Joel Dickinson was another brother of my ancestor, David Dickinson and a son of Daniel Dickinson. Joel left a will dated December 19, 1792 in Wayne County, North Carolina, naming 15 enslaved people.
To wife Mary: negro man Ben, negro women Esther and Sare (Sarey or Sarah)
To son Isaac: three negroes, Banner, Lige and Diner (Dinah)
To son Matthew: three negroes, Simon, Lasse (?), Sealea (Sealy or Celia)
To daughter Martha, three negroes, Jinne (Jenny), Moses, and Jim
To daughter Charity, three negroes, Suke (Sukey), Febery (Phoebe) and Bob
A Long Way to Tennessee 