Ancestors of Thomas Benton DODSON

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1024. Charles, Sr. DODSON

ID: I1768
Name: Charles DODSON Sr.
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1649 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Death: 6 FEB 1705 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
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There is some conflicting information on Charles Dodson, depending on
which genealogist you read. I'll give both versions and the reader can
decide which is more nearly correct. Some of the discrepancies are the
result of new and additional information being made available. Some of
the records stored in Richmond, VA were destroyed by fire and most of
the available records are church (parish) records.
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Charles Dodson, born about 1649, died 2-6-1705 Richmond Co., VA. Married
Ann Dodson (Daughter of Benjamine Dodson, who gave his daughter a legacy
of land on the James River in Essex Co., Va., May 1652. This joined
John Hill Sr.'s land) (This Benjamine probably came from England.) Ann
was married, before 1680, to Charles Dodson. Her second marriage was to
John Hill, Jr., after Charles' death.
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On July 8, Charles Dodson leased land in old Rappahannock Co.
Rappahannock Co. became extinct in 1692, being divided into Essex and
Richmond counties. Charles Dodson owned land in both counties by
resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Va., where he became a
large land owner.
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The records show that from 1680 to 1692 he was busy acquiring land which
he and his sons proceeded to improve, and indicated that he had the
confidence of his neighbors. We find him witnessing various documents
and on several occasions he is named in wills as Executor. In a will of
John Lincoln, dictated Dec. 18, 1686, the comment was made in the
affidavit of witnesses that the maker of the will "would have no other
but Charles Dodson as his executor although several insisted that he
have his wife."
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Until 1686 the Episcopal Church was the State church in Virginia. All
children, regardless of religious affiliation, were required to be
baptized by the minister of the church. Dates of birth and names of
their parents were recorded in parish registers. The same information
was taken of marriages and burials. The church records are preserved.
They are available in the Virginia State Library in Richmond, Va.
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In the life time of Charles Dodson there were many new imigrants
arriving in Virginia from England. They came in boatloads almost every
month in the year. More and more settlements were established. By 1700
there were more than 80,000 persons living in the tidewater region of
Virginia.
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During this time the colony was in almost constant trouble with their
ruler, the English government and its representatives. Mainly the
colonists objected to the arbitrary action of the colony officials and
their ruthless demands.
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SOURCE: "Ancestors of Robert Dodson and his descendants" by Mrs. C. T.
Dodson, copyright, 1965, with permission from Mrs. Dodson, Mrs. E. O.
Price, Knob Noster, MO.
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The ancestry of the Dodsons of Pittsylvania, Halifax, Henry and Patrick
Counties, Virginia has definitely been traced back to Charles Dodson of
Old Rappahannock County and it seems quite probable that all the early
Dodson families of this section of Virginia were descendants of this
Charles Dodson. However, there are a few instances of Dodson men who
are mentioned in early records of Virginia who were possibly adventurers
and speculators, and who, in all probability, did not become permanent
settlers and who did not leave descendants in the American colonies.
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Charles Dodson, Sr. is the first of the line of whom we have any record
and we are accepting him as the immigrant ancestor, based on family
tradition, but without definite proof of his arrival in America. We
first find him in Old Rappahannock County where he made a lease of land
on 8 July 1680. Rappahannock County became extinct in 1692, being
divided into Essex and Richmond Counties. Charles Dodson owned land in
both counties but resided in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County,
where he became a large landowner.
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The records show that from 1680 he was busy acquiring land which he and
his sons proceeded to improve, and the indications are that he had the
confidence of his neighbors. We find him witnessing various documents
and on several occasions he is named as executor of wills. In the will
of John Lincoln, dictated 18 Dec. 1686, the comment is made in the
affidavit of witnesses that the maker of the will "would have no other
but Charles Dodson as his executor although several insisted that he
have his wife."
