Beriah
Higgins
Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Higgins
and Jane (Collins) Higgins
Brother of
Elisha Higgins Jr, Martha (Higgins) Doane, Alice (Higgins) Doane, Apphia (Higgins) Doane, Jonathan Higgins, Elisabeth (Higgins) Mayo, Joseph Higgins, Ruth Higgins, Barnabas Higgins and Philip Higgins
Husband of
Jemima (Wetherell) Higgins
— married
1 Jun 1730 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Husband of
Abigail (Higgins) Higgens
— married
15 Oct 1755 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Beriah Higgins, Mercy (Higgins) Brown, Jemima Higgins, Joseph Higgins, Jemima Higgins, Ann (Higgins) Brown, John Higgins, Lot Higgins, Lot Higgins, Jane (Higgins) Rich, Rachel (Higgins) Cobb, Ephraim Higgins and Beriah Higgins Jr.
Died
at about age 67
in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2014
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Biography
Beriah was born 15 Jan 1705[1] at Truro and died after 1774
He married 1st 01 Jun 1730 Jemima Wirthwell d: 1754[2]
Children, first wife:
- Beriah, b. 5 Dec 1731; d. y.
- Mercy, b. 31 May 1733
- Jemima, b. 30 May 1735; d. 23 May 1736
- Joseph, b. 1 Mar 1737
- Jemima, b. 7 Jul 1738
- Anna, b. 17 Apr 1740
- John, b. 27 May 1742
- Lot, b. 20 Jun 1745; d. 10 Dec 1746
- Lot, b. 17 Feb 1746
- Jane, b. 28 Mar 1748
- Rachel, b. 5 Jul 1750
He married 2nd 15 Oct 1755 Abigail Higgins daughter of Paul and Rebecca (Mayo) Higgins
Children, second wife:
- Ephraim, b. 5 Feb 1757; d. 15 Nov 1759
- Beriah, b. 3 Feb 1759
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-Z38 : 4 December 2014), Beriah Higgins, 15 Jan 1705; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-JTB : 4 December 2014), Beriah Higgins and Jemima Witherell, 01 Jun 1730; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 907,350.
- Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families Vol 27 Page 17
- Collins, Jr., Stanley Newcomb. Joseph Collins of Eastham and Three Generations of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 7
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Beriah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Beriah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Beriah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Beriah:
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~0.39%
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