Hicks, Robert

1793 -

• Name	Hicks, Robert
  	20180622 Amtrak RVM-NYP, Isaac HICKS Family Papers, 1798-ca. (bulk 1798-1818) 1867-1820 , New York, USA Isaac Hicks Family Papers, 1798-ca. 1956 (bulk 1798-1818) (Approx. 100 items; 1 box) RG 5/197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of contents Abstract Isaac Hicks (1767-1820) was a New York Quaker merchant. He established a large fleet of international trading vessels and financially helped to support his cousin, Edward Hicks (1780-1849), the Pennsylvania Quaker folk artist. Isaac Hicks traveled extensively with his cousin, Elias Hicks (1748-1830), the New York Quaker minister. The collection contains primarily the correspondence of Isaac Hicks, including letters from Isaac Hicks to his wife describing religious journeys taken with Elias Hicks; some letters concerning the Separation of 1827-28; and business letters. Correspondents include: John Comly (letters about Edward Hicks, the primitive painter), Elias Hicks, John Murray, Jr., Thomas Rotch, William Rotch, Thomas Sturge. The letters provide insight into Quaker family life on Long Island and the travels of a Quaker minister. Also of interest is a letter concerning the disownments of Isaac T. Hopper, James Gibbons, and Charles Marriott, as well as an anecdote conveying the Quaker attitude towards music in the late 19th century. Background note Scope and content Arrangement Administrative information Restrictions Preferred citation Provenance Processing info Related materials Bibliography Added entries Contact information Inventory Ser. 1. Correspondence sent by Isaac Hicks, 1802-1818 Ser. 2. Correspondence received by Isaac Hicks, 1798-1819 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1806-1854 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Friends Historical Library Return to Tripod Background note: Isaac Hicks was born in 1767, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Seaman) Hicks in a Quaker farming community on Long Island, New York. A birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, he was part of a prominent and extended Quaker family that included distant cousins primitie artist Edward Hicks (1780-1849) and Quaker minister Elias Hicks (1748-1830). In 1789 he went to New York City to start a career in business, and in 1790 he married Sarah Doughty. They had six children: John D., b 1791;, Robert, b. 1793; Benjamin, b. 1798; Isaac, b. 1802; Elizabeth, b. 1805; and Mary, b. 1807. In 1796, Isaac Hicks established a shipping and commission business. Benefiting from his extended Quaker connections in America and England, he soon became a wealthy ship owner. In 1806, he retired from business, returning to Westbury, Long Island, and became increasingly involved in Quaker concerns. In 1804, his brother Valentine (1782-1850) married Abigail Hicks, the daughter of Elias Hicks, uniting even more closely a family already tied by kinship and Quaker belief. Elias and Isaac Hicks were both descended from Jacob and Hannah (Carpenter) Hicks, and Edward Hicks, the artist, was descended from Jacob's brothers, Isaac and Thomas. Isaac supported Edward Hicks financially as well as accompanied Elias Hicks on a number of his ministerial travels, including the visits to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1813 and Rhode Island Yearly Meeting in 1816. Isaac Hicks died in 1820.
  Birth	1793	New York City
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I55281	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Hicks, Isaac sr,   b. 1767, Long Island, New York, USA d. 10 Jan 1820, Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Doughty, Sarah,   b. 27 Mar 1768, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA d. 2 Aug 1847, Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 May 1790	New York City   [1]
  	20180622 Amtrak RVM-NYP, Isaac HICKS Family Papers, 1798-ca. (bulk 1798-1818) 1867-1820 , New York, USA Isaac Hicks Family Papers, 1798-ca. 1956 (bulk 1798-1818) (Approx. 100 items; 1 box) RG 5/197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of contents Abstract Isaac Hicks (1767-1820) was a New York Quaker merchant. He established a large fleet of international trading vessels and financially helped to support his cousin, Edward Hicks (1780-1849), the Pennsylvania Quaker folk artist. Isaac Hicks traveled extensively with his cousin, Elias Hicks (1748-1830), the New York Quaker minister. The collection contains primarily the correspondence of Isaac Hicks, including letters from Isaac Hicks to his wife describing religious journeys taken with Elias Hicks; some letters concerning the Separation of 1827-28; and business letters. Correspondents include: John Comly (letters about Edward Hicks, the primitive painter), Elias Hicks, John Murray, Jr., Thomas Rotch, William Rotch, Thomas Sturge. The letters provide insight into Quaker family life on Long Island and the travels of a Quaker minister. Also of interest is a letter concerning the disownments of Isaac T. Hopper, James Gibbons, and Charles Marriott, as well as an anecdote conveying the Quaker attitude towards music in the late 19th century. Background note Scope and content Arrangement Administrative information Restrictions Preferred citation Provenance Processing info Related materials Bibliography Added entries Contact information Inventory Ser. 1. Correspondence sent by Isaac Hicks, 1802-1818 Ser. 2. Correspondence received by Isaac Hicks, 1798-1819 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1806-1854 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Friends Historical Library Return to Tripod Background note: Isaac Hicks was born in 1767, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Seaman) Hicks in a Quaker farming community on Long Island, New York. A birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, he was part of a prominent and extended Quaker family that included distant cousins primitie artist Edward Hicks (1780-1849) and Quaker minister Elias Hicks (1748-1830). In 1789 he went to New York City to start a career in business, and in 1790 he married Sarah Doughty. They had six children: John D., b 1791;, Robert, b. 1793; Benjamin, b. 1798; Isaac, b. 1802; Elizabeth, b. 1805; and Mary, b. 1807. In 1796, Isaac Hicks established a shipping and commission business. Benefiting from his extended Quaker connections in America and England, he soon became a wealthy ship owner. In 1806, he retired from business, returning to Westbury, Long Island, and became increasingly involved in Quaker concerns. In 1804, his brother Valentine (1782-1850) married Abigail Hicks, the daughter of Elias Hicks, uniting even more closely a family already tied by kinship and Quaker belief. Elias and Isaac Hicks were both descended from Jacob and Hannah (Carpenter) Hicks, and Edward Hicks, the artist, was descended from Jacob's brothers, Isaac and Thomas. Isaac supported Edward Hicks financially as well as accompanied Elias Hicks on a number of his ministerial travels, including the visits to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1813 and Rhode Island Yearly Meeting in 1816. Isaac Hicks died in 1820.
  Issue, jt	6- "They had six children: John D., b 1791;, Robert, b. 1793; Benjamin, b. 1798; Isaac, b. 1802; Elizabeth, b. 1805; and Mary, b. 1807
  	20180622 Amtrak RVM-NYP, Isaac HICKS Family Papers, 1798-ca. (bulk 1798-1818) 1867-1820 , New York, USA Isaac Hicks Family Papers, 1798-ca. 1956 (bulk 1798-1818) (Approx. 100 items; 1 box) RG 5/197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ©Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of contents Abstract Isaac Hicks (1767-1820) was a New York Quaker merchant. He established a large fleet of international trading vessels and financially helped to support his cousin, Edward Hicks (1780-1849), the Pennsylvania Quaker folk artist. Isaac Hicks traveled extensively with his cousin, Elias Hicks (1748-1830), the New York Quaker minister. The collection contains primarily the correspondence of Isaac Hicks, including letters from Isaac Hicks to his wife describing religious journeys taken with Elias Hicks; some letters concerning the Separation of 1827-28; and business letters. Correspondents include: John Comly (letters about Edward Hicks, the primitive painter), Elias Hicks, John Murray, Jr., Thomas Rotch, William Rotch, Thomas Sturge. The letters provide insight into Quaker family life on Long Island and the travels of a Quaker minister. Also of interest is a letter concerning the disownments of Isaac T. Hopper, James Gibbons, and Charles Marriott, as well as an anecdote conveying the Quaker attitude towards music in the late 19th century. Background note Scope and content Arrangement Administrative information Restrictions Preferred citation Provenance Processing info Related materials Bibliography Added entries Contact information Inventory Ser. 1. Correspondence sent by Isaac Hicks, 1802-1818 Ser. 2. Correspondence received by Isaac Hicks, 1798-1819 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1806-1854 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Friends Historical Library Return to Tripod Background note: Isaac Hicks was born in 1767, the son of Samuel and Phebe (Seaman) Hicks in a Quaker farming community on Long Island, New York. A birthright member of Westbury Monthly Meeting, he was part of a prominent and extended Quaker family that included distant cousins primitie artist Edward Hicks (1780-1849) and Quaker minister Elias Hicks (1748-1830). In 1789 he went to New York City to start a career in business, and in 1790 he married Sarah Doughty. They had six children: John D., b 1791;, Robert, b. 1793; Benjamin, b. 1798; Isaac, b. 1802; Elizabeth, b. 1805; and Mary, b. 1807. In 1796, Isaac Hicks established a shipping and commission business. Benefiting from his extended Quaker connections in America and England, he soon became a wealthy ship owner. In 1806, he retired from business, returning to Westbury, Long Island, and became increasingly involved in Quaker concerns. In 1804, his brother Valentine (1782-1850) married Abigail Hicks, the daughter of Elias Hicks, uniting even more closely a family already tied by kinship and Quaker belief. Elias and Isaac Hicks were both descended from Jacob and Hannah (Carpenter) Hicks, and Edward Hicks, the artist, was descended from Jacob's brothers, Isaac and Thomas. Isaac supported Edward Hicks financially as well as accompanied Elias Hicks on a number of his ministerial travels, including the visits to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1813 and Rhode Island Yearly Meeting in 1816. Isaac Hicks died in 1820.
  Family ID	F39650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1718] Public Member Trees 2018-, SWalton Ancestor Tree?? ?southy_walton?. Record for Sarah Doughty http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=180166643821&indiv=try

  
  

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TNG ID: I55281