History of Acworth, New Hampshire
From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin

Surname: DICKEY
Source:  History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical
         Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869, page 209

John and Margaret Dickey came with their two sons, Adam and Matthew, from Londonderry, Ireland 
to Londonderry, New Hampshire 1729.  Adam, second generation born 1722 - married Jane Strahan, 
and had the following - children, Margaret - married Col. John Duncan (see Duncan family).

JOHN, JAMES, ADAM and BENJAMIN settled in Acworth; Sally married Robert Dinsmore of Francestown;
Elenor married Dea. Jonathan Nesmith of Antrim; another daughter married James Dinsmore of 
Antrim; Isabel married Thomas McClure (see McClure family; Matthew settled in Walpole; JOSEPH 
settled in Acworth; afterwards removed to Ryegate, Vermont; Thomas and Jane died unmarried.  

JAMES was of large stature, as well as large heart. To distinguish him from his cousin of the 
same name, he was called "big Jim."  The prominent traits of his character were strict integrity,
frankness, and great plainness of speech, hospitality, benevolence and a deep interest in 
matters pertaining to the public weal.  On account of his singleness of purpose, honesty and 
sound judgment, although he never held civil office, he was a welcome counselor in all objects 
of public moment, and his character was forcibly expressed by a contemporary in a neighboring 
town, when he made the remark, "Capt. Dickey is a rough diamond."  He married Mary Pinkerton, 
sister of Mrs. Joseph Wilson, of Londonderry, and came to Acworth in 1790 - children,
I. Adam, residence Langdon.
II. Mathew - died 1803.
III. Jane - married Jonathan Rogers (see Rogers family), died 1820.
IV. Anna - died 1819
V. Polly - married Ebenezer Place - children,
	1. James
	2. Thomas
VI. Thomas - married Jane Adams - children,
	1. Mary J.
	2. Joseph A.
	3. Margaret A. - married Henry Lebourveau, residence Massachusetts
	4. George P. - married Imogene Loomis.
VII. Joseph - married Sally Grout (see Grout family), removed to Langdon 1856, died 1866 - 
children,
	1. John F. - married Sophia B. King (see King family), residence Alstead
	2. James A. - married Nancy E. King (see King family), - children,
		(1) Lenna J.
	3. Mary E. - married Gustavus H. Hale, residence Langdon - children,
		(1) Willie E.
	4. Amelia A.
	5. Harvey D. - married Frances E. Currier, residence Alstead
	6. Frances E.   - married Oscar S. Holden, residence Langdon - children,
		(1) Leola A.
		(2) Mary L.
		(3) Harvey D.
	7. Sarah J. - married Solon S. King (see King family).
VIII. Margaret - married Alexander Grout (see Grout family), residence Claremont. 

ADAM DICKEY,  (brother of JAMES Sr.) - married Sally Marsh of Londonderry - children,
I. Mary A. - died young.
II. John - died young.
III. Othniel - died young.
IV. Sally - died young.

BENJAMIN, (broth of JAMES Sr.), settled in Acworth, 1796 - married Isabel Marsh - children,
I. Tirzah - died young.
II. Emeline - married John Dickey of Lyman, residence Walworth, New York - children,
	1. Putnam
	2. Phinehas
	3. Mary J.
	4. Erasmus
	5. Ellen
III. Isabel - married Daniel Chase of Salem, Vermont - children,
	1. Mary
	2. Sarah
IV. Marsh - married Susan Smith of Somerset, New York, residence Albion, Michigan. - children,
	1. Sylvester B.
	2. George
	3. Albert
	4. Anderson
V. Othniel - died young.
VI. Anderson - married first Margaret Divine, residence Buffalo, New York - children,
	1. Mary
	2. Louisa
	3. Charles 
    Anderson - married second Maria Findley
VII. Sally - died young.
VIII. Sophia F. - died young.
IX. Mary A. - married Albert Harrington - children,
	1.	Albert
X. Thomas - died unmarried.

MATTHEW, (brother of JAMES Sr.) - married Elizabeth March, settled in Walpole about 1797 - 
children,
I. Sophia - married Calvin Fay - children,
	1. Lucy - married Rev. Mr. Waldo, residence Quincy, Illinois - children,
		(1) Charles
		(2) Edmund
	2. Calvin - married Caroline Bradley, residence Atlanta, Georgia. - children,
		(1) Carrie
		(2) Delia
		(3) a son
I.	Sophia - married second Henry Goodnow, residence Keene - children,
	3. Henry
	4. George, residence Chicago - married _____  ____ children,
		(1) Nellie
		(2) Carrie
		(3) _____
	5. Horace
II. Sarah - died young.
III. Betsey - married J. B. Burham of Walpole - children,
	1. Nancy - married Rev. D. A. Russell
	2. Antoinette - married Edward Willington, residence E. Saginaw, Michigan.
	3. Laforest - died unmarried
IV. John - died unmarried
V. George M. - married Rachel Corning (see Corning family), residence Mentor, Ohio. - children,
	1. Warren C.
	2. Viola H.
	3. George S.
	4. Matthew
VI. Cyrus - died unmarried
VII. Clement, residence Walpole - married Betsey P. Russell - children,
	1. Josephine H.
	2. Albert C.
VIII. James - married Harriet M. Corning (see Corning family), residence Mentor, Ohio - children,
	1. Helen S. - married William E. Pardee, residence Nebraska City - children,	
		(1) Hattie
		(2) Lucy
		(3) Blanche
		(4) James
	2. Wallace C. - residence Cleveland, Ohio
	3. Edward P. - residence Mentor, Ohio
IX. Barnet - died young.
X. Josiah - died young.
XI. Lewis - resides on the old homestead in Walpole.

