Capt. John Dickinson

Abt 1740 -

• Name	John Dickinson
  Title	Capt.
  Born	Abt. 1740	Northampton County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Residence	28 Feb 1784	Wayne County, North Carolina
  	Petition for Establishment of County Seat
  	Dickinson's name appears (along with other related families) on this 1784 petition: To The Hon'ble the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina Whereas your Petitioners are informed that the Commissioners, to wit, Messers Stephen Cobb, Joseph Pipkin and Needham Whitfield appointed by the General Assembly for the purpose of fixing on the most convenant place nearest the Center of the County of Wayne, to erect the Public buildings on did agree that the same Should be at the plantation whereon Mr John Sasser, lately deceased, which give Satisfaction to your petitions, and the County in general your petitioners are also well assured that two of the said Commissioners, to wit, Mr. Pipkin, and Mr. Whitfield have taken the burthen of the Said appointment, and without the knowledge of the other Commissioner, to wit, Mr. Cobb, and have agreed to and appointed that the said buildings shall be erected at a place called West Point on Neuse River, and have taken a deed of Conveyance from Doc. Bass for three acres land for that purpose, which place your petitioners humbly Conceive to be inconvenant and burthensome to the Inhabitants of our said County in general, and far distant from the Center of our said County, which is contrary to directions in the Act of Assembly under which they were appointed, your petitioners therefore humbly beg that the general Assembly will take the said grevance's into Consideration and direct and appoint some person or persons to survey and run the lines of our said County in order to find the Center thereof and make provision that the Court house and other Public buildings be erected at the Center, on the nearest convenat place thereto, or other wise as you in your wisdom may think most convenant to the Inhabitants in the said County, all which your petitioners humbly submit to your Consideration, and as in duty bound will ever pray 28th February Anno Dom 1784 CNIDR Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: courta1784.txt); Wayne County, NC - General Assembly Records; General Assembly Papers, April-June 1784, Joint Standing Committees, Committee on P & G, April 21-May 11. In 1787 an act was passed establishing Waynesborough on the west side of the Neuse River, on the land of Doctor Andrew Bass. [1]
  Died	Hancock County, Georgia
  Notes	John Dickinson was a Captain in the Revolutionary War in North Carolina during 1775. He sold his land there and moved to Georgia in 1792. * * * * "1831 - Col John Dickson, old citizen and Elder in the Presbyterian church, died this year, his age not known but about 80, an old Revolutionary soldier." Source: History of Coweta County from 1825-1880 by W. U. Anderson. This is unlikely to be our John, * * * * John Dickerson of Hancock County drew blanks in the 1805 Georgia land lottery. From Wood, Virginia S., and Wood, Ralph V., transcribers, 1805 Georgia Land Lottery (Cambridge: The Greenewood Press, 1964), p. 92. * * * * Stephen Cobb; Josiah Jordan; Robt Simms;Burwell Mooring; Wm Howell John Benson John Handly Winfield Daniel Lofley Thos Burk Jesse Herring Joseph Bogue William Bourn Jas Edmondson Nicholas Howell D Powell Elias Ballard Jesse Bardin James Handly William Howell John Applewhite William ___ Jonathan Basdan William Williams Jonathan Handly Willison Watkins Giles Bryant Thomas Scott Thos Chambers Bradbury Jno Howell Isiah Boyte David Worrell Jesse Brown Henry Wilson Elias Pate James Howell William Thompson Thomas Reasons Rowling Williams Gabrel Coley William Grace Frederick Bun Jesse Boon Stephen ___ John Peacock John Daniel Joseph Daniel W Rentfro John (his x mark) Durdin Benj (his x mark) Forte Jarael (his x mark) Robertson Cearcy (his x mark) Peacock Benjamin (his x mark) Cook Jacob Dickerson Jeremiah Case Simon Barne Jacob (his x mark) Durden John (his x mark) Bass Ephriam (his x mark) Bass John (his x mark) Durden Jun James (his x mark) Hall Daniel Dickinson Elisha (his x mark) Davis Wm (his x mark) Durdeno Isome (his x mark) Watson Wimburne Dickinson Edward Hood Absolum (his x mark) Brookins John Sherard Joel Dickinson George Mitchell Joel (his x mark) Newsome Shadrack Dickenson Shadrack (his x mark) Simms Abraham (his x mark) Lamb Phillmon (his x mark) Chanie Michajah (his x mark) Johnson John Barnes Wm Sanders Lancaster Jacob (his x mark) Lamb Junr Thomas (his x mark) Aycock Isaac Daniel John Grimes Josiah (his x mark) Ellis Hardy Hooks Richard (his x mark) Durdeno Benja Alfred James Worel Jacob Boyt James Thomson Thomas Boyt Benja Howell Augustin Wasdin Wm Roberts James Burtin Grifin Lewis Wil's Handle John Applewhite