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The Dozier Family Of Dry Fork Church
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Very brief ancestry

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"Dozier" is a variant english version of the original french name of "Dauge". It had been found with various spellings including Doudge, Doser, D'Ozier, Dozer,Dozar, and Dozier.

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William Dozier Land Patent in Callaway County

Dozier Obituaries online here

Dry Fork Church Minutes
The deed of land was granted by William and Sarah Dozier, January 29, 1848. D.M. White, J.P., a true copy certified by Robert Brandon, Clerk of the Church - first clerk.

William ^1.married Sally Combs 01 July 1820, in Clark (or Christian) County, KY. and ².settled in Callaway County in 1830.

A search of the Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records did not reveal any original land patents under the spelling of Dozier. A search under " Dozer " revealed a land patent through the Franklin County land office, in 1827, Spetember 12th, proving they were in Missouri before 1830. The land patent was for 160 acres in the SE 1/4 of Section 16, township 46-N, Range 211-W. . ^{1. Combs & cc website 2. Pioneer Families of Missouri 1874 by Bryan and Rose}

the federal census did not list all occupants of a household by name until 1850, prior to that, it was the head of the household only and others were counted by age and gender only.

They are listed on the 1830 federal census, page 082, no township listed:
William Dozier had in the household:
1 male 5 years and under 10
2 males 20 years and under 30
3 females under 5 years
1 female 5 years and under 10 years,
1 female 20 years and under 30 years

Their close neighbors were: Joseph Nevins, John Nevins, William Criswell (next house ) on one side and Elijah Foster (next house), George Gray and George Dorton on the other side.

1840 Federal Census: Liberty Township2

William Dozier head of household
3 males under 5,
1 male aged 40 to 50
females
1 female under 5
1 female under 10
2 females 10 and under 15
2 females 15 and under 20
1 female aged 30 and under 40..- ( note: there should be another male child age over 10 and under 20 years, listed here, did they loose a young son in the 1830's?) Neighbors were William Foster on one side and Nancy Dorton on the other side.

1850- not located as William Dozier or Dozer, census taker wrote Dosier

WILLIAM DOSIER State: MO County: Callaway County Township: District 12 Year: 1850 Record Type: Slave Schedule Page: 256 Database: MO 1850 Slave Schedule

1860 federal census in Round Prairie Township, page 1068
1860 Slave Census with 4 slaves

 William Dozier is buried at Dry Fork Church Cemetery. "April 1, 1794-Dec 31, 1863 "He was a faithful member of the Missionary Baptist Church for 36 yrs"

Sarah Combs Dozier (note: Sarah Dozier, wife of William, died October 22 1887 according to an obituary on the Gazette. She likely is buried at Dry Fork")

The children of William and Sarah Dozier are taken from his will and list of heirs:

The will of William Dozier Callaway County, Mo. Box 99, Bundle 10, in probate court, will only of William Dozier, no other papers. Filed and probated 15 Feb. 1864; recorded Will Book E, Will is dated 12 Dec. 1863.
Heirs:
Sarah Dozier, wife

1. Susan Alexander: Robert, William, Christopher and Mary Alexander, children of (daughter)

2.Caroline "Dozier" Bass (m. Eli M Bass 12 Sept. 1849). Lived in Boone County

3.Elizabeth "Dozier" Chaney (m. Joseph H. Chaney, 13 June 1854 ) (note: this has been listed in other places as Chang, but I believe this has been misread)

4.Martha "Dozier" Nevins, married Irvin L. Nevins 12 Mar. 1856, Callaway Co. , Mo.re: Probate of Irvin L, Nevins, Callaway County, Mo. Box 139, Bundle 10, Callaway Co., Mo.
Heirs: Martha Dozier Nevins, Mary Etta Nevins, Sallie E. Nevins, David Baxter Nevins. Died intestate, 25 Oct. 1871. Buried at Dry Fork Ch., also David B. Nevins, son, died 23 Mar. 1873, 4y., 8m, 9d.

