Nathan Hicks, Indian Trader

Not the same as Nathan Hicks, of Surry County

A previous version of this profile claimed that Nathan, known son of Robert Hicks who left a bequest of five pounds to son Nathan in 1782,[1] was the same as the white trader and father of a Cherokee family with a wife known as "Nancy" or "Nan-he-hi".

But the Nathan Hicks, b 1743, son of Robert, is too young to have fathered Nanyehi's children. This Nathan Hicks has been detached as her spouse and as father of her children.
Some web sites also list him as the husband of a different Cherokee woman named Gosaduisga, but there is no documentation to support those claims. [2]

Biography

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Nathan Hicks was a Virginia colonist.
Nathan Hicks was the son of Robert Hicks (b. 1720, d. 1782) and Mary Courtney (b. 1718, d. 1770). He was born 6 Nov 1743 in Albermarie Parish, Sussex, Virginia.[3] [4]

Research Notes

Elizabeth Hicks, b. 1758, d. 1792 - Hicks-6797
Sarah Hicks, b. 1765, d. 24 September 1816 Hicks-8862
William Hicks, b. 1750 – William Hicks, son of Nathan Hicks-6798 was born about 1769
Elizabeth Hicks, b. 1780, d. 1835 – possibly a duplicate of Elizabeth above. No record of a Cherokee Elizabeth Hicks with these dates: Charles Hicks had a daughter Elizabeth (1798-1857)
Elizabeth Betsy Hicks, b. 1771, d. 1792 - duplicate of #1
Nathan Hicks, b. 1764, d. 23 April 1801 - this is a Revolutionary War veteran who lived in Washington County, GA. Some claim that he was the son of Nathan Hicks and a white wife.
George Hicks, b. 1772 No record of a Cherokee George Hicks with this birth date; William Hicks had a son named George b. abt. 1793
Mary Hicks, b. 1763, d. 1835 - no Cherokee Mary Hicks with these dates; George (above) had a daughter named Mary b. abt. 1834
John Hicks, b. 1760, d. 20 January 1827 – no Cherokee John Hicks with these dates; Charles Hicks had a son John b. abt. 1782
Elihu Hicks, b. 1755 – no Cherokee Elihu Hicks with this birth date; William Hicks had a son named “Eli” born abt. 1810
Elijah Hicks, b. 1745 – no record of any Cherokee by this name with this birth date; Charles Hicks had a son Elijah born 1797
Hicks Nathan, b. 06 November 1743, d. 1829 - Nathan Hicks of this profile
Child Hicks, b. 1762 ???
Catherine Hicks, b. 1762, d. 1835 - no record of any Cherokee Catherine Hicks

Sources

1. ↑ The will of Robert Hicks (written 1780; proved 1782, Brunswick County; transcription
2. ↑ John Hicks (1670) & Rebeckah Rives (1692) Surry Co (Bluegrass Messengers)
3. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPL-6VZ : 10 February 2018), Nathan Hicks, 06 Nov 1743; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 30,161. Warning: This is from an index and may be derived from user contributed records. LDS recommends that researchers verify information you found through this source with original records.
4. ↑ "Notes from Albemarle Parish Register, Sussex County, Va.," in The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jul., 1905), pp. 1-6 . link (requires free membership): p. 2: "Nathan, son of Robert Hicks and Mary his wife, born November 6, 1743."

See also:
Name. Given Name. Sex. Parents First Names. Date of birth or christening
Hicks Nathan M Robt. and Mary 6 Nov 1743
Early Birth Records of Albemarle Parish
parts of Surry and Sussex Counties
Albemarle Parish Records 1739 - 1777, (parts of the two counties of) Surry and Sussex, Virginia, Copied by Joel Ricks, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 1942.
Originally Typed by Ralph Hale, 1943.
Transcribed by Genealogy Trails Transcription Team, VB
Source: Ricks, J. (Ed.). (1942). Early Birth Records of Albemarle Parish parts of Surry and Sussex Counties. Virginia Genealogy Trails! Retrieved April 5, 2023, from http://www.genealogytrails.com/vir/sussex/index.html

Source: The WikiTree Native American Project @ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hicks-727
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NATHAN HICKS, b. 11-15-1743 in Brunswick Co., VA., son of Robert & Mary Hicks, was a fur trapper. He married Nancy Broom (Nan-ye-hi) dau. of Chief Broom (Cherokee). Their son, Charles R. Hicks, became Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Later Charles' brother, William Hicks, became Chief. He had a son WILLIAM HICKS, of about the right period to be my ancestor.
My ancestor WILLIAM HICKS, "jumped ship" as the Trail of Tears crossed southern Missouri ca 1835. He worked "at the mill" in Morgan County, MO. My grandfather told me that he stayed with his grandfather, William Hicks, "while his father James, was away at the Civil War". He told me that his grandfather, William, was part Cherokee and had the same name as his... William.

Children of WILLIAM HICKS are:
2. i. MARY JANE2 HICKS, b. 1828, Tennessee; d. Deceased.
3. ii. JAMES HICKS, b. Abt. 1830, Missouri; d. October 31, 1866, Ray Co., Missouri.

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