My Maternal Higginbotham Ancestors

Most of the information presented here is found in published genealogical sources, magazines, books, the web, etc., and sources are identified. I must also thank the people who have generously shared information on family compositions. They are each identified, along with their email address, with the family group sheet for which they supplied information.  My comments and speculations are identified in green and red should be explored further before being acknowledged as valid.   "? " signifies that no official records have been found to verify name or data.

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6. Emanuel Hickenbottom/Higginbotham, b. 1771 at Botetourt County, Virginia, d. 23 February 1861 at Berea, Madison County, Kentucky.
Emanuel Higginbotham was living, at Berea, with his daughter Sophia when he died.
| Samuel Black's Will | Inventory | Sale | Land Warrant 1 |

Emanuel is listed on the 1796 Greenbrier County, Virginia Tax List and he is listed in 1810, 1850 and 1860 census for Garrard County, Kentucky.   Birth and death dates established from tombstone records for Garrard County, Kentucky.  The will of Samuel Black, step-brother to Emanuel, contains partial information on family composition for Moses Hickenbottom/Higginbotham of Greenbrier/Monroe County Virginia.  There are a total of five separate Samuel Higginbothams mentioned in the will!

Part of family composition based on a deed of partition for the estate of Emanual Higginbotham.  Twelve heirs are listed on the partition.  George and William were the defendants in a lawsuit brought by the heirs of Emanuel Higginbotham for the partition of lands. The above land warrant 1 shows the 200 acres borders the "Glasgow" property. George Higginbotham married a Jane Glasgow and the marriage of Joshua Davis and Isabinda Higginbotham took place at her brother's, George Higginbotham, home.

The estate sale for Emanuel Higginbotham contains the names of Joshua, Richard, and Wilson Davis.  The Nelly Davis mentioned in the sale is the wife of Enos Davis.

Below is a letter written for Emanuel Higginbotham to his son James Higginbotham:

May the 22nd 1857 Garrel [Garrard] Co. Ky.

Dear sone I received yours of the 26th April and was glad to hear you was alive but sorry to heare of your bad health and hope when I heare from you agane to heare of your better health The Friends are all well here I heare of no complaints amongst any of them You speak of hard times with you you The are worse her if possible Corne is worth fiv dollars barrel and wheat worth 1 dollar bushel bacon 15 cets Les [lbs] and other feed all dow [down] a good deale of stock have died in this country for want of feed Young corne is comeing up well hogs are worth 5 dollars hundred I wish you to make so me inquirey now about Waint and Matilda and write me if you finde out any thing of there where abouts Your sister sophia and family send there love to yourself and family I am glad to hear you still talk of comeing in to see me You wish to know if your mother sent you bed by Emanul I do not know any about it if it be so or not I ask. I Betsy baugh and she said she does not know if it so or not We have heard since I wrote before that your brother sam is dead Write as soone as you can no more at this time but remain you affectionate farther until death

Emanuel Higganbotham

Note: Emanuel Higginbotham could not read or write. It is possible that Sophia, his daughter, or her husband wrote the letter because by this time Emanuel was living with Sophia and her husband. James Higginbotham was living at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri when this letter was written. From: The Higginbotham Family Newsletter, 1977.

From the article, "The Higginbotham Legacy" : "One hundred and eighty-four years ago (1979), a buckskin-clad, long rifle totin' Scotsman named [Emanuel] Higginbotham, wandered up White Lick Creek with his family and camped there for the night." The spot where they slept that night in 1795, was to become their home, and the home of their descendants for many generations to come. This wilderness homestead, located today in the Eastern part of Garrard County, near Cartersville, was known as the William Higginbotham farm...the original 663 acre Higginbotham farm has dwindled to around 80 acres."

One of the more curious occurrences is the middle name "Boon" which appears in the Higginbotham line. My maternal gr-gr-grandmother Nancy Boon Davis mother was Isabinda Higginbotham. George Higginbotham, Isabinda's brother, also gave one of his daughters, Amanda, the Boon middle name.

