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Jeremiah Highfill (c1750-bef.1805) Lived in Charles Co, MD 1775-1778. He married Sabra Jane Smith in 1770. They moved to Fayette Co, KY, about 1789, and appeared on the tax list 4 Aug 1789. Woodford County was formed from Fayette in 1788, and Jeremiah was listed on the tax list in Woodford County 1791-1794. He bought 50 acres on Glens Creek, Woodford County from Daniel Woodfield 3 Apr 1792, selling it back to Woodfield 3 Jul 1792 (the only listing of his wife as "Sabra"). He witnessed a deed on Glens Creek 1 Aug 1794. He was listed as a surveyor on the James Bartlett Road from Frankfort to the courthouse in September 1795. He owned 50 acres on Licking Creek, Pendleton County, in Nov 1799. He was reported to have moved to "Northwest Territory" in 1802. A lawsuit between William Hume and James Theobald in Pendleton County in 1807 explained they they both claimed a piece of land in the winter of 1805, but agreed to jointly rent it to Jeremiah Hyfield. While they debated who was to be listed as lessor, Hyfield started to clear the land and build a cabin. Before they could agree, the cabin burned and Hyfield moved on. Hyfield was not called to testify in the 1807 suit, others testifying as to what he had said and done. While it is not certain whether this was Jeremiah Sr or Jr. Jeremiah Jr served on juries in Pendleton County in 1807 and 1808. And a Jeremiah Highfield served as Ensign in the 21st Regiment of Kentucky Militia from Campbell County, 5 Mar 1804.
Jeremiah Highfill, Sr, is said to have died in Woodford Co, KY, about 1805. Upon his death, his daughter, Sarah, chose Samuel Dennis as her guardian. Woodford County, Kentucky, Order Book C, p. 518, per the application of Claude Gilliatt to the Society of Indiana Pioneers.
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1750 - 1805 (55 years)