Nathaniel Dickinson

Dickinson, Nathaniel. b. 1600; Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. d. June 16, 1676; Hadley, Massachusetts; bur. Hadley, Massachusetts cem. mo. Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson. f. William Dickinson. m. to Anna (?) (Gull) Dickinson; b. c. 1600, England; m. her January, 1630, East Bergholdt, Suffolkshire, England.

Children of Nathaniel Dickinson and Anna (?) (Gull) Dickinson.

John Dickinson. b. 1630; d. May 19, 1676.

Joseph Dickinson. b. 1632; d. September 5, 1675.

Thomas Dickinson. b. 1633/34; d. 1712/13.

Anna or Hannah Dickinson. b. 1636.

Samuel Dickinson. b. 1638; d. November 30, 1711.

Obadiah Dickinson. b. 1641; d. June 10, 1698.

Nathaniel Dickinson. b. August 16, 1643; d. October 11, 1710.

Nehemiah Dickinson. b. 1643/44; d. September 9, 1723.

Hezekiah Dickinson. b. February 28, 1645; d. June 14, 1707.

Azariah Dickinson. b. 1648; d. August 25, 1675.

?? 1600 - 1634/35

Ely, Cambridge, England. Nathaniel Dickinson was b. with the century, one of three sons of William Dickinson and Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

Nathaniel Dickinson must have had an excellent education as shown by the outstanding work which he did in Wethersfield, Connecticut and Hadley, Massachusetts. He may have been trained by private tutors since he did not graduate from either Cambridge or Oxford in England.

At the age of 29 he m. a widow with an infant son, Anna (?) Gull of East Bergholdt, Suffolkshire, England.

In A.D. 1628/29 the aspect of public affairs in England became more threatening than ever. Charles, I dismissed his Parliament and tried governing without one, introducing a system of tyranny, which eventually brought him to the block. His inquisitorial policy was to extinguish Puritan opinions and to punish with imprisonment and death all deviations from established ceremonies.

Reared in the traditions of a race which, for six centuries had braved tyranny from the Norman Rufus to the unfortunate Charles Stuart, is it any wonder that the same spirit led the stern Puritan, Nathaniel Dickinson, at this time, to seek the wilds of America.

On Easter Sunday of 1630, the Dickinsons were among the Puritans gathered at Southampton, England. On Monday the Dickinsons went down to embark on a ship in what has become known as Winthrop's Fleet. John Cotton, the vicar of St. Botolph's Church in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, preached a sermon based on the text of 2 Samuel vii 10: "Moreover, I will

apoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them that they shall dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime". In his sermon, John Cotton explained:

What he hat planted he will maintain. Every plantation on his right hand hath not planted shall be rooted up, but with his own plantation shall prosper and flourish. When he promiseth peace and safety what enemies shall be able to make the promise of God of none effect? Neglect not wall and bulwarks, and fortifications for your own defence; but

ever lett the name of the Lord be your strong tower; and the word of his Promise, the Rock of your refuge. His word that made heaven and earth will not fail, till heaven and earth be no more.

The fare for the voyage was five pounds each. Included in this fare was the food: salt pork, salt beef, salt fish, biscuits, and beer. The butter, pease pottage, and "water grewell' soon ran out. By the end of the voyage, signs of scurvy were appearing among the passengers.

There were many storms and sea sickness overcame many of the passengers. All of these were ordered out of their bunks and made to walk up and down the decks holding onto a rope. The fresh air restored them quickly.

There were morning and evening prayers. Each change of the watch was marked by the singing of a psalm and the saying of an extemporaneous prayer. There were two sermons each Sabbath. There were the Thursday lecture meetings whose function was to instruct the people in their faith.

On June 12th, twelve weeks from departure, the fleet dropped anchor in Boston Bay. Winthrop had originally intended to form his new colony at Newtown, but the ships of his fleet kept appearing, bringing somewhere between 900 and 1,000 people by the end of the summer.

The London Company of Massachusetts Bay had transferred itself and the whole government of its colonists, to its American settlement, and in June, of this year, John Winthrop, chosen Governor by the Massachusetts Company, with his fleet, the Arbella, Talbot, Ambrose and Jewell, bearing three or four hundres colonists, two of whom were Nathaniel Dickinson and his wife, arrived at Salem, Massachusetts. Another two members of the party were his brothers John Dickinson, and Thomas Dickinson. Some "resolved to set down at the head of the Charles River", others "relinquishing Salem, shipped their goods to Charleston, Watertown and Roxbury".

These emigrants had arrived too late to plant crops, for it was August before they had their land allotted and installed their meager possessions in whatever shelter they could erect. Some lived in sail-cloth tents, some in crude log shelters, and some in Indian bark wigwams. On December 26th, bitter cold froze the rivers. The cattle and goats were still without shelter and, as the winter continued, many of them died. People lived on the remnants of salted meat and hard-tack left over from their voyage. Beer rant out and they drank water, considered a dangerous thing to do. They ate hominy, a dish they learned of from the Indians, without butter and salt. Smelt, clams, and mussels kept many of these first Puritans from starvation. John Winthrop had just passed out the last handful of wheat in his storeroom when the ship "Lyon" was sighted on February 5th. Five days later the ice broke up, temperatures rose, and they "Lyon" could reach shore to unload her cargo and passengers. The struggling Puritan colony was saved, and among them was the Dickinson family.

1635 - 1659

Nathaniel Dickinson is said to have settled at Watertown, where John, Joseph and Thomas were born, and where he remained until 1635/36, when looking for better living conditions, Nathaniel removed his family to Wethersfield, Connecticut, probably

coming overland from Watertown, Massachusetts and following the trail as the Thomas Hooker party which settled Hartford, Connecticut.

Settling with his gentle wife, Anna (?) Gull, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1636, he took front rank. He was one of the first Board of Selectmen, Representative to the General Assembly, from 1646-1656, Recorder for twenty years at Wethersfield, Connecticut; Deacon in the church throughout his life. Nathaniel helped survey and lay out the homesteads of new settlers like himself. He had a homestead, house and barn plus three acres of farm land. In time he bought half of the homestead lands of Samuel Boardman.

His family grew. One by one the sons came until there were nine of them, not including Ann's son by her first marriage. Nathaniel and Nehemiah were twins, a rare and puzzling manifestation of God's notice of the family. The boys were as strong and healthy as their older brothers and thrived; not one died before they were married and had children of their own.

