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Bill graciously sent me some information on my Dickson/Richey/Wood’s ancestors.
I don’t know if you have the following WOODS info:
Joseph Woods,
b. 22 Aug 1745 near Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Va;
d. 16 Jan 1835 near Princeton, Gibson Co., Ind, on his farm “Turkey Hill”, 3 miles S.W. of Princeton;
m’d 28 Jan 1768 in Albemarle Co., Va
Mary HAMILTON,
b.abt. 1747 Albemarle Co., Va;
d. 26 Aug 1829 Gibson Co., Ind.
(Served in Wheeling, Ohio Co., (W)Va during Rev. War)
(about 1790 – Removed to Tenn.)
(1807 – Removed to Knox Co., Indiana Terr.)
(1809 – Removed to Gibson (then Knox) Co., Indiana Terr.)
Children: Some of these children born during the Rev. War must have been born in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Va., where Joseph Woods is known to have served during that war.
(all dates are “about” unless specific date is specified.)
1) John, b. 1769 Albemarle Va, d. 1844 Gibson In.
…..m’d Polly Dickson, b. 1773.
…………their son James Hamilton Woods, b. 1812 Indiana
…………Terr., d. 1869, m’d _?_ HAWKINS.
2) James, b. 1770 Albemarle Va, d.1815 Gibson In.
……m’d 1795/6, Nancy Dickson, b. 1780.
……Nancy m’d 2nd: Charles Morgan on Nov 11, 1817
……Gibson Co., In.
……Sarah (dau of James & Nancy) m’d 1st Anthony Morgan,
…… son of Charles Morgan.
…….Sarah m’d 2nd _?_ Lenkford.
3) Margaret “Peggy”, b. 1772 Albemarle, d. 1845 Ohio.
4) Patrick, b. 1775 Albemarle ? ; d. 1845 Gibson In.
5) Joseph L., b. 1776; d. 1845 Gibson In.
6) William P., b. 1778; d. 1845 Gibson ? In.
7) David L.,, b. 1780; d. 1841 Gibson In.
8) Isaac; b. 1783; d. 1872 Gibson In.
9) Elizabeth; b. 1787?; d. 1854 Gibson In
10) Jane; b. 1787 Ohio Co.?, Va; d. 1861 Franklin Co., Oh.
11) Samuel H.; b. 1791 Knoxville, Tn; d. 1880.
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Comparison to the 1820 Gibson Co., Ind Census:
Page 235:
WOODS – John (over 45); Joseph Jr; Samuel.
Page 236:
WOODS – David (26-44); John (16-25); Joseph Sr (over 45);
……………Joseph L.;
RICHY – John (16-25), 3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15,
…………. 1 female 16-25, 1 female over 45.
………….John m’d Mary “Polly” Woods 8 Aug 1817 Gibson.
HAWKINS – Arthur (16-25)
Page 237:
WOODS – Patrick.
Page 240:
WOODS – Isaac.
RICHY – Gideon (m’d Nancy Woods, 17 May 1816 Gibson.)
……… Gideon’s occupation “Blacksmith” written out.
HAWKINS – Henry (16-25).
DAY – Laben.
Page 246:
RICHY – Joseph (26-44)
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DICKSONs in:
Posey Co (next county south of Gibson):
Page 308:
David, 26-44.
John, 26-44. (is next door to David.)
James, 26-44. (2nd house passed John.)
Page 316:
James, 26-44 (widower with young children.)
Knox Co (next county north of Gibson):
Francis, (male), (16-25). He has no females in his household but has what looks like 1 FPC, sex and age not listed.
Sullivan Co (next county north of Knox)
William, 26-44, 2 males under 10, 2 females under 10,
1 female 26-44.
Next door to this William Dickson, is:
Charles Morgan (16-25), but this is not the Charles who m’d Nancy Dickson Woods in 1817.
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Thanks Bill — I amdescended from
2) James Wood/s, b. 1770 Albemarle Va, d.1815 Gibson In.
……m’d 1795/6, Nancy Dickson, b. 1780.
Their daughter Mary (Polly) Woods married John Richey in 1817. Their son Joseph E Richey married Sarah Ann Wayland at Powhatan, Arkansas in 1848. Their son Jeffrey Hoten Richey married Jospehine Brown (where we get our Cherokee blood) in Arkansas and moved to Indian territory in (Oklahoma) 1872.
Bill & others — I made a big breakthrough this morning before going to work. This leads up to it. I’d like to thank everyone for their help.
vance
I hadn’t known anything about Wheeling, W Va (Va at the time) before, so thanks Bill. 🙂
While searching for Nancy Dickson I found the following —
http://www.rootsquest.com/~jmurphy/gibson/gibsmisc.htm
GIBSON CO, INDIANA MISCELLANEOUS INFO
MISC TYPES OF INFO IS HERE, INCLUDING LAND OWNERS NAMES, RESIDENTS, EARLY GIBSON SETTLERS AND INDIANA PIONEER ANCESTORS:
DICKSON, NANCY b 1785; came to Knox Co, IN in 1807 from Tenn, came to Gibson County 1809, Pioneer of Indiana
MORGAN, NANCY DICKSON WOODS b 1785; came to Knox Co, IN in 1807 from Tenn, came to Gibson County 1809, Pioneer of Indiana
WOODS, JOHN, Resident of Gibson Co, IN 1840 Other researcher: GROVE, Randall M, RT 1 BOX 64, DIX, IL 62830 Everton Submitter #29557 WOODS, JOHN – IN CENTER TP, NAMES FROM A MAP (? DATE) WOODS, JOSEPH, b 1745 VA, in Rev War, came to county from Knox Co, IN 1809, and prior to that from VA and Tenn to Knox Co IN in 1807, Society of Indiana Pioneer, descendants Sara WOODS HAMILTON, 1953 of Greenfield, IA; Robert Archer WOODS, 1953 of Greenfield, IA WOODS, NANCY (DICKSON) b 1785; came to Knox Co, IN in 1807 from Tenn, came to Gibson County 1809, Pioneer of Indiana
http://users.ev1.net/~dhoskins/web/johnhodgk/pafg05.htm
where it says —
30. Basil HOSKINSON (James HOSKINSON , Thomas HOSKINSON , John , John ) was born on 19 Mar 1752 in , Prince Georges County, Maryland. He died 1 on 9 Sep 1834 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Basil was a Rev. War Ve.t. #W753 (Nat.Archives film Serv. Micro Copy #804 Film Roll #1332 Enlisted near Martinsburg in Berkeley Co.,Va. about 1 Sept. 1777 or 1778, in the US Militia Under General Hand, Captain Baldwin and David Price. Marched to Oldtown, Md. and from there to Uniontown, Pa. and on to Pittsburg and from Pittsburg to Wheeling in Va. on the Ohio river. One soldier in the campaign was killed by the Indians. Then from Wheeling up river 12 miles to Beech Bottom Fort, where they remained. He remained there until discharged and then returned home to near Martinsburg in Berkeley Co. in March. This tour was with his brothers Isaiah and Ezekiel. Basil volunteered again in the fall of 1778 or 1779 for another tour of 3 months and was marched to Fort McIntosh, due to inclement weather and was discharged in January after entering. Applied for pension at Erie, Pa., 7 August 1832.
Basil married Eleanor DOWNS on 6 Jan 1803 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Eleanor was born in 1781.
They had the following children:
87 M i William HOSKINSON was born 1 on 3 Oct 1803.
William married Eleanor PALMER Moore.
88 F ii Elizabeth HOSKINSON was born 1 in 1807.
Elizabeth married William HAMILTON.
89 M iii James HOSKINSON was born 1 in 1812.
James married Nancy DICKSON.
90 M iv Ezekiel HOSKINSON died in his youth.
Here it mentions Wheeling, Va (now WVa) and the mariage of a Hoskinson to a Dickson. That is where Bill found my “Woods” family, so I bet this is also a member of my Dickson family. Also note Joseph Woods married Mary Hamilton and (above) see the Hoskinson girl who married a Hamilton. This puts Hoskinson, Woods, Hamilton and Dickson families all near Wheeling, W Va
Vance
James Woods was born in Abermarle Co, Va in 1770 and Capt. Dickson, renegate whiteman or half-blood Indian, conducted his raid in 1764 in Augusta County, one county to the west. and 6 years before James was born. James parents Joseph Woods & wife, mary Hamilton Woods, b. 1745 & 1747, Albemarle Co., Va; & married there in 1768 — surely knew of this “Captain Dickson” and his raid on that farm. On a map it looks like Staunton (where the raid took place in 1764) and Chancellorsville (where it says James Woods was born in 1770 and where his parents were born in the 1740s) were only about 25-30 miles apart.
Two of Joseph and Mary’s sons married Dickson girls.So now I can trace these people to W Va and the western part of Virginia. I can not link my family to this mixed blood Captain Dickson, but I can show that he was only one county away from my known ancestors at the time of his raid. It said he fled to the west, and west of Augusta County would have been towards present day West Virginia, where my Dickson’s and Woods apparently lived during the Revolutionary War.
I have never known much about these people, so I am learning some new things. Thanks Bill.
Vance
Hi Vance,
I realize these most likely aren’t the same man, but here is another reference to a Captain Dickson…
Thorpe, Hannah (Kim-qua-tah) (1810- ) Native American of Miami Nation – Connersville, Jalapa. Hannah (whose family name was originally Tharp) was taken captive as a child from the Whitewater River Valley near Richmond, Indiana, during the War of 1812. She was raised by the Miami chief’s wife Co-po-no-quah; Hannah was dressed as an Indian and give the name Kim-qua-tah, which means “spirit child.” Hannah married Me-tac-a-qua-sah, son of Chief Metocina. The white men later called Me-tac-a-qua-sah Captain Dickson. He and Hannah had two children. Hannah’s father continued to search for her and later found her at Black Raccoon’s Village. She was integrated into Indian life and did not wish to leave. Hannah’s story ended tragically when her husband was killed – she took her own life.
It came from the Indiana Women’s History website (http://iwh.iupui.edu/bios.html).
Stacey
Stacy, thank you for that reference. Miami were one of the tribes that was migrating from Ohio to Indiana to NE Ok eventually. Your’s was 1812 and the one I saw was 1764 I believe. I wonde if they were related, of what other records of these men exist?
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I found the following, now that I have a county where my Woods came from in Virginia —
Nancy Dickson married James Wood(s), son of Joseph Wood, b 1746 I think. Joseph’s wife was Mary Hamilton.
I went to Abemarle Co., Va website (rootsweb) and did a search for Joseph Wood in that county, since he was born there. Only one result came up. It said —
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/va/+index+10508139246708+F
From the Appendix of Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange County, Virginia William Brockman, Son of Samuel Brockman and Rebecca Ellis married Mary (Polly) Nichols Lindsay, dau of Joshua Lindsay and Mary (Polly) Nichols. 1 July 1780. She died in Orange County 1 August 1844, Their Children — Caleb Lindsay Brockman, born 1 July 1781 and died in 1814 Joshua Lindsay Brockman, born 1783 and died in Christian Co. Ky. unmarried Samuel Lindsay Brockman born 15 Novembver 1799 and died in Orange Co. in 1840. He married Frances Ann Graves, daughter of Clairborne and Sally Tandy Graves William Lindsay Brockman married Elizabeth Catherine Grave, daughter of Claiborne and Sally Tandy Graves 22 February 1821. He died in September 1862. Curtis Lindsay Brockman married 1st Nancy Quisenberry 28 October 1811, married 2d Sarah Elmore Daniel, Widow of James Daniel 27 July 1840. He died 12 July 1746. Elizabeth Brockman married first Charles B. Bronaugh 3 April 1810. They had one Child Ann Elizabeth Bronaugh who married William Underwood. Elizabeth Brockman Bronaugh married 2d Joseph Mason who died in Christian Co., Ky. Their Children were William B., Charles B. Mary Jane, Tandy B. and Elizabeth A. For Virginia Ancestry Researchers Sam SSAntient@aol.com ? Date When James Madison died, there was a suit in which Dolly Madison explained her troubles in settling the Estate. In Mr. Madison’s Will, he said “I bequeath the said sum of money to be equally divided between all my nephews and nieces which shall at that time be living and in case of any of them being dead and leaving issue at the time living, then such issue shall take thepalce of its or their deceased parent.” Dolly Madison tells the Court that there were thirty one such nephews and nieces. She says Mr. Madison had six brothers and sisters, Francis Madison, William Madison, Ambrose Madison, Nelly Hite, Sarah Macon and Frances Rose. Francis Madison’s children were. Conway Madison now living in Alabama, Catlett Madison, Nelly Wood who died before Mr. Madison leaving six children of whom all died before Mr. Madison without issue except Margaret wife of ( ) Tappan and Joseph Wood (of Tennessee). Fanny now wife of Thompson Shepherd, Catherine, Wife of Spotswood Taliaferro, Elizabeth Shepherd Widow of Alexander Shepherd, Mary Smith who died before Mr. Madison having two Children, Walton Smith of Mississippi and Nancy Buck, Wife of John Buck William Madison’s Children who were living at Testator’s death and now are dead having Children then living. Rebecca Chapman, Wife of Reynolds Chapman, Robert L. Madison who died before Mr. Madison, leaving three sons, T. Cooper Madison, Willis and Robert. Ambrose Madison. Leitita Slaughter, Wife of D. F. Slauther. Eliza Willis, Wife of Lewis Willis, died before Mr. Madison leaving one Daughter, Frances Willis, an Infant Ambrose Madison died before the Testator leaving one child, Nelly C. Willis Nelly Hite married Isaac Hite her Children are two, James M. Hite of Frederick County and Nelly who married ( ) Baldwin and died before the Testator leaving seven Children. Eleanor C., Mary B. Ann, Isaac Hite, James M. Cornelius, Robert Stuart all living Sarah Macon whose children are living at the death of the Testator and still are Conway C. Mason, James M. Macon, Luccy Conway Wife of Reuben Conway, Ambrose Macon, Henry Macon, Reuben Macon, one or more Children who died before the Testator without having children Frances, Wife of Robert Rose, deced, her Children are Ambrose Rose of Alabama, Nelly Newman Widow of ( ) Newman, Henry Rose, Frances and Samuel the last two believed to be infants. For Virginia Ancestor Researchers Sam SSAntient@aol.com
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My Joseph Wood was born in Abemarle County that was created from Orange County I believe, so it mentions Orange County here. I do not know the date the 2 counties separated.
It speaks of “Joseph Wood of Tennessee”. My Joseph moved to Tennessee sometime after the Revolutionary War, and was living there from about late 1780s to early 90s until leaving for Indiana in 1806 I think it was.
This was referrenced in a book entitled “Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange County”. Has anyone ever heard of this book or seen it?Since this Joseph Wood was in Orange/Abemarle County as was mine, and in Tennessee as was mine — it might be my Joseph . . .
I need to see more details of this record to make sure as Wood/Woods is a very common surname, and Joseph is a cmmon given name. It was Joseph’s son, James Wood/Woods that maried Nancy Dickson.
Vance
The above was 2 different paragraphs. The second appears to have been from someother source other than the “Pamunkey of Orange County, Va” source. But I really would like to contact the person who uploaded that file, anyhow.
vance
Hi Vance,
Here is a link to where you can buy the book. It is $35.50. It also says there are two supplements that cost $30.50 each.
http://www.antientpress.com/Pages/pmnky.html
Their homepage is at http://www.antientpress.com, which tells how to order it.
Did you notice that the email address that you were looking for is the same as this webpage (“antient”)? 🙂
Stacey
from —
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/va/+index+95712559785+F
AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA – CHALKLEY’S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 490 – 499
Page 144.–11th April, 1769. Alexander Buchanan, of Cumberland
County, N. C., to Valmtme Severe, £__, 375 acres on Long Meadow of
Shanando, patented to Valentine, 5th September, 1749, and by him
conveyed in mortgage to George Buchanan and William Hamilton, merchants
of Loudon, together with several other tracts, being one of the tracts
conveyed to said Alexander Buchanan by Francis Jordone, of Louisa
County, merchant and attorney for Samuel Richards, William Cook and
Archibald McLain, assignees in bankruptcy of Buchanan and Hamilton,
31st October, 1763, and recorded in the secretary’s office. Delivered to
_____, 15th October, 1777.
Page 207.– 18th December, 1769. Samuel ( ) Dunlap and Margaret
( ) to Patrlck Woods, of Albemarle County, £10, 150 acres on North Fork
of James River at mouth of Hays’ Creek, beginning on the last branch of
North Fork of James River opposite an island. Mount Miserable. Teste:
John Hays, Alexander Walker, Andrew Hays, James Wallace, John Kelly,
Henry ( ) Campbell, Samuel Kelly. Delivered: Wm. Hamilton, 11th
May, 1771.
Page 211.–18th December, 1769. John ( ) Dunlap and Jennet ( )
to Joseph Woods, of Albemarle, £10, 150 acres on Hays’ Creek, beginning
at a Beetch by a post being James Miles’ daughter-in-law; corner on
southeast side of Hays Creek; Samuel Dunlap’s line, Mount Miserable.
Delivered: Wm. Hamilton, 11th May 1772
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Jospeh Wood married Mary Hamilton on Jan 28, 1768 and this land deal is mentioned in Dec 18, 1769, 23 months after their marriage. I wonder if Wm. Hamilton is Mary’s father?
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Vance,
My people were from Martinsburg, WVA. They were Green, Butts, Willis, Metcalf, and others whose names I do not remember sitting here at school. I have found that this was the location of Tuscaroran villages with Shawnee not far away either. Stacey found a possible hint of Monacan also.
My Regnald Green left about 1803 and went to Licking County, OH, although his family moved there in groups earlier. I have a picture of the Green who was the first “white” child born in Licking County, Ohio.
Techteach
Thanks Cindy.
I saw Licking County mentioned in the genealogy of one or some of these families — I think it was that Hoskinson site.
If the Indians used Shenandah Valley to migrate to the North, well some of my ancestors were in the southern part of that Valley from at least the 1740s to 1770s it seems.
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That’s quite a story, if we are to suppose that this is a Saponi “half blood,” still in Staunton, with a band of natives taking captives thereabouts. My imagination is jumping at this. I’m thinking this might make sense if we suppose there were Saponi who’d migrated north to be adopted by the League and who were now coming back down in raids with their former enemies (Seneca). That would be something likely to have happened. After all, it was in 1743 that there were Tutelo documented to have risen in arms with the Seneca against the British in the Maryland area.
This does remind us that many of those who left were not leaving to “pass for white” as the stereotype runs among those still living in the upper south. Those leaving in this time period left because they did not want to become acculturated, and did not want to surrender militarily.
Vance,
Here’s some of your people : http://www.npls.org/lcgs/lostpioneer.htm , at least I assume that they might be. Looks like they went to Licking County with my folks. The Greens, Gillespies, Gilmores, Evans, Payne, Cooley, Sinkeys, McCartneys, Wheelers, Willison, Williams, Wilcox on this page are all names in my family. Many of this list are names in the community I grew up in in Iowa. William Sinkey is my direct ancestor. He too, was in the Rev, in the 8th PA, serving as a ranger. He and Asa Cooley are buried in the same cemetery with my Blackfoot ggggrandmother (I told them that these ancestors are not lost, but the web site was not changed.). We are now having a DNA test run on Deb’s father who is William’s direct son-to-son descendent.
Cindy
Vance,
From “The Soldiery of West Virginia”, p.60:
“Roster of Capt. Benjamin BIGGS Company from Ohio County (W), Virginia, on Service at Pittsburg in 1781” :
Includes on that list as Privates:
“Joseph WOODS”
“William WOODS”
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Bill
Cindy, these Hodgkinson’s married into the Dickson and Hamilton families and also served in the Rev War from Wheeling, Ohio County, W Va.
http://users.ev1.net/~dhoskins/web/johnhodgk/pafg05.htm
58 M i Jonathan R. HOSKINSON was born in 1771 in Prince George, Maryland. He died in 1830 in Newton Township, Licking County, Ohio.
29. Isaiah HOSKINSON (James HOSKINSON , Thomas HOSKINSON , John , John ) was born on 27 Dec 1749 in Rock Creek Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He died 1 on 25 Aug 1836 in , Licking County, Ohio.
BIRTH: Birth from Church records
Isaiah was a Revolutionary soldier. First joining as a volunteer in Martinsburg, Va. in August 1777 or 1778 under Capt. John Baldwin for 6 months. Marched to Pittsburg and joined forces under General Hand, then to Wheeling (Fort Henry) on the Ohio river. Was discharged in the spring and returned to Berkeley Co. In the following fall he again volunteered for another 6 months under Henry Ambrose. Marched to Mouth of Big Beaver Creek on the Ohio where they built Fort McIntosh. Came under command of Gen. McIntosh and marched 100 miles into Indian Country and built Fort Lawrence on the Tuscarora River. Later returned home after serving 4 months on this tour. did not again serve. In November 1832 Isaiah applied for a soldiers pension in Licking Co., Ohio, naming Basil as his brother. #S16157.
Isaiah married Hannah BEARD daughter of Andrew BEARD and Rachel. Hannah was born 1 on 1 May 1758 in , Frederick County, Virginia. She died 2 on 1 Nov 1836 in , Licking County, Ohio.
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Basil, the one whose kids married a Dickson and a Hamilton, went on to settle in Brownsville, Fayette Co. Pa. He died in Erie Co., Pa in 1832.
Others did go to Ohio
http://users.ev1.net/~dhoskins/web/johnhodgk/pafg07.htm
139 F viii Melissa HOSKINSON was born on 12 Mar 1813 in , Monroe County, Ohio. She died in 1880/1890 in , Mahaska County, Iowa.
Melissa married Butler B. DELASHMUTT. Butler was born on 30 Apr 1809 in , Ohio County, Virginia. He died on 29 Feb 1884 in , Mahaska County, Iowa.
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86. Josiah HOSKINSON (Isaiah HOSKINSON , James HOSKINSON , Thomas HOSKINSON , John , John ) was born in 1791 in , Montgomery County, Maryland. He died in 1852 in , Wapello County, Iowa. He was buried in near Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa.
And other locations in Iowa are mentioned. These people married people with my ancestors surnames in a county wher my anceestors once lived. I think we might related to “some of them”.
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