on a farm where Middleport is now situated. Philip Jones
died May 30th, 1866, aged 80 years.
Elihu Higley was born November 26th, 1788. He served in
the Army of the Northwest in the War of 1812. He married
Nancy Cook in December, 1815, moved to his farm in Rutland
in December, 1816. They had one child, Clarissa Fidelia Higley
married Martin Fox. Mr. Higley died April 23d, 1877, aged
89 years.
Laura Higley, born August 20th, 1795. She was married
to Daniel C. Rathburn in 1812, in Rutland, O., moved to Indi-
ana, died there in August, 1884, aged 91 years.
Sally Higley, born March 8th, 1795, was married to Daniel
McNaughton, December, 1816, and died September 29th, 1845,
aged 50 years. Harlow McNaughton, a son, was captain of
the Seventh Ohio Battery in the Civil war for the Union.
Cynthia Higley, born February 7th, 1797, and never mar-
ried. She died August 26th, 1819, aged 22 years.
Maria Higley, born July 30th, 1799, and married Willis
Knight, and died February 28th, 1834, aged 35 years.
Joel Phelps Higley was born June 9th, 1802, married
Catherine Wise, and died October 23d, 1836, aged 34. A son,
Captain Joel P. Higley, fell in fighting for the Union in 1863.
Laurinda Higley was married to Earl P. Archer and died
September, 1855, aged 90 years. She was the mother of a large
family. Marinda Archer, Henry, Sophia, Benjamin, Elam,
and Abiah Archer, who married Benjamin Whitlock, their
children were Hiram, Electa, Levi, Harriet, Eunice.
Eunice Higley married Silas Knight, known as "Deacon
Knight," in 1812 and came to Rutland in 1812. They were
highly respected. They had a numerous family-two sons
and six daughters. Mr. Knight and his wife, Eunice, both
died the same day and were buried in the same grave, July
31st, 1839, aged 67 years and 63 years, respectively.
Electa Higley was born in 1778, and came to Rutland with
her parents, and afterwards married Benjamin Williams. She
