William Hickman

William and Mary Williams Hickman (Isle of Wight, VA/NC), both born in the 1600s. William’s will was proved on February 19, 1744 with son Nathaniel as executor. William’s father was Edward Hickman born about 1615/30 in England, died James City, VA. The geni dot com site has Edward born circa 1615 in Lincolnshire, England.

William Hickman was born ABT 1634 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, and died BEF 19 FEB 1743/44 in Edgecombe Co, NC. He was the son of 16. Edward Hickman.

9. Mary Williams.

Children of Mary Williams and William Hickman are: i. William Hickman , Jr. was born ABT 1705 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, and died 3 APR 1760 in Southampton Co, VA. 4.ii. Nathaniel Hickman , Sr. was born ABT 1710 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, and died BEF 10 NOV 1795 in Edgecombe Co, NC. He married Sarah Strickland ABT 1726 in Isle of Wight Co, VA. She was born ABT 1713, and died BEF 1803 in Edgecombe Co, NC.

NOTE: William's son Nathaniel who married Sarah Strickland, William's wife was Mary Williams.
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William Hickman (son of *Edward Hickman)24 died date unknown.He married *Mary Williams.

Includes NotesNotes for *William Hickman: [3020693.FTW] [Hickman.ged] Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia.Article XXXI II.  The following list of vestrymen, commencing in 1739, will show who were the leading men in all the civil and ecclesiastical matters of the parish and county:--Richard Roy, Richard Johnson, Henry Hickman, Edward Ware, Thomas Foster, Thomas Dudley, John Collier, Gawin Corbin, Valentine Ware, Roger Gregor y, Richard Anderson, John Robinson, Benjamin Needler, Robert Dudley, John Liv ingston, Robert Gaines, Philip Roots, John Ware, Richard Shackleford, William Taliafero, John Strakey, William Lyne, Charles Collier, Thomas Thorpe, Thoma s Langford, John Shackleford, John Foster, Philip Roots, Francis Gaines, John Whiting, Thomas Reade Roots, John Whiting, James P rior, Thomas Dillard, Lyne Shackleford, Hon. Richard Corbin, William Hal l, John Taylor Corbin, Benjamin Robinson, Humphrey Garrett, Richard Bra y, James Didlake, Philip Taliafero, L yne Shackleford, Jr., Thomas Dillar d, John Kidd.--------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----------------------------

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Virginia Cou nty Records, VIIIndex to Land Grants Accomac CountyBook N o. 6 Original Source Page #: 82 Name: Wm. Hickman Date: 1667 Comment: 1000 acres Vir ginia County Records, VIIIndex to Land Grants Isle of Wight Count y.Book N o. 10. Original Source Page #: 112 Name: Wm. Hickman Date: 1713 Comment : 370 acres Virginia County Records, VIIGoochland County.Book No. 15. Original Source Page #: 221 Name: Joseph Smith ; Edwin Hickman ; Jonathan Cl arke Date: 1734 Comment: 3277 acres ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------

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Children of *William Hickman and *Mary Williams are: +*Nathaniel Sr. Hickman, b. Abt. 1710, Isle ofWight County, Virginia25, 26, d. Bef. November 10, 1795, Edgecomb County, North Carolina27, 28.

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Some genealogist claim was William Hickman was the son of an Edward Hickman while others claim a Nathaniel Hickman. As that one of his sons was named Nathaniel Hickman that may be the more accurate. Also some family histories, that are often just copied and not researched, state that he was born about 1664. If so he would have been 28 years old when John Williams called him “my boy”. I suggest that he was a minor more like a youth under 18 years [1675]. William was born in Isle of Wight so he was not imported by John Williams Sr. He would have been about 20 years old with Mary Williams between 14 and 15 years old when they married. Hickman was a legatee in John Williams' will was given a yearling heifer which was probably part of his contract for service.

By 1713 William Hickman made enough money to import three people to Virginia. He received a much larger patent of 150 acres for some reason. On 13 November 1713 he obtained a patent of 370 acres of "new land" in the Nottoway basin in the Isle of Wight.

Three years later on 8 October 1716, William Hickman sold to Henry "Bosman", a cooper, for 3000 pounds of tobacco, 175 acres on the North side of Nottoway River, of his 370 acre patent. His wife Mary Williams Hickman signed that she relinquished her dower rights to the land. Over twenty years later 22 August 1738, Henry Bosman, now of "Carolina" sold back to William Hickman the patented land that he had bought in 1716. Now listed as 170 acres, the different acreage probably due to a resurvey, or inaccurate recording.

