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David B Riggs 1749–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1749

Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Samuel Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Tompkins

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The story of David B Riggs began in 1749 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States. David B Riggs passed away in 1837 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David B Riggs began in 1749 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
  • David B Riggs passed away in 1837 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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David Riggs's Ancestors

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David Riggs
1749–1837
Birth Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Samuel * Riggs
1728–1798
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth (*) Tompkins
1732–1810
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (*) Riggs
1681–1770
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Keziah ("Kegeah" *) Baldwin
1690–1750
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Thomas (*) Tompkins
1710–1785
East Chester, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Sarah (*) (Tompkins)
1712–1846
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1636–1715
Mary (Riggs)
1639–1688
John Baldwin
1640–1706
Ruth Botsford
1649–1717
John Tompkins
1674–1741
Mercy Jones
1690–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1619–1668
Elizabeth (Rosa)
1618–1669
Daniel Munn
1605–1666
Hannah Oldefield
1605–1640
John Baldwin
1619–1681
Mary Camp
1623–1652
Henry Botsford
1608–1685
Elizabeth Woolhead
1614–1692
Captain Jones
1646–1720

David Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1749
8 Nov 1749
Birth of David B Riggs in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
1837
1837
Age 88
Death of David B Riggs in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1749
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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