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Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs 1793–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1793

Birth Location: Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1853

Death Location: Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA

Father: Pvt Camp(en)

Mother: Mary Worthington

Spouse(s): Isaiah Riggs

Children(s): Mahlon Riggs

In 1793, Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs entered the world in Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA, born to Pvt Isaac Van Camp En And Mary Martha Worthington. Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs married Isaiah Riggs, and had children including Mahlon Riggs. Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs passed away in 1853 in Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs entered the world in Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA, born to Pvt Isaac Van Camp En And Mary Martha Worthington.
  • Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs married Isaiah Riggs, and had children including Mahlon Riggs.
  • Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs passed away in 1853 in Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pvt Camp(en)
1749–1833
Birth Location: Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
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Mary Worthington
1757–1837
Birth Location: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isaiah Riggs
1787–1841
Birth Location: Springhill Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Mahlon Riggs
1818–1894
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia
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Dorcas Riggs's Ancestors

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Dorcas Riggs
1793–1853
Birth Place: Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA
Parents
Pvt Isaac Van Camp(en)
1749–1833
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Mary (Martha) Worthington
1757–1837
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Riggs's Descendants

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Dorcas ("Darky" Van Camp) Riggs (15 Dec 1793–15 Dec 1853) m. Isaiah Riggs (1787–1841)
  1. 1. Mahlon Riggs 1818–1894 m. Nancy (Ellen) Lynch 1820–1879
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Riggs 1842–1912 m. Zackquill (Morgan) Barker 1838–1911
      1. 1. Exzella (Jane) Barker 1870–1965 m. William (Dell) Michael 1868–1945
        1. 1. Mary (Augusta) Michael 1902–2001 m. William (Earl) SNODGRASS 1894–1972

Dorcas Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1793
15 Dec 1793
Birth of Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs in Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA
Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA
1853
15 Dec 1853
Age 60
Death of Dorcas "Darky" Van Camp Riggs in Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA
Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Harmony Grove, Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Monongalia County, Virginia now West Virginia, USA
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