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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



RIGG, SAMUEL , was born in Rutherford county, North Carolina, married there to Nancy Vawters. They had two children, and moved in 1816 to Greenup county, Ky., where six children were born; and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1827. Of their children, the eldest daughter married in Kentucky to Wm. Robinson, came to Sangamon county with her parents, and raised a family of seven daughters.

EWELL, born in North Carolina, married in Sangamon county to Sarah Kelly. They had nine children, and Mrs. Rigg died. Their daughter, NANCY E., married John G. Park. See his name. Ewell Rigg married Mrs. Sarah Darden, whose maiden name was Bradley. They reside at Macomb, Illinois.

JOHN E., born in Kentucky, married Alice Cox, and raised a family in McDonough county, Illinois.

JOSEPH R., born in Kentucky, married Julia A. Park, had fifteen children, four of whom died young. JAMES S. married and lives in Moultrie county. The ten, THOMAS E., JOHN E., WILLIAM Z., ROBERT R., LEONARD M., NANCY M., HENRY S., SARAH E., BENJAMIN B. and HARRIET O., live with their parents, near Macomb, Illinois.

MARY died, aged twenty-three or twenty-four years.

RUSSELL married Jane Venard, and raised a family near Macomb, Illinois.

ALPHA married Theophilus Mitchell, and raised a family near Macomb, Illinois.

PETER married Lucy Heuston, and raised a family in McDonough county, Illinois.

Samuel and Nancy Rigg both died in McDonough county, Illinois.



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