4.02 Dimick Family

The Dimick family descended from Elder Thomas Dimick of Barnstable, Massachusetts and his only surviving son, Shubael Dimick of Barnstable and, later, Mansfield, Connecticut. Robert S. Newton compiled his extensive research on the Dimick family and relationships with the Newton family. These are available (see links at bottom of page) as resources for family research.

Descendants of Shubael Dimick and his wife, Joanna Bursely Dimick, settled in Mansfield, Connecticut and surrounding towns. A number of Dimick descendents were early settlers in the towns of Ashford and Tolland along the route of the Old Connecticut Path. The children from these large families resettled in Vermont, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Dimick descendants can find connections with their early American ancestors in Barnstable, Massachusetts and the area of Mansfield, Connecticut.

BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS

THOMAS DIMICK, wife and family, embarked on the vessel Hopewell, at Weymouth, England, 8 May 1635, destination "Mahachusulest Bay in New England. The family moved from Dorchester to Hingham in 1637 and Scituate in 1638 before finally settling in Barnstable in 1639. The Dimick homestead was located in the Cummaquid section of Barnstable off of RT 6A. A stone marker stands at the side of the "Old King's Highway" (RT 6A) to indicate the area near the Dimick home.More information about Elder Thomas Dimick can be found in The Dimick Family, pages 19-28.MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Shubael Dimick was born 15 September 1644 in Barnstable, MA. He was the only surviving son of Elder Thomas Dimick. Shubael married Joanna Bursely in April 1663. In 1693, Shubael and Joanna moved to Mansfield, CT with their sons Timothy and Benjamin, and daughters Joanna and Thankful. They settled in the "Pond Place" section of town that later became Mansfield Center.

In Mansfield, CT, Shubael Dimmuck was known as "Deacon". The original church covenant, signed by him, hangs upon the walls of the Congregational Church in Mansfield.

More information about Shubael and Joanna Dimick can be found in The Dimick Family, page 29.

Graves of Shubael and Joanna Dimick are found in the Old Cemetery in Mansfield Center.

Shubael Dimick (click to enlarge) Joanna Bursley Dimick (click to enlarge) Old Mansfield Cemetery map (click to enlarge)

Shubael Dimick's gravestone in Mansfield Center Cemetery reads: "Here lies ye Remains of that / pious Godly man Decn Shubael Dimmuck Husband to that / Worthy Godly Woman Mrs / Joanna Dimmuck who / after he had sarved God / & his people fell Asleep / in Jesus Ocbr 29/1732/ Aged 90 yrs & one month."

That of his wife Joanna Dimmuck reads "Here Lieth / ye body of Mrs Joanna Dim / muck ye wife / of Decon Shu / bael Dimmuck / who died May / 8 1727 aged / 84

The grave of Thomas Dimmock is listed at "I-38" on the cemetery map. No marker was found (2013), but the record describes a marker of "crude stone & lettering".

The map of gravestones found in the Old Mansfield (CT) Cemetery and list of graves can be viewed by clicking on the link Old Mansfield Cemetery

In addition to the Dimick graves, the list of graves includes a seven page roster of the families including those who were early settlers in Mansfield.

DIMICK family: Decendants of Elder Thomas Dimick

INDEX - Descendents of Elder Thomas Dimick (11 MB pdf)

THE DIMICK FAMILY: THE DYMOKES OF ENGLAND AND SOME DESCENDANTS OF ELDER THOMAS DIMICK OF BARNSTABLE, PLYMOUTH COLONY. Compiled and copyrighted 1989 by Robert S. Newton (16 MB searchable pdf)

NEWTON & DIMICK families:

INDEX - Newton & Dimick Allied Families (0.3 MB pdf)

NEWTON/DIMICK FAMILIES - ALLIED FAMILIES SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANCESTRY AND SOME DESCENDANTS of DAVID NEWTON of MILFORD, CONNECTICUT and THE DIMICK FAMILY Compiled by ROBERT S. NEWTON (1 MB searchable pdf)

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