Results
Update April 2008
This is the first update of these results since February 2005. The project originator and prior administrator, Donald G. Dickason, died July 17, 2006. William C. Dickason is the current Group Administrator.
Summary:
Two significant changes have been made to the discussion of the results over what had previously been done.
The use of Line#s has been dropped. Instead, the focus will be on subgrouping those whose y-DNA results indicate they have descended from the same early ancestor. It is hoped that these individuals will provide their lineage to be included on this result page. It will then be up to the individuals in the subgroup involved to determine where and when their lines link together. I would like to have a volunteer from each subgroup to coordinate the sending of this information to me for posting on the website.
No attempt will be made to provide details on any descendants that have not been DNA tested, except, perhaps, in a limited way, as part of the possible general discussion of the subgroup.
As of this report the following have been identified:
5 distinctly different subgroups (A,B,C,D,E) composed of 32 participants.
A subgroup X composed of 26 participants that do not match anyone else tested in the project. When 2 or more participants match, a new subgroup will be added if needed.
As of November 13, 2009, the project has 58 participants.
Group A (Haplogroup – R1b1):
Participants, leading back to James Dickason b. 1792, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA, and Samuel b. about 1752 in Delaware (?).
Participants:
Donald Garrett Dickason, GG Grandson of James b. 1792
David Allen Dickason, GGGG Grandson of James b. 1792
William Charles Dickason, GGGG Grandson of Samuel b. ca 1752
Jerry Dixon, 5G Grandson of Thomas Dixon b. ca 1700.
Documentation of the relationship of Donald G. and David Allen is in hand.
William Charles' documentation to his GGGG Grandfather Samuel, b. ca 1752, is in hand, but the relationship between Samuel and James b. 1792, is still ambiguous.
This Group A has some roots in Delaware, then was found in Fayette County, PA, and later in Armstrong County, PA, before dispersing to other mid-western locations. (See also Group C, below.)
It is likely that our ancestors are English, but we have had no success in documenting that.
An important note, Arthur C. Gannett in his undated work "Descendants of James and Mary (White) Dickason," has hypothesized that the parents of James Dickason, b. 1792 were a certain John Dickason, and his wife Ruth and/or Jones. Donald G. Dickason has proven this information to be wrong. Since Gannett's work appears in many libraries and other citations, the listing of John and Ruth and/or Jones exists in many places.
Gannett's undated work is first referred to about 1940. Prior to that in 1936 David H. Dickason (Donald G. Dickason's Uncle) issued his "Notes on the History Dickason Family, and Branches" assembled from various letters, notes, etc." Much of Gannett's material came from the work of David H. Dickason, but Gannett added to it considerably.
We 3 Dickasons are fairly confident from genealogical research that we are distant cousins. However, at 25 markers: William and David are -1 and William and Donald are -3; David is -2 on Donald. The presumed explanation is mutations. Thus, one should not necessarily discount matches that are off 2 or 3 markers in 25 as having the same distant ancestor.
Thomas Dixon, b. ca 1700, fourth participant, is documented in Dinwiddie, VA - Southeastern VA near North Carolina. This family traversed from Virginia to North Carolina to Kentucky to Arkansas to Texas. There are no known geographical overlaps of the Dickason and this Dixon.
Group B (Haplogroup – R1a):
4 participants, leading back to Jacob Dickason, b. 1740-50 in Virginia.
This group leads back to 3 different ancestors, all of whom are in the same geographic area at about the same time, although the documented cross connections are still circumstantial. But there is a circumstantial and logical father of all three of these ancestors.
Participants:
Donald Wayne Dickason, GG Grandson of Isaac, b. 1776
Michael L. Dickason, GGGG Grandson of John b. ca 1760, Rockingham, MD (some say VA)
Jerry Grove Dickason, GGGG Grandson of John b. ca 1760, Rockingham, MD (some say VA)
James R. Dickason, GGG Grandson of, Jacob Dickason, b. 1779, Virginia.
The common denominator of all of these ancestors is the circumstantial father of all four of them, namely Jacob Dickason, b. 1750-1760.
Each is documented to the "interim' ancestor listed above, none are documented on paper to Jacob.
DNA results are very conclusive; all four of these individuals match perfectly on the 12 marker test, and the three who took the 25 marker test match perfectly on that test. Based on this there is no doubt that Jacob, b. 1750-1760 is the father of these four interim ancestors.
Group C (Haplogroup – R1b1, E3b1):
2 participants, leading back to Alexander Dickason, b. 1752 in Hampshire Co. (generally north of Springfield), Massachusetts.
Participants:
Eugene Lee Dickason, GG Grandson of Alexander (1).
David Scott Dickason, GGGG Grandson of Alexander (1).
They share David Henry Dickason as the Most Recent Common Ancestor. David Henry was born in 1845 in Armstrong County, PA, son of Alexander (2)
Alexander(1)'s son, Alexander (2) has three birth places "documented," Massachusetts, Eastern Shore Maryland (note the Delaware roots in Group A), and Baltimore. Interestingly there is Baltimore, MD as we know it today, but in the time that Alexander's son could have been there since there was a "Baltimore 100" in the southern tip of Delaware.
Alexander(1)'s father supposedly came from England in 1716, with Andrew being one of three brothers, the others possibly John and David.
In any case about 1822 Alexander (2) had moved to Armstrong County, PA and had many of his children there, before moving on to Hannibal, MO. This line then went west every other generation or so and ended up in California and is the namesake of the "Major Dickason Coffee Blend," produced and sold by Peet Coffee Company, itself the precursor to Starbucks.
Given the common residency of subgroups A and C in Armstrong County, and possible common residence in Eastern Shore Delaware, there was a question whether there might be a familial relationship between the 2 subgroups.
DNA tests completely rule this out for both Eugene Lee and David Scott. They are not even related to each other, based on DNA. The group C is still included, only because they have linkage via genealogical research. Until other persons from this line are identified and tested, the only likely explanation would seem to be a non-paternal event, more probably for David Scott given his much different haplogroup of E3b1
Group D (Haplogroup – I1b):
4 participants, leading back to Jorge Dickason, b. est. 1635 in Necton, Norfolk, England.
Participants:
Graham Dickason, 7th Great Grandson of Jorge (George) Dickason, b. est. 1635, Necton, Norfolk, England. Graham currently resides in South Africa. He has relations: Barrie Dickason (Argentina), and Graeme Dickason (Australia).
Philip Dickason, 9th Great Grandson of Jorge (George) Dickason, b. est. 1635, Necton, Norfolk, England. Philip currently resides in England.
Richard George Dickason, ?
Peter Jaeger Dickinson, ?
Group E (Haplogroup – R1b):
11 participants, leading back to Richard Dickinson, b. about 1564 in London, England (baptized in St. James, Clerkenwell, London).
Participants include:
Bradford Stewart Dickason, who has tested 25 markers - 4th G Grandson of John Dickason, b. ca. 1764, VA. Currently lives in California, USA. This John is circumstantially the son of William Dickenson, Sr., b. 1725, VA, and Grandson of Nathaniel Dickenson, Jr., b. 1700, see below.
Carlton Monroe Dickerson has tested 67 markers -
???? DICKERSON died Bef. 1795. He married MARGARET. She died Jul 1814 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Children of DICKERSON and MARGARET are:
i. WILLIAM DICKERSON, b. Bet. 1776 - 1794.
ii. MARGARET DICKERSON, m. HILL.
iii. RACHEL DICKERSON, b. 1758.
iv. JEAN DICKERSON, b. 1757; d. Aft. 21 Sep 1850.
v. NANCY DICKERSON, b. Abt. 1775; d. Aft. 21 Sep 1850.
vi. JAMES DICKERSON, b. Bet. 1761 - 1770; d. 22 Nov 1831, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
vii. BENJAMIN DICKERSON, b. Bet. 1761 - 1770; d. Bet. 13 May - 15 Jul 1833.
At 67 markers Richard T. Spencer, Jr. is off 1. At 37 markers, Donald Robert Dickenson, Richard. J. Dickison, and Richard T. Spencer are exact matches; Eddie Thurman is off 1; Melvin Raymond Dickerson is off 2;and, Ronald Dickenson is off 3.
Harry Ashby Dickerson, who has tested 12 markers, but is nephew to Joseph Patrick Dickerson, so he will be the same as his uncle, who is deceased. See Joseph Patrick Dickerson.
Jon Edward Dickerson, who has tested 12 markers.
Joseph Patrick Dickerson, who has tested 25 markers, and family is in process of an upgrade. Moses Dickerson Sr. b. 1753 Pittsylvania Co. VA d. 23 Mar 1834 Floyd Co, VA
Married Jemina Sullivan about 1780.
