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Mother: GERTRUDE of Gand |
AGATHA von Braunschweig. _Royalty_for_Commoners_, 2d ed.
Caveat emptor.
Some say he married Agatha daughter of Stephen, and some say
Agatha was the daughter of Henry II of Germany. Stephen is
accepted as being incorrect, and other more complex
relationships have been postulated. One has been shown here
which is attributed to David Boles [email protected]
[S810]
[S443]
_BRUNON I of Saxony_____+ | (0940 - 0972) _BRUNON II of Saxony_| | (0970 - 1006) | | |_HILDESWINDE of Croatie_ | (0950 - ....) _LUDOLPHE of Saxony and Brunswick_| | (.... - 1038) | | | ________________________ | | | | |_GISELE of Schwaben__| | (0990 - ....) | | |________________________ | | |--AGATHA von BRAUNSCHWEIG of Hungary | (1018 - 1054) | ________________________ | | | _ARNOLD of Gand______| | | (0970 - ....) | | | |________________________ | | |_GERTRUDE of Gand_________________| (1000 - ....) | | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
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Mother: Mercy WEBB |
_Walter CHILES III "the Immigrant"_+ | (1635 - 1671) _John CHILES Gent.___| | (1655 - 1723) m 1698| | |_UNNAMED___________________________ | (1640 - ....) _Henry CHILES _______| | (1703 - 1763) m 1730| | | _Henry WEBBER Gent.________________ | | | (1650 - ....) | |_Eleanor WEBBER _____| | (1680 - 1745) m 1698| | |___________________________________ | | |--Susannah CHILES | (1740 - ....) | ___________________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |___________________________________ | | |_Mercy WEBB _________| (1700 - 1750) m 1730| | ___________________________________ | | |_____________________| | |___________________________________
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Father: WILLIAM of Kincardine GRAHAM 1st Lord Graham |
__ | _ GRAHAM ____________| | | | |__ | _WILLIAM of Kincardine GRAHAM 1st Lord Graham_| | (1376 - 1424) | | | __ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |__ | | |--ELIZABETH GRAHAM | (1380 - ....) | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |______________________________________________| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
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Mother: Matilda MARTIN |
Children:
2 GEORGE RUSTY HAIRSTON b: 12 JAN 1871 + MAUDE JACKSON
2 PETER W. HAIRSTON b: 1883 d: 1914
2 MATILDA MATTIE HAIRSTON
2 LOUISA HAIRSTON
_George Stovall HAIRSTON _+ | (1750 - 1827) m 1781 _George R. HAIRSTON of Marrowbone_| | (1784 - 1863) m 1811 | | |_Elizabeth PERKINS _______+ | (1760 - ....) m 1781 _George Stovall HAIRSTON _| | (1813 - 1863) m 1837 | | | _Littleberry HARDEMAN ____ | | | (1757 - ....) m 1784 | |_Louisa HARDEMAN _________________| | (1787 - 1847) m 1811 | | |_Elizabeth EPPES _________ | (1761 - ....) m 1784 | |--George Stovall HAIRSTON Jr. | (1845 - 1876) | __________________________ | | | __________________________________| | | | | | |__________________________ | | |_Matilda MARTIN __________| (1818 - 1854) m 1837 | | __________________________ | | |__________________________________| | |__________________________
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Mother: WIDOW Higginbotham Frances? RILEY? |
John's Will dated June 22, 1813 was probated Sept. 9, 1814,
Amherst co. VA (W.B. 5, p. 451), mentions wife Rachel, and 11
chldren, Mary is not in father's will. Wit: John Higginbotham,
James H. Dillard, and Young Hawkins.
Norm Brake EMail: [email protected] wrote that the William
and Mary Quarterly, (volume doesn't show on the pages that I
have) page 123, shows many descendants of this couple as well as
some wills. Also contained therein is data on John's brother
Thomas and sister Rachel.
In the name of God Amen I John Higginbotham of the County of
Amherst and State of Virginia being of sound mind and
recollection do make this my last Will and Testament in writing
viz. It is my will and desire in the first place that all my
just debts shall be paid.
Item. I give unto my beloved wife Rachel Higginbotham for her
comfortable maintenance and support during her natural life the
whole of my estate both real and personal, and after her death I
give unto my son John Higginbotham the sum of one thousand
dollars, it being an extra sum for monies years and services
rendered by him which sum is to come out of the proceeds and
income of my estate of so much there be after allowing a
comfortable support and maintenance to my beloved wife Rachel
Higginbotham and my daughter Frances R. Higginbotham so long as
she may remain single and continues with her mother. If the
profits of my estate should not be sufficient to answer the
above mentioned purposes of comfortably supporting my said wife
and daughter and of saying to my said son Higginbotham the above
mentioned sum of one thousand dollars then the same is to be
raised and paid out of the monies arising from the sale of my
estate as herein after directed.
As I am sensibly impressed with a due sense of the great
attention care and filial duty which my daughter Frances R.
Higginbotham has bestowed upon me and her mother during our old
age and infirmities I give and bequeath to her the two following
slaves viz. Minerva and Charlotte girls and sisters to her, her
heirs and assigns forever. Item. I do hereby confirm and ratify
the gift which I have heretofore made to my daughter Nancy
Higginbotham of a Negro woman named Betty and her increase to
her and her heirs forever.
I do also confirm the gift or gifts which I have heretofore made
to my son James Higginbotham declaring the same to be his full
proportion of my said estate. Item. I do also confirm the gift
or gifts which I occasionally made to my daughter Tirzah London
hereby declaring the same is made to her in trust for the sole
and only purpose of her immediate use and comfort in life, and
after her decease the title and fee simple interest to be vested
forever in the children or issue lawfully begotten of her body,
free from claim, contract or direction of any other person
whatever.
Item. It is my will and desire and do hereby direct that after
the death of my beloved wife, the whole of my estate both real
and personal excepting that part which has already been disposed
of shall be publickly (sic) sold by my executors hereafter named
in the following manner, that is to say, all my personal estate
to be sold on twelve months credit and all my real estate be
sold on one, two and three years credit the purchasers giving
bond and security to be approved of by my executors with legal
interest thereon from the date if not punctually paid, and the
money arising from such sale or sales to be equally divided into
eight parts giving to my son Thomas Higginbotham one eighth
part, to my son David Higginbotham one eighth part, to my son
John Higginbotham one eighth part, to my son Jesse Higginbotham
one eighth part, to my son Daniel Higginbotham one eighth part,
to my son Reuben Higginbotham one eighth part, to my daughter
Frances R. Higginbotham one eighth part, to them and their heirs
forever; and the remaining eighth part I leave in the hands of
my two sons, Thomas and David Higginbotham
for the use and comefit (sic) of my son Eugene Higginbotham his
heirs and assigns forever, to be by them laid out, controlled
and managed as they may or the survivor of them, conceive to be
most advantageous and convenient to his interest. Lastly I
hereby revoke and annul all former Wills by me made and do
appoint my son John Higginbotham and my son Thomas Higginbotham
executors of this my last Will and Testament. Given under my
hand and seal
this 22nd day of June 1813.
Jno. Higginbotham {Seal}
Teste
Wm. S. Crawford
James Higginbotham
James H. Dillard
Young Hawkins
At a Court held for Amherst County 19th day of Sept. 1814 this
last Will and Testament of Jno. Higginbotham dec'd is this day
produced into court and was proved. The oaths of Wm. S.
Crawford, James Higginbotham, James H. Dillard three subscribing
witnesses thereto and orders to be recorded and at a Court held
for the aforesaid County the 17th day of Octo. 1814 John
Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham the execs named in said
Will came into Court and qualified thereto and entered into and
acknowledged their Bond with James Murphy Eliaz Wills and Wm. S.
Crawford their security in the penalty of $10000 conditioned as
the law directs. Certificate is granted them for obtaining
probate thereof in due form.
Teste
W. S. Crawford
Notice of estate sale from the Lynchburg Press on Thursday
11/10/1814
NOTICE_Will be sold to the highest bidder on Tuesday the 29th,
Nov. next at the late dwelling of John Higginbotham decd in
Amherst County, the following property to wit: Between twenty
five and thirty Negro slaves, consisting of men, women, boys and
girls; all the stock of Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs_All the
house hold and Kitchen furniture, and plantation utensils, the
Crop of Fodder Corn etc. belonging to said estate_Twelve months
credit will be allowed the purchasers on giving bonds with
approved security, to bear interest from the date if not
punctually paid. Also will be offered for sale, on the same
day, three tracts of land lying in the aforesaid County of
Amherst viz: the tract whereon the said John Higginbotham,
lately resided; containing two hundred acres, lying within two
miles of New Glasgow, adjoining the lands of James Higginbotham,
Joseph Dillard and others; the tract known by the name of the
poplar grove containing upwards of two hundred acres, lying
within two or three miles of the Court House of said County, on
Rutledges Creek adjoining the lands of Joseph Higginbotham and
others.
And the other tract containing, supposed five or six hundred
acres, lying on the east side of the Buffaloe Ridge in the
neighborhood of the Folly. The above Lands will be sold on a
credit of one, two and three years; the purchasers will also be
required to give bond with approved securities to bear interest
from the date if not punctually paid.
John Higginbotham
Thos. Higginbotham
Acting Executors of John Higginbotham, Dec'd. 31st October, 1814
The Lynchburg Press, Thursday 08/04/1814; John Higginbotham (ca
1726-1814) VA.
DIED_On Sunday the 25th ultimo, Mr. John Higginbotham of Amherst
county_aged 88 years. His friends and acquaintances, who knew
him while living, will deplore his loss.
This article was originally printed in the Amherst New
Era-Progress by staff writer W. Ann Reed Wolven, date unknown.
The home is currently owned by Craig Maddox.
SWEET BRIAR "Poplar Grove's facade has changed little since it
was built at the end of a long, winding wooded drive. The red
brick mid-Georgian styled farmhouse is believed to have been
built in 1773 by John Higginbotham. It is set in Flemish bond
brickwork with bricks that were fired and made on the place.
However, no one knows for sure who built the home or when,
according to owner Tom Zinsser. Zinseer and his wife, Neela,
have researched the home's history, pouring through old deed
books and wills. The 1773 building date was determined through
this means.
A log cabin, a guest house and other old buildings surround
Poplar Grove. An old graveyard, including the unnamed graves of
slaves, is located on the 468 acre farm. The Zinssers built a
bathroom in a hidden stairway originally made to escape Indians
during an attack. Another bathroom was built on the second floor
landing. They also added a sun room two years ago and upgraded
the electrical wiring and plumbing. A back porch, similar to
the columned front porch, was torn down to restore the home to
its original architectural shape. a place like this you try to
do as little as possible to the main structure. He said. It was
a pure, simple frontier farmhouse when it was built and because
of its location today it still retains that frontier.
The Zinsser's added twin front porch wings with serpentine walls
to Poplar Grove. The wings are made out of old bricks found in
torn down buildings, he said. Another addition was made to the
home at some point in its history, a kitchen and den were added.
The two-story home was originally built with a center hall and
one room on either side of the hall. The rooms are 20 foot
squares and have 11 foot ceilings. Most of the woodwork in the
home, including the mantels, wainscoating, and Christian doors,
is original. The most elaborate woodwork is found on the curving
staircase, which is a scrolled design on the outside of each
step. The floors are the original wide boards of yellow pine.
Poplar Grove has four fireplaces, one in each of the original
rooms. The two chimneys are different, one built into the house
and the other built outside
the house. Zinsser said no one knows why the chimneys were
built in two different styles. The home's old front gate is
still visible, as is the line of the Old Stage Road, from their
property. Large boxwood and towering trees, including a hemlock
Zinsser believes is one of the largest of its kind in the state,
surround the home.
The property's first owner was John Higginbotham, who received a
land grant in the 1700s. He named his son, Thomas,as executor of
his will in 1813. The estate was sold in two parts in1813; half
to Richard Harrison and half to John London, who was married to
Tirzah Higginbotham London. Harrison sold his half immediately
to Thomas Higginbotham. Higginbotham's 1835 will left the house
and land to his sister, Tirzah, and her husband. They sold some
of the land in 1838 to James Higginbotham, and sold the rest of
the property to him in1852. The last Higginbotham son died
in1924, leaving the estate to his daughter, Rosa Baylor. She
sold the property to C. W. Hubbard in 1925. Hubbard sold the
property to William E. Richardson in 1926. Richardson sold the
property for $10 in 1937 to Chiswell Dabney Langhorne III.
Zinsser's parents, John and Isbella Zinsser, bought the property
in 1948 from Langhorne. They set about restoring the home to its
former glory and built brick walls around the home. They used
the home as a vacation home until moving here in 1960. Zinsser
inherited the property after his parents died.
