Born:April 1745 (1745-04), Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died:April 14, 1825(1825-04-14) (aged 79–80), Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.
Rank:Colonel during war, Brigadier General after the war
Unit:Rowan County Regiment, 1st Battalion of Volunteers, Lincoln County Regiment, North Carolina State Cavalry-Western District
Party:Federalist
Branch:North Carolina militia
Spouse:Margaret McEwen
Children:Robert Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, John Dickson, Joseph Dickson Jr., William Dickson, Margaret Dickson, Ezekiel Dickson, Isabella Dickson, James L. Dickson