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Guardianship of Daniel Hicks, Sr.'s children:
Court for April 3, 1740. George Hix is appointed guardian to Thomas Hix, Mary Hix, Daniel Hix and Benjamin Hix, Orphants of Daniel Hix, dec'd.  
George Hix together with John Chapman came into Court and presented and acknowledged a bond of Six hundred pounds Cort. Money for the well and truly paying to Thomas Hix, Mary Hix, Daniel Hix, & Benjamin Hix Orphants of Daniel Hix Decd. all Such Estates or Estates as now is or hereafter shall appear to be due to the said Orphants which is ordered to be recorded.
From Order Book 1, page 302, Brunswick County,Virginia

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Thomas Hicks sold land he inherited as heir of Charles Hicks, his uncle and brother of Daniel Hicks, Sr.:
Indenture made the 4th day of January, 1745, between Thomas Hicks, nephew and heir at law of Charles Hix, late of Brunswick County, deceased, and James Hix and John Davis, Jr., for 10 pounds, conveying 261 acres on South side of Hall's Branch, granted to John Bishop by Letters of Patent bearing date March 15, 1741, and conveyed to the said Charles Hix, who died without issue and intestate.
Witnesses were Walter Campbell, Robert Campbell, John Burch and Moses Dunkley.
Acknowledged in Court on February 6, 1745.
From Brunswick County, Virginia Book 3, p. 146

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Thomas Hicks sold part of the land inherited from his father after moving to North Carolina:
Indenture made 25 January 1745, between Thomas Hicks of the Province of North Carolina and Nathaniel Edwards of Brunswick County, £40, 250 a, is the lower part of a Tract of Land containing about 400 a whereon Daniel Hicks late of Brunswick County aforesd. at the time of his Death did Dwell &; which said 250 acres of Land the said Daniel Hicks by his last will & Testament dated 17 December 1734 did Devise to the said Thomas Hicks as by the said last will & Testament of the said Daniel Hicks duly proved and recorded in the County Court of Brunswick.
Signed Thomas Hicks.
Witnesses: John Wall, Junr., George Hicks, James Hicks, Junr.,John Irby, Junr., Henry Bedingfield, Francis Price.
Court February 6, 1745, Indenture, Memorandum and Receipt proved by the oaths of James Hicks Junr., Henry Bedingfield & Francis Price.
From Brunswick County, Virginia Deed Book 3, Page 141.

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Thomas Hicks served as Captain in the Onslow County, NC militia:
A Muster Roll of Forces, retaken at Henry Rhodes’ on Friday, the 25th of October, 1754, to serve as Militia in a regiment of Foot, commanded by the Honorable Colonel John Starkey, Esqr, in Captain Tho. Hicks’ own Company, Viz: Daniel Hicks [among a list of 86 names],
From North Carolina Trustees for the Public Libraries, The State Records of North Carolina, Vol 22, p. 339.

The South-West Company’s district from the South West of New River along the Sound to the South bounds of the County, having 94 men, 3 sergeants. Thomas Hicks, Captain.
From The Commonwealth of Onslow, A History, 1960. Joseph Parsons Brown.

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Thomas Hicks sold land in Onslow Co., NC:
Thomas Hicks to Benjamin Hicks for 35 lbs 185 ac on Mashburns Great Branch, then along Schoolhouse branch and Saw Pit Branch. Tests: Daniel Hicks, James Clark, John Bedenfield.
5 Sep 1755
From BooK E, p. 2, Abstracts Onslow Vol. .2 p 88.

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Thomas Hicks sold land in Onslow County, NC to his brother Daniel Hicks, Jr.:
Thomas Hicks to Daniel Hicks for 20 lbs 75 ac SW branch of New River patented by Edward Mashburn on Mashburn’s Great Branch. Tests: John Chapman, Henry Fountain. 2 Oct 1755
From Book E p. 2, Abstracts Onslow County, North Carolina, Vol. 2 p.88