William Rigby Genealogy

Record modified: 2014-04-01

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Born: about 1767-00-00
Died: about 1835-00-00 Troup Co, Georgia USA
Marriages:
1. Mary (unknown)

Children of William Rigby and Mary (unknown):
Elizabeth Rigsby b. about 1793-00-00
Charlotte Rigsby b. about 1795-00-00
Nancy Rigsby b. about 1798-00-00
Vicinda Rigsby b. 1798-12-17
William II Rigsby b. 1801-00-00
Noah Rigsby b. about 1806-00-00
Allen Rigsby b. about 1807-00-00
Mary Rigsby b. about 1808-00-00
Eli Rigsby b. about 1811-00-00
Hannah Rigsby b. about 1812-00-00
Huldah Rigsby b. about 1815-00-00
Alfred Rigby b. about 1816-00-00


Notes:

[R11]

His father was William Rigby 1735 d 1804.
He probably is a brother of John.

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One of his descendants sends:

It appears William's father was a Hugh Rigby who was excused from paying taxes in 1765 in Craven Co. NC "on account of the loss of his eye sight and infirimities and poverty".

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Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893

1801
Warren Co, CAPT John Hobson's district
William Rigby 1 poll, 183 acres, value $60.22, tax 52 3/10 cents

1817
Warren Co, CAPT Hubert's district, No 157
William Rigby 1 poll, 265 acres, tax 64 3/4 cents

1818
Warren Co, CAPT Hubert's district, No 157
William Rigby 1 poll, 1 (slave?), 265 (acres?), tax 95 5/8 cents

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His will , dated 1834-06-02 and probated 1835-11-xx, gives his children as:
Elizabeth Roe, Lotty Roe, Nancy Post, Vicy Jackson, William Rigby, Allen Rigby, Noah Rigby, Eli Rigby, Alford Rigby, Mary Rigby, Hannah Bage, and Huldah Paterson.

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1820 census Oglethorpe Co GA p221
William Rigby 2 M <10, 2 M 10-16, 1 M 16-26, 1 M 45+, 1 F <10, 2 F 10-16, 2 F 16-26, 1 F 45+
[Alfred 4, Eli 9, Allen 13, Noah 14, William 19, William 53, Huldah 5, Hannah 8?, Mary 12, maybe Nancy 22, maybe Charlotte 25, Mary 46]

Census records for GA in 1810 are missing.

1805 tax list Warren Co GA p199, Zachary's district
William Rigby

1800 census Duplin Co NC p397
William Rigby 1 M 16-26, 1 M 26-45

[Where are his daughters?]

1790 census Duplin Co NC p32
William Rigsby 2 M 16+, 3 M 0 - 15, 3 F, 2 other free persons
[He is the other male over 16.]

1784-1787 NC state census Duplin Co p2
Wm Rigbee 1 M 21-60, 4 M <21 or >60, 4 F, 2 B 12-50
[He is one of the males under 21.]

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