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Capt William Dixon 1698–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Ulster, , , Ireland

Death Date: 7 Oct 1755

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Dixson

Mother: Agnes Cunningham

Spouse(s): Isabel Fairbairn, Rebecca Dickson

Children(s): Robert Dixon

Capt William Dixon was born in 1698 in Ulster, , , Ireland, the child of Robert 4 Dixson And Agnes Cunningham. Capt William Dixon married Isabel Fairbairn, Rebecca Ruth Prentice Dickson, and had children including Robert Dickson Dixon. Capt William Dixon passed away in 1755 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt William Dixon was born in 1698 in Ulster, , , Ireland, the child of Robert 4 Dixson And Agnes Cunningham.
  • Capt William Dixon married Isabel Fairbairn, Rebecca Ruth Prentice Dickson, and had children including Robert Dickson Dixon.
  • Capt William Dixon passed away in 1755 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Dixson
1675–1755
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Agnes Cunningham
1675–1710
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Fairbairn
1698–1720
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Dickson
1700–1733
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Dixon
1719–1754
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Capt Dixon's Ancestors

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Capt Dixon
1698–1755
Birth Place: Ulster, , , Ireland
Parents
Robert 4 Dixson
1675–1755
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Agnes Cunningham
1675–1710
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Dickson
1630–1700
Irvine, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Priscilla Kennedy
1634–1700
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
John (9GGF) Cunningham
1655–1710
Cunningham Manor, Ireland
Elizabeth (9GGM Bennett) Cunningham
1655–
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
David Dickson
1583–1663
Margaret Roberton
1587–1654
Hugh Physician
1626–1685
Mary UPTON
1620–1687
James Cunningham
1630–1722
Anne Bennett
1631–1687
Francis Bennett
1623–1655
Alice Walcott
1630–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dickson
1567–1617
Janet Masterson
1530–1617
Lord *
1561–1614
Lady Abramse*
1565–1608
Col Cassillis
1593–1627
Isabell Campbell
1603–1663
John Cunningham
1609–1708
Margaret Davidsone
1604–
William I
1608–1644
Alice Ingersoll
1612–1643

Capt Dixon's Descendants

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Capt (William) Dixon (1698–7 Oct 1755) m. Isabel Fairbairn (1698–1720) m. Rebecca (Ruth Prentice) Dickson (31 Oct 1700–1733)
  1. 1. Robert (DICKSON) Dixon 1719–1754 m. Abigail (Nabby Harris) Dickson 1721–1807 m. Abigail Harris 1721–
    1. 1. Robert (Nathaniel DICKSON Esq) 1760 1748–1825 m. Rachel Peck 1754–1803
      1. 1. Robert (Dickson or) Dixon 1783–1861 m. Levinia Stevens 1784–1851
        1. 1. Thomas Dickson 1812–1888 m. Caroline Graves 1822–1911
        2. 2. Hiram Dixon 1813–1904
        3. 3. Gilbert (Wall) Dixon 1822–1888
        4. 4. Rachel Dickson 1810–1892

Capt Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1698
Birth of Capt William Dixon in Ulster, , , Ireland
Ulster, , , Ireland
1755
7 Oct 1755
Age 57
Death of Capt William Dixon in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Ulster, , , Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1755
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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