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     Leonard Batdorf was buried at New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA. He was born on 5 February 1803 at Pennsboro Township.¹
Leonard Batdorf died on 26 February 1852 at age 49.¹
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     Elizabeth Banks died at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.² She was born in 1744 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.² She married James Hume circa 1760 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2,4

     In Gerard Banks (II)'s will dated 20 March 1776 at Virginia, USA, Elizabeth Banks was named as an heir;
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "WILL: Written: March 20, 1776, probated: February 7, 1780, Book 1, Page (315) or 515 -- Leaves all the estate to his wife for her life or widowhood, "at her decease land I live on, on south side of Bly's Path to the main branch that empties into Buffalo river just above Cabell's Mill to go to Son William for life and at his decease to go to son Reuben;
to daughters Mary and Sarah the Banks slaves;
To Sons: Linn, and Adam 5 shillings each; to Elizabeth Hume and Rachel Higginbotham (both my daughters) 5 shillings each;
grandson, Gerard to have one horse, saddle & bridle to the value of 15 pounds to be furnished him by sons William and Reuben out of what I give them and I desire my grandson may have a good schooling to be paid for by my sons William and Reuben. (The wills of Amherst County, VA 1761-1865) The Codicil, dated Dec 22, 1779, revokes "part of my will giving negro Sam to sons William and Thomas and leaves him as part of the Widows property which is at her death or remarriage to be divided between sons William, Thomas and Reuben and Daughters Mary and Sarah Banks. Witnesses: David Shepherd, Gabl. Penn, Geo. Penn, Lawrence Campbell, Eliz. Howell. Ux; son, William.
     "Part of Will of Gerard Banks, Feb. 7, 1780; Amherst County, VA Will book 1, (1761-1780) Reel 17, p. 515-517.
     "Item 1, land unto my beloved wife during her life or widowhood all my estate & at her decease I give to my son William Banks all that part of tract of land whereon I now live that lies on S. side of Bly path to the main branch that empties into Buffalo just above Cabell Mill and a Negro man named Sam during his life and at his decease
     "I give the said land unto my son Reuben Banks to him and his heirs forever, and the said Negro Sam to my son Thomas Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my son Reuben Banks, one Negro man named Ben to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my daughter Mary Banks a boy called Scott and a Negro woman named Diane to her & her heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my daughter Sarah Banks, one Negro girl named Grace during her life an in case she should die without ______I then give the said Negro Grace to my son Reuben Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my son Linn Banks & Adam Banks each five shillings & unto Elizabeth Hume & Rachel Higginbotham, (both daughters) five shillings each.
     "Item the land whereon I now live at the decease of my beloved wife or her second marriage I give to my son Reuben Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give to my grandson Gerrard Banks one horse, saddle & bridle of the value of fifteen pounds to be furnished by my son William & Reuben Banks out of what I give them, and good schooling I desire my said grandson may have & paid for by my sons William & Reuben Banks also.
     "Item at the decease of my beloved wife or second marriage all my whole & sole estate not otherwise disposed after paying all my just debts I give to be equally dived between my sons William, Thomas, Reuben Banks and my daughters Mary & Sarah Banks to them & their heirs forever and lastly do I appoint for Executors to this my last will and testament my two sons William & Reuben Banks.
Title: Will Probate
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Page: Dated 3/29/1776
Text: Pr. 2/7/1780, Amherst Co, VA."⁵ She was listed as a beneficiary in Gerard Banks (II)'s will on 7 February 1780 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; Clemens [1924:8]:
BANKS, GERRARD
     Amherst Co., Va. Will filed Feb. 7, 1980
     s. William Banks
     s. Reuben Banks
     s. Thomas Banks
     s. Linn Banks
     s. Adam Banks
     g.s. Gerrard Banks
     d. Mary Banks
     d. Sarah Banks
     d. Elizabeth Hume
     d. Rachel Higgenbothum.¹

     Elizabeth Lauer was born on 27 March 1779. She married John Batdorf, son of George Peter Batdorf and Anna Maria Margaretha Kurr, on 11 December 1796.

