 Abt 1716 - 1786 (~ 70 years)
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| Name |
John W. Wiggins [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
| Birth |
Abt 1716 |
Surry, Virginia  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1769 |
Craven, North Carolina [5] |
| Residence |
1778 |
Martin, North Carolina [6] |
| Residence |
1779 |
Martin, North Carolina [7] |
| Residence |
1780 |
Martin, North Carolina [7] |
| Death |
15 Jul 1786 |
Martin, North Carolina [1, 2] |
| Notes |
- bWill of John W. Wiggins
/b, Martin, North Carolina
Will of John Wiggins: Martin Co., NC ~ In the name of God Amen, I JOHN Wiggins of the county of Martin in the state of North Carolina being of sound & perfect mind & memory thanks be to God but calling to mind the mortality of mankind and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make ordain constitute and appoint this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form Following To Wit ~
First I give and bequeath to my wife ELIZABETH Wiggins her heirs and assigns one horse called Blaise and her bridle & saddle. I also give to my wife ELIZ Wiggins two feather beds and the Furniture belonging to them to her & her heirs or assigns. I also give to my said one two cows & calves & one
young steer and one Pine Chest one Woolen Wheel four flag chairs one sett of Tea Ware and ovel Table. I also give to my said wife the one half of all my Hoggs young & old to her and her heirs and assigns. I also give my said wife all the household furniture of every kind whatsoever that belonged to her before I married her.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son LEMUEL Wiggins my horse named Dolphin the said LEMUEL Wiggins paying to my son WILLIAM Wiggins five pounds specie. I give to my son LEMUEL one dark walnut bedstead.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son B. Baker Wiggins one silver hilted sword & money scales.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH Jones five silver Dollars to be equally divided bet her five children.
Item, I give and bequeath the remainder of my whole estate of every kind whatsoever that is not herein before mentioned or given in legacies to be equally divided bet my two sons LEMUEL Wiggins and B. Baker Wiggins and their heirs or assigns share & share alike.
Item, Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my two sons LEMUEL and BLAKE Baker Wiggins executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking & disannulling all other wills by me heretofore by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of December 1783. Signed sealed published & defclared by the said JOHN Wiggins to be his Last Will and Testament in presents of us
JOHN Wiggins (Seal)
Witnesses: NEEDHAM BRYAN, Mason Lee, JOHN BRYAN
Notes: (1) Elizabeth Jones was probably a granddaughter,
mentioned also in will of Joshua Barker; (2) he had previously
given gift deeds to his sons Thomas and WILLIAM Wiggins,
daughter CATHERINE Wiggins Whitaker, PATTY Hoskins, and
WINNIFRED Hoskins
Martin Co., North Carolina, Wills, Book 1, p. 124; quoted in: Descendants of Captain John Wiggins of Martin County, North Carolina, by Agness Wiggins Gunter.
Published by: Agness Gunter, Apex, NC, 2000, pp. 527, 528
bJohn W.Wiggins
/bNotes from Treemakers Genealogy Site: Ancestors of John Carson Crow:
"He was an Englishman who came over and settled on the Roanoke Rive in Martin Co. about 50 years before the Revolution. He was a very land conscious landlord running from Enfield to Hamilton. His mother was a Stuart. His wife was Miss Baker."
Catherine Baker died before 1748. He married (2nd) Elizabeth Bevins on Sept. 30, 1766 in Bertie Co., NC. He was a planter whose crops included flax.
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| Person ID |
I31216 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2012 |
| Father |
Thomas Wiggins, b. Abt 1675, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia d. Feb 1710, Surry, Virginia (Age ~ 35 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Ann Stewart, b. Abt 1685, England d. Bef 1785 (Age ~ 99 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F11418 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Catherine Bray Baker, b. Abt 1705, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina d. 1766, Martin, North Carolina (Age ~ 61 years) |
| Marriage |
1748 |
| Children |
| | 1. Richard Wiggins d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Catherine Wiggins, b. 1722, Nansemond, Virginia d. 1780, Martin, North Carolina (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Patricia Wiggins, b. 1733, Nansemond, Virginia d. 1767 (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Winifred Wiggins, b. Abt 1735, Nansemond, Virginia d. 7 Oct 1807, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina (Age ~ 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Elizabeth Wiggins, b. Abt 1736, Virginia d. Abt 1806 (Age ~ 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. William Wiggins, b. 1738, Nansemond, Virginia d. Between Oct 1790 and Dec 1791, Halifax, North Carolina (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Thomas Wiggins, b. Abt 1740 d. 28 Sep 1782 (Age ~ 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Lemuel Wiggins, b. 22 Dec 1742 d. 23 Jun 1806 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. Blake Baker Wiggins, b. Abt 1746 d. 18 Dec 1808 (Age ~ 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F08301 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2011 |
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| Sources |
- [S004308] BRADLEYFAMILYTREE.
ancestry.com
- [S013989] BeckyRiles1, Wiggins Family Tree, (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2010.).
ancestry.com
- [S010607] Rouland Family Tree.
ancestry.com
- [S005379] Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700s-1900s: Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. II, Contents-1901, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland).
- [S009409] North Carolina Census, 1790-1890.
- [S009409] North Carolina Census, 1790-1890, Early Tax List.
QUAY 3
- [S009409] North Carolina Census, 1790-1890, NC Early Census Index.
QUAY 3
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