Cotton Dickinson (abt. 1754 - 1826)

Born about 1754 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Field) Dickinson — married 3 Nov 1779 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Died 21 Jan 1826 at about age 72 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Fifer Cotton Dickinson served with Porter's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Cotton Dickinson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A034056.

Cotton served in the American Revolution. He was a fifer in the Northfield company that marched on the Lexington Alarm.^[1][2][3]

Cotton married Olive Field on 3 November 1779 in Claremont, New Hampshire.^[4]

Their children:

1. Fanny Dickinson b: 27 September 1780 in Claremont, Sullivan, NH

2. Olive Dickinson b: 23 July 1782 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA

3. Josiah Dickinson b: 9 September 1784 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA

4. Cotton Dickinson b: 11 July 1786 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA

5. Susannah Dickinson b: 11 November 1789 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA

6. Lucy Dickinson b: 11 September 1791 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA

7. Melinda Dickinson b: 22 May 1794

Cotton was in a pension record on 21 January 1826 in Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

Cotton was mentioned on a memorial in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 21 January 1826.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #3682661 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Name: Cotton Dickinson; Gender: Male; Age: 72; Birth Date: 1754; Birth Place: Claremont, N H; Death Date: 1826; Death Place: Northampton, Mass; Spouse: Olive Field; Child: Fannie Dickinson.
2. ↑ Temple, Josiah Howard. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts (Joel Munsell, Albany, New York, 1875) Page 323-324 & Page 443
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783"
   National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 472
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1309 #579406 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Name: Cotton Dickinson; Military Date: 5 Feb 1776; Military Place: Massachusetts, USA; Rank: Drumr or Fifer; Military Unit: Porter's Regiment; Notes: State.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947"
   FHL Film Number: 1000982
   Ancestry Record 2554 #53051 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Cotton Dickinson marriage to Olive Field on 3 Nov 1779.
5. ↑ Pension: "U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60514 #19652 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Name: Cotton Dickinson; Rank: Private; Age: 72; Birth Year: abt 1746; Pension Enrollment Date: 17 Apr 1818; Residence Place: Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; Death Date: 21 Jan 1826; Service Description: Massachusetts line.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #28331866 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Cotton Dickenson (Nov 1754-21 Jan 1826), citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by P.K. Magruder (contributor 47017377).