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Benedict Leonard Higdon II (1760 - 1837)

Benedict Leonard Higdon II
Born in Anson, North Carolinamap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 31 Mar 1791 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 77 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Benedict Higdon II served with Anson County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Benedict Higdon II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055230.

Benedict Leonard was born n 1760. He was the son of Benedict Higdon.

Benedict married Susannah Harris.

He passed away in 1837.

Military Service

Military Service:
Place: Revolutionary War, Pension Record No. 124975, R4975./

Sources

  • "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28R-J9C9 : 28 November 2018), Leonard Hegdon and Susannah Harris, 30 Mar 1790; citing Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,447,754.
  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 November 2020), memorial page for Leonard Higdon II (1754–11 Sep 1837), Find a Grave Memorial no. 141343924, citing Wilson-Tatham-Bryson Cemetery, Savannah, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by David ♥ Lee (contributor 47213950) .[1]

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Higdon-187 created through the import of Smith Family Tree_2012-12-08_2013-01-10_01.ged on Jan 10, 2013 by Chris Smith.




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Laurie (Higdon) Segers
Higdon-495 and Higdon-187 are not ready to be merged because: Birth Dates and Places and Death Dates and Places don't match, but other info seems correct.
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