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Amos DICKINSON.
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Tertullus DICKINSON was born about 1745.
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Peter DICKINSON was born about 1750.
1384. Amos DICKINSON (6)(19) was born about 1704. He was baptized on 7 Feb 1793 in Woodstock Anglican Church, Woodstock, New Brunswick.(20) He died after 7 Feb 1793. "Amos came to New Brunswick with the United Empire Loyalists from New York in 1783 with the Spring Fleet. His family in New York was listed as one adult male, one adult female, five children over 10 years of age, none under age 10, and one servant. Family on arrival at Saint John was one adult male, one adult female, two children over 10, and one child under 10. The two children over ten would have been his sons Darius and Arden, and the child under 10 would probably have been a third son, Peter.
"Amos Dickinson suffered some misfortune in Dutchess County, NY, spending time in debtor's prison in 1773 and 1774. ... Amos petitioned for land, Lot 76 at Gagetown, on 15 March 1785, describing himself as being a farmer and stating 'a new farm will require all the strength age & sufferings have left' and comments on his difficulty in drawing land during the previous two years. On 15 March 1785 his sons Arden and Darius also petitioned for Lot 70 at Gagetown, stating they had 'arrived with the first fleet, next May will be two years,' and stating their ages as Darius 'will next May be 21 years old' and Arden '18 in April next.'
"Amos petitioned for land on 17 July 1785, this time on Ox Island 'to support his large family.' Then on 12 Aug 1785, Amos petitioned for land on Washadamoca Lake. This was followed by a joint petition by Amos, Darius, and Arden filed 6 Feb 1786 for land on Washademock. No later petitions for land by Amos Dickinson have been found..."
According to Maxwell, Amos was among "the Guides and Pioneers, Queensbury, adjoining the NY Volunteers" who were granted on 14 Jan 1788 land on the west bank of the Madamkeswick. Amos was granted lot number 12, between the lots granted to his sons Darius and Arden. He was married to Hannah.
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