John
High
Sr
Born in Southwarke, Surry Co., Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Thomas High
and Hannah (Clements) Foster
Husband of
Mary (Alsobrook) High
— married
1715 in Surry, Surry, VA
Descendants 
Father of
John High Jr., Joseph High, David High, Susannah High, Elizabeth High, Thomas High and Silvia High
Died about
at about age 56
in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia
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Biography
John High Sr was a Virginia colonist.
John, the son of Thomas High and Hannah Clements, was born about 1686. He passed away in 1742.
Sources
- Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia 1671-1750 by Eliza Timberlake Davis, p. 71; Will Dated: 2 March 1687, Probated: 3 July 1688. See Uploaded Attachment: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/High-1288-1. Those mentioned in Thomas High's will include wife Hannah, son John, son Joseph, friends Robert Ruffin, Wim. Edwards, Fra. Mason, overseers of the will; witnesses Rich. Hargrave, Elizabeth Harton.
- Re: Greensville Co. Va. High and Clements family; By Chloe Voebel July 20, 2006 at 09:42:09; In reply to: Greensville Co. Va. High and Clements family Pat Griffith 1/25/02; Website: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/high/989/.
- “High family notes : descendants of Thomas High Surry County, Virginia; 12 plus generations - Viewer.” https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/299761-high-family-notes-descendants-of-thomas-high-surry-county-virginia-12-plus-generations?viewer=1&offset=0#page=20&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=1683. Accessed 21 May. 2019.
- Virginia, US Wills and Probate Records 1652 - 1900.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~0.78%
Claudia (Collette) Scarbrough
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member claudiascarbrough40
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~0.78%
Dennis Carter :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Katherine (Atherton) Wright :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Norman Perry :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A054758 [compare], Ancestry member perryna
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A054758 [compare], FTDNA kit #426116
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~0.39%
Curry (Kidd) Walker :
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Constance (James) Wehner :
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~0.39%
Charles Jennings :
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~0.39%
Steve Franklin :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B99933
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~0.39%
Linda Richardson :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A363158 [compare], FTDNA kit #B377416
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~0.39%
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #797744
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Laura (Burn) Rollins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A97975114 [compare], Ancestry member Rolly898681
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~0.39%
Gill Gay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A750808 [compare], Ancestry member sidetrackedresearcher
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T221385 [compare], FTDNA kit #147956
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~0.39%
Shirley Gilbert :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
A. Boggs :
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Cathi (Clements) Gross
Linda (Johnson) Leslie
High-2011 and High-134 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics, the same parents, the same siblings, the same spouse, Mary Alsobrook, and the same son, John High, Jr.
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by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Cathi (Clements) Gross
High-1299 and High-134 appear to represent the same person because: Similar Dates and Parents, Etc.
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by Cathi (Clements) Gross
Featured National Park champion connections: John is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 14 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 19 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 17 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 17 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 12 degrees from John Muir, 16 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 23 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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