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Sarah Higginson 1640–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1640

Birth Location: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia

Death Date: 21 Jul 1740

Death Location: York Co., Virginia

Father: Thomas Higginson

Mother: Anne Higginson

Spouse(s): John Sr.

Children(s): Charles Cosby

In 1640, Sarah Higginson entered the world in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia, born to Thomas Higginson And Anne Higginson. Sarah Higginson married John Baldwin Cosby Sr, and had children including Charles John Cosby. Sarah Higginson passed away in 1740 in York Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Sarah Higginson entered the world in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia, born to Thomas Higginson And Anne Higginson.
  • Sarah Higginson married John Baldwin Cosby Sr, and had children including Charles John Cosby.
  • Sarah Higginson passed away in 1740 in York Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Higginson
1620–
Birth Location: Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
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Anne Higginson
1620–
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

John Sr.
1623–1696
Birth Location: Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland
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Children(s)

Charles Cosby
1680–1761
Birth Location: York Co., Virginia
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Sarah Higginson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Higginson
1640–1740
Birth Place: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia
Parents
Thomas Higginson
1620–
Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
Anne Higginson
1620–
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Higginson's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Higginson (Abt. 1640–21 Jul 1740) m. John (Baldwin Cosby) Sr. (20 Nov 1623–24 Nov 1696)
  1. 1. Charles (John) Cosby 1680–1761 m. Margaret (Martha) Garland 1684–1749
    1. 1. Amy (Ann) Cosby 1718–1760 m. Griffith Dickerson 1715–1785
      1. 1. Lucy Dickerson 1733–1811 m. Abraham (Spencer) Jr. 1735–1761
        1. 1. Edna ("Eady") Spencer 1756–1839 m. John Pruitt 1756–1837

Sarah Higginson's Timeline

2 Records

1640
Abt. 1640
Birth of Sarah Higginson in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia
Yorktown, York Co., Virginia
1740
21 Jul 1740
Age 100
Death of Sarah Higginson in York Co., Virginia
York Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1640
    Event Place: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1740
    Event Place: York Co., Virginia
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