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The definitive guide to David Hickox (13 Jan 1798 - 24 Feb 1887)<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox" />
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| name             = David "Yankee Dave" Hickox<sup>[[#Name Discussion|*]]</sup>
 
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| image            = David-Sarrah Hickox.jpg
 
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| caption          = Possible photo of David and Sarah Hickox.  (Source unknown) David Hickox is the father of the large Hickox connection in the [[Wiregrass Region]]
 
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| birth_name        = David Hickox
 
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| birth_date        = [[was born on::January 13, 1798]]
 
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| birth_place      = [[was born in::Connecticut, United States]]
 
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| death_date        = [[died on::February 24, 1887]] (aged 89)
 
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| death_place      = [[died in the state of::Georgia, United States]]
 
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| resting_place    = [[is buried at::New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox Brantley County Georgia, United States]]
 
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| occupation        = [[was occupied as::Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, Georgia, United States]], 1833-1841
 
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| spouse            = First [[was first married to::Elizabeth Knowles]] (married 1820-18??), then [[was second married to::Sarah Altman]] (1828 - their death)
 
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| residence        = [[resided in::between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox, Georgia, United States]]
 
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| children          = [[has child::Elizabeth Hickox]], [[has child::Thomas Hickox]], [[has child::Drusilla Hickox]], [[has child::James Hickox]], [[has child::Nancy Hickox]], [[has child::Benjamin Franklin Hickox]], [[has child::David Jonathan Hickox]], [[has child::Jonathan David Hickox]], [[has child::Perry Lee Hickox]], [[has child::Sarah Hickox]], [[has child::Isaac Hickox]], [[has child::Keziah Hickox]], [[has child::Harley Jacob Hickox]], [[has child::Levicy Hickox]], [[has child::Mary M Hickox]], possibly more
 
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| parents          =  [[has father::Ruben Hickox]] and [[has mother::Elizabeth Sickels]]
 
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'''The definitive guide to David Hickox (13 Jan 1798 - 24 Feb 1887)'''
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==Biographical Sketch==
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[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon David Hickox] was born January 13, 1798<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox" /> in New Haven, Connecticut<ref group="census" name="fed1850" /><ref group="census" name="fed1860" /><ref group="census" name="fed1870" /><ref group="census" name="fed1880" /><ref group="note" name="fed1880" />
  
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'''Disclaimer:''' This is a a major work in progress, if you find any mistakes, have any suggestions, or would like to discuss any of research provided here, please contact me jason dot crews at gmail.
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Not much is known about David's life prior to comeing to Georgia.  According to familiy histories, David and his brother traveled to Georgia from Connecticut to purchase lumber to sell back in Connecticut. During his visit David became quite ill with a fever, while his brother returned to Connecticut with the lumber. David stayed with a local family while he was nursed back to health.<ref group="histories" name="davidhickox" /><ref group="note" name="david hickox family history" />
  
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=Biographical Sketch=
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He first married [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802203&tree=Jason-Shannon Elizabeth Knowles] on 30 Aug 1821 <ref group="certs" name="knowles hickox marriage" />. Elizabeth died along with their first-born child died in childbirth. <ref group="histories" name="davidhickox" /><ref group="websites" name="camden genweb marriages" /><ref group="note" name="camden genweb marriages" />
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[[David Hickox]]<ref>'''See also''' [[#Name Discussion]]</ref> is the father of the large [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/register.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon&generations=4 Hickox family] in the region of Southeast Georgia known as the [[The Wire Grass Region]]. David was born [[was born on::13 January 1798]], in Connecticut. <ref>{{Citation:1850 Federal Census - Georgia, Ware County, 89th Subdivision.JPG/Citation Listing/David Hickox}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:1860 U.S. Federal Census - Georgia, Pierce County, 9th District - Hickox.jpg/Citation Listing/David Hickox}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:1870 US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg/Citation Listing}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Citation Listing}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Citation Listing}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia/Citation Listing}}<br/><br/>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Citation Listing}}<br/><br/>'''Conflicting evidence'''. The "[[United States Census, 1880]]", list David's place of birth as Georgia, and his wife [[Sarah Altman]] as Connecticut. The 1880 census is inconsistent with the 1850-1870 censuses along and other sources. The error is likely a transcription error made by the census taker.<br/><br/>'''See also''' [[#Parents Discussion|Parent Discussion]] and [[#Birth Proof|Genealogical Proof Report]].</ref>
 
  
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According to family histories, David and his brother traveled to Georgia from Connecticut to purchase lumber to sell back in Connecticut. During his visit David became quite ill with a fever, while his brother returned to Connecticut with the lumber. David stayed with a local family while he was nursed back to health.<ref>'''Note''' I am not personally familiar with this family history, but the story does fit into the overall time line of his life. Some facts differ from known primary sources, and the overall narrative cannot be independently verified.</ref>
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Nine years later he married [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802202&tree=Jason-Shannon Sarah Altman] In 1828<sup>??</sup>. Sarah was born in 1812<ref group="headstones" name="sarahaltman" />, Wayne County Georgia<sup>??</sup>. She was the daughter of Thomas Altman and Lucy Leigh<sup>??</sup>.<ref group="census" name="fed1850" /><ref group="census" name="fed1860" /><ref group="census" name="fed1870" /><ref group="census" name="fed1880" /><ref group="histories" name="davidhickox" />
  
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David first married [[has wife::Elizabeth Knowles]] on [[was first married on::30 Aug 1821]].<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox, Elizabeth Knowles (Marriage Certificate).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> Elizabeth is said to have died along with their first-born child died in childbirth, although no record of her death, burial, or deceased children have been located to date. <ref>'''Conflicting evidence'''.Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project ([http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/camden/vitals/marriages/pt1.txt Marriages: From 1819 to 1865: Camden County, Georgia (A-Me)]) shows David and Eilizabeth's marriage took place [[30 Aug 1821]], which is differs from their marriage certificate (see [[#State Certificates | State Certificates]]). I emailed the [mailto:[email protected] Nancy Gay Crawford] to determine the source of this information. The email as returned undeliverable.</ref> Seven years later,  in [[was second married on::1828]], David and  [[has wife::Sarah Altman]] were married.<ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>{{anchor|sarahs birth}}Sarah was born in 1812 in Wayne County Georgia, <ref>{{Citation:1860 U.S. Federal Census - Georgia, Pierce County, 9th District - Hickox.jpg/Subsequent Note/David Hickox}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1870 US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> daughter of [[has person::Thomas Altman]] and [[has person::Lucy Leigh]], <ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and died 2 Feb 1884<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>.
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David served as Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, 1833-1841<sup>??</sup>. This section of Ware where he lived was cut into Pierce County in its formation partly out of Ware in 1858, and into Brantley County in 1920<sup>??</sup>.  
  
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He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> where he would have been awarded up to 160 acres of land <ref>{{citation |title=Georgia Land Lotteries |last =Wikipedia contributors, |publisher=Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&oldid=561383726 |date=24 June 2013 | accessdate =25 Oct 2014}}.</ref>. In 1837, David was awarded 600 acres through a headright grant.<ref>{{Citation:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Lottery | Land Lottery Discussion]]</ref>
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In 1938, David won a <ref group="books" name="Charoke Lottery" />
  
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[[File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg|thumbnail|left|225px|[[:File:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg | David Hickox' headstone]]<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>]]The Hickox home and farm was located between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />'''See also''' [[#Land Discussion|Land Discussion]]</ref>
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He was a private in the Indian War, serving in Capt. James Jones' company, Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to September 15, 1840<sup>??</sup>. He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County<sup>??</sup>.
  
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He was a private in the Indian War, serving in Capt. James Jones' company, Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to September 15, 1840. Later, David served as Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, 1833-1841. This section of Ware where he lived was cut into Pierce County in its formation partly out of Ware in 1858, and into Brantley County in 1920.<ref>{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
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===Children===
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1774&tree=Jason-Shannon Emaliza Hickox] married [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1789&tree=Jason-Shannon Micajah Crews] [[Micajah Crews | wiki]] <ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802204&tree=Jason-Shannon Elizabeth Hickox] 
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802206&tree=Jason-Shannon Thomas Hickox]
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802207&tree=Jason-Shannon Drusilla Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802208&tree=Jason-Shannon James Butler Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802209&tree=Jason-Shannon Nancy Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802210&tree=Jason-Shannon Benjamin Franklin Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802210&tree=Jason-Shannon David Jonathan Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802084&tree=Jason-Shannon Jonathan David Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802212&tree=Jason-Shannon Perry Lee Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802213&tree=Jason-Shannon Sarah Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802214&tree=Jason-Shannon Isaac Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802215&tree=Jason-Shannon Keziah Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802216&tree=Jason-Shannon Harley Jacob Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802217&tree=Jason-Shannon Levicy Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802218&tree=Jason-Shannon Mary M Hickox]
  
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Mr. and Mrs Hickox were faithful members of the Primitive Baptist Church. They were originally members of High Bluff Church into which they were received and baptized March 10, 1841. Four years later when the church "on the Buffalo" was organized nearer their home, they were dismissed by letter from the [[High Bluff Church]] Jan. 11, 1845,  to enter join [[New Hope Church]].<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia/Citation Listing}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Wiregrass Families (website)/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:David Hickox headstone (FindAGrave).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> They continued members at Hickox until their deaths. David died 24 Feb 1887 in Brantly County, Georgia, United States,and he is burred at [[New Hope Cemetery]]. Sarah and her husband David are reported to be the first to be buried in the cemetery there.<ref>{{Citation:Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass South: 1815 To the Present/Citation Listing}} page 238.<br /><br />{{Citation:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 5/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
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<ref group="note" name="parents" /><ref group="websites" name="wiregrass" /><ref group="websites" name="KinNextions" /><ref group="websites" name="Medders" />
  
