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Descendants of James DICKS/DIX & PhylLis [_?-]
First Generation
They had the
following children:
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2 M
i. Peter DICKS was
born in 1657 and died in 1704.
Second Generation
Peter and Esther had
the following children:
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3 F
i. Hannah DICKS
was born in 1682. Hannah
married[4]
Jonathan THATCHER, son of Richard THATCHER and Jeanne/Jane STEVENS,
in 1699 in Concord MM, Chester County, Pennsylvania (SEE THATCHER FAMILY)
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4 M
ii. Nathan DICKS
was born about 1690.
5 F
iii. Elizabeth DICKS
was born about 1694 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Elizabeth married[5]
Richard Tranter 2 Oct 1714 in Chester County.
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6 M
iv. Peter DICKS Jr.
was born on 1 Feb 1696 and died in 1760.
7 F
v. Sarah DICKS was
born about 1697 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She died before 1732. Sarah
married[6]
Joseph Pyle 16 Apr 1715, in Chester County.
8 F
vi. Esther DICKS
was born about 1699 in
9 F
vii. Deborah DICKS
was born about 1703 in
Third Generation
Nathan and Deborah
had the following children:
11 F
i. Sarah DICKS was
born about 1718 in Chester County, Pennsylvania She was the 1st cousin of
Mary Dix Thatcher, who married George Hodgson.
Sarah
married[14]
William OLDHAM, son of Thomas OLDHAM and Susanna FEW, on 10 4m (Jun)
1736 in East Nottingham, Chester County. William was born about 1710 in
Chester Township, Chester County, "William Oldham, son of Thomas of East
Nottingham Twp., Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, and Sarah Dix,
daughter of Nathan of the same place, were married on the 10th day 4th month
1736 at Public Meeting of Friends at East Nottingham."
(SEE OLDHAM FAMILY)
12 F
ii. Deborah DICKS
was born about 1720 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
13 M
iii. Peter DICKS
was born about 1722 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He died[15]
on 2 Jan 1798 in Guilford County, North Carolina and was buried4
at Center MM, Guilford County. Peter died in his 76st year.
Peter married Mary [-?-] in Pennsylvania before coming to North
Carolina.
14 M
iv. James DICKS
was born about 1724 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
15 F
v. Esther DICKS
was born about 1726 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
16 F
vi. Mary DICKS was
born about 1728 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
17 M
vii. Nathan DICKS
was born about 1730 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He died on 30 Nov 1765
in Guilford County, North Carolina. Nathan married[16]
Mary Ballinger 1 Sep 1756, New Garden MM. Nathan is probably buried at New
Garden MM Cemetery. Mary b.22 Jan 1729, (new style), was the daughter of
Henry and Hannah Ballinger.
18 M
viii. Zacharias DICKS
was born about 1732 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Zacharias married[17]
Ruth Hiatt 8 Dec 1756, New Garden MM,
6. Peter DICKS Jr.
(Peter, James) was born on 1 Feb 1696 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He
died in 1760 in Chester County. Nathan Dicks, son of Peter[19].
Peter married Sarah HAYES, daughter of Joseph HAYES, in 1716 in
Chester County. Sarah was born about 1692. She died before 1750 in Chester
County, Pennsylvania “Sarah of Nether Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, was
the widow of Thomas Powell, Jr.” Peter
settled[20]
in Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania and later in life became
interested in iron works. All the information on the Dicks family is very
confusing because the children mostly had the same names from generation to
generation. He married 2nd Sarah, widow of William Swaffer in 1750. Peter
was an esteemed minister among Friends[21].
The order of birth for the children is unknown. Peter received a grant of
300 acres in 1701 in
Peter and Sarah had
the following children:
19 M
i. Joseph DICKS
was born on 26 Mar 1717 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
20 M
ii. James DICKS
was born on 18 Jun 1718 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
21 M
iii. Nathan DICKS
was born on 2 Nov 1719 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
22 F
iv. Sarah DICKS
was born on 19 Jan 1720/1721 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
23 M
v. Peter DICKS III
was born on 23 Oct 1722 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Peter probably had
the following children: Jane b.4 Nov 1751, who married John Peirce, 17 Nov
1786; Roger b.30 Jul 1753, who married Rebecca Maris, 25 May 1797, d.29 Dec
1808.
24 M
vi. Job DICKS was
born about 1724 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
25 M
vii. John DICKS
was born about 1726 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
26 M
viii. Abraham DICKS
was born about 1728 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
27 F
ix. Esther DICKS
was born about 1730 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Esther married John
Darlington in Chester County, Pennsylvania
[1] Families and Persons History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Pg. 522 by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, hereafter called History of Chester County
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid., Pg. 523
[5] History of Chester County, Pg. 523
[6] Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
[8] Ibid.; Quaker Marriage Certificates New Garden Monthly Meeting Chester County, Pennsylvania 1704-1799, page 20 compiled by Gwen Goyer Bjorkman, published by Heritage Books, Inc. 1990
[9] History of Chester County, Vol. 2, Pg. 523
[10] Encyclopedia of American Quakers" Vol. 2 Philadelphia MM by Wm. Hinshaw Philadelphia MM, pg. 254-Dicks, Nathan son of Peter, hereafter called Encyclopedia of American Quakers, Philadelphia
[11] Nottingham Quakers 1680-1889, pg. 128, compiled by Alice L. Beard.
[12] History of Chester County, page 189
[13] Book H, Early Pennsylvania Land Records, Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, page 571, Edited by William Henry Egle, Genealogical Publishing County, Inc., Baltimore, MD.
[14] Beard, Alice L., Nottingham Quakers 1680-1889, Pg. 128, Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1989
[15] Encyclopedia of American Quakers, Philadelphia, page 653, (Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. 1936.
[16] Encyclopedia of American Quakers, Vol. 1; 490, 653
[17] Ibid., Pgs. 500 & 544
[18] The Friendly Virginian, by Jay Worrall, Jr., Page 266- 267 (published by Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA. 1994
[19] Encyclopedia of American Quakers, Philadelphia, pg. 254-
[20] Nottingham Quakers 1680-1889 compiled by Alice L. Beard, pg. 128.
[21] History of Chester County, Vol. 2; 523.
[22] Book G. (Early Pennsylvania Land Records, Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Edited by William Henry Egle, page 264 & 361 Genealogical Publishing County, Inc., Baltimore, MD
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