♂ Edward Higby

1615 - 1699

Edward Higby
Parents
John Hygebed
John Hygebed
1585 - 1647
Ursula Blacknell
Ursula Blacknell
1589 - 1684
Spouse
Jedidiah Skidmore
Jedidiah Skidmore
1624 - 1660
Children
Edward Higbee II
Edward Higbee II
1652 - 1717

Stories

EDWARD HIGBY, the first of the Family to come to America, was born in the parish of Ivinghoe, co. Bucks, Eng., and was baptized there in the parish church 2 Feb. 1615/6, as shown by the record of baptisms kept in the parish register.  The records begin with the year 1601, but the entries for the year 1608 are now illegible, and the following years are missing, that is, 1610, 1611, 1614, 1617 and 1627.  The first Higbys found in the register of the parish are Elizabeth and Johanna, two...