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==Children==
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===Residence===
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They had twenty-one children<ref>{{Citation: Pioneers of Wiregrass}}</ref>, of whom apparently six died at birth or in infancy and five sirved in the Confederate States Army.
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#[[Elizabeth Hickox]]
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*1840 <ref group="census" name="fed1840" />
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Elizabeth Hickox}}
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*On 10 Sep 1850 David, Sarah, and family lived in Pierce County, Georgia. His daughter [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1774&tree=Jason-Shannon Emaliza Hickox] and her husband [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1789&tree=Jason-Shannon Micajah Crews] : [[Micajah Crews | wiki]].<ref group="census" name="fed1850" />
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#[[Thomas Hickox]]
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*On June 21st 1860 David, Sarah and family are living in Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia. His son Benjamin and his wife Elizabeth are living next door. <ref group="census" name="fed1860" />
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*On July 18th 1870 his daughter Drucilla age 39 and Levicy age 19. Also living in his household is his daughter Nancy (Hickox) Smith age 35 and her two children, Owen age 7 and Jane age 5.<ref group="census" name="fed1870" />
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#[[Drusilla Hickox]] born {{#show: Drusilla Hickox | ?was born on}} {{#show: Drusilla Hickox | ?died on}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Drusilla Hickox}}
 
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#:Drusilla became the second wife of [[John Warren]] {{#show: John Warren | ?was born on}} {{#show: John Warren | ?died on}} on {{#show: Drusilla Hickox | ?was first married on}} in {{#show: Drusilla Hickox | ?was first married in}}
 
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#[[James Hickox]] born {{#show: James Hickox | ?was born on}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=James Hickox}}
 
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#[[Nancy Hickox]] was born {{#show: Nancy Hickox | ?was born on}} in {{#show: Nancy Hickox | ?was born in}}
 
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#:Nancy Married [[Simon Smith]] on {{#show: Nancy Hickox | ?was first married on}} in {{#show: Nancy Hickox | ?was first married in}}.<ref>{{Citation:Wayne County Marriage Book 1809 1869 - Page 40.jpg/Source Listing}}</ref>
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Nancy Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first middle last  |First_Name = Benjamin |Middle_Name =Franklin|Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802210}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Benjamin Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first middle last  |First_Name = David |Middle_Name =Johnathan|Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802210}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=David Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first middle last  |First_Name = Jonathan |Middle_Name =David |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802084}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Jonathan Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first middle last |First_Name=Perry |Middle_Name=Lee |Last_Name=Hickox |TNG_ID=700117802212}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Perry Hickox}}
 
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#[[is father of::Sarah Hickox]] b. 1843,d. 22 Dec 1922 m. [[Jabez Jack Dowling]]
 
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#{{Individual links first and last  |First_Name =Isaac |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802214}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Isaac Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first and last  |First_Name = Keziah | Last_Name =HICKOX |TNG_ID=700117802215}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Keziah Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first middle last  |First_Name =Harley |Middle_Name =Jacob |Middle_Name =Jacob |Last_Name =HICKOX |TNG_ID =700117802216}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Jacob Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =Levicy |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802217}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Levicy Hickox}}
 
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#{{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =Mary |Middle_Name =M |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802218}}
 
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#:{{Individual Summary |subject=Mary Hickox}}
 
  
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=Appendices=
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Mr. and Mrs Hickox were faithful members of the Primitive Baptist Church. They were originally members of High Bluff Church into which they were received and baptized March 10, 1841<sup>??</sup>. Four years later when the church "on the Buffalo" was organized nearer their home, they were dismissed by letter Jan. 11, 1845, (from the High Bluff Church) to enter into its organization<sup>??</sup>. They continued members at Hickox until their deaths. This church is located in the edge of the little village known as Hickox, and is named New Hope Church<sup>??</sup>.
  
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==Name Discussion==
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New Hope/Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church formed from the High Bluff Church. It was originally located in Wayne County near Charlton County. (Sometimes referred to as Hickox Church.) Sarah and her husband David are reported to be the first to be buried in the cemetery there. <sup>??</sup>
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===Middle Name===
 
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There is no evidence from primary sources David's middle name was Jonathan or that he even had a middle name. All known sources refer to the subject as [[David Hickox]] only. Much of the confusion has likely arrision from his twin sons, [[David Jonathan Hickox]] and [[Jonathan David Hickox]], and the many decedents named after one of these three.  
 
