Nathaniel Dickinson (1698 - 1747)

Born 27 Nov 1698 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Wright) Dickinson — married 1727 in Northfield, MA

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1747 at age 48 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts,

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Biography

Father: Nathaniel Dickinson Mother: Hepzibah Gibbs

Spouses:

1.) Martha Wright

2.) Hannah SMITH

He was probably named after his brother Nathaniel (who was killed by Indians earlier in 1698). He too would be killed by Indians (in 1747).

Death

Date: 1698

Place: Hatfield Massachusetts

NOTE: He was killed during an Indian attack.

Excerpt from Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 ^[1]

(III) Lieutenant Eliezer Wright, son of Samuel Wright (2), born in Northampton, Massachusetts, October 20, 1668, died May 12, 1753. He was a lieutenant in Father Rasle's war. He came to Northfield with his father in the early settlement. He was a blacksmith by trade. Fie married Mary Pardee, who died August 16, 1746. Children:

I. Eliezer, born 1689.

2. Hepzibah, born February 14, 1691 ; died June, 1693.

3. Mary, born September 12, 1695, died May 3, 1714.

4. Azariah, born March 6, 1697; mentioned below.

5. Nehemiah, born January, 1699.

6. Eldad, born March 2, 1701 ; made bed lines, halters, and sold "cheirs," 1720.

7. Benoni, born November 26, 1702.

8. Martha, born December 8, 1704; married Nathaniel Dickinson, killed by Indians at Pauchaug Hill.

9. Sarah, born January 10, 1707. 10. Phineas, born July 20, 1710. ii. Miriam, born February 10, 1715; died June 3, 1726.

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts vol 1 by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 Publication date 1908 pg 428

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC4N-39H : 4 December 2014), Nathel. Dickinson in entry for Martha Dickinson, 06 Feb 1733; citing NORTHFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 886,783.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC4G-5TG : 4 December 2014), Nathel. Dickinson in entry for Nathaniel Dickinson, 21 Apr 1735; citing NORTHFIELD,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 886,783.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29L-L8JQ : 13 July 2016), Nathaniel Dickinson, 1698.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Dickinson families b.ged on 20 January 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.