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Richard Higgins 1603 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08/01/1603

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Robert Higgins

Mother: Julian Meals

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

Children(s): Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakin Higgins, William Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Zerah Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, John Higgins

Richard Higgins was born in 1603 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of Robert Edward Higgins and Julian Meals. Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary lnu (Yates), and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakin Higgins, William Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Zerah Ezra Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, John Yates Higgins. Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Higgins was born in 1603 in Hertfordshire, England, the child of Robert Edward Higgins and Julian Meals.
  • Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary lnu (Yates), and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakin Higgins, William Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Zerah Ezra Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, John Yates Higgins.
  • Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Higgins
1545 –
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Julian Meals
1582 – 1603
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Chandler
1622 –
Birth Location: England
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Mary (Yates)
1610 – 1702
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Higgins
1640 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Higgins
1652 –
Birth Location: –
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Eliakin Higgins
1654 –
Birth Location: –
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William Higgins
1655 –
Birth Location: –
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Jedediah Higgins
1656 – 1715
Birth Location: Poebet, Massachusette
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Zerah Higgins
1658 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Higgins
1660 –
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Higgins
1664 –
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Higgins
1666 –
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Higgins
1670 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Higgins
1672 –
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Higgins
1637 – 1711
Birth Location: Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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John Higgins
Birth Location: –
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Richard Higgins's Ancestors

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Richard Higgins
1603 – 1675
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Edward Higgins
1545 –
Hertfordshire, England
Julian Meals
1582 – 1603
Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Rev. (Jonathan) Higgins
1528 –
England
Elizabeth Clynton
Christopher Meals
1550 –
England
Elizabeth lnu
1550 –
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clinton
1500 –
Margery Tracy
1500 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Higgins's Descendants

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Richard Higgins (08/01/1603 – 1675) m. Lydia Chandler (1622 – ) m. Mary (lnu) (Yates) (1610 – 1702)
  1. 1. Benjamin Higgins (06/1640 – ) m. Sarah Freeman
    1. 1. Benjamin Higgins m. Hannah Higgins
  2. 2. Mary Higgins (September 27, 1652 – )
  3. 3. Eliakin Higgins (October 20, 1654 – )
  4. 4. William Higgins (December 15, 1655 – )
  5. 5. Jedediah Higgins (March 05, 1656 – 1715) m. Mary Newbold (May 23, 1661 – April 12, 1715)
    1. 1. Ann Higgins (March 08, 1684 – )
    2. 2. Rose Higgins (November 06, 1686 – )
    3. 3. Mary Higgins (October 25, 1688 – )
    4. 4. JEDIAH (H) Higgins (April 11, 1691 – January 19, 1772) m. Hannah Stout (March 29, 1694 – 1779)
      1. 1. Mary Higgins (January 24, 1700 – August 05, 1796)
      2. 2. Joeseph Higgins (October 07, 1716 – )
      3. 3. Jonathan Higgins (April 01, 1725 – January 02, 1815) m. Anne Britton (March 26, 1730 – )
      4. 4. Rachel Higgins (1728 – )
      5. 5. Hannah Higgins (1730 – )
      6. 6. James Higgins (1733 – September 10, 1799)
      7. 7. Joshua Higgins (April 01, 1735 – )
      8. 8. Anne Higgins (1740 – )
    5. 5. James Higgins (August 07, 1692 – )
    6. 6. Joshua Higgins (September 01, 1694 – )
    7. 7. Joeseph Higgins (1696 – )
    8. 8. Phoebe Higgins (September 11, 1696 – )
    9. 9. Micheal Higgins (July 23, 1698 – )
    10. 10. Mary Higgins (January 24, 1699 – )
  6. 6. Zerah (Ezra) Higgins (06/1658 – )
  7. 7. Thomas Higgins (01/1660 – )
  8. 8. Lydia Higgins (07/1664 – )
  9. 9. Rebecca Higgins (1666 – )
  10. 10. Ruth Higgins (1670 – )
  11. 11. Sarah Higgins (1672 – )
  12. 12. Jonathan Higgins (July 1637 – 1711) m. Elizabeth Rogers
    1. 1. Beriahs Higgins (September 29, 1661 – )
    2. 2. Jonathan Higgins (August 1664 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Higgins (February 14, 1666 – ) m. Ruth
    4. 4. Jemima Higgins (February 14, 1666 – May 08, 1723) m. John Mulford
    5. 5. Hannah Higgins (1672 – January 24, 1731) m. Nicholas Paine
    6. 6. Elisha Higgins (1677 – ) m. Rachel Lincolin m. Elizabeth m. Jane Collins
  13. 13. John (Yates) Higgins

Richard Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1603
08/01/1603
Birth of Richard Higgins in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1675
1675
Age 72
Death of Richard Higgins in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08/01/1603
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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