HANNANH HIGLEY

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• General Notes
  • Children of John and Hannah Higley
    John - b. Aug. 10, 1673, Windsor, CT; d. Dec. 1, 1741, Simsbury, CT. Schoolmaster at Simsbury, Landholder, and public office holder. Co-executor of father's estate. Did not marry.
    Jonathan - b. Feb. 16, 1675/6, Windsor, CT; d. May 1716, Simsbury, CT. Member of the church at Simsbury. Settled at Turkey Hills. Married Dec. 4, 1701, Simsbury, CT Ann BARBER (d. Nov. 15, 1722), daughter of Lt. Thomas BARBER. Children: Jonathan died in infancy; Jonathan died in infancy; and Mercy married John COULT.
    Hannah - b. Mar. 13, 1677/8, Windsor, CT; d. there four days later.
    Elizabeth - b. Mar. 13, 1677/8, Windsor, CT; d. Dec. 9, 1744, Westfield, MA. Member of the church at Westfield. Married between 1706 and 1710 Nathaniel BANCROFT (b. Sep. 25, 1680, Windsor, CT; d. Jun. 13, 1740, Westfield, MA). Children: Two children died in infancy; Desire died young; Susannah married Benjamin ASHLEY; Nathaniel died in infancy; Mercy died young; Experience died in infancy; Terza died young; and Elizabeth died in infancy.
    Katherine - b. Aug. 7, 1679, Windsor, CT; d. Mar. 7, 1740/1, Hebron, CT. Resided at Westfield, MA, and after 1732 at Hebron, CT where she joined the church. Married Feb. 24, 1704 James NOBLE (b. Oct. 1, 1677; d. Jan. 18, 1712), son of Thomas NOBLE. Children: Lydia married Stephen KELSEY; James did not marry; David married Abigail LOOMIS.
    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.
    Hannah - b. Apr. 22, 1683, Windsor, CT; d. Nov. 7, 1764, Lebanon, CT. Settled at Lebanon, CT. Married Aug. 31, 1704, Simsbury, CT Captain Joseph TRUMBULL (d. Jun. 16, 1755, Lebanon, CT), son of John TRUMBULL, JR. of Suffield, CT. Hannah and Joseph became the parents of Gov. Jonathan TRUMBULL, Sr., grandparents of the famed artist Col. John and his brother Gov. Jonathan, Jr., and great grandparents of Gov. Joseph TRUMBULL. And their granddaughter Mary, daughter of Gov. Jonathan, Sr., married Declaration of Independence signer William WILLIAMS. Children: Joseph married Sarah BULKLEY; Gov. Jonathan married Faith ROBINSON; Mary married Joshua FITCH; Hannah died in infancy; Hester; Hannah married Joseph SHERMAN; Abigail married Mr. BACKUS; John died in infancy; and David died young (drowned).
    Joseph - b. 1685, Simsbury, CT; d. May 3, 1715, Simsbury, CT. Did not marry.
    Samuel - b. 1687, Simsbury, CT, d. May 1737, lost at sea. Schoolmaster (1714), physician (1725), mine operator (1727), and minter of the Higley Copper coin (1729-1737). Lost at sea while transporting copper ore to England. Marriage intentions published Sep. 19, 1719, Westfield, MA to Abigail BEMAN (d. Aug. 5, 1746, Simsbury, CT). Children: Jonathan married Mary THOMPSON; Annie married; and Abigail married Samuel SMITH.
    Mindwell - b. about 1689, Simsbury, CT. Married first Sep. 2, 1714 Jonathan HUTCHISON (d. Sep. 10, 1717); second Feb. 2, 1727 James TISDALE (d. May 2, 1727); and third Sep. 17, 1729 Capt. Nathaniel FITCH (b. Oct. 1679, Norwich, CT; d. May 4, 1759, Lebanon, CT), son of Rev. James FITCH and Priscilla MASON. Children surnamed HUTCHISON: Hannah died young; and a child died in infancy. Children surnamed FITCH: Jabez died young; Ezekiel married Susannah HIGLEY; and Isaac.
    
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    The children of John and Hannah Drake Higley were:
    
    1. John b. 10 Aug 1673 d. 1 Dec 1741 No known marriage
    
    2. Jonathan b. 16 Feb 1675 d. May 1716 m. Ann Barber
    
    3. Hannah b. 13 Mar 1678 d. 1678
    4. Elizabeth b 13 Mar 1677 d 7 Dec 1743 m. Nathaniel Bancroft
    
    5. Katherine (Ketren) b. 7 Aug 1679 m. James Noble
    
    6. Brewster b. 1680 d. 17 Dec 1775 m. Hester Holcomb
    
    7. Hannah b. 22 Apr 1683 d. 7 Nov 1768 m. Joseph Trumbull
    
    8. Joseph b. abt. 1685 d. 3 May 1715 no known marriage
    
    9. Samuel b. abt 1687 d. 1737 m. Abigail?
    
    10. Mindwell b. abt. 1689 m. 1st Jonathan Hutchinson; 2nd James Teasdale; 3rd Nathaniel Fitch.
    
    
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    Children of Hannah Drake and Capt. John Higley
    Jonathan Higley+ b. 16 Feb 1675, d. May 1716
    Hannah Higley+ b. 13 Mar 1677
    Brewster Higley+ b. 10 Jan 1679, d. 5 Nov 1760
    Catharine Higley+ b. 7 Aug 1679, d. a 23 Nov 1740
    Dr. Samuel Higley+ b. 1687, d. May 1737