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Thomas Hightower 1751–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUL 1751

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 22 SEP 1803

Death Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States

Father: William Hightower

Mother: Susannah Hanks

Spouse(s): Mildred Arnold

Children(s): Elizabeth Hightower, Child Hightower, Jacob Hightower, Hightower None, Matthew Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Naomi Hightower, Hightower None, James Hightower, William Hightower, Mildred Hightower, Thomas Hightower, Pressley Hightower, Daniel Hightower, Elisha Hightower

Thomas Hightower was born in 1751 in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Calvin Hightower And Susannah Walker Hanks. Thomas Hightower married Mildred Millie Arnold, and had children including Child Hightower, Daniel Hightower, Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower, Elizabeth Hightower, Hightower, Jacob Hightower, James Albert Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Matthew S Hightower, Mildred Hightower, Naomi B Hightower, Pressley R Hightower, Thomas Hightower, William J Hightower. Thomas Hightower passed away in 1803 in Amelia, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hightower was born in 1751 in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Calvin Hightower And Susannah Walker Hanks.
  • Thomas Hightower married Mildred Millie Arnold, and had children including Child Hightower, Daniel Hightower, Elisha Benjamin Franklin Hightower, Elizabeth Hightower, Hightower, Jacob Hightower, James Albert Hightower, Lucy Hightower, Matthew S Hightower, Mildred Hightower, Naomi B Hightower, Pressley R Hightower, Thomas Hightower, William J Hightower.
  • Thomas Hightower passed away in 1803 in Amelia, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hightower
1720–1764
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Susannah Hanks
1725–1780
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Arnold
1754–1820
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hightower
1797–1850
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Child Hightower
1775–
Birth Location: , Amelia Co, Virginia
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Jacob Hightower
1777–
Birth Location: , Amelia Co, Virginia
JH
Hightower None
1781–
Birth Location: Amelia Co, VA
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Matthew Hightower
1789–
Birth Location: Union Co., S.C.
MH
Lucy Hightower
1772–1830
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
LH
Naomi Hightower
1780–1842
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
NH
Hightower None
1802–
Birth Location: Of,,,Sc
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James Hightower
1777–1851
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
JH
William Hightower
1784–1868
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
WH
Mildred Hightower
1792–1868
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States
MH
Thomas Hightower
1800–1874
Birth Location: Crackers Neck, Greene, Georgia, United States
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Pressley Hightower
1784–1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
PH
Daniel Hightower
1779–1854
Birth Location: Amelia, County, Virginia
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Elisha Hightower
1795–1882
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States
EH

Thomas Hightower's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Hightower
1751–1803
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
William Calvin Hightower
1720–1764
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Susannah (Walker) Hanks
1725–1780
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Hightower
1692–1764
Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Bryant
1697–1794
North Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
William Hanks
1680–1732
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, Colonial America
Hester (Catherine) Mills
1679–1726
Farnham, Comté De Richmond, Virginie, États-Unis
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Hightower
1670–1726
Eleanor Charnold
1675–1735
Thomas Bryant
1649–1717
Eleanor Winnifred
1663–1719
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
John Mills
1657–1710
Hester White
1663–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Hightower's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Hightower (12 JUL 1751–22 SEP 1803) m. Mildred (Millie) Arnold (1754–1 JAN 1820)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hightower 1797–1850 m. Allan Peavy 1797–1862
    1. 1. Julya (A.) Peavy 1820– m. Wiley (R.) Blount 1816–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann Virginia) Peavy 1835–1872 m. Elijah (Milton) Culpepper 1833–1864
    3. 3. Thomas (Hightower) Peavy 1826–1871 m. Julia (Ann) Taylor 1828–1892
    4. 4. Elizabeth (H) Peavy 1824–1905 m. David (A) Coker 1822–1905
    5. 5. Martha (J) Peavy 1833– m. James (G) Clark 1829–
    6. 6. John (J) Peevy 1816–1890 m. Sarah (Ann) Blount 1817–
    7. 7. James (J) Peavy 1837–1908 m. Elisa (Elizabeth) Roberts 1848–1922 m. Louisiana (Maria) Mullins 1841–1899
    8. 8. Mildred (Arnold) Peavy 1818–1885 m. Elijah (Osborn) Christian 1811–1881
      1. 1. L (T) Christian 1859–1941
      2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Christian 1850–1933 m. Bolin (Gilbert) Greer 1828–1905
      3. 3. William (Thomas) Christian 1843–1876 m. Ophelia (Ann) Wilson 1849–1923
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Christian 1841–1920 m. Simon (Green) Spears 1837–1895
      5. 5. Elijah (Obediah) Christian 1851–1933 m. Mary (Ann "Molly") Odom 1856–1934
      6. 6. Johnie Christian 1856– m. Ida Mathews 1867–
      7. 7. David (Allen) Christian 1844–1903 m. Mary (Texas "Teck" Lutitia "Lou") Owen 1853–1941
      8. 8. Warren (Jefferson) Christian 1862–1926 m. Eliza (Josephine) Donalson 1872–1910
      9. 9. Charles (Willis) Christian 1854–1944 m. Lucinda Allen 1860–1873 m. Sarah (C) Wise 1858–1897 m. Hattie (Jane) Caldwell 1863–1939
      10. 10. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Christian 1846–1923 m. George (Washington) Bell 1841–1916
        1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Bell 1879–1958 m. Francis (Loucinda) Hanna 1883–1932
        2. 2. Gus Bell 1877–1900
        3. 3. Otho (Eugene) Bell 1882–1963 m. Florida (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1887–1955
        4. 4. Della (Irene) Bell 1875–1905 m. William (Arnold) Hanna 1868–1920
        5. 5. Exey (Eva) Bell 1868–1940 m. William (Willis) Canant 1869–1922
        6. 6. Sallie (A) Bell 1885–1958 m. Harold (Hulie) Fussell 1880–1965
        7. 7. Lena (Elizabeth) Bell 1872–1958 m. Sandors (Morrow) Orr 1864–1931
  2. 2. Child Hightower 1775–
  3. 3. Jacob Hightower 1777–
  4. 4. Hightower 1781–
  5. 5. Matthew (S.) Hightower 1789– m. Mary Copeland 1803–
  6. 6. Lucy Hightower 1772–1830 m. Thomas Hines 1776–1860
  7. 7. Naomi (B) Hightower 1780–1842 m. John (J) Bustin 1770–1859
  8. 8. Hightower 1802–
  9. 9. James (Albert) Hightower 1777–1851 m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Leggett 1783–1859
  10. 10. William (J.) Hightower 1784–1868 m. Susana Andrews 1793–1841
  11. 11. Mildred Hightower 1792–1868 m. John (“Jackie”) Smith 1785–1869
  12. 12. Thomas Hightower 1800–1874 m. Elizabeth (Tucker) Moreland 1805–1864
  13. 13. Pressley (R) Hightower 1784–1852 m. Ann (S.) Clardy 1786– m. Mary (Ann) Woodham 1785–1856
  14. 14. Daniel Hightower 1779–1854 m. Betsy (Anne) Johnson 1785–1815 m. Nancy (Walter) Reese 1801–1851
  15. 15. Elisha (Benjamin Franklin) Hightower 1795–1882 m. Mary (Eugenia) Oslin 1798–1873

Thomas Hightower's Timeline

2 Records

1751
12 JUL 1751
Birth of Thomas Hightower in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America
1803
22 SEP 1803
Age 52
Death of Thomas Hightower in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1751
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1803
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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