born ca. |1760 in VA and married Nancy (surname unknown) probably in Surry Co., NC |He died in Surry Co., NC in 1788. He is the right age to have served in |the Am. Revolution but doesn't seem to have ever lived in Maury Co., TN. | |Yet another Elisha Dodson (Isaac4, Joshua3, Thomas2, Charles1) was born |between 1770 and 1788 (the best estimated date of birth is 1788) probably |in VA and died ca. 1865. He is possibly the son of the above Elisha and |Nancy as the children of that Elisha are not known. If not, he could be |the son of Elisha's brother, Isaac, as listed in the 2-vol. Dodson book. |This Elisha married Ruthy (surname unknown) and settled in GA & later in |Alabama. He appears to be too young to have served in the Am. Revolution |and was never living in Maury Co., TN. | |I believe this is the Elisha who was a Rev. War soldier and also lived in |Maury Co., TN for awhile: | |Elisha Dodson (Lazarus4, George3, Thomas2, Charles1) was born prob. in the |late 1750s in Fauquier Co., VA & died about 1828/1829 prob. in Giles Co., |TN near the Maury Co. line. He married Rachel Henry. The 2-vol. Dodson |book does not list any Rev. War service, but he was the right age to have |served & he also lived in Maury Co., TN. He did receive a land grant in |1784 (which was just after the close of the Rev. War) from the State of |North Carolina which was located in present-day Tennessee. Possibly this |grant was for Rev. War service. I have not checked the DAR Patriot index |or any other lists of Rev. War Patriots for any references to his maybe |serving. Possibly there is a descendant on this mailing list who could |provide further details? | |This Elisha Dodson who md. Rachel Henry also had a son, Elisha Dodson, Jr., |b. ca. 1785 who married Elizabeth Fitzgerald. He was too young to have |served in the Am. Revolution. | |Hope this helps. | |Glenn Gohr |ggohr01@mail.orion.org | |---------- |From: G. E. Scott <chipman1@aracnet.com> |To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com |Subject: Re: DODSON, Elisha - Rev. War Soldier? |Date: Saturday, September 26, 1998 10:58 AM | |At 10:04 AM 9/26/98 -0500, David R Masters wrote: |>The Maury County TN [TNGENWEB] lists ELISHA DODSON as a Revolutionary War |>soldier who once resided in Maury County. |>Would anyone have any information regarding this, and if so, what unit did |>he serve in? |> |>Thanks, |> |>Dave Masters |>dmasters@mastnet.net |>