James Huggins (1719 - 1793)

Biography

Private James Huggins served with 8th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

James Huggins is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A059042.

James Huggins was born in 1719. He was the son of John Huggins and Mary Carruth.

He married Isabella Brevard.

He married Mary Brevard on March 21, 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[1][2][3] Together they had the following children:

1. Twin Girl #1 Huggins (1786 - 1786)
2. Twin Girl #2 Huggins (1786 - 1786)
3. Brevard Huggins (1787 - 1874)
4. Jane Huggins
5. Unknown Huggins

He died on September 14, 1793 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He was buried in Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery in Mooresville, North Carolina. ^[4][5][6]

Revolutionary War Service

12/4/1776, a Private under Capt. John Walsh, 8th North Carolina Regiment ^[7][6]

Research Notes

Givin the Jr. suffix and the age of the above parents, the father of James Huggins may have been a James Huggins, Sr., son of John Huggins and Mary Carruth. Still researching to see if there is a relationship to Robert Huggins, who is buried at Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.

Missing Records

1. Birth
2. Marriage to Isabella Brevard
3. 1790 Census
   • "US Census, 1790," online database, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-9C4, James Huggins, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; p. 388; National Archives microfilm M637, roll 7.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Bond: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-FTFL : 21 July 2021), James Huggins and Mary Brevard, 22 Mar 1785; citing Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Marriage Bond Index (H): "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSC-3ZC : 9 March 2021), James Huggins and Mary Brevard, 21 Mar 1785; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,520.
3. ↑ Marriage Record Index: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-D8P2 : 21 July 2021), James Huggins and Mary Brevard, 22 Mar 1785; citing Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," online database, FamilySearch, James Huggins, 1793; Iredell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5JKG : accessed 19 April 2023), James Huggins, 1783; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Headstone Application: "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", online database, FamilySearch, James Huggins.
7. ↑ North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," online database, FamilySearch, James Huggins, 1 May 1792; North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L4NN-47L
• Find A Grave: Memorial #127859812
• J. D. Lewis, 8th NC Regiment, North Carolina LIne
• Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762, UNC Press, Jun 1, 1987
• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.
• Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, "Huggins and Allied Families of North Carolina" in Historical Southern Families Vol. X at 15-21

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Huggin-1 created through the import of McKnight.ged on Apr 21, 2012 by Curtis Baldwin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Curtis and others.