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     Abigail Dickinson was born on 16 June 1711 at Morris Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ She married Jonathan Sergeant IV in 1744
;
His 2nd wife.²
Abigail Dickinson was buried in 1756 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     16 Jun 1711, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
     DEATH     1756 (aged 44–45), Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     She was the dau. of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson, first president of College of NJ, later Princeton, and Joanna Melyn. Her burial is noted to be with family, and likely at this burial ground, where so many of the Sergeant family was buried, but her grave erased with time.
She married Jonathan Sergeant,iv, and was the mother of Continental Congressman, Jonathan Sergeant, FAG # 23306, found here: @ FAG # 23306, Jonathan Dickinson: Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant .
     Source: @ page 118 of 414 of "The History of the College of New Jersey from its origin in 1746..." by John MacClean, Philadelphia: 1877 ( https://archive.org/stream/historyofcollege01macliala#page/n5/mode/2up ).
     SOURCE- Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Edwin F. Halfield, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1878), pp. 438-442-*University of Pennsylvania, Penn Biographies:
     Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Abigail Dickinson and Jonathan Sergeant, treasurer of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
     He attended the College of New Jersey and the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), receiving a bachelor of arts from each in 1762 and 1763, respectively. He then studied law in the Princeton office of Richard Stockton and was admitted to the bar.
Before the age of twenty Sergeant was actively engaged in opposition to the British during the Stamp Act controversy. In 1774 he became clerk of the New Jersey Convention, which selected delegates to the Continental Congress. The following year he was made secretary of the Continental Congress. In early and late 1776 he served briefly in the Continental Congress, resigning for part of the year to become a member of the New Jersey Provincial Congress and to lead the committee framing a constitution for the new state.
     After the Hessians burned his Princeton home December 25, 1776, Sergeant moved to Philadelphia. From 1777 to 1780, Sergeant served as Pennsylvania attorney-general, and in that capacity became an ex officio trustee of the University of the State of Pennsylvania. Five years later he was elected a trustee of the same institution, and after the 1791 union of this institution with the College of Philadelphia, he continued to serve as trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
     Sergeant's sister Hannah married John Ewing (later Provost); another sister Elizabeth married Edward Fox (later Secretary and Treasurer of the university). Sergeant himself first married Margaret Spencer in 1775; when she died in 1787, he was left with eight children to raise. The following year he married Elizabeth, the daughter of David Rittenhouse, a fellow member of the American Philosophical Society. Together, he and Elizabeth had two daughters and a son. His son William attended the Academy of Philadelphia and graduated from the College of the University of Pennsylvania in 1792
After stepping down as state attorney-general, Sergeant had an active legal practice, assisting the state in such notable trials as the 1782 Connecticut-Pennsylvania dispute. In 1788 he defended the Anti-Federalist editor, Eleazar Oswald. His republican zeal led him to support the French revolution, especially during the Genet affair. While serving on the Committee of Health in October of 1793, Sergeant fell victim to the Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia.
     Her exact burial is uncertain but believed at this cemetery where her son and other family members were interred.
     * Source: Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
     Edwin F. Halfield, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1878), pp. 438-442, Published by: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
     Family Members
     Parents
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Joanna Melyn Dickinson 1682–1745
     Spouse
      Jonathan Sergeant 1712–1777 (m. 1744)
     Siblings
      Temperance Dickinson Odell unknown–1794
      Joanna Dickinson 1716–1732
      Elizabeth Dickinson Miller 1720–1788
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757
     Children
      Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant 1746–1793
     BURIAL     Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: lifescribe
     Added: 8 Feb 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial 176148786.¹
Abigail Dickinson died in 1756 at Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹

     Jonathan Sergeant IV married Hanna Nutman
;
His 1st wife.¹ Jonathan Sergeant IV was born in 1712 at Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ He married Abigail Dickinson, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and Joanna Melyn, in 1744
;
His 2nd wife.¹
Jonathan Sergeant IV died in 1777 at Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
Jonathan Sergeant IV was buried in 1777 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1712, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     DEATH     1777 (aged 64–65), Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
     He married Hanna Nutman and Abigail Dicksinson (dau. of Jonathan Dickinson/Joanna Melyn, who father was Jacob, whose father was the famous CORNELIS MELYN/MOLYN, patroon of Staten Island fame of the Netherlands).
     Abigail Dickinson ( of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson/Joanna Melyn/Molyn) & Jonathan Sergeant were the parents of Continental Congressman Jonathan DICKINSON SERGEANT, FAG # 23306, found here: Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant .
     Source: Edwin F. Halfield The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1878), pp. 438-442
     * University of PA, Penn Biographies
     Source: @ page 118 of 414 of "The History of the College of New Jersey from its origin in 1746..." by John MacClean, Philadelphia: 1877 (https://archive.org/stream/historyofcollege01macliala#page/n5/mode/2up ).
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Abigail Dickinson Sergeant 1711–1756 (m. 1744)
     BURIAL     Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Created by: lifescribe
     Added: 8 Feb 2017
     Find A Grave Memorial 176146812.¹

     Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was born in 1746 at Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA.¹
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant died on 8 October 1793 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was buried after 8 October 1793 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1746m Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     DEATH     8 Oct 1793 (aged 46–47), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
     Continental Congressman. He was elected as a Delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, serving in 1776, and then from 1776 to 1777. He was the father of Congressman John Sergeant, and the great-great grandfather of Congressman John Crain Kunkel. Originally interred in the Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Philadelphia, he was removed to Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1878.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Abigail Dickinson Sergeant 1711–1756
     Spouses
      Margaret Spencer Sergeant 1759–1787
      Elizabeth Rittenhouse Sergeant 1767–1836
     Children
      Jonathan Sergeant unknown–1786
      Elizabeth Sergeant unknown–1845
      Henry Sergeant unknown–1824
      William Sergeant 1776–1807
      John Sergeant 1779–1852
      Thomas Sergeant 1782–1860
      Elihu Spencer Sergeant 1787–1854
      David Rittenhouse Sergeant 1791–1872
     BURIAL     Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
     PLOT     Section P, Lot 61
     Maintained by: Find A Grave
     Added: 24 Jul 2001
     Find A Grave Memorial 23306.¹
      ; From Wikipedia:
     "Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (1746 – October 8, 1793) was an American lawyer from Princeton, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777. He later served as Attorney General for the state of Pennsylvania.
Life and career
     "Sergeant was born in 1746 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Abigail (Dickinson) and Jonathan Sergeant. He moved with his parents to Princeton. He completed his initial studies and attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), receiving his degree in 1762. His maternal grandfather, Jonathan Dickinson, had been the first president of the college at its founding in 1747. After Sergeant's graduation from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1763 with an A.B. degree, he read for the law and entered practice in Princeton in 1767.
     "From 1774 to 1776 he was a member of the revolutionary New Jersey Provincial Congress. In early 1776 he went as a delegate to the Continental Congress, but he resigned in June to return home and serve on the committee that drafted New Jersey's first constitution. In November he returned again to the national congress.
     "In September 1777 he resigned from Congress a second time, this time to accept office as the attorney general of Pennsylvania. He permanently moved to Philadelphia and opened a law practice there on his return to private life in 1780.
     "Sergeant died in Philadelphia in 1793 and was originally buried in the Old Presbyterian Churchyard at Fourth and Pine Streets. In 1878, he was re-interred in the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
     "His son John Sergeant later represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress. Another son, Thomas Sergeant, served as Pennsylvania secretary of state, attorney general and on the state Supreme Court.
References
     "United States Congress. "Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (id: S000247)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.²

