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DICKINSON (DICKENSON), HENRY (?- 1789).
BORN: probably in Talbot County, of age by 1768.
NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED: probably in Talbot County; Dorchester
County (later became part of Caroline County), 1768; Lower Choptank
District, Caroline County.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER Charles Dickinson (?-1779), of Dorchester
and Caroline counties; a merchant; son of John Dickinson (ca.
1633-1718).
MOTHER: Sophia, daughter of Daniel Richardson (?-1722), of Talbot
County; granddaughter of William Richardson (?-1698).
BROTHER: John Dickinson (ca. 1726-1789).
SISTERS: Sidney, who married Thomas Lockerman; Margaret, who married
Philip Walker (?-1791). FIRST COUSIN: William Richardson (1735-1825).
MARRIED first, by 1774 Elizabeth (?-1783), daughter of Rev. Philip
Walker (?-1776), of Caroline County, the rector of St. Mary's
Whitechapel Parish (Anglican) in Caroline County from 1756 to 1767, and
wife Elizabeth Dickinson Richardson (?-by 1756); granddaughter
of James Dickinson (?-1738) and wife Hannah Coale; niece of both Mary
Dickinson (?-by 1765), who married Pollard Edmondson (ca. 1718-1794) and
Ann Dickinson (?-ca. 1774), who married Samuel Bowman (?-1768). Her
brother was Philip Walker (?-1791). Her sister was Ann (see below for
details). Her first cousin was (first name unknown) Edmondson, who
married Christopher Birckhead (by 1740-1788).
MARRIED second, in January 1784 Ann (?-by 1787), widow of both Andrew
Mein and Edward Hindman (?-1781), son of Jacob Hindman (by 1713-1766);
daughter of Rev. Philip Walker (?-1776) and wife Elizabeth Dickinson
Richardson.
MARRIED third, in March 1787 Deborah (ca. 1748-1805), daughter of
William Perry (?-1750), an immigrant who resided in Talbot County and
was a planter and merchant, and wife Anne Fleaharty (?-by 1751). Her
brother was William Perry (1746- 1799). Her natural sister was Sarah,
who was born before her parents' marriage, and married first, by 1764
Alexander Frazier, and second, Thomas Noel.
CHILDREN.
SONS: Charles; Philip (?-ca. 1789), died of consumption; and Henry (ca.
1789-?).
STEPSON: Andrew Mein.
DAUGHTERS: Elizabeth, who married in June 1790 William Richardson
(?-1831), son of William
Richardson (1735-1825); Rebecca (?-1812), who married Capt. Thomas B.
Daffin, son of Charles Daffin (?-1794).
PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, Hunting Creek Parish, probably Caroline
County.
SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES. Gent., 1770; Esq., 1783.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter.
PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Conventions, Caroline County, 3rd, 1774, 4th, 1775,
5th, 1775, 6th-
8th, 1775-1776, 9th, 1776; Lower House, Caroline County, 1777 (Loan
Office 1), 1777-1778. OTHER STATE OFFICE: treasurer, Eastern Shore,
1779-1789.
LOCAL OFFICES: receiver of alienation fines, Dorchester County, by
1768-at least 1771; trustee to erect a ballroom for the use and benefit
of the subscribers, Dorchester County, 1770; Committee of Observation,
Caroline County, 1776; loan officer, Continental Loan Office, Caroline
County, appointed 1777; justice, Caroline County, 1779-at least 1782,
commissioned 1783 (but "will not qualify" ), 1786-1788; justice,
Orphans' Court, Caroline County, commissioned 1782, 1783, 1785 (but
"will not qualify" ), and 1788; judge, Court of Appeals for Tax
Assessment, Caroline County, 1786.
MILITARY SERVICE: colonel, 1776.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £1,243.0.0, including 34 slaves and
112 oz.
plate, 1783.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION 1,424 acres in Caroline County (254 acres from
his father, 1,000 acres by purchase).
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: inherited
additional land at his father's death, 1779; acquired 383 acres through
his third marriage, 1787. WEALTH AT DEATH.
DIED: in November 1789 in Caroline County.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £8,570.6.6 current money (including 82 slaves,
books, and plate); FB, £8,046.18.2. LAND: at least 3,202 acres in
Caroline County.
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DICKINSON (DICKENSON), JOHN (ca. 1726-1789).
BORN ca. 1726, probably in Talbot County.
NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED, in Talbot County; Transquakin
Hundred, Dorchester
County, by 1774.
FAMILY BACKGROUND.
FATHER Charles Dickinson (?-1779), of Dorchester and Caroline counties,
merchant, son of John Dickinson (ca. 1633-1718) and wife Rebackah.
MOTHER: Sophia, daughter of Daniel Richardson (?-1722), of Talbot
County.
BROTHER: Henry Dickinson (?-1789). SISTERS: Sidney, who married Thomas
Lockerman; Margaret (Peggy), who married Philip Walker (?-1791). FIRST
COUSIN: William Richardson (1735- 1825).
OTHER KINSHIP: his great-grandfather was William Richardson (?-1698).
MARRIED on March 30, 1758, Ann, daughter of Henry Trippe (?-1744);
granddaughter of
Henry Trippe (?-ca. 1723/24); niece of Elizabeth Trippe, who married
second, Bartholomew Ennalls (ca. 1700-1783), and Mary Trippe (?-1782),
who married Jacob Hindman (by 1713-1766). Her brother was Henry (?-ca.
1770). Her sisters were Mary Emerson (ca. 1739-1811), who married Robert
Goldsborough IV (1740-1798); Sarah; and Elizabeth. Her first cousins
were James Hindman (1741-1830); William Hindman (1743-1822); and
Elizabeth Hindman (?-by 1788), who married William Perry (1746- 1799).
CHILDREN.
SONS: Charles (1759-by 1789); Henry (1760-1827), of Cambridge,
Dorchester County, who married in 1809 Ann (1790-1842), daughter of Maj.
John Hooper; Philip (1762-by 1789); John (?-by 1810), who died without
progeny; Granby (?-by 1810), who died without progeny; and James (ca.
1774-by 1810), who died without progeny.
DAUGHTER: Sophia (?-by 1810), who married in 1796 Stanley Byass
Lockerman.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican; preceding generations of his family
were Quakers.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE probably a planter.
PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Conventions, Dorchester County, 3rd, 1774, 4th,
1775.
LOCAL OFFICES sheriff, Dorchester County, 1764-1767; justice, Dorchester
County, 1770-1789 (quorum, 1773-1789); commissioner, Dorchester County,
in office 1773; chairman, Committee of Observation, Dorchester County,
1776; justice, Orphans' Court, Dorchester County, 1777-1787 (refused to
qualify in 1787); justice, Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery,
Dorchester County, commissioned 1781; judge, Court of Appeals for Tax
Assessment, Dorchester County, appointed 1786.
MILITARY SERVICE: colonel, Dorchester County Militia, 1775-at least
1778. WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: 40 slaves, 1776; assessed value
£2,127.10.0, including 61 slaves and 102 oz. plate, Dorchester,
Caroline, and Talbot counties, 1783. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 502 acres
in Dorchester and Talbot counties (359 acres through marriage, plus 143
acres by purchase); also controlled 650 acres for his son Henry and 132
acres as executor of his brother-in-law's estate.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: inherited
approximately 1,188 acres in Caroline County from his father, 1779.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on June 8, 1789, probably in Dorchester County.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: size of estate unknown.
LAND: 1,493 acres in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties.