Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger

Elizabeth married Simon Pendleton Hughes 12 Jan 1803, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Simon (son of John Jesse Hughes and Sarah 'Sallie' Tarlton) was born 26 Jan 1778, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 1858, Smith County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. James Bigger Hughes was born 12 Oct 1805, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Harriett Bigger Hughes was born Abt 1808, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
3. John Pendleton Hughes was born Abt 1811, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
4. George Robert Hughes was born 30 Jan 1821, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died 28 Aug 1886, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia; was buried , Hughes Family Cemetery, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
5. William A. Hughes was born Abt 1825, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

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BIGGER FAMILY
James Bigger had the following children:
-Susanna Bigger. She married Thomas Rice in Prince Edward County, Virginia, March 16, 1807.
-Mary "Polly" Bigger. She married John Carter Prince Edward County, Virginia, April 15, 1806.
-Betsy Coleman Bigger was born January 20, 1780. Betsy died 1851 Smith County, Tennessee, at 71 years of age. She married Simon P Hughes Prince Edward County, Virginia, January 12, 1803. Simon was born January 26, 1778. Simon was the son of John Hughes and Sallie Tarlton. Simon died 1858 Smith County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age. (See Simon P Hughes for the continuation of this line.)

HUGHES .FAMILY
Simon P Hughes was born January 26, 1778. Simon died 1858 Smith County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age. He married Betsy Coleman Bigger, Prince Edward County, Virginia, January 12, 1803. Betsy was born January 20, 1780. Betsy was the daughter of James Bigger. Betsy died 1851 Smith County, Tennessee, at 71 years of age.
Simon P Hughes and Betsy Coleman Bigger had the following children:
Elizabeth Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1803. Elizabeth died 1806 Prince Edward County, Virginia, at 3 years of age.
James B. Hughes was born October 12, 1805.
Harriet Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia Prince Edward County, Virginia 1808.
John P. Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1811.
George Robert Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia 1822.
William A. Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia
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Thank You !!Sincerely,Mike Hughes

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I show a Thomas Rice marrying Susannah Bigger on 19 Mar 1807. They applied for their license on 16 Mar 1807. Susannah is the daughter of James Bigger who was also surety. Hope this helps.

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Thanks for contacting me. Susannah Bigger is the sister to my Betsy Coleman Bigger who married Simon P. Hughes in 1803. They also have another sister and daugter of James Bigger, her name is Polly Bigger. Polly Bigger married a John Carter in April 1806 in PEC. I would love to share information with you, if you like. I have extensive information on the Hughes, Bigger family. I am also in contact with Hughes relatives that are still in PEC. We have some letters that have been with our family for over a hundred years. Below, I have included one of them for you. This particular letter comes from my 3rd great grandfathers sister in-law Mary Elizabeth Hughes. She married George Robert Hughes, brother to James B. Hughes(my 3rd great grandfather). Her letter mentions relatives with the surname Rice. I have made the connection to William Rice, but not the other two.

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July 5th, 1869

Dear Brother,

As I have an opportunity this evening I will write you a few lines to let you hear from us. I will write a letter of general news. We are all well here at this time. Pattie Hughes has been confined to her bed for 12 months with inflammation of the bladder and is still very bad off. Sister Laura is entirely blind in one eye and can't see but little out of the other. Her daughter Emma has been twice married. Her first husband William Rice died at Point Lookout. Her second husband John Womack the grandson of old Wilkerson Watson. She has a son and daughter. Sister's son Augustus was killed in the army. Old Mr. Joseph Watson and his wife has died in the last six months. Also Mr. Joseph Price and Mr. Sam Thackston. Uncle Jesse Hughes is dead, also Aunt Polly Carter. Well Brother I will tell you of some of my troubles. I lost my dear son Lucius in the army. He died at Staunton River Bridge. And six months before I lost my little daughter Harriette Virginia - Oh Brother I can't express to you what trouble I have seen. I have now nine living children two married. John Robert married Henningham Hughes's daughter. My daughter Ellen married a man from Albemarle. His name is Garland. He is a very nice-industrious-poor man. She has three children. Well I will reckon you will want to know how we are getting along. Very badly I do assure you. We lost our horse two years ago and have not been able to get another and can make no crop therefore have all of our meat and bread to bye and nothing to bye with except what little shoe making Mr. Hughes can do. I have nothing to clothe my children with to send them to school. I have not been able to get anything for myself or children this spring I have not been to preaching but once since the war. Owing to not having no clothes.

