|
Year:
|
1800
|
|
Meanwhile:
|
Nearly
1000 slaves met outside Richmond,
VA and plan to march on the
city. Gabriel Prosser, the slave of Thomas H. Prosser, was about 25 years old
when he came to the attention of Virginia
authorities late in August 1800. With the help of other slaves, especially
Jack Bowler and George Smith, Prosser designed a scheme for a slave revolt.
They planned to seize control of Richmond by
slaying all whites (except for Methodists, Quakers, and Frenchmen who were
thought to be "friendly to the idea of libertty") and then to
establish a kingdom
of Virginia with
Prosser as king. The recent, successful American Revolution and the
revolutions in France and Haiti--with
their rhetoric of freedom, equality, and brotherhood--supplied examples and
inspiration for Prosser's rebellion. In the months preceding the attack
Prosser skillfully recruited supporters and organized them into military
units. Authorities never discovered how many slaves were involved, but there
were undoubtedly several thousand, many armed with swords and pikes made from
farm tools by slave blacksmiths. The plan was to strike on the night of Aug.
30, 1800. Men inside Richmond
were to set fire to certain buildings to distract whites, and Prosser's force
from the country was to seize the armory and government buildings across
town. With the firearms thus gained, the rebels would supposedly easily
overcome the surprised whites. On the day of the attack two slaves who did
not want their masters slain disclosed the plot; then Virginia governor James Monroe alerted the
militia. That night, as the rebels began congregating outside Richmond, the worst
rainstorm in memory flooded roads, washed out bridges, and prevented
Prosser's army from assembling. Prosser decided to postpone the attack until
the next day, but by then the city was too well defended. The rebels,
including Prosser, dispersed. Some slaves, in order to save their own lives,
testified against the ringleaders, about 35 of who were executed. Prosser
himself managed to escape by hiding aboard a riverboat on its way to Norfolk. In Norfolk, however, other
slaves, who claimed the large reward for his capture on September 25,
betrayed him. Returned to Richmond,
Prosser, like most of the other leaders, refused to confess to the plot or
give evidence against other slaves. He was tried and found guilty on Oct. 6,
1800, and executed the next day.
|
|
|
In
the U.S.
presidential election, commonly referred to as the revolution of 1800, John
Adams was defeated, but, because Thomas Jefferson and Aaron
Burr had the same number of votes, the election was decided by the House
of Representatives, and made Thomas Jefferson
president. The tie started a debate that resulted in the Twelfth
Amendment (1804), which required that separate ballots be cast for
President and Vice-President. Maryland
representatives to the Electoral College had voted: John Adams,
5; Thomas Jefferson, 5; Charles
Pinckney, 5; Aaron Burr, 5.
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1800 Queen Anne’s Co.
|
|
|
Charles Higgins
|
|
|
7 Aug 1800. Joseph Newman manumits negro “George”. Wit:
Charles Higgins, Francis McCabe, Thos. J. Seth
|
|
Source:
|
Queen Anne’s County
Land Records STW
5 1799-1802, R. Bernice Leonard
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1800 Queen Anne’s Co.
|
|
|
Joseph Higgins
|
|
|
11 Sep 1800/21 May 1803. Will of Thomas Emory. Wit: Joseph
Higgins, Ebenezer Dodd. WHN:4/94
|
|
Source:
|
Legacies of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. Abstracted Wills Liber WHN:4
1801-1810, Cathy Downes
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1800 Kent Co.
|
|
|
Rachel Higgins
|
|
|
Married Samuel Sparks 12 Apr 1800
|
|
Source:
|
"Kent Co. Marriages", M & DE,9-8
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1800 Queen Anne's Co.
|
|
|
Thomas Higgins, Joseph Higgins
|
|
|
30th Sept. one thousand eight hundred (1800), Thomas Higgins
of Queen Anns Co. for consideration of the sum of £74 current money paid by
Joseph Higgins of the county and state afsd. doth sell the following
chattels: one bridle, one saddle, one gray mare, one colt, one cow, one calf,
one ----, four hogs, etc. Thomas (his mark) Higgins Wit: Wm. Clayton
|
|
Source:
|
Queen Anne's 1800 Grantor Land Records STW:5, p.240
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1801 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins, Sr.
