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Jonathan Higley Jr. 1747–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 6, 1747

Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: May 3, 1817

Death Location: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Sr.

Mother: Mary Thompson

Spouse(s): Rachel Negus

Children(s): Jonathan III, Fanny Higley, Laura Higley, Lydia Higley, Thompson Higley, Mary Higley, Samuel Higley, Rachel Higley, Abigail Higley

Jonathan Higley Jr. was born in 1747 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan Higley Sr And Mary Mollie Thompson. In 1647, Jonathan Higley Jr. resided in USA. In 1790, Jonathan Higley Jr. resided in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Jonathan Higley Jr. married Rachel Phebe Negus, and had children including Abigail Higley, Fanny Higley, Jonathan Richard Higley Iii, Laura Higley, Lydia Higley, Mary Higley, Rachel Higley, Samuel Higley, Thompson Higley. Jonathan Higley Jr. passed away in 1817 in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Higley Jr. was born in 1747 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan Higley Sr And Mary Mollie Thompson.
  • In 1647, Jonathan Higley Jr. resided in USA.
  • In 1790, Jonathan Higley Jr. resided in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • Jonathan Higley Jr. married Rachel Phebe Negus, and had children including Abigail Higley, Fanny Higley, Jonathan Richard Higley Iii, Laura Higley, Lydia Higley, Mary Higley, Rachel Higley, Samuel Higley, Thompson Higley.
  • Jonathan Higley Jr. passed away in 1817 in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Sr.
1721–1771
Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
JS
Mary Thompson
1721–1795
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Rachel Negus
1754–1847
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA
RN

Children(s)

Jonathan III
1781–1866
Birth Location: Turkey Hills (E. Granby), Simsbury, CT
JI
Fanny Higley
1795–1873
Birth Location: Simsbury (Hartford), CT
FH
Laura Higley
1792–1856
Birth Location: Turkey Hills (E. Granby), Simsbury, CT
LH
Lydia Higley
1789–1874
Birth Location: Turkey Hills (E. Granby), Simsbury, CT
LH
Thompson Higley
1786–1874
Birth Location: Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
TH
Mary Higley
1783–1816
Birth Location: Simsbury (Hartford), CT
MH
Samuel Higley
1778–1853
Birth Location: Turkey Hills, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SH
Rachel Higley
1775–1796
Birth Location: Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
RH
Abigail Higley
1772–1855
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AH

Jonathan Jr.'s Ancestors

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Jonathan Jr.
1747–1817
Birth Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan Higley Sr.
1721–1771
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Mary ("Mollie") Thompson
1721–1795
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Higley
1687–1737
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Beaman
1700–1746
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Samuel Thompson
1691–1724
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Norwood
1694–1769
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Higley
1649–1714
Hannah Drake
1653–1694
Samuel Beaman
1662–1752
Margaret Chapman
1672–1752
Edward Thompson
1665–1705
Sarah Webster
1659–1705
Francis Norwood
1666–1709
Mary Stevens
1672–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Higley
1624–1664
Katherine Brewster
1626–1694
John Jr.
1616–1689
Hannah Moore
1627–1686
Simon Beaman
1626–1676
Alice Young
1640–1708
Edward Chapman
1646–1675
Elizabeth Fox
1641–1693
John Webster
1632–1716
Anne Batt
1630–1716
Francis Norwood
1634–1709
Elizabeth Coldam
1645–1711