Early in 1648, the oldest son, John, at the extremely young age of 17, married Frances Foote, third daughter of nathaniel and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote. Their child, Hannah, was born on December 6, 1648, which may account for the early marriage. The Dickinsons had commenced their career as grandparents, but had not yet finished being parents. Two years after becoming a grandmother, Anna Dickinson gave birth for the eleventh time. She was almost fifty years old. The baby was a girl and she was named Anna.

In October, 1654 he was one of three men (one from each of the river towns) appointed by the General Court as a commission to advise with the Constables about "pressing men for the expedition into the Ninigret country", one of the on-going battles in the Narragansett War against the Indians.

Under one of those theological upheavals, common to the time, and no doubt with promise of bettering their condition, Nathaniel Dickinson and his sons decided on the removal to Hadley in 1659.

Nathaniel Dickinson owned east of the "Great River", at Hartford, Connecticut, one hundred acres in the tract called "Naubuc Farms", which was sold on or before the removal to Hadley, Massachusetts.

Wethersfield, Connecticut was nearly depopulated by the exodus to Hadley, Massachusetts. The agreement, or engagement, of those who intended to remove from Connecticut to Massachusetts, is dated at Hartford, Connecticut April 18, 1659.

Among the fifty-nine signers are Nathaniel Dickinson and his sons John Dickinson and Thomas Dickinson. A part of the agreement made at this meeting was that William Westwood, Richard Goodman, William Lewis, John White, and Nathaniel Dickinson should go up to the aforesaid plantation on the east side of Northampton, Massachusetts and lay out the number of fifty-nine homelots, and to allow eight acres for every homelot, and to leave a street twenty rods broad betwixt the two westernmost rows of homelots, and to divide said rows of homelots in quarters by highways.

1659 - 1676

In 1659 Nathaniel Dickinson joined the Russell Expedition and moved to Hadley, Massachusetts. When the time came to join the Reverend John Russell's move to a new town, the entire Dickinson clan responded. Father, stepson, and nine sons with

their families all joined the move, however, some of them returned to Connecticut at a later date.

John and Frances (Foote) Dickinson had a homelot of their own in the Northeast Quadrant. Joseph Dickinson decided to settle in Northampton, Massachusetts. Thomas Dickinson got the homelot next door to his father, who moved in with Nathaniel

Dickinson, Jr. Neither Joseph Dickinson, nor Thomas Dickinson, although in their late twenties, chose to marry at this time. When the homelots opened up on the west side of the river Samuel Dickinson and Obadiah Dickinson got places there.

William Gull married Elizabeth, the widow of Nathaniel Foote, Junior [Frances (Foote) Dickinson's brother]. She had four children, three of them sons. She was the daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Smith, the head of the Hadley, Massachusetts militia.

Nathaniel Dickinson put up 200 pounds toward the purchase money, one of the ten who could afford to invest so heavily in future land. With ten sons he had an exceptional number of people to settle.

The twins, Nathaniel Dickinson and Nehemiah Dickinson, in 1659 were old enough to bear arms in the town militia, but still underage for anything else.

In October, 1660, a town meeting was held at the house of Andrew Warner, when it was voted that no person should be owned for an inhabitant in the Plantation, or have liberty to vote or act in town affairs until he should be legally received as an inhabitant. This was signed by twenty-eight persons, among them Nathaniel Dickinson and Thomas Dickinson.

Nathaniel Dickinson was chosen to rebuild a bridge on the country road to Springfield, Massachusetts. As shown above he was one of the original Committee sent to lay out the town; first Recorder there, Assessor, Town Magistrate, member of the Hampshire Troop, one of the members of the first Board of Trustees of the Hopkins' Academy. "An intelligent and influential man, and one qualified to do public business, as well as a man of substance, rating with the highest in the division of lands".

On December 16, 1661, the town bought the boat Nathaniel Dickinson and Richard Goodman owned. They received six pounds in cash, free use of the ferry for a year, and the free use of the boat whenever they needed to carry cattle across the river. For three years, Nathaniel would be able to use the boat four days in order to carry hay and corn. It worked out well, since the Dickinson's homelot was across the road from the river on the south end and he had sons with places in Hatfield on the north side of town.

Hadley also formed a committee in 1661 to treat with Nathaniel Dickinson and Samuel Porter for providing a convenient place for public worship. There was no meeting house and presumably the Dickinson and Porters had houses large enough or an enclosed shed or barn suitable for seating the numerous people attending the Sabbath services. Such a space did not have to be heated. In fact, the cold of a winter's day would do much to keep an audience awake and attentive.

On New Year's Day, 1663, Nathaniel was 63 years old. All his family was living in the valley. He was the 31st to draw for his meadow acreage, after his son Thomas, but well before John. Nathaniel was going to be among the ten who would ride over to

Northampton and help form the Hampshire Troop.

Nathaniel had removed his minister, Mr. Russell, who gave permanent concealment to Generals Whalley and Goffe, two members of the High Court of Justice that condemned Charles I. With the restoration of the SStuarts, a reward was offered for the head of these Generals, but they could not be found. One Sunday, in September, 1675, the little town of Hadley was panic-stricken by an attack of Indians. The surprise was so great, and the numbers to unequal, that the Indians were fast gaining the advantage. Suddenly there appeared among the settlers a man of towering height, and long streaming hair and

beard, dressed in fantastic fashion. Wherever he went the Indians fell, and the courage of the English rose. They though God had sent an angel to lead them out of their sore strait. When the fight was over, the stranger disappeared as suddently as he came. Many believe to their dying day that he was not mortal. He was General Goffe, the Regicide. Without doubt, our ancestor, being an intimate friend of Mr. Russell, was entrusted with the secret of the concealment of the Regicides, and witnessed this exploit of General Goffe.

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF NATHANIEL DICKINSON. I, NATHANIEL DICKENSON, Senior, late of Haytfield, now of Hadley, in ye County of Hampshire, upon Connitticut, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament, as follows:

Nathaniel was 76 years old. His wife, Anna, had died within the past few years. Three of his sons had been killed within the last ten months in Indian attacks. In fact, John had died only ten days before Nathaniel wrote his will. A grandson had lived only two days in February.

IMPRIMIS. Making a full surrender of myself, soule and body, into ye handes of God, my Creator, and Jesus Christ, my alone Savior & Redeemer, relying on Him for all yt I need & hope for in this world, & yt which is to come, & leaving my body to decent burriell in hope of a blessed resurrection, I do bestow yt portion of outward estate which the Lord in His Fatherlie mercy hath blessed me with, in manner following: my debtes and funerall expenses being first payd.

In "making a full surrender" of himself, Goodman Dickinson shows his trust in the Lord and bows his head to a destiny that must have seemed a harsh punishment.

