Mary F RIGBY

Notes:

This family is difficult to trace because of the repetitive naming and the fact that so many different families resided together. Ive seen a lot of sources that list 7 children for Russell and Lydia - William B, Emily Ann, Mary F, Sidney F, John Owen, Martha, and Melissa Lydia - and 8 children for Russell and Mary - Joseph A, Margaret, Russell, Charles, Louvinia, Stephen, Benjamin, and Archie. However, I have found no sources online that prove any of these children. I've also found sources that show most of these children to be nieces and nephews, again I find no sources that prove any parentage. If we go strictly with the 1850 and 1860 census records, assuming that all the children are with the correct parents, we find John O, Robert E, Sidney, Melissa, and Stephen who are all older than the supposed marriage date for Mary, and Joseph, Charles, Margaret and Miranda who would be Mary's children. It's possible that our Mary Rigby O'Neal is also a daughter of Bryant.

Died:
probably Limestone County

Mary married Reuben O'NEAL about 1848 in , , Mississippi, USA. Reuben (son of Greenberry O'NEAL and Peggy TRAYLOR) was born on 30 Aug 1825 in , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA; died on 15 Feb 1909 in Owl Creek, Coryell, Texas, USA; was buried on 16 Feb 1909 in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Lydia O'NEAL was born on 16 Sep 1849 in , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Oct 1885 in , Limestone, Texas, USA.
2. John Benjamin O'NEAL was born on 23 Sep 1851 in McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA; died on 9 Apr 1934 in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA; was buried on 10 Apr 1934 in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA.
3. William Henry O'NEAL was born on 29 Jan 1855 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Dec 1952 in , , Texas, USA; was buried on 20 Dec 1952 in , Limestone, Texas, USA.
4. Martha A O'NEAL was born in 1856 in , , Mississippi, USA; died in Deceased.
5. Ellen Elizabeth O'NEAL was born in Jan 1858 in , , Texas, USA; died in 1906 in , , Texas, USA; was buried in 1906 in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA.
6. James Reuben O'NEAL was born on 10 Feb 1860 in , Limestone, Texas, USA; died on 10 Dec 1943 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; was buried on 11 Dec 1943 in Mart, McLennan, Texas, USA.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1817, , , North Carolina, USA
• Census: 1820, , Darlington, South Carolina, USA; pg 229a
• Census: 1830, , Darlington, South Carolina, USA
• Tax List: 1837, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Tax List: 1839, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Census: 1840, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; pg 24
• Tax List: 1842, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Tax List: 1846, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Property: 1 Dec 1846, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Tax List: 1848, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; Land Roll
• Census: 1850, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; Slave Schedule
• Census: 2 Sep 1850, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; pg 293-4 (147B-148A), hh #119
• Property: 5 Dec 1850, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA
• Tax List: 1854, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA; Land Roll
• Census: 3 Jul 1860, , Scott, Mississippi, USA; pg 60, hh #378

Notes:

The 1850 Census shows Mary, age 23, born in Mississippi. This is his wife rather than his daughter. This family is difficult to trace because of the repetitive naming and the fact that so many different families resided together. I've seen a lot of sources that list 7 children for Russell and Lydia - William B, Emily Ann, Mary F, Sidney F, John Owen, Martha, and Melissa Lydia - and 8 children for Russell and Mary - Joseph A, Margaret, Russell, Charles, Louvinia, Stephen, Benjamin, and Archie. However, I have found no sources online that prove any of these children. I've also found sources that show most of these children to be nieces and nephews, again I find no sources that prove any parentage. If we go strictly with the 1850 and 1860 census records, assuming that all the children are with the correct parents, we find John O, Robert E, Sidney, Melissa, and Stephen who are all older than the supposed marriage date for Mary, and Joseph, Charles, Margaret and Miranda who would be Mary's children.
On the other hand, if brother Bryant died in 1850, Stephen, Sidney, and Malissa may be his instead of Russell's. This is the problem we deal with when a family uses the same names over and over.

Census:
there is 1 M age under 10, 1 M age 16-25, 1 F age 16-25, total 3 people, no slaves

Census:

1 M under 5, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 30-39, 2 F under 5, 1 F 5-9, 2 F 20-29, 1 F 60-69, total 9 free people, 1 slave F 55-99

Census:

2 M 5-9, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 20-29, 1 M 40-49, 1 F under 5, 1 F 5-9, 2 F 10-14, 1 F 15-19, 1 F 40-49, total 11 free people, no slaves

Property:
RIGBY RUSSELL 28 10N 17E CHOCTAW 161.42 1846/12/01

Tax List:

Name Section Township/Range
Rigby, Russell 28 10-17
Rigby, Russell 27 10-17

Census:
SLAVE OWNER # OF
PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME SLAVES DESC AGE COLOR STATE (FREED) BLIND REMARKS
Right side
3 38 Rigby Russel 1 32 M B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
3 39 Rigby Russel 1 22 M B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
3 40 Rigby Russel 1 21 M B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
3 41 Rigby Russel 1 30 F B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
3 42 Rigby Russel 1 22 F B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
4 1 Rigby Russel 1 19 F B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
4 2 Rigby Russel 1 1 M B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
4 3 Rigby Russel 1 6/12 M B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119
4 4 Rigby Russel 1 10 F B 0 0 0 FS HH #0119

