John Huggins (1690 - 1752)

Born 1690 in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Mary Margaret (Carruth) Huggins — married 12 Jan 1715 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1752 at about age 62 in Anson, North Carolina

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Biography

John Huggins was a North Carolina colonist.

John Huggins was born about 1690 in Ireland. He died in Anson County (became Rowan County in 1753, became Iredell County in 1778), North. Carolina in 1752.^[1][2]

John "Huggen" was an overseer of the Will of James Carruth of Ballypalady, Parish of Ballymartin, Barony of Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland in 11 Apr 1727 and proven 22 Jan 1727/28. ^[3]

"The Carruths originated in Renfrew County, Scotland. After 1600, numbers of them joined the re-population of northern Ireland, where the name may be found in a Belfast muster role of 1631. In Ballymartin Parish, County Antrim, the Will of James Carruth was proved in 1728. It mentioned sons Alexander, James, John, Walter, and Adam, and "overseer", John Huggen.

Alexander, Walter, and Adam Carruth, accompanied probably by members of the Huggins family, migrated to Pennsylvania in 1729, and settled in Lancaster County. Alexander died in 1739, and his estate was administered by Adam Carruth, John Houseton, and James Huggins. The Carruths were in the Shenandoah Valley in 1745, and Walter (accompanied by Adam, and Alexander's widow, Jane) removed to Carolina three years later, where he settled on the headwaters of Coddle Creek.

James Huggins settled on land adjoining Carruth. His earliest grant bears the date March 25, 1752. Although it cannot be proved that he and his son John were in North Carolina in 1749, the close family relationship - of at least twenty years standing and on both sides of the Atlantic - would seem to warrant the conclusion that James Huggins accompanied Walter Carruth to Carolina."^[2]

Spouse: Mary (Carruth) Huggins (1697-1796) ^[3]

Children:

1. Jane (Huggins) Haynes (1721-aft 1790), married David Haynes
2. Mary Carruth (Huggins) Sloan (1722-1787), married John Robert Sloan, Jr.
3. John Huggins (1725-1811)
4. Ann (Huggins) Haynes (1727-1789), married James Haynes
5. James Huggins (1750-1793), married Mary Brevard

Huggins… Huggins was a name that appeared in Lauderdale County, Alabama around the 1840 era. There are still descendants of the Phillip Huggins line and the Mathew English (born 1772) line in the Shoals area. A family reunion was held at McFarland Park in Florence for the English and Huggins descendants some years. The Huggins family was a prolific family that dated back to colonial days.

The progenitor of this Huggins line was John Huggins who was born in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland and died in Rowan County, North Carolina. Son, Luke Huggins, who was born 28 Nov 1723 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. He died 6 Jul 1806 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It is not known where he is buried, but the surname is found in two cemeteries in Lincoln County, North Carolina: Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton and Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Alexis.

The Huggins were some of the colonial first families of our budding nation. In Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 6 ISSUE BY FIRST MARRIAGE the following passage is given: William Hancock, of Onslow County, North Carolina; b. 15th October, 1773; d. 27th September, 1849; m. (firstly) Dorothy (surname not given); m. (secondly) the widow Dudley; m. (thirdly) Ruth Huggins, sister of Luke Huggins.

Ruth and Luke’s parents were John Huggins 1690-1752 and Mary Carruth 1697-1796. John Huggins’ parents were James Huggins 1653 – 1728 born in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland and died in Anterim, Scotland; and Janet McClelland who was born and died in Scotland. It is noted that John Huggins’ parents were Crandall O Hagan born in 1620 and Shirlie ODonally. No research has been conducted on these names.

• John and Mary Carruth Huggins had a large family of children: James Huggins 1715 – 1789, Helen Huggins born 1716, Robert Huggins born 1718, James Huggins 1719 – 1742, Jane Huggins 1721 – 1798, Mary Huggins 1722 – 1787, Luke Huggins 1723 – 1806, John Huggins 1725 – 1811, Ann Huggins 1727 – 1789, William Huggins 1729 – 1801, James Huggins 1730 – 1793, and Mary Polly Huggins 1770 – 1832.

The Huggins surname appears regularly among those who fought for Independence in the American Revolution. Among the names were Daniel Huggins, James Huggins, Luke Huggins, Michael Huggins and Nehemiah Huggins. Luke Huggins, James Huggins, and Michael Huggins all entered service on 25 April 1781 in Dixon’s Company. They served for twelve months and left service on 25 April 1782. Nehemiah Huggins served in Sharp’s Company and enlisted for three years. James Huggins may have reached the rank of Captain.

Luke and wife Nelly had a large family of children: Charles Huggins, Esther Huggins, Hannah Huggins, Isaac Huggins, Jacob Huggins, James Huggins, Luke Huggins, Nelly Huggins Littlejohn, Phoebe Huggins Shelfer, Sarah Huggins Standley, Temperance Huggins, Thomas Huggins, and Phillip Jasper Huggins 1765 – 1840.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49424747/john-huggins : accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for John “Old John” Huggins (1690–10 Oct 1752), Find A Grave: Memorial #49424747, ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) Unknown.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762, UNC Press, Jun 1, 1987
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Carruth, Harold Bertram. Carruth Family: Brief Background and Genealogical Data of Twenty Branches in America (Ascutney, VT, 1952) Page 23-24 Will of James Carruth (page 23), John Huggin married a Mary Carruth 12 Jan 1715 (Page 24)

• U S International Marriage Records, John Huggins to Mary Carruth
• John Huggins from North Carolina: http.pages.suddenlinmk.net/gunstar/index1.htm
• Historical Southern Families, Volume X "Huggins and Allied Families of North Carolina" Ancestry.com, page 15.
• Immingration-1771