Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anthony Griffin
and Mary Wells (Simpson) Griffin
Sister of
Mary Wells (Griffin) Watts
Wife of
Calvin C. Higgins
— married
before 1850 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2016
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Biography
Martha was born in 1827, the daughter of Anthony Griffin and Mary Wells Simpson. She married Dr. Calvin C. Higgins of Newberry, South Carolina and passed away in 1858.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #45660084 for Martha Simpson Griffin Higgins (16 May 1827–27 Dec 1858), citing Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Donna Brummett (contributor 46855809) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QJ-VFK : 23 December 2020), Martha S Higgins in household of Calvin C Higgins, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfi...
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT8-LNJ : 18 February 2021), M E Higgins in entry for C C Higgins, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~0.78%
Jerry Murphree
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Susan (Pittman) Tompkins :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Glen Garrett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A628497 [compare], Ancestry member MarthaGarrettHall
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~0.78%
Benjamin Gause :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lin Griffin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #546233
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Rhonda (Murphree) Cook :
MyHeritage DNA
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