Thomas Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2020-07-17
Born: about 1777-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1864-10-16 Lawrence Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1801-12-18 Aggie Smith
2. 1839-01-05 Lina Deboard
Children of Thomas Rigsby and Aggie Smith:
Children of Thomas Rigsby and Lina Deboard:
Notes:
[R17.1]
A few web pages give his name as John Thomas or James Thomas, but no records I've seen show a
second name or even initial for him.
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married Aggie in Orange Co NC
married Lina in Lawrence Co KY
Many trees say he also married 1807 Mopsy Gittson, but I think that is a mistake.
Marriage records for Washington Co TN show "Mapy Gittson" marrying 1807-08-07 James Rigsby. This
Thomas was not in that area. He was in Orange Co NC at least until 1801; then moved to Ashe/Wilkes
Co NC, where he lived until the 1820s; then moved to Lawrence Co KY. It's highly unlikely he would
have been in Washington Co TN in 1807.
Aggie Smith lived until 1830, and Thomas's wife on the census matches her up until then. "Mapy" was
born about 1791, which doesn't match the census.
I think the James was this one, son of Thomas 1760.
I also think the bride's name was mis-transcribed, and that she is actually Mercy Tillson, who is
descended from my ancestor George Dungan.
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He has to be the father of Charity. She married in 1830 in Lawrence Co, and the only two Rigsby families
in the county at the time were this Thomas and his son Lewis. Thomas did have a daughter of the
approximate age of the Charity who married.
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Did he have a daughter Martha?
There was a Martha Riggsby who married c1840 Ira Deboard s/o Isaac Deboard and seems to have
lived in Lawrence Co KY. Thomas' children were the only Rigsbys in Lawrence Co, so Martha should
be related to him. But his census entries don't show a daughter the right age.
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He was a farmer.
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This page has:
1829 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Thomas
1833 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Thomas
1841 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Thomas
1845 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Thomas
1849 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Thomas [listed twice]
1850 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Thomas
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Kentucky Land Grants
Rigsby, Thomas: Morgan Cty. - 200 Acres - Survey Date: 9-23-1861 - Watercourse: Newcombs Fork.
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1860 census Lawrence Co KY p93
Lewis Riggsby 57 NC
Elizabeth 58 NC
Thomas 81 NC
Willburn 18 KY
Thursday 18 KY
Martha 17 KY
Merideth 13 KY
Elizabeth 5 KY
also on p93 is
Joseph Deboard household
Diana Riggsby 48 NC
Sarah Riggsby 17 KY
Henry Riggsby 7 KY
Jacob Riggsby 4 KY
Clara Riggsby 2 KY
[Why isn't she with Thomas and Lewis?]
1850 census Lawrence Co KY p95
Thomas Rigsby 73 NC
Liney 28 NC
Thomas II 10 KY
Sarah 7 KY
Lucinda 3/12 KY
1840 census Floyd Co KY p274
Thomas Rigsby 1 M 0-5, 1 M 50-60, 1 F 15-20
[Thomas <1, Thomas 63, Liney (Diana) Deboard? 18]
1830 census Lawrence Co KY p288
Thomas Riggsby 2 M 20-30, 1 M 50-60, 1 F 50-60
[Travis 25, Drury 28, Thomas 53, Aggie 50]
1820 census Wilkes Co NC p537
Thomas Rigsby 1 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 16-18, 1 M 16-26, 1 M 26-44, 1 F <10, 1 F 26-44
[Lewis 10?, Travis 15, Drury 18, Drury again, Thomas 43, Charity 5, Aggie 40]
1810 census Ashe Co NC p84
T Rigsby 3 M 0-10, 1 M 16-26, 1 F 26-45
[Lewis <1, Travis 5, Drury 8, Thomas 33?, Aggie 30]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 18341
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