This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.4.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I don't recognize those names right off. I believe there are two separate Riggs lines in Utah. Mine came from New England, through Illinois. I don't know enough about the other line to identify them. But, I have met Riggs' that I cannot connect with. It would be fun to be cousins; do you know names one or two more generations back?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.4.1.1 Message Board Post: I'm from Utah, my father was born in Salt Lake, his name was Warren Gage Riggs. He had three sisters, Lena, Lois and Laura. I believe his father's name was Gage. That's all I have, I'm new to this site. ~Diane Denise Riggs

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.4.1 Message Board Post: I was wondering if you had any information on him personally. I have his ancestry and some of his descendancy. I was wondering things like how he ended up in Utah, his proffession, and biographical stuff like that. I would like some of his descendancy, I would give mine in return. Thanks again, Brady Robbins

This is my line. May I have Irene's address and e-mail? Thanks. deb chapman

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.4 Message Board Post: What did u want to know about john his ancestry or more on his descendents i come from the riggs line and compiled alot on the riggs maybe i can help u if i know what u need Linda Marx

I would also be interested if anyone has this information. My line is through their son, Henry Harvey Riggs. In a message dated 8/1/2003 4:01:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, RIGGS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Looking for information concerning the siblings or parents of Thomas Henson > Riggs of Warren County IL in 1850/60 b. abt 1824. TH married Permilla Ann > Riggs. Riggs children include:Hartford Melvin, William Woodford, Henry > Harvey, Sarah Lucretia, Mary Catherine, Thompson Ewing, Thomas A, and Jane. TH > could have been born in MO or TN. TH and family moved to Butler Co., NB in 1865, > then on to Allen Co., KS (I believe). > > Kathy Stapleton researching: Lucas, Riggs, Vandevender,Sample

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/430.451.469 Message Board Post: My maiden name is Riggs. I am from Craven,North Carolina. I have been researching the Riggs family in Craven county for a long time. My dads name was William Marvin Riggs, His father was Samuel James Riggs. His Father was Nelson R Riggs who married Nancy Ipock daughter of Samuel Ipock and Elizabeth White. Recent research Leds me to think that Nelsons father was a Noah Riggs But I dont have posite proof and may neverhave. This was arrived at my way of elimination. I used 1840 census and 1842,1845 and 1848 School census in Craven County. Ther was also an Isaac and a Nehemiah Rggs There in 1840. Looks like Noah might have died betweem 1840 and 1860. Wish I coud find some Riggs relatives out there. If I can help let me know. Thanks Mary

I'm very familiar with Kissin Cousins. My husband's line, Jesse Riggs is in there. I have researched thoroughly all the Riggs in the area and have never found any connection with the Western NC Riggs. Believe our Riggs descend from John Riggs in early Tidewater VA and came down the coast to Beaufort, Craven, later Pamlico. Another line I believe came from Accomac Co. Virginia-John Riggs and Jemimah Mellichop. Pretty sure they are the same people. There are missing records in the Norfolk area and believe that is where our problem originates. I keep looking for some connection to our line, but Giles, my husband's proven ancestor's line seems to stop there. There are earlier John Riggs, James Riggs who are descended from an earlier John Riggs (tax lists, etc.) but nothing ties to Giles Riggs. Pretty sure the Whealtons/Wheelingtons that ties to our Riggs line probably came from Accomac Co. too. Harriette Harris Riggs

Thanks Jim, for your kind words. In fact Doris can go directly to my site, if she wishes, by entering the address www.riggs.org.uk Best wishes to RIGGS researchers everywhere @¿@ Geoff Riggs - Chepstow, South Wales, UK ~ RIGGS Surname Study www.riggs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (@¿@) Searching for {~} the Missing Link ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "linda hansird" <ljhan2319@yahoo.com> To: <RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 5:52 AM Subject: Re: [RIGGS-L] Re: Hannah Riggs > Doris: > If you go to Ancestry.com or Rootsweb.com and call up "Rigg, A one name study" I believe a lot of your information is on that site. It is one of the best, if not the best collection of Information on the Web about the Riggs between Connecticut to New Jersey that I have seen. The man that wrote that put a great deal of study and effort into it. He knows more than I would every hope to know. Jim H. ljhan2319@yahoo.com > > Doris A Palmer <sis211phylis1@juno.com> wrote: > Hi, My Riggs started with the Newark, N.J. Riggs > Hannah married Abraham Ward > She was born in Orange, NJ (Was a part of Newark) > born Oct 5, 1755 d March 17, 1834 > I have her down from Miles, Thomas, Edward, Edward, Edward Joseph > Joseph was a lawyer > > It is all sketchy because My computer was lost in a flood (from the floor > above), and much of the hard copies were also lost. At one time I know > she had siblings but can not locate any of that research. (now unable to > visit any genealogy libraries due to a stroke then a heart attack. > > If any info is available on this Hannah I would appreciate if someone > could help me piece this together. > > I come down from John Ward (Sgt,) ( one of founders of Newark),and am the > last of my family in Newark, N.J. In my home of 76 years > > Thank you for any help you can give, > Doris Palmer > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > *************************RIGGS ARCHIVE SEARCH************************** > To search the archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > - ------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software >

More information please on how to get in touch with Irene, Thank You, Mary Rose Riggs Middleton maryrrm@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.3 Message Board Post: Irene Johnson has put all of the Riggs information she has together in a soft cover book. It is great, and she's gone to a lot of work. She sells them for the cost of her photo copying and postage.