SECONDLY: I doe give unto my son, Nehemiah, my house & barn & homelott, with all the preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging; as alsoe one-half my meaddow land in Hadley (except what is hereinafter excepted) with the preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging; to be to him and his heirs forever, besides what was Thomas Webster's.

Nehamiah was 32. His wife was Mary Cowles. Nehamiah, Jr. was 4, William just over 1. A child, John, had been born on February 14th and had died two days later. This family lived with Nathaniel. Thomas Webster was the younger son of John Webster. He had owned a 2 acre homelot next to the pound on the road to the cemetery.

I give my daughter-in-law, Dorcas, widdow of my son Azariah, four acres & a half of Meaddow land, bounded by my son, Thomas, his land east; Francis Barnard, west; John Hubbard, north; & ye highway south; so as to be her & her heirs' forever. Further, I give or abate to her all yt was my due for ye rent of the rent of my land from her, & alsoe doe give to her ye rent money that was due to me for my oxen; and also three pounds that was due for a barrell (unpayd) of Pork: all and every of ye premises I give to ye said Dorcas as her own, to her and her heirs forever.

Azariah was his youngest son. He and Dorcas had been married less than a year before he was killed at the Swamp Fight.

The rest of my meaddow in Hadley, I doe give to be equally devided betweene all my sons (except Nehamiah) and my daughters - Frances Dickenson & Hannah Clary - which my executors shall either equally divide to all my aforesaid children, or else to pay to each their proportion of ye sayd lands, as it shall be prized in Country pay, within two years after my decease, to ym and their heirs forever.

The sons were: William Gull, Thomas, Nathaniel, Jr., Nehemiah, and Hezekiah. Hannah Clary was his only daughter. Frances Dickinson was his son John's widow. Note that he makes no mention of his son Joseph's widow, although she was raising five sons.

To my son, Thomas, I give my house & lott I bought of Mr. Wattson; he paying to Mr. Wattson ye Thirty Pounds yt is yet due for the same; or, if he like it not on those terms, then it shall be last in among my devidable estate to my children.

Thomas had his own homelot next door. Caleb Watson's lot was on a 2 acre piece on the river at the north end of town. He had moved back to Connecticut before the war.

I give to my son, Samuel, my house & homelott in Hatfield, to be to him & his heirs forever, together with the preveledges & appurtances thereto belonging.

Samuel, 35, lived in Hatfield. His oldest son, Samuel, Jr., was 7. In time Samuel and Martha would have 8 living children.

To my son, Obadiah, I give all ye rest of my land in Hatfield, with ye preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to be to him and his heirs forever; and my meaning & will is that these two, my sons, Samuel & Obadiah, shall not come in for a share of my land in Hadley, but this given them in Hatfield shall be instead of itt.

Obadiah, 35, was the youngest son. He had married Sarah Beardsley of Northampton and they had 3 children at this time.

To my son, William Gull (son of his wife by her first husband) I give that Three Pounds which he oweth me for a barrell of pork.

Obviously Nathaniel raised hogs in quantity, since he was able to sell barrels of pork to his sons at 3 pounds per barrel.

All ye rest of my estate I give to be equally divided amongst all my sons and daughters. Frances Dickenson and Hannah Clary having equall shares with their breathren.

Did this include widow of Joseph? And did it include Dorcas? One wonders how the executors dealt with this ambiguity. Everyone must have been satisfied, however, as there were no subsequent law suits.

I doe hereby make and ordaine my two sons, Thomas & Nehemiah executors of this, my last will & testament, hereunto as my last will & testament I have subjoyned my hand and seale this present 29th day of May, 1676. NATHANIEL DICKENSON. In presence of JOSEPH KELLOGG, JOHN RUSSELL, Junior.

The desire of ye testator is yt ye share given unto Frances Dickenson, may, if she see meet, be given to Samuel Gillett's children. (Frances was their aunt).

Nathaniel Dickinson died almost three weeks later, on June 16, 1676.

Nathaniel Dickinson's exact burial spot is not known, but it is supposed to be in the old Hadley Cemetery near that of his son, Nehemiah. A fine boulder inset with a plaque, given by Mrs. Nellie Dickinson Hartnett has been placed near the spot.

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Nathaniel Dickinson is the fifth great-grandfather of the American poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson.

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Immigrant Ancestor. They settled in Wetherersfield, CT in 1636-37. he was one of the leaders of the colony. Town Clerk 1645, deputy to gen Coyrt 1646-7; removed to Hadley, Mass 1659 and made freeman there 1661; chosen first deacon of the church & first recorder of the town, selctman, assessor town magistrate. Member of hampshire troop & on first board of trustees of Hopkins Academy. Resided a few years in Hatfield & Northfield

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Nathaniel Dickinson, with Nathaniel Foote and others founded the town of Wethersfield. He was town clerk 1645, representative 1646-1656, deacon at both Wethersfield and Hadley. In 1659 he removed with his minister, Rev. John Russell Jr., from Wethersfield to Hadley Massachusetts. All his children went with him. He was at Hatfield a few years, but returned to Hadley. He died at Hadley, MA, while in the Military Service during the King Phillip War. He arrived in New England on one of the ships of the "Winthrop Fleet" in June 1630.

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Nathaniel Dickinson, with Nathaniel Foote and others founded the town of Wethersfield. He was town clerk 1645, representative 1646-1656, deacon at both Wethersfield and Hadley. In 1659 he removed with his minister, Rev. John Russell Jr., from Wethersfield to Hadley Massachusetts. All his children went with him. He was at Hatfield a few years, but returned to Hadley.

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From website: -http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_423.htm#P7124

Nathaniel and Anna and three children came to Watertown, MA, in 1634; to Wethersfield in 1636, or perhaps 1637, where he seems speedily to have become a prominent citizen. He was on the Jury 14 Oct 1642, was appointed Town Clerk, or ‘recorder,’ 1 Dec 1645, the earliest town vote recoreded on the oldest extant Weth. Recs., being in his handwriting. Deputy to General Court 164601646; townsman 1647-48.167

Nathaniel was in Wethersfield 1637, town clerk 1645, representative 1646-56, removed to Hadley 1659, freeman 1661, deacon, and first Recorder, resided for a few years in Hatfield, but died in Hadley.168

Will: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF NATHANIEL DICKINSON (Hampshire County Massachusetts Probate Record)

I, Nathaniel Dickinson, Senior, late of Hatfield, now Hadley, in ye County of Hampshire, upon Connitticut, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament, as follows:

Imprimis, making a full surrender of myself, soule and body, into ye hands of God, my Creator, and Jesus Christ, my alone Savior and Redeemer, relying on Him for all yt I need and hope for in this world, & yt which is to come, & leaving my body to decent burriell in hope of a blessed resurrection, I do bestow yt portion of outward estate which the Lord in His Fatherlie mercy hath blessed me with, in manner following: my debtes and funerall expenses being first payd.

