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Richard Hicks 1748 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Cumberland, KY

Father: William Hicks

Mother: Flora Cole

Spouse(s): Polly Simpson, Mary Hicks

Children(s): Sarah Hix, Marvel Hix, Richard Hix, Dicy Martin, Edith Durham

According to available records, Richard Hicks was born in 1748 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Hicks and Flora Cole. Following those early years, Richard Hicks married Polly Simpson and Mary Hicks, and their family grew to include Sarah Hix, Marvel Hix, Richard Hix, Dicy Martin and Edith Durham. In the later years of life, Richard Hicks died in 1815 in Cumberland, KY.

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Parents

William Hicks
1728 –
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Flora Cole
1730 –
Birth Location: ,,Maryland,USA
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Spouses(s)

Polly Simpson
1750 – 1850
Birth Location: , Of Rutherford, NC
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Mary Hicks
Birth Location: –
MH

Children(s)

Sarah Hix
1772 – 1846
Birth Location: Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, USA
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Marvel Hix
1772 –
Birth Location: –
MH
Richard Hix
1774 –
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
RH
Dicy Martin
Birth Location: –
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Edith Durham
Birth Location: –
ED

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1748
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Abt. 1790

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1798
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Christian County, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Burksville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Burksville, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: 9; Page: 180; Image: Kym252_9-0184; FHL Roll: 0181354

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1802-1968 (Rutherford County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Rutherford, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: Cumberland, KY

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iuka, Livingston County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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