Census:

Rigby, Russell 52 M Farmer 3000 SC
Mary 23 F Miss
John O 18 M Laborer SC
Robert E 16 M Laborer SC
pg 148A
Sidney 10 M Miss
Malissa L 7 F Miss
Stephen 3 M Miss
Joseph 1 M Miss
fam 121
Rigby, William B 25 M Farmer 340 SC
Mary 25 F Miss
Martha 7 F Miss
Russle 6 M Miss
Nancy 4 F Miss
Needham 2 M Miss

Property:
RIGBY RUSSELL 33 10N 17E CHOCTAW 42.33 1850/12/05

Tax List:

Name Section Township Range Taxable Acres
Rigby, Russell 27 10 17 120
Rigby, Russell 27 10 17 320
Rigby, Russell 28 10 17 120
Rigby, Russell 28 10 17 160
Rigby, Russell 28 10 17 20
Rigby, Russel 33 10 17 200
Rigby, Russel 33 10 17 40
Rigby, Russel 34 10 17 160
Rigby, Russell 3 9 17 80

Census:
District 1, Hillsboro PO
Rigby, Russell 62 M NC
Mary 33 F Miss
Sidney 24 M Miss
Lidia 17 F Miss
Stephen 13 M MS
Andrew, Joseph 11 M MS
Margaret 8 F MS
Rigby, Charles 5 M MS
Marenda 2 F MS
Jones, Henry 3? M VA
Lilly, W W 25 M NC

Russell married Lydia SULLIVAN about 1819 in , , South Carolina, USA. Lydia was born between 1801 and 1804 in , Scott, Mississippi, USA; died before 1846 in , Kemper, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It's hard to pinpoint Lydia's age. The 1820 census lists a female between 16 and 25 [1795-1804], the 1830 has a female 20-29 [1801-1810] and the 1840 has one 40-49 [1791-1800]. I have to assume that the last one is either incorrect or is someone else. Using the first two, we see that Lydia could be born from 1801-1804. Since there is no one in the household in 1840 in this age range and the younger children are thought to be niece and nephews, it's probable that Lydia died between 1834 when Robert was born and 1837 when the next baby would have been expected.
There is a big question about whether all these children belong to Russell and to which wife they were born. Sidney is 10 on the 1850 census, making Mary only 13 when he was born. I'm pretty sure that, if he is a child of Russell, he is also a child of Lydia. Malissa is 7 on the 1850, making Mary 16 when she was born, it's possible that she is Mary's child but I believe she is Lydia's, who probably died giving birth to her or to the next child. Stephen is 3 on the 1850 census, meaning Mary was 20 when he was born. I have no proof but believe that, if he is a child of Russell, he is also a child of Mary, and she married Russell about 1846.
However, there is reason to believe that Robert, Sidney, Malissa and Stephen are the children of Bryant, Russell's brother.

Notes:

Married:
If they did marry in 1819, there are probably more children but I believe they married a little later.

Other Events:

• Property: 1 Jun 1784, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA; 110 acres
• Census: 1790, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA; pg 31
• Census: 1800, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA; pg 397
• Will: 1803, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA
• Probate: 8 Feb 1805, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Notes:

The work on the first wife is all supposition, we don't even know if she existed.

This paper was dated February 8, 1805 Division of 400 acres of land-the whole of the land of the late William Rigby. Amongst 12 heirs.
Owen Rigby, 200 acres his own and 3 other shares he purchased value $300
Bryan Rigby, Sally Rigby, Catherine Rigby, Russel Rigby, and Rebecky Rigby each got 24 1/2 acres value $73.80.
Abner Hudgings, John Rigby and the heirs of James Quinn each got 25 2/3 acres valued at $102.68 I recognized the names of his children from the postings concerning his will. Who were the rest to the heirs? [Avis Southall]

Junior Anderson has him born in 1705 - a typo?

The personal estate records name John, Jonathan, Charles, William, Ann Hudgins and Sarah [illegible] but doesn't give the name of the daughter who married James Quinn. [Joe Fox]

Property:
Sold to James Quinn, son-in-law, on south side of Grove Swamp.

Census:
William Rigsby
3 White males 10-15
2 White makes over 15
3 White females
2 Slaves
10 total

Census:
William Rigby Sr
2 males under 10
1 male 16-26
1 male 45 and over
1 female under 10
1 female 26-45

Will:
Names Rusell and Bryant as his sons.

Probate:

Division of 400 acres of land, the whole of the land of the late William Rigby, amongst 12 heirs. Owen - 200 acres his own and 3 other shares he purchased - Value $300.00.
Bryan Rigby, Sally Rigby, Catherine Rigby, Russel Rigby & Rebecky Rigby each got 24 1/2 acres val. $73.80 Abner Hudgings, John Rigby and the heirs of James Quinn each got 25 2/3 acres valued at $102.68.

William married Elizabeth RUSSELL est 1794. Elizabeth was born est 1776; died in Nov 1844 in , Simpson, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Nov 1844 in , Simpson, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]