| ALL WE KNOW ABOUT JOANE | Joane died after 1686 in Maine[1]. We do not know the name of Joane's first husband, who was, in fact, her daughter Dorothy's daughter. We know a great deal about her second husband, William DIXON, but it is repeatedly mentioned that Dorothy was his step-daughter. If that is the case, then Dorothy was born in 1634 or before, since that is when William and Dorothy probably married. |
| MARRIAGE #1 | We know nothing of Joane's first husband save that he sired Dorothy. |
| CHILD: (surname not known) | ii. | Dorothy [SURNAME NOT KNWON] | Please see her own page. |
| MARRIAGE |
Circa 1636 Joane second married William DIXON[1,2], in York, York co.,
ME[2,3]. William died before 16 June 1666 in York, York co., ME[1].
William was originally no prize. Depp's research indicates that he jumped bail in 1635. This is explained in the following detail by Anderson: "11 June 1633: 'It is ordered, that Will[ia]m Dixon shall be set in the bilbowes for disordering himself with drink'[4,5]. 1 September 1635: 'Will[ia]m Dixon hath forfeited his recognizance of £20; Edward Converse & James Browne £10 apiece, being bound for Dixon's appearance at Court. It was ordered, that the goods and chattles of will[ia]m Dixon shall be attached & kept safely, to satisfy the Court for the forfeit of his recognizance'[6]; this fine was remitted at the general amnesty of 6 September 1638.[7,8]" Anderson surmises that Dixon came over in 1630 as a servant to Governor Winthrop[1] and was an early resident of Charlestown. He most likely lived there at the time of his bail jump in 1635, since both of his sureties, Converse & Browne, were residents of Charlestown at that time. Dixon is most likely not in the town records because he is believed to have been a servant of Governor Winthrop. Thus, since he was neither Freeman, nor landholder, he would not have been mentioned in most records. "The language of the forfeiture in 1635 might be interpreted to imply that Dixon had absconded; as with many of the others whose fines were remitted in 1638, he was not necessarily in New England at that date."[7] Anderson further cites Pope & Savage in an attempt to further ascertain who William Dixon was. Carolyn Depp's research fills in the holes quite nicely, having approached the question from "the other side" so to speak. Savage's entry for William Dixon is most likely correct and he "prob[ably] was of Charlestown 1633-8, Kittery 1649, freem[an] 1652, d. Mar. 1666, perhaps then of York"[9] Further, "On 23 February 1640/1 Thomas Gorges wrote from York to Governor John Winthrop about 'my neighbor Dixy' whose passage to New England was paid by Winthrop, and who served Winthrop for one year[10]. While Anderson says that this does not "connect him with the two William Dixon records cited above", it does gibe with Depp's independent research and I believe it refers to the William Dixon of this family. Once free of the center of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Dixon settled down quite nicely. He bought a house at York, York co., ME on 13 January 1636/7 and lived there for 30 years [1]. This is the house and land that was sold to "W[illia]m Dixey" by Samuel Maverick (see MAVERICK), which he, in turn, had bought from George Newman[12]. He was in listed in Kittery, York co., ME (probably York & Kittery were one at that time) by 1649[7]. He became a Cooper, served on a jury at York, York co., ME in 1650[1] and made Freeman in 1652[7]. William's will was dated 13 February 1666 and proved on 16 June 1666[11]. |
| CHILDREN: (surnamed DIXON) | i. | [unknown daughter] DIXON[1,23] |
She was born in York co., ME[1]. She is mentioned in her father William's
will, but not by first name[11]. She married Henry MILBURY[1,24,25],
who was baptized in Stoke-In-Teignhead, Devonshire, England[1] and died in 1695 in
York co., ME[1].
Henry was in York, York co., ME by 1680, living on Alcock's Neck in an area that was later known as the Norwood Estate. He received a land grant of 10 acres there in 1691[1] . Henry's will was dated 10 June 1695 and proved 8 October 1695 in York co., ME[26]. By 1665/6, records state that they had "more than one child"[1]. |
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| ii. | Ann DIXON | Ann married John BRAWN[1]. Their son, John Brawn, Jr. is referred to in the Moore Family Register Report. He died without wife or children and preferred to will his estate to his Moore cousins. | ||
| iii. | James DIXON[1,2] | James was born in York co., ME[1] and died after 1688[1]. He was Fishing partner with Philip Hatch[1]. James is in his father Williams's will of 13 February 1666[1]. He made his own will & deed on 9 January 1666/7 as he was headed out to sea. He names neither spouse nor children and was still living in 1668[1]. | ||
| iv. | Susanna DIXON | Susanna married [not known] FROST[1]. |
| GENERATION | Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (G10) Grandmother |
| FAMILY NUMBER | 4927 |
| SOURCES |
1. Amazeen.ged, received from Carolyn Depp in July 2002. 2. Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin David, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, (Portland, ME: Anthosensen Press 1928-1939; rpt Baltimore: Gen. Publ. Co., 1972), [GDMNH], 197 (Dixon). 3. Torrey, Charles, New England Marriages Prior to 1700., (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society). [Torrey]. 4. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686; 5 volumes in 6, Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed. (Boston: 1853-1854), [MCBR], 1:105. 5. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633., (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), [GreatMig.], II:557. 6. [MCBR], 1:154. 7. [GreatMig.], II:558. 8. [MCBR], 1:244. 9. Savage, James A., A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 1860-1862., (Boston 1860-1862; rpt Baltimore 1955), [Savage], 2:54 10. Winthrop Papers, 1498-1654, 6 volumes, various editors, (Boston 1925-1992), [WP], 4:322. 11. Sargent, William M., Maine Wills 1640-1760, [MEWills], 29 (Court Record #F-6). 12. York Deeds, (Portland, Maine 1887), [YorkDeed], 8:210. 13. [GDMNH], 197 (Dixon), 490 (Moore). 14. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives. 3:238. 15. Ibid. 3:199. 16. [GDMNH], 490 (Moore); 594 (Rogers). 17. Direct Descendants of John AMAZEEN, Research collected by Norma Karram [imtuhan@yahoo.com], received by Carolyn Depp in Apr 2002. [alternate address = imtuhan@cox.net]. 18. [GDMNH], 6488 & 490 (Moore). 19. Ibid. 594 (Rogers). 20. Ibid. 490 (Moore); 195 (Dill). 21. Ibid. 490 (Moore). 22. Amazeen.ged, received from Carolyn Depp in July 2002. 23. [GDMNH], 197 (Dixon); 479 (Milbury). 24. Ibid. 479 (Milbury). 25. Ancestral Heads of New England Families, [AncHead], 163. 26. [MEWills], 108-9.
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