George Hicks (VA-SC) Col. George- Early 1700s work page

George Hicks (VA-SC) Col. George- Early 1700s work page

[George Hicks, son of Captain Robert, who moved to SC. See also George Rives, fur trader, sailor ]

South Carolina Colonial Soldiers and Patriots
The Lords of Proprietors of Carolina
(Source: South Carolina Colonial Soldiers & Patriots, by Leonardo Andrea, Publ. 1952.
Transcribed by Sara Augerson)

Capt. George Hicks 5
Robert Hicks 5
Cornelius Hicks 4
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Letter from George Hicks to Abner Nash
Hicks, George
August 24, 1780
Volume 15, Page 63
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COLO. GEO. HICKS TO GOV. ABNER NASH.

Deep River, Ramsay's Mill, 24th August, 1780.

Sir:

Capt. Ramsay will Deliver to your order Twenty-one British Prisoners, which I have this Day delivered to him to Convey to Hillsborough. Those prisoners were part of one hundred & three that was taken in flats on the River P. D., on their Passage from the Cheraw Hill to George Town, part of which was sent to Hillsborough by Capt. Arnold, and part was so sickly that they were not able to march, and was left at Long Bluff Gaol in Cheraw District, South Carolina (which I am afraid is released). Those twenty-one is part of thirty-nine that was Intended to be sent by Capt. Tho's, but on hearing the unhappy Defeat of Genl. Gates, his Guard left him, and he gave them into the charge of Col. Jarvis; but they not being able to march so fast as his men Retreated, he was under the Necessity of leaving them on the Rout near Coles Bridge, at which place I came up with them and took them into my charge.
I am, Sir, Your Excellency's most Obedient, and most Humble Servt.,
GEO. HICKS, Colo. of the Cheraw District,
S. Carolina.


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MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES FROM THE SOUTH
CAROLINA WEEKLY GAZETTE
Compiled by Mabel L. Webber

Married.] In the Cheraws District, Mr. Malachi Murphy, to
Miss Polly Hicks, daughter of Colonel George Hicks, of the same
place.— (Wednesday, July 14, 1784.)
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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Volume 64
Miss Eleanor Josephine Godfrey.
DAR ID Number: 63807
Born in Cheraw, S. C. Descendant of Col. George Hicks, Thomas  
Powe, and Brig.-Gen. Henry William Harrington. Daughter of Samuel
Gillespie Godfrey (1839-97) and Harriet Elizabeth Powe (b. 1842),
his wife, m. 1863. Granddaughter of William Godfrey (1803-85) and
Elizabeth Pritchard (1819-42), his wife, m. 1836; Thomas Ellerbe
Powe (1800-59) and Charlotte Harriet Harrington (1809-59), his
wife, m. 1826. Gr-granddaughter of Thomas Godfrey (b. 1736) and
Nancy Hicks (b. 1741), his wife; Erasmus Powe (1768-1831) and
Esther Ellerbe (1770-1853), his wife, m. 1792; James Auld
Harrington and Eleanor Wilson, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of
George Hicks and Sarah (James) Gardner, his wife; Thomas Powe and
Rachel Allen, his 2nd wife; Henry William Harrington and  
Rosanna Auld, his wife. George Hicks (1716-93) commanded a
regiment of South Carolina militia of the Pedee section, 1780-81.
He was born and died in Virginia.
Also Nos. 13025, 47825, 60618.
Thomas Powe (1744-1811) had charge of the commissary department
at the fall of Charleston. Also No. 41052. Henry William
Harrington (1747-1809) was commissioned captain, 1775, of a
volunteer company in St. David's Parish, promoted colonel, and,
1778, was made brigadier-general, Salisbury District, N. C. He
was born in London, England; died in Richmond County, N. C.
1 Combined Match
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From Cherokee accounts, the following were known as Indian traders - time-frames not provided for most of them:
FRENCH TRADERS 1ST
Beamer, James - Cherokee trader
Beamer, Thomas – appears in South Carolina Council Chamber Journal, 1760
De Rossel, ....... – supplier of goods to Indians travelling through North Carolina
Lorimier, Luis – interpreter
Martin, ....... – missionary to Cherokees
Hix, Robert - mentioned in Colonial Records
CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKS, INDIAN TRADER

The origin of Robert Hicks, Indian trader of colonial Virginia, is not known.
He is first identifiable from the Charles City Co. land records where his
father-in-law, John Evans, gives Robert and his wife, Winifred Evans, two
tracts of land totaling 1375 acres between Appomattox River and Blackwater
Creek, one in 1690 and the other in 1694. It is believed that Robert was born
in Charles City Co., Va. In the 1650's. If this is true then the Robert Hicks
listed as one of 40 persons buying land in Charles City Co., April 8, 1654,
as a transportee of Hugh Lee from England, could very possibly be Father of
Capt. Robert and the immigrant of this very prolific family. There are , of
course, some other possibilities as a study of the immigration records will
show. (Future plans include links to these records)

