David Dickinson Jr. (abt. 1769 - abt. 1832)

Born about 1769 in Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Gilbert) Dickinson — married [date unknown] in Ontario, New York, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1832 at about age 63 in Clermont, Ohio, United States

This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.

Christening

Christening:

Date: 2 APR 1769

Place: Ashburnham, Worcester Co MA

Note

1830 Clermont Co OH, Ohio Twp, page 214: David Dickison, 00011.../00021001 This is probably David W Dickinson. The older David Dickinsons were probably with Harriet and David Light: 000110001.../01001001...

1820 Clermont Co OH, Ohio Twp: David Dickinson, 110101/12201/3

1810 Steuben Co NY, page 64: David "Dickerson," 21110/31010

1800 Ontario Co NY, Northampton Twp, page 322: David Dickinson, 10010/10100

1790 Harvard, Worcester Co MA: David Dickinson, 142 [David Jr either not with father or age mistaken]

1819, Clermont Co OH, purchased land

Is he Ontario Co NY: 1815 Dickinson, David, from Sedgwick, Henry, Bk 23, p 436?

1803-4, Chautauqua Co NY

1803, town officer, Leicester NY

Ensign in the Genesee Co NY militia in 1803

ca 1795, Ontario Co NY 9area which became Steuben Co NY)

Clermont Co OH Deeds, Liber K-2 (1834), pages 244-247, dated 12 Dec 1832, filed 22 and 23 Oct 1835. Four deeds from David Dickinson to some of his children. These dates imply a date of death before or about 22 Oct 1835 and also that Anna (Gilbert) Dickinson was for some reason excused from appearing to sign the deeds.

There was an unclaimed letter for David Dickenson in the New Richmond, Clermont Co OH post office, as of Jan 1, 1841. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecgs/newsletter/unclaimed.html

In Chautauqua County and Its People there is mention of David Dickenson arriving in that county from Berkshire Co MA in 1804. He had a dwelling on Dewberry St. and he erected a sawmill.

From Genforum: History of "New Providence": Kanona, Bath Township, Steuben Co NY. In 1795, there were only 160 people living at Bath (Cowan, 100) when Thomas Streeter and several others purchased lots #5 -_#11 in township #4, fourth range on the northeast side of the Cohocton River on 25 October. This settlement was northwest of the village of Bath, on the site of modern-day Kanona; Charles Williamson dubbed it "New Providence" (William Kersey, 1795 survey of New Providence). Thomas purchased lot #7, a total of 85.5 acres, from Charles Williamson for £201, 15 shillings money of New York (Bath, New York, Deeds, hereinafter BD, 1:7). A mortgage for this transaction, due on 1 October 1800, was made on 29 October 1795 and recorded in the records of Ontario County, New York (Ontario County Mortgage Liber 2:60, hereinafter OCML) on 2 November 1795.

The following advertisement appeared in The Bath Gazette and Genesee Advertiser on 21 December 1797 and ran each week through 1 February 1798: For Sale. The lot of Land formerly belonging to David Dickenson, four miles from the Town of Bath, in the County of Steuben, now in the possession of Thomas Stretor.-The land is of an excellent quality and situate on the Cohocton River, the road from Bath to Williamsburgh is through it. All persons are also, hereby forbid from cutting off any timber from the said mentioned land, those who are guilty may expect to be prosecuted.-The terms of sale will be made known by applying to the subscriber, near Judge Lindsley's, at Coeniska. 20 Dec. GEORGE GOODHUE.

If Thomas Streeter did succeed in selling his farm at "New Providence" by 8 February 1798, he quickly purchased another nearby as evidenced by the 1800 tax assessment roll for Steuben County. The interest in timber conservation further supports the assertion that the sawyers named by the Duke de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt were the residents of "New Providence." The deeds of "New Providence" to Thomas Streeter and his companions were the first ones recorded in Steuben County. That Thomas' land had been previously owned by David Dickenson highlights the highly fluid nature of early land transactions in Williamson's enterprise. Judge Lindsley's was probably near or identical with the present-day village of Lindley, Steuben County, New York which is not far from the Cowanesque River, just across the Pennsylvania border. The previous owner of Thomas' "New Providence" plot was probably identical with the David Dickinson who purchased land near Lindley on 20 December 1793; he bought lot #5 in township one, third range (OCML 1:186). This transaction was recorded under the authority of Eleazar Lindsley "one of the Judges in and for the County of Ontario."

Clermont Co OH deed, dated Dec 1832, filed Oct 1835. His wife was living at the time deeds were written but did not sign on the blanks provided.

