Kilby Wiggins (1802 - 1853)

Born 1 May 1802 in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Pugh) Wiggins — married about 1821 in Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Husband of Effie Jane (Parker) Pugh — married 15 Oct 1851 in Pike, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1853 at age 51 in Brooklyn, Pike County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Kilby/Kilbe Wiggins was born in Sampson County, North Carolina about 1802. He was the son of Elihu Wiggins and Margaret Kinnard.

His family moved to Conecuh County, Alabama where he married Mary Ann 'Polly' Pugh about 1823. Mary was the daughter of Jesse Pugh and Lydia Sims and is mentioned as his deceased daughter in her father's will of 24 Mar 1852. He also named her children, Lydia, James, Rhoda, Margaret, Martha, Jesse Harrison, and Mastin.

Kilby and Mary had the following children:^[1]

1. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Wiggins, b. 15 Jul 1824; d. 18 Oct 1877; m. 26 Apr 1845, Jesse C. Pugh.^[2]
2. Lydia Wiggins, b. abt. 1829; m. 6 Oct 1848, Allen Lambeth.^[2]
3. James Elihu Wiggins, b. 22 Apr 1831; d. 31 Aug 1906; m. 26 Mar 1851, Susannah Watters.^[2]
4. Rhoda 'Rhody' Levoy Wiggins, abt. 1833; d. 9 Dec 1912;^[3] m. Jackson Gallant Kelley.
5. Margaret Wiggins, b. 17 Sep 1834; d. 1876; m. 17 Sep 1854, Francis Tyre Kelley.^[2]
6. Martha Wiggins, b. abt. 1836.
7. Jesse Harrison Wiggins, b. abt. 1842.
8. Mastin Bunyon Wiggins, b. 11 Jun 1844; d. 15 Nov 1897; m. 9 Mar 1865, Lucinda Jane Ingram.

28 Jul 1838. Patent, Kilby Wiggins, 40.965 acres; 1 NWNE St Stephens No 10N 20E 3.^[4]

Kilby died In Pike County, Alabama on 21 Sep 1853.^[5] His son Mastin was still a minor and his elder brother James became his guardian. On a Guardian Bond dated 27 Dec 1856, Mastin is described as "minor heir of Kilbe Wiggins dec'd and heir at law of the estate of Jesse Pugh." Albert Pugh and Arthur Parker signed the Guardian's Bond with James.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 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.Year: 1850; Census Place: Pike, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 170b.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. FHL film no.: 001033193. Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama.
3. ↑ State of Alabama. Index of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL, USA: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division. Vol. 3, Certificate 184, Roll 1.
4. ↑ United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1996.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33411999/kilby-wiggins: accessed 23 November 2022), memorial page for Kilby Wiggins (1802–21 Sep 1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #33411999 citing Mount Gilead Cemetery, Pike County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Donna Chisum Fountain (contributor 46950751) .
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Alabama County, District and Probate Courts. Estate Case Files (Butler County, Alabama); Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Butler County); Probate Place: Butler, Alabama. Estate Files, Box 15, Folder 86, Watts, Mary P to Box 16 ,Folder 36, Wood, W H, 1852-1915.