Higdon Name Study

Surnames/tags: Higdon Higden Higton

Contents 1 WELCOME to the HIGDONS 2 How to Join 3 Goals 4 Task List 5 Possible Meanings of the Name Higdon 6 Possible Variations of the Name Higdon 7 Other Surnames Frequently Marrying With Higdons 8 Earliest References to Higdon 9 Notable Higdons 10 Notorious Higdons 11 Higdons In The News 12 Higdons with Unnatural Deaths 13 Higdon Foundations, Associations, and Organizations, etc. 14 Higdon Scholarships 15 Businesses and Products With The Higdon Name 16 Recipes With The Higdon Name 17 Higdon Places of Interest 18 Higdons and their Occupations 19 Higdons and their Faith 20 Higdons and the Military 21 Higdons and the Law 22 Higdon Wills 23 Cemeteries with Higdon In Its Name 24 Higdons and Slave Ownership 25 Known Slaves of Higdons 26 African-American Higdons 27 Migratory Higdons 28 Notable Census Errors 29 Suggested Reading 30 VISIT

WELCOME to the HIGDONS

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How to Join

Please contact the project leader Laurie Segers or post a comment at the foot of the page. If you have any questions, just ask. Thanks!

Goals

This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about one surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect.

Task List

1) Add a sample of Higdon spouses to the list to help determine which families they tended to intermarry with.

2) Remove higher security (Yellow, Orange, and Red) Higdons from the list. Remove infants and young children that died early from list. Remove Higdons that never procreated from the list.

3) Look for Higdons that have missing sources or basic information such as: birth date, place of birth, death date, place of death, and do research to help fill in the blanks.

4) Look for Higdon connections.

5) Write short bios for each of the Higdon profiles.

6) Create a Higdon Name Study in the missing states/countries that have Higdons and variants.

7) Add Higdon males born in Canada pre-1880.

8) Add Higdon females born in Canada pre-1800.

9) Add male Higdons born in the US pre-1880.

10) Add female Higdons born in the US pre-1850.

11) Add male Higdons born in the UK pre-1880.

12) Adjust the inclusion dates of Higdons born in US States that didn't enter the Union until a later date.

13) Add Brick Wall Profiles to the Project if born before 1910.

14) Look for Connections of Profiles between countries.

Possible Meanings of the Name Higdon

One possible meaning is: Son of Richard. Another possible meaning is: Dweller on a High Hill. The word "dunn" was used to refer to high hills in Northern England and in Scotland.

• See Higdon Surname Meaning at Forebears[1]

Possible Variations of the Name Higdon

Not all of the following variations may have survived to the present day:

Higdon, Hygdon, Hygden, Higden, Higgden, Higdane, Higindden, Hegdon, Hegden, Hegdonne, Hickden, Hickdon, Hickdone, Hykedun, Hikedun, Higton, Higgton, Higtton, Higtin, Heggaton, Hykton, Hikton, Hickton, Hicktton, Hicktin, Hicktan, Hichton, Hicthin

• See the Higton Name Study at one-name.org [2]

Whereas, the name Higdon is possibly related to the name Richard, there are like variations related to the name of Roger: Hogdon, Hogden, Hagden, Hagdon, Hugdon, Hugden, Hogton, Hogten, etc.

It is not unusual for the records of a same family to have some of these variations (and others not listed) due to the literacy of the person who recorded the info and transcriber errors, etc.

Other similar sounding or spelled names: Higon, Higdem, Hictiun, Huktin, Higtting, Hikitine, Higidis/Higidos, Higtendis, Higtner, Hektan, Hugdan, Hoogduin/Hoogduijn, Higonie, Higounenc, Hijden, Hydon, Heiden, Igton/Igten

Locality of Name Variants and Similar Sounding or Spelled Names:

• Higon = Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain,
• Hikitine = Belgium
• Hegden and Higtting = Denmark
• Huktin and Hictiun = Finland
• Higonie and Higounenc = France
• Hugdan, Hidedovi, Higidis/Higidos, Hektan and Higtner = Hungary
• Hegdon/Heagden, Higzon/Higazon, Higdane, Higgindon, Higagn de Higa = Peru
• Higtenta = Philippines
• Hegdon, Hegton = Puerto Rica
• Hoogduin/Hoogduijn = Netherlands
• Higdem = Norway
• Higednoss/Higedos, Hechodnan/Hichodnan = Slovakia
• Hijden = Netherlands
• Hydon = England, Germany
• Heiden = Germany
• Igton/Igten = England

