Richard Higgins [6830]
(1613-1675)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lydia Chandler [6841]

2. Mary O. Yates nee Unknown [6842]

Richard Higgins [6830]

  • Born: 1 Dec 1613, Worcester, Worcestershire, England 4
  • Marriage (1): Lydia Chandler [6841] on 11 Dec 1634 in Eastham, Boston Colony 1
  • Marriage (2): Mary O. Yates nee Unknown [6842] in Oct 1651 in Eastham, Boston Colony 2 3
  • Died: 21 Jun 1675, Piscataway, New Jersey at age 61 4
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bullet  General Notes:

Son of Robert Higgins (1575 - 1649) and Julian Meals (1582 - 1603)

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence after 1645 in Eastham, Boston Colony. 1

• He resided at a plantation 20 Km northeast of Princeton after Nov 1672 in Pascataway, New Jersey. 3

• He immigrated from England in 1633 to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. 5 Name: Richard Higgins
Year: 1633
Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts


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Richard married Lydia Chandler [6841] [MRIN: 2726], daughter of Edmund Chandler [6849] and Unknown, on 11 Dec 1634 in Eastham, Boston Colony.1 (Lydia Chandler [6841] died before 1652 in Massachusetts 2.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Children:
Jonathan
Jul 1637, Plymouth -
m1 Elizabeth Rogers
m2 Hannah Rogers
Benjamin +
Jun or Jul 1640
m Lydia Bangs + 2

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Richard next married Mary O. Yates nee Unknown [6842] [MRIN: 2733] in Oct 1651 in Eastham, Boston Colony.2 3 (Mary O. Yates nee Unknown [6842] was born in 1626 in Massachusetts 6 and died on 2 Dec 1702 in Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Children:
Mary
27 Sep 1652 -
m Samuel Oliver
Eliakim
20 Oct 1654 at Eastham
m Alice Newbold
William
15 Dec 1654
Jediah | Jadiah | Judiah
5 Mar 1656-57 at Eastham -
m Mary Newbold
Zerah
Jun 1658 -
m Elizabeth Oliver
Thomas
Jan 1661-62 at Eastham -
m Elizabeth Hull
Lydia
July 1664 at Eastham - probably died young
m unmarried
Rebecca
abt 1666 at Eastham or possible Piscataway -
m1 Isaac FitzRandolph
m2 Stephen Tuttle
Sarah
b abt 1670 at Piscataway
m Samuel Moore, 2nd. 2

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Sources


1 Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, Pg 506.

2 (www.books.google.com), p 41.

3 Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, Pg 507.

4 (www.books.google.com), p 26.

5 Colket, Meredith B., Jr, Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657 (Cleveland, 1975), p 144.

6 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Name: Mary Yates Gender: female Birth Place: MA Birth Year: 1632 Spouse Name: Richard Higgins Spouse Birth Place: En Spouse Birth Year: 1603 Marriage Year: 1651 Marriage State: MA.


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