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Mary Polly Dodson 1765 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1765

Birth Location: Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA)

Death Date: 10 Jul 1844

Death Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Father: Lazarus Dodson

Mother: Alice Dodson

Spouse(s): Jacob Lawson

Children(s): Nancy Lawson

The story of Mary Polly Dodson began in 1765 in Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA). Mary Polly Dodson married Jacob Lawson, and had children including Nancy Lawson. Mary Polly Dodson passed away in 1844 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Dodson began in 1765 in Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA).
  • Mary Polly Dodson married Jacob Lawson, and had children including Nancy Lawson.
  • Mary Polly Dodson passed away in 1844 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lazarus Dodson
1728 – 1799
Birth Location: Farmham, Richmond County, VA
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Alice Dodson
1732 – 1799
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Lawson
1761 – 1833
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Lawson
1785 – 1849
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Dodson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Dodson
1765 – 1844
Birth Place: Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA)
Parents
Lazarus Dodson
1728 – 1799
Farmham, Richmond County, VA
Alice (Alcy Rose) Dodson
1732 – 1799
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (E Dodson) (DNA)
1702 – 1770
North Farmham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Margaret Dagord
1708 – 1770
North Farnham, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Jesse) Dodson
1707 – 1783
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Good) Rose
1706 – 1765
Farnham, Richmond or Northumberland Co., Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dodson
1681 – 1740
Mary Durham
1686 – 1745
Henry Dagord
1649 – 1726
MARY DURHAM
1686 –
John Rose
1680 – 1742
MARY BLACKERBY
1682 – 1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Durham
1661 – 1715
Dorothy Smoot
1663 – 1724
Patrick Rose
1650 – 1727
JAMES BLACKERBY
1664 – 1743
Mary Wildly
1666 – 1742

Mary Dodson's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Dodson (May 1765 – 10 Jul 1844) m. Jacob Lawson (1761 – 05 SEP 1833)
  1. 1. Nancy Lawson (abt 1785 – Dec 1849) m. James (Simms) Murrell\Martin (1784 – 1860)
    1. 1. Thomas (C.) Murrell (25 October 1807 – 8 Aug 1888) m. Mary (Polly) Cobb (abt 1805 – 1881)
      1. 1. Larkin Murrell (1826 – 20 Jul 1871) m. Nancy (Jane) Bowling (29 Jan 1829 – 24 Jul 1917)
        1. 1. Margaret (Murrell) Halcomb (Sep 1859 – 1930) m. Dudley (D “Dud”) Holcomb (2 Oct 1853 – 12 Mar 1912)

Mary Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1765
May 1765
Birth of Mary Polly Dodson in Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA)
Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA)
1844
10 Jul 1844
Age 79
Death of Mary Polly Dodson in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1765
    Event Place: Province of North Carolina (what is now Hawkins, Tennessee, USA)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1844
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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