Spouse: 6. Elisa/Elisabeth Reed, b. 1775, d.1850 at Garrard County Kentucky
Some marriage records give her name as Elizabeth.  I believe her name was Elizabeth.  Emanual's brother Oglesbury also is listed as marrying an Elizabeth Reed.  There is also a record that shows Olgesbury marrying an Elizabeth Price (see family group sheet for Moses Higginbotham below).
Married 6 June 1795 at Greenbrier County, Virginia
Children:
  1. Moses M. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1797, d. 15 December 1867 at Marion County, Missouri
    Spouse: Susan Sprowl, b. October 1804, d. 1839 at Marion County, Missouri
    Marriage Date: 4 September 1827 at Madison County, Kentucky
    1. Joseph Stullow Higginbotham
    2. James Higginbotham
    3. John Higginbotham
    4. Martha Higginbotham
    5. Frances Higginbotham
    6. William Higginbotham
  2. Martha Ann "Patsy" Higginbotham, b.ca. 1802, d.ca. 1837
    Spouse: Jesse G. Baugh, (m/2. Elizabeth Higginbotham, see below)
    Marriage Date: 1 August 1822 at Garrard County, Kentucky
  3. Samuel Higginbotham, b.ca. 1803 at Garrard County Kentucky, d.bef. 1857 possibly in Missouri
    Emanuel Higginbotham makes mention that Samuel is dead in his letter to his son James. In the context of the letter it would appear that Samuel died elsewhere than in Garrard County, Kentucky.
    Spouse: Ann Ford
    Marriage Date: 21 June 1831 at Garrard County Kentucky
    1. Jerome Higginbotham, b.ca. 1836 at Garrard County Kentucky
    2. Samuel Higginbotham, b.ca. 1838 at Garrard County Kentucky
    3. Almira Higginbotham, b.ca. 1841 at Garrard County Kentucky
    4. Louisa Higginbotham, b.ca. 1843 at Garrard County Kentucky
    5. Virginia Higginbotham, b.ca. 1845 at Garrard County Kentucky
    6. Emanuel Higginbotham, b.ca. 1847 at Garrard County Kentucky
    7. Sally Clark Higginbotham
  4. James Higginbotham, b. 13 January 1805 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 3 February 1881 at Monroe County, Missouri, buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Paris, Missouri
    Spouse: Mary Ann Sproul, b. 28 January 1803 at Lincoln County, Kentucky, d. 17 September 1867 at Monroe County, Missouri, buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Paris, Missouri
    Marriage Date: 15 July 1840 at Monroe County, Missouri
    1. Mary Frances Higginbotham, b. 24 October 1844 at Monroe County, Missouri, d. 14 November 1913 at Oakland, California
      Twin, one was still born.
      Spouse: Jeremiah Baker, b. 28 October 1843 at Shenandoah County, Virginia, d. 9 February 1932 at Fresno, California
      Marriage Date: 30 May 1866 at Quincy, Illinois
  5. Matilda Higginbotham
    Spouse: Thomas Ogle
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  6. Sophia Higginbotham
    Spouse: John P. Mitchell
    Marriage Date:
      6 children
  7. Elizabeth Higginbotham, b.ca. 1813 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d.aft. 1880 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
    Spouse 1: James C. Thomas
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    Spouse 2: Jesse Gilbert Baugh, b. 3 October 1796 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d.aft. 1880 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
    Marriage Date: 1 December 1829 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    According to the 1850 census Jesse Baugh's occupation was shoemaker. In the 1880 census, Jesse and Elizabeth were living in Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 472C. They had supposedly 13 children.
    1. Martha Baugh, b.ca. 1831 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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    2. Samuel Valentine Baugh, b. 14 February 1833 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 30 July 1922 at Drycreek, Maries County, Missouri, buried at the Kenner Cemetery, Hayden County, Missouri
      Spouse: Ellen Davis, b. 27 September 1852 at Osage County, Missouri, d. 17 February 1941 at Drycreek, Maries County, Missouri, buried at the Kenner Cemetery, Hayden County, Missouri
      Marriage Date: ca. 1870
    3. Elizabeth Baugh, b.ca. 1835 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d.bef. 1850
    4. Mary G. Baugh, b.ca. 1837 at Garrard County, Missouri
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    5. James Baugh, b.ca. 1839 at Garrard County, Missouri, d.ca. 1858
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    6. Nancy L. Baugh, b.ca. 1843 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 13 November 1887 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Benjamin Kerby, b.ca. 1833 at Kentucky
      Marriage Date: ca. 1858
      In the 1880 census, Benjamin and Nancy were living at Glade, Madison County, Kentucky, pg. 496A. There was a grand daughter listed in the household, Maggie Lee Kerby, age. 2.
      1. Martha A. Kerby, b.ca. 1859 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. Mary E. Kerby, b.ca. 1861 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      3. Manerva Kerby, b.ca. 1863 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      4. Jesse Kerby, b.ca. 1865 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      5. Benjamin G. Kerby, b.ca. 1865 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      6. Nancy M. Kerby, b.ca. 1867 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      7. Sophia B. Kerby, b.ca. 1870 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      8. Isabinda E. Kerby, b.ca. 1872 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      9. Pattie Lee Kerby, b.ca. 1874 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      10. Eliza Ann Kerby, b.ca. 1875 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      11. Emiline Kerby, b.ca. 1879 at Madison? County, Kentucky
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    7. Isabinda Baugh, b.ca. 1845 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 13 November 1887 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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    8. Robert Edward Baugh, b. 8 March 1847 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 15 March 1926 at Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the Berea Cemetery, Sec. 18. Lot 15, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky
      Spouse 1: Sophia Mitchell, b.ca. 1850 at Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 23 May 1867 at Berea, Madison County, Kentucky
      In the 1880 census, Robert and Sophia were living at Glade, Madison County, Kentucky, pg. 506B.
      1. William C. Baugh, b.ca. 1870 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. John F. Baugh, b.ca. 1872 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      Spouse 2: Candace M. Moores, b. 1859, d. 1938 at Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the Berea, Cemetery, Sec. 18 lot 15, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 7 August 1884 at Madison County, Kentucky
      Located next to Robert E. Baugh in the Berea Cemetery is a Bess Baugh Huff, b. 1887 and d. 1981.
    9. Arabella Baugh, b. 1 February 1849 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 3 July 1936 at Moundville, Vernon County, Missouri, buried at Moore Cemetery, Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri
      Spouse 1: J. Henderson Kennedy, b.ca. 1832 at Kentucky
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      Spouse 2: Elisha Johnson
      Marriage Date: 21 January 1865 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    10. Jesse John Baugh, b. 8 August 1851 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 24 December 1925 at Center Township, Vernon County, Missouri
      Spouse 1: Mary B. ___, b.ca. 1862, d. 1882 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Baugh Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky.
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      In the 1880 census, Jesse and Mary were living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 472C. There were no children in the household.
      Spouse 2: Elizabeth Wylie, b. 28 November 1862 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 13 December 1941 at Center Township, Vernon County, Missouri
      Marriage Date: 24 April 1884 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    11. Benjamin B. Baugh, b. April 1854 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 1917 at Nevada City, Vernon County, Missouri, buried at Moore Cemetery, Vernon County, Missouri
      Spouse 1: Kitty A. Dunn
      Marriage Date: 25 December 1873 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      In the 1880 census, Benjamin Baugh and Sarah Margaret were living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 506B.
      1. Clarah Baugh, b.ca. 1875 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. Robert Baugh, b.ca. 1877 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
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      Spouse 2: Sarah Margaret Hurst, b.ca. 1863
      Marriage Date: 16 April 1879 at Rockcastle County, Kentucky
      Spouse 3: Martha Florence Wylie, b. 10 April 1867, d. 18 June 1935
      Marriage Date: 23 December 1890
    12. William C. Baugh, b.ca. 1857 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 1940 at Moundville, Vernon County, Missouri
      Spouse: Florence Ross, b.ca. 1861
      Marriage Date: 28 December 1876 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      In the 1880 census, William and Florence were living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 472C.
      1. Mary Baugh, b.ca. 1878 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
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    Family composition supplied by Kathryn Payne, descendant of Robert Edward Baugh.
  8. Emanuel Higginbotham, Jr., b.ca. 1810, d.ca. 1844 at Montgomery County, Missouri
    Spouse: Polly Charlton, b. 22 November 1817 at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, d.ca. 1903 at Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Missouri
    Marriage Date: 1837
    Emanuel Higginbotham, Jr. moved to Missouri in 1838. Polly Charlton married second, Noah Covington. Her and Noah kept a hotel in Montgomery City, called Covington House. Her obituary appears in the Montgomery Standard, March 13, 1903, pg.3.
    1. James C. Higginbotham
    2. Thomas William Higginbotham
      Spouse: Martha C. Arnold
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    3. Elizabeth Higginbotham
      Spouse: ____ Mabry
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      1. Walter Mabry
  9. Caroline Higginbotham
    It is not clear if Caroline is a daughter of Emanuel Higginbotham.
    Spouse: Hiram Roberts/Roberds,
    Marriage Date: 21 June 1837 at Garrard County, Kentucky
  10. George Higginbotham, b. 16 December 1807 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 15 November 1866 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hill Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
    | Land Grant 1839 |
    Spouse: Jane Glasgow, b. 3 July 1810, d. 5 September 1887 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hill Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
    Marriage Date: 2 August 1830 at Madison County, Kentucky
    1. Rosane E. Higginbotham, b. 28 July 1831 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 23 July 1833 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hills Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
    2. Mary Reed Higginbotham, b. 20 April 1833 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 28 July 1873 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hills Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
      Spouse: John Mitchell, b. 20 May 1838, d. 19 January 1909 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hills Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 21 June 1856 at Madison County, Kentucky, bond and consent signed by Emanuel Mitchell
      Also buried in the Indian Hills Cemetery is a John H. Mitchell, b. 8 May 1866, d. 2 February 1935.
    3. Thomas George Higginbotham, b.ca. 1837 at Madison County, Kentucky
    4. Paralee Higginbotham, b.ca. 1830 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Cyrus Newton Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1827 at Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 17 January 1857 at Madison County, Kentucky, George Higginbotham gave consent, bond signed by Sidney V. Rowland
      In the 1880 census, Cyrus and Paralee are living at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, pg. 382A.
      1. William Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1859 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. George T. Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1861 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      3. John G. Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1863 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      4. Joel Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1866 at Garrard County?, Kentucky
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      5. James Fitzpatrick, b.ca. 1876 at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky
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    5. Amanda Boon Higginbotham, b.ca. 1844
      Spouse: Thomas Ballard, b.ca. 1821
      Marriage Date: 30 November 1863 at Madison County, Kentucky, George Higginbotham gave consent, bond signed by George W. Smith
    6. Joseph Walker Higginbotham, b.ca. 1845
    7. Margaret D. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1851
    8. William E. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1853
    9. Virginia Higginbotham, b. 3 January 1854 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. 7 June 1857 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the Indian Hills Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
    10. Emily Field Higginbotham, b.ca. 1858 at Madison County, Kentucky, d.ca. 1936
      Spouse: John Jeriel Moberly, b.ca. 1859, d.ca. 1950
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  11. William Higginbotham, b. 3 January 1809 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 25 April 1880 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the William Higginbotham family Cemetery, Garrard, County, Kentucky
    William Higginbotham signed the inventory as administrator for Emanuel Higginbotham's estate on 13 April 1861.
    Spouse: Eleanor (Ellen) Roberts, b. 5 July 1816 at Lincoln County, Kentucky, d. November 1888 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried on family farm, Garrard County, Kentucky, (f. James Roberts, m. Elizabeth Mitchell)
    Marriage Date: 5 August 1839 at Lincoln County, Kentucky
    1. Alzira Higginbotham, b. 27 May 1840 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 12 November 1896
      Spouse: Richard Dabney Ballard, b. 4 September 1836, d. 19 January 1911
      Marriage Date: 17 February 1857
      In the 1880 census, Richard and Elzira are living at Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 532A.
      1. George Ballard, b.ca. 1860 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. William Ballard, b.ca. 1862 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      3. John Ballard, b.ca. 1863 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      4. Betty Ballard, b.ca. 1864 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      5. Ida Ballard, b.ca. 1865 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      6. Clarence Ballard, b.ca. 1872 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      7. Huston Ballard, b.ca. 1874 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      The names of the people buried in the William Higginbotham Cemetery are: William and Eleanor Higginbotham; James M. Higginbotham, b. 1844, d. 17 April 1851; Lavina C. Higginbotham, b. 1859, d. 1859; Robert L. Higginbotham, b. 22 August 1870, d. 1872; Tillie Higginbotham, b. 4 September 1867, d. 18 September 1867. The cemetery is located on White Lick Road, Garrard County, Kentucky, near Paint Lick.
    2. Capt. John M. Higginbotham/Higgenbotham, b. 21 September 1842 at Garrard County Kentucky, d. 1902, buried at Lancaster Cemetery
      Spouse: Emma Palmer, b. 1860, d. 30 September 1948 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, (f. John Palmer)
      Marriage Date: 24 November 1886 John was 46 years old and Emma was 26 years old at marriage.  Sheriff in Garrard County Kentucky in 1880.
    3. Joseph Higginbotham, b.ca. 1842 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    4. James M. Higginbotham, b. 9 April 1844 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 17 April 1851 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the William Higginbotham family Cemetery, Garrard, County, Kentucky
    5. William Higginbotham, b. 1 September 1845 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 20 ___ 1861
    6. Elizabeth Higginbotham, b.ca. 1847 at Garrard County Kentucky
      Spouse: Francis M. Shumate
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    7. Ellen M. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1849 at Garrard County Kentucky
      Spouse: Cunningham Stafford, b. at Canada, (f. b. at Ireland, m. b. at Scotland)
      Marriage Date: 17 December 1872 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    8. George Thomas Higginbotham, b. 1859 at Garrard County Kentucky, d. 1929 at Garrard County Kentucky, buried at Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cochran, b. 1866, d. 1922, buried at Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 29 October 1874 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      In the 1880 census, George and Lizzie are living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 469B
      1. William Higginbotham, b.ca. 1876 at Garrard County Kentucky
      2. Joseph Higginbotham, b.ca. 1878 at Garrard County Kentucky
      3. John Higginbotham, b.ca. 1879 at Garrard County Kentucky
    9. Matilda Higginbotham, b. 19 January 1852 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d.ca. 1940
      Spouse: Isaac "Ike" Bryant Arnold, b.ca. 1851 at Kentucky
      Marriage Date: 13 May 1875
      In the 1880 census, Ike and Matilda are living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 451A. Ike's occupation is listed as blacksmith.
      1. Joseph Arnold
      2. Bryant Arnold
      3. Walter Arnold
      4. Eliza Arnold, b.ca. 1876 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      5. Mary Arnold, b.ca. 1877 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      6. Ella Arnold, b.ca. 1879 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      7. Georgia Arnold, b.ca. 1880 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      8. Jenny Arnold
      9. Willie Arnold
      10. George Arnold
      Moved to Creasent/Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1889.
    10. Eliza B. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1854 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse: George F. Anderson, b.ca. 1849 at Kentucky
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      1. John Anderson, b.ca. 1877 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. William Anderson, b.ca. 1878 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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      3. Mandie Anderson, b.ca. 1880 at Garrard County, Kentucky
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  12. Mary Ann "Polly" Higginbotham, b. 1812 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d.ca. 1882/92, buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri
    Spouse: Alexander E. Weant, b.ca. 1794 at Rowan County, North Carolina
    In the 1850 census Alexander and Polly were living at Callaway County, Missouri. His occupation is listed as Blacksmith. Alexander was the bondsman for Samuel Higginbotham's marriage. In the 1880 census, Polly was living in the household of Harrison A. Boyce in Jefferson, Cole County, Missouri, pg. 85C
    Marriage Date: bnd. 21 January 1830 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    Jesse Gilbert Baugh signed marriage bond.
    1. James M. Weant, b.ca. 1831 at Garrard County, Kentucky
    2. Emanuel Weant, b.ca. 1834 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse 1: Mildred H. Bagby
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      Spouse 2: Amelia Kirtley, b. 1842 at Missouri
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      In the 1880 census, Emanuel and Amelia are living at Cedar, Callaway County, Missouri, pg. 514D.
      1. Mollie E. Weant, b.ca. 1864 at Cedar, Callaway County, Missouri
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      2. William H. Weant, b.ca. 1868 at Cedar, Callaway County, Missouri
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      3. Porter A. Weant, b.ca. 1870 at Cedar Callaway County, Missouri
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      4. Sola Weant, b.ca. 1873 at Cedar, Callaway County, Missouri
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      5. May B. Weant, b.ca. 1875 at Cedar, Callaway County, Missouri
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    3. John Weant, b.ca. 1836 at Garrard County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Sarah L. Boyce, b.ca. 1844
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      In the 1880 census, John Weant and Sarah Weant are living in Auxvasse, Callaway County, Missouri, pg. 442C. Sarah is not identified as John Weant's wife on the record, rather as "other." A John Boyce, age 16, is also living in the household.
    4. George N.M. Weant, b.ca. 1838 at Callaway County, Missouri
      Spouse: Mollie ___, b.ca. 1855 at Missouri
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      In the 1880 census, George Weant is living in Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri, pg. 473C.
      1. Ernest Weant, b.ca. 1876 at Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri
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      2. Duffie Weant (dau.), b.ca. 1878 at Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri
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    5. Mariah T. Weant, b.ca. 1840 at Callaway County, Missouri
      Spouse: William M. Watts
      Marriage Date: 24 March 1858 at Audrain County, Missouri
    6. Polk D. Weant, b.ca. 1843 at Callaway County, Missouri
    7. David Crockett Weant, b.ca. 1848 at Callaway County, Missouri
      In the 1880 census, David is living in the household of Edward Hord in Jackson, Callaway County, Missouri, pg. 602C.
    8. Mary Ann "Polly" Weant, b.ca. 1850 at Callaway County, Missouri
      Spouse: Harrison A. Boyce, b.ca. 1841 at Missouri
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      Harrison A. Boyce was living in 1880 at Jefferson, Cole County, Missouri. In the household are: Polly A. Boyce, 29; Amy Goller (daughter?), 6; George Gilbert (other), 13; Polly Weant (mother-in-law), 67; and, Mollie Weant (neice), 15. Census page 85C.
    9. Alexander Weant, Jr., b. 27 December 1852 at Callaway County, Missouri, d. January 1935 at Jefferson City, Missouri
      Spouse: Asenah Ann Boyce, b. 28 August 1864, d. 12 August 1922 at Jefferson City, Missouri, buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton County, Missouri
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    10. Budda "Bud" Beaunigh Weant, b.ca. 1855 at Callaway County, Missouri
      Spouse: Annie ___ , b.ca. 1858 at Missouri
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      In the 1880 census, Bud Weant was living at Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri, pg. 474B.
      1. Orbrey Weant, b.ca. 1877 at Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri
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      2. Willie Weant, b.ca. 1878 at Calwood, Callaway County, Missouri
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  13. Nancy Higginbotham, b.ca. 1819 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d.ca. 1900
    Spouse: Humphrey Best, b.ca. 1819, d.ca. 1877
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    In the 1880 census, Nancy is living at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 473B.
    1. Ebenezer Best, b.ca. 1840
      Spouse: Mary ___, b.ca.
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      In the 1880 census, Ebenezer is living in Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky, pg. 468C.
      1. Will Best, b.ca. 1865 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
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      2. Humphrey Best, b.ca. 1868 at Brandy Springs, Garrard County, Kentucky
        Spouse:
        Marriage Date:
    2. Mary Best, b.ca. 1843, d.ca. 1884
      Spouse: James Alexander Scott, b.ca. 1835, d.ca. 1891
      Marriage Date:
    3. Jane Best, b.ca. 1851 at Kentucky
      Spouse: ___ Hedger
      Marriage Date:
  14. Isabinda Higginbotham
    Spouse: Joshua Davis,
    Marriage Date: 15 May 1851 at Garrard County, Kentucky at the home of George Higginbotham
    In the 1860 census, Emanuel Higginbotham, age 89, is living with Joshua and Isabinda.


