Jonathan Hickman (1747 - abt. 1847)

Born 22 Feb 1747 in At Sea

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Snook) Hickman — married about 1776 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died about 31 May 1847 at about age 100 in Grand Bank, Burin, Newfoundland

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Biography

Jonathan Hickman (1747-1847) was a fisherman and pilot. He was born on board a ship on the Atlantic Ocean. (Born pre-maturly on passage from England to Halifax) In 1747 Hickman's parents left England for North America. His father was killed when he fell into the hold of the ship during the voyage and the pregnant mother went into premature labour. The child, named Jonathan, was very frail and at one point was thought to have died. Preparations were made for a burial at sea, but the mother detected a slight movement in the child and stopped the burial in time. Jonathan was kept wrapped in cotton bunting for the remainder of the voyage. The ship docked at Halifax, and the family lived there for a short time until the mother secured a position as housekeeper for a British Army officer stationed at the British garrison on St. Pierre. The family left St. Pierre shortly after the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which ceded that island to France, and settled at Grand Bank.

In 1765 Hickman is reported to have served as a pilot with Captain James Cook during the time he spent surveying the south coast of Newfoundland. He is also reputed to have been Cook's pilot in the Trinity Bay area; the town of Hickman's Harbour in that bay was named after him.

Hickman was one of the founders of Methodism at Grand Bank and contributed £15 to the building of the first Methodist church in the town in 1816; that was a substantial amount at that time, demonstrating his success as a planter. He died at Grand Bank in 1847 at the age of 100 years^[1][2].^[3]

Marriage and Children

From the will and church records^[4][1], we have records of:

1. Jane, died in 1862, age not given, married John Symes
2. Susannah (Susan?) (1779-1842), m. Jonathan Tibbo
3. Jonathan (1779-1882)
4. Thomas (1784-1857), Taught school at Fortune
5. Eleanor, m. Benjamin Lovell
6. James (1789-1884)
7. Wilson (1791-1846)
8. Ann?
9. Elizabeth?

Care must be taken not to confuse children of Jonathan with those of his brother, John. Jonathan married Ann Snook, daughter of Morgan Snook and Ann Woolridge; John married her sister Eleanor.

Will

Will of Jonathan Hickman^[4].

In the name of God Amen. I, Jonathan Hickman Planter of Grand Bank Fortune Bay Newfoundland revoking all others appoint this to be my last will and Testament I give to each of my sons Thomas, James, Wilson, and Jonathan the Sum of Two hundred and ten Pounds Sterling and to each of my daughters Ann, Elizabeth Eleanor and Jane the sum of one hundred and ninety pounds sterling. I leave to my son James the Pew in the Church at Grand Bank, the beach and all my goods and chattels. I appoint James Hickman and Robert Rose (both of Grand Bank) to be executors of this my last will and testament.

Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of May 1842- Jonathan Hickman his mark (LS)

Signed sealed and delivered by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us. Jabez Ingham. William Marshall.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site Methodist Church records of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, A.F. Buffett, Sept.1964. Transcription by Annie Oliver, Daniel Smith, 2002. Accessed 2018.
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1994 volume 2 (Extract: letter Hac-Hoy). Entry for Jonathan Hickman, p. 937. Memorial University of Newfoundland Website. Accessed 2018.
3. ↑ Jonathon Hickman in the Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890. Patriot and Terra Nova Herald 1833-1890; Public Ledger 1820-1882 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers, 1810–1890. CD-ROM. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada: Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site, A Collection of Newfoundland Wills (H) Jonathan Hickman, "Registry of Wills 1846," pages 135 & 136 probate year 1848. Judy Benson and Ivy F. Benoit, 2002. Accessed 2018.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2020), memorial page for Jonathan Hickman (22 Feb 1747–18 May 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #204068229, citing Frazer Park Cemetery, Grand Bank, Burin Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by Ian Munn (contributor 49939224).
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