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Edward Wiggins 1739–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: July 1799

Death Location: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Alexander Wiggins

Mother: Melba Teagarden

Spouse(s): Charity Preble

Children(s): Edward Jr, Margaret (Elson), Charity (Hendricks), Mary (Crawford), John Wiggins

Edward Wiggins was born in 1739 in County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Alexander Mac Wiggins And Melba Teagarden. Edward Wiggins married Charity Preble, and had children including Charity Wiggins Hendricks, Edward Wiggins Jr, John Wiggins, Margaret Wiggins Elson, Mary Wiggins Crawford. Edward Wiggins passed away in 1799 in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Wiggins was born in 1739 in County Wicklow, Ireland, the child of Alexander Mac Wiggins And Melba Teagarden.
  • Edward Wiggins married Charity Preble, and had children including Charity Wiggins Hendricks, Edward Wiggins Jr, John Wiggins, Margaret Wiggins Elson, Mary Wiggins Crawford.
  • Edward Wiggins passed away in 1799 in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Wiggins
1713–1805
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Melba Teagarden
1717–1800
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Charity Preble
1745–1832
Birth Location: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Jr
1781–1836
Birth Location: Brooke, West Virginia, United States
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Margaret (Elson)
1771–1848
Birth Location: Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Charity (Hendricks)
1777–1832
Birth Location: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Mary (Crawford)
1770–1864
Birth Location: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
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John Wiggins
1786–1873
Birth Location: United States of America
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Edward Wiggins's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wiggins
1739–1799
Birth Place: County Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Alexander Mac Wiggins
1713–1805
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Melba Teagarden
1717–1800
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Wiggins
1683–1718
Ireland
Mary Litle
1680–1719
Horninghold, Leicestershire, England
Abraham (Etherington Teagarden, Teegarden) 1
1689–1753
Solingen, Germany
Anna ((1698) Margaretha) Albrecht
1698–1746
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Great-Grandparents
Christian Teagarden
1650–1702
Maria Tilmans
1648–1714
Hans Albrecht
1665–1718
Margaretha Seifert
1669–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Teagarden
1626–1715
Maria Schmidt
1628–1722
Johannes TILLMANS
1623–
Gertrude Konig
1626–1648
Christoph Albrecht
1647–1673
Anna Roesel
1647–1693

