Capt. John Dodge, II

John Dodge, English progenitor of the Essex county, Massachusetts, branch of the American Dodge family, lived and died in Somersetshire, England. Died/buried at "Middlechinnock," at church in Somerset, England

John DODGE was born 1574 in East Coker, Somerset, England. He died Oct 1635 in Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England and was buried 15 Oct 1635 in Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England. John married Margery on 1603 in East Coker, Somerset, England.

They had the following children:

• M i Richard DODGE was born 1604 and died 15 Jun 1671. Richard, born about 1602, came to Salem, Mass. in 1638.
• M ii William DODGE was christened 18 Aug 1606 and died 1685/1692. William, born about 1604, came to Salem, Mass. in 1629.
• M iii Michael DODGE was born 1608 and died after 14 Nov 1670. Michael, lived and died in East Coker, Somersetshire, England.
• F iv Mary DODGE 1, 2, 3 was born 1610 in Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England. died in England.

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Origins

“ Welcome to Somerset” By David Doidge (1990). Dodge Family Association < link >

From early records of the Dodges in South Somerset, it appears that they were in the locality by about 1350. Other evidence suggests that there were Dodges in other parts of Somerset and the move to Sough Somerset may have been associated with the plague about that time.

AMERICAN DODGE ANCESTORS IN THE PARISH REGISTERS

The Dodge Family Genealogy book shows the ancestors of most American Dodges to stem from a John Dodge and his wife, Margery. Briefly, John and his children are listed below:
The numbers refer to those used in the American Family Genealogy Book: non- American members so not have numbers, (except John . 1. )

1. John died about October 1636 . He married Margery. His children were:

2. (Farmer) William; Came to Salem 1629. Believed born about 1604

3. Richard appears Salem 1638. Probably born as early as 1602.

. Michael lived and died at East Coker. Married Mary and had 4 sons and 2 daughters. His son included "Coker" William who went to America before 1665 and was baptised at East Coker 1643/4.

Mary was married and died in England.

Much of what we know of John and Margery comes from his will. Thought parish registers were introduced in the first half of the 150's they were generally kept on scraps of parchment and few have survived from that century. Most parish registers commence about the early 1600s. The dates for the registers of the "Dodge parishes" are:

East Coker From 1560
West Coker From 1607
Middle Chinnock From 1695
West Chinnock From 1683
East Chinnock From 1647

Thus, using the available registers, we find in the East Coker register:

Baptisms of children of Richard and Edith: Margery 1630: John 1631: Marie 1635>

Baptisms of children of Michael and Mary: Margery 1639/40: John 1641/42 (Coker) William 1643/44 who went to America; Michael 1646/47: Richard 1651

The line of Michael and Mary continues in East and West Coker for a total of three generations. Further research is needed to link them to any living Dodges in Somerset today.

• http://www.dodgefamily.org/Biographies/R/RichardDodge_emmigrant.shtml
• http://www.lanhamsource.com/getperson.php?personID=I4408&tree=T1
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60375690
• Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Mass. 1629-1894 by Joseph Thompson Dodge
• page 6-7 of Parsons, Mary Alvina Dodge. Ancestry of Nathan Dane Dodge and of His Wife Sarah (Shepherd) Dodge: With Notes. 1896.  "The Dodge Line."
  • John Dodge and his wife Margery had in Somersetshire, England, thiee sons, Richard, William and Michael, and a daughter Mary. Richard and William emigrated to America.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dodge-202
• Joseph T. Dodge, Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Massachusetts 1629-1894 (Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, 1894), 13; digital images, Hathi Trust https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044037111549?urlappend=%3Bseq=31%...
• David Doidge, "Welcome to Somerset," 1990; web content, The Dodge Family Association. http://www.dodgefamily.org/History/newpage2.htm
• Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines .. (Privately Printed, 1943, 1931), 2 (1931):315-17 (Richard Dodge), and 2 (1931):319-28 (William Dodge); digital images, Hathi Trust.
• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III (1995), 563-568 (William Dodge); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Joseph Thompson Dodge, "The Dodge Family of Essex County, Massachusetts," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 46 (1892):383-391; digital images, Hathi Trust.
• John Dodge 1635 will, Henry F. Waters, "Genealogical Gleanings in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 44 (1890):297-98; digital images, Hathi Trust.
• William Richard Cutter Genealogical and Personal Memoirs.
• Manuscript, [ Hugh D. Miller, comp. ], Genealogy: Ethel P. Miller/Hugh D. Miller, 1985, copy in possession of author; Barbara M Family History compiled by Barbara M.