In the Revolutionary War "time frame" children were considered the PROPERTY of their parents. A father of a male child under 21 could demand that all pay be made to him instead of the minor child. Most males did not marry until after age 21 because they were cheap labor on the family farms and could not get permission to marry from their fathers. Seems out of line now but it was normal practice for that time frame. It would have been normal business practice for Edward to accept Samuel's pay until Samuel was age 21, and it appears that Edward did in fact accept Samuels pay. Bobby G. Carwile

Still looking for Thomas Riggs, 1802 Kentucky or Tennessee or? Married to Rhoda Casey. Anyone have him, his parents, siblings? Has been sought for generations to no avail. Thanks, Thad

I am still trying to find another descendant of Malinda Jane English and Rolin Benton Riggs. Are there any of you out there? Rolin Benton was a son of Jonathan and Polly Riggs. Thanks Marjorie

Hank, send your address and I'll get a copy for you. Will send bill for costs. Jim requested the above pay voucher. Harriette Riggs

Hank: If Harriette is willing, it is find with me. Jim H. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.

Harriette & Jim: I am a descendant of Edward and Samuel, and although I know both were involved with the Revolutionary War, I do not know what pay you are talking about. Would it be possible for me to get that information? Hank Riggs (riggsh@aol.com)

Hi Jim, Seems I don't have your address either. Got your letter and will probably do that sometime next week. Don't think costs will be anything like you said. It is probably not the age of Samuel Riggs that is the reason Edward picked up his pay. The distance was more than likely the problem. They had to go to the district in which they served and it was more than likely quite a distance. He may have picked up money for other people too. Wherever the paymaster was?? Harriette Riggs

Harriette: Well I guess I am not sure why Edward was getting his pay. It made sense the it was because of his age, he was 16 or 17 when he first entered the North Carolina line. He served about 9 or 10 three month hitches over about 4 years. Thanks, I sure will appreciate it. Jim H. ljhan2319@yahoo.com Harrietteh@aol.com wrote: Hi Jim, Seems I don't have your address either. Got your letter and will probably do that sometime next week. Don't think costs will be anything like you said. It is probably not the age of Samuel Riggs that is the reason Edward picked up his pay. The distance was more than likely the problem. They had to go to the district in which they served and it was more than likely quite a distance. He may have picked up money for other people too. Wherever the paymaster was?? Harriette Riggs ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== Check out the RIGGS Resource Page located at the following URL: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/r/i/RIGGS/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.

This is the first I've heard of a connection between the two surnames. In some versions of her name my gr-gr-gr-grandmother Mahala Riggs Lewis is called MAHALA AMANGAHALA RIGSBY RIGGS. I would love to know when and where this connection between RIGGS and RIGSBY took place. Mahala Riggs was born in 1806 and married Elkanah Lewis in Surry Co., NC. I have no explanation of Amangahala. I do think it has a Native American flavor. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty W." <bew1068@yahoo.com> To: <RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: [RIGGS-L] Re: RIGGS-D Digest V04 #121 The family of Jeremiah Riggs and Betsy Rigsby are my ancestors. Betty Halliburton Wiederhold bew1068@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== **************************RIGGS LIST QUESTIONS?************************ > For list questions or problems e-mail: rriggs4@netzero.net Richard (Listowner) > > >

The family of Jeremiah Riggs and Betsy Rigsby are my ancestors. My daughter and I have been working on our family tree for a few years and this is just about as far back as we have gotten. However if you discover that this is also your family; we have the death notice which was printed in a New York newspaper for Merritt Woodruff Riggs, my gggrandfather. We also have copies of a letter sent from William Delancy Riggs to my grandmother Jeanette Susan Teal Riggs. Be glad to share information. Betty Halliburton Wiederhold bew1068@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!

