Judge Samuel HICKS, , CAPT. REV. WAR

                   MILI: Place: Captain of dragoons in the Revolutionary War, and quartermaster, and was engaged in the battle of Plattsburgh, New York.
MDCL: Place: d. age 64.
Children: Place: He had six more children with this 2nd wife, Polly.
Title: Judge
Residence: Bennington, Vermont, in early life, and after 1798 at Champlain, New York

1790 Census - Bennington, Vt, p 16 - 2-2-2 Lists himself and wife - 1 additional male over 15 (?) , 2 sons under 15 (John & William), & 1 daughter. (Seem like he is missing a daughter - from Vt VR Besty & Harriet would both be alive??)By 1800 he had relocated the Chmplain, Clinton Co, NY. There are no marriage records for any of his children in Bennington-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------From the research of his descendant, Chris Wallis:
John's son, Samuel, fought in the Battle of Bennington, VT and decided to reside there. In 1786, he married Charity Corbin. She died in 1802. He married a second time to Polly Woodward. They had six children: George, Melancthon, Henry, James, Edward, and a daughter who died young.He moved to Champlain, NY in 1798, where he kept a public house until 1810. After that, he was a postmaster, Justice of the Peace, judge, and a customhouse officer.During the War of 1812, Samuel was a commisary and operated so ardently against the British that they had a price on his head.Samuel died on July 20, 1825.
Chris also found some interesting information on Samuel Hicks (1760-1825).in a book titled "History of Clinton & Franklin Counties, New York." This is the information that the book has about him. He moved from Bennington, VT to Champlain, NY in 1799 and built the first tavern there. He was subsequently appointed deputy collector, judge of Common Court of Pleas, etc. The founder of Champlain was his brother-in-law, Judge Pliny Moore. Pliny Moore married Charity Corbin's sister. Samuel was also a founder of the First Presbyterian Church and the first newspaper in town as well as being the owner of the first cook-stove in town.
The book tells of two violent episodes in which Samuel was involved in whileperforming his duties as a customs officer. One incident involved a gun-battle over a contraband raft on the St. Lawrence seaway. Apparently, the customs officials has seized the quarter-mile long raft and were holding it on the New York side. The following night, 50 men seized the raft and started down the river toward Canada. The Vermont militia, who were there to guard the raft with Samuel and the customs officials ordered the men to surrender the raft. When they refused a fierce gun-battle started in which, legend says, a thousand shots were fired.
According to reports, Samuel fled from the battle by rowing down the river ina potash kettle. The fact was that he feared for his life and had two of his men row him from the battle in a small boat. Several threats had been made on his life, because of his stiff enforcement of the hated non-intercourse law. This is probably the source of the family story that there was a price on his head because of these operations against the British.The second incident took place on the night of June 25, 1808, when a revenue cutter was stolen from under the eyes of the customs officials. The men who had stolen the boat were hiding by disguising themselves as women. When Samuel finally confronted one of the disguised men, he was told by the man to prepare to die. The next morning, a coffin was found at Samuel's door.-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------Samuel kept up a running feud with his brother-in-law, Judge Moore. Chris found a series of correspondence between the two (copies in the files). The gist of it seemd to be that Judge Moore was very rigid in his religious beliefs and practices and disapproved of Samuel's public house and his freer ways.
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Sources:

Title: DWIGHT, THE HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN OF DEDHAM, MA, 2 volsAuthor: Dwight, Benjamin W.,Publication: John F. Trow & Sons, New York, 1874Repository: Note: Berkshire Athaneum, Pittsfield, MACall Number: Media: BookPage: Vol 2, p 582
Title: WALLIS, CHRIS - PERSONAL FILE - 1995 - 1999Publication: UnpublishedRepository: Call Number: Media: ManuscriptText: cites McLellan Cemetery Records, Clinton Co, NY; Pliny Moore's Journal
Title: VERMONT, GENERAL INDEX OF VITAL RECORDS TO 1870 (Hickock.B - Hill, H.)Author: VT Town ClerksPublication: FHL Film # 0027581Note: From records spelled "Hicks". Original Vermont State Archives, Middlesex, VT (outside Montpelier, VT). Record should also be available from town of record's Town Clerk's Office.Repository: Note: Berkshire Athanuenm, Pittsfield, MA; Family History CentersCall Number: Media: MicrofilmPage: Marriage Record - Bennington