Stephen Wiggins
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Stephen Wiggins (1778 - 1835)

Stephen Wiggins
Born in Sampson County, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married 14 Feb 1803 in Cumberland County, North Carolinamap
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Died at age 57 in Mexia, Monroe, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Stephen Wiggins was born in Sampson County, North Carolina on 10 Feb 1778. He was the son of William Wiggins and Elizabeth Cooper. On 14 Feb 1803, in Cumberland Co., North Carolina he married Nancy Ann Thames. Their bondsman was David Thames.[1][2][3]

Stephen and Nancy had the following children:

  1. Jonathan Wiggins (1804-1815)
  2. William Wilson Wiggins (1805-1859);[4] m. Elizabeth Henry Fountain, daughter of Henry Fountain and Lucretia Booth.
  3. Thomas Wiggins (1807-1862); m. Elizabeth Allen Ranaldson, daughter of Drury Allen Randaldson and Mary Singletary.
  4. James Wiggins (1809-1869); m. 1) 21 Aug 1834, 1st cousin, Maria Thames,[5] daughter of Rev. Cornelius Thames (brother of Nancy) and Susannah Carver; m. 2) 7 Sep 1837, Abigail (Creighton) Thames, widow of Maria's brother Jonathan Thames.[6]
  5. David Wiggins (1811-1812)
  6. Elizabeth Wiggins (1813-1880); m. Lewis Millender.
  7. Robert L. Davis Wiggins (1816-1880); m. Martha Louisa Fountain, daughter of Green K. Fountain and Nancy Lewis.
  8. Nathan Wiggins (1818-1842); m. 8 Oct 1840, Lydia E. Creighton[5] (after Nathan's death, Lydia m. 4 Mar 1847, John McCorvey).
  9. Martha Wiggins (1820-1909); m. 1) 19 Jan 1836, Alexander Beard;[5] m. 2) 17 Jan 1837, William D. Fountain, son of Henry Fountain and Lucretia Booth;[6][5] m. 3) 3 Nov 1867, Neil McCorvey
  10. Stephen Wiggins, Jr. (1823-1898); m. Elizabeth C. Marion.[5]
  11. Luther R. Wiggins (1825-1896);[7] m. 1) Martha Jane Fountain, daughter of Wilson Fountain and Jane Coleman; m. 2) 10 Apr 1861, Frances McMillan.[5]
  12. Mary Elizabeth Wiggins (1831-1904); m. 14 Nov 1850, John Augustus Fountain (d. 1856), son of of Wilson Fountain and Jane Coleman.[5]

1810 Capt. Jackson's District, Cumberland, North Carolina[8]
Stephen Wiggins
Males under 10: 4
Males 26-44: 1
Females 16-25: 2

Stephen served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Division, 6th Brigade, 20th Alabama Regiment Militia. He was commissioned on 4 July, 1826 and served until 29 April, 1832.[9]

1830 Monroe County, Alabama[10]
Stephen Wiggins
Males under 5: 1
Males 5-9: 2
Males 10-14: 3
Males 20-29: 1
Males 40-49: 1
Females 5-9: 1
Females 40-49: 1
Slaves: 2

Wiggins-Fountain Marriages.

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina County Marriage Indexes. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. County Court Records - FHL # 0540270 and 0546446-0546454.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Original data: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Public Information Subject Files—Surname files, 1901-1984 available via microfilm in reference, SG002624-2652 and 13361-13362, containing the materials added from 1984-2005. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Box or Film Number: M85.0840.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Ancestry.com. Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. FHL film no.: 1289610 V. A-B. Original data: Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Wiggins, A. - Wilkie, Wm. M.
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Jacksons District, Cumberland, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 568; Image: 00459; Family History Library Film: 0337912. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, Register of Officers, 1820-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Adjutant General's Office of Alabama. Register of Officers, 1820-1863. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1830; Census Place: Monroe, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 0002329. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed june 19, 2016), "Record of Fleet Cooper, Sr", Ancestor # A025721.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 September 2020), memorial page for Stephen Wiggins (11 Feb 1778–17 Nov 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #9121840, citing Wiggins Cemetery, Mexia, Monroe County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Tammy McCollough Lemons (contributor 46624784) .

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Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.





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