Don, Your Dickenson's are the same family in Louisa Co. Va. of Griffith Dickenson aren't they? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: DDickenson@aol.com To: vafrankl@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Brick Wall Dickinson/Dickenson family connection In a message dated 7/11/2007 11:08:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, SckttCrnfl@aol.com writes: Joseph Dickinson had a son William. If you are interested in any of my Dickinsons and Wooldridges, you can contact me at _sckttcrnfl@aol.com_ (mailto:sckttcrnfl@aol.com) . Shirley Shirley: Please see the following from my notes for references to a connection between your Dickinson family and my Dickenson family of Franklin Co., VA that has eluded me for years. I have had a 37 marker Y chromosome test done and would be interested in whether you know whether any male member of your line has done so. Don Dickenson San Rafael, CA ___________ Robert Nathaniel Dickenson of Franklin Co., VA was my third great grandfather. He was the son of John Dickenson (of Lousia/Hanover and later Franklin Co., VA where he was the first County Surveyor) and his wife, Isabella (Woods) Dickenson. He was named for his grandfathers, Robert Woods (first Sheriff of Franklin Co., VA) and Nathaniel Dickenson (who died before March 1783 in Louisa Co., VA). He married Cynthia Arnold Rives. Cynthia was the daughter of Joseph Rives and was educated at a girl's school in North Carolina, and was married to Robert at the family home, in Franklin County, on September 21, 1826. In 1834, discontent with the economic conditions then existing in Virginia and the lure of new and undeveloped land on the frontier led Robert to consider relocating his family. While on a journey to investigate the possibilities of settling in western Virginia, he received the following letter from his wife in Franklin County, dated November 15, 1834, and addressed to him "At Kanhawa Saline, Virginia": "Dear Husband: Father returned home the next day after leaving you in Fincastle, and told me that you did not get a situation to your liking; perhaps it is all right. The land in that country is very high and to get land unimproved would not suit us. I have beard since I saw you that Mr. Shrewsbury [husband of Sally Dickenson] intended to make you a very liberal offer and take you as a pardner in the store if you would except same, this news came from William Dickenson of Bedford. If this is the truth and we could have health would it not be the best for you to except of it and for me to have some person to help me to teach our own children and keep them as much under our own eye as we can (that is for a year or two) but if you think other plans best act the way you think best. I will be satisfied with whatever arrangements you make. If you accept of that offer and you think best I will go with you back when you come in and if it seems best I will stay here and teach school. George is going out tomorrow to see how many scholars he can get for me and I will teach school till Christmas or longer if we remain here, it will help the family here and be good for our children. I hope to commence tomorrow week. The family will move in to the new house this week. I will do the best I can on help to make some compensation for our board. I have been in right good spirits ever since we saw each other, feeling assured you would do what seemed best for us all. My health I hope is improving, the children with all the family are all well. Little James is now sitting by me eating potatoes and is a play thing for all the family. In all our ups and downs in this life let us not forget our home in heaven. We will soon be done with the things of this world even if we live out allotted time and what is all the world when compared to our immortal souls in all our toilings and cares let us be faithful and help each other in our own way to heaven. I feel much comforted while writing that we will ere long be settled and enjoy each others society again. Husband I feel a great solicitude for the welfare of our children & that they may take a right course in this world for when I think of my children taking a wrong course it is so hurtful to me and I know it is equally so with you; we have the scripture on our side that we should train up our children in the way they should go & that I could have the right spirit to govern my children. I pray that we may have the spirit of Christ and that we may be taught by that how to do right in all things and toward every person and as we grow in years we may ripen for eternity. You have a good chance to attend on the means of grace, go often to preaching and also to prayer meetings and take up your crosses daily and whenever you feel like exorting to do so if it seems to be right, you know not what good it might do. The Lord can bless the weakest means to the conversions of souls. I am trying to be more faithful and prayerful than I ever have been. Mrs Achords died a few days ago in the triumph of faith she left her infant child to Mrs. Nowlins. When you write me let me know what you think would be the best to do with the carryall. Mr. Eubank, I believe wants to buy it. I have applied to to no one or taken care to lend it and shall be very often pestered to lend it. If we stay here til Spring and I can get $60 for it would it not be the best to sell it? You must write to me often try to keep in good spirits and if you come in at christmas bring my flannel coat and the children's books, I write again when I get a letter from you. See to our things and try to keep my beds clean. It is getting late and I have got to send this letter to the office this evening. Tell aunt Stratton [Edna Dickenson Stratton] I saw her brother Pleasant [Pleasant Dickenson] yesterday and part of his family they were all well. Farewell. Cynthia A. Dickenson" [Note: Edna Dickenson Stratton, born September 15, 1770; William Dickenson, born January 7, 1772; Sally Dickenson Shrewsbury, born September 15, 1776 and Pleasant Dickenson born April 15, 1785 were the children of Joseph Dickenson of Bedford County who was born April 11, 1742 and died in 1818. Joseph married on March 6, 1769, in Buckingham County, Elizabeth Wooldridge who was born on January 11, 1744 and died on November 7, 1818. In addition to the references in the above letter, Joel Shrewsbury was an administrator of the estate of John Dickenson and a guardian of Robert Nathaniel Dickenson. Robert Nathaniel Dickenson was also the surety at the November 2, 1814 Franklin County wedding of Pleasant Dickenson and Martha C. Brown. There is obviously some connection between John Dickenson of Franklin County and Joseph Dickenson of Bedford County, however their relationship has eluded me.] ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The SECOND Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. 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