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Hicks Family


William Hicks
The earliest known of Ed's Hicks family is William Hicks who was born in 1755 in Virginia. While living in Virginia, he married Mary Swango (She was listed as a Swanger in William's pension papers, but she was no doubt a Swango.) on 2 January 1784. William Hicks died 19 Dec 1822 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Mary was born ca. 1763/65 and died 24 Aug 1847 in Jessamine County, Kentucky. No cemetery record for Mary or William was found in Jessamine County, Kentucky. William Hicks is listed on the 1810 census of Garrard County, Kentucky. William Hicks was not listed on the first census of Kentucky.  William fought in the Revolutionary War.  For more on William, click on William Hicks above.


A copy of some of William's Revolutionary War records are below.  Click on them to see a larger version.

William Hicks, Jr.
William Hicks, Jr., son of William and Mary Swango Hicks, married Rebecca Alcorn.  William, Jr. and Rebecca owned two and one-half acres of land in Jessamine Co., KY and this is where his mother had lived. William, Jr. and Rebecca lived in Fayette, Gallatin, Jessamine and Harrison Counties, KY. William, Jr. served in the War of 1812 from August 1812 until November 1813, under the name William Hix. He served in the Captain Wyatt's Company of the Kentucky Militia as a private.


Below is the marriage bond for William and Rebecca.  Click on it for a larger version.

Rice Hicks
Rice Hicks was the son of William and Rebecca Alcorn Hicks.  Rice married Harriett Ann Swango on April 06, 1859, in Gallatin Co., KY,  Harriet was the daughter of Henry and Nancy Bruce Swango.   Many reseachers have Harriet incorrectly listed as the daughter of Henry's brother Levi.  The mistake is understandable since Levi had a daughter also named Harriet Ann who was about the same age.  The Harriet Swango who was the daughter of Levi Swango, married Frank Graham and died young.


Below is a copy of the marriage record for Rice and Harriet.  Click on it for a larger version.

James Hicks
James Hicks was the son of Rice Hicks and Harriet Ann Swango.  He married Lucy Gay Tingle, daughter of James Tingle and Elizabeth Ann Jones.  James and Lucy had nine children, including Ed's grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Hicks.