Sarah (Savage) Higginson

Family

Sources

1. Salem VR Vol. I Births, GARDNER: "Hanna, d. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, Apr. 4, 1676."; siblings "George, s. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, 28: 11 m: 1674", "George, 2d s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Sept. 9, 1679", "John, s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Apr. 14, 1681".

   Salem VR Vol. I Births: "HIGGENSON ... John, s. John, jr. and Sara (Savage), 20: 6 m: 1675."; "HIGGINSON, John, s. John, Esq. and Sarah, Aug. 20, 1675."; siblings Mary (27:7m:1673), Nath[anie]ll (Apr. 1, 1680), Sarah (June 1, 1682), Elizabeth (Oct. 13, 1684), Margeret (Nov. 10, 1686) "d. John, Esq. and Sarah".

2. Higginson Desc. (1910) p. 1: "Rev. Francis1 Higginson, son of Rev. John Higginson, Vicar of Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England, was baptized Aug. 6, 1586, at Claybrooke". Wikipedia "Francis Higginson": "The son of a minister" (Claybrooke, Leicester).

   Higginson Descendants (1910) p. 8: Col. John3 "married Oct. 9, 1672 (recorded at Salem), Sarah Savage, daughter of Capt. Thomas and Mary (Symmes) Savage, born June 25, 1653, at Boston; buried June 26, 1713, at Salem."

3. Lawrence Park, "Major Thomas Savage of Boston and his Descendants" (1914): "He married secondly, in Boston, 15 Sept. 1652, Increase Nowell officiating, Mary Symmes, who was born at Dunstable, co. Bedford, England, 9 Apr. 1628, daughter of Rev. Zechariah of Charlestown, Mass., who came to Boston in 1634 in the same ship with the Hutchinsons." Matches mary-symmes-savage-bsb (b. Dunstable 9 Apr 1628; m. Maj. Thomas Savage 1652).

   Park, Major Thomas Savage (1914): Maj. Thomas Savage m. (2) Boston 15 Sep 1652 Mary Symmes (b. Dunstable, Beds. 9 Apr 1628, dau. of Rev. Zechariah Symmes); children by second wife include "viii. Sarah, b. 25 June 1653 ... m. ... Col. John Higginson". Mary's will (5 Feb 1697/8, proved 21 Jul 1710) "gives to her daughter Sarah Higginson her 'Molatto Girl named Ann and also all the wrought plate;' to her son-in-law John Higginson her 'Great bible'" and appoints John Higginson and wife Sarah executors. Matches: birth day 25 Jun 1653; marriage to Col. John; Salem burial tradition.

4. Salem VR Vol. I Births, GARDNER: "Hanna, d. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, Apr. 4, 1676."; siblings "George, s. Samuell, jr. and Elizabeth, 28: 11 m: 1674", "George, 2d s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Sept. 9, 1679", "John, s. Samuell, jr. and Eliza[beth], Apr. 14, 1681".

   Salem VR Vol. I Births: "HIGGENSON ... John, s. John, jr. and Sara (Savage), 20: 6 m: 1675."; "HIGGINSON, John, s. John, Esq. and Sarah, Aug. 20, 1675."; siblings Mary (27:7m:1673), Nath[anie]ll (Apr. 1, 1680), Sarah (June 1, 1682), Elizabeth (Oct. 13, 1684), Margeret (Nov. 10, 1686) "d. John, Esq. and Sarah".

5. Lawrence Park, "Major Thomas Savage of Boston and his Descendants" (1914): "He married secondly, in Boston, 15 Sept. 1652, Increase Nowell officiating, Mary Symmes, who was born at Dunstable, co. Bedford, England, 9 Apr. 1628, daughter of Rev. Zechariah of Charlestown, Mass., who came to Boston in 1634 in the same ship with the Hutchinsons." Matches mary-symmes-savage-bsb (b. Dunstable 9 Apr 1628; m. Maj. Thomas Savage 1652).

   Park, Major Thomas Savage (1914): Maj. Thomas Savage m. (2) Boston 15 Sep 1652 Mary Symmes (b. Dunstable, Beds. 9 Apr 1628, dau. of Rev. Zechariah Symmes); children by second wife include "viii. Sarah, b. 25 June 1653 ... m. ... Col. John Higginson". Mary's will (5 Feb 1697/8, proved 21 Jul 1710) "gives to her daughter Sarah Higginson her 'Molatto Girl named Ann and also all the wrought plate;' to her son-in-law John Higginson her 'Great bible'" and appoints John Higginson and wife Sarah executors. Matches: birth day 25 Jun 1653; marriage to Col. John; Salem burial tradition.