|
|
|
16 Feb 1801. Bond: “We, David Robinson, James Dudley and John
Higgins, Senr all of Talbot Co are firmly bound to [the] state of Maryland in
sum of one thousand pounds... condition being that David Robinson will
diligently and carefully execute the office of tobacco inspector. Wit: W. Dawson, David Kerr.”
|
|
Source:
|
Land Records of Talbot
County, Maryland
1798-1802, Irma S. Harper
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1801 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Langford Higgins, Louiza Higgins
|
|
|
Named in will of William Applegarth 24 Dec 1801. "Langford
Higgins..son-in-law..7½ barrels of long corn to be taken out of the present
crop...Louiza Higgins...granddaughter..[to receive] Negro girl 'Rhody' "
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot
County, Maryland
Wills Libers JP #5 1795 - 1801, Leslie and Neil Keddie
|
|
Clues/Cross
Reference
|
Langford Higgins married Nancy Applegarth, 23 Dec 1798 St. Peters Parish, Talbot Co.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802
|
|
Meanwhile:
|
Maryland property
qualifications for voting are removed by constitutional amendment in local
and State elections (granting suffrage to adult white males).
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Queen Anne's Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins
|
|
|
Letters at Centreville Post Office
|
|
Source:
|
"Republican
Star", 26 Oct 1802
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins, Sarah Higgins
|
|
|
Married Sarah Bowdle. License: 25 Dec 1802. Minister: Works
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot County
Marriage Licenses 1794 - 1824 with a History of Talbot County Churches and
Biographical Sketches of the Ministers, Raymond B. Clark Jr. and
Sara Seth Clark
|
|
|
Married in Maryland License
Records In Talbot
County 1794-1824,
Irma S. Harper and Cynthia V. Schmidt
|
|
Clues/Cross
Reference
|
John and Sarah (Sally) Higgins inherited a 1/8 share from
Henry Bowdle, possibly Sarah's father.
|
|
Source: Talbot Co. Land
Records. 1812. Liber 36/415
|
|
|
John and Sally Higgins to Henry Mullikin Bowdle, sale of part
of tract "White Philips"
|
|
|
John S. Higgins witnessed will of Tristram Bowdle of Talbot
Co. 14 Feb 1823. Exectx of will was Sarah Bowdle, wife of Tristram Bowdle
|
|
|
Source: Talbot County, Maryland Wills Libers JP#8 1823 -
1829, Leslie and Neil Keddie
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins, Jr.
|
|
|
John Higgins, Jr. Manumission to slaves "Hannah and
Mintah in the following manner. Hannah to be free on the first day of January
eighteen hundred and five, Mintah to be free on January the first eighteen
hundred and eleven."
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot
1802 Land Records Liber JL:29,p.394
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins, Sr.
|
|
|
James Parrott to John Higgins Sr... $400... “Lowes Ramble”
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot County Land
Records 1802 Liber/Folio 29/212
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Dorchester Co.
|
|
|
Mahala Higgins
|
|
|
Married Moses W. Nesbet 23 Feb 1802
|
|
Source:
|
US
GenWeb Marriage Records 1780-1867 Dorchester County Maryland,
contributed by Barbara & Steve Woolston
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Nehemiah Higgins
|
|
|
Sale of
"goods and chattel" from Nehemiah Higgins to Elizabeth Tilghman
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot
1802 Land Records Liber JL:29 Bills of Sale 219 and 337
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Salathiel Higgins
|
|
|
Married Nancy Mersley (Musley?). License: 12 May 1802.
Minister: Hynson
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot County
Marriage Licenses 1794 - 1824 with a History of Talbot County Churches and
Biographical Sketches of the Ministers, Raymond B. Clark Jr. and
Sara Seth Clark
|
|
|
Married in Maryland License
Records In Talbot
County 1794-1824,
Irma S. Harper and Cynthia V. Schmidt
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Solomon Higgins
|
|
|
6 Apr 1802. Peter Sharpe liberates and sets free from bondage
a negro named Jack. Wit: Peter Denny, Solomon Higgins
|
|
Source:
|
Land Records of Talbot
County, Maryland
1798-1802, Irma S. Harper
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Solomon Higgins
|
|
|
27 Apr 1802. Indenture between William and Henrietta Hayward,
and Benjamin Wilmott to James Marshall for a parcel of land in Easton... mentions
Solomon Higgins’ house
|
|
Source:
|
Land Records of Talbot
County, Maryland
1798-1802, Irma S. Harper
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1802 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
William Higgins
|
|
|
Born 1744. Died after 1790 Prince Georges. Married Susannah
Duvall. Son John married Sarah Bowdle 1802 Talbot Co
|
|
Source:
|
Marriage license of John Higgins and Sarah Bowdle
|
|
|
|
|
Clues/Cross
Reference
|
1 Jan 1775/18 Aug 1775. Administration account of William
Higgins. Next of Kin: Richard Higgins, Samuel Higgins. Admin: Susannah
Higgins
|
|
Source: Maryland
Records of Deaths: 1718-1777, Annie Walker Burns
|
|
|
Abstracts
of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1774-1777, V. L.
