>To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com >From: Pat <pamitch@iquest.net> >Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Jonathan Ragan's Birthplace >Cc: dbrbear1949@comcast.net, bdgworkman@yahoo.com >Bcc: pamitch@iquest.net > >Greetings - Would someone be kind enough to resend to me directly >the message from Don with new findings. I have information on a >Jesse Reagan and Suannah who died and are buried at Quimby, Indiana, >including pictures of the cemetery headstone. Thank you in advance > > >At 01:22 PM 5/19/2009, you wrote: >>Tuesday afternoon >>May 19, 2009 >> >>Hello to all Ragan-Roots researchers! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> for Ragan-Roots archives go to >> >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I lost something here... who mentioned Jonathan? The Jonathan Riggan in Warren/Bute is an interesting character...mostly because he was murdered in a shop invasion. we have the following: DB-3, page 140. 8 October 1770. WILLIAM GILLIAM, of Granville Co., to WILLIAM SHELL, of Brunswick Co., Va. 76 Pds Va. money for 224 A. in Bute Co. - from EARL GRANVILLE - adj. SAMUEL YE(A)RGAIN, WILLIAM CLANTON, MARTIN FORREST, JONATHAN RIGGIN, JOHN JAMES BIRD, THOMAS EATON& GILLIAM.Wit: BENJAMIN BRETT, DANIEL HUFF, ELIZABETH BARKER.Proved by BENJAMIN BRETT, Bute November Court 1770, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C.Reg: 17 February 1771, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.Marginal notation: 26 July 1771 Deld. to MARMADUKE JOHNSON. DB-3, page 197. 1770. JONATHAN RIGGAN (RAGGAN) to GEORGE WEBB, both of Bute Co. 46 Pds. Procl money (1/2 to be paid 25 Dec.1770 & 1/2 25 Dec. 1771) for 278 A. along the Country Line, adj. JOHN LINCH, SR., JAMES McLANORE,WM. GILLIAM & land sold to MARTIN FOREST, bought from ARTHUR ATKINS, who had bought it from ALEXANDER DONALD, being part of a 556 A. grant to him fromEARL GRANVILLE. Wit: DANIEL PEGRAM, JR., FREDRICK COOK. Ack:by JONATHAN RIGGIN, Bute Feb. Court 1771,BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg:5 May 1771, by WILLIAM JOHNSON,P.R. 242. 27 April 1792 (shown correctly as 1772 in original document; see page 255 ff.); Aug. Ct. 1793. THOMAS JONES of Bute Co., Colony of N. C. Release of his claim to share of Est. of SAML .JONES, dec'd. to his Mother AGNESS JONES & his brothers & sisters, for 45 Pds. Wit: JOSEPH WILLIAMS (Jurat), JOS. BUSBY & JONATHAN RIGGAN. Jonathan is a grandson of John/Bell Riggan via John's son William and Elizabeth Hall Riggan. Jonathan, born in Bute NC, is one of 7 sons of this couple. Jonathan married Catherine Hall Raney, dau of William Raney and Catherine VAughn. Jonathan, a shop owner, was murdered in 1819 WArren Co NC. He left two sons: Edmund Hall Raney and James Vaughn Riggan. Jonathan's brothers are Samuel, Jeremiah, William Watson, Benjamin, Michael, and James. The dates of birth range from 1780-1797 in Warren Co NC. M'ellen original note: >Greetings - Would someone be kind enough to resend to me directly >the message from Don with new findings. I have information on a >Jesse Reagan and Suannah who died and are buried at Quimby, Indiana, >including pictures of the cemetery headstone. Thank you in advance >