Thomas Dodson1
b. 15 May 1681
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Thomas Dodson was born on 15 May 1681 in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia.1 He married Mary Durham, daughter of Thomas Durham and Dorothy (—?—) (Durham-Greenham), before 29 August 1701.1 His will was proved on 2 March 1740/41 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.1,2
Additional Data
Thomas Dodson's will dated 17 February 1739, was proved 2 March 1740 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. He bequeathed to wife Mary; sons Thomas, George "150 ac. of land whereon he now lives", Greenham "the tract of land bought of Lambarth Dodson", Elisha "the plant. where I now live", Abraham and Joshua; daughters Alice, Mary Oldham (Dodson); granddaughter (unnamed) the daughter of David Dodson; executors wife and son Greenham; witnesses Henry Miskell, John Hightower, Charles Dodson.1,2
Children of Thomas Dodson and Mary Durham
- George Dodson1 b. 31 Oct 1702
- David Dodson1 b. c 1704, d. 28 Jul 1740
- Thomas Dodson Jr.1 b. c 1707, d. 21 Oct 1783
- Alice Dodson1 b. c 1711, d. a 1740
- Mary Dodson1 b. 5 Oct 1715
- Greenham Dodson1 b. c 1719, d. 25 Aug 1777
- Abraham Dodson1 b. 4 Apr 1723, d. 25 Oct 1768
- Joshua Dodson1 b. 25 May 1725, d. 1793
- Elisha Dodson1 b. 22 Feb 1727, d. 27 Apr 1791
Citations
- [S301] Newton Jasper Darden and Leroy W. Tilton, Darden family history : with notes on ancestry of allied families: Washington, Lanier, Burch, Strozier, Dodson, Pyles, McNair, Barnett : a memorial of Dearden-Durden-Dardens of the United States of America, particularly in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas (Washington, D.C.: Privately Published, 1957), 117.
- [S321] Robert K. Headley Jr., Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), 82, citing Will Book 5, p. 378.
