Ezekiel Dickinson

1711 - 1788


Biography

Brother of Caleb and Vickris Dickinson (both of whom q.v.), father of Barnard Dickinson and grandfather of Jeremiah and Ezekiel Harman (each of whom q.v.).

  1. Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson were listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owners of 7055 acres of land in St Elizabeth.

  2. Will of Ezekiel Dickinson of Laycock, Wiltshire proved 08/07/1788.


Sources

  1. 'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.

  2. PROB 11/1168/47.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Married but no further details
Children
Barnard; Elizabeth

Associated Estates (7)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1755 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Joint owner
1757 [EA] - 1766 [LA] → Joint owner
1741 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Joint owner
1768 [EA] - → Previous owner
1775 [EA] - 1778 [LA] → Owner
1753 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Joint owner
1765 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Joint owner

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Member of London Committee
 
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It is not clear how significant was the Dickinson family involvement in the share capital between 1747 and 1787, or whether the family subscribed new capital or bought existing shares. Caleb...

Relationships (11)

Brothers
Father → Son
Grandfather → Grandson
Grandfather → Grandson
Brothers
Father-in-law → Son-in-law
Son → Father
Nephew → Uncle
Uncle → Nephew
Uncle → Nephew
First Cousins

Addresses (1)

Laycock, Wiltshire, Wessex, England