1st Generation
1stGeneration |
1. Algonkian "Chief Powhatan Ensenore" (brother of Powhatan &Pocohontas' Uncle). He married Scent Flower Algonkan.
Children of Algonkian"Chief Powhatan Ensenore" (brother of Powhatan & Pocohontas'Uncle) and Scent FlowerAlgonkan
| i. | 2. | Chief Eagle Plume (Powhatan/Blackfoot/Pamunke, IriquoisNation) Opechancanough was born on Jun. 17, 1545 inWerowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina and died 1644 (prob April) . |
2nd Generation (Children) |
2. Chief Eagle Plume (Powhatan/Blackfoot/Pamunke, Iriquois Nation)Opechancanough was born on Jun. 17, 1545 inWerowocomoco, Orapax, Virgina and died 1644 (prob April) . He married "PrincessCleopatra" Scent Flower.
Children of Chief Eagle Plume(Powhatan/Blackfoot/Pamunke, Iriquois Nation) Opechancanough and "Princess Cleopatra" Scent Flower
| i. | 3. | Weroance Jane Eagle Plume Princess Nikkiti was born in1584 and died in 1655. |
3rd Generation (Grandchildren) |
3. Weroance Jane Eagle Plume Princess Nikkiti was born in 1584and died in 1655. She married John (Dodds) Dodson (cousin of Capt. John Smith) About 1607. John was born on Dec.12, 1580 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (came to VA on Susan Constant in1607) and died on an unknown date.
Children of Weroance JaneEagle Plume Princess Nikkiti and John (Dods) Dodson (cousin of Capt. John Smith)
| i. | 4. | Jesse Dodson was born in1623 in North Farnham (Ringgold Plantation), Virginia and died on Aug. 1,1716. |
4th Generation (Great-grandchildren) |
4. Jesse Dodson was born in 1623 in North Farnham(Ringgold Plantation), Virginia and died on Aug. 1, 1716. He married Judith Haggar 1630 (brideship)in Jamestowne, Virginia. Judith was born in England ?.
Children of Jesse Dodson and Judith Haggar
| i. | 5. | Charles Joseph Dodson, Sr. was born in1649 in Rappahannock Co., Virginia and died on Feb. 6, 1705 in North Farnham,Virginia. |
5th Generation (Great(2)-grandchildren) |
5. Charles Joseph Dodson, Sr. was born in 1649in Rappahannock Co., Virginia and died on Feb. 6, 1705 in North Farnham,Virginia. He married Ann Elmore in 1678 in North Farnham Parish,Richmond Co., Virginia..
Children of Charles JosephDodson, Sr. and Ann Elmore
| i. | 6. | Thomas Dodson, Sr. was born onMay 15, 1681 in Richmond, Virginia and died on Nov. 21, 1740 in Richmond Co.,Farnham, Virginia. |
6th Generation (Great(3)-grandchildren) |
6. Thomas Dodson, Sr. was born on May 15, 1681 in Richmond,Virginia and died on Nov. 21, 1740 in Richmond Co., Farnham, Virginia. He married Mary Durham on Aug. 29, 1721in Prince William Co., Virginia.
Children of Thomas Dodson, Sr. and Mary Durham
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7th Generation (Great(4)-grandchildren) |
7. Abraham Dodson. He married Barbara Russell.
Children of Abraham Dodson and Barbara Russell
| i. | 8. | Enoch Dodson was born in1748 in Prince William Co., Virginia and died on Apr. 16, 1816 in Abbeville,South Carolina. |
8th Generation (Great(5)-grandchildren) |
8. Enoch Dodson was born in 1748 in Prince William Co.,Virginia and died on Apr. 16, 1816 in Abbeville, South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Leggett in 1775.
Children of Enoch Dodson and Elizabeth Leggett
| i. | 9. | Lucy Dodson was born in1790 in Abbeville, South Carolina and died in 1853 in Meriwether, Georgia. |
9th Generation (Great(6)-grandchildren) |
9. Lucy Dodson was born in 1790 in Abbeville, SouthCarolina and died in 1853 in Meriwether, Georgia. She married Peter Barmore in 1805 inAbbeville, South Carolina.
Children of Lucy Dodson and Peter Barmore
| i. | 10. | Mahala Barmore was born in1821 in Abbeville, South Carolina and died on an unknown date. |
10th Generation (Great(7)-grandchildren) |
10. Mahala Barmore was born in 1821 in Abbeville, SouthCarolina and died on 1 April 1887 inChalybeate Springs, Meriwether County, Georgia. She married Thomas F Simmons May 10th, 1836in Meriwether County, Georgia.
