Following is a deed from Jesse to Wm, H. Riggs, acknowledging the death of Samuel before March 17, 1846. Its a little closer. (By Jim HANSARD) Jesse Riggs To William Henderson RIGGS Registered > 17th March 1846 (Hawkins Co, TN) > > > > Whereas my father Samuel Riggs now deceased in his lifetime by deed bearing > date 19th day of August 1840 and by deed bearing date 8th day of March 1844 > was jointly executed by said Samuel Riggs and his wife Mary Riggs which said > deeds are on record in the Registers Office of Hawkins County Tennessee – > conveyed to William Henderson Riggs the grandson of said Samuel Riggs Subject to > be held and disposed of by said William Henderson Riggs according to my > appointment the following Several tracts of land. Towit one tract lying and > being in the County of Hawkins and the County of Jefferson in Said State of > Tennessee on the South Side of Holston River containing by estimation five hundred > and seventy five acres more or less adjoining and bounded by the lands of > the Heirs of George T. Gillaspie deceased, the land of William and Tolliver > Robertson and the Cheeks X roads tract of land and the land of George Squibb and > Others being the same tract of land upon which the said Samuel Riggs lived > at the date of the deeds aforesaid, also one other tract of land lying in said > County of Hawkins containing by estimation two hundred acres more or less > known as the Enos place adjoining David Pollard and Others. – also one other > tract of land lying in Grainger County containing Sixty three acres more or > less upon the top of Clinch mountain where the turnpike road crosses said > mountain. Also one other tract of land lying in said County of Hawkins containing > one hundred and fifty acres more or less known as the James Boatman place > adjoining the lands of William Harris and Others, - Also one other tract of land > including several Grants containing by estimation thirteen hundred acres > more or less lying and being in Jefferson County adjoining the lands of John > Morris, Henry Riggs and Others. > > And whereas also the said Samuel Riggs and the said Mary Riggs his wife by > the two deeds first aforesaid also conveyed to the said William Henderson > Riggs subject to by held and disposed of by my appointment the following Slaves > to wit; Elias, Jeremiah, Mathew, Willis, Rewben, Major, Clisbe, Tabitha, > Coela Jane, Francis, George, Margaret, Susan, Mary, Preston, Fanny, and the two > children of said Fanny, also all of the personal property acquired by said > Samuel Riggs including house hold and kitchen furniture, stock, notes, bonds, > accounts and personal property of every discription. > > Now I Jesse Riggs of the County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee for and > his consideration of the promises herein described as well as the love and > affection I have for my son William Henderson Riggs I do hereby sell, give > grant, transfer and convey to the said William Henderson Riggs all the right title > interest claim and demand which I have or may have of in and to the several > Slaves herein before married and mentioned in said conveyance from Samuel > Riggs > > >