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| name              = David "Yankee Dave" Hickox^{[[#Name Discussion|*]]}

| name              = David Hickox

| image            = David-Sarrah Hickox.jpg

| image            = David-Sarrah Hickox.jpg

| caption          = Possible photo of David and Sarah Hickox.  (Source unknown) David Hickox is the father of the large Hickox connection in the [[Wiregrass Region]]  

| caption          = Possible photo of David and Sarah Hickox.  (Source unknown) David Hickox is the father of the large Hickox connection in the [[Wiregrass Region]]  

| resting_place    = [[is buried at::New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox Brantley County Georgia, United States]]

| resting_place    = [[is buried at::New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox Brantley County Georgia, United States]]

| occupation        = [[was occupied as::Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, Georgia, United States]], 1833-1841

| occupation        = [[was occupied as::Justice of peace of the 590th district, Ware County, Georgia, United States]], 1833-1841

| spouse            = First [[was first married to::Elizabeth Knowles]] (married 1820-18??), then [[was second married to::Sarah Altman]] (1828 - their death)

| spouse            = First [[Elizabeth Knowles]], [[Sarah Altman]]

| residence        = [[resided in::between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox, Georgia, United States]]

| residence        = [[resided in::between the present town of Hoboken and the village of Hickox, Georgia, United States]]

| 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

| 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]]

| parents          = [[has father::Ruben Hickox]] and [[has mother::Elizabeth Sickels]]

|father            = {{has father|name=Reuben Hickox}}

}}

}}

=Biographical Sketch=

=Biographical Sketch=

[[David Hickox]]<ref>'''See also''' [[#Name Discussion]]</ref> {{tng |id=1}} 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>. David first married [[has wife::Elizabeth Knowles]] {{tng |id=3}} 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]] {{tng |id=2}} 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>.

{{has person|name=David Hickox|gen=1}}<ref>'''See also''' [[#Name Discussion]]</ref> {{tng |id=1}} 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/>[[#Parents Discussion and Birth Location|Parents Discussion]] and [[#Birth Proof|Genealogical Proof Report]], </ref>son of {{has person|name=Reuben Hickox|gen=A}}<ref>[[#Parents Discussion and Birth Location|Parents Discussion]]</ref>. David first married {{has spouse|name=Elizabeth Knowles}} on [[was first married on::30 Aug 1821]].<ref>{{Citation:David Hickox, Elizabeth Knowles (Marriage Certificate).jpg/Citation Listing}} <br/><br/>'''note''' 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.<br/ ><br />'''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 spouse|name=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|name=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>.

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>

According to verbal 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>

 

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>{{Wikipedia/Citation Listing |article_title=Georgia Land Lotteries |time_and_date=01:47, 14 February 2018}}

 

</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>

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>

[[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>

[[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>

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>

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>

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>

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 Brantley  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>

==Children==

==Children==

{{Intro line|Children of David¹ and Sarah (Altman) Hickox born at Georgia.}}

{{Family table |

 

{|style="font-size:85%; line-height: 1.2em;"

|father name=David Hickox |father gen=1

| style="text-align:left;" | 2 || style="text-align:right;" |i. || {{Child|Elizabeth Hickox}}, b. 1829;

|mother name=Sarah Altman

| || style="text-align:right;" |ii. || {{Child|Thomas Hickox}} was born 1831.

|note=all born at Georgia. }}

|-

| || style="text-align:right;" |iii. || {{Child|Drusilla Hickox}} was born 1832.

|-

|child number=i

| || style="text-align:right;" | iv. || {{Child|James Butler Hickox}} was born 1833.

|name=Elizabeth Hickox

|-

|generation number=2

| || style="text-align:right;" |v. || {{Child|Nancy Hickox}} was born 1835, Georgia, United States.

|note= was born 1829 at {{has location |state=Georgia |country=United States}}. She married {{has person|name=John Matthews}} on 30 Jan 1847 at {{has location|county=Wayne County |state=Georgia |country=United States}}.}}

| style="text-align:left;" | 3 || style="text-align:right;" | vi. || {{Child|Benjamin Franklin Hickox}} was born 1937.

