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James Wilson Dickson 1771–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAR 1771

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: , Perry, TN, USA

Father: Brig. #1

Mother: Jane Molton

Spouse(s): Margaret Wilson

Children(s): William Dickson, David Dickson, Hugh Dickson, Jane Dickson, Mary Dickson, Matilda Dickson, Margaret Dickson, Sarah Dickson, Moses Dickson, Joseph Dickson, James Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson

In 1771, James Wilson Dickson entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, born to Brig Gen Joseph Dickson 1 And Jane Molton. James Wilson Dickson married Margaret Ann Wilson, and had children including David Bailey Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, Hannah Dickson, Hugh Dickson, James Wilson Dickson, Jane Dickson, Joseph Daniel Dickson, Margaret Katherine Dickson, Mary Ann Polly Dickson, Matilda Dickson, Moses H Dickson, Sarah Elizabeth Dickson, William Kennedy Dickson. James Wilson Dickson passed away in 1846 in , Perry, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1771, James Wilson Dickson entered the world in Duplin County, North Carolina, born to Brig Gen Joseph Dickson 1 And Jane Molton.
  • James Wilson Dickson married Margaret Ann Wilson, and had children including David Bailey Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, Hannah Dickson, Hugh Dickson, James Wilson Dickson, Jane Dickson, Joseph Daniel Dickson, Margaret Katherine Dickson, Mary Ann Polly Dickson, Matilda Dickson, Moses H Dickson, Sarah Elizabeth Dickson, William Kennedy Dickson.
  • James Wilson Dickson passed away in 1846 in , Perry, TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Brig. #1
1743–1825
Birth Location: Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA or e: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
B#
Jane Molton
1745–1835
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina Colony
JM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Wilson
1775–1834
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
MW

Children(s)

William Dickson
1811–1866
Birth Location: , Dickson, TN, USA
WD
David Dickson
1801–1859
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee,
DD
Hugh Dickson
1804–1873
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
HD
Jane Dickson
1802–1866
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
JD
Mary Dickson
1796–1866
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee
MD
Matilda Dickson
1802–1846
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
MD
Margaret Dickson
1825–
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
MD
Sarah Dickson
1825–
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
SD
Moses Dickson
1830–
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
MD
Joseph Dickson
1795–1888
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
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James Dickson
1796–1842
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
JD
Elizabeth Dickson
1800–1870
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee
ED

James Dickson's Ancestors

Self
James Dickson
1771–1846
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina
Parents
Brig. Gen. Joseph Dickson* #1
1743–1825
Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA or e: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Molton
1745–1835
Duplin County, North Carolina Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dickson's Descendants

1.
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James (Wilson) Dickson (12 MAR 1771–1846) m. Margaret (Ann) Wilson (1775–17 Aug 1834)
  1. 1. William (Kennedy) Dickson 1811–1866 m. Sarah (A) Mccage 1813–1847
    1. 1. Jacob (Tipton) Dickson 1843–1931 m. Mary (E) Wiley 1849–1860
      1. 1. Joseph (Charlie) Dickson 1885–1959
      2. 2. Edgar (Albert) Dickson 1880–1954
      3. 3. Benjamin (Wiley) Dickson 1873–1932
      4. 4. Milton (Clarence) Dickson 1878–1918
        1. 1. Elma (Jane) Dickson 1910– m. Edward (Brown) Rochelle 1910–2007
      5. 5. Minnie (Jane) Dickson 1869–1962
      6. 6. Mary (Hettie) Dickson 1887–1962
      7. 7. John (Floyd) Dickson 1890–1891
      8. 8. Ollie (Priscilla) Dickson 1875–1950
      9. 9. Oscar Dickson 1883–
      10. 10. William (Robert) Dickson 1871–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Dickson 1838–
    3. 3. Jane (Paralee) Dickson 1837–1910
    4. 4. Suzanne (Lugenie) Dickson 1845–
    5. 5. Nancy (Harriet) Dickson 1847–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Dickson 1849–
    7. 7. Margaret (Wilson) Dickson 1844–
    8. 8. William (Porter) Dickson 1842–1878
    9. 9. James (Bedford) Dickson 1840–1902 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Boyers 1842–1882 m. Julia (Parilee) Dickson 1854–1933
      1. 1. Grandville (C) Dickson 1885–1897
      2. 2. M (Kennedy) Dickson 1900–
      3. 3. Robert Dickson 1872–
      4. 4. Alonzo Dickson 1870–1937 m. Sarah (Francis) Holland 1886–1928 m. Julia (C) Starbuck 1867–1903
        1. 1. Ester (Lee) Dickson 1892–
        2. 2. John (F) Dickson 1896–
        3. 3. James Dickson 1890–
        4. 4. Charlie (Clarence) Dickson 1906–1973
        5. 5. Anna (Cassandra) Dickson 1904–1988
        6. 6. Virgie (Beatrice) Dickson 1913–
        7. 7. Eppie Dickson 1919–
        8. 8. Lillian (Gladys) Dickson 1908–
        9. 9. Verda (Valorie) Dickson 1911–
        10. 10. Vester (Ernest) Dickson 1909–1973
        11. 11. Dortha Dickson 1924–
      5. 5. James (Bedford) Dickson 1880–1968
      6. 6. Leander (H) Dickson 1883–1953
      7. 7. Baxter Dickson 1892–1961
      8. 8. E (C) Dickson 1887–1895
      9. 9. John (T) Dickson 1878–1942 m. E (B) Bunch 1879–1927
  2. 2. David (Bailey) Dickson 1801–1859
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Dickson 1827–1896
      1. 1. William (James) King 1854–1929
  3. 3. Hugh Dickson 1804–1873
  4. 4. Jane Dickson 1802–1866
  5. 5. Mary (Ann "Polly") Dickson 1796–1866
  6. 6. Matilda Dickson 1802–1846
  7. 7. Margaret (Katherine) Dickson 1825–
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dickson 1825–
  9. 9. Moses (H) Dickson 1830–
  10. 10. Joseph (Daniel) Dickson 1795–1888
  11. 11. James (Wilson) Dickson 1796–1842
  12. 12. Elizabeth Dickson 1800–1870

James Dickson's Timeline

2 Records

1771
12 MAR 1771
Birth of James Wilson Dickson in Duplin County, North Carolina
Duplin County, North Carolina
1846
1846
Age 75
Death of James Wilson Dickson in , Perry, TN, USA
, Perry, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1771
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: , Perry, TN, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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