Hi, I know how difficult it is to trace George Dodson. I have 3 in my line. The most recent was George Dodson III, born ca 1776 in VA He married Martha Lockhart in Patrick Co VA ca 1790 ( I have the date somewhere)and they moved with other Dodsons and Lockharts to Wayne Co Ky. There he was ordained a Baptist minister. About 1828 they relocated to Boone Hendricks Co IN where he was instrumental in establishing Eagle Creek Baptist Church where he is believed to be buried. This is just NW of Indianapolis where there are several Dodsons. George & Martha had many children, nieces and nephews who stayed in KY, and some moved westward. I suspect that your George might be a nephew or son?? Martha was living in Vermilion Co IL in 1850 with her son Ruel Dodson, also a Baptist minister. If your George is related to mine also look for neighbors with surnames Lockhart, Powell as they migrated together and intermarried.I have more info on this branch. Jo At 10:56 AM 1/24/98 -0500, you wrote: >I also have sat and read this list, and there seems to be so much good >information going back and forth. You are all doing great. It's a good >list with lots of action. But I have to say that I feel like an orphan. No >one seems to know my Dodson Ancestor, George Dodson. I have to admit that I >don't either, as I have never found anything but his signature on a marriage >permission for his daughter Mary Jane to marry George Hitt in Bracken Co, KY >in 1857. I have done much research in this area each summer and have found >many good records in Bracken Co, KY and surrounding area. Not as good as >Maryland or Virginia records, but pretty good. I have the line of Hitt back >to the 1714 immigrant and beyond, and in many of our lines from this area, >we have had great luck and success. We have been doing research since 1980 >and have had great fun. But Dodson is one of my orphan lines. > >So many of our ancestors in Mason, Bracken Co, KY were originally from VA, >that I just feel that George's ancestors have been talked about on this >list, but I cannot connect. > >Can anyone give me advice as to how to research my George Dodson? If only >I had found a George with a young Mary or Mary Jane in census records, but I >haven't even had that much luck. > >Thank you. > >The McGuires >jdmcg@worldnet.att.net > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerie Smith <bills5@bangornews.infi.net> >To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Friday, January 23, 1998 4:20 PM >Subject: Tracing back earlier than 1850. > > >>Dear Dodson cousins, >> >>I have been a member of this list for almost a year now and have had not >>any luck finding anything on my Dodson ancestors. I see tons of data >>weekly about all the Dodsons back in the 1700 and early 1800', but >>unfortunately I can't seem to get back any further than 1853. >> > > >