Sir John Dixon, Kt.

• John Dixon1,2,3
• M, #85174, b. circa 1455
• John Dixon was born circa 1455 at of London, Middlesex, England.1 He married Anne Roos, daughter of Thomas Roos and Anne Thornburgh, circa 1499.4
• Family Anne Roos b. c 1480
• Child
  • Margaret Dixon+1,5,2,3 b. c 1500
• Citations
• 1.[S11576] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by John Burke, Esq. and John Bernard Burke, Esq., p. 468.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 112-113.
• 3.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 260-261.
• 4.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• 5.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 59.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2835.htm#...
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• The visitation of the county of Cumberland in the year 1615 (1872)
• https://archive.org/details/TheVisitationOfTheCountyOfCumberlandInT...
• https://archive.org/stream/TheVisitationOfTheCountyOfCumberlandInTh...
• Pg.17
  • Sandis.
• Thomas Roos m. Anne d. of Rowland Thornborough of Hampsffeld; ch: Anne (m. John Dixon) Roos
  • Anne d. of Roos. m. John Dixon of London; ch: Margerett (m. George (s. of Margerett (Rawson) & William Sandis) Sandis) Dixon.
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• ERROR HERE GEORGE SANDIS WIFE SHOULD BE MARGARET DAU. OF ANNE (ROOS) & JOHN DIXON INSTEAD OF JOHN ROOS
• Pedigrees recorded at the heralds' visitations of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland : made by Richard St. George, Norry, king of arms in 1615, and by William Dugdale, Norry, king of arms in 1666 ([1891?])
• https://archive.org/details/pedigreesrecorde00sainrich
• https://archive.org/stream/pedigreesrecorde00sainrich#page/116/mode...
• Pg.116
• George Sandis m. Margaret, dau. of John Ros, of London, by his wife, Anne, dau. of Thomas Roos, who married Anne, dau. of Rowland Thornborough, of Hampsfield.
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• John Dixon1
• M, #572463
• Last Edited=28 Oct 2012
• Child of John Dixon
  • 1.Margaret Dixon+2
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 3, page 3527. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• 2.[S37] See. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p57247.htm#i572463
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• Anne ROS
• Born: ABT 1459, London, Middlesex, England
• Father: Thomas ROS of Witerslach and Dent
• Mother: Anne THORNBOROUGH
• Married: John DIXON
• Children:
  • 1. Margaret DIXON (m. William Sandys of Esthwaite)
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/ROS.htm#Anne ROS1
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Dickson or, as is common in England, "Dixon," is a patronymic surname, traditionally Scottish and thought to have originated upon the birth of the son of Richard Keith, son of Hervey de Keith, Earl Marischal of Scotland, and Margaret, daughter of the 3rd Lord of Douglas. "Nisbet in his Heraldry (Edinburgh 1722) says 'The Dicksons are descendants from Richard Keith, said to be a son of the family of Keith, Earls Marischals of Scotland' and in proof thereof carry the chief of Keith Marischal. This Richard was commonly called Dick and the 'son' was styled after him. The affix of son in the Lowlands answering the prefix Mac in the Highlands." As a result, Clan Dickson is considered a sept of Clan Keith. Richard Keith's son, Thomas, took the surname "Dickson," meaning "Dick's son" or "Richard's son." Thomas Dickson (1247–1307) himself has quite a history. He was associated in some way with William Wallace, and was killed by the English in 1307 in battle. Tradition states he was slashed across the abdomen but continued fight holding the abdominal wound closed with one hand until he finally dropped dead. He is buried in the churchyard of St Brides, Douglas, and his marker shows him with a sword in one hand holding his belly with the other. Robert the Bruce made him Castellan of Castle Douglas the year before he was killed.

The Dicksons/Dixons (and 30 other derivates) family name was first found in Scotland whilst the Dixons in England who are of Scottish descent from Thomas Dickson living in 1268 are of the same origin as the Scottish Dicksons. Early records show Thomas Dicson, a follower of the Douglas clan, at the capture of Castle Douglas in 1307.

The Dickson's coat of arms show the Keith "pallets gules" and the Douglas "mullets argent", this is to show their descent from these two ancient Scottish noble families. The family mottoes include "Fortes fortuna juvat", "Coelum versus", for Dickson: translated as "Fortune favours the brave", Heavenward"; whilst "Quod dixi dixi" Dixon, is translated as "What I have said I have said".