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William Dixon

William Dixon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male Abt 1600 - 1666  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name William Dixon 
    Birth Abt 1600  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • (Based on probable age at marriage.)
    Gender Male 
    Migration 8 Apr 1630  Yarmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57

    the Winthrop Fleet
    Arbella
    William & Francis
    Hopewell
    Mayflower
    Ambrose

    Talbot
    Charles
    Whale
    Success
    Trial
    • Role: Passenger
    Conviction 11 Jun 1633  [8
    "It is ordered, that Will[ia]m Dixon shall be set in the bilbowes for disordering himself with drink"
    Court 1 Sep 1635  [8, 10
    "Will[ia]m Dixon hath forfeited his recognizance of £20; Edward Converse & James Browne £10 apiece, being bound for Dixon's appearance at Court. It was ordered, that the goods and chattles of will[ia]m Dixon shall be attached, & kept safely, to satisfy the Court for the forfeit of his recognizance"
    Removed to 1636  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    From: Boston
    Property 13 Jan 1636  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    received the house and land which Samuel Maverick had bought had bought of George Newman
    Occupation Bef 23 Feb 1640/1  [1, 5, 7, 8
    servant for one year
    Event 23 Aug 1647  [58
    "Florence Chapman late of Acominticus constituted W[illia]m Hooke late of Salisbury her lawful attorney &c. to ask, levy, &c. of W[illia]m Dixon of Acominticus four pounds ten shillings due by bill"
    Fidelity Oath 22 Nov 1652  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 59
    to the Massachusetts government
    Will 13 Feb 1665/6  [3, 6, 11, 59, 60


    • The last Will & testament of William Dixon, though weake In body yet of Perfect mind, doth dispose of his outward estate as followeth/ first I do give & bequeath vnto my beloved wife Joane Dixon the vse of my whoole estate, of Lands, houseing & Cattle, for her mantenance/ Which are to bee at her soole disposeing, soe long as her naturall life doth continew, as alsoe all other househould goods, with in & with out apprtayning to my sd estate; And after the desease of my sd wife It is my will, that my sun James Dixon shall haue my houses & lands below; wch I now liue in, & one 3d part of my land & Meddows at basse Coue, & one third part of what househould goods, or Cattle shall then remajne, after the desease of my aforesd wife Joane Dixon, & for the other 2 3ds of my Lands & Meddows at Basse Cricke or Coue, & househould goods & Cattle yt then shall remajne after her desease, I do give the one thyrd thereof vnto John Brawn, & the other third, vnto Henery Millburys Children/ I do likewise give vnto my loueing daughter Susanna Frost thirty shillings as a remembrance, of which I leave in trust with my wife to send vnto her, whome I ordayne & my will is, that my sd wife shall bee soole executrix of my estate for disposeing yrof, as by this my last Will I haue ordered, as witnesse my hand & seal this 13 day of Febru: 1665:

      This will signed & sealed In William Dixon (ₛhₑᶦₐsₗ)
      the Presence of us,
      Edw: Rishworth/ his marke Ꝡ₰
      John Davess/


      I William Dixon do appoynt Mr Nic: Davis & Capt Jon Davess, & desire ym as ouseers to see vnto the fullfilling of my last will/ Witness my hand this 13 day of Febru: 1665:

      Testis Edw: Rishworth/ Willi:̃ Dixon his Marke ₩
      Symeon Dea/

    Death 13 Feb 1665/6  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 7
    Inventory 29 Mar 1666  [6, 61
    totalling £113: 05: 0
    Alternate Name William Dixey  [8]
    Occupation cooper  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
    Probate 16 Jun 1666  [59, 61
    Person ID I1765  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2020 

    Father Jeremiah Dixon,   b. Abt 1570, Winston, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alice ________,   b. Abt 1574, Winston, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1596 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joane Pierson,   b. Abt 1601, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12
    Marriage Abt 1622  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. James Dixon
     2. Susannah Dixon
     3. Ann Dixon
    +4. daughter Dixon,   b. BY Abt 1632
     5. Abigail Dixon,   b. BY Abt 1651
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1600 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1622 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration -

    the Winthrop Fleet
    Arbella
    William & Francis
    Hopewell
    Mayflower
    Ambrose
    Talbot
    Charles
    Whale
    Success
    Trial
    - 8 Apr 1630 - Yarmouth, Hampshire, England
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Boston - 1636 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received the house and land which Samuel Maverick had bought had bought of George Newman - 13 Jan 1636 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFidelity Oath - to the Massachusetts government - 22 Nov 1652 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Feb 1665/6 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    Dixon Coat of Arms
    Dixon Coat of Arms

  • Notes 
    • Perhaps he also had a son William. There appears to be a William Dixon in Charlestown as late as 1685 who is probably the father of Abigail listed as a child here.

