Durham, Mary May Dorothy
* Name: Mary May Dorothy Durham
* Given Name: Mary May Dorothy
* Surname: Durham
* Name: Mary Dodson Durham
* Given Name: Mary Dodson
* Surname: Durham
* Sex: F
* Birth: 15 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia
* Death: After Jan 1745 in North Farnham Richmond County
Virginia
* Burial: After Jan 1745 North Farnham Richmond County Virginia
* Change Date: 12 Feb 2002 at 09:26
* Note: Mary Durham Dodson''s father died in 1715 and left her
five thousand pounds of tobacco; fifteen hundred pounds of the
same to be paid by my son Thomas Durham within nine months after
the decease of my wife and five hundred of the rest of the said
tobacco to be paid by my son John Durham at the decease of my
wife. Thomas Durham also made provision that if either of his
sons produced no heirs, land and tobacco were to be paid to his
"grandson Thomas Dodson and his heirs". Thomas and Mary Durham
Dodson farmed tobacco and inherited land from both sides of
their family. In 1723, Mary''s brother Thomas Durham and his wife
Mary sold or assigned them property in Richmond County, 100
acres for the "payment of one year from date of deed of rent of
one ears of Indian Corn on the feast Day of the birth of our
Lord God". Raising tobacco is labor-intensive work and at some
point Thomas Dodson felt the need to purchase slaves to help on
the farm. His will, marked and sealed on February 17, 1739, made
provision for numerous slaves, including women and boys. The
other disbursements of Thomas Dodson''s possessions was
interesting. Son Greenham was named the executor and he, George
and Elisha all received tracts of land. Abraham and Joshua, who
would have been teenagers though older than Elisha, each
received a negro woman and a negro boy plus one feather bed and
furniture. Son David must have proceeded Thomas Dodson in death,
for his will gives "my granddaughter, the daughter of David
Dodson, 20 shillings". At her husband''s death, Mary Durham
Dodson inherited the plantation they lived on, all the negroes
belonging there and all moveable estate for the length of her
life. Three and a half years later on September 29, 1743, Mary
wed Robert Galbreath. There are references in The Dodson Family
of North Farnsham Parish to a lawsuit brought by executor
Greenham Dodson the next year. At the chancery court in 1745 it
was decided that the complainant (Greenham) take possession of
the estate for the use of his mother, Mary Galbreath, during her
coverture according to the intention of the Testators Will, the
sd Robert Galbreath in open court refusing to give security.
It''s not clear exactly what was happening here, though the
Oxford English Dictionary defines coverture as "the condition or
position of a woman during her married life, when she is by law
under the authority and protection of her husband". This would
suggest Galbreath perhaps wasn''t taking very good care of Mary
Durham Dodson Galbreath, who would have been 58 years old at the
time. Greenham thus took over the running of the Dodson estate.
We don''t know when Mary died.
* Given Name: Mary May Dorothy
* Surname: Durham
* Name: Mary Dodson Durham
* Given Name: Mary Dodson
* Surname: Durham
* Sex: F
* Birth: 15 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Richmond County Virginia
* Death: After Jan 1745 in North Farnham Richmond County
Virginia
* Burial: After Jan 1745 North Farnham Richmond County Virginia
* Change Date: 12 Feb 2002 at 09:26
* Note: Mary Durham Dodson''s father died in 1715 and left her
five thousand pounds of tobacco; fifteen hundred pounds of the
same to be paid by my son Thomas Durham within nine months after
the decease of my wife and five hundred of the rest of the said
tobacco to be paid by my son John Durham at the decease of my
wife. Thomas Durham also made provision that if either of his
sons produced no heirs, land and tobacco were to be paid to his
"grandson Thomas Dodson and his heirs". Thomas and Mary Durham
Dodson farmed tobacco and inherited land from both sides of
their family. In 1723, Mary''s brother Thomas Durham and his wife
Mary sold or assigned them property in Richmond County, 100
acres for the "payment of one year from date of deed of rent of
one ears of Indian Corn on the feast Day of the birth of our
Lord God". Raising tobacco is labor-intensive work and at some
point Thomas Dodson felt the need to purchase slaves to help on
the farm. His will, marked and sealed on February 17, 1739, made
provision for numerous slaves, including women and boys. The
other disbursements of Thomas Dodson''s possessions was
interesting. Son Greenham was named the executor and he, George
and Elisha all received tracts of land. Abraham and Joshua, who
would have been teenagers though older than Elisha, each
received a negro woman and a negro boy plus one feather bed and
furniture. Son David must have proceeded Thomas Dodson in death,
for his will gives "my granddaughter, the daughter of David
Dodson, 20 shillings". At her husband''s death, Mary Durham
Dodson inherited the plantation they lived on, all the negroes
belonging there and all moveable estate for the length of her
life. Three and a half years later on September 29, 1743, Mary
wed Robert Galbreath. There are references in The Dodson Family
of North Farnsham Parish to a lawsuit brought by executor
Greenham Dodson the next year. At the chancery court in 1745 it
was decided that the complainant (Greenham) take possession of
the estate for the use of his mother, Mary Galbreath, during her
coverture according to the intention of the Testators Will, the
sd Robert Galbreath in open court refusing to give security.
