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RESEARCH NOTES, 1995

Index to Research/email notes 1995 (most intense year of research)

Ricks in NC Troops, Civil War 29
    Louis H. Manarin, comp., NC Troops: 1861-1865 29
    Weymouth T. Jordan Jr., North Carolina Troops: 1861-1865 29
Tennessee Research 30
    Census Records, 1870-1910, Exum Ricks 30
    Tax records, Harris family 32
Will of Isaac Ricks, grandfather of Sugars and Olivia Ricks 34
Isaac Ricks' Will, Edgecombe Co., NC 1828, 35

George Ricks Will, Va., 35
Isaac & Abraham Ricks, Ala., 36
Sugars Ricks, 37
    Children of West and Charlotte Harris: 37
    Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, Halifax Co NC" 38
Discussion of John Ricks, father of Sugars, Hardeman Co., Tenn. 38
Books by Hofmann: 39
Surname Exum 40
Abraham Ricks (Benjamin) 40
    Discussion on Benjamin Ricks will 40
    John Ricks (said to have married a Holton) did not live in Guilford County 41
Benjamin Ricks Will 41
    Will of William Ricks 42
Research Notes, March 95 42
    David B. Gammon, Records of Estates, Halifax Co, NC 42
    David B. Gammon, Records of Halifax. Co., NC, Vol. 1 43
    Margaret M. Hoffmann, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, Halifax Co., NC, 1758-1824 43
    Susie Brickell Anderson, Marriages, Halifax Co., NC 44
Review of Edgecombe Co., N. C. records 44
    Will of William Ricks of Edgecombe Co., NC, Jan-May 1771 44
    Will of Isaac Ricks, Edgecombe Co., NC, 29 May 1825 45
McKinney-Lane 45
Discussion of research goals 46
    George Ricks, Nash Co., NC 46
John Ricks, of Anson Co., NC? 47
    Holton, Anson Co. 47
Will of Isaac Ricks, ( Isaac, Isaac) 47
Goodson Land Records 47
Rewriting the " Red Book"? 48
    Discussion about Rewriting "Portions" of the Red (Ricks) Book 49
    Collecting data 49
    Clayton Torrence, VA Wills and Administrations, An Index 50
    Isaac Ricks, Edgecombe 50
Bertie Co. deed abstracts, Book A-G (Bell) 51
    Mary Best Bell, Colonial Bertie Co., NC, Deed Books A-H, 1720-1757 51
    Margaret M. Hoffman, Chowan Precinct, North Carolina 1696-1723 54
    David B. Gammon, Records of Estates, Northampton Co., NC, Vol. I 55
    David B. Gammon, Records of Estates, Northampton Co., NC, Vol. II 56
    Margaret M. Hoffman, Northampton Co., NC 1759-1808, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills 57
    Robert Ricks Land records, Edgecombe 59
    Northampton Tax Records, William Ricks 60
    Isaac Ricks, Isle of Wight Co., VA 60
    Ricks-Scott-Watkins 62
    Pope-Washington Land Records 62
Bertie County, NC 63
    David B. Gammon, Abstracts of Bertie Co., NC Wills 1722-1744  63
    Weynette Parks Haun, Bertie Co., NC Court Minutes, 1724-1739 64
Northampton County, NC 64
    Dr. Stephen E. Bradley Jr., The Deeds of Northampton, NC 1774-1787 64
    Northampton County, District 12, Green Plains Post Office, 1860 65
    David B. Gammon, Records of Estates, Halifax Co, NC, Vol. 2 65
    David B. Gammon, Records of Halifax. Co., NC, Vol. 1 66
    Susie Brickell Anderson, Marriages, Halifax Co., NC 66
MRB on Barnabe McKinnie: 67
    Murphey-Ricks-McKinnie 68
    Jacob Ricks 69
    Children of Isaac Ricks and Mary McKinney 69
Surnames in early census records 70
    District 1 of Halifax County in 1784-Tatum 70
    1790, Guilford County 70
    1790, Halifax District, Edgecombe County 70
Will of Demney Jenkins, probated 1818 71
1815 Tax List, Guilford County 71
Northampton Co., NC Estate Records 71
Benjamin Ricks, (Isaac) 71
Jacob Ricks, (Isaac) 71
    Richard & Charles Reeks of VA 72
    Jacob RICKS bought land from Jonathan Robenson 72
McKinnie 73
Index to Va. Wills: 73
    Survey of 1790 census, NC 75
Narrowing down Whos Who 75