  
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===Yankee Dave===
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The Hickox home and farm was located between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox.
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There is no evidence from primary sources that David had a nick name of "Yankee Dave", in fact, I believe I have identified the source of this idea. I had previously reached out to O.J because I have run across some of his research online, and his work seems to be the source of much of the information online about the Hickox family. In an email he claim “My father and his siblings used that moniker to differentiate between their Great-Great Grandfather David Hickox and his descendants with the same name.”<ref>Email - sub- source of Yankee dave.jpg/Citation Listing</ref>  Since then, and without citing their source, this seems to have propagated across the internet and can be found in many places.
 
  
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==Parents Discussion==
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To them were born 21 children, of whom apparently six died at birth or in infancy.
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Many online genealogies|online genealogies list [[David Hickox|David's]] parents as [[Ruben Hickox]] (15 Dec 1760 - 1850) and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] (1760 - 1845). I have been unable to locate any primary sources linking David to these individuals. So far, all documented links appear to be circumstantial (same name, about the same time, in the same state).
 
  
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The first claims about David's parents being [[Ruben Hickox]] and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] on the internet seem to have come from from Basil King.  In the late 1990's,  Basil was trying to join the Sons of the American Revolution and needed a documented Revolutionary War ancestor<ref>. In light of the recent [[#DNA Discussion|DNA evidence]], Basil's research may now be relevant to [[David Hickox]]. According to the NSSAR Record Copy Clerk Basil joined under [[Nathan Sweat]].  Nathan is not known to be an ancestor at this time.</ref> He assumed he had found David's parents when he found Ruben and Elizabeth son about [[David Hickox]]'s age named David. He put the claim on the internet, where it has spread.  He eventually rescinded his assertion of David's parentage.<ref>Basil originally found Reuben and Elizabeth by census records for all the David Hickoxes of about the age of our David. It was then that he thought was our David as the son of Reuben (I) & Eliz. Hickox.  Later Basil found found (now believed to be incorrectly) Reuben and Elizabeth's David living in the mid-west with his widowed mother Elizabeth during the time when our David was clearly living in Georgia. I think he somehow confused this latter David with the son of Reuben & Eliz. that we now have good reason to believe was our YD, and retracted his assertion that he had found YD’s parents.</ref>
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Some sources list David's place of birth specifically as New Haven, Connecticut. I have been unable to locate any primary sources to confirm this information.
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===Notes===
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<references group="note">
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<ref group="note" name="fed1880">The [[1880 Federal Census | "United States Census, 1880,"]] list David's place of birth as Georgia, and his wife Sarah (profile | [[Sarah Altman's | wiki]]) as Connecticut. This is inconsistent with the 1850-1870 census and other family histories, and is probably a transcription error made by the census taker.</ref>
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<ref group="note" name="parents">Many online genealogies list David's parents as Ruben Hickox (15 Dec 1760 - 1850) and Elizabeth Sickels (1760 - 1845). I have been unable to locate any primary sources linking David to these individuals. So far, all links appear to be circumstantial. (same name, about the same time, in the same state)</ref>
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<ref group="note" name="david hickox family history">I am not personally familiar with this family history, but the story does fit into the overall time line of his life.  Their are facts that differ from primary sources, and the overall narrative cannot be independently verified.</ref>
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<ref group="note" name="camden genweb marriages">Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (Marriages: From 1819 to 1865: Camden County, Georgia (A-Me)) shows David and Eilizabeth's marriage took place 30 Aug 1821, which is differs from their marriage certificate (see [[#State Certificates | State Certificates]]). I emailed the [mailto:[email protected] Nancy Gay Crawford] to determine the source of this information.</ref>
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===DNA Evidence===
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==Primary Sources==
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In 2013 [[O.J. Hickox]] submitted a DNA sample to ancestry.com. Through their analysis the DNA matched an individual with 95% confidence, whose 3x great grand father was {{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =Ruben II |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802198}} (1793-1884), a documented son {{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =Ruben |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802198}} and {{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =Elizabeth |Last_Name =SICKELS  |TNG_ID =700117802294}}, and a 5th to 8th cousin, with “moderate“ confidence, whose 4x Great Grand Father was also Reuben Hickox. Ancestry.com also matched several other 5th to 8th cousins defending from {{Notes links first and last  |First_Name =William |Last_Name =HICKOX  |TNG_ID =700117802296}} William Hickox (son of Ruben Hickox II). <ref group="note">For help understanding these relationships, see Ruben's [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/descend.php?personID=I700117802293&tree=Jason-Shannon&display=compact&generations=3 decendancy chart].</ref>Because we can document O.J. is the 3x great grand son of David this suggests with high degree of likelihood a common male relative, and that male relative is likely Reuben Hickox.  Documenting this connection is more difficult.   
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===State Certificates===
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<references group="certs">
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<ref group="certs" name="knowles hickox marriage">David Hickox and Elizabeth Knowles - State Marriage Certificate, 30 Aug 1821 (downloaded 23 Mar 2013), [http://www.co.camden.ga.us/index.aspx?nid=66 Bryan-Lang Historical Library], Camden County, Georgia, United States. Image file [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=329 "David Crews, Elizabeth Knowls, Marriage Certificate.jpg"].</ref>
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I believe the best way to put this to rest would be to perform a Y-DNA test on a documented male decedent of David Hickox, and another documented decedent of of of Ruben's other son's. If they share the same Y-DNA it would conclusive prove a common male ancestor.  
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===Census Records===
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<references group="census" >
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<ref group="census" name="fed1830">[[1830 Federal Census]]</ref>
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<ref group="census" name="fed1840">[[1840 Federal Census]]</ref>
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<ref group="census" name="fed1850">[[1850 Federal Census]]</ref>
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<ref group="census" name="fed1860">[[1860 Federal Census]]</ref>
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<ref group="census" name="fed1870">[[1870 Federal Census]]</ref>
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<ref group="census" name="fed1880">[[1880 Federal Census | "United States Census, 1880,"]] index and images, [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] ([https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHXJ-97C&nbsp];: accessed 23 Mar 2013), David Hickox ( District 590, Pierce, Georgia, United States). citing 10th Decennial Census Office. "Population Schedules for the 1880 Census." NARA microfilm publication M432. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. : n.d.</ref>
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===Other Evidence===
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==Secondary Sources==
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In 1842 {{Notes links first middle last  |First_Name = James | Middle_Name =Henry |Last_Name =HICKOX |TNG_ID= 700117802297}}, eldest son of Reuben and Elizabeth, gave a deposition naming his siblings, including a brother David. <ref>I would like to locate the actual deposition.</ref> Further, as is shown below, a bible from the family of a woman who married their son Benjamin Hickox (1793/5-?) also lists a David Hickox as a family member, along with the other siblings of her husband. I received a responce, need to update. While a number of other David Hickoxes of the right approximate age have been found, no clear connection to Reuben and Elizabeth has been established with any of them.
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===Books===
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<references group="books">
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<ref group="books" name="Charoke Lottery">''[[The Cherokee land lottery]]''</ref>
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===Conclusion===
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#''[[Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia]]'' Vol.5, Pg's. 202,203.
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Despite the lack of a clear paper trail our David is a probable candidate for the elusive son of [[Reuben Hickok]] and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] . He would have been the right age at the right time, and he fits neatly into the chronological list of their children mentioned above. While he is not found in the 1820 census, we know he moved to southern Georgia about that time then because he married {{Notes links first and last |First_Name=Elizabeth |Last_Name=Knowles |TNG_ID=I700117802203 }} in 1821 (who died soon thereafter). In 1830 the census taker recorded that David was born in Connecticut in 1798. That statement shows up in several later census records<ref>See also [[#1880 Census Discussion|1880 Census Discussion]]</ref>, including those of some of his children. He also drew land in North Georgia in the 1832 land-lottery<ref>See also [[#Land Lottery Discussion|Land Lottery Discussion]]</ref>, possibly as a result of his father’s Revolutionary War service, in which Reuben Hickox was a veteran. Finally, our family lore records that our David came to Georgia with a brother looking for timber to buy for northern interests, got sick, was taken in by a local family, and met and married a local girl (Knowles) while the brother returned to the north.  Family lore also relates that he communicated with relatives in Pennsylvania for some time before the Civil War, and we know that [[Reuben Hickox II]] moved there in 1823. None of this identifies the the relative with whom David was communicating, nor does it prove a connection with Reuben and Elizabeth, but it is consistent with both the established facts and family lore.
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#''[[The Story of Brantley County Georgia]]'', Pg. 61, 147-146.</div>
  
