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In 1770, John Dickinson married Mary (Polly) Norris (1740-1803), who was the daughter of Isaac Norris II (1701-1766) and Sarah Logan Norris (1715-1744). Isaac Norris was a prominent Quaker and speaker of the General Assembly, and his wife Sarah was the eldest daughter of William Penn's secretary, James Logan (1674-1751).
She remarked to Mary Norris Dickinson only that she thought the Patriots had "Push'd things to an Extremity." She passed on the news to another cousin that, after decamping Philadelphia during the city's British occupation, Hannah Thomson was quite "Happy in a social society of sentiments alike, [because] 'Not one Tory suffer'd to breathe the air of Baltimore.'"
Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager. She is known for her ownership of one of the largest libraries in the American colonies, her participation in political thought of the time, and her presence in or near events of the Constitutional Convention, including ...
9 de nov. de 2017 · Mary “Polly” Norris Dickinson Birth 17 Jul 1740. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 23 Jul 1803 (aged 63) Wilmington, New ...
John Dickinson died February 14, 1808, at his home in Wilmington. President Jefferson expressed his sorrow, and both houses of Congress resolved to wear black armbands in mourning. He was buried in the cemetery of the Friends Meeting House, Wilmington. Students of this fascinating but little-known Founding Father should be aware of a wealth of ...
In 1784, Norris and Dickinson bequeathed much of their combined library and some land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to the first university founded in the new United States, originally named John and Mary's College in their honor by its founder Benjamin Rush and later renamed Dickinson College. Death. Mary Norris Dickinson died in Wilmington ...
Mary „Polly“ Norris Dickinson (* 17. Juli 1740 in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America; † 23. Juli 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware, Vereinigte Staaten) war eine frühe amerikanische Land- und Immobilienbesitzerin und -verwalterin. Sie ist für den Besitz einer der größten Bibliotheken in den amerikanischen Kolonien ...
