The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Burroughs “Burris” Higginbotham born 1759 in Amherst County, Virginia and died before 1-10-1816 (aged 56-57) in present Nassau County, Florida. Considered the ‘Founding Father of Nassau County,’ Burris arrived in Florida Spanish America in the late 1780s.
Burial in the Higginbotham Family Cemetery, Evergreen, Nassau County, Florida.
(1) Burris "Burroughs" Higginbotham, Founding Father of Nassau County, Florida
(2) Burroughs “Burris” Higginbotham’s DAR Dedication Marker, Placed in 2005
(3) Burris "Burroughs" Higginbotham's Family
HIGGINBOTHAN FAMILY:
Spouse 1) Ann “Grace” Lowe and they had a daughter Grace born 1782 in GA
Spouse 2) Isabella Donna Incy
Ten children born to this union:
01. James Bruiser b. 1785, Nassau County, Florida; d. 1880, Nassau County, Florida (Age 95 years) married Sarah Lowther
02. Elijah b. 1791, Camden County, Georgia; d. 4 Jun 1868, Duval County, Florida (Age 77 years) married Ann Hodges
03 Joseph Alexander b. 1785, Camden Count, Georgia; d. 1875, Yulee, Nassau County, Florida (Age 90 years) married Mary Ann Pinkham
04. Mary Elizabeth b. 1795, Camden County, Georgia married Joseph Haddock
05. David David B. b. 1796, Georgia; d. After 1880, Alachua County, (Age ~ 90 years) married Elizabeth Hughes, Bethal Susannah Beck, and Nancy Roundtree
06. Reid b. 1795, Franklin County, Georgia, did not reach adulthood
07. Thomas B. b 1798 married Mary Lucretia Lee
08. John Jackson b. 1800, Franklin County, Georgia; d. 1859/1870 (Age 70 years) married Eleanor Hagen
09. Dorothy b. 1802, Nassau County, Florida, married William Crozier
10. Judith b. 1803, Franklin County, Georgia, married William Lane
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