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So, while the DNA points right in their vicinity and the circumstantial evidence is strong, the search for documentation firmly linking our David to Reuben and Elizabeth must continue, and further testing may be needed.
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===Headstones===
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<references group="headstones">
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<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox">[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589407 Headstone] - David Hickox, 1798. Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States. Digital Image by [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&GSln=hickox&GSfn=david+&GSby=1798&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=33589407&MRid=47086979&df=all& Jerry Van Herrin]. [http://findagrave.com Findagrave.com] Memorial #105756118 created 6 Feb 2009. Accessed 23 Mar 2013. </ref>
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<ref group="headstones" name="sarahaltman">[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33588882 Headstone] - Sarah Altman Hickox, 1812. Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States. Digital Image by [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&GSln=hickox&GSfn=david+&GSby=1798&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=33589407&MRid=47086979&df=all& Jerry Van Herrin]. [http://findagrave.com Findagrave.com] Memorial #33588882 created 6 Feb 2009. Accessed 24 Mar 2013.</ref>
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==Arrival in Georgia==
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===Web Sites===
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[[File:Georgia-1822.jpg|thumbnail|left|1820 map of georgia<ref>{{Citation:1820 map of georgia/Citation listing}}</ref>]]The first known record of David's arrival in Georgia is his marriage to [[Elizabeth Knowles]] in {{#show: David Hickox | ?was first married on}},<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox, Elizabeth Knowles (Marriage Certificate).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> and doesn't appear on the federal census until 1830.  The 1830 and prior census, only required the name of the head of house hold to be recorded<ref> {{Citation:Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000.pdf/Citation Listing}} 6.</ref>, and <blockquote>any person who, at the time of taking the number of any family, has his usual abode in it, is, nevertheless, notto be included in the return of that family, if his usual place of abode was, on the first Monday of August, in another family. The name of every person having no settled place of residence, is to be inserted in the columns of the schedule allotted for the heads of families in the division where such person shall be on the first Monday of August.<ref>{{Citation:Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000.pdf/Citation Listing}} 7.</ref></blockquote>
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<ref group="websites" name="KinNextions">[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gochapman&id=I17381 KinNextions Rootsweb WorldConnect Tree] : [[KinNextions Comments | comments]]</ref>
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This suggests four possibilities.
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<ref group="websites" name="Medders">[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=medders_family&id=I35363 The Medders Family Tree Rootsweb WorldConnect Tree] : [[The Medders Family Tree | comments]]</ref>
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#David lived in Georgia, living with another family, and enumerated with in that household,
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<ref group="websites" name="wiregrass">[http://wiregrassfamilies.com/hickox/ David and Sarah Altman Hickox]</ref>
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#David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}, and enumerated with a family in that state.
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<ref group="websites" name="camden genweb marriages">[[1819 - 1865 Marriages (Part 1)]]</ref>
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#David did not live in Georgia or Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}},
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</references>
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#David was not enumerated in any location.
 
