She signed a deed with her husband Oct. 19, 1672 and Samuel Hicks alone signed another in 1682. This suggests that Lydia died between 1672 and 1682. -------------------- 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 ---.

Lydia DOANE

b. unknown, the daughter of John DOANE

d. after 1665

After their marriage in Plymouth, the family moved to Eastham, back to Plymouth, then to Barnstable in 1662 and to Dartmouth by 1666 (a founder of that town).

Samuel was likely a Quaker.

Children of Samuel and Lydia Hicks (b. in Plymouth):

Thomas Hicks, b. about 1646; d. 1698. He m. Mary ALBRO about 1670. He lived in Dartmouth, MA and Portsmouth, RI. They had children Sarah, Thomas, Samuel, Ephraim, Susanna, Abigail, Elizabeth.

Sarah Hicks, b. about 1648.

Samuel Hicks, b. about 1650.

Dorcas Hicks, b. 14 Feb 1651/52. She m. Edmund SHERMAN.

Margaret Hicks, b. 9 Mar 1653/54.

Robert Hicks, d. before 29 Sep 1716. He m. Isabel (SAYLES) TILLINGHAST after Dec 1690.

John Hicks. He m. Deborah ALMY about 1690. They had children John, Robert, Mary, Elizabeth, and Deborah.

Joseph Hicks. He m. about 1692. He had children Grace, Joseph, Elizabeth, Gabriel, Sarah, William, Prudence, Benjamin, Marcy.