Ellis Hicks Explained

Ellis or Ellice[1] Hicks (c. 1315[2]  - c. 1390) was an English knight.

Family

Ellis' son was John Hicks of Tortworth.[3] and his great grandson was Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden.Ellis Hicks is a direct paternal ancestor of Robert (James>Baptist>Thomas>John>Ellis) Hicks who immigrated to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA, on "The Fortune" 9 December 1621, and as such is an ancestor to many of the American Hicks.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Burke, Bernard (1868). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 30th ed. London: Harrison. p. 573.
  2. Book: Hicks. Sir Ellis Hicks (1315), Captain John Ward (1598), John Wright (1500), Philip le Yonge (1295), and 7,812 descendants. 1982. Wilmington Printing Co. 725.
  3. Book: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts . Lewis historical Publishing Company . v. 4 . 1910 . 2685-.

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