Ambrose Dixon (c. 1619^[1] - April 12, 1687) was an early American pioneer who was born in England and emigrated to the United States at an early age where he lived in the Virginia Colony before moving to Maryland. Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The 1609 charter for the Virginia colony from sea to sea The Virginia Colony refers to the English colony in North America that existed during the 17th and 18th centuries before the American Revolution. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...

Dixon married Mary, the widow of Henry Peddington, between July 4, and October 28, 1647.^[2] It has been stated that her maiden was Wilson.

In 1651, Dixon joined Edmund Scarburgh and others in riding against the Indians in defiance of the law. A Court Order of 10 May 1651 says: Colonel Edmund Scarborough (September 1617 - 1671) was an influential early settler of Virginia and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1642 to 1671. ...

"Whereas Mr Edmund Scarburgh, Mr Thomas Johnson, Mr Richard Vaughan, Captain John Dollinge, John Robinson, Toby Norton, Richard Baily, Ambrose Dixon, Richard Hill, Jenkin Price And divers others Inhabitants and free men in the Upper parte of the parish in the Countie of Northampton Did in a Hostile manner (contrary to the knowne Lawes of Virginia And the League made with the Indians) upon the 28th day of Aprill last past Rayse a partie of men to the number of fiftie persons with Armes and ammunicon And upon the aforesaid daie marched amonge the Indians with a Resolucon to take or kill the Queene of Pocamoke, shott att Indians, slashed and cut [can't read], Took Indyans prisoner, And bound one of them with a Chayne, which said Accons caused the Indyans To Invade the Countie, to the great danger of our Lives and Estate, It is therefore ordered That the Sherriff shall forthwith Arrest the Bodies of all the abovesaid parties And such other (upon inquiry) as hee shall have notice of (which went out against the indyans upon their Designe) To the Number of 50 persons and that hee keepe them in his custodie until they enter into bonds to make their personal appearance at James Citty to answer the premisses before the Governor and Council upon th XXIth day of this Instant Moneth (att the suite of our Sovereign King)."^[3] Northampton County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ...

He was a Quaker and had moved to Somerset Co., Maryland by January 4, 1663, to escape religious persecution. His home became the first Quaker meeting house in Maryland. The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) is a Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Look up Persecution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

On January 4, 1666 he was appointed Surveyor for Highways. He was elected on March 3, 1671 he was elected a delegate in the Maryland Assembly representing Annemessex County, Maryland. He never attended. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

He died in 1687 at his plantation Dixon's Choice. He is the immigrant ancestor to thousands of Americans including the Indiana blacksmith Noah Beauchamp who murdered his neighbor in the 1840's. // This article is about crop plantations. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... Noah Beauchamp (February 24, 1785 - December 30, 1842) was a blacksmith and an Indiana pioneer. ...

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• Ambrose Dixon Biography
• Ambrose Dixon Information
• Ambrose Dixon's Will