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===David lived in Georgia on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===
 
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Future avenues of research include reviewing families on the 1820 census found near David on the 1830 and look for unexpected numbers in his age group with these other families. While not definitive, when combined with other research it may narrow the time frame David moved to the area.
 
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===David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===
 
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Future research to review Hickox families in Connecticut on the 1820 and 1810 census to find possible families where David may have been enumerated.
 
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===David lived in a state other than than Georgia or Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===
 
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Most of our research assumes David lived in Connecticut prior to coming to Georgia because of the birth place listed on the census records, and family histories, but we have yet to locate any evidence that this is the case.  David could have been born in Connecticut and his fmaily moved to another state prior to him coming to Georgia.  This suggests through examination of other Hickox families in other states may be needed. Any other Hickox families living out of the state with birth places in Connecticut may be a clue.
 
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===David was not enumerated on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===
 
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Once all other possibilities have been thoroughly explored, this may be what happened.
 
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===Land Lottery===
 
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[[File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|thumbnail|[[:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|1830 map of Georgia]]]<ref>{{Citation:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>]]David's name can be found as one of the "Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery". <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> The 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia, distributed for settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in located in Georgia. This was a large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and north-central parts of the state. (See [[:File:Georgia 1830 State Map.jpg|1830 map of Georgia]]].) Individuals who lived in Georgia three years immediately prior to this act registered to draw in the Lottery in their counties of residence with Revolutionary War veterans were given extra draws. Anyone whose lot he had drawn and subsequently paid to the state a grant fee would have their grant issued. The grant from the State served as title to the lot and from that time he could do whatever he wished with his property, although the state did not require that he live on it or cultivate it,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> and the lands were not settled until after a Treaty December 29, 1835 held at New Echota in Georgia, that the Cherokee finally agreed to leave their lands and move west beyond the Mississippi River.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> While he won the right to this land, we don't know if he ever took position of it, or if he ever resided on it.<ref>'''See also''' [[#Homestead Discussion]]</ref>
 
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David drew lot 207 which can be found on page 232 of ''[[The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery, With an Engraved Map of Each District]]''.<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>. It also states that at the time of the drawing, this was considered Cherokee County, but was almost immediately thereafter divided into smaller counties.<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>  In this case, lot 232 was part of district 10 <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>, which in turn became part of Murray County.<ref>{{Citation:The Land Area of the Cherokee Lottery - The Cherokee Land Lottery.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> These lots were up to 160 acre plots,<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref> and not 600.<ref>'''See also [[#Headright Grants]]</ref>
 
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One of the most common assertions by online sources is that David "drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County." Which appears to have originated from [http://www.wiregrassgenealogy.com/captdave55/David_Hickox.pdf|David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox]<ref>{{Citation:David "Yankee Dave" Hickox and Sarah Altman Hickox.pdf/Source Listing}}</ref>, which in turn cites '' "The Story of Brantley County Georgia" Pg's. 61,147.'' This is factually incorrect.   
 
