Person:Cannon Dixon (1)

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Kennon Hines Dixon
b.Bef 4 Feb 1779 Surry, Virginia, United States
d.Abt 1812 Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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m. 21 May 1767
  1. Kennon Hines DixonBef 1779 - Abt 1812
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Name[3] Kennon Hines Dixon
Alt Name[1][2] Cannon Hines Dixon
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 4 Feb 1779 Surry, Virginia, United States
Other[1] 4 Feb 1779 Sussex, Virginia, United Statesnamed in Will of William Hines, Jr., his grandfather
Death? Abt 1812 Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Will of William Hines, Jr., in Sussex, Virginia, United States. Will Book D
    p 215.

    [Hines, William, Jr., Sussex County. Will: 4 Feb 1779. Probate: 19 Feb 1784.]
    ... to my daughter Anne Dixon one negro called Cate and her increase. ...
    ....to my grandson Cannon Hines Dixon one negro girl called Annica and her increase....
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    [Identifies Cannon Hines Dixon as a grandson of William Hines and probable son of Anne (Hines) Dixon.]

  2. ↑ Hurley, William Neal. John William Hines, born c. 1600 in Londonderry, Ireland: his descendants, principally of North Carolina and Virginia and their associated families. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, c1992)
    p 164.

    ... 4. Anne, born October 31, 1747. Married May 21, 1767 to Frederick Dixon in Sussex County, Virginia. She is termed "my daughter" Anne Dixon in her father's will; the marriage bond lists her name as Nanny, suggesting that her name may well have been Nancy Anne. According to information in her father's will, she had at least one son:

    a. Cannon Hines ...

  3. ↑ user:sarahs 15 Nov 2013: When I first started researching and compiling genealogies about 20 years ago, I corresponded with a man who had far more experience than I. I can't remember his name, but I do remember the best piece of knowledge he gave me -- "Early spelling was often whimsical." The surname (and given name) "Kennon" is spelled a variety of ways - Cannon, Canon, Kinon, etc. Early spelling was largely phonetical - so, as we all know, how a name was spelled is often irrelevant.
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