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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, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: GRIFFIN HIGGS

Mother: SARAH PAYNE

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilder

Children(s): Thomas Wilder, Alice WILDER, John WILDER, Elizabeth Wilder, Edward WILDER, Mary Wilder, Isaac WILDER, Matthew WILDER, Elizabeth Ensign, Abraham WILDER, Thomas Wilder

The story of Martha Higgs began in 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Abraham Wilder, Alice Wilder, Edward Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder Ensign, Isaac Wilder, John Wilder, Mary Wilder, Matthew Wilder, Thomas Wilder. Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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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 Abraham Wilder, Alice Wilder, Edward Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder Ensign, Isaac Wilder, John Wilder, Mary Wilder, Matthew Wilder, Thomas Wilder.
  • Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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
Barre Place, South Stoke, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Payne
1537–1606
Frittenden, Kent, England
Dennys Payne
1539–1604
Frittenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Higgs
1513–1561
Margaret Lowe
1505–1558
Griffin Barton
1508–1579
Alice Gage
1508–1540
Lord Payne
1510–1549
Lady Payne
1514–1551
Griffin Barton
1506–1565
Barton
1503–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN HAGUE
1460–
JULIANNA DeSANFORD
1492–
Lord Payne
1483–1526
Lady Payne
1492–
THOMAS BARTON
1466–1499
CATHERINE MILBOURNE
1466–1496

Martha Higgs's Descendants

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Martha Higgs (1590–20 Apr 1652) m. Thomas Wilder (1584–1634)
  1. 1. Thomas Wilder 1604–1649
  2. 2. Alice WILDER 1614–1634
  3. 3. John WILDER 1616–1852
  4. 4. Elizabeth Wilder 1621–1688
  5. 5. Edward WILDER 1623–1690
  6. 6. Mary Wilder 1623–1658
  7. 7. Isaac WILDER 1625–1626
  8. 8. Matthew WILDER 1627–1628
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Wilder) Ensign 1627–1639
  10. 10. Abraham WILDER 1629–1630
  11. 11. Thomas Wilder 1618–1667 m. Ann 1602–1645 m. Martha –1640 m. Anna Johnson 1640–1684 m. Hannah Eames 1622–1692
    1. 1. Ebenezer Wilder 1641–1645
    2. 2. Mary Wilder 1642–1703
    3. 3. Thomas WILDER 1644–1716
    4. 4. Ebenezer WILDER 1646–1681
    5. 5. Elizabeth WILDER 1650–
    6. 6. Michael Ford 1637–1728
    7. 7. Margaret (FORD) FOORD 1643–1676
    8. 8. Nathaniel Wilder 1650–1704 m. Mary SAWYER 1653–1711
      1. 1. Jonathan Wilder 1682–1707
      2. 2. Nathaniel WILDER 1679–1778 m. Demaris Whitcomb 1686–1772
        1. 1. Nathaniel ((Twin)) Wilder 1708–
        2. 2. Charles Wilder 1710–1757
        3. 3. Joshua Wilder 1712–1762
        4. 4. Bezaleel (?) Wilder 1714–1759
        5. 5. Aholiab Wilder 1716–
        6. 6. Damarias Wilder 1719–1749
        7. 7. Jaramaheel Wilder 1721–
        8. 8. Prudence Wilder 1722–
        9. 9. AARON WILDER 1723–1817
        10. 10. Sam (or Samuel) Wilder 1724–1725
        11. 11. Elias Wilder 1726–
      3. 3. Ephraim Wilder 1677–1769
      4. 4. Nathaniel (1) Wilder 1675–1679
      5. 5. Eunice Wilder 1690–1778
      6. 6. Dorothy Wilder 1686–1738
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wilder 1681–1707
      8. 8. Mary Wilder 1679–1729
      9. 9. Nathaniel Wilder 1675–1775
      10. 10. Oliver Wilder 1693–1765 m. Mary Fairbanks 1692–1745
        1. 1. Moses Wilder 1736–1819 m. Submit Frost 1737–1772 m. Eunice Forbush 1737–1800
        2. 2. Tilley WILDER 1722–
        3. 3. Abigail Wilder 1740–1810
        4. 4. Lois Wilder 1733–1759
        5. 5. Phinehas WILDER 1730–
        6. 6. Tamar WILDER 1727–
        7. 7. Keziah Wilder 1725–1815
        8. 8. Tilly WILDER 1722–1800
        9. 9. Oliver Wilder 1720–1787
        10. 10. Mary Wilder 1717–1748
        11. 11. Hannah WILDER 1716–1723

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, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 17.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AM3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1652
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File

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