Secondly: I doe give unto my son Nehemiah, my house & barn & homelott, with all the preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging; as alsoe one-half my meaddow land in Hadley (except what is hereinafter excepted) with the preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging; to be to him and his heirs forever, besides that what was Tomas Webster's.

I give to my daughter-in-law, Dorcas, widdow of my son Azariah, four acres & a half Meaddow land, bounded by my son, Thomas, his land east; Francis Barnard, west; John Hubbard, north; & ye highway, south; so as to be her and her heirs forever. Further, I give or abate to her all yt was my due for ye rent of my land from her, & alsoe 3 pounds that was due for a barrell (unpayd) of portk; all & every of ye premises I give to ye said Dorcas as her own, to be her and her heirs forever.

The rest of my meaddow in Hadley, I doe give to be equally divided betweene all my sons (except Nehemiah) and my daughters - Frances Dickinson and Hannah Clary - which my executors shall either equally divid to all my aforesaid children, or else to pay to each their proportion of ye sayd lands, as it shall be prized in County pay, within two years after my decease to ym and their heirs forever.

To my son, Thomas, I give my house and lott I bought of Mr. Wattson; he paying to Mr. Wattson ye Thirty Pounds yt due for the same; or, if he like it not on those terms, then it shall be last in among my devidable estate to my children.

To my son, Samuel, I give my house and hme lott in Haytfield, to be to him and his heirs forever, together with the preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging.

To my son, Obadiah, I give all ye rest of my land in Haytfield, with ye preveledges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to be to him and his heirs forever; and my meaning and will is that these two, my sons Samuel and Obadiah, shall not come in for a share of my land in Hadley, but this given them in Haytfield shall be instead of it.

To my son, William Gull (step-son) I give Three Pounds which he oweth me for a barell of pork.

All ye rest of my estate I give to be equally divided amongst all my sons and daughters. Frances Dickinson and Hannah Clary having equal shares with their bretheren.

I do hereby make & ordaine my two sons, Thomas and Nehemiah, executors of this my last will and testament, hereunto as my last will and testament I have subjoyned my hand & seal this present 29th day of May, 1676.

Nathaniel Dickinson

In presence of:

Joseph Kellogg

John Russell, Junior

The desire of ye testator is yt ye share given Frances Dickenson, may, if she see meet, be given to Samuel Gillett's children.

On 27 Nov 1623 Nathaniel married Anna [Gull] in Billingborough, Lincolnshire.53 Born ca 1605 in England. Anna died aft Mar 1670/1.53

Anna, widow of John Gull.

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Born in Ely, Cambridge, England, Immigrated in 1630 with John Winthrop. Settled in Wethersfield Ct. Began the settlement of Hadley Mass in 1659 ('east of Northhampton MA)

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Nathaniel Dickinson BIRTH May 1601 Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England DEATH 16 Jun 1676 (aged 75) Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Old Hadley Cemetery Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map MEMORIAL ID 17951920 · View Source

Nathaniel was likely born 1599 in Cambridgeshire, England. Son of John Dickinson (1564-1637) & Elizabeth (??-1609). He was the 5th great grandfather of poet EMILY DICKINSON.

Source: The Dickinson Family Association, "Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson," 1955. Clifford L. Stott, "The Correct English Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull, Settlers of Wethersfield and Hadley," New England Historical and Genealogical Register (April 1998), 152: 159-178. Nathaniel DICKINSON b. 1600; Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. d. June 16, 1676; Hadley, Massachusetts; bur. Hadley, Massachusetts cem.

mo. Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson. f. William Dickinson.

m. to Anna (?) (Gull) Dickinson; b. c. 1600, England; m. her January, 1630, East Bergholdt, Suffolkshire, England.

Children of Nathaniel Dickinson and Anna (Bench?) (Gull) Dickinson were: John Dickinson. b. 1630; d. May 19, 1676. Joseph Dickinson. b. 1632; d. September 5, 1675. Thomas Dickinson. b. 1633/34; d. 1712/13. Anna or Hannah Dickinson. b. 1636. Samuel Dickinson. b. 1638; d. November 30, 1711. Obadiah Dickinson. b. 1641; d. June 10, 1698. Nathaniel Dickinson. b. August 16, 1643; d. October 11, 1710. Nehemiah Dickinson. b. 1643/44; d. September 9, 1723. Hezekiah Dickinson. b. February 28, 1645; d. June 14, 1707.** Azariah Dickinson. b. 1648; d. August 25, 1675. 1600 - 1634/35 Ely, Cambridge, England.

Nathaniel Dickinson was one of three sons of William Dickinson and Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Source: rootsweb

There is history tracing the family to the early Earls of Norway. Walter de Caen, accompanied William the Conquerer to England where his name was later Walter de Kenson-- named after his Yorkshire manor, and where the name becomes Dykonson, Dykenson, Dykensonne to Dickinson. Source: "To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson, son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, CT and Hadley, MA." Pub 1897, Lib of NEHGS. Nathaniel married Anna/Annis GULL, aka Bench, Bincks (dau. of ?? on 1629/30/January, in East Bergholat, Suffolk, England. Nathaniel DICKINSON, born in 1600 in Ely, Cambridge, England, died in 1676 in Hadley, Massachusetts. The immigrant ancestor of the family settled with his wife in Wethersfield, CT,(1636). He was one a member of the Board of Selectmen, Representative to the General Assembly (1645-1656); Recorder at Wethersfield; Church Deacon. In 1659, he/his family moved to Hadley, MA to plan the town. He was town Assessor, Magistrate, Hadley's first Recorder, one of the first Hopkins' Academy Board of Trustees, and Hampshire Troop member.