Jonathan Jr.'s Descendants

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Jonathan (Higley) Jr. (December 6, 1747–May 3, 1817) m. Rachel (Phebe) Negus (13 Mar 1754–October 3, 1847)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Richard Higley) III 1781–1866 m. Hannah (Keziah) Griswold 1784–1816 m. Martha Kinney 1796–1872
    1. 1. Hume Higley 1807–1879 m. Betsey Norris 1808–1875
      1. 1. Emory (Luther) Higley 1843–1885 m. Mary Haverstock 1846–1935 m. Eliza Blakesley 1841–1939
        1. 1. Luther (Hume) Higley 1867–1936 m. Carrie (Adele) Palmerton 1868–1952
        2. 2. Hume (Frank) Higley 1877–1937 m. Eva Pettierew 1875–
        3. 3. Ray Higley 1873–1952 m. Eva L. 1877–1968
        4. 4. Leverett (Grover) Higley 1870–1946
        5. 5. Waldo (Marion) Sattison 1878–1964 m. Bessie (Ethel) Stout 1885–1972
        6. 6. Bertha (Victoria) Sattison 1875–1966 m. Alfred (Henry) Haley 1873–1960
      2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Higley 1851–1917 m. Andrew (M.) Cruse 1851–1903
        1. 1. Alma (Pearl) Cruse 1883– m. Moses (J.) Hamilton 1874–1959
        2. 2. Henry (A.) Cruse 1881–1881
      3. 3. Lucy (Exnie) Higley 1848–1872
      4. 4. Greenleaf (Winthrop) Higley 1845–1923 m. Helen Simpson 1844–1917
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Higley 1886–1920
        2. 2. Joseph (L.) Higley 1882–
        3. 3. Alice (M.) Higley 1878–1878
        4. 4. Helen (Ruth) Higley 1876–1948 m. George (Frank) Wright 1870–1935
        5. 5. Charles (Windsor) Higley 1874–
        6. 6. Harriet (Salome) Higley 1872–1956 m. Floyd (Traver Loucks) Sr. 1872–1935
        7. 7. Ida (Mary) Higley 1870–1931
        8. 8. John (Greenleaf) Higley 1868–1922 m. Belle Hamilton 1870–1910
      5. 5. Mary Higley 1840–1864
      6. 6. Emory Higley 1842–1842
      7. 7. Charles Higley 1838–1874 m. Sarah (Francis) Taylor 1835–1920
        1. 1. Charles Higley 1873–1961
        2. 2. Adelaide (T.) Higley 1869–1955
        3. 3. Edwin (F.) Higley 1866–1947 m. Helena (E.) Knorr 1877–1949
      8. 8. Elizabeth Higley 1836–1852
      9. 9. Addison (Nathaniel) Higley 1835–1876 m. Sarah (E.) Jackson 1839–1883
        1. 1. Henry (Garrison) Higley 1861–1939 m. Jennie (A.) Rawdon 1862–1921
      10. 10. Martin (Nathan) Higley 1834–1895 m. Delia (C.) Jourdan 1845–1916 m. Sarah (E.) Rawdon 1841–1871
        1. 1. Armenta Higley 1870–1871
        2. 2. Harry (Dowie) Higley 1878–1956 m. Maud (Maria) Hazen 1887–1967
        3. 3. Cora (Betsey) Higley 1874–1973 m. Erwin (J.) Sommers 1867–1939
        4. 4. Allen (Edward) Higley 1872–1953
        5. 5. Deeta (L.) Higley 1859–1909 m. Martin Mills 1865–
      11. 11. Henry (Anson) Higley 1832–1896 m. Sarah (Cushing) Nye 1825–1905
        1. 1. Frederick (Mansfield) Higley 1863–
        2. 2. Henry (Allen) Higley 1866–1933 m. Harriet (A.) Welter 1865–1932
      12. 12. Cicelia Higley 1830–1864
    2. 2. Jane Higley 1839–1879 m. Francis (M.) Barnard 1834–1912
      1. 1. Carlton (H.) Barnard 1862–1944
      2. 2. Fayette (B.) Barnard 1867–1924
    3. 3. Lewis Higley 1837–1919
    4. 4. Harrison Higley 1834–1907
    5. 5. Olive Higley 1832–1858
    6. 6. Homer Higley 1830–1904
    7. 7. Martha Higley 1828–1858
    8. 8. Aaron Higley 1826–1886
    9. 9. Ursula Higley 1824–1901
    10. 10. Hector Higley 1822–1903 m. Elvira Mullen 1831–1861 m. Martha Farnsworth 1836–
      1. 1. Frances (Edna) Higley 1852–1926 m. Franklin (G.) Nye 1849–1927
        1. 1. Ward (Higley) Nye 1872–1940 m. Anna (Belle) Rathbone 1876–1961
      2. 2. Dexter Higley 1856– m. Gertie Haskins 1858–
