John Riggs (b. December 13, 1697, d. August 17, 1762)
John Riggs (son of John Riggs and Jane Warden) was born December 13, 1697 in MD, NJ/Maryland, and died August 17, 1762 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. He married Mary Davis on January 16, 1720/21 in St John's Church, Anapolis, Maryland.
Notes for John Riggs: REPO@REPO1 TITLBook source ABBR Book Source Source Media Type: Book _Master Y DATA TEXT Riggs Family in AM, Encyclopedia of Pa Bio., p40-41 notes on the Davis family says John was the son of Richard. THE FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL & HOWARD COUNTIES MARYLAND by WARFIELD, p354 & p356. " Mr. E Francis Riggs has had recent searchers made in Prince Georges County and has found a Mr. James Riggs family there as early as 1703. No definite connection , though, has yet been established as to the parentage of his progenitor, John Riggs, of Anne Arundel County, whose name first appeared in the Will of John Marriot, in 1716, as legatee to 50 acres of "Shepard's Forest". In 1723, John Riggs surveyed "Riggs Hills" just east of Laural. In 1725 he bought of Colonel Carles and Rachel Hammond their adjoining tract, "Rich Neck". In 1751, he bought of Beale Bordley 1000 acres of " Bordley's Choice," at Brookville, Montgomery County. Robert Davis, his brother in law, surveyed this tract and divided it among the sons of John Riggs. In 1736, John Riggs and Joseph Hall held pew No 16 in Queen Caroline Parish. At "Riggs' Hill" a few unmarked graves may still be seen, and John Riggs and his wife are probably among them. She survived him several years and left a will in which she named her sons and daughters, leaving them her estate.
More About John Riggs and Mary Davis: Marriage: January 16, 1720/21, St John's Church, Anapolis, Maryland.
Children of John Riggs and Mary Davis are:
Thomas Riggs, b. October 20, 1722, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. October 25, 1797, Montgomery Co., Maryland.
Rachel Riggs, b. June 11, 1724, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. April 16, 1794, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
+John Riggs, b. July 11, 1726, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. September 09, 1808, Montgomery Co., Maryland.
James Riggs, b. April 13, 1728, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. August 14, 1780, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
Ruth Riggs, b. October 20, 1730, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, d. October 18, 1779, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
Mary Riggs, b. September 24, 1732, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. date unknown.
Catherine Riggs, b. February 24, 1733/34, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, d. April 08, 1802, Washington Co., Maryland.
Ann Riggs, b. July 29, 1738, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. February 06, 1804, Washington Co., Maryland.
+Samuel Riggs, b. October 06, 1740, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, d. May 25, 1814, Brookeville, Montgomery Co., Maryland.
Elisha Riggs, b. October 04, 1742, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. June 06, 1777, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
Achsah Riggs, b. January 27, 1744/45, All Hallows Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, d. September 09, 1817, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
+Amon Riggs, b. April 21, 1748, Huntingdon Hundred, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundal Co., Maryland, d. March 16, 1822, Goshen District, Montgomery Co., Maryland.
John Riggs (b. December 13, 1697, d. August 17, 1762)
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