Rosewell RIGGS

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• Name: Edmond RIGGS
• _UID: E9DEE2ED3BDF466AAD07DF9F8F405729E187
• Land: 3 Apr 1750, Frederick Co., MD; Edmond leased from Lucy Brooke, widow, of Prince George's County, 100 acres of "Dann",
• Land: 10 Sep 1750, "Holding Springs" on Dry Seneca Run, Frederick (later Montgomery) Co.,; purchased from William Coats
• Land: 1772, "John's Delight", Frederick Co., Maryland; purchased from John Harris, Sr.
• Will: Between 24 Nov 1783 and 11 Apr 1784, Montgomery Co., MD; Will Book B, p. 132

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND. DAR A113320

Edmond married Ruth SUMMERS about 1755 in Prince George, Frederick, Maryland. Ruth (daughter of John J. SUMMERS, III and Mary E. MOORE) was born in 1738 in Prince George, Maryland; died on 2 Nov 1798 in Montgomery, Maryland; was buried in 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; It appears that James Riggs, age 22, signed on with Thomas Tench an English merchant to came to Maryland from England as an indentured servant August 6, 1684 (Tepper, New World Immigrants 1:381).
• _UID: D292B10FEB8C42B2B284D168938A09F01403
• Will: 21 Aug 1744, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland; Will Book 24, p. 10

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It appears that James Riggs, age 22, signed on with Thomas Tench an English merchant to came to Maryland from England as an indentured servant August 6, 1684 (Tepper, New World Immigrants 1:381).

Served as a ranger under Col. John Addison. James signed on May 19, 1698 as head of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River.

Birth of sister Mary Riggs(1666? 1701)
1666 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Birth of brother Edward Riggs(1668? 1692)
1668 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Residence
1670 ? Newark, Essex County, NJ

Birth of brother Joseph Riggs(1675? 1744)
1675 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Birth of sister Martha Riggs(1677? )
1677 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Birth of sister Elizabeth Riggs(1678? )
1678 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Birth of brother John Riggs(1679? 1762)
1679 ? Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Birth of brother Samuel Riggs(1681? 1725)
1681 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Marriage
1684 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Ranger

(1668? 1740)

Marriage
1684 ? New

Birth of sister Charity Riggs(1685? 1774)
1685 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death of mother Mary Munn(1639? 1688)
1688 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Birth of son Simeon Riggs(1689? )
1689

Marriage
1689 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Ranger

(1668? 1740)

Birth of daughter Jane Riggs(1690? )
1690

Marriage
1691 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Aphia Stroughton

(1670? 1715)

Death of brother Edward Riggs(1668? 1692)
1692 ? Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Birth of daughter Sarah Riggs(1695? )
1695

Birth of son Edmond Riggs(1695? 1784)
25 Dec 1695 ? Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death of sister Mary Riggs(1666? 1701)
1701 ? Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

Death of father Edward Riggs III(1636? 1715)
Mar 1715 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death of sister Anna Riggs(1664? 1715)
Mar 1715 ? Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

Death of wife Aphia Stroughton(1670? 1715)
1715 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death of brother Samuel Riggs(1681? 1725)
1725 ? Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death
21 Aug 1744 ? Prince Georges, Frederick, Maryland, United States

James married Elizabeth RANGER in 1689 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Elizabeth (daughter of Edmund RANGER and Sara FULLER) was born in 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in 1744 in Prince George's County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Mary E. MOORE on 20 Sep 1713 in Prince George's, Maryland. Mary (daughter of James MOORE and Martha CAMPBELL LYLE) was born in 1696 in Prince George's, Maryland, Colonial America; died on 11 Jun 1769 in Prince George's, Maryland, Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Father of Mary Moore - James Moore

