The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20

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The Hicks family OF Virginia arc be-
lieyed to havo descended from Sir Rob-
crt Hicks, who was made Baron under
Charles /, for Gloucester county He died
1920 One OF his descendants, John Hicks,
came to America, ard settled on LOng
island 1865. From him descended the
Hicks Of Maryland and Virginia.
What year James Hicks. who was
captain in tho British army, came to
Virginia, ss not known. lie lived at first
on the present site Of Petersburg. When
drinking at an orgy with the Bolllngs,
and other High Rollers OF that day,
tain 4 Hicks got sober he FOUND
his cue had been cut Il Oft. This
so Inundated him that he sold
all OF his property and 81 moved to
Mehcrrin River at a spot now called
Hicksford in Greensville county, Va. He
was q noted trader with the Indians.
The chief Of the Nrehcrrins wanted the
plume and chapeau Of the captain, and
said he had a dream that tho captain had
given them to him.. Captain Hicks hear
Ing this did give him the hat and feath-l
err Afterwards the captain Informed
the chief that he too had had a dream,
that the great chief 1 had given MIN y
twenty miles OF land adong the Meherrin
River The chief replied, Take him, but
dream. no nore.'5s
Captain Hicks married Judith Collier,
OF York county. Va. who was born 1870.
They had several children; one, Sarah
Hicks, born 1862, married Robert Hard!
way, and had children, one OF whom,
Elizabeth Hicks Hardwny born l7oi, mar
ried, first, David Walker and second,
John Coleman. BY the first were two
children. Sarah Ann Walker, who mar
ried Captain John j. Taylor, Of Bruins
wick; anA second, DR.. D. Clatborne.i
By the first were two children, Eliza S.
Taylor and T. James Taylor: the first
OF whom married Robert E. Meade and
had two children, Lizzie T. Meade anu
Walker Leo Meade the first of whom
married Captain c. r.. Allen in 1884, from
whom were two children. Lucy Meade
! Allen, and Flora Hays Allen.
Several OF the sons OF Captain James
Hicks settled In Spotsylvania, Where we
find James Hicks, Jr., George Hicks ana
Peter Hicks, who were living IN the
county from 174s to 1899. William Hicks
and sarah, his wife, were living in Cum
berland county, 175s: they are supposed
to come from Maryland, as 1t seems they
had left property there.
The Collier Hinton. Walker and Tay-
ior families. with whom the f1ickes mar
rfed. have always been quite numerous
around Petersburg as well as other por-s
| tlons Of the State. John Collier and John-
Collier, Jr., OF King and Queen county,
being large landholders from 1876. when
their first patents were recorded TO l7 q,
From them was the noted jurist. Henry
watkins Collier. born In Luneuburg
county. 1901. moving to Alabama, be-
came chief justice from 18S7-1849 and
them elected Governor Of the State until
| 1s53. The FIardway family, OF whom,
Robert IIardway married Sarah Hicks.
| is OF no less distinction. The following
concerning them is taken from Colonel
| Robert A. Hardway, professor IN the
University Of Alabama:
A boy in green velvet, trimmed with
gold. was brought In a ship to Phlladel-
mia. owned by Quaker named Thomas,
Who adopted him. He was named Thorn
MS Hard a-way. for he was cast hard
and far way from home. Thomas
Hnrdawny married Jane ----, aid set;
|tlsd near where Petersburg was stands.
| II DInwIddie county They had soven
sons and one daughter; ono OF them,
James Hardway. born ITO, married NIL
| lion Stanfield of tho Northern Neck,
| Va. In 1894, They had several sons ana
daughters.
Robert Hardway was born l75s. mar
rlcd Sarah Hicks. MS mentioned above,
BY the second marriage OF their, daqGh-5
ter Elizabeth Hicks HardWay, to John
Coleman, there were no children. Sarah
Ann Walker, the granddaughter OF Rob-
crt TInrdway, was born In 1908 and died
| in 1880 In Richmond county,!Va,
Eliza Stanfeld Taylor who was born
1s3o and married 1859 the Hon, Robert p,
Meade, OF Brunswick county, was llving
in 1895 at Sandy Hook. the Coleman
homestead. situated about seven miles
from Lawrencoville, BrunsWloK county
she<was then In her slxty-thlrd year
The arms as given by Burke for the
Hicks family are thus described:
Arms--Gules, a Jesse wavy between
three fleurs de lis. orr
crest-A bucks head, coupcd at the
neck. or Korged with q wreath OF iaurel
or roses, ppr,
Motto; Tout enbon heure.
Louisa County.
In looking over tho accounts OF some
or tho early settlers OF Louisa county
from 100 to 1900, wo gather many lacls
and items of interest concerning the men
of that day. They showlth vast amount
of business done and tho system under
which large plantat'ons were cohauetea,
h,,inplrr 10 view the fact that they lived
in Ms prosperous an age as VIC do In this
twentieth century; certainly With more
contentment than we In the mad rush
for the almighty dollar
Richard Anderson, Of Richmond, who
was 4 brother of William Anderson and
Company, merchants In London, shipped
In 1891, for Thomas Mer!wether OF Louisa
county, four hogsheads of tobacco and
three hogsheads for the Rev William
Douglas which were CONSIGNED 20 Lon
DON as per bill OF ladng per ship
6Major," from York River Captain Will
salary that makes my life in San Fran