Peter DIXON

Abt 1655 - 1718  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Peter DIXON  [1]
  Born	Abt 1655	Eliot, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Employer	Diamond Shipyard
  Will Written	1708
  Inventory Taken	9 Apr 1718	Kittery, York, Maine
  	£531
  Occupation	Shipwright
  Will Notes	I Peter Dixon of Kittery . . . Shipwright . . . in perfect health . . . Do . . . make this my Last will & Testament . .     Item I give & bequeath unto my Loving wife Mary Dickson the one . . . third part of all my remaining personal Estate forever, and the one third part of my Real Estate in housing Land &cd, During her Natural Term of Life/     Item  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Staple one Cow to be delivered Imediately after my decease.    Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Morrell fifteen pounds in money or Goods . . . five pounds wereof to be paid Imediately after my decease and the other ten pounds to be paid by my Son Peter Dickson within one year after he Shall arrive to the age of one & twenty years and in Case he Should die before he come to that age then to be paid by my Executrix out of my Said Estate or by any that Shall possess & enjoy my Said Sons Estate.      Item  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Ann Dickson one fether bed with all Furniture belonging thereto as bolster pillow & to be Delivered Imediately after my decease I likewise give unto my Said daughter Anne ten pounds in money or goods . . . to be paid by my Said Son within one year after he come to the age of twenty one years.     Lastly I give and bequeath unto my onely Son Peter Dixon all & singular my houses Lands buildings Edifices Orchards gardens to me belonging . . .  the Said Peter Dixon to enter into full possession of the two thirds thereof Imediately after he arives to the age of twenty one years and Imediately after the decease of my Said wife he the Said Peter Shall & may enter into the full possession of the whole; I likewise give unto my Said Son all my perSonal or moveable Estate that Shall remain after the payment of my Just Debts Legacies afore Said and my Said wives thirds be taken out & to take the Same into his possession.  Imediately after he comes to Lawful age.  And further my will is that if my Said Son Shall happen to die without Legittamate Issue then and in that Case my Said daughter Anne Dixon Shall have hold & enjoy to her & her Lawful heirs forever all & Singular the Lands, buildings, Goods & Chattels above Mentioned to be given to my Said Son Peter Dixon.      And I do hereby Nominate ordain & appoint my beloved wife Mary Dixon afore Said to be my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament.      And I do deSire my Loving brother Jacob Remick and my Loving friend Joseph Hamond Jr. to be overSears of the Execution of this my Will.      In Witness where of I the Said Peter Dixon have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this ____day of _____  In the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eight . . .         Wit: Jos:  Hamond Junr                                       Peter Dixon.”   (Seal)              Rebeccah Rogers, by mark      (Maine Wills, 206.)
  Died	15 May 1718	Kittery, York, Maine
  Buried	unknown
  Person ID	I4120	Main
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter DIXON,   b. Abt 1625, Millom, Cumberland, Cumbria, England ,   d. Kittery, York, Maine
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth ROWE,   b. Abt 1625
  Family ID	F5200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary REMICK,   b. 7 Aug 1658, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Aft 1708, Maine  (Age > 51 years)
  Married	1678	Kittery, York, Maine
  Children	+ 1. Mary DIXON,   b. 23 Sep 1679, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 15 Jul 1745, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 65 years) + 2. Hannah DIXON,   b. 3 Dec 1684, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 20 Dec 1765, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 81 years) + 3. Anne DIXON,   b. 17 Jul 1689, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. May 1749  (Age 59 years)   4. Peter DIXON,   b. 29 Feb 1692, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 18 Feb 1779, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1655 - Eliot, York, Maine Married - 1678 - Kittery, York, Maine Inventory Taken - 9 Apr 1718 - Kittery, York, Maine Died - 15 May 1718 - Kittery, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Peter DIXON & Mary Elizabeth ROWE Lived at Dixon's Point near Boiling Rock. Had a grant of land, 36 acres, in Kittery, 26 March, 1679.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Suzan Drescher's Genealogy, Drescher, Suzan.