I don't have any more information than I already provided; that is part of the problem. I found a reference to Esther Riggs' father being named Samuel, but nothing else. I do know she was born in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut March 17, 1816. I have found some possible families, but can't find anything to confirm or deny. A possibility is this Samuel Riggs Birth: 7 Aug 1770 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Baptism: 26 May 1776 Congregational Church, Oxford, CT Death: 18 Nov 1835 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Father: John Riggs b: 10 Apr 1743 in Derby, New Haven, CT Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins b: 10 Jan 1746 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Marriage: Charity Riggs Married: bef 1797 The researcher says they had 21 children and listed Eunice b: 27 Jun 1797 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Leman b: 19 Jul 1799 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Elizabeth b: 2 Aug 1801 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Anne b: 2 Aug 1801 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Pierpont b: 18 May 1803 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Chary b: 9 Apr 1805 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Anson b: 19 Apr 1807 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Jane b: 14 Nov 1809 in Oxford, New Haven, CT Samuel b: 29 Apr 1818 in Oxford, New Haven, CT But this one is more likely: Samuel RIGGS Birth: ABT. 1774 in Litchfield, Conn Death: 1848 Father: Jeremiah RIGGS b: 1 JUL 1750 in Litchfield, Conn Mother: Anna WOODRUFF Marriage 1 Catherine SHAW Marriage 2 Betsey RIGBY Children Merritt Woodruff RIGGS b: 7 NOV 1800 in Oxford, Conn William B RIGGS b: ABT. 1802 Samuel RIGGS b: ABT. 1804 Joseph RIGGS b: ABT. 1806 Isaac RIGGS b: ABT. 1808 Harvey RIGGS b: ABT. 1810 Marcia RIGGS b: ABT. 1812 Esther RIGGS b: ABT. 1814 Census records for 1830 have Samuels on these pages: Woodbridge, New Haven p. 229 Oxford, New Haven 262 Orange, New Haven 296 Middlebury, New Haven 271

Did this Samuel Riggs have any brothers or sisters ? Any info on them or his father ?

Is anyone researching a Samuel Riggs from Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut? His daughter Esther, b: March 17, 1816 married Myron Wesley Barnes in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut May 27, 1832 and moved to Michigan. They are a brick wall for me.

Thank you so much for the estate record of Benjamin Riggs. I will be looking at your line a little closer. You have some of the same names that are in the Riggs in Surry County, NC, just a little later, around 1780; however, Craven County is so close to SC that I would think many of the people went on to SC instead of turning west through Surry. I will do some research on the Bazell Smith. g. -----Original Message----- From: Harrietteh@aol.com [mailto:Harrietteh@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 6:11 PM To: RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIGGS-L] Re: Isaac Riggs My husbands ancestor is Giles Riggs probably born in VA. First witnessed a deed in Beaufort Co. NC in 1744. The name Jesse runs through this family about five or six generations. The name Jesse Levin Riggs is the name for all but the first one. The Levin came from Wheelton family and know that name was in Accomack early on. Harriette Riggs ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== *************************RIGGS ARCHIVE SEARCH************************** To search the archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bottemiller, Bauer, Mohlman, Todrang(k) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1075.1079 Message Board Post: Andra, Curious about your Riggs clippings but actually interested in the portion you omitted on the Bottemillers. Was there anything that we researching that family might be interested in or has it been posted elsewhere? I am definitely interested and hope that you might still have the material. Thank you for your reply, Barbara Malin

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Still awake here, Gayle. This is what I have. I think R. Riggs below is male, if I remember correctly. Anne From my records: Lott was a son of SAMUEL RIGGS. This is from my records but is from my sister's research, mainly. From R. Riggs: I think her name was Marthe (Peggy) Ross. children Lott & Peggy: John Joel Jesse Daniel Elizabeth Mahala Mary Sarah Norma Silas That is all the information I have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne" <annerhai@ttmol.com> To: <RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [RIGGS-L] Mahala Amangahala Rigsby Riggs

Dear Riggs Listers: I would like to communicate with anyone searching the Lott Riggs family in Surry County, NC. There is a Riggs DNA project in progress and we need a male from this line to test. Please email and I'll explain more. Gayle Braswell Ellison

Harriette, Do you have any information about the parents of Benjamin Riggs, who's estate ws recorded in Feb 1771/73 Craven Co. Nc, were? If not there seems a good chance he is Benjamin son Of Isaac Riggs of Accomack Co, Va. The dates seem to be right. David Harrison Riggs

My husbands ancestor is Giles Riggs probably born in VA. First witnessed a deed in Beaufort Co. NC in 1744. The name Jesse runs through this family about five or six generations. The name Jesse Levin Riggs is the name for all but the first one. The Levin came from Wheelton family and know that name was in Accomack early on. Harriette Riggs