Person Page - 2768

     Martha Ricks was born in 1808 at Nash Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married John Satterwhite Higginbotham, son of Samuel Higginbotham Sr. and Jane Satterwhite, on 5 November 1826 at Greene Co., Alabama, USA,
; his 2nd wife; his 1st wife dies in 1826.¹
Martha Ricks was buried in 1833 at Higginbotham Family Cemetery, Elbert Co., Georgia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1808, Nash County, North Carolina, USA
     Death:      1833, Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia, USA
     Martha Ricks who married John Satterwhite Higginbotham on 5 Nov 1826 in Greene Co.,AL as his 2nd wife. Martha was dau. of Joel Ricks (d. 1824 Nash Co., NC), son of Benjamin Ricks (Will 1774 Edgecombe Co., NC), son of William Ricks (Will 1771 Edgecombe Co.), son of Isaac Ricks, Jr., son of Isaac, Sr., member of the Chuckatuck Monthly Meeting in VA and Will dated 1721 Isle of Wight Co., VA. John Satterwhite Higginbotham later returned to Elbert Co., GA where he married a 3rd time.
     Family links: Spouse: John Satterwhite Higginbotham (1770 - 1843)
     Children:
      Jerusha Higginbotham Campbell (1829 - 1915)*
      Martha Higginbotham Bond (1830 - 1913)*
     Burial: Higginbotham Family Cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia, USA
     Created by: Letitia Vaughan
     Record added: Dec 18, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 82133634.¹
Martha Ricks died in 1833 at Bowman, Elbert Co., Georgia, USA.¹
     Reference: For more information on the children of John and Martha (Ricks) Higginbotham see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Sarah Lawrimore married John Satterwhite Higginbotham, son of Samuel Higginbotham Sr. and Jane Satterwhite, after 1833
; his 3rd wife; his 2nd wife died in 1833. No children by this marriage.¹

     Mary Elmslie Garrigues was born in 1787.¹ She married David Higginbotham, son of Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. and Rachel Banks, before 1812
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their oldest child, Elizabeth, was born in 1812.)¹
Mary Elmslie Garrigues died on 17 June 1872.¹
Mary Elmslie Garrigues was buried after 17 June 1872 at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1787
     Death:      Jun. 17, 1872
     Source:Cemetery
     Family links: Parents: Benjamin Franklin Garrigues (1761 - 1815)
     Spouse: David Higginbotham (1775 - 1853)*
     Children:
      Elizabeth Higginbotham Fisher (1812 - 1858)*
      Anna Estelle Higginbotham Hoskins (1813 - 1886)*
      Jane Randolph Higginbotham Haxall (1815 - 1901)*
      Elmslie C. Higginbotham (1820 - 1893)*
      Edward Garrigues Higginbotham (1824 - 1901)*
     Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
     Created by: PL
     Record added: May 03, 2002
     Find A Grave Memorial# 6389716.¹
     Reference: For more information on the children of David and Mary (Garrigues) Higginbotham, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     John J. London was born on 21 June 1774 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Tirzah Higginbotham, daughter of Capt. John Higginbotham Jr. and Rachel Banks, before 1818
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their child, Daniel, was botn in 1818.¹
John J. London died on 24 March 1823 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA, at age 48.¹
John J. London was buried after 24 March 1823 at Poplar Grove Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Jun. 21, 1774, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Mar. 24, 1823, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Husband of Tirzah Higginbotham
     Family links: Spouse: Tirzah Higginbotham London (1783 - 1841)*
     Children: Daniel Higginbotham London (1818 - 1876)*
     Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: William Higginbotham
     Record added: Jan 16, 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial# 6464281756281857.¹
     Reference: For more information on the children of John and Tirzah (Higginbotham) London, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

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     Fances Green Graves Higginbotham died at Elbert Co., Georgia, USA.¹ She married Joseph H. Morrison.¹

     Robert Kyle married Betty Ann Campbell.¹

     Betty Ann Campbell married Robert Kyle.¹

     Nancy Blankenship was born in 1760 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Robert Higginbotham, son of Moses Higginbotham Sr. and Frances Kyle, circa 1785 at Russell Co., Virginia, USA.¹

