Charles Family Genealogy
The name Charles originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from Carl, derived from the personal name which means man. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the family who settled at Brimfield, Massachusetts, about the year 1640. Dorothie Charles settled in Virginia in 1635; and Evan Charles settled in Antigua in 1679. John Charles settled in Virginia in 1634.
Their daughter was named MARY CHARLES, who was born in North Carolina between 1791 and 1800. She married JOHN WOLFORD, SR. (b. 1787), a miller from Rockingham County, Virginia. According to records kept by William R. Dotson, son of Anderson J. Dotson and Pricy J. Wolford, John Wolford came from Rockingham County, Virginia. Using that information, the following is cobbled together from census records, marriage records, family bibles, court records, and newspaper items: John and Mary were living in Russell County, Virginia, in 1820, but migrated to Peter Creek, Pike County, Kentucky before 1830, along with John Charles, Michael Charles, and David Charles, who were the brothers of Mary. John received a Kentucky Land Warrant of 50 acres on Feb. 9, 1826, on Peter Creek. The Charles brothers applied for and received similar grants at about the same time. John is shown on the 1835 Tax List in Pike county with 50 acres, but later applied for and received additional land. The Wolford and Charles families owned considerable acreage in the area of Peter Creekthe area that later became Phelps. John Wolford, John Charles, and Michael Charles lived the rest of their lives on Peter Creek, but David Charles eventually returned to the Hurley, Virginia, area. Census records place the date of birth for John Wolford, Sr. at about 1787. Mary Polly Charles was born . The 1830 census of Pike County show John Wolford, Sr. as having four sons and two daughters. Their children were:
GENEALOGY GEORGE CHARLES, SR., married CHRISTEAN MICHAEL and begat... MARY CHARLES (b, @ 1795), who married JOHN WOLFORD, SR. (b. 1787) and begat... DANIEL "BONE" WOLFORD (1828 - 1906), who married SARAH "SALLY" DOTSON and begat... ARMINDA WOLFORD, who married HARRISON DOTSON (1862 - 1938) and begat... WILLIE DOTSON (b. 1884), who married NANCY McCOY (1887-1960) and begat... GREEN JR. DOTSON (1921-1957), who married JACQULENE BALDRIDGE (1926-2003) and begat... TERRY LEE DOTSON (b. 12 May 1950), who married CYNTHIA ANN PALMER (b. 03 Jan 1951) and begat... LORI ANN DOTSON (b. 07 Oct 1973), who married JEFFREY HAUSE (b. 07 Jun 1961). |