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Capt. Jacob Higgins (M)
b. 6 September 1747
Jacob was born at Eastham, Barnstable, MA, on 6 September 1747. He married
Mercy Holbrook at (Unknown), Barnstable, MA, circa 1775.
Last Edited=6 Dec 2003
Child of Capt. Jacob Higgins and Mercy Holbrook- Samuel Higgins+ b. 20 Jul 1786
Joseph Higgins (M)
b. 1823
Joseph Higgins was born in 1823 at 23 when married, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married
Hannah Paine, daughter of
Richard Paine and
Martha Paine ?, on 8 December 1846 at Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Last Edited=26 May 2005
Josiah was born at Eastham or Orleans, Barnstable, MA, on 11 January 1763. He was the son of
Gideon Higgins and
Ruth Burgess. Josiah Higgins married
Abigail Harding, daughter of
Abiah Harding (II) and
Rebecca Lombard, on 17 August 1786 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Josiah Higgins died on 18 December 1825 at Granary Burial Grounds, Boston, Suffolk, MA, at age 62.
Last Edited=2 Jun 2005
Children of Josiah Higgins and Abigail Harding- Abigail Higgins d. 11 Oct 1801
John Higgins+ b. 25 May 1792, d. 14 Sep 1868
Aquila Higgins+ b. 11 May 1794, d. 3 Nov 1876
Josiah William Higgins b. 3 Jan 1804
Alfred Grant Higgins b. 14 Oct 1809, d. 19 Jun 1816
(2nd wife) Martha Higgins (F)
b. 2 October 1723
(2nd wife) Martha Higgins was born on 2 October 1723 at Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Last Edited=2 Jun 2005
Child of (2nd wife) Martha Higgins and Elisha Linnell- Hannah Linnell+ b. 23 Jun 1767, d. 3 Dec 1856
Mary Higgins was born on 5 December 1834 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA. She was the daughter of
Phillip Higgins (II) and
Mercy Cole Snow. Mary Higgins died on 7 December 1834 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA, at age 0.
Last Edited=13 Mar 2004
Phillip Higgins (M)
b. 24 November 1758, d. 4 August 1804
Phillip Higgins was born on 24 November 1758 at Truro, Barnstable, MA. He married
Sarah Newcomb circa 1785. Phillip Higgins died on 4 August 1804 at age 45.
Last Edited=13 Mar 2004
Child of Phillip Higgins and Sarah Newcomb- Phillip Higgins (II)+ b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 27 Jan 1883
Priscilla Higgins (F)
b. circa 1772, d. 1 February 1835
Priscilla was born at of Orleans, Barnstable, MA, circa 1772. She married
Elijah Small (II) at int filed, Harwich, Barnstable, MA, on 27 February 1801. She died at Harwich, Barnstable, MA, on 1 February 1835. Her body was interred at Harwich, Barnstable, MA, at Centre Cemetery aka 1st Congo Chh.
Last Edited=3 Jul 2004
Children of Priscilla Higgins and Elijah Small (II)- Nathaniel Small b. 14 Dec 1801
Abigail Small+ b. 17 Oct 1803
Barbary Small+ b. 18 Aug 1805
Salathiel Small+ b. 11 Oct 1807
Anna Small+ b. 21 Aug 1810, d. bt 1835 - 1836
Reuben Small b. c 1812, d. 1833
Samuel Higgins married
Matilda Hatcher at WI. Samuel Higgins was born on 30 March 1811 at Hampden, Penobscot, Maine. He was the son of
William Higgins and
Abigail Rogers. Samuel Higgins died on 5 June 1898 at Portland, Multnomah, OR, at age 87. He was buried after 5 June 1898 at Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR.
Last Edited=6 Mar 2004
Child of Samuel Higgins- Sampsen Higgins
Samuel Jones Higgins was born on 25 October 1839 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA. He was the son of
Phillip Higgins (II) and
Mercy Cole Snow. Samuel Jones Higgins died on 6 June 1841 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA, at age 1.
Last Edited=13 Mar 2004