In a message dated 7/13/2003 2:07:07 PM Central Daylight Time, ancestorbones@yahoo.com writes: > Looking for parents of Mary Polly Riggs. She was born in 1792 and married > George K. Larrimore. George K. Larrimore was born @ 1794 in VA, now TN. > His parents were Hugh and Fanny Rowland Larrimore. > George and Mary had around 10 children: > Four known ones are: > John b @ 1835, James H. B @ 1836, Jackson V. b @ 1838 who married a Mary and > had a son named William, and Virginia T. > George served in the war of 1812 and his wife applied for a pension. They > lived in Jefferson Co, TN in 1820, Grainger Co. in 1830 and 1840, Bradley Co. > TN in 1850, > Sequatchie Co. TN in 1860 and Mary in 1870. George died in Sep 1863 in > Franklin Co. OH. Maybe he was visiting children? Mary died in Oct 1877 in > Dunlap, Sequatchie Co. TN where she is buried. > Any info on Mary's parents and where and when were married would be > appreciated. > Lynda Wilson > > According to the research of the late Leo RIGGS, the parents of Mary "Polly" RIGGS were Clisby and Jane Evans RIGGS (Clisby was the son of OLD Edward RIGGS [1720NJ --1819TN] and Jane BUCKLEY - proof from several land deeds from Edward to SON Clisby in Jefferson Co, TN) . His information on Mary RIGGS and George K. LARRIMORE is as follows; using Clisby's Will as a reference: Clisby's Will split his property amongst his NINE living children. The following is per Leo RIGGS research. THIRDLY: I will that all my property be equally divided among all my children at my death. In his will he then identifies four of them -- Edward, Ellis, Harvey and Samuel. A subsequent legal action by Jesse RIGGS identifies a fifth. The action also states that he is entitled to 1/9 part of the estate giving us the number of Clisby's children (Clisby's wife had died by 1840). Two more are identified in a letter dated 26 April 1856, written by Harvey RIGGS of Morristown TN -- Clisby's son to Harvey's son Zacok C. RIGGS, who is then living in Mississippi. He asks Zadok to see his Aunt Nancy SNOW and his Uncle Zadok RIGGS, thus identifying two more children - Harvey's brother and sister. The last two children are more tentative. When Harvey and Samuel RIGGS settled Clisby's Estate they sold 12 Negro Slaves. Four went in single purchases, three were bought by Ellis RIGGS, and five by Phebe RI"GGS, the wife of James STUBBLEFIELD. I assign her as the 8th child of Clisby RIGGS. Since the slaves Phebe purchased were George and Sukey and their two younges children, Harvey and Mary Ann, and Emeline; the action could be seen as an attempt to keep the family together on the part of one of Clisby's children. There is no defense for slavery, yet theis seems an act of compassion by a family member on behalf of long time retainers. In the Will Clisby saw to the comfort of his elderly boy (slave) Phillip. The ninth I show is Mary RIGGS based upon one land transaction with family members. In Clisby's family witnesses seem to be family members only. The Hamblen Heritage identifies Clisby's children as : Ellis, Anna, Polly (Mary), Edward, Phoebe, Samuel and Harvey. <A HREF="http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/RIGGS/1998-05/0896399047">Clisby RIGGS - Last Will and Testament</A> Children of Clisby and Jane Evans RIGGS were: 1. Nancy RIGGS: ca 1789--? m James SNOW 18 Mar 1809 in Jefferson Co, TN 2. Ellis RIGGS: 1791--1848 m twice - Nancy about 1812 in Grainger Co, TN and Adeline READ 23 Jul 1816 in Grainger Co, TN. 3. Mary RIGGS: 1792--1877 m George K. LARRIMORE 28 Mar 1812 in Jefferson Co, TN. 4. Edward RIGGS: ca 1795--1852m Jenette MORRIS (d/o John MORRIS and Rachel REESE) 29 Jan 1827 in Jefferson Co, TN. 5. Zadok RIGGS: 1797--1892 m Patsy MAYS 28 Dec 1919 in Jefferson Co, TN. 6. Phebe RIGGS: 1801--? m James STUBBLEFIELD 10 Dec 1821 in Jefferson Co, TN. 7. Samuel Moses RIGGS: 1803--1859 m Elizabeth CHANEY 24 Dec 1824 in Jefferson Co, TN. 8. Jesse Wyley RIGGS: 1805--1886 m Celiah CHILTON 25 Mar 18 28 in Jefferson Co, TN. 9. Harvey RIGGS: 1808--1872 m Rachel McKINNEY 15 Dec 1829 in Jefferson Co, TN. I hope this is of some help to someone. Bobby G. Carwile