• Generation Four

6. Nathaniel Dickinson (John3, Waters2, ___1); baptized 3 May 1601 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Ann 27 Nov 1623 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; 2nd husband; d. 16 Jun 1676 at Hadley, MA, at age 75. He immigrated circa 1637 to Wethersfield, CT. He resided at Hatfield, MA. He resided in 1659 at Hadley, MA. He left a will on 29 May 1676; proved 26 Sep 1676. Ann married John Gull, son of William Gull and Elizabeth Dickinson, circa 1620; 1st husband. Children of Nathaniel Dickinson and Ann were as follows:

i. John; baptized 22 Aug 1624 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Frances Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth, circa 1647/48; 1st husband; d. 19 May 1676 at Turner's Fall, MA, at age 51; killed by Indians in King Phillip's War. He resided at Hadley, MA.

ii. Nathaniel; baptized 18 Mar 1626/27 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Hannah Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley and Mary, 25 Dec 1662 at Hatfield, MA; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Hawks, daughter of John Hawks and Elizabeth Browne, 16 Dec 1680 at Hatfield, MA; 2nd wife, 2nd husband; m. Elizabeth Burt, daughter of Henry Burt and Eulalia March, 26 Sep 1684 at Northampton, MA; 3rd wife, 2nd husband; d. 11 Oct 1710 at Hatfield, MA, at age 83; bur. at Hatfield, MA. He resided at Hatfield, MA.

iii. Elizabeth; baptized 14 Dec 1628 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; bur. 8 Jul 1631 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England. iv. Joseph; baptized 10 Oct 1630 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Phebe Bracey, daughter of Thomas Bracey and Phebe Bisby, before 26 Apr 1661; d. 4 Sep 1675 at Northfield, MA, at age 44; killed by Indians in King Philip's War. v. Thomas; baptized 21 Oct 1632 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Hannah Crow, daughter of John Crow and Elizabeth Goodwin, 7 Mar 1667/68 at Hadley, MA; d. 17 Jan 1712/13 at Wethersfield, CT, at age 80. He resided at Hadley, MA. He resided at Wethersfield, CT.

vi. Samuel; baptized 7 Dec 1634 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; d. probably bef 1638.

vii. Ann; baptized 26 Jun 1636 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. John Clary, son of John Clary and Sarah Cassell, 16 Jun 1670 at Hadley, MA; 1st husband; m. Enos Kingsley; 2nd husband; d. 16 Jul 1723 at Northampton, MA, at age 87. She was also known as Hannah Dickinson.

viii. Samuel; b. Jul 1638 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Martha Bridgman, daughter of James Bridgman and Sarah, 4 Jan 1668 at Hadley, MA; d. 30 Nov 1711 at Hatfield, MA, at age 73. He resided at Hatfield, MA. ix. Obadiah; b. 15 Apr 1641 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Sarah Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley and Mary, 8 Jan 1668/69 at Hadley, MA; 1st wife; m. Mehitable, possibly daughter of Samuel Hinsdale and Mehitable Johnson, before 20 Sep 1692; 2nd wife; d. 10 Jun 1698 at Wethersfield, CT, at age 57. He resided at Hatfield, MA. He resided atWethersfield, CT.

x. Nehemiah; b. Aug 1644 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Mary Cowles, daughter of John Cowles and Hannah, circa 1671; d. 9 Sep 1723 at Hadley, CT, at age 79; bur. at Hadley, MA.

xi. Hezekiah, b. Feb 1645/46 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Abigail Blackman.

xii. Azariah; b. 4 Oct 1648 at Wethersfield, CT; b. 10 Oct 1648 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Dorcas; 1st husband; d. 25 Aug 1675 at Swamp Fight, 10 miles north of Hatfield, MA, at age 26; killed by Indians in King Philip's War. Source is family at: homepages, rootsweb, Condict Family genealogy, Dickinson family genealogy.

Bio is written/edited by a direct descendant* of Nathaniel of Hezekiah, whose lines go to Jonathan DICKINSON, to Temperance Dickinson ODELL, to Eunice ODELL FORD, to Charlotte FORD CONDICT (Silas).

Spouse Anna Gull Dickinson - unknown–1678

Children John Dickinson - 1624–1676 Nathaniel Dickinson - 1627–1710 Elizabeth Dickinson - 1628–1631 Joseph Dickinson - 1630–1675 Thomas Dickinson - 1632–1713 Hannah Dickinson - Clary 1636–1723 Samuel Dickinson - 1638–1711 Obadiah Dickinson - 1641–1698 Nathaniel Dickinson - 1643–1710 Nehemiah Dickinson - 1643–1723 Hezekiah Dickinson - 1645–1707 Azariah Dickinson - 1648–1675

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17951920

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Nathaniel Dickinson born in Ely, England on 1601 to William Dickinson and Sarah Stacy. Nathaniel married Anna Gull and had 13 children. He passed away on 1676 in Hadley.

http://records.ancestry.com/nathaniel_dickinson_records.ashx?pid=10...

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Immigrated to US ~ Easter time, 1630 with John Winthrop. Settled in Watertown, MA until ~ 1636. Then moved to Wethersfield, CT looking for better living conditions. In 1659, moved to Hadley, MA. Owned 100 acres east of the "Great River" @ Hartford, CT aka "Naubuc Farms" Family immigrating with Nathaniel were, Wife: Anna Gull-Dickinson; son of widow Anna's and 1st husband, John Gull: William b. 25 FEB 1620; daughter of Nathaniel's and Anna's: Elizabeth b. 14 DEC 1628 - d. 08 JUL 1631; and infant John b. 1630 in England. Joseph and Thomas born in Watertown, MA. Remainder of Gull-Dickinson children were born in Wethersfield, CT.

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The Dickinson Family Nathaniel Dickinson, Sr. was baptised 3 May 1601 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England and died 16 June 1676 at Hadley, Hampshire, MA. He married Anne, surname unknown, 27 November 1623 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England. This marriage has been reported as having occurred at East Bergholt, Suffolk, England but, according to Stott, record of this marriage is not found in the records of East Bergholt as they begin in 1653 and the bishop's transcripts begin in 1685. Anne was born in England and died between 1671 - 1676 in Massachusetts. She had married first c1620 to John Gull in England. John Gull was the son of Elizabeth Dickinson, grandson of Thomas Dickinson and great-grandson of Gabriel Dickinson, Generation 1 on this page. He was baptised 26 August 1599 at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England and was buried 8 July 1621 at Billinborough, Lincolnshire, England. Nathaniel and Anne resided in Wethersfield, CT 1635-1659. In 1659, following a religious dispute in the Hartford, CT area, they settled with a group at Hadley, MA and Nathaniel was one of the founders of the town. Nathaniel Dickinson, Sr. was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, MA. His original stone was lost but a memorial boulder has been placed near the grave of his son Nehemiah.

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    The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899.

   Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, 1979.

   Descendents of Nathaniel Dickinson, Compiled by Addie M. Dickinson and The Dickinson Association with Merton F. Dickson, President, Private Printing, 1955.

   LDS Ancestral File

NOTES (1) John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 374. of Wethersfield 1637 and Hadley 1659.

History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 319. of Hadley, 1659.

