Austin 'Augustine' Hightower

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Austin 'Augustine' Hightower

Also Known As: "- Augustine"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Death: February 06, 1784 (71-80)
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Joshua Hightower of the Northern Neck and Eleanor Hightower
Husband of Jane Hightower and Martha Hightower
Father of John Oldham Hightower; William Hightower, Sr.; John Hightower; Austin Hightower; Sterling Hightower and 2 others
Brother of John Hightower, Sr.; Charnel Hightower, Sr.; Joshua Hightower, Jr.; Joseph Hightower and Thomas Hightower, Sr.

Occupation: elected to serve as constable 1765 Orange County, North Carolina Colony
Managed by: Stephanie Lakey Parker
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About Austin 'Augustine' Hightower

Austin or Augustine Hightower, born ca 1698, Richmond Co., VA. See his page.

Married 1st-Martha Jane Oldham in ca 1743.

Their children were:

  1. Oldham Hightower (b. 1744; m. in 1763 to Sarah Jane Parker; d. 1823),
  2. William Hightower (b. ca 1746; m. Amelia Farr; d. 1830),
  3. John Hightower (b. ca 1748; m. Sarah Dodson; d. ca 1798),
  4. Austin Hightower (b. ca 1750; m. Kezziah ?).

Married 2nd-Martha Clack in ca 1761.

Their children were:

  1. Henry Hightower (b. ca 1763; d. 1783),
  2. Amelia Hightower (b. 1765; m. 1st-George Haygood; m. 2nd-Jonah Scogins in ca 1789).

Note: Austin listed in a court record. 2

Residence: 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Colony

Note: Austin bought 640 acres of land. 2

Residence: 1762

Note: Austin granted land on Morgan Creek by John, Earl of Granville


References

  1. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cmddlton/hgtwr2.html
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5W-2PF
  3. https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmddlton/hgtwr2.html
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Austin 'Augustine' Hightower's Timeline

1708
1708
Richmond, Virginia, United States
1744
September 17, 1744
Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1746
1746
virginia colony, brunswick
1748
1748
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
virginia colony, brunswick
1763
1763
North Carolina colony, orange
1765
June 10, 1765
North Carolina colony
1768
1768
North Carolina colony, orange
1784
February 6, 1784
Age 76
Chatham, North Carolina, USA