Reuben
Riggs
Born in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Riggs
and Keziah (Baldwin) Riggs
Husband of
Sarah Mary (Carter) Riggs
— married
16 Aug 1750 in Whippany, Morris, New Jersey
Descendants 
Father of
Zenas Riggs and Sibyl (Riggs) Maps
Died
at about age 51
in Rowan, North Carolina
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Loren Fay 
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Biography
Reuben Riggs 1725 - 1837
Birth: 1725 Hanover, Morris, New Jersey
Note: This date is suspect: Reuben would have lived 112 years!!
- Death: June 6 1837 Rowan, North Carolina
- Death: Circa Apr 1776 Ft George, Lake George, New York, USA
Parents: Samuel Riggs 1681 - 1770, Keziah Riggs (born Baldwin) 1681 - 1750
Marriage: Sarah Carter Aug 16 1750 Whippany, Morris, New Jersey, USA Wife: Mary (Sarah) Riggs (born Carter)1730 - 1768
Siblings:
- Timothy Riggs 1723 - 1805
- ??? Edward (Doctor) Riggs, Capt. possible son 1719 - 1820
- Samuel Riggs II 1728 - 1800
- Timothy (Sergeant) Riggs 1723 - 1805
Children:
- Zenas Riggs 1760 - 1847
- Sibyl Riggs 1763 - 1846 [1]
Sources
- ↑ MyHeritage
Acknowledgments
- also Evan Thompson, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Evan , Loren and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
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~0.78%
Nancy Marsland
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member plymouthhspenn
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~0.78%
Betty Slump :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member walters3941
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~0.78%
SA (Reed) Asher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A377056 [compare], Ancestry member SharonAsher2
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Rosalie Alice Likely :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A344044 [compare], Ancestry member jameson_drew
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A344044 [compare], FTDNA kit #B152583
-
~0.78%
Leland Lewis :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Susan (Harding) Reeves :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T951042 [compare], FTDNA kit #469688
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~0.78%
Kenneth Harding :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T725080 [compare], FTDNA kit #469689
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~0.39%
Stephen Reeves :
23andMe, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed, Ancestry member reevess
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M094302 [compare], yourDNAportal STE48e285ed, FTDNA kit #332332
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~0.39%
Victoria Reeves :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A477395 [compare], Ancestry member vicki_reeves42
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~0.39%
Jennifer Wathen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A965485 [compare], Ancestry member JMW2010
-
~0.39%
Jennifer Brunges :
AncestryDNA
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Gillian (Platts) Causier
Gillian (Platts) Causier
Riggs-801 and Riggs-564 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
posted
by Gillian (Platts) Causier
Rejected matches › Unknown (Unknown) Ridge (abt.1724-)
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