Tabitha Dickinson

Abt 1740 - Aft 1778  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Tabitha Dickinson
  Birth	Abt 1740	Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1778
  Notes	Tabitha's madian name has been written as Hastings in some genealogies. However, in a baptismal record of her grandson Ezekiel John Bardwell in Arkansas his grandparents are listed as Peres Bardwell and Tabitha Dickinson of MA. "I have not found the parents of Tabitha Dickinson or found confirmation that our interpretation of her maiden name as Dickinson found in Ezekiel Bardwell's baptismal record is correct. However, I did search the Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby (Compiled by Lucius M. Boltwood Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979) which gives a fairly good listing of Nathaniel Dickinson's descendants. There is no Tabitha listed in this publication although she could have been overlooked. I went through this listing and picked out the male descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson that were old enough to be Tabitha's father or grandfather who were indicated as having survived childhood and for whom there was no further information available. From this the most attractive prospect as a father of Tabitha is the following: Joel Dickinson, son Nathaniel Dickinson (1670-1745) and Hannah White (1679-1756), born 23 March 1715/16 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA. This is the extent of the information in the History of Hatfield, but on-line sources indicate Joel married Rachel Coombs/Combs on November 3, 1738. She was born 6 September 1714 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA. Her father was John Coombs/Combs of Northampton, MA. She is said to have died 3 April 1787 in Conway, Franklin County, MA. According to one source, Joel "Removed to Whately about 1751 with a family of children and settled at the junction of the Mother George Road with Chestnut Plain Street, directly East of the Stockade monument, and it was his house and about three-fourths of an acre of his land that was enclosed by the stockade where those living in that section could fly for safety. The family removed to Conway before 1771, perhaps as soon as 1767, and then later to Phelps, N.Y., where he died. Was Capt. Elijah William's company, expedition to Canada, 1755 and 1756." "early as 1750. at the "straits" (so called) by Joseph Belding, Sergt. John Wait, Elisha Smith. David Graves and Joseph Scott. Here they erected the first dwelling in the territory. A few years afterwards, houses were built on "Chestnut Plain Street" by Lieut. Ebenezer Bardwell, Thomas Crafts and Deacon Joel Dickinson, which were the first buildings in the central part of the town. " I have seen no authoritative listing of the children of Joel Dickinson, but considering he lived at Whatley when Perez Bardwell did, moved to Conway, where Perez Bardwell was living in 1790, is said to have died in Phelps, New York where Perez is also said to have died, and Perez and Tabitha had a son named Joel, perhaps Joel Dickinson is worth further research to eliminate or confirm him as a prospect as father of Tabitha Dickinson.
  Person ID	I401	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Deacon Joel Dickinson,   b. 23 Mar 1716, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Rachel Coombs,   b. 06 Sep 1714, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 03 Apr 1787, Conway, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	03 Nov 1738	Northfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F5071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lieutenant Perez Bardwell,   b. 17 Aug 1737, Whately, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1815, Phelps, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1762	Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Solomon Bardwell,   b. Abt 1763, Massachusetts, USA d. Abt 1833, Lawrence Co., Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 70 years)   2. Silas Bardwell,   b. 1764, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA   3. Quartus Bardwell,   b. Abt 1765, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA + 4. Perez Bardwell,   b. 12 Feb 1768, Whately, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 18 May 1851, Winnebago Co., Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years)   5. Polly Bardwell,   b. 16 May 1773, Whately, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA + 6. Waitstill Bardwell,   b. 28 May 1775, Whately, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1843, Birdsall, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 67 years) + 7. Joel Bardwell,   c. 19 Oct 1779, Whately, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Nov 1839, Granger, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1740 - Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA Marriage - Abt 1762 - Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth