IMMIGRANT James Haggard

1678 - 1770  (92 years)

• Name	James Haggard
  Title	IMMIGRANT
  Born	1678	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1770
  Person ID	I6450	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Anthony Haggard,   b. 1656, England ,   d. 1755, Albermarle County, Virginia  (Age 99 years)
  Mother	Frances Mrs. Anthony Haggard,   b. Bef 1657, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Albermarle County, Virginia
  Married	1677	Westmoreland County, Virginia
  Family ID	F2350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Gentry,   b. 29 Aug 1687, Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia ,   d. 1765, Alabama  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1707	Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia
  Children	1. Granville Haggard,   b. Abt 1728, Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Powell's Valley, North Carolina   2. James Haggard,   b. 1709, Overwharton Parish, Staffford, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1743, Prince William County, Virginia  (Age 35 years)   3. Richard Haggard,   b. 1711, Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1762, Fredericksville Parish, Louisa, Virginia  (Age 52 years)   4. William Haggard,   b. 1712, North Carolina ,   d. Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia   5. John Haggard,   b. Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia   6. Mary Haggard,   b. 1715, Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Frank French Haggard,   b. 1716, Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Nathanial Haggard   9. Edmund Haggard,   b. Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. 1811, Madison County, Kentucky U.S.A.   10. Zachariah Thomas Haggard,   b. 1730, Overwharton, Stafford, Virginia ,   d. Nov 1760, Southwest Territories, North Carolina  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F2348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mabel Gentry,   b. 13 Dec 1702, New Kent County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1787, Person County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Aft 1765
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F2353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OCCUPATION: SCHOOLTEACHER / PLANTER BIRTH: 1678, England DEATH: 1770, Fredricksville, Louisa County, VA IMMIGRATION: 1699, England to Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA EVENT: Education 1: Educated for the ministry but upon arriving in Virginia was put to teaching school. EVENT: Comment 1: ABT 1678, Born Bradenham Hall, England, son of a wealthy aristocratic Lord of England, was educated for the ministry. EVENT: Comment 1: Among his pupils was Elizabeth Gentry, born about 1685, a daughter of Nicholas Gentry, Sr. They eloped to NC where they had a large family. Later they returned to Eastern Virginia. EVENT: Comment 3: Some records show that James Haggard married Mabel Gentry, sister to Elizabeth, in 1721. That would imply that the last four children were from this union. EVENT: Military service 1: He joined the English Army as a private against his father's wishes. EVENT: Military service 2: Lord Haggard felt that the family's social status would warrant a commission) so Lord Haggard paid handsomely to have young James Haggard smuggled out of England aboard a merchant vessel bound for Nor EVENT: Military service 3: The unscrupulous captain knowing Lord Haggard would never admit to such a scheme threw young James Haggard in with other indentured servants and EVENT: Military service 4: sold a contract for his services to a wealthy planter, thus collecting for James' passage twice. Young James Haggard landed in Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA, ca. 1698 (prior to his 21st birthday EVENT: Property 1: 1723, James Hoggard/Haggard, son of Anthony Hoggard, identified in 1723 Over-wharton Parish, Stafford County, VA, as a tobacco planter with three sons. NI078026] JAMES HAGGARD, A SCHOOLTEACHER (NOTE: These facts are copied this 17th day of August 1904 by Alfred M. Haggard and Finch Haggard from memoranda in the possession of Melvin Haggard Desoto, IA. He secured this from David Gentry Haggard within the last 5 years.) A book by David Dawson Haggard Published in 1899 states that James Haggard is the first known Haggard in America. He migrated to America about 1699 when he landed in Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA. He is said to have been educated for the ministry but upon arriving in Virginia was put to teaching school. Among his pupils was Elizabeth Gentry, born about 1685, a daughter of Nicholas Gentry, Sr. They eloped to NC where they had a large family. Later they returned to Eastern Virginia. Some records show that James Haggard married Mabel Gentry, sister to Elizabeth, in 1721. That would imply that the last four children were from this union. 1678 -- James Haggard, (identified in the book by David Dawson Haggard) "The traditions of our fathers are that one James Haggard, born ca. 1678, Bradenham Hall, England, son of a wealthy aristocratic Lord of England, was educated for the ministry. He joined the English Army as a private against his father's wishes. Lord Haggard felt that the family's social status would warrant a commission) so Lord Haggard paid handsomely to have young James Haggard smuggled out of England aboard a merchant vessel bound for Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA. The unscrupulous captain knowing Lord Haggard would never admit to such a scheme threw young James Haggard in with other indentured servants and sold a contract for his services to a wealthy planter, thus collecting for James' passage twice. Young James Haggard landed in Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA, ca. 1698 (prior to his 21st birthday). "The wealthy planter finding young James Haggard well educated put him to teaching school. There was connected with this school a young woman whose charms so impressed him that they eloped to NC and were married since it was illegal for a bonded servant to marry in Virginia. They had a large family including: Nathaniel, Edmund, Zechariah, and Gray or Granville." 1678 James Haggard, (identified in the book by David Dawson Haggard) "The traditions of our fathers are that one James Haggard, born ca. 1678, Bradenham Hall, England, son of a wealthy aristocratic Lord of England, was educated for the ministry. He joined the English Army as a private against his father's wishes. Lord Haggard felt that the family's social status would warrant a commission) so Lord Haggard paid handsomly to have young James Haggard smuggled out of England aboard a merchant vessel bound for Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA. The unscruplous captain knowing Lord Haggard would never admit to such a scheme threw young James Haggard in with other indentured servants and sold a contract for his services to a wealthy planter, thus collecting for James' passage twice. Young James Haggard landed in Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA, ca. 1698 (prior to his 21st birthday). The wealthy planter finding young James Haggard well educated put him to teaching school. There was connected with this school a young woman whose charms so impressed him that they eloped to NC and were married since it was illegal for a bonded servant to marry in Virginia. They had a large family including: Nathaniel, Edmund, Zechariah, and Gray or Granville. James Hoggard/Haggard, son of Anthony Hoggard, identified in 1723 Over-wharton Parish, Stafford County, VA, as a tobacco planter with three sons. Nearest neighbors, also tobacco planters, were James French and William Rice. The book by David Dawson Haggard identifies him as a schoolteacher with four sons. Records in the same area include two others believed to be brothers of those named. Mr. Leland Gentry identifies James Haggard's wife as Elizabeth Gentry, baptised 29 August 1687, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, VA, daughter of Nicholas Gentry. (Undoubtedly there were daughters not shown.) !NAME:Friscia, David M., Friscia, David M., David Friscia, friscia.rootsweb.com viewed 04.Sep.2005