I"ve contacted a Dickson researcher trying to find out who this Esther Dickson was and what connection she might have had to any of the people involved in these court cases that Janelle posted. This is the exchange ---- Hello, I ran across a posting that you did on the Dixon Gen Forum concerning the descendants of William Dickson / Susanna Hambright.  I'm hoping that maybe you can answer a question about an Esther Dickson in the York Co, SC court records that one of our Dover researchers has found.  October term 1832.  John McGill, Jiney Childers, Nancy Childers, Barsheba Martin, and Mannon Martin, and John Mullinax, Michael Martin bound in a case of petty larceny against Esther Dickson.  True Bill  (This one was in real bad shape...very fragile and faded.) July 27, 1839  Shadrac Dover assault on Esther A. Dickson.  Flip side has Esther Dickson and Margaret Dickson.  No Bill.  -------------------------------------- Susannah (Hambright) Dickson's mother was Mary (DOVER) Hambright the # 2 wife of Col Frederick Hambright. Barsheba Martin in the 1832 case against Esther Dickson is Barsheba (DOVER) Martin who was the wife of Manning Martin.  Shaderick DOVER in the 1839 court case was md to Jemima Martin the d/o Michael Martin Jr who was a brother of the Manning Martin that was md to Barsheba DOVER.  The 1830 York Co, SC Index shows the following --- D250  DICKSON         ISABELLA        M-19 173  370  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         THOMAS          M-19 173  383  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         WILLIAM           M-19 173  377  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         WILLIAM COL.    M-19 173  384  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         WILLIAM REV.    M-19 173  384  No Twp Listed D160  DOVER           SHADERICK       M-19 173  380  No Twp Listed The 1840 York Co, SC Index shows the following  --- D250  DICKSON         A. h.           M-70 516  263  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         Isabella       M-70 516  273  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         Susan         M-70 516  266  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         Thomas       M-70 516  326  No Twp Listed D250  DICKSON         William        M-70 516  271  No Twp Listed D160  DOVER           Shadock       M-70 516  274  No Twp Listed ***************************** Can you tell me who this Esther Dickson was and who she was connected to?  Do you know what either of these court cases might have been about?  We are trying to prove some of the Dover relationships that were in very early York Co, SC.  Anything that you can tell me about a possible relationship to any of the above named would be very much appreciatied. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sharon Sukiennik  << [email protected]  >> ********************************* Reply from Bennett Dickson --- Sharon,   This is a difficult question and I don't have a firm answer.  But, perhaps I can give you some clues that may be useful.   Three DICKSON/DIXON families are found in this area of colonial North and South Carolina.   The first is the family of General Joseph DICKSON (1745-1825) who lived in what is now Gaston Co, NC.  His son Robert (1773-1849) married Esther MOORE (c1777).  But they were in Tennessee by 1810, so I don't think that this is your Esther.   The second family is Thomas DICKSON (c1740-1783).  This family lived in the King's Creek area and are found on both sides of the North Carolina/South Carolina line. The William DICKSON (c1798-c1850) who married Susanna HAMBRIGHT (c1798-1882) is a grandson of this Thomas DICKSON.  There is  an Easter DICKSON (1810) who is a granddaughter of Thomas DICKSON who might be the Esther in the bill.  I don't have any record of her marriage.  I can't find any Esther among the daughters and wives of this family.   The third family is that of Rev William DICKSON (1755-1831).  Rev. Dickson came to York County from Ireland after the Revolution.  Family tradition holds that he was related to the Thomas DICKSON family of King's Creek. Rev. DICKSON's daughter Margaret (1784-1874) married Francis HENRY.  They had a daughter name Esther, born about 1820 who died after 1860.  I don't know if she ever married, but her age makes her an unlikely candidate. There is a Lewis DICKSON d 1828, connection unknown, whose son Marchal DICKSON (1811-1869) who married Margaret MARTIN. I don't know much about this family, but believe that they lived in this area.   That's all that I could come up with.  The family of Gen. Joseph DICKSON is very well documented, but the other two are not.  Much of my information on these two families came from the notes of Joe Hart that are preserved at the York County Historical Society.  This is the best source for early York County families.   Bennett