John Hicks was born about 1747 in Maryland. He was the son of Shadrach Hicks (1725). He was a cabinetmaker.
John married Comfort Malone daughter of John Malone about 1771 in Maryland. Comfort was born about 1755 in Maryland.
John's children probably included:
Isaac Hicks (1772),
William Hicks (1774, married Anna Milard)
Shadrack (Shade) Hicks (1775, married Elizabeth Nash),
John Hicks (1778, married Margaret (Peggy) Houk),
Abraham Hicks (1781),
Charles B. Hicks (1783, married Sarah Houk)
George M. Hicks (1789, married Mary Houk),
Sarah Hicks (1795, married John Diddle and William Stone).
They moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee about 1776.
Three of the boys, John, Charles, and George, married sisters who were their cousins and the daughters of Mary Malone and Adam Houk.
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In her father-in-law's will there is a statement, " I leave to my beloved wife Mary Hicks all the rest of my estate during her natural life."
A statement from their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son John Hicks one Negro girl Bet to him and
his heirs forever, but if the said Bet should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William and Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son [Harris?] Hicks one Negro girl Sarah to
him and his heirs forever, if the said Sarah should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William & Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I will that my Negro woman Nan, likewise my stocks of cattle, hogs,
horses, sheep, household goods and other estate after the death of my said
wife's decease be equally divided among my children Susanna Adams, Shadrack
Hicks, Meshack Hicks, Carry Clark, Mary Hicks, _____ [Daniel?] Hicks, David
Hicks, and Moses Hicks and their heirs forever, and if any of my aforesaid
children should depart this life leaving no lawful issue, his or her part so
departing to be divided the survivors and their heirs forever, but as to the
Estate that any of my children is to be accounted for as my Estate and divided
as aforesaid."
I further will that if my Negro woman Nan should have any child or
children before the death of my wife Mary Hicks, such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons, David, William and Moses Hicks and
their heirs forever.
John married Comfort Malone daughter of John Malone about 1771 in Maryland. Comfort was born about 1755 in Maryland.
John's children probably included:
Isaac Hicks (1772),
William Hicks (1774, married Anna Milard)
Shadrack (Shade) Hicks (1775, married Elizabeth Nash),
John Hicks (1778, married Margaret (Peggy) Houk),
Abraham Hicks (1781),
Charles B. Hicks (1783, married Sarah Houk)
George M. Hicks (1789, married Mary Houk),
Sarah Hicks (1795, married John Diddle and William Stone).
They moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee about 1776.
Three of the boys, John, Charles, and George, married sisters who were their cousins and the daughters of Mary Malone and Adam Houk.
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In her father-in-law's will there is a statement, " I leave to my beloved wife Mary Hicks all the rest of my estate during her natural life."
A statement from their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son John Hicks one Negro girl Bet to him and
his heirs forever, but if the said Bet should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William and Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son [Harris?] Hicks one Negro girl Sarah to
him and his heirs forever, if the said Sarah should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William & Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I will that my Negro woman Nan, likewise my stocks of cattle, hogs,
horses, sheep, household goods and other estate after the death of my said
wife's decease be equally divided among my children Susanna Adams, Shadrack
Hicks, Meshack Hicks, Carry Clark, Mary Hicks, _____ [Daniel?] Hicks, David
Hicks, and Moses Hicks and their heirs forever, and if any of my aforesaid
children should depart this life leaving no lawful issue, his or her part so
departing to be divided the survivors and their heirs forever, but as to the
Estate that any of my children is to be accounted for as my Estate and divided
as aforesaid."
I further will that if my Negro woman Nan should have any child or
children before the death of my wife Mary Hicks, such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons, David, William and Moses Hicks and
their heirs forever.
John Hicks was born about 1747 in Maryland. He was the son of Shadrach Hicks (1725). He was a cabinetmaker.
John married Comfort Malone daughter of John Malone about 1771 in Maryland. Comfort was born about 1755 in Maryland.
John's children probably included:
Isaac Hicks (1772),
William Hicks (1774, married Anna Milard)
Shadrack (Shade) Hicks (1775, married Elizabeth Nash),
John Hicks (1778, married Margaret (Peggy) Houk),
Abraham Hicks (1781),
Charles B. Hicks (1783, married Sarah Houk)
George M. Hicks (1789, married Mary Houk),
Sarah Hicks (1795, married John Diddle and William Stone).
They moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee about 1776.
Three of the boys, John, Charles, and George, married sisters who were their cousins and the daughters of Mary Malone and Adam Houk.
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In her father-in-law's will there is a statement, " I leave to my beloved wife Mary Hicks all the rest of my estate during her natural life."
A statement from their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son John Hicks one Negro girl Bet to him and
his heirs forever, but if the said Bet should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William and Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son [Harris?] Hicks one Negro girl Sarah to
him and his heirs forever, if the said Sarah should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William & Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I will that my Negro woman Nan, likewise my stocks of cattle, hogs,
horses, sheep, household goods and other estate after the death of my said
wife's decease be equally divided among my children Susanna Adams, Shadrack
Hicks, Meshack Hicks, Carry Clark, Mary Hicks, _____ [Daniel?] Hicks, David
Hicks, and Moses Hicks and their heirs forever, and if any of my aforesaid
children should depart this life leaving no lawful issue, his or her part so
departing to be divided the survivors and their heirs forever, but as to the
Estate that any of my children is to be accounted for as my Estate and divided
as aforesaid."
I further will that if my Negro woman Nan should have any child or
children before the death of my wife Mary Hicks, such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons, David, William and Moses Hicks and
their heirs forever.
John married Comfort Malone daughter of John Malone about 1771 in Maryland. Comfort was born about 1755 in Maryland.
John's children probably included:
Isaac Hicks (1772),
William Hicks (1774, married Anna Milard)
Shadrack (Shade) Hicks (1775, married Elizabeth Nash),
John Hicks (1778, married Margaret (Peggy) Houk),
Abraham Hicks (1781),
Charles B. Hicks (1783, married Sarah Houk)
George M. Hicks (1789, married Mary Houk),
Sarah Hicks (1795, married John Diddle and William Stone).
They moved to Sullivan County, Tennessee about 1776.
Three of the boys, John, Charles, and George, married sisters who were their cousins and the daughters of Mary Malone and Adam Houk.
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In her father-in-law's will there is a statement, " I leave to my beloved wife Mary Hicks all the rest of my estate during her natural life."
A statement from their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son John Hicks one Negro girl Bet to him and
his heirs forever, but if the said Bet should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William and Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I give and bequeath to my son [Harris?] Hicks one Negro girl Sarah to
him and his heirs forever, if the said Sarah should have any child or children
before the death of my said wife Mary Hicks, then such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons David, William & Moses and their heirs
forever."
A statement in their father's will, "I will that my Negro woman Nan, likewise my stocks of cattle, hogs,
horses, sheep, household goods and other estate after the death of my said
wife's decease be equally divided among my children Susanna Adams, Shadrack
Hicks, Meshack Hicks, Carry Clark, Mary Hicks, _____ [Daniel?] Hicks, David
Hicks, and Moses Hicks and their heirs forever, and if any of my aforesaid
children should depart this life leaving no lawful issue, his or her part so
departing to be divided the survivors and their heirs forever, but as to the
Estate that any of my children is to be accounted for as my Estate and divided
as aforesaid."
I further will that if my Negro woman Nan should have any child or
children before the death of my wife Mary Hicks, such increase I give to be
equally divided between my three sons, David, William and Moses Hicks and
their heirs forever.
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