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John Dickinson
1732 - 1799 (Age 66)Person ID: I24746 | Tree: Robin | Last Modified: 12 Sep 2021
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Name John Dickinson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Gender Male Born 4 May 1732Died Notes - John Dickinson was a precocious fighting horseman who, in his early 20's, was named captain of a Virginia Militia company that was dubbed" Dickenson's Rangers" (misspelling 'DIckinson'. Fort Dickenson in central Virginia was named for him when he was still a young solider in command of the fort. He led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant in what is now West Virginia in 1774.
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I spell his surname "Dickinson" (with an i) because He spelled it that way in his will, and because the historical markers for the fort named after him say "Fort Dickinson". But most Virginia records spell his (and his fathers) last name "Dickenson" (with an e), and his his Virginia Militia company is usually called "Dickenson's Rangers".
I use his will's spelling as evidence that his father was the Adam Dickinson who was born in Massachusetts to Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blakeman.
But his children's names are generally spelled with an e, so that's how I spell them.
Siblings + 1. Mary Dickinson (ID:I20847) (Age > 73 years)
b. 1725, Augusta Co, VA
d. Aft 1797, Augusta Co, VA (Age > 73 years)2. Abigail Dickinson (ID:I24745) (Age 22 years)
b. 1728
d. 1750, Augusta Co, VA (Age 22 years) - John Dickinson was a precocious fighting horseman who, in his early 20's, was named captain of a Virginia Militia company that was dubbed" Dickenson's Rangers" (misspelling 'DIckinson'. Fort Dickenson in central Virginia was named for him when he was still a young solider in command of the fort. He led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant in what is now West Virginia in 1774.
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Parents
Father Adam Dickinson (ID:I21744) (Age 59 years)
b. 5 Feb 1701/02
d. 1762, Augusta Co, VA (Age 59 years)Mother Catherine Stephenson (ID:I21745)
d. Feb 1790, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany, VA -
Family
Wife Martha Usher (ID:I24748) (Age 63 years)
b. 19 Sep 1735
d. 20 Dec 1798 (Age 63 years)Married 1767Age at Marriage He : ~ 34 years and 7 months - She : ~ 31 years and 3 months. Children 1. Nancy Dickinson (ID:I24750) (Age 47 years)
b. 1752, Augusta Co, VA
d. 1799 (Age 47 years)2. Jacob Dickinson (ID:I24749) (Age 66 years)
b. 20 Jun 1752, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany, VA
d. 25 Dec 1818 (Age 66 years)3. Mary Perry Dickinson (ID:I24751) (Age 84 years)
b. 11 Aug 1768, Bedford, Bedford, VA
d. 5 Feb 1853, Augusta Co, VA (Age 84 years)4. Adam Dickinson (ID:I30655)
b. Bef 17755. Martha Usher Dickinson (ID:I26516)
b. 1780
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Other Personal Events
Probate Bath Co, VA [7]
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Photos 
Point Pleasant monument Documents 
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983
Will Books, 1791-1876; Author: Virginia. County Court (Bath County); Probate Place: Bath, VirginiaHistories 
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 043
Notes on Col John Dickinson (1732-1799)
Biographical notes and sources posted to Ancestry.com by
JohnDickinsonWillPages 2
Date:abt 1799
Battle of Point Pleasant 1774
The Battle of Point Pleasant was fought in the Ohio Valley Territory against the Shawnee Indians led by Cornstalk. Winning this battle kept peace on the western front of the colonies, which meant that the Revolutionary War did not have 2 fronts.
JohnDicksonWillPage1
Date:abt 1799Connecting Adam Dickinson of Massachusetts with Adam Dickenson of Virginia
Explanation of who the two Adam Dick*nsons were
and why I think that they are the same person.Headstones 
Fort Dickinson
Col. John Dickinson built the fort on land willed to him by his father. The fort was named for him. It no longer exists, but for the marker. -
Event Map
Born - 4 May 1732 - Cowpasture Region, Alleghany, VA 
Child - Nancy Dickinson - 1752 - Augusta Co, VA Child - Jacob Dickinson - 20 Jun 1752 - Cowpasture Region, Alleghany, VA 
Child - Mary Perry Dickinson - 11 Aug 1768 - Bedford, Bedford, VA 
Probate - - Bath Co, VA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S189] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800, Vol 2 by Lyman Chalkey (S|C)Details:Name: The Commonwealth Publishing Co; Location: Rosslyn, VA; Date: 1912; https://archive.org/details/chroniclesscotc00lockgoog.
- Details:Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;Citation:Text: Birth date: 4 May 1732 Birth place: Augusta, Virginia Death date: 16 Mar 1799 Death place: Hope Bath, Virginia
- Details:Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived;Citation:Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .Text: Birth date: 1731 Birth place:
- Details:Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Grav;
- Details:Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;Citation:Page: Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 043
- Details:Name: The Commonwealth Publishing Co; Location: Rosslyn, VA; Date: 1912; https://archive.org/details/chroniclesscotc00lockgoog.
- Details:Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;Citation:Page: Will Books, 1791-1876; Author: Virginia. County Court (Bath County); Probate Place: Bath, Virginia
