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Dempsey Dodd     Born: 1765, Johnston County, NC Died:22 Oct 1851, Johnston County, NC    Dempsey Dodd was the third child born to William Dodd and Elizabeth (Unknown).  Dempsey was born 1765 in Johnston County, NC   William and Elizabeth Dodd had at least 7 children.   Children of William Dodd and Elizabeth (Unknown) Name Birth Death Spouse William Dodd       Jane "Jenny" Dodd Abt. 1763 Johnston Co, NC   (Unknown) m. 07 Mar 1795 Dempsey Dodd 1765 Johnston Co, NC 22 Oct 1851 Johnston Co, NC Martha Phereby Dodd m. 14 Jan 1796 Bennett Dodd 1770 Johnston Co, NC   (1) Winifred Avera (2) Winifred Britt m. 27 Dec 1805 Reuben Benson Dodd Abt. 1770 NC Abt. 1820 NC Tabitha Youngblood m. 07 Oct 1815 Susan "Sukie" Dodd Abt. 1775 Johnston Co, NC     Dicey Dodd Abt. 1786 Johnston Co, NC   James Turner m. 13 Jan 1808       Dempsey married Martha Phereby Dodd on 14 Jan 1796.  Phereby married Dempsey immediately after the death of her father John Dodd (1740 - 1795).  Dempsey's father (William) and Phereby's father (John) were brothers.       Marriage Record       Dempsy Dodd and Martha Phereby Dodd had at least 8 children.   Children of Dempsy Dodd and Martha Phereby Dodd Name Birth Death Spouse David Dodd 1800 Franklin Co, NC     Willie Dodd 1800 Franklin Co, NC 1865 Johnston Co, NC Gilly Smith Theophilus Dodd 11 Mar 1806 Franklin Co, NC 14 Aug 1877 Franklin Co, NC Rebecca O'Neil m. 20 Feb 1832 Matthew Dodd 1811 1880 NC Emily Flowers Phereby Dodd 1811     John Dodd 1812 Johnston Co, NC 1896 Johnston Co, NC Angeline Johnston Livia Collins Dodd 1816     Nancy Thompson Dodd 1818   Dewitt Clinton Wellons         The 1800 Census shows Dempsey Dodd living in Johnston County, NC, but the numbers and ages keep us wondering who the other people in the Dempsey Dodd family were.  There is one male between the ages of 25 to 44 and know that has to be Dempsey (who was 35 years old).  There are two females between the ages of 16 to 25 and since Dempsey married Phereby in 1796 we know one of them would have to be her (she would have been about 25 years old).  According to the records I've seen, Dempsey and Phereby didn't have their first child until 1800 when David and Willie were born.  Dempsey did,, however, have two younger sisters.  Susan "Sukie" would have been 25 years old and could account for the second female in the house between the ages of 16 to 16.  His sister Dicey would have been 14 years old and could account for the female on the Census aged 10 to 15.  There is no indication of who the younger children (two girls under ten, a boy under 10 and a boy between 10-15) were.  Is it possible that Dempsey was married before he married Phereby in 1796 and had younger chiildren by that marriage?   The Census does show that the family had one slave.   1800 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names of Heads of Families MALES FEMALES Slaves First Last Under 10 10 - 15 25 - 44 Under 10 10 - 15 16 - 25 Dempsey Dodd 1 1 1 2 1 2 1       The 1810 Census shows Dempsey living in Johnston County, NC, next door to either his father or brother (both named William).   Dempsey's age would be 45 and thus accounting for the male on the Census "45 & up".  Phereby's age would have been about 36 and thus accounting for one of the females "16 - 44".  According to records that have been found, Dempsey and Phereby had three children before 1810 (David about age 10, Willie age 9 and Theophilus age 4).  There is no indication who the other males and females in the family were.  ... children of Dempsey by a previous marriage? ... siblings?  ... nieces and nephews?   1810 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names of Heads of Families MALES FEMALES Slaves First Last < 10 10-15 16-25 45 Up < 10 10-15 16-44 45 Up Demsey Dodd 5   1 1 1 2 2     William Dodd   1 1 1     1 1 2       The 1820 Census shows Dempsey and Phereby still living in Johnston County, NC.  