Kinzey Dickerson

GEDCOM Note

Kinsey Dickerson purchased the farm of David Shepherd “for a consideration of eighty-five pounds, current money of Virginia” and it was described as a fractional section twenty-seven, township one, range five, in the territory northwest of the Ohio River then belonging to Virginia, and containing one hundred and seventy acres of land. The deed conveying this land in this transaction was recorded in 1796.

Source Maylon Dickerson Papers/ Thad Hartman 755-2 Remington Rd Manassas VA 22110 703-361-3282/ Stone at Thomas Farm/ Maryland Dickerson’s Mother a Dodridge/ That Kinser Dickerson bought and sold Land in the Ohio County. Cpt Thad could have been born on his farm in Ohio County. Was Kinser to dinner at the Crow place the night of the Indian murders?

• *Ref to him buying 170 Acres from David Shepard and Rachel on 1/26/1795 for 85 pounds current VA money, Shepard was the col in command of Ft Henry during first Indian attack in 1777 next to Whitons land.

They conveyed 100 acres of said land to Daniel and John Giffen in 1797 for 175 pounds current PA money. This time the decription said Phillip Wittens land was all one boundry. The deed was witnessed by Thomas Witten, Robert Pollack, and Vachel Dickerson.

In 1804 Kinsey and Polly Dickerson conveyed the balance of the land from Shepard to John Poak for $7.00 US. Also had son Kinsey and had land deals up to 1850. ** Sally Sue Witten ‘s The Wittens

