Nathaniel Dickinson

• BIRTH 1 May 1663 Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 19 Oct 1741 (aged 78) Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL North Hatfield Cemetery, North Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 112169270 Photos by P.K. Magruder

Biography

Nathaniel Dickinson was the second son and third child of Nathaniel and Hannah Beardsley Dickinson. He was born May 7, 1663, probably in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and resided in that town, where he died before 1757. He was among the severe sufferers by the Indians in the Connecticut Valley having his horse shot out from under him.

He married 1st Hepzibah, daughter of Samuel Gibbs, of Windham, Connecticut. She died at the age of fifty-eight years, in 1713. He married 2nd Lydia, daughter of Samuel Marshall, and widow of Samuel Wright, of Northampton, Massachusetts. His children, all born of his first wife, were: Nathaniel, killed by Indians in 1698, Samuel, captured by Indians and later rescued, Ebenezer, Daniel, Hepzibah, Nathaniel, Benjamin. He made his will in 1743; it was approved in 1757.

Dickinson, Nathaniel. b. May 7, 1663; Hatfield, Massachusetts. d. October 10, 1751; prob. Hatfield, Massachusetts. mo. Hannah (Beardsley) Dickinson. f. Nathaniel Dickinson. m. to Hepzibah (Gibbs) Dickinson; b. January 12, 1664, Hatfield, Massachusetts; d. June 26, 1713, prob. Hatfield, Massachusetts; dau. Samuel Gibbs and Hepzibah (Dibble) Gibbs of Windsor, Connecticut; m. her in 1684. m. to Lydia (Marshall) (Wright) Dickinson; b. August 26, 1713; dau. Samuel Marshall and wid. Samuel Wright, III of Northampton, Massachusetts; m. her August 15, 1738.

Inscription
Caleb Cooley Dickinson/Founder of/The Cooley Dickinson Hospital/Born/Nov 25 1804/Died/Sept 16 1882//
Aaron Dickinson/died Dec 11 1867/Aged 71
Harriet/Wife of Aaron Dickinson/died Jan 7 1864/Aged 63//
In Memory of/Nathaniel Dickinson/the first male child born/in Hatfield died Oct 19 1741/Aged 89
Daniel/Son of Nathaniel Dickinson/died Oct 16 1768/Aged 72
Aaron/Son of Daniel Dickinson/died July 1 1827/Aged 78
Experiance/Wife of Aaron Dickinson/died June 7 1847/Aged 86
Henry/Son of/Aaron Dickinson/died Jan 1 1823/Aged 35//
Walter/died Aug 8 1888/Aged 16
Walter P/died Aug 18 1851/Aged 67
Sons of Aaron Dickinson/Restored by Champ Dickinson

Gravesite Details
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Parents
Aaron Dickinson
Hannah Beardsley Dickinson

Children
Nathaniel Dickinson. b. February 25, 1685; d. July 15, 1698.
Samuel Dickinson. b. December 30, 1687.
Ebenezer Dickinson. b. October 7, 1690; d. November 21, 1774.
Daniel Dickinson. b. November 13, 1693.
Hepzibah Dickinson. b. August 7, 1696.
Nathaniel Dickinson. b. November 27, 1698.
Son. b. and d. August 27, 1702.
Benjamin Dickinson. b. September 11, 1703.
Thankful Dickinson. b. September 11, 1703.
Catherine Dickinson. b. January 8, 1706.

Notes

• The date on the marker may be an error as other records show year of death as 1751.
• Walter died 1888 is an engraving error; should be 1798, the son of Aaron & Hannah Dickinson)
• Actual burial place unknown, most probably Hill Cemetery, Hatfield with rest of family
• There is no definitive record or marker. He cannot be buried here as this cemetery, established later in 1844.

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112169270/nathaniel-dickinson

[2] FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2RWX

[3] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dickinson-353 WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 13 2022, 16:11:38 UTC

Sources

[4] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images

[5] Hadley, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648

GEDCOM Note

Nathaniel was born in 1663.<ref>"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2RWX : 4 November 2017), Nathaniel Dickenson, 07 May 1663; citing Birth, , Hadley, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.</ref>

Acknowledgements

This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.*This person was created through the import of Dickinson families b.ged on 20 January 2011. *This person was created on 27 March 2011 through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged.

Son of Nathaniel & Hannah (Beardsley) Dickinson II. Married Hepzibah Gibbs in 1685 or 1686. Their child: Ebenezer Dickinson.

Son of Nathaniel & Anna Dickinson I. Married Hannah Beardsley 25 Dec 1662 in Stratford CT. Their child:
Nathaniel Dickinson II (born 1643) married Hannah Beardsley on December 25, 1662, at the age of 19. She died at the age of 37 on February 1679. Nathaniel then married Elizabeth Hawks, widow of Joseph Gillett (killed during the Bloody Brook massacre on September 18, 1675), on December 16, 1680 in Hatsfield. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died a year later. Nathaniel married (3rd) 26 Sep 1684, Elizabeth Burt Wright widow of Samuel Wright in 1684. Nathaniel Dickinson died on October 11, 1710, in Hatsfield. SOURCE: NEHGR, Vol. 152, Apr 1998, Whole Number 506, pg. 170-171.