Root Spellings/Origins/Meanings:

From Wiktionary, when looking up "heg"[3]

• heg (singular)/ plural heggen, diminutive hegje, Meaning "hedge, hedgerow"/ English "hedge" German "Hecke"
• hegge = Middle Dutch
• hegga = Old Dutch
• haggju = Proto-West Germanic
• kagʰyo-/kagʰyóm = Proto-Indo-European, Meaning “enclosure”

From Wiktionary, when looking up "dem"[4]

• dem = Meaning "to build"
• dṓm (singular) = Meaning "home" or "house"
• dṓn = Proto-Hellenic
• dómos = Proto-Hellenic
• dāmos = Proto-Celtic
• dāmā = Proto-Celtic
• dám = Old Irish

Looking at the roots and their meanings from Wiktionary, it could be presumed that the meaning of the surname could be: "a house enclosed by a hedgerow".

According to another online site, Etymologeek, the "Old English word hig comes from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *kowə-, Proto-Indo-European *kowH-, and later Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (To chop, to hew. To forge.)"

It also says that the "Old English word don comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t (To do. To put, to place.)"[5]

Looking at the roots and their meanings from the Etymologeek site, it could be presumed that the meaning of the surname could be: "the place to chop/forge or the place to put what was chopped/forged"; perhaps something like a woodcutters' shed, etc.

Other Surnames Frequently Marrying With Higdons

These surnames have a frequency of three or more relationships with Higdons: Alvey, Clemons/Clemmons, Dunn, Grant, Harris, Heaverin, Hill, Martin, Mudd, Owen, Payne, Peerce/Pearce/Pierce, Powell, Rodgers/Rogers, Sims/Simms/Semms, Smith, Taylor, Walker, White, Wildman, Wilson, Wood/Woods

Earliest References to Higdon

• Ranulf Higdon (aka Hykedun). See Wikipedia [6]

Notable Higdons

(This list does not contain all the Higdon business owners, community leaders, professionals, etc., that are notable in their own right, nor does it contain the family members that raised them and/or inspired them.)

Historical Higdons

• Ranulf Higdon (aka Hykedun). See Wikipedia [7]; also The Ranulf Higden Society[8] Free E-Book excerpt of Polychronicon by Ranulphi Higden[9]
• Henry Higden. See Wikipedia [10]
• John Higton (Higton-308) [11] See Wikipedia [12]
• William Nichols Higton (Higton-307) [13] See Wikipedia [14]

Higdon Athletes

• Hal Higdon. See Wikipedia [15]
• Karan Higdon. See Wikipedia [16]
• William (Bill) Travis Higdon. See Wikipedia [17] and Baseball-Almanac [18]
• Michael Higdon. See Wikipedia [19]
• Rayvon Higdon. See The Hamilton Spectator [20]
• Martin Roger Higdon. English pole volter at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games held July 23, 1970 at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland[21][22][23][24]

Higdon Politicians and Public Servants

• James (Jimmy) Cecil Higdon, Jr. See Ballotpedia [25] and Conservapedia [26]
• Galen Wayne Higdon, Jr. See Wikipedia [27]; Ballotpedia [28]; and AccessMo [29]
• Allan Higdon. See Wikipedia [30]
• Robert (Bobby) Higdon, Jr. See Wikipedia [31]
• Julius C. Higdon [32]
• Sam Higdon [33]

Higdon Musicians

• Jennifer Higdon. See Wikipedia [34], also Official Website [35]

Higdon Merchants

• Emerson Granville Higdon. See Prabook Website [36]

Higdon Educators

• Kitty (Schollick-7) [37] and Tom Higdon (Higdon-3045) [38]. Wikipedia [39]; and the website derwombat [40]

Notorious Higdons

• Wesley Neal Higdon. See murderpedia.org [41]

Higdons In The News

• Mary Katherine Higdon See WSB-TV News [42][43]; and People.com [44]
• Charles E. Higdon II [45]

Higdons with Unnatural Deaths

• "Lonnie Earl Higdon (previously Owens)", Harrison County, Mississippi [46][47]
• Zachary Higdon, Chattanooga, Tennessee [48]
• Gregory Higdon, Houston, Texas [49]
• Chris E. Higdon, Leitchfield, Kentucky [50][51]
• Christian Higdon, Elizabethtown, Kentucky [52]

Higdon Foundations, Associations, and Organizations, etc.