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====The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district====
 
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File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Map.jpg|General Map of the Cherokee Land Lottery|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Map.jpg|Map of the lottery]] <ref>{{Citation:The Land Area of the Cherokee Lottery - The Cherokee Land Lottery.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg|Forward, page 1]] <ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg|Forward, page 2]]<ref>{{Citation:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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File:A Map of the 10th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg|[[:File:A Map of the 10th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg|General map of district 10, page 226]]<ref>{{Citation:A Map of the 10th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
 
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File:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|[[:File:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|List of winners, including David Hickox, Page 232]] <ref>{{Citation:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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Beginning in 1783 a head of household living in Georgia could be granted 200 acres of land on his own head-right and fifty acres for each additional family member, including slaves, up to 1000 acres<ref>{{Citation:Digital Library of Georgia/Citation Listing}}</ref>. As part of this program, in '''1837''', David was awarded 600 acres as a head-right grant, south of the Big Satilla River.<ref>{{Citation:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 3.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> The Bit Satilla river runing from Ben Hill and Coffee counties 260 miles to the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Big Satilla River," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Satilla_River&oldid=818696187 (accessed January 5, 2018).</ref>  While not exact, it places the grant somewhere in south eastern Georgia.  Currently my research shows David would have been entitled to 550 acres (200 acres for himself + 350 acres for is wife and six children as of 1832).  Given most birth date information comes from census records 1850 and later, it is possible David and Sarah had child who died between 1832 and 1850, or had one slave, accounting for the additional 50 acres.<ref>No evidence has been found that David owned any slaves, although more research is needed on this topic.</ref>According to [[Index to the headright and bounty grants of Georgia, 1756-1909]] David was awarded 600 acres in Wayne County in 1838, six years after the 1832 land lottery.
 
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File:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 2.jpg|[[:File:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 2.jpg|David Hickox - Page 2]] <ref>{{Citation:Headright Grant - David Hickox - Page 2.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
 
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All tax roll records cited were found in Ancestry.com's (Ancestry)  [[Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893]] collection.  According to Ancestry:
 
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The records are indexed and browsable by county and year.  The following years are available for Pierce county: 1864, 1868, 1869, 1870,1871, 1873-1877, 1878-1882 , 1883-1887, 1890.  Amongst other items, each page contains a list of individuals, the amount of land they owned, and county in which the property was located.  Other than names no other personal identifying information is provided. <ref>http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1729&enc=1</ref></blockquote>
 
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*two children between the ages of six and eighteen.  The [[:File:1870 Federal Census - Georgia, Pierce County - Hickox.jpg|1870 Census]] recorded one 19 year old, [[Luvesey Hickox]], living with David.  Assuming the 1870 census was recorded correctly on 1 June 1870, then their next oldest child, [[Harley Jacob Hickox]], was born between 1849 and 1850, and could have been one of the two children between six and eighteen years old recorded on this tax digest.
 
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====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====
 
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According to to tax roll records (1864, 1868, 1870, 1871) David owned between 480 and 1315 acres.<ref>[[Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893]], http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/showalbum.php?albumID=13</ref> It is currently difficult to for me to decipher these records.  I'm not sure if it is the same David Hickox who owns multiple parcels or if each record was for other David Hickox.
 
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File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg|[[:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg|Georgia, Property Tax Digests - 1864]]<ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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The 1880 federal census reflects a [[S. Martha Hickox]] listed as grand daughter living with David and Sarah.  Further research is needed to identify S. Martha Hickox. <ref>{{Citation:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>.
 
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File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1830).jpg|[[:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1830).jpg|1830 Federal Census]]<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1830).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
 
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*[http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/thriftga.html OKEFENOKEE ANCESTRY]
 
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Revision as of 15:21, 21 January 2018

The definitive guide to David Hickox (13 Jan 1798 - 24 Feb 1887)[headstones 1]

Biographical Sketch

David Hickox was born January 13, 1798[headstones 1] in New Haven, Connecticut[census 1][census 2][census 3][census 4][note 1]

Not much is known about David's life prior to comeing to Georgia. According to familiy histories, David and his brother traveled to Georgia from Connecticut to purchase lumber to sell back in Connecticut. During his visit David became quite ill with a fever, while his brother returned to Connecticut with the lumber. David stayed with a local family while he was nursed back to health.[histories 1][note 2]

He first married Elizabeth Knowles on 30 Aug 1821 [certs 1]. Elizabeth died along with their first-born child died in childbirth. [histories 1][websites 1][note 3]

Nine years later he married Sarah Altman In 1828??. Sarah was born in 1812[headstones 2], Wayne County Georgia??. She was the daughter of Thomas Altman and Lucy Leigh??.[census 1][census 2][census 3][census 4][histories 1]

David served as Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, 1833-1841??. This section of Ware where he lived was cut into Pierce County in its formation partly out of Ware in 1858, and into Brantley County in 1920??.

In 1938, David won a [books 1]

He was a private in the Indian War, serving in Capt. James Jones' company, Ware County militia, Aug. 26th to September 15, 1840??. He drew lot 232 in Cherokee Co., GA in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of Georgia, and 600 acres in of land in Wayne County??.

