Biggs Family Genealogy
Biggs Family of Virginia and Maryland
1773 to present
Where did we come from? Why did we come?
How did we get to America?
This web page is a work in progress as we learn about the history of our family. We work to learn when the Biggs family came to America, why they came, and the lands from which they came. It is my wish that my descendents know that freedom is not free. Our ancestors willingly paid the price that we might live a free people.
Maryland Biggs Henning
Biggs Ford, Frederick County, Maryland
Blue fonts and + indicate direct line of web owner, Maryland Biggs Henning.
To complicate our search there were many William Biggs and sifting through their to data to identify our William is a struggle.
Our first 100 years in America.
1773
William Biggs obtained Land Grants Monongalia County, (W)
Virginia
1787
Joseph born 4-17-1787
1790 Census Virginia
to be obtained
1790 Census*
William Biggs+ ,son of Jacob, age
36 born 1754 Monongalia County,
Virginia.
1792
Sarah and Joseph Hedges moved to Kentucky
1792 Joseph Lt. accounting for
ammunition
1793 Joseph
and Benjamin Ohio
Militia
1793
William born 9-24-1793 son of Jacob
1794 Jacob
Biggs married Christina Berghman
12-23-1794
1794 Mary
Biggs married Joseph 1-1-1794 Marshall County
1795 Frederick
Biggs married Mary Wilson
10--1795
1795
Zachariah Biggs government
revenue
officer Monocacy court records
Monongalia County,( West)
Virginia
1795
Zachius
Monongalia County (West) Virginia.
1796 William
voted Federalist
Frederick County, Maryland
1798* William+ signed petition to form Preston County,
Virginia
1799* William+ bought 49 acres adjacent
to A.
Kirkpatrick
1785,86,99* Sims Index
to
Land Grants in West Virginia;
William+
300acres book 2 page
249;
140 acres Book 2 page144
300 acres book 2 page
123;
49 acres book 2 page
299
1788/1809* William+ exchanged
the
140 acres with Enoch Moore
for
150 acres. Land changed hands
to
John Robertson 9-12-
1788.
To William
Moore
10-11-1790 then to
Enoch Moore
to
Elijah Hardesty.
Hardesty filed suit
for
title of this 140
acres.
William died
before
the legal transaction
was
completed. Hardesty sued
William's
children. Settled
5-1809
Our
second hundred years in America
Joseph juror Monongalia County,
Virginia
1800* William+ Constable of Monongalia County, VA.
5-16-1800
1800* William+ Plantation Monongalia County,
VA.
6-1800
1800
William Sr. wife Nancy
VA
1/2 pay Revolution #R19360 Died 1803
1800 Census
Virginia
(unable to locate)
1800 Census
Maryland
M32 roll 9 (Federal Archives) Allegany
Co.
William
Sr.
0-0-0-2-1-/0-0-0-0-1-/0-6
Jacob
John
Frederick County, Maryland roll #10 pg.184
Wm. Sr. 3 male-1 female
Benjamin 5 male - 4 female
Joseph
John all in
Allegany Co.
Benjamin
Jacob
1801
Ezekial
Monongalia Co., VA
1801
Zachariah
Sheriff Ohio Co.,
VA
1803 Jacob
Biggs
supervisor of Roads, Frederick Co 5-27-1803
1803 John
appointed
Judge of Election 4th dist.
5-27-1803
1803* William+ constable
of
Mononagalia County, VA.
1803 A
William died 4-14-1803 Frederick Co., MD. age 78
1804 John
reopened tavern near Graceham, MD 2-27-1804
1804
Benjamin Judge of peace Frederick Co., MD
.1-13-1804
1805
Zaccheus Va. Militia Rangers Ohio Co.
1805* Joseph + Ensign in Virginia Ohio County
Rangers age
18
1805*
William+ constable of Monongalia Co., VA
1806*
William+ constable of Monongalia Co., VA
1805
1806
William Sr.+ died 1806
after
5-8-1806
Monongalia County, Virginia.
1806*
Catherine++ (Cittey) married John Soverns 3-21-
1806
William, her father, signed
Marriage Bond Monongalia, VA
1806*
Sarah Leah Biggs++ married Joseph
Soverns
5-8-1806 William+, her father signed
Monongalia, VA. Marriage Bonds page 10
1806
Catherine Biggs married
Jacob Cookerly 1790
Daughter of William
born Sept.1769 died 2- -1812
1807
William's+ children
summoned
in regard to 140 acres in
dispute
with Elijah Hardesty
Children:
Mary Biggs Brandon w/o
Jonathan
Sarah Leah Biggs Sovern w/o
Joseph
Rachel Biggs Crane wife of
Smith Crane
Catherine (Cittey) Biggs Soverns wife of John Soverns
John Biggs
William Biggs (Jr.)
Margaret
Biggs
*James Biggs
*Jenny Biggs
*Betsey Biggs
*Hannah Biggs
*Thomas
Biggs
*Joseph++Biggs (my
Joseph)
* Beckey
Biggs
*All under age 21 considered
infants in law suit.
1807*
Joseph++ Settled in Ryan's
Glade,
Allegany
County, Maryland He was
shookman
by
trade and operated the only
known
shook shop in the area. (A shookman
made
barrel staves for coopers)
1807
John added property
to
adjoin William's 1-20-1807
Monongalia County, VA
1808
William Jr. constable expenses for conveying prisoner 10-1808
1809*
William+ Sr. and heirs land dispute settled
5-1809
1809*
Joseph++ Married Fannie Smith
Hebb
4-17-1809 Monongalia
County,Virginia
Bond Book from 1791-1850 pg
16
Children:
William+++ L.
4-10-1810
Middleton Samuel
6-28-1811
John H.
1814
Upton F.
11-20-1816
Margaret Smith
2-4-1819
Nancy
1822
Elizabeth
1824
male
Odelia Benson
12-9-1831
Ambrose
1826
Joseph II
1841
1810 Census*
Maryland Allegany County,
page 19 M252 #14&15 pg.19
Joseph++ died
1843 Ryan's
Glade,
Allegany County, Maryland
1 u/10 1 16/16 white male; 1 16/26 female
(Jacob Moon lived next door).
J. 1 10/6 1 16/25 1/45
1810 Census*
Maryland Frederick Co. MD M252 #15 page 290
Wm, W.
1810 Census Virginia
Monongalia Co., Virginia
Ephraim Biggs 2-0-1-0-0-/2-0-1-0-0-/0-0
Noah Biggs
3-1-0-1-0-/2-0-0-1-0-/0-0-
1810*
William L.+++
Father:
Joseph++
See Bond Book
page 146 Monongalia County,
VA
William and his son William settled
in
Allegany (Garrett Co.)
Maryland
1813
Joseph
Maryland Militia War
1812
Frederick Town 4-18-----5-16-1813
1813
Joseph 3 days, William 2 days Maryland
Militia War 1812 Cecil
County 49th
Regiment Capt. Morris
Also see Frederick Town 4-18----5-16-1813
1813
Benjamin found in Ohio Co.,
VA
1818 Preston County, Va. formed
from West Augusta District.
Morgantown county seat.
1820 Census* Maryland Allegany
County,
Glades District, M33- page 004
Joseph++ 2-2-0-1
male;
1-0-1-0-0-1 female;0-0-2-0-slaves
1822
A William married Ann Hatten
10-26-1822 (RGM)
1827
A William died Illinois 1827
1830 Census* Maryland
Allegany
County
1st.dist M 19 roll 53 page 004
Joseph++ 1-1-1-0-0-0-1/ 1-2-0-0-0 /1-1
Frederick Co. Md. M19
pg#57
Benjamin
Frederick
Jacob
Joseph
page 260 6th dist.
Joseph of John
William page
283 5th dist.
William of Benjamin page 260 6th dist.
William of Jacob page 260
6th.dist.
1830 Census Virginia
Virginia see
copy
1833*
William L.+++ married 1st Catherine Lipscomb
6-18-1833 Randolph Co.,
VA
Children:
Jacob++++ Moon Biggs
5-10-1834
Ambrose
Lipscomb
3-18-1836
Winifred
Mardis
4-11-1838
Joseph
Harrison
5-17-1840
Gordon
Upton
6-30-1842
by 2nd wife,
Elizabeth
Sarah
E.
