Individual Details
CHARLES Dodson
(Abt 1649 - Bef 6 Feb 1705)
Charles Dodson Sr is by tradition the immigrant but there is no proof of his arrival.
First record of Charles Dodson is a lease of land in Old Rappahannock County 1680. This County became extinct in 1692 when it was divided into Essex & Richmond Counties. Charles owned land in both but lived in North Farnham Parish, Richmond.
Charles swore he was "aged fifty years" in a court record of 6 Mar 1699/1700. [Richmond Co VA Miscellaneous Record Book, p.41]
Estimated marriage date. Anne's surname is unknown.
Will written 11 Jan 1703; Probate 6 Feb 1705.
The will of Charles Dodson bequeathed moveable estate to his wife Ann and each of his daughters. Each of his sons received land but it was entailed; not to be sold out of the family. This would create difficulties later when they wanted to sell out and move on.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1649 |  | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1679 | ANNE [Dodson] | | ||
| Death | Bef 6 Feb 1705 | Richmond County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | ANNE [Dodson] (1654 - ) |
| Child | Charles Dodson Jr. ( - ) |
| Child | THOMAS Dodson (1681 - 1741) |
| Child | Bartholomew Richard Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | William Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | John Dodson ( - 1784) |
| Child | Lambeth Dodson (1692 - 1780) |
| Child | Anne Dodson ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Dodson ( - ) |
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.1.
2. 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.1.
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.1 & 1437 [transcript of Will].