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Dick is an abbreviation of Richard (it is said that some of the native English could not get their mouth around the Norman "R" and "R" became "D" or "H" instead). Maybe this applied particularly to the folks in the north. Dixon and its diminutive Dickinson are common surnames of the north. Dickin and Dickens do crop up in the West Midlands. But the possible southern candidate Dicks is not that common at all.
England. Dickinson is a north country name. Early Dickinsons came from Yorkshire. A Dickinson family from Hull dates from the 1400's and as Dykonsons possibly back to 1260. During the 1500's they lived at Kenson Manor near Leeds and at Bradley Hall in south Staffordshire. A Quaker family of Dickinsons lived at Birds Edge in the West Ridings from the 17th century. There were also Dickinson Quakers in the East Ridings at this time.
Dickinsons have been numerous in Cumberland as well. Dickinson estate records at Lamplugh near Cockermouth date from 1601, first at Streetgate and then at Red How. Dickinsons have farmed in the Lyth valley for almost as long.
Some well-known Dickinsons have come from London. These included Charles Dickinson and his son Walter who carried the family's arms to Virginia. John Dickinson was brought up in London and trained as a stationer there. In 1809 he invented a continuous mechanized process for papermaking and started a paper mill in Hertfordshire. This was the forerunner of the John Dickinson stationery company. Joan Evans' 1955 book The Endless Web described the history of John Dickinson & Co from its startup years.
America. Nathaniel Dickinson was among the colonists who had left England in 1629 on the Winthrop fleet, settled in Wethersfield, and later removed to Hadley. His descendants, via his son Samuel, came to Amherst in the 1740's, helped found Amherst College and included in their number a century later the poet Emily Dickinson. Oliver Dickinson, from another line via his son Thomas, migrated west to Randolph township, Ohio in the early 1800’s. Alpheus Dickinson of Randolph township was notable for having six wives.
JonathanDickinson , the first president of Princeton
College, was born in Hatfield, Massachusetts in 1688
Walter Dickinson had emigrated to Virginia in 1654 and, having joined the Quaker movement, moved with others of that faith to Kent county, Delaware. The family land-holdings increased with each generation so that, by the time of his great grandson John Dickinson of Revolutionary times, they had become extremely wealthy. Dickinson College in Pennylvania was named in honor of John Dickinson.
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John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician, known as the "penman of the Revolution" for the role he played in constitutional matters at that time.
John Dickinson invented a continuous mechanized pepermaking process in 1809 and founded a paper mill in Hertfordshire which was the forerunner of the John Dickinson Stationery company.
Emily Dickinson was a well-known 19th century American poet.
Angie Dickinson, born Angie Brown, is an American actress.
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Dick is an abbreviation of Richard (it is said that some of the native English could not get their mouth around the Norman "R" and "R" became "D" or "H" instead). Maybe this applied particularly to the folks in the north. Dixon and its diminutive Dickinson are common surnames of the north. Dickin and Dickens do crop up in the West Midlands. But the possible southern candidate Dicks is not that common at all.
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- The Dickinson Family. The paper trail of John Dickinson and his family.
- Dickinson & Morris. Pie makers of Melton Mowbray.
- Dickinson Family Association. Descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson in New England.
- Emily Dickinson Museum. Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts.
England. Dickinson is a north country name. Early Dickinsons came from Yorkshire. A Dickinson family from Hull dates from the 1400's and as Dykonsons possibly back to 1260. During the 1500's they lived at Kenson Manor near Leeds and at Bradley Hall in south Staffordshire. A Quaker family of Dickinsons lived at Birds Edge in the West Ridings from the 17th century. There were also Dickinson Quakers in the East Ridings at this time.
Dickinsons have been numerous in Cumberland as well. Dickinson estate records at Lamplugh near Cockermouth date from 1601, first at Streetgate and then at Red How. Dickinsons have farmed in the Lyth valley for almost as long.
Some well-known Dickinsons have come from London. These included Charles Dickinson and his son Walter who carried the family's arms to Virginia. John Dickinson was brought up in London and trained as a stationer there. In 1809 he invented a continuous mechanized process for papermaking and started a paper mill in Hertfordshire. This was the forerunner of the John Dickinson stationery company. Joan Evans' 1955 book The Endless Web described the history of John Dickinson & Co from its startup years.
America. Nathaniel Dickinson was among the colonists who had left England in 1629 on the Winthrop fleet, settled in Wethersfield, and later removed to Hadley. His descendants, via his son Samuel, came to Amherst in the 1740's, helped found Amherst College and included in their number a century later the poet Emily Dickinson. Oliver Dickinson, from another line via his son Thomas, migrated west to Randolph township, Ohio in the early 1800’s. Alpheus Dickinson of Randolph township was notable for having six wives.
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Walter Dickinson had emigrated to Virginia in 1654 and, having joined the Quaker movement, moved with others of that faith to Kent county, Delaware. The family land-holdings increased with each generation so that, by the time of his great grandson John Dickinson of Revolutionary times, they had become extremely wealthy. Dickinson College in Pennylvania was named in honor of John Dickinson.
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John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician, known as the "penman of the Revolution" for the role he played in constitutional matters at that time.
John Dickinson invented a continuous mechanized pepermaking process in 1809 and founded a paper mill in Hertfordshire which was the forerunner of the John Dickinson Stationery company.
Emily Dickinson was a well-known 19th century American poet.
Angie Dickinson, born Angie Brown, is an American actress.
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