It has come to light that Richard Sessions Hickson was not the father of Reuben Hickson mentioned below.
Richard Sessions Hickson married Sarah Strong Bostwick and had two children & James Harvey & Eliza Elmira.
The Hicksons may have been a slave owning family in South Carolina such that the name adopted by slaves is more prolific than with other family members
Reuben moved into Sumpter District SC from Williamsburg District SC around 1820
He died 1830 in Sumpter District, SC.
This was Richard's first marriage, possibly in Williamsburg, SC
She died 1820-1825
She was born 26 September 1804 and died 11 September 1877
He was born 11 October 1797 in Sumpter Co., South Carolina and died 9 October 1866
He lived in the Lynches Creek Sumpter District, South Carolina
Is his full name Thomas Jefferson Hickson? Here is a section from his unprobated will that lists the names of his children. Sumter District S. C. Probate bundle 122 Package 14 "Item 1st I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Hickson all my estate both real and personal for her use and benefit during her natural lifetime in widowhood and at her death or marriage for my said estate to be equally divided amongst my five children viz: Mary Elizabeth, Wm, Lewis Thomas, Henry, and Alexander to share and share alike. But in the event of the death of my said children before attaining to the age of twenty-one years, leaving no heirs then their portions of my said estate to be equally divided amongst my said surviving children. But if either of my said children shall marry or attain to the age of twenty-one year then they are to receive their portion of my said estate."
She was born 1823
He was born 1826
She was born 1833
He was born 1836
He was born 1838
She was born 1840
He was born 1842
She was born 1844
She was born 16 January 1847 in Sumpter Co., South Carolina and died 29 April 1936
They both lived in Alabama
He was born ca 1836 in Alabama and died 26 September 1886 in Kerrville, Texas
William & Mary married ca 6 September 1860
She was born 1844/5 in Louisiana and died ca 1900
She remarried (to James M Flowers) on 22 December 1889 in Kerr Co., Texas. When did William die?
She was born 21 January 1867 in Blanco Co., Texas and married 23 November 1882 in Kerrville
Born, 1860, Isaac had left home at the age of 16, but was 22 when they married
Born in Texas, she died as an infant
He was known as Fletcher
Born 1886 in Texas, he married in 1955 and died in 1963
Born in 1888 between Texas and Colorado, he died 1928 in a Sawmill Accident
They had 3 children
Born in 1892 in Norwood, Colorado, he died 1975
He died before 2001
She was born in 1918
She was born 1893 in Norwood, Colorado and died, unmarried, in 1974
He was born 1895 in Norwood, Colorado and died in 1968
When they married, Bessie already had three children. Oscar & Bessie had a further three
She died as an infant
Born 1898, she died in the 1980s
Born 1901, he died in 1957
Stillborn in 1905
Deceased
Born 1909, he died in the 1970s
She was born 9 March 1872 in Hunt, Kerr County, Texas where she married on 15 December 1887
She died 2 Aug 1923 in Ft Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Was born 1975 in Kerrville, Kerr Co, Texas. She married 4 Oct 1888 in Kerr Co. Texas and died ca 1964
She lived in Alabama
Was born 17 Nov 1876 in Kerrvile, Kerr Co. Texas. She married 13 Dec 1893 in Kerr Co. Texas and died 25 Oct 1895 in Devine, Medina Co. Texas
She died about 10 days after the birth of a child which also died
He was born Nov 1863 in Gonzales, Gonzales Co. Texas and died 21 June 1914 in San Antonia, Bexar Co. Texas
She was born 2 May 1879 and married 23 Dec 1896 in Kerr Co. Texas
Born 2 March 1844 in Lowndes County, Alabama, he married in Texas
Born 9 Dec 1877 in Johnson City, Blanco COunty, Texas, he married 18 Jan 1883 in Jones County, Texas
Born 6 Dec 1911 in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas, he married in Orange County, Texas
He was born in 1900
They married in 1827
Ester and John Cole (Reuben's son-in-law), husband of Jennet B Hickson, were the executors of Reuben's estate
She was born 1827
He was born 1828 and died in Sumpter County ca July 1859