I will say tho that when my father lived
 in Omaha, Illinoi,s there was a Wallace family
      
that he held in high regard. I visited them
 as a child. One of the ladies was called
      
Aunt Mag Wallace. I do not think that we
 were related tho believe it was just an affectionate
      
term. The name Cob Wallace also comes to
 mind. This only serves to inform that the
     
 Wallaces and Dodges lived in the same area
 in Illinois in early 1900s. you'll see a lot
     
 of biblical names (Josiah for Joseph, etc.).
 I can't help but wonder if Gimaliel is the
      
biblical name for William. He married the
 only Margaret in the bunch. Of course, in
     
 order for this theory to hold water, this
 would have to be his second wife- but that
      
is not at all unbelievable given the track
 record of this family! If we allow that William's
     
 daughter Margaret may have been born as late
 as 1814 (she was married in 1831), then this
      
fits. His first wife may have been a Sarah
 (Sally) or Mary (Polly). But of course this
      
remains speculation for now. I firmly believe
 that Margaret was the first wife of William Dodge, SR. 
Since we have ruled out Polly
 Watson as his 2nd wife that leaves Keziah
 as his second wife and widow, 
which is a
 fact. His widow, Keziah, and son, Vincent
 were named in his will. Probably because
     
 all the others had moved away with exeption
 of Willis.


I would think, though, with that many Dodges
 in one locality we are dealing with the descendants
 of at 
least one or two starter families that
 arrived in NC very early- like within a few
 generations of the MA arrivals. 

It may be
 that one or more of Tristram's grandsons
 (of who many are not accounted for- quite
 a few Williams too I might add) 
broke away
 in the early 1700s and settled in NC. Of the Dodges in KY in 1810, excepting the
 Israel and Josiah bunch in Hardin County,
 
there is only one Dodge that is old enough
 to have fathered William (that is still alive in 1810 anyway), and that's Richard. 
You'll
 note that one of William's first-born sons
 was named Richard (its hard to say whether Richard or John came first since I can't
     
 find John in the 1850 census). William also
 named a daughter Hannah. At this point I
 think its safe to bet that
 William, b. 1777
 is the first-born son of Richard and Hannah
 Dodge. What continues to be perplexing is
      
that there is no mention of him anywhere
 in KY records, and that the first record
 we have of him is in 1817 in 
Indiana. I am
 certain that Richard connects with this Currituck
 County bunch- did you notice all the Willis'!
     
 and that the Currituck and Camden County
 bunches are connected further back to founding
 brothers of a single
 family. We now just
  have to find that family...... Here is something you may be interested
 in . . . 

From the 1850 AR census, Yell Co.,
 Dardanelle Twp., p.447 John Dodge age 44
 farmer b.p. KY
      

Elizabeth; 44 TN 
      George B. " 17 IN 
      Nancy T. ; 15 IN 
      Taplay T.; 11 IN 

  
 Andrew T ; ? 9 hard to read IL 
      Francis B ; 5 male AR
 
     So it appears T. T. is not an only child
 and that his father was born in KY rather
 than NC 
I looked a long time at Andrew;
   on my CRT so it is a best guess - perhaps
     
 an actual film census would read better.
      Subject: Kentucky Dodges 
  William Dodge, b 1777, 
lived in Kentucky
  before going to Indiana in early 1800s.
 The name Lodema was used in this family.
      
Also his wife, Keziah, was born a Cox and
  married first to a John Ramsey. I can not
     
 see where there is a connection to Josiah
  but there could be one. It is believed that
      
our Dodge line came to Ky from NC.