Edward
Higby
Jr.
aka Higbee
Born about in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Edward Higby Sr.
and Jedidah (Skidmore) Higby
Brother of
Thomas Higbee, Jedidah Judath (Higby) Jackson, Mary (Higby) Oakley, John Higby, Patience (Higby) Phillips, Nathaniel Higby [half], Lydia (Higby) White [half], Sarah (Higby) Raynor [half], Sarah E. (Higby) Ludlum [half], Samuel Higby [half] and William Higby [half]
Husband of
Abigail (Adams) Higbee
— married
29 Mar 1684 in Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk, New York
Descendants 
Father of
John Higbee
Died about
at about age 64
in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
Edward Higbee, son of Edward Higby and Jedidah (Skidmore) Higbee was born about 1652 in Stratford, Connecticut.
He was in Middletown, Connecticut, with his father in 1673, when his father was called Edward Higbe Senior.
He married (1) 29 Mar 1684 Abigail Adams, b. Hartford, Connecticut, Feb 1660/1 d/o John and Abigail (Smith) Adams. John Adams died before she married and her mother had married John Betts. This is shown by a conveyance from John Betts and his wife to the young husband Edward Higby.
- Huntington Land Records p. 103 "For and in consideration of a marriage yt has been made .. between Edward Higby ... and Abigail Adams ... my daughter in law, have granted and doe by these presents give and grant and make over from us our heirs Executors Administrators and assigns unto our son-in-law Edward Higby of Huntington Long Isalnd ... husbandman, the southwest end of my home" containing two acres.
- Abigail was granddaughter of Jeremy Adams of Hartford "I Jeremiah Adams of Huntington, Long Island, son of John Adams and grandson of Jeremie Adams and nephew of Thomas Greenhill make my brother-in-law Edward Higby trustee and attorney."(Src. cited.: Probate Records of Conn., vol I p. 268.)
18 April 1684 Edward bought land of John Finch Sr.
4 April 1688 Edward and wife Abigail sold land on East Neck Long Island.
More land transactions. ...
He married (2) bout 1693, Mary ____. A deed dated 24 May 1699, was made "Edward Higbe of Cold Spring in Huntington and Mary his wife" conveyed land to Cornelius Smith.
His will was made 21 Aug 1716 at Middletown, New Jersey, and proved 10 Apr 1717 at New York City. It was recorded in book A p 68 office of the Secretary of State, Trenton, New Jersey. After a preamble committing his soul to God and his body to the earth and his debts being paid he made bequests to his children, son Edward Higbie, daughters Sarah Johnston, Marjory Looper, Mary Race, son Joseph Higbee, daughter Rebecca Higbee, Obadiah and George Higbee (both underage). His wife was not named and presumed deceased.
Children, probably born in Huntington, Suffolk, Long Island. Five are by the first wife, Abigail. Last four by the second wife, Mary.
- Edward b. c 1685
- John b. c 1687
- Sarah b. c 1689; m. _____ Johnstone
- Margery b. c 1691; m. ____ Looper
- Mary b. c 1692; m. ______ Race
- Joseph (by second wife) b. about 1695
- Rebecca b. c. 1697
- Obadiah b. c. 1698
- George b. c. 1700.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85262776/edward-higbee: accessed 29 August 2022), memorial page for Edward Higbee (1652–1717), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85262776, ; Maintained by dlhmda (contributor 46980309) Burial Details Unknown.
- Higby, Clinton David, Ph.D. Edward Higbee and His Descendants. Boston, MA: Self-published, 1927. Privately printed for the author by T.R. Marvin & Son https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE217612
- Ancestral File Number: G8T3-HL
- Person #3, page 48-51.
Higby, Clinton David, Ph.D. Edward Higbee and His Descendants. Boston, MA: Self-published, 1927. Privately printed for the author by T.R. Marvin & Son
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Pages 48-50 details that Edward Higby the son of Edward Higby married Abigail Adams.
Higbee/Higby/Higbe/Higbie are all variations of the same name, and especially this early in recordkeeping, different variations are used in different records.
His name in his will is recorded as 'Edward Higbee', of Monmouth NJ.
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