John-Dixon-PapersDixon, John PapersGuide to the John Dixon Papers Mss. 39.1 D6Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

2007-06-04

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 Biographical Information:

John Dixon Jr. was born in 1778 and died September 5, 1830. He married Sally (Sarah) Throckmorton, the daughter of Warner and Julia Throckmorton, in 1795. They had three children: Dr. John Dixon(1812- 1835), Isabella S. Burwell, Harriet Peyton. Dixon remarried Mary T. (?). There was one child from this union Mary E. Dixon.

Family History

John Dixon Jr.'s father was John Dixon (d.1788). He married Elizabeth Peyton, daughter of Sir John Peyton of Isleham, Gloucester County, on February 6, 1773. They had four children: John, Lucy, Seigniora, and Betsy.

John Dixon Jr.'s grandfather was the Rev. John Dixon(d.1777). He married Lucy (?). They had five children: John, William, Thomas, Lucy, Elizabeth

John Dixon Jr.'s great grandfather, John Dixon (d.1758) came to Virginia from Bristol, England in the eighteenth century. He married Lucy Reade(1701-1731), daughter of Mr. Thomas Reade of Gloucester. They had three children: Rev. John Dixon, Roger Dixon, and Thomas Dixon. After the death of his first wife, he remarried Ann (?), of King William County. They had four children: Cornelious, Lyonell, Robert, and Susannah Ann. All the male children from this second union died unmarried.

Additional family and genealogical information can be found in the first folder of the first box of the John Dixon Papers, Collection number: Mss. 39.1 D64. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

 Acquisition Information:

Purchase of 25 items in 1/1928; gift of 580 items by George P. Coleman in 1938; gift of 1 item by Berna Heyman in 3/1976; and gift of 4 items of Miss Caroline Anderson on 2/24/1987.

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 Preferred Citation:

John Dixon Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Arrangement of Materials:

These papers have been organized into six series: 1. Family Papers; 2. Letters Written to John Dixon Jr.; 3. Legal Papers of John Dixon Jr.; 4. Other Papers of John Dixon; 5. Business Papers of John Dixon Jr.; 6. Sm. Coll. Add. 24.

 Scope and Contents

The John Dixon Papers include letters, legal papers, farm and personal accounts, 1760-1829 of John Dixon, Jr. (1777-1830) of "Airville" Gloucester County, Virginia.

Letters include those from Charles H. Braxton of "Oak Spring," Burwell Bassett of Williamsburg, Richard Jones, John Nicholson, John Peyton, and James and Samuel Stubbs of Gloucester County. The collection also includes a letter, 22 October 1827, of Burwell Bassett and a letter, 1826, of John Mercer Patton (1796-1858). These papers contain references to the Whiting family of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Papers relate to settlements of estates which John Dixon administered, while early material include copies of the wills of his great-grandfather John Dixon of Bistol, England, his father John Dixon (d. 1788) of Gloucester County, Virginia, and the settlement of the estate of his mother Elizabeth Peyton Dixon.

Sm. Coll. Add. 24:

Copies of a 1729 land patent, the 1766 will of Roger Dixon and two genealogies of the family.

 Account books Correspondence Financial records Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century Gloucester County (Va.)--History--18th century Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century Legal documents Dixon family Whiting family Bassett, Burwell, 1764-1841 Dixon, Elizabeth Peyton Dixon, John, d. 1788 Dixon, William M Patton, John Mercer, 1796-1858 Series 1: Family Papersid162118/repositories/2/archival_objects/375089Box 1id306739/repositories/2/archival_objects/3750951Folder 1id162119/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510011Copy of the will of John Dixon of Bristol, England.id160085/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751091760111Scope and Contents

1 item. Mutilated. John Dixon is the great-grandfather of John Dixon Jr.

Estate of John Dixon, Sr.,id160086/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751101778-181611Scope and Contents

25 items. John Dixon is the father of John Dixon Jr. A copy of his will is included among his estate papers.

Estate of Elizabeth Dixon.id160087/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751111797-182611Scope and Contents

19 items. Elizabeth Dixon is the mother of John Dixon Jr.

Copy of the will of William M. Dixon. 1 item.id160088/repositories/2/archival_objects/375112177511Scope and Contents

1 item.

Series 2: Letters Written to John Dixon Jr.id160090/repositories/2/archival_objects/375090Box 1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375909English1Folder 2id162120/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510112John B. Jesse, Middlesex [County]id160091/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751131811 September 2912Scope and Contents

1 item.

John B. Jesse, Middlesex [County]. 1 item.id160092/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751141812 May 2112Scope and Contents

1 item.

John Lind Smith, at Cherleston, S.C. 1 item.id160093/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751151812 July 2112Scope and Contents

1 item.

Thomas T. T. Tabb, at Seaford, [York County, Virginia]. 1 item.id160094/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751161815 January 1812Scope and Contents

1 item.

Charles H. Braxton, at Pipingtree, [King William County]. 1 item.id160095/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751171825 February 112Scope and Contents

1 item.

Charles H. Braxton, at Pipingtree, [King William County]. 1 item.id160096/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751181825 March 312Scope and Contents

1 item.

J. K. Marshall, Fauquier [County]. 1 item.id160097/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751191826 May 2212Scope and Contents

1 item.

John F. Tomkies, at Huntersville, N.C. 1 item.id160098/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751201827 May 2012Scope and Contents

1 item.