  • Sources 
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    2.  2.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 56, 00539.

    3.  3.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 54, 00191.

    4.  4.  [S17] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 3, 111, 00419.

    5.  5.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 197, 00218.

    6.  6.  [S783] History of York, ME, 1:108, 00779.

    7.  7.  [S61] The Winthrop Fleet of 1630, 68, 00551.

    8.  8.  [S576] TGMSP, William Dixon, 00516.

    9.  9.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 3:193, 00390.

    10.  10.  [S576] TGMSP, Edward Converse, 00516.

    11.  11.  [S576] TGMSP, Nicholas Davis, 00516.

    12.  12.  [S576] TGMSP, Benjamin Thwing, 00516.

    13.  13.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Lynde, 00516.

    14.  14.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168.

    15.  15.  [S1137] Planters of the Commonwealth, 65, 00988.

    16.  16.  [S939] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 1, 20, 00190.

    17.  17.  [S576] TGMSP, George Alcock, 00516.

    18.  18.  [S61] The Winthrop Fleet of 1630, 58, 00551.

    19.  19.  [S282] Watertown Settlers, 17, 00621.

    20.  20.  [S221] Bacon and Allied Families, 107, 00048.

    21.  21.  [S563] William Chesebrough, 7, 00627.

    22.  22.  [S576] TGMSP, William Cheeseborough, 00516.

    23.  23.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 74719209, 00974.

    24.  24.  [S939] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 1, 429, 00190.

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    26.  26.  [S851] Pedigrees of Some Charlemagne Descendants, III:97, 00847.

    27.  27.  [S576] TGMSP, Griffin Crafts, 00516.

    28.  28.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 74:115, 00390.

    29.  29.  [S576] TGMSP, John Dillingham, 00516.

    30.  30.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 1:152, 00390.

    31.  31.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Dudley, 00516.

    32.  32.  [S928] Royal Families, Vol. 1 - Thomas Dudley, 1, 00924.

    33.  33.  [S576] TGMSP, Garrett Haddon, 00516.

    34.  34.  [S576] TGMSP, Samuel Hosier, 00516.

    35.  35.  [S23] Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Family, 305, 00219.

    36.  36.  [S3] Hugh Hutchins of Old England, 211, 00288.

    37.  37.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 511, 00191.

    38.  38.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 28, 00192.

    39.  39.  [S576] TGMSP, Henry Kingsbury, 00516.

    40.  40.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 13:157, 00390.

    41.  41.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 147:324, 00390.

    42.  42.  [S12] Mercer Co. NJ, 53, 00377.

    43.  43.  [S576] TGMSP, John Pickworth, 00516.

    44.  44.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 98:363, 00390.

    45.  45.  [S1282] Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins, 534, 01124.

    46.  46.  [S576] TGMSP, Prudence Wilkinson, 00516.

    47.  47.  [S1108] TEG, 8:41, 00961.

    48.  48.  [S576] TGMSP, John Masters, 00516.

    49.  49.  [S1388] Packrat Productions, ships/winthrop.htm, 00144.

    50.  50.  [S576] TGMSP, John Johnson (1), 00516.

    51.  51.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Rawlins, 00516.

    52.  52.  [S1416] Kingsbury Genealogy, 77, 00313.

    53.  53.  [S576] TGMSP, William Knopp, 00516.

    54.  54.  [S1430] Symmes Memorial, 6, 01154.

    55.  55.  [S1108] TEG, 16:228, 00961.

    56.  56.  [S1446] John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, 76, 01170.

    57.  57.  [S1446] John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, 74, 01170.

    58.  58.  [S576] TGMSP, William Hooke, 00516.

    59.  59.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 57, 00539.

    60.  60.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 29-30, 00349.

    61.  61.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 30, 00349.