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Charles Dodson, Sr. was born c1649 as proven by a deposition sworn in
court on 6 March 1699/1700 stating that he was "aged fifty years or
thereabouts" (Richmond Co., VA Miscellaneous Record Book {Oct.
1699-Sept. 1724}, page 4). Charles died in Richmond County in 1704/05,
leaving a will in which his wife, Ann, and eight children were named.
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Charles Dodson, Sr. married Ann (surname unknown) probably about
1678-80. After the death of Charles Dodson, Ann married John Hill. She
had remarried by 3 July 1706 on which date John Hill and wife, Anne,
executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Charles Dodson, dec'd,
petitioned the court for an appraisement of the estate. The court
ordered John Rankin, William Smoote, John Mills and Richard White, or
any three of them, to meet at the house of John Hill and appraise and
inventory the estate and report to the next court (Richmond Co. Order Bk
4, Page 171).
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Thomas Dodson brought an action in court "against John Hill marrying the
Executrix of Charles Dodson." The action was dismissed by the court on
3 April 1707, "the plaintiff not prosecuting' (Richmond Co., Order Bk 4,
page 262). The reason for this court action was not explained.
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In his will, Charles Dodson, Sr. bequeathed to his wife, Ann, and to his
daughters "moveable estate." To each of his sons, he gave a tract of
land with the restriction that the land not be sold out of the Dodson
name "except that one brother selleth to another and if no male heir
appeareth by none of my sons that then my Daughters may inherit the
land." This proviso caused some consternation and problem for those of
his sons who later wanted to sell out and leave the area. Several, upon
deciding to leave, sold to brothers; one leased to another man "for
three natural lifetimes."
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SOURCE: Copied from "The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish,
Richmond County, Virginia: A History and Genealogy of their
Descendants." By Mrs. Sherman Williams and the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas,
Jr.
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Also from the Ancestral File, Descendancy Chart, Copyright 1987, August
1993 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The Dodson family traces its origins in a story similar to the Hanks
family. The "original" Dodson in North America is believed to have been
one Charles Dodson who leased land in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
in the 1680's. Charles is believed to have been born about 1649 but it's
not clear whether his birth took place in England or Virginia. A Thomas
Dodson is listed as an immigrant to Virginia in 1645, and given the
number of Thomases in the family this man possibly could have been
Charles' father, but nothing has been shown to link the two men.
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Charles Dodson apparently was a prosperous tobacco planter and owned a
large plantation in the North Farnham Parish area of Old Rappahannock
County, across the York River from where the original Thomas Hanks was
cutting down trees. He married his wife Ann prior to 1680 and they had
nine children.
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Old Rappahannock County was split into Essex and Richmond counties in
1692. Dodson owned land in both counties but lived in Richmond County.
Dodsons were known as large land owners and a leading Virginia family in
southern "tobacco belt" counties, according to Shirley Corbari in her
book The Guio-Dodson Family.
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When Charles Dodson died in 1705 he left houses and extensive land
holdings (at least 150 acres a piece) to each of his six sons. The women
in the family received "all my moveable estate of what kind soever
within and without". As an interesting stipulation, Charles Dodson
insisted that none of the land out of the name might be sold except one
brother selleth to another and if no male appeareth by none of my sons
[they have no male heirs] that then my daughters may inherit the land.
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Corbari presented the list of possessions, reprinted in Charles Dodson's
own hand, in her book. The items were appraised and included chests,
chairs, tables, cloth and linen napkins, two spinning wheels, a pestle
and mortar, knives, cart wheels and casks. One of the more expensive
items, valued at 2200 (shillings?) was "one servant man three years
eight months to serve" so Dodson obviously had an indentured servant on
hand.
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Note: The following note is not proven:
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John Dods is listed as a labouror in the original 105 settlers of
Jamestown
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with Capt. John Smith, and also a soldier in expeditions against the
Indians.
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The Tax List of James City 16 Feb. 1623 lists John Dods and Mrs. Dods as

