James Riggs^[1]

1700 - 1770  (70 years)

• Name	James Riggs
  Born	CA 1700	Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Beneficiary	21 Aug 1744	Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America   [2]
  	in the will of his father as James Riggs
  Military	Between 1757 and 1758
  	Revolutionary War, Private
  Died	1770	Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I6871	TangledRoots
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	James Riggs,   b. Abt 1662, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 1744, Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth _____,   d. Aft Jan 1746
  Married	Abt 1684
  Family ID	F2736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary _____,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F2766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CA 1700 - Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America Beneficiary - in the will of his father as James Riggs - 21 Aug 1744 - Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, l88l states that the Riggs family came in 1793 from the Eastern shore of Maryland and settled near the Monongahela River. The assessment roll for 1798, Fallowfield, Pa. carries the name of Jeremaih, William, Edmund and Clement Riggs. James Riggs was living in Frederick County, in 1756. In that year he and his son James signed a petition presented to Gov. Sharpe, for a division of All Saints Parish. He served in the French and Indian War (1757-58) as a private. (See Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. IX p 271.) Will dated August 2, 1769 was proved in 1770, Maryland Archives. [Notes from Broderbund WFT Vol. 9, Tree 2985]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2188] Artifact: Privately Held, Letter: from Stephen Clark. [S2145] Maryland: Prince George's County, Wills, v1, 1698; p354; Will of James Riggs, Sr.; Film #14279. Name: James Riggs, Sr. Place: Prince George's County, Maryland Dated: 21 August 1744 Filed: Mentioned in the will: wife Elizabeth Riggs, children James Riggs, John Riggs, Edmond Riggs, Sary Riggs and Jane Cramphen, daughter Sary Riggs, mulato boy Samuel Redbun Executor: wife Elizabeth Riggs Witnesses: Samuel Riley, Matthew M. Sparrow and Thomas Lucas, Jr.