BREWSTER HIGLEY

• General Notes
  • Brewster Higley1 (M)
    b. 10 January 1679, d. 5 November 1760
    Pedigree
    
         Brewster Higley was born on 10 January 1679 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Capt. John Higley and Hannah Drake. Brewster Higley married Hester Holcombe, daughter of Nathaniel Holcombe and Mary Bliss, on 17 February 1708/9 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.2,3 Brewster Higley died on 5 November 1760 at age 81. He was buried at Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.4
      
    Bowman says that Brewster is one of five children of Capt John Higley, but Stiles lists 10 by his first wife Hannah Drake and 7 more by second wife Sarah Strong. Stiles notes that Brewster's Simsbury descendants are the most numerous of the whole line. They are chiefly settled in Vermont, in Meigs and Windham counties, Ohio, and in Central New York.
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    Brewster - b. 1680, Windsor, CT; d. Nov. 5, 1760, Simsbury, CT. Married Feb. 17, 1708/9, Windsor, CT Esther HOLCOMB (b. Feb. 1683/4; d. Dec. 24, 1775, Simsbury, CT), daughter of Nathaniel HOLCOMB and Mary BLISS. Daughters Elizabeth and Hannah were both great grandmothers of John BROWN of Harpers Ferry fame. Children: Brewster married first Esther HOLCOMB (daughter of John and Anna (PETTIBONE) HOLCOMB), and second Mrs. Mindwell BULL (Brewster and Esther became great great grandparents of Dr. Brewster HIGLEY VI, author of Home on the Range); David married Anna OWEN; Joseph married first Ruth HOLCOMB, second Sarah CASE, and third Eunice SMITH; Hannah married Elijah OWEN; Hester married Capt. Josiah CASE; John married first Apphia HUMPHREY, and second Mrs. CLARK; Elizabeth married Rev. Gideon MILLS; and Naomi married Solomon HUMPHREY.