Hello, I'm looking for for my GGFather, Thomas Riggs, born about 1860 in IL went to Van Buren Co AR and on 5-13-1882 married Martha Conway. The marriage record says he was 22 and she was 17. On the 1900 AR South Sugarloaf census Martha is raising Bertie b. Jan 1885, Commie b. Feb 1889, Lonnie b. Aug 1890, Georgia (Myrtle Etta) b. Jan 1894, John T. b Mar 1895, Bonville b. April 1897. The census says she was born in 1864 in AR. My mother says that Thomas Riggs was a "wheeler-dealer" and was always buying and selling land and other things. He was also a "medicine man". He cured people with herbs. After he left Martha, when my GM was about 3, he is supposed to have gone to OK (Durant??) and bought a candy store and started a new family. Commie married 1st Phoebe Parker in Red River Co Tx, 2nd Bertha-Cherokee (1930 OK Bryan Co Census), Myrtle Etta married Phoebe's brother, Robert Parker in Lamar Co Tx and Bertie married their brother George Parker in Red River Co Tx. Oh yes, two things. It appears that Lonnie and Phoebe got together according to my Mother and an obit of one of Phoebe's kids that says that Lonnie is his father and Phoebe is his mother. I haven't found a divorce decree or a marriage license yet, but I'm still looking. The other thing is that on Lonnie's delayed BC (RRCo), he said his father's name was John Thomas and on Myrtle Etta's SS application, she said it was Thomas William. Does anyone know anything about this family that is so full of riddles? Believe it or not, there's even more. The more I find, the less I know. I would love to find some cousins to help me find the answers. Thank you, Carol Scarborough

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1370.2 Message Board Post: Contact Irene Johnson of Kanab, Ut. She may have something you could use.

Thanks Linda. But, I can no longer afford the ISP, so don't have web site possibility. I will save this and hope a friend can find it for me. I have been trying to find the connection of Hannah and siblings. At least now I have a place to look. Doris ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Doris: If you go to Ancestry.com or Rootsweb.com and call up "Rigg, A one name study" I believe a lot of your information is on that site. It is one of the best, if not the best collection of Information on the Web about the Riggs between Connecticut to New Jersey that I have seen. The man that wrote that put a great deal of study and effort into it. He knows more than I would every hope to know. Jim H. ljhan2319@yahoo.com Doris A Palmer <sis211phylis1@juno.com> wrote: Hi, My Riggs started with the Newark, N.J. Riggs Hannah married Abraham Ward She was born in Orange, NJ (Was a part of Newark) born Oct 5, 1755 d March 17, 1834 I have her down from Miles, Thomas, Edward, Edward, Edward Joseph Joseph was a lawyer It is all sketchy because My computer was lost in a flood (from the floor above), and much of the hard copies were also lost. At one time I know she had siblings but can not locate any of that research. (now unable to visit any genealogy libraries due to a stroke then a heart attack. If any info is available on this Hannah I would appreciate if someone could help me piece this together. I come down from John Ward (Sgt,) ( one of founders of Newark),and am the last of my family in Newark, N.J. In my home of 76 years Thank you for any help you can give, Doris Palmer ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== *************************RIGGS ARCHIVE SEARCH************************** To search the archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Johanna that married Samuel was a daughter of Stephen T. Ward and Joyce Trafford (Traford) Sister to Sgt John Ward, my line ( Stephen was thought to be a Richard, but search in Conn. found it as Stephen possibly Stephen Richard ? the two published sources I found had him listed as Stephen. Found that he came with his wife and several children, to Conn. and was killed in an Indian action. (Name of researcher lost in the flood) Will try to find the cemetery list. If not I will see if the cemetery will send me one. They hand out a drawing of the plot. It has the names on the base of a statue of a male "founder" I know this drawing was also on the Newark Site. I saw it. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