8-8-1844
Alcinda
Jane
5-5-1846
Emma
Caroline
8-14-1848
1834*
Jacob++++ Moon Biggs born
5-10-1834
Ryan's Glade Allegany County,
Maryland
Father: William+++ L. Biggs
1834
William died Monocacy
1-28-1834 age
80
Will probated
2-12-1834 Frederick Co.,
MD
1840 Census*
Maryland Allegany
County,
Glades District, Maryland M704 #166 page 093
Joseph ++
1- 10/15,1- 20/30 male;
2- 15/20,1- 50/60
female
William +++ 2- u/5,1-
5/10,1-30/40 male;
1- u/5,1- 30/40female
Allegany County, Glades District, Maryland
M704 #166 page 4 or 94?
Middleton
page 093
Upton F.
page 092
Frederick Co. M
704 #166
1840
Census Virginia Ohio Co.,
Virginia M704 roll 572 pg.41
William
1843*
Joseph++
Died
9-27-1843 Ryan's Glade, Allegany County (Garrett
Co), Maryland is located on the north side of the road
leading
from Mountain Lake Park to
Gorman, MD. About 1/2 way between Mt. Lake Park and
Gorman.|
The Biggs family cemetery has 5 graves marked, one of which is Fannie
Smith Biggs. She is believed to be
the daughter
of
William Hebb? and Jemima
Washington
1850 Census+ Maryland Allegany County 10th E.D. M432 roll 292& 294
Middleton page
64
William+++
Allegany County, Maryland 10th E.D. page 64
Jacob++++ Moon listed with his father and
step-mother,
Elizabeth. age 16 Frederick
Co. M432 #292-293
1850 Census
Virginia
1850*
William+++ L.
died
9-10-1850 age
40
Allegany County, Ryan's Glade, Maryland
1853*
Jacob++++ Moon Biggs
married Ann Amelia Rinehart
9-15-1853
Allegany County, Maryland
Children:
Elias Elmer+++++ 10-6-1860
Hester Catherine
9-10-1854
Henry Wright 9-21-1855
Margaret Susan
3-13-1857
Wm. Jemminson
11-29-1858
Geo.McClelland
6-3-1864
Charles Shannon
10-2-1867
Lilly May Ellen 3-12-1872
by Maria Kight
Jacob Lawson (Dude)
12-3-1882
1859
John Biggs Pvt. Maryland
regiment
westward
of Fort Cumberland Land lot 1859
1860 Census Maryland Allegany Co. M 653
#456
Frederick Co. Md. M 653 #474-5
1860*
Elias Elmer+++++ Biggs
born 10-6-1860 Maryland
1866 Mineral Co.
W.VA is formed from Hampshire
Co.
1870 Census
Maryland
Allegany Co. MD
Frederick Co.MD
1880 Census
Maryland
Soundex T753
1880
Census West Virginia
Soundex
T778
1883*
Elias Elmer+++++ Biggs.
married Mary Jane Bischoff 12-19-1883
Mineral County, West
Virginia.
Children:
Harrie Wright
10-6-1884
Laurel Burton
3-6-1887
Bessie Irene 8-14-1889
John Jacob
4-21-1892
Harvey Elmer ++++++
7-23-1901
Richard Arnold
8-20-1903
1884
Harrie Wright Biggs
Born
10-6-1884
Died 9-1-1889 Elk Garden, W. VA.
1887
Laurel Burton Biggs
Born
3-6-1887
Died 2-28-1892 Elk Garden, W.VA
1890 Census Maryland
Soundex M496 Allegany
Co. M123 #10
1890 Census West Virginia M496 Monongalia Co. # 109 Preston
Co. #109
1918 World
War I
John Jacob Biggs served
Later generations not published because of security concerns.
| Hebb | Lipscomb | Rinehart | Washington |
| Whitehair | Wiles | Bowman/Baumann | Mardis |
| Boehm |
Hebb
Fannie Smith Hebb born
7-9-1798
married Joseph Biggs
4-17-1809
died 7-28-1851 Ryans' Glade Allegany (Garrett) County,
Maryland
William Hebb born 7-25-1757
England?
married Jemima
Washington
died after 1831 Preston County (West)
Virginia
Children: Thomas,
Fannie
Smith ,Robert, Reuben, Mary, John, Nancy,
and Thornton.
