The records begin in 1788; everything before that is tradition or unknown
Source. 1788 tax list; 1790 Burke; 1800 Buncombe; 1892 letter; 1782 Washington Co., Va., list.
Method and data
Method. The Holston Higgins of 1774–82 are the nearest Virginia Higgins in place and time; no record links them to Holland.
| When | Where | Evidence | Status |
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| ? | Ireland or England | Gaelic Ó hUiginn of Sligo, or the English Higgin; the record does not say which | unknown |
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| ? | The crossing | No record names the immigrant, the ship or the year | unknown |
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| by 1788 | Virginia | 1892 letter: “probably came from Virginia”; Higgins on the Holston 1774–82, not linked | tradition |
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| 1788 | Greasy Cove, Washington Co. | Holland Higgins taxed beside the Culbersons; one free poll, no land | record |
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| 1790 | Burke Co., 12th Company | Holland with three boys, two lines from Henry Hensley | record |
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| 1800 | Buncombe Co. | Holland, 45 or more | record |
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| 1824 | Flag Pond, Tennessee | Holland Jr.’s land grant; killed by David Greer that November | record |
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| 1840 | Cane River, Yancey Co. | “John Sen.” heads a household; John Jr. beside him in 1850 | record |
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| 1866–1949 | Higgins | Big Will on the Cane River; other branches in Tennessee, Missouri, California and Washington | record |
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