Thank you for the information.... I will try to make the necessary
corrections... and pass them along. Could you send me an outline of
the information so I do not make any errors in inputting the
information.... This would be very helpful to me as I am not a
Cosby descendant... I am a Sims Descendant.... Cosby is a line I have
done research on to find a man names Benjamin Sims who had a daughter
named Arrena....I do however like to keep my information as correct
as possible... Thank you for your concern and information...
Joan
mmkoonc(a)molalla.net
From: CBurkh3128(a)aol.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 20:59:42 -0400 (EDT)
To: CAUSBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Cosby/Causby anywhere?
Reply-to: CAUSBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Dear mmkoonc,
Thanks for the Cosby information. However you are incorrect on Griffith
Dickenson
and Ann Cosby. I am a direct descendant of Griffith and Ann. I can tell by
your
information that you got a hold of Dorothy Burnett Peterson's information
because
you have Lucy Dickenson and the Cox in your line. Here is Griffith's will he
died
1785 in Louisa Co. Va. Notice she had to change the dates. I believe Dorothy
connected Lucy to the wrong Griffith Dickenson . The correct on is not
married to
Ann Cosby.
December 12 1785-Louisa County
Will of Griffeth Dickason, of Trinity Parish, Louisa Co. dated November
1, 1785, mentions; son, Robert
Dickason, tract of land whereon I now live containing 466 acres; son
James Dickason, tract of land whereon
I now live containing 560 acres; grandson, Nathaniel Anderson;
granddaughter, Elizabeth Dabney;
granddaughter, Ann Anderson; granddaughter; Mary Anderson; sons, Charles
and Higgason Cosby
Dickason; daughter Ann Tompkins; and daughter-in-law, Rachel Dickerson.
Executors- three sons, Robert
James and Higgason Cosby Dickerson. (Will Book 3, page123)
Bond of Robert, Jas & Higgason Cosby Dickason Exors. Of est of Griffith
Dickason. Amt. 5000 pounds.
(Because of the son's name, Higgason Cosby Dickerson, this Griffith was
the one who married Ann Cosby)
I am decended from Robert.
Here is Ann's father's will. Notice Griffith Dickenson, Higgason Cosby
Dickenson,
and Charles are all mentioned. Robert and James are not mentioned because
I'm sure John Cosby knew Griffith would leave them farms. So he left them
land
they are younger than Robert and James.
September 12, 1760
Will of John Cosby lists sons John, Wm, Griffith (Griffith Dickinson).
Dau. Elizabeth Snelson. Grandsons:
Charles and Higgason Dickinson, sons of Griffith Dickinson, remaining
tract of 1000 acres. To son John
Cosby all my land in Hanover Co., being his plantation-about 718 acres.
To son William Cosby 1200 acres
of land in Louisa Co., whereon I posses about 3000 acres, the same 1200
acres, where Will lives called Will's
Quarter. To grandsons: Charles Dickinson & Higgason Dickinson, sons of
Griffith Dickinson remainder of
tract of 1800 acres. Mentions Mary Anderson, wife of Benja. Anderson.
Grandsons: James and Cosby
Duke, grandsons James Cosby, son of James Cosby. Executors: Cleavers
Duke and Bartlett Anderson
Recd. 26 March 1761.
Ann apparently died before 1760-61 Because she is not mention but some of her
children are.
Also you have Griffith and Ann marring about 1739. I can prove through bible
records
that Ann Dickenson Tompkins was born 1735.
I run across this genealogy that Dorthory Burnett Peterson put out at least
two to
three time a day. She must have made a bundle. As I know she sell them. But
She has made an error on the Griffith Dickenson who married Ann Cosby.
I believe she probably got her information from The History of Louisa County
Va. by Malcom Harris. And I can prove that the Griffith Dickenson mention as
son
of Nathaniel Dickenson is not the Griffith Dickenson who married Ann Cosby.
They are related but not father and son. I can show recorded where
Nathaniel's
son Griffith is married to Sarah. and Sarah is alive at the same time Ann
Cosby is
alive. So this is also incorrect.
It appears that Griffith Dickenson who married Ann Cosby is the son of Thomas
Dickenson who patented land in the early 1700's. And it is my belief that
Thomas
and Nathaniel and another Griffith with a son Griffith who left Louisa for
Pittsylvania
and Halifax is probably the family. That Dorothy Burnett Peterson should have
looked
at.
Sorry if I seem excited. I keep having to explain this. I should probably
just type an
article and send to the Virginia Historical Society and have it printed.
Sincerely,
Connie Dickerson Burkhead