" RW Pension of Kinzer Dickerson lesliedhood47 (View posts) Posted: 13 Nov 2004 6:24PM Classification: Pension Surnames: Dickerson, Foley, Wade RW Pension R2933, Kinzer Dickerson, PA Line, appl 3 June 1833, Vermillion Co. IL; soldier was born in 1757/1758 in MD; soldier lived in Washington Co. PA at enlistment. Soldier's youngest daughter Delilah was born 22 Nov. 1812 & she md William, son of Daniel Foley, who was born 8 April 1795. Soldier's daughter Delilah died 13 Feb. 1858 & her children were:Catherine, b. 19 Apr. 1831 & d. 21 Feb. 1851; Daniel R., b. 27/28 Apr. 1832, d. 27 March 1853; William H., b.12 July 1837, d. 31 Dec. 1858; Mary M. (or Mary Ann), b. 15 Feb. 1840, d. 8 Mar. 1852; Martha M., b. 16 May 1843, & she md E. L. Wade & had 6 children but only a son William M. Wade was named in file; Elizabeth, b. 29 Mar. 1845 & died 3 Sep. 1864; & Nancy C. Foley, b. 25 May 1849 & d. 7 March 1857; also shown were: Ruth A. Foley, b. in 1869, & Debra Foley, b. in 1878, but their relationship to Delilah Foley not stated." "Jun 24, 1831 - Kinzer Dickerson, Eugene, Indiana, to Archibald Woods, Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia [West Virginia], 24 June 1831. Folder: 1751 2 pages.ALS. Army worms have destroyed grain. Smith is mad at him [for reporting to Woods Smith's sale of mortgaged land.]" From Inventory of the Archibald Woods Papers 1777... - Related web pages ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00093.component "Name: Kinzer Dickerson was born in Maryland in 1757. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania line of troops in 1778, serving but one month under Col. Daniel Broadhead; he again served in 1779 for two months with Capt. Uriah Springer and Gen. Lachlen McIntosh. He again enlisted in 1782 for six weeks with Capt. John Crawford and Capt. J. Bean; again he served for one month with Capt. George Jenkins in Wheeling, Virginia. He came to Vermilion county, Illinois, to reside, where he applied for a pension, but having served less than six months it was not granted. "Pension Reports."" Source: Ancestry.com. Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois. n.p.: n.p., 1917. Kinser Dickerson DICKERSON, Kenser State of Illinois, County of Vermillion; On this 3rd day of June 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of the County of Vermillion Illinois sitting as the County Commissioners Court in said County according to law Kensey Disckerson a resident of the County of Vermillion aforesaid and state aforesaid aged seventy five years and few months who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 1832. That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served herein stated Col. Broadhead, Capt. Van Swangurn[sic] Genl Mackintosh [sic] and Springer his Capt-Capt. Crawford are the officers he served under and recollects. I entered the service in year 1778 within the County of Washington afterward so called in Pennsylvania there being there no regular counties in that part of the State; as a volunteer under Capt. Van Swangurn and went to Catanentown on the Allegany river-the country through which I passed was rough-broken and not very fertile-timber generally pine-was in no engagementstaid [sic] more than a month and returned home this was in the summer season of the year Again I went out under Capt. Springer commanded by Genl MacKintosh dont recollect the precise year [1778] as I kept no dates or records. Went from the same place to Pittsburgh and from there to the Mouth of the Beaver creek and built fort McKintosh [sic] staid there and out during the campaign nearly two months; but from Fort McKintosh we went on the Tuscaraways [sic] fork of the Muskingam [sic] and built Fort Lawrence [sic] The country from Pittsburgh to Beaver is uneven, some bottoms and tolerable fertile from Beaver to Fort Lawrence the land is White oak land and broken on the water courses. This was in in the fall season of the year I returned home by the consent of the officers at each time I went out again under Capt Bean against the tories in the year 1782 or 3 in the summer but do not recollect the precise year went on the head of Willis Creek into the state of Ohio now so called. Was out guarding them after they were taken by us about six weeks. This country through which we passed was broken but much of it richland. This comprises all the time I was in the was of the revolution Except one month that I served under Capt Jenkins at Wheeling in Virginia in 1782. But after the war I was out as a spy for the state of Pennsylvania for the term of nearly four years. I was born in Maryland near Fredicksburgh [sic] in the year 1757 or 8 dont exactly know as my parents kept no record I have no record of any age I was living in Washington County Pennsylvania when called into service. I have lived since the war in Ohio County Virginia and moved there to this County in Illinois where I now live. I volunteered at each time except at Wheeling I was a substitute. Some of the regular officers that I recollect are Col Broadhead Col Harom Capt Van Swangurn Capt Springer. With the troops there was Capt Brady I served as above relatedcircumstances were as above related only the Indians killed a few men on the march and we in each case suffered extreme harship by fatigue and hunger. I once received a discharge but it was lost, I do not recollect who gave it me but believe it was given by Col Broadhead Achilles Morgan, Lewis Anderson, Amos Willians, James Graves, Charles Martin can state that I am a man of truth and veracity they live in my neighborhood and will state as to the general belief that I have performed services in the war of the Revolution. Attest his A. Williams Kinser + Dickerson Mark Personally appeared before the said County Commissioners Court in for the County of Vermillion and State of Illinois Achilles Morgan and Lewis Anderson the last of whom is a Clergyman in said County and neighbor to the said Dickerson who being duly sworndepose and say that they believe he is of the age he represents and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier. And that they concur in that opinion. Sworn to in Open Court this 3rd day of June 1833. Achilles Morgan Lewis Anderson Kinser Dickerson was born about 1758 in Frederick, Maryland. Kinser is the son of Thomas Dickerson of the Dickerson family of Prince Georges County, Maryland. He died on 2 April 1835 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Kinser, a Methodist, married Mary HUFF who was born about 1769. Mary was the daughter of Michael Huff and Hannah DODDRIDGE. Kisner and Mary were the parents of eight known children. Kinsers siblings were: Thomas (also at Ft. Laurens), Vachel (Veach), Noah, Henry, John and Ruth. For whatever reason, Kinser filed another declaration in order to obtain a pension on January 7, 1834 in Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois. It contains essentially the same information as that filed on June 3, 1833. Pension application number R. 2933, which indicates his application was rejected. The information on Kinser Dickerson, including a transcribed copy of Kinsers pension application was submitted to the Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation by DeMasis, Beth of West Virginia and 5th Great Grandaughter of Kinser; RE: Kinser Pension Application. E-mail to Foundation 8 September 2003 and April 3, 2004. Pension application transcribed summer 1982 by Hartman, Thadeus, Gainesville, VA.