Mary Dodson

Mary

• Birth: Circa 1730 - Virginia, British Colonial America
• Death: From 1806 - Tennessee, United States
• Husband: Raleigh (Rawleigh) Dodson
• Children: Margaret Menasco (born Dodson), Elizabeth Skelton (born Dodson), Raleigh Dodson Jr, Lazarus Dodson, Eleanor Saunders (born Dodson), Tolliver Dodson, James Dodson

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Raleigh and Mary’s Children

Children as named in Raleigh’s will:

1. Grandchildren Mary and Nancy Shelton
2. Rawleigh Dodson Jr
3. Peggy Manafee (Margaret Dodson Manasco)
4. Lazarus Dodson
5. Toliver (Oliver) Dodson
6. Nelly, wife of John Saunders
7. James Dodson

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Summary

From https://dna-explained.com/2017/01/23/mary-dodson-c1730-18071808-a-t...

Mary would have been about 57 years old. Was she having trouble weaving, or was this perhaps a lovely gift for the pioneer woman, a touch of luxury on Dodson Creek?

I can see Mary lovingly smoothing the beautiful red or blue calamanco as she spread it out in the sunshine to decide how she was going to use the luscious fabric, probably with granddaughters Mary and Nancy excitedly looking on. I can see Mary weaving the soft, shiny silk into some beautiful heirloom, perhaps for those granddaughters.

I will leave Mary here, on a lovely day on the Holston River alongside bubbling Dodson Creek, in the sunshine with her granddaughters and her calamanco, joyfully planning something lovely together. This is how I want to remember Mary.

Acknowledgements

Much of the information about the early Dodson lines, including Raleigh and Elizabeth’s children, comes from the wonderful two volume set written by the Reverend Silas Lucas, published originally in 1988, titled The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia – A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants.

References

• WikiTree contributors, "Mary Unknown (aft.1735-aft.1815)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-423162 : accessed 27 January 2024). cites
• Pages 46 & 47, 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, Southern Historical Press, 1988
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZKX-984
• Mary Dodson (c1730-1807/1808), A Touch of Luxury on Dodson Creek, 52 Ancestors #144 Posted on January 23, 2017. < DNAexplained.com >
• Hawkins County History Lesson: Dodson Creek United Methodist Church dates back to 1903. < link >