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Bazil Riggs

Bazil Riggs[1]

Male 1774 - 1850  (76 years)

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  • Name Bazil Riggs 
    Born 12 Jul 1774  Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1776  Frederick County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1810  Elizabeth Township, Ohio County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    as Bazil Riggs, with 4 slaves 
    Census 1820  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    as Bazel Riggs, with 2 female slaves 
    Census 1830  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    as Bazel Riggs, with 3 male slaves, 2 female slave 
    Census 1840  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    as Bazel Riggs, with 1 male slave, 2 female slaves 
    Will 19 Oct 1844  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Mentioned in the will: daughter Harriett, son Bazil W. Riggs and Deborah his wife, son Isaac, son Greenbury, son William, daughter Susan, son James, son Hezekiah, son Squire, son Edmond, black boy Jack, black woman Sally, black girl Joanne and grandson Porter Riggs. 

    • In the name of God Amen, I Bazil Riggs of the County of Tyler and State of Virginia, being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory. Considering the Certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say. First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried and after the expenses of my last sickness and Burial and debts are paid I devise and bequeath as follows:
      Towit, First I give to my daughter Harriet all my household and kitchen furniture, and I further will and devise to her three fourths of all my home farm containing one hundred and seventy four acres, excepting thirty acres lying back of the farm owned by William Hammond and to be divided so that my daughter Harriet’s share will lay at the corner end to have during her natural life and should she marry and have children the same to belong to her heirs; otherwise to impart to my natural and legitimate heirs.
      Secondly; to my dear son Bazil W. Riggs and Deborah his wife I give and bequeath, during their natural life a certain lot of land known as lot N°6 of the land formerly belonging Abraham Lazrus, and at their death to belong to their legitimate children.
      Thirdly; It is my wish that the remaining one fourth of my home farm and the thirty acres lying back of the Hammond farm, together with all my personalty estate not otherwise devised, should be sold, and after paying my debts to be divided as Follows;
      Towit, First I give to my dear son Isaac fifty dollars, including twenty five dollars which he is indebted to me. To my dear son Greenbury twenty five dollars, To my dear son William Twenty five dollars, To my dear daughter Susan twenty five dollars, and Secondly The residue to be divided equally amongst all my children.
      Fourthly; I give to my son James the two hundred dollars which he has received, to my son Hezekiah I give the Two hundred dollars which he has in his own hands. To my son Squire I give one hundred and Sixty Six dollars, which sum he is indebted to me, and to my son Edmond who owes me one hundred and forty dollars, I give forty dollars, and I give him Two years to pay the one hundred to be divided amongst my heirs equally.
      Fifthly; It is my desire that my Black boy Jack shall at the expiration of six years be free, and that should he be a faithful and good servant until his 28 years of age, then shall be given him a good horse saddle and bridle from that farm. It is also my desire that my Black woman Sally remain in the Family her life time, and it is further my desire that the small Black Girl Joanne shall belong to my dear daughter Harriet her heirs or assigns.
      Sixthly; It is my request and will that my daughter Harriet shall raise and take care of my grandson Porter Riggs and I commit to her discretion whether to give him anything, and in case of her death my administrators must take care of him.
      Seventhly; I do hereby appoint my son Hezekiah of Washington County, Ohio, and my son Greenbury of Tyler County, Virginia to be the administrators of this my last will and Testament, revoking all others, and ratifying and conforming this.
      In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of October in the year of our Lord 1844.
      Bazil Riggs
      Signed, sealed, published and declared by Bazil Riggs as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
      Joseph Taylor
      James L. Bailey
      Edmond Riggs
    Census 1850  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    as Bazel Riggs, farmer, head of household 
    Census 1850  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Slave Schedule 

    • 1 age 60 female, black
      1 age 30 male, mulato
      1 age 18 female, mulato
    Probate Dec 1850  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Buried Dec 1850  Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    Long Reach Cemetery 
    Died 26 Dec 1850  Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    History / Bio 1881  [15] 
    History of Washington County, Ohio (H. Z. Williams & Bro., 1881) p593 

    • Basil Riggs was born in Maryland in 1775, and died in 1850. Mary Robey, his wife, was born in 1777, and died in 1836. Their children were—James, Susan, Harriet, Isaac, Edmund, William, Hezekiah, Hazil, Asbury, and Squire Dilly. Hezekiah was born in 1810, and was married to Elizabeth Moorland, who was born in 1812. They had a family of eight children—James W., Mary, Susan, Daniel, Hezekiah, Nance E., Angeline, and Harriet.
    Person ID I6819  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2021 

    Father James Riggs,   b. 15 Sep 1742, Rock Creek, Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1815, New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Johnson,   b. 10 Jul 1748, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1818, New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1768  Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Roby,   b. 28 Jul 1777, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1836, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1793 
    Children 
     1. James Riggs,   b. 16 Mar 1794, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1870, Gallia County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Rachel Riggs,   b. 13 Mar 1795, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1863, Ludlow, Washington County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Susannah Riggs,   b. 1796, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Galveston, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     4. Isaac Riggs,   b. 1799, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1861, Pleasants County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Hariett Riggs,   b. 27 Aug 1800, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1869, Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Edmond Riggs,   b. 25 Dec 1804, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1885, Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     7. William Roby Riggs,   b. Abt 1808, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1849, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     8. Hezekiah R. Riggs,   b. 23 May 1810, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1903, New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     9. Bazel Wesley Riggs,   b. 22 May 1812, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1872, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     10. Squire David Riggs,   b. 17 Oct 1816, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1897, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     11. Greenbury B. Riggs,   b. 25 Jul 1818, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1865, Saint Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     12. Adeline Riggs,   b. 30 Jan 1820, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1832, Tyler County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F2733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


  

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