Pvt. Jesse Higgins, Sr.

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and Constance (Hopkins) Snow

m1. Ruth Dart
m2. Keziah Stevens

5 Brothers went of to Defend their Country- only ONE Returned home.

The rest paid the price for the Freedom we all hold so dear today. /ECN/

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Jesse Higgins

Born 26 Jun 1731 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Son of Israel Higgins Sr. and Ruth (Brown) Higgins

Brother of Israel Higgins, Ruth (Higgins) Stocking and Sylvanus Higgins

[spouse%28s%29 unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Biography

Sources

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch

(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ8-BXP : 4 December 2014),

Israel Higgins in entry for Jesse Higgins, 26 Jun 1731; citing ,

EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:179F4QG; FHL microfilm 905,406.

Jesse Higgins removed with his parents from Eastham to
Middletown, Conn., about 1740. They settled on the east side
of the Connecticut River, in Middle Haddam parish. Jesse was
a private in the French and Indian War, being in the 6th co.,
Capt. Gaylord's, of the First regt., commanded by Col. Phineas
Lyman. Dates of service: April 1, 1758, to Sept. 19, 1758; Sept.
19 to Nov. 21, 1758; March 24 to Dec. 16, 1759. He was private
in the 8th co. in the Lexington Alarm, April 17, 1775; also in
Second regt., Gen. Spencer's, May 11 to December, 1775; enlisted
March 17, 1778, in Judd's co. The last two enlistments may
belong to Jesse, son of Lemuel Higgins. There is no means of
deciding, but they probably belong to this Jesse Higgins, who
closed his life while still in the service of his country, at Fishkill-
on-Hudson. He was absent from home, serving in the army
and perhaps at sea, for long periods. He appears to have held a
small parcel of land in the parish of Middle Haddam, where he
lived when not serving elsewhere. His first marriage was unhappy
and there were no children. His wife Ruth obtained a legal
separation from him in January, 1772, and he immediately married
again. Mrs. Keziah Higgins was appointed administratrix on
his very small estate in 1780.

Children born in Chatham, Conn.

i. Samuel, b. Sept. 16, 1774. "Samuel Taylor appointed
guardian to Samuel Higgins, a minor, about 15 years old,
son of Jesse Higgins, late of Chatham, dec'd. May 4, 1789."

269. ii. Jesse, b. Aug. 21, 1776; married Lucinthia Smith.

270. iii. Seth, b. Dec. 2, 1778; married Nancy Spencer.

These three were born later:

i. Delaina, b. ; married Jan. 6, 1803, Otis Carey of

Middle Haddam.
ii. Elizabeth, b. about 1787; married Feb. 10, 1811, George
Carey of Middle Haddam; she died Dec. 20, 1879, aged
92, and was there buried,
iii. Aristobulus, b ; he was living Oct. 15, 1838.

Authorities: Vital Records of Eastham, Mass., and Middle-
town, Conn.; Church Records of Middle Haddam; Probate
Records at Middletown; Records of Superior Court, Hartford;
Conn. Hist. Soc. Collections, French and Indian War Rolls; Record
of Conn. Men in the Revolution; Middle Haddam Cemetery inscriptions.

• https://archive.org/stream/richardhigginsre00higg/richardhigginsre0... - "Richard Higgins : a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants"

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