Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Dodson Sr was born in 1685, his father, John Dodson, was 30 and his mother, Leticia Bunting, was 24. He married Mary Ann Frances Prigge on 14 February 1718, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1746. He died in 1760, in East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 75, and was buried in East Nantmeal Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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Sources (7)
- Thomas Dodson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Thomas Dodson in entry for Michael Dodson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Thomas Dodson, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
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Name Meaning
patronymic from Dodd ; ‘son of Dod(d) or Dud(d)’ from Middle English Dodd(e), Dudd(e), Old English Dodd(a), Dudd(a), + -son. Alternatively, the name may arise from a Middle English form of Old English Dodesunu, a compound personal name formed from the same elements as above and impossible to tell apart from the Middle English patronymic.
post-medieval variant of Dodgson with simplification of the medial dgs.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel and Elizabeth Rhodes Dodson Line.
"Samuel Dodson was the youngest son of Thomas and Mary Prigg Dodson, of Chester County, Pa. After his marriage he removed to Northampton County, in a portion of what is now Lehigh County. He took up l …
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