---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote :
My tenth Great Grandfather , Ambrose Dixon, was born in London in 1623. He migrated to James Virginia about 1640. He came over as a ship's carpenter.He was a Quaker, living in a predominately Presbyterian community. He and a few other Quakers felt discriminated against for their faith and petitioned Lord Baltimore to move to Maryland where they were welcomed and granted land. I guess you could say he was *in* on the beginnings of the Quaker Sect and one of the first in the colonies. It is wonderful that you know this much about your ancestor(s). It is a fascinating history and having Quakers in your background makes me forgive you your current political leanings (smile). From: "yifuxero@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:41 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM, Quietism, & the Quakers George Fox, 1624 - 1691: http://tinyurl.com/gph5ra9 http://tinyurl.com/gph5ra9 :