Reverend John Higginson

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Will John Higginson of Clebrooke 1624 (Leicester). He matriculated at Trinity Cambrige in 1561 and was awarded a BA in 1565 and an MA in 1568. Ordained a priest in 1572, he was vicar of Claybrooke, Leicestershire from 1571-1624. He married (1) Blanche (d 1577 Claybrooke) and three children (John (1574), Dorothy (1575) and Thomas (bur 1577). He married (2) Elizabeth (bur/ 1613) and had nine children: Priscilla (1578), John (bap 1580 bur 1585), Francis (1586), Nathaniel (c 1587), William (1589), Cathren (1591), Mary & Martha (1592) and Nicholas (1594).

Randy A West, The "Cousin" relationship between Rev. Francis1 Higginson of Salem, Massachusetts, and Increase1 Nowell of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in The American Genealogist (TAG). (Donald Lines Jacobus, et.al.), Vol 90 No 1 Whole # 357 p 71-76, Jan 2018:

Summary of the connection:

Rev Francis1 Higginson, bp. 6 Aug 1587 Cleabroke (aka Claybrooke, Leicestershire), d Salem, Mass., 6 Aug. 1630; m St. Peter, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 8 Jan. 1615/6, Anne Herbert, Immigrated 1629; son of Vicar JohnA Higginson b 1543 buried there 19 Feb 1623/4 and his 2nd wife Elizabeth ____ buried 19 Jun 1635, JohnA Higginson whose will dated 4 Dec 1623 proved 2 Apr 1624... etc. Note below Francis1 Higginson had a sister Elizabeth Higginson who married Edward Andrews.

Rev. Francis Higginson

Increase1 Nowell, bp. Sheldon, Warwickshire, 19 Aug. 1593, d Charlestown, Mass., 1 Nov. 1655; m. Holy Trinity Minories, London, 8 Jul 1628, Parnell (Gray) Parker; immigrated 1630. He was son of AlexanderA Nowell and SarahA Smyth. The will of SarahA Smyth dated 1 Mar 1644 proved 18 Jun 1651, etc. Sarah Smyth was bp 27 Feb 1574/5 Sheldon, Warwickshire (daughter of John Smyth) and was buried Claybrooke 12 Mar 1644/5. AlexanderA Nowell was buried Sheldon, 27 Sep 1596. They were married 7 Feb 1591/2. She married 2nd William Perkins by 1605 who was buried Claybrooke, 24 Mar 1608/9. She married 3rd 22 Sep 1610 Claybrooke to Richard Perkins who was buried 2 Oct 1619.

Increase Nowell

Bartholomew Perkins chr. 21 Mar 1605/6 in Sheldon, Warwickshire, England son of William Perkins and Sarah Smyth above and half-brother of Increase1 Nowell married Ann Andrews daughter of Elizabeth Higginson sister of Rev Francis1 Higginson. Ann Andrews was chr. 11 Feb 1612/3 Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England daughter of Edward Andrews and Elizabeth Higginson. Elizabeth Higginson sister of Francis Higginson was born say 1583 in Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England. They were both children of John and Elizabeth (____) Higginson. Elizabeth Higginson married 5 Jan 1606/7 in Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England to Edward Andrews.

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