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Captain Thomas Dixon 1651–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Northampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1720

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Ambrose Dixon

Mother: Mary PEDDINGTON

Spouse(s): Abigail Knight

Children(s): Elizabeth Roberts

The story of Captain Thomas Dixon began in 1651 in Northampton, Virginia, USA. Captain Thomas Dixon married Abigail Knight, and had children including Elizabeth Margaret Dixion Roberts. Captain Thomas Dixon passed away in 1720 in Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Thomas Dixon began in 1651 in Northampton, Virginia, USA.
  • Captain Thomas Dixon married Abigail Knight, and had children including Elizabeth Margaret Dixion Roberts.
  • Captain Thomas Dixon passed away in 1720 in Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Dixon
1628–1687
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Mary PEDDINGTON
1633–1688
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Knight
1658–1720
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Roberts
1687–1760
Birth Location: French Santee, Clarendon, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
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Captain Dixon's Ancestors

Self
Captain Dixon
1651–1720
Birth Place: Northampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ambrose I Dixon
1628–1687
London, Middlesex, England
Mary (Wilson) PEDDINGTON
1633–1688
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Dixon
1605–1692
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Katherine (") Berkley
1606–1631
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dickson
1569–1637
Ellen Duckworth
1571–1627
Thomas Berkeley
1575–1611
Lady Felton
1580–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Duckworth
1550–1613
Mary Royd
1550–1610
SIR Berkeley)
1534–1613
Lady Berkeley
1538–1596
William Felton
1560–1595
Anna Cater
1561–1618

Captain Dixon's Descendants

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Captain (Thomas) Dixon (1651–5 May 1720) m. Abigail Knight (25 Mar 1658–1720)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret Dixion) Roberts 1687–1760 m. Jean\ (John) Roberts 1687–1760
    1. 1. Colonel (William Owen) Robertson 1720–1779 m. Ann Fraser\Cattel 1723–1804
      1. 1. Jonathan (Friar Robison) (Robertson) 1740–1845 m. Elizabeth Evans 1742–1811
        1. 1. Hezekiah Robinson 1784–1852 m. Tabitha (Grantham) Robinson 1793–1884

Captain Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Captain Thomas Dixon in Northampton, Virginia, USA
Northampton, Virginia, USA
1720
5 May 1720
Age 69
Death of Captain Thomas Dixon in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1720
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
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