I have David 's death as 1744, born(1695) and died in Elizabethtown, New Jersey ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Hi, My Riggs started with the Newark, N.J. Riggs Hannah married Abraham Ward She was born in Orange, NJ (Was a part of Newark) born Oct 5, 1755 d March 17, 1834 I have her down from Miles, Thomas, Edward, Edward, Edward Joseph Joseph was a lawyer It is all sketchy because My computer was lost in a flood (from the floor above), and much of the hard copies were also lost. At one time I know she had siblings but can not locate any of that research. (now unable to visit any genealogy libraries due to a stroke then a heart attack. If any info is available on this Hannah I would appreciate if someone could help me piece this together. I come down from John Ward (Sgt,) ( one of founders of Newark),and am the last of my family in Newark, N.J. In my home of 76 years Thank you for any help you can give, Doris Palmer ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Thanks, Linda. Believe me, if I had more information on my Mahala I would have given it. As I said, it is a very sturdy brick wall. I can take her husband's line, Elkanah Lewis, back two more generations. But not Mahala. I know only that she married in Surry County and most likely was born in the vicinity. I know also that what was then Surry Co. covered a wider area, as is true of many of the NC counties. I do have names of her descendants, but if she isn't mentioned in this book, I doubt if it would help. I do not have names of her parents or siblings. Mahala is listed in Ancestry.com as the wife of Elkanah Lewis III, but there is no more info about her, or wasn't the last time I checked. The duplication of given names was why I brought her up. But I knew it was a long shot! Since I am moving in a few weeks, my genealogy stuff, what there is of it, is packed and all this has to go on hold. Maybe I'll get back to it by fall. On the other hand who knows when I'll get to it. Thanks again, Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "linda hansird" <ljhan2319@yahoo.com> To: <RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [RIGGS-L] Re: Jesse Riggs > Anne: > In the book "Kissin Cousins" by Lois M. Jones and Annette H. Jones, Published in 1981, they mention at least three seperate Riggs lines, One from what is now Surray Co. others from Albermarle and the third in Virginia since 1600. That date leaves out the migration of the Riggs line from N.J. In the book I have seen evidence of close intermarriage between two of the lines. I have tried to put these in a timeline format and found it next to impossible. I guess what I am trying to say is you need to put more information than just names in your query. I did not find any Mahala Riggs in this book. Altho I have seen it mention, but cannot remember where. That is the one name that isn't in my line. The Riggs from N.J. to Surray County, N.C. have a habit of naming there children the same names. I have seen a Jesse and a Samuel, b. 4-4-1760 and another Samuel b. 4-11-1760. The last one is my ggggrandfather, lived in what is now Hamblen Co. TN. At the time it was Hawkins C! > o. He > also lived in Jefferson Co. TN. where his father Edward lived until he died in 1820. These last statements are all proven by deeds and signitures on Revolutionary War pay vouchers, Samuel was too young to be paid directly, and Guardianship papers. > > Anne Haines <annerhai@adelphia.net> wrote: > Your Thomas Riggs, born in Dobson, Surry Co NC, is of interest to me > although he can't be in my direct line. My ancestor Mahala Riggs was married > in Surry Co. (most likely born there also.) Do you have any information on > this Thomas Riggs' siblings? The time frame is right for a brother to have > fathered my Mahala. > > This has been one of my brick walls, and I would dearly love to make a hole > in it! > > Thanks, > > Anne Haines > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:45 AM > Subject: Re: [RIGGS-L] Re: Jesse Riggs > > > > you didn't give any dates, but maybe this will help. > > Name: Thomas Riggs > > Sex: M > > Birth: 1787 in Dobson, Surry, NC > > Death: 1846 in Iowa Point, Doniphan, KS > > > > Father: Timothy O. Riggs b: 4 APR 1760 in Dobson, Surry, NC > > Mother: Nancy Welsh > > > > Marriage 1 Leah Hunt b: 1787 in Greensburg, Green, KY > > Married: 24 MAR 1808 in , Green, KY > > Children > > Anne Riggs b: 9 FEB 1809 in , Green, KY > > Rachel Riggs b: 1810 in , Green, KY > > Rebecca Riggs b: 24 JAN 1812 in , Green, KY > > Nathan Riggs b: 1813 in Greensburg, Green, KY > > Damaris Riggs b: 1814 in , Green, KY > > John Riggs b: 1816 in KY > > Elizabeth Riggs b: 21 DEC 1818 in MO > > William Riggs b: 1821 > > Timothy Arthur Riggs b: 28 OCT 1825 in , Ray, MO > > Thomas Riggs b: 5 JAN 1828 in , Ray, MO > > > > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > > *************************RIGGS ARCHIVE SEARCH************************** > > To search the archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > **************************RIGGS LIST QUESTIONS?************************ > For list questions or problems e-mail: rriggs4@netzero.net Richard (Listowner) > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > **************************RIGGS WEB PAGE************************* > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/riggs.html >

I have no siblings for Thomas nor a for sure birth place. I came across a James Monroe, who fits the time frame, in TN but can't establish a relationship. I wrote for and received his marriage certificate but they are absolutely worthless as far as any information is concerned. Thad