Pat, That is the name I have also but did have this in her note section and don't know where I saw or got this info on the Dickson family. Must have forgot to note the source as it isn't there. > "William Dickson, who came as a child with his parents in 1736, knew a different mixture of nationalities by the time he was old enough to become acquainted with Duplin. Since he was from an Ulster Scottish-English family, he tends to think the people here were all or at least mostly of that origin. There were 8 nationalitles here and they got along with each other very well, much to their credit. The land grant map reveals the dates of land acquisition, which is the most reliable information we have as to the settlement of the county in early times. I do not think there were any white settlers in what is now Duplin until 1718 0r 1720, after the Indian War." > Hope it helps. Sue in CA