William Riggs and Mary Dodson

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Husband William Riggs ¹

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           Born: 1750 - ? Maryland 1
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           Died: 1833 1
         Buried:  - Washington Co, PA

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• Note: This may be the same person as : William Riggs.

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Wife Mary Dodson ¹

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           Born: Abt 1755
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           Died: Dec 1819 1
         Buried:  - Washington Co, PA

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Mary [Unk].

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Children

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1 M Jeremiah Riggs ¹

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           Born: 17 Dec 1774 1
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2 F Eleanor Riggs ¹

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           Born: 3 Oct 1776 1
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3 M James Riggs ¹

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           Born: 14 Dec 1778 1
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4 M Abrillar Riggs ¹

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           Born: 11 Feb 1781 1
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5 M Thomas Riggs ¹

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           Born: 19 Feb 1783 1
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6 M William Riggs ¹

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           Born: 29 Apr 1785 1
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7 M Zachariah Riggs ¹

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           Born: 25 May 1787 1
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8 F Mary Riggs ¹

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           Born: 11 Jun 1789 1
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9 F Lucy Riggs ¹

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           Born: 16 Jul 1791 1
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10 M Noah Riggs ¹

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           Born: 6 Aug 1793 1
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11 F Elizabeth Riggs ¹

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           Born: 1795 1
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12 M Mahlon Riggs ¹

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           Born: 25 Dec 1797 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1886 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Lydia Williams (1800-Aft 1893) 2
           Marr: 10 Aug 1820 2

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13 F Anne Riggs ¹

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           Born: 1799 1
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General Notes: Husband - William Riggs

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The ancestors of this family were originally natives of Wales. At length a hardy band of pioneers joined an expedition to the New World. After landing in America they settled in Maryland, where their children grew to maturity and were married.

In early life he married, and in 1773 came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he took out a patent of land near Monongahela river, a portion of which was yet in the family name over one hundred years later. He served as vestryman in an Episcopal church prior to 1794, and in 1799 was licensed to preach by the authorities of the Methodist Episcopal Society.
He and his wife were both buried on the home farm.

Quite a number of his children lived to very old ages; several went to Marshall County, West Virginia, others to different parts of Ohio.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 618.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 619.