History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by james M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 446. Nathaneil, son of William, b. in Ely, Cambridge, in 1606, m. Jan., 1630, at East Berglislat, Suffolk County, England, m. Anna Gull, widow of William Gull, by whom he had one son, William, who came with them to America. They were among the three or four hundred emigrants on the first portion of Gov. John Winthrop's fleet, viz: The Arabella, Talbot, Ambrose and Jewell. He settled first at Watertown, thence removed 1635, to Wethersfield, Ct., in 1659 to Hadley and later to Hatfield, but died in Hadley, Mass. He was a fine penman, held various offices of honor and trust, town clerk at Wethersfield, Ct.

Biographical Review - The Leading Citizens of Franklin County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1895, p. 239. Deacon Nathaniel Dickinson, a settler of Wethersfield, Conn., in 1637, Town Clerk in 1645, Representative 1646 - 56, and later a resident of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 144. Nathaniel Dickinson; Wethersfield, 1637; town clerk and rep.; removed to Hadley as a first settler 1659; was recorder; lived a few years on Hatfield side and at Northampton, 1662; he died in Hadley, June 16, 1676. He married Ann, per a widow gull, as is his will he names "son William Gull;" one of that name came from Wethersfield among the earlier settlers.

Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 33. Wethersfield, 1637, town clerk, 1645, representative 1646 - 56, removed to Hadley 1659, freeman 1661, deacon, and first Recorder, resided for a few years in Hatfield, but died in Hadley, June 16, 1676.

Descendents of Nathaniel Dickinson, Compiled by Addie M. Dickinson and The Dickinson Association with Merton F. Dickson, President, Private Printing, 1955. p. 1. Stiles thought he came to Watertown and followed the same trail as the Thomas Hooker party which settled Hartford, Conn. In 1637, he was chosen town clerk of Wethersfield and served for twenty years. He helped survey Broad Street and lay outhome losts for some of the early settlers. He served in the House of Magistrates at Hartford from 1646 - 1656. He took a very active part in the settlement of Hadley, Mass. He was a deacon in the first church and the first town clerk. He was one of the founders and a trustee of Hopkins Academy, the first grammar school in the country. He was a member of the train band a served in many other ways. He lost three sons in the Indian Wars.

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GEDCOM Note

Biography ==Nathaniel Dickinson was probably born in late April or early May 1601,the son of John Dickinson and his wife Elizabeth (Unknown) and was baptized on 3 May 1601 at Billingborough, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England<ref name="Stott">NEHGR V152 #606 (April 1998); pp. 159-178</ref> .

It is unknown when he came to America. He signed the Bishop's transcript at Billingsborough in 1633/34, and Ann, his daughter was baptized at Billingsborough on 26 June 1636. In July 1638, his son Samuel was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Since his father died in England inSpring 1637, he likely emigrated later that year. He is not shown on Massachusetts Bay Colony records.
Nathaniel married Ann (Bincks) Gull<ref>NEHGR V170 (Spring 2016); pp.133-144</ref>, the widow of John Gull, on 27 Nov 1623 at Billingsborough. They had the following children:

• John, bp., 2e Aug 1624 Billingsborough
• Nathaniel, bp. 18 March 1626/27 at Billingsborough
• Elizabeth, bp. 14 Dec 1628 at Billingsborough; bur. there 1631
• Joseph, bp. 10 Oct 1630 at Billingsborough
• Thomas, bp. 21 Oct 1632 at Billingsborough
• Samuel, bp. 7 Dec 1634 at Billingsborough; prob. d. young
• Ann/Hannah, bp. 26 June 1636 at Billingsborough
• Samuel, b. ca. July 1638 at Wethersfield, Connecticut
• Obadiah, b. ca. 14 April 1641 at Wethersfield
• Nehemiah, b. ca. August 1642 at Wethersfield
• Hezekiah, b. ca. Feb 1646/7? at Wethersfield
• Azariah, b. 10 Oct 1648 at Wethersfield He died at Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, on 16 June 1676 and is buried at the in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.<ref name="FAG">www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Sue Allen; Record added: Feb 16, 2007; Find A Grave Memorial# 17951920</ref> You can see a picture of the memorial plaque for Nathaniel at FindAGrave. Nathaniel was known as Deacon Dickinson. His descendants include the founders of Amherst and Princeton, and the poet Emily Dickinson (via Samuel, Ebenezer, Nathan, Nathan, Samuel, Edward, Emily)<ref>Habegger; p. 4</ref>. Nathaniel was made Freeman 1637 and was town clerk in Wethersfield 1645-1659, having served in that position unofficially for several years previously. He was elected Selectman in 1646. He was representative tothe House of Magistrates at Hartford from 1646 until 1656. He helped survey Wethersfield's Broad Street and lay out the home lots for some of the new settlers. His home consisted of a house, barn and three acres of land in March, 1649. He was also deacon in the church at Wethersfield<ref>Savage; p. 48</ref><ref>NEHGR V152 #606 (April 1998); p. 168]]</ref>. Disagreements later arose within the Wethersfield settlement regardingchurch membership, baptism and rights of brotherhood. Those not in favor of relaxing the standards set by earlier congregations were calledthe "Withdrawers" and they, along with others of similar views from Hartford and Windsor, petitioned to form a new settlement in Massachusetts. They purchased land from 3 Indian chiefs, 50 miles up the Connecticut River near Northampton, MA, a trading post established in 1654. On April 18, 1659, the Withdrawers met at Goodman Ward's house in Hartford and 59 men signed an agreement for the establishment of the new settlement. Named in this agreement are Nathaniel Dickinson and his sons, John and Thomas. Nathaniel was one of 5 men chosen to go to the newly purchased land and lay out 59 home lots of 8 acres each and a Broad St. 20 rods wide. This street with its wide common still remains virtually unchanged<ref>NEHGR V152 #606 (April 1998); p. 168]]</ref><ref>Wells; pp. 40-41</ref>. By 1661, many houses had been built in the new town which was named Hadley, and home lots assigned on the west side of the river in the areathat became Hatfield. The original home lots of Nathaniel and his sons John and Thomas were located on the east side of Broad St. in Hadley. Nathaniel, Jr. and Samuel, two other sons, settled in Hatfield and Nathaniel, Sr. also lived in Hatfield for a time before returning to Hadley<ref>NEHGR V152 #606 (April 1998); p. 168]]</ref>. While in Hadley, Nathaniel was the first town clerk, a selectman and an assessor. He served as commissioner to end small claims and, in 1663, was appointed to a committee to make plans for the town's first meetinghouse and was one of the first deacons. He was one of 10 Hadley menwho joined with men from neighboring towns to form the Hampshire Troop of Horsemen in 1663. He was on the first board of trustees of Hopkins Academy, one of the oldest grammar schools in the US, 1664<ref>NEHGR V152 #606 (April 1998); p. 168]]</ref>. Three of Nathaniel's sons, John, Joseph, and Azariah, were killed in King Philip's War of 1675/6<ref>Dickinson; p. 20</ref>.

