Aaron Higginbotham Sr.(1720 - 10/03/1785)
&
Clara Graves (unknown - after 1796)
They lived in Amherst (formerly Albemarle) Co., VA.
Aaron purchased 200 acres of land on 02/08/1759 being on both sides of Buffalo River near the Blue Mountains on which he then lived. See Albemarle Deed Book 2-91.
They are probably buried on this tract of land.
On 10/03/1763 he sold the 204 acres allotted to him by Moses in 1751 in the division of his father's estate. See Amherst Deed Book A-57.
He purchased 390 acres on Thrasher's Creek from Neill Campbell on 10/03/1763. See Amherst Deed Book B-378.
This land was conveyed to Aaron Jr. on 05/01/1777.
The Higginbotham Cemetery is located on this land.
Aaron was commissioned Captain of Militia on 08/07/1769.
See also Essex Co., VA Wedding Book 8-90.
The 1783 census of Amherst County listed Aaron's household as consisting of 2 whites and 15 blacks.
He was a vestryman and church warden.
Clara's parents were Francis & Jane McGuffey Graves.