Lipscomb
Ambrose Lipscomb bapt. 10-27-1633
England|
married 1st ? 2nd Mary Jones/Johnson died c
1699
Recognized by Virginia Assembly
10-25-1679
for having tract in then New Kent county,
VA
Children: Ambrose II, Lettuce, Mary,
William, Dorothy, John, and Joseph
Ambrose II Lipscomb born c 1680 King William,
VA
married Mary Gissedge before 1702; died
1714
Children: Richard, Ambrose III, William, John, Mary,
Benjamin All
born before 1714
Benjamin
Lipscomb born c
1710
Will probated 7-17-1778 Amelia County, VA
.
Children: Joseph, Benjamin Jr, Thomas,
Barnabas,
Richard, Ann, Eleanora,
Uriah
Richard Lipscomb born c 1741 King William County,
VA
married Sarah ? died after 1741 Frederick County,
VA
Children: Elizabeth, John, Ambrose,
William
Ambrose Lipscomb born 1762 Fredericksburg, King George's
County,
VA married Winifred Mardis 12-23-1785 King
George's
County, VA died 5-18-1841 Homestead Aurora,
Preston
County, (West)
VA
Children: Lucy, Catherine, John, Henry,
Ebenezer
NSDAR # 129151 Revolutionary War Pension
W8252
Catherine
Lipscomb born 9-18-1808 Preston
County,
(West)
VA married William L. Biggs
6-18-1833; died
1842
Children: See William L.
Biggs.
Rinehart
Thomas Rinehart
born 7-19-1741, Reading ,
Berks
County, PA married 1st Eve Elizabeth Whitehair
1767
2nd Anna Maria
1789
died 3-13-1833 Preston County,
(West)VA
.
Children by Eve Elizabeth: Eve Catherine, George, Johan George, Susanna,
Anna Maria: Susanna,
Marie Elizabeth
.
Rebecca, Maria
Elizabeth.
Children by Anna
Marie: Jacob,
Juliana, Elisabeth, Sara, Susanna Scharlota, Thomas Jr.
.
Oath of Fidelity MD 1778 NSDAR #
615476A Revolutionary War Pension
#16212
Jacob Rinehart born
5-29-1790, married Anna Margaret
Wiles
.
Children: Anamelia, Daniel, William, Eve, Susannah,
Margaret,
Abraham, Maria,
Eve
War of 1812 IF# 25396 Va.
Militia
Anamelia Rinehart born 6-14-1830 Preston County, (West)
VA
married Jacob Moon Biggs 9-15-1853 Allegany County,
MD
died 11-29-1878 Westernport, Allegany County,
MD
Bound child at age 10 to William L. Biggs See
Indenture #110
Children: Elias Elmer, Hester Catherine,
Henry
Wright,
Margaret, Susan,William Jemminson, George, McClelllan, Charles
Shannon,
Lily May
Ellen
Thomas Washington born 5-24-1731
Wakefield,
Westmoreland County, VA
married
Ann Muse 4-3-1766; died 6-24-1794
VA
Children: Jemima,
Elizabeth, Thomas, Ann,
John, |
Mary,
Samuel
NSDAR
66384
Will 2-3-1791 King George's County, VA
Jemima Washington born 7-28-1767? Frederickburg,
VA
married 1st Smith Jenkins 2nd William Hebb
1791
Children: Thomas, John, Robert, Rueben, Nancy, Fannie
John Whitehair
born before 1700 Alsace,
France
married
Euphrosina
Moeller
Children: Johannes Georg, Hannss Nichols, Susanna, Johann Christian,
Johann Theobald
Johannes Georg Whitehair
born
4-29-1721
married
1st. Evangelish G.
Bayern
2nd
Appolonia Boehm
3-5-1748
died
2-8-1784 Frederick County,
MD
Children: Eve Elizabeth, Maria Catherine, Anna
Maria,
John
August, Christian,
Susanna
John,
a dyer, came to America 9-14-1753 with Capt.
Russell.