There are 18 people living on the Dodd farm.  Dempsey's age would have been 55 and Phereby 46.  They had eight children: David (about 20), Willie (about 19), Theophilus (14), Matthew (10), Phereby (9), John (8), Livia (4) and Nancy (2).  There are still eight other people in the house unaccounted for.   1820 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names of Heads of Families MALES FEMALES No. in Agriculture First Last < 10 10-15 16-18 16-26 45 Up < 10 10-15 16-25 26-44 45 Up Demsey Dodd 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 6       On 28 January 1820, Reuben Benson Dodd wrote his will and it was probated in the next term of Court (Feb 1820). He left all of his land, including "the plantation where I now live"; livestock; negro girl, Winny; household furniture; land where Charles Parish now lives, and crops "to wife, Tabitha". Five shillings each was left to the following: Jenny Swinny/Sweaney (his sister), William Dodd (his brother), Bennett Dodd (his brother), Dempsy Dodd (his brother), John Dodd, Elizabeth Dodd, Dice Carter (his sister) and Lucy Windham. Executrix was his wife, Tabitha, and witnessed by John Vinson and John B. Smith.       The 1830 Census shows Dempsey & Phereby living in Johnston County, NC, near his sons Willie (and wife Gillie Smith) and David.    There were eight people living in the Dempsey Dodd home.  There were only two males besides Dempsey "50 - 60" - John (about age 18, "10 - 15") and Theophilus (age 24, "20 - 30").  We know that Willie and David were out on thier own - was Matthew married, too?  The female listed as "60 - 70" is more thank likely Phereby - who would have actually been about age 56.  Since we don't know here exact birth date she could have been older.  The other females listed on the Census were Nancy age 12 ("10 - 15"), Livia age 15 ("15 - 12") and Phereby age 18 ("15 - 20"), but who was the female aged "20 - 30"?   1830 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names of Heads of Families MALES FEMALES First Last <5 10-15 20-30 50-60 <5 10-15 15-20 20-30 60-70 Willie Dodd 1   1   1     2   Dempsey Dodd   1 1 1   1 2 1 1 David                           The 1840 Census shows Dempsey and Phereby living in Johnston County, NC.  Their ages would have been identified as "60 - 70".  There were two other males and three other females on the farm aged "20 - 30".   1840 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names  of Heads of Families MALES FEMALES First Last 20 - 30 60- - 70 20 - 30 60 - 70 Dempsey Dodd 2 1 3 1       The additional information on the 1850 Census takes away most of the guess work.  Dempsey (age 85) and Phereby (age 83) were living on the farm in Johnston County, NC, with their daughter Phereby (age 38).  Dempsey's Real Estate value was $350 and neither he nor Phereby could read or write.   Their daughter Nancy Thompson Dodd had married Dewitt Clinton Wllons (1819 - 1860) around 1843.  The Census gives the names of their children: Martha A. (age 7), James H. (age 6), Sarah Jane (age 4) and Cornelia K. (age 1).  Their son William J. Wellons wasn't born until 22 Jul 1857.   1850 Johnston County, NC, Census   Names Description Trade Value of Real Estate Birth Attended School Over 20 Can't Read or Write First Last Age Sex Demsey Dodd 85 M Farmer $350 NC   X Pheribah ----- 83 F     NC   X Pheribah ----- 38 F     NC                       Dewitt C. Wellon 32 M Farmer $250 NC     Nancy ----- 35 F     NC   X Martha A. ----- 7 F     NC X   James H. ----- 6 M     NC X   Sarah J. ----- 4 F     NC     Cornelia K. ----- 1 F     NC           Dempsey died 22 Oct 1851 at the age of 85.  Phereby died May 1860 at the age of 86.             If you have any additional information about Dempsey or Martha Phereby Dodd please contact me.