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William Richard Dickinson 1779 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 JUL 1832

Death Location: San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA

Father: Archelaus Dickenson

Mother: Prudence Rowlett,

Spouse(s): Frances None, Mary Johnston, Elizabeth McDowell

Children(s): Hon Dickinson, Katherine Dickinson, Mary Dickinson

According to available records, William Richard Dickinson was born in 1779 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Archelaus G Dickenson and Prudence Rowlett,. Following those early years, William Richard Dickinson married Frances, Mary Kelso Johnston and Elizabeth Johnston McDowell, and their family grew to include Hon Henry Dickinson, Katherine Kelso Dickinson and Mary Johnston Dickinson. In the later years of life, William Richard Dickinson died in 1832 in San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Archelaus Dickenson
1749 – 1806
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Prudence Rowlett,
1755 – 1812
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frances None
1794 – 1850
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Mary Johnston
1789 – 1822
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth McDowell
1793 – 1815
Birth Location: Steubenville Jefferson County Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Hon Dickinson
1806 – 1872
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
HD
Katherine Dickinson
1816 – 1895
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
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Mary Dickinson
1819 – 1890
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1779
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 341

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 JUL 1832
    Event Place: San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 341, Age:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Felipe, Austin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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