John Dickinson (1699 - bef. 1736)

Born 1699 in Narragansett, Washington Co., Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Phillips) Dickinson — married 15 Jun 1718 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island

Descendants

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Biography

Marriage: Pg. 462 Church Records 1718-21 - "1718 June ye 15th Jno Dickinson and Mary Phillips were Married by the Reverd Mr. Wm Guy." ^[1]

page 432 in "A History of the Episcopal Church in Narrangansett, RI" by Updike Wilkins (1784-1867) published Boston 1907. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/63614547/person/44540262844/media/60f7e93a-0e2c-4b36-bc17-240f5f37c505?_phsrc=NQX1836&_phstart=successSource

Children born Kent Co., RI:

1. Phillip 8 Oct 1731
2. Mary 18 Feb 1733/4
3. Charles 8 March 1734/5

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Note

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It appears to me that John Dickinson of Carteret Co., NC, was the son of Charles Dickinson (d. 1740 South Kingstown, RI) by his second wife Philippa Greene, daughter of John and Ann (Almy) Greene. John married Mary Phillips, daughter of Samuel Phillips, in 1719 or so. He was a merchant at Coweset, near Warwick, and also was at Newport. He seems to disappear from Rhode Island at the time he appears in North Carolina.

The Newport records show that he had sons Samuel and John; other records also show sons Charles and Christopher. The NC John had a son John, and apparently a son Charles. However, it appears that he had a son James and there seems to be no record of a Samuel there. If you can reconcile James with Samuel, there would be no problem with identity. It seems that the widow and daughters went back to RI (she remarried and died in 1790). My line is through Charles's son Samuel. I haven't looked into a Samuel Dickinson born in 1720 who lived in the South. See Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island for the vital records; the Rhode Island Genealogical Register for will abstracts. Paul Gifford

John Dickinson, born in RI abt 1699, maybe the son of Charles Dickinson and Phillip Greene. John Dickinson seems to have had a son Charles, born abt 1735/6 of RI who had a son Charles, born abt 1762, who is my ggggg grandfather. John may have died in 1736 or he moved to NC.

In all likelihood, the John Dickinson who shows up in Carteret Co NC was the same John Dickinson who was in Rhode Island until 1736 or 1737. John Dickinson was a merchant in Newport and Warwick, RI. The last deeds in his name appear in 1736 or 1737 (can't remember which), and he was in financial trouble. Clearly what happened was that he left RI in order to avoid his creditors. He died in the 1750s. Then his widow Mary went back to Rhode Island with some of the daughters, where they married. As to this Charles Dickinson Jr do you have any more information on him? Mary Phillips was the daughter, if I recall, of Samuel Phillips, and she left a will in 1780.

Sources

1. ↑ History of The Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island, Vol. II Note Source Medium: Electronic Page 386 - https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=19649553&action=showRecord#fullscreen Page 387 - https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=19649553&action=showRecord#fullscreen PublisherWilkins Updike, edited by Rev. Daniel Goodwin, PH.D., D.D.
2. ↑ Rhode Island Vital Records - Vol. 01: Kent County: Births, Marriages, Deaths https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3897/41384_2421406273_0004-00191/102343

See also: well sourced ancestry tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/69265273/person/36198717767/facts:

1) The Heritage of Carteret County, North Carolina, Vol. I - 1982

2) The Annotations of Esther Amanda (Spencer) Briggs to Volume 10 of James N. Arnold's 'Vital Record of Rhode Island,"

3) Dickinson Genealogy Publisher Lena Dickinson Outlaw Publisher Date 1977 The History Place, 1008 Arendell St., Morehead, NC 28557

4) Captain John Dickinson was a son of Charles Dickinson, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, and Phillip (sic), a daughter of Major John Greene. Detail Page 386 Title A History of The Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island, Vol. II.

Acknowledgements

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