Robert  who went to live with indians 1740's of Albemarle  Hicks

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    In the name of God Amen I Robert Hicks of the parish of St. Andrews and the County of Brunswick being in health and sound memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following: Imprimis My will and desire is first that all my just debts be duly paid and discharged. Item I give and bequeath to my son Nathan Hicks five pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Paul Tatum my coopers tools to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Benjamin Bass my turners and joiners tools to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary one feather bed and furniture, Likewise one cow and Calf to her and her heirs forever, also one Iron Pott and one ewe lamb and one spinning wheel and one loom to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Tabitha one feather bed and furniture Likewise one cow and calf and also one Iron pott, and one ewe and lamb and one linen wheel to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son-in-law James Vaughan two sheep to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son-in-law James Bruce two sheep to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son-in-law Lewis Peebles two sheep to him and his heir forever. Item I give and desire all the remainder and residue of my estate not before given in legacies to be sold by my executors hereafter named and money arising from such sale after paying my just debts to be equally divided between Paul Tatum, Mary Hicks, Tabitha Hicks, James Vaughan, James Bruce and Lewis Peebles, and lastly I constitute and appoint my son-in-law Paul Tatum my whole and sole executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made, and do acknowledge this to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty. Signed by Robert Hicks. Signed sealed and published and declared as the testators last will and Testament in the presence of John B. Goldsberry, Jesse B. Berryman, and Judith Berryman.
    Brunswick County Court 28th January, 1782. This will was proved by John Goldsberry and Jesse Berryman witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and upon a motion of Paul Tatum an executor therein appointed and he having given bond with security and taken oath according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining probate thereof in due form.
    Order Book 2, page 231, Brunswick County, Virginia
    To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that I Robert Hicks of Brunswick County in the State of Virginia have named appointed & constituted & do by these presents name appoint and constitute Abner Hill of Greensville in the said State of Virginia by Attorney with full power and authority for me and in my name to demand & receive all and every sum or sums of money or other property which was belonging to or owing to my son Harrison Hicks deceased & late of County in the State of South Carolina and in my name as my attorney give sufficient receipts for all sums of money or other property to any person or persons of whom he shall receive any money or other property that is or my be owing to or belonging to the estate of my said deceased son Harrison Hicks & I do hereby give and grant to my said attorney full & compleat power & authority to use and exercise all such acts and devises in the law as shall be necessary in the premises as fully as myself could act & do if I was personally present hereby ratifying confirming & allowing all and whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done therein by virtue of these presents. In writing whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 8th Day of February, 1790. Signed by Robert Hicks, and witnessed by Lewis Hicks, Geo. Hicks, and Binns Jones. Brunswick County Court November 22nd 1790. This Letter of Attorney was proved according to Law by the oaths of George Hicks & Binns Jones two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
    Deed Book 15, page 6, Brunswick County, Virginia
    
    Query # 2
    
    5 May 1997
    
    I am so pleased to find someone researching this surname. I am hoping that
    you might have a clue for me. For years, many descendants have been told
    that Robert Hicks wife was named Mary Courtney. Do you have any clues? We
    have never been able to substantiate this.
    Thanks, Lea
    
    lea@gnat.net
    
    Lea L Dowd
    3077 Edgewood Ct
    Columbus, GA
    31907
    
    Descendants of Robert Hicks
    
    Generation No. 1
    
    1. ROBERT HICKS was born Abt 1712 in Surry Co., VA (Source: Surry Co.,
    VA DB 4, P. 19 & WB 8:963), and died 1781 in Brunswick Co., VA (Source: OB
    13 P. 411 & 412 Brunswick Co., VA). He married MARY COURTNEY? 1739 in
    Surry Co., VA (Source: Twigs & Branches; Cosby), daughter of ? Courtney
    and Ann Clack. THIS PROBABLY IS NOT TRUE....
    
    Notes
    PB 9 P. 156 &157 15 Oct. 1698
    Hugh Lee, Jr. 950 acres Charles City Co., Bristol Parish at Notway River
    down Jones Hole Branch to the mouth; for trans. of 19 people.
    
