When I use the surname HIGHFILL it might actually be HIGHFIELD. I'm looking for any information that will tell me who the first HIGHFILL to settle in America was. I'm very interested in the father of Bennet(t) HIGHFIELD/HIGHFILL.

The HIGHFILL's may have landed at Jamestown, Virginia between 1705-1710 and then went overland to North Carolina. In the records of Craven County, NC, Vol 1 the first record of HIGHFILL shows up as: Temperance HIGHFILL who married Issac Anderson, August 27, 1787. It appears that there were two clans of HIGHFILL's, one living in North Carolina, and another living in South Carolina. It would appear that both clans originated with a common ancestor, who was probably living in Craven County, NC. This ancestor fathered two sons, Hezekiah HIGHFILL, who remained in North Carolina, and Bennett HIGHFILL who moved to South Carolina.

Most of the information and data on the HIGHFILL's was taken from a book "Roberts-Allen Families and related families Davis-Highfill-Rogers" by Merritt E. Roberts, published by Olive Press Publications, c1985. xi, 540p.: ill.; 24cm. LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.R64 1985. It appears that the HIGHFILL's came to America from Heidelberg, Germany, and other areas located in the vicinity near the Rhine River.

Looking for information on the Highfill's that came to Dallas County MO, Bennett Highfill being the oldest I Know of, they came from S. Carolina and N. Carolina

I have a history of Hezikiah Highfill born McNary County TN on May 2, 1834. (My now deceased father-in-law copied it from an unknown book of histories of Benton County Arkansas.) It says his grandfather and grandmother was Bennett Highfill and Nancy Heron and that Bennett came from England with his parents when a child and that his parents died soon after their arrival. It says he had one brother Hezikiah and one sister (no name). I would be interested in exchanging information.

BENNETT 1740 FROM ENGLAND
BENNETT 1762 M NANCY HERON
JEREMIAH 1801-1878 M ARTEMICIA SCOTT, MALINDA NABORS, DRUCILIA LOFTON
BENNETT 10/22/1925, M MARGARET JOHNSTON BURIED IN NASHVILLE, KS
JOHN BRYANT (MY GRANDAD) 3/5/1853 D 6/25/1921 M SARAH PFEIFER BURIED ALFALFA CO OK

tracy i have put alot of information on bob myers or bob highfill boards that might help
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dwight i have some of the highfill/highfield clan book
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tracy go to roots web.com then go to messege boards then type in highfills then go down to were it says bob highfill or bob myers beside were it say author hit his name then another board will come up it will say information on it. look down at the bottom and you will see one that says more information and then a little bit futher down and you will see were it says next hit it another board will come up with ones that say more information read them that is more information i put on there to
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go to roots web.com then go to messege board then type in highfills then go down to were it say bob highfill or bob myers beside were it says author hit his name it will bring up another board that will say information then look down at the bottom the last one wil say more information hit it then you will will see also were it say next down under the more inforation hit it and it will bring up another board were it will say more inforation read all those
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My mother was Daisy Highfill, born Dec 23, 1904 in Hall CO Georgia. Her father was William Columbus Highfill, born Jackson CO GA, 1861, and his parents were James J Highfill and Arminda Eveline Nunn, Jackson CO. James' father was John F Highfill, probably a son of Benjamin F Highfield. Any additional information would be appreciated. - Lily