----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: William Riggs will of 1828 > List, > > I called the courthouse in Ray County, and talked to the clerk there, and > they do not have death records or a record of wills back to 1828. She > gave me the phone number of their Historical Society and Museum, which I > duly called, but no one answered. Anybody got any further idea of how I > might obtain a will from 1828, Ray County, MO? > > Also, someone, Frank Neher maybe, or anyone, who are the parents of John > Riggs born 13 Dec 1687 Anne Arundel, Maryland? Are they Edward Riggs III > and Mary (Browne?), or John Riggs and Jane Warden? I looked at one > record of the children listed for Edward III, and the date for his son > JOhn was listed 1769; I wonder if that was recorded in error, and should > have read 1669? And if so, then this John Riggs of 1687 probably belongs > to John riggs and Jane Warden? They are out of Maryland. Is it > absolutely out of the question that the Maryland Riggs are not connected > in any way to those out of New Jersey and MA? This line seems to go back > to a Francis Riggs of 1664, and a Richard Rigge of 1638, Maryland. > > Has anyone been able to take the MA line back to England at all? > > Sue > >

Sue asked "Has anyone been able to take the MA line back to England at all?" I assume from your mention of FRANCIS RIGGS, Sue, that you meant MD and so I'm replying on that basis - I've omitted (all but one) collateral lines from the following descent:- THOMAS RIGGS d.1551 Mayor of Southampton, Hants, 1542 & 1549 m.JANE ---- d.1559 (not Jane Richardson, as some researchers quote. since she was the wife of the separate Thomas Riggs of Lincolnshire) |_THOMAS d.1568 m. ---- ---- |_RAFE d.1604 Fareham, Hants m. MARY BLAKE d.1612 |_FRANCIS 1583-1630 | m.CATHRIN KNIGHT d.1638 | |_JOSEPH d.1671 Calvert Co.MD - lived in VA 1667 when he | claimed estate of 1st cousin FRANCIS, see below) |_RALPH 1589-1647 Mayor of Winchester 1629, 1636 & 1645 | m.MARY JOHNSON | |_EDMOND d.1660 Mayor of Winchester 1649 & 1654 |_JOHN 1594-1636 Merchant of Southampton (probably the JOHN with land in Ann Arundel Co.MD,1636 as his will refers to adventures beyond the seas) m.MARIE BLAKE HOPGOOD in 1623 at Fareham |_JOHN (eldest son, may be the JOHN with land in | Norfolk Co,VA,1653) |_FRANCIS d.1667 intestate with 2300 ac Calvert Co MD The above RIGGS appear to have been strong Catholics, whereas in contrast EDWARD of Roxbury, MA emigrated because of his strong faith in the Puritan religion. The above family is referred to in detail at the beginning of "The Riggs Family of Maryland", by John Beverley Riggs, originally published in Baltimore, MD, 1939, a copy of which is in the LDS Family History Library Catalogue. I have extended the line forward a little (primarily in Sussex, ENG) but cannot go backward beyond Thomas - details will eventually appear on my web-site (when I have sufficient free time). Hope this helps Geoff RIGGS Riggs Surname Study - http://www.riggs.org.uk Chepstow, South Wales, UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Riggs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 1:18 AM Subject: [RIGGS-L] Fw: William Riggs will of 1828 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: William Riggs will of 1828 > List, > > I called the courthouse in Ray County, and talked to the clerk there, and > they do not have death records or a record of wills back to 1828. She > gave me the phone number of their Historical Society and Museum, which I > duly called, but no one answered. Anybody got any further idea of how I > might obtain a will from 1828, Ray County, MO? > > Also, someone, Frank Neher maybe, or anyone, who are the parents of John > Riggs born 13 Dec 1687 Anne Arundel, Maryland? Are they Edward Riggs III > and Mary (Browne?), or John Riggs and Jane Warden? I looked at one > record of the children listed for Edward III, and the date for his son > JOhn was listed 1769; I wonder if that was recorded in error, and should > have read 1669? And if so, then this John Riggs of 1687 probably belongs > to John riggs and Jane Warden? They are out of Maryland. Is it > absolutely out of the question that the Maryland Riggs are not connected > in any way to those out of New Jersey and MA? This line seems to go back > to a Francis Riggs of 1664, and a Richard Rigge of 1638, Maryland. > > Has anyone been able to take the MA line back to England at all? > > Sue > >