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William Hicks 1725 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1725

Birth Location: Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA

Death Date: July 1799

Death Location: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Hicks

Mother: Elinor Ellison

Spouse(s): Mary Hicks

Children(s): William Hicks

The story of William Hicks Sr began in 1725 in Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA. William Hicks Sr married Mary Ann Meredith Hicks, and had children including William Hicks. William Hicks Sr passed away in 1799 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hicks Sr began in 1725 in Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA.
  • William Hicks Sr married Mary Ann Meredith Hicks, and had children including William Hicks.
  • William Hicks Sr passed away in 1799 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hicks
1678 – 1730
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
JH
Elinor Ellison
1680 – 1730
Birth Location: Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hicks
1729 – 1780
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Children(s)

William Hicks
1750 – 1824
Birth Location: Brooklyn, N Y
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William Hicks's Ancestors

Self
William Hicks
1725 – 1799
Birth Place: Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
Parents
John Hicks
1678 – 1730
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Elinor Ellison
1680 – 1730
Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hicks's Descendants

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William Hicks (28 Mar 1725 – July 1799) m. Mary (Ann Meredith) Hicks (1729 – 1780)
  1. 1. William Hicks (1750 – Abt 1824)
    1. 1. JEREMIAH (K.) HICKS (1780 – 17 Oct 1843) m. Susanna ("Sukey" Ann) Leverette (about 1785 – January 1851)
      1. 1. James (Monroe "Jimmy") Hicks (1819 – 1885) m. Margaret (Elvira) Franklin (1819 – 1870)
        1. 1. Lorenzo (Bedford) Hicks (1 August 1847 – 17 December 1892) m. Amelia (Melvina) Clancy (8 March 1853 – 19 February 1925)

William Hicks's Timeline

8 Records

1725
28 Mar 1725
Birth of William Hicks Sr in Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
1746
1746
Age 21
William Hicks Sr was married in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1750
1750
Age 25
William Hicks Sr was married in Queens, Queens, New York, United States
Queens, Queens, New York, United States
1773
29 Sep 1773
Age 48
William Hicks Sr was married in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1773
29 Sep 1773
Age 48
William Hicks Sr was married in North Carolina
North Carolina
1778
1778
Age 53
William Hicks Sr was married in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA
1778
27 May 1778
Age 53
William Hicks Sr was married in Granville, North Carolina
Granville, North Carolina
1799
July 1799
Age 74
Death of William Hicks Sr in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1725
    Event Place: Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Queens, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1773
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1773
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1778
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1799
    Event Place: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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