David Dickinson was first shown buying land in Steuben Co NY in 1809, as a resident of Pomfret, Niagara Co NY. When he sold this land in 1816, he was shown as a resident of Clermont Co OH; he first bought land there in 1819. Harriet stated in the county history book that she came from NY to Clermont Co in 1816 and her 1850 census shows she was born in Wyoming NY. The 1832/5 deed specifically lists four of David's children, and refers to adjoining land belonging to "Harriet " and to "Nancy," which may indicate that they had received their inheritance earlier. Marriage records for four of the children and further data on the sons can be found in later Clermont Co records. I have not yet checked for later references to the married daughters. I list an additional son Charles because Harriet's first son was Charles Dickinson Light, and there was a Charles Dickinson nearby in Clermont Co. In Steuben Co NY, David was closely associated with Elisha and Ebenezer Gilbert. These men are clues to David's wife Anna's family, the Gilberts.

Dickinson, Edward M. A New England Epic. The Descendants of Capt Richard Dickinson. New Milford (NH): Cabinet Press, 1945. First edition. 8vo, 80 pages. Nathaniel Dickinson was the first in his line to arrive in America from England. He and his wife, Anna, landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630. They moved to Watertown (MA), then to Wethersfield (CT), finally settling in Hadley (MA) in 1659. His descendants increased rapidly in this part of the Connecticut Valley and there are many of them living today in Northampton, Hatfield, Hadley, Amherst, Granby and in most states in the union.

These Clermont Co OH marriages are related:

Caroline m William Bealls, 10 May 1832.

Nancy m David Kirghan, 16 Apr 1840.

These Clermont Co OH marriages are probably not related:

Matilda m Thomas Hair, 23 Feb 1826.

Minerva m Aaron Fagan, 28 Nov 1827.

Ancestry.com message board has the following: Roger Sinnard. Subject: Abraham and Mary Sinnard. Message: Abraham and Mary Ann Sinnard. This section of information is based on stories told by Aunt Hattie Sinnard Pashley born 1868, a granddaughter of Abraham Sinnard. She had heard discussions of some of the events and also had pages from Abraham's 1791 Bible. And research by Myrle Sinnard in the 1960s. Abraham Sinnard is the son of Thomas Sinnard of York Co PA. The name of Abraham's mother is unknown. Abraham was born June 21, 1791 in Western Virginia... Abraham and Mary Ann Jones were married September 2, 1810, in Clermont Co OH. The Reverend Silus Hutchinson officiated... On August 5, 1817 Abe and Mary Ann purchased lot #18 in New Richmond Ohio, from Jacob and Caty Light. The lot was at the junction of Quarry and Front Streets. They build a log house on the lot and sold the property to David Dickinson for $400 on September 8, 1819... This information is based on stories told by Aunt Hattie Sinnard Pashley, born 1868, a granddaughter of Abraham Sinnard. Myrle Sinnard born 1904 researched this information in the 1950s and 60s. Roger Sinnard edited and organizated the information in 1999. (copied from the Sangamon Co IL Archives by Morris Myers).

Early Businessmen at Silver Creek: Abel Cleveland; David Dickinson; John E. Howard; Thomas Kidder; Nehemiah Heaton; Norman Spink; Artemus Clothier; Joseph and Wilson Andrews; Hollam and John Vail; James Howard; Stephen Clark; Manning Case; John M. Cumings; Oliver Lee; Clark Smith; Ephraim Ballard; Henry H. Hawkins; Ezra Convis; Oliver L. Swift; H.N. Farnham; Charles Lockwood; George Farnham; Uriah Spencer; Albert D. Dow; Larned Gale; Jonathan Keith; Wm. Keith; Alfred H. Rann; N. Wattles; Jacob Burgess; Dr. Calvin Wood; Dr. Daniel Ramsey; Dr. Aurtin A. Ackley; Dr. Jeremiah Ellsworth; Mr. Rathbun; Peyton Cook; Elisha Ward; Wm. D. Talcott; Bushnell Andrews; Edmund Clark; Samuel Scoville; Ezekiel Montgomery; Jacob Morrison; Luther Briggs; Haven Brigham; Simeon Howes; and others.....

But compare this: Nebraska, The Land and the People, Vol. 3: The first American representatives of the Dickinson family were three brothers, David W., Charles and Daniel, who came from England, and David W. was the great-grandfather of Judge Dickinson of this review, who received his first personal name in honor of Charles Dickinson, brother of David W., the great-grandfather of the Judge., , , , ,

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Text: No one in David Sr's age bracket was listed in this census entry, although he signed a deed in 1832. David Jr and a black man named Peter Dickinson were on p 221. It is unclear whose household is listed in 1840, p 117: 0010001.../00111.... I have been unsuccessful in finding a Charles Dickinson in the 1850 census. There was an older man in Harriet's family, who may have been David.

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Text: Neither David Light in 1830 Clermont Co OH index fits our David. There should be 21001.../01001... In 1820 there was only one David Light in the county, the one in Williamsburg Twp, who is still there in 1830: Washington Twp, p 242: David Light, 30011/01002. And the other Lights in Ohio Twp were brothers of our David: John, Peter, Benjamin and another John. This is also the township where David Dickinson said his land adjoined Harriet's. So, most likely the censustaker was mistaken about the ages of the sons of our David Light, on page 220, Ohio Twp, and wrote: 000110001.../01001001...

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Text: Abel Cleaveland, who was reported to be an associate of David's in Chautauqua Co, was only a few pages away.

