Roswell Higley (1756 - 1834)

Born 19 Dec 1756 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1834 at age 77 in Windsor, Broome, New York, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Merri Bright [send private message]

Biography

Roswell was born in 1756. He is the son of Soloman Higley and Lydia Holcombe. He passed away in 1834. ^[1]

Roswell Higley was an early settler in the town, but the date of his arrival is not accessible. He located at what was subsequently known as Higley Settlement, about two miles west of Windsor, on the Binghamton road. Wilkinson says that he first settled about half a mile above the old fort; this may be true. It is related that two or three years after his coming, there arrived at his house a chief and a few other Indians, who requested the privilege of eating and lodging with him while they were engaged in digging for some brass kettles, which they claimed to have buried in the neighborhood. They worked at their task daily and found a number of the kettles and when they went away they asserted that there were others that had not been recovered. Some of these were found by the whites at a later date. Isaac Higley, a son of Roswell, told Mr. Wilkinson that the chief always asked a blessing before their meals, while at their house. ^[2]

Roswell Higley Birth Date: 19 Dec 1756 Age at Death: 77 Death Date: 10 Nov 1834 Burial Place: Windsor, Broome County, New York, USA ^[3]

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Clarence Severance, Aug 20, 2012
2. ↑ Smith, HP, ed. History of Broome County: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Chapter XXII. History of the Town of Windsor. D. Mason & Co Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1885. p 278.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24475741/roswell-higley