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Lucy Torkesy Higginson 1626–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1626

Birth Location: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 Nov 1675

Death Location: White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Higginson

Mother: Joanna Tokesay

Spouse(s): Lewis Burwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Burwell

Lucy Torkesy Higginson was born in 1626 in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Higginson And Joanna Tokesay. Lucy Torkesy Higginson married Lewis Burwell, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Burwell. Lucy Torkesy Higginson passed away in 1675 in White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lucy Torkesy Higginson was born in 1626 in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Higginson And Joanna Tokesay.
  • Lucy Torkesy Higginson married Lewis Burwell, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Burwell.
  • Lucy Torkesy Higginson passed away in 1675 in White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Higginson
1597–1649
Birth Location: Berkswell, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
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Joanna Tokesay
1603–1675
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lewis Burwell
1595–1645
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Burwell
1645–1715
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Higginson's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Higginson
1626–1675
Birth Place: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Higginson
1597–1649
Berkswell, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
Joanna Tokesay
1603–1675
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lucy Higginson's Descendants

1.
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Lucy (Torkesy) Higginson (April 1626–6 Nov 1675) m. Lewis Burwell (1595–1645)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Burwell 1645–1715 m. William ("Sir") Grigg 1632–1715

Lucy Higginson's Timeline

11 Records

1626
April 1626
Birth of Lucy Torkesy Higginson in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1642
1642-1651
Age 16
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1645
1645
Age 19
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married
None
1646
1646
Age 20
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married
None
1648
1648
Age 22
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1651
1651
Age 25
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married
None
1655
1655-60
Age 29
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1660
Abt 1660
Age 34
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in Virginia
Virginia
1660
Abt 1660
Age 34
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1665
1665
Age 39
Lucy Torkesy Higginson was married in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
1675
6 Nov 1675
Age 49
Death of Lucy Torkesy Higginson in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1626
    Event Place: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1642-1651
    Event Place: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1645

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1646

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1651

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1655-60
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1660
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1660
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1675
    Event Place: Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Marsh, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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