|family number=

|-

|child number=ii

| || style="text-align:right;" | vii. || {{Child|David Jonathan Hickox}} was born 1839, Georgia, United States.

|name=Thomas Hickox

|generation number=2

| style="text-align:left;" | 4 || style="text-align:right;" |viii. || {{Child|Jonathan David Hickox}} was born 16 Mar 1839, Pierce, Brantley County, Georgia, United States; died 25 Oct 1909, Pierce, Brantley County, Georgia, United States.

|note= }}

| style="text-align:left;" | 5 || style="text-align:right;" | ix. || {{Child|Perry Lee Hickox}} was born 1841.

|family number=

|child number=iii

| style="text-align:left;" | 6 || style="text-align:right;" | x. || {{Child|Sarah Hickox}} was born 8 Oct 1842; died 21 Dec 1922, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States.

|name=Drusilla Hickox

|-

|generation number=2

| || style="text-align:right;" | xi. || {{Child|Isaac Hickox}} was born 1844; died After 1860.

|note= }}

|-

| || style="text-align:right;" | xii. || {{Child|Keziah Hickox}} was born 1846.

|family number=

|child number=iv

| style="text-align:left;" | 7 || style="text-align:right;" | xiii. || {{Child|Harley Jacob Hickox}} was born 1849.

|name=James Butler Hickox

|-

| || style="text-align:right;" | xiv. || {{Child|Lavicy Hickox}} was born 1851.

|note= }}

|-

| || style="text-align:right;" | xv. || {{Child|Mary M Hickox}} was born 1851.

|family number=3

|}

|child number=v

|name=Nancy Hickox

|generation number=2

|note= }}

|family number=4

|child number=vi

|name=Benjamin Franklin Hickox

|note=}}

|family number=5

|child number=vii

|name=David Jonathan Hickox

|note=}}

|family number=6

|child number=viii

|name=Jonathan David Hickox

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=ix

|name=Perry Lee Hickox

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=x

|name=Sarah Hickox

|generation number=2

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=xi

|name=Isaac Hickox

|generation number=2

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=xii

|name=Keziah Hickox

|generation number=2

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=xiii

|name=Harley Jacob Hickox

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=xiv

|name=Lavicy Hickox

|generation number=2

|note=}}

|family number=

|child number=xv

|name=Mary M Hickox|

|generation number=2

|note=}}

{{child table/footer}}  

}}

=Appendices=

=Appendices=

==Name Discussion==

==Name Discussion==

===Middle Name===

===Middle Name===

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.  

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 arising from his twin sons, [[David Jonathan Hickox]] and [[Jonathan David Hickox]], and the many decedents named after one of these three.

===Yankee Dave===

===Yankee Dave===

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.

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 wrote “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>[[Citation:Email - 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.

==Parents Discussion and Birth Location==

==Parents Discussion and Birth Location==

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).

Many online genealogies [[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).

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>

The first claims about David's parents being {{has person |name=Ruben Hickox}} and {{has person |name=Elizabeth Sickels}} on the internet seem to have come from from {{has person |name=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>

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.

Some sources list David's place of birth specifically as {{has location |city=New Haven |state=Connecticut}}. I have been unable to locate any primary sources to confirm this information.

===DNA Evidence===

===DNA Evidence===

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.  

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 {{has person |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox |alt=Ruben Hickox II}} (1793-1884), a documented son {{has person |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox}} and {{has person |first name=Elizabeth |last name=Sickels}}, 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 {{has person |first name=William |last name=Hickox}} William Hickox (son of Ruben Hickox II).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.<ref>{{Citation:David "Yankee Dave" Hickox. (1798-1887).pdf}}</ref> 

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.  

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.

===Other Evidence===

===Other Evidence===

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.  

In 1842 {{has person |first name=James |middle name=Henry |last name=Hicox}}, 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 {{has person |name=Benjamin Hickox}} (1793/5-?) also lists a David Hickox as a family member, along with the other siblings of her husband. I received a response, 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.

===Conclusion===

===Conclusion===

==Arrival in Georgia==

==Arrival in Georgia==

[[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>

[[File:Georgia-1822.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[:File:Georgia-1822.jpg|1820 map of Georgia]]<ref>{{Citation:Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Georgia.jpg/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 "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>

This suggests four possibilities.

