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William
HIGHTOWER and .Susannah HANKS
Husband: William Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 7/20/1720, North Farnham Parish,
Richmond Co., VA
Married: on 10/12/1743 , Richmond Co., VA
Died:1764, Amelia Co., VA
Parents: John Thomas Hightower and Mary Bryan
Wife: Susannah Hanks
LifeNotes:
Born:
Married: on 10/12/1743 , Richmond Co., VA
Died:
Parents:
Their children were:
- John Hightower,
born 1744. Married Ann ?
- Mary Hightower,
born 1746.
- William Hightower,
born 1749. Married in 1776 to Nancy
Ann Davis, daughter of Jacob Davis and Elizabeth ?. Their
daughter: Rebecca Hightower (m. Joseph White Jones, son of
Hugh Jones and Lydia White) William Hightower
died ca 1835
- Presley Hightower. Was a minor at the time of his father's death.
Married Elizabeth Jordan, daughter of Edward Jordan and Elizabeth
?. Their children were: Mary Highower (m. 1st-Alexander Harding;
m. 2nd-Josiah Rogers), Sally Hightower (m. Daniel Buford),
Jordan Hightower (m. Cushy Elizabeth Hazelwood), Betsy
Hightower, Presley Hightower, Jr., (m. Ann Clardy; d. as a young
man by 1791) and Frances "Fanny" Hightower. (source: Hightower
Quest)
- Thomas Hightower,
born 1751. Married Mildred 'Milly"
Arnold ca 1775. Their children were: James Albert Hightower
(b. 1777; m. Elizabeth Leggett in 1798; d. 1851), Daniel Hightower (b. 1778; m.1st- Betsy Anne Johnson
in 1801; d. 1854), Naomi Hightower
(m. John Bustian 1799), Lucy Hightower
(b.1780), m. Thomas Hines), Pressley R. Hightower
(b. 1784; m. Mary Ann "Polly" Woodson 3 Sept 1805, Greene
Co., GA; d. 1852), Mildred Hightower
(b. 1793; m. John Smith on 15 Feb 1810 in Greene County, GA;
d. 1868), Elisha Hightower (b. 1795;
m. Mary Eugenia "Polly" Oslin or Olling 31 Dec 1816, Greene
Co., GA; 1882), Elizabeth Hightower
(b.1797; m. Allen Peavy, 7 Mar 1815, Greene County, GA),
Thomas Hightower (b. 1800; m. Elizabeth
Tucker Moreland 1821; d. 1874). Thomas Hightower
died 1803.
Joshua
HIGHTOWER and Ann (LAKE?)
Husband: Joshua Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 9/14/1728, North Farnham Parish, Richmond
Co., VA
Married: about 1750 in VA
Died: 11/1794, Nottaway, Amelia Co., VA.
Parents: John Thomas Hightower and Mary Bryan
Wife:Ann Lake??
LifeNotes:
Born:
Married: about 1750 in VA
Died:
Parents:
Their children were:
- John Hightower,
born ca 1750, Amelia Co., VA. Married Agnes Matlock 1790,
Caswell Co., NC. John Hightower died
1816, Caswell Co., NC.
- Eleanor Hightower,
born 1750, Amelia Co., VA. Married Epaphroditus Hightower,
son of Joshua Hightower and Susannah Tavernor, in
1768, Amelia Co., VA. See their
page. Their children were: Frances
"Fanny" A. Hightower (m. Herndon Lea in 1791), Joshua
Hightower (b. 1770; m. Delilah Slade, daughter of Thomas
Slade, Sr., and Hannah Miles on 11/24/1792, Yanceyville,
Caswell Co., NC), Agnes Hightower (m. John Kersey in
1794), Lettice Hightower (m. James Paul on 13
Feb 1795 in Caswell Co., NC), Sally Hightower (m.
Benjamin Walker 9 Dec 1800 in Caswell Co.,
NC), Elizabeth Hightower (m. Jeremiah Jarnigan
24 Dec 1808 in Caswell County, NC),
Epaphroditus Hightower (m. Nancy Clay). Eleanor
Hightower died
and was buried 8/1848, Grainger Co., TN.
- Mary Hightower,
born ca 1756. Married Thomas Jackson.
- Ann Hightower,
born ca 1760. Married Burwell Featherston. Ann Hightower died 1831.
