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Moses Higginbotham 1714–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 September 1790

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain (Higgenbotham)

Mother: Frances Riley

Spouse(s): Frances Kyle

Children(s): Nancy Higginbotham, Robert Higginbotham

Moses Higginbotham was born in 1714 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain John Joseph Higginbotham Sr Higgenbotham And Frances Riley. In 1783, Moses Higginbotham resided in No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA. Moses Higginbotham married Frances Kyle, and had children including Nancy Higginbotham, Rachael Higginbotham, Robert Higginbotham. Moses Higginbotham passed away in 1790 in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Higginbotham was born in 1714 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain John Joseph Higginbotham Sr Higgenbotham And Frances Riley.
  • In 1783, Moses Higginbotham resided in No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA.
  • Moses Higginbotham married Frances Kyle, and had children including Nancy Higginbotham, Rachael Higginbotham, Robert Higginbotham.
  • Moses Higginbotham passed away in 1790 in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA.

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Moses Higginbotham's Ancestors

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Moses Higginbotham
1714–1790
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain John Joseph Higginbotham, Sr. (Higgenbotham)
1695–1742
St Philip, Barbados, W Indies
Frances Riley
1692–1751
Whitestown, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles Higinbotham
1664–1734
St Philip, Barbados, W Indies
Ann Rawling
1666–1740
St Philip, Barbados, W Indies
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Jr
1639–1714
Mary Cleaver
1651–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. Sr
1599–1673
Alice
1620–

Moses Higginbotham's Descendants

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Moses Higginbotham (1714–29 September 1790) m. Frances Kyle (1734–30 May 1825)
  1. 1. Nancy Higginbotham 1760–1837
  2. 2. Robert Higginbotham 1752–1825

Moses Higginbotham's Timeline

4 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Moses Higginbotham in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1750
19 August 1750
Age 36
Moses Higginbotham was married in Amherst, VA
Amherst, VA
1783
1783
Age 69
Moses Higginbotham resided here in No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
1790
29 September 1790
Age 76
Death of Moses Higginbotham in New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth city: Amherst; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 42.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MG1
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 August 1750
    Event Place: Amherst, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth city: Amherst; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Amherst County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1790
    Event Place: New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth city: Amherst; Birth state: VA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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