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Children born in Middlebury.
2. Elizabeth, bant. Feb. 2, 1823; m. Charles Evans.
3. Lucius Higgins, bapt. Feb. 2. 1823; died young.
1. Horace Allen, born, 1818: m. first, Eliza Broughton, Nov. 10, 1831; second, Eunice Prichard; third. Kate C. Burwell, Oct. 21, 1876.
5. Harriet Augusta, bapt. Feb. 2, 1823; m. Julius Bronson.
REYNOLDS FAMILY.
I. James Reynolds married Lucinda Tuttle. He lived in West Haven and Southbury, Ct. It is stated that he came from Vermont. James was born, 1781: died Feb. 1. 1819. Lucinda was born, 1784; died Nov. 8, 1842, aged 58.
Children.
2. Emily, born Sept. 4. 1803; m, Nathaniel Richardson.
3. Elsie, born April 13, 1805; m. Clark Buckingham.
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4. Samantha, born Sept. 23. 1806; m. Sterling Washburn.
5. Lucinda, born April 18, 1808: died March 10, 1800.
6. James Wildman, born Dec. 28, 1800: died March 28, 1810.
7. Marion, born Jan. 24. 1811; m. first. Clark Miles; second, George W. Metcalf.
8 .. Charles, born Sept. 15. 1812.
9. Adela, born Jan. 12. 1815: m. George W. Washburn.
IO. Julia born Feb. 1. 1807.
8. Charles, son of James and Lucinda (Tuttle) Reynolds, married. first. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Yale) Hawkins, March 15. 1834: mar ried, second. Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Josiah and Hannah Betts (Joyce) Short. Nov. 29. 1843. ( By Rev. William Curtiss.) Charles died July 1. 1863. Eliza
beth died Oct. 12, 1037. Mary E. died Oct. 16. 1896.
Child by Elizabeth Hawkins.
11. John Yale, born Dec. 27, 1834.
Children by Mary E. Short.
1 2. Sarah Lucinda, born Aug. 25. 1844: m. Burr A. Howard.
13. Julia Elizabeth, born Feb. 4. 1846; m. Atwood Lindsley.
14. Charles James, born Oct. 2. 1847.
15. inomas Wildman, born Feb. 18. 1849; died Feb. 19. 1849.
16. hannah Eugenia, born March 8, 1850; m. Peter Ward.
17. Martha Ellen, born Feb. 1, 1852.
18. William Barnum, born Sept. 27. 1854: died Aug. 16, 1881.
10. Mary Emily, born June 3. 1858; m. George M. Waite. of Manches ter, Vermont, June 3. 1899.
11. John Yale, son of Charles and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Reynolds. mar ried Sarah, dan. of James and Jane Richardson, of Middlebury, Ct. John
Y. was in the Civil war. John Y. died April 1, 1868. Child.
20. Eugenia Yale, born Sept. 30. 1868: in. William Welcome, of New Haven, Ct .. 1896.
14. Charles James, son of Charles and Mary E. (Short) Reynolds, mar- ried Ella Bouton. dau. of Wesley and Mary ( Bouton) French. Dec. 24. 1874. Resides in Seymour. Ct.
Children.
21. Willie Ethan, born Dec. 3. 1880; died Sept. 11. 1882.
22. Eddie Charles, born Jan. 14, 1883: died Feb. 23. 1884.
23. Minnie E., born Nov. 17. 1889: died Sept. 10. 1890.
24. Charles F., born June 14. 1804.
RIGGS FAMILY.
1. Edward Riggs came from England to New England with his family. landing in Boston, 1633. He married, first, in England. Elizabeth: married. second. Elizabeth. It is said that he was born in Yorkshire, about 1590. Hc first located in Roxbury, Mass. Edward died in 1672. Elizabeth died Aug .. 1635. Elizabeth died in 1669.
Children.
2. Edward, born about 1614. in England.
3. Lydia, born. 1616: died Aug., 1633.
4. John, born. 1618; died, 1634.
5. Elizabeth, born, 1622; m. Mr. Allen.
6. Mary, born, 1625; m. Mr. Twitchell.
2. Sergt. Edward, son of Edward and Elizabeth Riggs, married Eliza beth Roosa, April 5. 1635. She was a dau. of a family by that name who settled in Boston. In 1637 he was a sergeant in the Pequot war. In 1640
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he located in Milford. Ct .. and in 1655 he was associated with Edward Wooster, Richard Baldwin, John Browne. Robert Dennison. John Burnett and Francis French, in the purchase and settlement of Paugassett. now Derby, Ct. It was at his house that the two judges. Whaley and Goff, who assisted in con- demning King Charles I to death, were secreted while the English soldiers were loking for them along the Connecticut shore. In 1667 he removed with his family (with the exception of his son Samuel, who remained in Derby) to Newark, New Jersey. Edward died in Newark, 1668. His widow, Elizabeth. married Caleb Carwithe, previous to 1671.
Children.
7. Edward, born about 1636; m. Mary.
8. Samuel. born, 1640.
9. Joseph, born. 1642: m. Hannah Browne. IO. Mary, born. 1644: m. George Day.
8. Ensign Samuel, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Roosa) Riggs, mar- ried Sarah, dan. of Richard and Elizabeth (Alsop) Baldwin, of Milford, Ct., June 14. 1667: married, second, Mrs. Sarah Washburn, May 6, 1713. Mr. Riggs was one of the leading men of the town of Derby, holding some of the most responsible positions in the gift of his fellow townsmen. He was also one of the largest land holders. He was associated with Col. Ebenezer Johnson in the purchase of land at Pinesbridge. Samuel died. 1738.
Children.
II. Elizabeth, born June 1668; m. Robert Bassett.
12. Samtiel, born Oct. 8. 1670; probably died unmarried.
13. Sarah, born. 1672; died, 1672.
14. Sarah, born May 3, 1674; m. Jonathan Lum, Oct. 10, 1700.
I 5. John, born April 1, 1676.
16. Ebenezer, born Oct. 15. 1678.
17. Edward, born Oct. 7. 1680.
18. Hannah, born Feb. 24. 1683: m. Abraham Harger, 1703.
19. Joseph, born Feb. 22, 1686; died Oct. 22, 1707.
15. Capt. John, son of Ensign Samuel and Sarah (Baldwin) Riggs, mar- ried Elizabeth, dau. of Agur and Hannah Tomlinson, of Great Hill. Feb. 23. 1700. He lived on his father's homestead. He was honored by his towns- men with many important offices. He, with his nephew. Samuel Bassett, rep- resented the town of Derby in the General Court for thirty years. He was the most noted in his town in his day. He was commissioned Captain in 1722. Capt. John died Sept. 24. 1755. Elizabeth died April 17. 1747.
Children.
20. Samuel, born Jan. 2, 1701; m. Abigail Gunn.
21. Anne, born June 10, 1704: in. Samuel Hull.
22. Elizabeth, born June 17. 1706; m. Daniel Holbrook.
23. Joseph, born Feb. 13. 1710.
24. Sarah, born Dec. 17, 1711: m. first. John Bowers; second. Rev. Dan- iel Humphreys.
20. Samuel, son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Riggs, mar- ried Abigail Gunn, Jan. 6. 1726.
Children.
25. Elizabeth, born. 1727: died May 27. 1738. 26. Abigail, born March 3. 1728. 27. Mercy, born Dec. 6. 1730; m. Joseph Hawkins. 28. Elizabeth, born Nov. 21. 1733-
23. Lieut. Joseph, son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Riggs, married Mabel, dau. of Gideon and Abigail (Chatfield) Johnson, of Chuse- town, Feb. 20, 1740. Resided in Oxford, Ct. She was born Aug. 24, 1719. Lieut. Joseph died March 31, 1792. Mabel died Dec. 1, 1806.
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Children.
