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James RIGGS

James RIGGS[1]

Male 1664 - 1744  (80 years)

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  • Name James RIGGS 
    Born 18 Feb 1664  Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LZDM-M4T 
    LifeSketch   [3
    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).  
    Will 21 Aug 1744  Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Will Book 24, p. 10 
    _UID D292B10FEB8C42B2B284D168938A09F01403 
    Died 21 Aug 1744  Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30022  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2024 

    Father Edward John RIGGS, III,   b. 1636, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1715, Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary MUNN,   b. 6 Dec 1639, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1689, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1667  Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth RANGER,   b. 1668, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1744, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1689  Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jane RIGGS,   b. 1688,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Simeon RIGGS,   b. 1689,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah Simeon RIGGS,   b. 1693, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1785, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     4. Edmond RIGGS,   b. 25 Dec 1695, Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1784, Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F14098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Dec 2021), entry for James Riggs, person ID GCCC-CDK. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Feb 2024), entry for James RIGGS, person ID LZDM-M4T. (Reliability: 3).