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John Higdon III 4th gg 1716–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Charles Co,Maryland

Death Date: 22 Aug 1776

Death Location: Frederick, MD, USA

Father: JOHN Plantation)

Mother: Bathaia gg

Spouse(s): Mary Montgomery, Jane Boarman

Children(s): Corp. HIGDON, Benjamin Higdon, William Higdon, Thomas HIGDON, Claire Higdon, Benedict Higdon, Susanna Higdon, Katherine Higdon, Peter Higdon, Charles Higdon, John 4th, Mary Higdon, Thos Higdon

In 1716, John Higdon III 4th gg entered the world in Charles Co,Maryland, born to John Higdon The Planter Of Chance Plantation And Bathaia Susanna Sems Semmes Simms 5Th Gg. John Higdon III 4th gg married Jane Boarman, Mary Magdalene Montgomery, and had children including Benedict Leonard Higdon, Benjamin Higdon, Charles Higdon, Claire Higdon, Corp Joseph The Patriot Higdon, John Higdon 4Th, Katherine Higdon, Mary Higdon, Peter Higdon, Susanna Higdon, Thomas Nace Ingatious The Patriot Higdon, Thos Higdon, William Higdon. John Higdon III 4th gg passed away in 1776 in Frederick, MD, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1716, John Higdon III 4th gg entered the world in Charles Co,Maryland, born to John Higdon The Planter Of Chance Plantation And Bathaia Susanna Sems Semmes Simms 5Th Gg.
  • John Higdon III 4th gg married Jane Boarman, Mary Magdalene Montgomery, and had children including Benedict Leonard Higdon, Benjamin Higdon, Charles Higdon, Claire Higdon, Corp Joseph The Patriot Higdon, John Higdon 4Th, Katherine Higdon, Mary Higdon, Peter Higdon, Susanna Higdon, Thomas Nace Ingatious The Patriot Higdon, Thos Higdon, William Higdon.
  • John Higdon III 4th gg passed away in 1776 in Frederick, MD, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN Plantation)
1693–1737
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, America
JP
Bathaia gg
1705–1739
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland Colony, British Empire
Bg

Spouses(s)

Mary Montgomery
1726–1776
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
MM
Jane Boarman
1711–1779
Birth Location: Bryantown, Charles, Maryland, United States
JB

Children(s)

Corp. HIGDON
1759–1836
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland
CH
Benjamin Higdon
1731–1817
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
BH
William Higdon
1735–1776
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland
WH
Thomas HIGDON
1740–1790
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Province of Maryland
TH
Claire Higdon
1747–1749
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
CH
Benedict Higdon
1738–1775
Birth Location: Trinity Parish,Charles Co,Maryland
BH
Susanna Higdon
1743–1744
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
SH
Katherine Higdon
1768–1769
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland
KH
Peter Higdon
1765–1829
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland Colony
PH
Charles Higdon
1740–
Birth Location: –
CH
John 4th
1770–1861
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
J4
Mary Higdon
1762–1786
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
MH
Thos Higdon
1751–1832
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
TH

John gg's Ancestors

Self
John gg
1716–1776
Birth Place: Charles Co,Maryland
Parents
JOHN HIGDON (The Planter of Chance Plantation)
1693–1737
Charles, Maryland, America
Bathaia (Susanna Sems\Semmes\Simms 5th) gg
1705–1739
Prince George's County, Maryland Colony, British Empire
Grandparents
John (Ignatius l Catholic PLANTER of St. MARY's & CHARLES, MARYLAND Higdon of HALLYFAX) MANOR,
1654–1723
Englefield,Berkshire,England
MARY (MILLICENT MENESENIA) BOLLING-BOWLING
1661–1723
St. Mary’s, Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Ann Sissons
1673–1707
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Higdon
1637–1677
Robert Bowling
1639–1700
Elizabeth Wheeler
1640–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1618–1650

John gg's Descendants

1.
Jg
John (Higdon III 4th) gg (1716–22 Aug 1776) m. Mary (Magdalene) Montgomery (12 Nov 1726–After 22 August 1776) m. Jane Boarman (1711–1779)
  1. 1. Corp. (JOSEPH (“The Patriot”)) HIGDON 1759–1836 m. MARGARET (ENOCHS) HIGDON 1766–1847 m. Mildred Mudd 1758–1800
    1. 1. Joseph (C. Higdon) Jr 1800–1851 m. Trephosa Ensor 1803–1833 m. Mary (Ann Polly) Thomas 1823–1880
      1. 1. Asa Briggs 1833–1862 m. Emeline (Minerva 'Emma') Randel 1841–1911 m. Alice (Jane) Renfro 1838–1858
        1. 1. William (David) Higdon 1860–1939
        2. 2. Asa (Charles 'AC') Higdon 1862–1891
        3. 3. Jesse (Byrd) Higdon 1858–1922
      2. 2. Eliza (J.) Higdon 1845–1918 m. William (Rufus "Bill") Willett 1835–1921
        1. 1. Charles (Luther) Willett 1865–1879
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Willett 1863–1864
        3. 3. Maggie (May) Willett 1875–1968
        4. 4. Joseph (Nathaniel) Willett 1875–1910
        5. 5. Matilda (Florence "Tillie") Willett 1870–1968
        6. 6. Charity (Isabel) Willett 1868–1946
        7. 7. John (Robert) Willett 1867–1953
        8. 8. Helen (Lenora Eller) Willett 1877–1949
        9. 9. Willa (Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        10. 10. Nathaniel Willett 1873–1910
        11. 11. Charity (Isabelle) Lemaster 1868–1946
        12. 12. Willa ("Willie" Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        13. 13. Nora (E.) Willett 1878–
      3. 3. Sarah (E) Ensor 1837–1879 m. *William (Montgomery) Wright 1826–1908
        1. 1. John (Edward) Wright 1850–1895
        2. 2. *Mary (Frances) Wright 1869–1919
      4. 4. Caroline Higdon 1818–1856
      5. 5. Ferdinand (G) Thomas 1860–1937
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Higdon 1829–1913
      7. 7. Enoch (E) Higdon 1844–1860
      8. 8. Margaret (Ann) Higdon 1834–1881
      9. 9. Isabella (Susan) Higdon 1846–1918
      10. 10. James (D) Higdon 1831–1866
      11. 11. Nancy (E) Higdon 1842–1866
      12. 12. Angeline Renfro 1828–1913 m. Mitchell 1826–1914
        1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1914–2004 m. Donald (B) Melton 1906–1976 m. E. (Beryl) Melton 1905–1978 m. Louis (Albert) Schwendker 1864–1941
        2. 2. William (Joseph) Mitchell 1852–1914 m. Clara 1873–1891
        3. 3. Margrett Mitchell 1866–1913
        4. 4. Julia (Belle Mitchell) Rummons 1858–1918
        5. 5. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Mitchell 1855–1958
        7. 7. Martha (A) Mitchell 1854–1944 m. William (Harvey) Long 1853–1938
        8. 8. Thomas (E) Mitchell 1859–1946
        9. 9. Mary (Susan) Mitchell 1853–1934
        10. 10. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
    2. 2. John (M) Higdon 1788–1805
    3. 3. Charlotte (A) Higdon 1780–1824
    4. 4. Jane (T) Higdon 1793–1817
    5. 5. Hays Higdon 1795–1796
    6. 6. Bennet (Henson) Higdon 1790–1863
    7. 7. Susannah ((Susan) Higdon) Walls 1800–1893
    8. 8. Thomas Higdon 1804–1870
    9. 9. Rebecca (S Higdon) Smith 1797–1849
    10. 10. Gabriel (E) Higdon 1788–1860
    11. 11. Mary (Polly Higdon) Davis 1790–1860
    12. 12. Hannah (S Higdon) Foster 1791–1875
    13. 13. Margaret (Peggy J. Higdon) Bennett 1802–1880
    14. 14. Rev. (Ishmael Ishmale Higdon) Sr. 1798–1887
    15. 15. Enoch (Enock E.) Higdon 1806–1807
    16. 16. Sarah (Sally Davis Higdon) Baker 1810–1885
    17. 17. William (Randall HIGDON) III 1784–1860
  2. 2. Benjamin Higdon 1731–1817
  3. 3. William Higdon 1735–1776
  4. 4. Thomas ('Nace' Ingatious 'the Patriot') HIGDON 1740–1790
  5. 5. Claire Higdon 1747–1749
  6. 6. Benedict (Leonard) Higdon 1738–1775
  7. 7. Susanna Higdon 1743–1744
  8. 8. Katherine Higdon 1768–1769
  9. 9. Peter Higdon 1765–1829
  10. 10. Charles Higdon 1740–
  11. 11. John (Higdon) 4th 1770–1861
  12. 12. Mary Higdon 1762–1786
  13. 13. Thos Higdon 1751–1832

John gg's Timeline

4 Records

1716
1716
Birth of John Higdon III 4th gg in Charles Co,Maryland
Charles Co,Maryland
1720
29 Jun 1720
Age 4
John Higdon III 4th gg - Probate in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1776
1776
Age 60
John Higdon III 4th gg resided here in Lower Potomack Hundred, Frederick, Maryland
Lower Potomack Hundred, Frederick, Maryland
1776
22 Aug 1776
Age 60
Death of John Higdon III 4th gg in Frederick, MD, USA
Frederick, MD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Charles Co,Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776
    [2] Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. i
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23954.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [4] U.S., Family History Books, Montgomery Lineage and Queries; Author: Braddock, H. M.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1658; Page Number: 388

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Lower Potomack Hundred, Frederick, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776
    [3] Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. i

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Charles City County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1658; Page Number: 388

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1776
    Event Place: Frederick, MD, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1720
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800
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