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==Biographical Sketch==

==Biographical Sketch==

David Hickox is the progenitor of the large [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/register.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon&generations=4 Hickox connection] in Southeast Georgia. [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon David] was born 13 January 1798<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox">Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589407 : Accessed 23 Mar 2013); Record, David Hickox (1798-1887), Memorial No. 33589407, Records of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States; record maintained 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].</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers">{{#lsth:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia|Citation}}(Pg. 147-146.)g</ref> in Connecticut.<ref group="census" name="fed1850">{{#lst:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1850).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1860">{{#lst:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1860).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870">{{#lsth:File:US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1880">{{#lsth:File:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers" /><ref group="books" name="brantly cemeteries">{{#lsth:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia|Citation}}</ref><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 | 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><ref group="note" name="Birth Place">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.</ref>

David Hickox is the progenitor of the large [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/register.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon&generations=4 Hickox connection] in Southeast Georgia. [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon David] was born 13 January 1798<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox">Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589407 : Accessed 23 Mar 2013); Record, David Hickox (1798-1887), Memorial No. 33589407, Records of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States; record maintained 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].</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers">{{#lsth:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia|Citation}}(Pg. 147-146.)g</ref> in Connecticut.<ref group="census" name="fed1850">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1850).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1860">{{#lst:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1860).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870">{{#lsth:File:US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1880">{{#lsth:File:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers" /><ref group="books" name="brantly cemeteries">{{#lsth:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia|Citation}}</ref><ref group="note" name="fed1880">{{/1880 Census Discussion}}</ref><ref group="note" name="Birth Place">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.</ref>

Not much is known about David's life prior to coming to Georgia.  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 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>

Not much is known about David's life prior to coming to Georgia.  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 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>

===Children===

===Children===

#Elizabeth Hickox ([http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802204&tree=Jason-Shannon Family Tree], [[Elizabeth Hickox | Notes]])  m. [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802205&tree=Jason-Shannon John Matthews] of Duval Co. Fla., Jan. 30, 1847. <ref group="certs" name="hickox matthews marriage">Elizabeth Hickox and John Matthews - State Marriage Certificate, Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," 30 Jan 1847. Index and images, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXJN-RBK https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXJN-RBK]: accessed and downloaded 01 Apr 2013), John Matthews and Elizabeth Hickox, 1847.</ref>

#Elizabeth Hickox ([http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802204&tree=Jason-Shannon Family Tree], [[Elizabeth Hickox | Notes]])  m. [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802205&tree=Jason-Shannon John Matthews] of Duval Co. Fla., Jan. 30, 1847.<ref group="certs" name="hickox matthews marriage">{{#lsth:File:John Matthews and Elizabeth Hickox, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950.jpg|Citation}}</ref>

<ref group="certs" name="sarah dowling death">Georgia State Death Certificate</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870" />     

<ref group="certs" name="sarah dowling death">Georgia State Death Certificate</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870" />     

#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802206&tree=Jason-Shannon Thomas Hickox]

#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802206&tree=Jason-Shannon Thomas Hickox]

#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802218&tree=Jason-Shannon Mary M Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1860" />

#[http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I700117802218&tree=Jason-Shannon Mary M Hickox]<ref group="census" name="fed1860" />

<ref group="census" name="fed1830">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1830).jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1840" />

<ref group="census" name="fed1830">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1830).jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1840">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1840).jpg|Citation}}</ref>

==Primary Sources==

==Primary Sources==

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