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Year:
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1750
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Meanwhile:
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The English
Parliament, limiting the growth of the production of finished goods in the
American colonies and promoting the export of raw iron, passes the Iron Act.
By the early eighteenth century, England's
metal industry depended largely on bar and pig iron from Sweden, mostly because English
forests had been depleted by decades of charcoal production. The Act was
meant to protect the English Iron industry against competition from the
colonies and alleviate dependence of Swedish imports.
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The Waltz
becomes a popular dance form in Europe.
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Year:
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1750
Sussex Co., DE
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Andrew
Higgons
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4
Feb 1750. Will of Caleb Cirwithian(?) . Wit: Andrew Higgons
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Year:
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1751
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Meanwhile:
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England passes the Currency Act prohibiting issuance of
money in the Colonies . The colonies faced a chronic
shortage of hard money, which kept going out to pay debts in England.
To meet the shortage, they resorted to issuing their own paper money. British
creditors, however, feared payment in such a depreciated currency. To
alleviate their fears, Parliament in 1751 had forbidden the New
England colonies to make their currency legal tender.
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Year:
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1751
Talbot Co.
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John
Higins
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Land
transfer to John Higins & Barrett from Ardory
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Source:
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Talbot
Co 1751 Land Records JL 18 Court of Val. 185
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Year:
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1753
Talbot Co.
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John
Higgens
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11
Jul 1753. Administration account of Daniel Stubleford.
Payments to: John Higgens, ...
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court 1750 - 1754, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1753
Talbot Co.
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John
Higgins
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17
Apr 1753. Administration account of John Catcart (Cuthcart). Next of kin: John Higgins, Henry Vance
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1751 -
1756,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Clues/Cross
Reference:
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10
Dec 1724. Talbot Co. Mary Higgins married Robert Cathart
(Cuthbert)
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Year:
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1754
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Meanwhile:
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The French and
Indian War erupts as a result of disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley,
and as an extension of the Seven Years' War in Europe.
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The Albany
Congress proposes uniting the American colonies under a President-General and
Grand Council, and answerable directly to the King.
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Source:
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1754
Talbot Co.
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Nehemiah
Higgens/Higgins
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15
Sep 1754/10 Jan 1755. Will of Peter Parrott. Executor: Nehemiah Higgens
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Source:
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Maryland Calendar of Wills 1753 - 1760, Family Line Publications
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Clues/Cross
Reference:
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21
Mar 1758. Administration account of Peter Parratt. Exec: Nehemiah Higgins
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Source: Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court 1755 - 1760, V.L.
Skinner, Jr.
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5
Nov 1760. Administration account of Peter Parratt.
Exec: Nehemiah Higgins
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Source: Abstracts of the Balance Books of the Prerogative Court of
Maryland 1755 - 1763, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1754
Kent Co.
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William
Hogins
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William
Hogins m. Rachel Stavely
5 Jul 1754, Shrewsbury
Parish
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Source:
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Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records
1751-1775,
F. Edward Wright
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Year:
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1754
Prince George's Co.
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William
Higgins
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Married
Mary Mills, widow of Thomas Mills
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Source:
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Maryland Marriages 1634 - 1777, Robert Burns
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Year:
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1755
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Meanwhile:
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British
authorities in Nova Scotia relocate 6000
French Acadians to colonies from Massachusetts
to South Carolina
when they refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the British crown.
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Year:
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1755
Talbot Co.
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James
Saywell Higgins
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Received
payment from the administration account of George Brinsfield
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1754 -
1760,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1755
Kent Co.
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John
Hogins
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John
Hogins son of William and Rachel, b. 25 Aug 1755,
Shrewsbury Parish
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Source:
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Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records
1751-1775,
F. Edward Wright
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Year:
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1755
Talbot Co.
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John
Higgins
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Received
payment from the administration account of William Herrington
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1754 -
1760,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1755
Queen Anne's Co.
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John
Higgins
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Married
Ruth Philips 27 Sep 1755 St. Luke's Parish
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Source:
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Maryland
Eastern Shore Vital Records, Book 3, 1751-1775,p.20, F. Edward Wright
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Year:
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1756
Queen Anne's Co.
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John
Higgins, Barbara SULLIVANE Higgins, Charles Higgins, Sarah Higgins
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10
Nov 1756/20 Jan 1757. Will of John Higgins. John Higgins, planter, -to son
(under age) Charles Higgins "to have gray mare branded with CH and her
increase and a five year old heifer called 'Star'...Dau Sarah Higgins...to have
one sorrel mare and a brindle heifer and also one feather bed and
furniture...wife Barbara...to have a cow and three heifers...to have 100
acres whereon testator now dwells being part of tract of land called
"Salisbury Tract" to have for her widowhood...Named Executor...dau
Elizabeth Higgins...at widow's decease or remarriage to divide the land left
to the widow with Sarah...at widow's decease the remainder of the estate to
be divided among testator's three children."
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Source:
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Queen
Anne's Co Prerogative Court (Wills) Liber 30:225; Queen Anne's County
Maryland Orphan's Court and Registrar of Wills 1755-1762, Leslie & Neil
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Clues/Cross
Reference:
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5
Feb 1746. John Higgons and John Sullivant
posted Surety for Administration Account of estate of William Delany
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Source: Administration Accounts of Maryland, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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2
Jun 1768/19 Aug 1768. Administration account of John Sullivane.
Q.A. Co. Appraisers: John Brown, Benjamin Gould. Mentions: Bishop &
Walters, Richard Tilghman, Elisabeth Punney, Sarah
Higgins. Administratrix: Sarah Sulivane.
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Source: Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of
Maryland 1766 - 1769, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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6
Oct 1769. Administration account of John Sullivane.
Q.A. Co. Distribution to: widow. Residue to: Moses Floyd (son of Eleanor
Floyd, sister), Susannah Dolern/Dolvin wife of
Daniel Dolvin (child of Barbara Higgins, sister)
and Elisabeth Purney (child of Barbara Higgins,
sister) and Charles Higgins and Sarah Higgins (children of Barbara Higgins,
sister)
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Source: Abstracts of the Balance Books of the Prerogative Court of
Maryland 1763 - 1770, V.L. Skinner, Jr.;
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Abstracts of the Balance Books of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1770 -
1777, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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21
Oct 1737. Sale
of land from Richard Bennett, merchant, to John Sullivan, planter - 300 acres
of land called "Dungarnon" - originally
surveyed for and in the name of Florence Sullivant
and mortgaged by Bennett to Owen Sullivane, father
of John - which mortgage was later forfeited. John Sullivan to give his
sister Barbara, wife of John Higgins, one half of the land. Wit: John Lookerman, J. Beck
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Source: Queen Anne's County
Land Records Book Two
1725-1741, R. Bernice Leonard
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24
Nov 1737. John Sullivane, planter, to John Higgins,
planter, and Barbara his wife - gift of love - one half of "Dungarnon", 150 acres. Wit: G. Pemberton, J.
Wickes.
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Source: Queen Anne's County
Land Records Book Two
1725-1741, R. Bernice Leonard
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26
Sep 1737. Administration account of Mr. Charles Seth. Next of Kin: John Sutiant, John Higgins
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15
Apr 1739/22 Nov 1739. Administration account of Mr. Charles Seth. Q.A. Co.
Next of kin: John Higgins, Barbery Higgins, John Sullivant
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6
Apr 1741/23 Dec 1741. Administration account of Charles Seth. Q.A. Co. Next
of kin: John Sullivane, Barbary Higgins
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Source: Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court 1738 - 1744, V.L.
Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1756
Kent Co.
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John
Higgins
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5
Feb 1756/15 Feb 1756. Will of Patrick Burn of Chester Town.
