In a message dated 6/8/06 10:58:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My tenth Great Grandfather, Ambrose Dixon, arrived in the colony Yes Lord Baltimore was a Catholic. He probably just wanted to
increase his tax base because several Quakers went with Ambrose on the same
deal.< I think there might have been a little more to his leaving than just
religious discrimination. Ambrose seemed to be a character. He first showed up
in James City in 1640 in a court case. He was suing his employer for back wages
owed him and won his case. In fact the judge ordered all of the other
employees be paid like wise. He and some other settlers also started a war
with the pohitan Indians causing trouble not only with the Indians
but upsetting the other settlers as well. Some Quaker, LOL! He and the
others were thrown in jail while things were settled with the Indians. On his
release he had to sign allegiance to Cromwell. He also resisted paying taxes
which he believed were supporting the Episcopalian church and subsequently his
house was marked with a big red slash painted across his front door. This
was the straw that broke the camel's back. At this point I think he and other
Quakers must have petitioned Lord Baltimore to be able to move to Maryland for
more religious freedom. Lord Baltimore was very accommodating to them. Ambrose
was given 3 to 4 hundred acres referred to in tax records as
Dixon's Choice.
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