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Thomas Dodson

Male 1681 - 1740  (59 years)


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  • Name Thomas Dodson 
    Born 15 May 1681  Northfarnham, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Sep 1740  Northfarnham, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6448  MyTree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Father John Dodson 
    Mother Ann LNU (Dodson) 
    Married VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary May Durham,   b. 5 Jun 1686, Northfarnham, Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1740, Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married North Farnham Parish, Rilchmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Dodson,   b. Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Thomas Dodson,   b. Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Dodson,   b. Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alice Dodson,   b. Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Abraham Dodson,   b. 4 Apr 1723, Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Joshua Dodson,   b. 25 May 1725, Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elisha Dodson,   b. 22 Feb 1727, Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F3590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 8 Jul 1715-02 May 1716. Richmond Wills, p. 250. Charles Dodson of
      Farnum Parish to son Charles all land between spring branch and the
      branch that parts my land from the land of Thomas Dodson; son
      Fortunatus all land below my spring branch; wife Anne; Exec: wife;
      Wits: Bartholomew R. Dodson, George Petty. Inv. pres. by the adm. Anne
      Dodson, 6 Jun
      1716, p. 268. f.inv, 5 Sep 1716.

      10 Dec 1723-6 May 1724. Richmond Co, VA DB08:241. Thomas Durham of
      Richmond County to Thomas Dodson, Sen. of same; for 5000 pounds of
      tobacco, 100 acres formerly belonging to Abraham Marshall, bearing
      date ye 25th of Dec 1692, beg. at a spanish oak corner tree of Charles
      Dodson, the main branch of Totusky [Creek]. Wits: Jno. Hill, Wm.
      Walker, Jos. Grenham [Greenham?}.

      10 Dec 1723 Richmond Co, VA Deed. Indenture between Thomas Durham and
      Thomas Dodson, Sr... land belonging to Thomas Durham and Mary his
      wife, / a certain parcel of land formerly belonging to Abraham Marshal
      bearing date ye 25th. of December 1692, the said land containing the
      just quanitity of one hundred acres lying and being in the county of
      Richmond....” (Supplement to the History of the Dodson-Dotson Family
      of Southwest Virginia. Compiled and edited by the Rev. Silas Emmett
      Lucas, Jr. N.p: the author, 1966., p. 107)

      10 Dec 1723 Richmond Co, VA Deed Book 8:240. Indenture. Thomas Durham
      of Richmond to Thomas Dodson, Sr of Richmond for 5000 pounds tobacco,
      parcel of 100 acres of land formerly belonging to Abraham Marshell
      bearing date the 25th of 9ber [Nov] 1692, situated in Richmond, and
      bound by Charles Dodson being part of the patent formerly gratned to
      William Thatcher by the main branch of Toteskey. s/Tho: Durham, Mary
      Durham. Wit: Jno Hill, Wm. Walker, Jer: Grenham [Greenham. Rec 6 May
      1724. Mary Durham, the widfe of the sd. Thomas, appeared in court and
      relinq. right of dower. (Richmond Co, VA Deeds and Bonds, 1721-1734,
      T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami, FL, 1991)

      6 Dec 1733 Richmond VA DB09:14 Thomas Dodson Sen and wife Mary and
      Thomas Dodson Jr. and wife Elizabeth, all of North Farnham to Jonathan
      Lyell of same; for the consid. of a negro man already delivered to
      Thomas Dodson , Jr. and one negro woman to be delivered to sd. Dodson
      as soon as any come to VA to be sold, 130 acres, 100 acres of which
      formerly belonged to Abraham Marshall and sold to Thoms Durham who
      sold it to Thomas Dodson, Sr. Wits: Robt. Reynolds, George Gibson, Wm.
      Creel. Recorded 1 Ap[r 1734. Mary and Elizabeth Dodson relinquished
      right of dower.

      21 Sep 1740 North Farnum Parish, Richmond Co, VA. Died. Thomas Dodson.

      17 Feb 1739/40-02 Mar 1740-1741. Richmond Will Book V, pp. 378-9. Will
      of Thomas Dodson of Northfarnum Parish. Wife Mary; sons Thomas, George
      150 a. of land whereon he now lives; Greenham the tract of land bought
      of Lambarth Dodson, Elisha the plantation where I now live; Abraham,
      and Joshua; daughters Alice, Mary Oldham; granddaughter (unnamed), the
      daughter of David Dodson; Exec: Wife and son Greenham; wits: Henry
      Miskell, John Hightower, Charles Dodson.