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- Higginson, Humphrey, born in 1607, sailed from London for Virginia in the ship “George,” in 1635. On Feb. 6, 1637-38, as “Humphrey Higginson, Gentleman,” he received a grant of 700 acres of land called “Tuttey's Neck,” adjoining Harop, now Williamsburg, and lying on a branch of Archer's Hope Creek, “that partieth this land from Kingsmell's neck,” said land being granted to Elizabeth, “his now wife,” by order of the court dated October 4, 1637. Tuttey's Neck is still a well known place near Williamsburg, Virginia, and lies back of the “Kingsmill” estate. On Oct.18, 1642, “Captain Humphrey Higginson, Esq.,” received another grant of 320 acres adjoining Tuttey's Neck. Higginson's first official position of which there is any record was that of tobacco inspector in the section of James City county lying between the east side of Archer's Hope and Waram's ponds. On Aug. 9, 1641, he was appointed by the King a member of the council, and was present at the meetings held March, 1642-43, Oct. 1644, and Feb., 1644-45. On April 30, 1652, the burgesses elected him a member of the council, and he was present March 31, 1654-55, but he must have gone to England soon after, for in Dec. 1656, the house of burgesses made the following order: Whereas Thos. Loving, high sheriff of James City County, by Petition Requested the Opinion of this house whether Coll. Higginson, having been so long absent out of the Country, should enjoy the Privilege of Counsellor by exempting certain persons out of the Levies, it is Resolved that in Respect of his long absence, he being upon no public employment, shall not have any Persons Belonging to him exempted.” Besides the grants of land given above, Col. Higginson had two others, a partnership with Abraham Moone for 2,000 acres on the south side of the Potomac, Sept. 20, 1654, and one of “Colonel Humphrey Higginson, of the Council of State, and his son Thomas Higginson,” for 800 acres on the south side of Pianketank, in Gloucester county, Sept. 20, 1654. The son probably died within a few years, for he is not mentioned in his father's will. Col. Higginson died at Ratcliffe, in Stepney parish, London, in 1665-1660. He left a brother Capt. Christopher Higginson, Virginia, who has numerous descendants. See William and Mary Quarterly V, p. 186.
source: Taylor, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume 1. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915.
- Christopher Higginson lived in James City Co., and was a brother of Humphrey Higginson, member of the Virginia Council. Christopher Higginson died in 1673. Bishop Wren was at that time the incumbent of the see of Ely.
source: Stanard, William Glover, ed., The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 13. Richmond, VA: Virginia Historical Society, 1905.
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1607 - 1660 (~ 52 years)
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