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About Rev Jesse Dodson
A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor # A211349
Find A Grave Memorial# 24933653
№ 33 (or 45) Jesse Dodson was the son of the Reverend Thomas Dodson and his wife, Elizabeth Rose, of North Farnham, Richmond County, VA. № 33 (or 45) Jesse and several of his sons, № 45 (or 33) Jessee, Jr., № 62 Elijah and № 61 Elisha, are included in this tax list.
The following was taken from Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers, by J. J. Burnett. D. D., First Series, Vol. I, Pub. 1919, Press of Marshall & Bruce Co, Nashville, Tenn; Pg. 142.
contributed to Dodson Digest by Margaret Dodson Findley
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“Jesse Dodson”
“In memory of Rev. Jesse Dodson; born Nov. 22, 1752; died Nov. 22 1843. A minister of the gospel sixty years,” (Tombstone record Eastanalee Church)
“The deceased was born in Halifax Co, VA. His first settlement in Tenn. was in Clairborne Co, From there he went to Middle Tenn. In 1819 he came to the Hiwassee Purchase, making a settlement in McMinn Co, a few months before the county was 'erected'. On the Eastanalee is a house still standing, I believe, built ninety-eight years ago by Jess Dodson.
Soon after his settlement in the Hiwassee district he began pioneer work. He and seven others constituted themselves into the Eastaneallee Church. He and Silas Witt organized New Hopewell. He and James Courtney founded the Hiwassee Church. Salem Church was organized by him and Richard Wilson, while he and John Short were co-founders of the Friendship Church. He was preacher to and paster of these and other churches for many years.
He was of Welsh extraction and had the Welsh fire. He was not trained to methodical sermonizing or systematic exposition of Scripture, but was earnest and fervent in exhortation, and was successful in revivals.
Elder Dodson owned 300 acres of land in the heart of Eastanallee valley, and ten Negroes, whom he 'freed', it is said, after the death of his wife (by whom he came into possession of them), giving as his reason that he had 'concluded that a bill of sale of Negroes in his pocket would be a bad passport at the gate of Heaven.
His wife was a Miss Ruth Johnson, of South Carolina, of a well-to-do family, but the date of his marriage and other family and ministerial records have perished, were washed away or destroyed, it is thought by the high waters of the Eastanallee in the year 1875.
He lived to preach and exhort sinners to repentance about sixty-one years, and on his 91st birthday died in the triumph of living faith.”
Once, when Rosemary Ridley Craig, Hallie Moore Ridley, and Oran Lee Ridley visited the Dodsons in Tennessee, it was remarked on by Paul Dodson, "The reason for all the marriages of cousins and close kin was because they could never find anyone good enough for them to marry but kin."...
Married his first cousin, Ruth Dodson "In memory of Rev. Jesse Dodson; born November 22, 1752; died November 22, 1843. A minister of the gospel sixty years." (Tombstone record, Eastanallee Church.)
The deceased was born in Halifax County, Va. His first settlement in Tennessee was in Claiborne County. From there he went to Middle Tennessee. In 1819 he came to the Hiwassee Purchase, making a settlement in McMinn County, a few months before the county was "erected." On the Eastanallee is a house still standing, I believe, built ninety-eight years ago by Jesse Dodson.
Soon after his settlement in the Hiwassee district he began pioneer work. He and seven others constituted themselves into the Eastanallee Church. He and Silas Witt organized New Hopewell. He and James Courtney founded the Hiwassee Church. Salem Church was organized by him and Richard Wilson, while he and John Short were co-founders of the Friendship Church. He was preacher to and pastor of these and other churches for many years.
He was of Welsh extraction and had the Welsh fire. He was not trained to methodical sermonizing or systematic exposition of Scripture, but was earnest and fervent in exhortation, and was successful in revivals.
His wife was Ruth Dodson, of the same family lineage of Dodson pastors. Together, Jesse and Ruth raised 12 children whom all followed in their faith.
He lived to preach and exhort sinners to repentance about sixty-one years, and on his 91st birthday died in the triumph of a living faith.
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Created: 2015-09-03 13:39:36.0, Updated: 2015-09-03 13:39:36.0, By: BCREEL 1) RUTH DODSON
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Rev Jesse Dodson's Timeline
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November 22, 1752
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Halifax County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1770
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1775
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1776
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Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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September 27, 1785
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Virginia, United States
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March 7, 1791
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Grangier, Virginia, United States
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February 2, 1793
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Patrick, Virginia, USA
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June 14, 1795
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