20. Hannah, born Dec. 21. 1740; m. Alexander Johnson.
30. John, born April 10. 1743.
31. Joseph, born May 20, 1746.
32. Samuel, born Nov. 21. 1750; died Sept. 21, 1766.
33. Mabel, born May 5. 1759; died May 12, 1801.
30. John, Esq., son of Lieut. Joseph and Mabel (Johnson) Riggs. married Elizabeth, dan. of Zachariah and Sarah (Tomlinson) Hawkins, 1770. She was born Jan. 10. 1740. Resided in Oxford. John died June 18. 1814.
Elizabeth died Oct. 3. 1815.
Children.
34. Betty, born Ang. 15. 1768; m. Joel Perry.
35. Samuel, born Ang. 7. 1770.
36. John, born Dec. 22. 1771.
37. Mary. horn Nov. 20, 1773: m. Philo Beecher.
38. Joseph, born Oct. II. 1775.
39. Nabby, born April 2. 1779: m. R. T. Nichols.
40. Gideon, born Jan. 30. 1782.
41. Annie, born June 30, 1784: m. Ebenezer Umberfield.
42. Lucy, born Jan. 17, 1787: m. Roswell Candee.
43. Leverett, born July 17, 1788.
35. Samuel, son of John, Esq .. and Elizabeth ( Hawkins) Riggs, married Charity, dan. of Ebenezer and Anne (Thompson) Riggs, of Oxford, Ct .. Oct. 27. 1791. Resided in Oxford, Ct. It is stated that this couple had twenty- one children. Samuel died Nov. 18. 1835. Children.
44. Eunice. b. June 27. 1797: m. Harvey Tyler. Feb. 1. 1814.
45. Ebenezer. twins. born June 27. 1797: died young.
46. Lemon, born July 19, 1799: died April 19. 1842.
47. Elizabeth. twins. born Ang. 2. 1801; died June 20, 1818.
48. Anna. born Aug. 2. 1801: died Oct. 8. 1801.
49. Pierpoint, born May 18, 1803: died Oct. 28. 1825.
50. Charity, born April 9. 1805: died Nov. 5. 1819.
51. Anson, born April 19, 1807.
52. Jane, born Nov. 11, 1800: died Sept. 15. 1820.
53. Samuel, born April 29, 1818: died June 17. 1872.
46. Lemon, son of Samuel and Charity Riggs, married Lina
Resided on Chestnut Tree Hill. Oxford, Ct. Lemon died April 19. 1842. Children.
54. Mary Jane, born April 19. 1823. 55. Charles Pierpoint, born Nov. 30, 1827.
51. Anson, son of Samuel and Charity Riggs, married Catherine, dau. of Eenezer and Anne (Riggs) Umberfield. Resided in Seymour. Anson died March 23, 1868. Catherine died June 16. 1886. Children.
56. Myron, born 57. Howard, born -: died Nov. 13. 1862.
36. John, son of John, Esq., and Elizabeth ( Hawkins) Riggs, married. first. Mary, dau. of Isaac and Mary ( Ball) Beecher. Jan. 1. 1793: married. sec ond. Betsey, dau. of Joseph and Hawkins, March 6, 1820, and lo cated on Bungay, on land given him by his father, in the town of Seymour. John died Nov. 14, 1855. Mary died Dec. 16. 1827. Betsey died July 18. 1849.
Children.
58. Hannah Maria, born May 7. 1793: died June 4. 1813. 59. Laura, born May 7. 1795: m. John Davis.
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60. Mary, born March 13. 1798; m. John Moshier.
61. John H., born Jan. 6, 1801; died Oct. 10. 1805.
62. Lucinda, born May 20, 1804; m. Warren French.
63. Tharza, born Oct. 26. 1807; 11. first. John Humphries; second, D Joshua Kendall.
64. John, born Oct. 25, 1811; died unmarried in Hartford, Ct.
65. Harpin, born Dec. 9. 1813.
66. Henry, born Jan. 15, 1816.
65. Harpin, son of John and Mary (Beecher) Riggs, married Harrie dau. of Hiram and Sarah (Harrison) Upson, May 17, 1840. Resided on h father's place on Bungay. Harpin died Jan. 26, 1900. Harriet died Oc 30, 1893.
Children.
67. John H., born April 5, 1841.
68. Royal B., born Oct. 6, 1844; in. Mary Reynolds Dunn; no issue.
69. Hiram U., born Dec. 20, 1846; died July 4. 1852.
70. Louise B., born Sept. 4. 1849: in. Norman Sperry.
71. Sarah M., born June 5, 1852; m. George A. James.
72. Harriet I., born April 2, 1856: m. Joseph G. Redshaw.
73. Mary B., born Feb. 4, 1859; in. Gilbert E. Osborn.
67. John H., son of Harpin and Harriet (Upson) Riggs, married Adell Kennedy, of Naugatuck, Ct., May 17, 1866. John H. was in the Civil war enlisted in the Seventh C. V. Resides in Seymour:
Children.
74. Alice L., born April 15. 1867; m. Bertley Hinman, Nov. 15, 1885.
75. Elizabeth Atwood, born Aug. 4. 1869; m. Thomas J. Jeffries, Oct. 2. 1897.
76. John Harpin, born July 23, 1872.
76. John Harpin, son of John H. and Adella (Kennedy) Riggs, marrie Jean Lawson, of Seymour, at Brewsters, N. Y .. Jan., 1892.
Children.
77. Harriet Elizabeth, born Jan. 10, 1803. 78. Bessie, born March 15. 1895; died Dec. 28, 1901.
66. Henry, son of John and Mary (Beecher) Riggs, married Mary Am dau. of Treat and Sally (Lum) Bradley. Mary Ann was born Sept. 21, 1810 Henry died July 23. 1864. Mary Ann died July 14, 1900. Children.
79. Sarah, born, 1842; died June 17, 1843.
80. Mary, born - -; in. Albert E. Clark.
38. Joseph, son of John, Esq., and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Riggs, marrie Lydia Alling, Oct. 2, 1799.
Children.
81. David Noyes, bapt. Sept. 21, 1800.
82. Minerva, bapt. Feb. 25. 1802.
83. Merrit, born Jan. 21, 1804; died March 18, 1804.
84. Julia, born Aug. 18, 1806.
85. Harriet, born July 29, 1809; 11. Harry Wooster.
86. Polly, born Oct. 6, 1810.
87. Mary, born July 15, 18II.
88. John, born March 15, 1815.
89. Harpir, born Aug. 19, 1817.
90. Lucy Ann. born Sept. 7, 1821; 11. Terrill.
83. Merrit, son of Joseph and Lydia (Alling) Riggs, married Tharz. Smith. Removed from Oxford to Harwinton, Ct. Merrit died Feb. 7, 1864 He removed from Harwinton to Orangeburg, South Carolina, about 1842.
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Children born in Harwinton, C't.
91. George Smith, born July 16, 1820: m. Mrs. Martha Annet
92. John Wales, born Oct. 17. 1831.
93. Rev. Charles Hart, born Oct. 19. 1835: m. Marietta MCEwen.
94. Henry Harpin, born June 2. 1840: 11. Jane Smith.
Children born in Orangeburg.
95. Margaret Lydia, born Sept. 27. 1846; m. Francis Way.
96. Mary Agnes, born June 4. 1849: m. Charles H. Plumb.
40. Major Gideon, son of John, Esq., and Elizabeth ( Hawkins) Riges. married Susan Pitcher, of Oxford. Ct .. Nov .. 1804. She was born Dec. 27. 1780. Removed to Kirtland, Ohio.
Children.
97. Dwight, born May 12, 1807.
98. Harpin, born April 12, 1800.
99. Burr, born April 17, 1811.
100. Dr. John, born Dec. 20, 1812.
101. Marietta, born Feb. 10. 1816; died Sept. 25. 1822.
102. Henrietta, born Feb. II. 1818.
103. Adam, born Dec. 20. 1819.
43. Leverett. son of John. Esq .. and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Riggs, mar- ried. first. Betsey Wheeler. 1812: married, second. Rachel erett died Sept. 8, 1848. in Oxford, Ct. Betsey died Feb. 26. 1816. Rachel died May 5. 1860.
