Individual Details

11 May 1751 Moses Higginbotham to John Higginbotham for 5 sh. Land in possession of said John. 200 acres on Buffalo part of 1000 acres [as above]. Adj William Morrison. Wit: Joseph, Benj, and James Higginbotham. Frances, relinquished. Rec. 14 May 1751 Albemarle DB, p.288
11 May 1751 Moses again to John. 204 acres part of 1430 as above. Adj James Higginbotham. Wit: Joseph, Benj, James Higginbotham. Frances relinquished. Rec. 14 May 1751 Albemarle DB 1, p.280

10 Mar 1756 VA Land Patent to John Higginbotham. Albemarle Co. 172 acres on south branches of the north fork of Huffs Creek of Buffalo River on the north side of Fluvanna River. PB 34, p.6

3 Mar 1760 VA Land Patent to John Higginbotham. Albemarle Co. 200 acres on the east side of Tobacco Row Mountain. PB 33, p.709


Served in the Amherst Co Militia, attaining the rank of Captain during the Revolution.

Will dated 22 Jun 1813, entered for probate 19 Sep 1814 in Amherst Co VA. (Will Book 5, p.451)
To wife Rachel the whole of his estate and after her death to son John. Also to John, $1000, being an extra sum for services rendered by him, provided so much remains after comfortable support to wife Rachel and daughter Frances R. Higginbotham as long as she remains single or continues with her mother. Also to Frances, the girls Minerva and Charlotte. Confirms gift of slave Betty to daughter Nancy Higginbotham. Confirms gifts to son James, his full proportion. Confirms gifts to daughter Tirzah London. After death of his wife, estate to be sold and divided into eight parts: son Thomas, son David, son John, son Jesse, son Daniel, son Reuben, dau Frances. Remaining 1/8 to John & Thomas to be held in trust for son Eugene.
Exctr: sons John and Thomas. Wit: Wm. S. Crawford, James Higginbotham, James H. Dillard, Young Hawkins.

Batch #: F610230, Sheet #: 02, Source Call #: 1621425
From: William Morris Higginbotham
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 12:14 PM
Subject: Poplar Grove, Amherst Co., VA (1814)
Posted on: Higginbotham Deeds > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/HigginbothamDeed?re ad=8
Surname: Higginbotham, Harrison
Poplar Grove, Amherst Co., VA (1814)
Amherst Co., VA Deed Book M, page 625
Transcribed by William Morris Higginbotham
Misterhigg@@aol.com
Charleston, WV
(This deed is for half the property conveyed to John Higginbotham by Moses Higginbotham on May 11, 1751. This original whole property contains the residence known as Poplar Grove, built by John Higginbotham in 1773, as well as the London Cemetery and Thomas Higginbotham Cemetery. This property was sold upon John's death, half to Richard Harrison, who immediately sold it to Thomas Higginbotham, and half to John London, husband of Tirzah Higginbotham.)
This indenture made and executed the sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fourteen between John Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham acting as Executors of the last will and testament of John Higginbotham the elder late of Amherst County deceased, the former residing in Nelson County, the latter in Campbell County of the one part and Richard Harrison of the County of Amherst of the second. Witnesseth that whereas the said John Higginbotham the elder by his Last Will and Testament bearing date on the 22nd day of June in the year of our Lord 1813 and now of record in the County Court of Amherst and to which and to which for greater certainty reference is here had, did among other things devise and appoint that the lands of which he died seized and possessed should be sold by his Executors and the money arising therefrom distributed by them to the several persons named in h is said Will; and by same Will did constitute and appoint the aforesaid John Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham Executors thereof, who have heretofore duly qualified in the aforesaid County Court and whereas the aforesaid John Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham in pursuance of the trust reposed in them by their said Testator, having duly advertised the time and place of sale for one month in the Sentinel and Press two public newspapers edited in the Town of Lynchburg, did on the twenty ninth day of November now last past expose to public sale the following tract and parcel of land lying on the branches of Rutledges Creek and hereafter more particularly described, at which sale the aforesaid Richard Harrison being the highest bidder became the purchaser of the said tract and parcel of land for the sum of four thousand and sixty one dollars by the said Richard Harrison to us in hand paid before the unsealing and delivery of this indenture, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we the aforesaid John Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham as aforesaid, have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell to the aforesaid Richard Harrison the following tract and parcel of land lying on the branches of Rutledges Creek in the said County of Amherst and bounded as follows, to-wit: Beginning at pointers on William Morrison's corner; thence N. 6° W. 400 po. To poplar pointers and stone, N. 85° E. 85 pos. to four red oak pointers 56° E. 394 po. To pointers of red oaks and 385° W.E. ____ W 85 poles to the first station, being one of the several tracts and parcels of land of which the said John Higginbotham died seized and possessed, to have and to hold the said tract and parcel of land containing by estimation the quantity of two hundred acres of land be the same however more or less to him the said Richard Harrison and to his heirs in fee, and the said John Higginbotham and Thomas Higginbotham acting Executors as aforesaid do for themselves and all persons claiming under or thru them or either of them warrant and defend to the said Richard Harrison his heirs forever all such rights and title in and to said described tract or parcel of land as the said John Higginbotham the elder possessed and was seized of on the day of his death, and all such rights and title in the same as is vested in them as Executors by the aforesaid will of their Testator. In Testimony whereof we have this day and year aforesaid, as Executors as aforesaid hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals in the presence of witnesses.
John Higginbotham (Seal)
Thomas Higginbotham (Seal)
At a Court held for Amherst County the 20th of March, 1815. This deed was acknowledged in open Court and ordered to be recorded.
Recorded in Deed Book M. Page 625 Amherst County Clerk's Office Amherst County, Virginia

Birth	1726
Marriage	9 Jul 1767	Amherst County, Virginia - Rachel Banks
Military	1776	Amherst Co VA Militia, Revolutionary War
Death	14 Jul 1814	Amherst County, Virginia

Spouse	Rachel Banks ( - )
Child	Thomas Higginbotham (1769 - 1835)
Child	James Higginbotham (1770 - 1834)
Child	John Higginbotham (1772 - 1822)
Child	Ann Staunton Higginbotham (1773 - 1810)
Child	David Higginbotham (1775 - 1853)
Child	Mary Higginbotham (1777 - 1834)
Child	Jessie Higginbotham (1779 - 1836)
Child	Daniel Higginbotham (1781 - 1845)
Child	Tirzah Higginbotham (1783 - 1841)
Child	Frances Higginbotham (1785 - )
Child	Eugene Higginbotham (1787 - 1856)
Child	Reuben Higginbotham (1789 - 1834)

Father	Higginbotham ( - 1747)
Mother	Widow Higginbotham ( - 1751)
Sibling	Moses Higginbotham (1715 - 1790)
Sibling	Joseph Higginbotham (1717 - 1805)
Sibling	Aaron Higginbotham (1720 - 1784)
Sibling	BENJAMIN Higginbotham (1723 - 1791)
Sibling	RACHEL Higginbotham ( - 1809)
Sibling	Col. James Higginbotham (1729 - 1813)