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Benjamin R. RIGGIN was born in 1850. Parents:
James RIGGIN and Julia Ann (Wife of James RIGGIN)
.Children were: Geroge H. RIGGIN, Howard S. RIGGIN, Annie M. H. RIGGIN, Mary A. RIGGIN.
Betsy
RIGGIN was born in 1797. Parents: Benjamin RIGGIN
and Elizabeth (Wife of Benjamin RIGGIN).
Betty
RIGGIN was born on 4 Apr 1739 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland.
She died in 1774. Parents: Charles , Sr. RIGGIN
and Amia Amory TOWNSEND.
Betty
RIGGIN. Parents: Cecil R. RIGGIN and
Frances G. (Wife of Cecil RIGGIN).
Burris
J. Riggin was born in 1822. He died in 1872. Parents:
Major Riggin and Jane (Wife of Major Riggin)
. Parents: Major RIGGIN and
Jane (Wife of Major Riggin).
Catherine
Riggin was born in 1930. She died in 1979. Parents:
Cecil R. RIGGIN and Frances Louise GRIFFITH
.
Catherine
(Carrie) RIGGIN was born in 1895. Parents: Harley
O. RIGGIN and Kate J. ELLIOTT.Children were: Harry E. THOMSON.
Catherine
B. RIGGIN was born in 1896. She died in 1985. Parents:
Charles W. RIGGIN and Marthia T. (Wife of Charles
W. RIGGIN).
Cecil
R. RIGGIN was born in 1899. He died in 1965. Parents:
Oscar H. RIGGIN and Martha Jane Wheatley.
Parents: Oscar H. RIGGIN and
Martha Jane WHEATLEY.Children were: Betty RIGGIN , Hester J. RIGGIN.
Children were: Annabelle RIGGIN, Catherine Riggin.
Charles
RIGGIN was born in 1784. Parents: Isaac RIGGIN
and Elizabeth (Eliza) SMITH.
Charles
, Jr. RIGGIN was born in 1730 in Golden Lyon, Somerset, Maryland. He died
before 18 Jun 1766 in Worcester, Maryland. He married Rachel Cottingham in
Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland, March 25, 1754. Rachel was born
in Maryland 1732. She was the daughter of Charles Cottingham and Anna. Of all
the generations back to and including Teage and Mary, I had the least records
to go on and the hardest time figuring out this generation of Charles and Rachel.
Other researchers have found this time period to be their stumbling block, as
well. This generation comes just before the first official governmental census
records of 1790 and at a timee when people were migrating to new territories,
some never having had their names recorded on a deed or any other document.
Some of the reasons Charles Junior was so hard to find and trace were that his
birth records are missing in Coventry records, his marriage is on record, but
the last number of the year is illegible, his son's birth is recorded on the
same page of the church records with the last number equally illegible, he either
had not land in his name or those deeds have not been found, he moved to a wilderness
area where there were few records kept - - no Coventry records because there
was no church - - he died young without a will. But there is the probate which
settled his estate. And his son's church Prayer Book still exzists in which his
son, Isaac, wrote his father;s name, his own (Isaac') birthdate and the birthdates
of four of his (Isaac's) children. This prayer Book was the most valuable link
of all. It caused me to keep looking for a Charles who was the right age to be
Isaac's father. I was looking for a Charles born circa 1730 in Sussex County
but found no Charles of any age in Sussex County. But I was back on the trail
with the information that had been contributed to Mrs Kelty's book on the Riggins
family - - the only book on the subject in the Salt Lake City Library. It had
been submitted to that book that, "CHARLES RIGGEN, OF SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND,
MARRIED RACHEL WHO HAD A SON NAMED ISAAC, WHO MOVED TO DELAWARE AND HAD FIFTEEN
CHILDREN. I found Charles Senior easily in Somerset County, Maryland. He was
not hard to find with so many deeds, leage papers, and his will. But I could
not find a younger Charles, being especially confused when I found that there
was no Charles Junior lised in thewill of Charles Senior as I had expected.
It came to me in the middle of the night (its so simple that I dont know why
it had to come to me that way) that Charles Junior might not be living in 1774
when the Charles Senior will was made. With that revelation as a pivot point
my eyes were opened and I began to look at the bits of evidence again -- discovering
that "Charles who married Rachel was the son of Charles Senior. Born near
1730 on the Golden Lyon, Charle Junior. . . Aime probably missedthe parade .
. .sine she was deliverd of her last and eleventh child, Comfort, just ten days
after the wedding. She would have been in confinement since women did not appear
in public the last few months of their pregnancy. I find not deeds where Charles
Senior signed land over to Charles Junior, so there is a good chance that Charles
Junior and Rachel lived on the Golden Lyuon plantation with the family -- the
plantation built by Teague and Elizabeth. Although they may have been living
on Horsey Down which was between todays Crisfield and Marumsco. Rachel's father
had left part of it to her when he died just one year before her marriage. There
were no census to show us where to place Charles and Rachel and, so far, I have
not found a single deed for them. We know from probate records that Charles had
two living children in 1766 when Charles Junior died. Only one child is recorded
to them in Somerset County church records. That recorded Child is Isaac born
1756. The other child could be older or younger that Isaac, boy or girl. This
second child may have been a girl named Priscilla. I base this guess on the
fact that Charles Senior mentions her in his will, naming her as his granddaughter.
She is theonlygrandchild mentioned, making it seem that her parents were not
living. Grandson, in the same position might not have been mentioned in the
will becaused they had already been assigned an inheritance in acreage. The
other child of Charles and Rachel, if not Priscilla might have been the Charles
Riggen who enlised in the Revolutionwary War in Charles County, Maryland (Mainland)
in July 1776. There are Revolutionary War military records for only one Charles
Riggen, Riggin, or Riggins. Later this Charles, of the Revolutionary War, collected
his pension from Warren County, Halifax District, North Carolina. We don't find
any trace of a Charles Riggen, hisage, growingup in the Laurel, Delaware area
but then we see no trace of Isaac in Delaware until the 1784 census, either,
even though we know he was there. THE CECONS CHILD OF CHARLES AND RACHEL, COULD
HAVE BEEN THE DAVID RIGGEN WE SEE IN THE RECORDS. DAVID ALSO SERVED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY
WAR, COLLECTING HIS PENSION IN THE LAUREL AREA AND IS ON THE 1782 CENSUS IN LAUREL,
DELAWARE BUT IS NEVER SEEN BEFORE OR AFTER THESE TWO RECORDINGS. Its strange
that there were only two children belonging to Charles Junior and Rachel. They
had been married twelve years. If a couple had any children at all, they usually
had several but this may be all that they were able to have or the others did
not lsive until 1766. I don't know why they named their son, Isaac but one guess
is that he was named after the son of John Riggen of Marumsco and of the Goplden
Lyon. I don't know the age of John's son, Isaac, but figure him to be a few years
younger than Charles Senior, his first cousin. Whatever his age, Charles Junior
may have been especially attached to him, or proud of him, and tha;t why he named
his son after him. However, for some reason, there were a rash of babies named
Isaac within a few years of each other in this small community. Three were Isaac
Riggen or Riggin, one was Isaac McReady and there were otheres named Isaac with
different last names. Rachel's father was named Charles, here brothers were;
Charles, Thomas and John. The name of Isaac doesn't seem to have come from Rachel's
side of the family. I was 1758 that Charles and Amie sold all of the Golden
Lyon and moved to north Worcester County. It looks as though Charles and Rachel
took their family and moved to MANLOVES LOTT at the same time. Charles Senior
was about fifty-six and Charles Junior was absout twenty-eight. I wonder, had
they been able to hold it, if Charles Senior's plan would have been togive all
of this Golden Lyon estate to Charles and Rachel. Charles and Amie would have
remained on the plantation with Charles and Rachel taking care of them in their
old age and raising any of the brothers and issters who maight be left orphans
and underage. The other sons of Charles and Amie would have had parts of Manloves
Lott. But by choiceor necessity, they all moved North. Since 1748, when the bought
Manloves Lott, they may hjave been receiving good reporets from it and may have
just decided it was the best investment for their future. We know the soil was
excellent because it is a fertile farming area yet today, as wee as it is beautiful.
