Thomas Dickson (Dixon)

1740 - 1815  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas Dickson (Dixon)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	1740	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Feb 1815	New River, Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina   [8, 9]
  Person ID	I1504	Strange Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Dickson (Dixon),   b. 4 May 1694, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 24 Sep 1767, Wilkes, North Carolina  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Barrie,   b. 14 Sep 1689, Winn___shire, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Sep 1771, Wilkes, North Carolina  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1715	Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy McMillan,   b. 1752, Wilkes, North Carolina ,   d. 1813, Ashe, North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1770	Ashe, North Carolina
  Children	1. Douglas Dickson,   b. 1779, Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina ,   d. 1865, Grassy Creek, Ashe, North Carolina  (Age 86 years)   2. Delilah Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1762, Orange, NC ,   d. 8 Feb 1843, Little Horse Creek, Ashe, NC  (Age 81 years)   3. Sarah Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1784, Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina ,   d. 1817, Ashe, North Carolina  (Age 33 years)   4. Daniel Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1773, Rowan, Ashe County, NC ,   d. 1856, Ashe, North Carolina  (Age 83 years)   5. Alexander Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1776, Rowan, NC ,   d. 4 Feb 1847, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)   6. Moses Dixon Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1774, Rowan, NC ,   d. 9 Jul 1857, Allegheny, NC  (Age 83 years)   7. John Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1785, Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina ,   d. 1814  (Age 29 years)   8. Nancy Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1788,   d. 1813  (Age 25 years)   9. James Dickson (Dixon),   b. 1777, Ashe County, NC ,   d. 1860  (Age 83 years)   10. David Dickson (Dixon)   11. Mary Dickson (Dixon)   12. Mahala Dickson (Dixon)   13. Thomas? Dickson (Dixon)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F1082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Olive Ollie [Pope] Suringer,   b. 1750,   d. 1820, Crawford, Indiana  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1812
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F1605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Will dated 1819 of Daniel Dickson. The following information came from the Nov. 2011 issue of "Bulletin of The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County".  August 9, 1777 Thomas Dickson buys 240 acres on the West Branch of Kings Creek from William Faires.  (Tryon/Lincoln Deed Book 16, p. 150)  The " West Branch of Kings Creek" may be currently called Dixon Branch in Cleveland County, North Carolina. From Lincoln County Deed Book Pg 245-246: "Thomas Dickson of Tryon Co. N. C. to William Henry Sr., 8 Aug. 1777, 88 Acres on W. side of Catawba River and S.Fork Crowders Creek, joining Ferguson's line and Rankin's line. Witness: John Chittin, Malcolm Henry, William Henry"  David McCarter would later own the land that David Rankin owned in this area of the South Fork of Crowders Creek. Possibly in war of 1812...se attached doc/source. Ashe County, North Carolina, 21 May 1813 Thomas Dickson Will: Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Dickson of Ashe County & State of North Carolina being weak of body but sound in memory and judgement do this 21 day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirteen make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows: To my wife Olive Dickson, I give the sum of three hundred dollars and to my son James Dickson I give the sum of three hundred dollars and to my son Duglass Dickson I give the sum of three hundred dollars and to my son Alexandria Dickson I give the sum of three hundred dollars and to the girl Polly who lives with David Smith I gave the sum of twenty five dollars and to my son John Dickson's two children I gave the sum of forty dollars each; to my son-in-law Alexandria Smith I gave the sum of ten dollars and to Peter Dick who married my daughter Nancy I give $10.00 and if there is not enough to satisfy and pay the above legacys I want it to be equally deducted out of each ones sher and if there is an overplus still remaining I want it to be equally divided among my wife and the rest of my children that may be lieve at the time of my desease and I hereby constituted and appoint Jon McMillan and John Bowers my executors to see this my last will and testament executed to the true intent and meaning thereof. Thos. Dickson And I hereby impower my said executors sell all my property that may beer remaining on hand at my desease to the highest bidder and give a reasonable credit and sufficient sucurity for the same and to pay all my just debts and also to use all lawful means to collect what debts may be justly owing to my and I hereby revok and disannul all wills by me formerly made and I declare this to bee my last will and testament in wittness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal day and date above. Thomas Dickson (seal) Andrew (X) Turner Peter Eller John McMillan Jurat Pioneer from NC Piedmont and Scotland Born before 1748 in Scotland Married 1 Nancy McMillan and 2 widow Olive Suringer Pope Moved from East to Wilkes Cty NC. Entered 150 acres of land in Wilkes in 1778. This land became Ashe. March 4 1800 entered another 100 acres near Little Peak Creek Buried Ashe Cty NC. Died ca 1815

  
  

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