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Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1780 - 1851  (70 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Coleman 'Betsy' Bigger 
    Born 20 Jan 1780  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1851  Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15197  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2016 

    Father James Bigger,   b. Est 1750, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1841, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Coleman,   b. Est 1750, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Simon Pendleton Hughes,   b. 26 Jan 1778, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1803  Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Bigger Hughes,   b. 12 Oct 1805, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harriett Bigger Hughes,   b. Abt 1808, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. John Pendleton Hughes,   b. Abt 1811, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. George Robert Hughes,   b. 30 Jan 1821, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1886, Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. William A. Hughes,   b. Abt 1825, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F5410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.hughesfamilies.com/mkhughes/.
      James Bigger birth date unknown.

      BIGGER FAMILY
      James Bigger had the following children:( This James believed to be the brother of the Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter and David Powell; the Polly Bigger who married John Carter, (s/o Richard and Susannah Bigger Carter, would then be the niece of Susannah Bigger who married Richard Carter)
      -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.
      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 in 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

    2. [S40] Will, James Bigger.
      Abstract of Will of James Bigger
      Prince Edward County, VA
      DATED 26 MAY 1841
      PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VA
      1. All just claims be paid.
      2. Daughter Elizabeth Hughes (wife of Lemmon [Simon] Hughes) had already been given a share of estate, therefore will leaves her nothing.
      3. To daughter, Mary Carter, a negro (Issac) and her heirs, also his man, J. Collins
      4. To daughter, Susanna Rice, negro women, Fanny.
      5. To son, John, negro man, Phil.
      6. To grandsons, John F. Rice and Joseph Rice, one-third of his sheep - to be equally divided between them.
      7. To grandchildren, children of his daughter Mary Carter (except grandson Thomas B. Carter) two thirds of his sheep to be equally divided between them.
      8. Balance of estate is left to grandchildren (children of daughters Mary Carter and Susanna Rice and Son John) if living and to their heirs, if not living, to be equally divided between
      them. Appoints grandsons, James B. Carter and John F. Rice and Branch ? Worsham as executors.
      Signed: James Bigger

      CODICIL 20 Sept 1841: Land (86 -1/8 acres) called Midway was to be sold to G. L. Wren. Proceeds of sale to go to daughter, Susanna Rice. If land is not sold, it is to go to daughter, Susanna.
      CODICIL 25 Oct 1841: Daughter Susanna is deceased. Land or proceeds left to her in previous will is to go to grandsons, John F. and Joseph T. Rice.
      22 AUGUST 1843 - Will with codicils presented to court and proved.

    3. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR49-YQQ.

      "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR49-YQQ : accessed 21 January 2016), James Bigger in entry for Simon Hughes and Betsy Ann Coleman, 13 Jan 1803; citing Prince Edward, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,254
      James Bigger mentioned in the record of Simon Hughes and Betsy Ann Coleman
      Name James Bigger
      Gender Male
      Daughter Betsy Ann Coleman

    4. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=147-1857-001.

    5. [S122] Genealogy. com, https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/u/g/Mike-Hughes-IA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1757.html.
      George Robert Hughes (son of Simon Hughes and Elizabeth Coleman Bigger) was born Jan 30, 1821 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and died Aug 1887 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.He married Mary Elizabeth Williamson on Jul 19, 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, daughter of John M Williamson and Martha J Rudd.
      Includes NotesNotes for George Robert Hughes:
      Enlisted as a Private on 12 October 1864
      Drafted in Company D, 18th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 12 October 1864.
      Paroled on 15 April 1865 at Farmville, VA
      More About George Robert Hughes and Mary Elizabeth Williamson:
      Marriage: Jul 19, 1841, Prince Edward County, Va.