It''s not clear exactly what was happening here, though the
Oxford English Dictionary defines coverture as "the condition or
position of a woman during her married life, when she is by law
under the authority and protection of her husband". This would
suggest Galbreath perhaps wasn''t taking very good care of Mary
Durham Dodson Galbreath, who would have been 58 years old at the
time. Greenham thus took over the running of the Dodson estate.
We don''t know when Mary died.
- 5 JUN 1686 - Birth - ; North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA
- AFT 1745 - Death - ; North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA
PARENT (M) Thomas Durham | |||
Birth | 6 MAR 1661 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 30 MAY 1715 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Marriage | 1691 | to Dorothy Doreen Smoot at North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Father | Henry Thomas Durham | ||
Mother | Judith Hunt | ||
PARENT (F) Dorothy Doreen Smoot | |||
Birth | 1663 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 1714 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Marriage | 1691 | to Thomas Durham at North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Father | William Smoot | ||
Mother | Jane | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Mary May Dorothy Durham | ||
Birth | 5 JUN 1686 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | AFT 1745 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Marriage | 29 AUG 1701 | to Thomas Dodson at N Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA |
PARENT (M) Thomas Dodson | |||
Birth | 15 MAY 1681 | Richmond Co., VA | |
Death | 21 NOV 1740 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Marriage | 29 AUG 1701 | to Mary May Dorothy Durham at N Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA | |
Father | Charles Dodson | ||
Mother | Anne Elmore Dodson | ||
PARENT (F) Mary May Dorothy Durham | |||
Birth | 5 JUN 1686 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | AFT 1745 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Marriage | 29 AUG 1701 | to Thomas Dodson at N Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA | |
Father | Thomas Durham | ||
Mother | Dorothy Doreen Smoot | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Thomas Dodson | ||
Birth | OCT 1707 | Richmond Co., VA | |
Death | 21 OCT 1783 | Pittysville Co., VA | |
Marriage | 3 APR 1726 | to Elizabeth Rose at Pittsylvania Co., VA | |
M | Elisha Dodson | ||
Birth | 22 FEB 1726 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 27 APR 1791 | Pittysville Co., VA | |
Marriage | to Sarah Averatt | ||
M | George Dodson | ||
Birth | 31 OCT 1702 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 1758 | Prince William Colony, Pittsylvania Co., VA | |
M | David Dodson | ||
Birth | ABT 1704 | Richmond Co., VA | |
Death | 28 JUL 1740 | Prince William Colony, Pittsylvania Co., VA | |
M | Greenham Dodson | ||
Birth | 1709 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 25 AUG 1777 | Richmond Co., VA | |
F | Alice Ales Dodson | ||
Birth | ABT 1711 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 1740 | ||
