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MILES RIGGS

"Miles Rigges" was buried at Roydon, ESS on 7SEP1583.[S1] The Parish Registers for Roydon commence in 1567, and therefore there is no record of Miles's baptism or marriage, or of the baptisms of his children.

Miles was one of the witnesses to the Will of Elizabeth Borely on 15APR1564[S2] He would have had to be 'of age' at that time and therefore was born before 1544. Furthermore, since Richard Rigg(e)s, Miles's probable son, was born before 1557, Miles would probably have been born before 1536.

NB: Please note that, like any serious and responsible researcher, I use the words "probably" where no documents can be found as definitive proof of the facts. Nevertheless, I believe I have proved those facts "beyond reasonable doubt", and I am convinced that the details I quote for Miles, Richard, and Edward - Miles's probable grandson - are correct.

Miles' wife Agnes was buried at Roydon, Essex on 26MCH1579, as "Angnes" the wife of Miles "Ridges",.[S1] (see the page on variations in spelling)

The persons documented here were the only persons with the surname Rigg(e)s or Ridge(s) that have been found recorded in the Parish Registers of the immediate locality. We can therefore reasonably assume that they were related as part of a single family. Based on that assumption, the probable child of Miles and Agnes is as follows:

2.	RICHARD RIGGS The Roydon Parish Registers show a number of entries for the christenings and burials of sons and daughters of a Richard Ridges/Rigges/Riggs between 1578 and 1589 (and for the burial of his wife in 1603).[S1] It can therefore be assumed that Richard was born before 1557 but, because the Parish Registers for Roydon do not commence until 1567, there is no record of his baptism.