Thomas HIGHTOWER,, JR.

Birth:

5 Feb 1736

Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia

Marriage:

Abt 1786

of Spartanburg, South Carolina

Father:

Thomas HIGHTOWER,, SR.

Mother:

Kindness PRENTESS

Sources:

Internet - Ancestry World Tree Project
Internet IGI (Mar 2005)
Internet IGI 2005, (Apr)

Notes:

                   Susan Harrington (first wife) was killed by a group of Torries called "Bloody Bill Cunningham" as she refused devulge where the Patriots were hiding.

Sometime after Thomas Hightower, Jr. married Jane, a Cherokee Indian, they moved to Warren Co., Kentucky.

Sources of Information:
1.  Rutherford County, N.C. Court Records
2.  District 96, S.C. Court Records
3.  Family Records
4.  Spartanburg County, NC Land Records
5.  Warren County, KY Land Records
6.  Revolutionary War Records, AA3594-A, pp. 1aaB - S.C. Archives
7.  Hightower Records
8.  Family Records and personal records of living descendants of children.

Mrs. Jane HIGHTOWER

Birth:

Abt 1766

of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Notes:

                   Cherokee Indian

Jane was a Cherokee Indian

Children

Marriage

James HIGHTOWER

Birth:

Abt 1792

of Virginia

Death:

Elizabeth Nancy HUGHES

Marr:

Abt 1815

of Bowling Green, Warren, Kent

Notes:

                   Question relationship of "Jim" - could he be brother or son of Jane? Or is he the son of Jane & Thomas?

3.   Jim was floating logs on the Mississippi River on the way to New Orleans, LA and disappeared or failed to return.



Question relationship of "Jim" - could he be brother or son of Jane? Or is he the son of Jane & Thomas?

Paul Hightower shows birthdate of Jim as abt 1790.

Jim was floating logs on the Mississippi River on the way to New Orleans, LA and disappeared or failed to return.

Ancestral File shows James born in Virginia.

Elizabeth HIGHTOWER

Birth:

27 Jul 1794

South Carolina

Death:

6 Jun 1885

Izard, Arkansas

James WREN

Marr:

27 Aug 1817

Warren, Kentucky

Notes:

                   DOB also shown as 24 June

Moved to Izard Co, Arkansas after marriage.

Joshua HIGHTOWER

Birth:

Abt 1797

of Kentucky

Death:

Martha WATKINS

Marr:

19 Jul 1826

Caldwell, Kentucky

Notes:

                   Moved to Izard County, Arkansas after marriage.

Charity HIGHTOWER

Birth:

1802

Warren, Kentucky

Death:

William B. KARR

Marr:

Notes:

                   Moved to Arkansas and later Missouri.

William Robert HIGHTOWER

Birth:

Abt 1804

of Kentucky

Death:

Martha DOWNEY

Marr:

12 Apr 1831

Warren, Kentucky

Notes:

                   DOD shown in some records is 1845.

Moved to Izard County, Arkansas.
Research by Universal Genealogy Center shows date of death aft 1880 in Texas.

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Thomas Hightower,, Jr. - Mrs. Jane Hightower

Thomas Hightower,, Jr. was born at Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia 5 Feb 1736. His parents were Thomas Hightower,, Sr. and Kindness Prentess.

He married Mrs. Jane Hightower Abt 1786 at of Spartanburg, South Carolina . Mrs. Jane Hightower was born at of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina Abt 1766 .

They were the parents of 5 children:
James Hightower born Abt 1792.
Elizabeth Hightower born 27 Jul 1794.
Joshua Hightower born Abt 1797.
Charity Hightower born 1802.
William Robert Hightower born Abt 1804.