Joseph Dickson, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1785 - Aft 1873  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Joseph Dickson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1785	Duplin Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	7 Feb 1809	Dickson Co., Tennessee   [2]
  	a slave girl and two cows and two calves purchased from Robert McNairy
  	For $500, Robert McNairy sold to Joseph Dickson a negro girl named Bett or Betsy, one Roan Mare, and two cows and two calves together with their increase and also one feather bed and furniture. Deed book A, p. 345, Dickson County, Tennessee. 7 Feb 1809
  Possessions	30 Jun 1824	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [2]
  	slaves purchased from his grandfather Michael for the benefit of his sons
  	Purchased "... a certain negro woman slave by the name of Pinah, about eighteen years of age and her child, a boy, one month old, by the name Simon and her increase" Recorded 13 Apr 1849, Volume 6, page 467, Ponotoc County, Mississippi Deeds
  Census	20 Jan 1837	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [3]
  	Enumeration: Male > 40: 1 Male 21-40: 1 Male 18-21: 0 Male < 18: 3 Female > 16: 2 Female < 16: 3 Male Slaves: 3 Female Slaves: 0 Total Free White: 10 Total Acres cultivated 1836: - Bales of cotton produced 1836: -
  Census	1840	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [4]
  	Enumeration: 02100001-1011001, Slaves: 02-, Total: 10 2M 5-10: George, Joseph 1M 10-15: John 1M 50-60: Joseph 1 F <5: unknown 1 F 10-15: Nancy 1 F 15-20: Mariah 1 F 40-50: Mary
  Census	1845	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [5]
  	Enumeration: 5 male, 4 female, 9 total. Joseph appears in the index for 1841, but no records are available for that census.
  Census	16 Nov 1850	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [6]
  	Joseph does not show up as a slaveowner in 1850.
  Census	12 Sep 1860	Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [7]
  	There is a Mary C Carothers, age 14, born Alabama, listed in the house. Perhaps a granddaughter. Joseph does not appear as a slave owner in 1860
  Possessions	9 May 1873	Lafayette Co., Mississippi   [2]
  Died	Aft 9 May 1873	Thaxton, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi   [2]
  	Died before Feb 1880.
  Person ID	I2581	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dickson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1744, Duplin Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1803, Yellow Creek, Dickson Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Jane Moulton,   b. Abt 1757, Duplin Co., North Carolina ,   d. Bef Jul 1814  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	Abt 1775  [2]
  Family ID	F3170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary McNairy,   b. 18 Dec 1791, North Carolina ,   d. 21 May 1816  (Age 24 years)
  Children	1. David Dickson,   b. 8 Jul 1808, Dickson Co., Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1880, Coldwater, Tate Co., Mississippi  (Age < 71 years)   2. William Dickson,   b. 14 Apr 1810, Dickson Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hamiton Dickson,   b. 24 Jan 1812, Dickson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 1 Apr 1890, Desoto Co., Mississippi  (Age 78 years)   4. McNairy Dickson,   b. 14 Mar 1813, Dickson Co., Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1860, Prairie Co., Arkansas  (Age > 48 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Smith,   b. CA 1797, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Children	1. Sarah Jane Dickson,   b. 1818, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mariah Molton Dickson,   b. 13 Dec 1824,   d. 1916, Davilla, Milam Co., Texas  (Age 91 years)   3. John H. Dickson,   b. 1827, Alabama ,   d. 24 May 1910, Arkansas  (Age 83 years)   4. Nancy Dickson,   b. 1829, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Dickson,   b. Jan 1831, Franklin Co., Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Dickson, III,   b. Abt 1834, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert B. Dickson,   b. 22 Dec 1842, Mississippi ,   d. Dec 1862, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F3165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1785 - Duplin Co., North Carolina Possessions - a slave girl and two cows and two calves purchased from Robert McNairy - 7 Feb 1809 - Dickson Co., Tennessee Possessions - slaves purchased from his grandfather Michael for the benefit of his sons - 30 Jun 1824 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Census - 20 Jan 1837 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Census - 1840 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Census - 1845 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Census - 16 Nov 1850 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Census - 12 Sep 1860 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi Possessions - 9 May 1873 - Lafayette Co., Mississippi Died - Aft 9 May 1873 - Thaxton, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph apparently lived in Giles County, Tennessee since he returned a report on the accounts of Joanna Smith, his ward, in that county, Giles County Court Minutes, 1830-1839, p. 128. Even though Joseph supposedly did not die until 1873 or later, he doesn't appear in the 1870 census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Email between Eric Williams (ewilliams14@midsouth. [S1048] Descendants of Simon Dickson, 20 May 2016; p. 151. [S1409] 1837 Mississippi State Census, Pontotoc Co., Joseph Dixson; Page 5. [S1405] 1840 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 12; Joseph Dickson. [S1408] 1845 Mississippi State Census, Pontotoc Co, Joseph Dickson; Page 2. [S1404] 1850 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 198; Dwelling 1906, Family 1906; Joseph Dixon. [S550] 1860 US Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, Not Stated; Page 274; Dwelling 1800, Family 1800; Joseph Dickson.