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Moses Dotson 1755–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA

Father: Mary Scurlock

Mother: Charles Dodson

Spouse(s): Sarah Roberts

Children(s): Charles Dotson, James Senior, Reubin Dotson, Mary Dotson, Reubin Dotson, James, Dotson, James Dotson

The story of Moses Dotson began in 1755 in Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Moses Dotson married Sarah Roberts, and had children including Charles Clark Dodson Dotson, James Sr Dotson, James Dodson Senior, James Dotson, Mary Dotson, Reubin Dotson. Moses Dotson passed away in 1842 in Greene, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Dotson began in 1755 in Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
  • Moses Dotson married Sarah Roberts, and had children including Charles Clark Dodson Dotson, James Sr Dotson, James Dodson Senior, James Dotson, Mary Dotson, Reubin Dotson.
  • Moses Dotson passed away in 1842 in Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Scurlock
1728–1828
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Charles Dodson
1726–1797
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Roberts
1770–1842
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Charles Dotson
1804–1882
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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James Senior
1790–1844
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Reubin Dotson
1795–1832
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Dotson
1799–1835
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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Reubin Dotson
1755–1842
Birth Location: Greene Co., TN
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James, Dotson
1785–1850
Birth Location: Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
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James Dotson
1799–1844
Birth Location: VA
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Moses Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Moses Dotson
1755–1842
Birth Place: Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary Burgen Scurlock
1728–1828
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Charles (Joseph) Dodson
1726–1797
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Dotson's Descendants

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Moses Dotson (1755–1842) m. Sarah Roberts (1770–1842)
  1. 1. Charles (Clark Dodson) Dotson 1804–1882 m. Priscilla (Sophia Litton) Sutton 1810–1870
    1. 1. Samuel (Fontaine) Dotson 1831–1879
    2. 2. Margaret Dotson 1843–1928
    3. 3. Mary (B) Dotson 1834–1886
    4. 4. James (Reuben) Dotson 1840–1880 m. Permelia Collet 1843–1927
      1. 1. Francis (L.) Dotson 1872–1872
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Dotson 1874–1951
      3. 3. Hannah (P.) Dotson 1868–
      4. 4. Thomas Dotson 1869–
      5. 5. William (Collet) Dotson 1871–1944 m. Sarah (F) Dotson 1870–1951
        1. 1. Lorene Dotson 1912–2003 m. Arvil Dill 1915–1965
      6. 6. Sidney Dodson 1867–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dotson 1845–1928
    6. 6. Charlie Dotson 1858–
    7. 7. Emaline Dotson 1850–1915 m. Joseph (Clark) Cagle 1837–1915 m. James (C) Cagle 1837–1915 m. Joseph (Clark) Cagle 1837–1915
      1. 1. Della (L) Cagle 1881–1914 m. Harry (R.) Davies 1874–1922
        1. 1. Eva (Maude) Davies 1903–1989 m. Thamer Stevens 1900–1993
      2. 2. Jesse Cagle 1880–
      3. 3. William (Henry) Cagle 1866–1945 m. Phoebe Cagle 1868–1924
        1. 1. Frances Cagle 1897–
        2. 2. Ocie (Fern) Cagle 1897–1951 m. Charlie (William) Overman 1893–1959
        3. 3. Raymond (Robert) Cagle 1902–1968 m. Vernia Cagle 1907–1989
        4. 4. Mary (Leota) Harvey 1906–1991 m. Jesse (Young) Beam 1901–1964 m. Walter (Jesse) Harvey 1903–1969
        5. 5. Joe (H.) Cagle 1899–1952 m. Cleo (Elizabeth) Cure 1900–1989
      4. 4. George Cagle 1879–
      5. 5. Laura (C) Cagle 1874–
      6. 6. Edward (Frances) Cagle 1872–1932 m. Louise Smith 1869–
        1. 1. Hollis (F) Cagle 1898–1974 m. Helen (Margaret) Moore 1904–1998
        2. 2. Clyde Cagle 1903– m. Louise (A) Cagle 1908–
      7. 7. Ida (Nettie) Cagle 1877–1965
      8. 8. Ida (Nettie) Cagle 1877–1965 m. James (Monroe) Cox 1854–1917 m. George (Forest) Wiggins 1877–1944 m. Frank (R) Marshall 1873–1957
        1. 1. William (McKinley) Cox 1896–1981
        2. 2. Joseph (C) Cox 1900–
        3. 3. Carl (Herman) Cox 1914–1971
        4. 4. Joseph (Virgil) COX 1900–1942
        5. 5. Hattie (Crystal) COX 1892–1984
        6. 6. James (Edward) Cox 1903–1953
        7. 7. Louis (Bergenson) COX 1907–1960
      9. 9. George Cagle 1879–
      10. 10. Jesse Cagle 1880–
      11. 11. Henry Cagle 1867–
      12. 12. Laura (C) Cagle 1874–
      13. 13. Artie (Elizabeth) Cagle 1882–1944
      14. 14. Edward (Frances) Cagle 1872–1932
  2. 2. James (Dodson) Senior 1790–1844 m. Elizabeth Overholser 1794–1879
    1. 1. James (Davidson "Pap") Dotson 1819–1888
    2. 2. Priscilla (J) Dotson 1820–1890
    3. 3. Sarah (E) Dotson 1815–1885
    4. 4. William (E) Dotson 1825–1895
    5. 5. Samuel Dotson 1834–1904
    6. 6. Rebecca (E) Dotson 1821–1891
    7. 7. Malinda (Catharine) Dotson 1835–1889
  3. 3. Reubin Dotson 1795–1832
  4. 4. Mary Dotson 1799–1835
  5. 5. Reubin Dotson 1755–1842
  6. 6. James, (Sr.) Dotson 1785–1850
  7. 7. James Dotson 1799–1844

Moses Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Moses Dotson in Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1842
1842
Age 87
Death of Moses Dotson in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Staunton River, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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