Robert Hicks, nicknamed "Robin", was born circa 1650 (perhaps in Prince
George Co.?). He married 1st Winifred Evans, daughter of John and Mary Evans.
He married second, a woman named Francis, or Frances, dates unknown, and they
lived in Charles City Co., Va., near the present day city of "Hopewell". His
land extended along the Blackwater River east of the James. Nothing is
definitely known of Robert's origins at this time, other than the fact that
upon the death of one of his grandsons, in 1795, Col. George Hicks Jr., a
South Carolina newspaper mentioned George's "English Descent" in his eulogy.

Robert's very large family settled throughout southern Virginia. Land records
of this time and area indicate that a John, Thomas, and Henry Hicks were
contemporaries of Robert's and perhaps were relatives of his. Also settling
north of the James River were the Bryants, Ervins, Kings, Hills, Isbells
(Asbells), Evans, Masons, Hollemans and Williams, all of whom can be traced
through North and South Carolina wherever the Hicks family migrated.
In the 1660's and 1670's, Robert developed a lucrative commercial business
trading with the Indians throughout Western Virginia, the Carolinas and
Georgia. Some of his family married into the Cherokees in the area of
Broomstown, (northern) Georgia, by 1730. These descendents became important
leaders in the Cherokee Nation. Robert traded with all the Indians of these
states, but dealt primarily with the Cherokees and their branch nation known
as the "Catawbas".
Once, when New York trappers were captured by the Catawbas and held for
ransom, the Govenors of New York and Virginia sought Robert's help. He
dispatched his two oldest sons, Daniel and Robert Jr., to negotiate the
captives' release. Upon their successful return, they were given an award by
the Virginia House of Burgesses.

In 1714, the Virginia government built Fort Christiana on the Meherrin River
and they appointed Robert as Captain of the Fort's paid militia, known as the
"Rangers", and it's 12 indian scouts. Robert subsequently moved most of his
family into this area. Governor Spotswood gave the family exclusive trade
rights in western Virginia in return for their service. The family residence
was known as "Hicks' Ford" and was located where the present day city of
"Emporia" is found today, in Greenville Co., Va. In 1728, Capt. Robert was
appointed to the large expedition that surveyed the boundary between North
Carolina and Virginia.

Robert's success with the indians did not make all of the colonial fathers
happy. Many of them wanted this trade for their own states. South Carolina
authorities resorted to harassing him and seizing a lot of his goods. In an
effort to improve his influence in the area, Robert moved several of
relatives into South Carolina. Two sons, George and John, settled in "Old
Cheraws" and Colleton Co. Respectively, between 1707 and 1741. They were
followed by several other relatives. Captain Robert Hicks died in 1739 (his
will was proved Feb. 7, 1739).
"Capt. Henry Batte ordered to assign and swear appraisers of Estate of Timothy Rieve" (the French pronunciation of the name apparently still persisting).
The earliest records of Rives in Virginia are found in The Original Lists of Persons of Quality

Lists of the Livinge and Dead in Virginia Febr: 16th 1623.
NATHANIELL REEUE [REEVE]
JOHN REEVES
JOHN REEVES

"Capt. Henry Batte ordered to assign and swear appraisers of Estate of Timothy Rieve" (the French pronunciation of the name apparently still persisting).

I suggest now the likelihood that this Timothy "Rieve" or Rives was the emigrant ancestor and that he was identical with 206, Timothy Ryves, born 1625, son of Timothy and Mary Ryves of (Oxford (p.51), and that he was the father of George, Robert, John, and Timothy Rives, of Virginia. The William Rives living in Surry in 1684 and 1695 may well have been another son of this this Timothy. At any rate I advance the hypothesis as one for future investigators to bear carefully in mind.

The earliest records of Rives in Virginia are found in The Original Lists of Persons of Quality

Lists of the Livinge and Dead in Virginia Febr: 16th 1623.
NATHANIELL REEUE [REEVE]
JOHN REEVES
JOHN REEVES

[Regi]ster of the names of all ye Passinger wch Passed from ye Port of London for on whole yeare Endinge at Xpmas 1635.
THO: REEVE 24
JO: REEVES 19
WM REEVE 22




Prince George Co., Virginia Deeds, 1713-28, page 350

George Rives, age 59 years or thereabouts Deposeth that some time in the month of April Last while he was trading in the Province of South Carolina, he did both see and oftentimes did converse with a runaway Malatta [sic] man slave named Jack, belonging to Samuel Harwood, the younger, of Charles City County, that the said Slave came into that Province in the company of Mr. Robert Hix, and other traders, as the s'd Traders informed this Deponant that the said Malatta man slave there goes by the name of John Bunch, and would have returned home to his said master, but was forcibly detained in the Province by one Capt. How and other traders there. This Deponent further saith that he very well knows that said runaway Slave to belong to the said Harwood and for some years past did Live upon the Plantation on the Poplar Swamp under him, and further saith not. This 8th day of Sept. 1719.