Children by Betsey Wheeler.
107. Sabra M., born July 22, 1813: m. Ransom Hudson, Dec. 3. 1837.
108. Betsey, born Aug. 31, 1815: m. Russell Stevens, Aug. 3. 1842. Children by Rachel.
109. Clark, born, 1818.
IIO. Elliot, born, 1820: m. Eliza Hawley, Dec. 31. 1846.
III. Eliza, born, 1822.
II2. Charles, born, 1824.
II3. Nancy, born. 1826.
31. Joseph, son of Lient. Joseph and Mabel (Johnson) Riggs, married Rachel Chatfield, May, 1766: married, second. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Mary Johnson, Feb. 26. 1783. Elizabeth was born Feb. 25. 1742. Joseph died May 20, 1822. Rachel died May 4. 1778. Elizabeth died, 1842. Children by Rachel Chatfield.
II4. Hannah, born March 6. 1767: m. Josiah Whitney, 1784.
115. Elizabeth Ann, born April 23. 1769; m. Daniel Holbrook.
116. Samuel, born Jan. 27. 1771; m. Polly Wiseman.
117. Betty, born June II. 1775: m. John Hotchkiss. Children by Elizabeth Johnson.
118. Ranford, born Jan. 12. 1784: m. Deborah Baldwin.
110. Rachel, born Jan. 20, 1786: m. Lewis Remer.
120. Joseph H., born Oct. 9. 1793: m. Betsey Baldwin.
116. Samuel, son of Joseph and Rachel ( Chatfield) Riggs, married Polly. dau. of the Rev. Mr. Wiseman (or Wildman) of Southbury. Ct .. Sept. 24. 1792. Samuel died April. 1851.
Children.
121. Deodatus. 122. Starr.
123. Benjamin.
124. Mary. 125. Burr. 126. Eliza.
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118. Ranford. son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Johnson) Riggs, married Deborah, dau. of Dr. Silas and Mary (Plumb) Baldwin. Ranford was killed by lightning April 10, 1832. Deborah died Jan. 26, 1868. Children.
127. William Edgar. 128. John Sidney.
127. William Edgar, son of Ranford and Deborah (Baldwin) Riggs, mar- ried Harriet Crittenden, of West Haven, Ct. William E. was killed by the cars in Milford, Ct.
Children.
I20. Ranford, born, 1828.
I 30. Charles, born
131. Eliza, born - -: m. James Eber Doolittle.
132. Belle Harriet, born, 1841; in. Edward Dyer, 1855.
128. John Sidney, son of Ranford and Deborah (Baldwin) Riggs, mar- ried Maria Pardee, of Milford, Ct. Maria was born 1812. John Sidney died April, 1870. Maria died April 3. 1850. Children.
133. Joseph, born April, 1832; m. Elmira Alling.
134. Julia Ann, born Dec. 18, 1833: m. Joseph Clark, 1856.
135. Jane Emeline, born Aug., 1835; m. Benjamin Smith.
1.36. Mary L., born Aug. 20, 1841; m. George C. Wood, 1864.
I37. Wilsana, born Oct. 6. 1843; m. Noah J. Patrick, 1860.
138. Anna Belle, born Sept., 1845; m. George White.
1,39. Fannie, born Aug., 1848; m. Ambrose E. Beardsley.
140. Walter, born April 1, 1850; m. Emma Luffey.
120. Joseph Harvey, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Johnson) Riggs, mar- ried Betsey Baldwin, of Woodbridge, Ct., Jan. 8, 1818. He was a farmer, and at his death the old Riggs homestead passed out of the Riggs name. Jos- enh H. died Dec. 31, 1879. Betsey died May 10, 1874. She was born April IO, 1794.
Children.
