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Descendants of Hector Dickie


Generation No. 1

1. Hector1 Dickie1,2 was born Abt. 1745 in Ireland, and died 1833 in Norton, King's, New Brunswick, Canada. He married Sarah Walker 1775 in Ninety Six, SC. She died 1839.

Notes for Hector Dickie:
The following information comes from Mary Bondurant Warren's "Citizens and Immigrants - South Carolina, 1768" Athens, GA, Heritage Papers, 2nd ed., 1994:
1768 5 January. Robert, Susannah, William, James, Elizabeth, Jane, Hector and Jane Dickey arrived in SC. Clerk of Council had been aboard the ship "Chichester," William Reed Master, from Belfast and administered the "oaths to such of the porr Prostestants as were of age who lately arrived in this province on encouragement of the Bounty given by the Act of the General Assembly passed the 25th July 1761 agreeable to the following list Viz: Robert Dickey, age 31; Susannah Dickey, age 33; William Dickey, age 7; James Dickey, age 6; Elizabeth Dickey, age 4, Jane Dickey, age 3; Hector Dickey, age 23 (perhaps a brother); Jane Dickey, age 58 (perhaps his mother.), who was listed in the 1768 "census" in the Craven District SC.
1768 Hector Dickey was enumerated in the Craven SC "census."
1768 2 March. Land was surveyed for Hector. Hector Dickey, 100 acres in Craven County bounded on NE by Rogers McKenny. Survey certified 2/23/1768, granted 5/13/1768. Quit Rent begins in 10 years. Recorded 9/2/1768. John Dooly for the Memoralist. John Dooly, D.S.
1768 13 May. The Governor signed the following grants for land on the bounty: Hector Dickey, 100 acres in South Carolina.
1779 Hector Dickey listed in the 1779 "census" in Ninety Six District SC.
Information concerning found in Catharine McArthur Stewart's "A Century of Dickies(1750-1850]" (typescript found in Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Reference number MG25,G34), "Loyalist Lineages" (Toronton Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Associatioon of Canada, and from Alex Lawrence's Unpublished Research.

