Mary (Tilton) Riggs (1705 - 1742)

Born 11 Jan 1705 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Riggs — married 25 Dec 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1742 at age 37 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Mary Tilton

Birth

Birth: 11 JAN 1705 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA^[1]

Father: Abraham Tilton

Mother: Mary Jacobs^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Jonathan RIGGS b: 20 DEC 1700 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA^[1]

Marriage Date: 25 DEC 1728^[1]

Marriage Place: Ipswich, Essex County, MA

Children

1. Jonathan RIGGS b: 7 NOV 1729 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA
2. Mary RIGGS b: 16 APR 1731 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA
3. Jemima RIGGS b: 29 OCT 1733 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA
4. Ruth RIGGS b: 5 FEB 1736/1737 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA

Death

Death: 31 JUL 1742 at age of 37 in Gloucester, Essex County, MA ^[1] Burial: West Gloucester, Essex County, MA

Mary (Tilton) Riggs was born on 11 Jan 1705 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of Abram/Abraham and Mary Tilton

Mary married Jonathan Riggs (1700 - 1759) on 25 Dec 1728 in Ipswich.

Their daughter was Ruth (Riggs) Bray (1737 - ).

Mary died on 31 Jul 1742 in Gloucester aged 37.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3}
2. ↑ Tilton Branches: Mary Tilton

Rootsweb: Mary Tilton cites;

• Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to 1850. Page: 3:257
• Note: GR4 = Ancient Cemetery at West Gloucester. Text: Riggs, Mary, w. Jonathan, July 31, 1742, in her 36th y. G.R.4.
• Davis, Walter Goodwin. "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis." Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996. Page: 3:468

See also:

• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts
• World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present. Repository: Fitzpatrick Home Library
• Savage, James. "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England." Originally published 1860-1862. Reprint published Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Page: 4:304
• Birth: Ipswich - Births Image of page 367

• Marriage: Ipswich - Marriages Image of page 427

• Death: Gloucester - Deaths Image of page 257

Acknowledgements

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