Lt. Gabriel Higgins

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family History: From Spies, Francis F., Inscriptions copied from graveyards in Bedford, Westchester County, New York : with genealogical notes, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.: unknown, 1933, 233 pgs. Lt. Gabriel Higgins
died 4 Apr. 1812
age 70 years
born 10 March 1741

Served in the Revolution

Son of Abraham Higgins,
baptized 24 July 1715
died 11 August 1757
married Mary Allen, May 1739

Grandson of Abraham Higgins,
born about 1666
died 21 March 1757 in his 92nd year,
married February 28, 1694/95 Sarah Middlebrook
baptized November 12, 1675
died March 24, 1756,

Great grandson of Joseph Middlebrook,
died 1709 or shortly after
married Sarah, died October 1746,

Great-great grandson of Joseph Middlebrook,
born in England about 1610,
died 1686
married widow Mary Turney.

• Biography: Richard Higgins: A Resident and Pioneer Settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and His Descendants, by Mrs. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, 1918 - Plymouth (Mass.) from Google Books. GABRIEL HIGGINS

Born March 16 1741 atFairfield Conn

Died at Bedford April 4 1814 [1812] aged 70 years 12 days.


Married 1 March 2 1763 at Westport, Conn. Sarah Gray born March 27 1742, Died Aug 1 1809 [1801] aged 57.

Gabriel Higgins went from Fairfield, Conn Greens Farms now Westport to Bedford Westchester County, NY and lived there all his life. He was ensign of militia in 1775 and lieutenant in 1778. Probably saw service in the Revolution. He was a farmer. His will dated Feb 16 1809 was proved April 24 1812 at White Plains (Liber E. p 229) and mentions four sons and four daughters.

Children:
i William
ii Elijah
iii James
iv Stephen b July 1 1787 d May 7 1812 at Bedford unmarried
v Molly married John Campbell
vi Sarah married Henry Weeks
vii Nancy married Stephen Travis d before Feb 16 1809 leaving one son

Authority Bolton's History of Westchester County p xx Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages Westport Erdeley's MS copy of Bedford Cemetery inscriptions Lenox Library NY

Note: Dates of death appear to have been switched - believed to be correct as shown above with correct year in brackets [].

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Apr 1812, Bedford, WestChester, New York. Lt. Gabriel Higgins
Birth: unknown
Death: Apr. 4, 1812
Son of Abraham Higgins and Mary Allen. Served in the Revolutionary War. Aged 70 years and 12 days
Burial:
Buxton Cemetery
Bedford
Westchester County
New York, USA
Created by: Pat
Record added: Sep 28, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 21802423

Gabriel married Sarah Gray, daughter of Samuel Gray and Ellener Sturges, on 2 Mar 1763 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Sarah Gray was born on 11 Feb 1744 in Fairfield, Connecticut and died on 1 Aug 1801 in Bedford, WestChester, New York.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: From Early Connecticut Marriages, 2 Mar 1763, Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut. FAIRFIELD—WESTPORT.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

Fairfield was settled in 1639. Named 1645. Of the several Congregational churches in old Fairfield, the one located at Green's Farms (in Westport) was organized in 1715. The following are the marriages recorded. Rev. David Chapman, pastor from 1715 to 17.41. Rev. Daniel Buckingham, 1742 to 1766

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Gabrel Higgins of Bedford & Sarah Gray, March 2, 1763

Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Third Book: Edited by Frederic W. Bailey, 1898