I have found a Dickey family in Chester, the first being John dickey who came to America in 1744, bringing with him membership from the Presby. church in Ireland, which he deposited in the Presby. church of New London. He was a farmer, "noted for integrity", and died at 75. His son, Robert, sold the farm and moved to New Castle, Lawrence Co, pa, where Jesse C. Dickey was born, 2-27-1808. The family returned to Chester in 1812, and money matters made it necessary for the Robert to "seek aid from his children." Thus, at the age of 11 Jesse became a farmer's boy, and continued working in the summer and attending school in the winter until he was 21, when began teaching......(there follows more about his life which I won't include..if later you discover this to be your line, let me know and I'll send the rest). Anyway, here comes the "good" part....Jesse married, 12-11-1834 a Miss Margaret Dickey, youngest dau. of Col. David Dickey, of Hopewell........ their children aren't listed, but this sounds a likely set of parents for your Margaret., There is also another Dickey line in Chester...These emigrated from the North of Ireland ,and were Presbyterians, too. Several of this line were ministers of the Associated Reform Presby. Church, and active in Oxford and Octorara areas....but, they don't seem related to the other Dickeys. A Joseph Gallagher was listed as a past master of the Lincoln Grange #130, that was established 2-24-1874. Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann sutphin <msutphin@tcia.net> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: [PACHESTE] GALLAGHER/DICKEY >A marriage announcement from "Village Record," Nov. 19, 1867, >for Mr. Joseph GALLAGHER, of Dauphintown, PA. to Miss Margaret >Francina DICKEY of Penn Twp. at the home of Thomas POWELL. >Is anyone researching this family? Margaret DICKEY GALLAGHER >was the niece of Margaret DICKEY POWELL, second wife of Thomas >POWELL of Penn and East Nottingham twp. Chester County, PA. She >was raised in the POWELL home and continued living there after >her marriage, apparently to care for the aging POWELLs, who were >then living Elkdale. >Can anyone identify these Margaret DICKEYs? >Who were the children of Joseph and Margaret Francina DICKEY >GALLAGHER? Where are they buried? Where is Margaret DICKEY POWELL >buried? >Any help will be much appreciated. >Thank you, >Mary A. POWELL Sutphin > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > >