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William Higginson 1673–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Mossland, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 2 Apr 1726

Death Location: Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Father: Col. Higginson

Mother: Mary Savage

Spouse(s): Mary Hull

Children(s): Nathaniel Higginson, Edward Higginson, William Higginson, Thomas Higginson, Dorthea Higginson

William Higginson was born in 1673 in Mossland, Antrim, Ireland, the child of Col Edward Higginson And Mary Savage. William Higginson married Mary Hull, and had children including Dorthea Higginson, Edward Higginson, Nathaniel Hull Higginson, Thomas Higginson, William Higginson. William Higginson passed away in 1726 in Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William Higginson was born in 1673 in Mossland, Antrim, Ireland, the child of Col Edward Higginson And Mary Savage.
  • William Higginson married Mary Hull, and had children including Dorthea Higginson, Edward Higginson, Nathaniel Hull Higginson, Thomas Higginson, William Higginson.
  • William Higginson passed away in 1726 in Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Higginson
1650–1713
Birth Location: Ballinderry, Co. Antrim Ireland
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Mary Savage
1634–1715
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hull
1670–1740
Birth Location: Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Higginson
1723–1815
Birth Location: Mosslands, Drumaduff Townland, Upper Ballinderry, Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Edward Higginson
1700–1773
Birth Location: Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
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William Higginson
1713–1738
Birth Location: Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
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Thomas Higginson
1714–1716
Birth Location: Cottage Hill, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
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Dorthea Higginson
1716–1730
Birth Location: Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
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William Higginson's Ancestors

Self
William Higginson
1673–1726
Birth Place: Mossland, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
Col. Edward Higginson
1650–1713
Ballinderry, Co. Antrim Ireland
Mary Savage
1634–1715
Grandparents
William Higginson
1615–1676
Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland
Ellinor Higginson
1615–1678
Northern, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Higginson
1575–1667
Elizabeth Higginson
1575–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Higginson
1540–1624
Elizabeth Rogers
1545–1635

William Higginson's Descendants

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William Higginson (1673–2 Apr 1726) m. Mary Hull (1670–27 March 1740)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (Hull) Higginson 1723–1815 m. Jane Higginson 1725–1801
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Higginson 1762–1820 m. Mary Stockwell 1769–1853
      1. 1. Polly Higginson 1789–1814
      2. 2. George (Corran) Higginson 1792–1860
      3. 3. John (Kidd) Higginson 1794–1794
      4. 4. Whiteside Higginson 1795–1853
      5. 5. Rebecca (Prudence) Higginson 1798–1846
      6. 6. Hincliffe Higginson 1799–1850
      7. 7. Hull Higginson 1801–1869
      8. 8. Elizabeth Higginson 1802–1855
      9. 9. Sally (Sarah) Higginson 1804–1818
      10. 10. Franklin Higginson 1805–1860
      11. 11. Jefferson Higginson 1807–1870
      12. 12. Madison Higginson 1809–1875
      13. 13. Washington Higginson 1812–1878 m. Eliza Crews 1813–1900
        1. 1. Mary (Isabel) Higginson 1834–1889
        2. 2. Sarah (A) Tapp 1836–
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Higginson 1836–1930
        4. 4. George (Washington) Higginson 1838–1876
        5. 5. Margara (Jane) Higginson 1841–1896
        6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Higginson 1845–1918
        7. 7. James (W) Higginson 1846–1935
        8. 8. Elizabeth Higginson 1849–1929
        9. 9. Charolette (Ellenora) Higginson 1853–1928
        10. 10. Angeline Higginson 1855–1896
      14. 14. Benjamin Higginson 1819–
      15. 15. Sarah (Elizabeth) Higginson 1804–1907
      16. 16. James (M) Higginson 1789–1849 m. Judah Burchfield 1798–1854
        1. 1. Eliza (Carson) Higginson 1828–1842
        2. 2. Franklin (J) Higginson 1823–1849
        3. 3. James (W) Higginson 1826–1889
        4. 4. Fountain (S) Higginson 1829–1886
        5. 5. Rebecca Higginson 1837–1914
        6. 6. Emily Higginson 1844–1900
        7. 7. Roley Higginson 1821–1871 m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Williams 1834–1906
    2. 2. Jane Higginson 1763–1764
    3. 3. Dorothea Higginson 1764–1765
    4. 4. Jane Higginson 1763–1764
  2. 2. Edward Higginson 1700–1773
  3. 3. William Higginson 1713–1738
  4. 4. Thomas Higginson 1714–1716
  5. 5. Dorthea Higginson 1716–1730

William Higginson's Timeline

2 Records

1673
1673
Birth of William Higginson in Mossland, Antrim, Ireland
Mossland, Antrim, Ireland
1726
2 Apr 1726
Age 53
Death of William Higginson in Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Mossland, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ballinderry, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1726
    Event Place: Mosslands, Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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