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Martha Higginbotham 1641–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1641

Birth Location: St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies

Father: Col. Higginbotham

Mother: Alice None

Spouse(s): James Knightley

Children(s): Shelton Knightly, John Knightly, Martha Knightly

Martha Higginbotham was born in 1641 in St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies, the child of Col John Joseph Higginbotham And Alice. Martha Higginbotham married James Knightley, and had children including John Knightly, Martha Knightly, Shelton Knightly. Martha Higginbotham passed away in 1740 in St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies.

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Biography

  • Martha Higginbotham was born in 1641 in St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies, the child of Col John Joseph Higginbotham And Alice.
  • Martha Higginbotham married James Knightley, and had children including John Knightly, Martha Knightly, Shelton Knightly.
  • Martha Higginbotham passed away in 1740 in St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies.

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Martha Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Martha Higginbotham
1641–1740
Birth Place: St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies
Parents
Col. John Joseph Higginbotham
1599–1673
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Alice
1612–1672
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Higginbotham
1569–1620
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Cotton
1572–1622
Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Higginbotham
1548–1641
Alice Cowton
1550–
Thomas Cotton
1550–1615
Elizabeth Pratt
1555–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Higginbotham
1508–1548
Elizabeth
1510–1554
Lawrence Cowton
1525–

Martha Higginbotham's Descendants

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Martha Higginbotham (Apr 1641–1740) m. James Knightley (Abt. 1640–)
  1. 1. Shelton Knightly 1662–
  2. 2. John Knightly 1664–
  3. 3. Martha Knightly 1665–

Martha Higginbotham's Timeline

3 Records

1641
Apr 1641
Birth of Martha Higginbotham in St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies
St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies
1641
9 Apr 1641
Martha Higginbotham was baptized in Stockport, Cheshire, England
Stockport, Cheshire, England
1740
1740
Age 99
Death of Martha Higginbotham in St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies
St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1641
    Event Place: St Philips Parish, Barbados, British West Indies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1641
    Event Place: Stockport, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Mary, Stockport, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: St. Philip, Barbados, British West Indies

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