Thomas Dixon, II was born in Virginia before 1670, died 1747, married Penelope ___. The first record we find of him besides the one of the gift of cattle, is a witness to the will of Benjamin Beal, 12 July 1712. He bought land in Isle of Wight, in 1724. He witnessed the will of John Howel, 20 March 1731, and was an executor of the will of Thomas Everett, previously in 1724. He made his will, 26 April 1746, and same was probated 12 Jan. 1748. Children born in Isle of Wight:
Thomas wrote his Will 26 Apr 1746 and was proved in open court 12 Jan 1748, A copy of the Will may be viewed here: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/118485840
From: "Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VHP?i=399&cat=416816: accessed 23 Jul 2019), Isle of Wight > Mixed records, Vols. 4-5 1734-1752 > image 400 of 558; citing County Court of Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight, VA.
Thomas was married to a woman named Penelope, thought that she was the daughter of John Howel and his wife Elizabeth. John Howel mentioned a daughter named Penelope in his will, which Thomas witnessed. Thomas was also paid 2 shillings and 6 pence by Howell's estate, likely as payment for a debt.
An inventory of Thomas' estate was made by the executors, his wife Penelope Dixon and son Nicholas Dixon, and returned by them to the court on 9 Feb 1748.
3 May 1678 – Isle of Wight County, VA – William Boddie to Henry & Marie Martin's three children, Thomas Dixon, Henry Dixon, and Henry Martin, seven female cattle and their female increase, the male increase to go to their parents. Wit: James Pedden, William Duck.
11 Sep 1747 – Isle of Wight County, VA – Thomas Dixon to Joseph Bullard, both of Newport Parish in Isle of Wight County, for £15, a 100-acre tract of land in said parish and county, bounding on the land of said Dixon and Nicholas Dixon, being half of a dividend of land purchased by said Dixon from William Corbell on 19 Mar 1724. Wit: Joseph Meredeth, Jonas Shivers, Henry Bullard, Florence Bullard. On 8 Oct 1747, it was proved in open court by the oaths of Henry Bullard, Jonas Shivers, and Florence Bullard, and Thomas Dixon's wife Penelope Dixon relinquished right of dower.
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Hi John! I found some information on The Thomas Dixon family.
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paday/genealogy/dobbers/dixon.htm
I believe that Thomas Dixon IV and William Dixon are incorrectly listed as children of Dixon-58??
Most importantly, same wife (also a dup who needs merging), Penelope (Howell) Dixon. Biggest problem is differences in sons, Thomas Dixon III/IV - suggest an unmerged match for him until bio differences can be resolved.