William Randolph Hicks (abt. 1745 - 1812)

Born about 1745 in Goochland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Hicks — married about 11 May 1778 in Goochland County, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1812 at about age 67 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William Hicks performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Randolph Hicks' date of birth is unknown. DAR records show him born "ante 1758," ^[1] and some other unsourced genealogies show "about 1760." He was credited with supporting the American Revolution by furnishing supplies. ^[1]

William married Mary Elizabeth Harris, ^{[1] [2]} and their children mentioned in his will were:

1. Mary (Polly), m. Philemon (aka Philip) Price
2. Robert, m. Mary Hagar
3. Elizabeth, m. Henry Downs
4. Susanna (Susan), m. Isaac Williams
5. Anne, m.1. Tavner Branham, ^[3] m.2. Micajah Stone
6. Sarah, m. Daniel Jackson Williams ^[3] (brother of Susan's husband Isaac) ^[4]
7. Olivia, m.1. Amos Stout, ^[3] m.2. Newton Alexander
8. Catherine (Kittie/Kitty), m. Spencer Anderson ^[3]

Author William E. Railey shows an 1810 Census record entry in Woodford County, Kentucky for William Hicks as head of a household of nine, with 21 enslaved African Americans, ^[2] which tracks with the list of children from his will, but no 1810 Census record for him could be found in FamilySearch.org.

An unsourced William Hicks - Elizabeth Harris family tree (see photo attached to this profile) shows a date of 1780 in the center circle, presumably the year of their marriage, ^[5] but another genealogy shows a marriage date of 11 May 1778, citing Marriages of Goochland County, Virginia, 1733-1815. ^[6]

William passed away in 1812 at Woodford County. ^{[1] [7]}

Research Notes

• Based on a copy of the inventory of his estate, ^[8] William Hicks was a man of substance.
• This William may have had brothers Harris, John, and Moses. ^[9]
• Mary Elizabeth Harris is listed as daughter of Harrison Harris in Marriages of Goochland County, Virginia, 1733-1815. Witness were Moses Hicks and William Adams. Mary Hicks given consent for William Hicks. P. 21. Perhaps Mary Hicks was William Hicks's mother.
• Woodford County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates 1789-1815: Records a Harris Hicks, dated 16 May 1806 and lists wife as Caty, brothers John Hicks, William Hicks, and Moses Hicks. Seems if Harris Hicks name, perhaps this may have been a "cousins" marriage.
• There is a William Hicks noted in Genealogies of Kentucky Families, Filson Club Quarterly, as having left Rutherford County, North Carolina in Feb. 1755 with a group to explore a county by the name of "Leowvisay" with Daniel Boone, but there are no records to connect that William Hicks with this one.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Jun 2023), "Record of William Randolph Hicks", Ancestor # A055080.
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, pp. 12, 22, 30, 137. Accessed on 11 Jun 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Forks of Elkhorn Church, by Ermina Jett Darnell, copyrights 1946, 1974, Clearfield Press, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1980, pp. 64, 87, 272, 302
4. ↑ Cash David Bond's histories of Woodford County (cannot locate this source), cited in "Daniel or Issac Williams of Woodford Co" by Sumerlad, 12 Mar 2000
5. ↑ Copy of William Hicks - Elizabeth Harris circular eight-generation family tree, unattributed and undated, with names but no dates
6. ↑ Genealogy Report: Descendants of William Harris, Generation No. 4, by Dave Harris
7. ↑ Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records 1774-1989, Probate date 5 Oct 1812, Administrator & Executor Bonds 1802-1856.
8. ↑ Woodford County Historical Society records in Versailles, Kentucky.
9. ↑ Woodford County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates: 1789-1815, by Charles M. Franklin, Heritage House, 1985, entry dated 16 May 1806

See also:

• Bondsman on Marriage Bond for son Jeremiah K. Hicks, 11 Apr 1804, Rutherford County, North Carolina.