John M. Patton, at Fredericksburg. 1 item.id160099/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751211827 May 3112Scope and Contents

1 item.

Thomas J. [ ? ], at Baltimore.id160100/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751221827 August 112Scope and Contents

1 item.Mutilated.This is a printed circular letter.

Burwell Bassett, at Williamsburg. 1 item.id160101/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751231827 October 2212John R. West, at Yorktown. 1 item.id160102/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751241828 April 212Charles H. Braxton, at Oak Spring. 1 item.id160103/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751251828 April 812C. & G. Clarke, at Richmond. 1 item.id160104/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751261828 August 612R. Patton, Jr., at Fredericksburg. 1 item.id160105/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751271828 September 612Beverley Blair, at Richmond. 1 item.id160106/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751281828 October 212Charles H. Braxton, at Oak Spring. 1 item.id160107/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751291829 July 1112Charles H. Braxton, at Oak Spring. 2 items.id160108/repositories/2/archival_objects/375130no date12Richard Jones. 1 item.id160109/repositories/2/archival_objects/375131no date12John Miller, New Kent [County]. 1 item.id160110/repositories/2/archival_objects/375132no date12R. Patton, Jr. 1 item.id160111/repositories/2/archival_objects/375133no date12Letter from Thomas Smith to Mr. Garnett, overseer at Airville. 1 item.id160112/repositories/2/archival_objects/375134no date12Series 3: Legal Papersid160114/repositories/2/archival_objects/375091Box 1id306743/repositories/2/archival_objects/3750961Folder 3id162124/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510213Assignment made by M. Dixon to John Dixonid160115/repositories/2/archival_objects/375135180513Scope and Contents

1 item. Item concerns the transference of M. Dixon's interest in John Gwyn's estate.

Power of Attorney given by Benjamin N. Robinsonid160116/repositories/2/archival_objects/375136180713Scope and Contents

1 item. This item concerns the authorization of Morgan Tomkies to sell slaves.

Land papersid160117/repositories/2/archival_objects/375137181513Scope and Contents

2 items. Items include a deed given by Warner and Thomas Throcknorton to John Dixon covering a mill dam and a tract of land in Gloucester County, Virginia; and a copy of a court order granting John Dixon permission to erect a mill.

Suit in Williamsburg Chancery Courtid160118/repositories/2/archival_objects/375138182613Scope and Contents

1 item. Kennon and Tomasia Whiting vs. William S. Thornton, administrator of Meaux Thornton et als.

Power of attorney given by John Dixonid160119/repositories/2/archival_objects/375139182813Scope and Contents

6 items. Items authorize William C. Minor to settle and adjust claims against various persons, and include papers concerning these claims.

Series 4: Other Papersid160120/repositories/2/archival_objects/375092Box 1id306745/repositories/2/archival_objects/3750971Folder 3id162126/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510313Memorandum of an agreement between John Ellis and John C. Pryorid160121/repositories/2/archival_objects/375140180713Scope and Contents

1 item. Item concerns a lease for a tract of land. John Dixon was a witness for this agreement.

Agreements of Elihu Hotchkiss with John Disonid160122/repositories/2/archival_objects/375141181813Scope and Contents

4 items. Item concern the manufacture and sale of Hotchisses' improved straw cutter.

A pre-nuptial agreement between John Grrill and Signiora Banksid160123/repositories/2/archival_objects/375142182313Scope and Contents

1 item. Items concern the use and disposal of certain property.

Copy of an act of the General Assemblyid160124/repositories/2/archival_objects/375143no date13Scope and Contents

2 items. Item concerns the specifications for staves for hogsheads; and a memorandum concerning other lumber.

A printed list of prices of drugs and medicinesid160125/repositories/2/archival_objects/375144no date13Scope and Contents

1 item.

Series 5: Papers of John Dixon, Jr.id160127/repositories/2/archival_objects/375093Box 2id306747/repositories/2/archival_objects/3750982Folder 4id162127/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510424Accounts with Newington Academy. 9 items.id160128/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751451819 - 182624Account of the United States with Thomas C. Amory.id160129/repositories/2/archival_objects/375146181424Scope and Contents

1 item. This item was paid for by John Dixon, quarter master.

Invoices, receipts, and tax bills.id160130/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751471799 - 182924Scope and Contents

230 items. (Continued in Folder 5)

Folder 5id160131/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510525Invoices, receipts, and tax bills.id160132/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751481799 - 182925Scope and Contents

230 items. (Continued from Folder 4)

Folder 6id160133/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510626Papers relating to transactions of John Dixon, Jr., with various peopleid160134/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751491802-182026Scope and Contents

Transactions with the George Catlett estate and Seigniora Catlett, 1802 - 1827. 80 items.

Folder 7id160135/repositories/2/archival_objects/37510727Transactions with Jones (Richard)id160136/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751501806 - 182627Scope and Contents

18 items.

Transactions with Peyton (John)id160137/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751511806 - 182927Scope and Contents

24 items. Items include a copy of his will.

Transactions with Stubbs (James)id160138/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751521803 - 181427Scope and Contents

10 items.

Transactions with Stubbs (Sam)id160139/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751531819 - 182627Scope and Contents

28 items.

Bonds given by John Dixon, Jr., and others to various persons.id160140/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751541814 - 182427Scope and Contents

13 items.

Scope and Contents

26 items.

Accounts of other persons.id160141/repositories/2/archival_objects/3751551807 -182827