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Sign up freeEdward Riggs 1589 – 1671 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1589
Birth Location: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 5 March 1671
Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Father: Richard Riggs
Mother: Elizabeth Chambers
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Holmes
Children(s): Sergeant Riggs
The story of Edward Riggs began in 1589 in Harwich, England, United Kingdom. Edward Riggs married Elizabeth Holmes, and had children including Sergeant Edward Riggs. Edward Riggs passed away in 1671 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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Biography
- The story of Edward Riggs began in 1589 in Harwich, England, United Kingdom.
- Edward Riggs married Elizabeth Holmes, and had children including Sergeant Edward Riggs.
- Edward Riggs passed away in 1671 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Richard Riggs
1557 – 1604
Birth Location: Roydon, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Chambers
1555 – 1603
Birth Location: Roydon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
EC
Spouses(s)
Elizabeth Holmes
1590 – 1635
Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, (or All Saints Church) Essex, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)
Sergeant Riggs
1619 – 1668
Birth Location: Nanzing Parish, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
SR
Edward Riggs's Ancestors
Self
Edward Riggs
1589 – 1671
Birth Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Miles Riggs
1557 – 1604
Roydon, Essex, England
Elizabeth Chambers
1555 – 1603
Roydon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Miles (Richard) Riggs
1530 – 1583
Roydon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Hatton
1535 – 1579
Roydon, Essex, England
Anthony (William) Chambers
1510 – 1578
Iselington, Essex, England
Margaret Challenor
1525 – 1613
Royden, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1481 – 1558
Anne Babington
1506 – 1577
John Hatton
1510 – 1560
Lady Warre
1515 – 1552
Richard Chamber
1490 – 1599
Charlotte Harrison
1490 –
Raphe Challenor
1490 – 1577
Margaret Granger
1514 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1481 – 1551
Sarah Richardson
1481 – 1552
Lord Babington
1449 – 1519
Editha FitzHerbert
1457 – 1511
John Hatton
1501 – 1540
Mary Westby
1489 – 1558
Lord Warre
1502 – 1541
Lady Sturton
1505 – 1540
Reginald Grange
1500 – 1573
Margaret Wrengham
1490 – 1580
Edward Riggs's Descendants
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Edward Riggs
(30 Mar 1589 – 5 March 1671)
m. Elizabeth Holmes (13 Dec 1590 – 16 Aug 1635)
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1. Sergeant (Edward) Riggs (17 Oct 1619 – 1 Jun 1668) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Roosa (1618 – 9 November 1680)
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1. Edward Riggs (1636 – 15 Mar 1714) m. Mary Munn (16 Dec 1639 – 6 Mar 1689)
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1. Samuel Riggs (1681 – 1773) m. Sarah ("Keziah") Baldwin (1690 – Abt. 1750)
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1. Sgt (Timothe Ambrose) Riggs (1723 – 5 January 1805) m. Sarah Taylor (1 Oct 1724 – 24 Nov 1799)
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Edward Riggs's Timeline
21 Records
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Roydon, Essex, England
Roydon, Essex, England
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 4
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
1603
14 Aug 1603
Age 14
Edward Riggs was baptized in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1618
16 Sep 1618
Age 29
Edward Riggs was married in Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1634
1634
Age 45
Edward Riggs resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1660
1660
Age 71
Edward Riggs resided here in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
1670
1670
Age 81
Edward Riggs resided here in Newark, Essex County, NJ
Newark, Essex County, NJ
1670
2 Sep 1670
Age 81
Edward Riggs - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 March 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Roydon, Essex, England
Roydon, Essex, England
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1589
30 Mar 1589
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Harwich, England, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 4
Birth of Edward Riggs in Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
1603
14 Aug 1603
Age 14
Edward Riggs was baptized in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1618
16 Sep 1618
Age 29
Edward Riggs was married in Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1634
1634
Age 45
Edward Riggs resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1660
1660
Age 71
Edward Riggs resided here in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
1670
1670
Age 81
Edward Riggs resided here in Newark, Essex County, NJ
Newark, Essex County, NJ
1670
2 Sep 1670
Age 81
Edward Riggs - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 Mar 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1671
5 March 1671
Age 82
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1672
5 March 1672
Age 83
Death of Edward Riggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Roydon, Essex, England
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1593
Event Place: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 146
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4849.082; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 14 Aug 1603
Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Sep 1618
Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Record Source:
[1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
[2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1633
Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 1583
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1633
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1634
Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1660
Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1670
Event Place: Newark, Essex County, NJ
Record Source:
[1] New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890
[2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: USA
Record Source: Our pioneer ancestors: families in the direct line of ancestry of Samuel Agnew Riggs and Catharine Doane Earle Riggs
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Genealogy Event 22
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Genealogy Event 23
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Genealogy Event 24
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Genealogy Event 25
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 26
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 2 Sep 1670
Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Roydon, Essex, England
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1593
Event Place: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 146
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1589
Event Place: Harwich, England, United Kingdom
Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4849.082; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 14 Aug 1603
Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Sep 1618
Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Record Source:
[1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
[2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1633
Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1633; Page Number: 1583
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1633
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1634
Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1660
Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1670
Event Place: Newark, Essex County, NJ
Record Source:
[1] New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890
[2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: USA
Record Source: Our pioneer ancestors: families in the direct line of ancestry of Samuel Agnew Riggs and Catharine Doane Earle Riggs
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Genealogy Event 22
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Genealogy Event 23
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1672
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Genealogy Event 24
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 Mar 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
Genealogy Event 25
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 5 March 1671
Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 26
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 2 Sep 1670
Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts