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Jesse Riggs 1808 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Michell River, Surry Co.. NC.

Death Date: 14 Feb 1893

Death Location: Dobson, Surry Co., NC.

Father: Lott Riggs

Mother: Mary Ross

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Jesse Riggs was born in 1808 in Michell River, Surry Co.. NC., the child of Lott Riggs and Mary Margaret "Peggy" Ross. Jesse Riggs passed away in 1893 in Dobson, Surry Co., NC..

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Biography

  • Jesse Riggs was born in 1808 in Michell River, Surry Co.. NC., the child of Lott Riggs and Mary Margaret "Peggy" Ross.
  • Jesse Riggs passed away in 1893 in Dobson, Surry Co., NC..

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Jesse Riggs's Ancestors

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Jesse Riggs
1808 – 1893
Birth Place: Michell River, Surry Co.. NC.
Parents
Lott Riggs
1765 – 1813
White Plains,Surry, NC
Mary (Margaret "Peggy") Ross
1771 – 1850
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Riggs
1728 – 1798
Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Thompkins
1732 – 1810
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, Colonial America
John Ross
1747 – 1791
Ipswich, Massachusetts (?)
Mary Mitchell
1755 – 1788
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel )
1681 – 1773
Keziah *
1685 – 1750
Thomas Tompkins
1700 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward )
1636 – 1714
Mary Munn
1639 – 1689

Jesse Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Jesse Riggs in Michell River, Surry Co.. NC.
Michell River, Surry Co.. NC.
1893
14 Feb 1893
Age 85
Death of Jesse Riggs in Dobson, Surry Co., NC.
Dobson, Surry Co., NC.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Michell River, Surry Co.. NC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry Co., NC.

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