'Riggs1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Riggs of Fareham, Riggs of Hollest, Riggs of Riggsdale

                               
Berry identifies the arms of this family as "Gu. a fesse, vair, betw. three water-spaniels ar. each holding in the mouth a bird-bolt or, plumed ar.".
Thomas Riggs of Southampton
1. Thomas Riggs of Fareham (probably not Fardham)
  A. Rafe (Ralph) Riggs of Fareham (probably not Fardham)
  m. Mary Blake (dau of William Blake of Eastertoun, son of William of Eastertoun)
  i. Thomas Riggs of Fareham (probably not Fardham)
ii. Robert Riggs 'of Fareham'
  m. Margery Chambers (dau of Robert Chambers)
  a. Robert Riggs (dsp)
  b. Elizabeth Riggs
  m. _ Coates
  c. Margery Riggs
  m1. _ Earlsman
  m2. Sir John Clobery ## see here ##
  d. Mary Riggs
  m. Sir John Otway
  e. Margaret Riggs
  m. _ Baker
  iii. Francis Riggs
  a. Alice Riggs
  m. Thomas Heather
  b. Elizabeth Riggs
  m. _ Masey
  c. Catharine Riggs
  m. _ Mitchell
  d. Susan Riggs
  m. _ Charlete
  e.+ other issue - Francis, Joseph, Benjamin
  iv. Rafe (Ralph) Riggs, Mayor of Winchester
  m. Mary Johnsonn (dau of William Johnsonn of Reading)
  a. Thomas Riggs (3rd son?)
  m. Constance Hook (dau of Richard Hook of Hook)
  (1) Thomas Riggs (d infant)
  (2) Constance Riggs
  m. George Downs
  b. Edmond Riggs
  m. Margaret Savage (dau of John Savage of King's Clere)
  (1)+ issue including Edmond, Thomas, Mary
c. Ogle Riggs of Hollest House (b c1636, d 1705)
  m1. Mercy or Mary Lock (dau of John Lock of Hollis/Hollest)
  (1) Ogle Riggs of Buddington & Hollest, Sheriff of Sussex (a 1730)
  m. Elizabeth
  (A) Frances Riggs (b c1734, d 1771)
  (2) Thomas Riggs 'of Hollist' (dsp) mentioned in CountyGen (Sussex) but not in CountyGen (Hampshire)
  m. (29.09.1748) Anne Bettsworth (dau/heir of Peter Bettsworth of Fitz Hall)
  (3)+ other issue - Robert, Ralph, Mary, Elizabeth, Mercy
  m2. Elizabeth
  d. Mary Riggs
  m. Anthony Yelden of Winchester
  e. Elizabeth Riggs
  m. John Haytey of Winchester
  f.+ other issue - Francis, Rafe (dsp)
  v. John Riggs
  m. Mary Blake
  a. John Riggs
  (1)+ issue - John, Francis, Anne
  b. Thomas Riggs
  vi. Mary Riggs
  m. _ Harris

 

 

The following was origially launched as a sectio of RZmisc05 on 09.01.12. It was moved here to pull together families of the same name.
Edward Riggs of Riggsdale, co. Cork father of Frances, presumed also of ...
1. Edward Riggs of Riggsdale (d 1702, MP) the first mentioned by TCB
  m. Anne Allen (dau of Stephen Allen)
  A. Allen Riggs
  i. 2 daughters
B. Edward Riggs of Riggsdale (d 1741, MP)
  m. (12.1715) Anne Medlicott (dau of Thomas Medlicott of Burfield (sb Binfield?))
  i. Edward Riggs of the Middle Temple 'of Killybegs' (d 1743)
  m. (12.1741) Margaret Pigott (dau of Capt. Southwell Pigott of Capard)
  a. Anne Riggs (d 24.06.1781)
  m. (08.1765) Sir John Miller, later Riggs-Miller, of Ballycasey, 1st Bart (d 28.05.1798)
  ii. Anne Riggs probably of this generation
  m. (04.1739) Colclough Pigott of Capard (dsp 1779)
  C. Ruth Riggs (d before 1727)
  m. (1707) (Caleb) Falkiner
2. Frances Riggs probably of this generation
  m. Swithen Smart
  A. Susanna Smart (heir)
  m. (1693) Gershom Herrick of Shippool (b 1665, d 1730)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : CountyGen (Hampshire, Berry, p306+) with some support from CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p100)
(2) For lower section : TCB (vol 5, 'Miller of Ballycasey, later Riggs-Miller', p391+)
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