Elizabeth Lauer died on 1 September 1828 at age 49.
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     James Hume was born circa 1740 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Elizabeth Banks, daughter of Gerard Banks (II) and Ann Stanton, circa 1760 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.^1,3,2

James Hume died after 1783 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.²
     Reference: From Early Colonial Settlers:
Pages 416-417
JOHN A. ADAMS

Submitted by:
Sandy Onbey
The following is a transcription of the last will and testament of John Adams of Piedmont Station (now Delaplane), Fauquier County, Virginia, as recorded in Will Book 1, Pages 416-417 on file at the Fauquier County Courthouse in Warrenton, Virginia.
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In the Name of God amen, I John Adams of Fauquier County being very Weak of body, but of Sound and perfect Memory, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, Viz:
Imprimiz; I give and bequeath to my son John all my lands lying in Maryland to be enjoyed by him & his heirs forever,
Item, I give and bequeath to my son George five hundred acres of land whereon he now lives to be enjoyed by him & his heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth three hundred Acres of land to be laid off in the most convenient manner including the plantation whereon she now lives
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne three hundred acres of land to be laid off in the most convenient manner including the plantation whereon she now lives,
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter SUSANNA three hundred acres of land to be laid in the most convenient manner Including the plantation whereon James Hume now lives
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Josias all that land I purchased of Capt. Turner; and part of the land adjoining the same to be laid off in the following manner from a corner tree of the said land I purchased of Capt. Turner the line to continue with the line of Capt. John Ashby until it comes to the low grounds or meadowland of Hollys Branch thence to continue with the said low grounds or meadow land though not to include any part of the Same, till it comes to Kellys spring,thence with a strait line to the old line of the land I bought of Captain Turner So asto include all the meadow land or low grounds adjoining the said old line
Item, I give and bequeath all the remainder of my lands to be equally divided By astimation amongst my sons Littleton, Thomas & James and their heirs forever, Littleton to have the plantation whereon he now lives, and James to have the plantation whereon I now live---------------
Item, after all my just debts are satisfied and paid, then I give and bequeath all the remainder of my estate of what kind and nature so ever it be or whatever it may be found unto my well beloved wife Sarah Stacy for and during her natural life or to be disposed of at any time amongst my Children at her discretion and to have no appointment,
And I hereby constitute and appoint this to be my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and disannulling all wills heretofore by me made; ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and Testament; In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of January in the year of Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & eighty one----
John Adams (seal)
Signed, Sealed & delivered
In the presence
Hezh Turner
John Hickman
John T. Chunn
Will. Bailes

At a Court held for Fauquier County the 28th day of May 1781
This Will was proved by the oaths of Hezekiah Turner, John Hickman, and John Thomas Chunn Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And the motion of Sarah Stacy Adams who made oath and executed and acknowledged bond as the law directs Certificate is granted her for obtaining letters of administration with the said will annexed.
Teste
J. Brooke CC

This transcription was made by Sandra K. Onbey on July 25, 1995. All punctuation and spelling were noted exactly as recorded in the original will book. The will was transcribed line by line leading to the irregularity of the above text. Note: at one point in the will the words and bequeath are repeated twice, this was as is was in the original also John Adams named his son Josias his name was Josiah which can be seen in the will of his mother Sarah Stacy Adams.

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1753-1756 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book B; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 8-10. 16 Aug. 1753. James Hume, orphan of William Hume, late of the Kingdom of Great Britain, deceased, to Roger Dixon, Gent., attorney at law and Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper. James Hume by the advice and consent of his mother Mrs. Sarah Hume doth bind himself an apprentice to learn the profession or calling of an attorney at law and scrivener- or the trade and mistery of merchandize, to serve seven years. He shall do no damage to his master nor waste his goods nor lend them unlawfully, nor see damage done by others without giving notice thereof; he shall not contract matrimony during the term, play at any unlawful games nor frequent bad company nor disorderly places. Roger Dixon shall use his endeavours to teach or cause to be taught the apprentice the profession or calling of attorney at law and scrivener or the trade and mistery of merchandize and shall provide sufficient meat, drink, apparel, lodging and washing suitable for an apprentice.
James Hume
Roger Dixon
17 Aug. 1753. Acknowledged by James Hume and Roger Dixon. [Two indentures, one signed by each]

Sources      
[S77] Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. II, from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Scott, Paul H, (Name: he William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, 1939, pp. 485-509;), 373. at Citation.²

     Sir William Lindsay of the Byres married Christiana Keith, daughter of Sir William Keith 1st Marischal of Scotland and Margaret Fraser, before 27 December 1375
; her 2nd husband.^1,3
Sir William Lindsay of the Byres died in 1414.¹