Description: from "Families of Southern Maryland" volume 5, p.220-221
James Moore, Sr.
This James Moore appears to have had the distinction of living a longer life than most, if not all, other settlers who arrived in Maryland in the 1600s. In 1735 he signed his name as "James Moore ye 110." At first glance, one might suspect this is either a mistake or "ye 110" has some meaning other than his age. However, records appeard to prove quite conclusively that he really did achieve this ancient age of c110 years.
It is impossible to determine when and how this James Moore, identified as James Moore, Sr., by 1735, entered the Province since there was not only an abundance of Moores who arrived in the 1600s but there was more than one James Moore.
This James Moore lived some 40 years at 'Four Hills', had 2 wives during the last 15 years and probably another wife or wives and other children in the early years.
James Moore, Sr., bc1624; d.c.1735; m/1_____; m/2 by 1681 Elizabeth _____; m/3 by 1697 Mary _____; children:
1. James Moore, Jr. b.c1646
2. Mary Moore
3. Jane Moore
4. George Moore
5. Peter Moore
6. Benjamin Moore, b.1712
Circumstantial evidence suggests he was the James Moore who obtained a 200 acres warrant in 1670/1 and used part of it on 15 Mar 1670 to patent 11 acres on the east side of Patuxent River and south side of Land's Creek in Lyons Creek Hundred, Calvert Co. called 'Sneaking Point'; [poss'd by Elisha Hall]; resurveyed 26 Nov 1730 (Patent Book 13.83 & 16.177 & CaCRR). As James Moore of Calvert Co., carpenter, he patented the following lands in Calvert Co. which the Heinton Map shows to have been in the portion which became Prince George's Co.; also included is land shown by later deeds to have been patented by him in Prince George's Co. This list does not include 'Dunbar', patented at an unknown date.
22 Feb 1671 'Four Hills' 400 acress (33/165)
23 Sep 1680 'Moorefields' 150 acres (28/87)
8 Mar 1680 'Beals Hunting Quarter' 300 acreas (24/300;29/169)
22 Feb 1682 'Leith' 500 acres (24/393'38/7)
6 Mar 1681/2 'Horse Race 300 acres (24/396;32/146)
7 Mar 1681 'Defence' 150 acres (24/397;31/20)
2 Jul 1685 'Potterne Wake*' 203 acres (25/169;32/156)
30 Aug 1694 'Moore's Little Worth' 40 acres (27/144)
11 Sep 1694 'Child's Portion' 227 acres (27/242)
10 Nov 1695 'Moore's Addition' 231 acres (37/160)
1 Apr 1702 'Moore's Croft'* 123 acres (CD4/84;DD5/76)
1704 'Partnership' 500 acres (CD4/153)
10 Dec 1714 'Barbadoes' 150 acres (EE6/212;RY1/322)
[*Wake is found in other records as Weeke, Wick, Wicke, etc. also Croft is found as Craft in some records]
The following are only a few of the records available which verify the names of two of his wives and part of his land sales:
16 Jun 1686; James Moore sold 'Leith' of 500 acres on the west bank of the Patuxent in Calverton Manor
to William Selby; obtained from a 1000 acre warrant assigned from Ninian Beall dated 6 Jan 1681; surveyed
12 Feb 1681; patented & sold 16 Jun 1686; ack. Elizabeth, wife of James Moore (SOM 24/393; 3/32/146;
Patent CC#4.57)
23 Jun 1697; from James Moore of Prince George's Co., carpenter, 80 acres of Beales Hunting Quarter to
to William Moore; s/o Mary Moore now Mary Falkner; ack. by Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A.52)
27 Jun 1699; From James Moore to Benjamin Berry 267 acres called 'Berry Fortune'; ack. by Mary Moore
wife of James (PGLR A.184)
28 Sep 1698; & 31 Jul 1699; sale of 475 acres of 'Moore's Plains' now in Prince George's, formerly Calvert
Co., patented to James Moore in 1 Aug 1673. . . (PGLR A.200, 390) [located next to 'Scotts Lott']
27 Jun 1700; From James Moore, carpenter, to Robert Orme, planter; 125 acres called 'Dunbar'; now in
Prince George's but formerly in Calvert Co. on Mattapony Branch; ack. Mary Moore, wife of James Moore
(PGLR A.365)
pages 222-224 missing online
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Children:

James Riggs
1664? 1744

Anna Riggs
1664? 1715

Mary Riggs
1666? 1701

Edward Riggs
1668? 1692

Joseph Riggs
1675? 1744

Martha Riggs
1677?

