John Becraft Higgins

1776 - 1823  (47 years)

• Name	John Becraft Higgins  [1]
  Birth	4 Jul 1776	Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Aug 1823	Montgomery County, Maryland
  Person ID	I70904	Tree1
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Higgins,   b. 17 Nov 1733, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 18 Jan 1816, Montgomery County, Maryland - probate (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Luraner Becraft,   b. 1744, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 1819, Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Nov 1760	Rock Creek Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland
  Family ID	F27075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Fisher,   b. Abt 1780, Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland d. 28 Oct 1823, Montgomery County, Maryland - probate (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1798	Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland
  Children	1. Martin Fisher Higgins,   b. 24 Nov 1798, Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland  [Father: natural]   2. Matilda Higgins,   b. 17 May 1800, Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland  [Father: natural]   3. James Montgomery Higgins,   b. 30 Jul 1808, Prince George's Parish, Montgomery County, Maryland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F36780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  === Montgomery County MD wills James Higgins L I f 437 30 Feb 1808 L 2 p 480 18 Jan 1816 Wife: not named - to live on in testors's home Son: Benjamin Higgins - The Fork and Additions to the Fork where he now lives 200A Son: James Becraft Higgins - 367A The Additions, where he and testator now live Son: John Higgins - 202A The Last Coat and part of Joseph's Park where he now lives, which was obtained from Benjamin Becraft Daus: Sarah Prather, Ann Prather, Rebecca Soper, Susannah Swearington, Luranah Becraft, Elizabeth Allison, Elinor Garrett. Granddau: Susannah Swearington Ex: Son James B. Higgins Wit: John Fleming, Benjamin Ray, Zadock Lanham. === Maryland State Archives MARYLAND INDEXES (Assessment of 1783, Index) 1783 Montgomery County MSA S 1437 John Higgins. MO Linganore and Sugar Loaf Hundred, p. 3. MSA S 1161-8-1 1/4/5/51

  
  

• Sources

  [S274] Western Maryland Genealogy, Vol 10., No. 3, July 1994.