Person:William Dotson (7)

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William E. Dotson
b.10 Jan 1801 Bull Dog, Ashe, North Carolina
d.1875 Paw Paw, Pike, Kentucky
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1803
  1. Dicey Dotson
  2. Edith Dotson
  3. William E. Dotson1801 - 1875
  4. Jordan Dotson, Sr.1804 - 1887
  5. Elijah Dotson1810 -
  6. Allen DotsonAbt 1815 - 1899
  7. Rachel DotsonAbt 1817 - 1856
  8. Reuben Dotson, Jr.1820 -
  9. George Wheeler Dotson1824 - 1909
  10. Malinda Dotson1828 -
  11. Sarah Fine Dotson1830 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William E. Dotson1801 - 1875
  • W.  Rhoda StoutAbt 1816 -
m. 1823
  1. Sarah Dotson
  2. William Riley Dotson1824 - 1918
  3. Godfrey Daniel Dotson1827 - 1919
  4. Malinda DotsonAbt 1829 -
  5. Elizabeth "Dicy" Dotson1834 - 1926
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Jan 1845
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Facts and Events
Name William E. Dotson
Alt Name Billy _____
Gender Male
Birth? 10 Jan 1801 Bull Dog, Ashe, North Carolina
Marriage 1823 Mountain City, Ashe, North Carolinato Rhoda Stout
Marriage 27 Jan 1845 , Ashe, North Carolinato Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bumgardner
Death? 1875 Paw Paw, Pike, Kentucky
Burial? Colly Fork, Paw Paw, Pike, Kentucky
Ancestral File Number AFN: FNP4-QB
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RELATIONSHIP: William was born before Sarah married Reuben. His biological father has been reported to be Ben Arnold or Ben Arnold Green. William was adopted by Reuben and took the name of Dotson. William was one of three brothers who came from Johnson Co., Tennessee, to the Pike/Buchanan area before 1850. William's branch of "Dotsons" is often referred to by genealogical researchers as the "Paw Paw" Dotsons to distinguish them from other Dotsons. Jack Dotson has searched Census records of Ashe Co., NC & Johnson Co., TN, for a Ben Arnold to no avail, but he has found a Ben Arnold Green.

The Esteps, Colemans, and Charles, as well as Dotsons, were from Ashe Co., NC. Louanza Estep's early records show that Louise Estep was the daughter of James and Sarah Frazier (b 1788, Carter Co., TN), who were married in 1823, one of the earliest marriages in Pike Co.. James was a veteran of the War of 1812 and claimed bounty lands in Paw Paw, VA. James Estep was the son of Shadrae Estep, who was the son of _____ & Mary Estep, which records were found in Ann Arundel Co., MD.

Three of Billy & Lizzie's children married Blankenships, children of John & Millie Prater Blankenship. Tragedy struck two of their children who were were shot & killed.

MIGRATION: From Ashe Co., NC, William went to Johnson Co., TN, and from there to Pike Co. He and Elizabeth were recorded in the 1850 Census of Pike County.

LAND HOLDINGS: William applied for homestead land on Colleys Fork of Pawpaw Fork, KY, 26 Feb 1857 & received 100 acres. He then applied for homestead land in Grassy Fork, Pawpaw, KY, 29 Mar 1858, and received another 100 acres., Grants in County Court Records, Pike Co., KY. When he registered to pay taxes in 1858 in Pike County he had 225 acres at Peter Creek. In 1869 he registered 375 acres on the tax rolls. In 1874, William had no land on the tax rolls, but his son's acreage had increased substantially.

E-mail from Sandra <Mottly9@aol.com>: Sandra says she has been searching for her 3G grandfather, Ben Franklin Arnold, forever.

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