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Joshua Hightower 1643–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Sep 1698

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States

Father: John Hightower

Mother: Louisa Fisher

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Austin

Children(s): Joshua Hightower

Joshua Hightower was born in 1643 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Hightower And Louisa Haynes Fisher. Joshua Hightower married Elizabeth Austin, and had children including Joshua Hightower. Joshua Hightower passed away in 1698 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Hightower was born in 1643 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of John Hightower And Louisa Haynes Fisher.
  • Joshua Hightower married Elizabeth Austin, and had children including Joshua Hightower.
  • Joshua Hightower passed away in 1698 in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hightower
1623–1698
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Louisa Fisher
1628–1684
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Austin
1640–1720
Birth Location: Stone, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Birth Location: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Joshua Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Hightower
1643–1698
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Hightower
1623–1698
Yorkshire, England
Louisa (Haynes) Fisher
1628–1684
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Hightower's Descendants

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Joshua Hightower (1643–Sep 1698) m. Elizabeth Austin (29 Jun 1640–17 Sep 1720)
  1. 1. Joshua Hightower 1670–1726 m. Eleanor Charnold 1675–1735
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Hightower 1692–1764 m. Mary (Winifred) Bryan 1697–1794
      1. 1. Joshua Hightower 1728–1794 m. Phoebe (Ann) Wood 1732–
        1. 1. Devereaux Hightower 1775–1837 m. Susanna Hutcheson 1780–1819 m. Nancy (Watkins) Anderson 1792–1884
        2. 2. John Hightower 1750–1816 m. Agnes Matlock 1765–1845
        3. 3. Eleanor Hightower 1750–1848 m. Epaphroditus Hightower 1742–1832
        4. 4. Joshua Hightower 1752–1794
        5. 5. Mary Hightower 1754–
        6. 6. Ann Hightower 1756–1826 m. Burwell Featherston 1744–1808
        7. 7. William Hightower 1764–1855 m. Mary Anderson 1775–1820
        8. 8. Sara ("Sallie") Hightower 1767–1794 m. Richard Hightower 1737–1810
        9. 9. Elinor Hightower 1769–
        10. 10. Stephen Hightower 1777–1860 m. Tabitha Baugh 1777–1852
        11. 11. Daniel Hightower 1781–1828 m. Catherine (Catey) Stephens 1787–1848
        12. 12. Wood Hightower 1783–1818 m. Frances Thomas 1787–
        13. 13. Patsey Hightower 1787–1798
        14. 14. Agga Hightower 1792– m. John (H.) Caldwell 1790–1818
      2. 2. Richard Hightower 1737–1810 m. Sara ("Sallie") Hightower 1767–1794
      3. 3. William (Calvin) Hightower 1720–1764 m. Susannah Hanks 1725–1780
      4. 4. Eleanor Hightower 1722–1783 m. Greenham Dodson 1709–1783
      5. 5. John (Thomas) Hightower 1725–1796 m. Ann Smith 1735–1761 m. Mary Unknown 1725–
      6. 6. Thomas Hightower 1731–1796 m. Martha Watkins 1731–
      7. 7. George (H) Hightower 1733–1820 m. Susannah Thorn 1741–1797 m. Susannah Thorn –1787
      8. 8. Rebeckah Hightower 1737–1737
    2. 2. Charnel Hightower 1694–1762 m. Sarah (Stone) Glasscock 1707–1765
    3. 3. Joshua Hightower 1696–1772 m. Susannah Taverner 1700–1744
    4. 4. Hightower 1697–1703
    5. 5. Augustine Hightower 1698–1784 m. Martha (Jane) Oldham 1721–1759 m. Jane Osgood 1728– m. Martha Clack 1730–1780
    6. 6. Joseph Hightower 1699–1764
    7. 7. Thomas Hightower 1712–1761 m. Frances Glascock 1716–1735 m. Kindness Prentiss 1712–1763
    8. 8. Thomas (James) Hightower 1712–1761 m. Jane (�SJency�T) Cherokee-Indian 1760–1840

Joshua Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1643
1643
Birth of Joshua Hightower in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1698
Sep 1698
Age 55
Death of Joshua Hightower in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LH6Z-WZF.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1698
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LH6Z-WZF.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
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