Source:

Article: James R. Pope. "The Higginbotham Legacy," Garrard County News, Lancaster, Kentucky, Thursday, August 16, 1979. This article deals with the William Higginbotham family.

Cemetery Survey Records for Garrard County, Kentucky

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 Garrard County censuses

Marriage Records for Madison and Garrard Counties Kentucky

1850 Madison County Census

Dunn, Shirley. Lincoln County Marriages, 1780-1850 and Tombstone Inscriptions. St. Louis: Genealogical R and P

Other Higginbotham Researchers:

NOTES:

Deaths:

  • Lavina C. Higginbotham, b. January 1859 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 18 September 1867 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the William Higginbotham family Cemetery, Garrard, County, Kentucky
  • Tillie Higginbotham, b. 4 September 1867, d. 18 September 1867, buried at the William Higginbotham family Cemetery, Garrard, County, Kentucky
  • Robert L. Higginbotham, b. 22 August 1870, d. September 1872, buried at the William Higginbotham family Cemetery, Garrard, County, Kentucky

An Elizabeth Higgenbotham, b. 1770, d. 12 April 1847 is buried at the Baugh Cemetery located in Garrard County, Kentucky. A note on the cemetery listing shows her to be the wife of Abraham Baugh, d. 1833. The Baugh cemetery has been destroyed. (Wallaceton Road)











7. Moses Higginbotham/Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1736 at Virginia, d. 29 November 1804 at Monroe County, Virginia
| Will |

Moses settled near Gap Mills in then Augusta County, Virginia around 1763.  The deeds of Moses Higginbotham in Greenbrier County were made to Capt. Reuben Harrison, of Rockingham County, Virginia, and to Robert Wiley, the latter in 1796.   The lands of Moses Higginbotham were sold by the Sheriff of Monroe County in 1815 for delinquent taxes for the years 1809, 1810, and 1812.  Moses Higginbotham's name appears in Public Claims records for "supplies given and services rendered for carrying on the [Revolutionary] War" for Greenbrier County Virginia (WV).  The will of Samuel Black, step-brother to Emanuel, contains partial information on family composition for Moses Hickenbottom/Higginbotham of Greenbrier/Monroe County Virginia.  There are a total of five separate Samuel Higginbothams mentioned in the will!

Moses owned nearly 4,000 acres in Greenbrier County, Virginia.

I have seen the Higginbotham name for this line spelled Hickenbottom on earlier records for Moses and his children. The Mathews County line's last name is usually spelled Higginbotham. The reason I bring this up is that there is a record of a Joseph Hickenbottom signing a deed in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the early 1710s as a witness for Caleb Baker, an ancestor on my paternal side. Since Joseph appears fairly commonly in our Higginbotham line, further investigation may reveal that this Joseph is the father of Thomas Higginbotham, father of Moses. I am wondering if any other Higginbotham researchers know more regarding this Joseph Hickenbottom?

Spouse: 7. Mary "Polly" _____, b. at Virginia, d. bef. 19 November 1803/16 at Monroe County, Virginia, m/1 ______ Black

  1. Samuel Black, d. 1812 at Garrard County Kentucky, m. Mary (Polly) Donaly 26 September 1782 by Rev. John Anderson at Greenbrier/Monroe County Virginia
  2. Magdalene Black, m. Moses Turpin 27 November 1781 by Rev. John Anderson at Greenbrier/Monroe County Virginia
    Issue:
    1. Moses Turpin, m. Jane Stephenson
      Removed to Lawrence and Jackson Counties Indiana
    2. Delila Turpin, m. Jeremiah Henderson
  3. Joseph Black, m. Esther Dison 11 December 1790 by Rev. John Anderson at Greenbrier/Monroe County Virginia
Married 1762.

Children:

