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THOMAS of GLOUCESTER
SOURCES for the Immediate Descendants of
THOMAS RIGGS c1631-1722
of Gloucester, Essex County,
MASSACHUSETTS, USA
including those who migrated to
MAINE
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TYPES OF SOURCES:

  • B = Burials;
  • C = Christenings;
  • ind = indexed;
  • M = Marriages;
  • mfm = microfilm;
  • PRs = Parish Registers;
  • tran = transcript
  • VRs = Vital Records;

LOCATIONS OF SOURCES:

  • ESS CRO = Essex County Record Office, Chelmsford, Essex;
  • FHL = LDS Family History Library
  • FHLC = FHL Catalogue;
  • LDS = Latter Day Saints;
  • SLC = FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah;
  • SoG Lib = Society of Genealogists Library, 14 Charterhouse Buildings,
       Goswell Rd, London EC1M 7BA
  • TNA = The National Archives (formerly Public Record Office), Kew, London;

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS:

  • Corp = Corporation;
  • comp = compiled by;
  • ed(s) = editor(s);
  • edit = edition;
  • ftnt = footnote
  • GPC = Gen.Publ.Co.Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
  • ibid = same (book as preceding source)
  • Inc = Incorporated;
  • info = information
  • ISBN = International Standards Book Number
  • LCCN = Library of Congress Catalog Number
  • NEHGR = New England Historical & Genealogical Register;
  • NEHGS = New England Historic Genealogical Society;
  • orig = originally;
  • p = page (pp = pages);
  • pub = published;
  • Publ = Publishing;
  • ref = reference;
  • repr = reprinted;
  • rev = revised;
  • Soc = Society;
  • trans = transcribed by
  • Vol = Volume

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S1 CM&B PRs for All Saints Church, Nazeing, Essex - on mfm ESS CRO

S2 Ind tran of CM&B PRs for All Saints Church, Nazeing, Essex

S3 pp120-121 of the "Genealogy of the RIGGS FAMILY" (described as Vol 1 but no further vol pub), by John H.Wallace and pub by the author 1901 - LDS FHLC with mfm available for loan

S4 The Richardson Memorial, by Vinton, pub Brown Thurston, Portland ME 1876, supplemented by corrections and addtl info suppl Farrar Richardson - text viewable at www.la-ferme.com/richardson.html

S5 "Savage's Dictionary" Full title:-A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those who Came before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register by James Savage, former President Of The Mass. Historical Soc, Vol.III, K-R. Orig. pub Boston, 1860-1862, repr by GPC 1965, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1990 [ISBN 0-8063-0309-3]
Electronic version adapted under the direction of Robert Kraft © July 1994 - this is viewable on-line at www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/.

S6 New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey, pub GPC 1995 - copy examined in SOG Lib

S7 Descendants Chart of Thomas Riggs (of Southampton) compiled by Charles L Riggs

S8 Notes & Additions to the History of Gloucester, Part First; Early Settlers, by John J. Babson pub 1876 M.V.B.Perley, Telegraph Office, Gloucester, MA - info suppl Farrar Richardson

S9 Early VRs of Essex Co, MA to the end of the year 1849, CD-ROM publ Search and Research Publ Corp, Wheat Ridge, CO

S10 p 8 of "A discourse on the history of the First Christian Church and Society in Marblehead", by Samuel Dana, orig pub 1816, Boston, printed by S.T. Armstrong: viewable on-line at www.heritagequestonline.com/prod/genealogy/pdfdownload?docID=Genealogy-glh20408150 - results of search on web-site (as at 04NOV2003)

S11 The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous Settlements, Colonial Grants, and Changes of Government in Maine, by William Willis; orig pub 2 vols 1831 & 1833, 2nd edit rev enlarged pub in single vol Bailey & Noyes, Portland 1865; facsimile 2nd edit pub New Hampshire Publ Co, Somersworth, NH. [ISBN: 0-912274-24-7 LCCN 72-88255] - info orig suppl Muriel K. Jackson - viewable online at www.usigs.org/library/books/me/Portland1865/Portland000.htm.

S12 within pp 291-300 Vol 3 of A Genealogical History of Freeman, Maine 1796-1938 by Thompson, George A. and Thompson, F. Janet, pub Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996 - info suppl Tim Doyle

S13 Contained in GEDCOM Files g1191d and g1191m submitted to the RIGGS World Tree, by Raymond Wing

S14 Contained in GEDCOM File a34586 submitted to the RIGGS World Tree, by D Ryan

S15 Gloucester MA records - Info suppl Bruce Roberts, a descendant of Patience Haskell and her husband John Roberts (baroberts@prodigy.net)

S16 Beverly MA marriage records - Info suppl Bruce Roberts, as above

S17 p 504 of Vital Records from Maine Newspapers, 1785-1820, by David C.Young and Elizabeth Keene Young, pub Heritage Books Inc, Bowie MD, 1993 - copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S18 p 16 of Index of Deaths - Portland Gazette 1798-1806 by David C. Young, privately printed, Auburn, MA, 1983 - copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S19 Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine Prior to 1892 by Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams. pub Picton Press, Rockport MA, 1998 - look-up done by Sylvia, Waterford, ME