Elizabeth Riggs
1678?

John Riggs
1679? 1762

Samuel Riggs
1681? 1725

Charity Riggs
1685? 1774

Edward married Mary MUNN on 14 Jun 1667 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. Mary was born on 6 Dec 1639 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America; died on 6 Mar 1689 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Colonial America; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden, Newark, Essex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival May 1671 in MA: ; Per the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Edmund Ranger he arrived 1671 in MA.
• FamilySearch ID: LHBR-SSP
• Freeman 31 May 1671 in Boston, MA: ; Source: Paige, Lucius R.. List of Freemen of Massachusetts. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1849.
• LifeSketch: ; SON OF: Edward & Joyce { EATON } Ranger
• Occupation: ; He was a bookseller and a very accomplished bookbinder. He was Ratcliff's competitor. Many believe that Ratcliff's return to England was due to his inability to compete on any grounds with the younger Ranger's superior workmanship.
• _UID: CDEF7507E3EA4508A45CC7F6D0D6D933C101

Edmund married Sara FULLER about 1671 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Sara was born on 21 Sep 1647 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1679 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: Unknown; Son of Emmigrant John Summer
• Arrival: 1674, Prince George's, Maryland
• Residence: 1 Mar 1703, Prince George's, Maryland

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Son of Immigrant John Summers. The first reported Summers in this line was a John Summers. On 18 December 1671, a Captain John Boddy...having transported 12 persons to Maryland to inhabit, among whom was JOHN SUMMERS, proved his right to 600 acres of land. (Research Note: This ownership of land was needed to Immigrate at this time by the King of England wishing to stem the tide of Immigrants leaving) (Note: John Summers fathers age was then above 21 to have purchased this land BEFORE LEAVING)

John Summers father was believed to be between 16 and 25 years of age (born about 1650), this being the age of most transported. He would have faced a doubtful crossing of the Atlantic. A most dangerous thing at those times, where sickness, on board fires and ship wreaks were only some of the fears. The crossing if it went well would have taken 2 months. Most of the time spent below decks in cramped quarters with little light, sanitation or ventilation. Many died of disease on these journeys and John would had to have the true Pioneer spirit to make this trips.

John showed himself to be a rugged individualist, by 1682 he was already paying ground rent (tax) on 120 acres of land called Pitchcraft. It was on the Westside of the Patuxent River in the freshes, in Calvert County, later called Prince Georges, County. As most people of the time he was a Planter (Farmer) by trade. He also was active in the community. He testified for a Edward Gold (a Negro) and his freedom in June 1692. He served on Jury duty twice in 1698, and was appointed overseer of the Mount Calvert Hundred (a piece of property). He was married to a Rebecca Dent and had 4 children; William Summers, John Summers 2nd, Sarah Summers and Lucy Summers. He died about 1705 and left his estate to his Wife Rebecca. When she remarried (to a Henry Mackbee in 1708) the estate went to his two sons. Rebecca died about 1711.

John married Elizabeth MANLEY in Dec 1785 in Maryland. Elizabeth was born about 1670; died in in Maryland, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: James MOORE

