See notes under Milbry Taylor Wiggins.
The family is listed on the 1850 Edgecombe Co, NC census. James is listed as a Constable.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B9-3BV : 12 April 2016), Jas Wiggins, Edgecombe county, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD63-5L1 : 12 April 2016), James Wiggins, Household 645, Joyners and Gardiners District, Wilson, North Carolina, United States; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), micropublication M653, roll 918
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