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Elisha Dodson 1727–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1727

Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia

Death Date: Aft. 27 Apr 1791

Death Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Durham

Spouse(s): Virginia Everett

Children(s): Ruth Dodson

The story of Elisha Dodson began in 1727 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. Elisha Dodson married Virginia Sarah Everett, and had children including Ruth Dodson. Elisha Dodson passed away in 1791 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Dodson began in 1727 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.
  • Elisha Dodson married Virginia Sarah Everett, and had children including Ruth Dodson.
  • Elisha Dodson passed away in 1791 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

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Elisha Dodson's Ancestors

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Elisha Dodson
1727–1791
Birth Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jesse Dodson Sr
1681–1740
North Farnham Parish, Rappahannock County, Virginia
Mary Durham
1686–1745
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
Grandparents
Charles (Dodson) Sr.
1649–1705
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Anne Elmore
1654–1715
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
Thomas (John) Durham
1661–1715
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
Dorothy Durham
1663–1714
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Dodson's Descendants

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Elisha Dodson (22 Feb 1727–Aft. 27 Apr 1791) m. Virginia (Sarah) Everett (1727–Abt. 1824)
  1. 1. Ruth Dodson 1754–1828 m. REV. (Jesse) Dodson 1752–1843
    1. 1. Jesse (Buford) Dodson 1791–1878 m. Sarah (“Mary”) Newton 1790–1862
      1. 1. Jesse (Washington) Dodson 1825–1898 m. Elizabeth (Jane) McKamy 1834–1907
        1. 1. Mary (Ella) Parkinson 1855–1932 m. J. (D.) Parkerson 1852–1900

Elisha Dodson's Timeline

3 Records

1727
22 Feb 1727
Birth of Elisha Dodson in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
1727
22 Feb 1727
Elisha Dodson was baptized in North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
1791
Aft. 27 Apr 1791
Age 64
Death of Elisha Dodson in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1727
    Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1727
    Event Place: North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 27 Apr 1791
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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