YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Jonathan Higley Sr. 1721–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1721

Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Jul 1771

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Higley

Mother: Abigail Beaman

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Jonathan Jr., Mary Higley

The story of Jonathan Higley Sr. began in 1721 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Jonathan Higley Sr. married Mary Mollie Thompson, and had children including Jonathan Higley Jr, Mary Higley. Jonathan Higley Sr. passed away in 1771 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Find more search results for Jonathan Sr.
JS

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Higley Sr. began in 1721 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Jonathan Higley Sr. married Mary Mollie Thompson, and had children including Jonathan Higley Jr, Mary Higley.
  • Jonathan Higley Sr. passed away in 1771 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Higley
1687–1737
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SH
Abigail Beaman
1700–1746
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
AB

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1721–1795
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MT

Children(s)

Jonathan Jr.
1747–1817
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JJ
Mary Higley
1750–1795
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
MH

Jonathan Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sr.
1721–1771
Birth Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Higley
1687–1737
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Beaman
1700–1746
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Capt. (John) Higley
1649–1714
Frimley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England
Hannah Drake
1653–1694
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Beaman
1662–1752
Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Margaret Chapman
1672–1752
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Higley
1594–1657
Hannah DRAKE
1602–1652
John Brewster
1590–1657
Anne Patchinge
1599–1657
John Drake
1585–1659
Lettice Shakespear
1583–1623
John Moore
1603–1677
Martha Young
1592–1671
Adam Beaman
1594–1637
Helena Knightsford
1575–1629
John Young
1600–1661
Alse\Alice
1600–1647
Edward Chapman
1617–1678
Mary Symonds
1621–1658

Jonathan Sr.'s Descendants

1.
JS
Jonathan (Higley) Sr. (21 Jun 1721–8 Jul 1771) m. Mary ("Mollie") Thompson (1721–October 26, 1795)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Higley) Jr. 1747–1817 m. Rachel (Phebe) Negus 1754–1847
    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
        2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth) Higley 1851–1917 m. Andrew (M.) Cruse 1851–1903
        3. 3. Lucy (Exnie) Higley 1848–1872
        4. 4. Greenleaf (Winthrop) Higley 1845–1923 m. Helen Simpson 1844–1917
        5. 5. Mary Higley 1840–1864
        6. 6. Emory Higley 1842–1842
        7. 7. Charles Higley 1838–1874 m. Sarah (Francis) Taylor 1835–1920
        8. 8. Elizabeth Higley 1836–1852
        9. 9. Addison (Nathaniel) Higley 1835–1876 m. Sarah (E.) Jackson 1839–1883
        10. 10. Martin (Nathan) Higley 1834–1895 m. Delia (C.) Jourdan 1845–1916 m. Sarah (E.) Rawdon 1841–1871
        11. 11. Henry (Anson) Higley 1832–1896 m. Sarah (Cushing) Nye 1825–1905
        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
        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
        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–
      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–
        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
        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
      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
        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
        2. 2. Erenstine Bell 1860–1930
        3. 3. Ella (B.) Bell 1864–1940 m. Clayton (Luther) Lampson 1862–1936
        4. 4. Reuben (Rollin) Bell 1866–1940 m. Emma Fowler 1862–1955
        5. 5. Frederick (Albert) Bell 1857–1931 m. Florence (E.) Marsh 1863–1931
        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–
      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
        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
  2. 2. Mary Higley 1750–1795 m. David (Higley) Jr. 1745–1793
    1. 1. David (A.) Higley 1773–
    2. 2. Candace Higley 1774–1846
    3. 3. Huldah Higley 1777–
    4. 4. Roselenda Higley 1783–1876

Jonathan Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1721
21 Jun 1721
Birth of Jonathan Higley Sr. in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1771
8 Jul 1771
Age 50
Death of Jonathan Higley Sr. in Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
1771
1771
Age 50
Jonathan Higley Sr. - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1721
    Event Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1771
    Event Place: Simsbury, 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] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
Find more search results for Jonathan Sr.

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE