Family:William Dixon and Joanne Pierson (1)

History of York provides this profile of William Dixon:^S1

"This settler came to Agamenticus in 1636 as purchaser of the house and lot formerly owned by George Newman (Deeds viii, 210), situated on the harbor front. He emigrated to Massachusetts in 1630 (Mass Col. Rec. i, 105), where he was under engagement as servant to Governor Winthrop... [Correspondence regarding this can be found in Mass. Hist. Coll. vii, 333]...He was a cooper by occupation and probably had a shop with a wharf on his house lot. He was juryman 1649, signed the Submission 1652; and died in 1666. His will was dated February 13, 1665-6 and inventory of estate returned March 29, 1666, in amount £113-05-0. He left issue by wife Joan:

i. James

ii. Susanna, married ___ Frost and returned to England.

iii. Dorothy, married William Moore.

iv. Anna, married John Brawn

v. (daughter), married Henry Milbury"

1. ↑ Banks, Charles Edward, and Angevine W Gowen. History of York, Maine: successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). (Boston, Massachusetts: Calkins Press, 1931-1935)
   Vol 1 p. 108.

   Profile of William Dixon (see below)