Children of Mahala Barmore and Thomas F Simmons
| i. | 11. | Enoch Dodson Simmons was born in1856 and died in 1899. |
11th Generation (Great(8)-grandchildren) |
11. Enoch Dodson Simmons was born in 1856 and died in1899. He married Appie (Appalousa) Louise (Lou) Seay October 7th,1887 in Georgia.
Children of Enoch Dodson Simmons and Appie (Appalousa) Louise (Lou) Seay `
| i. | 12. | Sara Elizabeth Simmons was born onMar. 15, 1894 in Warm springs, GA and died on Mar. 15, 1975 in Montvale, VA. |
12th Generation (Great(9)-grandchildren) |
12. Sara Elizabeth Simmons was born on Mar. 15, 1894 in Warmsprings, GA and died on Mar. 15, 1975 in Montvale, VA. She married Robert HancockMusgrove on Jan. 29, 1918 in Warm Springs, GA. Robert Hancock, son of Robert Elisha Musgrove and Musgrove, was born on Sep. 28, 1882 in RedHouse, VA and died on Oct. 3, 1966 in Petersburg, VA.
Notes |
Notes on Chief Eagle Plume (Powhatan/Blackfoot/Pamunke, Iriquois Nation)Opechancanough
Opechancanough. A Powhatan chief, born about 1545, died in 1644.
He captured Capt. John Smith shortly after the arrival of thelatter in Virginia, and took him to his brother, the head-chief Powhatan (q.v.). Some time after his release, Smith, in order to change the temper of theIndians, who jeered at the starving Englishmen and refused to sell them food,went with a band of his men to Opechancanough's camp under pretense of buyingcorn, seized the chief by the hair, and at the point of a pistol marched himoff a prisoner. The Pamunkey brought boat-loads of provisions to ransom theirchief, who thereafter entertained more respect and deeper hatred for theEnglish. While Powhatan lived Opechancanough was held in restraint, but afterhis brother's death in 1618 he became the dominant leader of the nation,although his other brother, Opitchapan, was the nominal head-chief. He plottedthe destruction of the colony so secretly that only one Indian, the ChristianChanco, revealed the conspiracy, but too late to save the people of Jamestown,who at a sudden signal were massacred, Mar. 22, 1622, by the natives deemed tobe entirely friendly.
In the period of intermittent hostilities that followed, duplicityand treachery marked the actions of both whites and Indians. In the last yearof his life, Opechancanough, taking advantage of the dissensions of theEnglish, planned their extermination. The aged chief was borne into battle on alitter when the Powhatan, on Apr. 18, 1644, fell upon the settlements andmassacred 300 persons, then as suddenly desisted and fled far from the colony,frightened perhaps by some omen. Opechancanough was taken prisoner toJamestown, where one of his guards treacherously shot him, inflicting a woundof which he subsequently died.
Notes on Jesse Dodson
THE MUSTER OFJOHN DODS
JOHN DODS aged 36yeares in the SUSAN CONSTANT April 1607. JANE his wife aged 40 yeares.
PROVISIONS:Corne, 10 barrells; Pease, 1/2 bushell; Fish, 1/2 hundred. ARMES AND MUNITION:Powder, 4lb; Lead and bulletts, 30lb; Peeces fixit, 2; Coat of Male, 1 and headpeece; Sword, 1. SWINE & POULTRIE: Sow piggs, 2; Poultrie, 25.
SOURCE: The Musterof the Inhabitants of the Neck-of-Land in the Corporation of Charles City inVirginia Taken the 24th of January 1634. in Adventurers of Purse and Person,Virginia, 1607-1624/5, Edited by Virginia M. Meyer (1974-1981) & John F.Dorman, F.A.S.G. (1981-1987). Pub. by Order of First Families ofVirginia, 1607ù1624/5, third edition, 1987, page 9.
They reached thecapes of Virginia, April 1607, and sailed up the Broad River, thirty-two milesfrom the river's mouth. They named the river, James and their settlement,Jamestown, in honor of their King.
The colonistssoon erected cabins out of poles and branches and some dug caves to live in.
The site of thecolony was unhealthy, and the deaths, especially during the first few years ofthe colony, were horrifying. From 1606 to 1618, a period of twelve years,eighteen hundred immigrants sailed from England for Virginia. At the end ofthat time only six hundred were living.
Attacks byIndians, starvation, and the system of holding property in common added to thedifficulties of the colonists. But in 1612 they began to grow tobacco and theyfared better.
The year 1619brought three important events to Virginia and the colonists, Virginia waspermitted to enjoy a measure of self government; a ship load, eighty, prospectivewives arrived from England (probably Jesse Dodson and William Dodson marriedtwo of these women). The colonist could secure a wife, with her permission, andby paying her transportation, in the amount of one hundred and twenty pounds oftobacco--about $500 dollars worth; and the first Negro slaves landed inVirginia.
