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Joshua Hightower 1670–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1670

Birth Location: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: Apr 1726

Death Location: North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Joshua Hightower

Mother: Elizabeth Austin

Spouse(s): Eleanor Charnold

Children(s): John Hightower, Charnel Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Hightower None, Augustine Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Thomas Hightower, Thomas Hightower

Joshua Hightower was born in 1670 in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Elizabeth Austin. Joshua Hightower married Eleanor Charnold, and had children including Augustine Hightower, Charnel Hightower, Hightower, John Thomas Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Thomas Hightower, Thomas James Hightower. Joshua Hightower passed away in 1726 in North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Hightower was born in 1670 in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Joshua Hightower And Elizabeth Austin.
  • Joshua Hightower married Eleanor Charnold, and had children including Augustine Hightower, Charnel Hightower, Hightower, John Thomas Hightower, Joseph Hightower, Joshua Hightower, Thomas Hightower, Thomas James Hightower.
  • Joshua Hightower passed away in 1726 in North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Hightower
1643–1698
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth Austin
1640–1720
Birth Location: Stone, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

John Hightower
1692–1764
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Charnel Hightower
1694–1762
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Joshua Hightower
1696–1772
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Hightower None
1697–1703
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Augustine Hightower
1698–1784
Birth Location: Richmond County, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Hightower
1699–1764
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia Colony
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Thomas Hightower
1712–1761
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia Colony
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Thomas Hightower
1712–1761
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Joshua Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Birth Place: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Joshua Hightower
1643–1698
Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Austin
1640–1720
Stone, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Hightower
1623–1698
Yorkshire, England
Louisa (Haynes) Fisher
1628–1684
Staffordshire, England
Johanis Austin
1620–1670
Horsmonden, Kent, England
Maria Sinderland
1622–1644
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Hightower's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Hightower (1 Jan 1670–Apr 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
        1. 1. Charles (Hutcheson) Hightower 1802–1823
        2. 2. Frances Hightower 1802– m. Robert (M.) Farley 1797–1853
        3. 3. Joseph (M) Hightower 1802–
        4. 4. Sally (Sarah) Hightower 1804–
        5. 5. Joshua Hightower 1806–1883 m. Mary Anderson 1823–1851
        6. 6. Devereux Hightower 1808–1829
        7. 7. Frances Hightower 1808–
        8. 8. Joseph Hightower 1810–
        9. 9. Joshua Hightower 1810–
        10. 10. Susannah ("Susan") Hightower 1812–1893 m. William (R.) Robertson 1800–
        11. 11. John (Stephen) Hightower 1817–1901 m. Mary (Jane) Anderson 1828–1888
        12. 12. Susannah Hightower 1816– m. Joseph Pippin 1811–1852
      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

4 Records

1670
1 Jan 1670
Birth of Joshua Hightower in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
1670
1670
Joshua Hightower was christened in Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
1726
14 Apr 1726
Age 56
Death of Joshua Hightower in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
1726
Apr 1726
Age 56
Burial of Joshua Hightower in North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1670
    Event Place: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LZ2V-8FP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LZ2V-8FP.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1726
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LZ2V-8FP.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1726
    Event Place: North Farnham Episcopal Church Cemetery, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joshua Hightower, person ID LZ2V-8FP.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
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