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Robert Higginson 1597 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1649

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Higginson

Mother: Anne Higginson

Spouse(s): Joanna Torkesy, spouse unknown

Children(s): Lucy Higginson

The story of Robert Higginson began in 1597 in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England. Robert Higginson married Joanna Torkesy, spouse unknown, and had children including Lucy Higginson. Robert Higginson passed away in 1649 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Higginson began in 1597 in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England.
  • Robert Higginson married Joanna Torkesy, spouse unknown, and had children including Lucy Higginson.
  • Robert Higginson passed away in 1649 in Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Robert Higginson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Higginson
1597 – 1649
Birth Place: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Thomas Higginson
1573 – 1649
Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
Anne Higginson
1576 –
Berkeswell, Warwickshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas Higginson
1542 – 1666
Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
Ann Reynolds
1536 – 1573
East Bergholt, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert III
1505 – 1580
Agnes Hall
1505 – 1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Reynolds
1475 – 1524
Nm
1470 –
Thomas Hall
1479 – 1533
Margaret Pawthorne
1485 – 1543

Robert Higginson's Descendants

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Robert Higginson (1597 – Aug 1649) m. Joanna Torkesy (1600 – 16 Nov 1675) m. spouse unknown (Abt 1600 – )
  1. 1. Lucy Higginson (1626 – 1675-11-06) m. Lewis Burwell (5 Mar 1621 – 18 Nov 1652) m. William ((Col)) Bernard (1603 – 31 Dec 1665) m. Philip Ludwell (1643 – 1704) m. William Bernard (1621 – )
    1. 1. Jane Ludwell (1665 – 1746) m. daniel parke (1669 – 7 Dec 1710)
      1. 1. Lucy Parke (1685 – 23 Nov 1716) m. William Byrd (28 Mar 1674 – 26 Aug 1744)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Byrd (1708 – 1783) m. Elias Dejarnette (20 Aug 1704 – 1 Jul 1769) m. Edward McGehee (1702 – 1771) m. Thomas Palmer (12 Oct 1725 – 2 Jul 1804) m. Edward McGehee (1689 – 4 Apr 1770)
        2. 2. William Byrd (6 Sep 1728 – 1 Jan 1777) m. Elizabeth (Hill) Carter (13 Oct 1731 – 25 Jul 1760) m. Mary Willing (10 Sep 1740 – 24 Mar 1814)
    2. 2. Hannah (Harrison) Ludwell (5 Dec 1701 – 25 Jan 1749)

Robert Higginson's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Robert Higginson in Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England
1649
Aug 1649
Age 52
Death of Robert Higginson in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Berkeswell, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1649
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

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