James Dickinson (1736 - 1830)

Born 1 Aug 1736 in Somers, Connecticut

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Died 23 Apr 1830 at age 93 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James was born on 1 Aug 1736 in Somers, Connecticut.^[1] He was the son of James Dickinson and Ruth (Hartshorn) Dorchester.^[1]

He married Lillis Bryant in 1758.^[2]

He died in 1827 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.

Children

Children of James Dickinson:

• George Dickinson.^[3]
• James Dickinson.^[4]
• Ruth Dickinson.^[5]
• Noah Dickinson.^[6]
• David Dickinson.
• Betty Dickinson.^[7]
• Matthew Dickinson.^[8]
• Luther Dickinson.^[9]

Research Notes

1790 Conway, Hampshire [now Franklin] Co MA, p 108: 213. Noah would have been 24, married 1795.

Hist. Endfield, CT; Allen; p. 2180. Settled in Palmer, MA, 1760; resided there 6 yrs.; moved to Conway. Temp.

Is this the same James or a member of the Nathaniel Dickinson family? And who is Charles Dickinson? From HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY in MA, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men & Pioneers. Volume II. Philadelphia: LOUIS H . EVERTS. 1879. Founders of Conway MA: The second settler was Josiah Boyden, of Grafton. Israel Gates, of Barre, followed, and after him John Wing, Elijah May, David Parker, James Dickinson, John Bond, Jonas Rice, John Boyden, and Joseph Catlin (who were settlers upon the "Eastern district "), ? [about 20 names later], Joel and Elias Dickinson?

In the summer of 1775 the Toryism of some of the inhabitants began to manifest itself, and in July of that year it was Voted "that the town will acquiesce with what the committee have done with respect to Consider Arms, viz ., taking away his arms; also, voted they did right in

clearing Messrs . Deacon Dickinson, Jona. Oaks , Sam'l and David Fields; also, in what they did in disarming James Oliver; also, that they did right in what they did Win . Galloway, Elijah Wells, Joseph Catlin, and Elias Dickinson, and that the resolves of the committee respecting Joseph Brunson and Simeon Hawks shall be put into execution, which is to commit them to gaol? August 1777, it was resolved to proceed to some measure to secure "the inimical persons called Tories," it being first voted that those who were "dangerously inimical to the American States" were Joseph Catlin, Elias Dickinson, Joseph Brunson, Elijah Wells, Elijah Billings, James Dickinson, William Billings, John Hamilton, Jonathan Oaks, Capt. Consider Arms, Ebenezer Redfield, and David Field.

It was then voted "to draw a line between the Continent and Great Britain," and subsequently, "Voted that all those persons that stand on the line of the continent take up arms, and go on hand in hand with us in carrying on the war against our unnatural enemies Such we receive as friends, and all others treat as enemies.

Voted the Broad alley be the line, and the South end of the meeting-house be the continent, and the North end the British side. Then moved for Trial, and found six persons to stand on the British side, viz .: Elijah Billing, Jonathan Oaks, William Billing, Joseph Catling, Joel Dickinson, and Charles Dickinson. Voted to set a guard over those Enemical persons. Voted that the town clerk Emediately desire Judge Marther to issue out his warrants against those enem-

ical persons returned to him in a list heretofore."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-FKM : 7 January 2020), James Dickinson, 1736.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-VWWF : 21 September 2019), James Dickinson, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143429.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-FVB : 7 January 2020), James Dickinson in entry for George Dickinson, 1759.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSL-BMH : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for James Dickinson, 1761.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSN-VX1 : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for Ruth Dickinson, 1764.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSL-DJ7 : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for Noah Dickinson, 1766.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSN-5X1 : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for Betty Dickinson, 1768.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSL-DNT : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for Matthew Dickinson, 1772.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSL-LYT : 5 January 2021), James Dickinson in entry for Luther Dickinson, 1774.

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