John
High
Jr
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Johan Hoch
and Elizabeth (Haymaker) High
Husband of
Mary Ann (Smith) High
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Nancy (Sullivan) High
— married
1827 in Ross county, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
Henry High, George High, John High III, Henry High, Nimrod High, Isaac High, Fredrich A. High, Hiram High, Christena (High) Tharp, Amaziah High and Julia Ann (High) Edenburn
Died
at age 94
in Warren County, Indiana, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
John High was born in Schuykill near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In June, 1780 he was drafted to serve in the Revolutionary War. He was discharged in Nov. 1781, and re-enlisted in 1788 to defend settlements along the Ohio River against Indians.
He moved to Warren county, Indiana in 1839.
John married Mary Ann Smith before 1797 in Hampshire county, Virginia.
Their children included: George, Henry, Isaac, Nimrod, John, Hiram, Catharine and Christena.
John married (2) Nancy Sullivan in 1827 in Ross county, Ohio.
Their children were: Amaziah and Julian.
John High Jr. [1]
Residence 1782 Hampshire County, VA. [2] Abt. 1819. Licking County, Ohio, USA. Abt. 1827. Warren County, Indiana, USA. 1839 Warren County, Indiana, USA.
Military Service: Ordered back to Morristown. Mar 1781. Morristown, Wirt, West Virginia, USA. Service: Re-enlisted under Captain Henry Parker to defend settlements along the Ohio River against Indians. 1788 Service: Discharged from the military. Nov 1781. Service: Drafted to serve in the American Revolution. Jun 1780. Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, United States.
Will: Will dated on this day. 08 Apr 1839.
File Format: pdf. R4985 John High - Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension ... Format: jpg. Land Records.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S-1795142565 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=vacen&h=33053805&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1782 Residence place: Hampshire County, VA
- ↑ Source: #S-1795142565 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=vacen&h=33053805&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Residence date: 1782 Residence place: Hampshire County, VA
Revolutionary War Pension Record; High Family History by Alf A Allen; Allegheny Passage by Emmet Bittinger, pp. 242-243; John High Will
- Source: S-1795142565 Repository: #R-2145713931 Virginia Census, 1607-1890 Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig Note:
- Repository: R-2145713931 Ancestry.com Note:
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DNA Connections
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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~1.56%
Jeanette (Burt) Harper
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GS3316447 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kathleen Harper :
23andMe, GEDmatch FC7247092 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AG6646421 [compare], Ancestry member actiasluna121959
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch JF963568L1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sue (Harper) Burns :
23andMe, GEDmatch LJ2593153 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DX4203157 [compare], Ancestry member SHarperBurns
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~0.78%
Jamie High :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123948 [compare], Ancestry member High1963
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