  1. Samuel Hickenbottom/Higginbotham
    Issue:
    1. Samuel Hickenbottom
  2. Joseph B. Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1763, d.ca. 1840/50 at Kanawha County, Virginia
    On the Tax List for Greenbrier County, Virginia for 1796.
    Spouse 1: Mary Reed , (f. Robert, m. Elizabeth _______)
    Marriage Date: m. 14 December 1784 at Greenbrier County, Virginia, minister, Rev. John Anderson
    Issue:
    1. Mary Higginbotham, b.ca. 1787 at Greenbrier County Virginia, m. Leonard Fisher, 10 May 1804 at Monroe County, Virginia, minister was John Wiseman.
    2. Jane Higginbotham, b.ca. 1789 at Greenbrier County Virginia, m. William Childers 1808 at Kanawha County Virginia
    3. Jonathan Higginbotham, b.ca. 1790 at Second Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, d. 24 October 1869 at Putnam County, West Virginia, m. Mary Tucker 1812 at Mason County Virginia
    4. Nancy Higginbotham, b. 5 June 1792 at Second Creek, Greenbrier County Virginia, d. April 1854, m. Alexander Gaultney, 16 November 1814 at Kanawha County Virginia
    5. Samuel Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1794 at Second Creek, Greenbrier County Virginia, d.ca. 1870/80 at Putnam County West Virginia, m. Elizabeth _____ 1818
    6. Abigail Elizabeth Higginbotham, b.ca. 1804 at Second Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, d. 1 April 1854, m. Michael Shiverdecker, 7 April 1825
    7. Francis M. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1805, d.ca. 1843, m. Nancy E. ___, 13 February 1826
    8. James M. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1806, d. 4 September 1868 at Meigs County, Ohio (m. 2 times?)
    Spouse 2: Mary Childress
    Marriage Date:
    1. Ellery Perry Higginbotham, b. February 1814 at 18 Mile Creek, Kansas County, Virginia, d. 1904 at Putnam County, West Virginia, m/1. Delilah Witherow, ca. 1835, m/2. Caroline Julia Sullivan, 11 May 1856 at Putnam County, Virginia
  3. Oglesbury Hickenbottom/Higginbotham, b.ca. 1765, d. 1816 at Russell, Cumberland County, Kentucky (1805 at Monroe Co, WV)
    On the Tax List for Greenbrier County, Virginia for 1796.
    Spouse: Elizabeth Reed, (?) Eliza Price, 5 December 1787 at Greenbrier Co. VA)
    Marriage Date: 3 December 1787 at Greenbrier County, Virginia (WV) by Rev. John Anderson
    Issue:
    1. Robert H. Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1789 at Greebrier County, Virginia
      Spouse: Mary Wilborn
      Marriage Date:
      1. Moses Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1817
      2. Eliza Jane Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1819
      3. John Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1821
        Spouse: Caroline Ashmore
        Marriage Date: 1840 at Coles County, Kentucky
    2. Thomas Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1790
    3. Elizabeth Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1792/3
    4. Moses Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1794, d. 1814 (War of 1812?)
    5. Charles Lewis Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1796, d. 1863, buried at Beaver Creek Church, reintered at Piney Woods Cemetery, Wayne County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Leah Payne
      Marriage Date:
      1. Philemon P. Hickenbottom, b. 1829, m. 27 September1855 by William Dowell
        Spouse: Sarah Jane Barnes, b. Russell County, Kentucky
        Marriage Date:
        1. Catherine Higginbotham
        2. Loretta Higginbotham
        3. Charles Lewis Higginbotham
        4. James Higginbotham
        5. John Higginbotham
        6. Pocahontas Higginbotham
        7. Oyias B. Higginbotham
        8. Emma Higginbotham
        9. Joseph Higginbotham
          Spouse: Zuie King, b.ca. 1883, d. 1 September 1956 at Wayne County, Kentucky
          Marriage Date:
      2. Leah Hickenbottom
      3. Charles Lewis Hickenbottom
      4. Irene Hickenbottom/Higginbotham

      Spouse:
      Marriage Date:
    6. John Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1798
    7. James Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1800
    8. Joseph Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1802
    9. Wesley Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1804
  4. 3. Emanuel Hickenbottom, b. 1771 at Botetourt County Virginia, d. 23 February 1861 at Garrard County Kentucky
    Emanuel appears on the 1796 Greenbrier County, Virginia Tax List.
    Spouse: Elisa Reed,
    Marriage Date: 6 June 1795 at Greenbrier County, Virginia
  5. Jane Hickenbottom, b. 1767/8 at Augusta County, Virginia
  6. Mary "Polly" Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1772/3 at Augusta County, Virginia, d.ca. 1846
    Spouse: Reuben Harrison , (f. Capt. Reuben Harrison, m. Lydia Donnell)
    On the Tax List for Greenbrier County, Virginia for 1796.
    Marriage Date: 3 July 1789 at Botetourt County, Virginia
    Reuben appears on the 1796 Greenbrier County, Virginia Tax List.
    Issue:
    1. Josiah Harrison, b. 14 September 1791 at Augusta County, Virginia, d.ca. 1860/70 at Jackson County, West Virginia
    2. Lucretia Harrison, b. 20 August 1793 at Augusta County, Virginia, d.ca. 1875/95 at Kanawha County, West Virginia, m. John Fisher at Kanawha County, Virginia
    3. Alexander Harrison, 12 November 1797, d. 1817 at Putnam County, Virginia
    4. Mary Harrison, b. 21 November 1799, m. James Wilson
    5. Zebulon Harrison, b. 20 October 1802, d. 8 October 1839
    6. Melinda Harrison, b. 13 September 1805, d. 13 October 1807
    7. John C. Harrison, b. 19 January 1809, d. 9 November 1878, m. Dianna Fisher 27 November 1827 at Kanawha County, Virginia
    8. Nancy Harrison, b. 10 March 1811, d. 1880, m. Henry Fisher 1 January 1832
    9. Reuben Harrison, b.10 December 1818, d. 1898, m. Sarah Elizabeth Good ca. 1842
    10. Agnes Harrison, b. 22 October 1795, d. 1842, m. Alexander Wallace, April 1818 at Kanawha County, Virginia
    Family composition based on information supplied from Family Search and Tim Ramsey
  7. Thomas Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1777 at Virginia, d.ca. 1848
    Thomas appears on the 1796 Greenbrier County, Virginia Tax List.
    Spouse: Jane Reed ,
    Marriage Date: ca. 1799 at Greenbrier County, Virginia
  8. James Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1779 at Virginia
    Spouse: Jenny Moss,
    Marriage Date: 26 April 1803 at Monroe County, Virginia, minister, Rev. John Wiseman
    Issue:
    1. Samuel Hickenbottom, b.ca. 1805, d.ca. September 1869 at Monroe County West Virginia
  9. Andrew Hickenbottom/Higginbotham, b.ca. 1780 at Botetourt County, Virginia, d. at Pulaski County Kentucky
    Spouse 1: Nancy Ann Moss
    Marriage Date: 31 May 1800 at Monroe County, Virginia
    Issue:
    1. Moses H. Higginbotham, b.ca. 1801/2 at Greenbrier County Virginia, d. 14 December 1889 at Putnam County Virginia
    2. Samuel Higginbotham, b. at Monroe County Virginia
    3. Susannah Higginbotham, b. at Kentucky
      Spouse: Stephen Owens
      Marriage Date: 6 May 1825 at Wayne County, Kentucky
    4. Malinda Higginbotham, b. May 1813 at Wayne County Kentucky
      Spouse: Charles Baker
      Marriage Date: 4 November 1830 at Wayne County, Kentucky
    5. Samuel Higginbotham
    Spouse 2: Sarah Bell (m/2. Jesse Clark)
    Marriage Date: 7 March 1816 at Wayne County, Kentucky by Thomas Woolverton
    Issue:
    1. Andrew Jackson Higginbotham, b. 1817 at Wayne County, Kentucky, d. October 1902 at McCreary County, Kentucky
      Spouse 1: Lydia Richardson
      Marriage Date: 1836 at Whitley County, Kentucky
      Spouse 2: Lucretia Ross
      Marriage Date: 1867 at Whitley County, Kentucky
    2. James Moses Higginbotham, b. 16 November 1819 at Wayne County, Kentucky, d. 1863 at Sangamon County, Illinois
      Spouse: Percilla A. Cullom, b. 3 December 1815 at Elk Springs, Wayne County, Kentucky, d. 27 June 1899 at Union County, Oregon
      Marriage Date: 5 January 1840 at Wayne County, Kentucky by Jonathan S. Frisbie
    3. William Higginbotham, b. 1820 at Wayne County, Kentucky
      Spouse: Eliza Ann Morgan
      Marriage Date: 10 October 1838 at Whitley County, Kentucky
    4. Thomas D. Higginbotham
      Spouse: Rachel McKinney
      Marriage Date: 21 July 1842
      Spouse 2: Polly Ann Chrisman
      Marriage Date: 23 May 1845 at Wayne County, Kentucky
    Spouse 3: Ann Gooding
    Marriage Date: 24 April 1828 at Wayne County, Kentucky by Charles L. Higginbotham
    1. Nancy Higginbotham, b. ca. 1834
    Spouse 4: Margaret Richardson
    Marriage Date: 5 December 1834 at Pulaski County, Kentucky
    Issue:
    1. Delilah Higginbotham, b. 1835 at Wayne County Kentucky
    2. Elizabeth Higginbotham, b.1836 at Wayne County Kentucky
    3. Oglesberry Higginbotham, b.1841 at Wayne County Kentucky, d. at Knoxville Tennessee, m. Polly Meadors
    4. Martha Higginbotham, b. 1842 at Wayne County Kentucky
  10. William Higginbotham
  11. Margaret Higginbotham

