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Edward RIGGS, Ii Jr.

Edward RIGGS, Ii Jr.

Male 1619 - 1668  (48 years)

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  • Name Edward RIGGS 
    Suffix Ii Jr. 
    Born 17 Oct 1619  Nazing, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 17 Oct 1619  Nazeing, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LC8W-CBR 
    MilitaryService   [1
    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  [1
    Occupation   [1
    Surveyor, planter 
    Religion   [1
    Puritan 
    Residence   [1
    He landowner in Milford colony, Connecticut 1646, and also an original landowner in Newark colony, NJ in 1655 
    _UID 4FC4C991BA224076BD0401BE86B1A1459C0D 
    Died 5 Mar 1668  Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30599  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2021 

    Father Edward RIGGS,   b. 30 Mar 1589, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HOLMES,   b. 1595, Essex, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married Abt 1614 
    Alt. Marriage 16 Sep 1618  Nazeing, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F14299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth ROOSA,   b. 1618, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1668, Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Children 
     1. 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)
     2. Samuel RIGGS,   b. Abt 1642, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1738, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 96 years)
     3. Joseph RIGGS,   b. Abt 1644, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 27 Nov 1689, Newark, Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     4. Mary RIGGS,   b. 1645, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 Dec 1713, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. John RIGGS,   b. 1648, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 24 May 1670, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F14298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Dec 2021), entry for Edward Riggs, person ID LC8W-CBR. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Dec 2021), entry for Edward Riggs, person ID K8S1-WFV. (Reliability: 3).