Jeremiah Riggs
1694 - 1716 (22 years)1. Jeremiah Riggs was born on 5 Oct 1694 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA (son of John Riggs and Ruth Wheeler); died on 3 Dec 1716 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Family/Spouse: Rachel Haskell. Rachel (daughter of Joseph Haskell and Rachel Elwell) was born on 13 Mar 1697 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in Dec 1730 in Cumberland County, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Mary Riggs was born on 23 Feb 1733 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Joseph Riggs was born on 12 Sep 1721 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Wheeler Riggs was born on 31 Aug 1719 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Hannah Riggs was born on 1 Feb 1729 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Andrew Riggs was born on 21 Nov 1732 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Stephen Riggs was born on 7 Oct 1735 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Abigail Riggs was born on 18 May 1726 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA; died in Sep 1795 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Jeremiah Riggs was born on 6 Jun 1731 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Rachel Riggs was born on 10 Nov 1717 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jonathan Riggs was born on 27 Dec 1728 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
- Ruth Riggs was born on 18 Nov 1723 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Jul 1779 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
2. John Riggs was born on 1 Jan 1669 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Thomas Riggs and Mary Millit); died on 12 Jan 1748 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Birth:
Goose CoveJohn married Ruth Wheeler on 1 Jan 1690 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth (daughter of Henry Wheeler and Abigail Allen) was born on 15 May 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1732 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ruth Wheeler was born on 15 May 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Henry Wheeler and Abigail Allen); died on 28 Sep 1732 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Children:
- Abigail Riggs was born on 10 Sep 1702 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Aug 1744 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Rachel Riggs was born on 30 Aug 1704 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Ruth Riggs was born on 16 Feb 1712 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Aug 1744.
- Elizabeth Riggs was born on 26 Jun 1707 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jonathan Riggs was born on 3 Jan 1699 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jan 1699 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- John Riggs was born on 22 Mar 1691 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died between 30 Mar 1732 and 1733 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Comfort Riggs was born on 3 Mar 1698 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Riggs was born about 1693 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died about 1693.
- Mary Riggs was born on 30 Jun 1696 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Jan 1742 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Jonathan Riggs was born on 20 Dec 1700 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Dec 1759 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
- Ruth Riggs was born on 4 Nov 1690 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Aug 1711 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1. Jeremiah Riggs was born on 5 Oct 1694 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA; died on 3 Dec 1716 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Riggs was born about 1631 in England (son of Edward Riggs and Elizabeth Holmes); died on 26 Jan 1722 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1664, Massachusetts, USA
Notes:
Thomas married Mary Millit on 7 Jun 1658 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Thomas Millet and Mary Grenaway) was born on 26 Aug 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jan 1695 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Millit was born on 26 Aug 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Thomas Millet and Mary Grenaway); died on 23 Jan 1695 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Children:
- Mary Riggs was born on 6 Mar 1659 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Jan 1698 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Andrew Riggs was born on 8 Jan 1682 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Thomas Riggs was born on 7 Dec 1666 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in Aug 1756 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 2. John Riggs was born on 1 Jan 1669 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Jan 1748 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
6. Henry Wheeler was born on 8 Feb 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 8 Feb 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (son of John Wheeler and Agnes Yoeman); died in 1696 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
- Immigration: 1634, USA; John Wheeler brought his wife Agnes and six children aboard the "Mary and John" to Colonial New England
Notes:
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Birth:
St EdmundsHenry married Abigail Allen on 18 Jun 1686 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was born on 4 Jan 1639 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1696 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Abigail Allen was born on 4 Jan 1639 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1696 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Children:
- 3. Ruth Wheeler was born on 15 May 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1732 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Edward Riggs was born in Mar 1589 in Lincolnshire, England (son of Edward Riggs and Joan Pudsay); died on 5 Jan 1671 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Immigrant
- Immigration: 1632, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Puritan Pioneer to Massachusetts Bay Colony with Wife Elizabeth Holmes; Daughter Mary; Daughter Lydia; Daughter Elizabeth; Son John; Son Edward
Edward married Elizabeth Holmes on 16 Sep 1618 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1595 in Essex, England; died in Aug 1635 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Holmes was born in 1595 in Essex, England; died in Aug 1635 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1632, Massachusetts, USA; Puritan pioneer to Massachusetts Bay Colony with husband, Edward Riggs and children
Children:
- 4. Thomas Riggs was born about 1631 in England; died on 26 Jan 1722 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Mary Riggs was born in 1625 in Suffolk, England; died in 1670 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
10. Thomas Millet was born about 1605 in Surrey, England (son of Henry Myllett and Joyce Chapman); died in 1676 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1635, USA; Thomas Millet and Family
Notes:
Thomas married Mary Grenaway on 1 May 1629. Mary (daughter of John Greenaway) was born about 1606 in Staines, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Sep 1682 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary Grenaway was born about 1606 in Staines, Middlesex, England (daughter of John Greenaway); died on 5 Sep 1682 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1635, USA; Thomas Millet and Family
Children:
- Jonathan Millet was born on 27 Jul 1638; died on 15 Aug 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- Mehitable Millet was born on 14 Mar 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in Sep 1699 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Bethiah Millet was born in 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Feb 1669 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- Nathaniel Millet was born in 1648 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Nov 1719 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 5. Mary Millit was born on 26 Aug 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jan 1695 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Thomas Millet was born in 1632 in England.
- John Millet was born in 1630 in England; died on 3 Nov 1678 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
12. John Wheeler was born on 4 Nov 1591 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 4 Nov 1591 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (son of Dominick Wheeler and Mercy Jelly); died on 29 Aug 1670 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1634, USA; John Wheeler brought his wife Agnes and six children aboard the "Mary and John" to Colonial New England
Notes:
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John married Agnes Yoeman on 11 Dec 1611 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Agnes was born in 1594 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 15 Aug 1662 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Agnes Yoeman was born in 1594 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 15 Aug 1662 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1634, USA; John Wheeler brought his wife Agnes and six children aboard the "Mary and John"/Colonial New England
Children:
- 6. Henry Wheeler was born on 8 Feb 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 8 Feb 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died in 1696 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Ann Wheeler was born on 20 Dec 1629 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 21 Apr 1687 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- Roger Wheeler was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 7 Dec 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- David Wheeler was born in Wiltshire, England; died in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.