The Dod Family of Highfields The family tree of the Dod Family up to Jane Dod 1711-1783

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The Dod family tree and its association with Highfields.

William Dod 1383 Married in 1408

John Dod of Cloverley Hall (an estate the family had owned since the early fifteenth century)

John Dod of Cloverley Hall ? to 1578 Elder son Married Margaret, daughter of John Mainwaring of Ightfield, Salop Died without issue

William Dod of Lostford 1505? Younger son Married Anne Chester in 1530 Inherited the Highfields pasture with other lands from Hugh Chester

8 daughters to find?

Thomas Dod 1535 Died young

William Dod of Newstreet Lane and Highfields Married Catherine, daughter of Magrate Pixley, widow of Willaston, Salop William built Highfields

George Dod 1570 Died young No issue DOD00050

William Dod of Highfields 1577 to about 1655 Married Eleanor, eldest daughter and heiress, daughter of John Gamul of Buerton Hall in 1598 Highfields, Audlem

Margaret Dod 1574? Married at Audlem in 1594 DOD00052

During the Civil War, support was divided, but the Dod family of Highfields appear to have sided with the Royalists.

During the Civil War, the grammar school was established at Audlem. William Gamil of Buerton Hall left £30 in 1635 for the maintenance erection and continuance of the school and his brother in law, William Dod of Highfields, was one of the custodians (trustees)

Thomas Dod of Highfields 1600? to 1656 Eldest Son Died unmarried Highfields until 1656

George Dod of Highfields, formerly of Penders End 1602? to 1660 Married Dorothy, daughter of Edward Greenley of Titley Court, Herefordshire Penders End, Highfields, Audlem

William Dod of Buertoin 1604 Married Magdalen Shepherd of Walsall, Staffs in 1629 and then Anne, daughter of Ralph Latham of Nantwich in 1639

Dorothy Dod Married Thomas Hopwood of Milton, Herefordshire and later her cousin, John Greenley JP of Titley Court

George Dod of Highfields 1653 to 1727 Barrister at law Married Charity, daughter of John Woodroffe, London and Chalderton, Hants in 1680 Highfields, Audlem

Alice Dod 1657 Married Watkins

William Dod 1631

Alice Dod 1633 Married Lloyd

John Dod 16 January 1647/8

Margaret Dod 1649 Married Boote

Elizabeth Dod 1650 Married Bostock

Jane Dod 1651 to 25 February 1650/1

Alice Dod 1652 Married Wilbraham

George Dod of Highfields 1681 to 1713 In 1708 married his second cousin, Jane, daughter of John Gouldsmyth, barrister of law of Stapely Manor, Cheshire Barrister of Law Highfields, Audlem

Thomas Dod 1682-1729 Rector of Stepney, 1718-1720 Author of the Ride of Equity’ Married Mary Jones

Roger Dod 1684

Randle Dod 1685

John Dod 1687

Edward Dod 11 October 1688 to 1763 Captain RN William Baker recorded in his account books in April 1753 that Captain Edward Dod came to Highfields and stayed a visit of 20 weeks. On the 12^th August in large firm writing: “Capt Dod went away”!

William Dod 1690

Charity Dod 1692 to 5 June 1752 William Baker recorded in his account books on 5 June 1752: “Died at Raby Castle Aunt Charity Dod aged 69, she left Chatty (his daughter) £9 and some jewels.”

Rachael Dod 1693 Married Honeywood and later Hodgson

William Baker = 1705 to 1771 Married Elizabeth Eykyn in 1729 and Jane Dod in 1736 The Architect London, Leominster, Highfields, Audlem BAK00068

Jane Dod of Highfields 1711 to 1783 Only surviving daughter who inherited Highfields on the death of her grandfather in 1727

Judith Dod 1713 Unmarried

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