      3. 3. Luella Higley 1865–1890
    11. 11. Jonathan (Higley) 4th 1821–1913 m. Jane Clark –1858
      1. 1. Pluma Higley 1848–1916 m. Horace Atkins 1848–1926
      2. 2. Nellie (Ellen) Higley 1851–1938 m. Lewis (M.) Young 1846–1893
        1. 1. James (Martin) Young 1873–1948 m. Phoebe (Emogene) Tuttle 1874–1956
      3. 3. Ruth (Tuttle) Higley 1843–1910 m. Marvin Grover 1846–1892
    12. 12. Achsah Higley 1819–1892 m. Ira Kinney 1818–1896
      1. 1. Albert (Reed) Kinney 1844–1863
      2. 2. Jonathan (Higley) Kinney 1846–1940
      3. 3. Martha (Arvilla) Kinney 1849–
      4. 4. Ira (Allen) Kinney 1855–1863
      5. 5. Frank (W.) Kinney 1858–1870
      6. 6. Lucy (Adie) Kinney 1861–
      7. 7. Emma (Jane) Kinney 1865–1892 m. Robert (A.) Moore 1867–
        1. 1. Gladys (S.) Moore 1891– m. Harry Silvers 1891–
    13. 13. Kesiah Higley 1815–1849 m. Cyrus (C.) Graves 1814–
      1. 1. Adaline Graves –1853
    14. 14. Mary Higley 1813–1851 m. Joseph Graves 1809–1849
      1. 1. Mary (K.) Graves 1849–1867
      2. 2. Edgar Graves 1849–1941 m. Lucy Jarvis 1854–1924
      3. 3. Wallace Graves 1845–1923
      4. 4. Wilber Graves 1844–
        1. 1. Ernest (Joseph) Graves 1871–1949
        2. 2. Ashley (Joseph) Graves 1873–
        3. 3. Benjamin (Norris) Graves 1876–1909
        4. 4. Austa Graves 1884–1902
      5. 5. Lucy Graves 1842–1865
      6. 6. Ashley Graves 1840–1863
      7. 7. Allen Graves 1838–1859
      8. 8. Harriet Graves 1836–1852
      9. 9. Alice Graves 1836–1857
    15. 15. Achsah Higley 1811–1816
    16. 16. Allen Higley 1809–1872 m. Lois Norris 1808–1886
    17. 17. Infant Higley 1836–1836
    18. 18. Mary Higley 1813–1814
  2. 2. Fanny Higley 1795–1873
  3. 3. Laura Higley 1792–1856 m. Enoch Hale 1786–1864
    1. 1. Emily Hale 1833–1919
    2. 2. Lucy (L.) Hale 1831–1913 m. Thomas (G.) Perry 1823–1891
      1. 1. Ernest (Howard) Perry 1862–1942
      2. 2. William (John) Perry 1858–1928 m. Oella Sager 1870–1950
        1. 1. Evelyn Perry 1905–1986 m. Floyd (John) Jolly 1906–1976
      3. 3. Edward (Dille) Perry 1854–1918
      4. 4. David Perry 1852–1856
    3. 3. Sylvester Hale 1827–1902 m. Louisa (P.) Morse 1827–1891
      1. 1. Seymore Hale 1856–1875
      2. 2. Viola (Alice) Hale 1853–1924 m. Leslie (Joseph) Kinney 1850–1925
  4. 4. Lydia Higley 1789–1874 m. Elijah Crandall 1792–1871
    1. 1. Amariah Crandall 1821–1896 m. Mary (E.) Hale 1826–1882
    2. 2. Franklin Crandall 1817–1873
  5. 5. Thompson Higley 1786–1874 m. Betsey Hulbert 1783–1854
    1. 1. Rachel Higley 1822–1922 m. Ebenezer Nye 1820–1900
      1. 1. Alice Nye 1853– m. Theron (S.) Ludington 1850–1922
        1. 1. Theron (E.) Ludington 1875–1956 m. Louise (M.) Marchand 1873–
        2. 2. Lucy Ludington 1885–
    2. 2. Betsey Higley 1825–1885 m. Dewitt (C.) Gridley 1820–1885
      1. 1. Elva (L.) Gridley 1858–1924 m. Ermon (W.) Stafford 1854–1899 m. Austin Adams 1836–1916
      2. 2. Florence (F.) Gridley 1849–1923 m. Charles (Elisha) Stafford 1845–1915
        1. 1. Dewitt (C.) Stafford 1868–1950 m. Sarah (Fannie) Clark 1867–1953
        2. 2. Park (Ray) Stafford 1873–1939
        3. 3. Wayne (Earl) Stafford 1881–1909 m. Edna (Mae) Bielfelt 1886–1970
      3. 3. Detta Gridley 1852–1892
      4. 4. Armena Gridley 1855–1892
    3. 3. Eunice Higley 1827–1899 m. Albert Bell 1828–1895
      1. 1. Thompson (Higley) Bell 1854–1929 m. Hattie (Deete) Lampson 1856–1895
        1. 1. Howard (Fred) Bell 1884–1956 m. Nelle Thompson 1887–1971
      2. 2. Erenstine Bell 1860–1930
      3. 3. Ella (B.) Bell 1864–1940 m. Clayton (Luther) Lampson 1862–1936
