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John Dodge of Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England, was the father of William and Richard who came to America in 1629 and 1638, respectively. They settled in what is now, Salem, Massachusetts. Tristram Dodge came to Block Island, Rhode Island in 1660/61. He came from England, via Newfoundland, via Taunton, Massachusetts. We believe that his ancestors were came from Northern England |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through William (Paternal) and John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard (maternal) Abel Dodge b. April 15, 1756 and died March 15, 1833. Mass. A. and S. Vol. 4: 813. Abel marched in the Alarm of April 19, 1775. He served with Thomas Kimball's Co of Militia, Col. John Baker's reg't. They marched April 19, 1775. Service was 4 days. Muster Roll Vol. 12: 155 Served in Capt. Thomas Kimballs' Co. of Militia, Service 4 days. Also in Capt. Richard Peabody's Co. Col Edward Wigglesworth's Reg't. Pay abstract for travel allowance from Ticonderoga home in 1776. 224 travel miles allowed. Also a Private in Capt. Peter Page's Co., Col Calvin Smith (late Wigglesworth) reg't. Also Continental Army Pay Account for services from Feb. 16, 1776 to Dec. 31, 1779 and Capt. Mathew Fairfiels'd Co. Col. Ed. Wigglesworth reg't. Return Aug. 15, 1777. Also Joseph McNalls Co., Col Wigglesworth's reg't, and muster roll for 1778, and Muster Roll for May 1778 dated Valley Forge |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England, through Richard Abel Dodge, Wenham. Private, Capt. Thomas Kimball's co. of Minute-men, Col. John Baker's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, Capt. Richard Peabody's co., Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance from Ticonderoga home in 1776; 224 miles travel allowed; also, Private, Capt. Peter Page's co., Col. Calvin Smith's (late Wigglesworth's) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Feb. 16, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, (late) Capt. Matthew Fairfield's co., Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt.; return of men in service Aug. 15, 1777; also, Joseph McNall's co., Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt.; muster return [year not given]; residence, Wenham; engaged for town of Wenham; mustered by Esquire Cushing; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for May, 1778, dated Camp at Valley Forge; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll for Oct., 1778; also, Capt. Peter Page's co., Col. Wigglesworth's regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Providence; enlisted Feb. 16, 1777; enlistment, 3 years; also, Capt. Fowle's co., Col. Smith's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Feb. 16, 1780; reported invalided Feb. 16, 1780; also, Corporal, Capt. McFarland's invalid corps; Continental Army pay accounts [service not given]; reported discharged. Abel was the son of Peter Dodge and Sarah Dodge. |
| Lineage - Dodge, Abel. Private, Capt. Joseph Ilsley's co., Col. Cogswell's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1776; discharged Nov. 16, 1776; service, 2 mos. 2 days, travel included; reported 260 miles from home. Roll dated North Castle. |
| Lineage - Abel Dodge, Massahcusetts, Private in Capt. Benjamin Adams's Co., Col. Johnson's regt.; from 15 Aug to 30 Nov 1777. Ref. MA01 Participated in the Battles of Saratoga |
| Lineage - Abbl Dodge, Rowley. Private, Capt. Thomas Mighill's (Rowley) co. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days; also, Capt. Thomas Mighill's (1st) co., Col. Samuel Gerrish's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, Capt. Mighill's co., Lieut. Col. Loammi Baldwin's (late Gerrish's) regt.; company return dated Sewall's Point, Sept. 26, 1775; also, descriptive list of men raised in Essex Co. in 1779, to serve in the Continental Army; age, 36 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 9 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Rowley; delivered to Ensign T. Clark; also return dated Boxford, Dec. 8, 1779, of men mustered by John Cushing, Muster Master for Essex Co., to join the Continental Army for the term of 9 months. |
