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Dickson family (Greenbrier County, W. Va.)

 Family

Biographical Note

The Dicksons were pioneer settlers of Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Joseph Dickson (1749-1822) settled in what is now Greenbrier County, West Virginia, from Ireland by way of Pennsylvania in the 1770s. He received land grants originally from the King's land office in 1769, and later from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1785, 1789, and 1795 for property on Howard's Creek. His son, Robert Dickson (1795-1869?), inherited the land and built Locust Hill in 1833, now called Mountain Home. Robert Renick Dickson (1827-1888) and Henry Frazier Dickson (1841-1909), Robert Dickson's sons, inherited the land and in turn left it to their heirs. The Dicksons turned Mountain Home near White Sulphur Springs into a resort in the 1800s and early 1900s. The property and home were owned by the family until they were sold in 1968.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dickson Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-094
Scope and Contents The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the family represented. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several sale documents for enslaved people from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Much of the land and goods, and many of the enslaved people were exchanged with neighbors and others in the area. Most of Joseph Dickson's documents are...
Dates: 1769 - 1924
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Dickson Family Papers,

Dickson Family Papers, 1869-1924 (Ms1988-094)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988-094
Dates: 1869 - 1924
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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