Notes for: David Hickman

David Hickman (1793-1863) went to Norfolk with the militia under the call of the Governor of Virginia to resist a threatened invasion in 1812 by the British Army; but they met their fate at New Orleans where they ran against General Jackson and the Kentucky riflemen. After being a clerk of the courts, he was appointed Clerk of the Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Tyler Co on its organization. He held that post till the day of his death, having served forty years.