Adam DICKENSON

  General Notes:

CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 1, pg 12 by Lyman Chalkley

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. I. December 9, 1745.
Page (1) County Court formed--First Justices: James Patton, John Buchanan, Peter Scholl, Robert Campbell, Robert Poage, Thomas Lewis, Robert Cunningham, Richard Woods, Robert Craven, Adam Dickinson, John Anderson, John Lewis, George Robinson, James Bell, John Brown, John Pickens, Hugh Thomson, John Finla, John Christian, James Kerr, Andrew Pickens.

Ibid, pg 22.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. I. SEPTEMBER 18, 1746.
(108) Jurymen--Daniel Holdman, John Hood, James Armstrong, John Rutledge, Adam Dickerson, James Armstrong, Ro. Gibson, Thos. Cotner.

Ibid, pg 25.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. I. FEBRUARY 19, 1746/7.
(153) Adam Dickerson to build a water grist mill.

Ibid, pg 26.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. III. MARCH 18, 1746/7.
(168) Road ordered from lower end of cow-pasture to Carter's Mill, and Adam Dickenson, James Scot, Wm. Galespy, James Simpson, Wm. Dowerty, Andrew Maldrough, Hugh Coffey, John Donerly, Alexr. McKay, John Mitchell, John Moore, Ralph Laverty, John Cockmill, James Huy, Wm. Hugh, James Stewart, James McKay worked it.

Ibid, pg 48.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. III. NOVEMBER, 28, 1751.
(208) Adam Dickinson, David Davis, Peter Wright and Joseph Carpenter, lay off a road from Wright's Mill to the Cow-pasture near Hugart's or Knox's.

Ibid, pg 98.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. VII. MAY 24, 1762.
(249) On motion of John Dickinson, gent., it is ordered to be certified that he a known and commonly reputed to be the only son and heir of Adam Dickinson, late of this county, deceased.

Ibid, pg 293.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT JUDGMENTS. FEBRUARY, 1745, To MARCH, 1746.
John Coate and William King, administrators of Ann Doughaty, who died intestate and who was administratrix of Jacob Doughaty, vs. Adam Dickinson.--I, Adam Dickinson, of Hanover, in the County of Huntingdon, in New Jersey. Jacob was from Bethlehem, N. J. Bond dated 29th August, 1733. Suit brought 22d September, 1746.

Ibid, pp 295 - 296.
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT JUDGMENTS. NOVEMBER, 1746.
Tunis Hood, Defendant, vs. Adam Dickinson, Plaintiff.--Plaintiff from Prince George County, Maryland. Blacksmith. Defendant of Orange County. Bond dated 7th August, 1742.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT JUDGMENTS. AUGUST 1747 (A).
Dickinson vs. Hunt.--Debt. Writ dated 22d February, 1746. Agreement, 22d April, 1743, between Thomas Lindley, of Pennsylvania, and Adam Dickenson, of Province of Maryland: Plaintiff agrees to secure a patent for 1,000 acres in Clover Creek, otherwise ye Cow Pasture, and settle two tenants thereon, and then convey to Lindley. Bond of Adam Dickinson, of Pennsylvania, and County of Lancaster, blacksmith, to Thomas Lindley, of same place, dated 1st January, 1741-2. This bond assigned, 19th February, 1745-6, by Hannah Lindley to Roger Hunt, of the County of Chester. Hannah was sole administrator of Thomas Lindley, deceased.

CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 2, pg 378 by Lyman Chalkley

1751, April 1st--Adam Dickison, 200, on Mill Creek of Potomac, near Walnut Bottom, entered by Jno. Patton; a place called Nicolin's Bottom, 16th June, 1752, six rights; 200, between Walnut Bottom and Buffilo (Buffalo) Meadow (c. g. e. p.).

Ibid, pg 435.
AUGUSTA PARISH VESTRY BOOK Page 70.--27th November, 1750: Orphan Christian Kindort bound to Adam Dickison.

CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 3, pg 61 by Lyman Chalkley

ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK No. 3.
Page 7.--14th February, 1761. Adam Dickinson's additional appraisement, by Andw. Sitlington, John Young.

Ibid, pg 70.
ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK No. 3.
Page 157.--24th May, 1762. Adam Dickinson's additional appraisement, by Catherine Dickinson, administratrix, recorded.

Virginia Land Patents:

Patents No. 29, 1749-51, p. 141. Dickeson, Adam. 1 June 1750. Augusta Co. 1080ac on both sides of the Cowpasture River.

Patents No. 29, 1749-51, p. 141. Dickeson, Adam. 1 June 1750. Augusta Co. 546ac on a branch of Jackson River called the Falling Spring.

Patents No. 29, 1749-51, p. 142. Dickeson, Adam. 1 June 1750. Augusta Co. 870ac on the west side of Jackson River.

Patents No. 29, 1749-51, p. 145. Dickeson, Adam. 1 June 1750. Augusta Co. 875ac on Meadow Creek, a branch of Jacksons River.

Adam married Catherine STEPHENSON in 1729.¹⁰ (Catherine STEPHENSON died after 1790 ¹⁰.)