William Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-03-30

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Born: 1788-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1862-05-00 Gibson Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1814-11-26 Martha King

Children of William Rigsby and Martha King:
Eliza H Rigsby b. about 1815-00-00
John Andrew Rigsby b. 1818-00-00
Sarah E Rigsby b. about 1820-00-00
Rebecca M Rigsby b. about 1821-00-00
Gillia Ann Rigsby b. 1824-11-07
James Edward Rigsby b. 1826-05-23


Notes:

[R02.2]

married in Wake Co NC

His children may have included: Mary A c1810 who married Russell Conlee 1807-04-11 d 1849-03-22

Did he have another wife before Martha? It looks like Mary A who married Russell Conlee has to be his daughter, but she was born several years before he married Martha.

He was a carpenter.

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from a King family website that no longer exists:
Wake Co
KING, MARTHA RIGSBY, WILLIAM 26 NOV 1814 record# 099 02 441
Bondsman DAVID DELK witness B S KING bond #000157349

That has to be this William. He is the only William of the right age who married a Martha.

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An 1817 Wake Co NC deed shows that William Rigsby, Martha Rigsby, Thomas Ferrell, Polly Ferrell, Betsy Delk, Absalom Hayes, and Rachel Hayes sold 100 acres of land to William Brown.

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Wake Co tax lists show this William:

1812 -- Lick Creek district
1815 -- Lick Creek district
1817 -- Lick Creek district
1818 -- Lick Creek district
1820 -- Lick Creek district

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Wake Co NC Deeds 1825-1831

p142
1825-02-08 Thomas Roycroft to William Rigsbee; 106 acres; $318

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Early TN Tax List Records

Gibson Co, 1836

William Rigsbe: no land; 1 poll, tax 37 1/2 c

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Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
Gibson Co TN

1862-06-02 John A Rigsbee administrator of estate of Wm Rigsbee
with Madison Conlee & D B Crider

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1860 census Gibson Co TN p288a
Larch Alzia 28 TN household
William Rigsby 72 NC

I think Larch married William's granddaughter.
Also in this household is William's daughter Rebecca, who married a Halford. Larch's wife could be Rebecca's daughter.

He is also enumerated here:
1860 census Weakley Co TN p474
J A Rigsby 42 NC
Leann 38 TN
Mary 16 TN
Dallas (m) 14 TN
Harriet 12 TN
Roxana 10 TN
William 9 TN
Bascomb 8 TN
Ethelbert 6 TN
James 3 TN
Elizabeth 5/12 TN
William 71 NC

[J A is his son John Andrew.]

[Note that Gibson and Weakley Cos are adjoining.]

1850 census Gibson Co TN p275a
William Rigsbie 62 NC
Martha 64 NC
Gilla (f) 25 NC
James 24 NC

1840 census Gibson Co TN p217
William Ridgbay 1 M 10-15, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 50-60, 2 F 15-20, 1 F 50-60
[James 15, John 22, William 52, Gilla 15, Rebecca 19, Martha 54]

1830 census Gibson Co TN p44
William Rigsby 1 M <5, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 5-10, 2 F 10-15, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 20-30, 1 F 40-50
[James 5, John 12, William 42, Gilla 5, Rebecca 9?, Sarah 10, Eliza 15, x, Martha 44]

[He does not appear on earlier censuses. Probably he is in Wake Co NC, where he was married. Unfortunately, the census records for 1810 and 1820 Wake Co NC are missing.]

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