Re: Joshua Hightower family
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Joshua Hightower family
3/26/00
Steve,
Here's what I have in my files, but I assume that's what was sent to you by the person who responded to your request back in March. I am posting here so others can see this. Good luck in your research.
Sincerely,
SB
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Descendants of Joshua Hightower
Generation No. 1
1.JOSHUA1 HIGHTOWER was born 1660, and died August 1726.He married ELEANOR (ELINORE) CHARNOLD 1690.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and ELEANOR CHARNOLD are:
2. i. JOHN THOMAS2 HIGHTOWER, b. 1692, Richmond County, Virginia; d. September 04, 1764, Amelia County, Virginia.
3. ii. CHARNEL (SR. ) HIGHTOWER, b. 1694; d. April 1762.
4. iii. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. 1696; d. 1772.
5. iv. AUSTIN HIGHTOWER, b. 1698; d. 1784.
v. JOSEPH HIGHTOWER, b. 1699.
6. vi. THOMAS (SR.) HIGHTOWER, b. March 20, 1711/12; d. 1762.
Generation No. 2
2.JOHN THOMAS2 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA1) was born 1692 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died September 04, 1764 in Amelia County, Virginia.He married MARY WINNIFORD BRYAN(T) 1718 in Richmond County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS BRYAN(T) and ELEANOR.
Notes for JOHN THOMAS HIGHTOWER:
Moved about 1748 to Amelia County, Virginia on Hurricane Creek, near Blackstone in present Nottoway County, Virginia
Children of JOHN HIGHTOWER and MARY BRYAN(T) are:
7. i. WILLIAM3 HIGHTOWER, b. July 20, 1720, Richmond County, Virginia; d. Abt. August 1764, Amelia County, Virginia.
8. ii. ELEANOR HIGHTOWER, b. January 10, 1721/22, Richmond County, Virginia.
9. iii. JOHN THOMAS (JR.) HIGHTOWER, b. November 13, 1725, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 1796, Lunenburg County, Virginia.
10. iv. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. September 14, 1728, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 1794, Nottoway County, Virginia.
v. THOMAS JAMES HIGHTOWER, b. May 24, 1731, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 1796; m. MARTHA.
Notes for THOMAS JAMES HIGHTOWER:
Lived in Lunenburg County, Virginia
11. vi. GEORGE HIGHTOWER, b. September 28, 1733, Richmond County, Virginia; d. 1820, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
vii. RICHARD HIGHTOWER, b. December 27, 1737, Richmond County, Virginia.
Notes for RICHARD HIGHTOWER:
Twin with Rebekah
viii. REBEKAH HIGHTOWER, b. December 27, 1737; d. 1737.
Notes for REBEKAH HIGHTOWER:
Twin with Richard
3.CHARNEL (SR. )2 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA1) was born 1694, and died April 1762.He married SARAH STONE GLASCOCK January 16, 1726/27.
Children of CHARNEL HIGHTOWER and SARAH GLASCOCK are:
i. ELIZABETH3 HIGHTOWER, b. March 23, 1727/28.
ii. SARAH HIGHTOWER, b. June 22, 1731.
12. iii. CHARNEL (JR.) HIGHTOWER, b. June 22, 1733; d. July 1793.
13. iv. RAWLEIGH HIGHTOWER, b. May 07, 1734; d. May 10, 1801.
14. v. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. June 11, 1739; d. September 26, 1840.
vi. GREGORY HIGHTOWER, b. October 29, 1745; d. November 15, 1769.
vii. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. July 07, 1747; d. September 1781; m. HANNAH HIGHTOWER.
viii. THOMAS HIGHTOWER, b. February 01, 1749/50; m. ANN STITH.
4.JOSHUA2 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA1) was born 1696, and died 1772.He married SUSANNAH TAVERNOR 1720.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH TAVERNOR are:
15. i. CHARNEL (SR.)3 HIGHTOWER, b. October 30, 1721; d. 1807.
16. ii. KATHERINE HIGHTOWER, b. October 05, 1723; d. November 18, 1782.
