Individual Details

In 1651 Ambrose Dixon joined Edmund Scarburgh and several others in riding against the Indians in defiance of the law. A Court Order of 10 May 1651 says: "Whereas Mr Edmund Scarburgh, Mr Thomas Johnson, Mr Richard Vaughan, Captain John Dollinge, John Robinson, Toby Norton, Richard Baily, Ambrose Dixon, Richard Hill, Jenkin Price And divers others Inhabitants and free men in the Upper parte of the parish in the Countie of Northampton Did in a Hostile manner (contrary to the knowne Lawes of Virginia And the League made with the Indians) upon the 28th day of Aprill last past Rayse a partie of men to the number of fiftie persons with Armes and ammunicon And upon the aforesaid daie marched amonge the Indians with a Resolucon to take or kill the Queene of Pocamoke, shott att Indians, slashed and cut [can't read], Took Indyans prisoner, And bound one of them with a Chayne, which said Accons caused the Indyans To Invade the Countie, to the great danger of our Lives and Estate, It is therefore ordered That the Sherriff shall forthwith Arrest the Bodies of all the abovesaid parties And such other (upon inquiry) as hee shall have notice of (which went out against the indyans upon their Designe) To the Number of 50 persons and that hee keepe them in his custodie untill they enter into bonds to make their personal appearance at James Citty to answer the premisses before the Governor and Council upon th XXIth day of this Instant Moneth (att the suite of our Sovereign King)".
He immigrated into Somerset County, Maryland on 4 January 1663 from Accomack County, Virginia with wife Mary; son Thomas; daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah. On 4 January 1666 he was appointed Surveyor for Highways. 3 March 1671 was elected a delegate to Maryland Assembly but he never attended.

Death

12 Apr 1687

Annemessex, Somerset Co., Maryland

Spouse	Mary Wilson Pedington ( - )
Child	Sarah Dixon ( - )

Father	William Dixon ( - )
Mother	Katherine Berkeley ( - )