     Joanna Dickinson was born on 27 February 1716.¹
Joanna Dickinson died on 9 May 1732 at age 16.¹
Joanna Dickinson was buried after 9 May 1732 at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     27 Feb 1716
     DEATH     9 May 1732 (aged 16)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Joanna Melyn Dickinson 1682–1745
     Siblings
      Temperance Dickinson Odell unknown–1794
      Abigail Dickinson Sergeant 1711–1756
      Elizabeth Dickinson Miller 1720–1788
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757
     BURIAL     First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
     Created by: Rich H.
     Added: 4 Apr 2003
     Find A Grave Memorial 7326402.¹

     Elizabeth Dickinson was born on 3 February 1720 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ She married Jonathan Miller before 1739
;
According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child lister, Abigail, was born in 1739.²
Elizabeth Dickinson died on 27 November 1788 at Elizabeth, Union Co., New Jersey, USA, at age 68.¹
Elizabeth Dickinson was buried after 27 November 1788 at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     3 Feb 1720, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     27 Nov 1788 (aged 68), Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Joanna Melyn Dickinson 1682–1745
     Spouse
      Jonathan Miller 1717–1803
     Siblings
      Temperance Dickinson Odell unknown–1794
      Abigail Dickinson Sergeant 1711–1756
      Elizabeth Dickinson Miller 1720–1788
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757
     Children
      Abigail Miller Baker 1739–1802
      Moses Miller 1743–1777
      Jonathan Miller 1747–1810
     Inscription: Here lies the Body of Elizabeth Wife of Jonathan Miller Dau' of the Revd Jonathan Dickinson Who Departed this Life Nov 27 1788 in the 68th Year of her age.
     BURIAL     First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
     Created by: Rich H.
     Added: 4 Apr 2003
     Find A Grave Memorial 7326421.¹
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For more information on the children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (DICKINSON) MILLER, see their Find A Grave memorials.^2,1

     Jonathan Miller was born on 9 February 1717 at Rahway, Union Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Dickinson, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and Joanna Melyn, before 1739
;
According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child lister, Abigail, was born in 1739.¹
Jonathan Miller died on 27 March 1803 at Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA, at age 86.¹
Jonathan Miller was buried after 27 March 1803 at Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     9 Feb 1717, Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, USA
     DEATH     27 Mar 1803 (aged 86), Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Jonathan Miller 1682–1727
      Abigail Ross Miller 1687–1757
     Spouse
      Elizabeth Dickinson Miller 1720–1788
     Siblings
      David Miller 1718–1787
     Children
      Abigail Miller Baker 1739–1802
      Moses Miller 1743–1777
      Jonathan Miller 1747–1810
     BURIAL     Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
     Created by: Donald W Wolgast Jr
     Added: 30 Nov 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial 44976438.¹
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For more information on the children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (DICKINSON) MILLER, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Martha Dickinson was born on 18 May 1725 at Elizabeth, Union Co., New Jersey, USA.¹ She married Rev. Caleb Smith in 1748.²

Martha Dickinson died on 20 August 1757 at Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA, at age 32.¹
Martha Dickinson was buried after 20 August 1757 at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     18 May 1725, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
     DEATH     20 Aug 1757 (aged 32), Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Joanna Melyn Dickinson 1682–1745
     Spouse
      Caleb Smith 1723–1762 (m. 1748)
     Siblings
      Temperance Dickinson Odell unknown–1794
      Abigail Dickinson Sergeant 1711–1756
      Elizabeth Dickinson Miller 1720–1788
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757
     Children
      Anna Dickinson Smith Van Cleve 1749–1789
      Ann Dickinson Smith Green 1749–1789
      Jane Smith Houston 1755–1796
     BURIAL     First Presbyterian Churchyard, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     Maintained by: Gwen Taylor
     Originally Created by: lulu
     Added: 29 Nov 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial 44923509.¹
      ;
For more information on the children of Caleb and Martha (DICKINSON) SMITH, see their Find A Grave memorials.^2,1

     Rev. Caleb Smith was born on 29 December 1723 at New York, USA.¹ He married Martha Dickinson, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Dickinson and Joanna Melyn, in 1748.¹

Rev. Caleb Smith died on 22 October 1762 at Essex Co., New Jersey, USA, at age 38.¹
Rev. Caleb Smith was buried after 22 October 1762 at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     29 Dec 1723, New York, USA
     DEATH     22 Oct 1762 (aged 38), Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     Rev. Caleb Smith (1723-1762): He was born in Brookhaven, Long Island, December 29th, 1723, and graduated at Yale in 1743. New York Presbytery licensed him in April, 1747, and ordained him, November 30th, 1748, pastor of Newark Mountains, now Orange, New Jersey. Mr. Smith was an untiring friend of the College of New Jersey, making long journeys to collect funds, and going to Virginia to prevail on Mr. Davies to accept the Presidency. He was indefatigable in study, delighted in prayer, and excelled in pastoral visitation and catechizing. He died October 22d, 1762, aged thirty-nine.
     Family Members
     Parents
      William Henry Smith 1689–1742
     Spouse
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757 (m. 1748)
      Martha Dickinson Smith 1725–1757
     Children
      Anna Dickinson Smith Van Cleve 1749–1789
      Ann Dickinson Smith Green 1749–1789
      Jane Smith Houston 1755–1796
     BURIAL     First Presbyterian Churchyard, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
     Created by: Gwen Taylor
     Added: 10 Aug 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial 40534708.¹
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For more information on the children of Caleb and Martha (DICKINSON) SMITH, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Abigail Dickinson was born on 8 December 1690 at Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ She married Thomas Field before 1714
;
According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Abigail, was born in 1714.²
Abigail Dickinson died on 20 June 1775 at Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 84.¹
Abigail Dickinson was buried after 20 June 1775 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     8 Dec 1690, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     20 Jun 1775 (aged 84), Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Hezekiah Dickinson 1645–1707
      Abigail Blakeman Dickinson Ingersoll 1663–1719
     Spouse
      Thomas Field 1680–1747
     Siblings
      Joanna Dickinson Warriner1684–1764
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Moses Dickinson 1695–1778
     Children
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Gravesite Details: Wife of Mr. Thomas Field who died ... in her 83rd year.
     BURIAL     Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Maintained by: lifescribe
     Originally Created by: Mark Maxwell
     Added: 17 Jun 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14635910.¹
     She was a mentioned with Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blackman between 1690 and 1693 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA;
Source: Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Page 18.
[143] DICIKINSON - Hezekiah & Abigail
     Abigail, d. b. Dec. 8 1690
     Elizabeth, d. v. Mar. 9 1692/3.³

     Thomas Field was born on 30 June 1680 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ He married Abigail Dickinson, daughter of Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blackman, before 1714
;
According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Abigail, was born in 1714.¹
Thomas Field died on 1 February 1747 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 66.¹
Thomas Field was buried after 1 February 1747 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     30 Jun 1680, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     1 Feb 1747 (aged 66), Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Samuel Field 1651–1697
      Sarah Gilbert Field 1655–1712
     Spouse
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Siblings
      Samuel Field 1678–1762
      Sarah Field Warner 1683–1771
      Zechariah Field 1685–1746
      Ebenezer Field 1686–1723
      Mary Field Hoit 1690–1780
      Josiah Field 1692–1762
      Joshua Field 1695–1783
     Children
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Gravesite Details: Wife of Mr. Thomas Field who died ... in her 83rd year.
     BURIAL     Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Maintained by: Pam
     Originally Created by: Mark Maxwell
     Added: 17 Jun 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14635898.¹

