Hezekiah Dickinson

1646 - 1707  (Age 61)



Birth	28 Feb 1645/46 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Died	14 Jun 1707 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Buried	​ Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Nathaniel Dickinson b. May 1601, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Mother	Anne Bincks b. Betw 1605 and 1610, England
Married	16 Jan 1630 East Bergholst, Suffolk, England

Abigail Blakeman

1663 - 1719  (Age 55)



Birth	11 Nov 1663 Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Died	30 Mar 1719 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Buried	​ Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Samuel Blakeman b. 1635, England
Mother	Elizabeth Wheeler b. 6 Aug 1642, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Married	Nov 1660 Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1	Thomas Ingersoll b. 28 Mar 1668, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	21 Jan 1707/08 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Family	Hezekiah Dickinson & Abigail Blakeman
Married	4 Dec 1679 Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Children	1. Joanna Dickinson b. 2 Feb 1684, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA 2. Jonathan Dickinson b. 22 Apr 1688, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA 3. Abigail Dickinson b. 8 Dec 1690, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA 4. Elizabeth Dickinson b. 9 Mar 1693, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA 5. Moses Dickinson b. 12 Dec 1695, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA 6. Adam Dickinson b. 5 Feb 1701/02, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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Name	John Dickinson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
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. --------------------------------------------------- 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.
Gender	Male
Birth	4 May 1732 Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA [2, 3, 5]
Died	16 Mar 1799 Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA [2, 5, 7]

Parents

Family ID: F20776 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	Adam Dickinson (ID:I21744) (Age 59) b. 5 Feb 1701/02, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA d. 1762, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 59)
Mother	Catherine Stephenson (ID:I21745)   d. Feb 1790, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Marriage	**EMPTY LEVEL1 RECORD**
Children	1. Mary Dickinson (ID:I20847) (Age > 73) b. 1725, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1797, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age > 73) 2. Abigail Dickinson (ID:I24745) (Age 22) b. 1728, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 22) 3. John Dickinson (ID:I24746) (current person) (Age 66) b. 4 May 1732, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Mar 1799, Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA (Age 66)

Family

Family ID: F21848 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife	Martha Usher (ID:I24748) (Age 63) b. 19 Sep 1735, Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1798, Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA (Age 63)
Marriage	1767
Children	1 . Nancy Dickinson (ID:I24750) (Age 47) b. 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 1799, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA (Age 47) 2 . Jacob Dickinson (ID:I24749) (Age 66) b. 20 Jun 1752, Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Dec 1818, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA (Age 66) 3 . Mary Perry Dickinson (ID:I24751) (Age 84) b. 11 Aug 1768, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Feb 1853, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 84) 4 . Adam Dickinson (ID:I30655) b. Bef 1775, Virginia, USA

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Probate	​ Bath County, Virginia, USA [7]
Military	10 Oct 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA [8]  –  Captain of the Virginia Militia, wounded in the battle

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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, Virginia

Histories » Slide Show		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
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		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.
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		Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant From Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, which litst the soldiers (and their ranks) in militia companies at several points during that time interval
		Connecting 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.

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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.

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	Birth - 4 May 1732 - Cowpasture Region, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA Military - 10 Oct 1774 - Battle of Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Died - 16 Mar 1799 - Hope, Bath County, Virginia, USA Probate - - Bath County, Virginia, USA  = 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 SC Details: Name: The Commonwealth Publishing Co; Location: Rosslyn, VA; Date: 1912; Citation: Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=varecords_​ga&h=34744&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S190] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 SCI 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 Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=884558&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S160] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, by Yates Publishing SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2004; Citation: Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Text:  Birth date: 1731 Birth place: Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=worldmarr_​ga&h=340209&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S194] Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, by Hatcher, Patricia Law SC 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; Citation: Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=graves&h=15185&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S197] North America, Family Histories2, 1500-2000 SCI 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 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 043 [S189] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800, Vol 2, by Lyman Chalkey S Details: Name: The Commonwealth Publishing Co; Location: Rosslyn, VA; Date: 1912; [S752] Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983 SCI 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 Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983 Will Books, 1791-1876; Author: Virginia. County Court (Bath County); Probate Place: Bath, Virginia [S188] Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, by William Armstrong Crozier (Ed.) SCI Details: Name: The Genealogy Association; Location: New York, New York; Date: 1905; Citation: Page: p89 Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant Oct 10, 1774 Text:  Captains: Matt. Arbuckle; John Dickinson; Robert McClanachan (Killed)( Privates: Wm. Arbuckle [[Added note about these men's relationships to Catherine Madison]] Partial List of Officers and Men at the Battle of Point Pleasant From Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, which litst the soldiers (and their ranks) in militia companies at several points during that time interval