The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

Hicks--162o.
BY rexquest the following revised edition
with much new matter, Is given for the
NS dIicks Family OF Virginia, which we are
sure will be appreciated by g large and
widespread posterity Of this ancient and
s noble family. Nj g
rhe Hicks family Of Virginia sis dc.
s#SJ sstcernlded from Sir Robert Hicks, OF
sF Gloucester England, who was made @
w baron Ii Ter Charles I. and was "a firm
defender OF that monarch IN all his
troubles. He died about 1929. His eldest
f&& sou John Hicks, came to America anu
sS settled on Long Island In 1865, and from
tas#B him are descended the Hicks family q
HI Maryland and Virginia. Il
James Hicks, a captain In the British
F#1 Army came to America ut an early
& period, being the sonBof John Ticks, son
Sf pf Robert. He Settled near the site OF tho
present cityo 4 Petersburg,I4V Va. but after
RI wards sold his property and moved t. =
place Is the Meherrin River, at n5hpo.
III powsscalled Hicksford,$ Greenesville county,
~ a.. {. He was d noted tradsr with the
II Indians. The chief tof the Niche stint
wanted the plume and chapeau nf the
Ia paptntil and said he had u dream TINT
F&s thee captain had given them to HIM.
" Captain Hicks, hearing Of this, DID give
fa him the hat and feather. IA
thress caalpptain Informed tho chief that he,
given him twenty miles Of land along
kha Meierrln River. The chief rel lied:
~ '..Tnke him, but dream no more" Il
CAPTAIN Hicks married Judith Collier!
III pf#SYork county, Va, who was born 1890
They had several children; one, sarah
~ Hicks, born 1852, married Robert Hard
way way, and had children, one Of whom,
Elizabeth Hicks rdw born TIL. mar
Med first, David Walker,Etand second,
4 iohnS Coleman. BY the first were two
r~hildren-sarah Ann Walker, who mar
fiedl Captain John ]. Taylor, of Bruins
wick; and second, Dr.s9D.&EJ Claiborne
5S BY the first werc two c~hildren--Eliza 3
sS Taylor and IT. James Taylor-the$ 5flrst
a% d * &Whom married Robert u. $Meade ana
n had tive, children-Lizzie -. Meade ana
n walker Lee Meade-the first OF whom
&nnarried CaptainHC. 7. fAllenfin 1854, from
whom we're two children-Lucy Meade
fallen and Flora Hays Allen.
Mi Several Of the SONS .of& Captain James
Hicks settled In ~Spotsylvania, where We
Mnnd lanes Hicks, Jr., George Hicks and
N Peter Ticks, who were living W IN 6, me
.ounty from 1748 to 81799. William HICKS
md sarah, his wife, were living I'M Cum-
berland county l75S they are supposed
sioS coma from Maryland, as 1t seems they
THE Golfer, Hinton. Walker and T'ay-s3
gprTJfamilies,$wit whom the HicKses mar
,ied.. have always been quite numerous
n around Petersburg, as well as otner poi
lions Of the State,,sJohn Collier and Jonn
aaCollier, Jr., Of King and queen county,,
being large &landholderss from ,1!zo, W ,nsa
s.lheir first patents were recorded. 70 .Ilf4.
#Fromsthem were the noted jurist, Henry
Watkins Collier, born in Lunef1burg
,ounty. 1901; moving to Alabama be-
saIne chief Justice from 1881 -1s4s, and
&iihen elected Governor Of the State until
ina. The Hardway family, aof whom
& 5 .Hardway married Sarah TICKS,
ls$ Of no less distinction Thomas alu
way married Jane --------. and settled nehr
where Petersburg now stands, IN Din
sIiddie county. They had seven sons
@S "A one daughter. One OF them James
HaTrtdway born no. married MILLION stan
held OF the Northern Neck, Va. in 1724.
they had several sons and daughters.
AZ Robert Hardway, waaNb born l75s: mar
fied3 Sarah Hicks, as mentioned ABOVE
&RyJthe second marriage OF their laugh
kerr!s Elizabeth Hicks Hardway. to John
coleman, there were no children, Sarah
sAnnsWalker, the granddaughter OF ROD
srtsHnrdway, was born In 108, ana dIed
lSs9gin Richmond county, Va
ELIZA stanheld Taylor, who was born
%(s32. and married 1851, the Hon. Robert
81. Meade. OF Brunswick county, was
living In 1895 at Sandy Hook" the
coleman homestead. situated about seven
miles from ELAwrenceville. Brunswlck
county, She was then In her sixty-thlrd
wine Hicks, son OF James Hicks, married
Elizabeth Hardaway. They had issue;
flames, William, Martha Ann. Lavlniif
Ind Susan, all of whom removed from Vlr-
&itinja to Tennsssee.. the two sons supse-
~ - ~oo,vtr0lt "a Niaafaatnni g#-f Ffr1FEpti
Martha Ann H1cks married, first. Her
bert Harwell, and had Issue "a Lttle-
bnIAjJ, Harwell. who died without ISSUE;
I2) Richard Sterling Harwell, died with
%Sit issue; (3) Rufus stanfeld HarweN,
who married Charlotte Leake and had is
rue. Cicero Harwell,3 Rufus 3. HarWe,l
ind Martha Harwel; az Julia Harwen.
lie without issue; 90 Amanda IarweN.
Who married Burnell b. Adams, and had
issue: ~ Thaddeus l.. Adams, who mar
lied Matte Randolph; had issue: az
Mary Elizabeth Adams, VINO married
william r. Love. and had issue. William
Edmund Love, Jrr and Martha Randolph
love; also Dorothy Adams Love; 5t2l
Martha Almed!n Adams, who married J.
Evan Reese. and had Issue. Martha Viz
Etnia Reese and Lillian Gayle Reese; 5(S)
Amanda Gayle Adams, married DR.. Car
roll Kepdrick. who died without issue;
~ John Burwell Adams. married Annie
hUlSIlt,| allI li1f1 L}ooAO $3.50 - 49,
ans, Thaddeus Adams. Julia Adeline
America Adams. who married James Full
% Mckinney. had issue Mary Mckinney,
Matte Mckinney, Annie Mckinney. Mar
,aret Mckinney. Fredon!a Mckinney,
Charles Mckinney. Thaddeus Mckinney.
James Mckinney. Robert =. Mckinney,
shy Mckinney, Bennett Mckinney, spen-
Ger Wright Mckinney. Mary Mckinney,
FAMED above. married George Meeks and
,ad issue Maggie Meeks n George
deeks.
Carrie Mckinney married - Con-
rer, Annie Mckinney married $3.50
braden. and had issue Mabel Braden and
Robert Emmett Braden. Matte McKin-
,ey marrisd ------- Wade. Robert =, Me-
Kinney married -7--, n had Issue
tennis May Mckinney, Vera Mckinney
md Robert Mckinney, <Children OF Bur-
Siell 10. Adams and his wife; Amanda,
vhp-died, were Virginia Adams. Marcus
aason Adams. Cincinnatns colpm-
Jus Adams, Herbert Lsonidas Ad-
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