     Abigail Field was born on 5 October 1714.¹ She married Abial Abbott on 14 November 1754 at Massachusetts, USA.²

Abigail Field died on 8 August 1777 at age 62.¹
Abigail Field was buried after 8 August 1777 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     5 Oct 1714
     DEATH     8 Aug 1777 (aged 62)
     She was the daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Dickenson) Field. Married Abial Abbott Nov 14, 1754. (Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Thomas Field 1680–1747
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Spouse
      Abial Abbott (m. 1754)
     Siblings
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Gravesite Details: Wife of Abial Abbott, Esq. of Windsal who died ... in her 63rd year
     BURIAL     Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Maintained by: Carrie Johnson
     Originally Created by: Mark Maxwell
     Added: 18 Jun 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14639474.¹

     Abial Abbott married Abigail Field, daughter of Thomas Field and Abigail Dickinson, on 14 November 1754 at Massachusetts, USA.¹

Abial Abbott was buried at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     unknown, Massachusetts, USA
     Married Abigail Field Nov 14, 1754. (Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910)
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777 (m. 1754)
     Gravesite Details: Wife of Abial Abbott, Esq. of Windsal who died ... in her 63rd year
     BURIAL     Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     PLOT     Unknown plot as he has no grave marker & he is not listed in the cemetery records.
     Maintained by: Carrie Johnson
     Originally Created by: Mark Maxwell
     Added: 16 Jan 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 13036656.¹

     Capt. Moses Field was born on 16 February 1722 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ He married Lydia Dunk in 1753
;
Her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.²
Capt. Moses Field was buried on 7 February 1815 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     16 Feb 1722, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     7 Mar 1815 (aged 93), West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Thomas Field 1680–1747
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Spouses
      Lydia Dunk Field 1730–1809 (m. 1783)
      Rebekah Cooley Field 1724–1785
     Siblings
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Children
      Rebekah Field Woolworth 1748–1836
      Elijah Field 1750–1767
      Aaron Field 1759–1760
      Alexander Field 1764–1831
      Sarah Field 1766–1777
      Naomi Field 1768–1777
     Gravesite Details: Aged 99 years
     BURIAL     Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Created by: Mark Maxwell
     Added: 17 Jun 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial 14636167.¹
Capt. Moses Field died on 7 March 1815 at West Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 93.¹
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For more information on the children of Moses and Lydia (DUNK) FIELD, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Lydia Dunk was born on 22 September 1730 at Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ She married Capt. Moses Field, son of Thomas Field and Abigail Dickinson, in 1753
;
Her 2nd husband; his 2nd wife.¹ Lydia Dunk married Dr. Reuben Champion Sr. in 1755
;
Her 1st husband.²
Lydia Dunk died on 1 May 1809 at Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA, at age 78.¹
Lydia Dunk was buried after 1 May 1809 at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     22 Sep 1730, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     DEATH     1 May 1809 (aged 78), Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Family Members
     Spouses
      Reuben Champion 1727–1777 (m. 1755)
      Moses Field 1722–1815 (m. 1783)
     Children
      Azubah Champion Sikes 1768–1844
     Created by: Angie Robinson
Added: 25 Jun 2013
Find A Grave Memorial 112864189.¹
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For more information on the children of Moses and Lydia (DUNK) FIELD, see their Find A Grave memorials.^3,1

     Dr. Reuben Champion Sr. was born on 4 September 1727 at Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ He married Lydia Dunk in 1755
;
Her 1st husband.¹
Dr. Reuben Champion Sr. died on 29 March 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, Essex Co., New York, USA, at age 49.¹
Dr. Reuben Champion Sr. was buried after 29 March 1777 at Park Street Cemetery, West Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     4 Sep 1727, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
     DEATH     29 Mar 1777 (aged 49), Fort Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, USA
     Family Members
     Spouses
      Lydia Dunk Field 1730–1809 (m. 1755)
      Mary Champion 1734–1800
     Children
      Lydia Champion Field 1756–1831
      Reuben Champion 1760–1832
      Jemima Champion Woolworth 1762–1841
      Medes Champion 1764–1834
      Azubah Champion Sikes 1768–1844
     Gravesite Details: American Revolutionary Doctor
     BURIAL     Park Street Cemetery, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     Maintained by: Lisa
     Originally Created by: carol smith
     Added: 29 Aug 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 57857341.¹
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For more information on the children of Reuben and Mary (MNU) Champion, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Deacon Samuel Field was born on 10 October 1725 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ He married Hannah Lord in 1758.^2,1

Deacon Samuel Field died on 15 September 1783 at age 57.¹
Deacon Samuel Field was buried after 15 September 1783 at Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     10 Oct 1725, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     15 Sep 1783 (aged 57), USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Thomas Field 1680–1747
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Spouse
      Hannah Field 1735–1783 (m. 1758)
     Siblings
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Children
      Frances Field Kirtland 1776–1818
     Gravesite Details: Aged 99 years
     BURIAL     Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Created by: Nareen, et al
     Added: 18 Jun 2004
     Find A Grave Memorial 8952880.¹
     Deacon Samuel Field began military service circa 1760 French and Indian War, capt. Johnson's Co.¹

     Hannah Lord was born in 1735.¹ She married Deacon Samuel Field, son of Thomas Field and Abigail Dickinson, in 1758.^1,2

Hannah Lord died on 9 October 1783 at Saybrook Manor, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA.¹
Hannah Lord was buried after 9 October 1783 at Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1735
     DEATH     9 Oct 1783 (aged 47–48), Saybrook Manor, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      Samuel Lord 1697–1772
      Hannah Waterhouse Lord 1699–1781
     Spouse
      Samuel Field 1725–1783 (m. 1758)
     Siblings
      Sibbill Lord unknown–1740
      Rebeckker Lord unknown–1748
     Children
      Frances Field Kirtland 1776–1818
     Inscription: Consort of Dec'n Samuel Field; AE 48
     BURIAL     Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Created by: Nareen, et al
     Added: 18 Jun 2004
     Find A Grave Memorial 8952902.¹

     Dr. Simeon Field was born on 25 April 1731 at Longmeadow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹ He married Margaret Reynolds (?) before 1763
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Simeon, was born in 1763.²
Dr. Simeon Field died on 7 January 1801 at age 69.¹
Dr. Simeon Field was buried after 7 January 1801 at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA; (NB His wife, Margaret REYNOLDS, was not attached to his memorial page at the time I gathered this data. I have submitted the correction. GA VAut)
From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     25 Apr 1731, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
     DEATH     7 Jan 1801 (aged 69)
     in the 70th year of his age
     [Hale Index indicates: Rev. War marker]
     [from "History of Enfield," Vol. III, by Francis Olcott Allen, c. 1900, page 2334]
     Family Members
     Parents
      Thomas Field 1680–1747
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Siblings
      Abigail Field Abbott 1714–1777
      Moses Field 1722–1815
      Samuel Field 1725–1783
      Simeon Field 1731–1801
     Children
      Simeon Field 1763–1822
      Margaret Field Leonard 1768–1824
      Mary Reynolds Field Dixon 1771–1845
      Peter Reynolds Field 1774–1856
     Gravesite Details: Aged 99 years
     BURIAL     Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Created by: Jan Franco
     Added: 27 Apr 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 26438070.^1,3