... It was just eight years aftger moving north that Charles Junior died,
leaving "two infants" and his wife, Rachel. Several men in the family
were going to die young in these peaceful years between wars, leaving us to speculate
as to why: the wilderness climate and hard worrk -- killed by Indians -- disease
epidemicc? Another theory concerns the longevity of the Townsend men. You
reembner that browthers, Charles Senior and Teague III married sisters, Amory
and Mary Townsend, making their children double first cousins with genes as
similar as if theywere all brothers and sisters. Several of these male double
first cousins, died yound. (We can't trace the female life span because of a
lack of records). Also James Townsend brother of Amory and Mary, died youn in
1742 (both Amie and Mary named sons after him A John Townsend married Rebecca
Riggen and died in 1732 apparently young with but one child, a son named Saul.
The Townsend line just wasn't blessed with long life. Charles Junior left no
will so Rachel had to file an inventory of Charles estate in probate. Their
personal belongings were woth nine pounds which Rachel received one third and
each of the two infants received one thir. It took three years to get the estate
settled in chich time Rachel had remarried. Rachel married a George Benson.
She must have continued to live in the wildernes are of Worcestor County. Since
the marriage is not on Coventry Parish marriage records. I have a feeling that
Rachel died relatively young herself - - neither her name or birthdate are listed
in Isaac's Prayer Book but she was living in 1773 when George Benson died in
Worcester County. George named Rachel as his wife and his executor. She was
about forty in 1773. Only Rachel is named in the will but on the probate inventory
a William Benson signs and an Elizabeth Benson marks the document as nearest
of kin. The will was witnessed by Nehemiah Benson Rachel and George were but
about five years of so. If William and Elizabeth were heres. they were very young.
But were they too young to sign the inventory? I have found no clue to the
age of this George Benson, and found no deeds to establish his land. One search
for the son, William Benson in deeds and wills in Sussex to locate those lands.
If trhis son remained in the area, he should show up along with other numerous
clues in church records as well as land records. Isaac was seventeen when his
step father died. I suspect that he, and brother or sister had not been living
with their mother for some years but were raised by either Charles or Amie or
by Joshua and his wife. The Hall of Records may have the will of a Rachel Benson
recorded, I havn't checked. If there is such a will it would answer a number
of questions. It is likely that she remarried, however, and that marriage would
have to be discovered in order to trace her any further. Since no lands are
mentioned in Charles Junior's 1766probate, I wonder ifCharles and Amie when dividing
Manloved Lott into smaller portions, and keeping Walters Lane and Pearl for
themselves, had intended the later for Charles and Rachel had Charles lived.
Underr the circumstances, they sold it to the nex son Joshua. Venture had once
been a part of Manloves Lott. A Deed shows Issac selling fifteen acres of Venture
in Susses County in 1787. If Isaac had fifteen acres his sibling had fifteen
acres ,a nd Rachel had fifteen acres there were forty-five acres total that Charles
Junior may hjave owned before his death although deeds are not available to find
how Isaac came into possession of Venture.
He was married to Rachel COTTINGHAM on 25 Mar 1754 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset, Maryland. Children were: Priscilla RIGGIN, David RIGGIN, Isaac RIGGIN, Charles Junior II RIGGIN.
Charles
, Sr. RIGGIN was born in 1704 in Somerset, Maryland. He died in 1774 in
Somerset, Maryland. Parents: Teague II RIGGIN
and Elizabeth (Wife of Teague RIGGIN, II).He was married to Amia Amory TOWNSEND in 1732. Children were: Charles , Jr. RIGGIN, Teague RIGGIN, Rebekah RIGGIN, Betty RIGGIN, Comfort RIGGIN, Grace RIGGIN, James RIGGIN, Joshua RIGGIN, Sarah RIGGIN, Solomon RIGGIN, William RIGGIN.
Charles
A. RIGGIN was born in Aug 1894. Parents: William
J. RIGGIN and Amanda Jane SWAIN. Parents:
William J. RIGGIN and Amanda Jane SWAIN.
Charles
H. RIGGIN was born in 1937. Parents: Lannis T.
RIGGIN and Hazel (Wife of Lannis T. RIGGIN)
.
Charles
Holland Riggin was born on 1 Sep 1890. He died on 11 Oct 1918 in KILLED
IN WW I - IN FRANCE. He has reference number RI-0009. WICOMICO NEWS MAR.
13, 1919, STATED THAT HOLLAND RIGGIN WAS
He was married to Lillian Biglowe on 1 Aug 1917.