    Thomas Ricks, Guilford Co., NC 76
    Gwen Ricks, Guilford Co., NC 76
Shakeup of the old family tree 77
Research Notes 78
    Margaret M. Hoffman, Edgecombe Precinct, Edgecombe Co., NC, 1732-1758 78
    Early Guilford Co., NC Marriages/ Deeds 78
    Additional Marriages: 046 (Guilford County 78
    RICKS: 010 (Bertie County, NC) 79
    RICKS:  037 (Edgecombe County, NC) 79
    RICKS:  039 (Franklin County, NC) 80
    RICKS: 047 (Halifax County, NC) 80
    RICKS: 056 (Johnston County, NC) 80
    RICKS: 069 (Nash County, NC) 80
    RICKS:  071 (Northampton County, NC): (Roll NC 21, Marriages Northampton Co., NC, TNSLA) 81
    RICKS: 081 (Randolph County, NC) 81
    RICKS: 099 (Wake County, NC) 82
    RICKS: 100 (Warren County, NC) 82
    LAND ANALYSIS: 1720- 1740 82
    LAND ANALYSIS 1720-1740 84
    LAND ANALYSIS, 1740-1760 85
    David B. Gammon, Edgecombe Co., NC Will Abstracts 1732-1792 86

Jacob Ricks, wife Ester 87
Searching NC Counties 88
Kirby, Ester and Ester Jr. 89
    Olivia Ricks, d. 1826, Lawrence Co., Ala. 90
William and Jacob Ricks 90
    Jason Ricks, Jenkins 91
Ricks-Kirby 92
    Isaac-son-of-Jacob 92
    Abraham Rix 93
Ann Lawrence 93
Hinshaws Vol. 1 Quaker record abstracts 93
1786 census abstracts for Northampton Co., NC (list) 93
Bundy 96
    Thomas Horn Sr. 96
    Henly 96
D. A. T. Ricks, son of John Ricks, Nash Co. 97
    John Ricks Will, Nash Co., NC 1847 97
Isaac Ricks Sr. Will, Va. 98
    James Ricks Will, Isle of Wight Co., Va. 98
Ricks in Virginia 99
    Ann McKinnie Will 100
    Ester Murphy 100
    William Murphey, Chowan Precinct 101
    James Ricks will, Isle of Wight Co., Va. 101
William (Isaac) and his brother, Benjamin, first in NC 102
    Murphey: Genealogy Discussion 103
Henly-Ricks 104
    Discussion of early Ricks settlers 104
    William Murphey 104
    William Ricks, of Northampton Co. 105
    Abraham Ricks 105
    Sarah Ricks, 1778 106
    William Murphey Correction 106
    Cant chase every Ricks 106
William Ricks of Northampton Co., NC 107
    Discussion of Jacob Ricks (Isaac) Family 109
    Barnaby McKinnie 109
NC Research Notes 110
    ? The Colonial Records of NC, Vol. 1, Part 2, 1662-1712 111
    William L. Sanders, Sec. of State, The Colonial Records of NC 171328, Vol. II 111
    Robert J. Cain, ed., The Colonial Records of NC [Second Series] 172430 111
    Robert J. Cain, ed., The Colonial Records of NC [Second Series], 173554 111
    Perquimans County, NC.  Perquimans Monthly Meeting (MM) 112
    Abraham & Isaac, Perquimans Precinct 113
Guilford County, N. C., Deeds, Jonas and Jason Ricks 114
Ricks Importation into NC 115
Who was Isaac Wilson?? 115
Henley-Ricks-Pretlow Connection 116
    Western Branch MM Quaker record (Isaac Rickesie) 116
NC Research Notes 117
    Margaret M. Hofmann, Colony of NC 17351764 (Grants) [Ricks] 117
    Wynette Parks Haun, Edgecombe Co., NC County Court Minutes 17441762 118
    Abraham Rix Will, 1758 [text] 118
    Wynette Parks Haun, Edgecombe Co., NC County Court Minutes 17631774, Book II 119
    Wynette Parks Haun, Pasquotank Co NC County Court Minutes 119
    Margaret M. Hofmann, The Granville District of NC 1748-1763, Vol. 1 119
    Margaret M. Hofmann, Province of NC 16631729, Abstracts of Patents 119
    Margaret M. Hofmann, Abstracts of Deeds, Northampton County, NC 1741-1759 121
    William Ricks Will, Dec. 1793, Northampton Co. 122
Jacob Ricks and son William 123
    Anna RIX, wife of Abraham 124
William Ricks, Northampton Co., NC 124
    Will of James Ricks, Isle of Wight Co., VA 124
Mary Ricks, daughter of Abraham 125
    Will of Barnaby McKinnie Jr. 125
Wilson, Newby, Ricks 125
Discussion of James Ricks will 126
William Ricks of Va.? 126