142. Elizabeth, born March 18, 1819; died Dec. 5. 1840.
143. Hezekiah D., born Sept. 5. 1824: died July 21, 1840.
144. Charlotte C., born Oct. 21, 1827; m. Linson DeForest.
16. Ebenezer. son of Ensign Samuel and Sarah (Baldwin) Riggs, mar- ried Lois, probably the dau. of Joseph and Mercy (Johnson) Hawkins. He resided on a farm given him by his father at Pinesbridge, Ct. Ebenezer died and his widow, Lois, married Samuel Wheeler, of Stratford. Wheeler died and she married, third, John Obertus. He died and she married Abra- ham Tomlinson, of Derby, July 4. 1728. She died Sept. II, 1767, aged 87.
Children.
145. Ebenezer, born April 15. 1707.
146. Lois, born July 10, 1709. 147. John, born Dec. 27, 1712.
145. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Lois Riggs, married Rachel Peck,
of Waterbury, July 4, 1733. Ebenezer's grandfather Samuel gave him a farm before he was one year of age. Lived at Pinesbridge. Ebenezer died June 27, 1785. Rachel died March 19, 1791. Children.
148. Rachel, born May 24. 1734; died May 25. 1740.
I.49. Esther, born July 24, 1736.
1 50. Ebenezer, born Nov. 17, 1738; died May 20, 1740.
151. Rachel, born Jan. 23, 1741; m. Gad Bristol, May 1, 1760.
152. Lois, born July 25, 1743; died Aug., 1751.
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153. Eunice, born Oct. 14. 1745: m. Lieut. Thomas Clark. Feb. 14. 170.
154. Ebenezer, born Jan. 22. 1748.
155. Jeremiah, born July 1. 1750.
156. Joseph, born Aug. 17. 1753.
154. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Peck) Riggs, married Anne. dan. of Capt. Jabez and Sarah (Gunn) Thompson. She was born March 5. 1753; married, second, Ann Andrews. Ebenezer died March 28, 1828. Anne died April 14, 1812.
Children.
157. Charity, bapt. May 20, 1776; m. Samnel Riggs.
158. Lucinda, bapt. June 10, 1778; m. Elias Scott.
159. Eunice, bapt. -; m. Abel Wheeler.
160. Ann, bapt.
161. Millissa, bapt. -; m. Isaiah Candee. 1807.
162. Ebenezer Anson, bapt.
162. Ebenezer Anson, son of Capt. Ebenezer and Anne (Thompson) Riggs, married Sabra, dau. of Philo and Anna (Wooster) Holbrook, April 8. 1802. Sabra was born May 2, 1784. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Ebenezer
died Jan. 17, 1808. aged 87. Anna died April 14. 1812, aged 59.
Children.
163. Mellissa, born
164. Ebenezer, born. 1781.
164. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Sabra (Holbrook) Riggs, married Julia M., dau. of Col. John and Mehitable (Thomas) Davis; married, second. Ebenezer died Julia M. died Aug. 9. 1844.
Children.
165. Lucinda, born -; m. Henry Church.
166. Dewitt, born : m. Elizabeth T. Strong.
167. Homer, born 111. Mary E. Davis.
168. Bernice, born : m. Charles Meggs.
169. N. Clark, born
155. Jeremiah, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Peck) Riggs, married Anne Woodruff, Aug. II. 1768. He first located in Litchfield, Ct .. 1774. In 1800 he removed to Livonia, New York. Jeremiah died, 1820, at Livonia. Anne died Sept. 1, 1808, at Livonia.
Children.
170. Esther, born. 1772; m. Eldad Gibbs.
171. Samuel, born, 1774: m. first. Catherine Shaw: second, Betsey Rigby.
172. Jeremiah, born March 21. 1778; m. Lucy Peck. Jan. 9, 1803.
173. Susan, born. 1780; m. Jonathan Scott.
174. Anna, born. 1782: m. John Doolittle.
175. Clarissa, born, 1786: m. first. Daniel Crockett; second. David George.
176. Ransom, born March 6, 1789: m. Sarah Freemain. 177. Lorrin, born, 1791: died. 1793. 178. Harvey, born Ang. 15. 1793: m. Mary Tufts, 1813.
