Francis Higginson[1] was born about 1618 He was the third known child of Rev. Francis & Anne (Herbert) Higginson and was baptized at Claybrooke 16 August 1618
Francis passed away 20 MAY 1673 was buried at Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, 20 May 1673 "in his fifty-fifth year;" unmarried.[2][3]
The Agreement with Mr. Higginson. A true note of the allowance that the New-England Company have, by common consent and order of their Court and Council, granted unto Mr. Francis Higginson, minister, for his maintenance in New-England, April 8, 1629. 1. Imprimis, that £30 in money shall be forthwith paid him by the Company's treasurer towards the charges of fitting himself with apparel and other necessaries for his voyage. 2. Item, that £10 more shall be paid over by the said treasurer towards the providing of books for present use. 3. Item, that he shall have £30 yearly paid him for three years, to begin from the time of his first
The 8th of April, 1629. Mr. Francis Higgeson and Mr. Samuel Skelton, intended ministers for this Plantation, and it being thought meet to consider of their entertainment, who expressing their willingness, together also with Mr. Francis Bright Bright-2171, being now present, to do their endeavour in their places of the ministry, as well in preaching, catechising, as also in teaching or causing to be taught the Company's servants and their children, as also the salvages and their children, whereby to their uttermost to further the main end of this Plantation, being, by the assistance of Almighty God, the conversion of the salvages...
Mr Higginson's Journal begins page 213 of this book " Planters of ME and NH." [4]
Returned to England and became a clergyman in Westmoreland, England
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bp. Claybrooke 16 August 1618; bur. Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, 20 May 1673 "in his fifty-fifth year" [Whitfield Anc 228; Magnalia 364-65]; unm.