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Francis Higginbotham 1759–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA

Father: Benjamin Higginbotham

Mother: Elizabeth Graves

Spouse(s): Dolly Gatewood

Children(s): Caleb Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham, Martha Higginbotham, Lawson Higginbotham, Amy Higginbotham, James Higginbotham

Francis Higginbotham was born in 1759 in Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham And Elizabeth Graves. In 1828, Francis Higginbotham resided in Felicity, Louisiana. Francis Higginbotham married Dolly Gatewood, and had children including Amy J Higginbotham, Caleb Higginbotham, James C Higginbotham, Lawson Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham, Martha Higginbotham. Francis Higginbotham passed away in 1828 in Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Higginbotham was born in 1759 in Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham And Elizabeth Graves.
  • In 1828, Francis Higginbotham resided in Felicity, Louisiana.
  • Francis Higginbotham married Dolly Gatewood, and had children including Amy J Higginbotham, Caleb Higginbotham, James C Higginbotham, Lawson Higginbotham, Lucy Higginbotham, Martha Higginbotham.
  • Francis Higginbotham passed away in 1828 in Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Higginbotham
1729–1791
Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Dolly Gatewood
1763–1829
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Caleb Higginbotham
1787–1829
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia USA
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Lucy Higginbotham
1789–1862
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
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Martha Higginbotham
1790–1833
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
MH
Lawson Higginbotham
1794–1860
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Amy Higginbotham
1800–1853
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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James Higginbotham
1798–1822
Birth Location: , Wilkes, Georgia, USA
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Francis Higginbotham's Ancestors

Self
Francis Higginbotham
1759–1828
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham
1729–1791
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Graves
1733–1791
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Joseph) Higginbotham
1638–1813
Saint Philip, Barbados
Frances (Rachel) Riley
1695–1746
Whitestown, Dublin, Ireland
Francis Graves
1679–1748
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles @@6ggf
1663–1732
Ann @@6ggm
1666–1740
Mary Ford
1676–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Higginbotham's Descendants

