Joseph Riggs 
Joseph was born in 1642 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut. Joseph's father was Sergeant Edward Riggs and his mother was Elizabeth Roosa. His paternal grandparents were Edward Riggs and Elizabeth Rooke. He had two brothers and a sister, named Edward, Samuel and Mary. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died about 1689 in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey.1 General Notes
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The Joseph Riggs which I have tentatively identified as Elizabeth's father was born at Milford, Connecticut, in 1642 and had a daughter named Elizabeth born in about 1681 about whom nothing is known. The places, names and dates combine to determine my choice, but it is not confirmed.
This Joseph moved to Newark, New Jersey, another matching factor, and married Hannah Browne (34.), the daughter of John Browne who was at Derby and Newark with the Riggs family. Joseph was commander of the militia there and put the floor in the meeting house. His will was dated 1689.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1590 in ,Lancashire,England d.05 Mar 1672 in Roxbury,Middlesex,Massachusetts
- b.1614 in ,,England d.1668 in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey
- d.1635 in Roxbury,Middlesex,Massachusetts
- b.1642 in Milford,New Haven County,Connecticut d.~ 1689 in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey
- b.1618 in ,,England
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‌Joseph and Hannah were married in a religious ceremony about 1673. They had three sons and a daughter, named John, Samuel, Zophar and Elizabeth.
Family Notes
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Michele Cragg has marriage 1671 in Newark, New Haven Colony, Conn.
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Children
Zophar Riggs
Zophar was born in 1678 in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey. He died at the age of 95 in 1773.1
Elizabeth Riggs
Elizabeth was born in 1681 in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey. She died in Newark,Essex Co.,New Jersey.1
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