Re: Nancy Vawter & Samuel Rigg
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In reply to:
Nancy Vawter & Samuel Rigg
1/01/02
. Nancy Vawter b. 17 Mar 1786 Culpeper Co., VA. Alive at home 1800 and 1810 census Stokes Co., NC.
A descendant of Russell’s through Beverly is Mrs. W. H. Black, quite elderly but alive in the 1920’s who sent information from an old family Bible over 100 years old at that time to William Snyder Vawter who was updating the Grace Vawter Bicknell book “The Vawter Family in America” pub. In 1905, Hollenbeck Press, Indianapolis, IN.She states she copied the material from the Bible:“Russell and Mary Spark were parents name of Nancy Vawter that in a notation in the Bible that Nancy married H. Rigg.And about 27 years old when she died.That the Bible was more than 100 years old.”
In 1939,Miss M. Alpha Mitchell, granddaughter of Nancy Vawter Rigg, requested help from Wm. Snyder Vawter in locating her lineage.Her address at the time was 508 S. 2nd St. Springfield, IL. She states she had material that shows Nancy was a daughter of Russell.
However, the above material is misleading as we find Nancy Vawter married to Samuel Rigg living in McDonough Co., IL in 1850, near Bradford’s family and others of this line.
Samuel Rigg shown as Head of Household 1810 Stokes Co., NC Head of Household, Manufacturers census, near John Vaughter, George Taylor and James Larimore. Also in the same census is John Rigg.
Nancy Vawter b. 1786 NC d. aft. 1850 McDonough Co., IL m. Samuel Rigg b. ca 1783 MD.
Samuel came to NC about 1810, he left NC about 1815 moving first to Greenup Co., KY then to Sangamon Co., IL in ca 1828 then to McDonough Co., IL ca 1835.The parents of Samuel were Thomas and Sarah (Hammond) Riggs/Rigg.
Fred E. Crump Sr, email [email protected], sent information on the parents of Samuel Riggs.
His father, Thomas Riggs of Maryland m. Sarah Hammond. Their dau. Sarah Hannah Riggs m. Silas Crump.Silas Crump’s brother, William H. Crump m. Sarah Vawter dau. of John Vawter of Elbert Co., GA. (John the brother of Russell).John of Elbert being the son of Richard3, John2, Bartholomew1 Vawter of VA.
There are 2 histories of McDonough Co., IL that list the Rigg family.The first states that Samuel was a native of Rutherford Co., NC the other that he was born in Maryland as does the 1850 census of McDonough Co., IL.Samuel and Nancy are buried at the Rigg Cemetery in McDonough Co. located Bethel Twnp. SW ¼, Section 1.Six miles south of Macomb.Many of their children and grandchildren are buried there.Samuel and Nancy are shown in the 1810 census with one female daughter.In 1814 Stokes Co., NC deed book (2) 20 Sep 1814, Henry Jackson to Charles Duncam, 71 A on S. Beaver Island Creek adj. Samuel Riggs, Hugh Martin, Samuel Banks; wi. Hu. Martin, Samuel Banks, Russel Vawter. DB8 p282, 24 Sep 1814 Samuel Rigg to Charles Duncan 133 A on S. Beaver Island Creek adj. Samuel Shaw’s line; wit. Russel Vaughter, Henry Jackson, John Vauter.
(GJNote: John Vauter is the oldest son of Russell known as John M. Vawter of NC)
By 1820 they were in Greenup Co., KY shown on the census Samuel Rigg 300010-11010
In 1828 Samuel purchased Federal Land in Sangamong Co., IL, Land Records of State of IL, Public Land Sales, U. of IL, Chicago - Samuel Rigg, 21 Oct 1828 80 A.
1830 Census of Sangamon Co., IL Samuel Rigg is still located.By 1836 he purchased land in McDonough Co., IL, Bethel Township. (one parcel is where the Rigg cemetery is located).Four different land deeds are located for 1836.In 1840 and 1850 they are located in McDonough Co., IL near other relatives of the Vawters and Rigg/Riggs families.
1850 Census McDonough Co., IL Family #956
Samuel Rigg age 67 b. Maryland
Nancy age 63 b. VA
Peter age 23 Farmer b. KY
Alfred age 20 b. KY
Sarah A. age 15 b. IL (thought to be a grandchild)
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