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James A. Dickenson Major 1790–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1790

Birth Location: Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 May 1876

Death Location: Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Lt.

Mother: Mary Powell

Spouse(s): Mary Gray, Martha (Dickenson)

Children(s): Nancy Dickenson, Mary Dickenson, Able Dickenson, Charles Dickenson, John Dickenson, James Dickenson, Elizabeth Dickenson, James Dickenson, Henry Dickenson, Robert Dickenson, William Dickenson, Margaret Dickenson, Thomas Dickenson, Horace Dickenson, Mary Dickenson, Able Dickenson, Female Dickenson

James A. Dickenson Major was born in 1790 in Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Dickenson Jr Lt And Mary Mollie Powell. James A. Dickenson Major married Martha Jane Ramsey Dickenson, Mary Gray, and had children including Able Alderson Dickenson, Charles Clement Dickenson, Elizabeth Dorning Dickenson, Female Dickenson, Henry Powell Dickenson, Horace Greeley Dickenson, James Harvey Dickenson, James Harvey Henry Dickenson, John Nelson Dickenson, Margaret Lavicy Dickenson, Mary Quillen Dickenson, Nancy Jane Dickenson, Robert Preston Dickenson, Thomas Tresvant Dickenson, William Jennings Dickenson. James A. Dickenson Major passed away in 1876 in Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James A. Dickenson Major was born in 1790 in Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Dickenson Jr Lt And Mary Mollie Powell.
  • James A. Dickenson Major married Martha Jane Ramsey Dickenson, Mary Gray, and had children including Able Alderson Dickenson, Charles Clement Dickenson, Elizabeth Dorning Dickenson, Female Dickenson, Henry Powell Dickenson, Horace Greeley Dickenson, James Harvey Dickenson, James Harvey Henry Dickenson, John Nelson Dickenson, Margaret Lavicy Dickenson, Mary Quillen Dickenson, Nancy Jane Dickenson, Robert Preston Dickenson, Thomas Tresvant Dickenson, William Jennings Dickenson.
  • James A. Dickenson Major passed away in 1876 in Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lt.
1747–1825
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Russell County, Virginia
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Mary Powell
1751–1842
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Mary Gray
1793–1868
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MG
Martha (Dickenson)
1850–1892
Birth Location: Russell VA USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Dickenson
1819–1895
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Mary Dickenson
1811–1816
Birth Location: –
MD
Able Dickenson
1811–1817
Birth Location: –
AD
Charles Dickenson
1811–1836
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
CD
John Dickenson
1825–1836
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
JD
James Dickenson
1821–1894
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
JD
Elizabeth Dickenson
1813–1854
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
ED
James Dickenson
1812–1868
Birth Location: –
JD
Henry Dickenson
1811–1831
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
HD
Robert Dickenson
1815–1888
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
RD
William Dickenson
1828–1860
Birth Location: , Russell, Virginia, USA
WD
Margaret Dickenson
1817–1890
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States
MD
Thomas Dickenson
1832–1913
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
TD
Horace Dickenson
1876–1962
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia USA
HD
Mary Dickenson
1873–1940
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia USA
MD
Able Dickenson
1875–1962
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia USA
AD
Female Dickenson
1874–
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia
FD

James Major's Ancestors

Self
James Major
1790–1876
Birth Place: Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Dickenson Jr. Lt.
1747–1825
Prince Edward, Russell County, Virginia
Mary (“Mollie”) Powell
1751–1842
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Griffith) Dickenson
1720–1785
Virginia
Agnes Jennings
1727–1785
Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dickenson
1681–1734
Susanna Robinson
1690–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dickenson
1650–1734
Mary PULLIAM🌲
1657–1720

James Major's Descendants

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James (A. Dickenson) Major (11 Feb 1790–22 May 1876) m. Mary Gray (1793–1868) m. Martha (Jane Ramsey) (Dickenson) (26 Apr 1850–22 Jul 1892)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Dickenson 1819–1895 m. Thomas (Creigh McCleary) Alderson 1817–1876
    1. 1. Charles (Creigh) Alderson 1850–1935 m. Martha (Mattie) Gilmer 1853–1893 m. Mattie (Buchanan) Fugate 1863–
      1. 1. Walter (Edgar) Alderson 1877–1953 m. Mary (Magdeline) Monk 1901–1965
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) Alderson 1929–2001 m. Howard (Lee) Beach 1919–1968
        2. 2. Mattie (Alice) Alderson 1921–2002
        3. 3. Lucille (Alderson) Billing 1924–1992
        4. 4. Freddie (Lee) Alderson 1924–2004
        5. 5. James (Eugene) Alderson 1928–2008
      2. 2. Eugene (J.) Alderson 1875–
      3. 3. Willie (Gilmer) Alderson 1881–
      4. 4. Mary (Isabel Alderson) Jennings 1885–1916
      5. 5. Adah (Via) Alderson 1892–1979
      6. 6. Charles (Davis) Alderson 1890–1930
    2. 2. Nancy (Isabelle) Alderson 1860–1929
    3. 3. Thomas (Marshall) Alderson 1852–1935
    4. 4. George Alderson 1845–1929
    5. 5. Mary ("Mollie" Janette) Alderson 1857–1954
    6. 6. James (Dickenson) Alderson 1847–1871
    7. 7. William (Henry) Alderson 1854–1928
    8. 8. Nannie (J) Alderson 1861–
  2. 2. Mary (Quillen) Dickenson 1811–1816
  3. 3. Able (Alderson) Dickenson 1811–1817
  4. 4. Charles (Clement) Dickenson 1811–1836
  5. 5. John (Nelson) Dickenson 1825–1836
  6. 6. James (Harvey) Dickenson 1821–1894
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Dorning) Dickenson 1813–1854
  8. 8. James (Harvey Henry) Dickenson 1812–1868
  9. 9. Henry (Powell) Dickenson 1811–1831
  10. 10. Robert (Preston) Dickenson 1815–1888
  11. 11. William (Jennings) Dickenson 1828–1860
  12. 12. Margaret (Lavicy) Dickenson 1817–1890
  13. 13. Thomas (Tresvant) Dickenson 1832–1913
  14. 14. Horace (Greeley) Dickenson 1876–1962
  15. 15. Mary (Quillen) Dickenson 1873–1940
  16. 16. Able (Alderson) Dickenson 1875–1962
  17. 17. Female Dickenson 1874–

James Major's Timeline

2 Records

1790
11 Feb 1790
Birth of James A. Dickenson Major in Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States
Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States
1876
22 May 1876
Age 86
Death of James A. Dickenson Major in Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA
Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1790
    Event Place: Castlewood or Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1876
    Event Place: Dickensonville, Russell, Virginia, USA
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