Ratliff's "NC Taxpayers": 127
Mary McKinnie, dau of John McKinnie and Mary Parrish. 127
George Goodson 127
Guilford Co. (McKinnie) estate records probate list: 127
Some McKinnie taxpayers in NC counties: 128
Brasswell Connection 128
Will for William Ricks - 1832, Nash Co NC 129
Nash Co. records (Watson) 129
    Mary (née Ricks Coupland Discussion (Gammon) 129
Banjamin Sherrod of Ala. 130
Copeland Discussion 130
Isaac5 Ricks, (Abraham4, Isaac3, Jacob2, Isaac1) Update 1995 131
NC Research Notes 132
    Joseph W. Watson, Kinfolks of Nash County, NC 1778-1854 132
    Coupland, Mary 132
    Stephen E. Bradley, The Deeds of Halifax Co., NC 17711786 132
    Fred A. Olds, An Abstract of NC Wills, from about 1760 to 1800 133
    Joseph W. Watson, Estate Records, The Deed Books of Nash Co., NC 17811897 134
    Joseph W. Watson, Abstracts of Early Records of Nash Co., NC 17771859 135
    Margaret M. Hofmann, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills 17581824, Halifax Co., NC 138
    Margaret M. Hoffman, Northampton Co., NC 17591808, Genealogicl Abstracts of Wills 142
    Blanch Adams Chapman, Marriages of Isle of Wight Co., VA 16281800 143
    Catherine Lindsay Knorr, Marriage Bonds and Marriage Returns of Southampton Co., VA 17501810 143
Isaac Ricks (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Isaac) birth date 143
    Abraham Ricks - death:  Estate Records of Edgecombe Co NC 1730-1820; 144
More wills - VA and NC Ricks and related families 145
    Thomas Jordan 152

Drake 154
    LVR = English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records by Louis des Cognets Jr. 155
    Foley III - Early Virginia Families Along the James River 155
Rewrite of family history 155
    Copeland 156
    Barnaby-the-Younger 156
    "Bertie County Court Minutes, Book I" 157
Huntsville, Alabama land office, Ricks-Pope-Burns 158
Monroe Fort, Ala, Records 158
Angelina Parrish 159
Ala. Research Notes 160
    Shelby County, Ala. 160
    Josiah Ricks, Greene Co., Ala. 162
    Pauline Jones Gandrud, Alabama Records, Vol. 245, Blount Co., Ala. 165
NC Research Notes 165
Info obtained from personal visit to Ala. State Library at Montgomery, 11 May 1995: 167
    Juanita Cato Askew, comp., Blount Co., Ala., Earliest Marriages, Vol. 2 1820-1838 167
    Pauline Jones Gandrud, Alabama Records, Vol. 20, Greene Co., Ala. 168
    Pauline Jones Gandrud, Greene Co., Ala., Marriages 18231860 168
    Shelby Co., Ala., Historical Society office, Columbiana 168
    Disappointed in Ala. archives 169
    Blount Co., Ala. Research room 169
North Carolina names 170
    Hamilton Family 170
    Winney, the name 170
    Robert Ricks 170
McKinney Family Assn address 170
Jonas Ricks - What Do We Know About Him? 171
    William Tomlinson 171
    1774-4-30  Deep River MM 172
    Where was Gwen? 172
Riggs vs Ricks 174
Jonas & Gwin Ricks Discussion 174
    Tomlinson 175
Origin of Jonas Ricks 176
Sherwood 176
Jonas Ricks land dispute settlement 177
Deberry 177
Gwins Name 177
    Gwin Ricks, alternate names 178
    Tomlinson-Blair-Millikan Connection 178
Sherrod 178
Richard Ricks, Edgecombe Co., N.C. 179
Research Notes, 5-28-95 179
    Guilford Co., N.C., Register of Deeds, Jonas Ricks 179
MRB comment on research notes 181
Missed opportunity to research in Ga. 181
Rowan Co., N.C., Land Records 182
Guilford Co. records 182
    Fred Hughes, Guilford Co., N.C., a map supplement 182
    p. 185, Guilford Genealogists, Vol. 19, No. 4, Summer 1992, Number 58: 182
    The Greensborough Patriot 1 Oct. 183411 Apr. 1835 183
    p. 128, The Guilford Genealogist, Vol 17, No. 3, Spring 1990, Number 49: 183
    Jonas and the records he left 183
    More discussion of Jonas 184
