Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Hicks (abt. 1759 - abt. 1833)

Born about 1759 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Randolph Hicks — married about 11 May 1778 in Goochland County, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1833 at about age 74 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth Harris was the daughter of Harrison Harris. ^{[1] [2]}

She married William Hicks on 11 May 1778 in Goochland County, Virginia ^[3] and they had children: ^[2]

1. Kittie, m. Spencer Anderson
2. Olivia, m1. Amos Stout, m2. Newton Alexander
3. Elizabeth, m. Henry Downs
4. Sarah, m. Daniel Williams
5. Robert, m. Mary Hagar
6. Ann, m1. Tavner Branham, m2. Micajah Stone
7. Susan, m. Isaac Williams
8. Mary, m. Philemon Price

Mary Elizabeth is said to have passed away in 1833, but no source for her death or burial has been found.

Research Notes

• Listed as daughter of Harrison Harris in Marriages of Goochland County, Va. 1733-1815. Witness to marriage was Moses Hicks and William Adams. Mary Hicks given consent for William Hicks. P. 21. Perhaps Mary Hicks was William Hicks' mother.
• Research is still in process.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DL-N9DM-6?cc=1875188&wc=37R1-VZ9%3A173854201%2C1561684348 : 27 March 2015), Woodford > Will records, 1789-1815, Vol. A-D > image 78 of 641; county courthouses, Kentucky.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of Woodford County, Kentucky, by William Edward Railey, Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1975, reprint of 1938 edition, Frankfort, Kentucky, pg. 137. Accessed on 04 Jun 2023.
3. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66NW-V56J : 28 June 2022), Elizabeth Harris in entry for William Hicks, 11 May 1778; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.

See also:

• Kathleen Boon Williams, Marriages of Goochland County, Virginia, 1733-1815 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1979), p. 21.
• Railey, William E. "WOODFORD COUNTY. (Fourth Instalment.)." Register of Kentucky State Historical Society 19, no. 55 (1921): pg. 52
• Copy of William Hicks - Elizabeth Harris circular eight-generation family tree, unattributed and undated, with names but no dates