Arden Dickinson & Sarah Campbell

Arden Dickinson & Sarah (Sally) Campbell

346. Arden DICKINSON ⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾ was born in Apr 1767 in Dutchess County, New York.⁽⁶⁾

The following information on the ancestry of Arden Dickerson is from R. Wallace Hale:

Arden came to St.John, New Brunswick in 1783 with his father and family, with the Loyalists.

He is listed as one of the "Guides and Pioneers, Queensbury, adjoining the N.Y. Volunteers" who were granted land, as Loyalists, on 14 Jan 1788 on the west bank of the Madamkeswick River, York County, New Brunswick, lot number 13 (between the lots of his father and brother Darius). (Maxwell, Central New Brunswick).

He appeared in Lieut. Arthur Nicholson's 1803 survey of the Parish of Wakefield, listed as Arden Dickeson with a family of one adult male, one adult female, 3 children over 10 years of age and 3 children under 10. (for full survey see the Nicholson Report online)

For map showing land he owned (as well as names and land of other original settlers) in Northampton parish (formerly Wakefield), see "Northampton Parish across from Upper Woodstock, Carleton Co., New Brunswick"

From "Tamberlane: An outline of the life of Tamberlane Campbell" by Leigh Campbell:

"Arden Dickenson ... came to New Brunswick with his loyalist parents. He claimed 500 acres of land just north of the Campbells. Between his farm and the Campbell's homestead were only two settlers, Alexander Sharp and Anthony Baker, Junior, both son-in-laws of Tamberlane Campbell. Arden became an Anglican especially for his teenage bride and Parson Dibblee recorded the events in his diary "13 September 1792; baptized Arden Dickenson of age, and married him to Sally (Cammel) by Banns".

Arden and Sarah did not remain long with the Established Church and were soon attracted to the Wakefield Baptist congregation. On the 25th of February 1806 "the Rev. Mr. Lewis preached at Arden Dickenson's, had a solemn evening from Revelations Ch. 1 v.8". Later in the spring of 1810 "Arden Dickenson and Sister Sarah Dickenson" were involved with other members in the controversy over Daniel Shaw "a traveling parson who had been excommunicated out of Cornwallis Church for adultery and other crimes" and had preached previously to the Wakefield Church.

Arden Dickenson built a grist mill on the west side of the river in Wakefield which he operated along with his farm at Northampton."

He was married to Sarah (Sally) CAMPBELL on 13 Sep 1792 in Northampton, New Brunswick.⁽⁶⁾ (Records of the Northampton Anglican Church parish record the marriage of Andrew Dickeson to Sally Cammel on this date.)

347. Sarah (Sally) CAMPBELL⁽⁹⁾ was born about 1776 in Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia. She died on 3 Feb 1867 in Lower Brighton, Carleton Co., New Brunswick. She was buried in Lower Brighton Cemetery. Information on the ancestors of Sarah Campbell's mother Hester Cunnabel, is from the web site "The Reids and Taylors of Nova Scotia" by Wallace K Reid. (His web site is http://wallacer.freeservers.com/ and the site of the data is http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wallacer)

From "Tamberlane: An outline of the life of Tamberlane Campbell" by Leigh Campbell:

"The third daughter of Tamberlane and Hester Campbell was Sarah, born about 1774 in Nova Scotia. Much of her childhood was spent in the several moves of her restless parents as they kept pace with the advancing frontier. She was a young girl of fourteen when the family arrived at Northampton. Four years later on 13 September 1792 Sarah, who was also known as Sally, was married and became a pioneer herself. Her husband was Arden Dickenson who came to New Brunswick with his loyalist parents. He claimed 500 acres of land just north of the Campbells. Between his farm and the Campbell's homestead were only two settlers, Alexander Sharp and Anthony Baker, Junior, both son-in-laws of Tamberlane Campbell. Arden became an Anglican especially for his teenage bride and Parson Dibblee recorded the events in his diary "13 September 1792; baptized Arden Dickenson of age, and married him to Sally (Cammel) by Banns".

Arden and Sarah did not remain long with the Established Church and were soon attracted to the Wakefield Baptist congregation. On the 25th of February 1806 "the Rev. Mr. Lewis preached at Arden Dickenson's, had a solemn evening from Revelations Ch. 1 v.8". Later in the spring of 1810 "Arden Dickenson and Sister Sarah Dickenson" were involved with other members in the controversy over Daniel Shaw "a traveling parson who had been excommunicated out of Cornwallis Church for adultery and other crimes" and had preached previously to the Wakefield Church.

Arden Dickenson built a grist mill on the west side of the river in Wakefield which he operated along with his farm at Northampton.

Sarah was living with her grandson, Harry Dickenson and his family at Northampton in 1851. She was seventy-seven by then and a widow."

Children were:

i. Rebecca Amy DICKINSON was born on 29 Nov 1793. She was baptized on 4 Jun 1794. She died in 1851.
173 ii. Maria DICKINSON.
iii. Mary Hester DICKINSON⁽¹⁰⁾ was born on 15 Sep 1798. She died on 20 Sep 1875.
iv. Rosanna Westwater DICKINSON⁽¹¹⁾ was born on 30 Apr 1801. She was baptized on 25 Sep 1801. She died on 27 Mar 1862.
v. James DICKINSON⁽¹²⁾ was born in 1802. He died on 3 Sep 1853.
vi. Hulda DICKINSON⁽¹³⁾ was born in 1811.

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