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IMMIGRANT Griffith Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson

Male 1629 - Abt 1687  (58 years)


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  1. 1.  IMMIGRANT Griffith Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson was born 1629, London, England; died Abt 1687, New Kent County, Virginia.

    Griffith married Elizabeth Springall 12 Jun 1649, St. Martin Orgar & St. Clent Eastcheap, London, England. Elizabeth was born Abt 1635, London, England; died Yes, date unknown, Charles City, Charles Co., Colonial Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Dickenson/Dickerson/Dickinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1652, Charles City Co., Virginia; died 1734, King William, Virginia Colony [now Caroline Co.].


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Dickenson/Dickerson/Dickinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Griffith1) was born 1652, Charles City Co., Virginia; died 1734, King William, Virginia Colony [now Caroline Co.].

    William married Phoebe Garland Bef 1675. Phoebe was born Est 1652; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Nathaniel Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1678, King William Co., Colonial Virginia; died 23 Sep 1753, Louisa Co., Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Nathaniel Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Griffith1) was born Est 1678, King William Co., Colonial Virginia; died 23 Sep 1753, Louisa Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dickerson/



    Died:
    Will Date:

    Nathaniel married Elizabeth Garland. Elizabeth was born Est 1685, New Kent Co., Virginia; died 1740, New Kent Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Elizabeth Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1704, New Kent Co., Virginia Colony; died Bef 17 Sep 1771, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 5. Corp. Griffith Dickerson/Dickenson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1715, North Anna Hawkins Creek, Caroline, Virginia; died 1786, Washington, Russelll Co., Virginia; was buried , 36 55' 44.74"N 79 14' 53.59"W.
    3. 6. Mary 'Polly' Dickerson/Dickenson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1725, Hanover, Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Elizabeth Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel3, 2.William2, 1.Griffith1) was born Abt 1704, New Kent Co., Virginia Colony; died Bef 17 Sep 1771, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    http://knoxcolorado.com
    The following article, written by Margie Brown, a 6th great-granddaughter of Benjamin Terry, Sr. and a renowned Terry researcher appeared in the Terry Family Historian.
    ISSUE:
    1. William b. 1749 d. 1810 md 1771 Susannah Thompson daughter of Wm & Rachel (Coleman) he was a Virginia legislator and an officer in the Rev. War. He died suddenly in Richmond 1810, obit in ARGUS, Susannah died 1845 was a pensioner, (submitted the family Bible). Among their children was DICKERSON b. 25 Dec 1789 d. test. Halifax 1844, left no issue. There were 9 children in all.
    2. Joseph b. 1753 d. 1817 md 1783 Sarah Coleman (Williams [Hill] a widow of James Hill, and the daughter of John & Diane (Coleman) Williams, 6 children, two being Diane Royall and James Anthony Terry. These were names as the parents of Benjamin in the family lore of Halifax in this century. James A. and wife Nancy are found in Carroll co TN. Diane md a cousin Robert, son of her Uncle Benjamin of Pittsylvania. One son, 2 daughters.
    3. Nathaniel D. b. 1755 d. 1837 md 1784 Ann Thompson daughter of Wm & Rachel (Coleman). He and she both have pensions, plus a glorious lawsuit over the slaves in the 1855-1860 time period. The naming pattern is very strong in this family. One son Nathaniel DICKERSON Terry. He was called Dick by family. [source 2 Biles and 1854 letter from KY and Court suit]. 8 other children
    4. Robert b. 1779 died before 1850 census md 1793 Nancy Hopkins Smith, had son Nathaniel DICKERSON. This family to Henderson co KY [Source dozens of family letters 1809-1817].
    5. Royall b. 1765 d. 1780 unmarried.
    6. Nancy b. 1758 d. 1836 md as his 2nd 1789 Berryman Green. Daughter Elizabeth DICKERSON Green, 6 children. She md a son of her Uncle Joseph above. It is from this family that most of the incorrect family lore was started in the 1920's and 30's. [Source Bible and Court suit.]
    7. Mary b. 1767 d. 1848 md 1786 James Thompson. A daughter Elizabeth DICKERSON Thompson, and a granddaughter by same name. [Bible record and Court suit.]
    8. Elizabeth DICKERSON b. 1760 d. bef 1806 md 1779 as his 2nd John Martin [Bible and Marriage bond0 9 ch. Son named Wm. DICKERSON Martin.
    9. Sarah b. 1763 d. 1854 md 1787 Keeple Terry. No issue [Court papers, Bedford co TN]
    All of the COLEMAN girls above were sisters, antoher sister Susannah Coleman md. Armistead Watlington. Thompson, Watlingtons and Colemans are out of Gloucester Co. VA.
    The records are wonderful and I can track most all the Terrys out of Halifax and Pittsylvania, but if you don't go to the Court House, you never see it. And, as I said in the beginning...there is no documented IRBY name in this Terry family, to my knowledge, if anyone know of one, I would certainly like to see it.
    (After this article was written, we learned of a 1939 visit to Pittsylvania co by Charles Edward Terry, great-grandson of Robert Terry and Nancy Hopkins Smith. He wrote of seeing the original will, in very bad shape at the time and there was nothing mentioned in it about what Elizabeth Terry, wife of Benjamin Sr.'s maiden name was, but he and some Virginia cousins "thought" they knew what it was. Also, at one time in the not so distant past, well past the middle of the 20th century, Pittsylvania county VA had a large number of original wills in their "loose" papers at the Courthouse in Chatham, VA. They have all disappeared, apparently taken by people who thought of them as "theirs!" jek)
    Parents: Nathaniel DICKERSON.

