The earliest I find a Jonathan Rgn is in 1758 Granville NC, then again in 1768 when he purchases land from Arthur Atkins adj Wm Gilliam. Wit: David Pegram,, Henry Foote, Wm Colelough. Note the Gilliam surname. A James Rgn b. 1748 md a Gilliam JW Garrett > From: mellenpatch5@cinci.rr.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:45:30 -0500 > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Fwd: Re: Jonathan Ragan's Birthplace > > 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 > > > > > > 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