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John Thomas Hightower Sr* 1695–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1695

Birth Location: Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Sep 1764

Death Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joshua Hightower

Mother: Eleanor Charnold

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John Thomas Hightower Sr* was born in 1695 in Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Eleanor Charnold. John Thomas Hightower Sr* passed away in 1764 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Hightower Sr* was born in 1695 in Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Eleanor Charnold.
  • John Thomas Hightower Sr* passed away in 1764 in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Sr*'s Ancestors

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John Sr*
1695–1764
Birth Place: Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1734
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1643–1698
Gloucestershire, England
Mrs Hightower
1644–1700
Staffordshire, England
Thomas Charnold*
1640–1690
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Eleanor Webb*
1640–1680
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hightower
1620–1698
Louisa Fischer
1624–1684
Thomas Charnold
1580–1660
Bridgit ORourke
1620–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hitower
–1656
Mary Bryan
1602–1640
Jacobum Fisher
1597–1674

John Sr*'s Timeline

2 Records

1695
1 Jan 1695
Birth of John Thomas Hightower Sr* in Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
1764
4 Sep 1764
Age 69
Death of John Thomas Hightower Sr* in Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1695
    Event Place: Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1764
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America

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