Michael Craven Higgins (1698 - abt. 1753)

Born 23 Jul 1698 in Somerset, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Bryant) Higgins — married 8 Nov 1727 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 8 Apr 1753 at about age 54 in Somerset, Province of New Jersey [uncertain]

Biography

This profile is part of the Higgins Name Study.

Michael Higgins served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Michael Craven Higgins was born on 23 Jul 1698 in Somerset, New Jersey, son of Jediah Higgins (1657–>1715) and Mary Newbold (1661–>1717)^[1][2][3].

Michael (29) married Anne Bryant (26) (born in 1700 in Reading, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay) on 8 Nov 1727 in New Jersey^[4][5].

He was in a US Civil War Pension Index record. He was in the Cauabassett, North Carolina..^[6]

Michael died about 8 Apr 1753 in Somerset, Province of New Jersey, aged 54.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
   FamilySearch Record: V5FL-6GK (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Michael Higgins born on 23 Jul 1698, son of Jediah Higgins & Mary, in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.
2. ↑ Birth: "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)"
   Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 79; Page number: 158
   Ancestry Record 3599 #3269592 (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Michael Higgins born in 1698.
3. ↑ Birth: "Family Data Collection - Births"
   Ancestry Record 5769 #2128401 (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Michael Higgins born on 23 Jul 1698, child of Jediah Higgins & Mary Newbold, in MA, USA.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007577250; FHL microfilm: 540682; Record number: 271; Packet letter: D
   FamilySearch Record: Q29L-958Q (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Michael Higgins marriage to Anne Bryant on 8 Nov 1727 in New Jersey.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802"
   Original data: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2794 #42193 (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Michael Higgins marriage to Anne Bryant on 8 Nov 1727.
6. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 216
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #5308491 (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Name: Michael Higgins; Gender: Male; Unit: Cauabassett, North Carolina.; Relation to Head: Soldier; Mother: Anne Higgins.

See Also:

• FamilySearch Person: MQR6-ZFW

Acknowledgements

This profile was created through the import of Wilson.ged on 14 September 2010.