Person:Samuel Riggs (2)

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Ensign Samuel Riggs
b.Est 1642 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
d.Bef 2 May 1738 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1641
  1. Ensign Samuel RiggsEst 1642 - Bef 1738
  2. Joseph RiggsAbt 1644 - 1689
  3. Mary RiggsAbt 1646 -
  4. John RiggsEst 1648 - Bef 1670
  5. Edward RiggsEst 1652 - 1715
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Ensign Samuel RiggsEst 1642 - Bef 1738
  • W.  Sarah Baldwin1649 - 1712
m. 14 Jun 1667
  1. Elizabeth Riggs1668 - Bet 1744/45 & 1746
  2. Samuel Riggs1670 -
  3. Sarah Riggs1672 - 1672/73
  4. Sarah Riggs1674 -
  5. Captain John Riggs1676 - 1755
  6. Ebenezer Riggs1678 - 1712
  7. Edward Riggs1680 - 1712
  8. Hannah Riggs1683/84 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 May 1713
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Ensign Samuel Riggs
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] Est 1642 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
Marriage 14 Jun 1667 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesAlso recorded at Derby.
to Sarah Baldwin
Marriage 6 May 1713 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesto Sarah Washburn
Will[1] 13 Nov 1734 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Death[2] Bef 2 May 1738 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably)Before date of probate.
Probate[1] 2 May 1738
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 3 Samuel3 Riggs, in Anderson, Robert Charles, and Alvy Ray Smith. The Genealogy of Edward1 Riggs of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Revisited. Genealogist (American Society of Genealogists). (2009)
    23:146-52.

    "3 Samuel3 Riggs (Edward2-1) was born say 1642, probably in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He signed his will in Derby on 13 November 1734, and it was proved on 2 May 173[8?]."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2. Samuel Riggs, in Abbott, Susan Woodruff, and Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979)
    620.

    "Samuel Riggs s of Edward and Elizabeth (Roosa) was born ca 1640 and died between 1732, date of his will, and 1735 when it was proved in 1734."

    This statement is confusing.

  3. ↑ 5. Samuel Riggs3, in Wallace, John H. (John Hankins). Genealogy of the Riggs Family: With a Number of Cognate Branches Descended from the Original Edward, through Female Lines, and Many Biographical Outlines. (New York: The Author, 1901)
    5-6.

    "5. Samuel Riggs3 … was born at Milford Conn., about 1640. When his father removed from Derby to Newark, N. J., Samuel was left in possession of the 'Riggs' Hill' farm and other property about Derby, which he probably inherited. In 1667 he married Sarah, daughter of Richard Baldwin, of Milford. His wife Sarah died, and he married, secondly, Mrs. Sarah Washburn, May 6, 1713. He was a man of intelligence and substantial ability, and was honored by his neighbors as long as he lived. He was a representative in the Legislature several years and a justice of the peace. He also held the commission of ensign from the colonial government for a number of years. His death is recorded in 1738. He had a family of nine children, all by his first wife, …"

  4.   See Riggs Surname Study for additional discussion and sources
    Accessed 8 Aug 2013.
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