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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 County, Texas, USA

Father: Archelaus Sr

Mother: Prudence 6x

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

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

William Richard Dickinson was born in 1779 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Archelaus G Dickenson Sr And Prudence Rowlett Slaveowner 6X. William Richard Dickinson married Elizabeth Johnston Mcdowell, Frances, Mary Kelso Johnston, and had children including Hon Henry Dickinson, Katherine Kelso Dickinson, Mary Johnston Dickinson Riddle. William Richard Dickinson passed away in 1832 in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Richard Dickinson was born in 1779 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Archelaus G Dickenson Sr And Prudence Rowlett Slaveowner 6X.
  • William Richard Dickinson married Elizabeth Johnston Mcdowell, Frances, Mary Kelso Johnston, and had children including Hon Henry Dickinson, Katherine Kelso Dickinson, Mary Johnston Dickinson Riddle.
  • William Richard Dickinson passed away in 1832 in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dickinson's Ancestors

Self
William Dickinson
1779–1832
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Archelaus G Dickenson Sr
1749–1806
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Prudence (Rowlett, slaveowner) 6x
1755–1812
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Henry Dickenson, Continental) Army
1720–1785
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Agnes Jennings
1727–1785
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
John (Rowlett, US War for Independence: Virginia) militia
1735–1799
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Edith (Eday) Jackson
1739–1781
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dickenson
1681–1734
Susanna Robinson
1694–1734
Captain Indians
1676–1775
Mary Pulliam
1704–1774
1709–1776
Elizabeth Goode
1713–1776
William Jackson
1707–1795
Ann Dupuy
1716–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Dickenson
1650–1734
Mary Pulliam
1657–1720
Benjamin Sr.
1665–1724
Rebekah Ingraham
1665–1724
Humphrey (Jennens)
1629–1689
Lady Millward
1637–1708
James (OUR)
1665–1703
Mary Baker
1667–1703
William Rowlett
1678–1735
Frances Worsham
1682–1755
James Jackson
1686–1730
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
John DuPuy
1684–1795
Judith LeFevre
1702–1785

William Dickinson's Descendants

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William (Richard) Dickinson (1779–28 JUL 1832) m. Frances (1794–1850) m. Mary (Kelso) Johnston (9 Dec 1789–2 Mar 1822) m. Elizabeth (Johnston) McDowell (09 Nov 1793–1815)
  1. 1. Hon (Henry) Dickinson 1806–1872 m. Anne (Eliza Grundy) McGavock 1820–1868
    1. 1. Jacob (McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of) War 1851–1928 m. Martha Dickenson 1878– m. Martha (MarWell) Overton 1853–1917
      1. 1. Mac (Garoch) Dickenson 1891–
      2. 2. Col (Henry) Dickinson 1881–1957 m. Ida (Hamilton Thompson) (Dickinson) 1884–1963
        1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton Thompson) Dickinson 1913–1986
      3. 3. John (Overton) Dickinson 1877–1910 m. Helen (Grimball) Trenholm 1877–1909
        1. 1. Martha (Overton) Dickinson 1906–1992 m. Goode (Paschall) Davis 1906–1989
        2. 2. Helen (Trenholm) Dickinson 1909–1990 m. John (Sterling Bransford) Sr. 1906–1984
      4. 4. Jacob (McGavock) Dickinson 1891–1963 m. Margaret (Adams) Smith 1893–1986 m. Sara Parry 1902–
        1. 1. John (McGavock) Dickinson 1917–1929
        2. 2. Margaret (Adams "Peggy") Dickinson 1918–2014 m. Stuart (Swope) Fleming 1913–1967
        3. 3. Robert (Lee) Dickinson 1917–
    2. 2. Louise (Grundy) Lindsley 1848–1935
  2. 2. Katherine (Kelso) Dickinson 1816–1895
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Peebles) (Rhodes) 1839–1902 m. James Rhodes 1835–1873
      1. 1. Charles (Rhodes) Rhodes 1867–1911
      2. 2. Joshua (Edward) Rhodes 1863–1871
      3. 3. Lucy Rhodes 1873–1881
      4. 4. Robert (Peebles) Rhodes 1861–1915
      5. 5. James (Dickinson Rhodes) Sr 1869–1943
  3. 3. Mary (Johnston Dickinson) (Riddle) 1819–1890

William Dickinson's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of William Richard Dickinson in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1832
28 JUL 1832
Age 53
Death of William Richard Dickinson in San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA
San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1832
    Event Place: San Felipe, Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 341
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Age:
    56-57

    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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