_(RESEARCH QUERY FAMILY GROUP) HIGGINBOTHAM _ | _ HIGGINBOTHAM ______________________________| | (1670 - ....) | | |_____________________________________________ | _John? HIGGINBOTHAM _________________| | (1694 - 1744) | | | _____________________________________________ | | | | |_____________________________________________| | | | |_____________________________________________ | | |--John HIGGINBOTHAM | (1726 - 1814) | _____________________________________________ | | | _(RESEARCH FAMILY GROUP) REILY (RILEY\RILY) _| | | | | | |_____________________________________________ | | |_WIDOW Higginbotham Frances? RILEY? _| (1696 - 1751) | | _____________________________________________ | | |_____________________________________________| | |_____________________________________________
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Mother: Frances Narcissus Ellen JESSEE |
Burial: JUL _ 1964
--Sources Birth: Copy of funeral notice. Death: Copy of funeral
notice. Burial: Copy of funeral notice.
_George Lea JESSEE ________+ | (1798 - 1882) m 1818 _Elihu Kiser JESSEE _| | (1835 - ....) m 1858| | |_Elizabeth "Betsy" COUNTS _ | (1799 - 1880) m 1818 _Samuel JESSEE __________________| | (1866 - 1948) | | | _Richard Lewis MEADE ______+ | | | (1811 - 1880) | |_Margaret MEADE _____| | (1834 - ....) m 1858| | |_Laticia HIGGINBOTHAM _____+ | (1811 - ....) | |--Charles Marcus JESSEE | (1895 - 1964) | _George Lea JESSEE ________+ | | (1798 - 1882) m 1818 | _John Counts JESSEE _| | | (1842 - 1924) | | | |_Elizabeth "Betsy" COUNTS _ | | (1799 - 1880) m 1818 |_Frances Narcissus Ellen JESSEE _| (1876 - 1946) | | ___________________________ | | |_Margaret CROSS _____| (1843 - 1906) | |___________________________
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Father: JOHN de LINDSAY 1st Lord of the Byres Mother: Daughter of ROBERT STEWART |
_WILLIAM de LINDSAY of Abercorn and the Byres_+ | (1331 - 1393) _WILLIAM of the Byres de LINDSAY Baron of Struthers_| | (1352 - 1414) m 1375 | | |_CHRISTIANA MURE _____________________________+ | (1330 - ....) _JOHN de LINDSAY 1st Lord of the Byres_| | (1412 - 1482) | | | _WILLIAM de KEITH Great Marischal Scot________+ | | | (1315 - 1407) m 1340 | |_CHRISTIANA de KEITH _______________________________| | (1348 - ....) m 1375 | | |_MARGARET FRASER _____________________________+ | (1321 - 1407) m 1340 | |--CHRISTIAN LINDSAY of Byres | (1431 - 1496) | ______________________________________________ | | | _ROBERT I STEWART 1st Lord Lorn_____________________| | | (1379 - 1449) m 1397 | | | |______________________________________________ | | |_Daughter of ROBERT STEWART ___________| (1410 - ....) | | ______________________________________________ | | |_JOAN STEWART ______________________________________| (1370 - ....) m 1397 | |______________________________________________
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Mother: Augusta C. FINLEY |
_Finch SCRUGGS ______+ | (1772 - 1863) m 1792 _Finch Philip SCRUGGS _| | (1801 - 1881) m 1826 | | |_Nancy THOMAS _______+ | (1773 - 1868) m 1792 _Lewis Summerfield SCRUGGS C.S.A._| | (1834 - ....) m 1865 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Martha KITTRELL ______| | (1808 - 1836) m 1826 | | |_____________________ | | |--Finley SCRUGGS | (1867 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _______________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Augusta C. FINLEY _______________| (1840 - 1877) m 1865 | | _____________________ | | |_______________________| | |_____________________
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Father: French STROTHER Mother: Mary Ann Pendleton BROWNING |
_John Dabney STROTHER _____+ | (1721 - 1795) m 1741 _John STROTHER ______| | (1762 - 1818) m 1782| | |_Mary Willis "Molly" WADE _+ | (1724 - 1802) m 1741 _French STROTHER _____________| | (1792 - 1879) m 1813 | | | ___________________________ | | | | |_Helen PIPER ________| | (1764 - 1830) m 1782| | |___________________________ | | |--Helen Mary STROTHER | (1827 - ....) | _Charles H. BROWNING ______+ | | (1746 - 1839) m 1769 | _John BROWNING ______| | | (1772 - 1800) m 1798| | | |_Mary Wade STROTHER _______+ | | (1751 - 1847) m 1769 |_Mary Ann Pendleton BROWNING _| (1799 - 1885) m 1813 | | _Henry PENDLETON Sr._______+ | | (1733 - 1798) m 1760 |_Frances PENDLETON __| (1775 - ....) m 1798| |_Anne THOMAS ______________+ (1740 - 1804) m 1760
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