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John Hightower 1745–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: William Hightower

Mother: Susannah Hanks

Spouse(s): Mary Hawkins

Children(s):

In 1745, John Hightower entered the world in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, born to William Calvin Hightower And Susannah Walker Hanks. John Hightower married Mary Jane Hawkins. John Hightower passed away in 1776 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1745, John Hightower entered the world in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, born to William Calvin Hightower And Susannah Walker Hanks.
  • John Hightower married Mary Jane Hawkins.
  • John Hightower passed away in 1776 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

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John Hightower's Ancestors

Self
John Hightower
1745–1776
Birth Place: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
William Calvin Hightower
1720–1764
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Susannah (Walker) Hanks
1725–1780
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Bryant
1697–1794
North Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
William Hanks
1680–1732
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Hester (Catherine) Mills
1679–1726
Farnham, Comté De Richmond, Virginie, États-Unis
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Thomas Bryant
1649–1717
Eleanor Winnifred
1663–1719
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
John Mills
1657–1710
Hester White
1663–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of John Hightower in Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1776
1776
Age 31
Death of John Hightower in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

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