JOSEPH (brother of JAMES Sr.) removed to Ryegate, Vermont - married Anna Barbor - children,
I. Anna
II. John - married Emeline Dickey, residence Walworth, New York - children,
	1. John P.
	2. Phineas M.
	3. Mary J. 
	4. Erasmus B.
	5. Nellie M.
III. Sydney - died young.
IV. Emeline - died young.
V. Solon - died young.
VI. Emeline - died young.
VII. Benjamin - married Elsie Rays, residence Buffalo.
VIII. Joseph - died unmarried
IX. James - married first Charlotte A. Nelson, married second Caroline Park.
JOSEPH married second Hannah Nelson, married third Betsey Grout (see Grout family - children,
X. Joseph S.

JAMES DICKEY, second, was the grandson of John and Margaret Dickey, mentioned above, and son of 
Matthew Dickey, who married Janet daughter of John Wallace and Annis Barnet, who were the first 
couple married in Londonderry, New Hampshire.  Matthew was a soldier in the Revelutionary War; 
his children were as follows: 
John - married Rhoda Varnum, residence Griggsvillle, New York - children, 
	John P. - residence Geneseo, New York.
	James V. - residence Chicago.
	Phinehas W. - residence Brooklyn, California.
	Hannah W. - married Honorable G. W. Patterson of Wesfield, New York.
Jane D - married ____ Childs, residence Griggsville
	William G. - residence Griggsville.
	Gilman, residence Hazel Green, Iowa.
	Sarah C. - married ____ Bryce, residence New York. 
	Charles - residence Marshall, Michigan.
	Albert P. - residence Racine, Wisconsin.
Ebenezer, second son of Matthew - died unmarried
JAMES, third son of Matthew
Samuel W., fourth son of Matthew - married Sophia Stark, daughter of General John Stark of 
revolutionary memory - children,
	Volkert,
	Samuel W.
	John M.
	Elizabeth S.
	Mary
	Sarah
	Caroline
	Benjamin F.
The sons are all dead.  Caroline - married Mr. Campbell of North Reading, Massachusetts, with 
whom her mother is now living.  

JAMES came to Acworth in 1790 - married Anna Gilmore, daughter of Col. James Gilmore of Windham, 
in 1795 - died 1816.  Although of small means, he had cleared and fenced (mostly with stone wall)
more than one hundred acres, erected comfortable buildings, and reared a large family of 
children - all in twenty-one years - being one of the many such instances, showing the 
industrious and persevering character of the early settlers of Acworth - children,
I. Theron - died young.
II. Jane - died unmarried.
III. James G. removed to Franklin County, New York - married first Julia Sprague of Constable, 
New York - children,
	1. George
	2. Laura A.
	3. Harvey G. 
James G. - married second Adaline Sprague of New Haven, Vermont
IV. Betsey - died young
V. John Freeman killed instantly by the fall of a tree in 1828 - unmarried.
VI. Thereon - residence Clarke Province of Ontario - married first Ann Taylor - children,
	1. Leona
	2. Ann J.
	3. John T.
    Thereon - married second Elizabeth Wallace - children,
	4. William W.
	5. Harvey
VII. Caroline married Norman Wilson (see Wilson family).
VIII. Clarissa - married Hansom Hawkins of  Springfield, Vermont - residence Van Buren County,
Iowa - children,
	1. George C. 
IX. Jonathan Harvey - married Caltha Gilmore (see Gilmore family) - children,
	1. Gawin G.
	2. James Freeman
X. Cyrus - died 1840, while a member of Senior Class in Dartmouth College.

JAMES DICKEY, third, of Francestown, afterwards of grafton, Vermont, settled in Acworth 1812 - 
married Jane Mitchell (see Mitchell family), of Francestown - children,
I. Asenath - married Moores Keyes (see Keyes family).  
II. Thomas M. - married first Susannah H. Campbell (see Campbell family) - children,
	1. Mary J. - married George Houston (see Houston family)
	2. Philander J. - studied at the law school connected with the University of New York; 
	    admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in New York City 1862 - died 1866 - married
	    Angeline H. Woodbury.
	3. John P. - died young.
	4. Margaret Ann - died young.
	5. John L. - a dentist in New York City - died aged 23; had he lived he would doubtless 
            have been an ornament to his profession.
	6. Thomas M. - married Margaret E. Perrine - children,
		(1) John L. - died young.
		(2) George H.
	7. George G. - died unmarried
	8. Erskin H. - successfully practicing dentistry in Brooklyn - married Matilda M. Kendall
	9. Ellen P. - died young.
II. Thomas M. - married second Selinda K. Perham.
III. James - married Harriet Livingston - children,
	1. Harriet A.
	2. Levi Woodbury
IV. Levi W. - died unmarried
V. Mercy S. - married John Terry of Whitefield, Maine - children,
	1. Adolphus E. - married Elizabeth Prescott
	2. Ann R. - married E. T. Graves
	3. Woodbury D. - died young
	4. John H. - married Louise F. Mason
	5. Clarinda M.
	6. Daniel M.
	7. Frances A.
	8. Eliza A.
VI. Mary E. - married John S. Symonds (see Symonds' family).
VII. John - died unmarried
VIII. Almond  - married Mary A. Higgins - children,
	1. Frances J.
	2. Ella A.
	3. Flora C.
IX. Nancy J. - married John Adsett - children,
	1. Melissa
X. Stephen C. - died unmarried 

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