Dixon married Mary, the widow of Henry Peddington, between July 4, and October 28, 1647. It has been stated that her maiden name was Wilson. In 1651, Dixon joined Colonel
Edmund Scarburgh and others in riding against the Indians in defiance of the law. A Court Order of 10 May 1651 says: He was a
Quaker and had moved to
Somerset County, Maryland, by January 4, 1663, to escape religious
persecution. His home became the first Quaker meeting house in Maryland. On January 4, 1666, he was appointed Surveyor for Highways. He was elected on March 3, 1671, he was elected a delegate in the
Maryland Assembly representing
Annemessex, Maryland. He never attended. He died in 1687 at his
plantation, Dixon's Choice. He is the
immigrant ancestor to thousands of Americans including the
Indiana blacksmith Noah Beauchamp who murdered his neighbor in the 1840s. == References ==