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Nicholas Higgins 1671–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States

Father: Nicholas Higgins

Mother: Mary Lindall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woolman, Rebecca Welsh, Elizabeth Woolman, Sarah Mulraine

Children(s): Richard Higgins, John Higgins, Andrew Higgins, Rachel Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, John Higgins, Ann Higgins

The story of Nicholas Higgins began in 1671 in Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States. Nicholas Higgins married Elizabeth Woolman, Rebecca Welsh, Sarah Mulraine, and had children including Andrew Higgins, Ann Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Henry Woolman Higgins, John Higgins, Rachel Higgins, Richard Higgins. Nicholas Higgins passed away in 1739 in Talbot, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Higgins began in 1671 in Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States.
  • Nicholas Higgins married Elizabeth Woolman, Rebecca Welsh, Sarah Mulraine, and had children including Andrew Higgins, Ann Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Henry Woolman Higgins, John Higgins, Rachel Higgins, Richard Higgins.
  • Nicholas Higgins passed away in 1739 in Talbot, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Higgins
1638–1684
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Lindall
1645–1681
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woolman
1688–1721
Birth Location: Woolmans Hermitage, Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Rebecca Welsh
1684–1714
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Woolman
1694–
Birth Location: Woolman's Hermitage, Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Mulraine
–1737
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Richard Higgins
1715–1769
Birth Location: Bullenbrook Hundred, Talbot, Maryland, USA
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John Higgins
1706–
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Andrew Higgins
1712–
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Rachel Higgins
1722–
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Higgins
1710–1730
Birth Location: –
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John Higgins
1709–
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Ann Higgins
1712–
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Higgins's Ancestors

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Nicholas Higgins
1671–1739
Birth Place: Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Parents
Nicholas Higgins
1638–1684
Virginia, USA
Mary Lindall
1645–1681
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Higgins
1596–
Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Higgins
1612–1633
England
James Lindall
1610–1652
Yorkshire, England
MARY Higgenson
1615–1652
Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1570–1649
Francis Higgenson
1586–1630
Anne Herbert
1583–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Higginson
1543–1623
Elizabeth Higginson
1545–1635
Henry Herbert
1534–1601
Mary Sidney
1561–1621

Nicholas Higgins's Descendants

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Nicholas Higgins (1671–1739) m. Elizabeth Woolman (1688–1721) m. Rebecca Welsh (1684–1714) m. Elizabeth Woolman (1694–) m. Sarah Mulraine (–1737)
  1. 1. Richard Higgins 1715–1769 m. Sarah Greene 1719–1800 m. Sarah Greene 1719–1748 m. Sarah Clement 1715–
    1. 1. Richard Higgins 1740–1823 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1743–1782 m. Eleanor MacGill 1763–
      1. 1. Samuel (Higgins) II 1772–1838 m. Tabitha Willett 1780–1813 m. Harriett Higgins 1797–1880
        1. 1. Sarah Higgins 1800–1863 m. James Hunter 1780–1855
        2. 2. Harriett (Son) Higgins 1812–
        3. 3. William Higgins 1800–1838
        4. 4. Helen Higgins 1816–
        5. 5. Harriet (Daughter) Higgins 1818–
        6. 6. Richard Higgins 1814–
        7. 7. Sally Higgins 1810–1890
        8. 8. Clarke Higgins 1808–1852
        9. 9. Eleanor (MacGill) Higgins 1803–
        10. 10. Samuel (Higgins) III 1801–1843
        11. 11. Charles (Willett) Higgins 1805–1855
        12. 12. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Higgins 1816–
        13. 13. Sarah ("Sally") Higgins 1814–1851
        14. 14. John Higgins 1816–
        15. 15. Nancy (Ann) Higgins 1807–1877
        16. 16. Mary (Emily) Higgins 1810–1890
      2. 2. Anne Higgins 1770–
      3. 3. Richard Higgins 1777–1823
      4. 4. Sarah Higgins 1782–
      5. 5. Charles Higgins 1781–1855
      6. 6. Eleanor (Rawlings) Higgins 1769–1820
    2. 2. William Higgins 1856–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hagen 1735–1808
    4. 4. Mary Higgins 1741–1823
    5. 5. James Higgins 1746–1808
    6. 6. William Higgins 1750–
  2. 2. John Higgins 1706–
  3. 3. Andrew Higgins 1712–
  4. 4. Rachel Higgins 1722–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Higgins 1710–1730
  6. 6. John Higgins 1709–
  7. 7. Ann Higgins 1712–

Nicholas Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1671
Birth of Nicholas Higgins in Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States
1739
1739
Age 68
Death of Nicholas Higgins in Talbot, Maryland, United States
Talbot, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Bay City, Talbot, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Talbot, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Last recorded event. Listed in the will of Henry Hart 1 Feb 1739
    Age:
    67-68
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