17. iii. ANN HIGHTOWER, b. 1726; d. 1765.
iv. LETTICE HIGHTOWER, b. March 17, 1728/29; d. April 03, 1756; m. WILLIAM JONES.
18. v. JOSEPH HIGHTOWER, b. October 13, 1731; d. February 1786.
vi. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, b. April 13, 1734; d. 1787.
vii. THOMAS HIGHTOWER, b. 1736.
viii. ROBERT HIGHTOWER, b. September 24, 1737; d. 1804; m. ANN WARD, June 30, 1773.
ix. TAVENOR HIGHTOWER, b. April 22, 1740.
19. x. EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER, b. 1743; d. 1832.
5.AUSTIN2 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA1) was born 1698, and died 1784.He married (1) JEAN "JANE" OLDHAM 1743.He married (2) MARTHA (HIGHTOWER ?) 1760.
Children of AUSTIN HIGHTOWER and JEAN OLDHAM are:
20. i. OLDHAM3 HIGHTOWER, b. September 17, 1744; d. October 24, 1823.
21. ii. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, b. 1746; d. 1830.
22. iii. JOHN (SR. ) HIGHTOWER, b. 1748; d. 1798.
23. iv. AUSTIN (JR.) HIGHTOWER, b. 1750.
Children of AUSTIN HIGHTOWER and MARTHA ?) are:
24. v. STERLING3 HIGHTOWER, b. 1761; d. 1830.
vi. HENRY HIGHTOWER, b. 1763; d. 1783.
vii. AMELIA HIGHTOWER, b. 1765; m. GEORGE (JR.) HAYGOOD.
6.THOMAS (SR.)2 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA1) was born March 20, 1711/12, and died 1762.He married (1) FRANCES (HIGHTOWER ?).He married (2) KINDNESS PRENTISS.
Children of THOMAS HIGHTOWER and KINDNESS PRENTISS are:
25. i. THOMAS (JR. )3 HIGHTOWER, b. February 05, 1735/36; d. 1807.
ii. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. 1745; d. 1826.
Generation No. 3
7.WILLIAM3 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born July 20, 1720 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died Abt. August 1764 in Amelia County, Virginia.He married SUSANNAH HANKS November 12, 1743 in Richmond County, Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM HANKS and HANNAH.
Notes for SUSANNAH HANKS:
Was living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1780
Children of WILLIAM HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH HANKS are:
i. DANIEL4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1753.
ii. PRESSLEY HIGHTOWER, b. 1764; d. 1820.
iii. STEPHEN HIGHTOWER, b. 1755; d. Abt. 1780, Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
iv. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, b. 1757; d. November 01, 1836; m. JOHN NEBLETT.
v. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1745; m. ANN.
vi. MARY HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1747.
26. vii. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1749, Amelia County, Virginia; d. 1840.
27. viii. THOMAS HIGHTOWER, b. July 12, 1751, Amelia County, Virginia; d. September 22, 1803, Greene County, Georgia.
28. ix. ELIZABETH "BETTY" HIGHTOWER, b. May 12, 1753, Amelia County, Virginia; d. September 08, 1830, Montgomery County, Tennessee.
8.ELEANOR3 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born January 10, 1721/22 in Richmond County, Virginia.She married GREENHAM DODSON 1740, son of THOMAS DODSON.
Children of ELEANOR HIGHTOWER and GREENHAM DODSON are:
i. JUDITH4 DODSON, b. January 06, 1740/41, Richmond County, Virginia.
ii. ELEANOR DODSON, b. 1755; d. 1808; m. THOMAS TAYLOR, 1768.
iii. HIGHTOWER DODSON.
iv. THOMAS DODSON.
v. GEORGE DODSON.
vi. WILLIAM DODSON.
9.JOHN THOMAS (JR.)3 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born November 13, 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1796 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.He married (1) ANN SMITH Bef. 1758 in Amelia County, Virginia, daughter of RICHARD SMITH.He married (2) MARY September 22, 1774.
Children of JOHN HIGHTOWER and ANN SMITH are:
i. WILLIAM4 HIGHTOWER.
