Thomas Hicks (1725 - 1797)

Born 30 Mar 1725 in Bath, Colony of Virginia

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Died 2 Apr 1797 at age 72 in Greensville, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1725. Thomas Hicks was the son of Daniel Hicks and Edith Fonville . Captain Thomas had siblings Mary, Daniel and Benjamin, who were all under guardianship of their uncle George in 1740. ^[1]

His father left him property in his will. ... 500 acres whereon Daniel Hicks, late of Brunswick County, at the time of his death did dwell and by his Last Will and Testament dated December 17, 1734, the said Daniel Hicks devised the land to Thomas Hicks. Witnesses were John Walls, Jr., George Hicks, James Hicks, Jr., John Irby, Jr., Henry Beddingfield and Francis Price. Acknowledged in Court on February 6, 1745. ^[2]

His Uncle Charles left him land, which he sold. Indenture made the 4th day of January, 1745, between Thomas Hicks , nephew and heir at law of Charles Hix Charles Hicks, late of Brunswick County, deceased, and James Hix and John Davis, Jr., for 10 pounds, conveying 261 acres on South side of Hall's Branch, granted to John Bishop by Letters of Patent bearing date March 15, 1741, and conveyed to the said Charles Hix, who died without issue and intestate. Witnesses were Walter Campbell, Robert Campbell, John Burch and Moses Dunkley. Acknowledged in Court on February 6, 1745.^[3] Captain Thomas married Elizabeth Williams.

Stepfather's will and probate Name Abraham Kibble Location Onslow County Will Date 6 Dec 1750 Probate Date 2 Apr 1757 Will: Son: James. Daughter: Luse. Stepsons: Thomas and Daniel Hix. Son-in-law and Executor: Joseph Williams. Wife and Executrix: Edith. Witnesses: Thos. Jenkins, Joseph Loyd, William Loyd. Codicil provides for education of son "as far as the rule of three." Witnesses: Thos. Jenkin, Joseph Loyd, William Loyd. ^[4]

He passed away in 1797.

Research Notes

The following information was posted by Hicks researcher Jane Peyrouse on November 29, 2004:^[5]

"This Daniel [who died in 1857^[6]] is a descendant of Capt. Robert's son Daniel (1693-1735) by his son Thomas who married Elizabeth Williams.

"When Daniel (d. 1735) his wife Edith (probably Fonville) took her children to Duplin County, NC, where she remarried. Thomas married Elizabeth in Carteret County, NC, in 1754. My ancestor George, a son of Capt. Robert by his second wife Frances left Brunswick County, VA, about 1740 and went to Craven County, SC. You may have noticed that the Daniel who died in 1857 fought in South Carolina during the Revolution under friends and associates of Col. George Hicks, son of the above George. To go into this story in the detail it demands takes some 30 or 40 pages of documented narration."

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1. ↑ Court for April 3, 1740. George Hix is appointed guardian to Thomas Hix, Mary Hix, Daniel Hix and Benjamin Hix, Orphants (sp) of Daniel Hix, dec'd. George Hix together with John Chapman came into Court and presented and acknowledged a bond of Six hundred pounds Cort. Money for the well and truly paying to Thomas Hix, Mary Hix, Daniel Hix, & Benjamin Hix Orphants of Daniel Hix Decd. all Such Estates or Estates as now is or hereafter shall appear to be due to the said Orphants which is ordered to be recorded. On the attachment Obtained by John Wall gent against the Estate of Edith Hix for Sevan pounds 14 sh and 3 pence half penny Curt. money due by the ballance of an Account the said Attachment being returned Executed on all the Corns and Tobacco and all other whatsoever of the Estate of the said Edith Hix the said Wall thereupon came into Court and proved the aforesaid ballance of Accounts to be Justly due to him from the said Edith Hix Judgment is therefor granted him for the Same. . . said Hix is ordered to pay together with his costs by him about his Suit in this behalf. Expended Als Exa and its further ordered that the aforesaid Goods Attached be sold according to Law. Order Book 1, page 302, Brunswick County, Virginia
2. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/teeter/724/
3. ↑ Deed Book 3, page 146. Abstractions by Carol A. Morrison posted as "MISC. DEED ABSTRACTS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA (DEED BOOKS 1-5)" - http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/brunswick/deeds/deedbrns.txt - accessed 6 March 2021.
4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4197&h=1272&tid=&pid=&queryId=9f5027a95e5ecf6c04e0c4d7f7f17a9a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vbh1&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hicks/9037/
6. ↑ Not really sure who she was referring to, but I think that is who she was referring to. I added links to others named in the quoted material to try to clarify. ~ Noland-165 Probably...
   • Daniel who was 94 in 1855, applying for bounty land - see application, which would have his birth c1760. He said he enlisted about 1778 in "South Carolina, he volunteered under Captain Thomas Ellerbee, whose company formed a part of the Regiment commanded by Colonel George Hicks,.... In 1780, the British having driven the Whigs on [paper torn, text missing] from that part of South Carolina, his father returned [paper torn text missing] from where he had emigrated, this declarant also followed his father to Virginia, and found him at Hicks Ford in the County of Brunswick,...." Early in the application, he says he does not have a record of his birth, "the Tories having burnt his father's house".
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