171. Samuel, son of Jeremiah and Anne (Woodruff) Rigos, married. first, Catherine Shaw. She died and he married, second, Betsey Rigby, in Oxford, June 30, 1800.
Children by Betsey Rigby.
179. Merrit, born Nov. 17. 1800: m. Harriet Kellogg. 180. William B., born, 1802: m. Eliza Bassett, Feb. 14, 1830.
18I. Samuel, born, 1804.
182. Joseph, born, 1806; m. Mary Cady, Jan. 30, 1831.
183. Isaac, born, 1808.
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184. Harvey born, 1810.
185. Maria, born, 1812.
186. Esther, born, 1814.
156. Joseph, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Peck) Riggs, married Anne, dat. of Dea. Joseph and Sarah (Stilson) Canfield, Nov. 13, 1775. She was born Oct. 17. 1751. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Joseph died March 9, 1791. Children.
187. Betsey, bapt. May II, 1777; m. Ethiel Lounsbury, 1796.
188. Ann, bapt. Aug. 9, 1778.
189. David Johnson, bapt. July 4, 1779.
190. Levi, bapt .. 1781; m. first, Nancy Washburn, 1799; second, Mary
191. Joseph. bapt. April. 1787; died March 25, 1794.
192. Anne, bapt. May 31, 1789.
193. Lorin, bapt., 1793; died May 10, 1794.
194. Lerah, bapt., 1793; died, 1813.
147. John, son of Dea. Ebenezer and Lois Riggs, married Hannah, dau. of Lieut. Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Hine) Johnson, Oct. 29. 1734. She was born Nov. 17, 1710. Resided in Oxford, Ct. John died, 1803. Hannah died May 20, 1800.
Children.
195. John, born Aug. 31. 1735.
196. Edward, born April 24, 1737.
197. Hannah, born Nov. 7, 1738.
198. Moses, born May 26, 1740; died July 26, 1740.
199. Ann, born June 14, 1741.
200. Jabez, born June 28, 1744; m. Sarah Osborn, Sept., .1769; died June 10, 1772.
201. Elizabeth, bapt., 1750.
203. Ann, bapt. March 15, 1755.
Peet, of Oxford. June 13, 1757.
195. John, son of John and Hannah (Johnson) Riggs, married Abigail Resided at Pinesbridge. Children.
204. James, born Nov. 9. 1758; located Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y.
205. Abner, born 1760; m. Phebe Rowland, Aug. 22, 1780, and removed to Redding, Ct.
206. John, bapt., 1763; went west.
207. Abigail, bapt. July 16, 1765.
208. Huldah, bapt. Jan. 30, 1769; died Nov. 9, 1802.
200. Polly, bapt. Feb. 26, 1786; m. Jobannah Gunn.
210. Huldah, bapt. July 10, 1796; m. Jobannah Gunn.
196. Edward son of John and Hannah (Johnson) Riggs, married Lois Osborn, of Waterbury, May 16, 1759. Resided at Pinesbridge. Edward
died Oct. 31, 1776. Lois died April. 16, 1782. Children.
211. Moses, born april 10, 1760.
212. Edward, born Jan. 24. 1762; died July 21, 1821.
213. David, born Aug. 14, 1765.
214. Thomas, born, 1767.
215. Isaac, born, 1769; m. Sarah Wheeler, May 10, 1795.
211. Moses, son of Edward and Lois (Osborn) Riggs, married Susan- nah, dan. of Samuel and Sarah (Chatfield) Tucker, Sept. 26, 1780; married, second, Eunice Clark, Oct. 1, 1799; married, third,
Moses died Sept. 15. 1838. Betsey died Sept. 12, 1828, aged 40.
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Children by Susannah.
