Ellis Hicks
Appearance
Ellis or Ellice[1] Hicks (c. 1315[2] – c. 1390) was an English knight.
Family
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Bernard (1868). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 30th ed. London: Harrison. p. 573.
- ^ Hicks (1982). Sir Ellis Hicks (1315), Captain John Ward (1598), John Wright (1500), Philip le Yonge (1295), and 7,812 descendants. Wilmington Printing Co. p. 725.
- ^ a b Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts. Lewis historical Publishing Company. 1910. p. 2685-.