• Higdon Family Association. See [53]
• The Jane Higdon Foundation. See [54][55]
• The Ranulf Higden Society. See [56]

Higdon Scholarships

• 'The Higdon Family Association Scholarship Since its inception, the HFA Scholarship Program has provided $59,500 to the descendants of the Higdon family![57]
• The Higdon Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Sharon Gawlak in honor of her parents, Maude and Harold Higdon. Recipients of the Higdon Memorial Scholarship need to exemplify the same commitment the Higdon family did to their profession. Eligible candidates are Battle Creek area [Battle Creek, Michigan] high school graduating seniors or graduates who attended Northwestern Middle School for three years, or Northwestern for one year and Springfield Middle School for two years. Selection criteria includes: academic performance, community involvement, written recommendations, achievement and/or aptitude test performance.[58][59]
• Laura Calfee Higdon Charitable Foundation Scholarship awarded to high school graduates from the geographic areas of Santa Rosa County, Florida and Escambia County, Alabama[60][61]
• CSWS Higdon Senior Thesis Scholarship The CSWS or The Center for the Study of Women in Society scholarship is no longer available, but was offered for several years to honor the life and work of Jane Higdon for whom the Jane Higdon Foundation was established.[62][63][64]
• The Regina Higdon Scholarship is designed to help graduates of Christ the King School of Nashville, Tennessee who have a desire to attend either Father Ryan High School or St. Cecilia Academy, both in Nashville, Tennessee.[65][66]
• Donna Higdon Memorial Scholarship An Auxiliary scholarship established in 2013 to honor the memory of Donna Del Higdon who was a Life Member of the Auxiliary to the VFW Post 10029.[67][68]
• Higdon-Burns Pre-Med Scholarship Student majoring in Pre-Med. Recipients will be awarded annually and are eligible to reapply annually.[69]
• Earl D. & Nelle Hood Higdon Scholarship Established by Earl and Nelle Higdon, who were business leaders in Hendersonville, N.C., and both graduates of Piedmont.[70][71][72]
• Charles Higdon Scholarship Charles Evans Higdon Leadership. Award is for Upper classmen (Sophomore, Juniors, Seniors_ Graduate students in Law and/or Public Service. Available only to students who are NOT members of social fraternities/sororities.[73][74][75]

Businesses and Products With The Higdon Name

There are numerous law firms, CPA's, and other businesses that bear the Higdon name. They aren't going to be listed here because there are just too many to list. Instead, this section will list a very small sampling of businesses and products.

• Higdon Decoys. See [76]
• Higdon Furniture in Paducah, Kentucky [77]
• Ira Higdon in Cairo, Georgia (Grocery Distribution Center) [78]
• Higdon Florist in Joplin, Missouri [79]
• Higdon Heating & Air, LLC., Conasauga, Tennessee; Cleveland, Tennessee; and Chatwsorth, Georgia [80]

Recipes With The Higdon Name

1) From the book: Eat, Drink And Be Merry In Maryland, copyrighted in 1932 and compiled by Frederick, Philip, and Stieff

• Higdon Pickle "Cut as many cucumbers in pieces the size of dice as will fill a large tureen, with one-third as many onions cut in the same way. Mix in a handful of salt and let it stand five or six hours; then strain them through a sieve until they are quite dry. As you put them in the jar, sprinkle with cayenne pepper, about four teaspoonsful will be enough, a little mace beaten fine, one gill of sweet oil, one pint of Madeira wine. Fill the jar with vinegar and tie it up." - contributed by Miss Amelia H. Birnie, Carroll County (Maryland) pg. 250

2) Higdon Pickle recipe from The Nebraska Advertiser, 15 Nov 1907, Fri, Page 2 found on the Newspapers.com website [81]

3) "Higdon" From the Website: http://www.reciperascal.com/higdon/

• Cabbage, Onions, Green cucumbers, Salt and pepper, Vinegar, Mustard, Celery seed, Sugar
• Take equal parts of cabbage, onions and green cucumbers, enough pepper and salt to season highly; chop and lay in salt over night. Take out of salt and pour atop it a weak vinegar. Let stand again over night, drain off the vinegar and add mustard and celery seed, a little sugar and enough good vinegar to cover. Put over a slow fire until it is thoroughly heated, and put in jars. Submitted by Cassyjean - Torrington, CT Oct 14, 2009