5.Amanda "Dozier" Duley b. 08 May 1830, d. 26 July, 1910, buried Dry Fork Church Cem. Probate for Amanda Box 229, Folio 3, Callaway County, Mo. Heirs were: . 7. ( 3) Sallie I. Scott, Callaway County, Mo., Wm. H. Duley, Los Angeles , Ca. , Sally Neill - married Henry Neill from Audrain 1861.

6.James Dozier ( (note: James H. born ca 1840- the Gazette reported a James Dozier age about 49 died 4 Mar 1888 )

7.William Dozier

8.Thomas Dozier

9.Catherine Brooks, wife of James Richard Brooks ( son of Thomas and Elizabeth Bullard Brooks)

Sarah (Sally) Combs

Sarah was listed in the 1870 census age 67, and 1880 census age 77, living with their son, James H. Dozier. Her death date is unknown.

Callaway County Weekly Gazette, issue ?? reported "Mrs. Sally Dozier, abt 84 died 22 Oct 1887.

She was the daughter of:

Elizabeth PAYNE (d/o William & Mary GRYMES Payne), b 23 Dec 1779, Loudoun Co, VA, d Oct 1834, m 26 Aug 1796, Clark Co, KY (Clark Co MB; Paynes of VA p. 275 has "1797") to Benjamin Bullitt Combs (s/o Cuthbert & Sarah EVANS Combs, Sr.), d Sep 1834, by whom she had: Polly Combs (m Paul EVANS), Sally Combs (m William DOZIER), Cuthbert Combs, William Combs, Eli Combs, Clarissa Combs and Narcissa Ann Combs (Christian Co, KY Records).

 

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William Dozier "April 1, 1794-Dec 31, 1863 "
is a direct descendant of of the immigrant Frenchman (called the Hugenot in many references), LEONARD DOZIER (16??-1693), who settled in Westmoreland County; his naturalization certificate dated 28 January 1684 is of record in Westmoreland County Record Book 1723-1746, p. 147.

Parents of William Dozier: 

William Dozier was the son of :
Zachariah Dozier and Susan Evans. Zachariah was born about 1756 and died in Kentucky about 1811.

Grandparents of William Dozier
father Zachariah Dozier was the son of :
James Ingo and Martha Ann ?Lancaster Dozier, who left Virginia and came to Kentucky in 1779 probably settling in what is now Madison Co.

Grandfather James Ingo Dozier was the son of:
Leonard Dozier II and Elizabeth Ingo. James Ingo Dozier was born after 1702. James Ingo Dozier was named as an Executor of Joseph Bragg Jr.'s Estate on 26 January 1746 at Lunenburg Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia.¹

Great grand parents

Leonard Dozier II was the son of Leonard Dozier I. Leonard Dozier II married Elizabeth Ingo, daughter of John Ingo Sr., circa 1702. Leonard Dozier II died in 1733. Ascough (16??-1748), widow of Thomas Ascough (16??-1701) and daughter of John Ingo, Sr. (16??-1701).

LEONARD DOZIERII was the son of the immigrant Frenchman, Leonard Dozier (16??-1693), who settled in Westmoreland County; his naturalization certificate dated 28 January 1684 is of record in Westmoreland County Record Book 1723-1746, p. 147. Richmond County WB#2,p.27,32; WB#5,p.296,558.

Leonard came to America from France circa 1684 and settled in Westmoreland County, VA.

LEONARD1 DOZIER I was born 1643 in France, and died July 26, 1693 in Westmoreland, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH 1660 in France. She died Bef. 1702. Children of LEONARD DOZIER and ELIZABETH are:

1. RICHARD2 DOZIER, d. November 26, 174, Westmoreland, Virginia.
2. WILLIAM DOZIER, m. SARAH SMITH.
3. JOHN DOZIER, d. 1748, Richmond, Virginia.
4. ELIZABETH DOZIER, m. JOHN KING, 1727.
5. FRANCES DOZIER, b. 1673.
6. LEONARD DOZIER II, b. 1680, Westmoreland, Virginia; d. July 02, 1733, Richmond, Virginia.