James RIGGS

1664 - Aft 1744  (80 years)

• Name	James RIGGS
  Born	18 Feb 1664	Newark, Essex, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LZDM-M4T
  LifeSketch	Unknown  [2]
  	Served as a ranger under Col. John Addison. James signe
  Will	21 Aug 1744	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2]
  	Will Book 24, p. 10
  _UID	D292B10FEB8C42B2B284D168938A09F01403
  Died	Aft 21 Aug 1744	Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America   [3]
  Person ID	I30022	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward John RIGGS, III,   b. 1636, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ,   d. 3 Jul 1715, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary MUNN,   b. 6 Dec 1639, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America ,   d. 6 Mar 1689, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Colonial America  (Age 49 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1667	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F14297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth RANGER,   b. 1668, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America ,   d. 1744, Prince George's County, Maryland  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1689	Newark, Essex, New Jersey
  Children	1. Jane RIGGS,   b. 1688,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Simeon RIGGS,   b. 1689,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Simeon RIGGS,   b. 1693, Prince George's County, Maryland ,   d. 4 Nov 1785, Connecticut  (Age 92 years)   4. Edmond RIGGS,   b. 25 Dec 1695, Prince Georges Parish, Montgomery, Maryland ,   d. 11 Apr 1784, Prince George Montgomery, Maryland  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F14098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Served as a ranger under Col. John Addison. James signed on May 19, 1698 as head of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River. Birth of sister Mary Riggs(1666– 1701) 1666 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Birth of brother Edward Riggs(1668– 1692) 1668 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Residence 1670 • Newark, Essex County, NJ Birth of brother Joseph Riggs(1675– 1744) 1675 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Birth of sister Martha Riggs(1677– ) 1677 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Birth of sister Elizabeth Riggs(1678– ) 1678 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Birth of brother John Riggs(1679– 1762) 1679 • Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States Birth of brother Samuel Riggs(1681– 1725) 1681 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Marriage 1684 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Elizabeth Ranger (1668– 1740) Marriage 1684 • New Birth of sister Charity Riggs(1685– 1774) 1685 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Death of mother Mary Munn(1639– 1688) 1688 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Birth of son Simeon Riggs(1689– ) 1689 Marriage 1689 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Elizabeth Ranger (1668– 1740) Birth of daughter Jane Riggs(1690– ) 1690 Marriage 1691 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Aphia Stroughton (1670– 1715) Death of brother Edward Riggs(1668– 1692) 1692 • Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States Birth of daughter Sarah Riggs(1695– ) 1695 Birth of son Edmond Riggs(1695– 1784) 25 Dec 1695 • Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death of sister Mary Riggs(1666– 1701) 1701 • Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States Death of father Edward Riggs III(1636– 1715) Mar 1715 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Death of sister Anna Riggs(1664– 1715) Mar 1715 • Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States Death of wife Aphia Stroughton(1670– 1715) 1715 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Death of brother Samuel Riggs(1681– 1725) 1725 • Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Death 21 Aug 1744 • Prince Georges, Frederick, Maryland, United States

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Dec 2021), entry for James Riggs, person ID GCCC-CDK. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Feb 2024), entry for James RIGGS, person ID LZDM-M4T. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 19 Sep 2024), entry for James RIGGS, person ID LZDM-M4T. (Reliability: 3).