A family history of the Dodson family which dates back to Jamestown, VA where John Dods arrived on the Susan Constant. His family survived Jamestown and thrived growing tobacco in the region. From there John Dodson's descendants traveled to the far counties of Western Virginia Halifax and Pittsylvania County where they continue to reside to this date. A family history book for people interested in genealogy and in particular the Dodson family of Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.