Edward Hicks (1736 - abt. 1778)

Born 2 May 1736 in Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Elvina (Cornell) Wright — married 6 Jan 1758 in New York

Descendants

Died about 16 Oct 1778 at about age 42 in Minisink, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

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Edward Hicks (The Loyalist) was born in 1736, New York. He was hung as a Spy in 1778.

• Born in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
• Alternate birth: about 2 May 1739 in nearby Suffolk County, New York

Edward married Elizabeth Elvina Cornell in 1758 at the age of 22 in New York. Elizabeth is the daughter of Samuel Mott Cornell and Hannah Cornwall.

He lived in Albany, New York; Pownal Bennington County Vermont; and Sugar Run, Bradford County Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Edward was a Revolutionary Soldier with Butler's Rangers. Edward was captured along with his son, Edward, who were both sentenced to death. Edward Senior was hung as a spy in 1778 in Minisink, New York, his body was not recovered. His son escaped jail.^[1]

Children of Edward and Elvina:

1. 1759 Benjamin Hicks was born in Long Island, NY, died in 1835 in Marysburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.
2. 1760 Edward (The Spy) Hicks was born in Albany, NY, died in 1832 in Marysburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada.
3. 1762 Mary Hicks was born in Albany, New York, died in 1804 in Athens, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
4. 1765 David Hicks was born in Albany New York.
5. 1767 Joseph Hicks was born in Albany, NY, and died in 1815 in Marysburgh, Prince Edwards, Ontario, Canada.
6. 1769 Daniel Hicks was born in Albany, NY. and died in 1821 in Hallowell, Ontario, Canada.
7. 1771 Elizabeth Hicks was born in Albany, NY. her death was in 1807.
8. 1774 Joshua Hicks was born in Sugar Run, Bradford Cty, PA., died in 1838 in Marysburgh, Prince Edwards, Ontario, Canada.

AKA "Edward the Loyalist" Regardless of the ancestry question, Edward Hicks who married Elvina was presumably born in Long Island, perhaps moved to Dutchess County, New York, then Vermont briefly, but finally to an area along Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, where he became a man of considerable property by 1776. By then he had four sons, and they all were sympathetic to the British cause. This Edward reputedly died in 1779 in Minisink, NY (I think one version claims he was hung as a traitor) but his widow and sons escaped to Canada. Details of his death cannot be proved conclusively, this Edward was later officially recognized as a U.E. Loyalist, so his widow and children were compensated for their losses with extensive land grants in Marysburgh, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, thus originating an extensive Ontario Hicks line. (Joan Hicks - Nov 1999)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121519856/edward-hicks : accessed 07 February 2022), memorial page for Edward “The Loyalist” Hicks (2 May 1736–1778), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121519856, ; Maintained by Marilyn Decker (contributor 48722209) Burial Details Unknown.