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John Hightower 1692–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 4 SEP 1764

Death Location: Burial Details Unknown

Father: Joshua Hightower

Mother: Eleanor Charnold

Spouse(s): Mary Bryant

Children(s): Rebeckah Hightower, Eleanor Hightower, Richard Hightower, James Hightower, Eleanor Hightower, John Hightower, George Hightower, Joshua Hightower, William Hightower

John Hightower was born in 1692 in Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Eleanor Charnold. John Hightower married Mary Bryant, and had children including Eleanor Hightower, George H Hightower, James Thomas Hightower, John Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Rebeckah Hightower, Richard Hightower, William Calvin Hightower. John Hightower passed away in 1764 in Burial Details Unknown.

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Biography

  • John Hightower was born in 1692 in Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Eleanor Charnold.
  • John Hightower married Mary Bryant, and had children including Eleanor Hightower, George H Hightower, James Thomas Hightower, John Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Rebeckah Hightower, Richard Hightower, William Calvin Hightower.
  • John Hightower passed away in 1764 in Burial Details Unknown.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Birth Location: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bryant
1697–1794
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
MB

Children(s)

Rebeckah Hightower
1737–1737
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Eleanor Hightower
1727–
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Richard Hightower
1737–1810
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
RH
James Hightower
1731–1796
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Hightower
1722–1783
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
EH
John Hightower
1725–1796
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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George Hightower
1733–1820
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Joshua Hightower
1728–1794
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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William Hightower
1720–1764
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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John Hightower's Ancestors

Self
John Hightower
1692–1764
Birth Place: Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hightower's Descendants

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John Hightower (1692–4 SEP 1764) m. Mary Bryant (28 MAY 1697–20 MAR 1794)
  1. 1. Rebeckah Hightower 1737–1737
  2. 2. Eleanor Hightower 1727–
  3. 3. Richard Hightower 1737–1810
  4. 4. James (Thomas) Hightower 1731–1796
  5. 5. Eleanor Hightower 1722–1783
  6. 6. John Hightower 1725–1796
  7. 7. George (H) Hightower 1733–1820
  8. 8. Joshua Hightower 1728–1794
  9. 9. William (Calvin) Hightower 1720–1764 m. Susannah (Walker) Hanks 1725–1780
    1. 1. Thomas Hightower 1751–1803 m. Mildred (Millie) Arnold 1754–1820
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hightower 1797–1850 m. Allan Peavy 1797–1862
        1. 1. Julya (A.) Peavy 1820– m. Wiley (R.) Blount 1816–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann Virginia) Peavy 1835–1872 m. Elijah (Milton) Culpepper 1833–1864
        3. 3. Thomas (Hightower) Peavy 1826–1871 m. Julia (Ann) Taylor 1828–1892
        4. 4. Elizabeth (H) Peavy 1824–1905 m. David (A) Coker 1822–1905
        5. 5. Martha (J) Peavy 1833– m. James (G) Clark 1829–
        6. 6. John (J) Peevy 1816–1890 m. Sarah (Ann) Blount 1817–
        7. 7. James (J) Peavy 1837–1908 m. Elisa (Elizabeth) Roberts 1848–1922 m. Louisiana (Maria) Mullins 1841–1899
        8. 8. Mildred (Arnold) Peavy 1818–1885 m. Elijah (Osborn) Christian 1811–1881
      2. 2. Child Hightower 1775–
      3. 3. Jacob Hightower 1777–
      4. 4. Hightower 1781–
      5. 5. Matthew (S.) Hightower 1789– m. Mary Copeland 1803–
      6. 6. Lucy Hightower 1772–1830 m. Thomas Hines 1776–1860
      7. 7. Naomi (B) Hightower 1780–1842 m. John (J) Bustin 1770–1859
      8. 8. Hightower 1802–
      9. 9. James (Albert) Hightower 1777–1851 m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Leggett 1783–1859
      10. 10. William (J.) Hightower 1784–1868 m. Susana Andrews 1793–1841
      11. 11. Mildred Hightower 1792–1868 m. John (“Jackie”) Smith 1785–1869
      12. 12. Thomas Hightower 1800–1874 m. Elizabeth (Tucker) Moreland 1805–1864
      13. 13. Pressley (R) Hightower 1784–1852 m. Ann (S.) Clardy 1786– m. Mary (Ann) Woodham 1785–1856
      14. 14. Daniel Hightower 1779–1854 m. Betsy (Anne) Johnson 1785–1815 m. Nancy (Walter) Reese 1801–1851
      15. 15. Elisha (Benjamin Franklin) Hightower 1795–1882 m. Mary (Eugenia) Oslin 1798–1873
    2. 2. Daniel Hightower 1752–1753
    3. 3. Betty (Ditty) Hightower 1748–1795
    4. 4. Stephen Hightower 1755–1780
    5. 5. Mary Hightower 1747– m. Benjamin Edmondson 1740–1795
    6. 6. John Hightower 1745–1776 m. Mary (Jane) Hawkins 1750–
    7. 7. Presley Hightower 1758–1820 m. Elizabeth Jordan 1768–1857
    8. 8. William (Calvin) Hightower 1749–1815 m. Nancy (Ann) Davis 1753–1832
    9. 9. Mary Hightower 1744–1809 m. Upton Edmonson 1745–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Hightower 1753–1830 m. James Moore 1749–1839
    11. 11. Susannah Hightower 1753–1836 m. John (Joseph) Neblett 1755–1830

John Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of John Hightower in Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1764
4 SEP 1764
Age 72
Death of John Hightower in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1764
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burial Details Unknown
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