     Solomon Rieth was born on 15 March 1755.
Solomon Rieth died after 1803.
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     Rachel Banks was born in 1746 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.³ She married Capt. John Higginbotham Jr., son of John Higginbotham and Frances Riley, between 3 July 1767 and 9 July 1767 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA,
; [Note: The two marriage records have slightly different dates of marriage.]
Marriage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
     Name:     Rachel Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     3 Jul 1767
     Marriage Place:     Amherst County, Virginia
     Father:     Gerrard Banks
     Spouse:     John Higginbotham
     FHL Film Number:     30273
     Reference ID:     p 2
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
     Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Marriage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800
     Name:     Rachel Banks
     Spouse:     John Higgenbotham
     Marriage Date:     9 Jul 1767
     Marriage Location:     Amherst County, Virginia
     Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.^1,4,5
Rachel Banks died on 25 July 1814 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.³
Rachel Banks was buried after 25 July 1814 at Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1746, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Jul. 25, 1814, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     This burial is speculative, as no headstone exists for this individual.
     Dau of Gerard and Ann Stanton Banks
     Rachel was the wife of John Higginbotham Jr. Her dates of birth and death are unreadable on her tombstone.
     Family links: Spouse: John Higginbotham (1726 - 1814)*
     Children:
      Thomas Higginbotham (1767 - 1835)*
      John Higginbotham (1772 - 1822)*
      Ann Stanton Higginbotham Higginbotham (1773 - 1826)*
      David Higginbotham (1775 - 1853)*
      Tirzah Higginbotham London (1783 - 1841)*
     Burial: Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Maintained by: William Higginbotham
     Originally Created by: Beca
     Record added: Mar 30, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 25638994.³
     In Gerard Banks (II)'s will dated 20 March 1776 at Virginia, USA, Rachel Banks was named as an heir;
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "WILL: Written: March 20, 1776, probated: February 7, 1780, Book 1, Page (315) or 515 -- Leaves all the estate to his wife for her life or widowhood, "at her decease land I live on, on south side of Bly's Path to the main branch that empties into Buffalo river just above Cabell's Mill to go to Son William for life and at his decease to go to son Reuben;
to daughters Mary and Sarah the Banks slaves;
To Sons: Linn, and Adam 5 shillings each; to Elizabeth Hume and Rachel Higginbotham (both my daughters) 5 shillings each;
grandson, Gerard to have one horse, saddle & bridle to the value of 15 pounds to be furnished him by sons William and Reuben out of what I give them and I desire my grandson may have a good schooling to be paid for by my sons William and Reuben. (The wills of Amherst County, VA 1761-1865) The Codicil, dated Dec 22, 1779, revokes "part of my will giving negro Sam to sons William and Thomas and leaves him as part of the Widows property which is at her death or remarriage to be divided between sons William, Thomas and Reuben and Daughters Mary and Sarah Banks. Witnesses: David Shepherd, Gabl. Penn, Geo. Penn, Lawrence Campbell, Eliz. Howell. Ux; son, William.
     "Part of Will of Gerard Banks, Feb. 7, 1780; Amherst County, VA Will book 1, (1761-1780) Reel 17, p. 515-517.
     "Item 1, land unto my beloved wife during her life or widowhood all my estate & at her decease I give to my son William Banks all that part of tract of land whereon I now live that lies on S. side of Bly path to the main branch that empties into Buffalo just above Cabell Mill and a Negro man named Sam during his life and at his decease
     "I give the said land unto my son Reuben Banks to him and his heirs forever, and the said Negro Sam to my son Thomas Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my son Reuben Banks, one Negro man named Ben to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my daughter Mary Banks a boy called Scott and a Negro woman named Diane to her & her heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my daughter Sarah Banks, one Negro girl named Grace during her life an in case she should die without ______I then give the said Negro Grace to my son Reuben Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give unto my son Linn Banks & Adam Banks each five shillings & unto Elizabeth Hume & Rachel Higginbotham, (both daughters) five shillings each.
     "Item the land whereon I now live at the decease of my beloved wife or her second marriage I give to my son Reuben Banks to him & his heirs forever.
     "Item I give to my grandson Gerrard Banks one horse, saddle & bridle of the value of fifteen pounds to be furnished by my son William & Reuben Banks out of what I give them, and good schooling I desire my said grandson may have & paid for by my sons William & Reuben Banks also.
     "Item at the decease of my beloved wife or second marriage all my whole & sole estate not otherwise disposed after paying all my just debts I give to be equally dived between my sons William, Thomas, Reuben Banks and my daughters Mary & Sarah Banks to them & their heirs forever and lastly do I appoint for Executors to this my last will and testament my two sons William & Reuben Banks.
Title: Will Probate
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Official Document
Page: Dated 3/29/1776
Text: Pr. 2/7/1780, Amherst Co, VA."⁶ She was listed as a beneficiary in Gerard Banks (II)'s will on 7 February 1780 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; Clemens [1924:8]:
BANKS, GERRARD
     Amherst Co., Va. Will filed Feb. 7, 1980
     s. William Banks
     s. Reuben Banks
     s. Thomas Banks
     s. Linn Banks
     s. Adam Banks
     g.s. Gerrard Banks
     d. Mary Banks
     d. Sarah Banks
     d. Elizabeth Hume
     d. Rachel Higgenbothum.¹

