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Note: Will of William Dickinson Wayne Co NC Will Book 8 page 502
(microfilm C.103.80005 NC State Archives)
I William Dickinson of the County of Wayne & State of North Carolina, Being of sound mind & memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make ordain and publish this my last will & Testament in manner and form following, (Viz.) Item, First, etc....
Item 3rd My will & desire is that the tract of land I own on the north side of Aycock swamp that I bought of William Overman, Together with all balance of my property not heretofore lent nor given away be sold and all my just debts paid and the residue I desire and do give to my two sons Henry & James Dickinson to be equally divided between them. I do further give and bequeath unto my four children(Viz.) Penelope, Henry, James and Elizabeth Dickinson all the perishable ... etc.
Wayne NC 1850 census page 192a Neuse North side
dwelling 693 family 693
Henry Dickerson 32 male white farm hand
Penelope 27 female white
Mary 1 female white
Wayne NC mortality Schedule 1870
Henry Dickerson age 52 died June 1870 - Jaundice.
Wayne NC 1870 census Nahunta TWP page 170b and 171a
dwelling 231 family 231
Dickinson Penelope 47 female white keeping house
Julia 18 female white
Milly 12 female white
James 10 male white
Claudeous 3 male white
The Wayne NC 1880 census Nahunta shows:
page 640a
Dickinson, Claud 12 male white farm laborer denoted as Nephew
in the home of Burden and Elizabeth Peacock
dwelling and family 21
page 660b
Dickinson, Millie white female denoted as niece
in home of Penny Dickinson
dwelling 414 family 418
Saulston shows:
page 596a
Dickinson James White male 16
Dickinson Julia white female 28
both in the home of Joshua and Appie Mitchell
dwelling and family 217 (18 year old A J Ginn also here)
Microfilm C.103.50036 NC State Archives
Wayne County Divisions and Dowers 1867-1927
Book 1 pages 331-333
etc.
Petition for partition
James Dickinson, Elizabeth Peacock and the heirs of Henry Dickinson, deceased, to wit: Julia, Amelia, James and Claudius, the last three infants appearing by their next friend. etc....
Lot no. 2 is appropriated and assigned to the heirs of Henry Dickinson deceased, to wit: Julia, Amelia, James and Claudius, in severalty bounded as follows, to wit: Begin at a stake Jesse Yelverton's corner & runs etc to corner lot no. 1 then etc. to Aycock's swamp etc. to the mouth of Briery Branch then etc. to Jesse Yelverton's corner then his line, etc. to the first station containing forty three and three fourths acres and valued at eight hundred dollars.
The above several items show that Henry Dickinson lived from 1817 (or 1818) until June of 1870, had a wife named Penny and four children that survived at least until 1880.
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