| Lineage - Tristram Dodge of Block Island Abimael Dodge, b. 21 Aug. 1760 and d. abt. 1817. Solders and Sailers states that Abmael was in Able Dinsmore's Co. as a Pvt, Col. Ruggles Woodbridge Regiment. Enlisted Aug. 1777, discharged Nov. 29 1777; Served 3mos 22 days travel included, with northern army, reported 185 miles from home. There is some contention that he died this location possibly in 1809-1810. Some notes say he was in Canaadaiga New York in 1817. and was killed by a log falling on him while working in the wood. Abimael's brother, Amos Jr, also served in this war. They were the sons of Amos Dodge and Mary Hull |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England through William Dodge, Abner, Beverly. Sergeant, Capt. John Baker's co., Col. Moses Little's (17th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 13 (also given May 2), 1775; service, 2 mos. 24 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; age, 23 yrs.; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Dec. 11, 1775. Participated in the Battles of Saratoga He served in the Revolutionary War. His parents were Jonathan Dodge and Deborah Balch. |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England through Richard. Abner Dodge served in the Revolutionary War. He was a joiner and sold out his house, barn and 96 acres in Beverly, Ipswich and Wenham, to Jacob Dodge, in December, 1766, and moved to Sedgwick, ME, where his oldest brother already lived. Abner was the son of Jonah Dodge, Jr. and Mary Edwards. |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England, through Richard Abraham Dodge,(also given Abram), (Person #382, pg. 118, Joseph Thompson Dodge, Essex County Dodge Genealogy, Vol. 1) born 17 Aug 1740 in Ipswich; a merchant of Ipswich, took an active part in the cause of Independence. Upon receiving the news of the battle of Bunker Hill, he monnted his horse and rode for Charlestown. Just as he reached the battleground, his horse fell and expired from hard riding. He served as Captain, was in several battles, and subsequently received a Colonel's commission. "Orderly Book Kept by Capt. Abraham Dodge of Ipswich, January 1, 1776 to August 1, 1776." Essex Institute Historical Collections. The house he lived in is now in the Smithsonian Institute Additional Information: 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Daniel Rogers's co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 4 days; also, petition to the Committee of Safety, dated Cambridge, May 25, 1775, signed by said Dodge, and other captains, stating that they had chosen Capt. Moses Little as Colonel, and Maj. Isaac Smith as Lieutenant Colonel, and asking that they be recommended for commissions; also, Captain, Col. Moses Little's regt.; return of officers dated June 15, 1775, signed by Col. Moses Little; said Dodge's co. stationed at Cambridge; also, Captain, Col. Moses Little's (17th) regt.; return of officers dated June 26, 1775; recommended in Committee of Safety June 26, 1775, that said officers be commissioned; ordered in Provincial Congress June 27, 1775, that commissions be delivered; also, same regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 24, 1775; service, 14 weeks 1 day; also, company return dated Oct. 9, 1775; age, 35 yrs.; also, same regt.; appointed Jan. 1, 1776 [service not given]. Son of William Dodge and Rebecca Appleton |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England, through Richard Abraham Dodge, Fifer, (born 15 July 1761 in Wenham. Person #673, pg. 113 & 171, Joseph Thompson Dodge, Essex County Dodge Genealogy, Vol. 1) Capt. Richard Titcomb's co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's (Essex Co.) regt.; enlisted July 3, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 21 days, travel included; company raised in Newburyport, Salisbury, and Amesbury, to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months. SOURCE: [35] Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol. 4, page 814. Believed he was Abraham Dodge who served in Rev. War as a Private from Wenham, MA. Additional Information: Dodge, Abraham, Newburyport. Descriptive list of men raised agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 9 months, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Capt. Christopher Marshall, at Springfield, July 16, 1779; Col. Cross's regt.; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 2 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Newburyport; also, return dated Boxford, Dec. 8, 1779, of men mustered by John Cushing, Muster Master for Essex Co., to join the Continental Army for the term of 9 months; also, Capt. Greenleaf's co.; entered service July 12, 1779; discharged April 12, 1780; term, 9 months; also, petition dated Newburyport, Nov. 13, 1782, signed by said Dodge and others, who had enlisted agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, and served in the Continental Army for 9 months in 1779 and 1780, asking that they receive wages for said service; also, deposition sworn to at Newburyport, May 23, 1834, signed by said Dodge, of Newburyport, testifying to the service of Moses Whittier; said Dodge reported as having served in Capt. Moses Greenleaf's co., Col. Francis's (later Col. Tupper's 11th) regt.; age, 71 yrs.; occupation, bricklayer. Reinlisted: Dodge, Abraham. Fifer, Capt. Richard Titcomb's co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's (Essex