Rob & Heather & All: According to the 2 vol. book by Williams & Lucas, pp. 34-38, 2nd Fork Thomas Dodson's children are listed thus: 1) Ida or Ioda Dodson (no further info. available)--dau. of 1st wife 2) George Dodson (no further info. available)--son of 1st wife. Lucas & Williams point out that the Rev. Elias Dodson manuscript makes mention of the 2 children by the first wife, but it is unclear who she was. Supposedly 2nd Fork Thomas was married first to a daughter of "Lame George Dodson." The only "Lame George Dodson" that can be found is a brother of 2nd Fork Thomas. Surely 2nd Fork Thomas would not have married his own niece. Either Rev. Elias Dodson has his information confused or else a different George Dodson was involved. Current family members are wondering whether 2nd Fork Thomas even had a first wife, as he would have been quite young. As a note--my ancestor, Agatha (or Aggatha) Dodson who married Moses Hanks, was born Dec. 1749 in VA. She seems to have been the oldest child of 2nd Fork Thomas Dodson and wife Mary Neville. 2nd Fork Thomas would have been 21 years old at her birth. It's possible he had these 2 children above born before Agatha, but he would have been quite young. The children by Mary Neville as listed by Lucas and Williams are: 1) Thomas Jeremiah Dodson, b. VA (in the 1770s) 2) Jesse Dodson, b. VA (in the 1770s) 3) Frances "Fanny" (Dodson) Dodson md. Thomas Dodson, son of Joseph. 4) Agatha or Agatha (Dodson) Hanks, b. Dec. 1749 in VA md. Moses Hanks 5) Elizabeth "Betty" (Dodson) Dodson md. David Dodson son of George & Margaret (Dagord) Dodson 6) Rhoda (Dodson) Hittson md. Alexander Hittson 7) Winifred "Winney" (Dodson) Johnson md. William Johnson 8) Alice "Alcy" (Dodson) Johnson md. Stephen Johnson 9) Susannah (Dodson) Johnson md. James Johnson 10) Samuel Dodson md. possibly to Polly King 11) William Dodson, d. 22 Dec. 1809 unmarried 12) James Dodson Now, in looking all this info. over again, I see a very interesting deed from March 23, 1811 in Hawkins Co., TN where 2nd Fork Thomas Dodson makes deed of gift to most of his children regarding his interest in the estate of his deceased son, William Dodson. This is mentioned more fully on p. 37 of the 2-vol. Dodson book. This may be the last mention we have of 2nd Fork Thomas being alive. In a deed on 25 March 1816 he is referred to as "Thomas Dodson, dec'd." I also notice quite interesting that no dates of birth are given for any of the above 14 children of 2ndd Fork Thomas--only my Agatha (Dodson) Hanks has a year of birth given. Many of the others are stated to have been born in the 1770s--this would be almost 20 yrs. after my Agatha was born. Either the supposed dates are wrong on these children as given in the Dodson book or at the very least they are given in the wrong order of birth. Does anyone have estimated dates of birth for any others of the children of 2nd Fork Thomas Dodson? Sincerely, Glenn Gohr ggohr01@mail.orion.org On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Rob & Heather Williams wrote: > Hi folks! > > I need wisdom from the DODSON experts. Thomas "Second Fork" > Dodson, III m. 1) Mary Dodson (abt. 1745), and 2) Mary > Neville (abt. 1747). Question: Was his daughter Elizabeth > DODSON from wife #1 or wife #2? > > Regards, > > Robert > > > -- > \\\|/// > \\ ~ ~ // > ( @ @ ) > ------- oOOo-(_)-oOOo--------------- > Robert L. Williams KC7BUM > ---Veteran of operation Just Cause > Republic of Panama 1989 > Heather Williams > Bryce LeGrand Williams > Kjersten Chase Noelle Williams > Ashland, Oregon > will7370@tao.sou.edu > --------------------Oooo.----------- > .oooO ( ) > ( ) ) / > \ ( (_/ > \_) > >