    Elizabeth married Benjamin Terry, Sr. Abt 1723, Caroline Co., Virginia. Benjamin (son of James Terry and Mary Diane Royall) was born Abt 1703, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Colony; died 26 Jul 1771, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Patriot Nathaniel D. [Dickinson] Terry, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1724, Lunenburg, Virginia; died 21 Apr 1780, Halifax County, Virginia.
    2. 8. Joseph Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1731, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 9. Benjamin Terry, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1745, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Bef 15 Dec 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. 10. Robert Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1740; died Bef 4 Aug 1800, Abbeville District, South Carolina.
    5. 11. Peter Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1742, Virginia Colony; died Aft 1 Mar 1820, Smith, Tennessee.
    6. 12. Sarah C. 'Sally' Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1746, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Aft 6 Oct 1786, South Carolina.

  2. 5.  Corp. Griffith Dickerson/DickensonCorp. Griffith Dickerson/Dickenson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel3, 2.William2, 1.Griffith1) was born 1715, North Anna Hawkins Creek, Caroline, Virginia; died 1786, Washington, Russelll Co., Virginia; was buried , 36 55' 44.74"N 79 14' 53.59"W.

    Notes:

    1480 Hickeys Road, Gretna, VA 24557
    Via State Rte 821/VA-57W

    Halifax County
    VA
    Take Berry Hill Rd to State Rte 659/State Rte 682/River Rd in 3
    4 min (2.0 mi)
    Continue onto State Rte 659/State Rte 682/River Rd
    Continue to follow State Rte 659/River Rd
    2 min (1.4 mi)
    Turn left onto State Rte 654
    3 min (2.0 mi)
    Take State Rte 832/VA-57 W, Church Rd and Riceville Rd to Hickeys Rd in Callands-Gretna
    34 min (26.1 mi)
    Turn left onto Hickeys Rd
    6 min (1.9 mi)
    1480 Hickeys Road
    Gretna, VA 24557

    Griffith married Sarah Ann Cosby. Sarah (daughter of John Cosby and Martha Garland) was born 1718, New Kent Co., Virginia; died 1760, Louisa Co., VA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Obadiah Dickerson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1749, Hanover Co., Virginia; died 27 Jun 1828, Montgomery Co., Virginia.
    2. 14. Reverend Griffith Dickenson, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Aug 1757, Hanover County, Virginia Colony; died 16 Oct 1843, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 6.  Mary 'Polly' Dickerson/Dickenson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel3, 2.William2, 1.Griffith1) was born Abt 1725, Hanover, Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

    Notes:

    Name:
    She is the d/o Nathaniel and Elizabeth Garland Dickerson. She married Thomas Spencer too, and her sister, Elizabeth, married Benjamin Terry.

    Mary married James Wade, Jr. Bef 1740. James (son of James Wade, Sr. and Margaret Mrs. James Wade) was born Abt 1697, Hanover Co., VA; died 1801, Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Charles Wade  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1745, Amelia Co., Virginia; died 1813, Halifax County, Virginia.
    2. 16. Mildred "Millie" Wade  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1743, Prince Edward Co., Virginia; died 24 Oct 1803, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    3. 17. James Wade  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1740, Amelia Co., Colonial Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.


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