HUSBAND Jesse Riggs NOTES: Marriage Jesse Riggs Mary Riggs 25 Dec 1814, Craven count N. Car, N Car. Marr index, fiche Jesse Riggs-Patsy Jones 24, April 1848.
1830 census Craven County, N. Car. film 018085, pg. 151 Jesse Riggs family; N. Car. Marriages Early to 1800(975.6V2nc), pg. P6 only Jesse in Crarteret 22 June 1779 to Elisbeth Morris too old for this Jesse. 1840 census Craven county N. Carolina, film 618093, pg. 40 Jesse Riggs, John and John R. Riggs, Soloman Riggs pg. 35 Mary Riggs; Guardian records Craven county, N. Car. film 018611 Mary Riggs wife, executrix, Jesse Rigs(their spellings) records, wards, Sarah, Dorcas and John Rig
gs, dates don't looklike either. If 1813 is right date then we may have two different Jesse's dying in Craven with wife,named Mary and appearing in guardian records but with different children as wards? Craven County, N. Car., film 018613, pgs. 51/52 Mary Riggs years provision, widow of Jesse Riggs, ,Car,, 1841, estate Jesse Riggs, James Riggs and Mary Riggs, Admrs. Nov term 1841. Craven county, N. Car. will book D, pg . unreadable, Mary Riggs will dated 4 April 1851, proved March term 1858, p otoco ied by client, abstracted by me. 1850 census Craven county, N. Car pg . 359 Mary Riggs 63 Jesse 20, Patsy Riggs 69, all born N. Car. More children cited in 1830, 1840 censuses for Jesse than mentioned in will?
WIFE Mary Riggs NOTES: 1830 census Craven County, N. Car., film 018085, pgs. 151 Jesse Riggs family. 1840 census Craven county,N. Car., 018093, p . 40 Jesse Riggs family, same page John, John R. Riggs, Solomon Riggs. IGI Noah Carolina fiche, Craven county Jesse Riggs marriage Mary, Riggs 25 Dec 1814. Guardian records film 018611 Mary Riggs, wife, executrix Jesse Rigs, March 1842, wards Sarah, Dorcas, and John Riggs. Guardian records, Craven count , N. Car., film 018613, pgs. 51/2, pgs.1293/4 Jesse Riggs (their spelling) estate, Feb/March 1841, Mary Riggs Years provision, widow of JesseRigs. Estate Jesse Riggs admr. by James Riggs and Mary Riggs, Nov term 1841. Craven County N. Car. Will book D, pg unreadable, Mary Riggs will dated 4 April 1851, prove March term 1858. 1850 census Craven county, N. Car., pg. 359, Mary Riggs 63, Jesse 20 and Patsy Riggs 69, all born. N. Car.
CHILD 1 John R. Riggs OTHER MARRIAGES: Mrs. John R. Riggs N0TE . Will Mary Riggs, widow of Jesse Rigs(their spellin , dated 4 April 1851, proved March 188 lists a son John R. Riggs, Craven county, N. Car. will book D, pg. number unreadable. Only John R. Riggs in 1850 census age 40 and therefore, born abt. 1810 some 4 years before marriage of Jesse to Mary? May be more than one Jesse and more than one John R? Craven county marriages shows a John R. Riggs marrying Sally A. Wise 27 June 1844. This could be the John R. married to a Sarah much younger than he, if so his older children are likely to be from a previous wife. Marriages Craven Co., N. Car. 975.619v28i, pg 00096. 1850 census Craven Co., N. Car, pg 359, John R Riggs , next door James Riggs, Sarah. Craven Co . N. Car. Deed Bk. 50, film 288195, pg 243 John R Riggs to James Rigs for 100 tract of land north side Bay River, his father's part of Robinson's patent, 29 Oct 181 p 247 James $100 from John R Riggs land north side Bay River beginning at John Riggs corner 29 Oct 1831. 1840 census Craven Co., N. Car. 018093 item 1- pg 40, John R. Riggs
CHILD 2 Soloman Riggs NOTE 1840 census Craven County, N. Car., film 018093, pg. 40 John Riggs John R. Riggs, and Soloman Riggs. Solomon newly married at age 20/30 and wife 15/20 wi no children listed in that census year. By 1850 not listed in Craven or any bordering counties in North Carolina statewide census index. Read all of Craven County for 1850 page by page and didn't find Soloman. No marriages listed for him in Craven so he may have married in a bordering county.
CHILD 3 Sally Riggs
CHILD 4 Sabina Riggs NOTES: Craven County N. Car., marr. #975.6192V28i, pg 00095 Sabina Riggs marr. Eli Mayo, 2 Nov 146. Craven county, N. Car. will book D, film D18,620, pg. number unreadable, Mary Riggs will, mentions a daughter Sabina Mayo.
CHILD 5 Jesse Riggs NOTES:Craven county N. Car. marriages, pg. 00096(975.6192V28i, Jesse Rigs - Patsy Jones 24 April 1848; Craven county, N. Car. will Book, D, pg. unreadable, Mary Riggs will dated 4 April 1851 and prov. March 1858, film D18, 620, Mary mentions a son, Jesse. 1850 census Craven county, N. Car., film 444639, pg. 359 Mary Riggs 63, Jesse 20, Patsy 69, all born. N. Car.
CHILD 6 Drucilla Ann Riggs
NOTES: Craven County, N. Carolina marriages, #975.6192V28i, Drusilla A. Riggs married Joshua B. Flowers 29 Feb 1848. Craven County, N. Car. will book D, pg. unreable film 01620, Mary Riggs will dated 4 April 1851 pr. March term 1858, names a daughter, Ann Flowers. One of executors Joshua Flowers.