Eve Elizabeth Whitehair born 11-15-1748
Germany
married
Thomas Rinehart 1767 Frederick County,
MD
died 1788 Elizabethtown, Frederick County,
MD
Children: Anna Maria, Eva Catherine, George,
John, Susanna(I) . Maria Elizabeth, Susanna(
II)
Anna Maria Whitehair born 2-16-1765
Frederick County,
MD
married
Thomas
Rinehart
Children: Jacob, Juliana, Thomas, Elizabeth, Sara, Susanna Scharlota ,
Rebecca, Maria Elizabeth
John Wild born c 1727
married Jane
?
died 1766 Frederick County,
MD
Children: John Jr., George, William, Thomas,
Mary
Will probated 4-17-1766 Frederick County, MD
George
Weil born c 1754 PA/MD married
1st Maria Margaretta ?
Samuel Bowman married
Veronica
?
Children:
Martin/Mardin
Martin/Mardin Bowman born c 1731 Lancaster,
PA
married
c 1754 Elisabeth Mueller died October 1816 VA
.
Children: Sarah, Martin, Peter, David, Mary,
Hannah,
Elizabeth,
Susan,
Jacob
NSDAR#
655412 Capt. PA Revolution
Sarah Bowman born 10-01-1783 Mt
Storm.
Grant County,
(West)VA
married William
Wiles,
Died 7-7-1857 Carroll County,
MD
Children: See William Wiles
Mardis/
Marder
Thomas Marder
died after
1600
Children: William
William Mardis
born c 1696 Westmoreland County,
VA
married
Ann? died c
1750
Children: James,
John, William Jr.
James Mardis born c
1730
married Ann Rowley , died
1787
Will
probater4-5-1787 St Paul's Parish , King George's County,
VA
Furnished horses and other property during the
revolution
.
Children: Winifred, William James, Lucy,
Stephen
Winifred
Mardis born 3-18-1768 King George's County,
VA
married
Ambrose Lipscomb
12-23-1785
King
George's County,
VA
died
3-6-1847 Preston County, (West)
VA
Children: See Ambrose Lipscomb
Johannes Jacob Boehm born before 1669
married Anna
Katrina
Children: Johannes
Rufinus
Johannes Rufinus Boehm born 1689
Germany
married Eva Rosina Mueller 1711 died1764
.
.
.
Children: Maria Appelonia
Maria Appelonia Boehm born
12-10-1725
Married
February
1746
John
George Whitehair died after 1793 MD/VA
.
.
Children: Anna Maria, Eve
Elizabeth
*Anna
Maria Whitehair, Eve Elizabeth
Whitehair
See Thomas Rinehart for Children
Heckert
Conrad Heckert
Children: Francis Heckert
Francis Heckert born 1703 New Baberg,
Bavaria
.
Children:
Magdalena, John Jacob, John Peter
John Peter Heckert c1727 Berks County,
PA
married Elizabeth Gertrude
Fischer
NSDAR Index page 1381
part 2
Children:
George Peter Heckert born c1745, died 1845
Aurora,
Preston
county,
WV
married Anna Maria Rinehart 1-19-1790
.
.
Children: Rebecca, Sara, John,
David,
Solomon Peter, John George, John
W.,
Anna
Maria, Sibella, John Peter,
Elizabeth
.
.
Commissioned 7-1-1777
PA
Revolutionary War NSDAR
John Peter
Heckert
born 4-11-1812 Monongalia County,
WV
married
Elizabeth Sell
1-29-1839;
died
2-222-1885 Silver Lake,WV
Children: Daniel, Eleanorah
Catherine,
John Henry, Almeda Ann,
Daniel,
Emanuel Sampson, George Levi
,
Lloyd Solomon, David Francis
Harmon
David John Harmon
born c
1770
married
Elizabeth ?; died before 3-16-1840
.
Rachel Elizabeth born
6-29-1798 Red House, Garrett
county, MD
Children: See Henry
Sell.
Darby
Robert Derby born c1512 Askerswell, Dorset
England
Children: Nicholas, Richard, William,
Thomas,
Lawrence,
Christopher,Henry
Nicholas Derby
born c 1545 Askerswell, Dorset,
England
married
Catherine Buckler 1569
England,
died
10-20-1599 Shipton,
England
Children: Christopher, Richard,
Roger,
Lawrence,
Nicholas
.
Christopher Darby born
4-10-1572 married Agnes
Symonds
died
1-20-1640 Shipton George, Dorset,
England
Children: Christopher, William, Richard, John
.
Johnathon, Thomas I, Thomas II
.