Notes for WILLIAM HIGHTOWER:
Was executor of his father's will in 1796 and was to inherit the homeplace
29. ii. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. Amelia County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1796.
10.JOSHUA3 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born September 14, 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1794 in Nottoway County, Virginia.He married (1) UNKNOWN.He married (2) PHEBE CHILES WOOD.
Notes for JOSHUA HIGHTOWER:
Married Twice.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and UNKNOWN are:
30. i. DANIEL4 HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1781, Amelia County, Virginia; d. December 1828, Caswell County, North Carolina.
31. ii. STEPHEN LEE HIGHTOWER, b. October 03, 1777, Amelia County, Virginia; d. July 19, 1860, Sardis, Mississippi.
32. iii. DEVEREUX HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1774, Amelia County, Virginia.
iv. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, m. NANCY.
v. ANN HIGHTOWER, m. BURREL FEATHERSTUN.
vi. MARY HIGHTOWER, m. THOMAS JACKSON.
vii. SALLY HIGHTOWER, m. RICHARD HIGHTOWER, October 02, 1787.
Notes for RICHARD HIGHTOWER:
He and wife Sally were cousins
33. viii. ELINOR/ELEANOR HIGHTOWER, b. 1750; d. August 1848.
ix. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, m. UNKNOWN, March 22, 1790.
Notes for JOSHUA HIGHTOWER:
Received 160 acres of land from his father in 1790 in Nottoway County, Virginia where he apparently remained his entire life.
34. x. JOHN HIGHTOWER, d. 1816, Caswell County, North Carolina.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and PHEBE WOOD are:
xi. PATSEY4 HIGHTOWER, d. Abt. 1798.
Notes for PATSEY HIGHTOWER:
Died in Childhood
xii. AGNES "AGGY" HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN H. CALDWELL, 1813, Halifax County, Virginia.
xiii. WOOD HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1783, Amelia County, Virginia; d. Abt. July 1818, Halifax County, Virginia; m. FRANCES S..
11.GEORGE3 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born September 28, 1733 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died 1820 in Jessamine County, Kentucky.He married SUSANNAH THORNE.
Notes for GEORGE HIGHTOWER:
Lived in Richmond County, Virginia until 1748, in Amelia County, Virginia until about 1775, in Lunenburg County, Virginia until about 1783, in Campbell County, Virginia until 1797, when he moved to Jessamine County, Kentucky. where he died in 1820, aged 87.
It is probable he had other children not named here.
Children of GEORGE HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH THORNE are:
i. JENCY4 HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN JONES, 1794.
ii. RICHARD HIGHTOWER, m. SUSAN GATES, 1801.
iii. MARAMON HIGHTOWER, m. SARAH DICKERSON, 1801, Jessamine County, Kentucky.
35. iv. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER.
v. ELIZA HIGHTOWER, m. THOMAS COCKE, 1795.
vi. GEORGE HIGHTOWER, m. FRANCES HALL, 1796, Campbell County, Virginia.
12.CHARNEL (JR.)3 HIGHTOWER (CHARNEL (SR. )2, JOSHUA1) was born June 22, 1733, and died July 1793.He married FRANCES PUCKETT.
Children of CHARNEL HIGHTOWER and FRANCES PUCKETT are:
i. JOHN PUCKETT4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1776; m. SARAH ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER.
ii. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, b. 1778; m. AMELIA FENN.
13.RAWLEIGH3 HIGHTOWER (CHARNEL (SR. )2, JOSHUA1) was born May 07, 1734, and died May 10, 1801.He married ANN HIGHTOWER.
Children of RAWLEIGH HIGHTOWER and ANN HIGHTOWER are:
i. GREG4 HIGHTOWER.
ii. MARTHA HIGHTOWER.
iii. MARY HIGHTOWER.
14.JOSHUA3 HIGHTOWER (CHARNEL (SR. )2, JOSHUA1) was born June 11, 1739, and died September 26, 1840.He married POLLY PUCKETT.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and POLLY PUCKETT are:
i. POLLY4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1771; m. JORDAN ANDERSON.
ii. THOMAS HIGHTOWER, b. 1772; d. 1819; m. ELIZABETH POLLARD.
iii. MINERVA HIGHTOWER, b. 1774; m. JOSHUA ELDER.
15.CHARNEL (SR.)3 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA2, JOSHUA1) was born October 30, 1721, and died 1807.He married UNKNOWN.
Child of CHARNEL HIGHTOWER and UNKNOWN is:
i. CHARNEL (JR.)4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1746; m. SARAH ECHOLS.
16.KATHERINE3 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA2, JOSHUA1) was born October 05, 1723, and died November 18, 1782.She married MERRIMAN THORNE.
Children of KATHERINE HIGHTOWER and MERRIMAN THORNE are:
i. KATHERINE4 THORNE.
ii. SUSANNAH THORNE, m. GEORGE HIGHTOWER.
iii. JANE THORNE, b. September 14, 1740.
iv. THOMAS THORNE, b. March 04, 1743/44.
v. ANN THORNE, b. August 02, 1746.
vi. ELIZABETH THORNE, b. July 22, 1751.
vii. MERRIMAN THORNE, b. March 11, 1754.
viii. JOSHUA THORNE, b. 1756.
ix. HIGHTOWER THORNE, b. 1758.
x. PRESLEY THORNE, b. 1760.
xi. SOLOMON THORNE, b. 1762.
17.ANN3 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA2, JOSHUA1) was born 1726, and died 1765.She married CAPT. JOHN HAMMOND 1742.
Children of ANN HIGHTOWER and CAPT. HAMMOND are:
i. JOHNNY4 HAMMOND.
ii. JOSHUA HAMMOND, m. SARAH (HAMMOND?).
iii. KATHERINE HAMMOND.
iv. ANN HAMMOND.
v. WINNIE HAMMOND.
vi. SUSANNA HAMMOND.
18.JOSEPH3 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA2, JOSHUA1) was born October 13, 1731, and died February 1786.He married (1) AMITHA (HIGHTOWER ?).He married (2) MISS SMITH 1758.
Child of JOSEPH HIGHTOWER and AMITHA ?) is:
i. AGNES4 HIGHTOWER.
19.EPAPHRODITUS3 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA2, JOSHUA1) was born 1743, and died 1832.He married ELINOR/ELEANOR HIGHTOWER November 1771, daughter of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and UNKNOWN.
Notes for EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER:
He and wife Elinor were cousins
Children of EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER and ELINOR/ELEANOR HIGHTOWER are:
i. AGNES (AGNISS)4 HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN W. OR M. CASEY/KERSEY, December 02, 1794.
ii. FRANCES ARRS "FANNY" HIGHTOWER, m. HERNDON LEA, June 22, 1791, Caswell County, North Carolina.
iii. MARY HIGHTOWER, m. JONATHAN LEA, October 16, 1786, Caswell County, North Carolina.
iv. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. 1770; m. (1) DELILAH SLADE, November 24, 1792; m. (2) EUNICE LEA, March 31, 1800.
v. ELIZABETH "BETSY" HIGHTOWER, b. May 17, 1789; d. March 10, 1814; m. JEREMIAH JARNIGAN, December 24, 1808.
vi. EPAPHRODITUS (JR.) HIGHTOWER, b. October 1792; d. August 10, 1888; m. (1) JANE (HIGHTOWER ?); m. (2) NANCY CLAY, January 25, 1815.
vii. LETTICE HIGHTOWER, m. JAMES PAUL.
viii. SARAH "SALLIE" HIGHTOWER, m. BENJAMIN WALKER, December 09, 1800.
ix. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN TYREE CURL, August 29, 1803.
20.OLDHAM3 HIGHTOWER (AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born September 17, 1744, and died October 24, 1823.He married SARAH PARKER 1763.
Children of OLDHAM HIGHTOWER and SARAH PARKER are:
i. RICHARD R.4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1764; d. 1820; m. NANCY SMITH.
ii. JOHN OLDHAM HIGHTOWER.
iii. JOSEPH HIGHTOWER.
iv. HARDY HIGHTOWER, b. 1779; d. 1857; m. MARGARET O'NEILL.
v. JANE "JENCY" HIGHTOWER.
