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Eleanor Hightower 1750–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Amelia Co, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Aug 1848

Death Location: Highland Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joshua Hightower

Mother: Phoebe Wood

Spouse(s): Epaphroditus Sr.

Children(s): Susannah Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Nancy Hightower, Epaphroditus Hightower, Agnes Hightower, Fanny Hightower, Letitia Hightower

In 1750, Eleanor Hightower entered the world in Amelia Co, Virginia, United States, born to Joshua Ward Hightower And Phoebe Ann Wood. Eleanor Hightower married Epaphroditus Hightower Sr, and had children including Agnes Nancy Hightower, Epaphroditus Hightower, Fanny Arrs Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Letitia Lettice Hightower, Nancy Elizabeth Hightower, Sarah Sally Hightower, Susannah Devereaux Hightower. Eleanor Hightower passed away in 1848 in Highland Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Eleanor Hightower entered the world in Amelia Co, Virginia, United States, born to Joshua Ward Hightower And Phoebe Ann Wood.
  • Eleanor Hightower married Epaphroditus Hightower Sr, and had children including Agnes Nancy Hightower, Epaphroditus Hightower, Fanny Arrs Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Letitia Lettice Hightower, Nancy Elizabeth Hightower, Sarah Sally Hightower, Susannah Devereaux Hightower.
  • Eleanor Hightower passed away in 1848 in Highland Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Hightower
1728–1794
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
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Phoebe Wood
1732–1781
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Epaphroditus Sr.
1742–1832
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Susannah Hightower
1785–1861
Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Hightower
1780–1857
Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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Joshua Hightower
1770–1845
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Hightower
1789–1814
Birth Location: Casswel, North Carolina, United States
NH
Epaphroditus Hightower
1792–1888
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Agnes Hightower
1775–1852
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Fanny Hightower
1769–1864
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Letitia Hightower
1777–1819
Birth Location: Amelia, , Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Hightower's Ancestors

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Eleanor Hightower
1750–1848
Birth Place: Amelia Co, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joshua Ward Hightower
1728–1794
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
Phoebe (Ann) Wood
1732–1781
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Thomas Hightower) Sr
1695–1764
Farnham Par., Richmond, Wise Co. VA USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Hightower's Descendants

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Eleanor Hightower (1750–Aug 1848) m. Epaphroditus (Hightower) Sr. (1742–13 February 1832)
  1. 1. Susannah (Devereaux) Hightower 1785–1861 m. John (Tyre) Curl 1781–1858
    1. 1. William (Henry) Curl 1804–1875
      1. 1. Martha Curl 1825–1885 m. Chesley (Madison) Mosley 1819–1865 m. Joutan (Y.) Jones 1838–
        1. 1. Jim (Lee) Mosley 1862–
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Mosley 1854–1930
        3. 3. Anna (Eliza) Mosley 1860–1892
        4. 4. James (R.) Moseley 1863–1951
        5. 5. Martha (Chess) Moseley 1865–1890 m. William (Washington "Bill") Fonville 1864–1943
        6. 6. William (Washington) Mosley 1851–1931
        7. 7. Elizabeth Mosley 1857–1941
    2. 2. Susannah (Avera) Curl 1810–1845
    3. 3. Eleanor (M) Curl 1806–1893
    4. 4. Joshua (Devereaux) Curl 1812–1882
    5. 5. Tabitha (Elizabeth) Curl 1820–1901
    6. 6. Eliza (Jane) Curl 1822–1837
    7. 7. Mary Curl 1817–1855
    8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Curl 1815–1833
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Curl 1808–
  2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Hightower 1780–1857 m. Benjamin (F) Walker 1775–1857
    1. 1. Thomas (B) Walker 1810–1866
    2. 2. Robert (Hightower) Walker 1807–1893
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Walker 1818–1909
    4. 4. Nancy Walker 1805–1872
    5. 5. William (Parr) Walker 1805–1870
    6. 6. Mary Walker 1802–1875
    7. 7. James (G.) Walker 1812–1891
  3. 3. Joshua Hightower 1770–1845 m. Eunicey Lea 1781–1863 m. Delitha (Priscilla) Slade 1770–1795
    1. 1. Abner Hightower 1800–1850
    2. 2. William Hightower 1802–1876
    3. 3. Lettice Hightower 1804–1878
    4. 4. Rebecca Hightower 1804–1860
    5. 5. Florence (Folsom) Hightower 1812–1875
    6. 6. Elvira (Jane) Hightower 1817–1910
    7. 7. Susan Hightower 1806–1903
    8. 8. Sarah Hightower 1816–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hightower 1810–1875
    10. 10. Joseph Hightower 1818–1840
    11. 11. Herndon (Lea) Hightower 1808–1808
    12. 12. Rebecca Hightower 1814–
    13. 13. Devereux (Devorix) Hightower 1792–1872
  4. 4. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hightower 1789–1814 m. Jeremiah Jarnagin 1783–1865
    1. 1. Samuel (P.) Jarnagin 1807–1817
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Jones 1812–1875
  5. 5. Epaphroditus Hightower 1792–1888
  6. 6. Agnes (Nancy) Hightower 1775–1852 m. John Keirsey 1775–1829
    1. 1. SARAH (L.) KEIRSEY 1822–1880
    2. 2. AGNES (H.) KEIRSEY 1813–1865
    3. 3. Wesley (Anderson) Keirsey 1808–1879
    4. 4. Lettice ((Letita Letty)) Kersey 1807–1855
    5. 5. HIGHTOWER KEIRSEY 1802–1827
    6. 6. JOSEPH (H. JOEL) KEIRSEY 1819–1890
  7. 7. Fanny (Arrs) Hightower 1769–1864
  8. 8. Letitia (Lettice) Hightower 1777–1819 m. James Paul 1772–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (H) Paul 1796–1877 m. Robert Massengill 1784–1865
      1. 1. Margaret Branner 1832–1908

Eleanor Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Eleanor Hightower in Amelia Co, Virginia, United States
Amelia Co, Virginia, United States
1848
Aug 1848
Age 98
Death of Eleanor Hightower in Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee
Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Amelia Co, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1848
    Event Place: Rutledge, Grainger County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Highland Springs, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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