Dan'l Hickham

[KHickam]

Dan'l Hickham, I was born in 1729 in Belfast, Ulster Co, Ireland to Jacob Hickham and Sarah Keith - I am an Ulster Scot - Da had to leave the Highlands in a hurry, where he met and married my mother.  Why I don't know but the clan I belonged to was Jacobite. We landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony in 1742. I grew up and learned to ride a horse and hunt, in the woods after Da moved us to North Carolina colony in 1744, I worked the farm, and hunted to bring meat, deer and I trapped some too. I joined up as a hunter/wagonner on Braddocks trek to Ft Duquense - I was shocked at the way the French routed us - but I managed to keep my head and returned with the baggage not to worse for the wear. I worked/hunted and scouted around Ft Loudon throughout the rest of the war. I did so until 1763 and for the last 7 yrs I have made my living as a scout/hunter/and I own a small 88 acre farm where I care for and clean up after horses and other animals.

[Bulldog lady]

Great genealogy- always nice to have something or someone to base persona on,