Thomas Higginson

- 1616

• Name	Thomas Higginson
  	Tanner [1]
  Land/House	1590  [1]
  According to Stott (2017) Thomas Higginson of Berkeswell, tanner, leased a meadow in Fletchampstead 20 March 1589/90, from Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneleigh.[30] Thomas Higginson bought additional land in the parish of Coleshill from John Cowper, gent., of Coleshill on 30 Aug. 1598.
  Legal	1595  [1]
  According to Stoff (2017) Thomas received 5 shillings in the will of his cousin Marie Hill, widow, of Meriden, in 1595. Marie Hill also left legacies to Thomas’s daughter Katherine and “all the rest of his children.” Thomas Higginson was appointed overseer in the will of his brother-in-law John Benyon in 1596, and he was mentioned in the will of his brother-in-law Thomas Benyon in 1608.
  Death	1616	Berkswell, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Probate/Proved	31 Oct 1616	Berkswell, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  His widow, Margerie, and son Robert Higginson administered his estate.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  > 1. Ursula Higginson ▻ ______ Walforde,  m. Bef 1 Dec 1595 > 2. Elizabeth Higginson,   b. say 1557, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England d. 16 Jan 1636, Orlingbury, Northamptonshire, England  (Age 79 years) ▻ Robert Willmer > 3. Robert Higginson,   b. say 1539, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England ▻ ______ ______;   Alice Thorne;   Joane ______ > 4. Thomas Higginson   d. 1616, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England ▻ Margerie ______ > 5. Dorothy Higginson,   b. b 1540 ▻ Nicholas Hanslap > 6. Joyce Higginson ▻ John Benyon + 7. Isabel Higginson,   b. say 1550, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England ▻ Thomas Benyon   8. George Higginson
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Higginson   (Great Grandfather)  Agnes Heritage  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I26207
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Higginson,   b. say 1505, Berkswell, Warwickshire, England
  Mother	Agnes Spencer
  Family ID	F9719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margerie ______
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Family ID	F9731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Higginson( – 1616) 2Thomas Higginson(1505 – ) 4John Higginson(1480 – ) 8John Higginson 9Ellen ______ 5Joan ______( – Bef 1573) 10 11 3Agnes Spencer 6William Spencer 12 13 7Agnes Heritage 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1616 - Berkswell, Warwickshire, England Probate/Proved - 31 Oct 1616 - Berkswell, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2632] Stott, Clifford L., "The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire and Its American Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 171, Summer 2017). 🟡 [S2632] Stott, Clifford L., "The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire and Its American Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 171, Summer 2017) .