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Francis Higginbotham (1759–1828) m. Dolly Gatewood (1763–26 Mar 1829)
  1. 1. Caleb Higginbotham 1787–1829 m. Ann (Minerva) Bryant 1797–1833 m. Frances Smith 1786–
    1. 1. William (Guerrant) Higginbotham 1819–1888 m. Sarah (Ann) Palmer 1822–1908
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Higginbotham 1850–1922 m. Esaias (Arlington) Wright 1840–1921
        1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Wright 1882–1961 m. Jesse (Franklin) Gates 1877–1962
        2. 2. Anna (May) Wright 1874– m. Henry Simmons 1857–
        3. 3. William (Perkins 'Willie') Wright 1884–1979 m. Nellie (Lovie) McQueen 1885–1970
        4. 4. Sadie Wright 1889–1969 m. Laurence (Thomas) Welch 1882–1967
        5. 5. Nina (Elma) Wright 1872–1958 m. Robert McQueen 1868–
        6. 6. Mary (Lou) Wright 1874–1948 m. Henry Simmons 1857–
      2. 2. Martha (Lenora “Nora”) Higginbotham 1841–1914 m. Louis (Austin) Palmer 1832–1883
        1. 1. Caswell (Riley) Palmer 1869–1948
        2. 2. William (Warren) Palmer 1867–1913
      3. 3. Boyd (W) Higginbotham 1861–1910 m. Sarah (Ann) Sullivan 1861–1937
        1. 1. William (Garrett) Higginbotham 1881–
        2. 2. Corine Higginbottom 1883–1966 m. Charles (Damian) LeFeaux 1872–1957
        3. 3. Clara Higginbottom 1885–1931
        4. 4. LENORA Higginbotham 1887–1940
        5. 5. David (William) Higginbotham 1890–1971 m. Mary Robique 1902–1930
        6. 6. Carrie (B) Higginbotham 1897–1997
        7. 7. James (Henry) Higginbotham 1900–1972 m. Rosa (Lee) Aucouin 1908–1970
      4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Higginbotham 1854–1924 m. Louis (Perkins) Norwood 1855–1917
        1. 1. Clara (Pearl) Palmer 1893–1932
        2. 2. Thelma Norwood 1899–
      5. 5. Adelaide (Louisa "Ada") Higginbotham 1856–1930
      6. 6. Harriett Higginbotham 1866–1951 m. Silas (H.) Lawson 1864–1909
        1. 1. Little (Emmete) Lawson 1891–1891
        2. 2. Little (Silas) Lawson 1892–1892
        3. 3. Elmer (Earl) Lawson 1895–1962
        4. 4. Clara Mcdonald 1889–
        5. 5. Ione Lawson 1894–1963
        6. 6. Lila Lawson 1899–
      7. 7. Corilla (Rebecca) Higginbotham 1876–1959 m. Moses (Linwood "Mose") Lee 1870–1954
        1. 1. Carter (Russell Lee) Sr 1896–1990 m. Ina Sleigh 1895–
        2. 2. Emily Lee 1896–
        3. 3. Emmett (Kyle) Lee 1899–1974
        4. 4. Willie (Mae) Lee 1907–1994 m. Clyde (Edward) Torry 1906–1990 m. Shelton Smith 1901–
        5. 5. Wilma (Rae) Lee 1902–1986 m. Joseph (Robert) Duvernet 1898–1965
        6. 6. Clarence (Orin "Buddy" "Jim" "Fritz") Lee 1904–1959 m. Lillian Laws 1905–1923 m. Leah (Jeanne) Jamison 1920–1995
      8. 8. William Higginbotham 1843–1850
      9. 9. Issac (Riley) Higginbotham 1849–1912 m. Francis Higginbotham 1852–
        1. 1. Moxeena Hoffman 1876–
        2. 2. Lilah Hoffman 1886–
        3. 3. Armie Hoffman 1888–
      10. 10. Carter (Lamar) Higginbotham 1852–1878
      11. 11. David (Pipes) Higginbotham 1845–1926 m. Ellen (Sidney) STORY 1849–1898 m. Amanda (H) Draughan 1845–1866
        1. 1. Thomas (Flynn "Flint" Higginbotham) Sr 1876–1954 m. Lennie (Rebecca) Booker 1876–1955
        2. 2. Pinkie (David) Higginbotham 1880–1956 m. Michael (Patrick) NEEDHAM 1873–1933
        3. 3. Mary Higginbotham 1882–
        4. 4. Edward Higginbotham 1887–1926
        5. 5. Scott (Pipes) Higginbotham 1869–1935 m. Margaret ("Maggie" Elizabeth) Chaney 1860–1936
        6. 6. Georgia (Flowers) Higginbotham 1868–1913 m. John (Thomas) Wales 1865–1915
        7. 7. Ida (Lee) Higginbotham 1872–1931 m. Felix (R.) Felps 1873–1947
        8. 8. Johnnie (W) Higginbotham 1865–1891
        9. 9. Cora Higginbotham 1866–1936 m. Jesse Hawsey 1861–1928
      12. 12. Lawson (A) Higginbotham 1856–1943 m. Johnny (Eden) Higginbotham 1868–1905 m. Sallie Higginbotham 1870–
        1. 1. Katie Clark 1889–1980
        2. 2. McVea Higginbotham 1895–1943
        3. 3. Cleaton Higginbotham 1893–1900
        4. 4. James (Bowman) Higginbotham 1890–1957
        5. 5. Edith (Beatrice) Higginbotham 1903–1913
      13. 13. Lucy Higginbotham 1864–1923 m. Andrew (Jackson) Hudson 1857–1933
        1. 1. Hattie Ventress 1889–1963
    2. 2. Lorena (Faye) Higginbotham 1809–
  2. 2. Lucy Higginbotham 1789–1862
  3. 3. Martha Higginbotham 1790–1833
  4. 4. Lawson Higginbotham 1794–1860
  5. 5. Amy (J) Higginbotham 1800–1853
  6. 6. James (C.) Higginbotham 1798–1822

Francis Higginbotham's Timeline

3 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Francis Higginbotham in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1828
27 May 1828
Age 69
Francis Higginbotham resided here in Felicity, Louisiana
Felicity, Louisiana
1828
1828
Age 69
Death of Francis Higginbotham in Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 May 1828
    Event Place: Felicity, Louisiana
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Clinton, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
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