    Surry Co., VA 17 April 1742 DB 4 P. 19
    Wm. Parker & Rebecca his wife of Surry Co. to Robert Hicks of Surry Co. 5
    shillings currency, 69 acres being right of dowry as fell to the said
    Rebecca by the decease of her former husband, John Hicks, and is the third
    a tract of 209 acres which was devised to said Robert Hicks (the grantee
    herein) by the will of John Hicks, deceased.
    
    Surry Co. Deed Book 4 P. 21 25 May 1742
    Robert Hicks of Surry Co. and Mary his wife to Wm Moore of same, 5
    shillings 209 acres in Surry Co. on N. side of Nottoway River, granted to
    Hugh Lee by patent dated 15 Oct 1698 and by him conveyed to Robert Hix of
    Charles City Co. by deed 3 June 1699.
    
    Brunswick Co., VA DB 9 P.640-641
    This indenture made 19th day of Jan 1770 between Robert Hicks of St.
    Andrews Parish, Brunswick Co. and Benjamin Bass of same. For 5 shillings
    current money, 262 acres on the north side of the Ready Creek and bounded
    as follows; beginning at a Spanish oak on the said creek, to head of Hicks'
    Spring branch, to small popular to a white oak on the Maharin branch, to a
    pine on Tatum's line, to a corner red oak, up creek to beginning.
    Wit: John Clack, Scarbough Penticost, Drury Lanier.
    
    
    Deed Book 14, page 169, Brunswick County, Virginia
    THE COMMONWEALTH of Virginia To Thomas Stith, John Powell & Thomas
    Claiborne gentleman greeting whereas Paul Tatum and Penellipa his wife,
    Benjamin Bass and Sarah his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his wife, James
    Bresse (?) and Ann his wife, Lewis Peebles & Jane his wife and Tabitha
    Hicks of the County of Brunswick by their certain Indenture of Bargain and
    Sale bearing Date the 3d Day of December 1782 have sold and conveyed unto
    William Atkinson of the County of Greensville the fee simple Estate of two
    hundred and sixty three acres of Land . . . lying and being in the said
    County of Brunswick and whereas Jane wife of the said Lewis Peebles cannot
    conveniently travel to our said Court . . . to make her acknowledgment of
    the said conveyance therefore we do give unto you or any two or more of you
    power to receive the acknowledgment which the said Jane shall be willing to
    make . . . and we do therefore command you that you do personally go the
    said Jane and receive her acknowledgment of the same . . . the 20th Day of
    January 1
    
    786. Signed by Drury Stith. By Virtue of this Commission to us directed we
    the Subscribers have privily examined Jane the wife of the within mentioned
    Lewis Peebles which Indenture she freely & voluntarily acknowledged . . .
    given under our hands & Seals this 23d Day of January 1786. Signed by Thos.
    Stith and John Powell. Brunswick County Court 23d January 1786. This
    Commission was returned and together with the Certificate of the Execution
    thereof ordered to be Recorded.
    
    Deed Book 15, page 76, Brunswick County, Virginia
    This Indenture made this 3rd Day of May 1791 BETWEEN Benja. Bass & Sarah
    his wife James Bruce and Ann his wife James Vaughan and Susannah his wife
    Lewis Peebles and Jane his wife and Elliner Tatum of the County of
    Brunswick of the one part & William Atkison of the same County of the other
    part . . . for & in consideration of the sum of thirty four pounds five
    shillings to them in hand paid . . . by these presents do grant bargain
    sell alien enfeoff & confirm unto the said William Atkison . . . one
    certain tract piece or parcel of land containing one hundred & seven acres
    & a half . . . situate lying & being in the County of Brunswick and bounded
    as followeth (to wit) BEGINNING at a corner pine on Maclins line thence a
    straight new chopt line between Benja. Goodrich and wifes line & said land
    to the corner of William Atkinsons fence on said land on a small branch,
    thence down the said branch to the Meherrin Branch, thence up the said
    Meherrin Branch, to Benja. Bass's line, thence along Benjamin Bass's line
    to Maclins line thence along Maclins line to the BEGINNING . . . Signed by
    Benja. Bass (his mark), Sarah Bass, James Bruce, Ann Bruce, James Vaughan,
    Susanna Vaughan, and Elenor Tatum (her mark), and witnessed by Jno. B.
    Goldsberry, Buckner Harwell, and James Clack. Brunswick County Court May
    the 23rd 1791. This Indenture of Bargain & Sale between Benjamin Bass &
    Sarah his wife, James Bruce & Ann his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his
    wife & Elinor Tatum of the one part & William Atkison of the other part was
    acknowledged by the said Benjamin Bass & Sarah his wife, James Bruce & Ann
    his wife, James Vaughan & Susanna his wife & Ellinor Tatum parties thereto
    to be their act & deed & ordered to be recorded, previous to which
    acknowledgment the said Sarah, Ann & Susanna being privily examined as the
    law directs did voluntarily assent thereto.
    
