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Edward Higbee or Higby 1616–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1616

Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: Sep 1699

Death Location: Jamaica, Long Island, New York

Father: John Higby

Mother: Ursula Blacknell

Spouse(s): Jedidah Skidmore

Children(s): Jedidah Higbee

In 1616, Edward Higbee or Higby entered the world in Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Higbee Or Higby And Ursula Ursley Blacknell. Edward Higbee or Higby married Jedidah Skidmore, and had children including Jedidah Judith Higbee. Edward Higbee or Higby passed away in 1699 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1616, Edward Higbee or Higby entered the world in Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Higbee Or Higby And Ursula Ursley Blacknell.
  • Edward Higbee or Higby married Jedidah Skidmore, and had children including Jedidah Judith Higbee.
  • Edward Higbee or Higby passed away in 1699 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Higby
1585–1647
Birth Location: Irvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ursula Blacknell
1589–1684
Birth Location: Irvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jedidah Skidmore
1624–1670
Birth Location: Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Jedidah Higbee
1647–1701
Birth Location: –
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Edward Higby's Ancestors

Self
Edward Higby
1616–1699
Birth Place: Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Higbee or Higby
1585–1647
Irvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Ursula ("Ursley") Blacknell
1589–1684
Irvinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Hygebed
1535–1607
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice Higbed
1539–1603
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Andrew Blacknell
1570–1622
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Alice (Elliot) Daniell
1574–1611
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Higbed
1505–1548
Agnes Green
1505–1550
Thomas Blacknell
1550–1610
Elizabeth Adams
1552–
John Daniell
1542–1596
Margaret Tyrrell
1554–1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Green
1475–
Edmond Esquire
1523–1569
Margaret West
1521–1589
Edmund MP
1513–1576
Susan Cooke
1524–

Edward Higby's Descendants

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Edward (Higbee or) Higby (2 Feb 1616–Sep 1699) m. Jedidah Skidmore (1624–1670)
  1. 1. Jedidah ("Judith") Higbee 1647–1701 m. Samuel (Jackson) Sr. 1645–1714
    1. 1. Samuel (Jackson) Jr. 1678–1720 m. Hannah Matthews 1678–1720
      1. 1. Mary Jackson 1703–1751 m. Rueben Allen 1698–1741
        1. 1. Deborah (A.) Allen 1727–1785 m. Jacob (Swanson) Rambo 1727–1803

Edward Higby's Timeline

2 Records

1616
2 Feb 1616
Birth of Edward Higbee or Higby in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England
1699
Sep 1699
Age 83
Death of Edward Higbee or Higby in Jamaica, Long Island, New York
Jamaica, Long Island, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1699
    Event Place: Jamaica, Long Island, New York
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