John Worrel Shadrack Pate Admiral Howell John Thomson James Spray Hardy Pope Noel Howell Levin Vinson James Deens John Hares John Bardin Thomas Grace Charles Whitmore George Herring Daniel Greene? William Sasser Charles Pope Thos Resons John Wood Drury Deees John Davis Vaughn (his x mark) Hilburn William Radford Mills (his x mark) Jernigan William Richards John King Lem'l Hollimon David Cobb Joseph Martin James Simms Joshua Woodard John Dickinson Robert Simms William Tomelin Thomas Brockins Joel Dickenson Isaac Woodard Thomas (his x mark) Watson Absolum (his x mark) Ellis Soloman (his x mark) Foaker Matthew Turner Morriss (his x mark) Satchell Abraham (his x mark) Daniel Jonathan Boyers? Isaac Dickinson Joel Evins Isaac Daniel James Bardin Daniel (his x mark) Dickinson Jacob (his x mark) Rentfrow Claiborn (his x mark) Bateman Hardy Roberson Samuel Barnes Solomon (his x mark) Rouse James Holland Richard (his x mark) Durdena Britain Simms Jesse (his x mark) Peacock John Daniel Samuel (his x mark) Saint Isaiah (his x mark) Hall Jas Cobb Wm Bridgers Nathan Cobb Ephraim Daniell Ethreldrid Bridgirs Thos Harrell Reuben Hay Lewis Gurley Josiah Wise Barnabas Hamilton Duncan Hamilton Major Howell Guy Hamilton -- ------------- On 1st March Anno Dom 1784, this same petition was signed by other residents of Wayne County. Following are their signatures. There weren't that many folks in Wayne County at the time and this seems to represent the majority, the area in question was on the Neuse River bank, where business was done back then. John Barefoot Jesse Barnes Samuel Peacock Joseph Boon Jon E Evans Thomas Thompson Robert (his x mark) Hooks William Lancaster John (his x mark) Sherod Leavy Langston David Newsom James Barnes Mark Pearson Thos Butcher Ishabod Pearson James Gray William Langston Benjamin Chance Elisha Uzzell George Bradbury Peter Gett William (his x mark) Lovis Micajah Parker Henery Hamm S Blyth Ransom Adkains Mark Bogue Jonathan Pearson John Pitman Joseph Edgerton Limon Bardin Henry Howell James Edgerton Wm Howell John Smith Lenas Gardner Thomas Davis Esan (his x mark) Bass Hopkin Howell Abraham (his x mark) Bass Moses Branch Cornelus Outland Lawrence (his x mark) Doughty Thomas Overman Joseph Hollowell Uriah (his x mark) Peacock Thomas Boyt George (his x mark) Mitchell John Bunly William (his x mark) Hooks Nathan Bass Ebenezer Combs David Herring Thos Fletcher Arthur Bryant Noah Yelverton John (his x mark) Burke David Evins Eysom Evins John Fulghum Roberson Maidlex? Samuel Chance Robert Crawford Thomas Brookins Isome Rogers Green Rogers Richard Davis Readick Lovet Charles Croom Benja Sherard Wm Alford Jethro Thompson Benjamin Smith Thos (his x mark) Denson Richard Braswell Ezekiel Daniel John (his x mark) Denson Elisha Uzzell John (his x mark) Uzzell John (his x mark) Sasser Sen William Holt Joseph ___ Edmund Maidlex? Benja Hasting John (his x mark) Hanks A Pearce David Beman Nathan (his x mark) Pike James (his x mark) Shaden Jacob Lamb George (his x mark) Jernigan Elisha (his x mark) Yelverton Wright Lancaster John Phillips Silas Hollowell Charles West Joel Gilbert George Langston James Pate Abraham (his x mark) Howell Rasco Culle Jesse Bogue John Smith Andrew Fulmore Jacob Page Joseph Carter Joel Musgrave Thomas Boyet Miles (his x mark) Langley Henry (his x mark) Howell Oswell (his x mark) Langley Cornelius Durdano Uriah Langston Charls (his x mark) Davis Desmund Deans Shadrack (his x mark) Boyet James (his x mark) Davis Benja Morrison Fountian Jordan
  Person ID	I0302	Dickinson
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Daniel Dickinson,   b. Northampton County, North Carolina ,   d. 1779, Wayne County, North Carolina
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1737
  Family ID	F0132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	1762	Northampton County, North Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Joel Putnam Dickinson,   d. 1820, Hancock County, Georgia  [Birth] + 2. Winborn Dickinson,   b. 1760, Northampton County, North Carolina ,   d. 1852, Upson County, Georgia  (Age 92 years) + 3. Sarah Dickinson,   b. 1762, Wayne County, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Jun 1850, Coweta County, Georgia  (Age 88 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F0103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt. 1740 - Northampton County, North Carolina Married - 1762 - Northampton County, North Carolina Residence - Petition for Establishment of County Seat - 28 Feb 1784 - Wayne County, North Carolina Died - - Hancock County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Veterans: War for Independence

  
  

• Sources

  [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Wayne County, North Carolina" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County%2C_North_Carolina, accessed 20 Feb 2022.