Catharine McArthur Stewart in her "A Century of Dickies (1750-1850)" states "Three … brothers, Adam, Hector, and Jonathan Dickie settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.
The following of unknown authorship was provided by Alex Lawrence, 4 Chalk Lake Road, RR4 Uxbridge, ON Canada L9P 1R4:
Susannah Dickie's brother, Alexander, who was buried in the Anglican Church (Burford ON) Cemetery September 2, 1852, age 55 years. One of the first to be buried there. He died on TB.
William Dickie was dickering with the resale of crown land, 57 acres, to Thomas Underhill, in Brantford Township ON Con 3, part of south portion of 1 and 2. Date of patent was 17 February 1838; sold it in June 1838.
Hector Dickie, Sr., Susannah's father, was commissary in Lord Rawdon's Regiment in the _____ in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War; fled to Jamaica.
Hector Sr. came by ox cart from South Carolina and settled in King's County, New Brunswick, in 1775 or 1776 [more likely 1783 or 1784 after the revolution with other Loyalist refugees -- AL]. A United Empire Loyalist. He died 1833 at 100 years and was buried in Norton, King's County, N.B [it is believed that this date and age are incorrect]. He owned 500 acres, a gift for the loss of land in Carolina. Hector's wife, Sarah, died 1839, is buried in Town Line Cemetery. Their family, 13 children, Susannah, 1801 was the youngest. First contingent to come and settle around Burford. There may have been more but William, John, Alexander in about 1833.
The boys settled on the four corners of Burford. One had a farm. Another owned a tavern who had a small child who fell into a barrel of whiskey and was drowned. He was so shaken that he sold the tavern and started a mill on Whiteman's Creek (north of Burford, later known as Hathaway's Mill). Apparently, they were familiar with mill operation in New Brunswick.
The second wave of Dickies prepared to leave New Brunswick. Hector Jr. sold his property (400 acres) in New Brunswick for the equivalent of $4000. Whether it was the mill or the farm land around Norton is uncertain. Just before they were ready to leave this area (Hector Sr and his wife; his son Hector, Jr. and wife with three children, Isaac, John Walker and Hiram; and Susannah, Anthony and family), Hector Sr. died of blood poisoning as the result of a darning needle being left in his sock, which scratched his ankle as he pulled the sock on. He was buried in Norton, King's County, New Brunswick.
In 1837 Sarah (Hector Sr.'s widow), Hector Jr., his wife Ann, and their three sons left New Brunswick and came to the Brantford ON area. The $4000 was divided between the father and three sons, each having $1000 in a money belt around the waist. Isaac is said to have taken his belt off in a washroom and left it there. He later remembered it and went back and luckily regained it. They came to Brantford and Hector Jr. bought the land described in the land deal between him and Hugh Deveny, dated the 18th day of August, 1838.
Hector Jr., (Susannah's brother) was a fine, upright, kindly Christian. Of the three children, Hiram was the baby in more ways than one. Everyone jumped to his whim and whatever he wanted he got. Isaac and Hiram got along well as Isaac was an easy-going man. After Hector Jr. got the farm, he divided it up among his three children, Isaac, John W. and Hiram.
At this time John Walker's first wife died in childbirth and John W gave his daughter, Augusta Ann (aged 2 years), to his father Hector Jr. to raise. His wife is buried in the cemetery on the Town Line. Apparently, it was familiar sight to see the old man with his granddaughter in hand walking across the Grand River into Holmedale to go to church Sunday morning. John W had two sons, Moses and _____. He remarried his first cousin and had one daughter.
Hiram was a spoiled brat. After he got his farm, he married Mary Jane Kerr, who was a very wealthy woman as her parents had a lot of land (a tract grant from Joseph Brant ) and were rather influential army people. This is likely how Hiram got his commission. He was first Colonel of the Dufferin Rifles in Brantford. One of the Kerr family married a daughter of Joseph Brant.
Hiram and his wife lived with his father Hector Jr. while they built their home on their land. It was a mansion with all the best in furniture and rugs. They poured money and quality into their home. They had servants, black and white, to look after their every need. With all the money there was little happiness in the family. Mary Jane (Kerr) died in her early 40's (49) when her daughter Molley was 14 years old. The other daughter was Gertrude, called Toots.
Molley married Hudson Jennings. Hiram was opposed to the marriage, so they ran away to be married. They were reconciled after and Hiram gave her a farm, buildings and everything they needed. Hud claimed he didn't own anything, it all belonged to his wife, lock, stock and barrel. Molley was clever and headstrong and could handle herself in any debate or situation. She was also a great organizer. However, she became mentally ill and had to be put away. Born about 1862 and died about 1940. Molley and Hud's children: Reginald; Cecil; Beatrice (Mrs. Hewitt), a trained nurse married Tom Hewitt, lives on Jennings Sideroad; Mabel, married Alston Campbell, Burford. The other daughter, Toots, married Newton Kerr (no relation) had three children.
To go on with Hiram, his father Hector Jr. became quite old and his wife died. Hector was still living in the old home. Hiram got tired of looking after the old man, so he put his father on a train for Baysville for John Walker to look after. Hector was senile, but he managed to get to Baysville where the conductor put him off the train. John W. had not been informed by Hiram that Hector was coming. He happened to go to Baysville that day and he found his father sitting on a stump at the side of the road crying. He took his father home and looked after him until his death. Hiram promised to pay for Hector's keep but he never did (according to Augusta Ann). John W. wrote to Isaac and told him about Hiram turning his father out and treating him like a pauper. Hiram even took his father's horse and colt which was his pride and joy.
When Hector died in Baysville, apparently Hiram sneaked up to Baysville and without anyone knowing about it, took his father's body back to Brantford. Instead of burying him with his wife in the cemetery on the town Line, he made a big show and buried him in his own (Hiram's) plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, which is apparently large and costly.
Hiram in time became old and lame. He was crippled with rheumatism. His wife had died long before do he lived with his housekeeper in the mansion alone. He was dirty, as old men become without care and love. One day he started to walk from his home to his daughter Molley's. He suffered a stroke on the way and fell. Hud Jennings went out and picked him up and brought him inside. He died in the Jennings home a few days later and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery about 1900. Toots and Molley had previously made Hiram turn over everything to them. If he had lived long, he would have had no money or friends.
Isaac's family, he was easy going, always wished to get along with his brothers. Came from New Brunswick, died about October 1894 and is buried in Congregational Cemetery, Burford ON. Wife, Lucinda E. Vanevery, died in the spring of 1893, buried in Congregational Cemetery. They had five [six?] children who lived and four died.
Arthur Wellington, born 1847, died about 1923, buried at Dresden. Harriet married Tom Hodgins against father's wishes. He was no good and deserted her. Had several children: two were Eugene and Ilah and four other children.
Isaac Brock and his brother John Colborne were bachelors and lived together in a large white brick house on the powerline road (Lot 2, Lot 7, good farm). Had a housekeeper. Brock was well liked and everybody's friend. He was run over by a manure spreader and at his funeral buggies were lined up for a mile. He was buried in Paris ON Cemetery.
John Colborne "Jack" farmed with his brother Brock and was a good farmer, and out for the dollar. In the 1930's John and his niece Harriet's son and daughter, Eugene and Ilah came and lived with him to work and keep house. After they were there a short time Eugene married Eileen Sumerhayes from Richwood. Likely Ilah went back home then. Jack promised Eugene everything when he died. However, a fire broke out in the house (a large home with a part built on the back).
It leaked out later that Eugene got tired of waiting for the old man to die so he set the fire. John lived to be 92 years old. He finally died of a poisoning from an ear infection. He would never go to a doctor and when he finally did, it was too late. He was buried in Paris ON Cemetery.
Sutherland Alphonso "Tud" was born in 1858, died at 74 years in 1933 and was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Burford ON. Married Jennie Johnston. Tud had no roof in his mouth, farmed the west part of the old Hill farm, which Hector had given him. His daughter Matilda is still in possession of 50 acres of this land, which she figures is worth $30,000.
Hanna Minerva married a Dickey (no relation) in Brantford and had one son, Very.
Four children died young and are buried in the cemetery on the town Line, listed as children of Isaac and Lucinda.