Co.) regt.; enlisted July 3, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 21 days, travel included; company raised in Newburyport, Salisbury, and Amesbury, to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months. Son of Abraham Dodge (born 27 Sep 1738) |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England, through William Abraham Dodge, born 17 March 1729/30 in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts ( Person #193, pg. 52, Joseph Thompson Dodge, Essex County Dodge Genealogy, Vol. 1 and pg. 477, Vol. 2) and d. 6 Sep 1810, New Marlborough, Massachusetts was a trooper in the Revolutionary Army. This is confirmed by the Beverly Archives of Mass. , which show that he served in Capt. Enoch Noble's Co., from 29 Jun to 21 Jul 1777 and 21 Jul till Aug 1777 in Capt John King's Co. At that time he was 47 years of age. Abraham was the son of John Dodge and Ruth White. Abraham's brother, Thomas , and three nephews, Thomas Jr. , Reuben, and John also served. also served. Additional Information: Dodge, Abraham. Private, Capt. Enoch Noble's co., Col. John Brown's regt.; enlisted June 29, 1777; discharged July 21, 1777; service, 24 days; company called out by order of Brig. Gen. Fellows and Committee of Safety, on request of Maj. Gen. Schuyler; roll certified at Sheffield; also, Capt. John King's co., Col. Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 21, 1777; discharged Aug. 15, 1777; service, 25 days. |
| Lineage - Abraham Dodge, born 6 April 1760 in Beverly. Person #467. Pg. 86, oseph Thompson Dodge Vol. 1 ) Descriptive list of men raised in Essex Co. in 1779, to serve in the Continental Army; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Wenham; delivered to Lieut. William Storey. Abraham was the son Jonah Dodge, Jr. and Mary Edwards |
| Lineage - Abraham Dodge, Private, Capt. Stoddard's co., Col. Vose's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to July 1, 1780; reported deserted July 1, 1780. |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through William (Paternal) and John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard Ammi Dodge (1851 - 1826) responded to the Lexington Alarm from Ipswich, Mass. He was the son of Thomas Dodge and Elizabeth Dodge. |
| Lineage - Ammie Dodge, Wenham, Massachussetts; Private in Capt. Robert Perkins's Co. of Light Horse Volunteers, 3d Essex Co. regt.; from 27 Sep to 7 Nov 1777, in a regiment commanded by Maj. Charles Smith. Ref. MA01 Participated in the Battles of Saratoga |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through William (Paternal) and John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard Amos Dodge (1754-1792) was a private in Capt. John Dodge's company, Col. Picking's Massachusetts regiment 1776. He was born in Beverly MA; died in Wenham MA. He was the son of Amos Dodge and Hannah Green. |
| Lineage - Tristram Dodge of Block Island Amos Dodge, Jr., b. Apr. 2, 1758 and d. 14 Apr, 1832. Served in the Revolution, enlisting July 10, 1777; discharged Aug 12, 1777. Served under Col. Elisha Porter and Capt. Phillips. He also enlisted in 16 Apr 1781 for three years, under Col. David Wells, and Capt Jerimah Wells, going to West Point in May of 1781; discharged there Dec 1783. Amos's brother, Abimael, also served in this war. They were the sons of Amos Dodge and Mary Hull |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard (Paternal) and William (maternal). Andrew Dodge, Wenham, Massachussetts; Sergeant in Capt. Richard Dodge's Co. of Volunteers, 3d Essex Co.regt. commanded by Maj. Smith; from 30 Sep to 7 Nov 1777. Ref. MA01 Participated in the Battles of Saratoga He was the son of Thomas Dodge and Elizabeth Dodge. |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through William (Paternal) and John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard Andew Dodge (1745-1828) served, 1775, as a Private in Capt. Oliver Capron's company, Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment, from Winchester, New Hampshire. He was born in Dudley, Massachusetts; died in East Montpelier, Vermont. His brother His brother, Mark also served He was the son of Daniel Dodge and Elizabeth Brown. |
| Lineage - John Dodge of Middle Chinnock through Richard ASA DODGE served as a Private in the Massachusetts Army. He was born 1757 and died in 1828. He was the son of Richard IV and Sarah Tuttle. |
| Lineage - Tristram Dodge, Block Island, proved through DNA testing of a descendent. Asahel Dodge, of Lee, Berkshire, Co., Massachusetts. Born abt.1756, and died Aug 1827, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., New York One of the earliest setters of Lee. He signed a petition to inc orporate the town of Lee in 1774. He was a Revolutionary War soldier serving 1777 & 1780, Berkshire Compant, under Maj Rossiter , 1777 & Col. Rossiter in 1780. |