Abraham Riggs Jr (abt. 1757 - 1843)

Born about 1757 in Accomack, Virginia

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Died 1843 at about age 86 in Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Abraham Riggs Jr. was born in 1757 in Virginia. He married first Elizabeth Lafton/Loftin/Loughton and had one child, Eli Riggs (1789-1839). He secondly married Anne Loftin and had children: John Ruben b. 1795, Eiizabeth Rachel b. 1797, Thomas b. 1799, and Catherine b.1803. He had moved to Iberia Parish Louisiana in 1800. His petition in 1835 for pension as Revolutionary War Veteran and participant in the Battle of Brandywine was disputed because he was not able to provide adequate proof of service. However, the New Iberia Chapter of the DAR placed a marker on his grave acknowledging his service. He passed away in 1843 and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia, Louisiana at the age of 86.

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Found in Rev. War File where Abraham Riggs filed for pension in 1835, at age 78. He could not remember his birth date nor who he served under. He was denied the pension because of this.

On 7 March 1795, Abraham Riggs of Edgefield County, South Carolina, sold to Reuben Rew of Accomack County, Virginia, thirty-eight acres of land. In November 1835 Abraham Riggs applied for a Revolutionary War pension while he was living in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. As he could not prove his service, this petition was denied. He claimed to have served under Captain Thomas Parker, commander of the 11th Virginia Regiment. In 1926, the New Iberia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a marker at the grave of Abraham Riggs, stating that he served at the battle of Brandywine. The 11th Virginia Regiment did not see action at that battle.

Alternate birth date as per Find A Grave memorial #74389597 = 1749^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 December 2020), memorial page for Abraham Riggs (1749–1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #74389597, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Toni_L (contributor 47003249) .

• The Riggs Family of Accomack County, Virginia and Louisiana, A Compiled Genealogy ca. 1687 to 1943 by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and Leonard Riggs Jr., May 2008, pages 35-53