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Abstract of Duplin County. Twelve North Carolina Counties in 1810-1811. North Carolina Historical Review. V Duplin County. Twelve North Carolina Counties in 1810-1811. North Carolina Historical Review. V Dickson, William F251.N892 1928

Dickson covered all of the topics Henderson had requested, covering the Revolutionary War and religion in some detail. His account of the war included people, places, and events. His report on religion includes a history of religion in the county, the various denominations, and the long line of pastors that served in the county.

Author Biography

William Dickson was born about 1740 in Pennsylvania whence his father John had come from Ireland in 1738. In infancy he was taken by his father first to Maryland, and then before 1745, to Duplin County. Early in life he became a land surveyor and continued this work until after the Revolution. Though his military career in the Revolution was confined to militia service in his section of the State, he early attained leadership in the civil and political life of his county. He was a member of the House of Commons, 1769, 1770-1771; a delegate to the provincial Congresses of August, 1774, August, 1775, April, 1776, and November, 1776; and again a member of the House of Commons in 1795. He was made Clerk of the County Court at the beginning of the Revolution (in 1776 or 1777), and held the office continuously until 1820. The minutes of the County Court in the archives of the Historical Commission are in his handwriting through the January term, 1820. His last entry was made on January 20. On April 18, the court allowed "Wm. Dickson former clerk of the county court for Extra Services up to this time $56.25." Dickson was one of the founders of Grove Academy and clerk of St. Gabriel's Parish, 1802-1805. J. O. Carr, The Dickson Letters, 6-8; Biographical History, of North Carolina, V, 85-89; St. Gabriel's Parish Register, 1800-1816, and Duplin County Court Minutes, North Carolina Historical Commission MSS.

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North Carolina Historical Review V (October 1928) 446.