Skinner, Jr.
|
|
|
2 Jul 1776. Administration account of William Higgins.
Sureties: Benjamin Duvall, Richard Higgins. Distribution: to widow (1/3 of
estate), only child (unnamed). Admin: Susanna Higgins
|
|
|
Source: Abstracts
of the Balance Books of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1770-1777, V.
L. Skinner, Jr.
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803
|
|
Meanwhile:
|
Ohio is admitted as
the 17th state.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana
Purchase made, paying France
$15 million for the Louisiana Territory—828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. After repeated Spanish closures of
the Port of New Orleans to American settlers shipping goods down the
Mississippi, the U.S. was determined to either buy or reach some
accommodation with France (New Orleans was now back in French hands). The
original French plan had been to use "New France" as a staging and
supply area for French territories in the Caribbean.
After the French defeat in Saint Domingue (the future nations of Haiti and Dominican
Republic) by the island's former slaves, and given the
prospect of an expensive war with England,
Napoleon abandoned those plans and instead offered to sell not only New Orleans but all French possessions in America.
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Elizabeth Higgins
|
|
|
Married Hynson Jones. License: 27 Jan 1803. Min: Works
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot County
Marriage Licenses 1794 - 1824 with a History of Talbot County Churches and
Biographical Sketches of the Ministers, Raymond B. Clark Jr. and
Sara Seth Clark
|
|
|
Married in Maryland License
Records In Talbot
County 1794-1824,
Irma S. Harper and Cynthia V. Schmidt
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Queen Anne’s Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins
|
|
|
Letters at Centreville Post Office as of 1st Jan
1803
|
|
Source:
|
"Republican
Star", 11 Jan 1803; "Republican Star", 18 Jan 1803
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
S. Higgins
|
|
|
Letters at Easton
Post Office as of 1st Jan 1803
|
|
Source:
|
"Republican
Star", 11 Jan 1803; "Republican Star", 18 Jan 1803
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins
|
|
|
Letters at Easton
Post Office as of 31st March 1803
|
|
Source:
|
"Republican Star", 5 Apr 1803; "Republican
Star", 12 Apr 1803; "Republican Star", 19 Apr 1803
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
John Higgins
|
|
|
“The result of Saturday’s meeting in the several districts of
this county, so far as we have received, stands as follows: … Third District
(Trappe) Samuel Stevens, Junr,. John Higgins, and John Willis… were duly
authorized to attend in behalf of their several districts, a meeting to be
held at Mr. Lowe’s tavern, this afternoon, at three o’clock, in order to
select four suitable characters to recommend to the republican voters of
Talbot count, to represent them in the next general assembly.”
|
|
Source:
|
"Republican
Star", 14 Jun 1803
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Talbot Co.
|
|
|
Rachel Higgins
|
|
|
Married John Fletcher. License: 5 Aug 1803. Min: Works
|
|
Source:
|
Talbot County
Marriage Licenses 1794 - 1824 with a History of Talbot County Churches and
Biographical Sketches of the Ministers, Raymond B. Clark Jr. and
Sara Seth Clark
|
|
|
Married in Maryland License
Records In Talbot
County 1794-1824,
Irma S. Harper and Cynthia V. Schmidt
|
|
|
|
|
Year:
|
1803 Dorchester Co.
|
|
|
Rhoda Higgins
|
|
|
Married John Lewis 16 May 1803
|
|
Source:
|
US
GenWeb Marriage Records 1780-1867 Dorchester County Maryland, contributed by
Barbara & Steve Woolston
|
|
< |