Higgenbotham's In Early Middle Tennessee
would appreciate help from any Higginbotham experts out there...the first Higginbotham in middle Tennessee was Elijah(sometimes called Elisha)Higginbotham born 1778 in Virginia and his wife Polly Elizabeth born 1779 in Virginia(unk maiden name)..he was in Rutherford Co.,Tennessee(Murfreesboro)before 1810 as he is listed in 1810 Ruth.Census with wife and 5 children.....he raised a large well to do family here that included 10 children (Mary Ann,Andrew,Catherine,Louise,Susan,John,James,M.Lafayette,Isabella,Jane)...all these children married in Rutherford Co.(except James)....here are the marriages...I.Mary Ann m)John W.Benson 7 nov 1829 and they had 9 children...II.Andrew m)Catherine Tucker 8 oct 1823...III.Catherine m)William Benson 29 dec 1830...IV.Louise m)Jonathon Wallace 13 may 1816...V.John m)Martha Renshaw 30 jan 1855...VI.James(unknown)...VII.Lafayette m)Margaret Jane Lewis 21 jan 1856...VIII.Isabella m)Alexander Lassiter 3 aug 1829...IX.Jane m)George Hooper 8 nov 1834....X.Susan m)William Wren 28 mar 1824....all of these marriages are recorded in Rutherford Co.Tn.marriage records......most of these families later moved westward,however several stayed in Rutherford for generations....these 10 children of Elijah and Polly are listed in Elijah's 1851 will recorded here in Rutherford Co......would appreciate any ideas on identity of Polly Elizabeth,wife of Elijah, or possibilities on Elijah(Elisha)parents,....also would love to have any Virginia marriage info of Elijah Higginbotham and Polly Elizabeth as they evidently marry there prior to their move to Tennessee...personally i am descended thru Mary Ann Higginbotham(1804-1875) and her husband John W.Benson(1797-1881)...
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Re: Higgenbotham's In Early Middle Tennessee
linda copeland 3/30/06
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Re: Higgenbotham's In Early Middle Tennessee
barbara nichols 9/30/05