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Jane Riggs 1817–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Franklin Co VA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Townley Riggs

Mother: Charity Guilliams

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Jane Riggs was born in 1817 in Franklin Co VA, the child of Townley Riggs And Charity Guilliams. Jane Riggs married James E Collins. Jane Riggs passed away in 1861 in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jane Riggs was born in 1817 in Franklin Co VA, the child of Townley Riggs And Charity Guilliams.
  • Jane Riggs married James E Collins.
  • Jane Riggs passed away in 1861 in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Jane Riggs's Ancestors

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Jane Riggs
1817–1861
Birth Place: Franklin Co VA
Parents
Townley Riggs
1770–1860
Charles Co, MD
Charity Guilliams
1775–1861
Parkersburg, Franklin Co VA
Grandparents
Edgecomb Guilliams
1742–1798
Richmond Co, VA
Adelphe Hunter
1745–1809
Franklin Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr.
1705–1794
Mary Suggett
1712–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Guilliams
1654–1713
Margaret Lawson
1658–1725
Edgecomb Suggett
1675–1724
Lucy
1690–

Jane Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Jane Riggs in Franklin Co VA
Franklin Co VA
1861
1861
Age 44
Death of Jane Riggs in Meigs Co TN
Meigs Co TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Franklin Co VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Meigs Co TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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