Given the time in which she lived, we know quite a bit about Dorothy Durham, wife of Thomas Durham, but we only have hints, and a mystery, about her parents. Dorothy was born in 1663 – that much we know … Continue reading
Dorothy, born in 1663, was the wife of Thomas Durham by sometime in 1685, because their daughter, Mary, was born on June 5, 1686 in what was then Rappahannock County, Virginia, now referred to as Old Rappahannock. We don’t know … Continue reading
First, let me say right out and straight up that we have absolutely NO EVIDENCE whatsoever for who the parents of Charles Dodson ARE. But we do have evidence that strongly suggests who they aren’t! Having said that, let’s look at … Continue reading
Your name is Frank Sadowski Jr. You were born on May 8, 1921. You are the consummate all-American boy, a member of the science club in high school in Chicago, then on to Northwestern University studying to be a physician … Continue reading
Thomas Durham’s land ultimately fell into Richmond county, on the peninsula of land known as the Northern Neck of Virginia. We know nothing about Thomas Durham’s early life, except it’s unlikely that he was born on the Northern Neck of … Continue reading
To celebrate this Mother’s Day, I decided to create a composite of weddings of the women in my matrilineal line. I feel a special affinity for this line, because not only does it include my mother who I miss dearly, … Continue reading
Charles Dodson (1649-1706) of Richmond County, Virginia was married to a woman named Ann. That much we know, positively. The first actual record we have of Ann is found with the birth of her son, Thomas. The North Farnham Parish register tells … Continue reading
My mother, Barbara Jean Ferverda Long, passed away 11 years ago, today. Some events and the surrounding snippets of time are indelibly burned into your memory, forever, like a movie for replay on your internal screen. However, looking back those … Continue reading
We know approximately when Charles Dodson was born, but we don’t know where and we don’t know who his parents are. According to a deposition recorded in March 1699, Charles says he is about 50 years old, so born about … Continue reading
Mother used to say that things happen in groups of 3. These past couple weeks have proven her old adage to be true. What an emotional roller-coaster! Sooner or later, every genealogist meets an ancestor they really don’t like. One whose … Continue reading
