...William Higgins was the first of whom there is any definite account, he being the great-grandsire of our subject; he removed from Ireland to the Old Dominion, and settled prior to the Revolution, and raised a family of seven sons and one daughter; the sons were: William, Moses, Aaron, Capt. James, John, Joel and Jesse ...
'There is considerable evidence that Ann (Yarborough) Durrett married second William Higgins who died in Caroline County prior to May 1785 when the inventory and appraisal of his estate was recorded [citing Caroline Co., Va., Order Book 1785-87, p. 50].'
