I hear you Maryellen! Let me know when and I will post my notes on what I have on William Powell of Audrain Co., Mo and James Josephn Riggins of Boone Co., Mo who died in Cole Co. Mo. This maybe of some help to someone. I still am not sure if these two connect to my John and Henry of Madison Co., Ill, if so I have there lines. Court ------ Original Message ------ Received: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:55:46 PM MDT From: "Maryellen Horrigan" <mellenpatch5@cinci.rr.com> To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's let me win this battle first...I agree you have the Wm in the 1770 will...Me -------------------------------------------------- From: "COURT CONKWRIGHT" <courtcurtis@usa.net> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:36 AM To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's > I have research the William Powell Riggins(he also went by Powell) from > Mexico, Mo and have a good file on him. I have always believed that this > Powell is connected to my line as was yet another Riggins just down the > road > from Powell in Mo, his name was Joseph Riggins. I also have a very good > file > on him. My R"s(Riggin) lived right across the river(Mississippi) in > Madison > Co., ILL and I have a written story told by my GG Uncle Riggin that this > Powell from Mexico, Mo was from our line. I just need to dust off the > cobwebs and take a look at it again. I do know for sure that my John and > Henry Riggin(I am from Henry) did come out of TN in the every early 1800's > and > settled in Madison Co. From yet about source of a very old family stories > handed down in writing........brothers Will, Joseph and John came north > and > settled in this area(ILL and MO) John younger brother Henry can be > connected > to John by court records that I have from Madison Co. I have worked on > these > lines for years. When I get to my other computer, I will let you know > more > about this Powell. I do have William Powell Riggins, Will and have land > records on him. I live very close to the Court House that I pulled them > out > of........I will post more about him shortly and Joseph > Riggins........Court > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:44:18 AM MDT > From: james garrett <jwgarrett@webtv.net> > To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's > > > M'ellen > > OK I'm back > > > > Wm Regon's-2 (James-1/Joan) wife was Elizabeth Bridget, thus, I dont think > he > was md to Graces daughter (a Powell). Wm's-2 birth date, is 31 Jan 1690. > > His son Wm Powell Riggin-3 was b. 10 Ap 1722 (from St Paul's Parish > records). > His will was dated 4 Apr 1770 & recorded May 1770 Bute NC. > > > > Wm Powell "R"-3 had sons 6 sons 2 of whom were Wm (David?)-4 b. abt 1750 & > Powell-4 b. abt 1753. > > > > I think that son Wm (David?)-4 b. abt 1750 was in Chatham NC in 1790 & in > Pendleton SC in 1800 where he appears with his alleged son Powell > Riggins-5 b. > 1775 (md to Sarah Holloway). > > This Wm Powell-5 apparently died 1845 in SC. > > Also I think the Wm-5 (b. 1755-1774) in 1800 Chatham is W'ms-4 son. > > > > The other son (of Wm-3) Powell "R"-4 b. abt 1753 (md to Ruth Trice) was in > Orange NC in 1790, 1800, and died 1806. > > > > There is apparently another Wm Powell "R" b. 1777 and died 1853 MO. > > I know nothing more of this person. > > > > But why would Grace Powell mention Wm "R" (b. 1690) and his son Wm Powell > "R" > (b. 1722in her 1734 will? It would be logical to speculate that Wm-2 was > a > son-in-law & his son was Grace's grandson, and assume Jane "R" was Wm's > daughter. > > Wm did not have a "known" daughter named Jane according to birth records. > His > only known children were John b. 1717, Powel b. 1722, Keziah b. 1727, > Elizabeth b. 1731, Bridget b. 1733. > > JW Garrett > > > > > 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 > > > > > 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 > 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

mr conkright, please do post what u have on the info you mention in your last post! thanks JW Garrett ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:09:27 -0600 > From: courtcurtis@usa.net > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's > > I hear you Maryellen! Let me know when and I will post my notes on what I > have on William Powell of Audrain Co., Mo and James Josephn Riggins of Boone > Co., Mo who died in Cole Co. Mo. This maybe of some help to someone. I still > am not sure if these two connect to my John and Henry of Madison Co., Ill, if > so I have there lines. > > Court > >