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Personal data Zachariah Higgs [[iKi]]1 

• He was born about 1735 in Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland.
• He died in the year 1816 in Granville County, North Carolina.
• A child of Zacaraiah Higgs
• This information was last updated on July 3, 2022.

Household of Zachariah Higgs [[iKi]]1

He is married to Elizabeth Kenelm.

They got married WFT Est. 1749-1783 at Maryland.Sources 1, 2

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth Higgs  > 1753-????
2. Ellender Willis" Higgs  > 1754-???? 
3. William Higgs  > 1755-????
4. Leonard Clark Higgs  1756-1850 
5. Cassander Elizabeth Higgs  1764-???? 
6. John Higgs  1764-???? 
7. Mary Higgs  ± 1773-???? 
8. Sothoron (Southern) Higgs  
9. Kenelm Higgs   

Notes about Zachariah Higgs [[iKi]]1

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ID: I1153 Name: Zachariah HIGGS Given Name: Zachariah Surname: HIGGS Sex: M Birth: 1735 Death: 1816 in Granville, Co., North CarolinaFather: John HIGGS Marriage 1 Elizabeth KENELM
Children
William HIGGS
Southern ? HIGGS
Cassander Elizabeth HIGGS
Mary HIGGS
Ellender HIGGS
Elizabeth (Eliza) HIGGS
Lenoard Clark HIGGS b: 13 DEC 1756 in Maryland
John HIGGS b: 1 JAN 1764 in NC
Kenelm HIGGS b: 1 JAN 1769 in NC
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From Cass Johnson (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
April 30, 1754Zacharias Higgs was shown as owing the estate of James Mills, SaintMary's Co., MD,December 6 1758Administration accounts of Samuel Higgs, Saint Mary's Co., MD,12/6/1758. Next of kin: John Higgs, Zacharias Higgs. Admx: ElizabethHiggs. Samuel Higgs and Zachariah Higgs would be the sons of JohnHiggs. Elizabeth Higgs would be Zachariah's wife. I don't belive thatSamuel Higgs was married. Zachariah was and his wife was named Elizabeth.April 17, 1772Zacharias Higgs and Thomas Nichols appraised the estate of John Tual,Saint Mary's Co., MD, 4/17/1772 (so it appears he didn't move to NC untilafter that time).February 1773Zachariah Higgs was born in 1735 in Maryland. His father is believed tobe a John Higgs of Chaptico district in Maryland. There were several JohnHiggs of this time, so there is no definite proof of which one was hisfather. The earliest reference locates Zachariah in Granville County,North Carolina. He purchased 150 acres of Land from a John Dickerson inFeb. 1773. He acquired 1920 acres over the next several years in sevenseparate purchases . All this land was located in Tabbs Creek , FishingCreek, and Ruin Creek districts near Oxford, North Carolina.Zachariah is listed in the D.A.R. Patriot Index Centennial Edition Part2, 1990 for Patriot Service. There is a voucher for Revolutionary Armyaccounts. It shows that he was paid back 57 pounds and 2 shillings. Hepaid cash into the Militias of North Carolina , South Carolina , andVirginia. No other records have been found of his service in that war,but many records were destroyed by fire. One of his land records datedOct. 21, 1778 refers to him as Capt. Zack Higgs.He took the census of Fishing Creek District in 1786 and was a sheriff sappointee in 1799.1784Zachariah Higgs was one of the executers of the will below. One sourcestates that the Higgs came from Berte Co., NC.Zachariah Higgs and Joseph McDonald were appointed executors of thefollowing will in Granville Co., NC,Granville Co, NC, Will Book 1,pg. 399"Estes Trails", 1995, 14.1,pg. 5Will of Ephraim Estridge (Estes) SignedSep 18, 1781, Probated 1784In the name of God Amen I Ephraim Estridge of the County of Granville being in a low state of health in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory praises be given to almighty God, I do here make & ordain this my perfect Will & Testament in manner & form as followeth, that is first and principally I commend my soul into the hand of Almighty God hoping through the merits of Death and passion of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ to have full & free pardon & to inherit everlasting life & my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Ex hereafter named. And as touching disposition of all & such temporale state that is pleased God to bestow upon me I will & dispose hereof as followeth. I leave the use of my land to my wife during her widowhood & after she marries, then the land to be sold & the money divided between my two children. I give to my wife Sarah all my moveable estate after paying my lawful debts to raise my children upon. I appoint Joseph McDonald & Zachariah Higgs my whole and Sole Ex of this my Last Will &Testament. I hereby revoke & make void all former wills & testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I the said Ephraim Estridge to this my last Will & Testament Set my hand and Seal this 18th day of September 1781. Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us witnesses: James McDonald, John Estridge.Ephraim Estridge X (Seal)This will was proved in the May court session of Granville County, NC, in 1784 by county clerk Reuben Searcy.It is recorded in Granville County Will Book 1, page 399. The originalwill, no. 275, was missing and a copy had been inserted.1782 Zachariah Higgs was listed on the 1782 Granville Co., Nc Tax List, living in Fishing Creek Dist. (Tabbs Creek Dist) with 678 acres, 2negros, 5 horses or mules, 24 cattle, value of 344 pounds, 19 shillings.September 7, 1782, Deed Book O, pg. 229 Granville Co., NC, , Zachariah Higgs sold land in Granville Co., to Thomas York of Warren Co., NCGranville Co, NC, Will Book 1, pg. 399Will of Ephraim Estridge (Estes), made Sep 18, 1781, probated May 1784The original will, no. 275, was missing and a copy had been inserted.I leave the use of my land to my wife during her widowhood and after she marries, then the land to be sold and the money divided between my twochildren. I give to my wife Sarah all my moveable estate after paying mylawful debts to raise my children upon. Executers: Joseph McDonald andZachariah Higgs, Witnesses: James McDonald and John Estridge. CourtClerk: Reuben Searcy.1785Zachariah Higgs enumerated on the 1785 Granville Co., NC Tax List. with1000 acres, one free poll and 4 slaves.1786Zachariah Higgs found on the 1786 Granville Co., NC Tax List, with 818 acres, 2 free polls and 3 slaves.Granville Co., NC Court MinutesAug 1786 Deed from John Duncan to Leonard Clark for 150 acres proved by Zach Higgs. p. 241788Zachariah Higgs found on the 1788 Granvile Co., Nc Tax list living in the Tabbs Creek District.1789May 1789, Ambrose Barker vs. Leonard Clark w/ Z. Higgs as witness; also Jno. Higgs, wit. p. 154(John Higgs was most probably Zachariah Higgs'son, who was born in 1764and certainly old enough to be a witness.14 June 1790Granville Co., NC, Bk N, 306,128p. 65, 14 Jun 1790 bet William Parham & Charles Clark ...35 pounds, land in Granville Co. on the waters of Popalar (sic) creek.....White's line,Barton's line.....90 acres, wit: Z. Higgs, Southorn Higgs, signedWilliam Parham (mark), proved in May court 1791 by Southorn Higgs20 January 1792Granville Co., NC, p. 116, 20 Jan 1792 bet Zachariah Higgs & ElijahParish... 10 shillings, piece of land on Tabb's creek at the Mill ...1ac, wit: Kenelm Higgs, John Higgs, signed Z. Higgs, proven Granvillecourt May 1792Novemberf 22, 1793, Deed Book P, pg. 54, Granville Co., Nc, ZachariahHiggs deed to Sothoron Higgs.July 24, 1794, Deed Book P, pg. 84 Granville Co., NC, Zachariah Higgs deed to John Higgs1796Zachariah Higgs was found on the 1796 Granville co., NC Tax List, with 300 acres, 2 free poles, and 3 slaves.1797Zachariah Higgs was found on the 1797 Granville Co., NC Tax List with 300 acres, one poll and 4 slaves.August 6, 1799, Zachariah Higgs was appointed sheriff of Granville Co., NCOne of the things that caught my attention in Granville Co. was the Higgsfamily. Zachariah Higgs was witness to a couple of tranactions involvingLeonard Clark there. There were several Higgs men head offamilies there, among them Leonard Higgs, John Higgs & Sotheron Higgs.Have you done any work on the Higgs family? "Colonial Granville County & It's People" says the Higgs family came to Granville from Bertie Co.Zachariah Higgs, Jonathan Johnson & the Parhams were all in the Tabb Creek District along with Leonard Clark.December 21, 1801Zachariah Higgs, deed of gift to his son Sothoron Higgs, retainingpossession for himself and his wife, Elizabeth Higgs, during theirlifetimes. December 21, 1801. Both Zachariah Higgs and John Higgs aswitnesses Both Zachariah Higgs and John Higgs were dead on this date.November Court 1816.May 7, 1794, Southern Higgs was appointed Constable of Tabb's Creek Dist,Granville Co., NCMarch 1, 1806, Deed Book Y, pg. 194, Zachariah Higgs deed to JonathanHiggs.Elizabeth Kenelm was given as the wife of Zachariah Higgs on the RootsWebGlobal Search. One of the children of Zachariah was named Kenelm. LindaReno, county historian of Saint Mary's Co., MD, said that there were no Kenelm families in the St. Mary's area as far as she knew. "Also Eleanor Mattingly, daughter of Zachariah married a Alys EleanorHiggs [prob. early 1800's]. Zachariahs estate was settled in 1829 and they rec'd a share.Elizabeth KenelmPosted by: larry baggettDecember 14, 2001 at 14:25:48This probably can never be proven but it is my firm belief that ElizabethKenelm the wife of Zachariah Higgs is actually Elizabeth Cheseldine OfKenelm. She was the daughter of Kenelm Cheseldine (1710-1765 )and ChloeNelson (1732-abt 1770). I think her father's first name has beenmisinterpreted as her maiden name. She was born in 1742 at White NeckFarm in St Marys Co., Maryland. Nothing more is known about her. Ib elieve she married Zachariah Higgs of Chaptico, St Marys Co., Maryland and they moved to Granville Co., North Carolina by 1786. Good Luck!

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