Wit: John Higgins, Caleb Guthry (Guthony?), George Garnett.
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Source:
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Maryland Calendar of Wills 1753 - 1760, Family Line Publications
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Year:
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1757
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Meanwhile:
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The British
East India Trading company consolidates its control in India with
the defeat of the Nawab. Territorial holdings had
first begun in 1600 and gradually increased over the next century.
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Year:
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1757
Talbot Co.
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James
Higgins, Andrew Hynese
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6
May 1757/13 Jun 1757. Listed as debtor to the estate of David Alexander
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court 1724-1727, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1757
Talbot Co.
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John
Higgins
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Received
payment from the administration account of William Dickeson
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1754 -
1760,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1757
Queen Anne’s Co.
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William
Higgins
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Run
away from the subscriber, living in Queen Ann's County, near Chester River,
Maryland, on the first of June inst. a West Country convict servant man,
named William HIGGINS, pretends to be a Miller, about 36 years of age, about
five feet six inches high, dark complexion, pretty well set, with a down
look. Had on when he went away, an old bearskin coat, spotted flannel lappelled jacket, blue cloth breeches, white yarn
stockings, shoes, an ozenbrigs
shirt, an old hat. Whoever secures said servant, so as his Master may have
him again, he shall have thirty shillings reward, and reasonable charges,
paid by Edward WRIGHT.
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Source:
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“Pennsylvania Gazette”.
16 Jun 1757
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Year:
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1757
Prince George's Co.
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William
Higgins
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Married
Mary Simmons, dau of Eliza
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Source:
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Maryland Marriages 1634 - 1777, Robert Burns
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Year:
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1758
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Meanwhile:
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A devastating
defeat occurs for English forces at Lake George,
New York, as nearly two thousand men are
lost during a frontal attack against well-entrenched French forces at Fort Ticonderoga.
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Year:
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1758
Queen Anne's Co.
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Ann
Wiggins
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Ann
Wiggins m. John Nicholson 27 Aug 1758, St. Luke’s Parish
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Source:
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Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records
1648-1725,
F. Edward Wright
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Year:
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1758
Talbot Co.
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Thomas
Higins
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3
Jan 1758/8 Mar 1758. Will of Susannah Porter. Wit: John and Joseph Porter,
Thomas Higins
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Source:
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Maryland Calendar of Wills 1753 - 1760, Family Line Publications
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Year:
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1758
Talbot Co.
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William
Hogin
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10
Oct 1758. Inventory of Thomas Parsons. Next of kin: Ollever
Lee, William Hogin
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1755 - 1760, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1759
Queen Anne's Co.
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Charles
Wiggins
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Charles
Wiggins m. Sarah Simkins 18 Apr 1759, St. Luke’s
Parish
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Source:
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Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records
1751-1775,
F. Edward Wright
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Year:
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1759
Somerset Co.
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Luke
Huggins
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13
Apr 1759/19 Jun 1759. Administration account of Joshua Edge. Next of kin:
Luke Huggins, John Willey
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court 1755 - 1760, V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1759
Dorchester Co.
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Samuel
Higgins
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Received
payment from the administration account of Roger Hudson
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Source:
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Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1754 -
1760,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
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1759
Talbot Co.
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Shervington Higgins
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16
Nov 1759. James Chaplain and Thomas Jenkins to set an annual value of land
and plantation of James Dickinson, late of Talbot... plantation where Shervington Higgins now lives.
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Source:
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Talbot County
Maryland Land Records Book 13, R. Bernice Leonard
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Year:
|
1759
Talbot Co.
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Sherwin
Higgins
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Received
payment from the administration account of Margaret Barrow
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Source:
|
Abstracts
of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1754 -
1760,
V.L. Skinner, Jr.
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Year:
|
1759
Queen Anne's Co.
|
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Susanna
Higgs
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Married
Thomas Williams 10 Jan 1759
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Source:
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IGI
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