3772. James Higbee
(135) was born about 1759 in Jamaica,
Queens, Long Island, New York. He died on 18 Apr 1853 in Orange Co., NY. James
Higbee was born in the town of Jamaica, Queens County, Long Island, in 1752.
He move d to Orange County, New York around 1777 and married Mary Jackson, who
was born probably at F lorida, Orange County, on September 18, 1753. Mary was
the daughter of Alexander Jackson Sr. , born in Ireland on June 12, 1729 and
to Marth Drake, born April 15, 1732 in Goshen, Orang e County, New York. They
settled in Orange County, probably near Chester. He was a member o f the State
Militia, and served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Sayer's company, Co. John
H awthorn's Regiment, and was made sergeant. He died in April 1852 in Orange
County, New York.
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He was married to Mary Jackson in 1777 in Orange Co., NY.
Mary Jackson(135) was born on
18 Sep 1753 in Florida, Orange County, New York. James Higbee and Mary Jackson
had the following children:
4433 i.
Isaac Higbee(135) was born on
6 Sep 1778 in Orange Co., NY. He was buried in Mar 1863 in Pompey, Onondago
County, New York.
+4434 ii.
James Higbee Jr..
4435 iii.
Jackson Higbee(135) was born
about 1782 in Orange Co., NY. Died at the home of his sister, Martha Bailey,
in Orange County, New York
4436 iv.
Abel Higbee(135) was born about
1784 in Orange Co., NY. He died on 28 Dec 1835 in Brookfield, Missouri.
+4437 v.
Nehemiah Higbee.
+4438 vi.
Martha Higbee.
+4439 vii.
Susanna Higbee.