Edward Wiggins's Descendants

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Edward Wiggins (1739–July 1799) m. Charity Preble (17 February 1745–July 1832)
  1. 1. Edward (Wiggins) Jr 1781–1836 m. Mary Greentree 1782–1850
    1. 1. Hannah Wiggins-Williams 1805–1899 m. John (B) Williams 1804–1865
      1. 1. Delilah Williams-Henson 1837–1917 m. Jesse Henson 1822–1901
        1. 1. Angeline (“Angie” Henson \) Hensen 1877–1953 m. Addison Inman 1878–1963
      2. 2. John ((1843) Bracken) Williams 1843–1909
      3. 3. Isaac (N) Williams 1841–1862
      4. 4. Seth (M) Williams 1845–1917
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams 1839–1916
      6. 6. Caroline Williams 1835–1853
      7. 7. Martha (Roberts Williams (Terrell\Terrill)) (Wildman) 1833–1914 m. Wilburn Terrell 1823–1897 m. Armstead Wildman 1827–1900 m. Henry Miller 1823–1896
        1. 1. Jessie (M Terrell Hopper) Douglas 1865–1948 m. Harve (S) Hopper 1859–1935 m. Charles (S.) Douglas 1873–
        2. 2. Sarah ("Belle") Morris 1868–1916 m. Robert (Julius) Morris 1860–1944
        3. 3. Eva (C.) Dickey 1871–1946 m. Orpheus (M.) Dickey 1869–1934
        4. 4. Edward (Williams Lewis) Miller 1853–1905 m. Louisa (Ann) Sutton 1853–1923
        5. 5. Annie Miller 1857–
      8. 8. Edward (Wiggens) Williams 1831–1915 m. Anna (Jessie) Douglas 1842–1906
        1. 1. Frank (B) Williams 1877–1940 m. Henrietta (E McKean) (Williams) 1886– m. Henrietta (Elise) McKEAN 1885–1973
        2. 2. Jessie Williams 1865–
        3. 3. Caroline (Edith) Williams 1868–1950
        4. 4. Edward Williams 1866–
        5. 5. Newton (Arthur) Williams 1874–1959
        6. 6. Walter ((1871) Brachen) Williams 1871–1943 m. Jessie ((1882) S Maud) (Williams) 1882–1969
    2. 2. Jonathan Wiggins 1824–1914 m. Mary Wiggins 1839–1893
      1. 1. John (Marshall) Wiggins 1861–1955 m. Anna (Belle Sargent) (Wiggins) 1861–1943
        1. 1. Wiggins 1902–1984 m. Mary (Catherine Millay (Helm)) (Wiggins) 1916–2018 m. Eloise (Beverly) Palmer 1909–1985 m. Grace Arms 1904–1976 m. Viola Self 1905–1945
        2. 2. Ernest (Ray) Wiggins
        3. 3. Edward (John) Wiggins 1890–1977
        4. 4. Clifford (Darwin) Wiggins 1885–1961
        5. 5. Mildred (Edna) Wiggins 1900–1995 m. John (Spencer) Howell 1894–1984
        6. 6. Orrin (Baker) Wiggins 1892–1945
        7. 7. Anna (Marie) Wiggins 1894–1986
        8. 8. Margaret (P.) Wilson 1897–1989
        9. 9. Emma (Esther) Wiggins 1904–1976
        10. 10. Clara (C) Wiggins 1897–
        11. 11. Frederick Wiggins 1901–
        12. 12. Read Wiggins 1895–
      2. 2. Forrest (“Flossie” Wiggins) (Anderson) 1880–1953 m. Frank (W.) Anderson 1880–1953
        1. 1. Everett (Allen) Anderson 1910–2002
        2. 2. Vena (May) Anderson 1905–1906
        3. 3. Forrest (Neil) Anderson 1908–1963
        4. 4. Frances (W) Halbe 1903–1989
        5. 5. Marjorie (R) Norman 1920–2009
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wiggins 1810–1831
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Wiggins 1818–1825
    5. 5. Edward (Wiggins) III 1814–1888
    6. 6. Archibald Wiggins 1815–1817
    7. 7. Charity Wiggins 1804–1823
    8. 8. Thomas Wiggins 1800–1864
    9. 9. Sarah (Sally) Wiggins 1803–1823
    10. 10. Nancy Wiggins 1822–1897
    11. 11. Mary (Louisa) Wiggins 1812–1830
    12. 12. John (B.) Wiggins 1802–1867
    13. 13. Benjamin ((1820)) Wiggins 1820–1906 m. Jemima (Evans) Magness 1820–1890
      1. 1. Mary ((1851) Alice) Wiggins 1851–1934 m. John (Cross) Williams 1854–1899
        1. 1. Wilbur (Milton) Williams 1889–1976 m. Laura (O'Neal) Johnson 1889–1983
      2. 2. Samuel Wiggins 1846–1930
      3. 3. Benjamin Wiggins 1860–1870
      4. 4. John Wiggins 1847–1926
      5. 5. Amanda (N.) Workman 1853–1944
      6. 6. Harvey (C) Wiggins 1849–1936
      7. 7. Edward Wiggins 1841–1904
      8. 8. Seth Wiggins 1844–1875
    14. 14. Annis (Jemima) Loos 1839–1891
  2. 2. Margaret (Wiggins) (Elson) 1771–1848
  3. 3. Charity (Wiggins) (Hendricks) 1777–1832
  4. 4. Mary (Wiggins) (Crawford) 1770–1864
  5. 5. John Wiggins 1786–1873

Edward Wiggins's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Edward Wiggins in County Wicklow, Ireland
County Wicklow, Ireland
1799
July 1799
Age 60
Death of Edward Wiggins in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: County Wicklow, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1799
    Event Place: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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