    Children of Robert Hicks and Mary Courtney? are:
    i. NATHAN5 HICKS, b. Abt 1740 (Source: DB 23:118-120 Brunswick Co., VA);
    d. Abt Nov 1782, Brunswick Co., VA.
    ii. STEPHEN HICKS, b. Abt Jul 1740 (Source: Eldon J. Edgin; Dallas, TX);
    m. AGNES HANCOCK, 24 Aug 1758, St. James, Northam Parish, Goochland Co., VA
    (Source: Eldon J. Edgin; Dallas, TX).
    iii. ELINOR "NALLAPY" HICKS, b. Abt 1742 (Source: DB 23:118-120 Brunswick
    Co., VA); d. Aft 1795 (Source: DB 16 P. 190 & 191 Brunswick Co., VA); m.
    PAUL TATUM II (Source: Order Bk. 2, P. 231-232; Brunswick Co., VA).
    iv. AMY HICKS, b. 07 Mar 1741/42 (Source: Albermarle Parish Register).
    v. SARAH HICKS, b. Abt 1743, Brunswick, VA (Source: DB 23:118-120
    Brunswick Co., VA); d. Aft 27 Jul 1801, Brunswick Co., VA; m. BENJAMIN
    BASS, SR., Abt 1766, Brunswick Co., VA (Source: Brunswick DB 9 PP 640 &
    641; Order Bk. 2, P. 231-232).
    vi. NATHANIEL HICKS, b. 06 Nov 1743 (Source: Albermarle Parish Register).
    vii. TABITHA HICKS, b. Abt 1746 (Source: OB 2, P. 231-232, DB 23:118-120
    Brunswick Co., VA); m. BENJAMIN GOODRICH, 25 May 1789, Brunswick Co., VA
    (Source: MB Brunswick Co., VADB 14:485 Brunswick Co., VA).
    viii. SUSANNAH HICKS, b. Abt 1748 (Source: DB 23:118-120 Brunswick Co.,
    VA); d. Bef 03 Jan 1807 (Source: Brunswick Co., VA WB 9 P. 378 & 379); m.
    JAMES VAUGHAN, SR. (Source: Brunswick Co., VA WB 7 P. 464 &465).
    ix. MARY HICKS, b. Abt 1750 (Source: OB 2, P. 231-232 & DB 23-118-120
    Brunswick Co., VA); m. WILLIAM ATKERSON, JR., 28 Aug 1782, Brunswick Co.,
    VA (Source: MB & MR Brunswick Co., VA).
    x. ANN HICKS, b. Abt 1752 (Source: DB 23:118-120 Brunswick Co., VA); d.
    Abt Aug 1823, Brunswick Co., VA (Source: WB 9 P. 345, OB 30 P. 157, 187,
    220, 265 Brunswick Co.); m. JAMES BRUCE (Source: OB 2, P. 231-232,
    Brunswick Co., VA).
    xi. JEAN HICKS, b. Abt 1754 (Source: DB 23:118-120 Brunswick Co., VA); m.
    LEWIS PEEBLES, 25 Jun 1779, Brunswick Co., VA (Source: MR Brunswick Co.,VA).