James HIGHT, Sr.
Ms. __?__
Husband:  James HIGHT, Sr.
Birth:  1750/1
Death:  1840-50
Residence in 1840:  Henderson Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Military Service:  Revolutionary War
Marriage:
Wife:  Ms. __?__
Birth:  1750-60
Death:  bef. 1840
Children:
WARNING:  except for John and James, the evidence connecting these children is entirely circumstantial. 

1.  John HIGHT, b. 1774-77, NJ
2.  Richard HIGHT, b. 1780-90 
3.  Sarah HIGHT; m. Mr. SMITH
4.  James HIGHT, Jr., b. 19 Jul 1790, PA
5.  George HIGHT, b. 1793/4, PA
5.  Henry HIGHT, b. 1794/5, PA
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Source (n.b., Henderson Twp. was formed in 1814 from Huntingdon Twp.):

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1790

3.  1800

4.  1810

5.  1820

6.  1830

7.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3-4 of 20; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1840 PA Huntingdon Co. Henderson Twp. pp. 204B-205A John Hight 001 100 010 010 - 010 010 100 0100000 James Hight 89
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Son B
1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = John Jr. (b. 1820)
1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = John Sr. (b. 1774-77)
1 male 80-89 1750-1760 = James (b. 1750/1)
1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter B
1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Daughter A
1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Sarah (b. 1797-1800)
1 person engaged in agriculture
John Sr. is in the wrong age class.  The datum, "James Hight 89," fulfills the request to give name and age of any Revolutionary War Pensioners in the household.  Listed 12 lines from son, Henry HIGHT, who is listed next to son, James HIGHT, Jr.

8.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):  James Sr. not found.

9.  Robert Clark McConnell.  My Ancestors.

10.  Messages in the Hight Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

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