- Sallie Ann Hightower,
born ca 1766. Married Richard Hightower in 1787.
- William Hightower,
born ca 1770. Married Priscilla Eckles in 1805 died 1855.
- Deveraux Hightower,
born 1774. Married 2st-Susannah Hutcheson. Married 3rd-Nancy
W. Anderson. Deveraux Hightower died
1837.
- Daniel Hightower
(b. 1777. Married Catherine "Catey" Stephens 14 Oct 1806
in Caswell Co., NC) Daniel Hightower died 1828.
Eleanor
HIGHTOWER and Epaphroditus HIGHTOWER Sr.
Information from Tony Rockefeller
Wife: Eleanor Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 1750, Amelia Co., VA
Married: in 1768, Amelia Co., VA
Died: 8/1848, buried Grainger Co., TN.
Parents: Joshua Hightower
and Ann Lake?
Husband: Epaphroditus Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 1742, Richmond Co., VA
Married: in 1768,
Amelia Co., VA
Died:
Parents: Joshua Hightower
and Susannah Tavernor
Their children were:
- Frances "Fanny" A. Hightower. Married Herndon Lea
in 1791.
- Joshua Hightower, born 1770, Amelia Co., VA. Married
1st- Delilah Slade (b. 1770 Orange Co., NC, daughter of Thomas
Slade, Sr., and Hannah Miles) on 11/24/1792, Yanceyville,
Caswell Co., NC. Their son: Devereaux Hightower (b. 6/10/1792,
Caswell Co., NC; m. Sicily Gooch, daughter of William Gooch,
Jr., and Sarah Kerr, on 1/13/1816, Yanceyville, Caswell
Co., NC). Married 2nd- Eunice Lea, daughter of Major Lea,
Sr., and Betsy Slade, on 3/31/1800, Yanceyville Caswell Co.,
NC. Joshau Hightower died 1843 Monroe Co., IN.
- Agnes Hightower. Married John Kersey in 1794.
- Lettice Hightower. Married James Paul in 1795
- Sally Hightower. Married Benjamin Walker in 1800
- Elizabeth Hightower. Married Jeremiah Jarnigan in 1808
- Epaphroditus Hightower. Married Nancy Clay.
Joshua
HIGHTOWER and his wives Delilah SLADE and Eunice LEA
Husband Joshua Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 1770, Amelia Co., VA
1st-Married: 11/24/1792, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., NC
2nd-Married: 3/31/1800, Yanceyville Caswell Co., NC
Died: 1843 Monroe Co., IN.
Parents: Eleanor Hightower and Epaphroditus Hightower
1st-Wife: Delilah Slade
LifeNotes:
Born: 1770 Orange Co., NC
Married: 11/24/1792, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., NC
Died:
Parents: Thomas Slade, Sr., and Hannah Miles
Their son:
- Devereaux Hightower, born 6/10/1792, Caswell Co., NC.
See his page. Married Sicily Gooch,
daughter of William Gooch, Jr., and Sarah Kerr, on 1/13/1816,
Yanceyville, Caswell Co., NC.
2nd-Wife: Eunice Lea
LifeNotes:
Born:
Married: 3/31/1800, Yanceyville Caswell Co., NC
Died:
Parents: Major Lea, Sr., and Betsy Slade
Devereaux
HIGHTOWER and Sicily GOOCH
Husband: Devereaux Hightower
LifeNotes:
Born: 6/10/1792, Caswell Co., NC
Married: 1/13/1816, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., NC
Died: 9/17/1872 at Niangua, Webster Co., MO, buried on 9/21/1872
at Hightower Cemetery, Webster Co., MO
Parents: Joshua Hightower and Delilah Slade
Wife: Sicily Gooch
LifeNotes:
Born: 9/17/1792, Caswell Co., NC
Married: 1/13/1816, Yanceyville, Caswell Co., NC
Died:
Parents: William Gooch, Jr., and Sarah Kerr
Their children were:
- Devereaux Hightower. Married 1st- on 1/6/1853 at Springfield,
Greene Co., MO to Martha Jane Maupin, daughter of Archibald
W. Maupin and Rebekah Adams. Married 2nd-Margaret Lee
on 10/1/1865 at Webster Co., MO. Devereaux Hightower died
12/22/1884 at Niangua, Webster Co., MO, buried after 12/22/1884
at Hyde Cemetery, Webster Co., MO
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