I have been interested in the Dixon name in Mason Co., as a couple of my ancestors there had Dixon as a middle name, probably indicating a surname passed down from a female line that was considered important enough to pass on. The first was Richard Dixon Loyd, who married Clary/Clara/Clarissa Berry in about 1790 in Mason Co. The name was later passed on to my g-grandfather, Lewix Dixon Gordon, born in the late 1830s. Anyone have any information in particular about Richard Dixon Loyd (he usually just went by the name "Dixon Loyd")? Doug Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "George C Dixon" <vze2sqy9@verizon.net> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Re: Mason Co Early Forts and Stations > Ben, > > Thank you for your information. Most likely if there were any Dixsons, > they one way or another became Dixons as mine did by the middle of the > 1800's. You wouldn't happen to know any off hand that I might be able to > e-mail to see if any there were any connection, would you? > > George > > ben hawkins wrote: > >>Dear George : >> There are still a great many Dixons and Dicksons in Mason County, today, >> but no Dixsons; however, the surname Hixson has strong early Mason County >> connections. Logan's Gap is off of Scofield Road on Eagle Creek in Brown >> County, about a mile or two southeast of Ripley, Ohio. You may already >> be aware of this, but if not, I hope this is helpful to you. >> Sincerely, >> Ben Hawkins >>gm.dixon@verizon.net wrote: >>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >>Surnames: Dixon/Dixson, Bell >>Classification: Query >> >>Message Board URL: >> >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WBB.2ACI/2935.1 >> >>Message Board Post: >> >>Ken, >>Can you comment on any of the following information? From what has been >>passed on to me. In 1789 William Dixson, his wife Grizzy Ann Bell and four >>others founded a settlement in Mason county, KY. >>They moved to Limestone (Maysville), KY and built a fort near Blanchard's >>Pond. William and Cornelius Washburn later crossed the Ohio River at >>Logan's Gap and erected a hut on Eagle Creek. Any information would be >>gratefully received and appreciated. Thank you. >>George C. Dixon >> >> >>==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== >>List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received >>when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com >>Visit Daisy's Roots! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm >> >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>http://mail.yahoo.com >> >>==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== >>List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received >>when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com >>Visit Daisy's Roots! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm >> >> >> >