In spite of allthe hardships, John Dodson survived and was reported to have been a mightyhunter and fur trader and in his dealings with the Indians became the possessorof large bodies of land. He was a good citizen.
Notes on Charles Joseph Dodson, Sr.
Charles Dodson,Sr. (son of Jesse Dodson and Judith Hagger)125 was born 1649 in RappahannockCounty, VA, and died February 06, 1704/05 in North Farnham Parish, RichmondCounty, VA. He married Anne Elmore on Abt. 1678 in North Farnham Parish,Richmond County, VA, daughter of Benajamin Elmore and Anne Sims.
Notes for Charles Dodson, Sr.:
From "AnIntimate History of the American Revolution in Pittsylvania County"
by Frances HallamHurt: Page 211.
"The Dodsonsof Ringgold lived not too far from a poignant reminder of their eighteenthcentury ancestor, Joseph Dodson. This is Carter's Tavern which Joseph built inthe 1700's- A marvel of used-to-be elegance on the old Danville-Halifax, roadat Elmo, near Brooklyn.
Joseph's sonJoshua Dodson was soldier in the Revolution. Pittsylvania history places him inthe Indian Expedition of 1777. Which went out in April under the command ofCaptain Donelson, with Lt. Hugh Henery and Ensign Moses Hutchings. CaptainWilliam Witcher also took out a company. Some of the pension applicantsdescribed their march-about the same as the present Franklin turnpike, crossingthe Blue Ridge at Maggoty's Gap. They went over the new river to English'sFerry to Fort Patrick Henery on Long Island, the present site of Kingsport,Tennessee. The men ranged out in groups after the Indians, but found none. Itwas the Indians' way to face when militia appeared. A treaty was drawn up inJuly at the Fort, with Colonel Donelson, Sr. present. Then the militia weredismissed, to make their way back home through 300 miles of forest.
The family saysJoshua was killed in Maryland during the Revolution and buried there. If thatis the case, he is no doubt of the Continental Line. These are the men who borethe crushing burden of the war. The Dodsons' pre genitor was Charles Dodson Iof Richmond County, who died there in 1705. Joseph Dodson, who built theextraordinary Carter's Tavern, was Charles' great-great grandson. JoshuaDodson, the revolutionary soldier, married Ann Shelton, and their descendantsas well as other Dodsons' still live around Ringgold. Many early Dodsons wareburied in the family cemetery at the old family farm."[Hooten2.FTW]
From "AnIntimate History of the American Revolution in Pittsylvania County"
by Frances HallamHurt : Page 211.
Notes on Abraham Dodson
Abraham DODSONwas born on 4 April 1723 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. Hedied before 25 October 1768 at the age of 45 in Fauquier County, Virginia. [Only Mary, Abraham, Joshua, and Elisha'sbirths appear to be recorded in the North Farnham Parish records and there's 8years between Mary and Abraham so one would suspect some of the records werenot recorded in the ensuing years and some of the other children were born inthe years between 1715 and 1723.] Abraham and Barbary Dodson were baptized intothe Broad Run Church 4 Dec 1762. Abraham died while a member of this congregation.Barbary was censored in Jun of 1775, no details given. Abraham must havethought about going to Halifax with other members of the family as an old grantbook in Pittsylvania shows a survey on Birch Creek on 10 Mar 1766. AbrahamDodson & William Stamps were two of the trustees of the Broad Run Church in1768 and received one acre from Jacob Hays & wife Katherine, apparently forthe site of the Church. Abraham's will dated 17 Jun 1767 and was proved 25 Oct1768, Fauquier County Virginia; Will Book 1, p.10. Names wife Barbary, dauMilly Holtzclaw, sons Joseph, Enoch, Greenham. Exectors: Wife and JacobHoltzclaw.
Notes on Enoch Dodson
Enoch DODSON1,47was born about 1748 in Prince William County, Virginia. He died on 12 April 1816at the age of 68 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He married ElizabethLeggett about 1775. Tax lists show his residence in Prince William Co VA in1782. In 1790 he was in Abbeville Co SC residing near Ft. Ninety-Six. Enoch andfamily moved to SC between 1782 and 1785. The minutes of Turkey Creek BaptistChurch organized in 1785, shows Enoch as a member and Elizabeth baptized on 7Sep 1786.
That this is the same Enoch Dodson has been proved by the name ofthe slave, Forrester, who was named in the will of Abraham Dodson, his sonGreenham, and then in the sale of the property of Enoch in Abbeville Co SC in1816.