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Robert Hicks, bpt: England, ~1575; died:Plymouth, MA.,24 Mar 1647; son of James and Phebe (Allyn)

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Robert Hicks, bpt: England, ~1575; died:Plymouth, MA.,24 Mar 1647; son of James and Phebe (Allyn)

Dolores Cobb Phifer  (View posts) Posted: 8 Apr 2004 8:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: LONG, COBB, MOORE, HICKS, ALLYN
Hello. I found this on Robert HICKS while looking for my LONGs and MOOREs. Since I have a HICKS on mom's side... I hope it helps.

Peace. Dolores Cobb Phifer



http://www.antonymaitland.com/HPTEXT/hp1064.txt

Note:
The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert
Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998.
Subject numbers are HAP's originals.
HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete
document page numbers in brackets and issue dates.
The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation
numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject
are "1/--".


Subject 1064. P1. (399) 4/22/53.

ROBERT HICKS.

The following is from the same sources as quoted under subject
2128, and from "Moore and Allied Families", by L. Effingham De Forest,
New York, 1938, a long interesting account.
Robert Hicks was baptized in England about 1575, and died at
Plymouth, Mass., on March 24/1647, son of James and Phebe (Allyn)
Hicks, see subject 2128. He is said to have been of a Gloucestershire
family, and that he had been a leather dresser at Bermondsey, a suburb
of London, which at that time was the seat of the leather tanning
industry. He lived at Southwark, London.
He came to America on the ship "Fortune", which followed the
Mayflower, and arrived at Plymouth on November 11/1621, with a party of
Puritans. His second wife Margaret Winslow, followed in the ship "Ann",
arriving at Plymouth in June 1922 (1622!).
He married, 1st, in England, in 1596, Elizabeth Morgan, who died
about 1607, daughter of John Morgan of Southwark, a leather dealer.
He married, 2nd, at London, England, in 1610, Margaret Winslow,
whose will was dated July 8/1665, proved March 6/1666.
Issue:- (by his first wife Elizabeth Morgan)
1. Elizabeth Hicks. She married James Dickenson. After Elisabeth's
death, James married, 2nd, Elizabeth Howland, widow of Elizabeth
Hicks' younger brother Ephraim, see next page.
2. Thomas Hicks. Baptized at Bermondsey, February 19/1603, buried 1604.
3. John Hicks. Baptized at London, England, October 12/1605, died in
Long Island, N.Y., in May 1672. He emigrated to America about 1635.
He married, 1st, in London, about 1634, Horod Long, from whom he was
separated in 1639. He married, 2nd, (according to the Cornell Genea-
logy by the Rev. John Cornell, New York, 1902), Florence Carman, who
died in 1661, widow of John Carman, see subject 536. He married, 3rd,
Rachel ---, widow of Josias Starr. See subject 532 for issue and
further particulars.
4. Sarah Hicks. Baptized at Bermondsey, London, October 5/1607.
5. Stephen Hicks. Born in England, Bunker says he followed his elder
brother John to Long Island, acquired a tract of land at Little Neck,
built a handsome house, and lived to an advanced age. He had no sons.
His will, dated June 8/1688, proved August 28/1688, left all his
estate to his wife Anne ---.
Issue:- (by his second wife Margaret Winslow)
6. Samuel Hicks. Josephine C. Frost says he came to New England with
his mother in 1623, and in 1642-3 settled at Eastham, Mass., where he
was a constable in 1646, represented the town in the Colony Court in
1647-1649. He returned to Plymouth in 1652. He was at Barnstable
Mass., on October 3/1662, and at Dartmouth in 1667. He married on
September 11/1645, Lydia Doane, born probably before her parents left
England, daughter of Deacon John Doane of Plymouth and his wife
Abigail ---. He had many lawsuits over his brother Ephraim's estate
and his father's estate, see the long account in Moore Genealogy
quoted above.
Issue:-
2/1. Samuel Hicks, born about 1646, (Moore says 1651). He married on
September 27/1665, Hannah Evans.
2/2. Ephraim Hicks, born about 1648.
2/3. Thomas Hicks, born about 1650, died in 1698. His estate was
valued at œ250, consisting of lands and live-stock. He was a
carpenter and in 1673 lived at Portsmouth, R.I. He married
Mary AIbro or Alborough, who died in 1710, daughter of John Albro,

Subject 1054. P2.

(born in England in 1617, came to Boston on the ship "Frances &
Ann" and settled at Portsmouth) and Dorothy Potter (born in
England in 1617, died February 10/1696) widow of Nathaniel
Potter who died in 1644, see subject 700 for their children).
Issue:-
3/1. Sarah Hicks, born about 1670, died June 16/1694. She married
on May 1/1693, John Anthony born June 28/1671, died 1699, son
of John and Frances (Wodell) Anthony: no children.
3/2. Thomas Hicks, died November 20/1759. He married, 1st, on
September 22/1704, Ann Clarke, daughter of Weston and Mary
(Easton) Clarke, and had eight children. He married, 2nd,
Elizabeth ---, but had no children by her. In his will, Thomas
left Elizabeth "nothing but what she could get by law as she
has left me and eloped with another man". Thomas inherited
from his father, the Tiverton, R.I. house and lands.
3/3. Samuel Hicks, died 1742. He inherited from his father, the
70th plot in the first division of Portsmouth. He married on
January 1/1702, Susanna Anthony, born 1674, died 1756,
daughter of Abraham and Alice (Wodell) Anthony, and had seven
children.
3/4. Ephraim Hicks. His father left him 190 acres of land,
3/5. Susannah Hicks, Her father left her œ20 to be paid by her
brother Thomas,
3/6. Abigail Hicks. Her father left her œ20 to be paid by Thomas.
3/7. Elizabeth Hicks, Her father left her œ20 to be paid by her
brother Ephraim.
2/4. Dorcas Hicks, born February 14/1652 at Plymouth, Mass,
2/5. Margaret Hicks, born March 9/1654.
2/6. Sarah Hicks. She married on June 3/1672, Joseph Churchill, born
at Plymouth in 1647, son of John and Hannah (Pontus) Churchill
and had five children.
2/7. Daniel Hicks. He married Elizabeth Hanmore.
7.Ephraim hicks. Probably born between 1620-1625, died a violent death
September 12/1649-50. He married on September 13/1649, Elizabeth
Howland, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland of the
Mayflower, see subject 1380, page 1. After Ephraim's early death,
Elizabeth married, 2nd, on July 10/1651, James Dickenson, who had
married, 1st, Ephraim's elder sister Elizabeth, see page 1.
8. Lydia Hicks. Josephine C. Frost says she was the daughter of the
first wife. She married at Plymouth, Mass., Edward Bangs, born in
England about 1592, died at Eastham, Mass., in 1679-80, aged 86
years. He came to Plymouth in the ship "Anne", in July 1623, one
of the founders of Plymouth Colony. He removed to Eastham and was
deputy to the General Court in 1647, 1650 and 1663.
Issue: -
2/1. Rebecca Bangs. She married on October 28/1654, Jonathan
Sparrow, born at Plymouth in 1633, died 1707, son of Richard and
Pandora Sparrow of Plymouth, and had Rebecca, John, Priscilla,
Lydia, Elizabeth and Jonathan. After Rebecca's death, he
married, 2nd, Hannah (Prince) Mayo and had two children. He
married, 3rd, Sarah Lewis, widow of John Cobb.
9. Phebe Hicks. She married, perhaps, in 1635, George Watson, and had
one son John.
10. Elizabeth Hicks. No data.
11. Daniel Hicks. No data.

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