JOHN HIGBED (1585-1641) and URSULA BLACKNELL (1589-1684) John Higbed is supposed to have been born 30 November 1585 in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England. (This county’s name is sometimes abbreviated to Bucks.) The name Buckinghamshire — since the 12th century — is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means "The district (scire) of Bucca's home", named after a landowner at the time. The Anglo-Saxons probably had the greatest influence on Buckinghamshire as they named most of the towns and geographical...