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Note: ! (1) "New England Historic & Genealogical Register," Vol. 46, Oct 1892, "Dodge Family in Essex CO," p.387. (2) "Historical Collections of the Essex Institute," Vol. XXXV, No. 4, Oct 1899,"John Woodbury and Some of His Descendants," p.262,266-267. (3) "The Old Planters of Beverly IN MA and The Thousand Acre Grant of 1635," by Alice Gertrude Lapham (Riverside Press, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, 1930) p.53,55. FHL #975.45/B2 H2L. Cites: (a) Essex Registry of Deeds, Book 16, leaf 123. ! Birth: (1) 1665. (1,2,3) s/o Capt. John Dodge. Marriage to Hannah Woodbury: (1,3) Death: (2) Before 20 Dec 1708. !(3a) 1702, 10 Oct: Capt. John DODGE conveyed his property to his son, often named in the records as William DODGE, Quartus. (2) 1703: Capt. John DODGE deeded to his son William some estate, and William covenants to him 5 lbs. annually during John's life and provides for his wife Elizabeth during her life. (2) 1708, 20 Dec: Ebenezer WOODBURY of Salem, miller, Nathaniel WALDRON of Wenham, bricklayer, William DODGE Jr. of Beverly, malster, and Jonathan RAYMENT of Beverly, yeoman, all administrators of the estate of William DODGE of Beverly, deceased, lease to Jonathan DODGE of Salem for 7 years after 1 April next, the home living which was formerly Capt. John DODGE's, now belonging to the children of said William DODGE, deceased, partly in Beverly and in Salem, containing 54 acres, with house, barn and mills, being all set out in a deed of gift from Capt. John DODGE, to said William DODGE. Also 4 acres of fresh meadow and 3 acres land IN Proctor's Island, Chebacco. (3) He died intestate, and his administrators, among whom was his wife's brother Ebenezer WOODBERY, leased the land and mills his father had deeded to him, including John WOODBURY's homestead, to Jonathan DODGE, William's brother. The lease was to extend 7 years from 1 Apr 1709. (2) 1710, 7 Jun: Ebenezer WOODBURY deposed that he was present Oct 1702 at Capt. John DODGE's house and was witnessed to the transcation between said John DODGE and his son William and set his hand as witness to the deed, and said William gave a deed back to his father or his brother Jonathan, as his father desired 11 acres IN Beverly and also surrendered a dwelling house to said father or brother Jonathan for him which he had built on a piece his father had given him by word of mouth. (3) 1720/1, 21 Mar: William DODGE's real estate was divided. The saw mill became the property of William DODGE's son-IN-law, Samuel WOODBERY, another son-IN-law Joseph CREESY, and a minor daughter, Abigail. A way, 1 1/2 rods wide, was reserved for the use of the heirs, who also had the privilege of raising the water when it was needed at the mill and of flowing the land from Oct 31 to Apr 10 so long as the mill was "Repareable." Not only Capt. John DODGE's property lying west of the head of Bass River, but also that east of the river and the brook, the land which had been John WOODBERY's, passed through Capt. John DODGE's son William DODGE to the latter's son-IN-law, Samuel WOODBERY. !Dodge, William, s. John, jr. and Sarah, bp. 16: 12m: 1667-8 Vol 1 page 115 !Early Vital Records of the Commonwealth of MA to about 1850: Beverly, Essex Co. to 1850:
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