F | Mary Dodson | ||
Birth | 5 OCT 1715 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | |||
M | Abraham Dodson | ||
Birth | 4 APR 1723 | Richmond Co., VA | |
Death | 17 JUN 1768 | Faquier City, Richmond, Virginia, USA | |
M | Joshua Dodson | ||
Birth | 25 MAY 1725 | North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA | |
Death | 1798 | Surry, NC | |
M | Joseph Dodson | ||
Birth | 21 FEB 1725 | ||
Death |
1 Mary May Dorothy Durham b: 5 JUN 1686 d: AFT 1745
+ Thomas Dodson b: 15 MAY 1681 d: 21 NOV 1740
2 Thomas Dodson b: OCT 1707 d: 21 OCT 1783
+ Elizabeth Rose b: ABT 1706 d: 1766
3 Jesse Dodson b: 22 NOV 1752 d: 22 NOV 1843
+ Ruth b: 25 DEC 1754 d: 22 NOV 1828
4 Elizabeth Dodson b: 1776 d: MAY 1850
+ Obidian Jennings b: 1777 d: 1830
5 Nancy Jennings b: 1798
5 Tabitha Jennings b: 1816
5 Isham Dodson Jennings b: 1805
5 Rutha Jennings b: 6 JAN 1796 d: 9 JAN 1878
+ William Smith b: 26 JAN 1782 d: 26 AUG 1881
6 Harrison Buck Smith b: 8 JAN 1811 d: 17 JUL 1887
+ Virginia Marcenia Harrison b: 1827
7 Audley Smith b: 1844
6 Tabitha Smith b: 5 JUL 1812 d: 1 OCT 1884
6 Obediah Smith b: 27 JAN 1816 d: 27 NOV 1857
6 Frank Smith b: 1818 d: 1907
6 Sally Smith b: 1818 d: 1899
+ Gideon C. Hennessee b: 1820 d: 1880
7 William Franklin Hennessee b: 1848 d: 1910
+ Rachel Mersinda Rhea b: 1850
8 Sarah Calender Hennessee b: 1873 d: 1964
+ Elbert Jerimiah McGee b: 1876 d: 1946
9 Jim Duddly McGee b: 2 MAY 1902 d: 5 APR 1978
+ Verna Sylvania Toy b: 14 JAN 1908 d: 1986
9 Brancie R. McGee b: 1912 d: 1953
9 Brooke McGee b: 1906
9 Dovie Sis McGee b: 1901 d: 1953
+ Charles Dewey Toye b: 1903 d: 1987
9 Addie Elizabeth McGee b: 23 NOV 1903 d: 29 DEC 1978
+ Clarence Robert Allen b: 20 DEC 1901 d: 12 JAN 1972
10 Thomas Clarence Allen b: 2 DEC 1934 d: 23 DEC 2013
+ Private
10 Waymon Edward Allen b: 29 OCT 1928 d: 16 FEB 2000
8 Mary Hennessee b: 1876
8 Thomas Hennessee b: 1871
8 Moses Hennessee b: 1878
7 Thomas Hennessee b: 20 MAR 1844
6 Isaiah Isaac Smith b: 28 OCT 1822 d: 15 SEP 1826
6 Lourania Smith b: 10 FEB 1828 d: 16 DEC 1897
6 Maranda Ann Smith b: 11 FEB 1830 d: 12 DEC 1913
6 William Acy Smith b: 23 SEP 1832 d: 27 JUL 1852
6 Martha Smith b: 19 NOV 1834 d: 5 JAN 1880
6 James Van Buren Smith b: 4 MAR 1837 d: 4 JAN 1929
6 Myra Jane Smith b: 13 FEB 1825 d: 16 JAN 1907
5 Jesse Dodson Jennings b: 23 DEC 1802 d: 27 JUL 1884
5 Sally Jennings b: 27 JUN 1814 d: 10 AUG 1887
5 Elizabeth Jennings b: 7 APR 1812 d: 23 DEC 1877
5 Mary Jennings b: 28 NOV 1790 d: 27 OCT 1877
5 Rial Royal Jennings b: 1808
5 Lear Leah Jennings b: 1801
4 Nimrod H. Dodson b: 1775 d: 18 JAN 1837
4 William Dodson b: 1791
4 Sarah Dodson b: 14 JUN 1795 d: 1865
4 Tabitha Dodson b: 19 MAR 1798 d: 24 NOV 1838
4 Ruth Dodson b: 1 APR 1802 d: 2 MAR 1885
4 Sally Dodson b: 1801 d: 1870
4 Elijah Dodson b: 17 SEP 1785 d: 27 APR 1864
4 Elisa Dodson b: 17 SEP 1785
4 Jesse Dodson b: 7 MAR 1791 d: 3 JUL 1878
3 Joseph Dodson b: 21 FEB 1724 d: 1773
3 Thomas Second Fork Dodson b: 3 OCT 1728 d: 25 MAR 1816
3 Mary Dodson b: 16 JUN 1730
3 Elizabeth Betty Dodson b: 27 MAY 1732
3 Sarah Dodson b: 27 MAY 1732
3 Alice Alcy Dodson b: 1734 d: 1792