Children

  1. Emaliza Hickox married Micajah Crews wiki [census 1]
  2. Elizabeth Hickox
  3. Thomas Hickox
  4. Drusilla Hickox[census 1]
  5. James Butler Hickox[census 1]
  6. Nancy Hickox[census 1]
  7. Benjamin Franklin Hickox[census 1]
  8. David Jonathan Hickox[census 1]
  9. Jonathan David Hickox[census 1]
  10. Perry Lee Hickox[census 1]
  11. Sarah Hickox[census 1]
  12. Isaac Hickox[census 1]
  13. Keziah Hickox[census 1]
  14. Harley Jacob Hickox[census 1]
  15. Levicy Hickox[census 1]
  16. Mary M Hickox

[note 4][websites 2][websites 3][websites 4]

Residence

  • 1830 [census 5]
  • 1840 [census 6]
  • On 10 Sep 1850 David, Sarah, and family lived in Pierce County, Georgia. His daughter Emaliza Hickox and her husband Micajah Crews : wiki.[census 1]
  • On June 21st 1860 David, Sarah and family are living in Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia. His son Benjamin and his wife Elizabeth are living next door. [census 2]
  • On July 18th 1870 his daughter Drucilla age 39 and Levicy age 19. Also living in his household is his daughter Nancy (Hickox) Smith age 35 and her two children, Owen age 7 and Jane age 5.[census 3]

Mr. and Mrs Hickox were faithful members of the Primitive Baptist Church. They were originally members of High Bluff Church into which they were received and baptized March 10, 1841??. Four years later when the church "on the Buffalo" was organized nearer their home, they were dismissed by letter Jan. 11, 1845, (from the High Bluff Church) to enter into its organization??. They continued members at Hickox until their deaths. This church is located in the edge of the little village known as Hickox, and is named New Hope Church??.

New Hope/Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church formed from the High Bluff Church. It was originally located in Wayne County near Charlton County. (Sometimes referred to as Hickox Church.) Sarah and her husband David are reported to be the first to be buried in the cemetery there. ??

The Hickox home and farm was located between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox.

To them were born 21 children, of whom apparently six died at birth or in infancy.

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Notes

  1. ↑ The "United States Census, 1880," list David's place of birth as Georgia, and his wife Sarah (profile | wiki) as Connecticut. This is inconsistent with the 1850-1870 census and other family histories, and is probably a transcription error made by the census taker.
  2. ↑ I am not personally familiar with this family history, but the story does fit into the overall time line of his life. Their are facts that differ from primary sources, and the overall narrative cannot be independently verified.
  3. ↑ Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project (Marriages: From 1819 to 1865: Camden County, Georgia (A-Me)) shows David and Eilizabeth's marriage took place 30 Aug 1821, which is differs from their marriage certificate (see State Certificates). I emailed the Nancy Gay Crawford to determine the source of this information.
  4. ↑ Many online genealogies list David's parents as Ruben Hickox (15 Dec 1760 - 1850) and Elizabeth Sickels (1760 - 1845). I have been unable to locate any primary sources linking David to these individuals. So far, all links appear to be circumstantial. (same name, about the same time, in the same state)

Primary Sources

State Certificates

  1. ↑ David Hickox and Elizabeth Knowles - State Marriage Certificate, 30 Aug 1821 (downloaded 23 Mar 2013), Bryan-Lang Historical Library, Camden County, Georgia, United States. Image file "David Crews, Elizabeth Knowls, Marriage Certificate.jpg".

Census Records

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1850 Federal Census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1860 Federal Census
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 1870 Federal Census
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch ([1];: accessed 23 Mar 2013), David Hickox ( District 590, Pierce, Georgia, United States). citing 10th Decennial Census Office. "Population Schedules for the 1880 Census." NARA microfilm publication M432. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. : n.d.
  5. ↑ 1830 Federal Census
  6. ↑ 1840 Federal Census

Secondary Sources

Books

  1. ↑ The Cherokee land lottery
  1. Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia Vol.5, Pg's. 202,203.
  2. The Story of Brantley County Georgia, Pg. 61, 147-146.

Headstones

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Headstone - David Hickox, 1798. Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States. Digital Image by Jerry Van Herrin. Findagrave.com Memorial #105756118 created 6 Feb 2009. Accessed 23 Mar 2013.
  2. ↑ Headstone - Sarah Altman Hickox, 1812. Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States. Digital Image by Jerry Van Herrin. Findagrave.com Memorial #33588882 created 6 Feb 2009. Accessed 24 Mar 2013.

Web Sites

  1. ↑ 1819 - 1865 Marriages (Part 1)
  2. ↑ David and Sarah Altman Hickox
  3. ↑ KinNextions Rootsweb WorldConnect Tree : comments
  4. ↑ The Medders Family Tree Rootsweb WorldConnect Tree : comments

Histories

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Hickox verbal family history
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