Dorothy Higginson

1540 -

• Name	Dorothy Higginson
  Birth	b 1540  [1]
  In 1540, she was mentioned in her grandfather's will. [1]
  Legal	1595 (55 years)  [1]
  In 1595 Dorothy “Hansloppe” received a legacy of 5 shillings in the will of her cousin Marie Hill.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 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	I26208
  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	Nicholas Hanslap
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F9732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Dorothy Higginson(1540 – ) 2Thomas Higginson(1505 – ) 4John Higginson(1480 – ) 8John Higginson 9Ellen ______ 5Joan ______( – Bef 1573) 10 11 3Agnes Spencer 6William Spencer 12 13 7Agnes Heritage 14 15

  
  

• 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).