Children: Anna 1780, Moses 1783, Humphrey, Susan, Reed, Elizabeth 1788, Morrel 1790
DAR Application of Beatrice Dickerson Richardson # 330309 for Moses Dickerson Sr. gives his birth date of 1753 and death date after 5 May1832. He took the Oath of Allegiance in Henry Co, VA 1776. She also gives him as son of Griffith Dickerson Sr. and brother of Griffith Jr., and Elijah Botetourt Co survey of 1782 includes 200 acres and 100 acres on Little River for Moses Dickerson Sr. Letters of Patent were issued May 23, 1795 for 200 acres and April 12, 1798 for 100 acres. Moses Dickerson Jr. settled on the 100 acre and his brother Morrel settled on the 200 acre. Moses Sr. and his wife Jemina conveyed land to Moses Jr. and Morell May 29, 1832.
1810 Montgomery Co VA Census NA M252-70, Christiansburg page 659 Moses Dickerson Sr., age over 45 and boys 3 under 10 and 10-16, female over 45.
Melvin Raymond Dickerson, who has tested 37 markers and is awaiting results for 67 markers. My ggggrandfather, Zachariah Dickerson, a presumed revolutionary veteran died in Elbert Co. GA 1832 naming David, Robert, John, Dolly, Polly, and Rhoda as children. The 1830 census lists him as 70-80 years and POB as VA suggesting DOB between 1750-1760. John married Elizabeth Thornton and had children including Dozier David who married Celia E. Brown and had children including William Arthur who married Effie Dickson in SC and had children including William Arthur who Married Agnes Ballenger who had 2 children including me. Various tax records from Hanover and Caroline CO. VA list Zachariah or Zach Dicke(i)nson from 1782-94 with no land but 3 in family. There is no known record to link these 2 Zachariahs and no known records as to family of the VA Zachariah Dicke(i)nson. I would be happy to find both.
Charles Howard Dickenson, who has tested 25 markers.
Donald Robert Dickenson, who resides in California, has tested 67 markers. He can conclusively trace his male line back to John Dickenson who was the son of Nathaniel Dickenson who died in early 1783 in Louisa County, Virginia. He assumes this Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel Dickenson, Sr. who died in September, 1753 in Louisa County, Virginia. In his will Nathaniel Dickenson, Sr. named his wife Mary, and nine children: Nathaniel Dickenson, Griffith Dickenson, William Dickenson, (John?) Dickenson, Sarah (Dickenson) Snelson, Elizabeth Dickenson, Rachel Dickenson, Mourning (Dickenson) Barksdale, and Agnes Dickenson. The first reference to this person is on November 28, 1711 in the vestry book of St. Paul's Parish in New Kent (later Hanover) Co., Virginia indicating that "Nath'l Dickason" participated in processioning. Based upon the date (and that you need to be at least 21 years old), Nathaniel was probably born prior to 1690.
He has exact 67/67 marker matches with Carlton Monroe Dickerson and Charles Howard Dickenson, 66/67 marker matches with Richard T. Spencer, Jr. and Jon Edward Dickerson, 65/67 marker matches with Richard J. Dickison, Melvin Raymond Dickerson and Julius Ames Dickerson, and a 37/37 marker match with Joseph Patrick Dickerson.
For complete information on his Dickenson genealogy see, Genealogy Report: DICKENSON/DICKERSON/DICKINSON families of New Kent/Hanover/Caroline/Louisa Co., Virginia (View PDF) found below the Family Photos section on
his website.
Ronald Dickenson, who has tested 37 markers.
William Nelson Dickinson, who has tested 12 markers and plans to upgrade.
Richard J. Dickison, who has tested 37 markers.
This Group E. is very well developed and starts downward from England in the form of Dickinson, but then morphs into several different spellings (5 Dickerson, 1 Dickason, 1 Dickison, 1 Dickinson, 3 Dickenson). Thus we are reminded not to be too literal when searching for specific name spellings.
This group also has a DNA match that is very close to a Spencer. Since the Dickason/Dickerson/Dickinson group line is so well established, the hypothesis is that the Spencer line has Dickason DNA, rather than vice versa.
Group X:
12 participants, who have no matches within the project at this point.
If and when, matches occur with these participants, further subgroupings with lineage will be developed.