Sources:

Marriages in Greenbrier and Monroe Co. Va. (now West Virginia). Privately published.  "Acquired by Virgil Null"

Reddy, Anne Waller. West Virginia Revolutionary Ancestors. Baltimore; Genealogical Publishing Co., pp. 39.

Other Higginbotham/Hickenbottom Researchers:

NOTES:

Alexander Reed, m. Rebecca Mitchell 22 January 1784 at Monroe County Virginia by Rev.John Anderson
Joseph Black m. Prudence Reed 9 January 1797 at Lincoln County Kentucky
Jeremiah Black m. Sally Neale 2 December 1795 at Lincoln County Kentucky
Reubin Bower m. Mary Ann Reed 22 November 1803 by Rev. John Wiseman

Samuel H. Higginbotham m. Rebecca Lowry (Lowery) 6 October 1825 at Monroe County Virginia.  In 1850 he was living at Raleigh County with 11 children, and in 1860 with 13 children.  Issue known: Lee F. Higginbotham.

"Moses Higginbottom made satisfactory proof to this Court that he is the lawful heir of Thomas Higginbottom deceased, which is ordered to be Certified, that he may be enabled to recover certain lands of which his father was seized at the time of his death. Copy Teste: Eugene V. Spence











8. Thomas Higginbotham, b. ca. 1705/10, d.ca. 1783 at Albemarle County, Virginia

Spouse: 8. ? Jane ___

Married.

Children:

  1. Moses Higginbotham, b. ca. 1730 at Virginia, d. bef. 19 February 1805 at Monroe County, Virginia
    Spouse: Mrs. Mary Black
    Marriage Date: 1762


Sources:

NOTES:













9. Joseph Hickenbottham, d.ca. 1742 at Albemarle County, Virginia

A Joseph HIGGINBOTHAM, cordwainer, appears in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the years 1720-1722. He would eventually move to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and then down the Shenandoah Valley to Albemarle County, Virginia. This follows the common pattern of migration to the central part of Virginia. Most settlers in Lancaster County, PA moved because of continued harassment by the Native Americans.

I have a hard time believing that the Higginbothams originated from Barbados. My doubts stem from the fact that Barbados was one of the wealthiest colonial possessions in the West Indies and there would be no incentive for the Higginbothams to leave for the backwoods of Pennsylvania.

Spouse: 9. UNK ___

Married.

Children:

  1. Thomas Hickenbottom, b. ca. 1705/10, d.ca. 1783 at Albemarle County, Virginia
    Spouse: Jane ____
    Marriage Date:


Sources:

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Higginbotham Gleanings


Charles Higginbotham: 9 August 1688, St. Philips Parish, Barbados. Charles Higginbotham married Ann Rawlins. RL1/24, 1688.

Charles Higginbotham: 9 August 1737. Charles Higginbotham married Sarah Wilson. RL1/20, pg. 122. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 367.

Lt. Col. John Higinbotham: Will of Nathaniell Williamson of Barbados, planter. 24 July 1659, RB6/14, p. 559. Son Nathaniell Williamson at 18 - plantation purchased of Capt. George Buckley in St. Philips Parish and house in St. Michaels in occupation of Alexander Owen and Thomas Downinge purchased of John Parris and also land bought of Thomas Griffen; daughter Ellizabeth Williamson at 16; house in St. Michaels purchased of John Morse and John Doulton in the occupation of William Phillips; son-in-law William Lewis apprentice; Mr. Ffrancis L___ taylor, living in St. Michaels Town; house in St. Michaels in occupation of William Snelling; friends Lt. Col. John Higinbotham, Capt. John Thomas, Lt. Thomas Seares, and John Joanes - Executors in trust. signed Nathanyell (x) Williamson. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Wills and Administrations: 1639-1660. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1979. pg. 391.

John Higginbotham: Will of John Higginbotham, St. Philips Parish, Barbados, 19 September 1672, RB6/9, p.23. Son Capt. John Higginbotham; nephew Lt. Samuel Tinney, his voyage to Jamaica and New England; land on Carlisle Bay between Mrs. Griffin's house and the sea; grandson Charles Higginbotham; daughter Joane Waite and her children: Thomas Tibbs, John Tibbs, Higginbotham Tibbs, and Jane Tibbs (actually Gibbs); daughter Joane's eldest son Thomas Gibbs; mentions daughters deceased husband; daughter Martha Knighley and her children: eldest son Sheldon (also spelled Hadon) Knighley at 21, John Knighley, and Martha Knighley; daughter May Townsend, wf. of Lt. Richard Townsend; grandchildren: Thomas Townsend, Alice Townsend, and John Townsend, and child daughter Mary goes with; Nicholas Buckerfield, late husband of deceased grand daughter Alice Buckerfield and his 2 sons my grand children, Nicholas Buckerfield and Higginbotham Buckerfield; daughter Sarah Higginbotham - land adjoining Mr. Francis Dethickshire and Dr. Thomas Parkins; daughter Precilla Long and her daughters Mirandila Cleverr and Millicent Clever; grand daughter Jane Biliffe; brother Lt. Thomas Higginbotham and his wife; Margaret Jones; Nicholas Higginbotham and Elizabeth Higginbotham, children of brother Thomas; nephew Joseph Higginbotham; cousin Mary Tinney and to their son Jeffery Tinney, my grand son (sic); daughter Sarah Higginbotham; house where William Hampton lives; house rented to Robert Gibson; wf. Alice Higginbotham - executrix. signed John Higginbotham. Wit: Thomas Parkins, David (x) Evans, Thomas (x) Wonnbaton, Sibbell (x) Powell. Codecil, 21 February 1672. Proved, 13 October 1673 (numerous obvious transcriber errors). From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Wills and Administrations: 1661-1700. v.2. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1980. pg. 176.

Jonathan Higginbotham: 15 July 1677. Jonathan Higginbotham married Jane Francis, widow. RL/1, 1677, pg.214. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 41.

Joseph Higginbotham: Will of Joseph Higginbotham, merchant. St. Philips Parish, Barbados, 6 April 1693, RB6/3, p. 254. Wf Elizabeth Higginbotham, executrix. signed Joseph Higinbotham. Wit: Will Lorring Morrey, Thomas Gibbs, Samuel Finney, Jr., John Frizell, Jr., Samuel Smith. Proved 9 May 1693. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Wills and Administrations: 1701-1725. v.3. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1981. pg. 169.

Mary Higginbotham: 20 June 1685. Francis Forbes married Mary Higginbotham. P: lycence. RL/1, 1685, pg. 323. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 60.

Rebecca Higginbotham: 18 June 1682. Amos Vartue married Rebecca Higginbotham, ye 18th day. RL/1 1682, pg. 272. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 51.

Roebuck Higginbotham: born 9 November 1729, St. Michaels Parish, Barbados. Son of Mr. Thomas and Susannah Higginbotham. RL1/2, 1729 p. 334. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Baptisms 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publications Co., Inc., 1984. pg. 91.

Sarah Higginbotham: 23 December 1695. Henry Cleesby married Sarah Higginbotham. RL/1, 1695, pg. 512. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 88.

Sarah Higginbotham: born 20 September 1722, St. Michaels Parish, Barbados; daughter of Thomas and Susannah Higginbotham; Mr. John Daniel Godfather, Margaret Lawd and Martha Turner Godmothers. RL1/2, p. 205, 1722. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Baptisms 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publications Co., Inc., 1984. pg. 68

Thomas Higginbotham: Will of Thomas Higginbotham. St. Philips Parish, Barbados, 13 July 1679, RB6/14, p.24. Son Nicholas Higinbotham; daughter Elizabeth Higinbotham; kinsman Samuel Finney and his children: John Finny, Samuel Finny, and Mary Finnt; Executor - Samuel Finney. signed Thomas Higinbotham. Wit: John Gibbs, William Lewis. Proved 16 March 1679. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Wills and Administrations: 1661-1700. v.2. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1980. pg. 177.

Thomas Higginbotham: 25 March 1715. Thomas Higginbotham married Mrs. Susanna Sudbury, spinster. RL1/2, pg. 124. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 121.

Thomas Higginbotham: Will of Margaret Simpson of St. Michaels Town, widow. St. Michaels Parish, 26 May 1715, RB6/35, p. 380. Brother John Hutton of Great Britain in Lancaster; Mary Reynoldson; Mary Peters wf of John Peters; my friends Thomas Higginbotham and wf Susannah Higginbotham my God daughter - Executors. signed Margaret Simson. Wit: Charles McKarty, George Maddley. Proved 24 June 1715. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Wills and Administrations: 1701-1725. v.3. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1981. pg. 308.

Thomas Higginbotham: 22 July 1721. Thomas Higginbotham married Mary Evans by license, St. Philip Parish, Barbados. From: Joanne Mcree Sanders. Barbadoes Records: Marriages 1648-1800. v.1. Houston: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982. pg. 555.


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