    S. B. Weeks "Southern Quakers," pages 107108 185
    "The Old North State in 1776." 185
    Mebane Family Genealogy 186
David B. Gammon, Abstracts of Bertie Co., N.C., Wills 17221744 186
Stephen E. Bradley, The Deeds of Halifax Co., N.C., 17711786 187
Blake Baker 188
Long-McKinney 188
J. Bryan Grimes, Abstracts of N.C. Wills, 1690-1760 189
Bell, Colonial Bertie Co., N.C. 189
Henry Wheeler Will 190
Mary Best Bell, Colonial Bertie Co., N.C., Deed Bks A-H, 1720-1757 190
Jo White Linn, comp., Abstracts of the Deeds of Rowan Co., N.C., Vols. 1-10 190
    John Frazier deed to Jonas Ricks, 1815 & 1818 191
Edward Ricks deed to Josiah Tomlinson 192
James Jordan Scott deed to Wm Murphy 192
Holderness 192
    Barnaby McKinnie Jr. Will 193
    Lane 193
    Tooke 194
    Kinchen 194
Thomas Kirbys daughter, Ester 194
White 194
<<  the Red Book >> 195
    Murphey 195
Scott, Tooke, Commander, Ricks 196
White, Carter 197
    Guilford Genealogist, Carter Wheeler 197
Murphey-White Wills: 197
    Grimes, Abstracts of NC Wills, 1690-1760, Murphey, White 197
    Margaret M. Hofmann, Chowan Precinct, NC 1696-1723, Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books, 198
    Henry Baker 198
Sources for early wills 199
Ester Kirby 199
Child bearing age limit 200
CDs with abstract marriage records, etc. 200
    Halpin 200
Lewis Ricks grant, Davidson Co., TN 202
    James Richards, of Richmond Co., GA, deed to Garrett Goodloe, of Franklin Co., N.C. 202
Laurens Co. Ga., info 202
    Ricks/Rix marriages, Laurens County, Ga. (1809-1861) 203
Ricks in Georgia 203
Tillman Perry Ricks, of Philadelphia, Miss. (San Marcos, Tx.) 204
NC Research Notes, 5-28-95 205
    Guilford Co., NC Register of Deeds (Ricks, others) 205
Clyde W. Ricks (Marion Griffin, Clyde, William Henderson, Robert F., Josiah, James, Isaac, Isaac, Isaac)  reported by GSR 207
    Clyde W. Ricks, (Marion Griffin, Clyde, William Henderson, Robert F., Josiah, Jacob, Benjamin,
                    William, Isaac, Isaac), corrected by DMR 207
Developing a method of filing research notes, etc. 209
James Ricks will, Isle of Wight Co., VA 210

More on how to organize information 212
Randolph Co., N.C. records-Walker, Davis, Ricks, Sanders, White, Wilson 213
Guilford Co. Will Abstracts-White, Walker, Gray, Gifford 214
Grimes, Abstracts of NC Wills, 1690-1760, p. 26: 215
    White, Arnold 215
Stephen E. Bradley, The Deeds of Halifax Co., NC 17711786 215
    Investigation of Blake Baker and Robert Ricks  216
Exum Ricks witness to Alexander Sorsby will 217
    Research Report, Guilford County Wills 217
    Irene B. Webster, comp., Guilford Co., NC Wills 218
No clues family lineage of Jonas Ricks 220
John Ricks, son of Isaac Ricks Sr. 221
    Will of John Ricks of Isle of Wight Co., VA 221
    Discussing possibility of Rickses in Penn. 222
Isaac Ricks-Jeremiah Exum dispute,Western Branch Mens Meeting 222
Research Notes: Exum-Ricks 223
Ricks Immigrants to Northeast North Carolina 225
NC Research Notes 228
    Guilford Co., NC Register of Deeds, Book 15 and 26 229
    Will of John Ricks, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, 1677 229
Richard Ricks, of Surry County 230
    Will of Richard Reeks - Surry Co., Va., 1708  230
Research Notes, Samuel Ricks 230
    Randolph County Register of Deeds 230
    Will of Richard Ricks, Southampton Co., Va. 231
    Hinshaws Vol. 1, p. 835: Rix 231
Guilford Co. Deeds 232
Benjamin B. Weisiger, comp., Charles City Co., VA Records 17371774 232
Maryland Calendar of Wills: John Ricks 232
    Maryland Records:  John Rix 232
Mecklenburg Co., VA 1765-1810 233
The 1790 Mecklenburg Co., VA census 233
Nansemond County 1790 census 233
Roane Co., TN Marriage Records 18011855: 233
Drake and others in VA 233
Samuel Ricks, Southampton Co., Virginia 234
MRB   12 June 1995 10:17 PM 236
Robert Ricks, only in certain families (discussion) 236
Denny-Ricks 238
    Preble County, OH 238
Walton-Ricks, Virginia 239
Jesse Goodwin Will, Edgecombe Co., NC 1804 239
Rutherford County, Tenn.: GILLILAND, HENDERSON  POPE 240
    Goodwin 240
    Pretlow, Scott, Ricks 240
Notes about Isaac RICKS, (Isaac, Isaac) 241
    Henderson 241
    Ross 242
    Goodwin 242
    Reeks 243
Ricks-Henderson 243
NC Research notes 243
    Wasson, Rutherford Co., Tenn. 243
    1815 Tax List of Guilford Co., NC 244
    Hobby 245
Guilford Co., NC Land Entry-Walton 246
Nancy Ricks deed to Sikes, Tishomingo Co., Miss. 246
Walker indenture to John Gilliland, DeKalb Co., Ala. 246
Williams, Wilson, Shelby Co., Ala. 246
    Williams-McCollister marriage, Ala. 247
Gordon, famous gunmakers, Guilford Co. 247
Henderson History in GUILFORD by Hughes 247
La Grange Mountain Cemetery, Leighton, ala. 248
Some  Ga. marriage records 248
Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 249
"Wills of Mecklenburg Co VA 1765-1800" by K.B. Elliott 249
Michael McKinney will, 1686 251
Blanch Adams Chapman, comp., Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight Co., VA 16471800, 251
    Eliza Timberlake Davis, comp., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., VA 16711750, 254
    Lyndon H. Hart III, comp., Surry Co., VA Wils, Estates and Inventories 17381800, 255
    Hinshaws Black Water MM 259
MRB-Extensive comments on McKinney Notes 259
    Thomas REEKS comment: 260
    Some Descendants of John Flood Sr. 260
    Descendancy ChartMichael McKinney, father of Col. Barnaby McKinney: 262
Transcript of Quaker Records, Guilford College 264
John Rix, Charles City Co., Va. 265
        JONES 265
    WOOD, WILLIAMS: 265
    POWELL: 266
Timeline; comparison of surnames in Ricks records 267
    Blanch Adams Chapman, comp., Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight Co., VA 16471800, 271
    Eliza Timberlake Davis, comp., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., VA 16711750, 277
    Lyndon H. Hart III, comp., Surry Co., VA Wils, Estates and Inventories 17381800, 278
    Hinshaws Black Water MM 284
    RICKS IN Cavaliers and Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666  Vol I 285
    RICKS in Cavaliers and Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants Vol II 1666-1695 286
    RICKS in Cavaliers and Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants Vol III 1696-1732 287
    RICKS who appear on the Virginia Quit Rent  Roll, 1704 288
Surry Co., Va., surnames with Ricks 288
    Index of Revolultionary War Publick Claims:  Ricks 290
Shydman/Shipdome 291
Richard Ricks, and others in James City/Surry/Prince George Co. 291
Selected abstracts of Southampton Co. VA wills 294
    with notes and random thoughts by MRB 294
Settling on a conclusion about various families 300
Boddie, John Bennett, comp.  Births, Deaths and Sponsors 1717-1778 From the Albemarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia. 301
    Discussion of Surry Ricks 303
    Things to do/Research list, 27 June 1995: 304

Summary of early Maryland history 305
Summary of early Virginia history 306
Summary of early North Carolina history 306
Transcribed will of Isaac Ricks, Edgecombe Co. (1748) 307
Hern/Horne surname 308
Smith/Robbins, Guilford Co. 309
    Logan Co., Ark. (Catlett-Ricks) 309
Marmaduke Ricks-Nancy Finch (from GSR book) 309
Eastern Shores [Maryland] Monthly Meeting 310
    Thomas Ricks, Kent/Rappahanock Co., 1685 310
    Francis1 Rider (Reuter) 311
    Henry King, Prentiss Co., Miss. 311
Walker, Guilford Co. 312
Research Notes 312
    1830-1840 Census Index, Ohio (Ricks) 312
    1830-1840 Census Index, IN (Ricks, Riley, Mendenhall) 312
William Gifford Family 314
    Hart, of Va. 315
    Maget-Hart-Person 317
    Walker, NC 318
    Lamar, Prince George Co., Md. 319
Sparkman-Witt, White Co., Tenn. 320
Stafford, Surry Co., Va. 321
Surry Co.-Isle of Wight Co. Ricks families 322
Stafford records, Virginia and North Carolina 323
George Ricks, Surry Co., Va. 326
Futral m. Susannah Ricks, Northampton Co., NC 327
Jeffres, Surry Co., Va. 329
    Joyce 329
Richard Rix, of James City Co. 329
Stafford, Surry Co., Va. 330
Currer, Sarah 330
    James Day 330
    William Jones, Halifax Co., NC 331
"Open Letter to My Children" 331
Cooper 332
    More Cooper 333
Reeks, Safford/Stafford 334
Sorsby, Benjamin 335
    Eliza Timberlake Davis, comp., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., VA 16711750, 335
Communiuty research 336
Margaret M. Hoffman, Abstract of Deeds Edgecombe Precinct, (Weldon, NC: Roanoke News, 1969) [Ricks] 336
    Ricks-Bunn deeds 337
    William Braswell deed to William Ricks- 3 Dec. 1743 337
    - Ricks, Isaac deed to Joseph Goodson - 20 Aug. 1744 337
    - Ricks, Isaac deed to Gabriel Parker - Feb. 1745/46 337
    + Ricks, Isaac deed from Robert Simms - Conoconara Swamp 338
    - Ricks, Isaac deed to Gabriel Parker - Tosnot Swamp 338
    Ricks, William deeds 338
    Ricks, William deed to Benjamin Ricks - 20 May 1752 338
    Joseph Goodson deed to Ricks, Isaac -  23 Jan. 1753 338
    Patrick McCain deed to Ricks, Isaac - 5 Feb. 1753 338
    Edward Moore deed to Ricks, Isaac - 25 Dec. 1753 339
    Grant to Ricks, Isaac - 27 April 1754 339
    Grant to Ricks, William - June Court, 1758 339
    Grant to Ricks, Benjamin - 5 Aug. 1761 339
    Ross deeds 339
Mystery Ricks in Va. 340
Deed Record Search, Ricks & Allied families 340
    Margaret M. Hoffman, Abstracts of Deeds Edgecombe Precinct, (Weldon, NC: Roanoke News, 1969, p. 209: 340
    Joseph W. Watson, Kinfolks of Nash Co., NC 1778-1854, 1979: 341
    Ricks-Cooper, Randolph Co., NC 341
Stafford-Mendenhall-Rudduck 341
Ricks-like names: Cavaliers and Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 346
Isaac Rack (sic), 1655, New Kent Co., Va. 356
Research Notes 357
    Hinshaws Vol. 1, New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC, pages 48788: 357
    Eliza Timberlake Davis, Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia 358
    Irene B. Webster, Guilford Co., NC Will Abstracts 1771-18? 358
    Cedar Creek MM, Va., abstracts by Hinshaw, Vol. VI: 359
    Hopewell MM, VA Abstracts by Hinshaw, Vol. VI 360
Settlement history of Frederick Co. Va. 361

Research Notes: Quaker Meetings 363
    Hopewell Quakers 363
    Cane Creek MM 363
Letter to Randolph County Public Library (Tomlinson) 364
    Discussion of Isaac Widows (Widdows) 365
    Will of William Tomlinson 366
    Guilford County Deed Records 366
    Isaac Widows 367
Wilson Co., TN 368
    Donnel 368
    Stokes 369
    Stafford 369
Patterson 369
    Strickland 369
    Guilford Co., NC Will Abstracts by Webster: 370
    Descendants of Christopher Ricks, son of Edward Ricks of Guilford Co., NC: 371
    John Rix of Dorchester Co., Md.: 371
Ricks family of Surry Co., Va. 372
    Richard Reeks/Ricks 372
    Phillips 372
    The Sowerby family, of Surry Co VA 373
    Will of Col. Jordon 377
Patterson-Case, Guilford Co. 379
Albemarle Parish Register 379
Chowan Co., N. C., Deeds (by year), Ricks and allied families 381
From Nugent, Vol I (Isle of Wight Co.) 384
Isaac Ricks, Quaker, of Isle of Wight Co., Va. 385
The Guilford Genealogists, Vol. 13, No. 1, Fall 1985 [Hill family] 395
    Chappel Connection 395
    Chappel Descendants 397
    Chappel, Moring, Tatum, Reeves, Hunter, Peeples, Guilford Co. 399
Stephen Rooks [Ruck] Elizabeth Nugent, bond by Stafford/Chipman 400

Research Notes 401
    Guilford County Divorce Records, 18201929, CR046.604.5, Rachel Ricks vs. Jonas Ricks, 1840 401
    Comments by the Transcriber (DMR) 404
Research Notes 406
    Hinshaw Vol. 1:  (Back Creek MM, Randolph Co., NC) 406
    Hinshaw Vol. 1: (Perquimans MM, NC) 406
    Hinshaw Vol. 1: (Pasquotank MM, Pasquotank Co., NC) 406
    Bundy: 406
    Albertson: 407
    Henley: 407
    Hill: 408
    Stafford: 408
    Henley-Ricks-Pretlow Connection 409
Notes Maryland-Virginia Research 410
    Joshua Poythress-John Ricks 410
    Eliza Timberlake Davis, Wills & Admin of Surry Co., VA 16711750 [Reeks] 410
    Florence M. Leonard, comp., Register of Albemarle Parish Surry and Sussex Counties, 17391778 411
    Elizabeth Lawrence-Dow, Autographs 1701/02, Charles City, Prince George and Surry Counties 412
    John Reekes, junior 412
    Richard Reekes 413
    Thomas Drew "of Lawns Creek parish" 413
    Thomas Fflood "of middle Southwark parish" 414
    Thomas Lane 415
Fairfax Regional Library: comments on research 415
Research Notes, southeast Virginia 416
    Lindsay O. Duvall, comp., Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Series 2, Vol. 4, James City County, VA,
                16341904 426
    Rev. Lindsay O. Duvall, comp., Va. Colonial Abstracts, Series 2, Vol. 6, Records of Prince George Co., VA,
                16661719 426
    Header: Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc., #5, 16941709 426
Discussion of Isaac Ricks-Richard Ricks kinship 428
Estate record of Richard Ricks, James City Co. 428
    Isaac Rack (Ricks?), New Kent Co., Va., 1655 429
Research Notes, Southeast V. Counties 429
    Header:  Surry Co. Deed Book 8 17601769 429
    Header:  Surry Co. Deed Book 10, 17691778 430
    Header: Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc. 10 17541768 432
    Header: Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc. 10a 17681779 432
    Header:  Sussex Co. Will Book "A" 17541764 432
    Header:  Sussex Co. Will Book "B" 17641771 434
    Header:  Sussex Co. Will Book "D" 17821789 [Jonas Ricks already lived in NC.] 434
    Header:  Sussex Co. Deed Book "D" 17681772 435
    Gust Skordas, ed., The Early Settlers of Maryland, An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records
                    of Land Patents, 16331680 436
    William Lindsay Hopkins, comp., Sussex Co., VA Will Bks AF, 17751806 436
    Header:  Surry Co. Will Book "B" 17641771 436
    ? Lunenburg Co., VA Deeds, 17641771 437
MRB comments on Va. research notes 437
Ricks-like names in Cav & Pioneers 441
Albemarle Parish Register 442

Shelly-Flood-Ricks 444
Shelly (Shell?) 444
Isaac Ricks Jr. signed with an "X" 444
    Isle of Wight Records Time Line 444
Books by William L. Hopkins 445
First signup for Internet access, 5 Oct. 445
Dionisius Wright, Va. 447
More on internet access 447
Isaac Ricks (Isaac) and his absence from records 447
    This Isaac signed his mark with an "R" 448
Thomas Ricks, who married Elizabeth Cornive 448
Benson (Cav & Pioneers) 448
J. Sarah Ricks (Western Branch Minutes) (not abstracted correctly by Hinshaw) 449
    More on Isaac Ricks (Isaac) and his propensity for anonymity 449
Plan to search Isle of Wight Co. records 450
    John Ricks (Isaac, Isaac ?) 450
    Wm. Murfree, IofW Co., 1744 450
Discussing the Rickses, before 1750, in Isle of Wight Co. 451
Robert Ricks-Chappell connection 453
Phillip Ricks, Rev. War Soldier 454
Identity of John Ricks (Isaac, Isaac?) 454
John Shell/Shelly 455
Discussion of Richard Ricks line (Surry) 455
Discussion of John Ricks, Charles City Co. 456
George Washington Davis, Prentiss Co., Miss. 458
John Ricks, Jane Sowerby 459
John Reeks, Granville Co. 460
Research Notes (Reeks, Granville Co.) 461
NC genealogical societies 465
Va. Roots posting regarding: Ricks/Reeks/Rix 465
Discission of Richard Ricks (Reeks) descendants 465
John Rix, Sr., Martins Brandon Parish 467
Quaker Records, New Kent Co. 468
    New Kent County, Va. 469
Surry County, Middle Southwark Parish: 469
William Millikan, NC 470
Smith-Gray, Randolph Co., NC 470
Benjamin Reeks, of Martin Brandon Parish 472
Jonas Ricks, High Point, NC 473
    Alexander Smith, wife Keziah Lamar 475
    James Lamar descendants 477
    Thomas Lamar & Martha Bevan 478

Virginia research notes 479
VA State Library inter library loans (Surry)  (Nov 95) 480
Ricks in Pasquotank Co., NC 480
MRB 1 Nov. 1995 Thomas Flood 481
Richard Ricks Draft 482
William Brazeltons neighbor, Jonas Ricks 482
Jonas Rix, Rowan Co. Taxables, 1768 482
Wyatt/Mosby/Hamlin/Ricks 483
Shipdam, Flood, Washington and the Ricks family 483
Comments on Draft #3 (Richard Ricks line) 484
17th Century Research 484
Ricks arrivals before 1660 (Thomas, Richard, Isaac?) 485
    Gillett patent, 1653 485
    Garrill patent, 1638 486
    Chapman patent, 1658 486
    Abuses in early headright system 486
Nugent 488
Research Notes, Colonial Abstracts 489
    Fleet Abstracts 489
    Weisiger on Prince George County 489
Carrill/Gargill, James City Co., Va. 493
Jonas-Tomlinson-English 493
Research Notes: Goochland Co., Va. 494
    Nugent 494
    Cherokee Land Lottery 1832 494
    AyersCharles City County 495
    NugentCavaliers and Pioneers 496
    RayOld Albemarle 497
Pretlow Abstracts, Sussex Co., Va. 498
Richard Rooks, Perquimans Co. 498
Ann Hamlin 500
Notes 11-25 (Rooks) 500
Rookes in Perquimans 500
Early settlers, Perquimans County, NC 502
Perquimans-Prince George Co., Va., connection 504
Voyage of the Mayflower, 1620 504
    the pilgrams & mayflower log 506

RayOld Albemarle Co., N. C. 508
Research report: Perquimans Co. settlers 509
    The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3 509
    Births, Deaths and Marriages in Berkeley: 509
    The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 2 509
    Miscellaneous Items Taken From Loose Papers Among The Records of Albemarle County at Edenton 510
NC Research Comments (DMR) 511
    Abstract of NC Wills 16901760: 512
    Surry Ricks side, Nicholson connection: 513
    Children of Aaron Hill and Margaret Chapel: 513
Rickses buried at Springfield Cemetery, Guilford Co. 514
Index of Ricks-like names 515
    Sorted chronologically 515
    Sorted according to location 516
    Sorted according to surname spelling 517
    Sorted according to given name 519
Jonas 520
Deep Creek, Perquimins Co. 520
Va. Patent Records 520
Scott, Tooke, Commander, Ricks 521
Albertson, Lawnes Creek Tythables 522
Nicholas Wyatts daughter Susan 522
Scrabro [Scarbrough] 522
Albertson/Rooks/Risks, Perquimans 525
UPDATE DRAFT, 12-12-95: 526
Research Report: Perquimans County Deeds, etc. 530
    Land Patents 531
    Abstract of Wills 532
Children of James Coltrane 538
    Eleanor Smith 539
    Evelina Rix 539
    Smith, Ricks, Coltrane 539
Abstract of Will of Benjamin Ricks, Cowan Co. 540
Research Report, Perquimans Co., NC 540
Drew-Hamlin, Surry Co., VA 541
Lamar-Smith 541
    Lamar family group sheet 541
    Smith family group sheet 542
Discussion of Alexander Smiths Will 543
Thomas Stith's Poll of 1768, Brunswick Co., Va. 543
Marriage records for Ricks in AL, GA, SC, includes Ricks name variations (Soundex R200) 547
Time line-Reeks/Ricks/Rix 1638- 549

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