David Hicks did not arrived from England in 1760. He was born to Samuel Hicks and Diana Willis Hicks in Henrico County (soon to become Goochland County) and there are court records of him there:

In Goochland Court Records David was exempted from paying county levies when he turned 21 in 1737. He was appointed to road crew in 1745 and later that year fails to appear in court to contest "Case of trespass" and was fined - which was held against his properties.

After this he disappears, moving away from the family. Rumored to be a loyalist, he was nicknamed "David, the Tory" and this may be the reference which was interpreted by Smith or someone who Smith knew which became his English heritage. Samuel Hicks (David's son) and David Hicks were confused by an early author who wrote about the settler in Watuaga County. Samuel (David's son) was "Big Sammy" and his son was "Little Sammy" and Council Hicks lived with them for a short while and Council remained in the area, living with relatives, after his mother remarried and moved away.

We know his nephew Harris Hicks served in the Revolutionary War for him and he moved about that time to Valle Crucis (Beech Mountain, Watagua County) North Carolina. We know his eldest son "Big Sammy" Hicks (b. 1753) also moved to the same area about that time.

For whatever reason he remained separate from his family after the 1740s and no record of him is found until he receives a land grant in 1779 along with Benjamin Ward in the Beech Mountain area. Council Harmon's mother remarried Ward's son.

And BTW Brian I believe it's 'the Queen of Glasgow Jane' which Henry originally wrote as Geen which is just the Scot pronunciation for Jane.

Richie