S20 Maine Families in 1790, author and pub not advised- copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S21 p 33 of NEHGS Register JAN1863: Records of Falmouth (now Portland, ME) compiled by William Willis - copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S22 Index to Cumberland County Records 1760-1886 inclusive (LDS mfm 1711364 Item 1)- copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S23 Falmouth Town Minutes 1718 onwards, with Vital Records inserted in middle - copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S24 Records of the Town of Falmouth Book 2 - 1728-1773, typed copy 1954-55 - copy examined by Muriel K.Jackson at SLC MCH2000

S25 USGenWeb Archives File sharps.txt comp Bruce Towers, Prospect, CT 2000 from "Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the year ending December 31, 1863": result of Search USGenWeb Archives (as at 02APR2000)

S26 Early Families of Chesterville, Franklin Co, ME comp Nancy J Porter from Books at Town Office: result of Search USGenWeb Archives (as at 02APR2000)

S27 Portland Families in 1790 comp David C Young, Webmaster Cumberland Co, ME GenWeb, draft e-mailed in 1997: result of Search USGenWeb Archives (as at 02APR2000)

S28 York County, Maine Court 1686-1760 (courtesy of ME State Archives), Index Nos 606092 & 608166, Vol 9 pp305 & 307: result of Search USGenWeb Archives (as at 02APR2000)

S29 York County, Maine Court 1686-1760 (courtesy of ME State Archives), Index No 609280, Vol 15 p193: result of Search USGenWeb Archives (as at 02APR2000)

S30 Indexes of ME Marriages 1795-1852, taken from cards at ME State Archives: viewable on-line at www.rootsweb.com/~megenweb/vitalrecords/mevrpage.html - results of search on USGenWeb (as at 22APR2000)

S31 Indexes of ME Marriages 1892-1966, 1976-1996, ME State Archives: viewable on-line at www.state.me.us/sos/arc/geneology/homepage.html - results of search on web-site (as at 22APR2000)

S32 Barbour Family, comp Alvin Barbour (1853-1932), undated, typed trans by William E. Barbour, Dedham, MA: call no.G B2334 at the Maine Historical Society - copy received by Muriel K.Jackson MAY2000

S33 The Oldest Register Book of the Parish of Hawkshead in Lancashire, 1568-1704, ed.H.S.Cowper, pub 1897 Bemrose & Sons Ltd, 23 Old Bailey, London & Derby - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce LA/R133, NOV2000

S34 The Thomas Riggs House Bed and Breakfast: web-site at www.thomasriggshouse.com/index.htm

S35 Personal e-mail received from Barbara Lambert, former archivist and librarian Cape Ann Historical Assn, and present occupant of the Thomas Riggs House at Cape Ann

S36 p26 (Chapter 3) of The History and Traditions of Marblehead, by Samuel Roads Jr, orig pub 1880: viewable on-line at www.usigs.org/library/books/ma/Marblehead1880/Marblehead000.htm - results of search on web-site (as at 24SEP2003)

S37 Deaths, pp474-5 NEHGR Vol 5, pub for NEHGS 1851 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S38 Records of Falmouth (now Portland) ME (previous to 1760), pp147 NEHGR Vol 14, pub for NEHGS 1860 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S39 Records of Falmouth (now Portland) ME (previous to 1760), pp147 NEHGR Vol 16, pub for NEHGS 1862 - copy of Second Edition examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S40 Records of Falmouth (now Portland) ME (previous to 1760), various pp as annotated NEHGR Vol 17, pub for NEHGS 1863 - copy of Second Edition examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S41 List of Prisoners committed to Old Mill Prison, England, during the War, p211 (location of prison described on p74) NEHGR Vol 19, pub by NEHGS 1865 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S42 James Lane of North Yarmouth ME and his Descendants, various pp as annotated NEHGR Vol 42, pub by NEHGS 1865 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce US/NE/PER, MAY2004. Searchable online (by NEHGS members) at www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/register/

S43 History of the Company page on the The Worshipful Company of Scriveners website.

S44 'Rawlinson MS. D51: Subscriptions to oath, and notes on Assistants, 1628-78', pages 113-125 of Scriveners' Company Common Paper 1357 - 1628, With a Continuation to 1678, ed Francis W. Steer, pub 1968 London Record Society series Vol 4 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce MX/PER, JLY2006. Viewable online on the British History Online website.

S45 'Rawlinson MS. D51: Subscriptions to oath, and notes on Assistants, 1628-78', pages 113-125 of Scriveners' Company Common Paper 1357 - 1628, With a Continuation to 1678, ed Francis W. Steer, pub 1968 London Record Society series Vol 4 - copy examined at SoG Lib, refce MX/PER, JLY2006. Viewable online on the British History Online website.

S46 Records and Files Of The Quarterly Courts Of Essex County Massachusetts, 1636 - 1683, Volume 7 page 53 viewable online on the The WorldVitalRecords.com website.

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