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Description: from "Families of Southern Maryland" volume 5, p.220-221
James Moore, Sr.
This James Moore appears to have had the distinction of living a longer life than most, if not all, other settlers who arrived in Maryland in the 1600s. In 1735 he signed his name as "James Moore ye 110." At first glance, one might suspect this is either a mistake or "ye 110" has some meaning other than his age. However, records appeard to prove quite conclusively that he really did achieve this ancient age of c110 years.
It is impossible to determine when and how this James Moore, identified as James Moore, Sr., by 1735, entered the Province since there was not only an abundance of Moores who arrived in the 1600s but there was more than one James Moore.
This James Moore lived some 40 years at 'Four Hills', had 2 wives during the last 15 years and probably another wife or wives and other children in the early years.
James Moore, Sr., bc1624; d.c.1735; m/1_____; m/2 by 1681 Elizabeth _____; m/3 by 1697 Mary _____; children:
1. James Moore, Jr. b.c1646
2. Mary Moore
3. Jane Moore
4. George Moore
5. Peter Moore
6. Benjamin Moore, b.1712
Circumstantial evidence suggests he was the James Moore who obtained a 200 acres warrant in 1670/1 and used part of it on 15 Mar 1670 to patent 11 acres on the east side of Patuxent River and south side of Land's Creek in Lyons Creek Hundred, Calvert Co. called 'Sneaking Point'; [poss'd by Elisha Hall]; resurveyed 26 Nov 1730 (Patent Book 13.83 & 16.177 & CaCRR). As James Moore of Calvert Co., carpenter, he patented the following lands in Calvert Co. which the Heinton Map shows to have been in the portion which became Prince George's Co.; also included is land shown by later deeds to have been patented by him in Prince George's Co. This list does not include 'Dunbar', patented at an unknown date.
22 Feb 1671 'Four Hills' 400 acress (33/165)
23 Sep 1680 'Moorefields' 150 acres (28/87)
8 Mar 1680 'Beals Hunting Quarter' 300 acreas (24/300;29/169)
22 Feb 1682 'Leith' 500 acres (24/393'38/7)
6 Mar 1681/2 'Horse Race 300 acres (24/396;32/146)
7 Mar 1681 'Defence' 150 acres (24/397;31/20)
2 Jul 1685 'Potterne Wake*' 203 acres (25/169;32/156)
30 Aug 1694 'Moore's Little Worth' 40 acres (27/144)
11 Sep 1694 'Child's Portion' 227 acres (27/242)
10 Nov 1695 'Moore's Addition' 231 acres (37/160)
1 Apr 1702 'Moore's Croft'* 123 acres (CD4/84;DD5/76)
1704 'Partnership' 500 acres (CD4/153)
10 Dec 1714 'Barbadoes' 150 acres (EE6/212;RY1/322)
[*Wake is found in other records as Weeke, Wick, Wicke, etc. also Croft is found as Craft in some records]
The following are only a few of the records available which verify the names of two of his wives and part of his land sales:
16 Jun 1686; James Moore sold 'Leith' of 500 acres on the west bank of the Patuxent in Calverton Manor
to William Selby; obtained from a 1000 acre warrant assigned from Ninian Beall dated 6 Jan 1681; surveyed
12 Feb 1681; patented & sold 16 Jun 1686; ack. Elizabeth, wife of James Moore (SOM 24/393; 3/32/146;
Patent CC#4.57)
23 Jun 1697; from James Moore of Prince George's Co., carpenter, 80 acres of Beales Hunting Quarter to
to William Moore; s/o Mary Moore now Mary Falkner; ack. by Mary Moore, wife of James (PGLR A.52)
27 Jun 1699; From James Moore to Benjamin Berry 267 acres called 'Berry Fortune'; ack. by Mary Moore
wife of James (PGLR A.184)
28 Sep 1698; & 31 Jul 1699; sale of 475 acres of 'Moore's Plains' now in Prince George's, formerly Calvert
Co., patented to James Moore in 1 Aug 1673. . . (PGLR A.200, 390) [located next to 'Scotts Lott']
27 Jun 1700; From James Moore, carpenter, to Robert Orme, planter; 125 acres called 'Dunbar'; now in
Prince George's but formerly in Calvert Co. on Mattapony Branch; ack. Mary Moore, wife of James Moore
(PGLR A.365)
pages 222-224 missing online

James married Martha CAMPBELL LYLE in 3rd Wife. Martha was born in 1672 in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 2 May 1729 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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