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Major James HIGGINBOTHAM

Major James HIGGINBOTHAM[1, 2, 3]

Male 1729 - 1813  (83 years)


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  • Name Major James HIGGINBOTHAM  [2, 3]
    Birth 25 Dec 1729  Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Residence Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 14 Mar 1813  Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19786907089  Rollins Peacock Tree
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father Capt John HIGGINBOTHAM,   b. 10 Jun 1695, St Philip Parish, British West Indies, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1742, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Mother Frances Rachel RILEY,   b. 1696, Whitestown, , Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1751, Albermarle (now Amherst), Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel CAMPBELL,   b. 1760, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1809, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Marriage 30 May 1779  Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Judith HIGGINBOTHAM,   b. 22 Apr 1781, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1855, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Joseph Cabell HIGGINBOTHAM,   b. 9 Aug 1782, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1842, Goose Creek Valley, Bedford, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. George Washington HIGGINBOTHAM,   b. 20 Dec 1783, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1862, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. James HIGGINBOTHAM,   b. 22 Nov 1789, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1852, Warren, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425802445] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_1319049123] Ancestry.com, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Reco).
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Virginia, United States

    3. [S_1319049055] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early Amer).
      Marriage date: 30 May 1779
      Marriage place: Amherst, Virginia