21.WILLIAM3 HIGHTOWER (AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born 1746, and died 1830.He married AMELIA (HIGHTOWER ?).
Children of WILLIAM HIGHTOWER and AMELIA ?) are:
i. CHARNEL4 HIGHTOWER.
ii. RUEBEN HIGHTOWER.
iii. STERLING HIGHTOWER.
iv. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER.
v. PHILEMON HIGHTOWER.
22.JOHN (SR. )3 HIGHTOWER (AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born 1748, and died 1798.He married SARAH (HIGHTOWER ?).
Children of JOHN HIGHTOWER and SARAH ?) are:
i. EPAPHRODITUS4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1773; d. 1859; m. LUCY PERRY.
ii. JOHN (JR. ) HIGHTOWER, b. 1778; d. 1845; m. REBECCA HAYGOOD.
iii. GEORGE HIGHTOWER, b. 1785; m. MARGARET (HIGHTOWER ?).
iv. JANE HIGHTOWER, b. 1794; d. 1842.
v. ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER, b. 1796; d. 1842.
vi. ALFRED HIGHTOWER, b. 1799; d. 1848; m. CHARLOTTE (HIGHTOWER ?).
23.AUSTIN (JR.)3 HIGHTOWER (AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born 1750.He married KEZZIAH (HIGHTOWER ?).
Children of AUSTIN HIGHTOWER and KEZZIAH ?) are:
i. OLDHAM4 HIGHTOWER.
ii. HENRY HIGHTOWER.
iii. CHARNEL HIGHTOWER, b. 1790; d. 1829.
24.STERLING3 HIGHTOWER (AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born 1761, and died 1830.He married BEERSHEBA DAVIS.
Children of STERLING HIGHTOWER and BEERSHEBA DAVIS are:
i. DAUGHTER4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1800.
ii. HUGH "MAC" HIGHTOWER, b. 1803; d. 1879; m. DELLA HICKS.
iii. NANCY JANE HIGHTOWER, b. 1813; d. 1879; m. WILLIAM KING.
iv. SARAH HIGHTOWER, m. JAMES KING.
v. PEPPEMLTIS HIGHTOWER.
vi. JOHN HIGHTOWER.
36. vii. PLEASANT HENRY HIGHTOWER, b. 1782.
25.THOMAS (JR. )3 HIGHTOWER (THOMAS (SR.)2, JOSHUA1) was born February 05, 1735/36, and died 1807.He married (1) SUSANNAH (HIGHTOWER ?) 1770.He married (2) JANE (HIGHTOWER ?) 1789.
Children of THOMAS HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH ?) are:
i. JOHN B.4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1774.
ii. HENRY HIGHTOWER, b. 1777.
Children of THOMAS HIGHTOWER and JANE ?) are:
iii. MARY ANN4 HIGHTOWER, b. 1789; m. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER.
iv. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. 1790; d. 1847; m. (1) RACHAEL (RASCHALL) FOSTER; m. (2) ROSANNA LEEPER; m. (3) SYNTHIA COLLIER.
v. JIM HIGHTOWER, b. 1790; d. 1816; m. ELIZABETH HUGHES.
vi. ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER, b. 1794; d. 1882; m. JAMES WREN.
vii. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. 1800; m. MARTHA WATKINS.
viii. CHARITY HIGHTOWER, b. 1802; m. (1) THALES MORRISON; m. (2) WILLIAM KARN.
ix. WILLIAM ROBERT HIGHTOWER, b. 1804; d. 1845; m. MARTHA DOWNEY.
Generation No. 4
26.WILLIAM4 HIGHTOWER (WILLIAM3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born Abt. 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died 1840.He married NANCY DAVIS Bef. 1776, daughter of JACOB DAVIS.