Nancy Blankenship died in 1836 at Madison Co., Alabama, USA.¹
Nancy Blankenship was buried in 1836 at Unknown location ; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1760, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      1836, Madison County, Alabama, USA
     Nancy Blankenship is the wife of Robert Higginbotham. The couple were married c1785 in Russell County, VA. Robert and Nancy migrated from Tazewell County, VA around 1813 along with Henry and Mary Ann Higginbotham Boling, William and Frances Higginbotham Garrison to Madison County, Mississippi Territory which later became Alabama. Robert Higginbotham, her husband, Served in the American Revolution and is buried in the Higginbotham Family Cemetery, aka M Fisk, Hazel Green, Madison, AL. It is not known at the present time where Nancy is buried.
     Family links: Spouse: Robert Higginbotham (1752 - 1825)*
     Children:
      Mary Ann Higginbotham Boling/Bowling (1790 - 1822)*
      Robert Barkley Higginbotham (1798 - 1879)*
      Benjamin Isaac Higginbotham (1807 - 1884)*
      Edmund Higginbotham (1808 - 1877)*
     Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: It is not known at the present time where Nancy Blankenship Higginbotham is buried. It is said that she is buried in Hazel Green, Madison, AL, but this is not certain at this time.
     Created by: ~A MS Bama Son~®
     Record added: Mar 07, 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial# 34553451.¹
     Reference: For more information on the children of Robert and Nancy (Blankenship) Higfginbotham, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Dorothy "Dolly" Higginbotham was born in 1798 at Elberta, Houston Co., Georgia, USA.¹ She married Elisha Kelley on 1 October 1812 at Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA.²

Dorothy "Dolly" Higginbotham was buried in 1856 at Kelley Cemetery, Saltillo, Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1798, Elberta, Houston County, Georgia, USA
     Death:      1856, Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
     She was the daughter of William & Dorothy (Sandidge) Higginbotham.
     She married Elisha F. Kelley, 1 Oct 1812, Bedford County, Tennessee.
     She was the mother of 16 children;
      1. Levicy b-3 May 1814
      2. Riley G. b-16 Jan 1816
      3. William H. b-9 Jan 1818
      4. Kinchen b-4 Jan 1820
      5. Lawson b-9 Feb 1822
      6. Pleasant A. b-7 Dec 1823
      7. Martha Ann b-19 Dec 1825
      8. Louise b-12 Mar 1827
      9. Elizabeth L. b-11 Dec 1828
      10 Albert A b-24 Feb 1831
      11 Dorothy b-7 Aug 1832
      12 Leonard E b-25 May 1835
      13 Almarine b-12 Jan 1837
      14 Alexander b-1838
      15 Almenda b-30 Sept 1839
      16 Mahala T b-30 Sept 1842
     Family links: Parents:
      William H Higginbotham (1761 - 1843)
      Dorothy Dudley Sandidge Higginbotham (1765 - 1830)
     Spouse: Elisha Kelley (1795 - 1858)
     Children:
      William Higginbotham Kelley (1818 - 1881)*
      Riley G. Kelley (1819 - 1879)*
      Kinchen Kelley (1820 - 1886)*
      Lawson Kelley (1823 - 1890)*
      Pleasant Alexander Kelley (1823 - 1895)*
      Martha Ann Kelley (1825 - 1826)*
      Louisa Kelley (1827 - 1828)*
      Elizabeth Lucinda Kelley Ashcraft (1828 - ____)*
      Albert Ambrose Kelley (1831 - 1870)*
      Leonard E Kelley (1835 - 1889)*
     Burial: Kelley Cemetery, Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
     Created by: Lela Parris Koch
     Record added: Jun 23, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 112749433.¹
Dorothy "Dolly" Higginbotham died in 1856 at Saltillo, Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

     Elisha Kelley was born in 1795 at Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA.¹ He married Dorothy "Dolly" Higginbotham, daughter of William H. Higginbotham and Dorothy Dudley Sandidge, on 1 October 1812 at Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

