Brief Life History of John
When John Wigginton, III was born in 1758, in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Wigginton, Jr., was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Farrow, was 33. He married Margaret McGeorge on 6 September 1787, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1835. He died on 19 August 1843, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85.
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- John Wigington, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943"
- John Wigginton, "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
- John Wigington, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781
The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire and Rutland): habitational name from any of several places called Wigginton, in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, and North Yorkshire. The Staffordshire, Oxfordshire, and Hertfordshire placenames derive from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’ or the personal name Wicga + Old English connective -ing- + tūn. The North Yorkshire placename may derive from the Old Norse personal name Víkingr + Old English tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Wigginton History
John was found in marriage bonds of Bedford Co. Va # 6051379 marrying Margaret McGeorge They were married by James Mitchell. The consent was given by Thomas Overstreet a hatter. John rode with Light H …
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