Notes for WILLIAM HIGHTOWER:
Lived in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1782 -- in Union District, South Carolina, 1789 - 1795 -- in Greene County, Georgia, 1797 - 1807, in Putnam County, Georgia as late as 1815
Notes for NANCY DAVIS:
Living in Putnam County, Georgia in 1815
Children of WILLIAM HIGHTOWER and NANCY DAVIS are:
i. REBECCA5 HIGHTOWER, m. JOSEPH JONES, 1808, Putnam County, Georgia.
ii. STEPHEN HIGHTOWER, m. SALLY (COPELAND) COPLAN, 1815.
iii. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, b. 1785; d. 1862, Greene County, Georgia; m. (1) REBECCA DORSEY, 1807; m. (2) NANCY, 1838.
iv. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1781, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; m. RICHARD LEWIS, 1802.
Notes for RICHARD LEWIS:
Richard Lewis & wife Susannah Hightower were both living in 1850 in Greene County, Georgia
v. JACOB DAVIS HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1771, Virginia; m. NANCY COLBERT, 1793, Greene County, Georgia.
Notes for JACOB DAVIS HIGHTOWER:
Living in Greene County, Georgia in 1850
27.THOMAS4 HIGHTOWER (WILLIAM3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born July 12, 1751 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died September 22, 1803 in Greene County, Georgia.He married MILDRED MILLICENT "MILLY" ARNOLD 1775 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES ARNOLD.
Notes for THOMAS HIGHTOWER:
Lived in Union District, South Carolina 1789 - 1796, in Greene County, Georgia 1800 - 1803
Notes for MILDRED MILLICENT "MILLY" ARNOLD:
She lived in Putnam County, Georgia as late as 1820
Children of THOMAS HIGHTOWER and MILDRED ARNOLD are:
i. LUCY5 HIGHTOWER, m. THOMAS HINES.
ii. NAOMI HIGHTOWER, b. Virginia; d. Bef. 1843; m. JOHN (BUSTIN) BUSTION.
Notes for JOHN (BUSTIN) BUSTION:
Lived in Talbot County, Georgia in 1850
iii. JAMES HIGHTOWER, b. January 11, 1777, Amelia County, Virginia; d. September 25, 1851, Upson County, Georgia; m. ELIZABETH (BETSEY) LEGGETT, March 28, 1799, Elbert County, Georgia.
iv. DANIEL HIGHTOWER, b. Abt. 1779, Amelia County, Virginia; d. Barbour County, Alabama; m. (1) BETSY ANN JOHNSON, 1801; m. (2) NANCY (REECE) REESE, 1822.
v. PRESSLEY HIGHTOWER, b. April 24, 1784, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; d. October 11, 1852, Troup County, Georgia; m. MARY ANN WOODHAM, 1805.
vi. MILDRED HIGHTOWER, b. 1793, South Carolina; d. December 19, 1868; m. JOHN SMITH, February 15, 1810, Greene County, Georgia.
vii. ELISHA HIGHTOWER, b. April 29, 1795, Union District, South Carolina; d. July 20, 1862, Henderson, Texas; m. MARY ELIZABETH/EUGENIA (OSLING) OSLIN, 1816.
viii. ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER, b. 1797; d. Aft. 1850; m. (1) DAVID COKER; m. (2) ALLEN PEAVY, March 01, 1815, Putnam County, Georgia.
Notes for ALLEN PEAVY:
He and wife both living in 1850 in Meriweather County, Georgia
ix. THOMAS HIGHTOWER, b. 1800, Georgia; d. May 15, 1874, Louisiana; m. ELIZABETH TUCKER MORELAND, 1821, Putnam County, Georgia.
28.ELIZABETH "BETTY"4 HIGHTOWER (WILLIAM3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born May 12, 1753 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died September 08, 1830 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.She married JAMES MOORE February 01, 1776 in Virginia.