John Darby born 1610 England married Alice
Chipman
c1635 died 10-04-1656 Yarmouth, Mass
.
Children: Mary, John, Anne, Abraham,
Sarah,
Elizabeth, William, Son
.
William Darby born 1647 Yarmouth
Barnstable,
Mass
married
Elizabeth Jane
Hawkins,
died
after 1701 Scotch Plains,
NJ
Children: William, Emphriam, John,
Benjamin
.
William Darby born c 1693 Scotch Plains, NJ married
Mary? 8-20-1761
Children: Samuel, William, John, Ephraim, Margaret,
.
Mary,
Abigail, Elias
Samuel Darby born c 1730 Scotch Plains,
NJ
married ? died before
2-09-1774
Neau/Noe
Pierre Noe born c 1612 Wallsland, Zeeland,
Holland
married
Sarah Anneka
Jans
Children:
Pierre
Jr.,
Pierre Noe/ Neau born early 1640's Walslant,
France
married
Margaret DuMont
1659
Walslant,
France, died 12-10-1709
NJ
.
Children: Marie, Jean, Anne,
Edward
Will
probated 4-28-1710 Trenton,
NJ
Marie Neau born
10-18-1653
France
married
John Trembly 1689 Harlem, NY;
died after
1754
Children:
See John Trembly
Lantz
George Lantz
Children: Hans (John) George
John George
married ?Reider
1765
Children: Eve Catherine,
Susan,
Heinrich/Henry, Peter, Joseph
Heinrich Lantz born 1-19-1779 Lancaster
County,
PA
married Eva Bischoff; died before 1833
Preston County, (West)
VA
Children: J. Henry, Johannes, Jacob, Susannah,
Catherine, Eva,
Betsy, Lydia,
Anna
Maria,
Elisabeth
Susannah Lantz married John Bischoff;
died c 1858
Aurora,
Preston County, (West)
VA
Children: Rachel, Henry, John,
William
H.,
Joseph, Samuel, Susan,
Female
Sell
Jacob Von
Sellen born c 1640
Will 8-31-1797 Frederick county,
MD Weaver
Peter Sell born 6-10-1791 Carroll County,
MD
died
3-2-1852 Silver Run, Carroll County, MD
.
.
.
married 1st Louisa
?
2nd Rachel ?
1819
Children: Henry, Solomon, Abraham,
Peter,
Anthony, Samuel, Benjamin,
Elizabeth
Henry Sell born 6-10-1791 Carroll County,
MD
married
Rachel Harmon 1819 Loudoun county, VA;
died 9-22-1868 Preston County, (West) VA
.
Children: Enos, Elizabeth, Susanna, Rebecca,
Catherine, Rachel, Henry Jackson, Sarah Ann, Daniel,
Levi, Simon
Elizabeth Sell born 5-26-1821 Red House, Allegany
County,
MD
married John Peter Heckert
1-29-1839;
died
3-8-1913 Preston County,
WV
Children: See John Peter Heckert
Trembly
George
duTrembly
Children: John
Jacques
John Jacques Trembly born c
1605
married
Rachel Gelton; died
1689
Children:
Jean
Jr.
Jean
Trembly, Jr born 1660 Geneva,
Switzerland
married
Mary Noe 1689 Harlem,
NJ;
died
12-10-1754
NJ
Children:
Benoni, Peter, John,
Mary,
Margaret,
Anne,
Elizabeth,
Greachy,
Sarah,
Eleazer
Benoni Trembly born c
1740
married
Mary ?; died 10-06-1788 Essex,NJ
.
.
.
Children: Benjamin, Mary,
Jonathan,
Abraham,
Becca
Benjamin Trembly born 44-3-1763 NJ
died 1-1-1818
Monongalia County,
VA
married
1st. Eunice
Pennington
Children:
Josiah, John, Mary, Sarah
2nd Francis
Lawson
Children: James,
Ephraim
John Trembly born 3-20-1786 NJ James,
Ephraim
married
1st. Isabel
Gibson
2nd
Sarah
Darby
Children:
Samuel, Eunice
Pennington,
Benjamin,
Mary
Capt.
in War of
1812
Eunice Pennington
Trembly
born
5-2-1810 Monongalia County,
VA
married
John Wallace Bischoff
;
died
1849 Monongalia County,
VA
Children:
See John Wallace Bischoff
Pennington
Eunice
Pennington born 1-23-1760
NJ
married
1783 Benjamin Trembly
.
