William(#3) Edmond Doby (Dunlap), Sr^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1777 - 1835  (58 years)

• Name	William(#3) Edmond Doby (Dunlap)  [3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	Abt 1777	Sussex County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1810	Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
  Residence	1820	Sussex County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Father's Will (Nathaniel Doby #1)	28 Jul 1825	Sussex County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Residence	Apr 1828	Harrisburg, Harris, Texas, USA   [6]
  	He left Virginia and went to Texas in April 1828 under the name William Dunlap, to escape debtors and domestic problems.
  Residence	1831	Anahuac, Chambers, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Operated a mercantile establisment.
  Possessions	19 Nov 1832	Middle Bayou (now Harris County), Texas, USA   [6]
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  Weblink	https://www.jstor.org/stable/30240096
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  d'Aboville #	1.1.1.7.2
  Death	Abt. 1835	Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He returned from Texas to Virginia in June 1835 to move the remainder of his family to Texas but died while in Virginia. Unsure of exact date.
  Person ID	I232339733732	Doby
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Doby,   b. Abt 1733, Surry County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1825, Sussex County, Virginia, USA (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Anne Gee,   b. Abt 1753   d. Bef. 15 Oct 1823, Sussex County, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary "Polly" Chappell,   b. 1779, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. Aft. 29 Sep 1825, Virginia, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1803	Sussex County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. William #4 E Doby, Jr,   b. Abt 1804, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1837, Sussex County, Virginia, USA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy "Dolly" C Niblett,   b. 1785, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 1848, Mecklenberg, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1805	Sussex County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	His first wife was still alive when he married Dorothy. Perhaps this is part of the scandal that caused him to run away to Texas. His first wife is in his father's will, but his second wife is not.
  Children	+ 1. Angelina Caroline Dobie,   b. 1805, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 1828 (Age 23 years) + 2. John(#8) S Doby,   b. Abt 1809, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Aug 1877, Sussex County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)   3. Nathaniel(#4) James Doby,   b. Abt 1811, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 1838, Harris County, Republic of Texas (Age 27 years) + 4. Virginia Ann Rebecca Dobie,   b. 1815, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jun 1848, Virginia, USA (Age 33 years) + 5. Sterling Neblett Dobie, Sr,   b. 01 Nov 1816, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 04 Nov 1880, Live Oak County, Texas, USA (Age 64 years) + 6. Robert Neville Dobie,   b. 18 Sep 1818, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 02 Aug 1857, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 38 years) + 7. Richard Latimer Dobie,   b. 1 Mar 1821, Sussex County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Apr 1906, Homeville, Sussex County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2024

  
  

• Sources

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