William Hicks, Jr.
William, Jr. and Rebecca owned two and one-half acres of land in Jessamine Co., KY and this is where
his mother had lived. William, Jr. and Rebecca lived in Fayette, Gallatin, Jessamine and Harrison
Counties, KY. William, Jr. served in the War of 1812 from August 1812 until November 1813, under the
name William Hix. He served in the Captain Wyatt’s Company, 1st Regiment of Kentucky Mounted
Volunteer Militia, commanded by George Trotter in 1813, as a private.
William married Rebecca Alcorn, daughter of Robert Alcorn and Susannah Turpin, 12 Jan 1815 in
Fayette County, Kentucky.
Rice Hicks
Rice Hicks appears in the 1850 census in Gallatin County, Kentucky, as age 16, a son of William
Hicks, 60, and his wife Rebecca. Rebecca is the Rebecca Alcorn shown in the marriage bond
dated 10 January 1815, Fayette County, Kentucky. Rice Hicks marries Harriett Ann Swango on 6
April 1859 in Gallatin County, Kentucky, per their marriage license and marriage certificate. Thus,
this is the “Harriett” identified in the photograph.
The death certificate of Rice Hicks, dated 19 April 1915, shows his death in Jessamine County,
Kentucky. His father is correctly identified as “William Hicks”, but his mother is listed as “Rebecca
West”. The informant confused her middle name for her surname. The War of 1812 Pension
Application for William Hicks (Jr.) indicates “Rebecca Alcorn” as the widow of William Hicks, and
combined with the early Marriage Bond, proves that Rebecca was the wife of William throughout
the marriage, and was, indeed, the mother of Rice.