Benjamin was born about 1765. He is the son of Benjamin Higdon and Katherine Pottle. In Mar of 1808 Benjamin Higdon Jr sued his wife Judith and William Smith a soldier with the Nova Scotia regiment because they eloped with his goods, He said she has lewd and bad character.
Sources
Trinity Trinity Bay Newfoundland Anglican Parish records in Newfoundland Provincial Archive St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Vital Stats Vol # 64 B Newfoundland Provincial Archive in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Trinity Trinity Bay Newfoundland Court records Newfoundland Provincial Archive in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada dated Mar 1808
Keith Mathews name files at Memorial University in St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin: