Born in Warren, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Riggan
and Ann (Bell) Riggan
Sister of
Jacob Riggan, Rebecca (Riggan) Merritt, William Riggan, Joel Riggan and Selveah R. (Riggan) Glover
Wife of
Isham Shearin
— married
17 Dec 1785 in Warren co. nc.
Descendants 
Mother of
James Shearin, Henry Shearin, Delilah Amey Shearin, Dorthy Shearin, Nancy Shearin, Sarah Shearin and Rebecca Elizabeth (Shearin) Riggan
Died about
at about age 41
in Warren, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2015
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Biography
Nancy married Isham Shearin Dec.17, 1873, Granville,North Carolina. Warren County,North Carolina. Warren Co. Marriage Bonds images 1779-1868[1]
Fathers Will
Will of JOHN RIGGAN. 6 Sept. (&Oct.) 1795; Feb. Ct. 1803. "Wife mentioned but not named; Son JACOB (134 A. on WS Little Hubquarter Cr. adj. THOMAS MILLER); Son WILLIAM (134 A. on BS the cr., home plantation, adj. William DURHAM, JAMES MYRICK, PRIER, MILLER & JACOB RIGGAN); Son JOEL had his share when he moved out of county; Dtrs. SILVA GLOVER, BACKE MERRIT, NANCY SHEARIN [wife of Will SHEARIN? 1784-7 Census 2 5 6 6 6 26] [or Isham Shearing, m. Nancy Riggan 17 Dec 1783, Warren.] Extrs: WILLIAM RIGGAN, JACOB RIGGAN & FRANCIS RIGGAN, SR. Wit: BILLY RIGGAN (Jurat), FARACIS RIGGAN (Jurat) & DANIEL RIGGAN (Jurat). 28. 22Feb. 1803; Feb. Ct. 1803. Inv. Est. NANCY SHEARIN, dec'd. by WILLIAM MAYFIELD, Admr.[2] (As shown above Nancy was alredy deceased when her father made his will.)
Sources
- ↑ http://www.ncgenweb.us/ncwarren/mb-images/brides_r.htm
- ↑ - WARREN COUNTY, NC, RECORDS, VOL. III, ABSTRACTS OF WILL BOOKS, 1779-1814: Abstracts Of Warren Co., N.C., Will Book 12: 26.
- Warren co. NC.Marriage Bonds images 1779-1868
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Nancy:
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~0.78%
Bliss (Joyner) Kaye
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M810360 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ron Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A987968 [compare]
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~0.39%
Virginia Clary :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member virginia_clary
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Riggan-103 and Riggan-130 appear to represent the same person because: Seem to be the same person.
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