3 William Dodson b: 1738 d: 6 MAY 1832
3 George Lame Dodson b: 17 FEB 1738 d: 1816
3 Rhoda Dodson b: 1744 d: 1821
2 Elisha Dodson b: 22 FEB 1726 d: 27 APR 1791
+ Sarah Averatt b: 13 APR 1729
3 Ruth b: 25 DEC 1754 d: 22 NOV 1828
+ Jesse Dodson b: 22 NOV 1752 d: 22 NOV 1843
4 Elizabeth Dodson b: 1776 d: MAY 1850
+ Obidian Jennings b: 1777 d: 1830
5 Nancy Jennings b: 1798
5 Tabitha Jennings b: 1816
5 Isham Dodson Jennings b: 1805
5 Rutha Jennings b: 6 JAN 1796 d: 9 JAN 1878
+ William Smith b: 26 JAN 1782 d: 26 AUG 1881
6 Harrison Buck Smith b: 8 JAN 1811 d: 17 JUL 1887
+ Virginia Marcenia Harrison b: 1827
7 Audley Smith b: 1844
6 Tabitha Smith b: 5 JUL 1812 d: 1 OCT 1884
6 Obediah Smith b: 27 JAN 1816 d: 27 NOV 1857
6 Frank Smith b: 1818 d: 1907
6 Sally Smith b: 1818 d: 1899
+ Gideon C. Hennessee b: 1820 d: 1880
7 William Franklin Hennessee b: 1848 d: 1910
+ Rachel Mersinda Rhea b: 1850
8 Sarah Calender Hennessee b: 1873 d: 1964
+ Elbert Jerimiah McGee b: 1876 d: 1946
9 Jim Duddly McGee b: 2 MAY 1902 d: 5 APR 1978
+ Verna Sylvania Toy b: 14 JAN 1908 d: 1986
9 Brancie R. McGee b: 1912 d: 1953
9 Brooke McGee b: 1906
9 Dovie Sis McGee b: 1901 d: 1953
+ Charles Dewey Toye b: 1903 d: 1987
9 Addie Elizabeth McGee b: 23 NOV 1903 d: 29 DEC 1978
+ Clarence Robert Allen b: 20 DEC 1901 d: 12 JAN 1972
10 Thomas Clarence Allen b: 2 DEC 1934 d: 23 DEC 2013
+ Private
10 Waymon Edward Allen b: 29 OCT 1928 d: 16 FEB 2000
8 Mary Hennessee b: 1876
8 Thomas Hennessee b: 1871
8 Moses Hennessee b: 1878
7 Thomas Hennessee b: 20 MAR 1844
6 Isaiah Isaac Smith b: 28 OCT 1822 d: 15 SEP 1826
6 Lourania Smith b: 10 FEB 1828 d: 16 DEC 1897
6 Maranda Ann Smith b: 11 FEB 1830 d: 12 DEC 1913
6 William Acy Smith b: 23 SEP 1832 d: 27 JUL 1852
6 Martha Smith b: 19 NOV 1834 d: 5 JAN 1880
6 James Van Buren Smith b: 4 MAR 1837 d: 4 JAN 1929
6 Myra Jane Smith b: 13 FEB 1825 d: 16 JAN 1907
5 Jesse Dodson Jennings b: 23 DEC 1802 d: 27 JUL 1884
5 Sally Jennings b: 27 JUN 1814 d: 10 AUG 1887
5 Elizabeth Jennings b: 7 APR 1812 d: 23 DEC 1877
5 Mary Jennings b: 28 NOV 1790 d: 27 OCT 1877
5 Rial Royal Jennings b: 1808
5 Lear Leah Jennings b: 1801
4 Nimrod H. Dodson b: 1775 d: 18 JAN 1837
4 William Dodson b: 1791
4 Sarah Dodson b: 14 JUN 1795 d: 1865
4 Tabitha Dodson b: 19 MAR 1798 d: 24 NOV 1838
4 Ruth Dodson b: 1 APR 1802 d: 2 MAR 1885
4 Sally Dodson b: 1801 d: 1870
4 Elijah Dodson b: 17 SEP 1785 d: 27 APR 1864
4 Elisa Dodson b: 17 SEP 1785
4 Jesse Dodson b: 7 MAR 1791 d: 3 JUL 1878
3 Eleanor Dodson b: ABT 1749
3 Margaret Peggy Dodson b: ABT 1752 d: AFT 1830
3 Lydia Dodson b: ABT 1756
3 Sarah Sally Dodson b: ABT 1758 d: 21 SEP 1835
3 Jemima Mima Dodson b: ABT 1760 d: BEF 1840
3 Elisha Dodson b: ABT 1761 d: ABT 1848
3 Tabaitha Dodson b: ABT 1762
3 Presley Dodson b: ABT 1766
3 William E. Dodson b: 1768 d: AFT 17 MAR 1821
2 George Dodson b: 31 OCT 1702 d: 1758
2 David Dodson b: ABT 1704 d: 28 JUL 1740
2 Greenham Dodson b: 1709 d: 25 AUG 1777
2 Alice Ales Dodson b: ABT 1711 d: 1740
2 Mary Dodson b: 5 OCT 1715
2 Abraham Dodson b: 4 APR 1723 d: 17 JUN 1768
2 Joshua Dodson b: 25 MAY 1725 d: 1798
2 Joseph Dodson b: 21 FEB 1725