Edmund
Dickenson
Born in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Son of Henry Dickenson
and Rosemund (Unknown) Dickenson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Polly (Honaker) Dickenson
— married
about Apr 1817 in Russell, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Matilda Honaker (Dickenson) Whitt and Nancy V. (Dickenson) Carty
Died
at about age 87
in Russell County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2016
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Biography
Edmund Dickenson was born in 1788 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, son of Henry Dickenson ( - ~1798) and Rosemund (Unknown) Dickenson (~1780 - ).
Edmund (~28) married Mary Honaker (~11) (1805 - 1878) in Apr 1817 in Russell, Virginia. Their children were:
- Matilda Honaker (Dickenson) Whitt (1818 - 1885)
- Nancy V. (Dickenson) Carty (1834 - 1913).
Edmund died on 11 Mar 1875 in Russell County, Virginia aged ~86.
Sources
- War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812 - 1815
- 1850 U.S. Federal Census
- 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Russell County: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSZ-PZ9?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-TDZ%3A1589436503%2C1589422356%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Virginia > Russell > Not Stated > image 185 of 228; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edmund by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edmund:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edmund by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edmund:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Shelia (Breeding) Ball 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member teapot
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Danette (Emberlin) Fuhrer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Danette110
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~0.78%
April Kiskis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PX7460651 [compare], yourDNAportal APR3046aecd, Ancestry member APRILKISKIS
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~0.78%
Ted Jackson :
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The slight difference in year of birth is unsourced (Dickenson-453 says "about 1787") and could be due to a census rounding of the age. Note also that the daughter of Dickenson-742 has the middle name Honaker, which ties to the maiden name of Dickenson-453's wife Mary Honaker.