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Silas Riggs 1796–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: , Surry, North Carolina

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Wayne County, KY.

Father: Lott Riggs

Mother: Mary Ross

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Silas Riggs began in 1796 in , Surry, North Carolina. Silas Riggs passed away in 1863 in Wayne County, KY..

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Riggs began in 1796 in , Surry, North Carolina.
  • Silas Riggs passed away in 1863 in Wayne County, KY..

Immediate Family

Parents

Lott Riggs
1765–1813
Birth Location: White Plains,Surry, NC
LR
Mary Ross
1771–1850
Birth Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Silas Riggs
1796–1863
Birth Place: , Surry, North Carolina
Parents
Lott Riggs
1765–1813
White Plains,Surry, NC
Mary (Margaret "Peggy") Ross
1771–1850
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Riggs) II
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

Silas Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Silas Riggs in , Surry, North Carolina
, Surry, North Carolina
1863
1863
Age 67
Death of Silas Riggs in Wayne County, KY.
Wayne County, KY.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: , Surry, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Wayne County, KY.
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