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Joseph Dickinson (1742-1818)

Biographical

First Name Joseph
Surnames Dickinson
Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25
Gender Male
Birth Information 11 Apr. 1742, Bedford County
Joseph Dickinson gravestone, Old Dickerson Cemetery, Moneta, VA
Death Information 16 Sept. 1818, Bedford County
Joseph Dickinson gravestone, Old Dickerson Cemetery, Moneta, VA

Genealogy

Partner Elizabeth Wooldridge Dickinson
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.
Children William Dickinson Sr. (1772-1861)
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.
Nancy Dickinson Robertson (1773-1846)
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.
Sallie Lee Dickinson Shrewsbury (1776-1842)
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.
Edney Dickinson Stratton
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.
Pleasant Dickinson
Will of Joseph Dickerson, 1818. Bedford Co. VA. Will Book 5, Page 37. Sept. 1818.

Timeline

  • 1791
    Bedford County
    FreedomStatus: Sale
    Purchased Billey for £56.
    Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25
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