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Rebecca (Bekkey) Riggan formerly Shearin

Born about 1748 in Brunswick, Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of John V. Shearin Sr. and Lucretia (Unknown) Shearin

Sister of Joseph Shearin II, Agnes Alice (Shearin) Acree, William Shearin Sr., Elizabeth (Shearin) Thompson, Moses Shearin, Aaron Shearin, John Shearin Jr, Mary (Shearin) Kimball, Amy (Shearin) Walker, Charles Shearin, Curtice (Shearin) Kirk, Sarah (Shearin) Crutchfield, Frances (Shearin) Bell and Susannah (Shearin) Durham

Wife of Johnathan Riggan — married about 1761 in Granville, North Carolina

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Biography

Bekkey Shearin was born to John and Lucretia Shearin.^[1]

A daughter Polly Ragan and a son Nathaniel were born to Jonathan and Rebecca Ragan in about 1762. A son John Ragan was born to Jonathan Ragan, Sr. and Rebecca (Shearin) Ragan on 8 Jul 1766, probably in Bute County, North Carolina.

The Jonathan Ragan family was living in Bute County, North Carolina by 13 Feb 1768 when the Bute County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions appointed Jonathan Riggan to a petit jury. In about 1768, a daughter Ann Nancy Ragan was born to Jonathan and Rebecca Ragan in Bute County, North Carolina. A daughter, Rebecca Ragan, was born in Bute County in 1771; a daughter Winifred Ragan was born in 1773; and a daughter Elizabeth Ragan was born in 1774. A son, Jonathan Ragan, Jr. was born in about 1775, and a son Asa Ragan was born in about 1776. Jonathan Ragan, Jr. and Asa Ragan were probably born in Bute County or Anson County, North Carolina. By 1 Nov 1782, the Jonathan and Rebecca Ragan family was living in Wilkes County, Georgia

Rebecca (Shearin) Ragan died in Oglethorpe County, Georgia before 19 Oct 1787. At her death, Rebecca was about 42 years old.

Research Note

I removed the thought of Rebecca marrying Micheal Riggan in 1815. My thoughts told me she was married to a Riggan way before 1790 ,when she was put in her fathers will in 1790 as Rebecca Riggan.So the search goes on.

Sources

↑ Warren County, North Carolina Will of John Shearin, dated 12 May 1794, probated November 1795, Warren County, North Carolina.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bekkey by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bekkey: