William Dixon 
William was born about 1662 in Segoe Parish, County Armagh, Ireland. William's father was Henry Dixon and his mother was Rose Harlan. His paternal grandfather is James Dixon. He had two sisters named Dinah and Rose. He was the youngest of the three children. He died on September 20th, 1708 in Christiana Hundred,New Castle Co., Delaware.General Notes
He came to U.S. in 1688 with his mother Rose, and his sisters. The Dixons were Friends. They took out large tracts of land by purchase from the Indians.
From; The Delaware Dixsons
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William Dixon attended Centre Meeting in Delaware following his marriage to Ann Gregg. 15 Several of their children seem to have moved west to Mill Creek Hundred and became the founding members of Hockessin Meeting. 16 William was a weaver by trade and settled on Red Clay Creek, in Christiana Hundred, New Castle County. 17 He made a will January 31, 1708, which was probated on September 20, 1708. He mentions his wife Ann, and appoints his brothers, Michael Harlan and John Gregg, administrators. 18 Following William Dixon's death in 1708, his widow Ann (Gregg) Dixon married John Houghton.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1600 in Ireland
- b.~ 1633 in Sego Parish, County Armagh,Ireland d.1667 in Sego Parish, County Armagh,Ireland
- b.~ 1662 in Segoe Parish, County Armagh, Ireland d.20 Sep 1708 in Christiana Hundred,New Castle Co., Delaware
- b.~ 1637 in Sego, Parish Co, Armagh, Ireland d.> 1671 in Newcastle, Delaware
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‌William and Ann were married in a religious ceremony in 1690 in Deleware. They had five sons and two daughters, named Henry, William, John, Thomas, George, Dinah and Ann.
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Children
Thomas Dixon
Thomas was born about 1705 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 He died in 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in New Garden Mm, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1
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