According to the information that I have John Hickson was married twice – first to Margaret Prothro (dau of William Prothro) and then to Sarah Miller. My understanding is that John Hickson (1803-1863) and Sarah Miller Hickson (1831-1912) are buried in Mt. Arnon Cemetary.
In 1850, I find only two John Hickson’s living in Barnwell Co.,
South Carolina
- John Hixon age 47 (b. abt 1803)
- Sarah age 19 (b. abt 1831)
- Whitemarsh (male) age 19 (b. abt 1831)
- Penweatherber (?) (female) age 13 (b. abt 1837)
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: America, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: M432_849; Page: 469; Image: 289.
Also in the 1850 census Barnwell Co., South Carolina census, I find:
- John Hickson, Jr. age 25 (b. abt 1825)
- Nancy age 24 (b. abt 1826)
- Furman (male) age 7 (b. abt 1843)
In 1860 Barnwell Co., South Carolina, we find again John Hickson, Sr.
- John Hickson age 55 (b. abt 1805)
- Sarah A. age 27 (b. abt 1833)
- Josephine age 9 (b. abt 1851)
- Esther V. age 5 (b. abt 1855)
- Margaret J. age 3 (b. abt 1857)
So far no problems or puzzles here, but then I found the following listings in the South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths
Source: Ancestry.com. South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths, 1835-65 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1998. Original data: Holcomb, Brent H.. Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina, 1835-1836. Spartanburg, SC, USA: Reprint, Co., 1996.
Issue of September 18, 1835
Died, on Monday evening, the 31st ult., on Upper 3 Runs, Barnwell District, Elison, infant son of John and Margaret Hickson, aged 1 year and 11 months.…
Issue of October 23, 1835
Died on the 25th of August, on the Upper Three Runs, in Barnwell District, Mrs. Margaret Hickson, consort of John Hickson, aged 27 years…member of the Baptist Church.
Issue of January 17, 1849
Married, in Lexington District, on Wednesday evening, January 3d, by the Rev. A. P. Norris, Mr. John Hickson, of Barnwell District, to Miss S. A. R. Brooker, only daughter of the Rev. W. Brooker, of Lexington District, S. C.
Issue of February 9, 1853
Died, at the residence of her husband, in Barnwell District, January 7th, 1853, Mrs. Sarah Ann Hickson, wife of Mr. John Hickson… At the time of her death, her husband was absent in Florida. The deceased was the only daughter of Rev. W. Brooker, and a member of the Aiken Baptist Church…aged only 21 years, 2 months and 10 days…left one child, an infant daughter.…
The first two entries above indicate that Margaret (Prothro) Hickson died in 1835 after giving birth. The second two entries indicate that John Hickson married Sarah Ann Brooker (not Miller) in 1849 and that this Sarah died in 1853. These are the only entries for John Hickson that I find in this database.
The conclusion that I come to is that John Hickson was married not twice, but three times. Does anyone else have any other information on John Hickson and his marriages?
Here is what I have found in searching for South Carolina Hickson’s in the early census records
1790
Thos Hixon
Thos, Jur Hixon
Daniel Hixon
Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: St Thomas, Cheraws District, South Carolina; Roll: M637_11; Image: 0217.
John Hickson
Peter Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: Prince Fredericks, Georgetown, South Carolina; Roll: M637_11; Image: 0299.
1800
Hickson, Daniel
Source Citation: Year: 1800; Census Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina; .Roll: 47; Page: 421; Image: 225.
Hickson, John
Source Citation: Year: 1800; Census Place: Williamsburg, Marion District, South Carolina; .Roll: 49; Page: 477; Image: 98.
Hickson, Thomas
Source Citation: Year: 1800; Census Place: Williamsburg, Marion District, South Carolina; .Roll: 49; Page: 475; Image: 96.
1810
John Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Williamsburg, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 604; Image: 442.00.
Mary Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Williamsburg, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 604; Image: 442.00.
Danl Hixon
Timothy Hixon
Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 640; Image: 8.00.
Sarah Hixon
Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 675; Image: 25.00.
1820
Daniel Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1820; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: M33_118; Page: 2A; Image: 148.
Timothy Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1820; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: M33_118; Page: 1B; Image: 149.
Elizabeth Hixon
Source Citation: Year: 1820; Census Place: Williamsburg, South Carolina; Roll: M33_120; Page: 296; Image: 373.
1830
Enil Hickson (index shows name as “Eil”, but name on record looks like “Enil”)
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 169; Page: 132.
John Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 169; Page: 132.
Levi Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 169; Page: 132.
Elizabeth Hickson
Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 173; Page: 244.
1840
John Hickson Barnwell, South Carolina
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 508; Page: 236.
Levi Hickson Barnwell, South Carolina
Elizabeth Hickson Barnwell, South Carolina
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 508; Page: 235.
Danil Hickson Darlington, South Carolina
Enos Hickson Darlington, South Carolina
Waid H Hickson Darlington, South Carolina
John H Hickson Darlington, South Carolina
Jane Hickson Georgetown, South Carolina
Also I found a listing for a Thomas Hickson in the “Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution”:
“He served in the militia during 1780, 1781, and 1782 under Gen. Marion. A.A.3589; N401; Y785.”
Ancestry.com. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Moss, Boby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.