28 February 1725, William Hickman sold another 160 acres of the 1713 patent to Benjamin "Jonson" (Johnson), which was described as being on the south side of Blackwater River and in the forks of the Nottoway and Black Water. One of the landmarks was "Hickman's Swamp". In July 1738 Benjamin Johnson sold this land back to Hickman

Hickman was living in Isle of Wight County as of November 1728 when he was one of the appraisers of the estate of Arthur Benn. Other appraisers were Samuel Brown, John Vasser, and James Garner.

Before 1732 William Hickman had moved to Nansemond County where Theophilus Pugh purchased of William Hickman a parcel of land, on a branch of the Beaver Dam Swamp however by 1739 William Hickman had moved to Edgecombe County North Carolina. A deed dated 10 June 1739 stated that a Christopher Guin sold lands adjoining that of William Hickman & Frederick Jones, with Henry West one of the witnesses.

The West family seemed to be connected to William Hickman's family by 1730. The will of an Arthur West, made out 12 April 1727 and recorded May 1730, in Bertie County, North Carolina, devised to a Nathaniel Hickman land on Fishing Creek and to Robert, son of Henry West, land on Fishing Creek. Nathaniel Hickman was a son of William Hickman and may have married a daughter of Arthur West.

In November 1741, when William Hickman would have been about 66 years old he proved his land rights in Edgecombe County, North Carolina paying a poll tax for one white person and one black person.

In 21 March 1743 [1744] he petitioned for 100 acres in Edgecombe County and received a warrant for 100 acres. As he was approaching seventy years he probably was seeking land to devise to heirs rather than farm.

The North Carolina Archives does not now have William Hickman will but he was dead by 19 February 1745 when his will which disappeared was proved by oath dated 19 February 1744 [1745] it was not recorded by the the oaths of Wallace Jones, Drewry [Drury]Jones, and Mary Jones. His son Nathaniel Hickman qualified as executor. The father-son relationship of William and Nathaniel is predicated on Nathaniel's serving as executor, and the apparent difference in ages. William died in 1745 and Nathaniel died in 1795.

The 1750 will of William Jones of Edgecombe County, names son "Drewy", and mentions land formerly belonging to William Hickman. He named "Wallis" [Wallace] Jones as executor. Wallace Jones was the son of John Jones

A detailed inventory showed that William Hickman had considerable estate:25 barrels of Indian corn, 2 negro men, 42 head of cattle, 9 horses & mares, 1 bell & furniture, 1 pot & pot hook, 1 frying pan, 2 & 3 dishes, 4 spoons, 1 bed cord, 1 clock, 1 hat, 2 pair of stockings, 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of shoes, 1 pair comps to over shirt, 1 waistcoat, cloth for suit of clothes, 1 bible, a drinking glass, 1 glass, 1 looking glass (a fairly rare item),honey scales, 3 books, 2 pair of buttons, 8 brass buttons, ounce of brown thread, 1 cyphering book, 28 head of hogs, 13 head of horses & 12 calves, 1 plantation, 1 ink glass, 1 knife & fork, 1 file, 1 pocket book, 2 lb, 5 shilling in gold, 7 shilling & 5 pence in silver, 1 add, 1 gauge, 1 augor, 1 hand saw, 1 drawing knife, 2 gimbles, razors, 1 ink horn & pen knife, 3 weeding hoes, 2 stumps of hoes, 1 broad ax, 2 wedges, 1 gun, 1 powder tub, 3 pigeons, 1 meal sifter, 3 baskets, 1 jacket & britches, 77 head of hogs, 1 saddle, 2 ropes, 1 oxen, brigs, wallet, 1 house knife.

The inventory of the "estate of William Hickman, deceased of Rocky Swamp" was signed by Nathaniel Hickman and presented to the court 21 May 1745. By some of the items listed in the inventory William Hickman may also have been a tailor.

Mary William Hickman probably died in Edgecombe County, North Carolina date unknown. Tithable Native in 1666 Census of New Kent Colony based out of Northhampton Parish, [http://genealogytrails.com/vir/northampton/1666tithables.html] Paying taxes on his wife, who was Old Cheraw Williams. https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/i/c/Lenna-P-Richmond/WEBSITE-0001/U...

William Hickman Edward Hickman in James City Co VA 1664 Tithtables, Northampton Co d/1744, Edgecombe Co NC. VA 1659.b/about 1632. m/ca 1700, Mary.In Isle of Wight, a John Williams, Sr. made his will 9 March 1691; it was proved 9 Aug 1692. Among the legatees were son Theophelas and "my boy William Hickman".