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Obediah Dickerson 1749–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Pvt Reg'ts

Mother: Sarah Cosby

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The story of Obediah Dickerson began in 1749 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States. Obediah Dickerson passed away in 1810 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obediah Dickerson began in 1749 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.
  • Obediah Dickerson passed away in 1810 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Obediah Dickerson's Ancestors

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Obediah Dickerson
1749–1810
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Pvt Griffith Dickerson Dickenson Jr, US War for Independence: Continental Army, 3rd & 5th Virginia Infantry Reg'ts
1729–1785
Hanover County, Virginia, USA.
Sarah (Ann) Cosby
1720–1785
New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Griffith (Dickerson, slaveowner) 16x
1704–1778
North Anna Hawkins Creek, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Sarah Terrell
1707–1803
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
John (Cosby) Jr
1680–1761
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha Peggy) Garland
1690–1749
Plymouth, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dickenson
1681–1734
Elizabeth Garland
1684–1740
William Terrell
1659–1744
Susannah Waters
1665–1725
Col Cosby
1623–1696
Sarah (Hiaginisar)
1626–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Dickenson
1650–1734
Mary Pulliam
1657–1720
1585–1696
Constance Brigham
1602–1683

Obediah Dickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Obediah Dickerson in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1810
1810
Age 61
Death of Obediah Dickerson in Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA

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