George(X)Rives .

One family by one family at a time then the tie in with the Portguese Lumbee Emanual family back to the the Portguese Blacks called by the Dutch Negger ,New York Dutch for Negro. Their migrations out of New York to Maryland then arrival in North Carolina some of thier relatives the Lumbee Kitchings and their white relative family Kitchings in South West Va..
SLOWLY followups.
Ace

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Ancestor George Hicks. He was born in Brunswick, VA in 1797 and by 1820, had moved to Maury County, TN. There, he married Julia Adalaide Gannt, whose family was from Maryland and moved to Maury in 1815. George Hicks worked as a dry goods merchant, became a Methodist minister during the great revivals of that era, and moved to Leake County, Mississippi where he became a state legislator and senator. He spent his last years in Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he, his wife and most of his children died in yellow fever epidemics. His sons were Charles, David, Allen, and John. His daughters were Julia C, Martha and Cornelia. Any help with his Brunswick connections would be greatly appreciated.

I have George as the son of George[5] (James[4], George[3], Captain Robert [2], Robert the tailor [1] who bought land in 1654 in Charles City b. abt. 1634.

I have George's mother Temperance (2nd marriage) back though Hicks line as well: father was Green Hill who m. Mary Seawell d. of Lucy [4] Hicks and Benjamin Seawell to George [3] Captain Robert [2] to Robert [1]

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(20) CHILDREN OF GEORGE HICKS AND TEMPERANCE HILL.

37….Martha Hill Hicks, b. Aug. 23, 1785, d. May 2, 1809; m. ----Avent.

38….Hannah Hicks, b. July, 1788, d. March 31, 1808; m. Thomas Claiborne,
who was a brother of Dr. John Claiborne and was a member of Congress from
Tennessee, 1817-1819.

39….James Green Hicks, b. June 25, 1790.

40….John Hicks, b. Oct. 20, 1794, d. April 5, 1813.

41….George Hicks, b. June 4, 1797.

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20….Temperance Hill, b. Feb. 10, 1761, d. July 17, 1799; m. 1st, Dec. 15,
1776, John Clayton, b. Jan. 20, 1754, d. prior to May 29, 1783. (Marriage
bond, Brunswick Co., Va., dated Nov. 26, 1776, issued with consent of G.
Hill.) He was a son of George and Barbara Clayton and grandson of Samuel
and Elizabeth (Pendleton) Clayton of Virginia. The order books of the
Brunswick County court, show that John Clayton was Lieutenant, Nov. 24,
1777, and Captain, Feb. 22, 1779. She m. 2nd, May 29, 1783, George Hicks.

Capt. Robert hicks of Va., his 3rd. son was George, b.1695 d.1770, father of Lucy and James, 1728-1793. Lucy married Benjamin Seawell (Sowell)1739 and had daughters Mary and Sally. Mary + Green Hill, Jr., 1June,1773, Brunswick Co.(Va.Marriage Records). Sally + John King, Baptist Preacher. James had 9 children, one of which was George who married Temperance Hill daughter of Green Hill. Green Hill married Mary Seawell from St. Andrews Parish, Va., she b.1751, d.1827. Green Hill's will dated 1823-9-282a/c from compilation of Va. wills from W & Mary Quarterly. George and John Clayton were in militia and probably friends. Clayton family claims that John Clayton married Temperance Dec. 15, 1776. He was b.Jan. 20, 1754 and died prior to 1783 (In Revolutionary War?). Temperance was b. Feb. 10, 1761.
The microfilm roll 33 order book 13 p. 175 & 247 LDS is referenced. Some of this is from a xerox copy of page from Clayton-Reeves-Sutherland family section of Virginia families but I cannot tell which book just from this one page.

Green Hill also had a daughter Sarah who married Lewis Hicks, son of James son of Capt. Robert Hicks. Her brother probably was Henry Hill. The Sewells, Hills, Kings and Hicks moved to Kershaw/Darlington Counties between 1783-1800.I believe that I am a descendant of Lewis as follows: Son Rev. John 1786, son John G. 1827, son Lee Crudup 1882, son James Marion 1917, myself, Bruce 1946.