Elizabeth (Riggs) Dod (abt. 1681 - abt. 1747)

Born about 1681 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Dod — married 17 Jun 1702 in Newark, New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1747 at about age 66 in Orange, Newark, Essex, New Jersey

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Biography

Elizabeth Riggs was born in 1681 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, the daughter of Joseph Riggs b. 1642; Milford, and Hanna Browne b. 1658 Milford, Connecticut. The Riggs family moved to New Jersey before 1668.

The Dod family changed the spelling of their surname to Dodd sometime around 1725 in New Jersey. They lived in the area now known as East Orange, New Jersey (2 miles west of Newark) which became known as "Doddtown."

Marriage

Elizabeth Riggs married Daniel Dod on 17 Jun 1702 in Newark, New Jersey. ^[1]

This marriage produced four known children (all born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey:

1. Stephen Dod b. 1703
2. Phebe Dod b. abt 1704
3. John Dod b. 1711
4. Timothy Dod b. abt 1715.

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing. Marriage date: 1702

• Dodd, Allison, Folsom, Joseph. Genealogy and history of the Daniel Dod family in America, l646-1940, 1940, Bloomfield.
• Guilford (Conn.) Vital Records, The American Genealogist (Barrington, RI, 1938) Vol. 15, Page 187.