Elisha Kelley was buried in 1858 at Kelley Cemetery, Saltillo, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1795, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
     Death:      1858, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
     He was the son of Elisha William & Margaret (Riley) Kelley.
     He married DOLLY HIGGINBOTHAM, 01 Oct 1812, in Bedford County, Tennessee.
     Family links: Spouse: Dorothy Higginbotham Kelley (1798 - 1856)*
     Children:
      William Higginbotham Kelley (1818 - 1881)*
      Riley G. Kelley (1819 - 1879)*
      Kinchen Kelley (1820 - 1886)*
      Lawson Kelley (1823 - 1890)*
      Pleasant Alexander Kelley (1823 - 1895)*
      Martha Ann Kelley (1825 - 1826)*
      Louisa Kelley (1827 - 1828)*
      Elizabeth Lucinda Kelley Ashcraft (1828 - ____)*
      Albert Ambrose Kelley (1831 - 1870)*
      Leonard E Kelley (1835 - 1889)*
     Burial: Kelley Cemetery, Saltillo, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
     Created by: Lela Parris Koch
     Record added: Jun 23, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 112749284.¹
Elisha Kelley died in 1858 at Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

     Henry LaFayette Mills was born in 1781.²
Henry LaFayette Mills died circa 1849.²
     Henry LaFayette Mills lived in 1817 at St. Louis, Missouri, USA; per Banks [1908:22]: "...moved from Kentucky to St. Louis and in 1817 ran the first tavern that was kept in that city by an American. He, also, was a hatter by trade."³

Henry LaFayette Mills lived in 1830 at "Portagedezon", Portage des Sioux, St. Charles Co., Missouri, USA; per Banks [1908:22]: "In 1830 he was living in St. Charles county at the little French town of Portagedezon."

     Sarah "Sallie" Mills was born in 1787.²
Sarah "Sallie" Mills died in 1804.²

     Keziah Mills married John Hutcherson.^3,2
Keziah Mills was born in 1790.²
Keziah Mills died on 6 August 1858.^3,2

     Samuel (III) Marksbury was born in 1740 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Isabella Elizabeth Owens in 1764 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.^2,1,3

Samuel (III) Marksbury died on 29 December 1812 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

His estate was probated in July 1813 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA.³

     Reference: Two Ancestry family trees seem to offer some useful information on the ancestry of this Samuel MARKSBERRY/MARKSBURY, with some sources, but they link the William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensbury through an immigrant "Samuel Douglas" who supposedly changed the name from DOUGLAS to MARKSBERRY. van de Pas shows no son of William named Samuel. Nor, while Dobson many any early Scot colonists named DOUGLAS, none of them are named Samuel.^4,5,6,7,8,9 Samuel (III) Marksbury was also known as Samuel (III) Marksberry.¹⁰

Samuel (III) Marksbury and Isabella Elizabeth Owens appeared in the census of 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; Note: A William and a Lucy Marksberry are on the same page (enumberation is in alphabetical order).
p. 208, line 29
     Name:     Saml Marksberry
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Samuel 1740
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1795-1800]
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94]
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Isabella (Owens) 1745
     Numbers of Slaves:     6
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     11.¹⁰

Samuel (III) Marksbury left a will on 16 August 1811 at Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; McAdams, Harry Kennett. Kentucky pioneer and court records : abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries. Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929m p, 43:

     Isabella Elizabeth Owens was born in 1745 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Samuel (III) Marksbury in 1764 at Amherst Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2,3

Isabella Elizabeth Owens died in 1813 at Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
     Isabella Elizabeth Owens and Samuel (III) Marksbury appeared in the census of 1810 at Lancaster, Garrard Co., Kentucky, USA; Note: A William and a Lucy Marksberry are on the same page (enumberation is in alphabetical order).
p. 208, line 29
     Name:     Saml Marksberry
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1 [bef 1766] Samuel 1740
     Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:     1 [1795-1800]
     Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:     2 [1785-94]
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1 [bef 1766] Isabella (Owens) 1745
     Numbers of Slaves:     6
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     1
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     11.⁴

     David Fox was born on 10 December 1672.¹
David Fox died in March 1680 at age 7.¹

     Clement Spellman married Hannah Fox, daughter of Capt. David Fox and Hannah Ball, before 22 March 1717
; her 2nd husband; Hill [1990:49] cites the "will of her brother, William Fox."¹

     Richard Kenner was born on 22 March 1717; per Hill [1990:49] he was mentioned in the will of his uncle, William Fox.¹
     He is mentioned in the probate of the estate of William Fox in 1717 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA; Hill [1990:50] cites Lancaster Co., VA, Will Book 10:274-7. According to notes in Hill [1990:49-50] this will mentions several siblings.²