Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
NameDIXON, Ambrose Sr. 
, 9G Grandfather
, 9G GrandfatherBirth Dateabt 1619
Birth PlaceLondon, Middlesex, England
OccupationCaulker, Planter and Innkeeper
Death Date12 Apr 1687 Age: 68
Death PlaceSomerset County, Maryland
FlagsImmigrant, Morris Line
Immi Date1649 Age: 30
Immi PlaceNorthampton County, Virginia
Misc. Notes
Ambrose Dixon (c. 1628 - April 12, 1687) was an early American pioneer who was born in England and emigrated to America at an early age where he lived in the Virginia Colony before moving to Maryland. He is said to have married a Mary Wilson.
He was a Quaker and moved to Maryland to escape religious persecution. His home became the first Quaker meeting house in Maryland. On March 3, 1671 he was elected a delegate in the Maryland Assembly representing Annemessex County, Maryland. He never attended.
He died in April 1687 at his plantation Dixon's Choice. Dixon was buried at the Quaker Meeting House Cemetery on April 12, 1687 at Annamessex Hundred, Somerset Co., Maryland. Dixon had donated the land that the Meeting House was built on.
He was a Quaker and moved to Maryland to escape religious persecution. His home became the first Quaker meeting house in Maryland. On March 3, 1671 he was elected a delegate in the Maryland Assembly representing Annemessex County, Maryland. He never attended.
He died in April 1687 at his plantation Dixon's Choice. Dixon was buried at the Quaker Meeting House Cemetery on April 12, 1687 at Annamessex Hundred, Somerset Co., Maryland. Dixon had donated the land that the Meeting House was built on.
Spouses
1WILSON, Mary Jane , 9G Grandmother
, 9G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1625
Birth PlaceWakefield, Yorkshire, England
Death Date10 Apr 1688 Age: 63
Death Place Annamessex Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland
FlagsImmigrant, Morris Line