Capt. John Dodge, of Salem

Captain John Dodge

• Born: before 25 December 1636, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Baptized: 25 December 1636, in Beverly, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Died: 14 January 1722/23 , Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Age 87.
• Buried: Old North Beverly Cemetery, Plot: 32 Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts,
• Parents: William Dodge and Elizabeth Koxe

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Family

JOHN DODGE was baptized December 25, 1636 in Salem, Massachusetts, and died January 14, 1722/23 in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Dodge and Elizabeth Koxe.

He married (1) SARAH PROCTOR April 10, 1659 in Salem, Massachusetts. She was born Abt. 1638 and died February 08, 1705/06 in Beverly, Massachusetts.

He married (2) ELIZABETH TENNEY. She was born 1632 in Rowley, Massachusetts, and died January 06, 1725 in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Children of JOHN DODGE and SARAH PROCTOR are:

Children of John Dodge are:

1. John Dodge, Jr. born January 2, 1661-2, at Salem, Massachusetts, died in Wenham about November, 1700
2. William Quartus Dodge, born 1665, married Hannah Woodberry, his step-sister, daughter of Elizabeth Woodberry Dodge, his fathers second wife
3. Sarah Dodge, baptized February 16, 1668, married Moses Gage, a seaman from Beverly
4. Hannah Dodge, born May 16, 1669, died early
5. Hannah Dodge, born July 2, 1671, married Ebenezer Woodberry on May 15, 1690
6. Martha Dodge, born February 5, 1672-3, married John Gilbert, Jr. on December 23, 1699
7. Jonathan Dodge, married Elizabeth Goohue, of Ipswich on December 17, 1702. She died on July 26, 1703 and he married second, Jerusha Rayment on May 15, 1705

Biography

Identified as John **7 in some family genealogies (Deleted from the Geni profile name in accordance with Geni Naming Conventions)

John Dodge settled in what was then included in Beverly, but later was annexed to Wenham. He built a saw mill...on Mill River at Wenham Neck, which was in use till about 1822. Lieut. John Dodge was a man of more than ordinary standing in the community. He was elected deputy to the General Court, was often elected one of the selectmen of the town, and served in almost every public capacity where good sense and integrity were required. There are many bits of evidence preserved, showing that he was on the side of temperance and good order.

(from Genealogy of the Dodge family of Essex County, Mass., 1629-1894, p. 21)

He lived in Beverly and owned a mill at the head of Beverly Cove In 1710 he gave three acres in Wenham to his grandson John 4 the son of John 1 who died about 1700 and four acres to his grand daughter Sarah which in case of her death was to go to her sister Mary.

Capt John served against the Narragansetts in 1675 was chosen Representative to the General Court in 1693-96 and 1702 was often on grand and petit jury and on a variety of committees for town and parish business and was decidedly prominent and uselful man.

Estate:...Both William and his son John were taxed 1s. in the special rate levied by Topsfield in 1667 [ EQC 3:386]. ...

On 12 May 1685, William Dodge Sr. of Beverly, stating that he had given deeds of gift on the same date to his "two sons" John and William, now proceeded to give to others for whom he has parental love and affection....

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Genealogy of the Dodge Family...by Jos. T. Dodge, Vol. 1, pgs. 17-18, no. 4

References

• William Dodge, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995). < AmericanAncestors >
• http://www.paulasgenealogy.com/dodge.htm
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53390186&ref=wvr
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salem/aMarriagesD.shtml "(DODG (Dodge)) John, s. William, and Sara Procter, ––– 10, 1659. CTR"
• https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Beverly/aDeathsD.shtml "(DODGE (Dode, Dodg)) John, Capt., Jan. 14, 1722-3, a. 87 y. CR2"
• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Dodge_%286%29_

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dodge-214 cites
   1. Sidney Perley, The History of Salem, Massachusetts (Salem, Mass., S. Perley, 1924-28), 3 vols., 1:116n, 117n, in particular, 116n (Wiliam Dodge); digital images, Hathi Trust.
   2. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (AmericanAncestors.org: NEHGS, 2001-2018), Beverly v2, p 19; giving "Dodge, Elizabeth, wid. Capt. John, Jan 6, 1725-6. C.R.2. [Jan. 7, 17-5, in her 91st y. G.R.3.]."
   3. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdodge01dodg
   4. Find A Grave Memorial#53390186 Captain John Dodge http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53390186