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Text: History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase..., by O. Turner, 1851, pp 352-3. Among the town officers in 1803 of the newly formed town of Leicester NY were David Dickinson and Abel Cleavland. Reference is made to Leicester in relation to Wyoming, Allegany and the south part of Erie.

Text: Military minutes of the Council of Apointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821, page 692.

Text: Prf. W. W. Clayton. History of Steuben County, New York. Philadelphia: Lewis, Peck & Co,. 1879, pp 138-140, 228.

There is also a 1795 Ontario Co NY deed, from Elisha Gilbert. David was presumbaly already married to Anna, who is named in the deed. In 1790 Elisha was in western NY, a resident of Chemung Twp, Montgomery Co NY (later Chemung Co) and by 1791 of Middlebury (later called Addison), Ontario Co NY (later Steuben Co), so it appears David must have been in the area when he met his future wife.

Purchased land in Chautauqua Co NY 1805. Unidentified e-mail from mid-1990s: In 'Chautauqua County and Its People' there is mention of David Dickenson arriving in Chautauqua Co. from Berkshire Co MA in 1804. He had a dwelling on Dewberry St. and he erected a sawmill. But a look-up from county genweb site found this: 'I have checked the Pomfret section of Volume I and there is no mention of either Dickinson or Cleveland. I also checked page #449 in the volumes and there was no mention of either names on that page. Sorry that I was unable to help you. Carolyn Culver (remove email address)'

genforum: History of "New Providence": Kanona, Bath Township, Steuben Co NY: In 1795, there were only 160 people living at Bath (Cowan, 100) when Thomas Streeter and several others purchased lots #5 -_#11 in township #4, fourth range on the northeast side of the Cohocton River on 25 October. This settlement was northwest of the village of Bath, on the site of modern-day Kanona; Charles Williamson dubbed it "New Providence" (William Kersey, 1795 survey of New Providence). Thomas purchased lot #7, a total of 85.5 acres, from Charles Williamson for £201, 15 shillings money of New York (Bath, New York, Deeds, hereinafter BD, 1:7). A mortgage for this transaction, due on 1 October 1800, was made on 29 October 1795 and recorded in the records of Ontario County, New York (Ontario County Mortgage Liber 2:60, hereinafter OCML) on 2 November 1795.

The following advertisement appeared in The Bath Gazette and Genesee Advertiser on

21 December 1797 and ran each week through 1 February 1798: For Sale. The lot of Land formerly belonging to David Dickenson, four miles from the Town of Bath, in the County of Steuben, now in the possession of Thomas Stretor.-The land is of an excellent quality and situate on the Cohocton River, the road from Bath to Williamsburgh is through it. All persons are also, hereby forbid from cutting off any timber from the said mentioned land, those who are guilty may expect to be prosecuted.-The terms of sale will be made known by applying to the subscriber, near Judge Lindsley's, at Coeniska. 20 Dec. GEORGE GOODHUE.

If Thomas Streeter did succeed in selling his farm at "New Providence" by 8 February 1798, he quickly purchased another nearby as evidenced by the 1800 tax assessment roll for Steuben County. The interest in timber conservation further supports the assertion that the sawyers named by the Duke de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt were the residents of "New Providence." The deeds of "New Providence" to Thomas Streeter and his companions were the first ones recorded in Steuben County. That Thomas's land had been previously owned by David Dickenson highlights the highly fluid nature of early land transactions in Williamson's enterprise. Judge Lindsley's was probably near or identical with the present-day village of Lindley, Steuben County, New York which is not far from the Cowanesque River, just across the Pennsylvania border. The previous owner of Thomas's "New Providence" plot was probably identical with the David Dickinson who purchased land near Lindley on 20 December 1793; he bought lot #5 in township one, third range (OCML 1:186). This transaction was recorded under the authority of Eleazar Lindsley "one of the Judges in and for the County of Ontario."

Clermont Co OH deed, dated Dec 1832, filed Oct 1835. His wife was living at the time deeds were written but did not sign on the blanks provided. David Dickinson was first shown buying land in Steuben Co NY in 1809, as a resident of Pomfret, Niagara Co NY. When he sold this land in 1816, he was shown as a resident of Clermont Co OH; he first bought land there in 1819. Harriet stated in the county history book that she came from NY to Clermont Co in 1816 and her 1850 census shows she was born in Wyoming NY. The 1832/5 deeds specifically list all eight of his surviving children. Harriet's first son was Charles Dickinson Light, and there was a Charles Dickinson nearby in Clermont Co. In Steuben Co NY, David was closely associated with Elisha and Ebenezer Gilbert. These men are clues to David's wife Anna's family, the Gilberts.

Was the use of the name Charles significant? On one side, it might indicate descent from the Charles Dickinson family of RI, where the name was always common; while, on the other hand, the name was not used in the Nathaniel Dickinson family until about the 1770s and later when four occurrences of Charles are known. At least two of David's children named sons Charles Dickinson.

Sources

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