Children of ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER and JAMES MOORE are:
i. GEORGE HIGHTOWER5 MOORE, b. April 30, 1777; m. PATSY CORBAN.
ii. MARY POLLY MOORE, b. August 01, 1778, Virginia or North Carolina; d. December 09, 1825, Montgomery County, Tennessee; m. JOHN MCCAULEY, September 15, 1796, Virginia.
iii. DANIEL MOORE, b. January 05, 1782; m. TABITHA CORBAN.
iv. ELIZABETH BETSY MOORE, b. September 07, 1783; m. (1) JAMES WALKER, January 07, 1812; m. (2) JOHN MCCAULEY, Bet. 1825 - 1842; m. (3) STERLING NEBLETT, 1842, Montgomery County, Tennessee.
v. WILLIAM MOORE, b. March 18, 1787; m. BETSY MORGAN, April 30, 1813.
vi. TABITHA TABBY MOORE, b. April 14, 1789; m. JAMES MCCAULEY, August 07, 1809.
vii. REBECCA MOORE, b. September 20, 1792.
viii. SUSANNA MOORE, b. December 02, 1796; m. THOMAS SWIFT, January 01, 1818.
29.JOHN4 HIGHTOWER (JOHN THOMAS (JR.)3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born in Amelia County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1796.He married ELIZABETH LOCKE September 14, 1781, daughter of JOHN LOCKE.
Children of JOHN HIGHTOWER and ELIZABETH LOCKE are:
i. JOHN S.5 HIGHTOWER.
ii. MARTHA HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN RUSSELL, 1808.
iii. WILLIAM J. OR I. HIGHTOWER.
iv. SUSANNAH (SUSAN) HIGHTOWER, m. WILLIAM RUSSELL, 1805.
30.DANIEL4 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born Abt. 1781 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died December 1828 in Caswell County, North Carolina.He married CATHERINE "CATEY" STEPHENS October 14, 1806, daughter of WILLIAM STEPHENS.
Notes for DANIEL HIGHTOWER:
Inherited land in Caswell County, North Carolina in 178? and lived there from 1803 until death
Children of DANIEL HIGHTOWER and CATHERINE STEPHENS are:
i. MARY5 HIGHTOWER, m. IVERSON NELSON, 1847.
ii. EPPY HIGHTOWER, d. Bef. 1847; m. MR. JACKSON.
iii. ADELINE E. HIGHTOWER.
Notes for ADELINE E. HIGHTOWER:
Probably single in 1847
iv. JOHN Q. A. HIGHTOWER.
v. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER, m. MARGARET SWIFT, 1848.
vi. NANCY HIGHTOWER, m. DAVID RUDD.
vii. SARAH HIGHTOWER, m. (1) WILLIAM A. MUZZALL; m. (2) WILLIAM ANDERSON, 1834.
31.STEPHEN LEE4 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born October 03, 1777 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died July 19, 1860 in Sardis, Mississippi.He married TABITHA BAUGH July 21, 1808 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Notes for STEPHEN LEE HIGHTOWER:
Moved early to Giles County, Tennessee and in 1832 moved to Panola County, Mississippi
Children of STEPHEN HIGHTOWER and TABITHA BAUGH are:
i. JAMES B.5 HIGHTOWER, b. 1809; d. 1828.
ii. AGNES HIGHTOWER, b. 1811; d. 1831; m. WILLIAM BUTLER, Giles County, Tennessee.
iii. SALLIE HIGHTOWER, b. 1814; d. 1889; m. HENRY LAIRD.
iv. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. July 09, 1816.
v. STEPHEN HIGHTOWER, b. July 15, 1819.
vi. TABITHA HIGHTOWER, b. 1822; m. WILLIAM SMITH.
vii. MARTHA E. HIGHTOWER, b. 1825; d. 1845; m. JOHN SMITH.
viii. JOHN DEVEREUX HIGHTOWER, b. 1832; d. 1899; m. SARAH ADELLE REYNOLDS.
32.DEVEREUX4 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born Abt. 1774 in Amelia County, Virginia.He married (1) SUSANNAH HUTCHESON August 18, 1800 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, daughter of CHARLES HUTCHESON.He married (2) NANCY W. ANDERSON 1821 in Halifax County, Virginia, daughter of CHARLES ANDERSON.
