My DICKSONs were among the Presbyterians who came from Pennsylvania, stopping for a time in Maryland, I believe, before moving to Duplin. Some of the family remained in the Duplin area, but Joseph Dickson, his wife Jane Molton Dickson and their 8 sons and their families moved to the Yellow Creek area of Dickson County, Tennessee about 1802. Their one daughter, Anne Dickson Pearsall was married and remained in Duplin. The family scattered later with various branches moving to SC, AL, MS...etc. My direct line was from one of the sons, Michael Dickson who was born in Duplin and married Sene Williams also from Duplin. A book has recently been published: DESCENDANTS OF SIMON DICKSON by Claire Jean Potter Ferguson Sullivan, Phd It is a compilation of information on this line of the Dickson family. If anyone is interested in a copy, I can put you in touch with Jean Sullivan. If there is enough interest, she may do a second printing.