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Rigg Family History
I am in the process of rebuilding this website due to a problem with
plagiarism.
My earliest proven Rigg ancestor is a Thomas Rigg who died in 1761 in Charles County, Maryland. His father died
when he was young and he was raised by his mother, Susannah Posey, and step-father, Cleborn Lomax. It seems
likely that his father was the John Rigg who died in 1711 in Charles County, Maryland leaving a widow, Susannah.
What is elusive is something that proves (or disproves) that Susannah, widow of John Rigg, was the same
widow Susannah Rigg who married Cleborn Lomax.
Y-DNA testing suggests a close relationship with a descendant of the Peter Rigg
who died in Shelby County, Kentucky by January 1831. There is an exact match on
the 12-marker test and a genetic distance of 1 on the 37-marker test. Peter Rigg
does not descend from Thomas Rigg (d. 1761) (or his father, for that matter).
If you are a male Rigg/Riggs you may be interested in participating in the Riggs/Riggs Y-DNA Study.
Judy Smith Steffen provided photographs (circa 1916) of Malinda (McCleary) Rigg and family.
Any assistance you can provide in identifying other family members would
be greatly appreciated.
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Thomas Rigg (d. 1761) Charles Co., MD (my earliest proven Rigg ancestor)
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Descendents of Thomas Rigg and their family group sheets
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Rigg/Riggs
Y-DNA Study
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How long have I been doing this? 45 years.
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Descendents of Peter Rigg and their family group sheets
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My Y-DNA results
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Satellite view of Charles Co., MD.
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Some of the links I've found useful.
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Where is
Sweeet Briar, VA?
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Copyright © 2008 David Rigg. All rights reserved.
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