Henry Hazelrigg Haggard (1744 - 1842)

Born 27 Mar 1744 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Randolph) Haggard — married about 1766 in Albermarle County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1842 at about age 97 in Bibb County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Henry Haggard is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-172281
Rank: Private

He was probably born in Hanover Co. or Louisa Co. VA. He was quite young when his mother died and his father married next Betsy Gentry of Louisa Co. Around 1757, age c.13 the family moved west to Albemarle Co. VA . The deed books show that his father was in Louisa Co. in 1756^[1] and "of Albemarle Co.” in 1758.^[2]

Family

From Clinton R. Haggard's historical files^[3]

Rev. Henry Hagard, H1161, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Hazelrigg) Haggard, was born 27 March 1744, Albemarle County, VA, and died in Bibb County, AL, in 1842. He was married ca. 1766, Albemarle County, VA, Dorothy "Dolly" Randolph, born ca. 1746, Chesterfield County, VA, died ca. 1813, Crowson's Cove, Sevierville, Sevier, TN, daughter of (parents unknown), sister of James Randolph, identified as a "near relative" of John Randolph of Roanoke and descendant of Pocahontas (Unproven; see Research Notes at Dorothy (Randolph) Haggard). They had eleven children:

• 1. David B. Haggard, H11611, born 1767, Albemarle County, VA.
• 2. Henry Hazelrigg Haggard, Jr., H11612, born ca. 1769, VA.
• 3. Joel Haggard, H11613, born ca. 1770, Albemarle County, VA.
• 4. James Haggard, H11614, born ca. 1772, Albemarle County, VA.
• 5. Mary Haggard, H11615, born ca. 1774, NC.
• 6. Elizabeth Haggard, H11616, born ca. 1776, NC.
• 7. Martin Haggard, H11617, born ca. 1778, Jefferson County, NC.
• 8. Susan R. Haggard, H11618, born 1780, NC.
• 9. Rev. Noah Haggard, H11619, born April 1788, Greene County, NC.
• 10. Lucy N. Haggard, H1161A, born 1793, Jefferson County, NC.
• 11. Nancy Haggard, H1161B, born 1794, Jefferson County, NC

From The History of the Haggard Family ^[4]

Henry Haggard. the oldest son of Nathaniel Haggard. was born in Albemarle County. Virginia, about 1744. At an early age he became a Baptist preacher and continued to preach until his death, at 90 years of age. Soon after the close of the Revolution he moved to East Tennessee with his family, and after a period of years emigrated to Alabama. To him was born five sons and one daughter: James, David, Henry, Joel, and Noah. The daughter, Nancy, married a Thancher, and with the father and two of the brothers, Joel and Noah, removed to Alabama. One son, Rev. James Haggard, came to Kentucky in 1790 and settled in Fayette county, near Lexington.

June 1, 1840 he was a pensioner age 94 living with James Fancher.^[5]

Death and Burial

Henry passed away in 1842 in Bibb County, Alabama. He is buried in Cahaba Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. ^[6]

Research Notes

Easily conflated with...

There are multiple Henry Haggards in the southern states in the same time period. Two that are commonly conflated are the following:

• Henry Hazelrigg Haggard
  • Parents: Nathaniel Haggard Sr. and Mary (Hazelrigg) Haggard.
  • Date of birth: 1744.
  • Wife: Dorothy (Randolph) Haggard.
• Henry C Haggard
  • Parents: Granville 'Gray' Haggard and Mary Haggard.
  • Date of birth: 1759.
  • Wife: currently unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Louisa Co. Deed Bk.B, p. 91.
2. ↑ Albemarle Co. Deed Bk. 1, p. 15.
3. ↑ Haggard, Clinton R. "Historical Files." Haggard Genealogy. Accessed November 22, 2017. http://www.angelfire.com/ri/haggardgenealogy/#H-files.
4. ↑ Haggard Ray, Jennie. History of the Haggard family in England and America 1433 to 1899 to 1938. Dallas, Texas, 1938. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066151754.
5. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-B9SS-H?cc=2546162&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQP8H-XJGW
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2020), memorial page for Rev Henry Hazelrigg Haggard (27 Mar 1744–1842), Find a Grave Memorial no. 56903349, citing Cahaba Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 47195014) .

• Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database.” database, Genealogical Research System, http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A049109 : accessed 25 Sep 2020, Henry Haggard, A049109.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Becky Santos for creating WikiTree profile Haggard-185 through the import of Crouch Family.ged on Jul 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Becky and others.