William Dickins

William was born about 1758.¹   William's father was Joseph Dickins and his mother was Elizabeth ?.  His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Dickins and Mary Normant. He had a brother named Thomas.  He was the older of the two children. He had four half-brothers and a half-sister, named John, Bennett, Jesse, Benjamin and Temperance.  He died on March 19th, 1837 in Halifax County, North Carolina.¹