Elijah Daniel Wiggins (1784 - 1862)

Born 15 Jan 1784 in Duplin County, North Carolina

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Died 1862 at about age 77 in Franklin, Monroe, Alabama

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Private Elijah Wiggins served in the United States Army in the War of 1812
Service started: Feb 14, 1814
Unit(s): Sea Fencibles
Service ended:

Elijah Daniel Wiggins was born on 15 Jan 1784 in Duplin Co., North Carolina. He was the son of William Wiggins and Elizabeth Cooper.

Wiggins family came to Monroe County in 1818^[1]

"William Wiggins, Sr. was married circa 1775 in Sampson County, N.C. to Elizabeth Cooper (1756-1825), daughter of Fleet Cooper, Sr. and Margaret (Coor).

They reared the following nine children: Elihu, b. 1776, d. 1830, m. Margaret Kinnard; Elisha, b. 1776, d. 1825, m. Nancy Locke; Stephen, b. 1778, d. 1833, m. Nancy Ann Thames; Willis, b. 1781, d. 1863, m. Zilpha Carroll; Elijah Daniel, b. 1784, d. ca 1865, m. Mariann Locke; Lewis, b. 1786, d. ca 1850; Reuben, b. 1788, d. ca 1850; William Jr., b. 1791, d. 1813; and Elizabeth, b. 1796.

All the children were born in Sampson County, N.C., and four of the five oldest sons came with their parents to Alabama in 1818."

Elijah married Marian Locke on 2 Jun 1807. They had the following children:

1. Adam Wiggins (1810-1886), m. Mary Ann Ward^[2]
2. Clarrisa Jane Wiggins (1811-1910), m. Jeremiah Bayles^[3]
3. Wilson S. Wiggins (c.1815->1880), m. Mary Biggs^[4]
4. Elizabeth Ann Wiggins (1813-1880), m. John T. Bayles^[4]
5. John Wiggins (1814-1864), m. Mary 'Polly' Hurry^[5]
6. Robert T. Wiggins (1815-1880), m. Mahala Hamilton
7. Joseph Cooper Wiggins (1818-1869), m. Elizabeth Hurry^[4]
8. James Thompson Wiggins 1820-1897), m. Abigail Etheridge^[4]
9. Sophia Wiggins (1821-1870), m. William Chunn
10. Elijah Daniel Wiggins, Jr. (1825-1880), m. Mary Ann Barnes^[4]
11. Effie Wiggins (1827-1880), m. Samuel Norwood
12. William Calloway Wiggins (1831-1890), m. Ruth Barnes^[4]
13. possibly Thomas J. Wiggins (1834-1880), m. Lurana Rachels^[4]

1810 Census, Sampson, North Carolina^[6]
Elijah Wiggins
Males 26-44: 1
Females und 10: 1
Females 16-25: 1

Elijah was in the 1st Brigade of NC Militia, 3rd Regiment, 6th Company during the War of 1812.^[7][8]

By Oct 1818, Elijah was living in Monroe Co., Alabama where his son Joseph Cooper was born.

1830 Census, Monroe, Alabama^[9]
Elijah Wiggins
Males und 5: 1
Males 5-9: 2
Males 10-14: 2
Males 15-19: 1
Males 40-49: 1
Females und 5: 1
Females 10-14: 1
Females 15-19: 1
Females 30-39: 1

1840 Census, Monroe, Alabama^[10]
Elijah Wiggins
Males 5-9: 1
Males 10-14: 1
Males 15-19: 1
Males 20-29: 1
Males 50-59: 1
Females 10-14: 1
Females 50-59: 1

1 Feb 1843. Elijah purchased 39.96 acres 1NESW St. Stephens no. 9N 7E 15.^[11]

Elijah died in Monroe Co., AL in 1862 at the age of 78. He was buried at Red Hills Cemetery in Franklin. Find A Grave: Memorial #9144852.

Sources

1. ↑ Thomasson, Curtis. The Andalusia Star-News. Published 12:00am Saturday, October 22, 2011.
2. ↑ Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (2014). FHL film no. 1289610 V. A-B.
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Alabama; Roll: M432_11; Page: 63A; Image: 567.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (2014). FHL film no. 1289610 V. A-B.
5. ↑ Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties). Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (1999)
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1810; Census Place: Sampson, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 472; Image: 00314; Family History Library Film: 0337915. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from The Militia of North Carolina, in 1812 and 1814. Raleigh: published in pursuance of the resolutions of the General Assembly of January 21, 1851, under the direction of the Adjutant General (1851). p. 22.
8. ↑ U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1830; Census Place: Monroe, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 0002329. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1840; Census Place: Monroe, Alabama; Roll: 11; Page: 216; Family History Library Film: 0002334. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
11. ↑ Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908. Bureau of Land Management.

• Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Alabama; Roll: M432_11; Page: 62B; Image: 566. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Alabama State Census, 1820-1866.
• Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908. United States, Bureau of Land Management.
• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDX-SHZ : 30 December 2015), Elijah Wiggins, 1860.