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Re: General Charles Dimmock

david_l_dimmock — 2012-04-06 11:50:00Z

I have only just come across this now but my grandfather was Marion Stewart Dimmock III, the great grandson of General Dimmock. He too, like his grandfather and namesake, was an architect. He graduated from UVA and made his career in New York City, ultimately retiring to Connecticut. In his career as an architect, among other things, he oversaw the construction of the iconic Jerusalem YMCA, while employed by Arthur Loomis Harmon.

Our family is fortunate to possess a beautiful oil painting of General Dimmock, plus his cavalry saber, which my grandfather spent many years fighting the Virginia State Capital to return as the items had been lost by the family in the fall of Richmond.

We have a fair amount of history regarding General Dimmock although much of it comes from the archives at West Point, which I assume you have access to. I believe he was the 100th graduate of West Point, at least that's family lore.

Re: dimmock

LyneAndree — 2010-07-28 23:50:44Z

My ather's name is Henry Jr. Dimmock and his parents were Henry Sr. Dimmock and Dora Fisher. I want to know where they come from and who are their parents...

Re: Plymouth, Eng. & Brooklyn, NY Dimmock's (William,Henry,Ernest)

drdx — 2009-07-11 00:28:25Z

Crystal,

Actually they a daughter as well, Donna b. c 1929. I haven't visited this line in a while and probably wouldn't until the 1940 census is released, but I do have some resources now that I didn't have a few years ago.

Donna married Raymond Morgan Jr. whose obit can be found on the Cleveland Necrology database. He died in 1957 and as far as I know, Donna is still living. They had a daughter named Lori b. ca 1945.

James died in 1998 leaving a wife Patricia A. Melhuish. They had at least two children.

Ernest Harold & Mary Mildred (Sandela/Senvela) Dimmock - need photo

mackandjack06 — 2009-07-10 21:21:11Z

Was hoping someone could help me locate a photo of Ernest Harold Dimmock or his wife Mary Mildred (Sandela/Senvela) Dimmock.

Ernest was born 1879 and 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of William Henry & Helen F. (Melhuish) Dimmock. Ernest married Mary Mildred Sandela/Senvela 1906 in New York - eventually moving back to the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Further note - Ernest's grandparents were Henry & Mary Ann (Shepherd) Dimmock from England. It appears they came to the US in 1873 with their children Catharine Marie, William Henry, Alfred John, Sidney Frederick and Florence Celina.

I am in fact searching for photos of all these family members if anyone is interesting - I already have a photo of Florence.

Either way - would love hear from others researching these families.

More detailed info:

Catharine Marie Dimmock married James Charles Macey
William Henry Dimmock married Helen F. Melhuish
Alfred John Dimmock married Hattie Alice McCarthy
Sidney Frederick Dimmock married Vashti M. Lefurgey
Florence Celina Dimmock married Henry Robert Wallace 'Harry' Potter

They all lived in the Cleveland, Ohio area accept for Alfred & Hattie who moved to Indiana and also Sidney & Vashti who moved to Michigan and then to Wisconsin and then back to Michigan.

Re: Plymouth, Eng. & Brooklyn, NY Dimmock's (William,Henry,Ernest)

mackandjack06 — 2009-07-10 20:23:10Z

Have you had any new luck with your Melhuish family? I did come across the census for Edward J. Melhuish who married Alice Harvey. They had a son James.

Re: General Charles Dimmock

ja_meredith — 2009-06-18 16:27:23Z

Thanks for your reply. Charles Wellington DIMMOCK seems to belong to no one!

Judy Meredith

Re: General Charles Dimmock

Hamiltoncourt — 2009-06-18 15:10:57Z

I believe Gen. Chas. Dimmock had sons named Charles Henry, William Courtney, and another, a prominent Richmond architect named Marion. Perhaps more. Could they be links? I know one living 90+ grandaughter of C.H. Dimmock but never heard her mentio the name Wellington Dimmock. Of course most of us follow a family line and miss the families of sisters and brothers.

Gen. Chas. was born in Barnstable MA but married a Maryland girl before retiring in Richmond long before the War. But the related Dimmocks I would generally hear of from that branch were either in Maryland, or Tidewater Virginia.
Good hunting.

Re: General Charles Dimmock

jameredith — 2009-06-18 02:05:10Z

I just ran across your post. I'm interested in the family of this particular Charles DIMMOCK. I believe he may an uncle of my 2nd great grandfather, Charles Wellington DIMMOCK, whose father I can't find. Am sure the general isn't his father because the birthdates don't work:"my" Charles was born in 1818. Do you have more info on the general's family?

Thanks so much!
Judy Meredith

Dimmock families of Durham, Yorks UK

jdhorton1 — 2008-09-24 15:46:54Z

Many more names added to Dimmock families on our website at:
http://hortonpallister.awardspace.com

Why not take a look?!

Re: General Charles Dimmock

Hamiltoncourt — 2008-09-13 04:43:02Z

I just ran across your query online. If you remain interested in Charles Dimmock, let me know. I a lot of collateral information on the him and the family which is interesting. He was my grandmother Susan Selden Dimmock's grandfather, and one of many whose family was torn apart by the Civil War, as he was born here in Barnstable on Cape Cod, went to West Point, but later retired in Richmond where his service there as head of the Capital guard known as the Richmond Grays, and posiyion as head of the State armory, led to his appointment by the governor as the man to prepare VA's ordnance for possible war. And as you know he became a Brigadier General in the Confederacy, dying before the end of the war in 1863.

-Wm. C. H. Prentice, Jr.
ptown1807@aol.com

Re: Thomas Dimmock

saramac58 — 2008-07-30 18:58:12Z

Joanne: I'll work on it and see what happens. Here I felt old at 70. Been trying to find some other Davis research at Ancestry. There is a three volume work entitled "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis." Neal-Wright . I'll start looking through the index for a David Davis or John Davis. Already checked the indexes for Dimmock.

I would like to contact you direct but don't know your email. Contact me at saramac@windstream.net that way I'll have your email. I could use the Ancestry contact service but this is faster.

Re: Thomas Dimmock

qvarizona — 2008-07-30 16:51:16Z

Thank you, Sarah, any help is much appreciated.
Bottom line of my Davis/Dimmock search is to try and prove/disprove a connection between DAVID DAVIS (b. May 1824 in Buxton, ME) and any descendant of John Davis who m. Mehitable Dimmock. IF this line is accurate, it would run something like this:

Gen. # 1 John Davis b: 02 Sep 1681 Barnstable, MA s/o
Josiah Davis & Ann Taylor.
+Mehitable Dimmock
2 John Davis, Jr. b: ca. 1708 Barnstable
+Anna Allen
3 Josiah Davis b: ca. 1738 Barnstable, MA
+Thankful Gorham

Three of Josiah's sons had children born Buxton, ME. Could
one of them be the grandfather of DAVID DAVIS (Gen. #6)???

4. John Davis b. 1759
4. Sylvanus Davis b: ca. 1767 Barnstable, MA
Sons of Sylvanus who were in Buxton and MAY be
father of DAVID DAVIS
Gen #5 i. Ebenezer b. 1790 Gorham, ME
ii. Urick b. 1799 Buxton, ME
iii. Daniel Davis b: 21 Sep 1801 Buxton, ME (
iv. Lot b. 1803 Buxon, ME

4. Solomon Davis b. 1780 Gorham, MA Only one son,
Joseph, was barely old enough (17-19) when DAVID
DAVIS born.

Gen.# 6. DAVID DAVIS B. 01 May 1824 Buxton, ME.
Unfortunately for researchers, David married
(Mary E. Jaquith) in 1849, so was not included in
enumeration of parents in 1850.

Hope this format holds up well enough to make sense. DAVID DAVIS is my husband's gg.grandfather, and has finding his ancestors has remained a brick wall since 1984 when I took over my mother-in-law's research records. With a 76th BD coming up soon, I'm beginning to wonder if I'll run out of time before I find the parents of "G'pa Davis, glass-blower," who the family still talked about when my husband was growing up, partly because of the lovely hand-blown glass cane he left behind. Contact me direct email if you prefer.

Joanne

Re: Thomas Dimmock

saramac58 — 2008-07-29 21:02:07Z

Joanne: I found in the Genealogical Notes on Barnstable Families under Dimmock the following:
Josiah Davis, son of Robert, born Sept. 1656, md Ann, dau. of Richard Taylor, (tailor) of Yarmouth, June 25, 1679 and had
12. John Davis, 2d Sept. 1681 md M. Dimmock Aug. 13, 1705.

John Davis had 8 other siblings. There is further a section covering John Davis and Mehitable Dimmock, dau. of Shubael Dimmock.

I don't have any of this entered into FTM yet but if this is the one your looking for let me know and I'll see what I can do. There are about 28 pages covering the Davis name.

Dimmock is one of my deceased husband's ancestors and also married into some of the lines connected to my ancestry.
Sarah

Re: More on Dimmock

qvarizona — 2008-02-23 21:54:56Z

Sorry, Mary, my brain wasn't with me
when I sent you that post re. Thomas Dimmock
and instead of typing your name, I typed
"THOMAS".

Joanne

Re: Thomas Dimmock

qvarizona — 2008-02-23 21:46:07Z

Thomas,

Are you still at this address? It's been a long time since the post I'm responding to. I'm very interested in the Davis husband and inlaws of Mehitable Dimmock. I believe her husband was John Davis, b. 1681 in Barnstable. Did your grandfather mention this in his book? Cite any sources? I'm struggling to find the facts.

Joanne

Re: Plymouth, Eng. & Brooklyn, NY Dimmock's (William,Henry,Ernest)

mackandjack06 — 2007-12-03 09:16:25Z

Just wondering if you found anything on your Dimmock/Melhuish line for your two Alice Harvey's? I did find them in a report for Descendants of Joseph Melhuish that Mark Jones sent me.

Email me if you are still researching.

Love to hear from you - my Dimmock/Melhuish relatives are quite limited.

