Individual Details
Joseph Dodson
(21 Feb 1726/27 - Bef 18 Nov 1773)
Joseph moved with his father to Fauquier Co area about 1751 when he was named as a taxpayer, living in the Elk Run vicity. In 1759, his father gave him a tract of land adjoining Thomas Dodson & Timothy Stamps. He married first Anne ??? and second Martha "Patty" ??? who may have been the mother of the youngest child. Joseph and Anne moved to Halifax in Sept of 1766.
A HISTORY OF BROAD RUN BAPTIST CHURCH, Fauquier Co VA 1762-1987, John S. Moore, 1987
Chapter Two, p.13-15
....The first meetinghouse was erected about two miles northeast of the present site on land deeded by Joseph Dodson (Fauquier Co Deed Book 2, p.368) ...the plot contained one acre lying on Barker's Branch ....23rd day of September, 1765. According to the deed the land included "the new meeting house already partly built."
Halifax Co VA Will Book 0 [Zero]; p.292
17 Sep 1770 Appraisors of estate of John Davison: Thomas Dodson, Joseph Dodson, & Thomas Richards.
Will Book 1; p.47
Will of Joseph Dodson
Beloved wife, plantation in her widowhood.
Son Caleb - 150 acres on Toby's Crk
Sons Joshua & Elias - remainder of Toby's Crk tract
Son Joseph, plantation after mother's death
Dau: Rhoda, Elisabeth, Anne, & Mary.
Sons Thomas & Caleb, Executors
12 Apr 1773 Signed: Joseph Dodson
Wit: George Dodson, Caleb Dodson, Mary (X) Edwards
18 Nov 1773. Probate.
[Daughter Lette not named]
Joseph's will was dated 12 Apr 1773 and recorded 18 Nov 1773 in Halifax Co VA. He left land to "beloved wife" and then to son Joseph; land to sons Caleb, Joshua and Elias. A land sale just prior to his death is said to have revealed his wife's name to be Patty; this is the only indication of a second wife.
Events
| Birth | 21 Feb 1726/27 | Richmond County, Virginia |  | ||
| Death | Bef 18 Nov 1773 | Halifax County, Virginia | | ||
| Marriage | Anne [Dodson] | |
Families
| Spouse | Anne [Dodson] ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas Dodson (1746 - 1831) |
| Child | Caleb Dodson (1752 - 1836) |
| Child | Joshua Dodson (1757 - 1850) |
| Child | Elias Dodson (1760 - 1812) |
| Child | Joseph Dodson Jr. (1772 - 1856) |
| Child | Letty Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | Rhoda Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | Nancy Anne Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betty" Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Dodson ( - ) |
| Father | Thomas Dodson ( - 1783) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Rose (1706 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Dodson (1728 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Mary Dodson (1730 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Dodson (1732 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Dodson (1732 - ) |
| Sibling | Alice "Alcy" Dodson (1734 - ) |
| Sibling | Rev. William Dodson (1738 - 1832) |
| Sibling | George Dodson ( - 1816) |
| Sibling | Rosannah Dodson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rev. Jesse Dodson (1752 - 1843) |
Endnotes
1. Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler & Editor, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Two Volumes with index in Volume Two. Volume Two contains abstracts & transcripts of documents. (Easley, SC: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988), p.33.
2. 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), p.48.
3. Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler & Editor, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Two Volumes with index in Volume Two. Volume Two contains abstracts & transcripts of documents. (Easley, SC: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988), p.33.
4. Mrs. Sherman Williams, Compiler & Editor, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants. Two Volumes with index in Volume Two. Volume Two contains abstracts & transcripts of documents. (Easley, SC: Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1988), p.33.