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James Frederick Wiggins 1753 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: Pvt Wiggins

Mother: Mary Cooper

Spouse(s): NANCY SMITH

Children(s): LTC WIGGINS

In 1753, James Frederick Wiggins entered the world in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA, born to Pvt Thomas Frederick Wiggins and Mary Elizabeth Tabitha Cooper. James Frederick Wiggins married NANCY JANE SMITH, and had children including LTC Guillielmus C WIGGINS. James Frederick Wiggins passed away in 1836 in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1753, James Frederick Wiggins entered the world in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA, born to Pvt Thomas Frederick Wiggins and Mary Elizabeth Tabitha Cooper.
  • James Frederick Wiggins married NANCY JANE SMITH, and had children including LTC Guillielmus C WIGGINS.
  • James Frederick Wiggins passed away in 1836 in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pvt Wiggins
1730 – 1799
Birth Location: Dareville, Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Cooper
1735 – 1790
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

NANCY SMITH
1752 – 1836
Birth Location: , Hanover, Virginia, USA
NS

Children(s)

LTC WIGGINS
1784 – 1845
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
LW

James Wiggins's Ancestors

Self
James Wiggins
1753 – 1836
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Pvt Thomas Frederick Wiggins
1730 – 1799
Dareville, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Tabitha) Cooper
1735 – 1790
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson Wiggins,) Jr
1719 – 1774
Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wiggins's Descendants

1.
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James (Frederick) Wiggins (1753 – 1836) m. NANCY (JANE) SMITH (1752 – 1836)
  1. 1. LTC (Guillielmus C) WIGGINS (1784 – After 1845) m. Mary (Polly) Royster (1783 – 11 Feb 1822)
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") WIGGINS (1815 – 1915) m. Andrew West (abt 1815 – May 1867)
      1. 1. Henry (Harbert) West (15 Jan 1839 – 19 Jun 1905) m. Adelia ("Delia") Campbell (27 Apr 1840 – 1882)
        1. 1. Elmus West (Abt 1862 – )
        2. 2. Charles West (abt 1866 – )
        3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) West (29 January 1866 – 17 February 1917) m. Lucy (Pauline (Polly)) Robinson (13 Nov 1870 – 20 Oct 1961)
        4. 4. Robert West (abt 1872 – )
        5. 5. Annie West (Abt 1874 – )
        6. 6. Alice West (Abt 1878 – )

James Wiggins's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of James Frederick Wiggins in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA
1836
1836
Age 83
Death of James Frederick Wiggins in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina, USA
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