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Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks 1650–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Jacobstown, Devon, England

Death Date: 7 Feb 1739

Death Location: Brunswick County Virginia Colony

Father: William Hicks\Hix

Mother: Catherine Hicks

Spouse(s): Esther Hicks

Children(s): Martha Beddingfield

Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was born in 1650 in Jacobstown, Devon, England, the child of William Hicks Hix And Catherine Greene Hicks. Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks married Esther Frances Luten Hicks, and had children including Martha Hicks Beddingfield. Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks passed away in 1739 in Brunswick County Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was born in 1650 in Jacobstown, Devon, England, the child of William Hicks Hix And Catherine Greene Hicks.
  • Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks married Esther Frances Luten Hicks, and had children including Martha Hicks Beddingfield.
  • Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks passed away in 1739 in Brunswick County Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hicks\Hix
1645–1698
Birth Location: Jacobstown, Devon, England
WH
Catherine Hicks
1648–1675
Birth Location: Pyworthy, Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Esther Hicks
1673–1744
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Beddingfield
1712–1743
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
MB

Captain Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Captain Hicks
1650–1739
Birth Place: Jacobstown, Devon, England
Parents
William Hicks\Hix
1645–1698
Jacobstown, Devon, England
Catherine (GREENE) Hicks
1648–1675
Pyworthy, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Greene
1620–1657
Saint Enoder, Cornwall, England
Anna (Ann Pilkington) Greene
1630–1650
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Greene
1600–1638
Ambrose Pilkington
–1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Greene
1570–1624

Captain Hicks's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Robert "Indian Trader") Hicks (1650–7 Feb 1739) m. Esther (Frances Luten) Hicks (1673–7 May 1744)
  1. 1. Martha (Hicks) Beddingfield 1712–1743 m. John Bedingfield 1706–1747
    1. 1. John Beddingfield 1738–1788
      1. 1. George (H) Bedingfield 1777–1859 m. Pamira Panino 1780–1818
        1. 1. Charles (Columbus) Beddingfield 1805–1880 m. Mary (Jane) WOOD 1809–1900

Captain Hicks's Timeline

8 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks
None
1670
05 Apr 1670
Age 20
Birth of Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks in Jacobstown, Devon, England
Jacobstown, Devon, England
1688
1688
Age 38
Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was married in Prince George County, Virginia Colony
Prince George County, Virginia Colony
1690
Sep 1690
Age 40
Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was married in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia Colony
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia Colony
1695
May 1695
Age 45
Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was married in Chowan County, North Carolina Colony
Chowan County, North Carolina Colony
1701
18 May 1701
Age 51
Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks was married in Henrico, Virginia
Henrico, Virginia
1739
06 Mar 1739
Age 89
Death of Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks in Rockyhock, Chowan County, North Carolina Colony
Rockyhock, Chowan County, North Carolina Colony
1739
7 Feb 1739
Age 89
Death of Captain Robert "Indian Trader" Hicks in Brunswick County Virginia Colony
Brunswick County Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1670
    Event Place: Jacobstown, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Prince George County, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1690
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1695
    Event Place: Chowan County, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 May 1701
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North, Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1739
    Event Place: Rockyhock, Chowan County, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1739
    Event Place: Brunswick County Virginia Colony
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