Joshua Riggs

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name
Joshua Riggs
sex
male
access
public
summary
Of Gloucester, Massachusetts, son of Thomas Riggs and probably of Ann Wheeler. He married Experience Stanwood on 23 Oct 1735, and eleven children of theirs were recorded at Gloucester from 1737 to 1758, among them Ann, who married James Ginn. In 1752 he was guardian of Jonathan Stanwood, who was non compos mentis.
born
date
26 Feb 1706/7
place
Gloucester, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-gloucester]
note
Mollie Pfeiffer has Feb 16.
father
id
thomas-riggs-1666
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-gloucester]
mother
id
ann-wheeler-1667
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-gloucester]
note
"Joshua, s. Thomas and Anne, Feb. 26, 1706-7" (Gloucester VR 1:581). His father's wife from 1687 to 1723.
spouses
id
experience-stanwood-1716
married
date
23 Oct 1735
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-gloucester]
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-gloucester]

Of Gloucester. On 17 Oct 1752, "Joshua Riggs, guardian of Jonathan Stanwood, non-compos mentis, petitioned the court to be allowed to sell Jonathan's property to pay his debts." The debts exceeded the estate by £22-9-4. After Jonathan died in 1760, Joshua sold a further piece of his land (Bolton, Stanwood Family, p. 40). The ward, Jonathan Stanwood (b. 27 Sept 1696), was a son of Jonathan Stanwood and Mary Nichols, which made him a first cousin of Joshua's father-in-law, James Stanwood (inference from Bolton's numbering).

Eleven children were recorded at Gloucester, 1737-1758 (Gloucester VR 1:578-584, with Mollie Pfeiffer's differing dates): Susanna, Dec 6, 1737; Experience, Sept 19, 1739; Joshua, Aug 20, 1741 (Mollie Aug 16, 1740); Abraham, Dec 10, 1743; Mary, Oct 20, 1745 (Mollie Apr 20); Ann, Jan 17, 1747; James, May 28, 1750 (Mollie May 23); William, Mar 31, 1752 (omitted by Mollie); Mark, Sept 21, 1754; Martha, Dec 20, 1756 (d. Dec 25, 1756); Lucy, May 9, 1758.

Open questions

  • His death was not found in the Gloucester VR.
  1. ---
  2. name: Joshua Riggs
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Of Gloucester, Massachusetts, son of Thomas Riggs and probably of Ann Wheeler. He married
  7. Experience Stanwood on 23 Oct 1735, and eleven children of theirs were recorded at Gloucester
  8. from 1737 to 1758, among them Ann, who married James Ginn. In 1752 he was guardian of Jonathan
  9. Stanwood, who was non compos mentis.
  10. born:
  11. date: 26 Feb 1706/7
  12. place: Gloucester, Massachusetts
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: proven
  15. sources: [vital-records-gloucester]
  16. note: Mollie Pfeiffer has Feb 16.
  17. father:
  18. id: thomas-riggs-1666
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: proven
  21. sources: [vital-records-gloucester]
  22. mother:
  23. id: ann-wheeler-1667
  24. basis: documented
  25. confidence: probable
  26. sources: [vital-records-gloucester]
  27. note: '"Joshua, s. Thomas and Anne, Feb. 26, 1706-7" (Gloucester VR 1:581). His father''s wife from 1687 to 1723.'
  28. spouses:
  29. - id: experience-stanwood-1716
  30. married:
  31. date: 23 Oct 1735
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [vital-records-gloucester]
  35. basis: documented
  36. confidence: proven
  37. sources: [vital-records-gloucester]
  38. ---
  40. Of Gloucester. On 17 Oct 1752, "Joshua Riggs, guardian of Jonathan Stanwood,
  41. non-compos mentis, petitioned the court to be allowed to sell Jonathan's property to
  42. pay his debts." The debts exceeded the estate by £22-9-4. After Jonathan died in 1760,
  43. Joshua sold a further piece of his land (Bolton, *Stanwood Family*, p. 40). The ward,
  44. Jonathan Stanwood (b. 27 Sept 1696), was a son of Jonathan Stanwood and Mary Nichols,
  45. which made him a first cousin of Joshua's father-in-law, James Stanwood (inference from
  46. Bolton's numbering).
  48. Eleven children were recorded at Gloucester, 1737-1758 (Gloucester VR 1:578-584, with
  49. Mollie Pfeiffer's differing dates): Susanna, Dec 6, 1737; Experience, Sept 19, 1739;
  50. Joshua, Aug 20, 1741 (Mollie Aug 16, 1740); Abraham, Dec 10, 1743; Mary, Oct 20, 1745
  51. (Mollie Apr 20); Ann, Jan 17, 1747; James, May 28, 1750 (Mollie May 23); William, Mar
  52. 31, 1752 (omitted by Mollie); Mark, Sept 21, 1754; Martha, Dec 20, 1756 (d. Dec 25,
  53. 1756); Lucy, May 9, 1758.
  55. ## Open questions
  57. - His death was not found in the Gloucester VR.
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