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Elisha Dodson

Also Known As: "Elijah"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia
Death: April 27, 1791 (64)
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Thomas Dodson and Mary Galbreath
Husband of Sarah Dodson
Father of Eleanor ‘Leanna’ Stamps; Margaret Dodson (Dodson); Jesse Dodson; Lydia Phoebe Waller; Ruth Dodson and 6 others
Brother of George Edward Dodson; Rev. Thomas Dodson, Jr.; David Dodson; Elizabeth Chaney; Anne Richardson and 9 others

Managed by: Tim Stamps
Last Updated:

About Elisha Dodson

DODSON, ELISHA Ancestor #: A032904 Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?) Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, ENSIGN Birth: 2-22-1727 RICHMOND CO VIRGINIA Death: POST 4-27-1791 PITTSYLVANIA CO VIRGINIA Service Source: PITTSYLVANIA CO, VA COURT ORDER BOOK 4, 1777-1783, P 127; VA MAG OF GENEALOGY, VOL 23, #1, FEB 1985, PP 3-4 Service Description: 1) CAPT RICHARD GWYNN'S CO, PITTSYLVANIA CO MILITIA 2) OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, PITTSYLVANIA CO, 1777

COMMENTS (Overview)

Created: 2015-07-22 09:34:45.0, Updated: 2015-07-22 09:34:45.0, By:  1) FAMPCL - ELISHA DODSON, CLAIMED AS THIS MAN'S GRANDSON THRU HIS DAU RUTH
Created: 2015-07-22 09:34:45.0, Updated: 2015-07-22 09:34:45.0, By:  2) WHO MARR JESSE DODSON, HAS ALSO BEEN CLAIMED AS THE SON OF ELISHA DODSON
Created: 2015-07-22 09:34:45.0, Updated: 2015-07-22 10:14:24.0, By: 1596498 3) A032905. FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT PARENTS. DATACF. 07/2015.

RESIDENCE Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2016-05-27 12:01:18.55, By: 1) County: PITTSYLVANIA CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE Number Name

Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1) SARAH EVERETT

Family

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dodson-18

Elisha Dodson and Sarah Everett were married about 1748 in Richmond County, Virginia. Sarah Everett (daughter of William Everett and Margaret [Everett]) was born on 13 Apr 1729 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. Sarah Everett's father said to be William Everett, born 15 Mar 1691 in VA; his father was Daniel Everett.

Elisha Dodson deed of gift

Elisha Dodson on 27 Apr 1791, "for love and affection he doth bear his children," gave to his sons,

  • Presley and
  • William Dodson "the land whereon he now lives" containing 300 acres on Toby Creek, and slaves Simon, Harry, Sam, Winny, Milly, Letty, Crisia, Sucky, Aggy and Eve, as well as moveable estate to be equally divided between all the children.
  • Margaret the wife of Railey [Rawleigh]Dodson,
  • Lydda the wife of John Waller,
  • Ruth the wife of Jesse Dodson,
  • Sarah the wife of Thomas Dodson,
  • Jemimah the wife of Joshua Hardey &
  • Elisha Dodson Jr. Said Negro Harry to be delivered to John Waller and with him to remain until a debt is paid which the said Elisha Dodson is now owing the said Waller. Negro Aggy already given & in possession of said Elisha Dodson Jr. After said Debt is paid then Harry to be returned into a division.
  • Slaves & moveable estate to be equally divided between all the afore named children.
  • Wit: W. Wright, Ann Wright, Martha (X) Wright. Ack by Elisha Dodson 16 May 1791 Pittsylvania Co., Va. Deed Book 9, page 11.

“Strangely Eleanor Stamps was not mentioned in the deed of gift from her father Elisha to the other children in 1791. Perhaps as eldest she had already received her share. ...”

References

  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dodson-18 cites:
  • https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
  • The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants Volume One, by Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler and Editor and Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., Publisher, copyright 1988; Library of Congress Number: 88-60291. Two Volumes and Volume Two contains the index, abstracts & transcripts of documents. Pages 22 and 23.
  • Repository: R10 Name: NEHGS Lending Library Address: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address 1: New England Historic Genealogical Society Note: 2008. No longer lends books, available only at the Library.
  • Source: S652 Abbreviation: North Farnham Parish Registers Title: George Harrison Sanford King, Compiler & Publisher, The Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish 1783-1800 Richmond County, Virginia (Self-Published; Fredericksburg, VA; 1966) Repository: #R17 Call Number: F232 .R4K52 1986
  • Source: S860 Abbreviation: Pittsylvania Co VA Deeds Title: Pittsylvania Co Virginia Deeds; Deed Books 3 & 4, Microfilm #0033263; Deeds & Wills Book 5, Microfilm #0033264; DB 6 & 7 with some Court Records from 1767, Microfilm #0033265; DB 8, Microfilm #0033266; DB 9 & 10, Microfilm #0033267; Deeds & Wills 11, Microfilm #0033290 [these are dated earlier than DB 9; the wills begin in 1780]

GEDCOM Source

@R1003756754@ Ancestry Family Trees Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=151590285&pi...

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Elisha Dodson's Timeline

1727
February 22, 1727
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia
1749
1749
Richmond County , Province of Virginia
1752
November 22, 1752
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
1752
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1754
December 25, 1754
Richmond, VA, United States
1754
Richmond Co, Virginia
1758
1758
Richmond, Virginia
1760
1760
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1762
1762
Richmond Co., Virginia