Winifred (Finney) Dickson (1730 - abt. 1777)

Born 1730 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1777 at about age 47 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Winifred was born about 1730 in Virginia, British Colonial America. She was the daughter of Thomas Finney and his wife.

She married Benjamin Dickson probably about 1749. They had several children.

1. Stephen (1750 - 1794)
2. Thomas (1750 - 1812)
3. Joanna (1754 - 1806), who married John Light^[1]
4. Winifred (1756 - 1807), who married Robert Easley^[2]
5. Mary (1762 - ), who married Robert Dudly Milner^[3]
6. Benjamin (1772 - 1814)

Winifred died about 1777 at Halifax, Virginia.

Research Notes

There may well be other children that have not yet been found. The dates for the above children have not been proven, and some dates on FamilySearch are clearly incorrect^[4].

FamilySearch gives Stephen's birthdate as 1740^[5]. If that is correct (and there is no source for it), then Winifred must have been born before 1726.

Winifred must have died before her father as she is not mentioned in her father's will signed on 20 November 1779^[6]. Her son Stephen inherited his grandfather's estate.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68LR-T6RX : 21 June 2022), Joanna Dixon in entry for John Light, 1774. Accessed 14 Oct 2022
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YR-FQP : 29 January 2020), Winnefred Dixon in entry for Robert Easley, 1778. Accessed 14 Oct 2022
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YR-QH7 : 29 January 2020), Benn. Dickson in entry for Robt. Dudly Milner, 1782. Accessed 14 Oct 2022
4. ↑ Family Search Family Tree Winifred Finney – before 1779 • LZTS-YWH Accessed 14 Oct 2022
5. ↑ FamilySearch Change Log for Stephen Dickson LZT3-QJV Accessed 24 Aug 2022
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts. Will Books, 1753-1903; General Indexes, 1752-1949; Author: Virginia. County Court (Halifax County); Probate Place: Halifax, Virginia. Accessed 24 Aug 2022
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   Thomas Finney probate on 20 Feb 1783.

• Re: CONFEDERATE PRIDDY'S. By Juliet Wills November 14, 2006. (John F. and Mary Walden Priddy, Ancestors and Descendants: Benjamin Dickson & Winifred Finney) Genealogy.com sourced profile. Accessed 7 Jun 2021.