1 DEAT
2 PLAC Drowned in the river near his mill
1 _MILT
2 DATE 1776
2 PLAC Revolutionary War, New Jersey/Minute Man
2 SOUR S04740
1 _MILT
2 DATE 1776
2 PLAC Minute man in the NJ troops under Lieut. Col. David Brearley
1 _MILT
2 DATE 1776
2 PLAC Private 1st Regiment of Continental Troops und. Col. Ogden
1 _MILT
2 DATE 1779
2 PLAC Served in campaign against the Six Nations (Indian)
Higgins, Michael - Edmund West, comp. Gene Pool Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
Birth: 5 December 1739 -- Hunterdon, Mt Airy, NJ
Death: 26 June 1818
Spouse: Ruth Brush
Parents: Joseph Higgins, Mary PhillipsHiggins, Michael - Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-, (Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. [Higgins, Rich:132,207]), "Electronic."
HIGGINS, Michael, Birth Date 175?; Birth Place New Jersey; Biographical Info - mil.; Reference - Higgins, Rich:132,207.Possible: Index of Wills & Inventories, Vol. II, Hunterdon County, Page 714
Higgins, Michael, Sr., 3002J. W. & Cod. 1824. Inv. 1824.Possible: Officers & Men in the Revolutionary War, Part I, Official Roster of Continental Troops, Page 212.
JERSEY MEN IN THE
Higgins, Michael. First Regiment.Genealogy.com
Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, as prepared by the State of New Jersey Adjutant General's Office, 1870.
Page 212
HIGGINS, MICHAEL. First Regiment.Minuteman, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
Served in Campaign against the Six Nations in 1779.
Served as private in the First Regiment of the Continental Troops under Colonel Ogden of Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
DAR Vol. 164, page 160, ID# 163504
SOURCE:Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.Two spouces from DAR Patriot Index - Nancy
Service Location New Jersey
Minute Man
Spouce Mary (unknown)
Spouce Ruth BrushThe National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 164
page 160
Miss Ella M. Higgins.
DAR ID Number: 163504
Born in Millstone, N. J.
Descendant of Michael Higgins, as follows:
1. Joseph Cornell Higgins (b. 1841) m. 1869 Ella Vroom (b. 1845).
2. Isaac Cornell Higgins (1805-82) m. 1840 Mary Swan Van Tilburg (1810-61).
[p.160] 3. Joseph Higgins (1767-1855) m. Sarah Cornell (1778-1853).
4. Michael Higgins m. 1st Mary — (1735-79).
Michael Higgins (1739-1818) was a minute man in the New Jersey troops under Lieut. Col. David Brearley. He was born in Hunterdon County; died in New Jersey.Might be his first wife????????????
A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck
Author: Ira B. Peck
This book contains the history and genealogy of the Joseph Peck family of Massachusetts.
Bibliographic Information: Peck, Ira B. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck. Alfred Mudge & Son. Boston. 1868.
Page 193 & 194
[1951.] PELEG7 PECK, of Rehoboth, son of BENJAMIN,6 married Laura Thresher, daughter of Asahel Thresher, of Rehoboth.
CHILDREN--EIGHTH GENERATION:
2551. Laura W., b. June 19, 1844. Died Sept. 23, 1847.
2552. Mary T., b. Mar. 1, 1846.
2553. Lydia A., b. Dec. 9, 1851.
2554. Susan M., b. June 19, 1854.
2555. Imogene, b. June 18, 1856.
"Mary T. married Michael J. Higgins. Lieut. Higgins enlisted in the 3d Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery, soon after the breaking out, of the Rebellion. Notwithstanding his youth, he filled with much honor and credit, the positions of Private, Corporal, Sergeant, and first and second Lieutenant. He was in command for some time at Fort Pulaski, Tibce and Morris Islands, filling for more than six months the position of Post Adjutant. He resigned his commission at the age of 19, after having been in the service three and one-half years."MY NOTES: Children by Mary Unknown might be:
1] Andrew Higgins b: 6 May 1761
2] Keziah Higgins b: 25 Mar 1763
3] Mary Higgins b: 10 Mar 1765
4] Joseph Higgins b: 19 Dec 1767
5] Zelotes Higgins b: 17 Jun 1770
6] Job Higgins b: 26 May 1774
"Name: Michael Higgins
Sex: Male Birth: 15 Dec 1739 in Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Death: 26 June 1818
Lived in Mt. Airy. He had a shad fishery at Holcomb Island, Delaware River. He was in the Militia, serving against the war against the six Indian Nations. He drowned in the river near his mill."
SOURCE: Ancestry World Tree Project: Palmer Tree Limbs; Contact: Doris A Palmer; EMAIL: sis211phyllis1@juno.com [9 January 2003]
Might be his first wife????????????
A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck
Author: Ira B. Peck
This book contains the history and genealogy of the Joseph Peck family of Massachusetts.
Bibliographic Information: Peck, Ira B. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck. Alfred Mudge & Son. Boston. 1868.
Page 193 & 194
[1951.] PELEG7 PECK, of Rehoboth, son of BENJAMIN,6 married Laura Thresher, daughter of Asahel Thresher, of Rehoboth.
CHILDREN--EIGHTH GENERATION:
2551. Laura W., b. June 19, 1844. Died Sept. 23, 1847.
2552. Mary T., b. Mar. 1, 1846.
2553. Lydia A., b. Dec. 9, 1851.
2554. Susan M., b. June 19, 1854.
2555. Imogene, b. June 18, 1856.
"Mary T. married Michael J. Higgins. Lieut. Higgins enlisted in the 3d Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery, soon after the breaking out, of the Rebellion. Notwithstanding his youth, he filled with much honor and credit, the positions of Private, Corporal, Sergeant, and first and second Lieutenant. He was in command for some time at Fort Pulaski, Tibce and Morris Islands, filling for more than six months the position of Post Adjutant. He resigned his commission at the age of 19, after having been in the service three and one-half years."
MY NOTES: The years above must be 1744, 1746, 1751, 1754, 1756 - doesn't make any sence if they are 1800 dates! vlww
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Name, Birth, Death
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1737
Brush, Ruth - Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-, (Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. [Higgins, Rich:132,207]), "Electronic."
BRUSH, Ruth; Birth Date 1757; Reference - Higgins, Rich: 132,207
HIGGINS, Ruth; Maiden Name BRUSH, Birth Date 1757; Reference - Higgins, Rich:132,207
SOURCE: Higgins, Jonathan M. R. - Edmond West, comp. Gene Pool Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
Birth: 26 September 1787 -- Hunterdon, Mt Airy, NJ
Death: 2 November 1861
Spouse: Eliza Ann Howell
Parents: Michael Higgins, Ruth Brush1st Marriage: Eliza Unknown
2nd Marriage: Mary Austin
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
Higgins, Ruth - Edmond West, comp. Gene Pool Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
Birth: 19 December 1797 -- Hunterdon, Mt Airy, NJ
Death: 24 March 1876
Spouse: Nathaniel Lanning Furman
Parents: Michael Higgins, Ruth BrushMarriage: Nathaniel Furman
SOURCE: Carolee Sommers, (Ancestry World Tree Project), "Electronic," [csommers13@hotmail.com] 8 Jan 2003.
