James Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2021-04-29
Born: about 1798-00-00 Chatham Co, North Carolina USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. (unknown) (unknown)
2. 1858-10-08 Martha Jane Summers
Children of James Rigsby and (unknown) (unknown):
Children of James Rigsby and Martha Summers:
Notes:
[R06.2.10]
I have not been able to find his first wife's name. There is a good chance she was a daughter of
James Kirby. The 1842 estate of James Kirby mentions heir James Riggsbee and wife. This James was
the only one in Chatham Co in 1840.
married Martha in Sumner Co TN
He moved to Sumner Co TN in 1842.
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TN court records
I James Riggsbee have this day bargained and sold and do
hereby transfer and convey to S B Riggsbee, R J Riggsbee, and
A W Riggsbee and their heirs forever for the consideration of one
hundred dollars paid to him in hand for a tract of land in the
State of Tennessee Sumner County district No 18 containing by
estimation nine acres two roods and seven poles be the same more or
less and bound as follows to wit. Beginning at a Red Oak
in the South boundary line of said Riggsbees tract on which
they now live running thence with Micajah Griffin's line
South 47 deg West 47 poles to a Black gum, thence West with Griffins
line to a stake 33 poles to T J Armstrongs North East corner
31 pole to a stake thence East sixty five and one half poles to the
beginning. To have and to hold the same to the said S B Riggsbee
R J Riggsbee and A W Riggsbee that I am lawfully seized of
said land have a good right to convey it and that the same is
unencumbered. I do further covenant and bind myself my heirs
and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to the
said land and every part thereof to the said S B Riggsbee
R J Riggsbee and A W Riggsbee and their heirs and assignees against
the lawful claims of all persons whatever this December 11th
1858.
Signed and Sealed in the
presence of us
Tho W Warren
Wash N Warren
Micajah Griffin
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1870 agricultural census Sumner Co TN p9
James Riggsbee; 30 acres improved, value $200, implements $10; 1 milch cow, 1 other cow, value $25; 300 lbs tobacco, 10 bushels Irish potatoes, 40 lbs butter, $40 home manufacture; total production $100
1870 census Sumner Co TN p841
James Riggsbee 72 NC
Martha 47 TN
John 10 TN
1860 census Sumner Co TN p322
James Rigsby 62 TN
Martha 27 TN
John 6/12 TN
1850 agricultural census Sumner Co TN
James Rigsby; 30 acres improved, 17 acres unimproved, value $500, implements $20; 4 horses, 1 mule, 4 milch cows, 8 other cows, 30 swine, value $300; 500 bushels Indian corn, 40 bushels oats, 2 bushels peas and beans, 10 bushels sweet potatoes, 100 lbs butter, $40 home manufacture, $50 animals slaughtered
1840 Chatham Co NC p193
James Rigsbee 1 M 0-5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 0-5, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 20-30, 1 F 40-50
[Ausburn 4, Ruffin 6 or Sidney 9, Elisha 12, James J 19, James 42, Esper 3 (Martha's daughter), x, Sallie 16, Martha 20, wife]
Where is the other son?
1830 census Chatham Co NC p443
James Rigsby 1 M <5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 30-40, 2 F 5-10, 1 F 30-40
[Elisha 2, James J 9, James 32, Sallie 6, Martha 10, wife]
[Where are George and the other son?]
1820 census Chatham Co NC p227
James Rigsby 2 M <10, 2 M 26-45, 1 F <10, 1 F 16-26
[George <1?, x, x, James 22?, Martha <1, wife]
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