Allen Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2007-11-06
Born: 1770-00-00 Orange Co, North Carolina USA
Died: about 1861-00-00 Randolph Co, Georgia USA
Marriages:
1. Margaret Johnson
Children of Allen Rigsby and Margaret Johnson:
Notes:
[R35]
This is the Allen Rigsby whose descendants through son Lewis are traced in "Historic Georgia Families" by L W Rigsby, and "Rigbsy Relatives and Related Families" by Margie Milner Boyd.
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One theory is that this Allen's mother was a Rigsby, and his father was Wylie Taylor. They are supposed
to have given their children the Rigsby name to carry on an estate with no sons.
If you are a descended from this Allen, and are a male with the Rigsby surname, your DNA can prove or
disprove the above theory. Please email me using the link below for more information.
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He could be a son of Jesse of Orange Co NC, who is supposed to have
had a son Allen.
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From the L W Rigsby book:
One of his grandchildren gives Allen's full name as Allen John Rigsby.
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From the Margie Boyd book:
In 1779 he was indentured to Matthew Stroud until 21 years of age.
Apparently he moved to GA soon after release from indenture.
He enlisted in 1809 in Oconee Co GA for the War of 1812. His discharge papers describe him as "fair hair, fair complexion, and blue eyes", height about 5 feet 10 inches.
He appears on tax records for Clarke Co GA in 1805 to 1808, and in Walton Co GA in 1819.
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From the L W Rigsby book:
Heads of families coming into Pendleton Dist SC between 1800 and 1810 and leaving before 1820
were John, Wright, Daniel, and Susannah Rigsby. These were probably of the same family as Allen
Rigsby considering their association with other families which were afterwards associated with Allen
Rigsby in Georgia.
[I sure wish he had expanded on that. John is my ancestor. John's father James was probably born
about 1755, so could be an older brother of Allen.]
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1860 census Decatur Co GA p149
H Hopson household
wife Mary 50
Allen Rigsby 90
1850 census Randolph Co GA p377
Allen Rigsby 80 NC
Margaret 79 NC
1840 census Randolph Co AL p210
Allan Rigsby 1 M 70-80, 1 F 80-90
[Allen 70, Margaret 69]
1830 census Gwinnett Co GA p362
Allen Rigsby 1 M 10-15, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 50-60, 1 F 50-60
[Thomas 12, Lewis 28, Allen 60, Margaret Johnson 59]
[There should be more children at home.]
1820 census Walton Co GA p254
Allen Rigsby 1 M <10, 2 M 10-16, 1 M 16-18, 2 M 16-26, 1 M 45+, 1 F <10, 2 F 10-16, 1 F 45+
[Thomas 2, Wiley 11, Allen 15, Lewis 18, John 21, Samuel 22, Allen 50, Eliza c5, Charity, Polly, Margaret]
Census records for GA for 1810 and 1800 are missing. Allen was there before 1800, according to his
children's census entries.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 27241
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