Children: See Benjamin Trembly
.
Elmer and Mary Jane Biggs' Bible
Richard and Harvey Biggs
Bischoff Cousins
William (our Pioneer)Biggs and wife, Margit
Unknown
Born ?Died 1806 Monongalia County, Virginia
Children over
21 in 1806:
1.Mary married Jonathan Brandon
2. Sarah Leah married Joseph
Crane 5-20-1806
3.Rachel married Smith Crane
4.Carheine (Citty) married
John Sovern 3-21-1806
5. John
Children under 21 in
1806:
Children:
1. William L
2.Middleton Samuel 6-28-1811
3.John
1814
Fannie Smith Hebb and Joseph Biggs Marriage
Certificate
Children:
By Catherine Lipscomb
By Elizabeth
William L. Biggs is found in the 1850 Census for Allegany County, Maryland age 40 ; value of real estate estimated $700.00 born Maryland. Elizabeth age 31; Jacob age 16 Sarah age 6; Alcinda age 4; and Caroline age 2 .
Catherine Lipscomb and William L. Biggs Marriage Certificate
Jacob Moon Biggs married 1.Anamelia
Rinehart 9-15-1853 Allegany county, Maryland. Their
children were:
1.Hester Catherine
9-10-1854
2. Henry Wright 9-21-1855
3. Margaret Susan
3-13-1857
4.William Jamminson 11-29-1858
5. Elias Elmer 10-6-1860
6. George McClellan 6-3-1864
7. Charles Shannon
10-2-1867
8. Lilly May 3-12-1872
2nd marriage to Maria Kight Their child:
1.Jacob
Lawson 122-3-1882
Graves of Jacob Moon and Anamelia Rinehart Biggs,
Philos Cemetery, Westernport, MD
Text of letter from Jacob Moon Biggs to his granddaughter, Shirley Biggs Ferell
I was ..........surprised to get a letter from you at Frederick but was also glad to know you thought enough of me to write. I don’t think much of Billy Sunday. I would not go.........steps to hear him. I suppose I have some relatives in Frederick County, my great grandfather lived on the Monocacy river. His name was William Biggs. He was a British soldier......war was over said "by God this country is good enough to me" and staid here. I have not been able to get out much this winter. I am nearly blind...memory? is still good this winter. This is about all the news to write at present be a good girl and write to me often. Your old granddad. Jacob M Biggs
Laurel Burton 3-6-1887
John Jacob 4-21-1892
Richard Arnold 8-20-1903
Elias Elmer Biggs'Freedom Papers
Elmer Biggs, my grandfather, like most other boys of that time, worked in the coal mines with his father. When he was about 21 years old he was granted his freedom by his father. I have his freedom paper and the announcement that appeared in the newspaper stating that he was now free to incur debts and collect his wages. He became a Western Maryland Railroad Engineer and spent his adult life working for the railroad.
Elmer Biggs' Western Maryland Railroad Engine
Zaccheus Biggs Virginia Militia, Revolutionary War
Joseph Biggs Virginia Rangers, Revolutionary War
Joseph Biggs Maryland Militia, Revolutionary War
John Peter Heckert National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution #_______________
William Hebb Light Dragoons Maryland, Revolutionary War
John Biggs Maryland Regiment, Revolutionary War
Ambrose Lipscomb National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution #129151
Thomas Washington National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution # 66384
Jacob Rinehart Virginia Militia War of 1812
Martin Bauman Capt. Pennsylvania Pension # 655412
Samuel Darby Revolutionary War Pension # 13662
John Peter Heckert National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution #______________
George Peter Heckert Commissioned Pennsylvania Revolutionary War
John Trembly Capt. War of 1812
John W. Bischoff Colonel Militia Union Army,. Civil War
John Jacob Biggs World War I
John Henry Biggs World War II
Genealogy Web Pages
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www.yourfamily.com/bulletin.cgi
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www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html War of 1812
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PERSI Periodical Source Index Genealogical Publications, Historical Publications, Ethnic Publications, Family and surname publications
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