John Hixson Dye, Sr.

1785 - 1826  (41 years)

• Name	John Hixson Dye  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	1785	Prince William Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	From the Dye listserv/David H. Dye: John Hixson Dye, Sr. (b. 1785, Fairfax Co., VA, d. 26 Sept. 1826, Johnson Cem. Prince William Co., VA, m. 16 Feb. 1812) and Ann "Nancy" Hixson Johnson (b. 1797, d. 21 Sept. 1861, Prince William Co, VA) (her parents were Rutland "Rutt" Johnson and Lydia Hixson). John served in the War of 1812. His "war chest" was destroyed when the house burned in Feb. 1823. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Virginia Militia, 16th Regiment, 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, on Dec. 13, 1816. He ultimately became a Lt. Col. of the 60th Regiment. In ancestry's database of War of 1812 service records, A "John H. Dye" appears as an Ensign in the 5th Virginia Militia Regiment; as an Ensign in the 57th Virginia Militia Regiment; and as a Captain in the 60th Virginia Militia Regiment (Minor's).
  Religion	Baptist
  Died	26 Sep 1826	Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Buried	Clover Hill Farm Cemetery, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   [3, 4]
  	http:/​/​www​.findagrave​.com/​cgi-bin/​fg​.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17497582
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Sarah Dye           b. Abt 1779
  2. Lydia Dye           b. Abt 1780, Prince William Co., Virginia
  3. James Morton Dye, Sr.           b. 17 Mar 1782, Alexandria, Virginia           d. 25 Mar 1827, Monroe Co., Ohio
  4. Daniel Dye           b. 1788           d. Abt 1832, Fairfax Co., Virginia
  Notes	He apparently owned a mill, Dye's Union Mill, at Pope's Head Run, Fairfax City, VA. He and Nancy were ‘old school Baptist.'"
  Person ID	I9298	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	John "Hickory" Dye           b. 1749, Middlesex Co., New Jersey           d. Apr 1798, Prince William Co., Virginia  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary Hixson           b. Abt 1752           d. Mar 1832  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1774
  Family ID	F6592	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ann "Nancy" Hixson Johnson           b. 1796           d. 21 Sep 1861  (Age 65 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1812
  Children	1. Albert Johnson Dye           b. 24 May 1813, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 1876  (Age 62 years) + 2. Henry Clay Dye           b. 24 Jan 1815, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 8 Sep 1873, Sulphur Rock, White River Twp., Independence Co., Arkansas  (Age 58 years) + 3. Huldah Ann Dye           b. 30 Aug 1816, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 9 May 1893, Prince William Co., Virginia  (Age 76 years) 4. Mary Elizabeth Dye           b. 2 Apr 1818, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. Aug 1902, Prince William Co., Virginia  (Age 84 years) + 5. Emily Dye           b. 20 Aug 1820, Union Mills, Fairfax Co., Virginia           d. 22 May 1891, Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas  (Age 70 years)   6. Johnson Dye           b. Abt 1 Feb 1823, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 10 Feb 1823, Prince William Co., Virginia   7. Virginia Dye           b. Abt 19 Dec 1823, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 27 Sep 1826, Prince William Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 2 years)   8. John Hixson Dye, Jr.           b. Abt 25 Feb 1826, Prince William Co., Virginia           d. 8 Jan 1831, Prince William Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 4 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F5671	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 1785 - Prince William Co., Virginia  Died - 26 Sep 1826 - Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia  Buried - - Clover Hill Farm Cemetery, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "John Hixson Dye, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?tng_extras=1&personID=I9298&tree=1sttree (accessed September 25, 2020).