HIGHFILL/HIGHFIELD

Jeremiah Highfill (c1750-bef.1805)   Lived in Charles Co, MD 1775-1778, He moved to Fayette Co, KY, about 1789, and appeared on the tax list 4 Aug 1789.  Woodford County was formed from Fayette in 1788, and Jeremiah was listed on the tax list in Woodford County 1791-1794.  He bought 50 acres on Glens Creek, Woodford County from Daniel Woodfield 3 Apr 1792, selling it back to Woodfield 3 Jul 1792 (the only listing of his wife as "Sabra").  He witnessed a deed on Glens Creek 1 Aug 1794.  He was listed as a surveyor on the James Bartlett Road from Frankfort to the courthouse in September 1795. He married secondly Sabra some time between 1790 and 1798, as Anna and William were said to have been half-brother and sister.
He Owned 50 acres on Licking Creek, Pendleton County, in Nov 1799.  He was reported to have moved to "Northwest Territory" in 1802. .  A lawsuit between William Hume and James Theobald in Pendleton County in 1807 explained they they both claimed a piece of land in the winter of 1805, but agreed to jointly rent it to Jeremiah Hyfield.  While they debated who was to be listed as lessor, Hyfield started to clear the land and build a cabin.  Before they could agree, the cabin burned and Hyfield moved on.  Hyfield was not called to testify in the 1807 suit, others testifying as to what he had said and done.  While it is not certain whether this was Jeremiah Sr or Jr, Jeremiah Jr served on juries in Pendleton County in 1807 and 1808. And a Jeremiah Highfield served as Ensign in the 21st Regiment of Kentucky Militia from Campbell County, 5 Mar 1804.  Jeremiah Highfill, Sr, is said to have died in Woodford Co, KY, about 1805.  No evidence has been found, unless the Sarah listed below as a daughter, was really his widow "Sabra," and the Nancy shown as her daughter was also Jeremiah's youngest daughter.

1. Jeremiah Highfill (1772; Jun 1775-15 Jul 1860) m.13 Dec 1804 Mary Taylor (10 Apr 1786-10 Feb 1852)  Jeremiah Highfield was a tenant of Samuel Brisco of Charles Co, MD on 15 Aug 1798, but he was in Kentucky by 1800. Moved to Vermillion Co, IN before 1830.  buried in Highfill Cemetery, Newport, Vermillion Co, IN.
. . 11. Thomas Highfill married Mary Jane Hunt
. . 12. Smith Highfill (c1812-aft.1870) married Margaret; Vermillion Co, IN
. . 13. John Highfill (c1818-aft.1870) married Elizabeth; Vermillion Co, IN
. . 14. Robert Highfill (c1819) married Sarah Jane; Vermillion Co, IN
. . 15. Melissa Highfill (1822) m.14 Jun 1838 James Slater; Vermillion Co, IN
. . 16. John Highfill (9 Apr 1828-29 Nov 1888)
. .  ??. Robert T Highfill (14 Jan 1799-9 Mar 1835) same cemetery as Jeremiah
2. John Highfill (c1774-c1806) m.22 Aug 1797 Nancy Denbo (1783-aft.1850) she remarried 14 Jan
. . 1807 John Smith, in Hardin Co, KY
3. Anna Highfill (c1775-aft.1850) m.4 Dec 1795 Jesse Enlow (c1767-Oct 1829) Crawford Co, IN
. . 31. 16 children
4. Leonard Highfill (1778-26 Oct 1845) m.26 Jul 1810 Margaret Taylor, m.17 Nov 1822 Elizabeth
. . Ammerman (1 Nov 1796-aft.1845), Pendleton Co, KY; moved to Granrt Co, KY in 1841.
5. Wilson W Highfill (1780/90) Harrison Co 1812, Perry Co, IN 1830 (possibly a son?)
6. Henry C Highfill (7 Jan 1788 - 4 July 1861) m.10 Jun 1810 Mary "Polly" Smith (1790- 1857)
7. Sarah Highfill (1789?) m.5 Aug 1805 Jesse O Dennis (14 Nov 1788-3 Aug 1841) Franklin Co KY
. . 71. Nancy Highfield m.6 Sep 1820 Jesse Ford  (Sarah Dennis, mother of Nancy, gave consent)
. . 72. Hannah Dennis (16 May 1806-21 Dec 1850) m.2 Mar 1829 John Moore; Columbus, IN
. . 73. Dorothy Dennis (1807) m.29 Jul 1828 George Willie Smoot (1801-1883); Owen Co, KY
8. William Highfill (1799-1882) m.21 Mar 1819 Elizabeth Crawford (1803-1840)  m.3 Jan 1842 Mary
. . Garland (1814-1890) Crawford Co, IN - half-brother of Anna
9?.John O Highfill (1806 in Crawford Co, IN) married Nancy Smith (But Jeremiah died in 1805)

