Jacob Wiggins (1731 - 1801)

Born 1731 in Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1801 at about age 70 in Otisville, Mount Hope, Orange, New York, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Dale Dickinson [send private message]

Biography

Jacob was born in 1731. He was the son of Benjamin Wiggins Jr. and Rachel UNKNOWN.

He married Agnes Nichols and had six children.

In the 1800 census Jacob was in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States.^[1]

Jacob was in a tax record in 1800 in New York, United States.^[2]

He passed away in 1801. Jacob was buried in Mount Hope Plains Cemetery, Otisville, Orange County, New York, United States with a death date of 30 October 1801.^[3]

Will

In his 1801 will, Jacob listed the following heirs:^[4]

• Benjamin (son)
• William (son)
• Jacob (son)
• Nancy (daughter)
• Elsey (daughter)
• Marcey (daughter)

For executors, he assigned his wife Agnes and his friend William Mullock (1753-1826).

Military

Enlisted Jacob Wiggins served with 4th Regiment, Orange County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Sources

1. ↑ 1800 Census: "United States Census, 1800"
   citing Page: 313; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M32; Digital film/folder number: 004955939; FHL microfilm: 193709; Image number: 320
   FamilySearch Record: XH5T-JG1 (accessed 17 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZ5-YYS
   Jacob Wiggins in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States.

   Name

   Jacob Wiggins

   Males under 10: 4

   Males 10-16: 0

   Males 16-26: 1

   Males 16-45: 2

   Males over 45: 1

   Females under 10: 0

   Females 10-16: 0

   Females 16-26: 1

   Females 16-45: 2

   Females over 45: 1

   No non-white persons listed, free or enslaved.

2. ↑ Tax: "New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804"
   Original data: New York (State), Comptroller's Office. Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804. Series B0950 (26 reels). Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6771 #9806 (accessed 17 February 2024)
   Name: Jacob Wiggans; Assessment Year: 1800; Assessment Place: Cornwall, Deerpark, Orange, New York, USA; Residence Year: 1800; Residence Place: New York, USA.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #122225091 (accessed 16 February 2024)
   Memorial page for Jacob Wiggins (1731-30 Oct 1801), citing Mount Hope Plains Cemetery, Otisville, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by Ronni Croft (contributor 49316328).
4. ↑ New York Probate Records, 1629-1971: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1787-1916 ; Index to Surrogate's records, 1787-1941 Wills v.B-C 1797-1807
   Image path: New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 > Orange > Wills 1797-1807 vol B-C > image 151 of 440
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G992-QS98-G (accessed 17 February 2024) see will of Jacob Wiggins starting bottom third of page 279
5. ↑ Military: "New York Military in the Revolution"
   Orange County Militia -- Fourth Regiment
   Ancestry Record 4674 #32395 (accessed 17 February 2024)
   Name: Jacob Wiggins; Military Place: Orange, New York, USA; Regiment: Fourth Regiment; Rank: Enlisted Men.
6. ↑ New York in the Revolution as colony and state : a compilation of documents and records from the Office of the State Comptroller by New York (State). Comptroller's Office, Publication date 1904, page 168 https://archive.org/details/cu31924030989366/page/168/mode/2up

See also

• Sources and info about a great uncle of Jacob and related family Thomas Wiggins Jr & Rebecca Woolsey 1658/59 - 1731: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~woolsey/genealogy/resources/descends/woolgen/wlrebecca1659_1731.html (his father and siblings listed)
• FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYN5-613