Charles
Junior II RIGGIN was born in 1765 in Golden Lyon, Somerset, Maryland. Parents:
Charles , Jr. RIGGIN and
Rachel COTTINGHAM.
Charles
Perry RIGGIN was born in 1818. He died in 1885. Parents:
William C. RIGGIN and Ester Ann LOWE.
Charles
W. RIGGIN died in 1827. He was born in 1868. Parents:
Thomas H. RIGGIN and Phoebe J. (Wife of Thomas
H. RIGGIN).Children were: Catherine B. RIGGIN , Frances W. RIGGIN, Grace A. RIGGIN.
Clara
A. RIGGIN was born in 1891. Parents: William R.
RIGGIN and Ida (Wife of William R. RIGGIN)
.
Clara
B. RIGGIN was born on 26 Jul 1869. She died on 17 Apr 1883. Parents:
Thomas H. RIGGIN and Phoebe J. (Wife of Thomas
H. RIGGIN).
Clarence
(Jim) James RIGGIN was born in 1901. He died on 15 May 1970. CLARENCE
J. (Jim) RIGGIN
Children were: Norma RIGGIN, Louise RIGGIN, Patricia RIGGIN, Anna Jane Riggin.
Clarence
(S) James RIGGIN was born in 1901. He died in 1970. Parents:
Oscar H. RIGGIN and Martha Jane WHEATLEY.Children were: Norma Riggin, Louise RIGGIN, Patricia RIGGIN, Anna Jane RIGGIN.
Clarence
P. RIGGIN was born on 17 Oct 1887 in Delaware. He died on 26 Jun 1914.
Parents: William J. RIGGIN and
Olevia A. (Wife of William J. RIGGIN).
Cleveland
Riggin was born in 1886 in Delaware. He died in 1887. Parents:
Robert E. Riggin and Margaret (Maggie) C. INSLEY
.
Comfort
RIGGIN was born on 4 Apr 1754 in Somerset, Maryland. She died in 1774.
Parents: Charles , Sr. RIGGIN and
Amia Amory TOWNSEND.
Connie
Lee RIGGIN was born on 29 Jul 1950. Parents:
Lee Pepper Riggin and Doris Lee HARRINGTON
.Children were: Stephen CHAPIS, Stephanie CHAPIS.
Connie
R. RIGGIN was born in 1950.
Cornelius
RIGGIN was born in 1721 in Annamessex County, Maryland. He died in 1769.
Parents: John RIGGIN. Sr. and
Mary M. WARD.
Daniel
R. Riggin was born in 1817. He died in 1869. Parents:
Major Riggin and Jane (Wife of Major Riggin)
. Parents: Major RIGGIN and
Jane (Wife of Major Riggin).Children were: Emory Bates RIGGIN, Anneliza RIGGIN, Angelica RIGGIN, Harriet J. RIGGIN, David E. RIGGIN, Edward RIGGIN, Martha C. RIGGIN, Harvey H. RIGGIN, Julia C. RIGGIN.
Darby
RIGGIN was born in 1755. He died in 1803. Parents:
Pierce , Sr. Riggin and Ann Townsend.
Darby
RIGGIN was born in Somerset, Maryland. Parents:
Teague III RIGGIN and Mary TOWNSEND.Children were: Pearce RIGGIN.
Darby
RIGGIN. Parents: Teigh O'Dowda REAGH.
Darby
RIGGIN was born in 1755. He died in 1803. Parents:
Pierce , Sr. Riggin and Ann (Wife of Pierce RIGGIN)
.
Darby
, Jr. Riggin was born in 1724 in Worcester, Maryland. He died in 1789.
Parents: Darby , Sr. Riggin and
Mary (Wife of Darby RIGGIN). Parents: Darby ,
Sr. Riggin and Mary (Wife of Darby RIGGIN)
.Children were: Levin RIGGIN.
Darby
, Sr. Riggin was born on 1 Aug 1683 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset,
Maryland. He died before 9 Mar 1742/43 in Worcester, Maryland. Parents:
Teague RIGGIN and Mary London.He was married to Mary (Wife of Darby RIGGIN) between 1697 and 1729. Children were: Elizabeth Riggin, Leah Riggin, Mary Riggin, Sarah Riggin, John Riggin, Pierce , Sr. Riggin, Darby , Jr. Riggin, Ambrose Riggin, Teague Riggin, John Riggin, Pierce , Sr. Riggin.