Will Extract ===I, NATHANIEL DICKENSON, Senior, late of Hatfield, now of Hadley, in yeCounty of Hampshire, upon Connitticut, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament, as follows:

Imprimis. my debtes and funerall expenses being first payd,

Secondly: I doe give unto my son, Nehemiah,
my house & barn & homelott; as alsoe one-half
my meaddow land in Hadley (except what is hereinafter excepted); to be to him and his heirs forever, besides what was Thomas Webster's.

I give my daughter-in-law, Dorcas, widdow of my son Azariah, four acres & a half of Meaddow land, bounded by my son, Thomas, his land east; Francis Barn- ard, west; John Hubbard, north; & ye highway south. Further, I give or abate to her all that was my due for ye rent of the rent of my land from her, & alsoe doe give to her ye rent money that was due to me for my oxen; and also three pounds that was due for a barrell (unpayd) of Pork.

The rest of my meaddow in Hadley, I doe give to be equally devided betweene all my sons (except Ne- hemiah) and my daughters — Frances Dickenson & Hannah Clary — which my executors shall either equally divide to all my aforesaid children, or else to pay to each their proportion of ye sayd lands, as it shall be prized in Country pay, within two years after my de- cease, to themm and their heirs forever.

To my son, Thomas, I give my house & lott I bought of Mr. Wattson; he paying to Mr. Wattson ye Thirty Pounds that is yet due for the same; or, if he like it not on those terms, then it shall be last in among my devidable estate to my children.

I give to my son, Samuel, my house & home- lott in Hatfield.

To my son, Obadiah, I give all ye rest of my land in Hatfield; and my meaning & will is that these two, my sons, Samuel & Obadiah, shall not come in for a share of my land in Hadley, but this given them in Hatfield shall be instead of itt.

To my son, William Gull, (Son of his wife by her first husband) I give that Three Pounds which he oweth me for a barrell of pork.

All ye rest of my estate I give to be equally divided amongst all my sons and daughters. Frances Dickenson & Hannah Clary having equall shares with their breathren.

I doe hereby make and ordaine my two sons, Thomas & Nehemiah executors of this, my last will & testament, hereunto as my last will & testament I have subjoyned my hand and scale this present 29th day of ??? 1676. Nathaniel Dickenson<ref>Dickinson; pp. 33-35</ref>.

Sources

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Bibliography ==* The Dickinson Family Association, "Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson," 1955.* Stott, Clifford L., Ancestry of Anne Bincks of Scalford, Leicestershire, Wife of Nathaniel1 Dickinson of Wethersfield and Hadley, and Mother of William1 Gull of Hatfield, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., Vol. 170 (Spring 2016)* Stott, Clifford L., The Correct Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull, Settlers of Wethersfield and Hadley, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152,No. 606 (April, 1998)* Dickinson, Wharton. Record of the Lambert-Dickinson Family (Flushing, N.Y., 1901) Page 264

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Dickinson_(pioneer)* Dickinson, Frederick; To the descendants of Thomas Dickinson, son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and Hadley, Massachusetts, Published Chicago: W.D. Grant. 1897* Habegger, Alfred, "My Wars Are Laid Away inBooks", The Life of Emily Dickinson; Random House, 2001* Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary ofThe First Settlers Of New England, Boston, 1864* Wells, Daniel White, A History of Hatfield Massachusetts*Reunion of the Dickinson family, at Amherst, Mass., August 8th and 9th, 1883. Published 1884. pg 17. https://archive.org/stream/reunionofdickins01bing#page/16* Goodwin, Nathaniel. The Foote Family (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, Connecticut, 1849) Page 270: See footnote* Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson : typescript, link* Map of Connecticut settlements from 1636 onwards (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut#/media/File:Ctcolony.png* Wikipedia article about the Puritan Migration Era of 1620 - 1640 to North America

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From Find a Grave:

Nathaniel was likely born 1599 in Cambridgeshire, England.
Son of John Dickinson(1564-1637) & Elizabeth

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(??-1609)
He was the 5th great grandfather of poet EMILY DICKINSON.
Lines To 1st president of PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Rev. Jonathan Dickinson; to his father Hezekiah Dickenson; to his father Nathaniel Dickinson; to his father William Dickinson; to his mother Judith COWPER; to her father William CAREY; to his father Robert CAREY; to his father Sir William CAREY to his father Philip CAREYof Cockington; to his mother Margaret CAREY to her mother Ann COURTENAY; to her father, Sir Thomas WAKE, Lord of Blisworth & Deeping (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74524401/thomas-wake).

Source: The Dickinson Family Association, "Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson," 1955.
Clifford L. Stott, "The Correct English Origins of Nathaniel Dickinson and William Gull, Settlers of Wethersfield and Hadley," New England Historical and Genealogical Register (April 1998), 152: 159-178.
Nathaniel DICKINSON
b. 1600; Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
d. June 16, 1676; Hadley, Massachusetts; bur. Hadley, Massachusetts cem.
mo. Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson. f. William Dickinson.; m. to Anna (?) (Gull) Dickinson; b. c. 1600, England;
; m. her January, 1630, East Bergholdt, Suffolkshire, England.
Children of Nathaniel Dickinson and Anna (Bench?) (Gull) Dickinson were:
John Dickinson. b. 1630; d. May 19, 1676.; Joseph Dickinson. b. 1632; d. September 5, 1675. ; Thomas Dickinson. b. 1633/34; d. 1712/13.
Anna or Hannah Dickinson. b. 1636.
Samuel Dickinson. b. 1638; d. November 30, 1711.
Obadiah Dickinson. b. 1641; d. June 10, 1698.
Nathaniel Dickinson. b. August 16, 1643; d. October 11, 1710.
Nehemiah Dickinson. b. 1643/44; d. September 9, 1723.
Hezekiah Dickinson. b. February 28, 1645; d. June 14, 1707.**
Azariah Dickinson. b. 1648; d. August 25, 1675. 1600 - 1634/35 Ely, Cambridge, England.

