The Higleys and their ancestry an old colonial family
John Higley (1649-1714) was born at Frimley, Surrey County, England, the son of Jonathan and Katherine Brewster Higley. He was appenticed at age fifteen, and running away from an abusive master, he immigrated to America. He served for his passage at Windsor, Connecticut. He married Hannah Drake at Windsor in 1671. They had nine children, 1673-ca. 1689. The family moved to Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1684. Hannah died in 1694. He married 2) Sarah Strong Bissell, a widow, ca. 1696. They had seven children, 1697-1707. Captain John Higley died at Simsbury. Descendants listed lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin and elsewhere. Record list some descendants of daughters, but chiefly follows male lines.
"John Higley (1649-1714) was born at Frimley, Surrey County, England, the son of Jonathan and Katherine Brewster Higley. He was apprenticed at age fifteen; and running away from an abusive master, he immigrated to America. He served for his passage at Windsor, Connecticut. He married Hannah Drake at Windsor in 1671. They had nine children, 1673-ca. 1689. The family moved to Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1684. Hannah died there in 1694. He married 2) Sarah Strong Bissell, a widow, ca. 1696. They had seven children, 1697-1707. Captain John Higley died a Simsbury. Descendants listed lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin and elsewhere. Record lists some descendants of daughters, but chiefly follows male lines."
"John Higley (1649-1714) was born at Frimley, Surrey County, England, the son of Jonathan and Katherine Brewster Higley. He was appenticed at age fifteen, and running away from an abusive master, he immigrated to America. He served for his passage at Windsor, Connecticut. He married Hannah Drake at Windsor in 1671. They had nine children, 1673-ca. 1689. The family moved to Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1684. Hannah died in 1694. He married 2) Sarah Strong Bissell, a widow, ca. 1696. They had seven children, 1697-1707. Captain John Higley died at Simsbury. Descendants listed lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin and elsewhere. Record list some descendants of daughters, but chiefly follows male lines."@en
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