Thomas Dickinson (bef. 1632 - abt. 1712)

Born before 21 Oct 1632 in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Crow) Dickinson — married 7 Mar 1667 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 17 Jan 1712 after about age 79 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas Dickinson immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Thomas Dickinson was baptized at Billingsborough, Lincolnshire, England on October 31, 1632, son of Nathaniel Dickinson and Ann (Bincks) Gull. He came to New England with his parents and siblings prior to July, 1638, when his brother Samuel was baptized at Wethersfield, Connecticut. ^{[1] [2]}

His father Nathaniel wrote his will on May 29, 1676 at Hadley, Massachusetts making sons Thomas and Nehemiah executors. Thomas received the house and lot Nathaniel purchased of Mr. Watson as his legacy. ^[1]

He married Hannah Crow at Hadley, Massachusetts on March 7, 1667/8. Hannah, the daughter of John Crow and Elizabeth Goodwin. ^[1] was born at Hartford on July 13, 1649. ^[3]

Thomas died at Wethersfield, Connecticut on January 17, 1712/3. ^[1]

Widow Hannah and eldest son Thomas were granted administration of his estate on April 7, 1713. ^{[4] [5]}

On March 7, 1720, widow Hannah and Thomas Dickinson presented the court with an accounting of the estate, including debts and charges paid and previous distribution to son Ebenezer. The remaining amount of L140-06-04 was allowed and distributed to the heirs (excepting to Ebenezer who already received more than his portion):

• widow Hannah
• eldest son Thomas Dickinson
• Elihu Dickinson
• Elizabeth Adams
• Esther Porter
• heirs of Hannah Leffingwell
• Ephraim Goodwin, Jonathan Belding and Thomas Seymour appointed as distributors ^[4]

On June 5, 1722, the above distributors reported their distributions to:

• widow Hannah L28-07-07 personal estate and L97 in lands; Thomas L59-10 double portion; Elihu, Elizabeth, Esther and the heirs of Hannah L29-15 each. ^[4]

Thomas, Dickinson , s. of Nathaniel, freem. of Conn. 1657, bef. his f. rem. from Wethersfield, freem. of Mass. 1661; m. 1667, Hannah, d. of John Crow of Hartford, had Elizabeth b. 1668; Hannah, 1670; Thomas, 1672; Esther,1674;Mehitable, and Nathaniel, tw. 1675, of wh. Nathaniel d. soon; rem. a. 1678 to Wethersfield, there had Elihu, and Ebenezer, and d. 1716. Of thirty-one gr. in the N. E. coll. 1834, only three had been at Harv." Savage

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Stott, Clifford L. The Correct Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull, Settlers of Wethersfieid and Hadley in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1998, p. 159- 172 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
2. ↑ Stott, Clifford L. Ancestry of Anne Bincks of Scalford, Leicestershire, Wife of Nathaniel 1 Dickinson of Wethersfield and Hadley, and Mother of William1 Gull of Hatfield in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 170, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2016, p. 133- 9 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
3. ↑ Hartford: p. 85: Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750, Volume 2: p. 189: (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006-2019), (A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, by Charles W. Manwaring, R. S. Peck & Co. Printers, Hartford, CT, 1904.).
5. ↑ Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1700-1792, R. S. Peck & Company, printers, Hartford, Connecticut, 1904, p. 189-90

See also:

• Leach, Josiah Granville. Memoranda Relating to the Ancestry and Family of Hon. Levi Parsons Morton (Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1894) Page 136
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Kentucky) Microfilm, 508 rolls. SAR Membership Number: 72753.
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4552506&pid=1283
• C Stott, NEHGR 152 (1998): 159-78.
• To the descendants of Thomas Dickinson, son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts, by [Dickinson, Frederick], Published 1897
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Laurie-Mann-PA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0363.html