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Richard Higgins 1603–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1603

Birth Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 21 June 1675

Death Location: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Robert Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Meals-Higgins

Spouse(s): Lydia Chandler, Mary Yates-Higgins

Children(s): Anne Higgens, Jediah Higgins, Anne Pridmore, Jonathan Higgins, Benjamin Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Rebecca Higgins-Martin, Jedediah Higgins, Mary Higgins, William Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Zerah Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Sarah HIGGINS, Jonathan Higgins, Rebecca Higgins

The story of Richard Higgins began in 1603 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary O Yates Higgins, and had children including Anne Higgens, Anne Pridmore, Benjamin Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Jediah Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Mary Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Rebecca Higgins Martin, Ruth Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Thomas Higgins, William Higgins, Zerah Or Zerviah Higgins. Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Higgins began in 1603 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
  • Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary O Yates Higgins, and had children including Anne Higgens, Anne Pridmore, Benjamin Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Jediah Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Mary Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Rebecca Higgins Martin, Ruth Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Thomas Higgins, William Higgins, Zerah Or Zerviah Higgins.
  • Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Higgins's Ancestors

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Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Birth Place: Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Robert Edward Higgins
1545–1631
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth ("Julian") Meals-Higgins
1582–1603
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Higgins's Descendants

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Richard Higgins (1 August 1603–21 June 1675) m. Lydia Chandler (1615–1650) m. Mary (O) Yates-Higgins (1603–abt 1645)
  1. 1. Anne Higgens 1663–1704 m. John Pridmore 1660–1702
    1. 1. Benjamin Pridmore 1686–1752 m. Hannah (Marie) Mellott 1691–1750
      1. 1. Theodorus (Joseph) Pridmore 1730–1806 m. Christian (Ann) Moor 1726–1825 m. Mary (Ann) Hull 1735–1811 m. Hannah Lightfoot 1708–1753
        1. 1. Jonathan Pridemore 1758–1838 m. Rachel Cathey 1768–1856
        2. 2. John Pridmore 1768–1838
        3. 3. Benjamin Pridmore 1766–1847
        4. 4. Sally Prigmore 1768–1850
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Prigmore 1763–1874
        6. 6. Joseph Pridmore 1758–1818
        7. 7. Sarah Pridemore 1765–1850
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Hannah) Pridmore 1709–1758
  2. 2. Jediah Higgins 1657–1715
  3. 3. Anne Pridmore 1663–1704
  4. 4. Jonathan Higgins 1637–1711
  5. 5. Benjamin Higgins 1640–1691
  6. 6. Thomas Higgins 1662–1702
  7. 7. Rebecca Higgins-Martin 1663–1715
  8. 8. Jedediah Higgins 1656–1684
  9. 9. Mary Higgins 1652–1729
  10. 10. William Higgins 1654–
  11. 11. Eliakim Higgins 1654–
  12. 12. Zerah (or Zerviah) Higgins 1658–1695
  13. 13. Lydia Higgins 1664–1715
  14. 14. Ruth Higgins 1668–1709
  15. 15. Sarah HIGGINS 1670–1703
  16. 16. Jonathan Higgins 1637–1660
  17. 17. Rebecca Higgins 1640–1738

Richard Higgins's Timeline

5 Records

1602
26 Feb 1602
Richard Higgins was baptized in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
1603
1 August 1603
Birth of Richard Higgins in Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Leominster, Herefordshire, England
1632
1632
Age 29
Richard Higgins resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1670
1670
Age 67
Richard Higgins resided here in Piscataway
Piscataway
1675
21 June 1675
Age 72
Death of Richard Higgins in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1603
    Event Place: Leominster, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 226
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2297.049; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1602
    Event Place: Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 928
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 37
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 928

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Piscataway
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1675
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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