     Margaret Reynolds (?) was born in 1742.¹ She married Dr. Simeon Field, son of Thomas Field and Abigail Dickinson, before 1763
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child listed, Simeon, was born in 1763.¹
Margaret Reynolds (?) died on 9 February 1796 at Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA.¹
Margaret Reynolds (?) was buried after 9 February 1796 at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA; (NB Her husband, Simeon FIELD, was not attached to his memorial page at the time I gathered this data. I have submitted the correction. GA VAut)
From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1742, USA
     DEATH     9 Feb 1796 (aged 53–54)
     Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
     Mingling with the dust lie the remains of Mrs. Margaret the amiable & virtuous consort of Doct. Simeon Field
     She expired in the 54th year of her age
[from "History of Enfield," Vol. III, by Francis Olcott Allen, c. 1900, page 2334]
     Family Members
     Children
      Simeon Field 1763–1822
      Peter Reynolds Field 1774–1856
     Gravesite Details: Aged 99 years
     BURIAL     Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Created by: Jan Franco
     Added: 27 Apr 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 26438048.¹

     Rev. Moses Dickinson married Martha Hart.²
Rev. Moses Dickinson was born on 12 February 1695 at Connecticut, USA.¹
Rev. Moses Dickinson died on 1 May 1778 at Connecticut, USA, at age 83.¹
Rev. Moses Dickinson was buried after 1 May 1778 at East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     12 Feb 1695, Connecticut, USA
     DEATH     1 May 1778 (aged 83), Connecticut, USA
     Son of Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail (Blackman) Ingersoll. Brother of Joanna (Dickinson) Warriner, Jonathan Dickinson, Abigail (Dickinson) Field, Elizabeth (Dickinson) Belden, Adam Dickinson and Adam Cole Dickenson. Husband of Hannah ? — married [date/location unknown]. Husband of Martha (Hart) Dickinson — married.
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Mary (Dickinson) Lockwood, Mary Dickinson and Hezekiah Dickinson
     From Goodwin's "Genealogical Notes," pg. 7, we find: Rev. Moses Dickinson, son of Hezekiah Dickinson, and grandson of Nathaniel Dickinson, the settler, was called from Maidenhead, N. J., and installed Pastor of the Congregational Church, at Norwalk, Conn. The following is the inscription on his monument: "Beneath this monumental stone lies interred the body of the Revd. Moses Dickinson, late pastor of the first Church of Christ in Norwalk, who departed this life May 1, 1778, in the 83d year of his age, and 51st of his ministry in said Church. A man of good understanding, well informed by study, chearful in temper, prudent in conduct, he came to his grave in full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season." He was also a tutor at Yale University.
     Sources:
     ---Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Colonial Clergy and the Colonial Churches of New England (Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy, 1936)
     ---Colonial Collegians: Biographies of Those Who Attended American Colleges before the War for Independence (subscription). CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. (Online database. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol. Yale page 93
     ---Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 539
     ---Goodwin, Nathaniel. Genealogical Notes. Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts (F.A. Brown, Hartford, Conn., 1856) Page 7
     ---Holden, Frederic. & Lockwood, E. Dunbar. Descendants of Robert Lockwood (Philadelphia, PA., 1889) Page 96
     Family Members
     Parents
      Hezekiah Dickinson 1645–1707
      Abigail Blakeman Dickinson Ingersoll 1663–1719
     Spouse
      Martha Dickinson unknown–1755
     Siblings
      Joanna Dickinson Warriner 1684–1764
      Jonathan Dickinson 1688–1747
      Abigail Dickinson Field 1690–1775
     Inscription: Herein lies interred the body of Rev. Moses Dickenson, pastor of the first Church of Christ in Norwalk.........this life May.........?3rd year of his age............
     From a copy of Records for the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery 1655-1971 (thanks to Taquoshi, FAG contributor 47282593): "I happen to have a copy of Records for the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery 1655-1971 handy and they list the full text for Rev. Dickenson's headstone (#19201759) as follows":
     Beneath this monumental stone lies interred the body of the Revd. Moses Dickenson late pastor of the first Church of Christ in NORWALK, who departed this life May 1st. 1778 in the 83rd year of his age, and the 51st to his Ministry in said church.
     A man of good Understanding, well improved by Study, Cheerfull in Temper Prudent in Conduct and faithful to his trust. He came to his grave in full age,
like a shock of corn cometh in his season.
     Page 33, Entry #380, Records for the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery 1655-1971 by Harold Secor Martin, 1971.
     Gravesite Details:: Heavily damaged/eroded grave stone, as you can see.
     BURIAL     East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
     Maintained by: lifescribe
     Originally Created by: ann
     Added: 3 May 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial 19201759.¹

     Martha Hart married Rev. Moses Dickinson, son of Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blackman.¹

Martha Hart died on 15 December 1755.¹
Martha Hart was buried after 15 December 1755 at East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     15 Dec 1755, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Moses Dickinson 1695–1778
     Inscription: Here lies what was mortal of Mrs. Martha Dickinson [spelled incorrectly on her tombstone], wife to ye Reverend M. Moses Dickenson who died Dec...........
     Thanks to Taquoshi, FAG contributor 47282593, for the following information: According to the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery book, the inscription reads as follows:
     Here lyes what was mortal of Mrs. Martha Dickenson [sure looks like it is spelled "Dickinson" in my photo] wife to ye Revnd Mr. Moses Dickenson Who died December 15th Anno Donni 1755 AETATES 62
     BURIAL     East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
     Created by: ann
     Added: 3 May 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial 19201777.¹

     Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) was born before 3 May 1601 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England; Date of baptism.^1,2 He was baptized on 3 May 1601 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks, daughter of Rev. William Bincks and Mary Baxter, on 27 November 1623 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England,
;
Per Stott [2016:133]: "Since writing the Dickinson article Stott, 1998), expanded searches in surrounding parishes led to the discovery of the marriage of John Gull and Annis Bench in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, on 10 May 1620. Aslackby is about four miles southwest of Billingborough. Further investigation into Anne/ A[nnis's ancestry appeared to be fruitless because no Bench families could be found in the area."
Stott [2016:139:fn29]: Billingborough, Lincolnshire, bishop's transcripts [FHL 0,421,922].^3,4
Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) died on 16 June 1676 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA;
Stott [1998:167] cites: "Births, Marriages, and Deaths, [Hampshire] County Court" [hereinafter Hampshire County Court]," 80 (FHL microfilm 760,648).^1,2
Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) was buried after 16 June 1676 at Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     May 1601, Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
     DEATH     16 Jun 1676 (aged 75), Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     He was the 5th great grandfather of poet EMILY DICKINSON.
     Source: The Dickinson Family Association, "Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson," 1955.
     Clifford L. Stott, "The Correct English Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull, Settlers of Wethersfield and Hadley," New England Historical and Genealogical Register (April 1998), 152: 159-178.
     Family Members
      Spouse
      Anna Bincks Gull Dickinson unknown–1678
     Children
      John Dickinson 1624–1676
      Nathaniel Dickinson 1627–1710
      Elizabeth Dickinson 1628–1631
      Joseph Dickinson 1630–1675
      Thomas Dickinson 1632–1713
      Samuel Dickinson 1634–1638
      Hannah Dickinson Clary 1636–1723
      Samuel Dickinson 1638–1711
      Obadiah Dickinson 1641–1698
      Nathaniel Dickinson 1643–1710
      Nehemiah Dickinson 1643–1723
      Hezekiah Dickinson 1645–1707
      Azariah Dickinson 1648–1675
      BURIAL     Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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      Originally Created by: Sue Allen
      Added: 16 Feb 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial 17951920
      SPONSORED BY eric nielsen.¹