Higdon Places of Interest

• Higdon, Alabama. See Wikipedia [82]
• Higden, Arkansas. See History of Higdon Arkansas [83]
• Higdon, Georgia. See "A Visit To Places Named Higdon" by Wil Higdon [84]
• Higdon, Missouri. See Wikipedia [85]
• Higdonville, Macon County, North Carolina[86]
• Higdon Cabin (Great Smoky Mountains National Park). See [87]
• Higdon Ferry (in Garland County, Arkansas). See [88]
• Higdon Field (in Garland County, Arkansas). See [89]
• Higdon Gristmill. See HigdonFamily.org [90]
• Higdon Hotel. See HigdonFamily.org [91]
• Higdon Store. See HigdonFamily.org [92]
• Higdon Hill School (in Birmingham, Alabama)[93]
• Higdon Church of God (in Kennedy, Lamar County, Alabama)[94]
• The Higdon Family Chest Tomb (in England)[95]
• Higdon Memorial Window at St. Ignatius Church and Cemetery (in Maryland)[96]

Higdons and their Occupations

Planter/Farmer/Farm Laborer/Gardener, Athlete, Author, Musician/Composer, Politician/Mayor, Domestic Servant/House Keeper/Footman/Livery Man/Groomer, Artist/Photographer, Soldier, Printer Compositor/Bookbinder, Dressmaker/Tailor/Shoemaker/Bonnet Sewer, Baker/Butcher/Grocer/Tea Dealer, Asylum Nurse, Teacher/Tutor, Cattleman/Dairyman, Carpenter/Joiner, Xaverian Brother/Monk/Nun/Reverend, Furniture Salesman, Coal Miner, Brick Maker, Brewer/Tavern Keeper, Doctor, Police Officer

Higdons and their Faith

Catholic:

• Rev. Ryan Higdon of the St. Louis Catholic Church in Waco, Texas [97] and [98]
• Brian or Bryan Higden, Dean of York [99], the York Minster Cathedral [100] [101]
• A. Augustine Higdon, Xaverian Brother [102] and Xaverian Brothers at Wikipedia[103]
• Rev. Fr. James Hanson/Henson Higdon, Pasteur of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Daviess County, Kentucky[104]

Higdons and the Military

United States:

• Army SSG Kristopher A. Higdon [105]
• William "Bill" Higdon [106]

U.S. Higdons Buried Overseas From Military Conflicts: From FindaGrave (these Higdons need identifying and connections to their WikiTree families):

• Buried in Germany:
• Sgnt. Air Gnr. Joseph William Higdon [107];
• Buried in the Netherlands:
• Pvt. Harold Francis Higdon [108]
• Buried in Italy:
• Sgt. Lawrence J. Higdon [109]
• 1 Lt. John B. Higdon [110]
• Buried in the Phillippines:
• MM1 Harley R. Higdon [111];
• Buried in France:
• Rifleman G. Higdon [112]

Higdons and the Law

United States:

• Higdon v. Thomas, 1 H. & G. 139 (1827) June 1827 Court of Appeals of Maryland 1 H. & G. 139[113]
• Eric Lemont Higdon v. State of Alabama [114]
• Higdon Food Service, Inc. v. Walker (1982)[115]
• Higdon v. Warrant Warehouse Company, (1913) [116]
• Higdon v. Commonwealth, 77 S.W.2d 400 (Ky. Ct. App. 1934) [117]
• Higdon v. Higdon, 11 So. 2d 140 (Ala. 1942) [118]
• Tommy Convard Higdon v. State of Alabama, 527 So. 2d 1352 (1988) [119]
• Higdon vs. United States, 627 F.2d 893 (9th Cir. 1980) [120]
• Higdon et al. v. State of Indiana, 241 Ind. 501 (1961) [121]
• Higdon v. Cooper, 279 S.E.2d 451 (Ga. 1981) [122]

Higdon Wills

• John Higdon/Higton - The will of John Higdon, planter, Charles County, Maryland, drawn 29 April 1723 and probated 11 June 1723, refers to: sons John, Charles and Benjamin and daughter Mary Sims, personalty; to wife Menesenca, extrx, residue of estate during life; at her decease, to sons Thomas and William equally; Test: George Dent, John Semmes, Elizabeth Duckworth; Will Book 18, page 108.12

Cemeteries with Higdon In Its Name

• Higdon Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama[123]
• Higdon Cemetery in Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama[124]
• Higdon Memorial Cemetery in Kennedy, Lamar County, Alabama[125]
• Higdon Cemetery OR Fain Higdon Cemetery OR Altus City Cemetery in Altus, Franklin County, Arkansas[126]
• Higdon Mill Cemetery in Midville, Burke County, Georgia[127]
• Higdon Cemetery #1 in Grady County, Georgia[128]
• Higdon Cemetery #2 in Grady County, Georgia[129]
• Higdon Farm Cemetery in Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky[130]
• Higdon Cemetery in Copiah County, Mississippi[131]
• Higdon Cemetery in Bude, Franklin County, Mississippi[132]
• Higdon Cemetery in Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi[133]
• Higdon Cemetery in Roxie, Franklin County, Mississippi[134]
• Higdon Christian Cemetery in Madison County, Missouri [135]
• Higdon Cemetery in Swain County, North Carolina[136]
• Higdon Family Cemetery in Proctor, Swain County, North Carolina[137]
• Higdonville Baptist Cemetery in Higdonville, Macon County, North Carolina[138]

Higdons and Slave Ownership

The following Higdons are known to have owned slaves per records stating such, however, other Higdons prior to the 1850 US Census are likely to have owned slaves. Additional research may determine some of those slave owners.

John Francis Summers Higdon (Abt.1812-1858) of Charles County, Maryland, owned 12 slaves according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Male 40 yrs old (Est. birth 1810);
• 2) Black Male 10 yrs old (Est. birth 1840);
• 3) Black Female 40 yrs old (Est. birth 1810);
• 4) Black Female 10 yrs old (Est. birth 1840);
• 5) Black Male 13 yrs old (Est. birth 1837);
• 6) Black Male 40 yrs old (Est. birth 1810);
• 7) Black Female 60 yrs old (Est. birth 1790);
• 8) Black Female 25 yrs old (Est. birth 1825);
• 9) Black Female 38 yrs old (Est. birth 1812);
• 10) Black Female 2 yrs old (Est. birth 1848);
• 11) Black Female 38 yrs old (Est. birth 1812);
• 12) Black Female 22 yrs old (Est. birth 1828).

James Higden of Nansemond County, Virginia, owned three slaves according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Male 70 yrs old (Est. birth 1780);
• 2) Black Male 35 yrs old (Est. birth 1815);
• 3) Black Female 65 yrs old (Est. birth 1785).

Allen H. Higdon of Giles County, Tennessee, owned three slaves according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Male 60 yrs old (Est. birth 1790);
• 2) Black Female 45 yrs old (Est. birth 1805);
• 3) Black Female 9 yrs old (Est. birth 1841). In 1866, he agreed to pay PATIENCE BILLS $100 per year for her labor. Two un-named children are mentioned in her contract.

John William Higdon (Abt. 1803-1861)[139] of Conecuh, Alabama, owned one slave according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Female 32 yrs old (Est. birth 1818).

Royal Bennett Higdon (Abt. 1809-1870)[140] of Conecuh, Alabama, owned one slave according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Male 40 yrs old (Est. birth 1810).

Nancy Olive (Bollinger) Higdon (Abt. 1838-bef.1870)[141] and husband John R. Higdon (Abt. 1833-1884)[142]; See: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Missouri Narratives By United States Work Projects Administration from an "Interview with Aunt Hannah Allen, aged 107, Fredericktown, Mo. Interviewed by J. Tom Miles"

Unverified Slave Owners:

One of the following two women owned slaves, but as of yet, it hasn't been verified which woman was the owner: Mildred Elizabeth (Dyson) Higdon aka Milly (Abt. 1789-1854) of Grayson County, Kentucky OR Teresa Elizabeth Mildred Higdon aka Millie (Abt. 1837-1916) of Grayson County, Kentucky. One of the two Mildred's, owned three slaves according to the 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule):

• 1) Black Female 42 yrs old (Est. birth 1808);
• 2) Black Female 30 yrs old (Est. birth 1820);
• 3) Black Female 30 yrs old (Est. birth 1820).

Known Slaves of Higdons

• Richard Higdon[143] Slave of Peter Higdon (At this time it is uncertain which Peter Higdon. More research is needed.)
• Mary Hannah (Abernathy) Allen[144] Slave of Nancy Olive (Bollinger) Higdon[145] and husband John R. Higdon[146]; See: Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Missouri Narratives by the United States Work Projects Administration in which Aunt Hannah Allen, as she was called, was interviewed about her life story.

African-American Higdons

• Karan Higdon. See Wikipedia [147]

See African American Higdons[148]

Migratory Higdons

The Earliest Known Higdons in Colonial America (until July 4, 1776)

The 13 English Colonies:

1) The Province of New Hampshire

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the NH colony, ALTHOUGH there does appear to have been: a Hougdon Rev. War soldier; a Hoagdon Rev. War soldier; and a Hedgddon Rev. War soldier.

2) The Province of Massachusetts Bay

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the MA colony, ALTHOUGH there does appear to have been several Hogdon/Hogden/Hoagdon Rev. War soldiers.

3) The Colony of Rhode Island

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the RI colony.

4) The Connecticut Colony

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the CT colony

5) The Province of New York

• James Higden (b. abt. 1771 in New York) [149]

6) The Province of New Jersey

• Margaret Higdon (b. abt. 1769 in New Jersey) [150]

7) The Province of Pennsylvania

• Sarah Higdon (b. abt. 1760 in Pennsylvania) [151]

8) The Delaware Colony

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the DE colony

9) The Province of Maryland

Maryland had a sizable number of Higdons/Higdens that were: born, christened, or married prior to the US Revolutionary War. A few of them are listed here:

• John Higdon/Higton (b. abt. 1657 in England - d. abt. 1723 in Maryland) [152]
• Benjamin Downing Higdon (b. abt. 1775 in Maryland) [153]
• Elenor Downing Higdon (b. abt. 1765 in Maryland) [154]
• Lucy Higdon/Higden (b. abt. 1771 in Maryland) [155]
• Alla Louise (Mollihorne) Higdon (b.abt. 1770 in Maryland - d. abt. 1860 in Kentucky) [156]
• In 1703, Susanna Higgdon was married to John Bell in Maryland

10) The Colony of Virginia

• Richard Higdon (b. abt. 1640 in England - d. abt. 1669 in Virginia) [157]
• In 1746, there was a marriage between a Nathaniel Higdon or Hogdon and Margaret Oliver.
• Charles Hegdon (b. abt. 1764 in Unknown Location) was a Rev. War pensioner residing in Virginia in 1840. [158]
• Sarah Higdon (b. abt. 1776 in Virginia) [159]

11) The Province of North Carolina

• In 1762, there was a marriage between a Daniel Higdon and Mary Calvit in NC.
• Ann Higdon ("Higdon" is her married name) (b. abt. 1765 in NC) [160]

12) The Province of South Carolina

• To date, there are No known Higdons that were in the SC colony

13) The Province of Georgia

• Robert Higdon (b. abt. 1772 in Georgia) [161]

Early State Settlement By Higdons (after July 4, 1776)

(These are approximate date ranges that Higdons began to appear in individual States or Territories.)

• Alabama From about 1830-1840. An 1830 Alabama Counties Map[162]

• Arizona From about the mid-1880's. An 1885 Arizona Map[163]

• Arkansas From about the late 1850's to the mid 1860's. An 1854 Arkansas Map[164]

Migratory Paths Within the United States:

After the US Revolutionary War, John Higdon of Maryland's descendants migrated westward from Maryland to Kentucky.

Migratory Path From Canada to the United States

• Grace Higdon [165]

Migratory Path From England to Canada

Migratory Path From Ireland to Canada

• Allan Higdon. See Wikipedia [166][167]

Migratory Path From England to New Zealand

• John Higdon aka Higden [168]
• Mary (Higdon aka Higden) Graham [169]
• Ellen (Higdon aka Higden) Lusby [170]

Notable Census Errors

1) The 1940 US Census for Magisterial District 7, Daviess, Kentucky ED 30-39, sheet 2B, line 42, family 29 has an error in the surname of the family for Thomas Higdon (est. b. 1883 in KY). It has the letters in the names transposed. It reads as "Hidgon".

2) The 1940 US Census for Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-562, sheet 11A, line 19, family 277 has an error in the Relationship to Head of Household column for the Theodore Lang household. It lists Daisy (19 years old) as daughter of Theodore (22 years old) when she is actually his wife.

Suggested Reading

• Historical Sketches & Family Histories of Grayson County, Kentucky by The Grayson County Historical Society, 2002.
• Grayson County, Kentucky Cemeteries Vol. III by Grayson County, Historical Society, 1993.
• Little Clifty United Methodist Church, Its History Through Its People by Bonita Miller, 2011.
• Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Missouri Narratives by the United States Work Projects Administration.
• Archives of Maryland Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland October 1678 - 1683 Published by the Baltimore Historical Society, 1889.

VISIT

Higdon One Name Study [171]