        1. 1. Maybelle Lampson 1890–1967 m. Leon (J.) Bean 1893–1951
      4. 4. Reuben (Rollin) Bell 1866–1940 m. Emma Fowler 1862–1955
        1. 1. Harry (Elmer) Bell 1888–1971 m. Leath Walters 1894–1955
        2. 2. Garland (Albert) Bell 1890–1980
        3. 3. Lynn (Franklin) Bell 1891–1945
        4. 4. Maude (Mary) Bell 1895–1951
      5. 5. Frederick (Albert) Bell 1857–1931 m. Florence (E.) Marsh 1863–1931
        1. 1. Marion Bell 1888–1957
        2. 2. Remson Bell 1889–1966
        3. 3. Hurlbert (Higley) Bell 1895–1978
        4. 4. Florence (B.) Bell 1901–1988 m. Roger (H.) Foltz 1897–1980
        5. 5. Fredrick (A.) Bell 1905–1905
      6. 6. Rollin Bell 1851–1866
    4. 4. Thomas Higley 1829–1853
    5. 5. Thompson (Higley) Jr. 1831–1911
  6. 6. Mary Higley 1783–1816
  7. 7. Samuel Higley 1778–1853 m. Maria Miser 1797–1863
    1. 1. Samuel (Higley) Jr. 1819–1899 m. Hetty (Ann) Brooks 1825–
      1. 1. Jane Higley 1846–
      2. 2. Alivildia Higley 1854–
      3. 3. Isabel Higley 1856–1934
      4. 4. Sarah (L.) Higley 1859–
      5. 5. Wesley (John) Higley 1859–1940
      6. 6. Samuel Higley 1862–1892
      7. 7. Frederick (Elmer) Higley 1874–1945
    2. 2. Harriet Higley 1821– m. George Abrams 1815–
    3. 3. Hannah Higley 1823–
    4. 4. Dexter Higley 1826–1844
    5. 5. Hiram Higley 1829– m. Sophronia Simmons 1845–
    6. 6. Sarah Higley 1834–
  8. 8. Rachel Higley 1775–1796
  9. 9. Abigail Higley 1772–1855 m. Samuel (Forward) Jr. 1775–1835
    1. 1. Chauncey Forward 1813–1873 m. Mary (Ann) Ackley 1817–
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Forward 1855–1943 m. James (Perry) Christy 1852–
        1. 1. Lilly (Frances) Christy 1875–1961 m. George (Burt) Hatch –1957
    2. 2. Susan Forward 1811–1858
    3. 3. Rollin Forward 1810–1871
    4. 4. Julia Forward 1807–1837
    5. 5. Semira Forward 1798–1888 m. James Frost 1791–1877
      1. 1. Benton (C.) Frost 1840–1934
      2. 2. Mary (S.) Frost 1831–1922
      3. 3. Madison Frost 1829–1911 m. Maria Powell 1834–1911
        1. 1. Luna (I) Frost 1864–1944 m. Allan Mills 1855–1931
      4. 4. John Frost 1823–1884
    6. 6. Orcey Forward 1795–1850 m. Henry Baldwin 1792–1875
      1. 1. Orsey Baldwin 1819–1902 m. Staughton Bentley 1814–1852
        1. 1. Henry (Baldwin) Bentley 1839–1862
        2. 2. Mary (Orsa) Bentley 1841–1924

Jonathan Jr.'s Timeline

6 Records

1647
1647-1895
Jonathan Higley Jr. resided here in USA
USA
1747
December 6, 1747
Birth of Jonathan Higley Jr. in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1790
1790
Age 43
Jonathan Higley Jr. resided here in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1800
1800-1910
Age 53
Jonathan Higley Jr. resided here in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1810
1810
Age 63
Jonathan Higley Jr. resided here in Troy, Trumbull County, OH
Troy, Trumbull County, OH
1817
May 3, 1817
Age 70
Death of Jonathan Higley Jr. in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 6, 1747
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1647-1895
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Higleys and their ancestry : an old colonial family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800-1910
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: History of the Western Reserve

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Troy, Trumbull County, OH
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 3, 1817
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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