He was married to Mary (Wife of Darby RIGGIN) between 1697 and 1729. Children were: Mary Riggin, Leah Riggin, Sarah Riggin, Elizabeth Riggin, Ambrose Riggin, Teague Riggin, John Riggin, Pierce , Sr. Riggin, Darby , Jr. Riggin.
David
RIGGIN was born in 1757 in Golden Lyon, Somerset, Maryland. He died after
1785 in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He married Priscilla
Outten Oden in Del, about 1776. Priscilla was born in Delaware about 1757.
1790 Delaware Reconstructed Census RIGGEN, Major Little Creek Hundred RIGGEN,
W(illia)m Little Creek Hundred RIGEN, Isaac Broad Creek Hundred 1800
Baltimore City, Maryland David Riggens Male 0 0 1 1 1 Females 0 0
0 0 1 1800 Delaware Census RIGGEN, Benjamin Sussex 0 0 2 0 0 371 4 0 0
0 1 0 - 04 RIGGEN, William Sussex 0 1 3 0 1 371 2 2 1 1 0 - 00 1810
Delaware Census Benjamin RIGGINS New Castle 330 Broad Creek James RIGGINS
New Castle 313 Little Creek Hundred William RIGGINS New Castle 313 Little
Creek Hundred William RIGGINS New Castle 313 Little Creek Hundred
1820 Delaware Census RIGGEN, Benjamin Sussex 386 Broad Creek RIGGEN, Levin
Sussex 400 Little Creek RIGGEN, William Sr. Sussex 400 Little
Creek RIGGEN, Isaac Sussex 388 Broad Creek RIGGEN, Major Sussex
388 Broad Creek RIGGIN, William C Sussex 388 Broad Creek RIGGINS,
Jacob Sussex 240 Nanticok Revolutionary War Pension Record Application
- no David Riggin Wills of Baltimore County, Maryland - No David Riggin will
Land Records Sussex County, Delaware - No Land Records David Riggin Susses
County, Delawre Wills - No David Riggin
He was married to Priscilla Outten ODEN about 1776. Children were: Thomas RIGGIN, Ellender (Ellen Eleanor) RIGGIN.
David
RIGGIN was born on 16 Dec 1805. He died in 1874 in Berien, Michigan. Parents:
Thomas RIGGIN and Mary
DUNN.He was married to Mahala EASTIN on 16 Jun 1839 in Berien, Michigan.
David
E. RIGGIN was born in 1846. Parents: Daniel R.
Riggin and Catherine (Wife of Daniel R. RIGGIN)
.
David
L. Riggin. Parents: Robert J. , Sr. Riggin
and Florence (Wife of Robert Riggin).
Deborah
RIGGIN was born in 1815. Parents: William C. RIGGIN
and Ester Ann LOWE.
Deborah
RIGGIN was born in 1800. Parents: Isaac RIGGIN
and Elizabeth (Eliza) SMITH.
Della
RIGGIN was born in Jul 1899 in Delaware. Parents:
George W. RIGGIN and Lida V. NICHOLS.
Doris
RIGGIN Parents: Norris S. RIGGIN and
Mary (Wife of Norris S. RIGGIN).
Doris
J. RIGGIN was born in 1960. Parents: Thomas H.
Riggin and Dorthy E. (Wife of Thomas H. RIGGIN)
.
Dorothy
RIGGIN. Parents: Teigh O'Dowda REAGH.Children were: Dath O' DOWDA, James O' DOWDA, Tiege O' DOWDA, Dominic O' DOWDA.
Dorothy
Riggin. Parents: Winfred Scott Riggin and
Lala White.
Dukes
RIGGIN was born in 1734. He died in 1790. Parents:
Johathan Riggin and Ward GRACE.Children were: Noah RIGGIN.
Dukes
RIGGIN was born in 1734. He died in 1790. Parents:
Johathan Riggin and Ward GRACE.
Ebe
T. Bancroft RIGGIN was born in 1894. Parents:
William J. RIGGIN and Amanda Jane SWAIN. Parents:
William J. RIGGIN and
Amanda Jane SWAIN.
Edward
RIGGIN was born in 1849. Parents: Daniel R. Riggin
and Catherine (Wife of Daniel R. RIGGIN).