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John Hightower 1749–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joshua Hightower

Mother: Phoebe Wood

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John Hightower was born in 1749 in Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Hightower And Phoebe Ann Wood. John Hightower passed away in 1816 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Hightower was born in 1749 in Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Hightower And Phoebe Ann Wood.
  • John Hightower passed away in 1816 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Children(s)

John Hightower's Ancestors

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John Hightower
1749–1816
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joshua Hightower
1728–1794
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Phoebe (Ann) Wood
1728–1781
Grandparents
John (Thomas) HIGHTOWER
1694–1764
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Mary BRYAN
1697–1780
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnold
1670–1734
Thomas Bryan
1650–1719
Eleanor Winniford
1663–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1643–1698
Spouse
1644–1700
Thomas Charnold
1640–1690
Eleanor Webb
1640–1680
Thomas Bryan
1619–1685
Mary Wright
1619–1689
Thomas Wright
1589–1672
Mary
1589–1623

John Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of John Hightower in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Virginia, United States
1816
1816
Age 67
Death of John Hightower in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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