one barton family.net's Genealogy Project
Thomas Riggs

Thomas Riggs[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male Abt 1633 - 1722  (~ 89 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Thomas Riggs 
    Birth Abt 1632/3  Hawkshead Parish, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13
    • He was 90 when he died.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 25 Mar 1633  Hawkshead Parish, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Event 3 Feb 1646/7  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    apprenticed for 9 years to Richard Barlow, scrivener
    Occupation schoolmaster  [4]
    Property 1658  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    received a land grant
    Location:
    Goose Cove
    Occupation Between 1665 and 1716  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 12, 14
    town clerk
    Death 26 Feb 1721/2  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 10, 11, 12
    Person ID I11159  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2019 

    Father Robert Rigge,   b. Abt 1610   d. 1670 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F10514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth ________,   b. Abt 1642   d. 16 Jun 1722, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1695  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 11, 15, 16
    Family ID F4136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Mary Millett,   b. 21 Aug 1639, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1694/5, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [10, 17, 18
    Marriage 7 Jun 1658  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 19
    Children 
     1. Mary Riggs,   b. 6 Mar 1658/9, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Thomas Riggs, Jr.,   b. 7 Dec 1666, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1756, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Thomas Riggs,   b. 23 Jan 1660/1, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1660/1, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +4. John Riggs,   b. 25 Feb 1669/70, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1748, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Sarah Riggs,   b. 16 Feb 1661/2, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ann Riggs,   b. 27 Apr 1664, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Elizabeth Riggs,   b. 22 Apr 1672, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Abigail Riggs,   b. 29 Dec 1678, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Andrew Riggs,   b. 8 Jan 1681/2, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1632/3 - Hawkshead Parish, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 25 Mar 1633 - Hawkshead Parish, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - apprenticed for 9 years to Richard Barlow, scrivener - 3 Feb 1646/7 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received a land grant,Location:
    Goose Cove - 1658 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1658 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - town clerk - Between 1665 and 1716 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Oct 1695 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Feb 1721/2 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    coa_riggs.jpg
    coa_riggs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • *** questions regarding his parents ***

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 541, 00192.

    2.  2.  [S17] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 3, 113, 00419.

    3.  3.  [S17] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 3, 122, 00419.

    4.  4.  [S300] History of Gloucester, MA, 49, 00271.

    5.  5.  [S300] History of Gloucester, MA, 319, 00271.

    6.  6.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 625, 00395.

    7.  7.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 4:364, 00390.

    8.  8.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 42:147, 00390.

    9.  9.  [S867] TAG, 82:120, 00863.

    10.  10.  [S1357] NEXUS, 6:20, 00206.

    11.  11.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 542, 00192.

    12.  12.  [S359] Vital Records of Gloucester, MA, Vol. 3, 258, 00580.

    13.  13.  [S867] TAG, 82:121, 00863.

    14.  14.  [S867] TAG, 82:122, 00863.

    15.  15.  [S359] Vital Records of Gloucester, MA, Vol. 3, 256, 00580.

    16.  16.  [S504] Vital Records of Gloucester, MA, Vol. 2, 455, 00579.

    17.  17.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 164:89, 00390.

    18.  18.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 107592730, 00974.

    19.  19.  [S504] Vital Records of Gloucester, MA, Vol. 2, 452, 00579.