Frederick Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2012-01-25
Born: 1751-10-00
Died: 1841-09-24 Wake Co, North Carolina USA
Notes:
[R01]
married in Wake Co NC 1780-01-17 Nancy Harrell
married in Wake Co NC 1824-11-25 Cynthia Brasfield
He is supposed to be a brother of James and Jesse.
Is the James this one or this one? The former lived in Wake Co NC when Frederick did, but the latter is a better match in age.
It looks like he might be a brother of Thomas.
His children might include: Wooton, Thomas, Archibald, Edward
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From the Margie Boyd book:
Wake County Court Minutes
Book 2:376 1787-12-05 Persons to clear the Roads: Frederick Rigsby and Thomas Rigsby.
Book 3:153 1794-06-xx Deed from William Reynolds to Frederick Rigsby proved in open court
by William Reeves, a witness thereto.
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another researcher sends:
will of Frederick Rigsby of Wake Co NC 183x-11-11 proved 1841-11-xx
wife Cinthy? Rigsbee
granddaughter Lively Ann Rigsbee
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Lively was daughter of John or Thomas.
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He served in the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted 1776-05-09 in Philips' Company for 3 years.
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"Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants"
Frederick Rigsbey NC, Private
1784-04-29 274 acres
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Revolutionary War Pension papers
District of North Carolina
On this eighth day of February 1819, before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the United States
for the district aforesaid, personally appeared Frederick Rigsby aged about sixty six years, resident in
Wake County in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the __ Act of Congress, entitled
"An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War". That the said Frederick Rigsby enlisted, early in the Revolutionary War, in Surry
County in the State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Joseph Phillips of the fourth
Regiment, in the North Carolina line, on the continental establishment, in the war aforesaid, for the term
of three years; that he continued to serve in the said company, & in Capt Jos Reid's company of the
Second Regiment, to which he was transferred, until the end of said enlistment, when he was
discharged from service at Piranas [?], not far from New York, which discharge he delivered up when he
obtained his land warrant & has not seen it since. That he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germanton,
& Monmouth; and that he is in reduced circumstances & in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to & dictated before me, the day & year aforesaid
H Potter
f Risby
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"US Pensioners 1818 - 1872"
Private Frederick Rigsby; 48.00/half-year commencing 1819-02-08 [through 1832]
Private Frederick Rigsby; 8/month [date not given]; 1833 to 1841
Cynthia Rigsbee, widow of Private Frederick Rigsbee; 48.00 beginning 1853-02-03; 1861-09-04
Cynthia Rigsbee, widow of Private Frederick Rigsbee; 48.00 beginning 1861-03-04
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Wake Co tax lists show this Frederick:
1817 -- Barton's Creek district
1818 -- Barton's Creek district
1819 -- Barton's Creek district
1820 -- Barton's Creek district
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Earliest Tennessee Land Records and Earliest Tennessee Land History
Claimant: Frederick Rigsby
File: 20
Assignee: James Bosley
County: Davidson
Acres: 274
Grant: 6
Grant Date: 1786-02-16
Entry: 751
Entry Date:
Book: 63
Page: 3
Location by Stream Name: S side of Cumberland River
Military: Yes
[That is definitely this Frederick, but he is clearly in Wake Co NC in 1787.]
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1840 census Wake Co NC p165
Frederick Rigsbee: 1 M 80-90, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 30 - 39, 1 F 40-50, 1 BM 10 - 23
1830 census Wake Co NC p467
Fredk Rigsbee: 1 M 70-80, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 30-40
[That appears to be Cynthia Brasfield with him. If they were married in 1824, the older child is not their daughter. She could be from Frederick's first marriage, though he would been at least 60 when she was born.
Another possibility is that both children are from a previous marriage for Cynthia.
Another possibility is that Frederick had a son Frederick who married Cynthia, had two children, and died.
1820 and 1810 census records for Wake Co NC are missing. Tax lists for 1820 include a Frederick.
1800 census Wake Co NC p758
Frederick Rigsby 2 M 0 - 10, 1 M 16 - 26, 1M 45+, 2 F 0 - 10, 2 F 16 - 26, 1 F 26 - 45, 2 F 45+
1790 census Wake Co NC p103
Frederick Rigsbey 1 M 16+, 4 F
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