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From: "Elaine Oakes" <>
Subject: Re: [GAHANCOC] Dicksons of Hancock Co, Georgia, 1799-1730
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:26:53 -0000
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Even I realized that the book has the family scrambled. I was hoping it
would be a starting point to find out which Thomas is mine. I am sure that
he is the one who married Salathia Kinsey (that was my grandmother's
spelling of her name, and I found her obituary so I know that she died in/of
Talbot Co, GA in 1852). My Thomas and family seem to be the ones in the
1830 Census of Hancock Co as that matches the 1840 Census of Talbot Co. The
Census (if correct) puts his birthdate no later than 1790 and hers before
1800 (though she got younger between 1830 and 1840), and the marriage in
1811 fits these birthdates. I haven't found out when Thomas died.

This looks like my Thomas may have been Michael's son after all. My
ancestor was his daughter, Epsey Dixon (born abt 1822), who married William
Spear in Talbot Co in 1840. Thomas seems to have had five sons and five
daughters. From Talbot Co marriage and other information, I think one son
was probably named Stephen (he married Frances Heath), and three of the
other daughters were probably Martha (married Eldridge Adams -- she had a
child listed on the 1850 Census of Talbot Co as Solathiel and five others),
Areannah (married John Heath), and Salatha D. T. (married William Heath).
I'm still looking for the others.

Do you have any more on Michael's family that would prove or disprove the
relatiionship?
I found the will abstract of Hugh Barnette in a book on Person Co, NC. It
names a daughter as Margaret Dixon, son-in-law Michael Dixon, and grandson
John Barnett Dickson. Of course, Michael could have been married twice.
Thank you for your information.
Elaine Oakes

> Elaine,
>
> I have a copy of the citation from Jeannette H. Austin's "the Georgians:
> Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers", page 97-98.
>
> The section on the will of Michael Dickson has hopelessly confused the
> families of Michael Dickson (Lunenburg Co., Va.) and Thomas Dickson
> (Halifax Co., VA)
>
> The children of Michael Dickson and either Lucy Crawford Atwood and
> Margaret Barnett are
> John b. 1780, Benjamin b1783, William b. 1785,Thomasb. 1790, and James
> Curry b. 1791. Curry is my line. I descend through his son, James
Monroe.

> Thomas' wives and children are listed below. If anyone on the list
spots
> any errors, please let me know. Not all of this is confirmed.
>
> Mary Ann Willoughby
>
> 1. THOMAS DICKSON (1772 - 1827 in Hancock Co., Ga. Married PRISCILLA
> about 1790.

> Thomas DICKSON married as second wife, Elizabeth SHOLARS in 1802.
>
> c. Thomas Jefferson DICKSON (1807 - 1869 in Hancock Co., Ga.)
> Married Martha Thomas CHEELY.
> CHILDREN:
> i. John T. DICKSON Left for Arkansas in 1870
>
> ii. Joseph C. DICKSON died on Jul 3 1863 in Gettysburg, PA.
>
> iii. Sarah (Sallie) DICKSON died in 1895. Married Lewis Edwards CULVER
> about 1877
> iv. Mary DICKSON. Married Lewis Edwards CULVER in 1895.
>
> v. David DICKSON (1848 - 1876 in Hancock Co., Ga)
>
> vi. James T. DICKSON (1850 - )


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