His estate was probated on 26 September 1676 at Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹

     GAV-9.
;      Much inaccurate information has been reported about the ancestry of Nathaniel DICKINSON, the immigrant and pioneer settler of Hadley, Massachusetts. Much of this was based on the publications Frederick Dickinson [1897] and Wharton Dickinson [1901]. These early works posit a descent for Nathaniel from "John Dykonsen", a 1th century freeholder in Yorkshire. Dickinson [19041] was said to have claimed that the Dickinsons were said to descend from Walter de Caen, later Walter de Kenson, a companion of The Conqueror. The latest published version of this descent seems to have been Smith [1978]. Smith goes further proposing a common descent for "virtually every colonial Dickinson family from Massachusetts to Virginia." There was also an effort to tie Nathaniel into Massachusetts Bay Colony as part of the Winthrop immigration ca 1630, settling first in Watertown, MA. Other examples recounting this (erroneous) ancestry include FBS [1942] (full name of author unknown), and Dickinson [1884].
     George McCracken [1980] judged this descent and its extension to the colonial universe of DICKINSON families "mostly rubbish." McCracken wrote: "The earlier generations are hardly acceptable...as connections between the individuals are unlikely." Later, Stott [1998] uses meticulous research to completely dismantle these earlier fantasies to conclusively show the family to have descended from a DICKINSON family in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, and only traceable back to mid-1500. He also shows that Nathaniel only arrived in the colonies (Wethersfield, CT) ca 1637, with his wife, Anna (_____) GULL DICKINSON (widow of John Gull) and at least five children (born prior to leaving Lincolnshire). Stott[1998:174-178] also discusses Nathaniel's step-son, William GULL (by Anna's first husband, John BULL), and some of the GULL family ancestry, showing that William and Nathaniel were cousins. More recently, Stott [2016] has identified Anna's maiden name as BINCKS and identifies the first generations of her ancestry.
     I have constructed my ancestry for Nathaniel DICKINSON using the work of Stott [1998] and Stott [2016] and urge others to read these two articles and reconsider their own work. (Images of the McCracken and two Stott articles are attached.)^{5,6,7,8,9,4,10,11} He was a mentioned with James Bincks; Stott [2016:133-44] present some important evidence on the BINCKS and MUSSONancestry of Anna (BINCKS) GULL who married Nathaniel DICKINSON.¹²

Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) and Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks immigrated circa 1637 to Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA;
According to Stott [1998:168]: "Nathaniel arrived in Wethersfield, Connecticut, between 26 June 1636, when his daughter Ann was baptized at Billingborough, and July 1638, when his son Samuel was born at Wethersfield)."
Stott cites: Wethersfield Deeds, 1:12 (FHL microfilm 005,991).^1,13 Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) was (an unknown value) in 1645 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ He was Representative to the General Assembly between 1645 and 1656 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ He was
Source: New Haven, CT: Families of Ancient New Haven. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine. vols. I-VIII. Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. 8 vols. Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923-1932. Page 977: List of Officials 1636-1665 (Image of original attached)
     Deputy for Wethersfield to Conn. Leg.: Apr. 1646, Oct. 1646, May 1647, Sept. 1647, May 1648, Dec. 1648, May 1949, Sept. 1649, May 1650, Sept. 1650, May 1651, Sept. 1651, May 1652, Sept. 1652, May 1653, Sept. 1653, Sept. 1654, May 1655, Oct. 1655, May 1656
     War Committee for Wethersfield: May 1653, Oct. 1654.
"Removed to Hadley" between April 1646 and May 1656 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA.¹⁴

Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) lived between 1659 and 1676;
First settler of Hadley in 1659, Deacon of the church, first Recorder of the town, Selectman, Town Magistrate, member of the Hampshire Troop and the First Board of Trustees of Hopkins Academy.
     Per Stott [1998:168]: "When dissension arose in the congregations at Wethersfield, Hartford, and Windsor, Nathaniel Dickinson and his son John were active in the organization of a new settlement under the leadership of Rev. John Russell. Nathaniel was one of the 59 men who signed the agreement to settle Hadley, Massachusetts, on 18 April 1659. He was selected to survey the original 59 home lots of eight acres each."¹
Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) and Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks were mentioned in a land transaction on 24 March 1670/71 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA,
Memo:
per Stott [1998:167] cites: "...Nathaniel and Ann Dickinson sold property in Hadley to William Marcum."
Stott [1998:167] cites: Hampshire County Deeds (Springfield Registry), A:92 (FHL microfilm 844,486). Ann is not mentioned in Nathaniel's will, dated 29 May 1676.

Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) left a will on 29 May 1676 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA;
Transcription of will from Stott [1998:169-170]:
     "I Nathll Dickenson Senr late of Hadfeyld now of Hadley in ye County of Hampshire upon Conecticutt do make & ordane this my Last will & testement as followeth.
     "ImpWr making a full surrender of myself Soul & Body unto ye handes of God my Creator & Jesus Christ my alone Saviour & Redeemer relying on him for all yt I need & hope for in this world & y1 which is to Come & leaving my body to decent Buriall in hope of a Blessed Resurrection I doe Bestow y1 Portion of Outward estate which ye Lord in his fatherlie mercy hath Blessed me with in manner following my debtes & funerall expences being first payd I doe give unto my son Nehemiah my house & Barn & homelott with all the preveledges & Appurtenances thereto belonging as alsoe one half of my meadow land in Hadley (except what is after accepted [excepted]) with the preveledgs and Apputenances thereto belonging to be to him & his heirs forever besides what was Thomas Websters.
     "I give to my Daughter in Law Dorcus Widow to my son Azariah four acres & a half of meaddow Land Bounded by my son Thomas his Land East, Francis west, John Hubbard North & ye highway South to be to her & her heirs for Ever. Further I give or abate to her all yt was my due for ye Rent of the rent of my Land from her & Also Doe give to her yt money yt was due to me for my oxen, and also three Pounds y1 was Due for a barrell (unpayd) of pork, all & every of ye premises I give to ye sd Dorcus as her own to be her & her heirs for Ever.
     "The rest of my meaddow in Hadly I doe give to be equally Divided betweene all my sons (except Nehemiah) and my Daughters Francis Dickenson and Hannah Clary which my executors shall either equally divide to all my aforesayd Children or else pay to Each their proportion of ye sayd Landes as it shall be Prized on Country Pay within too yeares after my Decease to ym and their heirs for Ever.
     "To my son Thomas I give my house & Lot I Bought of M' Wattson he paying to M' Wattson ye thirty poundNathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) yt is yet Due for ye same or if like it not on those termes then it shall be Cast in among my Devidable Estate to my Children.
     "I give to my son Samll my house & homelott in Hatfeild to be to him & his heirs for Ever together with ye Preveleges & Appurtenances thereto belonging.
     "To my son Obadiah I give all ye Rest of my land in Hatfeild with ye preveleges & Appurtenances thereto belonging to be to him & his heirs for Ever. And my meaning & will is that these my two sons Samuel & Obadiah shall not come in for a share of my Land in Hadley But given them in Hatfeild shall be instead of it.
     "To my son William Gull I give yt three poundes wch he oweth me for a barll of Pork. All ye Rest of my estate I give to be equally devided amongst all my sons my Daughters Francis Dickinson & Hannah Clary having herein equall shares with there Brethren.
     "I do hereby make & ordane my two sons Thomas & Nehemiah Executors of this my Last will & testement hereunto as my Last will & testement have sub­ joyned my hand & seal this present 29th May 1676. Nathaniel Dickenson
     "In the presence of Joseph Kellogg [and] John Russell, Jur
     "The Desire of ye testator is y1 ye share given unto Francis Dickenson may if she see meete be given to Samll Gillits Children."
Note from Stott [1998:170]: "The "daughter" Frances was dearly the widow of Nathaniel's son John, recently killed at Turner's Falls. Samuel Gillett, son-in-law of John and Frances, was also killed at Turner's Falls the same day.
Stott cites: Hampshire County Probate, 1:180, 187 (FHL microfilm 879,184).
(An image of the will transcription from Stott [1998] is attached.)¹

     Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks was born before 19 February 1603/4 at Scalford, Leicestershire, England.¹ She married John Gull, son of William Gull II and Elizabeth Dickinson, on 10 May 1620 at Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England,
;
Her 1st husband. Stott [2016:139:fn28] cites: Aslackby, Lincolnshire, parish registers [FHL 1,450,460].^3,1 Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks married Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.), son of John Dickinson and Elizabeth (?), on 27 November 1623 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England,
;
Per Stott [2016:133]: "Since writing the Dickinson article Stott, 1998), expanded searches in surrounding parishes led to the discovery of the marriage of John Gull and Annis Bench in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, on 10 May 1620. Aslackby is about four miles southwest of Billingborough. Further investigation into Anne/ A[nnis's ancestry appeared to be fruitless because no Bench families could be found in the area."
Stott [2016:139:fn29]: Billingborough, Lincolnshire, bishop's transcripts [FHL 0,421,922].^4,5
Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks died after 24 March 1670/71 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹
Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks was buried after 23 February 1678 at Burial location unknown ; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown, England
     DEATH     23 Feb 1678, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
     Born between 1605 & 1610. First married William Gull, who died in England in 1630. Married, second, Nathaniel Dickinson I, 16 Jan 1629/30 in East Bergholst, Suffolk, England. Their children included: Nathaniel Dickinson II. She died in Hadley MA in Feb 1678/9.
     Source for Anne Bincks Gull Dickinson is NEH&GR, 170 (Spring 2016) 133-44.
     Anna Bincks parents were William Bincks and Mary Baxter, pg. 135 - 139 NEH&GR, 170 (Spring 2016).
     Family Members
     Spouses
      John William Gull unknown–1629
      Nathaniel Dickinson 1601–1676
     Children
      John Dickinson 1624–1676
      Nathaniel Dickinson 1627–1710
      Elizabeth Dickinson 1628–1631
      Joseph Dickinson 1630–1675
      Thomas Dickinson 1632–1713
      Samuel Dickinson 1634–1638
      Hannah Dickinson Clary 1636–1723
      Samuel Dickinson 1638–1711
      Obadiah Dickinson 1641–1698
      Nathaniel Dickinson 1643–1710
      Nehemiah Dickinson 1643–1723
      Hezekiah Dickinson 1645–1707
      Azariah Dickinson 1648–1675
BURIAL     Unknown
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     GAV-9. She was a mentioned with James Bincks; Stott [2016:133-44] present some important evidence on the BINCKS and MUSSONancestry of Anna (BINCKS) GULL who married Nathaniel DICKINSON.⁷

;
Per Stott [2016:139]: "After the death of her father and stepmother in 1616, she went to live with her uncle and aunt William and Philip (Bincks) Morris in Billingborough, Lincs. She was mentioned as living with William Morris in the will of her cousin Edmund Harrison of Billingborough in 1617."
Stott [2016:139:fn27]: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 29 Weldon, PROB 11/129/407.¹
In Rev. William Bincks's will dated 24 May 1616 at Scalford, Leicestershire, England, Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks was named as an heir;
Transcription of will from Stott [2016:137-8]:
     "I give & bequeath to the poore in Scalford xxs Item my further will ys and soe it shalbe my land shalbe sould by Edward Darker and Geo Bincks and by this my last will & testament I give them full authoritie in it & to sell it to the best benefitte they can to the behoofe of my wife & children & to the discharge of my debts well beinge done I give and bequeath unto Joane my now wife one hundred pounds and all the lynnens wollens bedding bedsteed & other househoulde implem" she brought to me on her mariage wth me Item I geve to ether of her 3 children iij vj viij a peece The rest of my goods and chattells my debts beinge paid I geve and bequeathe unto my v children Nathannel Bincks Wm Bincks James Bincks Anna Bincks and Marie Bincks equallie to be devided amongst them as they accomplishe the severall ages of xxi yeres or Day of marriage of my before said Daughters, except that Nathaniel Bincks shall have x1 more than the rest and the disposenge of them I leave to Edward Darker George Bincks aforesaid and Will[ia]m Morrice my Brother in !awe of whose faithfull and willenge dealenge herin I doubt not provided that if any of myne owne children dye before the accomlishenge of the former recited times the porcon of that childe or those children shabe equallie devided amongst the rest [of) them levenge Provided further that if my wife departe this lyfe before she can be possessed of her legacies then her legacies & the p[or]cons I bequeathed to her children shalbe equallie devyded betwixt her three children and myne by my first wiffe Item I make and ordaine unto this my last will and testament Johane my nowe wife & George Bincks full Executors and for the faithfull lookinge herunto I give him the said George x Item I doe make and so-constitute Edward Darker & Wm Morrice my brother in lawe supervisors of this my last will & testam' written in my owne hande and sealed of my owne seal."
     Stott [2016:135] cites: Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, original wills and inventories, 1616 # 132 [FHL 0,234,157]. The will was copied and refiled in 1622 # 10 with only slight variations in spelling [FHL 0,234,160],
(An image of the will transcription from Stott [1998] is attached.)⁸
Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks is mentioned in the will of Edmund Harrison on 24 April 1617;
Per Stott [2016:141]: "Edmund's will mentions cousins James and William "Bench" and Ann Bench and Ann Hall, who were living in the home of his father­ in-law William Morris in Billingborough. This Ann Bench was no doubt the future wife of Billingborough men John A Gull and Nathaniel' Dickinson."
     NB I have so far not been able to identify this "Ann Hall". GA Vaut.^9,10
In William Bincks's will dated 31 December 1621 at St. Olave Southwark, co. Surrey, England, Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks was named as an heir;
Transcription of will from Stott [2016:133-134]:
     "I William Benckes, sick of body but well in minde . . . bequeathe to my brother James Benckes three skore pounds · further as my father left my brother Nathaniell Benckes in charges with me to be carefull to see he should not want so in consideracon that my aforesaid brother James Benckes shall be carefull in providing for my brother Nathaniell Benckes I have given him this three skore pounds afore mentioned further I bequeathe to my grandmother Mary Backster widdowe three pounds and further I bequeath to my twoe sisters Ann Gull and Mary Benekes the rest of that portion wch is due unto me to be equally devided between my twooe sisters aforesaid alsoe I bequeath to my cozen James Benckes foure pounds wch I apoint by brother James Benckes shall pay out of his aforesaid threeskore pounds when he shall have received it."
Note from Stott [1998:170]: "The "daughter" Frances was dearly the widow of Nathaniel's son John, recently killed at Turner's Falls. Samuel Gillett, son-in-law of John and Frances, was also killed at Turner's Falls the same day.
Stott [2016:133] cites: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 6 Saville, PROB 11/139/13.
Stott [2016:138] also notes: "His will, cited above, mentions brothers Nathaniel and James, sisters Ann Gull and Mary Bincks, grandmother Mary Backster, and a cousin James Bincks, apparently the son of his uncle George Bincks of Little Dalby, Leics."
Stott [2016:138:fn 19]: "James, son of George and Jane Bincks, was baptized in Scalford 23 January 1590/1."
(An image of the will transcription from Stott [1998] is attached.)¹¹
In Nathaniel Bincks's will dated 9 June 1631 at St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, reater London, England, Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks was named as an heir;
Transcription of will from Stott [2016:134]:
     "I Nathaniell Bincks of the parish of Marie Magdalen in the Countie of Surrey yeoman beinge sicke and weake in bodie . . . make my brother Thomas Stephenson of the parish and Countie aforesaid Carpenter my whole and sole Executor . . . I give unto my sister Anne Dickison of Billingbarrow in the County of Lincolne fortie shillings . . . I give and bequeath unto my brother John Stephenson of the aforesaid parish and Countie Carpenter fower poundes . . . I give and bequeath unto my brother James Bincks Citizen and Sadler of London tenn poundes . . . I give the residue of mine estate unto my brother Thomas Stephenson and his wife."
Stott [2016:134] cites: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 91 St. John; PROB ti/317/ 519.
Stott [2016:138] also notes: "The Stephenson brothers have yet to be identified. They may have been children of Nathaniel's stepmother Joane (___) (Blount) Bincks. Other possibilities include Nathaniel's sister Mary Bincks marrying a Stephenson."
(An image of the will transcription from Stott [1998] is attached.)¹²

Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks and Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) immigrated circa 1637 to Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA;
According to Stott [1998:168]: "Nathaniel arrived in Wethersfield, Connecticut, between 26 June 1636, when his daughter Ann was baptized at Billingborough, and July 1638, when his son Samuel was born at Wethersfield)."
Stott cites: Wethersfield Deeds, 1:12 (FHL microfilm 005,991).^13,14
Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks and Nathaniel Dickinson (Sr.) were mentioned in a land transaction on 24 March 1670/71 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA,
Memo:
per Stott [1998:167] cites: "...Nathaniel and Ann Dickinson sold property in Hadley to William Marcum."
Stott [1998:167] cites: Hampshire County Deeds (Springfield Registry), A:92 (FHL microfilm 844,486). Ann is not mentioned in Nathaniel's will, dated 29 May 1676.

     John Gull was baptized on 26 August 1559 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³ He was born after 26 August 1559 at Lincolnshire, England.³ He married Anna/Annis/Agnes Bincks, daughter of Rev. William Bincks and Mary Baxter, on 10 May 1620 at Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England,
;
Her 1st husband. Stott [2016:139:fn28] cites: Aslackby, Lincolnshire, parish registers [FHL 1,450,460].^2,4
John Gull was buried on 8 July 1621 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³
John Gull died before 8 July 1627 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³

     John Dickinson married Elizabeth (?)³
John Dickinson was born before 4 December 1564 at Lincolnshire, England.³ He was baptized on 4 December 1564 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³
John Dickinson died before 19 April 1637 at England.³
John Dickinson was buried on 19 April 1637 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³
     GAV-10.
;      Much inaccurate information has been reported about the ancestry of Nathaniel DICKINSON, the immigrant and pioneer settler of Hadley, Massachusetts. Much of this was based on the publications Frederick Dickinson [1897] and Wharton Dickinson [1901]. These early works posit a descent for Nathaniel from "John Dykonsen", a 1th century freeholder in Yorkshire. Dickinson [19041] was said to have claimed that the Dickinsons were said to descend from Walter de Caen, later Walter de Kenson, a companion of The Conqueror. The latest published version of this descent seems to have been Smith [1978]. Smith goes further proposing a common descent for "virtually every colonial Dickinson family from Massachusetts to Virginia." There was also an effort to tie Nathaniel into Massachusetts Bay Colony as part of the Winthrop immigration ca 1630, settling first in Watertown, MA. Other examples recounting this (erroneous) ancestry include FBS [1942] (full name of author unknown), and Dickinson [1884].
     George McCracken [1980] judged this descent and its extension to the colonial universe of DICKINSON families "mostly rubbish." McCracken wrote: "The earlier generations are hardly acceptable...as connections between the individuals are unlikely." Later, Stott [1998] uses meticulous research to completely dismantle these earlier fantasies to conclusively show the family to have descended from a DICKINSON family in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, and only traceable back to mid-1500. He also shows that Nathaniel only arrived in the colonies (Wethersfield, CT) ca 1637, with his wife, Anna (_____) GULL DICKINSON (widow of John Gull) and at least five children (born prior to leaving Lincolnshire). Stott[1998:174-178] also discusses Nathaniel's step-son, William GULL (by Anna's first husband, John BULL), and some of the GULL family ancestry, showing that William and Nathaniel were cousins. More recently, Stott [2016] has identified Anna's maiden name as BINCKS and identifies the first generations of her ancestry.
     I have constructed my ancestry for Nathaniel DICKINSON using the work of Stott [1998] and Stott [2016] and urge others to read these two articles and reconsider their own work. (Images of the McCracken and two Stott articles are attached.)^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

John Dickinson witnessed the will of Edward Dickinson on 8 January 1593 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England;
Per Stott [1998:166]: "Bequests were made to his mother Alice and to children Richard, Robert, Thomas, and Elizabeth. His brothers William and John witnessed the instrument."¹² John Dickinson was Churchwarden in 1620/21 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.³

     Elizabeth (?) married John Dickinson, son of Waters Dickinson and Alice (?).²

Elizabeth (?) died before 30 August 1309 at Lincolnshire, England.²
Elizabeth (?) was buried on 30 August 1309 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.²
     GAV-10.

     Waters Dickinson married Alice (?)
;
Per Stott [1998:164], she is mentioned in his will.¹ Waters Dickinson was born say 1530.²
Waters Dickinson died circa 8 April 1591 at England.²
Waters Dickinson was buried on 9 April 1591 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.²

His estate was probated on 20 April 1591 at Lincolnshire, England.³

      ;      Much inaccurate information has been reported about the ancestry of Nathaniel DICKINSON, the immigrant and pioneer settler of Hadley, Massachusetts. Much of this was based on the publications Frederick Dickinson [1897] and Wharton Dickinson [1901]. These early works posit a descent for Nathaniel from "John Dykonsen", a 1th century freeholder in Yorkshire. Dickinson [19041] was said to have claimed that the Dickinsons were said to descend from Walter de Caen, later Walter de Kenson, a companion of The Conqueror. The latest published version of this descent seems to have been Smith [1978]. Smith goes further proposing a common descent for "virtually every colonial Dickinson family from Massachusetts to Virginia." There was also an effort to tie Nathaniel into Massachusetts Bay Colony as part of the Winthrop immigration ca 1630, settling first in Watertown, MA. Other examples recounting this (erroneous) ancestry include FBS [1942] (full name of author unknown), and Dickinson [1884].
     George McCracken [1980] judged this descent and its extension to the colonial universe of DICKINSON families "mostly rubbish." McCracken wrote: "The earlier generations are hardly acceptable...as connections between the individuals are unlikely." Later, Stott [1998] uses meticulous research to completely dismantle these earlier fantasies to conclusively show the family to have descended from a DICKINSON family in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, and only traceable back to mid-1500. He also shows that Nathaniel only arrived in the colonies (Wethersfield, CT) ca 1637, with his wife, Anna (_____) GULL DICKINSON (widow of John Gull) and at least five children (born prior to leaving Lincolnshire). Stott[1998:174-178] also discusses Nathaniel's step-son, William GULL (by Anna's first husband, John BULL), and some of the GULL family ancestry, showing that William and Nathaniel were cousins. More recently, Stott [2016] has identified Anna's maiden name as BINCKS and identifies the first generations of her ancestry.
     I have constructed my ancestry for Nathaniel DICKINSON using the work of Stott [1998] and Stott [2016] and urge others to read these two articles and reconsider their own work. (Images of the McCracken and two Stott articles are attached.)^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11} GAV-11.
In Thomas Dickinson's will dated 18 December 1578, Waters Dickinson was named as executor;
Transcription of will from Stott [1998:166]:
     "Item I give to my brother Waters Diconson a chaire & to my syster his wiffe a great hutch. Item I give to my brother Henrie Diconson a paire of russet hose a paire of bootes and a!ether dublet. The rest of my goods I will to be devided into ij ptes whereof I will that my children have the one pte devided equally between them and the other pte I give to Agnes my wiffe whom I make my sole executrix of this my last will to see my bodie buried debts paid & legacies dis­ charged. And I ordain & appointe my brother Waters Dicconson and Robt Ganthern to be the supervisors to this my last will and I will that they shall take sufficient bonds from tyme to tyme of him wth whomsoevr my wiffe shall marrie that suche persons of goods maie come to my children as I have geven them pro­ vided always that if anie of my children depte this life before thei come of age to receyve their pte wch I have geven them that the pte of him or them so decessed to remane to the elder lyvers of them, Thes beinge witnes John Clarke Hughe Taverner wth others."
(An image of the will transcription from the Stott article is attached.]
Stott cites: (20) Consistory Court of Lincoln, registered wills, 59/236 (FHL microfilm 198,837).¹²

Waters Dickinson left a will on 30 December 1590 at Lincolnshire, England;
Transcription of will from Stott [1998:165]:
     "Item I give to Alice my wief v of my best kyene[15] an awmbling maire and a foale and halfe of all my houshould stuffe excepte a bed ij tables and formes in the hall and every quarter of a yeere vi s viii d and my will is that she have the rule and govermente in my house with my sonne Willyam as before time and he to finde her sufficiente manteyninge of meate and apparell provided always that yf my sonne Wm doe marrie and my wief doe not like to be in the house with him then my will ys that she have the ij next her parlor where the chimnay ys and then my sonne Willyam to give her yeerly for her mantenannce a seame[16l and a halfe of mawlte a seame and a halfe of barlye halfe a seame [16] and halfe a seame rye and a seame of pease with the said vi s quarterly duringe mye lease yf she so longe doe live. Item I give unto her the geese and pullen in the yarde and halfe the swyne and my cloake. Item I give unto my sonne John the other halfe of my household stuffe excepte before excepted ij kye [kyne?] ij steares ij mayres or fillies ij acres barlie and one ridge beneath carsonicke an acre pease a wayne [17] and a plowe redie furnished and my parte in the rowegate close for iiij yeeres. Item I give to Edward Dycconson my sonne my best dublett ij lands of barlie at Onsbie ende nexte yeere and to everye one of his children vj s viij d to Ric Dyckonson my nevie I give xx s. To Edwarde his brother vj s viij d to Waters his brother x s. I give to my brother Henrie all my other apparell not bequeathed to everyone on of my brother Thomas his children a lambe and to everyone of my servants. The rest of all ·mye goods cattell and leases not given I give and bequeathe to Willyam mye sonne whome I make mye executor of this my last will to paie mye debts and legacies and several! charges and to.se my bodie honestly buried and I ordaine and appointe Mr Bewrley mye maister and Edward Dycconson my sone sup[er]visors of the same for the better performance therof and I give to Mr Bewerley an Awngell [18] and to my son Edward vj s viij d for there paines taking therein. These being witnesses Richard Hane Willm Morres William Baite and John White."
Notes from Stott:
     15. Kine: Plural of cow.
     16. Seam: A measure of eight bushels.
     17. Wain: A wagon.
     18. Angel: An English gold coin current in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries; so called from bearing on its obverse a figure of the archangel Michael piercing a dragon
(An image of the will transcription from Stott [1998] is attached.)
Stott cites: 14. Consistory Court of Lincoln, registered wills, 75, pt. 1: 315-16 (FHL microfilm 198,848). A tight binding on this volume obscures some words in film copy, but these were supplied by the Lincolnshire Archivist.³

     Alice (?) married Waters Dickinson, son of (?) Dickinson,
;
Per Stott [1998:164], she is mentioned in his will.¹
Alice (?) died before 4 September 1596 at England.²
Alice (?) was buried on 4 September 1596 .²
     GAV-11.
In Thomas Dickinson's will dated 18 December 1578, Alice (?) was named as an heir;
Transcription of will from Stott [1998:166]:
     "Item I give to my brother Waters Diconson a chaire & to my syster his wiffe a great hutch. Item I give to my brother Henrie Diconson a paire of russet hose a paire of bootes and a!ether dublet. The rest of my goods I will to be devided into ij ptes whereof I will that my children have the one pte devided equally between them and the other pte I give to Agnes my wiffe whom I make my sole executrix of this my last will to see my bodie buried debts paid & legacies dis­ charged. And I ordain & appointe my brother Waters Dicconson and Robt Ganthern to be the supervisors to this my last will and I will that they shall take sufficient bonds from tyme to tyme of him wth whomsoevr my wiffe shall marrie that suche persons of goods maie come to my children as I have geven them pro­ vided always that if anie of my children depte this life before thei come of age to receyve their pte wch I have geven them that the pte of him or them so decessed to remane to the elder lyvers of them, Thes beinge witnes John Clarke Hughe Taverner wth others."
(An image of the will transcription from the Stott article is attached.]
Stott cites: (20) Consistory Court of Lincoln, registered wills, 59/236 (FHL microfilm 198,837).³

      ; In a personal email on 16 Sept. 2019, Clifford Stott informed me, "...further unpublished research does not support the theory that Gabriel Dickinson might be the earlier generation as suggested to the first of my two articles on the family."¹