Mr. Hughes is very delicate but can't do but little for us but is very sturdy and does the best he can. Jennie my baby when you was here I believe is now grown. So you see it has been a long time since we saw each other. Do you ever intend coming to see us anymore? We are very anxious to see you. If you can't come send one of your sons. I heard one of them passed through Farmville during the war and made inquiries of Cousin Frank Rice's son about us. I would have been very glad to have seen him. Well brother it is now night and my eyes are so bad that I will have to close with all of our best love to you your wife and children. Write to me as soon as you get this.
Farewell Brother
I wish ever to be remembered
Your Sister
Mary E. Hughes

James Bigger leaves 250 acres of land to his daughter Polly, in his 1841 will. A chancery suit ensues after Polly's death, naming the children of John and Polly Bigger Carter. The guardian of her two youngest, John T. Carter and Richard Carter, [Guardian is eldest Brother] bring suit against Lemuel W. and James B. Carter in order to gain possession of their Mother's Dower and land left to her by her Father, James Bigger.

A James Bigger noted in 1701; Matthew Mockobee, Benjamin Webb, William Farmer and Thomas Abney.


John Abbington 27.172 Sep 1 1701 {CA}
Legal note from William Izatt (gentleman) of Hammersmith of Middlesex, England, to George Lingan (gentleman).
Payments: administrator of Maj. Charles Boteler, administrator of John Little, Philip Lawrence, John Payne, Henry Dryden, Daniell Armiger, John Sumers, Thomas Braine, William Marshall, Richard Brooke, Joseph Baker, Gaven Hambleton, John Brome, Fra. Leaffe, Edward Batson, Richard Stallings, Richard Burke, John Willimot, John Burke, Thomas Billingsly, Dr. Keirsteed, Thomas Hart, Arthur Cooke, Daniel Danielson, John Davis, Fran, Billinger, William Grunt, William Rothery, Ninian Beall, Brian Furgist, Richard Jones, Tegoe Tracey, Hugh Montgomery, Baruch Williams, Richard Harthorp, James Ailing, William Tuggwell, Denis Maddin, Benjamin Serwen, David Floyd, John Barrell, Richard Addle, Hugh Jones, Hugh Crawford, William Shaw, Thomas Locker, Patrick Miller, James Stafford, Thomas Cooper, Benjamin Evans, Peter Surges, Jenkin Smith, Joseph Rash, Thomas Gallock, Benjamin Gargill, James Desbrough, Richard Henwood, Thomas Smith, Thomas Marchant, Thomas Beach, George Munrow, Charles Lane, Benjamin Webb, William Farmer, Joseph Cooke, James Mann, Abraham Bird, Joseph Harrison, Edward Jessopp, Hugh Reyley, Henry Rigden, Henry Gwinn, James Bigger, William Head, William Goodman, Mathew Beale, John Peacock, Richard Weller, Seth Biggs, Thomas Hills, Thomas Dryfeild, Charles Crowe, Nicholas Pilkinton, John Patty, Hugh Montgomery, George Curwin, Walter Smith, Michaell Taney, John Bullock, Richard Petty, Robert Grange, John Lidiatt, Jeaper, Robert Biggs, William Nicholls, William Akeroyd, Thomas Tinsley, James Stone, Thomas Swan, Thomas Bridges, George Lingan, William Dent, Mathew Mockbee, Edmond Stow, James Downall.
Mentions: Sir Thomas Abney (knight) Lord Mayor of London, John Hyde (merchant, aged 38), John Abbington (merchant, aged 49).
Witnesses: Alice Abbington, Ales Holmes, John Abbington, Charles Abbington, John Hyde, Thomas Abbington, Samuell Wingfield,

James married Elizabeth Coleman. Elizabeth was born Est 1750, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Speculation: Wife's name is probability, since her daughter is Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger. Naming tradition of the time.

Died:
Betsy Coleman probably died very young; only 3 children

Notes:

Susannah Bibb:
Father: John Bibb b: ABT 1703 in Henrico, Virginia
Mother: Susanna Bigger b: ABT 1711 in Goochland, Virginia
Marriage 1 James Clarke b: ABT 1735 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Married: 19 MAY 1762 in Goochland, Virginia
Children
Richard Clark b: 5 JUN 1765 in , Amelia, Virginia
Thomas Clarke b: ABT 1765
Lucy Clarke b: ABT 1767
James Bibb Clarke b: ABT 1769
John Clarke b: ABT 1771
Marriage 2 John Bigger b: ABT 1725 in Prince Edward, Virginia Married: ABT 1746
Children
Tommy Bigger b: ABT 1751
Andrew Bigger b: ABT 1752
Sally H. Bigger b: ABT 1753
William C. Bigger b: ABT 1754
Samuel Bigger b: ABT 1755
James Bibb Bigger b: ABT 1756
Mary Bigger b: ABT 1758
Susannah Bigger b: ABT 1760
John Bigger b: ABT 1762

Issue:
Mary, married William Steger
Elizabeth H.C., married Samuel Scott
Salley, married John Watson
Andrew
John Bigger, jr., married Elizabeth Macon
William C.
James
Joseph
Tommy
Susannah

John married Elizabeth Haynes Cary. Elizabeth (daughter of William4 Cary and Elizabeth Haynes/Haines) was born Est 1722, Prince Edward County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Son of Benjamin the Immigrant Bigger

William married Martha West. Martha was born Est 1685, New Kent Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Other children of William Cary are Thomas, 1738, o.s.p., Martha 1740, m. Colonel Gee, or North Carolina, Harwood, 1742 of Prince Edward, Mary, 1747, m. Wilds, William 1749, d. infans, Elizabeth, 1752 m. John Biggger. See W. & M. Quar., xxv, 144, Andrew Haynes, 1755, o.s.p., a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. [He was allowed a military bounty of 1000 acres in Humphreys County, Tennessee, which is referred to in Prince Edward Deed Book, 19/245. Edward Jaquelin, 1757, d. infans, and Sarah, 1758, unmarried, William Haynes Cary, 1765 of Prince Edward,

Birth:
Wm. Cary, Jr. (Harwood3, William2, Miles1), 1708-1784, of Skiffs Creek, Mulberry Island, and later of Prince Edward. In 1764 he docked the entail and sold the Skiffs Creek plantation to Allen Jones (Hening, viii, 34 and 61, printed twice), with provision that the proceeds should be reinvested under the entail by Archibald Cary and others....(see Documents)
Prince Edward Deed Book, 7 p.227 which recites the act of 1764, it appears that the trustees purchased from James Wimbish, 540 acres in Prince Edward County, where William Cary reseated himself. ...

William4 married Elizabeth Haynes/Haines Aftt 1738. Elizabeth was born Abt 1710, Warwick Co., VA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Children of Wm Cary and Elizabeth Haynes:
2 Thomas Cary b: 1738
2 Martha Cary b: 1740 +Colonel Gee
2 Harwood Cary b: 1742 d: 1825; PE Co,Va+Mary Cardwell d: 1845
2 Mary Cary b: 1747 +Wilds
2 William Cary b: 1749
2 Elizabeth Cary b: 1752 + John Bigger
2 Andrew Haynes Cary b: 1755
2 Edward Jaquelin Cary b: 1757
2 Sarah Cary b: 1758
2 [1] William Haynes Cary b: 1765 in Pr Ed Co, Va d: 1852 +Lucy Cardwell d: Bef. 1802
...... 3 Patsey Cary b: 1794 d: Bef. 1848
.......... +Wyatt Cardwell

.. *2nd Wife of [1] William Haynes Cary:
...... +Esther Jackson d: 1872 in Prince Edward Co, Va m: Abt. 1802
...... [2] Harwood Cary b: 1803 d: 1853 in Prince Edward Co, Va ... +Mary McGhee

Birth:
Daughter of Thomas Haynes and Martha Jones

Notes:

Married:
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Haynes, of Warwick [In his patent of 1657 the immigrant Miles Cary names Thomas Haynes as one of the head rights, in company with his own wife, and his proven kinsman Roger Daniel, so that it is possible that he was also of kin to the Haynes in Bristol. Thomas Haynes appears in the Virginia Quit Rent Rolls 1704 as one of the largest landholders in Warwick, and as J. P. in 1714 (Va. Mag., ii, 13). Another Thomas Haynes, probably a nephew of this Elizabeth Cary was a member of the Warwick Committee of Safety in 1774. See W. & M. Quar., v, 250.]