Highwarden Family Research Page

Current research is directed to the Highwardens who migrated to Ohio and beyond in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Most of the Highwardens, but not all, were located in Ohio by 1820. One family, head of household, James Highwarden, was located in Morris Township, Greene County, PA in the 1820 Federal Census, and another, Simeon Hiwarden(sic)was still located in Greene County according to the 1830 Federal Census. James was most likely the same James shown on the 1810 Federal Census for Randolph County, Virginia. Still another Highwarden, Jacob, was located in Wayne County, New York State on the 1840 Federal Census. An early migrant to Ohio, Eli Highwarden, then migrated to Colchester Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada some time following his marriage in 1823, at which time he married Rebecca Taylor in Ross County, Ohio. He and his family subsequently appeared in the 1851 Ontario Census. Rhodam Highwarden was living in Scioto County, Ohio at the time of the 1820 Federal Census, while Shadrach was living in Perry County, Ohio and Abednego was living in Pickaway County, Ohio for the same census.

Those are some of the early Highwardens, and hopefully, some of the names will be recognized. It is my intention to eventually record in this space all the names and relationships I have discovered in the course of my research, and I sincerely hope that others will join in this effort. To that end, I have changed the name of this page to more accurately reflect the area of interest for the research being carried on. A word to the wise -- if a name sounds like Highwarden, it probably is Highwarden, regardless of the spelling. Just when I think I've seen the most preposterous rendering of the name imaginable, another version pops up to top it. The e-mail address at the top of the page is current (Sep, 2004) and anyone wishing to make contact may do so at that address.