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Martha Higgs 1590–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1652

Death Location: Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Griffin Higgs

Mother: Sarah Payne

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilder

Children(s): John III, Alice Wilder, Mary Wilder

The story of Martha Higgs began in 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Alice Wilder, John Richard Wilder Iii, Mary Wilder. Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Higgs began in 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Alice Wilder, John Richard Wilder Iii, Mary Wilder.
  • Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Griffin Higgs
1564–1608
Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
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Sarah Payne
1568–1602
Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Wilder
1578–1634
Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

John III
1544–1588
Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
JI
Alice Wilder
1555–1602
Birth Location: Sulham, Berkshire, England
AW
Mary Wilder
1625–1658
Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
MW

Martha Higgs's Ancestors

Self
Martha Higgs
1590–1652
Birth Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Griffin Higgs
1564–1608
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah Payne
1568–1602
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Higgs
1528–1608
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Barton
1532–1608
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Griffin Barton
1506–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Barton
1466–1499
Catherine Milbourne
1466–1537

Martha Higgs's Descendants

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Martha Higgs (1590–20 Apr 1652) m. Thomas Wilder (1578–23 Oct 1634)
  1. 1. John (Richard Wilder) III 1544–1588
  2. 2. Alice Wilder 1555–1602
  3. 3. Mary Wilder 1625–1658 m. Joseph Underwood 1614–
    1. 1. Joesph Underwood 1649–1691 m. Elizabeth Unknown 1656–1729
      1. 1. Joseph Underwood 1681–1761 m. Susannah (Sarah) Parker –1769
        1. 1. Joseph Underwood 1708–1745 m. Ruth Bancroft 1704–1787

Martha Higgs's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Martha Higgs in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
1652
20 Apr 1652
Age 62
Death of Martha Higgs in Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1652
    Event Place: Hingham, (Present Plymouth County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
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