Although my email has changed - cboggs192@windstream.net

Martha Dimmock/Dimock/Dimick

Genie16 — 2007-09-29 14:05:59Z

I am looking for the ancestors of Martha M Dimmock who was born abt 1842 and married John Hubbard on March 20, 1865 in Hartford CT. The 1880 Census has her living in Berlin, CT.

Thanks for any information.

Genie

Re: Hannah Davis-wife of Samuel Dimmock/Jabez Robinson

gorilapsy — 2007-03-26 01:03:36Z

I have Tabitha Robinson listed as wife of Ebenezer Dimick who was born about 1730 in Falmouth, MA. They married january 6, 1757 in Falmouth. Their children, all born in Falmouth, were Chloe, Elizabeth, Jabez Robinson and Elvin.

The Robinsons were interwoven with the Dimicks from the time of Elder Thomas Dimick and Isaac Robinson in Falmouth 1647 to the late 1800's in Bridgewater, Vermont. The connections were recorded by my uncle is his history of the Dimick's. I have a searchable pdf file copy of his document which shoews 113 references to Robinson. I could share with you if this would help with your search. Contact me at gorilapsy@gmail.com to request a copy.

Regards
Jason Newton

Dimmock genealogy UK

jdhorton1 — 2007-02-06 22:55:56Z

We are currently researching our family histories which include studies on the ancestry of our 16 great grandparents. One of the families studied was Dimmock. We have just put our findings onto the following website: http://hortonpallister.awardspace.com
Just thought we’d let fellow Dimmock researchers know in case it can help fill any gaps in your research… or vice versa!

Re: my Dimmock relatives

JudyMeredith99 — 2007-02-01 03:04:13Z

Yes, thanks. I knew there was a Charles Dimmock in Virginia, and thot he was a son of Charles (b:1756), so this confirms it.

Judy Meredith

Re: my Dimmock relatives

gorilapsy — 2007-02-01 02:31:09Z

I have listed under Thomas Dimick (b. Mar 16, 1727) a listing for "Charles, b. 10 dec. 1756. He was a master ships carpenter; ch(ildren) included (a) the late John L. Dimock of Boston; (b) Col. Charles Dimmock of Richmond, VA."

There is no additional information on either Charles.

Hope this helps.

Re: my Dimmock relatives

JudyMeredith99 — 2007-01-31 03:04:18Z

How interesting. Thank you! I still haven't made a connection between my Charles Wellington DIMMOCK and Charles DIMMOCK, b: 1756. Namely, I don't know which of the first Charles' sons was C.W.'s father. Any information on that?

Re: my Dimmock relatives

gorilapsy — 2007-01-31 02:03:13Z

You have a Mayflower connection!

Thomas Dimick (b. Mar 16, 1727, Barnstable, MA, d. Sep 19, 1806 in Barnstable) married Elizabeth Bacon of Barnstable on Oct 6, 1755. They had 3 children:

Charles (b. Dec 10, 1756)
Hannah (b Jul 21, 1758)
John (b June 16, 1764)

Thomas Dimick was descended from Elder Thomas Dimick of Barnstable, MA, Shubael Dimick, Thomas Dimick, and Edward Dimick (Thomas' father. Elder Thomas is descended from the Dymock line of Scrivelsby, England who included the King's Champion. The Dimick line can be traced back through the Marmion's to William the Conqueror and Robert Marmion, King's Champion to WTC. I have been able to get back to 1006 in Normandy.

Elizabeth Bacon of Barnstable was daughter of John Bacon who descended from John Howland (Mayflower Immigrant) by Desire Howland, Desire Gorham and Mary Hawes (John Bacon's mother). Here is your Mayflower connection!

Re: my Dimmock relatives

JudyMeredith99 — 2006-12-05 00:19:09Z

Thanks, Buddy!
It looks as if John Lewis is a possible candidate. He'd have been 22 when my Charles Wellington was born (25 Mar. 1818). Interesting as to how "Jackson" came into the family. I was wondering about that, too.
Do you have any more info on John Lewis? I read somewhere that he moved to Boston and there was a thimble maker there by that name. (I have a thimble with "Mary J. Dimmock" engraved on it.)

Re: my Dimmock relatives

JudyMeredith99 — 2006-12-05 00:19:09Z

Thanks, Buddy!
I've seen the Phinney book. I wondered about Elijah's brother, too. Elijah's son joined him in the business, as did my C.W. I think he also had a partner named James Stone at one point. I need to dig around in old Alton newspapers somemore, I guess. I've found any number of newspaper ads for Dimmock Boot and Shoe Co. I'll persue the leads you provided.

Judy Meredith

General Charles Dimmock

ElizabethMcculley809 — 2006-12-04 19:41:18Z

Can anyone tell me more about Charles Dimmock b 5 Aug 1800 married 3 June 1828 in Easton, Talbot, Md to Henrietta Maria (Johnson) Frazier. I have found it reported that he was a Col of Richmond, VA. Also that he graduated from West Point and was a General. I have only two children listed for this couple. Charles Henry b 18 Nov 1831 and William Courtney b 16 June 1845 in Eastern Shore of Maryland. There may have been others.

Charles was the son of Charles Dimick and Deborah Lewis

Thomas Dimmock