216. Sheldon, born about 178t; m. Rebecca Lingham.
217. Leman, born, 1783; m. Patty Clark.
218. Harriet, born, 1785; m. Daniel Holbrook.
219. Moses, born, 1787: m. Grace Holbrook.
220. Susan, born, 1780; m. Ezra L. Bassett.
221. Simon, born. 1701.
222. Thomas, born, 1793: m. Wattie G. Smith. Children by Second Wife.
223. Clara. born. 1706: m. David Johnson.
224. Eliza, born. 1798; m. Levi Johnson.
225. Garry, born Dec. 6, 1800.
225. Garry, son of Moses and Susannah Riggs, married Sally Clark, 1822. She was born July 11. 1807. Garry died Feb. 11, 1892. in Ansonia. Ct. Sally lied Feb. 1, 1872, in Ansonia, Ct.
Children.
226. Sarah, born March 13, 1825; m. first, George Fuller, 1845; second, David French.
227. Mary Jane, born July 27. 1831: m. James Pemberton, 1850.
228. Myron Clark, born Nov. 22. 1832.
228. Myron Clark, son of Garry and Sally ( Clark) Riggs, was an officer in the Marine Corps. U. S. N. At the outbreak of the Civil war he resigned and united with the Southern navy, where he remained through the war. At the time of his death he was auditor of the great International Northern Rail- way, with his office at Houston, Texas. He married Rebecca Thaw, of Washington, D. C .. 1859. Myron died July 7, 1873. Rebecca died July 6, 1880.
Children.
220. Edward Fisk, born April 27. 1860; m. Martha K. Harrington.
230. John Thaw. born Sept. 29. 1863: m. Helen Wysong.
231. Eliza S., born Dec. 26, 1866; m. James E. Blackwell.
232. Frank, born. 1868: died. 1869.
233. Jesse Tutt, born March 16, 1871; resides in Washington.
213. David, son of Edward and Lois (Osborn) Riggs. married, first, Betty; married, second. Hannah Wheeler. Nov. 9, 1704.
Children by Betty.
234. Stephen, born, 1785: bapt. June 22, 1704.
236. Philo, born, 1790; bapt. June 22. 1794.
237. Esther, born, 1793: bapt. June 22, 1794. Children by Hannah Wheeler.
238. Eli, born Sept. 23. 1799.
239. Joel, born Sept., 1804.
234. Stephen, son of David and Betty Riggs, married Sarah Wheeler. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Stephen died Nov. 28, 1872. Sarah died Jan. 5. 1878.
Children.
240. Joseph, born : m. Julia Beecher: no issue.
241. Lucinda, born ; m. first. Eleazer Talmadge: second, Wil-
lis Pushey.
242. Minerva, born -: m. William Warner, of Hamden, Ct.
243. Maria, born -; m. Sheldon Sanford.
244. Clarissa, born -; m. Nathan Dowd.
245. Nancy. born -; m. Horace Wooster.
246. David, born Dec. 29. 1830: m.
247. Jane, born -: m. John Warner, of Hamden.
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SEYMOUR, PAST AND PRESENT.
246. David, son of Stephen and Sarah (Wheeler) Riggs, married Mary, dau. of Victory and Lorane (Baldwin) Lounsbury, of Oxford, Ct., Sept. 19, 1853. Mary was born Feb. 8. 1834. Resides at Pinesbridge.
Children.
248. Fannie, born Nov. 17, 1854; m. Harris Osborn. 249. Frederick O., born Sept. 22, 1856; m. Lizzie Billerwell.
250. Elmer, born April 18, 1862; m. Nettie Sanford.
25I. Edgar C., born Dec. 8, 1864.
252. Dudley C., born April 15, 1870; m. Sadie Patterson.
238. Eli, son of David and Hannah (Wheeler) Riggs, married Susan L. Bronson, 1834. She was born, 1803. Eli died Dec. II, 1879, aged 80. Susan L. died Aug. 19, 1850.
Children.
253. John Frederick, born Aug. 15, 1835, in Humphreysville; m. Sarah Belden.
254. James T., born Sept. 23, 1837; m. Henrietta Perry.
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