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Rev John Hightower 1745–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: October 1826

Death Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Kindness Prentiss

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In 1745, Rev John Hightower entered the world in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Hightower Sr And Kindness Prentiss. Rev John Hightower passed away in 1826 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Rev John Hightower entered the world in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Hightower Sr And Kindness Prentiss.
  • Rev John Hightower passed away in 1826 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Rev Hightower's Ancestors

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Rev Hightower
1745–1826
Birth Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Hightower Sr
1712–1763
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Kindness Prentiss
1713–1763
Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Joshua (Hightower) Jr
1670–1726
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Charnold
1670–1726
Richmond Magisterial District, Wise, British Colonial Americ, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr
1643–1698
Elizabetha Hightower\Itower
1640–1720
Thomas Webb)
1640–1690
Eleanor Webb*
1640–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1623–1698
Louisa Fisher
1628–1684
Johanis Austin
1620–1670
Maria Sinderland
1622–1644
Thomas Charnold
1580–1660
Bridgit O`Rourke
1620–
John Webb
1620–1670
Darah Doe
1620–1660

Rev Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Rev John Hightower in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
1826
October 1826
Age 81
Death of Rev John Hightower in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1826
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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