Notes for DEVEREUX HIGHTOWER:
Lived in Halifax County, Virginia 1802 - 1837
Children of DEVEREUX HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH HUTCHESON are:
i. JOHN5 HIGHTOWER, d. 1901, Halifax County, Virginia.
ii. JOSEPH M. HIGHTOWER.
iii. SARAH HIGHTOWER, m. (1) JAMES Y. RICE; m. (2) MR. LUCAS.
iv. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, m. WILLIAM R. ROBERTSON, January 24, 1838, Halifax County, Virginia.
v. FRANCES HIGHTOWER, m. ROBERT M. FARLEY, October 17, 1820, Halifax County, Virginia.
vi. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER.
Children of DEVEREUX HIGHTOWER and NANCY ANDERSON are:
vii. MARY E. S.5 HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN M. MANNING, 1862.
viii. CHARLES C. HIGHTOWER, d. Abt. 1897, Halifax County, Virginia; m. LIZZIE ROBINSON.
ix. ANN ALLEN HIGHTOWER, m. SYLVESTER P. ADAMS, 1844.
33.ELINOR/ELEANOR4 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) was born 1750, and died August 1848.She married EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER November 1771, son of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and SUSANNAH TAVERNOR.
Notes for EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER:
He and wife Elinor were cousins
Children of ELINOR/ELEANOR HIGHTOWER and EPAPHRODITUS HIGHTOWER are:
i. AGNES (AGNISS)5 HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN W. OR M. CASEY/KERSEY, December 02, 1794.
ii. FRANCES ARRS "FANNY" HIGHTOWER, m. HERNDON LEA, June 22, 1791, Caswell County, North Carolina.
iii. MARY HIGHTOWER, m. JONATHAN LEA, October 16, 1786, Caswell County, North Carolina.
iv. JOSHUA HIGHTOWER, b. 1770; m. (1) DELILAH SLADE, November 24, 1792; m. (2) EUNICE LEA, March 31, 1800.
v. ELIZABETH "BETSY" HIGHTOWER, b. May 17, 1789; d. March 10, 1814; m. JEREMIAH JARNIGAN, December 24, 1808.
vi. EPAPHRODITUS (JR.) HIGHTOWER, b. October 1792; d. August 10, 1888; m. (1) JANE (HIGHTOWER ?); m. (2) NANCY CLAY, January 25, 1815.
vii. LETTICE HIGHTOWER, m. JAMES PAUL.
viii. SARAH "SALLIE" HIGHTOWER, m. BENJAMIN WALKER, December 09, 1800.
ix. SUSANNAH HIGHTOWER, m. JOHN TYREE CURL, August 29, 1803.
34.JOHN4 HIGHTOWER (JOSHUA3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1) died 1816 in Caswell County, North Carolina.He married AGNES MATLOCK March 20, 1790 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Notes for JOHN HIGHTOWER:
Moved to Caswell County, North Carolina about 1790
Children of JOHN HIGHTOWER and AGNES MATLOCK are:
i. DANIEL5 HIGHTOWER.
ii. ELIZABETH HIGHTOWER.
iii. STEPHEN HIGHTOWER.
iv. JAMES HIGHTOWER, m. NANCY SMITH, 1812, Caswell County, North Carolina.
v. WILLIAM HIGHTOWER.
vi. NICHOLAS HIGHTOWER.
vii. JOHN HIGHTOWER.
viii. LUCY HIGHTOWER.
35.JOSHUA4 HIGHTOWER (GEORGE3, JOHN THOMAS2, JOSHUA1).He married (1) POLLY CHILES 1814.He married (2) ANNA SPENCER 1819.
Children of JOSHUA HIGHTOWER and POLLY CHILES are:
i. GEORGE5 HIGHTOWER.
ii. JOHN HIGHTOWER, b. 1816; d. 1897; m. SARAH VAN ARSDALL, Jackson County, Missouri.
36.PLEASANT HENRY4 HIGHTOWER (STERLING3, AUSTIN2, JOSHUA1) was born 1782.He married ELIZABETH DENT.
Children of PLEASANT HIGHTOWER and ELIZABETH DENT are:
i. UNKNOWN5 HIGHTOWER.
ii. UNKNOWN HIGHTOWER.
iii. UNKNOWN HIGHTOWER.
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