     Maria Margaret "Peggy" Fisher was buried at Mt. Presbyterian Cemetery, Lower Augusta, North'D Co., Pennsylvania, USA. She was born on 19 October 1782.
Maria Margaret "Peggy" Fisher died on 25 April 1850 at age 67.
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     Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. was born in 1726; Death notice says he was 88 yrs old when he died.⁵ He married Rachel Banks, daughter of Gerard Banks (II) and Ann Stanton, between 3 July 1767 and 9 July 1767 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA,
; [Note: The two marriage records have slightly different dates of marriage.]
Marriage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
     Name:     Rachel Banks
     Gender:     Female
     Marriage Date:     3 Jul 1767
     Marriage Place:     Amherst County, Virginia
     Father:     Gerrard Banks
     Spouse:     John Higginbotham
     FHL Film Number:     30273
     Reference ID:     p 2
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
     Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Marriage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800
     Name:     Rachel Banks
     Spouse:     John Higgenbotham
     Marriage Date:     9 Jul 1767
     Marriage Location:     Amherst County, Virginia
     Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.^6,7,1
Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. was buried in 1814 at Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1726
     Death:      1814
     This burial is speculative, as no headstone exists for this individual.
     John was the husband of Rachel Banks Higginbotham
     Family links: Parents:
      John Joseph Higginbotham (1695 - 1742)
      Frances Riley Higginbotham (1692 - 1751)
     Spouse: Rachel Banks Higginbotham (1746 - 1814)
     Children:
      Thomas Higginbotham (1767 - 1835)*
      John Higginbotham (1772 - 1822)*
      Ann Stanton Higginbotham Higginbotham (1773 - 1826)*
      David Higginbotham (1775 - 1853)*
      Tirzah Higginbotham London (1783 - 1841)*
     Siblings:
      Moses Higginbotham (1714 - 1790)*
      Joseph Higginbotham (1720 - 1805)*
      Aaron Higginbotham (1720 - 1785)*
      John Higginbotham (1726 - 1814)
      Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham (1729 - 1791)*
      James Higginbotham (1729 - 1813)*
      Ann Higginbotham (1731 - 1751)*
     Burial: Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Maintained by: William Higginbotham
     Originally Created by: Beca
     Record added: Mar 30, 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial# 25638896.⁵
Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. died in 1814 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; Obituary from Find A Grave.⁵
     Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. was also known as John Higgenbotham Jr.^6,8,1 John Higginbotham and Frances Riley immigrated to Goochland Co., Virginia, USA; From History of the Higginbotham Name:
     John Higgenbotham and his wife, Frances Riley, came from Ireland to Virginia in the early eighteenth century, bringing with them numerous children, among whom were Moses, John, Aaron, James, and Anne. This family settled in Goochland County, where are believed to have been born at least four more children, Benjamin, Joseph, Rachel, and Thomas."²

     John Higginbotham was born in 1695 at St. Philip Parish, Barbados.³ He was born on 10 July 1695 at St. Philip Parish, Barbados.⁴ He married Frances Riley, daughter of John Riley and Mary Ford, in 1713.^5,4

John Higginbotham died on 17 April 1742 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA, at age 46.⁴
John Higginbotham was buried after 17 April 1742 at Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; [Note: Caption for photo attached to Find A Grave memorial states "Higginbotham Family Cemetery Amherst County, Virginia Located on property originally divided among the siblings of Moses Higginbotham (ca1713-1791) in 1751."
From Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Jun. 10, 1695, Saint Philip, Barbados
     Death:      Apr. 17, 1742, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Married 1713
     Family links: Spouse: Frances Riley Higginbotham (1692 - 1751)
     Children:
      Moses Higginbotham (1714 - 1790)*
      Joseph Higginbotham (1720 - 1805)*
      Aaron Higginbotham (1720 - 1785)*
      John Higginbotham (1726 - 1814)*
      Benjamin Aimsley Higginbotham (1729 - 1791)*
      James Higginbotham (1729 - 1813)*
      Ann Higginbotham (1731 - 1751)*
     Burial: Higginbotham Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Gary Parker
     Record added: Feb 14, 2006
     Find A Grave Memorial# 13346740.⁴
     John Higginbotham was also known as John Joseph Higginbotham.⁶