Nathaniel Dickinson was one of three sons of William Dickinson and Sarah (Stacey) Dickinson of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Source: rootsweb

There is history tracing the family to the early Earls of Norway.
Walter de Caen, accompanied William the Conquerer to England where his name was later Walter de Kenson-- named after his Yorkshire manor, and where the name becomes Dykonson, Dykenson, Dykensonne to Dickinson. Source: "To the Descendants of Thomas Dickinson, son of Nathaniel and Anna Gull Dickinson, of Wethersfield, CT and Hadley, MA." Pub 1897, Lib of NEHGS.
Nathaniel married Anna/Annis GULL, aka Bench, Bincks (dau. of ?? on 1629/30/January, in East Bergholat, Suffolk, England.
Nathaniel DICKINSON, born in 1600 in Ely, Cambridge, England, died in 1676 in Hadley, Massachusetts. The immigrant ancestor of the family settled with his wife in Wethersfield, CT,(1636). He was one a member of the Board of Selectmen, Representative to the General Assembly (1645-1656); Recorder at Wethersfield; Church Deacon. In 1659, he/his family moved to Hadley, MA to plan the town. He was town Assessor, Magistrate, Hadley's first Recorder, one of the first Hopkins' Academy Board of Trustees, and Hampshire Troop member.

• Generation Four 6. Nathaniel Dickinson (John3, Waters2, ___1); baptized 3 May 1601 at

Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Ann 27 Nov 1623 at
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; 2nd husband; d. 16 Jun 1676 at
Hadley, MA, at age 75.
He immigrated circa 1637 to Wethersfield, CT. He resided at
Hatfield, MA. He resided in 1659 at Hadley, MA. He left a will on 29
May 1676; proved 26 Sep 1676.
Ann married John Gull, son of William Gull and Elizabeth
Dickinson, circa 1620; 1st husband.
Children of Nathaniel Dickinson and Ann were as follows:
i. John; baptized 22 Aug 1624 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; m. Frances Foote, daughter
of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth, circa 1647/48;
1st husband; d. 19 May 1676 at Turner's Fall, MA,
at age 51; killed by Indians in King Phillip's
War.
He resided at Hadley, MA.
ii. Nathaniel; baptized 18 Mar 1626/27 at
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England; m. Hannah
Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley and Mary,
25 Dec 1662 at Hatfield, MA; 1st wife; m.
Elizabeth Hawks, daughter of John Hawks and
Elizabeth Browne, 16 Dec 1680 at Hatfield, MA; 2nd
wife, 2nd husband; m. Elizabeth Burt, daughter of
Henry Burt and Eulalia March, 26 Sep 1684 at
Northampton, MA; 3rd wife, 2nd husband; d. 11 Oct
1710 at Hatfield, MA, at age 83; bur. at Hatfield,
MA.
He resided at Hatfield, MA.
iii. Elizabeth; baptized 14 Dec 1628 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; bur. 8 Jul 1631 at
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England.
iv. Joseph; baptized 10 Oct 1630 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; m. Phebe Bracey, daughter
of Thomas Bracey and Phebe Bisby, before 26 Apr
1661; d. 4 Sep 1675 at Northfield, MA, at age 44;
killed by Indians in King Philip's War.
v. Thomas; baptized 21 Oct 1632 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; m. Hannah Crow, daughter of
John Crow and Elizabeth Goodwin, 7 Mar 1667/68 at
Hadley, MA; d. 17 Jan 1712/13 at Wethersfield, CT,
at age 80.
He resided at Hadley, MA. He resided at
Wethersfield, CT.
vi. Samuel; baptized 7 Dec 1634 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; d. probably bef 1638.
vii. Ann; baptized 26 Jun 1636 at Billingborough,
Lincolnshire, England; m. John Clary, son of John
Clary and Sarah Cassell, 16 Jun 1670 at Hadley,
MA; 1st husband; m. Enos Kingsley; 2nd husband;
d. 16 Jul 1723 at Northampton, MA, at age 87.
She was also known as Hannah Dickinson.
viii. Samuel; b. Jul 1638 at Wethersfield, CT; m.
Martha Bridgman, daughter of James Bridgman and
Sarah, 4 Jan 1668 at Hadley, MA; d. 30 Nov
1711 at Hatfield, MA, at age 73.
He resided at Hatfield, MA.
ix. Obadiah; b. 15 Apr 1641 at Wethersfield, CT; m.
Sarah Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley and
Mary, 8 Jan 1668/69 at Hadley, MA; 1st wife; m.
Mehitable, possibly daughter of Samuel Hinsdale
and Mehitable Johnson, before 20 Sep 1692; 2nd
wife; d. 10 Jun 1698 at Wethersfield, CT, at age
57.
He resided at Hatfield, MA. He resided at
Wethersfield, CT.
x. Nehemiah; b. Aug 1644 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Mary
Cowles, daughter of John Cowles and Hannah, circa
1671; d. 9 Sep 1723 at Hadley, CT, at age 79; bur.
at Hadley, MA.
7. xi. Hezekiah, b. Feb 1645/46 at Wethersfield, CT; m.
Abigail Blackman.
xii. Azariah; b. 4 Oct 1648 at Wethersfield, CT; b. 10
Oct 1648 at Wethersfield, CT; m. Dorcas; 1st
husband; d. 25 Aug 1675 at Swamp Fight, 10 miles
north of Hatfield, MA, at age 26; killed by
Indians in King Philip's War.
Source is family at: homepages, rootsweb, Condict Family genealogy, Dickinson family genealogy.

Bio is written/edited by a direct descendant* of Nathaniel of Hezekiah, whose lines go to Jonathan DICKINSON, to Temperance Dickinson ODELL, to Eunice ODELL FORD. No transfer.
Suggested edit: William Dickinson and Sarah Ellen Stacey were the parents of Nathaniel but there is a brother of his that has a connection that quite a few people are looking for. His brother John Dickinson (1692-1682) married as his second wife Elizabeth Howland. She was the daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley and is ,of course, the connection to the Mayflower.
It should also be noted that with this connection to the Howland and Tilley lines it also connects to the Cooper and Samson lines as they were cousins and traveled in the Mayflower together. The Dickinsons, the Tilleys, the Coopers and the Sampsons have intermarried for many centuries and the Dickinson and Tilley families have been traced back to William the Conqueror in 1066 as these two families came with him when he came from Caen.
I have been researching genealogies for 50 years and my grandmother was a Tilley. The Tilleys and the Dickinsons continued to intermarry at least thru the late 1800's.

The John Dickinson that married Elizabeth Howland was my 11th great granduncle and Elizabeth was my 8th great grandmother….I continue to be amazed at how many connections I have found to the Mayflower passengers…41 as of the last count
Linda Brooks Hoerner
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