John Dickinson: Robin's Roots

1732 - 1799 (66 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

John Dickinson was born on 4 May 1732 in Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA (son of Adam Dickinson and Catherine Stephenson); died on 16 Mar 1799 in Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Probate: Bath County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

John Dickinson was a precocious fighting horseman who, in his early 20's, was named captain of a Virginia Militia company that was dubbed" Dickenson's Rangers" (misspelling 'DIckinson'. Fort Dickenson in central Virginia was named for him when he was still a young solider in command of the fort. He led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant in what is now West Virginia in 1774.
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I spell his surname "Dickinson" (with an i) because He spelled it that way in his will, and because the historical markers for the fort named after him say "Fort Dickinson". But most Virginia records spell his (and his fathers) last name "Dickenson" (with an e), and his his Virginia Militia company is usually called "Dickenson's Rangers".
I use his will's spelling as evidence that his father was the Adam Dickinson who was born in Massachusetts to Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blakeman.
But his children's names are generally spelled with an e, so that's how I spell them.

John married Martha Usher in 1767. Martha was born on 19 Sep 1735 in Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Dec 1798 in Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Nancy Dickinson was born in 1752 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died in 1799 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA.
Jacob Dickinson was born on 20 Jun 1752 in Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1818 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.
Mary Perry Dickinson was born on 11 Aug 1768 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Feb 1853 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
Adam Dickinson was born before 1775 in Virginia, USA.
Martha Usher Dickinson was born in 1780.

Generation: 2

Adam Dickinson was born on 5 Feb 1701/02 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blakeman); died in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1733, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Civil: 1742, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Entered into a bond in favor of Thomas Lindsay, whereby he was to patent 1,000 acres on Clover Creek, \"otherwise ye Cow Pasture\"; and place two families on the tract.
Residence: 1745, Cowpasture Region, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; 1080 acres were surveyed for Adam Dickenson, in what is now Allegheny County.
Residence: 15 Dec 1756, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; Adam Dickinson gave bond for the adminisration of the estate of Humphrey Madison. Security given by Wallace Estill and Daniel Harrison

Adam married Catherine Stephenson. Catherine died in Feb 1790 in Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Stephenson died in Feb 1790 in Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1754, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA; 310 acres granted from her husband
Residence: Betw 1782 and 1785, Virginia, USA
Will: 17 Feb 1790

Children:

Mary Dickinson was born in 1725 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died after 1797 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
Abigail Dickinson was born in 1728 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1750 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
1. John Dickinson was born on 4 May 1732 in Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1799 in Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 3

Hezekiah Dickinson was born on 28 Feb 1645/46 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA (son of Nathaniel Dickinson and Anne Bincks); died on 14 Jun 1707 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1679, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1693, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Possessions: 15 Apr 1693, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Sold his home property to Stephen Jennings

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=14061944; no headstone. Photo of plaque honoring his immigrant father.

Hezekiah married Abigail Blakeman on 4 Dec 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Abigail (daughter of Samuel Blakeman and Elizabeth Wheeler) was born on 11 Nov 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Mar 1719 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail Blakeman was born on 11 Nov 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Samuel Blakeman and Elizabeth Wheeler); died on 30 Mar 1719 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1679, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Residence: 1707, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=27309558; no photo

Children:

Joanna Dickinson was born on 2 Feb 1684 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Oct 1764 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Jonathan Dickinson was born on 22 Apr 1688 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Oct 1747 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey, USA.
Abigail Dickinson was born on 8 Dec 1690 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Jun 1775 in Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth Dickinson was born on 9 Mar 1693 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; died in UNKNOWN.
Moses Dickinson was born on 12 Dec 1695 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 May 1778 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
2. Adam Dickinson was born on 5 Feb 1701/02 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 4

Nathaniel Dickinson was born in May 1601 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England (son of William Dickinson and Sarah Stacy); died on 16 Jun 1676 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Arrival: 1634, Massachusetts, USA
Residence: 1661, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Birth:
FindAGrave says Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Linconshire, England

Buried:
GRid=17951920; Modern brass memorial plaque commemorating his immigration & contributions, detailed biographical information, and detailed descendancy

Nathaniel married Anne Bincks on 16 Jan 1630 in East Bergholst, Suffolk, England. Anne (daughter of William Bincks and Mary Baxter Bincks) was born between 1605 and 1610 in England; died on 23 Feb 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne Bincks was born between 1605 and 1610 in England (daughter of William Bincks and Mary Baxter Bincks); died on 23 Feb 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes:

Died:
GRid=34202871; Some biographical info

Children:

John Dickinson was born on 22 Aug 1624 in Haverhill, Essex, England; died on 19 May 1676 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Falls Fight Gravesite, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.
Joseph Dickinson was born on 10 Oct 1630 in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; died on 4 Sep 1675 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Beer's Ambush gravesite, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.
Obadiah Dickinson was born on 15 Apr 1641 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Jun 1698 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
Nehemiah Dickinson, Sr was born on 15 Aug 1643 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Sep 1723 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
Nathaniel Dickinson, Jr was born on 16 Aug 1643 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Oct 1710 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
4. Hezekiah Dickinson was born on 28 Feb 1645/46 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Jun 1707 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
Azariah Dickinson was born on 10 Oct 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Aug 1675 in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

10.

Samuel Blakeman was born in 1635 in England (son of Adam Blakeman and Jane ??); died on 27 Nov 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1650, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Probate: 1668, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=92848162; no tombstone

Samuel married Elizabeth Wheeler in Nov 1660 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Wheeler and ??) was born on 6 Aug 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Dec 1735 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 6 Aug 1642 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Moses Wheeler and ??); died on 4 Dec 1735 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Children:

5. Abigail Blakeman was born on 11 Nov 1663 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Mar 1719 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.
Adam Blakeman was born on 4 Dec 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died in 1665 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Johanna Blakeman was born on 14 Sep 1667 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; died on 5 Dec 1729 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.


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