This suggests four possibilities.

#David lived in Georgia, living with another family, and enumerated with in that household,

#David lived in Georgia on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}

#David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}, and enumerated with a family in that state.

#David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}

#David did not live in Georgia or Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}},

#David lived in a state other than than Georgia or Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}},

#David was not enumerated in any location.

#David was not enumerated anywhere on the 1820 census.

===David lived in Georgia on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===

===David lived in Georgia on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===

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.  

Future avenues of research include reviewing families on the 1820 census found near David on the 1830 census to look for unexpected numbers in his age group with these other families.  

 

This avenue of research presents some challenges. First, the format of the censuses during this time only include tallies of the individuals in the household within age and gender ranges. Without more information about the family, births and deaths will be difficult to follow.  

===David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===

===David lived in Connecticut on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===

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.

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.

===David was not enumerated on {{#show: United States Census, 1820 | ?has enumeration date}}===

===David was not enumerated anywhere on the 1820 census===

Once all other possibilities have been thoroughly explored, this may be what happened.

Once all other possibilities have been thoroughly explored, this may be what happened.

===Land Lottery===

===Land Lottery===

[[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>  

[[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>  

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>  

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>  

===Tax Roll Discussion===

===Tax Roll Discussion===

[[File:Georgia Militia Districts Charlton County.jpg|thumbnail|right|Georgia Malitia Districts in Charlton Coutny.]]

[[File:1940 Population Schedule, volume 1, chapter 4 Georgia, page 237.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[:File:1940 Population Schedule, volume 1, chapter 4 Georgia, page 237.jpg|Georgia Malitia Districts in Southeastern Georgia as of 1940.]]<ref>{{Citation:1940 Population Schedule, volume 1, chapter 4 Georgia, page 237.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>]]

All tax roll records cited were found in Ancestry.com's (Ancestry)  [[Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893]] collection.  According to Ancestry:

All tax roll records cited were found in Ancestry.com's (Ancestry)  [[Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893]] collection.  According to Ancestry:

<blockquote>This database contains tax digest books for 137 Georgia counties from 1793 - 1892

<blockquote>This database contains tax digest books for 137 Georgia counties from 1793 - 1892

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>  

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>  

====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====

====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====

*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.

*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.

*[[Perry Lee Hickox]]

*[[Perry Lee Hickox]]

====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====

====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====

====Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1871) <ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1871).jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>====

Total:783 acres of land.

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.

Other known family members own 1763 acres in the 9th district. All Hickox' on this record own 1560 acres.

I believe these documents refer to the subject [[David Hickox]] for two reasons. First, the 1840 lists David Hickox in the 590th Militia District. Second, these documents show know family members owning property in the same general area paying taxes.

Other known family members own 980 acres in the 9th district.  All Hickox' on this record own 1560 acres.

===Tax Roll Records===

===Tax Roll Records===

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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>

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:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1864).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg | [[:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg|Georgia, Property Tax Digests - 1868]]<ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg | [[:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg|Georgia, Property Tax Digests - 1868]]<ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1868).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg |[[:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg|Georgia, Property Tax Digests - 1870]]<ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg |[[:File:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg|Georgia, Property Tax Digests - 1870]]<ref>{{Citation:Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893 (1870).jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>

===Ancestry===

===Ancestry===

[https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/david-hickox_27164054 Ancestry] - This site is great for getting started on your research journey of David.  It has several well documented facts, but nothing groundbreaking or new.  It also has a tendency to include unsubstantiated "facts" without documentation or evidence.  The ease at which this information can now be copied and published online has begun to change the perception of these claims by many hobbyists from speculative, which is clear of you spend the time to find the origins of these claims, to something accepted as common knowledge. This is dangerous, because sound research can easily be lost.  

[https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/david-hickox_27164054 Ancestry] - This site is great for getting started on your research journey of David.  It has several well documented facts, but nothing groundbreaking or new.  It also has a tendency to include unsubstantiated "facts" without documentation or evidence.  The ease at which this information can now be copied and published online has begun to change the perception of these claims by many hobbyists from speculative, which is clear of you spend the time to find the origins of these claims, to something accepted as common knowledge. This is dangerous, because sound research can easily be lost.

 

 

 

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