Dodges Who Fought For Their Country
War of Independence
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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, Middle Chinnock, England through Richard Ebenezer Doge (1756 - 1828) served as Private and Corporal in the Massachusetts State Troops. He was born in Dudley MA and died in Winchester, NH. He was the son of Daniel Dodge and Mary Elizabeth Brown. |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England through Richard Ebenezer Dodge (1756 - ????) was a Sargent under Capt. Robert Dodge of Ipswich. He was the son of Ebenezer Dodge and Mary Dodge |
| Lineage - Tristram Dodge of Block Island, Rhode Island Edward DODGE, b. abt. 1731, Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut . He was a Private in the Connecticut Militia and served in Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop's Company in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Regiment, having enlisted at Norwich, Conn., August 29, 1777. Edward was the son of John Dodge and Elizabeth Stebbins The following excerpt from National Archives Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 has this about the Militia at Saratoga, 1777: Two large regiments of militia, composed of detachments from all the brigades, were ordered to re-enforce Gen. Gates at Saratoga in the summer of 1777. They were assigned to Gen. Poor's Continental Brigade in Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles with the enemy, Sept. 19 and Oct. 9, '77. In the first battle they lost more than any two other regiments in the field. Upon their dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gates spoke of them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." They were commanded by Colonel Jonathan Latimer, of New London, and Thaddeus Cook, of Wallingford. |
| Lineage - John Dodge, Middle Chinnock, England through Richard Elisha Dodge, III (1748-1813) marched from Beverly, Massachusetts on the Lexington Alarm in Captain Israel Hutchinson's company of Minute Men; also served from Aug 7, 1773, until Aug 30, 1773, as a Private with the Co. of Captain William Noyes, of New Boston which was part of Colonel Kelly's Regiment. He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts; died in Johnson, Vermont. He was the son of Elisha Dodge, Jr. and Sarah Foster. |
| Lineage - Dodge, Elisha. Private, Capt. Joseph Pettengill's co., Col. Boldwin's (26th) regt.; pay abstract for March, 1776, dated Camp at New York; also, same co. and regt.; list of men who received advance pay for 1 month, dated Camp at New York, April 23, 1776. |