I was wondering if anyone has done any research on the following Biggs in the 1800 census in Fayetteville, Robeson, NC. If so, please write me. 1. James Biggs 2. James Biggs 3. Mitchell Biggs 4. Samuel Biggs I have a feeling that one of these men was the father of Sarah Biggs Barlow. Sarah Biggs Barlow was born in Fayetteville, Robeson, NC ca 1805. If anyone has any info, please write me back. Thank you! Kem Barlow kemdee12@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster.

Kem: Census records and on-line info indicate Sarah Biggs would have been born 1812-1816 rather than 1805. (Age 48 in 1860, 58 in 1870, and 64 in the LDS 1880 transcription.) This would mean that if she's in the 1820 Robeson Co NC census she should have been listed in the "females under 10 years" category. Biggs heads of household in Robeson Co in 1820 (Heritage Quest index) were Elias, Samuel, James, Jas. and John. The way I read their listings, only Elias' and James' households had a female under 10. Elias' household consisted of 1 male under 10, 1m16-25; 1 female under 10, 1f10-15, and one person of foreign birth not naturalized. [This might mean that Elias has a very, very young, foreign-born wife and two small children, or the entry for the foreign-born person may be a mistake and should say a female over 45. If the latter is the case, then the female under 10 could be your Sarah if Elias is unmarried and the head of his widowed mother's household. The children, including this possible Sarah, could be his brother and sisters.] Your Sarah (Biggs) Barlow lived in Marshall Co MS. This county borders Desoto Co MS, where the 1850 census shows 865 E. BIGGS 55 NC male, M. 55 TN female, H. 17 AL male, E. 15 AL male, E. 12 AL female, A. 8 AL female. According to online info, this was the family of Elias and Margaret (Guess) Biggs. I don't know if this is the same Elias who appears in the 1820 Robeson Co NC census. Their ages correspond, but the 1842 Robeson Co will of John McNatt mentions an Elias Biggs as the husband of his daughter Rebecca. The name Elias Biggs is said to appear in the 1840 Alabama census index, in Marshall County. Elias of Desoto Co may have had connections to Biggses in Madison Co AL and Shelby Co TN. Shelby Co borders Desoto Co MS. If probate records exist for the surname Biggs in Robeson Co NC in the early 1800's, they should be checked for mention of a Sarah Barlow. If Elias of Desoto Co MS is Sarah's father, perhaps his probate record will mention her. If the female under 10 in Elias' 1820 Robeson Co household is not your Sarah, then the other likely prospect is that she's the girl in James Biggs' household. A submission to Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project claims Elias is the son of Samuel Biggs. These Biggses are not in my direct line. Andy Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kem Barlow" <kemdee12@yahoo.com> To: <BIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:04 PM Subject: [BIGGS] Biggs family of Fayetteville, Robeson, NC > I was wondering if anyone has done any research on the following Biggs in the 1800 census in Fayetteville, Robeson, NC. If so, please write me. > > 1. James Biggs > > 2. James Biggs > > 3. Mitchell Biggs > > 4. Samuel Biggs > > I have a feeling that one of these men was the father of Sarah Biggs Barlow. Sarah Biggs Barlow was born in Fayetteville, Robeson, NC ca 1805. If anyone has any info, please write me back. > > Thank you! > > Kem Barlow > kemdee12@yahoo.com > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster. > > > ==== BIGGS Mailing List ==== > What came before us, is like a path....we can follow it or make our own!! bev >