William Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-04-19

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / Canada Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
William Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Mary Lewis |
 \

Born: 1810-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1870-00-00 Bledsoe Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1832-00-00 Lucinda Glenn
Children of William Rigsby and Lucinda Glenn:
James Louis Rigsby b. 1833-07-16
John M Rigsby b. 1835-06-29
William Glenn Rigsby b. 1837-04-00
Sarah Jane Rigsby b. 1839-12-17
Mary A Rigsby b. about 1840-00-00
Benjamin Franklin Rigsby b. 1842-06-00
Rachel Rigsby b. about 1843-00-00
Martha E Rigsby b. about 1845-00-00
Lucinda Rigsby b. about 1847-00-00
Emily Frances Rigsby b. 1849-11-00 d. 1889-01-11
George Washington Rigsby b. about 1855-00-00
Margaret E Rigsby b. about 1857-00-00

Notes:

[R14.5.1]

died before 1870
both buried in Rigsby cemetery, Bledsoe Co TN

One of his daughters married a Swope.
Did he have a son Canada/Kanada who was adopted by a family named Foster?

He was a miller.

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He appears on an 1833 list of free males over 21 in White Co TN.

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Early TN Tax List Records

White Co, 1838
William Rigsby 125 acres, value $250, tax 12 1/2 c; 100 acres school land, value $100, tax 5 c;
1 white poll, tax 12 1/2 c

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North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931

Know ye That in consideration of an entry made in the Entry Takers Office of
Rhea Co, of No 389, dated the 30th day of
January, 1855, by B F Bridgeman & Wm Rigsby

there is granted by the state of Tennessee unto the said Bridgeman & Rigsby and their heirs,
a certain tract of land, containing two hundred
acres, lying in the county aforesaid, on Walden's Ridge and on the waters of Brush Creek &
adjoining the lands of said Bridgeman & R P Loyd, beginning and
bounded as follows, viz: Beginning on two post oaks, the southwest
corner of said Bridegman's 200 acre tract, thence south 75 deg west 121 poles
to a black oak on the line of said Loyd's, thence with said Loyd's lines
south 51 deg east 216 poles to 3 post oaks & black oak, thence north 40 deg east 231
poles to 2 hickories, thence north 26 deg west 60 poles to the southeast corner of
said Bridgeman, thence with said Bridgeman's line south 75 deg west
200 poles to the beginning.

Surveyed 15th March 1856
with appurtenances, to have and hold the said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, to the said
Bridgeman & Rigsby and their heirs forever. In witness thereof, Andrew Johnson,
Governor of the State of Tennessee, has hereunto set his hand and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed at Nashville,
on the 8th day of June in the year 1857.



Know ye That in consideration of an entry made in the Entry Takers Office of
Rhea Co, of No 393, dated the 25th day of
July, 1855, by John M & Wm J Rigsby

there is granted by the state of Tennessee unto the said John M & Wm J Rigsby and their heirs,
a certain tract of land, containing four hundred and five
acres, lying in the county aforesaid, on Walden's Ridge and on the waters of Richland &
Brush creek, & adjoining the lands of B F Bridgeman, James Shillen,
Thomas Reess, Plumby & Bridgeman & Rigsby --- Beginning & bounded as
follows viz: Beginning on two post oaks, the northwest corner of a two
hundred acre tract of said Bridgeman, then north 15 deg west with the line
of said Bridgeman's 100 acre tract 100 poles to the corner, thence the
same course 79 poles to three black oaks on the line of James
Shillen, thence with the line of said Shillen's north 82 deg west 164 poles to a
stake & pointers said Shillen's corner, thence the same course 32 poles
to a stake & post oak & white oak pointers on the line of Thomas
Reess, thence with the line of said Reess south 130 poles to a hickory
said Reess corner, thence the same course 106 poles to a white oak & two
hickories on the line of said Plumby's, thence with the lines of said
Plumby's north 80 deg east 162 poles to a stake, said Plumby's corner, thence
south 10 deg east 174 poles to two hickories on the line of said Bridgeman and
Rigsby, thence with their line north 75 east 111 poles to two post oaks,
their beginning corner, thence with the line of Bridgeman north 15 west 160
poles to the beginning. (Containing by calculation 405 acres.)

Surveyed 19th March 1856
with appurtenances, to have and hold the said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, to the said
John M & Wm J Rigsby and his heirs forever. In witness thereof, Andrew Johnson,
Governor of the State of Tennessee, has hereunto set his hand and caused the great seal of the state to be affixed at Nashville,
on the 8th day of June in the year 1857.

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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918

TN District 6 (Bledsoe Co), no date
Wm Rigsby, 109 acres, tax $0.39

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1860 agricultural census Bledsoe Co TN
Wm Rigsby; 50 acres improved, 50 acres unimproved, value $250, implements $20; 1 horse, 2 milch cows, 3 other cows, 18 sheep, 18 swine, value $248; 150 bushels Indian corn, 50 lbs tobacco, 30 cords wood, 2 bushels peas and beans, 25 bushels Irish potatoes, 60 bushels sweet potatoes, 150 lbs butter, 100 gals molasses, $50 home manufacture, $20 animals slaughtered

1860 census Bledsoe Co TN p400
William Rigsby 50 NC
Lucinda 48 TN
Mary A 20 TN
Benjamin F 18 TN
Rachel C 15 TN
Martha E 14 TN
Lucinda 13 TN
Emily F 10 TN
George W 5 TN
Margaret E 3 TN

[Where is son James?]

1850 census Walker Co GA p385b
William Rigsby 35 NC
Lucinda 35 TN
James L 16 TN
John M 14 TN
William G 13 TN
Sarah I/J 11 TN
Mary A 10 TN
Benj F 9 TN
Rachel 7 TN
Martha 5 TN
Lucinda 3 TN
Frances E 7/12 GA

I thought he was in Johnson Co TN for the 1840 census, but now have decided it doesn't make sense for him to be that far east, especially when he is in GA for the 1850 census. He really should be around White or Bledsoe in 1840.
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