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Where did the German Higbee family come from? What is the German Higbee family crest and coat of arms? When did the Higbee family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Higbee family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Higbe, Hegbe, Hege, Hegbes, Higbes, Hegele and others.

First found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Higbee research. Another 174 words(12 lines of text) covering the year 1726 is included under the topic Early Higbee History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Higbee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Higbee Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Higbee, who arrived in New London, Conn in 1630

Higbee Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Judith H. Higbee, who settled in Utah in 1847
  • G. O. Higbee, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
  • G Higbee, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • J Higbee, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  1. Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
  2. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  3. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
  4. Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
  5. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  6. Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  7. Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
  8. Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
  9. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
  10. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
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The Higbee Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Higbee Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:35.

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