John Oldham HIGHTOWER

Birth:
17 Sep 1744
Brunswick, Virginia
Death:
24 Oct 1823
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
Marriage:
Abt 1763
North Carolina
Notes:
                   NOTES: November 2014 - See info in Find A Grave Memorial# 13701901.   It says his burial is unknown.
Sarah Jane PARKER
Birth:
12 Apr 1745
Hickory Flat Plantation, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
Death:
31 Dec 1836
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Richard R HIGHTOWER
Birth:
25 May 1764
North Carolina
Death:
11 Oct 1820
Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee
Nancy L SMITH 
Marr:
17 Oct 1791
 
Notes:
                   NOTES: July 2016 - See Find A Grave Memorial# 13702120.
2
Joseph HIGHTOWER
Birth:
1768
North Carolina
Death:
10 Oct 1800
 
Marr:
 
3
John Oldham HIGHTOWER
Birth:
28 Dec 1769
North Carolina
Death:
1 Oct 1800
Williamson, Tennessee
 
Marr:
 
4
Hardy HIGHTOWER
Birth:
28 Dec 1779
Buncombe, North Carolina
Death:
30 Aug 1857
Huntsville, Walker, Texas
 
Marr:
 
5
Abijah HIGHTOWER
Birth:
9 Aug 1782
North Carolina
Death:
27 Jul 1862
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
Elizabeth JONES 
Marr:
19 Apr 1827
Todd, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   NOTES: 1811 residing ,Anderson,Tennessee
1819 - 1850 in ,Logan, Kentucky.

NOTES: Abijah Hightower is buried in the old Abijah Hightower Cemetery in some woods, about 3 miles north on Stringtown Road off Highway 68/80 west of Elkton, Kentucky. The intials "ABH" are on the footstone of his grave.

NOTES: Abijah filed for divorce from Alicia on Wednesday April 27, 1825. They were divorced April 27, 1826. Alicia had abandoned Abijah for at least three years prior to his filing for divorce. He had three children with Elizabeth Jones while still married to Alicia.
**** Gay has a letter in great detail about Abijah, Alicia, Alicia's father and brother and Elizabeth (Betsy) Jones.

NOTES: Military Service: War of 1812 PVT, Captain David Smith company, Tennessee volunteer cavalry.

NOTES: See chronological info compiled by Ruth Hightower Smith (1782 to 1827 in my Histories file. (interesting)

NOTES: November 2013 - See "The Decendants Of Abijah Hightower" in the file of papers we copied while on our trip.
6
Jane HIGHTOWER
Birth:
1786
French Broad River, North Carolina
Death:
Aft 1866
Williamson, Tennessee
 
Marr:
 
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John Oldham Hightower - Sarah Jane Parker

John Oldham Hightower was born at Brunswick, Virginia 17 Sep 1744. His parents were Austin Hightower and Martha Jane Oldham.

He married Sarah Jane Parker Abt 1763 at North Carolina . Sarah Jane Parker was born at Hickory Flat Plantation, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama 12 Apr 1745 .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Richard R Hightower born 25 May 1764.
Joseph Hightower born 1768.
John Oldham Hightower born 28 Dec 1769.
Hardy Hightower born 28 Dec 1779.
Abijah Hightower born 9 Aug 1782.
Jane Hightower born 1786.

John Oldham Hightower died 24 Oct 1823 at Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama .

Sarah Jane Parker died 31 Dec 1836 at Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama .