George Higgins

• Name	George Higgins  [1]
  Birth	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Imprisonment	3 Feb 1674/75	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Imprisoned in Edinburgh Tolbooth with John English, Alexander Montgomery and others
  Occupation	Abt 1682	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Merchant.
  Imprisonment	4 Jan 1682/83	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Imprisoned for religious disorder with Alexander Montgomery, David Jamieson, James Clerkson and others until they paid their fines
  Legal	25 Oct 1683	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [4, 5]
  	On list of church non-attendees and accused of a disorderly baptism
  Occupation	25 Oct 1683	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Currier
  Imprisonment	27 May 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Imprisoned in Canongate Tolbooth with James Clarkson, David Jamieson, Alexander Montgomery and others and odrered by the Privy Council to be banished; to be delivered to Walter Gibson
  Legal	29 May 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Petition to the Privy Council by Robert Malloch, merchant in Edinburgh, to ship James Clarkson, David Jamieson, Alexander Montgomery, George Higgins and others to Carolina from Leith rather than with Walter Gibson from Glasgow - granted
  Role	Abt 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Free emigrant
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Name	George Haygans  [6]
  Name	George Heggins
  Name	George Hegons  [2]
  Name	George Higgin  [4]
  Residence	23 Jul 1686	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	When he gave a receipt to Patrick Falconer of Edinburgh
  Origin	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I45098	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Shaw
  Family ID	F31734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Imprisoned in Edinburgh Tolbooth with John English, Alexander Montgomery and others - 3 Feb 1674/75 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant. - Abt 1682 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Imprisoned for religious disorder with Alexander Montgomery, David Jamieson, James Clerkson and others until they paid their fines - 4 Jan 1682/83 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Legal - On list of church non-attendees and accused of a disorderly baptism - 25 Oct 1683 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Occupation - Currier - 25 Oct 1683 - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Imprisoned in Canongate Tolbooth with James Clarkson, David Jamieson, Alexander Montgomery and others and odrered by the Privy Council to be banished; to be delivered to Walter Gibson - 27 May 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Petition to the Privy Council by Robert Malloch, merchant in Edinburgh, to ship James Clarkson, David Jamieson, Alexander Montgomery, George Higgins and others to Carolina from Leith rather than with Walter Gibson from Glasgow - granted - 29 May 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - When he gave a receipt to Patrick Falconer of Edinburgh - 23 Jul 1686 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  George and Elizabeth may have married in 1679. There are two OPR records in Linlithgow in 1679 involving George 'Hagen' or 'Hegen' where the bride's name is not given.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, p6-7. [S3522] Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, (Name: Old Edinburgh Club; Location: Edinburgh; Date: 1916;), Vol. VI, 128. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p123. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, pp629-630. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), PC12/8 f.63. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, pp523-524. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, VIII, pp526-527.