Dixon, Edward
Biographical Note
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1750:
Came to Port Royal, Va., and became a merchant -
1751:
Appointed magistrate, Port Royal, Va. -
1757:
Appointed sheriff, Port Royal, Va. -
1777:
Appointed port master, Port Royal, Va. -
1783:
Sons Harry Dixon and Turner Dixon named as executors of his will
From the guide to the Edward Dixon Papers, 1743-1808, (bulk 1750-1775), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| referencedIn | Vol. V (ff. 255). D.includes:ff.1-3 Francis Dale, of Hoxton; brother of S Dale, physician and apothecary: Letters to T. Birch: 1733, 1751.ff. 5-45 Samuel Dale, physician and apothecary, of Braintree: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1738.ff. 46-66, 67 (... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Edward Dixon Papers, 1743-1808, (bulk 1750-1775) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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| associatedWith | Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804 | person |
| associatedWith | Boutwell, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Catlett, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Fitzhugh, William, 1741-1809 | person |
| associatedWith | Friendship (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gilchrist, Robert, of Virginia. | person |
| associatedWith | Glassford and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jameson, James. | person |
| associatedWith | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | person |
| associatedWith | Micou, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803 | person |
| associatedWith | Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828 | person |
| associatedWith | Taliaferro, William. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor, James, 1769-1848 | person |
| associatedWith | Tennant, John, of Virginia. | person |
| associatedWith | Turner, Thomas, -approximately 1757. | person |
| associatedWith | Younger, John. | person |
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| Blacksmithing |
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