Thomas Dixon, II, of Isle of Wight County

Biography

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Thomas Dixon II was born about 1665 in the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight County. He married Penelope _____________ and died in Isle of Wight County in 1748, leaving issue:

• 1 • Thomas Dixon md. Elizabeth Murphrey
• 2. Nicholas Dixon md. Rachel Beale
• 3. Martha Dixon md. Thomas Pearce
• 4. Penelope Dixon md. Joseph Bullock
• 5. Mourning Dixon md. 1. John Qrudup 2. Micajah Thomas 3. James Smith
• 6. Patience Dixon md. Jonas Shivers

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26 April 1746 (suggested by the FindaGrave records) was the date of the most recent will filed by Thomas Dixon, Jr. (see Memories). But the will was not probated until 12 Jan 1748, suggesting that Thomas died in late 1747, or the 1st few days of 1748.

Thomas Dikson in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 < AncestrySharing >

• Name Thomas Dikson
• Residence Date Abt 1746
• Residence Place Isle of Wight, Virginia
• Will Date 26 Apr 1746
• Probate Date 26 Apr 1746 [1748 Jan 12]
• Probate Place Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
• Inferred Death Year 1746 [1747]
• Inferred Death Place Virginia, USA
• Item Description Mixed Records, Vol 4-5, 1734-1752
• Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship
• Thomas Dikson
• William Dikson Son
• Thomas Dikson Son
• Nicholas Dikson Son
• Thomas Dixon Grandson
• Martha Dikson Daughter
• Penelope Dikson Wife

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dixon-58

Thomas wrote his Will 26 Apr 1746 and was proved in open court 12 Jan 1748, A copy of the Will may be viewed here: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/118485840

Research Notes

From: "Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-9VHP?i=399&ca...: accessed 23 Jul 2019), Isle of Wight > Mixed records, Vols. 4-5 1734-1752 > image 400 of 558; citing County Court of Isle of Wight County, Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight, VA.

Thomas was married to a woman named Penelope, thought that she was the daughter of John Howel and his wife Elizabeth. John Howel mentioned a daughter named Penelope in his will, which Thomas witnessed. Thomas was also paid 2 shillings and 6 pence by Howell's estate, likely as payment for a debt.

An inventory of Thomas' estate was made by the executors, his wife Penelope Dixon and son Nicholas Dixon, and returned by them to the court on 9 Feb 1748.

3 May 1678 – Isle of Wight County, VA – William Boddie to Henry & Marie Martin's three children, Thomas Dixon, Henry Dixon, and Henry Martin, seven female cattle and their female increase, the male increase to go to their parents. Wit: James Pedden, William Duck.

11 Sep 1747 – Isle of Wight County, VA – Thomas Dixon to Joseph Bullard, both of Newport Parish in Isle of Wight County, for £15, a 100-acre tract of land in said parish and county, bounding on the land of said Dixon and Nicholas Dixon, being half of a dividend of land purchased by said Dixon from William Corbell on 19 Mar 1724. Wit: Joseph Meredeth, Jonas Shivers, Henry Bullard, Florence Bullard. On 8 Oct 1747, it was proved in open court by the oaths of Henry Bullard, Jonas Shivers, and Florence Bullard, and Thomas Dixon's wife Penelope Dixon relinquished right of dower.

References

1. Boddie, J. Thomas. (1918). Boddie and allied families. digitized here: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062847694&view=1up&seq=...
2. Ancestry.com. Boddie and allied families [database on-line]. “Dixon.” Page 104. < AncestrySharing >; (document attached). “ Thomas Dixon, I, of Isle of Wight County, possibly the first of this family in Virginia, died in Isle of Wight, Virginia, in 1670, leaving wife Marie and sons, Thomas and Henry. An appraisement of his estate, was sworn to by Henry Martin, “who married ye relict of Thomas Dixon, 25 Oct. 1670.” 1. The next record we find of the Dixons, is when William Boddie, 3rd day of the 5th month 1679, gave cattle to Henry Martin’s and Marie Martin’s three children, Thomas Dixon, Henry Dixon, and Henry Martin.2
3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60867393/thomas-dixon: accessed April 25, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Dixon II (1675–26 Apr 1746), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60867393; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Eternal Peace (contributor 48793983). (No sources)
4. Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 < AncestrySharing >
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dixon-58