Thomas Dickerman, of Little Missendon & Dorchester

Thomas Dickerman, "of Dorchester, Mass."

• Birth: 1597 Surrey, England
• Death:  Jun. 11, 1657 Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts
• Parents: George Dickerman, Alice
• Wife: Eleanor Whittington
• Children: Thomas Dickerman, Abraham Dickerman, Isaac Dickerman, John Dickerman

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Hannah Bassett was not the daughter of Thomas Dickerman, of Little Missendon & Dorchester and Eleanor "Ellen" Bullard, who had no known children named Hannah.[2]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-381719#_note-0

2. Edward Dwight Dickerman and George Sherwood Dickerman Dickerman Genealogy:Descendants of Thomas Dickerman (New Haven 1922) p. 17 < Archive.Org >

Brief Biography

From Nareen at Find A Grave Memorial# 12312680

Thomas Dickerman is believed to have migrated with his wife & children (Hannah, Thomas, and perhaps Abraham) with Rev. Mather's company in 1635 but there is no proof of this. Since Matapan (Dorchester) was established as early as 1629-30, he came sometime between that date and 1636. His wife was Eleanor "Ellen" Whittington whom he married in England.

He joined North Church (First Parish Church) in Dorchester on June 6, 1636 at which time he received three acres at the Boston Neck (now part of South Boston) and three acres at the "Cowes Pasture". In 1640, he received an additional 1 1/2 acres in the neck. He was one of seventy-one settlers who subscribed to a resolution to provide 20 pounds annually to maintain a free school in 1641, and in 1651, he was reimbursed seven shillings for providing timber for the meeting house (located on Meeting House Hill). In 1652, his homestead was located near Upham's corner in Dorchester.

"Thomas Dickerman of Dorchester in New England, Taylor" purchased a lot in Boston near the commons area for a tailor shop on August 26, 1656. He died the next year without a will at about 60 years of age. His estate was valued at 150 pounds for land and house in Boston, 47 pounds for house, barn, orchards and land in Dorchester plus moveables such as books, thread, leather, scissors, a sword with belt, and livestock, which totaled 235 pounds.

His widow married John Bullard of Medfield, Mass. The land in Thomas' estate was sold by the Bullards in February of 1663 who removed to Medford, Massachusetts where she is probably died and is buried.

origins

recent research by David Allen Lower gives background on Thomas Dickerson in England, before he migrated to the colonies. Thomas Dickerman was the son of George Dickerman and his wife, Alice. He was apprenticed to a London tailor. Thomas Dickerman and Elinor Whittington were married on 20 October 1631. The ceremony was recorded in the parish register at Little Missendon, Buckinghamshire, the county west of and contiguous with Bedfordshire.
The Thomas Dickerman of this 1631 marriage is believed to be the same Thomas Dickerman who later settled at Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony; Elinor is considered to have probably been the daughter of John Whittington and Margaret Hill, who were married 12 October 1601 at Amersham, only a few miles from Little Missendon (The American Genealogist, 26:165-7). ………”

see links to weblogs that reference Dickerman Ancestry, Additum for Thomas (___-1657) Part Two - by David Allen Lower - Ives Family History Blog

Sources

1. Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 536

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2640299&...

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Birth: 1597 Surrey, England Death: Jan. 3, 1657 Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

~MY IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR~ Thomas Dickerman is believed to have migrated with his wife & children (Hannah, Thomas, and perhaps Abraham) with Rev. Mather's company in 1635 but there is no proof of this. Since Matapan (Dorchester) was established as early as 1629-30, he came sometime between that date and 1636. His wife was Eleanor "Ellen" Whittington whom he married in England.

He joined North Church (First Parish Church) in Dorchester on June 6, 1636 at which time he received three acres at the Boston Neck (now part of South Boston) and three acres at the "Cowes Pasture". In 1640, he received an additional 1 1/2 acres in the neck. He was one of seventy-one settlers who subscribed to a resolution to provide 20 pounds annually to maintain a free school in 1641, and in 1651, he was reimbursed seven shillings for providing timber for the meeting house (located on Meeting House Hill). In 1652, his homestead was located near Upham's corner in Dorchester.

"Thomas Dickerman of Dorchester in New England, Taylor" purchased a lot in Boston near the commons area for a tailor shop on August 26, 1656. He died the next year without a will at about 60 years of age. His estate was valued at 150 pounds for land and house in Boston, 47 pounds for house, barn, orchards and land in Dorchester plus moveables such as books, thread, leather, scissors, a sword with belt, and livestock, which totaled 235 pounds. His widow married John Bullard of Medfield, Mass. The land in Thomas' estate was sold by Mr. & Mrs. Bullard in February of 1663 who removed to Medford, Massachusetts where Ellen probably died and is buried.

Note on Eleanor Whittington: I have noticed in the Dorchester records that a name, Henry Withington (Whithington), is found often in connection with Thomas Dickerman. Is it possible that Henry was related to Eleanor and the surname was corrupted to a different spelling as was common in those days. Henry was born in 1587/88 in England, so he could not have been Eleanor's brother but might have been her cousin or uncle. He died in 1665/66 in Dorchester, was an "elder" of the First Parish Church for 30 years attending church with the Dickerman family.

Their son, LIEUT. ABRAM DICKERMAN, and their daughter, HANNAH (DICKERMAN) IVES Bassett were my ancestors.

The tombstone of Thomas Dickerman no longer exists.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Eleanor Whittington Dickerman Bullard (1602 - ____)*

Children:

 Hannah Dickerman Bassett (1622 - 1665)*

 Abraham Dickerman (1634 - 1711)*

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Burial: Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA Plot: NO TOMBSTONE REMAINS

Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Nov 11, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12312680