HIGGINS: Jesse Higgins and David Higgins, Colonial Residents at Eastham, MA & Pioneer Settlers at West Eden, ME 1990comp. By Harvard DeLorraine Higgins Jesse Higgins and David Higgins, Colonial residents at Eastham, Massachusetts and pioneer settlers at West Eden, Maine. The aim of this book is to cover the descendants of Richard Higgins in the twentieth century and some who settled on Mount Desert Island. Twelve generations of descendants are provided, along with the origin of the name, and a look at the English home of Richard Higgins, cemeteries, and more.