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living at the Neck of Land near James City, now Chesterfield, Va. in
1627.
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John Dods was born in England 1588 and came to Jamestown in 1607 at the
age of
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18 years. John married the Indian maiden Jane, daughter of Chief Eagle
Plume
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of Colorado, of the Iroquois Indian Nation, and became the parents of
William
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and Jesse Dodson. Jesse and William took brides from the Bride Ships
about
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1630. This gives some early background of the first of this line to
enter the
Note: American Colonies. "Marsh and Related Families "p. 55\\
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Note: Direct Descendants of John Dods
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Note: 1 John DODS b: 1588 in England
Note: .. +JANE Father: Cheif Eagle PLUME
Note: .. 2 Jesse DODSON b: 1620-1623 in Richmond Co, VA d: in Richmond Co, VA
Note: ...... +Judith HAGGER b: Abt. 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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...... 3 Charles I. DODSON b: Abt. 1649 in England d: 6 Feb 1704/05 in
Richmond Co, VA
Note: .......... +Anne ELMORE b: Abt. 1654 m: Abt.

Father: Jesse DODSON b: 1623 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Mother: Judith HAGGER b: 1627 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Marriage 1 Ann DODSON b: 1654 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Married: 1680 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Children
Charles DODSON Jr. b: 1679 in Maryland, USA
Thomas DODSON Sr. b: 15 MAY 1681 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Bartholomew Richard DODSON b: ABT 1683 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
William DODSON b: 1685
John DODSON b: 1687 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Lambeth DODSON b: 1689 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Anne DODSON b: 1691
Elizabeth DODSON b: 1693
Mary DODSON b: 1695 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA

1025. Ann(e) DODSON

ID: I1769
Name: Anne Dodson
Sex: F
Birth: 1654 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1 AUG 1715 in North Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Dodson b: ABT 1624 in England
Mother: Ann Simm b: ABT 1624

Marriage 1 Charles Dodson Sr. b: ABT 1649 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Married: 1680 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Children
Charles Dodson Jr. b: 1679 in Maryland, USA
Thomas Dodson Sr. b: 15 MAY 1681 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Bartholomew Richard Dodson b: ABT 1683 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
William Dodson b: 1685
John Dodson b: 1687 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Lambeth Dodson b: 1689 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Anne Dodson b: 1691
Elizabeth Dodson b: 1693
Mary Dodson b: 1695 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA

1026. Phillip HARRIS

ID: I08099
Name: Philip HARRIS 1
Sex: M
Birth: UNKNOWN
Death: UNKNOWN

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Sarah HARRIS b: 1693 in North Farnham, Richmond Virginia

Sources:
Title: Noah.GED
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Jan 18, 2001

1712. Andreas Peterson LONGACRE

ID: I00627
Name: Andreas Peterson LONGACRE
Sex: M
Birth: 1657 in Kingsessing, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Death: ABT. 10 OCT 1718 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Note:
"The chosen surname of Longacre (Swedish for "long field) first emerged
in 1693". ("The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware River", by
Peter Stebbins Craig, page 42).

Father: Peter ANDERSSON b: BEF. 1620
Mother: Gunnilla ?

Marriage 1 Magdelana COCK b: 1659 in New Sweden, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Married: 1681 in Kingsessing, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Children
Peter LONGACRE b: 16 NOV 1682 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Andrew LONGACRE b: 1684 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Margaret LONGACRE b: 1688 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Helena LONGACRE b: 1690 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maria LONGACRE b: 1692 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Catherine LONGACRE b: 1696 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gabriel LONGACRE b: ABT. 1697
Brita LONGACRE b: AFT. 1700
Magdalena LONGACRE b: AFT. 1700
Ellen LONGACRE b: 1718

Sources:
Title: The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware
Author: Peter Stebbins Craig
Publication: SAG Publications, P. O. Box 2186, Winter Park, Florida 32790
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: Page 42

1714. Nils Larsson FRANDE

ID: I00063
Name: Nils Larsson FRANDE
Sex: M
Birth: 1630 in Goteborg, Sweden
Death: 12 JUN 1689 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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LARSON, NELES. Upland.
December 20, 1686. April 12, 1689. A. 145.
Estate to his wife Ann Friend who is sole Executrix. (Letters
testamentary granted to Ann Friend "relict and executrix of forenamed.")
Fustaff Anderson and Cristina Creek are mentioned.
Advisers: Lassey Cock, John Cock, Wholle Dabbo.
Witnesses: John Hodgskins, Charles Springer.

Father: LARS
Mother: ANNE

Marriage 1 Anna ANDERSDOTTER b: 1638 in Sweden
Married: NOV 1656 in New Amsterdam, New York
Children
Brigitta NILSDOTTER b: 1657 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anders NILSSON b: 1659 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Catherine NILSDOTTER b: 1661 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anna Maria NILSDOTTER b: 1663 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gertrude FRIEND b: ABT. 1665 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Johannes NILSSON I b: 1666 in Upland, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Jonas FRIEND b: 1670 in Virginia
Susannah FRIEND b: 1670 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Sarah NILSDOTTER b: 1672 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gabriel NILSSON b: 1674 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lars NILSSON b: ABT. 1676 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Barbara NILSDOTTER b: 1678 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Sarah FRIEND b: ABT. 1682 in Chester, Delaware County. Pennsylvania

1715. Anna ANDERSDOTTER

ID: I00064
Name: Anna ANDERSDOTTER
Sex: F
Birth: 1638 in Sweden
Death: 1724 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Father: Anders ANDERSSON
Mother: Christina GOOLBRANDT

Marriage 1 Nils Larsson FRANDE b: 1630 in Goteborg, Sweden
Married: NOV 1656 in New Amsterdam, New York
Children
Brigitta NILSDOTTER b: 1657 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anders NILSSON b: 1659 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Catherine NILSDOTTER b: 1661 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anna Maria NILSDOTTER b: 1663 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gertrude FRIEND b: ABT. 1665 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Johannes NILSSON I b: 1666 in Upland, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Jonas FRIEND b: 1670 in Virginia
Susannah FRIEND b: 1670 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Sarah NILSDOTTER b: 1672 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gabriel NILSSON b: 1674 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lars NILSSON b: ABT. 1676 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Barbara NILSDOTTER b: 1678 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Sarah FRIEND b: ABT. 1682 in Chester, Delaware County. Pennsylvania

ID: I4182
Name: Anna Andersdotter Anderson
Sex: F
Birth: 1638 in Sweden
Death: 1724 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Father: Anders Andersson
Mother: Christina Coolbrandt

Marriage 1 Nils Larsson Frande b: 1630 in Goteborg, Sweden
Children
Elizabeth Friend b: ABT. 1655 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Brigitta Nilsdotter Frande b: 1657 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anders Nilsson Frande b: 1659 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Catherine Nilsdotter Frande b: 1661 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Anna Maria Nilsdotter Frande b: 1663 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gertrude Friend b: ABT. 1665 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Johannes Nilsson Frande b: 1666 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Susanna Friend b: 1670 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Jonas Friend b: 1670 in Virginia
Sarah Nilsdotter Frande b: 1672 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Gabriel Nilsson Frande b: 1674 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lars Nilsson Frande b: ABT. 1676 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Barbara Nilsdotter Frande b: 1678 in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Sarah Friend b: ABT. 1682 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

1716. John IRESON

ID: I12036
Name: John IRESON
Sex: M
Birth: ABT. 1652 in Rhode Island
Death: 31 DEC 1730 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Richard IRESON b: 1602

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Married: ABT. 1673 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children
Benjamin IRESON b: ABT. 1673 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard IRESON b: ABT. 1680 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
William IRESON b: ABT. 1682 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth IRESON b: ABT. 1684 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph IRESON b: ABT. 1686 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary IRESON b: ABT. 1688 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jane IRESON b: ABT. 1690 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hannah IRESON b: ABT. 1692 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania