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Doralyn Hicks Short included excerpts from the book: Berland, Kevin Joel. The Dividing Line Histories of William Byrd II of Westover. 2013 in her book on the ancestors and descendants of Jonathan Hicks.
This excerpt is based on Berland's book:

"Page 473. Robin Hix was the son of the famous Indian trader
Captain Robert Hix, whose visit to the camp so delighted Byrd. Robert Jr, was himself an Indian trader and planter; in his dairy Byrd mentions discussing Indian trade with him at Westover on several occasions, long before the expedition.
The Hix family settled along the Roanoke River in Brunswick County.
In the 1720s Hix [Robert Hicks, Jr.] acquired 580 acres near the land
owned by his father and brothers. After the expedition in 1730 (now identified as Robert Hicks, Gent.), he patented an additional 2,610 acres on Miry Branch, along the north side of the Meherrin River in Surry County, along the route of the surveying expedition."

Marriage

Robert Hicks, Jr. mentions his wife Elizabeth in his will, and he is given land by his mother-in-law Elizabeth Irvin.

Doralyn Hicks Short gives the marriage date as 3-3-1725 or 1726.

Miscellaneous

William Byrd wrote several histories of his 1728 surveying expedition to determine the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina. The more formal edition contains mainly non-personal information about the actual expedition. The Secret Histories was the version intended for his fiends and contains personal stories about the men who accompanied him.

The formal edition only mentions that Robert Hix [son of Robert Hicks, Sr.] was one of the assistants on the expedition and it also mentions the home of George Hix [son of Robert Hicks, Sr.]

The following excerpts from The Secret Histories version mention Robert Hicks, Jr.:

"the Men that were to attend the Surveyors-
For this purpose recommended to him [William Byrd, the survey leader] 15 able Woodsmen, most of which had been Indian Traders. These were order'd to meet him at Warren's Mill, arm'd with a Gun & Tomahawk, on the 27th of February, & furnisht with Provisions for ten days.  These men included Robert Hix, John and Stephen Evans."

"In the Evening 6 more of our Men join'd us, namely, Robert Hix, John Evans, Stephen Evans, Charles Kimball, Thomas Wilson, & William Pool, but the 3 Men that conducted the BreadHorses, came not up as yet, which gave me some Uneasiness tho' I concluded they had been stop't by the Rain. Just after Sunset Capt. Hix & Capt. Drury Stith arriv'd & made us the complement to attend us as far as Roanoke.
Note: Capt. Hix is Robert Hicks, Sr.

"Our Chaplain [Peter Fontaine] had leave to go home with Robert Hix, who lived no more than 6 Miles from this place to christen his Child & the Old Captain [Robert Hicks, Sr.] went along with them."

"The Surveyors got to work soon after 8, & run the Line 4 Miles & 205 Poles. We did not follow them til near 2, by reason Holm's Horse cou'd not be found. And at last we were forced to leave Robin Hix & William Pool behind, to search narrowly for him."

"we sat out upon their Track at 10, & found the Ground rising & falling all the way between the 2 Fords of the River. The first of these we past at first setting out. But Robin Hix & the Indian undertook to go round the Bent of the River, without crossing it all. This they perform'd, making the Distance no more than 12 Miles. About a Mile from our Camp, they met with a Creek whose Banks were fortify'd with high Cliffs, which gain'd it the Name of Cliff Creek. Near 3 Miles beyond that they forded over another Creek, on whose margin grew plenty of Canes. And this was call'd Hixe's Creek from the Name of the Discoverer. Between these 2 Creeks lies a Levil of exceeding good Land, full of large Trees, and a black Mold."
Note: This is the are where the Hicks families lived.

"This day I discharg'd Robin Hix, Tho' Wilson, and Charles
Kimball, allowing them 2 Days to reach their Homes."

Miscellaneous

Robert Hicks, Jr. is given land by his mother-in-law Elizabeth Irvin:
1733 Brunswick. Patent to Robert Hix, Junr., dated March 23, 1733, for 130 acres, Brunswick County, on South Side of Maherin River.
From Virginia Patent Book 15, p 190.
1733 Brunswick VA. Gift Deed from Elizabeth Irvin to s-i-l Robert Jr, 420 acres on S. side Meherin
Wit: Burrell Brown, John Leonard and Batt Peterson.

Miscellaneous

Robert Hicks, Jr.'s will:
1735 Brunswick. Robert Hicks of St. Andrews parish LWT 20 Mar 1735/ 7 Oct 1737. (7 slaves)
To son Nathaniel plantation where Richard Johnson now lives and 200 ac on the Great Creek.
To Elizabeth (wife), daughter Winyfred, daughter Martha, daughter Sarah, daughter Mary,
To Capt. John Turner all my lands at Great Swamp being 400 acres bought of Arthur Kavanaugh & 150 ac I bought of Capt. Brown & 135 ac I bought of Col. Allen.
Exor: Wife.
Wit: Benjamin Chapman Donaldson, Simon Turner, Robert Clark.
No source given.