Mythology Given the length, breadth and scope of the Hightower generations in North America, it is only reasonable that quite a few tall tales and questions have arisen over the centuries regarding particular individuals of this family. The largest question of all, the European origins of the family, are perhaps the most speculated about and the least supported by reliable data. Here are collected unrelated stories, queries and vignettes regarding both particular Hightower family members and broader issues about the lineage. The point must be made that all items here have no documentation to support them, a universal condition for inclusion in this list, and are offered only with the appropriate doubt and caution.
Additions are always welcome and solutions even more so.
Joshua Hightower II, born probably in Richmond Co., VA, c.1670, died in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA, 1726. That this Joshua Hightower was the son of the above Joshua, and grandson of immigrant John Hightower, is not proven by record, but is presented as the probable lineage of the family. Oholabamah was my 5th Great Grandmother, b.1745, m. Thomas Ashcraft. An Ashcraft researcher, Mary Elmore, suspects that Oholabamah's Maiden name is Hightower. According to Mary, legend is that Oholabamah was an American Indian, it is believed that Joshua Hightower though being married to Susannah Tavenor had also two children with an American Indian woman, Oholabamah and Epaphroditus.