Henry Dickerson

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Husband Henry Dickerson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - New Jersey
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       Marriage:  - New Jersey

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1 M Hon. Joshua Dickerson ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 3 May 1781 - Washington Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Margaret McPherson (      -      ) 2 4

         Spouse: Cornelia Craig (      -      ) 2

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2 M Henry Dickerson ^{2 4}

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         Spouse: Catharine Beck (      -      ) 4

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3 M George Dickerson ^{2 4}

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4 M Gideon Dickerson ^{2 4}

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         Spouse: Eliza Gunn (      -      ) 4

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5 M Leonard Dickerson ^{2 4}

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            AKA: Leonard Dickinson 5
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         Spouse: Susan Wolf (      -      ) 6 7

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6 M Asa Dickerson ^{2 4}

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7 F Margaret Dickerson ²

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8 F Ruth Dickerson ²

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Dickerson

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He was married in New Jersey, his native state, and came in a very early day to Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was a leading member and liberal supporter of the M. E. Church.

He settled in Washington County prior to the year 1773.

He was one of the earliest settlers in the limits of Franklin township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. In a deed that bears date Oct. 21, 1773, he describes the property conveyed as "containing my old improvement," which would indicate that he had been a resident some years. The land conveyed by the deed mentioned above was sold to Robert Doak, and embraced three hundred and thirty acres. It later passed to John Ralston, John McMullen, Robert Henry, William Doak, and Robert Hazlett. Mr. Dickerson took up large quantities of lands which later were warranted and surveyed in his own name and in the names of his sons. A tract of three hundred and seventy-four acres was warranted Feb. 26, 1786, surveyed as "Bare Hollow," adjoining lands of William Atkinson, John Sailor, and Asa Dickerson. This tract was patented June 16, 1789. A tract of land called "Squirrel," on the headwaters of Ten-Mile Creek, was patented Aug. 20, 1790, and one hundred and twenty acres of it was sold to George Harsh, April 27, 1795, and fifty acres to Robert Cunningham, Feb. 11, 1797. A tract called "Cool Run" was warranted and surveyed to Gideon Dickerson, but patented to Henry Dickerson, April 13, 1790. One hundred and twenty acres of it was sold to Andrew Beck, June 12, 1802. John Dickerson took out a warrant for a tract of land March 4, 1785, situated on the head-waters of Ten-Mile Creek. There seems to have been some dispute in reference to the title to this land, as the matter was brought to the notice of the board of property, who issued a warrant of acceptance May 18, 1789. The survey of one hundred and ninety-three acres was made July 20, 1770 [sic], in which the name "Difficulty" was given to the tract. John Dickerson, Jr., received a warrant March 30, 1798, for a small parcel of land which was surveyed Aug. 20, 1804, and named "Escape." Asa Dickerson warranted a tract, Nov. 1, 1788, which was surveyed July 29, 1790, as "Dickerson's Claim." Gideon Dickerson received a land warrant April 20, 1786. It was surveyed as "Coal Hill;" the patent, however, was made out to his father, April 13, 1790. Other tracts were warranted to John, Pontius, and Joshua Dickerson.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 798.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1301.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1189.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 799.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677, 799.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 699.