Individual Details
John RIGG
(1785 - Aft 1860)
8 Nov 1824 John Rigg marr Mary Johnston, wdo of Dickston Johnston
RN p. 64-65 1880 and 1900 Census, Richard declares his father's birthplace as Va. and his mother's birthplace as Va.
Rigg History (gathered by Glenn Bosley):
John had 5 children by his first marriage (wife not named).
Mary had 3 children by her first marriage.
Then John and Mary had 3 children.
Richard C. Rigg had four half brothers and two half sisters, Bettie and Mattie.
One married a Singleton and one a Russell. The half brothers names were Alfred, John, William, and Creth.
The Rigg and Collins family moved from Virginia to Kentucky.
Events
| Birth | 1785 | Virginia |  |  | |
| Birth | 1799 | | |||
| Census | 1800 | Kentucky | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1805 | Martha SHELTON | |||
| Residence | 1810 | Kentucky | | | |
| Census | 1810 | , Mercer, Kentucky | | | |
| Census | 1820 | Lawrenceburg Township, Franklin, Kentucky | | | |
| Marriage | 11 November 1824 | , Shelby, Kentucky - Mary COLLINS | | | |
| Marriage | 11 November 1824 | , Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Census | 1830 | S E District, Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Inventory-shared | 17 January 1831 | (Peter RIGG) , Shelby, Kentucky | | ||
| Note | 10 September 1831 | , Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Residence | 11 October 1832 | , Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Marriage | 11 December 1836 | , Shelby, Kentucky - Nancy HEDDEN | | ||
| Census | 1840 | , Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Census | 1850 | | |||
| Census | 1860 | Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky | | | |
| Census | 1860 | District 1, Spencer, Kentucky | | | |
| Occupation | 1860 | carpenter - Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky | | ||
| Death | Aft 1860 | Of Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky | |||
| Census | 1880 | , Shelby, Kentucky | | | |
| Reference No | 19922 | ||||
| Birth | North Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary COLLINS (1800 - 1836) |
| Child | Richard Collins RIGG (1829 - 1912) |
| Child | Lydia Ann RIGG (1831 - ) |
| Child | Mary Jane RIGG (1833 - 1865) |
| Spouse | Nancy HEDDEN (1789 - 1862) |
| Spouse | Martha SHELTON (1772 - 1824) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann RIGG (1806 - 1879) |
| Child | John Creath RIGG (1811 - 1885) |
| Child | William A. RIGG (1813 - 1870) |
| Child | Alfred B. RIGG (1814 - 1852) |
| Father | Peter RIGG (1760 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Richard Watson RIGG (1789 - 1869) |
| Sibling | James RIGG (1790 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth RIGG (1794 - 1860) |
| Sibling | David RIGG (1795 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Constantine RIGG (1802 - 1840) |
Notes
Birth
Death cert of son, Richard Collins Rigg, names birthplace of father as North CarolinaResidence
His father, Peter Rigg, came to Kentucky in 1810. Presumably the entire family came at the same time.Census
John RiggMales:
1 26 to 44
Females:
2 under 10
1 26 to 44
Census
p. 133Jno. Rigg
Males:
1 under 10
2 10 - 16
1 26 - 45
Females:
1 under 10
2 10 - 16
1 26 - 45
Marriage
This date is from the original handwritten record. Other common dates on websites, etc. are 8 Nov 1824; 11 Nov 1834 and others.Marriage
p. 120Rigg, John and Mary Johnston, widow of Dickson Johnston, M - 11 Nov 1824, B - William Collins
Census
p. 211 (next to John Collins)Males:
1 under 5
2 10 -15
1 15 - 20
1 40 - 50
Females:
2 5 - 10
1 20 -30
no slaves
Note
p. 124 - Power of AttorneyRichard W. Rigg of Morgan Co., Illinois appoint John Rigg of Shelby Co., KY my attorney in fact ... and empower him to sell my part in the whole of the lands which I own or am entitled to in the County of Shelby...
Residence
John Rigg and Mary his wife of Shelby Co., KYConstantine Rigg and Martha his wife of Anderson Co., KY
David Rigg and Sally his wife of Anderson Co., KY
Elizabeth Cardwell of Anderson Co., KY
Richard W. Rigg and Margaret his wife of Schyler Co., IL
All heirs of Peter Rigg, deceased.
194 3/4 acres on Beech Creek
Sold to Samuel Horine of Shelby Co., KY
Census
p. 164Males:
2 10 - 15
1 50 - 60
Females:
1 5 - 10
1 50 - 60
No Slaves
Census
cannot find in 1850 census - KY, IL, anywhereCensus
John Rigg, aged 75, carpenter, was still living in the 1860 census: Taylorsville PO, Spencer Co., KY. [Spencer Co. is directly south of Shelby Co.] He and his third wife, Nancy, were living withDaniel McMullin, apparently a son from her previous marriage. That gives a more precise estimate of his birthdate and confirms the location as Virginia.
Census
Daniel McMullin, 36, farmer, 1100, 1500, VA [dittos from above may be wrong]John Rigg, 75, carpenter, VA
Nancy Rigg, 71, VA
Nathaniel Proctor, 60, farm laborer, KY
Census
shows John's birth location as Virginia according to some of his childrenBirth
listed on death cert of son Richard C. Rigg as birthplaceEndnotes
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2. Census, 1880, MO, Clinton Co., birthplace Virginia - indicated by son Richard C. Riggs.
3. Queries, Kentucky Ancestors, Volume 6, No. 1, p. 53.
4. Census, 1800, KY - state census.
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8. Copied by Eula Richardson Hasskarl, 1983, Original handwritten record; 33976 Pt. 1, Bk. 2 Pg. 27.
9. Copied by Eula Richardson Hasskarl, 1983.
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11. Kentucky Bonds, 1816-1854.
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13. Rigg Peter - Deed of heirs, Oct. 11, 1832, Shelby Co., KY.
14. Copied by Eula Richardson Hasskarl, 1983, 976.9435 V2h Vol. II, p. 15.
15. (David Rigg, Sweet Briar, VA; rigg@number-one.org).
16. Census, 1840, KY, Shelby Co., John Rigg.
17. (David Rigg, Sweet Briar, VA; rigg@number-one.org).
18. 1860, District1, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky, page 16, line 27, , ; digital images, ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4231206_00424?pid=39599004&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D7667%26h%3D39599004%26tid%3D159286599%26pid%3D432083581827%26hid%3D1050617573656%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DbDs58%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=159286599&personid=432083581827&hintid=1050617573656&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bDs58&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.251141446.1950143194.1557886891-1767452642.1538534560 : accessed ).
19. 1860, District1, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky, page 16, line 27, , ; digital images, ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4231206_00424?pid=39599004&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D7667%26h%3D39599004%26tid%3D159286599%26pid%3D432083581827%26hid%3D1050617573656%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DbDs58%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=159286599&personid=432083581827&hintid=1050617573656&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bDs58&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.251141446.1950143194.1557886891-1767452642.1538534560 : accessed ).
20. Census, 1880, KY, Shelby Co., Film: T9-0442.