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Edmond RIGGS

Edmond RIGGS

Male 1695 - 1784  (88 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edmond RIGGSEdmond RIGGS was born on 25 Dec 1695 in Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland (son of James RIGGS and Elizabeth RANGER); died on 11 Apr 1784 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: L7J5-KJJ
    • 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

    Notes:

    A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND. DAR A113320

    Edmond married Mary BROOKE in 1742 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland. Mary (daughter of Thomas BROOKE and Lucy SMITH) was born on 8 Oct 1709 in Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland; died in 1750 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Rosewell RIGGS was born in 1716 in Maryland; died in 1722.
    2. James RIGGS was born on 15 Sep 1742 in Rock Creek, Montgomery, Maryland; died on 22 Feb 1815 in Grandview, Washington, Ohio; was buried on 27 Feb 1815 in New Matamoras Cemetery, New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio.
    3. Elizabeth RIGGS was born in 1750 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died in 1798 in Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio.

    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]

    Children:
    1. Edmond RIGGS, Jr. was born on 7 Oct 1757 in Maryland; and died.
    2. Greenberry RIGGS was born on 7 Oct 1757 in Prince George's, Maryland; died on 30 Aug 1844 in Montgomery, Kentucky; was buried in Riggs Cemetery, Montgomery, Kentucky.
    3. Verlinda RIGGS was born in 1758 in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America; died in 1820 in Rowan, North Carolina.
    4. John Summers RIGGS was born on 5 Oct 1760 in Montgomery, Maryland; and died.
    5. Samuel B RIGGS was born on 20 Jan 1765 in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America; was christened in in , Prince George, Montgomery, Maryland; died on 17 Mar 1841 in Fleming, Kentucky.
    6. Rosewell RIGGS was born in 1766 in Prince George's or Frederick County, Maryland; died in 1766.
    7. Erasmus RIGGS was born on 22 Nov 1769 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland; died on 16 May 1855 in Nicholas, Kentucky.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James RIGGS was born on 18 Feb 1664 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey (son of Edward John RIGGS, III and Mary MUNN); died on 21 Aug 1744 in Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZDM-M4T
    • 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

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth RANGER was born in 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America (daughter of Edmund RANGER and Sara FULLER); died in 1744 in Prince George's County, Maryland.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: MJ5D-QN5
    • _UID: 6B4AEB7037A4493EA5C287532871CE38523E

    Children:
    1. Jane RIGGS was born in 1688; and died.
    2. Simeon RIGGS was born in 1689; and died.
    3. Sarah Simeon RIGGS was born in 1693 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died on 4 Nov 1785 in Connecticut.
    4. 1. Edmond RIGGS was born on 25 Dec 1695 in Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland; died on 11 Apr 1784 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward John RIGGS, III was born in 1636 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (son of Edward RIGGS, Ii Jr. and Elizabeth ROOSA); died in Mar 1715 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9J3F-1N1
    • _UID: FF51CD14A5E449F1A00B777A6963451CBDB0

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 5.  Mary MUNN 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.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LVHL-VJS
    • _UID: 2C05D9BD096C43DF8C8FFD490A5CCC291AA8

    Children:
    1. Josiah RIGGS and died.
    2. 2. James RIGGS was born on 18 Feb 1664 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 21 Aug 1744 in Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland.

  3. 6.  Edmund RANGER was born in Jan 1636 in Dover, Kent, England (son of Edward RANGER and Joyce EATON); died in Nov 1705 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America; was buried in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

    Other Events:

    • 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]


  4. 7.  Sara FULLER was born on 21 Sep 1647 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1679 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LTS2-Y12
    • _UID: 0DA0DE25CDAA4C2583CF6E0EFF10FD87F9AC

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth RANGER was born in 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in 1744 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
    2. Prudence RANGER was born on 5 Nov 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died in Feb 1731; was buried in Copps Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
    3. John RANGER was born on 16 Apr 1674 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died on 13 Feb 1717 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was buried in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Edward RIGGS, Ii Jr. was born on 17 Oct 1619 in Nazing, Essex, England; was christened on 17 Oct 1619 in Nazeing, Essex, England (son of Edward RIGGS and Elizabeth HOLMES); died on 5 Mar 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LC8W-CBR
    • MilitaryService: ; SERGEANT PEQUOT WAR, was a sergeant in the Pequot war, and he greatly distinguished himself by rescuing a body of his companions from an ambuscade into which they had been led by the Indians.
    • Name: Sergeant RIGGS
    • Occupation: ; Surveyor, planter
    • Religion: ; Puritan
    • Residence: ; He landowner in Milford colony, Connecticut 1646, and also an original landowner in Newark colony, NJ in 1655
    • _UID: 4FC4C991BA224076BD0401BE86B1A1459C0D

    Edward married Elizabeth ROOSA. Elizabeth was born in 1618 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; died in 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth ROOSA was born in 1618 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; died in 1668 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: MFSS-X8Y
    • _UID: D583FD748405496E964907F8D542182B41FC

    Children:
    1. 4. Edward John RIGGS, III was born in 1636 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1715 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.
    2. Samuel RIGGS was born about 1642 in Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died in 1738 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America.
    3. Joseph RIGGS was born about 1644 in Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died before 27 Nov 1689 in Newark, Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America; was buried in 1689 in Newark, Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America.
    4. Mary RIGGS was born in 1645 in Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died before 16 Dec 1713 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America.
    5. John RIGGS was born in 1648 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died before 24 May 1670 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America.

  3. 12.  Edward RANGER and died.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: MDWW-RPJ
    • _UID: A5AD8101CB234F82B399BA0416155D8BB04E

    Edward married Joyce EATON. Joyce was christened on 30 Aug 1579 in Dover, Kent, England; was buried on 5 Sep 1623 in Dover, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Joyce EATON was christened on 30 Aug 1579 in Dover, Kent, England; was buried on 5 Sep 1623 in Dover, Kent, England.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZD6-NZT
    • _UID: D77588E6CFB4466988BBFDEE8F5D4C2F8151

    Children:
    1. 6. Edmund RANGER was born in Jan 1636 in Dover, Kent, England; died in Nov 1705 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America; was buried in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.


  

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