Nancy Arrington Gwin (6 Mar 1802-9 Jun 1889) widow of John Fullilove, m.aft.1863 __ Highfill, who died before 1880.  died Louisville, buried Fairview Cem. New Albany

Henry S. Highfill (7 Jan 1788 - 4 July 1861) m.10 Jun 1810 Mary "Polly" Smith (4 July 1790 - 30 July 1857) daughter of Edward Smith. He was born in Charles Co, Maryland. They lived in Harrison Co, Indiana.

1. Edward S Highfill (1811) married Elizabeth Bean m(2) Adaline N (29 Mar 1815-11 Feb 1875)
2. Clark Highfill married Mary DeMosse, widow of Robert Moffett
3. Samuel Greenfield Highfill (13 Jan 1818-27 May 1899) m.25 Oct 1840 Elizabeth Allen (30 Jul 1822-1 Apr 1885), Crawford Co, IN (or son of William Highfill)
4. William Highfill
5. Thomas F Highfill  (29Jan1825-3Oct1863) m.18Nov1852 Margaret Parmelia Burford  (1833-1866)
. . m(2) Adaline
. . 51. Mary J Highfill (1853)
. . 52. Ann B Highfill (1855)
. . 53. Henry H Highfill (1858)
6. James F Highfill (7 May 1827-21 Jan 1898) m.1851 Isabel Catherine Burford (1831-1912)
7. Henry Highfill (1829) married Nannie Jordan
8. Mary A Highfill (24 Jan 1832-19 May 1887) m.2 Dec 1856 George W. Denbo (15 Apr 1830-19 Nov 1912) Corydon, Harrison Co IN  He remarried 23 Apr 1891 Lucetta Hancock.  He was a lawyer.
. . 811. Ida Cecelia Denbo (28 Oct 1857) married Benjamin F Hurst
. . 812. Alva H F Denbo (1860)
. . 812. Amzi B Denbo (1866)
. . 813. Mary H Denbo (9 Nov 1872-31 Aug 1914)
. . . . . . sometimes listed as children of Henry, but unlikely:
9. Margaret S Highfill m.18 Nov 1849 George W Inman
10 Hannah  M Highfill m.31 Aug 1843 John W Miller
11 Adam Clark Highfill (24 May 1824-20 Aug 1879) m.7 May 1849 Mary Parmelia Shields (12 May 1828-4 Jun 1851),  m.15 Feb 1853 Mary E Moffitt (30 Jun 1819-12 Jan 1883) Harrison County
12. Philo Highfill (1834) married Milly, blacksmith of Harrison Co in 1860
13. Fielding Highfill (1840) carpenter in Harrison Co in 1860

James F Highfill (7 May 1827 - 21 Jan 1898) m.1 Mar 1851 Isabel Catherine Burford
(25 Oct 1831 -24 Aug 1912) They lived in Harrison County, Indiana.

1. Mary M Highfill (1852-1923) m.1882 Wilford H Trotter of Columbus, Kansas
2. Martha Jane Highfill (1853-1922) m.1875 Ephraim Stonecypher of Boswell, Indiana
3. Helen A Highfill (1857-1914) m(2).1886 Henry O Taylor of Blackwell, Oklahoma
4. Cary M Highfill (29 Nov 1859-13 Mar 1891) m.1882 Lavina Grove (22 Dec 1862-31 May 1951) of Harrison Co, Indiana
5. Catherine Isabel Highfill (1864-1940) m.1886 Charles L. Stevens of Corydon, Indiana

Martha Jane Highfill (1853-1922) m.1875 Ephraim Stonecypher

Bertha Helen Stonecypher (1876-1950) m.1904 John Liptrap

Virgil Raymond Liptrap (1907-1977) m.1949 Frances Mary Tate Matthews

James Matthews Liptrap (1951)