Seth
Higley
Born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Brewster Higley II
and Esther (Holcomb) Higley
Brother of
Brewster Higley III, Hannah (Higley) Porter, Joel Higley, Esther (Higley) Case and Enoch Higley
Husband of
Mindwell (Higley) Latimer
— married
3 Mar 1768 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Seth Filer Higley, Roxana (Higley) Holcomb, Levi Higley, Warren A. Higley, Amelia (Higley) Bates, Rhoda (Higley) Humphrey, Sally (Higley) Barnard and Oliver Higley
Died
at age 47
in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2012
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Biography
Corporal Seth Higley served with 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Seth Higley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055471.
Seth Higley was born on 29 Oct 1746 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, son of Brewster Higley II (1709 - 1796) and Esther (Holcomb) Higley (1715 - 1774).
His siblings were:
- Brewster Higley III (1735 - 1805)
- Hannah (Higley) Porter (1736 - 1823)
- Joel Higley (1739 - 1825)
- Enoch Higley (~1748 - )
- Esther (Higley) Case (~1752 - )
Seth married Mindwell Higley (~1738 - 1820) on 3 Mar 1768 in Simsbury. Their children were:
- Seth Filer Higley (~1769 - 1821)
- Roxana (Higley) Holcomb (1770 - 1854)
- Levi Higley (1771 - 1853)
- Warren A. Higley (1775 - 1848)
- Amelia (Higley) Bates (1779 - 1838)
- Rhoda (Higley) Humphrey (~1782 - 1867)
- Sally (Higley) Barnard (1785 - 1870)
- Oliver Higley (1790 - 1883).
Seth died on 11 Feb 1794 in Simsbury aged 47. He is buried in Simsbury Cemetery , Simsbury.
Revolutionary War Veteran. 18th Regiment, under Lt. Job Case and Captain Nehamiah Merril, rank Corp. Arrived in New York August 24, 1776, discharged September 13, 1776.
- Fact: Burial Simsbury Cemetery , Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Sources
- Tom Bredehoft, Pettibone Registry, page 67, see K. Pontius.
- Seth Higley (1746-1794) on Find A Grave: Memorial #80725488 retrieved 22 August 2018
Find A Grave: Memorial #80725488
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Seth 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 Seth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Seth 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 Seth:
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~0.78%
Bill Taft
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
L. (Griese) Peterson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member auntielillylu
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B598184
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Korrina (Higley) Craig :
23andMe
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~0.39%
E. Peterson :
23andMe, GEDmatch DR4920168 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RN8665637 [compare], Ancestry member peterson_emmuls
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
Jennifer Taft :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Alie Ruff :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Lesli (Colis) Johnsen :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Tracy (Mueller) Nelson :
Autosomal DNA Test
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[Living Botkin]
Higley-548 and Higley-218 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, duplicate wife
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