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Martha Higgs 1594–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1594

Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1652

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Griffin Higgs

Mother: Sarah Payne

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilder

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

The story of Martha Higgs began in 1594 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Abraham Wilder, Alice Wilder, Edward Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Isaac Wilder, John Wilder, Mary Wilder, Matthew Wilder, Thomas Wilder. Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Higgs began in 1594 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Abraham Wilder, Alice Wilder, Edward Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Isaac Wilder, John Wilder, Mary Wilder, Matthew Wilder, Thomas Wilder.
  • Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Higgs's Ancestors

Self
Martha Higgs
1594–1652
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–
Barre Place, S Stoke, Oxfordshire, England
Robert Payne
1537–1606
Frittenden, Kent, England
Dennys Payne
1539–1604
Frittenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Higgs's Descendants

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Martha Higgs (30 June 1594–20 Apr 1652) m. Thomas Wilder (1590–23 Oct 1634)
  1. 1. Mary Wilder 1625–1658 m. Joseph Underwood 1614–1676
    1. 1. Joseph Underwood 1650–1691 m. Elizabeth (Bond) Underwood 1656–1729 m. Mary Howe 1650–1667
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cutler 1659– m. Theophilus Clark 1670–1737 m. Nathaniel Cutler 1659–1714
        1. 1. Abigail Clark 1712–1815 m. Jonathan Cutler 1713–1793
        2. 2. Zebiah Clark 1703–1703
        3. 3. Benjamin Clark 1724–1804
        4. 4. Bethia Clark 1726–
        5. 5. Nathaniel Cutler 1702–1754
        6. 6. Mary Cutler 1702–1778
        7. 7. Elizabeth Cutler 1705–1783
        8. 8. John Cutler 1707–1793
        9. 9. Jonathan Cutler 1711–1762
        10. 10. Jonathan Cutler 1713–1793
        11. 11. Theophilus Clark 1722–1756
      2. 2. Mary Underwood 1673–1754
      3. 3. Hannah Underwood 1674–1717
      4. 4. Joseph Underwood 1675–1675
      5. 5. John Underwood 1676–1754
      6. 6. Elizabeth Underwood 1679–1757
      7. 7. Joseph Underwood 1681–1761
      8. 8. Joshua Underwood 1683–1727
      9. 9. Jonathan Underwood 1685–1743
      10. 10. Mary Underwood 1687–
      11. 11. Sarah Underwood 1687–1757
      12. 12. Hannah Underwood 1690–1778
      13. 13. Elizabeth (Henrietta) Underwood 1822–1889
    2. 2. Mary (Gershom) Underwood 1619–1702
    3. 3. Elizabeth Underwood 1635–1678
    4. 4. Hannah UNDERWOOD 1640–
    5. 5. Mary Underwood 1645–1671
    6. 6. Martha Underwood 1647–1939
    7. 7. Elizabeth Underwood 1652–1678
    8. 8. Sarah Underwood 1652–1673
    9. 9. Thomas Underwood 1658–1691
    10. 10. Mary Underwood 1673–
    11. 11. Joshua Underwood 1683–1727
    12. 12. Sarah Underwood 1687–1757
    13. 13. Joseph Underwood 1716–1759
    14. 14. Martha Underwood 1647–1739
    15. 15. Hannah Underwood 1670–1717
  2. 2. Alice WILDER 1614–1658
  3. 3. John WILDER 1616–1652
  4. 4. John Wilder 1616–1688
  5. 5. John WILDER 1617–1852
  6. 6. Edward Wilder 1623–1688
  7. 7. Isaac WILDER 1625–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Wilder 1627–1688
  9. 9. Matthew Wilder 1627–1628
  10. 10. Elizabeth WILDER 1627–1639
  11. 11. Abraham WILDER 1629–1630
  12. 12. Elizabeth Wilder 1603–1609
  13. 13. Thomas Wilder 1603–1609
  14. 14. Thomas Wilder 1604–1649
  15. 15. John WILDER 1616–1852
  16. 16. John Wilder 1617–1688
  17. 17. Thomas Wilder 1618–1667
  18. 18. Elizabeth Wilder 1621–1688
  19. 19. Elizabeth Wilder 1623–1676
  20. 20. Elizabeth WILDER 1627–1639

Martha Higgs's Timeline

3 Records

1594
30 June 1594
Birth of Martha Higgs in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
1619
1619
Age 25
Martha Higgs was married in of MA
of MA
1652
20 Apr 1652
Age 58
Death of Martha Higgs in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1594
    Event Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3410.022; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 22; Submitter Code: .
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 17.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AM3.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 876.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ASM.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: of MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3410.022; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 22; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 17.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AM3.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 876.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ASM.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hingham, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 497

    Genealogy Event 5
    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
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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