John Higginbotham and Frances Riley immigrated to Goochland Co., Virginia, USA; From History of the Higginbotham Name:
     John Higgenbotham and his wife, Frances Riley, came from Ireland to Virginia in the early eighteenth century, bringing with them numerous children, among whom were Moses, John, Aaron, James, and Anne. This family settled in Goochland County, where are believed to have been born at least four more children, Benjamin, Joseph, Rachel, and Thomas."⁷
In Capt. John Higginbotham's will dated 4 September 1713 at Barbados, John Higginbotham was named as an heir; p. 600 Virginia Will Records - From The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Indexed by Judith McGhan. Published 1993: "Capt. John Higginbotham, of the Barbadoes, and salford, Lancaster, england, names in his will (dated sept. 4, 1713; proved Oct. 23, 1714...) a son Charles Higginbotham. This Charles Higginbotham lived in the Barbadoes..."
     p. 602: "...I give unto my beloved wife Anne Higinbotham, One Thousand Pounds ... I give and bequeath unto my son, charles Higinbotham of an din the Barbadoes ... I give and bequeath unto my seven Grandsons and one Granddaughter, children of my sd. Son Charles Higinbotham namely, John, Charles, Thomas, William, Joseph, Benjamin, Clever and Millicent ... I give and appoint unto my daughter, Millicent Alexander, Widdow ... her four young children, Charles, Joseph, Millicent, Mary Alexander ... I give and appoint ... my daughter Beulah Higinbotham ... my son-in-law Henry Higinbotham ... my son-on-law Henry Higinbotham ... I will, give and appoint unto my daughter Belizabeth Bancroft .... and amongst her sons and duaghters namely: Benjamin, Thomas Mary, elizabeth, Anne Bancroft ... I appoint and ordain my son-in-law Henry Bancroft, my Grandson Charles Clexander, Thomas Taylor of Manchester Hinds and william Oates of Thorn and John Capmna Executors of my Will... September Fourth ...[1713] John Higinbotham."¹
In Charles Higginbotham Sr.'s will dated 17 August 1732 at Barbados, John Higginbotham was named as an heir; pg 600 Virginia Will Records - From The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Indexed by Judith McGhan. Published 1993: "This Charles Higginbotham lived in the Barbadoes and his will dated Augt. 17, 1732, proved in the Barbadoes May 20, 1734, names wife Ann, sons Cleaver Higginbotham and John Higginbotham; granddaughters Ann Reddin, Hepzibah Higginbotham and Ann Higginbotham."¹
In Ann Rawlings's will dated 29 March 1740 at Barbados, John Higginbotham was named as an heir; pg 600 Virginia Will Records - From The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Indexed by Judith McGhan. Published 1993: "Mrs. Ann Higginbotham (widow of Charles Higginbotham) in her will dated Mar. 29, 1740; proved in the Barbadoes, Augt. 28, 1740, names her sons John Higginbotham, Charles Higginbotham, Thomas Higginbotham, Joseph Higginbotham and Cleaver Higginbotham; grandson John Reddan [Reddin]; granddaughter Ann Reddan [Reddin]."¹

     John Henry Zeller was born in 1745.¹ He was baptized on 26 March 1745 at Millbach Reformed Church.¹
     He was sealed as a child to , son of Johann Heinrich Zeller and Maria Margaretha Rieth; Johann Heinrich Zeller Sr. and Wife ( Great Uncle.)¹

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     Elizabeth Zeller was born on 28 November 1744.¹ She married Johann Michael Swengel in 1765.¹

Elizabeth Zeller died on 26 October 1823 at age 78.¹
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     Johann Michael Swengel was born on 23 August 1743.¹ He married Elizabeth Zeller, daughter of Johann Heinrich Zeller and Maria Margaretha Rieth, in 1765.¹

Johann Michael Swengel died in November 1794 at age 51.¹
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     Anna Margaretha Aulenbach married Johan George Rieth, son of Leonhardt Rieth and Anna Elizabeth Catrina Cochran, after 1759.

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     Johannes Swengel was born in 1776.¹
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     Barbara Swengel was born in 1768.¹
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     Eva Margaret Swengel was born in 1770.¹
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     Michael Swengel was born in 1773.¹
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     Benjamin Swengel was born in 1774.¹
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     Johann Peter Swengel was born in 1779.¹
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     Kate Swengel was born in 1780.¹
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