Orange County Indexed
The Riggains surname
The Riggains name in Orange County Indexed: 20 historical records.
- In the records
- 1801 to 1816
most named in the 1810s
- Court minutes 1801–1816
- Marriages 1807
- Married into
- Izzell 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Barbee 3, Trice 2
- Spellings to try
- Riggins, Riggans, Ragains, Riggin, Riggians, Riggain
- Search beyond these records
- Riggains in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Riggains there)
- Riggains in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the historical records 20 records
1 marriages and 19 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Riggains marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1800s
1810s
- 1812Court minutesThe jury acquitted Wm P Ray, and the court ordered the unnamed prosecutor to pay costs.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Sampson Moore damages against Edward Riggains.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded William McMillen damages and costs against James Strayhorn.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded George Carrington damages against Jacob Whittaker.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Daniel S Farlow damages against William Watson.
- 1816Court minutesThe jury awarded Dennis Hargiss damages and costs against Jacob P Womack. An appeal was requested.
Undated
- Court minutesJurors upheld Thomas Couch’s promise, rejected sufficient tender and setoff and awarded William Blackwood damages.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Powell Riggains granted to Ruth Riggains; sureties Charles Trice and Frances Barbee.
- Court minutesThe jury found Richard Thompson detained Stephen, claimed by Hawkins Stroud, and awarded nominal damages and costs.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Andrew Riggains granted to William Riggains; sureties Ezekiel Free???.
- Court minutesThe jury found Fredrick Taylor guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury found Edward Robson guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury found Hosea C Smith guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesDeed, Edward Riggains & Polly Riggains to Isaac Barbee, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Rachel Armstrong; judgment was suspended for twelve months, and an appeal was noted.
- Court minutesIsaac Morris was convicted and sentenced to thirty-nine lashes, continued custody for fines and costs, and security for good behavior.
- Court minutesThe jury found John Riggains guilty on the indictment.
