Charles Rigg Family Bible

The Charles Rigg "Family Bible" presents some challenges for the genealogist. What exists consists of microfilmed images of Xerox pages on LDS microfilm #1443520 Item 5.

The pages are from research done by Edith Jensen in the 1950s in support of her DAR application. Unfortunately, the original document is not available for examination.

There are several difficulties with the text, but it remains an important source of information.

The first difficulty is establishing whose Bible it was. Although it contains information on the Charles Rigg family, many of the entries appear to have been written by members of the James Rigg family. It is entirely possible that the "Charles Rigg Family Bible" is, in fact, the "James Rigg Family Bible."

The second difficulty is establishing when the entries were made. The earlier dates were clearly recorded long after the event described. There are some inaccuracies in the earlier dates. For example, it shows the marriage of Charles and Elizabeth as December 30, 1782. The marriage was performed by Rev. John MacPherson of Wm. & Mary Parish, Charles Co., MD, who recorded it at the time: December 28, 1781.

A third difficulty is inconsistent information. For example, two of Charles and Elizabeth's children, John and Thomas, were supposed to have been born three months apart!

Births of John Rigg and Thomas Rigg

A fourth difficulty is missing information for several of Charles and Elizabeth's children. Much of the missing information relates to older children who did not move to Wabash County, Illinois. For example, it does not record the marriage of Thomas Rigg, even though Charles was the administator of his estate and guardian of his minor children.

			Charles Rigg Family Bible births page 1
			Charles Rigg Family Bible births & deaths page 2
			Charles Rigg Family Bible marriages page 3
			Charles Rigg Family Bible deaths page 4
			Charles Rigg Family Bible births & deaths page 5

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