More About Hector Dickie:
Burial: Norton, King's New Brunswick, Canada

More About Sarah Walker:
Burial: Norton, King's New Brunswick, Canada, Town Line Cemetery

Children of Hector Dickie and Sarah Walker are:
2 i. Jane2 Dickie, born December 17, 1776 in Ninety-Six District, South Carolina; died July 11, 1849 in Burford, Ontario Canada. She married Rev. Francis Pickle Abt. 1794; born February 17, 1773 in Hunterdon County NJ; died February 24, 1860 in Blenheim Twp., Ontario Canada.
+ 3 ii. Martha Dickie, born November 13, 1777 in Stockade at Trading Post, Ninety Six District SC.
4 iii. Robert Dickie, born January 23, 1780.
5 iv. Margaret Dickie, born November 13, 1782 in Charleston SC.
6 v. Andrew Dickie, born June 17, 1783.
7 vi. Elizabeth Dickie, born April 10, 1784 in Jamaica.
+ 8 vii. William Dickie, born February 11, 1786 in Clarendon, Jamaica; died January 26, 1872.
+ 9 viii. Hector Dickie, Jr, born September 04, 1787 in Clarendon, Jamaica.
+ 10 ix. Sara Dickie, born February 04, 1789 in Jamaica; died 1890 in Imlay City, Lapeer County MI.
11 x. John Dickie, born October 22, 1795 in Norton, New Brunswick Canada.
12 xi. Alexander Dickie, born Abt. 1797 in Norton, New Brunswick Canada; died September 02, 1852 in Burford, Ontario, Canada.
13 xii. James Dickie, born October 01, 1799 in Norton, New Brunswick Canada.
+ 14 xiii. Susanna Dickie, born March 31, 1801 in Norton, New Brunswick Canada; died 1871 in Burford, Ontario, Canada.


Generation No. 2

3. Martha2 Dickie (Hector1) was born November 13, 1777 in Stockade at Trading Post, Ninety Six District SC. She married Henry Pierce, son of ----- Pierce and ----- McGee. He was born Abt. 1790 in Colraine Northern Ireland, and died 1820.

Children of Martha Dickie and Henry Pierce are:
+ 15 i. John3 Pierce, born 1810; died in Norton, New Brunswick Canada.
16 ii. Tom Pierce, born Abt. 1812 in Canada.
17 iii. William Pierce, born Abt. 1814 in Canada.
18 iv. James Pierce, born Abt. 1816 in Canada.


8. William2 Dickie (Hector1) was born February 11, 1786 in Clarendon, Jamaica, and died January 26, 1872. He married (1) ----- -----. He married (2) Elizabeth Olive Daniel February 28, 1838. She was born Abt. 1796, and died April 07, 1857.

More About William Dickie:
Burial: Zion/7th Line Cemetery, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario Canada

Notes for Elizabeth Olive Daniel:
Her first husband was James McCleod.

More About Elizabeth Olive Daniel:
Burial: Zion/7th Line Cemetery, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario Canada

Child of William Dickie and ----- ----- is:
+ 19 i. David3 Dickie, born September 1828 in New Brunswick Canada; died May 15, 1914.


Children of William Dickie and Elizabeth Daniel are:
20 i. Francis3 Dickie, born 1840; died July 25, 1846.

More About Francis Dickie:
Burial: Zion/7th Line Cemetery, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario Canada

21 ii. Noble Dickie, born 1842; died August 20, 1846.

More About Noble Dickie:
Burial: Zion/7th Line Cemetery, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario Canada


9. Hector2 Dickie, Jr (Hector1)3 was born September 04, 1787 in Clarendon, Jamaica. He married Ann Walker 1816 in Norton, New Brunswick Canada.

Notes for Hector Dickie, Jr:
Information in "Loyalist Lineages" published by the Toronto Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, lists his birthplace as Jamaica?. This goes along with the family story that Hector went to Jamaica after the revolution, returned to the States and made his way to New Brunswick from there. -- Alex Lawrence, 4 Chalk Lake Road, RR$ Uxbridge ON Canada L9P 1R4

Children of Hector Dickie and Ann Walker are:
+ 22 i. Isaac3 Dickie, died Abt. 1894 in Burford, Ontario, Canada.
+ 23 ii. John Walker Dickie.
+ 24 iii. Hiram