James Degge Dishman1,2

Male, #256, (between 1766 and 1774 - 2 May 1813)

FatherSamuel Dishman Sr.3,2 b. c 1725, d. 1796
MotherMary Degges4 d. 1778

Relationship Great-grandson of Samuel Duchemin.

Name Variation  James Degge Dishman was also known as James Diggs Dishman.5 
Birth*between 1766 and 1774 He was born between 1766 and 1774 in King George County, Virginia.6,7 
(Heir) Will28 Dec 1777 He was named an heir in the will of James Degges dated 28 Dec 1777 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.8 
(Heir & Executor) Will26 Dec 1793 James Degge Dishman was named executor and an heir in the will of Samuel Dishman Sr. dated 26 Dec 1793 in King George County, Virginia.3
Tax List1800 James Degge Dishman appeared on the Tax List of 1800 in King George County, Virginia.9 
Census1800*1800 He appeared in the 1800 census in Port Conway, King George County, Virginia, as head of household.10 
Tax List*1803 He appeared on the Tax List of 1803 in King George County, Virginia.11 
Census1810*1810 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 census in King George County, Virginia. Two other family members were living in the household, but their identies are not known.12 
Will*2 Apr 1813 He made a will on 2 Apr 1813 in King George County, Virginia.13 
Death*2 May 1813 He died on 2 May 1813 in King George County, Virginia.14,15 
Probate*6 May 1813 His estate was probated on 6 May 1813 in King George County, Virginia.16,13 

Last Edited 4 Feb 2006

Citations

  1. [S13] Samuel Dishman Sr. will (16 Dec 1793), Will Book 2, page 198: father's will refers to son "James Degge Dishman" in two places, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia.
  2. [S314] The Joseph Ruffner II Papers, online http://members.cox.net/joseph-ruffner-2/index.htm, downloaded 1 Jan 2006. The papers of Joseph Ruffner II, his daughter Eliza, and his father Joseph Ruffner were passed down through the Ruffner, Haskins, Schultze, Shipler, and Myers families.. Bill of sale for slave signed by James Diggs Dishman on behalf of his father, Samuel Dishman. Hereinafter cited as Ruffner Papers.
  3. [S13] Dishman, Samuel - Will (1796) Will Book 2, page 198.
  4. [S102] James Dallas Dishman, Compiler, Dishman Family Genealogical Chart (Lynchburg, VA: Privately printed, 1993). Concerning the descendants of Samuel Dishman (Duchemin) (d 1726) and his son John Dishman (d 1739)., lists Mary (Polly) Degges as the mother of James Digges Dishman.
  5. [S13] Dishman, Samuel - Will (1796) Will Book 2, page 198. First mention in father's will is "James Diggs Dishman."
  6. [S37] William L. Deyo, Compiler, King George County Virginia 1800 Census (Colonial Beach, VA: DeJoux Publications, 1998). Transcript of a copy made by the census taker, Theodosius Hansford. The original is at the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia., entry 548, James D. Dishman household. Based on age category, birth did not occur after 1774.
  7. [S38] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, line 6, James D. Dishman household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 10 of 37, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC). Based on age category, birth did not occur prior to 1766.
  8. [S111] Augusta B. Fothergill, Compiler, Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973; reprint Richmond, VA: Appeals Press, 1925), p. 169, James Degges entry, will dated 28 Dec 1777, proved 27 Feb 1778.
  9. [S187] John Frederick Dorman, "King George County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List", The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 34, No. 2 (April-June 1990): p. 91, lists 2 white male tithables, 1 horse, 4 slaves over sixteen, and a retail license.
  10. [S37] William L. Deyo, King George County 1800 Census, Entry 548.
  11. [S147] James D. Dishman entry, 1803 Personal Property Tax List, King George County, Virginia; Binns Genealogy, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm. Hereinafter cited as 1803 King George County, Virginia Tax List.
  12. [S38] 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, line 6, James D. Dishman household (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 10 of 37.
  13. [S225] James Diggs Dishman will (2 Apr 1813), Will Book 3, page 116, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia.
  14. [S31] Bernard J. Henley, Henley Marriage and Obituary Index. Online Database http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/, Library of Virginia, Obituary in The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA), May 12, 1813, page 3, column 4. "Died - On Sunday, May 2, at Mr. Francis Thornton's in King George County, Mr. James Diggs Dishman, merchant.". Hereinafter cited as Henley Database.
  15. [S104] Elizabeth Nuckols Lee, compiler, King George County Virginia, Loose Chancery Papers, Volume 1: 1811-1875 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company, 1998), p. 75.
  16. [S2] Samuel Roland Dishman, Compiler, Chart Showing the Descendants of SAMUEL DISHMAN Who Was the First Dishman to Settle in America (San Francisco, CA: Privately printed, 1 Dec 1935). The chart traces the descendants of John Dishman Sr., son of Samuel Dishman. Reference is made on the chart to Supplements "A", "B", "C", and "D" which were intended to trace the descendants of Samuel's sons Peter, James, and David, and John senior's son John junior. However, these supplements were never published by S. R. Dishman.
 

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